Chapter 3: Dinner with the guest
Night soon fell onto the land and the only person to be seen in the moon liket walking tcold streets was a hooded figure making his way towards the castle.
Aleena who had been standing outside of her door for five minutes coul see the figure and begain to feel a little nervas asit got closer to her.
GOdd evening, your majesty, its a lovely night." said the hooded figure who stood before hAleena.
"It is very lovely. You must me my honored guest for this night.", Aleena smiled kindly at the figure, "I hope you are hungry, dinner will be ready soon." she opened the door of teh caslte and walked in with the figure following behind her.
The figure took off his hood once he was in the warmth of the castle revealing his masked face, " I am Zalost, its a...pleaser to meet you."he said in a depressed tone his gaze remaining to the ground.
Aleena was suprized by the sight of the creature before her, he was a young black hedgehog, he could be about her own kids age, and his black hair on his head was not long but he had enought to have a messy look to it. "Would you like to hang your robes?" she asked
Zalost snapped his fingers and his robes burst into smoke revealing he his black and gold trim suit. Aleena was a little shocked at the actions that happend before her, the black hedgehog could sence her disconfuert," I am sorry, I should have told you I am magic.", he said looked up at her for the first time reveling his different colored eyes, the left blue and the right red.
"Its, alright please follow me." replied Aleena she turned and begain to walk down the hall towards teh dinning room with Zalost right beside her.
As the walked to the dinning oom Aleena could not help up glipse at the boy at times, he was thin and did not walk with his back straight nut most of all he keeped his eyes to the floor.
She was to busty looking at him she would have missed the dinning room door if Tails had not opend it to see how close she was so they could eat soon, Tails seeing Zalost felt a cold chilldown his spine when the masked Hedgehod looked up at him.
"Tails is everyone ready?", asked Aleena sweetly to the scared fox.
"Yes ma'me."
Aleena patted the foxes head then motioned him to take his seat, Tails gave Zalost one more look over then ran into the room. Aleena then motion to Zalosst to ener the room as well, he causcly endered the room were he saw a long table that sat five people on each side and one at each end of the table, each person was dressed nice.
"Please take a seat.", said Aleena waling to the far end of the table near her children
Zalost walked over to the chair on on other end of the table close to Shadow and a now shakey Tails.
After a few moments of silance it was broken by the waiters that brought food to everyone each plate with somthing different.
" We were not sure waht you would care to eat so I told the cheift to make ou my personal favorite", said Sonia smiling towards Zalost.
"Thank you."Zalost said looking at the pink salmon on his plate with a lemon slice on it the same thing sonia was eating.
"So, where do you come from abd better yet how did you get here.", demaned knuckles with a mouth full with a peace of steak.
"I come from a place lacking in the most simple things and I got here by magic.", answered Zalost taking a bit of a cut of salmon.
Magic, the one thing Knuckles had already knew but he wated to know more, but when he was about to speak he was cut off by Metal, "Wade had not life sighs please explain." the robot asked camly.
"He was in a accident...I saved him but the way I did it I was not very...skilled with at the time." replied Zalost.
"How have you liked the planet so far." aksed Aleena wipiping her mouth with a napkin.
"Much better then were I was raised.", cuckled Zalost taking a drink of water from his glass.
"how bad was it there?"asked Tails nervasly, Zalost looked at the fox coldly "Where I come from a person like you would not no last a day, the creature there wold eat you up." Zalost replied even colder then his gaze.
Tails was now more scared then before but tryed to hide it from everyone
"dont scare him." said Sonic staring at Zalost with anger in his eyes.
"Forgive me." Zalost then turned his gaze to Aleena " How has the land been recovering since the evil one left?"
"The land s are recovering very well, but how is it you know about this stuff when you are not from her.", Aleena asked giving the boy a puzzled lok.
"I know many this lets just leave it at that." replied Zalost.
The rest of the meal was quiet, when they had finished eatting the group make ther way to the throne toom tot speak more.
zalost stood at a bookshelf looking at the many titles they had while Aleena was speeking to the group about what they could ask Zalost. sonia looked over and noticing what Zalost was doing she left the group and made her way toards him, "Se anything you like?"she asked
"they all sound wonderful." said Zalost who was curious to why she was not nerous by him, but also wishing at the ame time the otheirs felt more calm around him.
Sonia reached out and grabbed one of the titles from the shelf and handed it to Zalst, "My foster mother gave his to me, I dont mind if you borrow it for awhile.: she said with a smile on her face. Carfluuly he took the and and snaped his finger casuing the boodk to vanish " Iw will be honored to read it wieh I return home."
