Note: Welcome back to the Sonic Universe as our adventure continues! If 你 haven't read the first book -The Misadventures of a Wandering Soul- I strongly reccomend 你 do, but 你 don't NEED to in order to get what's going on. If 你 go to The Misadventures 粉丝 Fiction Spot, you'll get 更多 out of the story. But, 问题 are still to be answered. Are 你 ready for the 下一个 adventure? Where is Dr. Eggman, and what consequences are to be paid for Myzak's giving him the secret to Ultimate Life? There's no telling who'll 显示 up 下一个 as our misadventures continue.
3:54AM, Tuesday- Message received: If 你 are receiving this message, it means 你 have a chance to save the world. I mean it too! You're about to be killed! It wasn't supposed to end this way, I'm sure of it. You're our last hope! It's not what it seems! It's NEVER what it seems! -End of Message.
***
Exactly a week earlier...
“What do 你 mean, 'fired', Marcus?” Lil asked, arms folded across her chest. “You can't just get rid of me! This is the ONLY outlet for the DARKness! I'd be...I don't know.” She couldn't control the shaking in her voice.
“Look, Lil,” Police Captain Marcus Stotts shook his head, “we've been receiving complaints concerning past cases, you've never turned in the paper on time, and...other reasons.” The hawk stood and opened the door. “We've cleaned out your office. 你 can keep what's in the big box.”
“But my rent rate went up!” Lil brushed her white hair out of her golden eyes. She looked in the window. A black face stared back at her; a constant reminder of the curse. A tear ran down her cheek. “Oh well. Goodbye Captain Stotts.” She stood and walked out of the office, unsure of what just happened. Complains? Over her dead body!
She strode down the hall. Something was up. Stotts wouldn't just 火, 消防 her. It wasn't like him. Other reasons? Lil's thoughts sped at the speed of sound. She gritted her teeth. Was she a threat? She swore. He wouldn't just open up and talk about his feelings, so Lil would have to embrace the DARK side; get the info 由 stealing it. But how? Suddenly, she stopped in her tracks. 更多 DARK thoughts? “GAH!” She screamed. “I CAN'T BE THINKING THAT!!! Must control it! Must control it! Must control it!” She began to cry a little. Her job was her life! Now it was gone!
She went into her old office and just bawled. Now what? Without putting her DARK to rest, she'd easily be overtaken 由 it. “That's enough!” She shouted at herself. “No 更多 tears, please! You'll just have to 移动 on. There's gotta be another outlet for you, Lil girl. There's just gotta be one.”
***
“And that's how ya wrestle an anaconda...” Nigel Wingfoot, Rainforest Guide of the Mystic Ruins pinned down the gigantic snake. “Hope ya got it down, mate!” His Aussie accent made the young married couple laugh. His job was to give tours to newlyweds and whatnot. “Cassidy, would ya go get some Vegemite out of the cupboard, girl?”
“Sure thing, mate!” Cassidy hopped to the 舱, 小木屋 only a few feet away. When she opened the door, it wasn't a 鳄鱼 that jumped at her, but a robot! She quickly grabbed a boomerang from her pouch. The robot was too quick for her, launching its attack. Cassidy screamed. Then everything went black...
***
Later that evening...
“Chewchewchewchew!” Phoenix, Lil's golden chao with 火, 消防 wings, squealed sadly. She didn't like to see her owner so sad. Phoenix had brought over her toy ball, hoping that the cat would play.
“Sorry, Phoenix...” Lil glanced over the classifieds for the eighth time. “I can't play ball today...I'm looking for a job. Hmm...” Her eyes intensified. “The mall has some job openings. I might as well check there.”
All of a sudden, her senses sharpened. Fear and pain circulated all throughout her body. Horror passed. She closed her eyes and hugged Phoenix tightly. The flashback began. Her padre's blows. The bruises Tia Mariquita kissed. The same 问题 bounced in her mind. Why? The sudden pain from the hurt. The scars reopened. All of it was her fault somehow...
Then it was gone. The flashback ended. Lil shook with fear. She hadn't of had one of her childhood flashbacks in forever. Why now was it coming back? “Am I dying?” She asked. “What the heck is going on?”
The doorbell rang. “Strange,” she forced herself to get up, still holding Phoenix in her arms. “No one comes at this hour. Unless it's the landlord.” She inched her way slowly to the door. “Who is it?” She squeezed her chao tighter.
“It's Sky the Hedgehog.” replied a muffled voice from the opposite side of the door. “I saw your ad in the paper for a roommate.”
Lil let out a deep sigh of relief. For a second, her emotions had taken over. Now only that, but her wish for a different colored roommate would come true. The name Sky obviously meant that the hedgehog was blue. Color jealous for a second, Lil opened the door.
Instead of the blue hedgehog Lil expected stood a black one. Sky was shorter than she was, slender, petite-build with red eyes. She was dressed in black and red. “I was kicked out of my apartment!” Sky looked upset. While she talked, her short black-bobbed hair shook. “I know rent's high, but that's not why I was forced to leave! It's all over the papers! 'DARK discrimination!' All DARK citizens of Station Square are being moved to this side of town! I HATE IT!!”
