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Last time on In the Dark…
For days, Sally, Amy, and Sonic have had no luck on finding the third Stone, so they turned to Dr. Eggman, hoping for some clue on its whereabouts. They got their answer, but not in the way they expected; an attack by Dark stirred up troubling memories for Sonic. One of the memories just happened to be Tails talking to Sonic about the Light Stones. Now, with the lead they needed, the friends can complete their search. Little do they know a troubling surprise is waiting for them. Go back and read Chapter 10 – Lost Memories to learn more about what happened or keep reading to find out more about their adventure!)
I hardly waited for Sally and Amy, I just ran straight to Tails's workshop, which was attached to his house. As I approached it, I could tell something was off. A flickering purple and black glow seemed to be coming from the upstairs windows. I decided to investigate. The front door was open slightly. I cautiously pushed it open the rest of the way and stepped inside.
"Hello?" I called into the dark house. A gust of wind blew past me, making the door slam shut. I cringed and shook my head.
The house was eerily quiet, but looked the same from when Tails was alive. I felt a pang of grief in my gut, knowing Tails will never see this place again.
"No," I thought. "This is no time to grieve now. You have a Stone to find."
"Or you could turn right around and go home," Dark replied. I'd almost forgotten he could hear my thoughts. "Why don't you get some rest?"
I ignored him and walked through the house toward the stairs. I could hear the floorboards on the second floor creaking. I wasn't alone.
As I walked up the steps, I could tell something very evil was present here. Dark seemed to be getting stronger with each step I took, though in small amounts. I wondered if I should turn back, but I decided against it. I reached the top of the stairs and opened the door. The purple and black glow seemed to have increased. Warily, I stepped in the room. What I saw shocked me.
A wavering, swirling purple and black hole no larger than I was stood in the center of the room. In front of it, coaxing it like it was a fire, knelt a Tails-like figure, except it was too rounded and…toy-like. My breath caught.
"Y-you!" I cried.
His head slowly turned. His eyes were white with only black pupils, and something that looked like an antenna with a red jewel on the end dangled from his forehead. He looked like a harmless doll. But that didn't last. When he saw me, his eyes turned completely black with tiny, glowing red dots as pupils, and his mouth spread into an oversized, evil grin, full of sharp teeth dripping blood. Tails Doll.
"Looking for this?" Tails Doll asked in a scary, quiet voice. He held out his clawed hand which held a faintly glowing dark orange Stone. It was darker in color than the other two, and I took that as a bad sign.
"What are you doing?" I growled. "Get out of here! You don't belong in Tails's house!"
Tails Doll cackled. "You think so? You surprise me, Dark. You haven't taken control yet."
"I've been waiting for you," I said, but it wasn't my voice. It was Dark's. Immediately, my hands flew to my mouth. Tails Doll cackled again.
"So, hedgehog," he said. "Where are your friends?"
"They're—" I looked around and realized they weren't with me. I hadn't waited for them. I felt anger rise in me, and my aura flared. "What did you do with them?!" I shouted.
Tails Doll smirked and snapped his fingers. Dark immediately attempted to take control, using more power than he ever had but I knew there was something holding him back. I screamed and clutched my head, falling to my knees again. This time, it was almost too much. My back arched and I screamed at the ceiling, my eyes open and completely white. Wisps of black smoke flew from my body towards the strange black hole/portal thing, but it wasn't Dark this time. It was like my anger had turned into a type of gas and was now going into…no, fueling the portal. It grew bigger and brighter and Tails Doll laughed maniacally.
Downstairs, I heard the front door open and two girls' voices calling my name. I stopped shouting and tried to break away or to calm down or something, but I could do nothing. As the portal continued to grow, I felt like I was being pulled into it, like it was a vacuum. (Originally typed "like it was a bathroom." O.O)
Tails Doll laughed and stood. "So you want this Stone?" He held it up.
I opened one eye and glared at him, gritting my teeth.
He smirked and held his hand over his head, tilted his head back, opened his mouth, dropped the Stone into it, and swallowed.
"NO!" I cried. I could hear pounding footsteps on the stairs.