Sonia eyes widdend " that was awsome, you want to see somthing cool?" Sonia looked at his with joyfull eyes.
"Sure.:replied Zalost, Sonia took his and and lead him ofer to her new Piano.
the otheirs now looked over at Sonia and how she was acting towards Zalost, they could not help but feel uneasy watching him by Sonia.
"He is hidding somthing from us.", said Knuckles his arms crosseed
"Well he is weaing a moask for a reason." joked Manic but it only caused the group to sigh at his corny joke.
"I feel it to but I dont know what it is.", said Aleena, what was that made her feel so odd around him.
"cool dont you think."said sonia taking a seat at her piano and started to fly a few notes of a song she knew.
"I have somthing like this back at my castle." Zalost said witha smile on his face, if she saw his instoment hse would fainted.
"Zalost, you are hidding somthing frm us, I wish to know aht it is so maybe that we could trust you more." said Aleena looking up at the masked hedgehog.
Upset with what her mother had said got up formm her piano then faced her, "Mother he has come to are home in peace and has answered your questions, why cant you trust him."
Alean felt hurt by her daughters wouds but she could not understand why she could not feel what they were feeling.
"Sonia there is somthing I am keeping form you all." hissed Zalost looking at Aleena with a gaze that made a shiver run down her spine.
Sonia looked at Zalost consured by his words but did not move she wanted to move but didnt somthing in her was telling her to stay there.
"I have com to this castle to demand the Chaos emeralds from you." Zalost looked over at the group that looked back at him.
"Why do you want them!" demaned Knuckles wha was fighign the uted to jump at Zalost.
"dont ask why just deliver them to him." Zalost hissed his eyes gazing more at Aleena then anyone else.
"Why should you even think we would give you such Dangerous items?", asked Aleena looking at Zalost with worried eyes.
"You owe me.", replied his red eye flowith with rage as he looked in to her eyes that now showed confusion.
"What do you mean?" asked Sonke running up to his mother's side along with manic
"If you only knew what your mother was capible of you would not come so easy to herside."Zalost said coldly as he looked at them and then returned his gaze to Aleena.
"sonia get away from him now." yelled Amy holding one of her hamers in her hands.
Sonia was about to move until Zalost snapped ihs finger causinga black mist to raise up from his shadow and surroned her keeping ther girl from movine.
"Free her at once!", yelled Aleena lifting her palm athat was now glowing with energy , but to her suprize he smiled at her and the mist around sonia begain to squeezeer tightly aming the poor girl scream in pain then passout. "Stop, I beg you!", cryed Aleena tears streaming down her face but still keeping her palm at Zalost but her crying was making her hand shake.
Zalost's appered to be watering up as he snapped his finger making the mist lossen its grip on her but held the unconuse girl up, "The feelings you have now I have had for my whole life, and you are the cause of it." he said sadly, " I am going to make you feel even worse, as punishment for not obeying my demanined your daughter will be my prisoner."
"NO!"Aleena shouted firing a ball of energy at Zalost but before it hit he along with Sonia bust into a black mist that flew out the wind towards the black Castle.
"Give my sister back!", yelled Sonic who ran after the mist at amazin sepped, while the othere were trying were trying to ease aleena who was now on her knees crying as her Manic held her ctears rolling down his own cheeks.
Chapter 3: Dinner with the guest
Night soon fell onto the land and the only person to be seen in the moon like walking the cold streets was a hooded figure making his way towards the castle.
Aleena who had been standing outside of her door for five minutes coul see the figure and begain to feel a little nervas asit got closer to her.
GOdd evening, your majesty, its a lovely night." said the hooded figure who stood before Aleena.
"It is very lovely. You must me my honored guest for this night.", Aleena smiled kindly at the figure, "I hope you are hungry, dinner will be ready soon." she opened the door of teh caslte and walked in with the figure following behind her.
The figure took off his hood once he was in the warmth of the castle revealing his masked face, " I am Zalost, its a...pleaser to meet you."he said in a depressed tone his gaze remaining to the ground.
Aleena was suprized by the sight of the creature before her, he was a young black hedgehog, he could be about her own kids age, and his black hair on his head was not long but he had enought to have a messy look to it. "Would you like to hang your robes?" she asked
Zalost snapped his fingers and his robes burst into smoke revealing he his black and gold trim suit. Aleena was a little shocked at the actions that happend before her, the black hedgehog could sence her disconfuert," I am sorry, I should have told you I am magic.", he said looked up at her for the first time reveling his different colored eyes, the left blue and the right red.
"Its, alright please follow me." replied Aleena she turned and begain to walk down the hall towards teh dinning room with Zalost right beside her.
