Blackshade
Chapter 18: Through the Streets of Saint Veran
OMG I'M SO SORRY I TOOK SO LONG!
School was STRESSFUL this week!
I had like 5000 tests its not even funny.
Shadow: STUPID PHYSICS GOT ME SCREWED UP
I KNOW RIGHT UGHHHHHHH, but let's get started cx
"Passports please?" a cat asked as a familiar badger and coyote handed her their passports.
"Verified" she said as she let them walk into the plane.
"Monsieur are you sure we'll find him there?" Sticks asked, suddenly feeling uneasy.
"I'm positive Sticks, dead or alive, we'll find him there"
"Alright if you say so"
After about a 2 hour flight the two finally arrived to Saint Veran. (A/N: I recommend you guys go on google maps and actually search for Saint Veran, France so you all can get an idea of how it looks xD it's MEGA beautiful. Yes my fellow readers, Saint Veran, France is a real place XD)
"That airplane food was disgusting! Who the heck do they think we are!?" Sticks complained as she threw her "yogurt" in the trash outside the airport.
She then looked up and her mouth opened at the beautiful sight.
The mountains were green, the flowers blooming in the November sunlight.
The village looked calm and peaceful, with everyone minding their own business.
"Wow! It's beautiful!" Sticks gasped.
She looked over at Antoine and noticed he was frowning.
"Is something wrong Monsieur?"
"Nothing Sticks, just feeling a bit of nostalgia that's all" Antoine smiled at her as Sticks smiled softly.
"So what now?" she asked awaiting a response from Antoine.
"We get settled, tomorrow afternoon we head into the woods" and with that they headed toward the hotel.
Sticks rang on the bell and awaited a response from the employee.
"Yes? Welcome to Hotel Alta Peyra! Name?"
"Antoine Depardieu"
"Ah yes, you asked for the 2 room order, here is your key" she gave him the keys and Sticks looked at him shockingly.
"Wow your prepared"
Antoine smiled as they both headed toward their separate rooms and set down their suitcase.
Suddenly Sticks heard a knock on the door.
"Hey Sticks, I was wondering if you'd like to come along for a walk? Maybe someone can give us clues about Sonic and Amy's location"
"I'm down!" Sticks yelled as she got a water bottle from her fridge and walked out the door.
"I would take a sweater if I were you" he said as Sticks obliged and they both headed out.
Once they stepped outside Sticks shivered uncontrollably.
"You were right about the sweater" she said as Antoine nodded.
"I should know because Sonic and I learned the hard way" Antoine laughed at the memory as Sticks stared in curiosity.
"Well then tell me, I love hearing your childhood stories!" Sticks said as they walked through the village.
"Well back when Sonic and I were six there was a festival held every November here. We both decided to go but were too lazy to get our sweaters so we didn't even enjoy the festival because we were complaining about the freezing cold temperature" Antoine and Sticks laughed.
Suddenly they noticed a conspiracy theorist trying to speak to people about something, a mom and a child running away from him.
"You two!" he yelled as he pointed at Sticks and Antoine.
They both jumped and stared at him.
"Have you two ever heard of the legendary vampire of Saint Veran?"
Suddenly they both stared in interest and walked up to the man.
"Vampire?" they both asked in unison.
"Yes, sometimes in the middle of the night I see it fly in the sky, heading toward I'll never know where. But it always comes back, always..."
"Do you happen to know how it looks?" Sticks asked.
"I can never see how it looks in appearance. I know, though, that it's a hedgehog, and it's very good looking. That's about it"
That doesn't help. Sticks thought.
"You two are the first ones who actually heard me out. Nobody listens to me when I tell them my observations. That's why I'm known as the loon of the village."
"Are you sure that's all you know?" Antoine asked.
The man looked at Antoine questioningly.
"You seem rather interested in this topic, why?"
Sticks and Antoine hesitated as they glanced at each other.
Then Antoine sighed and told the man what happened between him and Sonic 110 years ago.
The man listened with interest and scratched his head.
"Wow, sorry for your loss. Tell you what, since you two are the only ones who actually spent their time interacting with the village crazy. I'll let you know one more piece of information"
The man pointed over to the forest and said, "There is a legend that there once a girl named Fiona Fox who walked inside those very forests, and never came back again"
"Fiona Fox?" Antoine asked.
"Legend tells that she had a HORRIFYING life. She was a menace to the village. Although I don't know specific details, I do know that she was never seen again after stepping into those woods"
Sticks shivered at that thought and gulped, "You think that vampire you speak of could have had something to do with it?"
The man shrugged, "I wouldn't jump into conclusions, but at this point I do think that could've been the case"
Sticks and Antoine looked at each other and thanked the man.
They both walked on the hillside and looked at the forests the man had pointed at.
It was getting dark, which made the forests darker than usual.
"Look Sticks! Over there!" Antoine said as he pointed at the hills before the forest.
"Those are the hills Sonic and I raced on before walking into the forest"
"I don't even wanna know how you managed to SURVIVE walking into that forest! That Fiona Fox story was enough to give me the creeps"
Sticks walked on the edge of the hillside and heard a crack from the floor.
"Huh?" she said but couldn't react as the rock cracked and she slipped down the hill.
"STICKS!" Antoine said as he tried grabbing her, but ended up slipping as well.
They both screamed as they rolled down and then stopped at the end of the hill.
"Are you okay Monsieur?"
"I'm fine, how about you" Antoine asked but received no response.
"Sticks?" he asked but widened his eyes and opened his mouth at the realization that they were both right at the entrance of the forest.
