The VAUDE VI LLE

Chapter 2 Sonne

When is that chick coming? I'm getting tired of waiting!

Just be patient you idiot…she'll be here soon…

Hey! I'm not an idiot.

It shows from you're speech.

…Jackass.

Speaking of which, that girl interests me.

Who? Amy Rose?

Yeah…she likes the paranormal, does she not?

Yeah...so?

Well, lets welcome her with a beautiful greeting…

Haha! I like the way you think…

Amy arose in fear, sweat bouncing off her forehead as she arose. She ran her fingers through her hair, the panic soon melting away as soon as she heard her alarm clock turn on. She clicked it off, and turned her head to her open window, where she saw the night sky spread towards the graveyard, not too far off the distance. She shivered, the mere though of her entering that place gives her excitement.

And her chance in getting in there, is today.

She yawned and got up from her bed, her hands automatically moving to her closet, pulling out shirts and pants and other things. She got changed quickly, and snuck out of her home, closing the door with absolute caution. She held on the map courageously, her bravery leading her out to where Sally and Rouge were supposed to meet her. "Amy! You actually came!" shouted Rouge as she ran towards Amy.

Amy smiled, "There's no way I would miss this opportunity. I'll be the first on the school newspaper to write, 'DISCOVER MISSING STUDENTS! GIRL AWARDED FOR GOOD DEED!', and not that incessant Dave--"

"SO--You're planning to g o in there either way, right?" interrupted Rouge hastily. Amy's smile went away, "I…yeah…you're point?"

"Well…the thing is…" Rouge said, trying to pick her words carefully, "…what I'm trying to say…is…um…we're….too scared to go with you."

Amy's eyes widened in surprise; never once has Rouge admitted she was scared… "Oh…ok…well you guy's go ahead…"

Rouge sighed in relief and gave Amy a hug, and off Rouge and Sally went. Amy groaned, turning to the gates with great annoyance and excitement. Suddenly, a great force pushed her to the ground, making her land on the ground; she gasped, looking up at the gates that stood before her. "Damn gate…" she thought as she picked herself up and walked towards it again. "I have no time to be amazed on how I was pushed to the ground." she murmured. The gate easily opened, and revealed to her the many graves that sat inside, all aligned in perfect order. She pulled out her map; her eyes searched the map actively, and as she found where she was supposed to go, she walked on the lane that lead through the rows of tombstones. Amy looked down at the tombstones as she walked. How the adventure thrilled her--she, Amy Rose, first ever student to be calm and not afraid, walking through the dreaded graveyard. She looked back at her map again, and gagged. The size of the graveyard had to be the size of two football fields!

Amy's thoughts were interrupted as soon as she heard a creak. Amy ran over to where the sound could be, and approached a house, no…more like mansion! Amy stared amazingly up at it, the mere sight of it making her heart stop for a moment. She approached the house hurriedly, but as she reached the large doors, her excitement turned to doubt, "Crap…and I just got here too…well, no use just standing around…"

Before she could open the door, the door opened for her, the entrance widening with each second until the doors swayed open as far as they could. Amy entered within the house, the 'doubtful' feeling going away; she looked around, everything was as if it was burned. The delicate wallpaper torn off, and showing nothing but ash, the chandelier broken into little pieces on the ground, as if it had fallen off--Amy looked through ever detail of the place, but what her caught her eye was mostly the statue.

The statue featured two men, they're arms both extended to each other and they're legs intertwining, as if they were dancing on the spot. Amy awed, her steps approaching closer to the statue. "It looks so…real…" she said quietly, finally standing in front of it. Her hand reached for one of the men's cheeks, caressing it carefully as if it was made of glass. "So…beautiful…"

Suddenly, his eyes rolled from the back of his head and to the front where his eyes shown, his pale face turning warm. "I'm glad you feel that way, mademoiselle."

Amy released a scream, and as fell on her bottom, she froze in fear. Never had she experienced this type of fear before. Suddenly, he unleashed a laugh, the mere sing of his hand releasing a handful of bats flying through her face. The place grew dark, just as it did before when she stood in front of the gate. She saw hands grow from beneath the ground, grabbing ever part of her body that they can grab. She released a scream, and as she did, she heard, "Oh, calm your ass down, girlie."

The statue smiled, chuckling as he stepped off his statue pedestal. Amy looked over at the second figure, who looked as if he danced off it, and he sighed, hitting his partner softly on the shoulder, "You idiot. That's not what I meant by a welcome."

"Well, it was more fun that way." said the partner with a laugh. Amy analyzed the two of them with great detail. The idiot that scared her--his look intrigued her the most, but his personality needed work. His blue hair was spiked out, and his suit was truly astonishing. As if he had just come out of the 1900! His 'bat wings' hung out with no fail. She looked over to the other guy, his charms entrancing her; he wore the same thing, and he looked the same, except that his hair was black and he his eyes burned with red color. Amy blushed, yet began to feel the heat from her embarrassment; she stood up, walking towards them, "Just who the hell are you guys--pranksters!? You know this is closed off to the public--"

"Hold on…'pranksters'? For your information, you're the prankster!"

"Why would you say that?"

"Breaking into someone else's home--wow, you must be really cracked--"

"Hold on a minute! You're just changing the subject! And besides--this isn't you're home--"

"Actually…it is." mumbled the man with black hair; Amy paused, her mouth hanging open. "This…place…is yours!?" She looked around again, but then her astonishment turned to dust, "But…why are you living here if this placed is burned up?"

"Oh, its not burned up…" said the blue haired man, as he snapped his fingers, the whole house suddenly looked as though time was reversing itself; like the broken chandelier suddenly floated back up the ceiling, its pieces gluing themselves back together, and the burned wallpaper that was faded and burned away of color unleashed a full golden shade. The whole room suddenly looked brighter, and with much color. Amy stepped away, and fell again, not even bothering to stand up this time. The black haired man smiled, and offered her his hand. Amy blushed again, and took it, arising once more to her feet.

"There's a reason why you're here, Amy…" said the black haired man as he led her to another room. Amy continued to look around the restored home, "That's to look for those kids--"

"Those kids are not going to be found."

Amy's eyes widened, "…what…?"

The blue haired man approached her, "They're not real."

"What do you mean 'not real'!?"

"Its just as Sonic has said; the students that have gone missing are illusions. In fact, the life you lived in the other world was an illusion; a mind playing its tricks on its owner."

Amy looked back and forth between the two gentlemen, "W…What's that's supposed to mean?"

"My name is Shadow and this is my partner Sonic. We are eternally partners for life and our mission is to be released from our stone prison and take you back to the Underworld, where you will take your rightful place as the Sonne."