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Chapter 5: River Ride

"Thank you for everything everyone," Amy said thankfully to the Fiddles. The small kids only smiled sweetly towards them.

The sun was shining brightly upon the land and it was the beginning of the afternoon. The skies were clear, not a single cloud in sight. The wind wasn't blowing at all and a certain blue and pink hedgehog were packed and ready with neat food in small backpacks that were made for them. They were ready to head off into the world again.

"So you know the way?" asked Bloom walking in front of her group.

Amy nodded. She opened her mouth about to state her reply, but Sonic talked before she did.

"We head down this forest and to the river-"

"Where we'll find an abandoned boat that sits in the bank." Amy interjected, catching up to his point. Sonic only send her a death glare.

"Yes," Sonic angrily muttered but then turned back to Bloom adding. "After that we have to find a village-"

"Belleinds town," Amy corrected proudly.

"This isn't a competition of who knows what!" Sonic yelled in outburst turning to her again. Amy turned to him as well. "Who's saying it is!" She scrammed back.

"Well then stop interrupting me." He harshly spoke back.

"Stop acting like such a kid about it!" She yelled back.

"Please!" Skye shouted in frustration which got there full attention. Skye walked over to Sonic. "Like a team, both of you should know how to work together." he scowled them.

Sonic frowned and Amy turned her body away from his.

"Listen you two," Bloom began getting Sonic and Amy's attention. "In the village there will be an old fortune teller. She knows of you two but doesn't expect you will make it. It won't be too hard to find her. You will be instructed with what to do there." explained Bloom.

Amy nodded in acknowledgement.

"But I must warm you!" Bloom suddenly said loudly, pointing her finger up at them. "The forest is where mobians like you end up missing." The bunny looked at the yellow squirrel that moved up to Amy. He handed her a pink sweater and then Sonic a green one. Amy offered a sweet smiled.

"We don't know how is it they disappear," Skye added on.

"But the legends end up dyeing." Sprinkle and Drizzle said in union.

Amy nervous looked over at Sonic, but he kept a straight face. "Thanks for letting us know, but we'll be fine." Sonic assured them.

Everyone nodded with an unsure look and Sonic and Amy turned around and began walking down the grassy path. It was lighter than the rest of the grass around that area and there was a lining that showed it was a path.

"Bye everyone and thank you!" Amy yelled waving her hand around.

The small Fiddles

"Take care Mates. Be safe!" Radley exclaimed jumping on Skye's shoulders and waved her hand side to side. Skye meanwhile was trying to keep her from falling and with a small smile waving back to them too. "Bye!" everyone else said.

"Bye, see you guys soon." Amy yelled back happily.

.:XxX:.

As Sonic and Amy approached the forest Sonic turned to his shoulder and lifted his Shirt's sleeves to see his injury. He slid off the small cloth that stick and pulled it, unwrapping the cloth off this upper arm. There he saw the two bite marks Julie-su had left him.

"It's sad isn't it?" Amy suddenly said.

"I know. I'm going to get scars." He complained not looking at her but at his scars.

"Not about you!" The palm of her hand made contact with his shoulder. Sonic turned to face her, his teeth clenching. "It still hurts." He hissed.

Amy ignored him and looked up at the sky her face becoming calm. "I mean of the other people who've died trying to save the planet…" She paused. "Or basically trying to get out." She stated in a 'matter-a-fact'.

"Yea, that graveyard back there looked like it had more than 100 gravestones." Sonic replied back.

"Help us please"

"Lift it, lift the curse. Help us"

Amy started to understand a little more about the visions she kept getting. Those voices in her head, those dreams she suddenly saw. Another thought conquered her mind.

"What if we don't make it?" Amy suddenly asked turning to him.

"Sudden change a faith?" Sonic asked not looking at her.

"No, well-I mean, I never thought I'd get in this type of situation. It's just a thought." She crinkled her nose and nervously looked at him.

"I think we'll make it out alive." He said nonchalant.

Even though he sounded as if he didn't care if they survived or not, he sounded sure for what he had said.

"You really think so?"