Tails Doll laughed and put one foot in the portal. "See you on the other side," he said, and disappeared into it. At the same time, I felt myself being dragged in and, finding it extremely hard to move, I couldn't stop myself. It was only when I was within inches of the portal when I could move freely, but the suction pulling me in was too much to overcome. By the time Sally and Amy got in the room, the lower part of my body was already inside it, the strands of smoke still attached to my body, trying to drag me in.
The girls wasted no time. Each of them grabbed one of my arms and attempted to pull me out. I tried to push myself out with my feet, but there was no foothold to push against. It was no use. (Silver, stop writing my story!) All three of us were dragged inside.
We all screamed. We tumbled through nothingness, seeing nothing but black. Seconds later, a light fast approached us and, when it was blinding, we landed on hard ground.
Once we were sure it was over, we all groaned. I sat up and quickly brushed off the invisible traces of the black smoke from my body. "That was so weird!"
Sally stood up and looked around. "Uh, Sonic?" she said. "I think you should see this."
I stood and looked around as well.
We were standing on a hill that overlooked the landscape. The sky was black and overcast with clouds the color of smoke, wicked-looking birds flying through it. There were no stars, no moon, and no sun. The bloodstained ground was littered with old bones, dead plants, and dead bodies. A lake near the base of the hill was blood-red. On the horizon sat a city, but it was ablaze and in ruins. Perhaps the scariest of all was the voices that whispered all around us.
"Can you feel the sunshine?"
"Where is your God now?"
"I am god!"
They sent shivers down my spine. The atmosphere of the place was filled with fear, depression, anger, and madness. Dark seemed to be soaking it all in, welcoming it. I didn't like it one bit. It was like we had entered an entirely new dimension, which I suspected is what happened. An old, rotting wood sign stood crooked on its post on the hilltop, a crow with a skull for a head sitting on top of it. The sign read in dripping, red letters;
"Welcome to Exe."
The line below it, written in smaller letters, said;
"Prepare to die."
"I-I don't like this, Sonic," Amy stuttered, seeming to cower a little in her boots. "I wanna go home."
"Unfortunately, I don't think that's an option," I said. "At least, not yet."
Sally looked at me. "What happened back there? Did you find the Stone?"
"Yeah, I found it," I said. "But I can't get it."
"Why not?"
"Tails Doll had it. And he swallowed it."
Sally gasped, then frowned. "That…complicates things."
"Not only that, but the next time Dark decides to attack me, I don't think I'll be able to hold him off. He loves this place."
"What was happening to you back there?" Amy asked me, frowning.
I didn't look at either of them. "That portal was weak when I got there. TD found a way to anger me and used my rage to fuel it. Then we got sucked in."
Amy frowned. "Is there a way to get back?"
I looked up at the sky where we had seemingly dropped out of, but it was as dreary as the rest of the place. "We could use Chaos Control to open a portal, but I have a feeling it's not going to work like that here. We're in entirely different dimension. Things are bound to be different."
"So what do we do?"
"Easy," I said. "We find Tails Doll, rip him open, take the Stone, and get the heck out of here."
Sally cringed at my choice of words. "So I guess we'll find him…"
I pointed across the vast field of bones and blood ahead of us to the burning city. "There. Let's go." I started down the hill, quickly followed by Sally, then Amy, and began our journey through Exe, the disturbing world of Creepy Pasta.
(I actually finished this the same day as the last chapter, and I started it several hours after posting the last one, but I was too distracted watching Star Wars II to proofread it, so I'm posting it this morning…or afternoon or evening, depending on where you are.
This idea and pretty much the whole chapter is credit to Guest reviewer RobinsInTheSkye, but the whole having Tails Doll have the Stone thing was originally aquayzer777's idea and was added onto by RobinsInTheSkye. Hope you all like this. I know it's getting more and more grotesque, but hey, it's my story. You don't like it, stop reading and DON'T find out what happens and if they get out of Exe. So PLEASE review, follow, favorite, eat bananas, whatever you want to do. Stay tuned for more!
Nerdy girl out. Peace!)
~SonicTheHedgehog-Nerd