Hey guys! I know I'm just a little late on updating this. I've been stuck with essays for school, homework, and writers block for the past few days. But I'm going to try my hardest to make it through with this chapter of Family Matters. Hope you guys like it! Please tell me what you think of it too.
Disclaimer: Dark-Illusion-Detective doesn't own any of the Sonic Characters nor does she own Sega. She does however own her usual OCs mentioned in the previous chapters.
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Chapter Thirteen: Extermination- Phase One
It seemed like an eternity since Mighty had seen anyone, it felt even longer than that as he wandered around the darkness, completely lost. The armadillo wouldn't have expected things to turn out like this; his daughter was gone, and walking beside him was a little girl who controlled everyone's fate, and a pyrokinetic swallow. He was scared, he knew that much, but how long would this fear plague him?
The night sky had never seemed so horrifying, so tragically misplaced before in the eyes of the trio, but now it was a harsh reminder that all good things must leave. The light was the best thing since they've been wandering but now that it was gone, they weren't sure what to expect.
A sigh escaped from Fate as she hugged herself; for the past few hours Fate had been hugging herself and occasionally sobbing.
"Think we should stop?" she asked quietly, as if she might disturb the silence and demons would appear to attack.
Mighty glanced at Flame who had her eyes closed and was sleep walking, then he looked at the frightened Fate. He nodded and he gently stopped Flame from walking anymore. The trio sat down within the tall grass and they seemed very tense and unable to relax.
"Where are we going?"
"To Sundown Hill."
"Sundown Hill? What's that Fate?"
"It's around the general location where the Angel of Death resides, and it's also where he saved Sinister from death," Fate explained to Mighty as the armadillo gently helped Flame lay down. Mighty nodded and tilted his head.
"Sinister is the apprentice of the Angel of Death right? So she can't die right?"
Fate nodded, "But at the time when Sinister met him, she was normal, actually she's from the future if you can believe that."
"The... future? Like Silver the Hedgehog?"
"That's right."
"What's she doing here then?"
"That's what the Angel of-"
Mighty gave a slightly tired stare before questioning, "Can we just call him the AoD for now? Makes things quicker to explain."
The fox blinked and finally nodded.
"Okay. As I was saying though, AoD foresaw an event that wasn't suppose to happen in this time period and he went into the future to save Sinister. After all, if Sinister dies then Silver can't exist."
"Wait... you mean that Sinister is related to him?"
"Yep. Of course, when the AoD saved her from being murdered, he didn't know. When he brought her back here, he found out and he instantly made her immortal to death. And then AoD convinced Sinister to help him kill people as a debt to making her immortal, but... he tricked her and forced her to kill innocents that probably could've lived another year before being killed."
Mighty blinked, shocked that someone with so much power could be so corrupt.
"So AoD is actually corrupt?"
Fate gave a so-so sign; maybe there was still hope. Mighty sighed, "okay... how come the demons don't want anyone to make it to Sundown Hill then? What purpose does this place hold?"
"..."
The fox fell silent and tears started to trickle down her face as she began to hug herself again. Mighty moved closer to Fate and hugged her as she started to cry.
"What's wrong?"
"... It's where a demon's existance can be wiped away in an instant. Meaning if someone like... Charmy made it to the place, then Rogue and Cecelia would no longer exist..."
The armadillo felt his whole body quiver with slight fear as Fate added, "and it can wipe away anyone who isn't a demon. With or without any intention."
"But... why us? Why do we have to go if there's that chance that-"
Mighty didn't get to ask his question as the sound of buzzing and someone sniffling could be clearly heard. Fate's blinked and she glanced toward the sound.
"Mighty... I'm telling you this because I care. That's Charmy and you need to comfort him. We shouldn't have to help with that."
His cerulean eyes stared at Fate and Flame and he felt something was off; he got up though and gave one last look at them and said, "I promise we'll make it there. And we'll be safe."
"... I know you will make it," Fate replied.
Mighty noticed that she was only refering to him when she said it. He sighed, he'd have to talk to her to have some hope after he calmed Charmy down. He walked carefully toward the sound, and as it grew louder and louder, he could see Charmy rubbing his eyes, no doubt wiping away his tears.
"Charmy?" he called out.
The honeybee stopped dead in his tracks and got ready to sting the living crap out of the person who called him through the dark. When Mighty came into view, Charmy put down his guard and almost knocked him to the ground as he hugged the armadillo.
"MIGHTY!!"
"Hey, hey calm down. I'm right here, I'm not deaf."
"A-Angel's dead... Angel's dead..."
Mighty's eyes widened when the news began to echo in his head; Angel was dead? How could that happen? Let alone, how could Charmy have escaped unharmed when Angel lost her life? Mighty didn't care, he tightened his hug.
"M-mighty... C-Can't breathe!"
He released his hug and Charmy fell to the ground like a rock falling from the sky. Charmy's face was blue but it regained it's usual color after about five minutes of gasping for air. He flew back into the air and he wiped his tears.
