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Chapter 4: Discoveries
After some walking and unusual deviations in the path, they found themselves in a village.
"The poor people. They must have been frozen over by the sudden change in climate." said Starlight.
"If only we had stopped the Metarex for sure." spoke the girl hedgehog.
"Wait." said Rogue.
"What now?" demanded Knuckles.
"Cool it. I can hear people." spoke the girl bat.
"Really?" Cream couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Choo? Choo?" Neither could Cheese.
"How did they survive in this weather?" questioned Cosmo's daughter.
"I don't know. Why don't we ask them?" suggested Rogue.
Amy went up to one of the houses and knocked. It creaked open and a pair of eyes peered at her.
"Hello…" began the girl hedgehog.
"How many times have I told you to stay away from the door. It could be Dark Fire or Vampyria."
The door slammed into her face and shouting could be heard inside.
"What was that all about?" inquired the echidna.
"I don't know. Who or what is Dark Fire or Vampyria?" responded Amy.
"Maybe Chris or Tails would know." said Cream.
"Choo." spoke Cheese.
"Chris. Tails." said the plant girl as she activated her communication device.
"We read you. What's wrong?" asked Tails.
"We found a village, but they seem terrified of this 'Dark Fire' and 'Vampyria.' Would you have any clue about what they are mean?" replied Starlight.
"I'm not sure about Dark Fire, but Vampyria sounds similar to Vampire. There's a mythology about how a monster that came out at night and attacked from humans." spoke Chris.
"That sounds scary." said the girl rabbit.
"Chooooo." spoke the chao.
"I guess they think we're this monster." said the girl bat.
"Great. What now?" spoke Knuckles.
A bright light hit their eyes causing them to blink.
"Please come in. Hurry." A woman gestered at them from the door.
They glanced at each other and shrugged before rushing into the person's home. The woman bolted the door as they took in the surroundings. There was almost nothing in there except for the basic essentials of a house and weapons.
"Not much of a home." said Rogue.
"Mommy. She has wings." spoke a boy that they apparently hadn't seen.
"Don't get too close to that thing. It could be related to Vampyria." said the woman as she pulled her child close to her.
"Hey! I'm Rogue for your information." spoke the girl bat.
"Why did you let them in then?" questioned the boy.
"I didn't see that one." answered his mother.
"Hello. I'm right here." said Rogue as her temper rose.
"Calm down. I don't think they mean any offense." spoke the girl hedgehog hoping to avoid any fighting.
"I think they believe you'll attack them." said Cosmo's daughter as she stepped in between.
"I will if they keep treating me this way." spoke the girl bat.
"Excuse me, but why did you let us in?" inquired Cream.
"Choo?" Cheese had the same question.
"You can help father." said the child.
"Talu. That's not the reason I let them in. It would be wrong to leave them out there. Vampyria would snatch them." scolded his mother.
"Who or what is Vampyria?" asked the plant girl.
"No one is sure, but the legend is that it used to be one of us." responded the woman.
"One of you?" Knuckles was interested now.
"Back in the old days we used to have bat partners. We worked together to survive. Food was scarce, but out of the blue things got worse. Our climate suddenly dropped into a winter nightmare. We had no clue what to do so a youngling said he would take his bat and find the source of the problem. He never came back. Since then Vampyria appears to attack the village. It's believed that he died with his partner and their very beings fused together." replied the woman.
"But why would they attack his own home?" questioned Rogue.
"We don't know, but we've suffered greatly. My own husband was attacked." answered the woman.
"That's horrible. Isn't there anything we can do to help him?" spoke Amy.
She shook her head and led them into another portion of the house. On the bed laid the said man and they rushed to his side.
"There doesn't seem to be any wounds." said the echidna.
"He doesn't seem sick." spoke the girl hedgehog.
"What happened to him exactly?" inquired Starlight.
"Vampyria never leaves any wounds because he doesn't attack the body. He attacks the heart." responded Talu's mother.
"The heart?" The girl rabbit cocked her head to the side at the unfamiliar term.
"Choo." The chao copied her action.
"Maybe we should get Tails and Chris's opinion." said Cosmo's daughter.
"I'll send them the information." spoke Amy.
"It's quiet without them. I hope they're doing okay." said the boy as he stretched his arms.
"Of course they are. Still this 'Vampyria' and 'Dark Fire' is bothering me." spoke the two-tailed fox.
The ship alerted them of an incoming message and they displayed it on the screen.
"What's wrong?" asked Chris.
"Remember the village we found. Vampyria has been attacking the people, but not physically. Apparently he attacks the 'heart.'" replied the girl hedgehog.
"Attack the 'the heart?'" Tails didn't understand what Amy was talking about.
"We're sending you the readings of one of the victims." said the girl hedgehog.
"We got it. It appears that he's in a coma." spoke the boy.
"Coma?" Amy looked anxious now and the background seemed to get rowdier.
"Yes. The strange thing is that his readings are dwindling extremely quickly." said Chris.
"You mean he's going to die?" questioned the girl hedgehog.
"Very soon, but what I found strange was that he's healthy and fit. His readings don't give any indication of any problems. Even in a coma, it they provided him with the essentials, he shouldn't be withering this fast." answered the boy.
They heard talking in the background and the plant girl took over.
"They've been keeping him warm and feeding him watered nutrients, but they keep repeating that his body wasn't what was hurt." spoke Starlight.
"I can't say for sure what is causing it. It's like he's given up the will to live and so his body is not performing the necessary actions." said Chris.
"Chris. Back on that sand world we discovered a tablet talking about an object contained the power of will. What if it was those heart crystals?" spoke the two-tailed fox suddenly.
"That means this Vampyria is a Metarex collecting them from the villagers." said the boy.
"It deprives them of their will to live so their body starts shutting down." spoke Tails.
"Then the only way to help them is if we beat the Metarex." said Cosmo's daughter.
"You better hurry. The weather looks like it's getting worse." spoke the two-tailed fox.
"Got it." said the plant girl as she disconnected.
"Tails. Something's not right. If it were the Metarex, why didn't they just destroy the whole village?" spoke Chris.
"I'm not sure. It's like planet Hydro. The commander was an animal and she saved us." said Tails.
"They're not the same Metarex that's for sure. It kind of makes me feel bad that we're doing this." spoke the boy.
"But there's no other option. They'll end up destroying the galaxy. Even the universe." said the two-tailed fox.
"I guess you're right." spoke Chris.