Sonic turned to her. She expected him to have a hard stare but instead he had a small reassuring smile full of tenderness and hope for the moment. "I know,"

Amy grinned and turned to the forest that was already in front of her. They continued walking down in silence and passed the first trees in the boarder of the grassy area and forest. Everything was calm when Sonic stopped and looked up at the tall pine trees. Amy had got two steps ahead of him when she noticed he had stopped, which always meant something was wrong.

"What now?" She asked a bit annoyed.

Sonic looked down to face her and he felt a tingly feeling down his spine as if someone was ready to attack. His eyes traveled deeper into the forest and then he's eyes grew wide.

"Amy, Watch out!"

Amy's eyes widened to that voice.

Sonic pushed himself off his feet and jumped towards her. He pushed her out of the way of an incoming black fireball. Sonic fell to ground on his side with Amy safe in his arms.

A black shadow had its hand up with a small black flame coming out from its bare hand. Another flying shadow demon appeared behind it. Sonic quickly pulled Amy and himself up on their feet. The shadow closed the palm of his hand and both chuckled evilly. Amy gasped out of fear. Sonic moved Amy behind him and protectively stood in front.

"Come," Its raspy cold voice spoke.

Amy shook her head vigorously from side to side. "They talk!" Amy cried.

The shadow lifted his hand again building up his black flame.

"Who cares! Amy, Run!" Sonic pushed her out of the way and he went the other side as the black fireball went in between the space they were on. Amy hit the ground with an "oomph" hard, making small dust of dirt from the ground as an effect.

She opened her eyes and saw the shadow fighting against Sonic. The shadow had Sonic pinned down on the floor. Sonic's hands were wrestling against the thing's hands and from the looks of it, the shadow seem to have the upper hand. Sonic was clenching his teeth and was death glairing it with his emerald eyes.

When she was beginning to panic hope seem to have come at a good time when she spotted a long tree branch on the side of an old pine tree. It didn't take Amy long to get the point of her new plan. Amy quickly rushed back on her feet and ran to the long heavy stick. She pulled the long stick on her hands and turned to where the two were still fighting.

The shadow created a small flame and held Sonic down with the other. Sonic's eyes widened when its hand got closer and closer to his face.

A large stick made contact with its back and the figure puffed into thin air.

Sonic was breathing heavily and slowly got up from the ground. "Thanks," He coughed. Amy grabbed his hand and helped him up. Her eyes then saw something just above him. "Thank me when this is over." She rasped, pointing up at the sky out where the pains were.

Three other shadows were coming after them. They were coming full speed towards them.

"These shitloaders don't give up," Sonic growled under his breath. Emi grabbed Sonic's hand. "Let's go!"

Emi led Sonic down the path. They both were running out of breath by the second and the creatures were getting closer. Sonic looked pass the trees they went by as they ran. Just deep into the forest he saw a blue rush of liquid. A sound off the path made his eyes widened and his lips firm. He slid his hand off Amy's grip, and spun his hand around and grabbed her hand instead.

"Sonic?"

He then pulled her to the side and they were off the path and down some narrow way through pine trees. He jumped a log that was in the way and quickly helped Amy. He saw that the shadows were still right behind them but still farther.

"Look!" Sonic pointed.

...

That voice. I've heard it once before.

...

Amy looked at Sonic who was looking at her then back at the blue water that rushed downstream.

"The river," She softly stated.

Sonic nodded and continued running down the small forest grass and dirt till they arrived the river bank. Sonic let go of her hand and blinked.

The river's water was bright clear and blue. There were rocks around and mud. Lying on the mud was a heavy chain that was connected to a boat that was on moving with the water's current. The boat was a bit small and the sides of the boat were white and the inside was brown wooden, but the materiel looked brand made.

Sonic stopped in front of the boat and looked at it; see if he found the boat safe to ride. He rubbed his chin. Amy meanwhile looked back and then said in a rushing tone, "It's safe! Hurry get on it!"

She walked to it and was about to climb on it when Sonic pulled her back by the collar of her shirt and held her down.

"Do you wanna get yourself caught?" He sarcastically said. She pouted and Sonic looked back. The shadows were looking for them deep in the forest but were getting closer. It looked as if they had lost their track but were finding it through scent like an old hound dog would with its nose. Sonic looked across the river and then back and Amy.

"Get on my back," He ordered, letting go of her shirt.

