Chased to another World (By RAWN)
Chapter 2: Not so Alone in the Dark
When his left shoe made a splashing sound when he took another step forward, he immediately backed up until he suddenly reached a wall.
"Where am I?" he thought while waiting for his eyes to adjust to the dim light produced by the moon.
He had just been able to recognize some of the contours surrounding him as rocks and plants, when something from the darkest part of the shadows moved. At
least he thought it did.
All his attention and senses concentrated on figuring out what was keeping itself concealed from him.
Whatever it was, he could hear it breathe.
"At least I know it`s a living creature" he thought, before tentatively asking "Hello? Sorry about the intrusion, but could you tell me where I am?"
No answer, but he had the feeling that the other one at least had acknowledged his presence, because he could hear it curiously sniffing the air.
"Uhm, you can come out, I`m not going to hurt you or anything" he tried.
Still no response.
He cocked his head while questioningly raising an eye ridge "Perhaps it`s a feral animal".
His ears twitched in alert when he heard leaves rustle as the unknown creature moved closer toward him.
It sounded big.
No longer sure whether he wanted it to come closer or if he should try to get away, he chose to hold his ground and tried not to look too worried.
Besides, if he tried to make one of his speedy escapes, he might just run straight into a wall for all he knew, since he could barely see a few meters ahead of
himself because of the dark.
A silhouette of a huge feline started to take form in front him, its stripes barely visible in the faint light.
Sonic`s eyes widened in fear as he came to recollect the water in front of him and the wall behind him, guessing that he would find the spaces at both his sides
blocked as well if he were to look.
In other words he was trapped inside a small enclosure with a tiger…
From what he had heard about this ferocious beast, was that they preferred to ambush their prey, often losing interest if spotted.
If that was true, which he prayed it was, this cat was merely curious about its new living plaything.
Not that being the shiny new toy for an over 200kg weighing carnivorous wild animal with long sharp teeth and claws was such a tempting fate, but at least he
wouldn`t be a late night snack.
Besides, this `toy` was anything but defenseless.
When the tiger was within reach, he curled himself into a spiky ball.
He felt a paw tentatively poking him, but it quickly pulled away from the stinging touch of his sharp quills.
Without being able to see anything in this defensive position, Sonic could only guess what the other was currently doing, and he felt like being under a close
observation.
He could hear the tiger circling around him, searching for something, a weak spot perhaps.
It stopped its pacing.
"Given up already?" he thought curiously.