Blackshade
Chapter 13: Sonic... Is A Vampire?
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Anyway, this is going to be a Sticks chapter!
Be excited be very excited ;)
October 28, 1986
"BOB! OPEN UP!" the owner yelled as Bob groaned on the couch.
"What do you want?" Bob said as he opened the door.
"I NEED you to pay the rent or else your out of this household!"
"Hold up I'm trying to get a job here" Bob motioned toward a newspaper.
"Where's Amy? She usually pays the rent while YOU spend it on alcohol!" the owner yelled causing several of the neighbors to stop and see what's going on.
"She left and now your leaving too, get out!" Bob yelled.
"I want the money by this Thursday NO EXCEPTIONS!" the owner said as he left.
Bob slammed the door and got himself a beer from the fridge, noticing that it was his last one.
"I need to find a way to make money before I run out of liquor, DAMN IT!" Bob slammed his fist on his table while he remembered his conversation with Sticks.
Suddenly he got an idea and grabbed his coat and headed out.
Sonic swifted through several stores, trying to get the finishing touches for the Ghouls Ball on Friday.
"I hate shopping" Sonic said as he stopped in front of Cyril's Bakery.
Sonic smiled at the memory, "this is where I met Amy."
A feeling of nostalgia struck Sonic as he walked into the bakery noticing a certain badger crying on one of the seats in the corner.
She seemed very down in the dumps as she had a piece of bread in her hand and coffee laying on the table.
Sonic walked toward the counter and ordered some bread as he noticed that Sticks was holding a piece of paper on her other hand.
It was a flyer... and it had Amy's picture on it with big bold MISSING letters on the top.
Sonic's heart suddenly dropped, remembering that it was him who took Amy away from her best friend.
"Where *choke* could *sniff* you be Amy... two months and I still haven't heard anything about you" Sticks had tears flowing down her cheeks causing Sonic to scratch the back of his head in sadness.
"Here's your bread" Cyril said as Sonic nodded and walked toward Sticks.
"Your Sticks right?" Sonic asked as Sticks looked up from the paper and began wiping her tears off.
"Um... yes... your that blue hedgehog. I recall my friend speaking of you"
"Is that your friend?" Sonic asked as he pointed at the paper.
Suddenly tears started falling from Sticks' eyes.
"Yes... it is... she went missing. I have no clue where she could be... have you seen her anywhere?" Sticks asked as she turned.
Sonic softly smiled at her as he sat down and took her hands, "No but I know she's okay"
"Huh?"
"She's alive, she's fine, she's healthy. I promise." Sonic smiled confidently as Sticks raised an eyebrow.
"How are you so positive?" Sticks asked.
"I don't know I just... have this feeling"
Sticks confusingly looked at Sonic.
After a last soft smile Sonic got up and headed out the bakery, leaving a confused Sticks behind.
"That was so weird" Sticks told herself as she kicked a petal.
She was headed toward Antoine's to tell him about her day at work and she was mostly excited to tell him about her encounter with Sonic.
"He sounded so sure of himself to the point that I believe him"
"I have a feeling he knows where Amy is.."
Suddenly Sticks felt odd, as if someone was right behind her, she heard crackling of leaves and turned around.
Nothing.
"Maybe the wind" Sticks said as she kept walking.
It was getting dark, especially since it was fall.
She was right next to the cemetery as she heard a noise behind her.
But before she reacted she felt a hand go to her mouth and began strangling her.
"MMMMMMMM" Sticks screamed and kicked as she turned around to see her predator.
"SHUT THE HELL UP YOU BRAT!" Bob yelled as he tried to take Sticks.
"What the hell are you doing!?"
"I need money, and since your the best looking teenage girl I could find. Men would love to buy you"
"ARE YOU TRYING TO PUT ME INTO PROSTITUTION!" Sticks yelled as she tried kicking Bob but to no avail.
"LET HER GO" someone yelled as Bob got hit in the head with a pan.
"Monsieur Depardieu?" Sticks asked as Antoine held a pan in his hand.
"Get in the house Sticks!" Antoine yelled as Sticks obliged.
"WHY YOU LITTLE!" Bob was interrupted by another wack with the pan on the head.
"You stupid old man! You will pay for this!" Bob yelled as he ran away.
Antoine walked back into his house and noticed Sticks leaning on the table.
"Sticks are you alright?"
"He was gonna sell me... for money... for his liquor! The one element that caused him to kill Amy's mother..."
"Sticks..."