"Why?" She asked.

"Just do what I say!" He snarled getting all up in her face.

Amy nervously looked at him and walked herself to his back. He crouched down and Amy hesitated for a moment or two before she jumped onto his back and wrapped her hands around his neck.

"I'm crossing the river." He said.

Amy closed her eyes and hid her head on his shoulder.

.:XxX:.

The shadows were floating around the forest looking around the forest, wondering where the kids had headed off too. Everything seemed quite until one of the shadows saw water rush up into the sky and splash all around just not too far away from where they were.

The shadow made a loud moan and pointed to where the water was falling back down to. The rest of the shadows moaned too and sped to the river.

When they arrived there the river was perfectly still. The boat was still where it was and the water ran normally. Although, in the middle of the water there was a large log that was lofting around the water and was being pulled by the water, but the mud wouldn't allow it to move from place. One of the shadows floated over to the boat and checked inside. Nothing.

Another shadow looked up ahead into the deep forest. Silent

.:xXx:.

"Oh god, I'm scared I'm scared." Amy's voice whispered. The small space they were in was dark and she was shaking and her heart was beating faster than it was supposed to. She was also pressed against Sonic's body so he could feel her trembling.

"Shh," Sonic harshly said. He peeked again through the small hole from the wood seeing the shadows discussing to one another. Then a shadow turned facing the hole. Sonic was hoping it didn't see his bare eye staring at his. Amy flinched back. "We're done for,"

"Shh," Sonic hushed again with a strong but low hiss in it. Amy nervously lifted her hand up to her mouth and began nipping at her nails.

Sonic couldn't take her nervous breakdown. Her nervous made him nervous, and that wasn't a good thing. He moved his hand up to her hand and pulled it away from her mouth. He held her hand tightly in his grip, giving a small squeeze.

"Oh," Amy gasped feeling his warm hand on hers. His head leaned over on hers and moved his lips to her ear. "Just relax. We'll be okay, I promise." He whispered.

Amy's breath hitched. His calm words were reassuring and relaxing.

The shadow turned away and looked at the rest of his shadow fellies. It moaned something that both Sonic and Amy couldn't understand and then they rushed out from place and flew up into the trees. Sonic couldn't see them from the small hole anymore so he rested back. He could hear Amy breathing heavily.

"You okay?" He asked, his voice bouncing off the walls of the old hallow oak tree.

She looked up and nodded in response. He smiled. "Ok, so this boat takes us up to the village. Ok, let's go," He happily whispered, letting go of her hand.

Amy got up from the ground and Sonic pulled the log's wood which opened. He slowly looked from side to side finding that the shadows were gone.

Sonic got out from the tree's trunk and so did Amy. They rushed to the boat that was still floating in place. Everything was the same way they last saw it as. Except for the large log that was just after the boat. They walked down the log and on to the other side

"It was really smart of you to break down that old tree for us to pass through the river without getting wet." Amy said, jumping down off the log and on to the ground, but she then looked down at her pink boots. Her eyes lit-half way in annoyance, "Almost,"

Sonic chuckled while pushing the boat into the river and getting the chain into is hand. The mud was icky but Sonic didn't care.

"Sorry, sweetheart," He sarcastically told her making her growl. "But, getting angry over a pair of last year's fashion set is so pathetic."

Amy turned red and clenched her fists. "You son of a-"

Sonic shushed her and then he walked over to her. She only eyed him carefully, her eyes narrowed and her nose pinched down. Sonic bended down and swept Amy into his arms. Amy gasped and Sonic walked back to the boat. He helped her in and pushed the boat sending in into the water currents. He hopped on quickly and smirked.

"This journey isn't half bad. Adventure, I love it." He said. Amy sad down on one of the wooden benches it had made on. "I better hope you don't change that statement later on." Amy muttered.

Sonic laughed.

Amy laughed too but something was bothering her.

"Amy, watch out!"

Amy had dreamt of all this before. She didn't know it would become real. How couldn't she have not seen this coming? It was so wired. Sonic laid back on the boat relaxing and crossed his hands behind his back. Amy smiled seeing him so peaceful.

At least they were safe, for now.

So yea, Sonic being a sweetie huh? ;D