I'm back everyone with Chapter 5! By the way, I was asked if Sonic and Amy were a couple in the anime series. Although they do not become a couple, they do show romantic interests to each other in the anime and they do really like each other in Sonic Boom. Anyway, this chapter will have a surprise twist so enough talking and let's continue the story.
Chapter 5: Power and Betrayed
Acorn Mall- Night
It was eerily quiet outside Acorn Mall. Sonic, Shadow, Carson, and Hugo slowly made their way outside; looking for the generators. Once they stepped outside, Knuckles closed the door and stood on the other side to keep guard and wait for the four to return. Sonic, Shadow, Carson, and Hugo looked around the area; it was pitch black and quiet, to quiet.
"Okay, where are the generators?" Carson asked quietly. Sonic looked at the map and found the directions.
"The map says the generators are around the corner of Macy's." Sonic whispered to the trio.
"Alright let's go." Shadow whispered as well. The four made their around the mall slowly with Carson and Hugo checking around for any zombie hedgehogs. So far, they were doing great for the moment. Once they turned the corner, they found the garage with the generators inside. They quietly made their way to the garage door, hoping not to attract any noise. When they arrived to the door, they noticed the door was locked.
"Damn, the door is locked!" Hugo said in a low voice.
"How are we going to get in?" Shadow whispered.
"Don't worry, I got it." Carson quietly said. He released his claws and used on of his fingers to open the lock. Hugo, Sonic, and Shadow kept watch while Carson tried to open the lock. After a few struggles, Carson heard music to his ears; the lock clicked and opened.
"Yes!" Carson quietly cheered. Sonic, Shadow, and Hugo smiled as Carson slowly open the garage doors.
"Okay, leave the doors open and keep watch Shadow and Hugo." Sonic said to the pair. Shadow and Hugo nodded in agreement and stood by the doors. Sonic and Carson found the generators and quickly flip switches in order to bring the power back. After a few minutes, Sonic found the main switch and the lights in the garage turned on; the power was back on.
"Hell yeah!" Sonic said. Carson high-fived Sonic and the two made their way back to the entrance. Back at the entrance, Shadow and Hugo kept watch as the power was back on. The two let out a sigh of relief as Sonic and Carson came back to the duo.
"Alright Sonic, you did it." Hugo happily said.
"Good job Faker!" Shadow jokingly said.
"You got to stop saying faker." Carson said. Sonic rolled his eyes and smiled.
"Okay, let's get back to the others." Sonic quietly said. The trio agreed and slowly closed the garage door. When the door was closed, the four heard a rustling sound in the darkness. Carson and Shadow held up their bats as the sound grew closer. The rustling sound turned into small steps; as if something was running towards them.
"You guys hear that?" Shadow whispered. Sonic nodded and held up his hockey stick with Hugo doing the same. They held their bats and sticks tight as the steps came closer to the quartet.
"Get ready." Sonic said. The steps finally came to a stop and the four saw the source; a puppy. The puppy had white fur with a brown spot on its left eye, torso, and tail. The puppy happily yelped at the four heroes.
"Hey a puppy!" Hugo happily said.
"What's it doing out here?" Shadow asked.
"I don't know." Sonic replied. The puppy happily looked at the quartet and sat down at his spot.
"I think he's friendly." Carson said. "Come here buddy." Carson said kneeling. The puppy ran up to Carson and happily licked his face. Carson chuckled at the puppy with Sonic, Shadow, and Hugo rolling their eyes and smiling. The three petted the puppy as well.
"Does he have a name?" Shadow asked Carson. Sonic looked and found a nametag on his collar. He grabbed the nametag and learned the puppy's name.
"His name is Joey!" Sonic said. The puppy gave a little bark as a response. The four chuckled and petted their new puppy. The puppy, however, began to bark at the darkness. The quartet were surprised at their puppy.
"What's wrong Joey?" Carson asked. The puppy continue to bark as more rustling was coming from the darkness. The four took notice and held up their bats and sticks, ready to fight. Carson grabbed the puppy as the rustling came closer. Then all of a sudden, the rustling stopped right in front of the four.
"What the hell was that?" Hugo whispered.
"I don't know." Shadow quietly replied. Sonic looked into the darkness but found nothing. All of sudden, the garage door busted open and out came their answer; a hellhound. The hellhound eyed Sonic, Shadow, Carson, and Hugo; ready to feast.
"Oh my…" Shadow could not finish.