"Where did you go?"
"It's... weird. We've been trying to find Sundown Hill."
Charmy's blank stare meant that he needed an explanation and that's exactly where twenty minutes went toward. The bee then nodded once he got it clear as to what was so significant about it.
"Flame and Fate will be glad to see you're okay. Have you heard from Espio and Vector?"
Charmy's eyes widened as he took out the green cell phone and dialed a number so fast that you could've guessed that he was hyper. Mighty and Charmy leaned in toward the cell phone as they waited for someone to pick up.
"Hello?"
An answer, and one from Espio was all that the duo needed to hear to understand that they were safe.
"Espio!"
"Charmy? Are you okay? Where are you?"
"We're sort of lost, and I think so. Angel's dead though."
There was the sound of Espio spitting water out of his mouth and the sound of him coughing as he choked. Silence until Vector asked, "how?"
"She was killed by Cecelia."
"Glad you're okay though... sorry to hear about Angel."
"It's okay... Mighty's here."
"Mighty?! Yo Mighty, are you okay?"
Mighty thought about that, was he okay? Physically he was perfectly fine, but emotionally he felt like he was going to explode from the sadness and anger that welled up inside of him. He nodded and replied, "Yes. I'm okay. Listen, you have to get a map and find the location of Sundown Hill. That's where Fate said we're meeting."
"Why didn't she tell us this earlier? We passed through a nearby town!"
"I don't know. But listen, find a map, and get to that location as quick as possible."
"Got it. Should we try to find each other and go there together?"
Mighty considered that possibility dozens of time while he was walking in the dark, but he decided against it. If they were together then chances were the demons would find them quicker.
"No. Just keep going without us and we'll meet you there. We got to go, see you."
"BYE VECTOR AND ESPIO!"
The phone disconnected and Charmy held onto the phone as though it was a lifeline, a reassurance that everything was going to be okay... but was it really?
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Flame was awake for once and Fate was explaining to her what had happened. The swallow sighed.
"This is too much... I told Aerial I would be back by now... she's going to kill me when she finds out that I'm not back."
"Not if the demons kill us first."
"Stop that! Stop the negativity! We're going to make it out of this alive!"
The duo were shooting their opinions on the situation like bullets attempting to hit their target. In the darkness a pair of red eyes glared at them and the sound of rustling was enough for Fate and Flame to stop arguing. They glanced around and it wasn't until Flame's hand was engulfed in fire that they saw the demonic chameleon in the trees. The duo were about to scream until Rogue snapped his fingers; the only thing that came out of their mouths was silence.
Rogue jumped out of the tree and walked toward the duo, "Hello. Want to hear something that's completely true? The dead don't talk. Huh, that makes you dead doesn't it? Keep screaming like that and you're just going to suffocate... oh wait... you probably can't hear what I'm saying. Feel free to keep screaming then."
It was true, Flame and Fate's faces began to turn blue as they couldn't breathe. Fate was smart enough to stop screaming and she had to cover Flame's mouth and the duo's eyes were wide as they still couldn't breathe.
"One last thing you'll need to know before you go to Hell, Mighty and Charmy will be joining you soon. Farewell..."
Rogue smiled evilly as his knife-like fingers lunged toward Fate and Flame; on the ground red splattered like paint and the duo were gone just before Mighty and Charmy appeared.
Mighty saw the red blood on the ground, and Charmy started to panic. Rogue hid in the trees and he flashed a devious smile to himself as he telepathically connected to Cecelia.
"Cecelia... I've destroyed Fate and the other problem. How is the tracking of Espio and Vector going?"
"So-so. I believe Espio has camaflouged themselves with the surroundings. I can't find them."
"It appears we're a bit late."
"I guess so. I'll keep find... I just found them. Get rid of the other problems, and make sure Mighty and Charmy make it to Sundown Hill."
"Since when were you in charge?"
"Never Master Rogue. I will see you there," Cecelia finished off and Rogue dashed away to find Apple and Ocean.
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Cecelia watched as footprints began to appear on the sandy beach. She didn't know exactly where they were, but she was positive that they weren't near Sundown Hill quite yet. Nonetheless she watched as the prints moved across the sand invisibly, making her feel like a true predator. Master Rogue; she hated that she had to call him that. She glared at the prints in the sand and she realized that she was just like those prints. If something like the wind came by then the prints would vanish, she didn't want to vanish due to Rogue. She wanted to stay around like a sore thumb. She wanted to get rid of anything that threatened that very concept.
She silently followed from a distance and she got ready to attack the unsuspecting duo. She watched as the prints began to move faster, moving from a walk to a swift jog. Her eyes lit up as she lunged toward them; what's a game of hide and seek if you can't enjoy the thrill of chasing them around?
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Hey guys! Oh my chaos the chapter is finally done! I know this is very late, but at least I updated it. My writers block is still around but I just had to write down this chapter since this idea smacked me in the face, begging me to post it. Anyways I hope you guys liked it and please tell me what you guys think of it.