"But DON'T think I'm gonna stay quiet like Amy! I know I promised her not to say anything but I can't keep quiet anymore!" Sticks yelled as she walked outside.
"Wait where are you going!?"
"TO THE AUTHORITIES! IT'S TIME BOB GETS TAUGHT A LESSON!" Sticks yelled as Antoine followed her.
At the police station Sticks walked in and yelled,
"I'd like to report someone!"
"Yes, please sit down" the female fox said as Sticks and Antoine sat down.
"What is your declaration"
"Bob Archambault, I want to report him for various cases!"
"Please state those cases"
"Assault, intent of kidnapping, domestic violence, and murder."
The fox looked up from her documents and looked at Sticks questioningly.
"Murder..." she asked causing Sticks to confidently nod.
"Please explain" the fox said as Sticks began ranting everything Bob has done since Amy was born, the fox listening intently as well as Antoine.
"Let me see if I can find his file" she said as she looked through her documents.
"Ahh yes Bob Archambault, his neighbors have called us for noise complaints, they would always say that it would sound as if he was harming someone"
"Yes, yes! That's him!" Sticks said as she looked at his picture.
"But where is this Amy you speak of?"
"She went missing right after she was told that he wasn't her real father so she went to go see him and he HIMSELF told me that he was the last one that was with her before she disappeared"
"This man also came one month ago to file a report on vampires, so I see where your coming from, and ever since the police have been keeping an eye on him and we had a feeling he wasn't good news but we didn't think it was this bad!"
"Maybe he had something to do with Amy Rose's disappearance" she stated thoughtfully. "And you say he tried to kidnap you just moments ago to put you into prostitution?"
"Yes, but if it was for this kind Monsieur here, I would've been a goner" Sticks said as Antoine nodded.
"So you witnessed this occur?" she asked him.
"Yes ma'm"
"And these documents do state that Angela Rose died on the same day you stated but here's another weird thing about that man, years ago someone filed a report against him for killing an individual named William Rose but since there was no evidence or any other witnesses, the case was dismissed."
Sticks and Antoine widened there eyes, "BOB KILLED AMY'S FATHER!?" they both said at the same time causing the fox to nod.
"I believe so, because the puzzles DO fit. He killed William, got together with Angela and her daughter Amy. Beat them, killed Angela. Mistreated Amy for the next couple of years and then all of a sudden Amy Rose goes missing and he so happened to be the last one with her"
"So are you gonna release the case!?" Sticks asked as the fox nodded.
"Yes, this case will immediately go into progress"
"YOU LITTLE WITCH, YOU RATTED ME OUT!" a mysterious voice said as the three turned and saw a fuming Bob at the end of the lobby.
"I COME HERE TO SEE IF THEY RELEASED A REPORT ON THE VAMPIRE WHO TOOK AMY AND I SEE THIS!"
Suddenly the fox got up as two police officers held Bob back.
"So you admit you did these things!" the fox said.
"Hell yeah I did! And I feel no regret!"
"You monster!" Sticks yelled while getting pulled back by Antoine.
"Then in that case we don't need to release a case, Bob Archambault, you are held under arrest for assault, intent of kidnapping, domestic violence, and murder! Take him away!" the fox yelled as Bob punched both the police officers and ran out the door.
"He's getting away!" Sticks yelled as she ran out the door as Antoine called her to not leave.
"GET BACK HERE AND FACE THE CONSEQUENCES FOR YOUR ACTIONS YOU COWARD!" Sticks yelled as she chased Bob down the street.
"Well it's true its ALL true I did all those things!" Bob yelled as he stood in the middle of the street.
"I did it all! I killed William! I did mistreat Amy and Angela! I did attempt to sell you and rape you! I did intend to rape Amy the night she disappeared! But I DEFINITELY didn't do one thing! I DIDN'T cause Amy to go missing! I don't know where could she be nor do I care! Cause in the end I'm superior and I'm stronger and nobody, not even the stupid government is going to stop me. I ain't facin' no freaken consequences"
Suddenly Bob pulled out a gun he took from the station and pointed it at his head.
Sticks gasped as she motioned to Bob that he shouldn't do it.
"I AM SUPERIOR!" Bob said as he pulled the trigger, causing his head to fall back and land on the floor.
"OH MY CHAOS!" Sticks yelled as she and the police officer ran toward Bob.
Bob had a creepy smile on his face and his eyes were wide eyed, the blood falling onto the street.
