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Chapter 3

The landscape was black and desolate. Wind blew up dust and ash that lay on the ground. A flash of light made crows scatter just off to the left of a dusty path, between burnt trees. A black and red streaked hedgehog scanned the place with his blood red eyes then began walking forward to the burnt building just ahead of him. The wind and dust didn't seem to make any difference to the hedgehog as he walked forward, face set into a scowl. He reached the two storey house that had seen better days. He kicked open the half burnt door and walked in. There had been a disturbance in chaos energy here a few hours ago and he had come to find out why. Shadow the hedgehog, for that was his name, took a look at the communicator on his wrist before pushing a button.

'Commander, everything still looks the same, nothing has changed,' Shadow spoke.

'Complete your mission Shadow. Search the area if you have to but find out where that disturbance came from. This has not happened this one time. There was an incident 5 years previous. Find out why then report back. I expect updates,' the communicator then beeped and Shadow closed it growling.

Shadow then began searching the house. He checked every room, then outside. He walked the length of the burnt out path again then turned and looked back narrowing his eyes. He knew something was amiss, but it apparently didn't want to reveal itself and this annoyed, no angered, him. He didn't like not knowing things. He had too many bad experiences with that. He gave one last growl before yelling chaos control. A flash of light engulfed him. The place returned to its desolate state, devoid of all life except for the black crows that had taken residence in the trees. The wind kicked up again and ash and dust began moving again as always, wiping away any trace of anyone ever being there.

...back on Earth...

Alex sighed as she looked out the window of her mum's car as she was driven to her new house near the city. She would be starting her new school after the weekend, and she was dreading it.

'You're going to love it here Alex, you're so close to everything now...,' her mum began to ramble about the shops, the beach, even the forest that was on the outskirts. Alex just rolled her eyes. She didn't want to move in the first place...it just sort of happened without her knowing. She had used the metaphor one night while talking to her mum that it had crept up on her like the ghosts in the Mario games. Her mum just laughed it off, saying that she'll soon forget about her old friends and move on, maybe even get a boyfriend. Alex had shaken her head and went to her room giving up on the conversation realising she clearly had no say on this. The Sonic figurine she now had currently in her right pocket. It had been there since she had changed this morning. She took it out and began examining it. There was a strange engraving on the bottom of a diamond shape. Alex raised an eyebrow at this, then shrugged replacing it, and began thinking what she might bring to Mobius to show Sonic that she did in fact come from another world. Of course anything she would take he would laugh it off.

'Ok, we're here,' her mum said pulling up to a driveway on the right. The house was a simple two story, with four windows on the front with an extension to the side. It was just average. Alex had no clue why they had to move to this house, she was quite happy with the old one, but due to her mum's job...Alex sighed. She wished she had been old enough to get a job so she wouldn't have to deal with all the leaving friends at school stuff. She got out of the car and walked to the porch.

'Alex, we gotta unpack now,' Alex's mum called from the moving lorry that had just pulled. She walked down and grabbed a box that said ALEX'S STUFF on the front, then taking the keys from her mother without saying a word; she walked back to the house and entered. She left the door open so that the moving guys could bring the rest of the furniture in. She walked up the stairs with her box and opened one of the doors facing the back of the house. It was a large bedroom that could easily fit her double bed. It also had a walk in wardrobe.

'MUM! I think I found my bedroom,' Alex called downstairs.

'Alright honey,' her mum yelled in reply.

A few hours later, Alex opened the box she had first carried into the house to start placing stuff back on the dresser that was now overlooking the back garden. It was now about half 9, and the light was dimming outside.

Alex yawned. It had been a long day, so she got changed and ready for bed, said goodnight to her mum, then retired to her room, but not forgetting the things she'd need to show Sonic. She had chosen a DS game, Sonic Rush to be exact, to show him she wasn't lying about the whole he's a game in her world etc. and also a picture of her and her friends from school that had been taken last year.

Switching off the bedside lamp, Alex clambered into bed and lay down holding the figurine in one hand and the two items in the other. She just hoped that her idea worked.

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