As the walked to the dinning oom Aleena could not help up glipse at the boy at times, he was thin and did not walk with his back straight nut most of all he keeped his eyes to the floor.
She was to busty looking at him she would have missed the dinning room door if Tails had not opend it to see how close she was so they could eat soon, Tails seeing Zalost felt a cold chilldown his spine when the masked Hedgehod looked up at him.
"Tails is everyone ready?", asked Aleena sweetly to the scared fox.
"Yes ma'me."
Aleena patted the foxes head then motioned him to take his seat, Tails gave Zalost one more look over then ran into the room. Aleena then motion to Zalosst to ener the room as well, he causcly endered the room were he saw a long table that sat five people on each side and one at each end of the table, each person was dressed nice.
"Please take a seat.", said Aleena waling to the far end of the table near her children
Zalost walked over to the chair on on other end of the table close to Shadow and a now shakey Tails.
After a few moments of silance it was broken by the waiters that brought food to everyone each plate with somthing different.
" We were not sure waht you would care to eat so I told the cheift to make ou my personal favorite", said Sonia smiling towards Zalost.
"Thank you."Zalost said looking at the pink salmon on his plate with a lemon slice on it the same thing sonia was eating.
"So, where do you come from abd better yet how did you get here.", demaned knuckles with a mouth full with a peace of steak.
"I come from a place lacking in the most simple things and I got here by magic.", answered Zalost taking a bit of a cut of salmon.
Magic, the one thing Knuckles had already knew but he wated to know more, but when he was about to speak he was cut off by Metal, "Wade had not life sighs please explain." the robot asked camly.
"He was in a accident...I saved him but the way I did it I was not very...skilled with at the time." replied Zalost.
"How have you liked the planet so far." aksed Aleena wipiping her mouth with a napkin.
"Much better then were I was raised.", chuckled Zalost taking a drink of water from his glass.
"How bad was it there?"asked Tails nervasly, Zalost looked at the fox coldly "Where I come from a person like you would not no last a day, the creature there wold eat you up." Zalost replied even colder then his gaze.
Tails was now more scared then before but tryed to hide it from everyone
"Dont scare him." said Sonic staring at Zalost with anger in his eyes.
"Forgive me." Zalost then turned his gaze to Aleena " How has the land been recovering since the evil one left?"
"The land s are recovering very well, but how is it you know about this stuff when you are not from her.", Aleena asked giving the boy a puzzled lok.
"I know many this lets just leave it at that." replied Zalost.
The rest of the meal was quiet, when they had finished eatting the group make ther way to the throne toom tot speak more.
zalost stood at a bookshelf looking at the many titles they had while Aleena was speeking to the group about what they could ask Zalost. sonia looked over and noticing what Zalost was doing she left the group and made her way toards him, "Se anything you like?"she asked
"they all sound wonderful." said Zalost who was curious to why she was not nerous by him, but also wishing at the ame time the otheirs felt more calm around him.
Sonia reached out and grabbed one of the titles from the shelf and handed it to Zalst, "My foster mother gave his to me, I dont mind if you borrow it for awhile.: she said with a smile on her face. Carfluuly he took the and and snaped his finger casuing the boodk to vanish " Iw will be honored to read it wieh I return home."
Sonia eyes widdend " that was awsome, you want to see somthing cool?" Sonia looked at his with joyfull eyes.
"Sure."replied Zalost, Sonia took his and and lead him ofer to her new Piano.
the otheirs now looked over at Sonia and how she was acting towards Zalost, they could not help but feel uneasy watching him by Sonia.
"He is hidding somthing from us.", said Knuckles his arms crosseed
"Well he is weaing a moask for a reason." joked Manic but it only caused the group to sigh at his corny joke.
"I feel it to but I dont know what it is.", said Aleena, what was that made her feel so odd around him.
"cool dont you think."said sonia taking a seat at her piano and started to fly a few notes of a song she knew.
"I have somthing like this back at my castle." Zalost said with a smile on his face, if she saw his instoment hse would fainted.
"Zalost, you are hidding somthing frm us, I wish to know aht it is so maybe that we could trust you more." said Aleena looking up at the masked hedgehog.
Upset with what her mother had said got up formm her piano then faced her, "Mother he has come to are home in peace and has answered your questions, why cant you trust him."
Alean felt hurt by her daughters wouds but she could not understand why she could not feel what they were feeling.
"Sonia there is somthing I am keeping form you all." hissed Zalost looking at Aleena with a gaze that made a shiver run down her spine.
Sonia looked at Zalost consured by his words but did not move she wanted to move but didnt somthing in her was telling her to stay there.