"Run!" Sonic shouted. The four immediately ran as the hellhound followed close behind. The noise also caught the zombie hedgehogs' attention and they immediately followed Sonic, Shadow, Hugo, and Carson with the puppy. The four turned the corner and found the entrance to JC Penny's, where Knuckles, Tails, and Silver guarding the doors.
"I see the entrance!" Shadow shouted. The hellhound roared right behind the four heroes.
"What the hell is that thing?" Sonic shouted still running.
"A Hellhound!" Carson also shouted, carrying the puppy in his arms. The two hedgehogs heard Carson, but did not stop to ask questions. They saw Knuckles, Tails, and Silver opening the doors, telling them to hurry up. Sonic and Shadow made it just in time, but Carson and Hugo stopped right before they entered.
"Carson, I got an idea!" Hugo said. The zombie hedgehogs and the hellhound were quickly closing in on the duo. Hugo whispered something in Carson's ear and Carson gave him a big smile in response.
"Alright, let's do it!" Carson said. He put the puppy down and the puppy ran towards the entrance, Sonic picked him up and watch what Carson and Hugo were about to do.
"What are they doing?" Knuckles said worriedly.
"I don't know." Sonic answered. It was then Sonic noticed that Hugo grabbed a propane tank and stuck a flare in the valve. Hugo open the valve, lit the flare, and threw the tank towards the hellhound and zombies. The tank landed in the middle of the horde, right next to the hellhound. At the same time, Carson used his pyrokinetic powers to create a huge fireball.
"Carson now!" Hugo shouted throwing the tank. Carson immediately threw the fireball at the zombie hedgehogs. Carson and Hugo immediately ran towards the entrance doors. Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, Shadow, and Silver witness the events and knew what was going to happen next.
"Duck!" Tails shouted. Carson and Hugo made it just in time before the doors were closed. The boys immediately duck as the fireball struck the propane tank.
BOOM was the sound that was heard throughout the mall. The boom was loud enough for Amy, Cream, Rouge, Blaze, and Shade to hear from the food court. The five girls ran towards the JC Penny entrance and saw a huge explosion from the doors. They also saw the boys ducking from the explosion and the girls ducked as well. The sound soon died down and it slowly became quiet again. Sonic slowly looked up from his position and saw the aftermath of the explosion.
"Holy shit!" Sonic said getting up. Knuckles, Tails, Shadow, and Silver soon got up as well. Carson and Hugo got up and cheered at their work.
"Hell Yeah!" Carson excitedly shouted.
"That's how we do it!" Hugo said fist-bumping Carson.
"That was a crazy thing you did guys." Shadow said. Carson and Hugo laughed at their work. Silver looked over and saw the girls still in their ducking position. Knuckles and Tails also saw this and walked over to the girls.
"You can get up now ladies." Knuckles said to the girls. The girls looked up to a smiling Knuckles, Tails, and Silver. The three helped the girls up and walked over to a still cheering Carson and Hugo. Sonic and Shadow smiled at their antics.
"Alright enough celebrating, let's check out the damage." Sonic said. Carson and Hugo stopped cheering and nodded in agreement. The four, along with Knuckles, Tails, Silver, the girls and the puppy, stepped outside and saw the destruction. There were zombie body parts everywhere, small fires still burning, and the hellhound was split in half; instantly dying from the explosion. The team was amazed by the destruction Carson and Hugo caused.
"Wow!" Rouge said amazed. Cream was amazed as well, until she saw the puppy playing with her tail. She giggled as the puppy continued to play with her. Tails smiled at Cream and the puppy; maybe Cream found a new friend. Amy, Rouge, Blaze, and Shade also saw the puppy and immediately fell in love with him.
"Aww, who's this little guy?" Amy said petting the puppy.
"We found him outside. His name is Joey." Hugo said to the girls. The girls loved the name and noticed Cream playing with him. The boys smiled before hearing more growling in the distance. Shadow took notice and spoke up to the team.
"Come on guys, let's get back inside." Shadow said. The team nodded in agreement and made their way back inside the mall. Once inside and locking the doors, the team headed back to the food court with cream holding the puppy. Tails smiled as sat down next to his girlfriend and petted the puppy.
"I guess you found a new friend." Tails said.
"He may not be Cheese, but I won't let him die." Cream said petting her new friend. The others gather in a circle in order to talk. Sonic had one thing in his mind and that relates to Carson's statement earlier. Sonic looked at Carson and finally spoke up so the team can hear as well.
"Carson, how did you know about that thing?" Sonic asked. The team listened intently as Carson spoke.