"NOOOO YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO ROT IN JAIL YOU IDIOT!" Sticks yelled as she pounded on the floor, tears falling from her eyes.
Suddenly Antoine appeared behind Sticks and hugged her, trying to comfort her.
"He was supposed to go to jail..." Sticks whispered as Antoine nodded and said.
"The police will take it from here, let's take you home" Antoine said.
"Can I stay at your place, I can't stand being alone another night" Sticks said as Antoine nodded leading them both to his house.
Sticks turned and noticed the police picking up his lifeless body.
"Don't worry..." Antoine said as Sticks turned.
"I'll make sure they don't bury him in MY cemetery" Antoine said as Sticks smiled.
Antoine gave Sticks some tea as she looked through Antoine's photo albums.
He knew it would be a good way to distract her.
"You've been to Egypt?" she asked.
"Yup, very fun trip if you ask me" Antoine said as he took a sip.
She put back the photo album and a painting hidden on the shelf fell.
"What's this?" she asked as she looked at the painting.
It was a young coyote who seemed to be Antoine throwing a thumbs up along with a blue hedgehog who seemed all too familiar.
"That's me and Sonic, that was the last painting they painted of us before the tragedy" Antoine said as Sticks observed the blue hedgehog.
This looks exactly like the blue hedgehog Amy's been talkin' about and the one who told me those things today.
Antoine put his tea cup down as he looked at Amy.
"What do you mean?"
"Today that blue hedgehog came up to me and told me that Amy was fine and he sounded so sure of it like if he knew where she was..." Sticks said as she explained the details of that afternoon Antoine listening intently.
"How would he know where she could be, wasn't she last seen with Bob"
"Yeah but Bob swore she was taken by a vampire so I don't know"
Suddenly Antoine's eyes widened, startling Sticks.
"Is something wrong Monsieur?"
"Are you POSITIVE that blue hedgehog you speak of looks exactly like that" Antoine said as he pointed at the painting"
"I swear for Amy that he does, he looks EXACTLY like him!" Sticks said as she kissed her hand, a habit she had whenever she sweared for something.
Antoine looked down at the portrait, the horrified expression still plasted on him.
"Sticks I'm going to tell you how Sonic died, but you have to PROMISE you will believe me"
"Why wouldn't I believe what you say?"
Antoine's eyes filled with tears.
"Because I spent my entire childhood telling my parents and Sonic's parents how he died, I told everyone and no one would believe me. Everyone just stayed with the statement that he was mawled by a cannibal or something. Nobody would believe me, that's why I never retold the story"
Sticks then grabbed Antoine's hands and said, "I'll believe you, no matter how odd it sounds"
Antoine looked at her and sighed,
"Sonic and I were playing races that day, we ran into this dark forest and Sonic being the curious person that he was went inside and I followed him and we ran into this ancient castle and walked inside. Sonic took his little tour around while I begged him not to continue. Suddenly he opened a door and we saw this big coffin. I begged Sonic not to open it but he didn't listen. And the thing that was in there was the most horrifying thing I've ever seen in my whole life. So we ran. I ran ahead cause I thought Sonic was behind me but when I finally noticed I was already out of the forest, so I had to go back to go get him but it was too late..."
"Too late?"
"Sticks..." Antoine looked into Sticks' eyes with sincerity, "Sonic died because he was bit... by a vampire..."
Sticks widened her eyes and reminded herself of everything that occurred.
"So... Bob wasn't lying? You think Amy was taken by..."
"I thought Sonic was dead, but if we put all these occurrences together, they do make a puzzle" Antoine said as Sticks looked at the portrait.
"Then if Sonic became a vampire, and took Amy... where could they be?" Sticks asked as Antoine got up and began packing his stuff.
"Wait what are you doing?" Sticks asked.
"I'm gonna do what I should have done 110 years ago" Antoine said as he packed his stuff.
"I'm going to go find Sonic by going back to that castle, and bring Amy back."
"Wait.. but!"
"I'm not the coward that I used to be I promised Sonic I would go back to that castle when I left him dead there and I'm going to keep that promise"
"And to think he was right under my nose... but I'M GOING WITH YOU! It could be dangerous and I want Amy back!" Sticks said as she stood up.
"No, you don't understand how dangerous it is"
"Which is why I'm going and your not gonna stop me! When do we leave!" Sticks asked.
"Next Friday we catch the next flight to Saint Veron, France. We are GOING to find Amy AND Sonic!"
MWAHAHAHAHHA CLIFFHANGER.
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