FINAL DESTINATION: SONIC STYLE

Okay. Minor notice: I am sorry, but I am afraid that I shall have to begin to rush this story for 2 reasons. 1. I have another story that I'm writing. 2. I have another idea for another fic that I wish to write.

So, if you see any spelling errors or you don't like the chapter because it's too short, then tough.

To fans and Bloodrayne666, I give thee my sincerest and deepest apologies.

CHAPTER 8

DAMNATION TO NON-BELIVERS

"So let me clear things up. We escaped Death, but it turns out that he's reclaiming us?" Carlos questioned as he ran through the front door of his flat room, Anna closing the door behind him.

"That's what your ex said." Anna replied bitterly as she strolled up to Carlos, who was on the computer doing some research.

"So, hang on. Give me the order in which everyone died."

Anna's brow scrunched in thought as she tried to remember the death sequence that she had experienced over a week ago. "Um... Tails... Sonic... Knuckles..."

"Yes... Yes..." Carlos leaned forward in anticipation, rolling his hands.

There was a long silence between Anna and Carlos. Anna was trying ever so hard to remember who was next, whilst Carlos was leaning forwards, his eyes eager to know.

Suddenly, Anna clamped her mouth shut in realisation. "Rouge! Rouge is next. I remember! She was meant to be diced up in a wire mesh fence!" she yelped.

"Okay. So we know who's next, but I'm just gonna research this issue." Carlos began frantically scrolling the screen, typing issues, similar to theirs, looking for an answer... Anything.

After about 2 minutes of scanning the web, Carlos found a news report. The headline read: 'Survivors of Flight 180 Die in Accidents'

Carlos clicked on the hyperlink, which lead them to the MNN, the Mobian News Network.* As they read, their eyes widened in horror; but somewhere amongst that horror, there was an essence of relief. (A/N: Not enough time to explain why the * is there. Explanation shall be placed at the end.)

The article was about a plane crash from 4 years ago. But the funny thing was that 7 people got off the plane because one kid had a premonition of the plane malfunctioning, and then as it took off, it exploded, killing everyone on board.

Then about a month later, the survivors began dying in the exact order they were meant to, having stayed on Flight 180.

"Oh..." Anna began.

"My..." Carlos continued.

"God..." They both said simultaneously.

"So these guys died in their premonition order?" Anna panicked.

"It would seem so, yes. Which would also suggest that there is no way of stopping this..." Carlos was surprisingly calm about this.

"Well then we have to save Rouge." Anna stated the obvious. "We can at least delay the list."

Carlos sighed. "Okay, but can we do it some other time but ten o' clock?"

Anna's face dropped after that. Ten o' clock? She looked round at the digital clock on the wall. 10:00. "Okay, but where would we find her?"

Carlos placed his hand on his chin as his brow scrunched with thought. He clicked his fingers after a minute. "Rouge and Shadow work at G.U.N. Maybe we can visit them there."

Anna's mouth dropped. "Um... Carlos?" she asked sweetly.

"Yeah?"

"I don't think you remember what G.U.N. do."

Carlos sighed again. "C'mon babe. We gotta try."

Anna shuffled uncomfortably on the spot. "Okay." she said quietly, giving in.

"So, you want to talk to Agent Rouge and Agent Shadow, is that correct?" The security guard asked as he escorted Carlos and Anna down a long metallic green corridor.

"If you wish to know why, then I apologise, but that is classified information." Carlos enlightened, trying to put his words in the most polite manner he could without trying to sound desperate, which at the time, he really was.

"It's only for a quick chat." Anna remembered something. "But the chat itself is classified." she said, trying to make it not seem like they wanted permission to see the two just for a polite chat.

The guard drew a sharp breath, before letting it out slowly whilst adjusting his navy blue cap. "Okay, but I'd best warn you, Shadow will be there as well. And he hasn't had a particularly good morning today."

Carlos blinked, before smiling in acknowledgement. "That's okay. He'll need to hear this too."

The guard smiled inside. He liked Carlos' attitude. It was almost as if he were a member of G.U.N. himself. But still, to have such an attitude at such a young age must have meant that the desired meeting was a matter of life and death, which, unknown to him, it was.

Eventually, the 3 came to a door marked 'Agent Rouge & Agent Shadow'

"Good luck." the guard said. Carlos smiled and nodded. He was just about to push the door open when he felt the guard's hand on his shoulder. "You're gonna need it. Try not to do anything to make him mad. We're still cleaning up his mess in A38."

Again, Carlos nodded and the two entered the room.

The room wasn't exactly how Anna had pictured it. She had imagined that it would be like the Cabinet War-rooms that were used in the wars of old, with a large map of some kind in the centre of the room with loads of military equipment dotted around the room.

She had no idea why she thought that. (A/N: That's because I thought of it...)