"CRAP!" Sticks said as she tried to back away but was shocked at seeing that there was a girl running in the forests.
"Monsieur, do you see what I see?"
Antoine looked at the girl, she looked like a chipmunk and she was running straight ahead toward somewhere.
"Let's follow her!" Sticks said.
"STICKS NO!" Antoine said but it was too late, Sticks had already gone inside.
"Not again" Antoine groaned as he went after Sticks.
Sally walked through the forest as Scourge's plan had already been in motion.
Suddenly she felt shuffling behind her, she turned and noticed that two figures were following her.
Suddenly she felt fear and she began running toward Sonic's castle.
Sticks had noticed that she began running and began running as well, Antoine trailing behind.
"Master Scourge probably sent two of his little 'friends' to come chase me to make the scene look more believable!" Sally told herself as she ran ahead a little faster.
Sticks ran faster, trying to see where that chipmunk was headed.
Sally finally got out of the forest and noticed the castle a little up ahead.
It had coincidentally began to rain and thunder was heard from a distance.
She ran toward Sonic's door and banged on it.
"HELP!" she yelled, at this point, she truly was scared.
"SOMEBODY HELP PLEASE!"
Sticks noticed that the chipmunk had stepped out of the forest and turned and noticed that Antoine was trailing behind.
She looked at the end and looked back at Antoine and went towards him to help him leave the forest.
"SOMEBODY, ANYBODY! PLEASE OPEN THE DOOR!" Sally yelled as she turned to the forests praying Sonic would open up quickly.
"Does anybody hear that?" Knuckles asked as everyone at the dinner table as everyone perked their ears up and heard banging on the door.
"Sounds like someones at the door" Charmy said as Sonic and Amy confusingly glanced at each other.
"I'll get it!" Tails announced as he stood up from the table and headed toward the door.
Sally continued banging on the door as she turned and noticed that the two figures had gotten out of the forest.
Sticks looked at widened her eyes at the scene of the castle.
Antoine gasped as the memories of that day reminisced in his mind.
Sticks noticed the chipmunk looking right at them.
"There she is!"
"NO NO NO! Tell her not to get near that castle!" Antoine yelled.
"HEY GIRL DON'T OPEN THAT DOOR IT'S DANGEROUS!" Sticks yelled as she charged toward her.
Sally confusingly looked at Sticks, she seemed to be trying to communicate with her, but she couldn't hear a word she said.
"DON'T OPEN THAT DOOR!" Sticks yelled.
"Don't open that door?" Sally asked herself as she finally heard Sticks' word. "What's wrong with her?"
Suddenly Sally gasped, "Maybe Master Scourge wants to retreat the mission! But I already banged on the door" Sally put her hands over her mouth.
Suddenly the door opened and a certain yellow fox looked outside.
"Um, may I help you?" he asked Sally as Sticks and Antoine watched the scene before them.
"CRAP SHE OPENED THE DOOR!" Sticks yelled.
"IS SHE OUT OF HER MIND!? IS SHE TRYING TO GET HERSELF KILLED!?" Antoine yelled.
"Um, I... I'm a vampire from a separate kingdom... but my master abandoned me... and I have no where to go." Sally said as she fake cried and kneeled on the floor.
"I've heard Master Sonic is one of the most good hearted vampires in the whole world and I was wondering if he can provide me a home" Sally cried and mentally smacked herself.
I sound so freaken stupid right now...
Tails pitifully looked at her and patted her shoulder.
"Don't worry, let me go grab Master Sonic real quick. Stay here!" Tails said as he lightly shut he door.
"The hell is goin' on?" Sticks whispered and once she realized that the door was closed she and Antoine quickly ran towards Sally.
"Are you out of your mind?" Sticks whispered as she approached Sally.
"Look Master Scourge told me that I had to proceed with the mission and I'm just trying to complete my job. Now tell me, what was his reason for retreating it?" Sally asked as Sticks and Antoine stared at her as if she was crazy.
"Say what now?" Sticks asked.
"We're just trying to get you out of here Miss, this castle is extremely dangerous and I should know. I'll explain as we head back to the village." Antoine said as he motioned towards the village.
Now it was Sally's turn to be confused, suddenly she smelled a sudden odd odor and began sniffing towards Sticks and Antoine.
"Mortals!?" Sally yelled as she widened her eyes.
"Mortals?" Sticks repeated.
"Look, you guys need to get out of here! It's not safe!" Sally scolded.
"That's what I just said" Antoine said.
"No you don't understand, I'm not who you two think I am. Look, I appreciate you two trying to help but its too late for me! Leave before you two face the same fate I had to face!"
"What are you talking about?" Sticks asked but was interrupted as the castle door began opening.
The trio's eyes widened their eyes as they turned to see the door open slightly.
Sonic was looking away as he spoke to Tails about something and looked back and saw Sally.
"So Tails told me that you needed a home?"
Sally nervously nodded, still thinking about the mortals behind her.
Sonic fully opened the door and was about to say something but looked behind her and saw the all too familiar badger and an elderly coyote standing before them.
Antoine and Sticks widened their eyes as they saw Sonic.
"SONIC!?" Antoine yelled as he looked at Sonic.
Sonic bopped his head to a side and narrowed his eyes as he inspected the elderly coyote.
Suddenly his eyes widened and tears began forming in his eyes.
"Antoine..."
MUAHAHAHAHAAHAH CLIFFHANGER!
When the three plots collide!
Shadow: Holy Flab this is getting good...
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Stay tuned for The Big Revelation of Blackshade!