"I have com to this castle to demand the Chaos emeralds from you." Zalost looked over at the group that looked back at him.
"Why do you want them!" demaned Knuckles wha was fighign the uted to jump at Zalost.
"dont ask why just deliver them to him." Zalost hissed his eyes gazing more at Aleena then anyone else.
"Why should you even think we would give you such Dangerous items?", asked Aleena looking at Zalost with worried eyes.
"You owe me.", replied his red eye filled with rage as he looked in o her eyes that now showed confusion.
"What do you mean?" asked Sonke running up to his mother's side along with manic
"If you only knew what your mother was capible of you would not come so easy to herside."Zalost said coldly as he looked at them and then returned his gaze to Aleena.
"sonia get away from him now." yelled Amy holding one of her hamers in her hands.
Sonia was about to move until Zalost snapped ihs finger causinga black mist to raise up from his shadow and surroned her keeping ther girl from movine.
"Free her at once!", yelled Aleena lifting her palm athat was now glowing with energy , but to her suprize he smiled at her and the mist around sonia begain to squeezes tightly aming the poor girl scream in pain then passout. "Stop, I beg you!", cryed Aleena tears streaming down her face but still keeping her palm at Zalost but her crying was making her hand shake.
Zalost's appered to be watering up as he snapped his finger making the mist lossen its grip on her but held the unconuse girl up, "The feelings you have now I have had for my whole life, and you are the cause of it." he said sadly, " I am going to make you feel even worse, as punishment for not obeying my demanined your daughter will be my prisoner."
"NO!"Aleena shouted firing a ball of energy at Zalost but before it hit he along with Sonia bust into a black mist that flew out the wind towards the black Castle.
"Give my sister back!", yelled Sonic who ran after the mist at amazin sepped, while the othere were trying were trying to ease aleena who was now on her knees crying as her Manic held her ctears rolling down his own cheeks.
Sonic was running so that that he saw nothign but the sactle infrount of him getting bigger as he got closer. WIth out any warning he hit a forcefield that knocked him to the ground. he could feel blood running down his noise from thitting the barrier, he got up only to see Zalost standing infrount of him lookin at him sadly.
"Give Sonia back now and I may not beat you to a pulp." Sonic said wipping the blood fromm his noise glaring at zalost.
Zalost reached up and removed his mask from his face, and to Sonic suprise he was not deformed and he was crying, one side was clear tears and the otheirs were black " I really hop you dont think am all bad." Zalost pulled a handcuffef from one of thi pokets and tossed it at sonic who did try to catch letting it fall to the ground.
"Give me my sister."
Zalost shook his head, " I am sorry but I am trying to prove a point here, but you have my word she will be treated like a guest at my home..not a prisoner." he said. Zalost then clapped his hands and a glowing white orb appered in his palm, " SOnic I know you have to right to touch me but what I have is the greates girt I can offersomeone. Please give it to the your friends Tails, he will know what to do with it whe he receives it."
Zalost lifted his and out towards sonic, this time the blue heros had a strngee feeling telling him to turst Zalost, he took the orb for the hedgehogds hand, "Do you swear to give her keep her save."
Zalost nodded, " Will release her when I the time is right."
Sonic in felt strange that he trusted him, even tho he took his sister. When Sonic turned around Zalost said, " The secrates you seek are in the Oricals study." Sonic turned around to see Zalost returned his mask to this face and vanished in a black mistn the only thing he could do now was returned back home.
When the blue blur returend everyone was sitting around Aleena trying to conforte her, Amy was the first to see that Sonic had returned she smiled at him but it faded away when she saw sonia was not with him.
the rest of them looked up and saw Sonic hwo came back with out Sonia, Aleena cried harder at seeing that.
"Tails,come here." said Sonic holding up the orb that Zalost hand gave him.
Tails eyes locked on the orb as he got up he walked up to sonic, "What is it?" he asked taking the orb into his own hands.
"I dont know but you are suppouse to know what it is.", replied Sonci who then walked over to his mother and brother.
Tails looked at the orb and his mouth went wide at what he was seeing, the orb was showing him images of Cosmo.
Cosmo was a girl Tails loved with all his hears who had died during a battle to save them froma threat that could have killed everyone.
"Cosmo.", Tails whispered a tear rolled down from his noise and dripped on the orb, the orb gave off a blinding light causing everone to cover their eyes. when the light fadded they looked back at Tails was holding in his arms a sleeping Cosmo.
-What is Zalost gain, Why does he hate Aleena, What is to happen to Sonia.-
( bare with me I may not know what I am doing but I know what I am doing lol forgive spelling mistakes if you see them I have been very tired these last few days.)