"You mean the hellhound. I finally know how Eggman unleashed the dead." Carson began to speak. "50 years ago, my grandfather was a scientist and while working on one day he met a voodoo priest. The priest was using dark magic to bring his beloved wife back to life. The spell worked, but at the price of bringing the first zombie outbreak. The priest was consumed by the dark magic and unleashed the dead and the hellhounds onto Earth. My grandfather, who also study ancient magic, cast a spell that trapped the priest and his evil magic in a book. The spell also sent the book into space, never to be seen or heard again." Carson finished.
"Oh my god." Blaze said. The team was shocked at Carson's words, finally realizing that the book must've landed back on Earth for Eggman to find. The team was not angry at Carson, but thankful that they know the truth. The team remained quiet until Blaze found her words and spoke again.
"Now that we know the truth, how do we stop Eggman?" Blaze asked.
"I'm not sure. My grandfather didn't tell me." Carson said.
"Well we have to figure it out or we'll end up six feet under." Knuckles announced.
"Yeah, but in the meantime let's call it a night." Silver said. The team agreed with Silver and headed for bed. Sonic, Silver and Carson were next to keep watch and the others slept. Once everyone was asleep, Sonic, Silver and Carson talked to each other about their situation. They talked until Silver spoked to his friends.
"You think we can stop Eggman guys?" Silver asked.
"I don't know buddy." Carson said. The two waited for Sonic, who was deep in thought. After a few moments, Sonic looked back at his friends and finally spoke.
"We will stop Eggman and those zombie freaks. No matter what!" Sonic said staring out through the doors. The zombie hedgehogs continued to find a way inside the mall. Silver and Carson stood next to him, knowing that Sonic is right. Even if it means death for the team, Team Sonic will stop Eggman and his zombie hedgehogs.
Back on the island, Dr. Eggman and his three robots were watching from his monitors. Ever since unleashing the dead, Eggman has been watching nonstop for any signs of Sonic and his friends. He was becoming obsessed of trying to find and destroy Sonic. So far, his zombie hedgehogs have been doing a great job taking over Station Square and he even released the hellhounds thanks to another incantation from the book. But on this night, Eggman was about to witness something about the book and the dead.
"Where is that annoying hedgehog and his friends?" Eggman said watching his monitors. Bocoe, Decoe, and Bokkun watched Eggman obsessively searching for Team Sonic.
"He must either be dead or still out there." Bocoe said. Eggman whacked on the side of his head.
"Of course he's still alive you dumbass." Eggman replied sternly.
"You better watch your mouth!" Decoe said to his fellow robot.
"Sorry." Bocoe announced.
"You should take a break Doctor." Bokkun spoke up.
"Not until I find that hedgehog!" Eggman said turning back to the screen. Unknown to Eggman, one of his zombie hedgehogs made its way inside the base. Once inside, the zombie hedgehog growled at Eggman and stared at him. His three robots noticed the zombie and tapped Eggman's shoulder to get his attention.
"Look doctor." Bokkun said. The zombie hedgehog stared at Eggman.
"Get back outside! You have a damn job to do!" Eggman said sternly at the zombie hedgehog. The zombie continued to stare at Eggman.
"Decoe, take him back outside." Eggman said to Decoe.
"Yes doctor. Come on let's go." Decoe said grabbing the zombie hedgehog. Suddenly, the zombie hedgehog aggressively threw Decoe down on the ground and stared back at Eggman, this time with intensity.
"What the hell? Bocoe, you get rid of him." Eggman said to Bocoe. Bocoe looked back at the zombie nervously and eventually listen to Eggman.
"Yes doctor." Bocoe said nervously. He nervously made his way to the zombie and, like Decoe, was aggressively throw down on the floor. The zombie hedgehog looked up and immediately attacked Eggman. Eggman held the zombie hedgehog back; trying to get away from it. Bocoe and Decoe got back up and helped Eggman get away from the zombie hedgehog. They finally pulled the zombie hedgehog away and threw it on the ground.
"What's is going on?" Eggman said in shock, holding on to the book tightly. Just then, more zombie hedgehogs began to break through Eggman's secured doors. Eggman and his three robots ran to another secured room; trying to protect themselves from the zombie hedgehogs. They made it just in time with the zombie hedgehogs trying to break in.
"What is happening?" Bokkun asked scared. Eggman opened the book; hoping to find any answers. After a few moments, Eggman could not find any answers as he heard the zombie hedgehogs continuing to break in. His three robots huddled in fear and Eggman just stood in fear and confusion.
"Why?" Eggman yelled in fear and confusion.
Eggman has been betrayed. What will happen in Chapter 5?