Jenkins-Palladio

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These two songs inspired me to make this late chapter ^.^' I updated so late but only because I was lost on how to write this and…because I was lagging too xD! Excuse any mistakes.

Chapter 28: Fib

Walking along the forest without a path felt unnerving to Sonic. He was having an aching feeling from the bottom of his chest that this wasn't the right way to go yet Yogi wasn't lying to them.

Amy's dress got caught in one of the bush's twigs again and she tucked hastily but it was caught along the cloth. Sonic rushed to her side and got the dress out from the bush's grip. For a moment Amy stared at him out of embarrassment but turned her head away and jogged to Yogi's side. Sonic wasn't bothered but puzzled. She'd been sort of ignoring him for a while and he had no idea why. He shrugged and walked a bit faster to catch up with them.

"So how far is Yubala's castle you said?" Sonic asked to recover from the silent mood.

"A day from now," Yogi replied but then rubbed his chin. "Or two,"

"What!?" Sonic and Amy said simultaneously.

"Yea," he began cheerfully, "That's if ya'll get pass the Gemmeats."

"Gem…?" Amy repeated distantly.

"Yea, 'em meat lovers I was talkin' 'bout," Yogi explained as if it were no big deal.

"Have you tried to fight them yourself before?" Sonic asked looked sideways to Yogi, but Yogi only looked down upset.

"Once or twice, but see they be killin' off so many of mah friends that now I'm alone." Yogi nonchalantly said.

Amy stopped and her eyes widened. "Then what about now? Who's going to defend us?"

"I be. Ya'll need to make it to the other side, and if I don't help ya whose goanna save Gemnissent?" Yogi made a good point, but that meant to sacrifice himself for them. Amy opened her mouth to rebuke against it, but Sonic cut it. "Yogi," he stared hardly at him and Yogi could only stare back. Amy looked up at Sonic confused as to why they were looking at each other knowingly like if they were telepathically speaking to each other.

"Yogi…you don't seem too upset about this."

Above them Amy heard the wind blow. She looked around scarcely paying attention to the noise in the forest. It was quiet, but still she could hear the sound of life like birds. She turned back to Yogi who smiled. "I heard…before in a tale…that when a devotin' physical somatic meets another wonders be happenin' to the dead."

"Somatic?" Sonic tilted his head to the side confused.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Amy questioned, but Yogi ignored them completely.

"Others say it'd be a scuttlebutt, but I say it's true." He began walking and talking again and Sonic turned to Amy for some help on what he meant, but she turned her head away from him and walked after Yogi. Sonic's face fell and he sighed deeply feeling frustrated with her that she wasn't really paying attention to him. Was she made at him? Evidently, but what for?

"Ya might be what Gemnissent been needs. What we been waitin' for."

Amy smiled at him, but then she frowned to the side. Sonic came up from behind her and stopped by her side. "So what do these things look like?" He asked smiling.

Amy's ears perked up.

"Black," He began, "those fiends. Black and red" He muttered.

Sonic looked to the side thinking about it and Amy hummed, "Black…and red…?" Amy's eyes widened and her mouth opened about to talk, but Sonic covered Amy's mouth quickly only letting a squeak escape her mouth. He wrapped his arms around her holding her tightly against his chest. "Shh,"

Yogi turned around to face Sonic. Sonic was glaring right passed him and backing away with Amy who was wide-eyed. Yogi followed her gaze and found himself staring straight into the eyes of a pair of red eyes. In a dark tree, a shadow in the shape of a familiar figure was staring at him. Yogi didn't move a muscle once he saw the figure. It was hanging upside down hanging its tail on the tree branch.

Amy's heart race and Sonic could feel it against his chest. He loosened his grip on her and slowly uncovered her mouth and moved her behind him, but he suddenly felt eyes above and behind him. He froze and slowly he turned his head behind. A black figure stood in front of him with his height and shape. It was a black hedgehog with red highlights on his quills and arms. Sonic and Amy's eyes grew wide and Sonic shook his head incredulous.

"Shadow," He let those words out in despair as the figure's mouth opened out with a malicious smile.

"Git! Ya'll! Get outta here!"

Sonic couldn't find his strength in his feet. The thing in front of him was none other than his good childhood friend Shadow and seeing him as a killer couldn't be processed in his head. Amy although tugged at him for him to start moving.

"Sonic run!" she cried.

Hedgehogs began coming out from all around them and soon Sonic was seeing an array of hedgehogs, eyes glowing at them and teeth sharp as knifes, ready to hurt them.

Sonic reacted fast and grabbed Amy's hand before speeding through the dirt road with a bunch of 'Shadows' coming out from the trees and bushes. Amy cried out Yogi's name but he disappeared around the tree with some of the gemmeats following him. The rest rushed to catch up with Sonic and Amy whom went the other way. Amy was looking at about a few thirty of Shadows and all the same ugly stare and sharp teeth and Sonic couldn't find his feet running any faster than Amy's.

Last time Amy saw Rouge's brother he was thanking her for letting him get away from an unbeatable argument with his sister, she thought. How brave and, like Sonic, selfish he was in character.

