Here is the next chapter for this story! Enjoy!

After the funeral for Knuckles, everyone was to depressed to talk on the way home. Back at the castle, everyone decided to go to their rooms and think about who could have done it and why.

"Sonic, why would someone kill Knuckles? He didn't do anything wrong to anybody!" Amy said while looking at him with tears coming down her face onto her black dress that she still had on after they got back.

"Amy, I honestly don't know. I just feel like something is going to happen next but I don't know why. Sonic replied with a frown.

After Sonic had said that a note slid under the door to the room. It said:

Ha ha ha! I bet you are wondering who killed your friend. I would tell you but I won't tell you who I am or why I did it! You will find out in sometime.

Sincerely, The Killer.

(a few minutes later in the dining area)

"Why would the killer write to you? It's like he or she is trying to play a game or something here. Something is not right here guys." Tails said.

"I don't know. Also we might have to be on guard for anything to happen to anyone." Sonic said.

"Well I guess I should stand on guard for the rest of the night. God knows I am not going to get murdered next. I'll hurt them before they hurt me or anyone!" Shadow said.

"You sure Shadow? Remember we don't know who we are dealing with here!" Blaze said.

"I agree with Blaze even though you're a guard doesn't mean you should stay up all night trying to find the killer by yourself!" Silver said as he took Blaze's hand in his.

"JUST STOP!", Rouge yelled, "I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT DEATH OR HAVING SOMEONE GETTING KILLED! I HAVE ALREADY HAVE ENOUGH ON MY MIND! I DON'T NEED ANYTHING ELSE!" Rouge yelled again and flew to her bedroom.

"Oh my, Knuckles' death must have had taken its toll on her." Blaze said.

"It would appear so Blaze, but we must let her calm down before we talk to her.

Just then everyone heard Rouge scream. They all rushed to her room trying to open the door, but it was locked. Soon Shadow and Sonic tried to break down the door but had no luck. After a few tries the screaming stopped and the door unlocked. Shadow had opened the door but Rouge wasn't there. A trace of blood was on the floor leading to the closet.

"OK, Amy you and Blaze go back downstairs. We don't want you two to see this." Sonic said.

"OK we will." Amy said. Then they both left Rouge's room.

"On the count of three, we open the door. 1, 2, 3!" Shadow yelled.

On the inside was Rouge...hanged from the inside by a thick rope and hanging from the closet light. Her body had a big X on her stomach with her hands tied behind her back and her feet tied together from some 2 to 5 inch thick rope. Her throat had been slit just like Knuckles with a chilling message on the wall above the bed across from the closet.

"No! Not Again!" Shadow yelled.

The message said:

HA HA! I told you I would come back for another killing! Good luck trying to find me!

Sincerely,

The Killer.

OH NO! Not Rouge! Find out what happens next in this spine chilling story!