Instead, the room was similar in comparison to Carlos' office, except for more desks and computers... A lot more desks and computers.

"Rouge... Shadow..." Carlos called quietly. The two heads of a white bad and a black and red hedgehog looked up from their monitors.

"Carlos? Anna?" Shadow was surprised to see them, as was Rouge.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Rouge asked as she took off her headphones.

"There's no time for that. Have you got like a secret bunker that we can talk?" Anna asked, relieved that they had found them before Death could start his next move.

"Why not here? I mean, the surveillance camera's off." Shadow said, walking up to the two visitors.

"Yeah. This place is pretty secure." Rouge assumed, following Shadow.

"Well, I guess there's the weapons bunker. Besides, I need to let off some steam." Shadow suggested as he walked up to his desk and pushed it forwards.

Contrary to Anna and Carlos' belief, there was a trap door that, presumably, lead to this weapons bunker. Shadow typed in the 4-digit code in and the door hissed and moaned as it opened.

"Well? Are you coming?" Shadow said as he altered his position and jumped down the hole, Rouge following close behind.

"C'mon. It's actually quite snug." Rouge jumped down the hole in pursuit.

Carlos and Anna walked up to the hole; it was no more than a couple of feet deep.* Hesitating, they jumped down, the door closing behind them. (A/N: Again, I'll tell you why that's there, but only at the end.)

Inside the bunker, there were many rooms, all coated in a silver chrome plating. Upon these walls, weapons of various types lay in wait, from guns such as pistols, rifles and machine guns, to machetes and arm blades.

Carlos guessed that these were the weapons that Shadow and Rouge collected over their years of partnership.

"So, what was it you wanted to talk about?" Rouge enquired, snapping Carlos out of his trance.

"Listen, I know that what I'm about to say may sound like we're nutcases," Anna began. "But Rouge, you're in danger."

"A... As in, lethal danger?" Rouge stepped forward as if to listen to what Anna was saying. "And what's the proof?"

Anna was stumped for a few seconds. What evidence did she have? Suddenly, Carlos pushed her back gently and stepped forwards.

"I know that we have no proof, but think for a moment. When we got off Nemesis, we cheated Death, but now, he's taken Tails, Sonic and Knuckles."

Shadow stepped forwards and gave an icy sharp glare at Carlos. "Oh, and what? Rouge is next?"

Carlos and Anna gasped. "Wait? So, you don't believe us?"

Shadow scoffed. "What do you think?" His anger was taking control of him. "I've been keeping this act up for days, and I can't take it anymore!"

He pushed Carlos back into the wall, making one of the screws on one of the M1911 pistols fall. It bounced upon the cushiony floor and somehow, the trigger was pulled back, releasing the bullet that Shadow had forgotten to take out.

The room would have been silent, if it weren't for the quiet slump that was heard behind Shadow. Anna gasped, along with Carlos. Knowing that something had happened, Shadow turned round to see Rouge limp on her side with a hole the size of a .45 calibre bullet hole in her eye. The gleam of the bullet was barely visible from the amount of blood that gushed past it.

Shadow could barely choke a gasp, let alone move, or blink, or even breathe. Eventually, his legs gave way and he slumped onto his knees, catching himself with his hands. His eyes rapidly began drowning in tears of loss.

Carlos, who had watched the scene unfold, banged his head against the chrome plated walls. He knew that if Shadow were to die, then he would be next.

However, when his head came in make contact with the wall, the slight vibrations travelled up the wall on somehow onto the ceiling, as if something was guiding it. The vibrations struck a screw that held a large machete in place. The screw loosened and fell on Shadow.

He looked up to see that the machete was beginning to slip. He tried to move his legs, but they were glued in place.

He looked up again but the knife had fallen out. "Oh shi..." The knife impaled Shadow in the mouth, blood erupting from his jaws. His eyes widened in pain, but their colour soon left as he fell limp next to Rouge.

Carlos and Anna were in shock. They had tried to warn them, but they were doomed anyway.

"Well..." Carlos paused to gulp. "I guess I'm next then."...

Well... The deed is done. This was actually longer than I originally thought. My plan was to have Rouge and Shadow die separately, but...

I just have one more chapter left. That's right. The end is near.

Soooo. I got the 2nd and 4th DVD of Final Destination and I still haven't seen the new one.

As for the asterisks, the first one is because I was up in Scotland for 10 days... Longest ten days of my life. And while we were up there, my dad, who had stayed at home, had finally bought us a house!

Yes, our long search is finally over.

As for the second asterisk, I was up at my Nanna's for the weekend. I got the new Deus Ex: Human Revolution while I was up there. Brilliant game.

So, our journey is nearly over, and I think you know the rest of the plot.

Ta-ta.

~SB-420 ;)

Date: 30/08/2011

Time: 10:03