"Sonic there're gaining on us!" she yelled as they approached a narrow path way with a hill down below them. Sonic could hear the multiple 'shadows' groaning right behind them and the crackling of the rocks that fell down the hill as they ran down the narrow path.

A hedgehog that jumped from tree to tree right behind them jumped high and soared below catching Amy's foot. Her hand was severed from Sonic's and both fell hard on the dirt near the edge of the path. Amy looked down at the hill and then turned around seeing its mouth open about to bite her. Sonic kicked it off her out from the corner of her eye. It went rolling down the hill while screeching in pain.

"Get up!" He grabbed her arm and pulled her up quickly. Sonic looked at the hedgehogs that were now in front of them. Unwilling to admit defeat he narrowed his eyes and turned to his side where the steep hill was. Sonic deftly pulled himself and Amy down the hill and while at first keeping balance their feet tumbled over rocks and vines which caused them to roll down. "Sonic!"

The hedgehogs at the top growled and hooted using the trees around them to swing down.

The road to the bottom was long and the trail down was full of broken tree branches and vines. The dirt was all scattered downwards. As they reached the bottom they searched for their scent on the ground where they had landed. Their bodies weren't around but evidence showed them that Sonic and Amy had landed around there somewhere.

Fog began to form around the bottom forest and it was making it hard to see. The hedgehogs croaked something in their language and then jumped up and above into the trees.

Inside a tree's bark opening Sonic and Amy were hidden cramped against each other. Sonic could feel a baleful sensation. Sonic tried peeking outside. Carefully his eyes surveyed the area yet he saw nobody around.

"Soni—"

He shot a glare at her for her not to talk. Amy covered her mouth with the sound of a growl off in the distance that scared them. Sonic backed away from the opening and hide in the dark.

Silence.

Not a noise was heard after that growl.

Sonic's senses relaxed and his tensed muscles loosed. He let go of a sigh and he turned to Amy. Amy was already looking at him with the same relief. "You okay?" he asked her.

She nodded. He smiled and exhaled while falling onto Amy's shoulder resting his head on it. Amy stiffened and her mouth opened. "Sonic?"

"I hate this world," he muttered, "I hate it,"

Amy shut her mouth and allowed him to stay resting on her shoulder. She needed to relax her nerves as well after the long fall they went through. They stayed in that position for a while until Sonic got up suddenly got off and crawled out from the hole of the bottom of the tree's bark. Amy followed afterwards. Sonic began stretching his legs and arms. Amy fell to the floor on her knees breathing heavily.

"Amy?" Sonic questioned turning to her.

She looked in pain wincing and her teeth clenched. Sonic slid to her side and looked at where she was holding at. Her hands were holding her leg where the cloth of her dirty brown dress covered it. He uncovered her cloth and his eyes widened where stains of blood from scratches were. They were too big to be scratched from branches so it could have been from the fall or maybe the hedgehogs had got her when he wasn't paying attention. "How…?"

Amy whimpered and held her leg tightened. Sonic hadn't noticed that he touched where it hurt accidently. "Can you stand?"

He helped her get up, but she fell right back down. "It hurts," She cried.

Her echo traveled and Sonic looked around nervously thinking that maybe the hedgehogs might hear her and come back and with Amy hurt they could easily catch them. Sonic's finger covered his mouth and he hushed her. "We need to wrap your leg with something." He told her, but more told himself. He looked around but it was hard to see through the thick fog. He growled and instead bend down one arm going under her knees and the other holding her back. He pulled her up and looked around.

"Hold on Amy we need to get out of this place." He assured her and tried running. Amy winced and buried her head into his chest. "Sonic," she hissed.

He stopped and looked down at her. "Don't move. It hurts." She pleaded her voice barely audible.

His teeth tightened together. "Well if we stay here we're going to be found by those…whatever they are!" He snarled at her irritated himself.

Her hand pushed at his chest and she grimaced. Unable to continue his pointless anger he set her down and looked around for something-anything. He didn't know what to do with Amy hurt. Hopeless he bit his lip but a hand touched his arm. He looked down at Amy managing a smile. "Grab thick leaves and wrap them around my leg."

Sonic nodded in understanding and his eyes immediately caught the trees nearby leaves. He wasted no time running to it and ripping off some leaves. Amy took a breath and pulled herself up with his hands but pain struck her leg. She stopped and winced falling back down and more pain she had to endure.

"You always do that." He said shaking his head. He kneeled down and uncovered her leg. He roamed the giant leaf around her leg making her hiss from the pain's contact. "You're never gentle,"

"Why should I be?"

Amy pouted and was going to remark but when he began tying the knot around her leg she let out a yelp. He hushed her but by then he was done. He grabbed her into a bridal-style and she continued to cry. "It hurts!"

"Shut up—"

Suddenly, the noises of screeches and roars sounded off in the distance. Sonic began running not wanting to question it and ran deep into the depths of the fog. From Sonic's arms Amy peeked behind him and saw a bright light glimmer in the fog. The pain through her leg struck and she wince as she closed her eyes curling her head in his chest.

