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Author's Note: The following chapter is based on 'The Most Dangerous Game' by Richard Connell. I reccomend you read it first, as it takes 15 minutes. Search 'The Most Dangerous Game Text' and hit the first one.

12. The Most Dangerous Game

"Hey, Sadie." said Ryko as they were walking back to the parking lot.

"I'm going to an island off the coast of here tomorrow and I can bring someone else. You wanna go?"

"Uh…uh…"

You IDIOT! Sadie thought. Laoch rolled his eyes.

"Yes, Ryko, I would love to go." He said, a perfect imitation of Sadie's voice. Sadie turned red. Ryko burst out laughing.

"Well, come on down tomorrow. I have a boat. I'll see you tomorrow, Sadie.

"Uh…"

In the ocean, 2:30 PM

"Sadie, duck!" Too late. Sadie was shot in the arm, and she fell, eliminating the need to duck.

Ryko took out a Barrett 50. Cal and shot a hole in the bottom of the boat, sinking it.

"I have a bandage; try not to scream in pain."

"Harder than it looks." grumbled Sadie.

"I've been shot 14 times, Sadie. I know how it feels."

When she was bandaged up, Ryko went back to the captain's seat. Sadie hit her elbow on a pistol of Ryko's.

"Got it."

She caught the gun before it fell into the ocean, but realized too late she had reached too far. She fell and nailed her head on the way down, floating unconscious in the sea.

"Sadie!"

Ryko jumped off the boat and in midair realized how foolish he was. The boat kept going. He held Sadie and went to an island in the distance, not knowing what he would find there.

Ship-Trap Island, 3:00

Sadie woke up upside-down.

Her arm hurt like crap. She realized that she was slung over Ryko's shoulder.

"Where are we?" she asked, not moving an inch.

"Ship-Trap. It was named because a lot of ships sink down here."

All the sudden, a man appeared, a revolver in his hand.

"I'm not here to rob you. I'm Ryko. This is Sadie. She needs medical attention."

The hedgehog pulled back his hammer.

"I'm Ryko. She's Sadie. We need help." repeated Ryko.

The hedgehog put away the gun and smiled.

"Welcome to my island, Ryko and Sadie. I'm Zaroff the Hedgehog."

"Thanks. You have a house here?"

"I do."

"Thank you."

Zaroff's House, 4:00

"What do you do here, Zaroff?" asked Ryko.

"I am a hunter. I can shoot the biggest game there is."

"Interesting."

"Not really. I became bored. I now hunt a better game."

"What game?"

"The most dangerous game of all."

"What is it?"

" Ryko, the gods make some poets, some artist, some soldiers, and some leaders. They made me a hunter. I am a natural. No game can compare to my skill."

"So what game do you hunt here?"

"The best. It doesn't come naturally, I must stock this island."

"With what?"

"Game that has courage, cunning, and must be able to reason."

"No game can reason." grunted Sadie.

"Ah, but one can."

"You can't be talking about-"

"Why can't I?"

"This is a cruel joke."

"I talk of hunting."

"What you talk of is murder of the innocent."

"Oh, no, Ryko. This is sport. I ask you to hunt with me."

"No! This is sadistic!" Zaroff shrugged.

"Fine. You can either get whipped to death by me, or I can give you a three hour head start."

"We'll take the head start."

"Good. You get a knife."

"Gracious. So, how do we get off this island alive?"

"Should you evade me for three days, I will let you go. No one has ever done that, I'm afraid. Avoid the swamp over on the southwest part of the island. We call it Death Swamp. We can discuss that over this table, unless…"

"Alright, Let's go."

Day 1

Sadie was in pain. Ryko had climbed up a tree with Sadie and sat there.

"Argh, Ryko…"

"As much as I like you, Sadie, you really need to shut up." Sadie let out a long groan.

Ryko heard something in the distance.

It was Zaroff.

Luckily for him, G.U.N taught him to make hunting traps. Zaroff stepped on his trap. He tried to move out of the way, but the tree hit his shoulder. He stumbled back in surprise.

"A Malay Mancatcher? I'm impressed. I'm going to go home for the evening. I'll see you tomorrow, Ryko and Sadie."

When the next day came, Sadie almost didn't wake up.

"Argh… infection…"

"You sure?"

"Yes."

"We'll get out of here."

Zaroff was in the distance he once again hit a trigger Ryko set up and a pit of spikes shot upward.

"I know you can hear me, Ryko. You have killed two of my servants. I'm going home. Two down, Ryko."

When the third day came, Sadie was terrible. She was pale, for a white hedgehog, and she had a terrible fever.

"We've gotta get outta here."

Zaroff emerged and fired a few shots at him. They missed and Ryko ran for a cliff. Sadie chose that moment to wake up.

"What are you AAAAHHHHHHH!"

Zaroff assumed they were dead. He went back to his home and he went to his room. When he turned on the lights, someone was leaning against his wall.

"Ryko? How did you get here?"

"I swam. It was easier then walking through the jungle."

"Congratulations. You've won my game." Ryko smiled.

"But I am still a beast at bay, Zaroff. En Garde!" Zaroff bowed.

"I see. The winner stays, the loser dies. Get ready…

Zaroff's House, 1:30 AM

The medical team was checking out Sadie. Ryko was talking to a doctor.

"Yes, it's infected badly. She'll be back to normal, though."

"Really?"

"Yea. You can go see her."

Ryko sat down to Sadie.

"So, is this a first date?" asked Sadie weakly.

"Well, let's see. I went with you on a boat, you got shot, I sunk the boat, we went to an island, met a lunatic, he tried to hunt us, we outmaneuvered him and then we had a battle, and now were here. I sure hope not." They both laughed.

A portal of fire opened and out came Hades, accompanied by Rotor the Walrus.

"Are you Ryko?"

"I am."

"Good. The princess would like to meet with you."

"When?"

"Right now."