Her eyes fluttered open to the dark. The thunderstorm outside was loud and the rain poured loudly. She rose up from a bed the covers falling off her warm body. The flash of lightening before her eyes made her gasp. Fear ran across her eyes. Outside she couldn't see anything; it was too dark for her to see.

"You afraid?"

Thunder roared and lighting flashed a figure who leaned against the wall in the far corner of a room.

"Who's there?"

"It's me,"

A blue hedgehog walked in front of her and green eyes glowed in the dark but the lighting showed it to be none other than Sonic.

"Sonic!" her voice relieved she got out of bed and hugged him tightly. "We're okay"

He did not hug her back, but it was how he was so she paid no attention to it. She was just glad that he was okay. Her eyes opened and that was when she noticed they were in a home. She broke the hug and looked around finding a closet and the bed she was in. "Where are we?"

"That doesn't matter." He said. His arms wrapped around her head and he covered her mouth with force. She screamed but came out muffled by his hand. Sonic pushed her back on the bed and they fell, him on top of her. "Sonic?" She cried.

"You're so stupid Amy,"

Her eyes widened.

"Can't you see this is a dream," He leaned into her mouth and she closed her eyes tightly but she never felt his lips reach hers. Her eyes peeked open and it wasn't dark anymore. She got up from the floor and she was on top of a mountain of snow. She looked around and she could finally see the view of what seemed all of Gemnissent from all point of directions.

"Lamba swamp," She muttered,"Amerum Jungle, Legend's Grave, Grassland Garden, Belleinds Town." Her stomach suddenly begins hurting. It was still destroyed but at least some of its remaining houses stayed. Her eyes narrowed. The whole village was torn down why was there still some houses up?

"Amy!"

Her head spun around and she looked around but saw no one. The ground beneath her began to rumble. 'what the?'

"Don't worry I'm here!"

"Sonic?" She yelled.

"We'll be fine,"

"I lo—"

Amy gasped.

Sonic who had been sitting down next to her turned around to face her. "Sonic?" She gasped but began coughing. Sonic crawled to her side and hugged her. "Do you feel better?" He chuckled from her sudden hug.

Amy nodded her head.
"Amy," A voice spoke behind her and Amy turned seeing Seth smiling at her. She back away and her mouth opened to a grin. "Seth!" Her arms opened for him and he flew to her arms hugging her tightly. "Seth I missed you so much!" She squeezed him tightly and Seth grunted not being able to breath.

"Amy stop it." Sonic told her. Amy frowned at him. "You're squishing him."

"Oh!" She squeaked and let go of him. "Sorry," She sheepishly said.

"It's okay," She said shaking his body with a smile.

Amy got up and then it hit her. She looked down at her dress and her eyes widened. She felt no pain. She lifted up her dress and saw that her leg had no sighs of scratches. "They're gone!?"

Sonic raised an eyebrow confused. "What's gone?"

"My injury. I had scratches on my leg and couldn't walk. You wrapped leaves around my leg so it wouldn't hurt and then you carried me to safety so that those hedgehogs wouldn't catch us, but then—"

"What are you talking about?" Sonic asked getting up from the ground.

"You-I-Those things-uh?" She questioned herself hopelessly.

"Do you mean what we thought was shadow?" Sonic asked. Amy could hear the despair in Sonic's voice. He still must have been upset with the fact that it was his best friend that he was looking upon to earlier. Amy nodded.

"Yea we escaped them after we jumped the hill." He concluded.

"Yea and then we hid from them under the tree." She added but Sonic immediately responded.

"Hid? Amy you lost conscious once we fell to the bottom." He said his eyes narrowing. Amy covered her mouth baffled to what he said. "I had to fight those things off when Seth appeared and helped me out. They killed Yogi." He sadly said at the end.

Amy shook her head vigorously unable to believe that she was hearing. She slowly fell on her knees and held her head. Sonic rushed to her side and grew concerned with her acting so strange. "What's going on with you… were you dreaming again?"

That must have been it! She was dreaming this whole time and she thought here that it was all true, but then why did it feel like it all happened. That she had gotten hurt, that they were in a house safe…those voices. "Yea, that…must have been it." She said flustered. It was all a fib from her mind, mind tricks, but how could she have not noticed reality from a dream. It would seem fairly easy but she guessed not.

"I found the way out of here…"Seth said quietly and Sonic smiled. "Good, it's about time we start heading out. This place creeps me out."

Amy said nothing still wondering about all she thought was real. A hand wrapped around hers and she looked up to see Sonic's warm look. She wasn't anger at him for what he had told her the other night. He may had hurt her feelings, but him holding her hand made her feel safe and she had nothing to feel angry about anymore. "We're almost there."

"You're so stupid Amy,"

Amy smiled back and they walked down the jungle folling Seth through the forest-like jungle and she tightened their hands together.

"I lov—"

And she heard a wicked shrill of a cackle.

Argh so intense…