“Yeah, I saw...” Lil put Phoenix down. “Maybe that's why I was fired from the Police force. The discrimination act put into use today. It's gonna cause a heap of trouble, let me tell you. The reason they came up with that was to lower crime rate, because DARK people happen to have a 45% 更多 chance of doing something illegal than others. But in fact, the most difficult cases have been those who aren't DARK at all! Anyone can commit a crime!” Lil forgot that she had been scared. “I was actually going to go job-hunt at the mall tomorrow, but this might complicate things.”
“I'll come with!” Sky cried in excitement. “I need a job too, because of the 'wages' 你 mentioned. I'm thinking if we 分裂, 拆分 50/50, we can pay off the rent.”
“Deal.” Lil replied, suddenly remembering that Sky was moving in. “The 列表 of rules and medical information is on the table. I'm going to bed.”
***
Guns blare. Screams. Her face is horrified. “Vector! Get back- ARGH!” She's shot somehow. Can't tell if she's dead 或者 not. Flashes. The sounds of knives slice the air. Blood. The crimson liquid is shed. Alarms sound off. Then-
Shadow awoke with a start and picked up his gun in a split-second. “Don't shoot!” came a feminine voice in the dark. Cold sweat ran down his face as he turned on the light. There stood Rouge holding a large mug over the coffee machine.
“What the hell are 你 doing here??” Shadow demanded. “I could've shot you!”
“I couldn't sleep, so I decided to make myself a latte.” Rouge didn't seem her usual self. “I have a...I don't know...a foreboding feeling. I'm scared, like there's something bad going to happen. I think it's connected to the fact that Dr. Eggman hasn't been spotted again for about a month. Maybe I'm just being silly.” She pressed the button on the machine. Coffee poured out into her large mug. The smell swirled up to greet her nose.
“I don't think it's funny in the least.” Shadow rubbed his eyes with one of his hands. “I had another one of those dreams when 你 walked in.” He set his gun down and sighed. “I share your foreboding. I have the feeling that a catastrophe is coming, but we won't be able to do anything about it.”
“Want some coffee?” Rouge asked, stirring her latte.
“Yes, please. Make it as black as 你 can.” Shadow replied, a little annoyed that they were straying off the subject. “The gravest of events so far is about to happen, Rouge. And mark my words, the tables have yet to turn on us.”
3:54AM, Tuesday- Message received: If 你 are receiving this message, it means 你 have a chance to save the world. I mean it too! You're about to be killed! It wasn't supposed to end this way, I'm sure of it. You're our last hope! It's not what it seems! It's NEVER what it seems! -End of Message.
***
Exactly a week earlier...
“What do 你 mean, 'fired', Marcus?” Lil asked, arms folded across her chest. “You can't just get rid of me! This is the ONLY outlet for the DARKness! I'd be...I don't know.” She couldn't control the shaking in her voice.
“Look, Lil,” Police Captain Marcus Stotts shook his head, “we've been receiving complaints concerning past cases, you've never turned in the paper on time, and...other reasons.” The hawk stood and opened the door. “We've cleaned out your office. 你 can keep what's in the big box.”
“But my rent rate went up!” Lil brushed her white hair out of her golden eyes. She looked in the window. A black face stared back at her; a constant reminder of the curse. A tear ran down her cheek. “Oh well. Goodbye Captain Stotts.” She stood and walked out of the office, unsure of what just happened. Complains? Over her dead body!
She strode down the hall. Something was up. Stotts wouldn't just 火, 消防 her. It wasn't like him. Other reasons? Lil's thoughts sped at the speed of sound. She gritted her teeth. Was she a threat? She swore. He wouldn't just open up and talk about his feelings, so Lil would have to embrace the DARK side; get the info 由 stealing it. But how? Suddenly, she stopped in her tracks. 更多 DARK thoughts? “GAH!” She screamed. “I CAN'T BE THINKING THAT!!! Must control it! Must control it! Must control it!” She began to cry a little. Her job was her life! Now it was gone!
She went into her old office and just bawled. Now what? Without putting her DARK to rest, she'd easily be overtaken 由 it. “That's enough!” She shouted at herself. “No 更多 tears, please! You'll just have to 移动 on. There's gotta be another outlet for you, Lil girl. There's just gotta be one.”
***
“And that's how ya wrestle an anaconda...” Nigel Wingfoot, Rainforest Guide of the Mystic Ruins pinned down the gigantic snake. “Hope ya got it down, mate!” His Aussie accent made the young married couple laugh. His job was to give tours to newlyweds and whatnot. “Cassidy, would ya go get some Vegemite out of the cupboard, girl?”
“Sure thing, mate!” Cassidy hopped to the 舱, 小木屋 only a few feet away. When she opened the door, it wasn't a 鳄鱼 that jumped at her, but a robot! She quickly grabbed a boomerang from her pouch. The robot was too quick for her, launching its attack. Cassidy screamed. Then everything went black...
***
Later that evening...
“Chewchewchewchew!” Phoenix, Lil's golden chao with 火, 消防 wings, squealed sadly. She didn't like to see her owner so sad. Phoenix had brought over her toy ball, hoping that the cat would play.
“Sorry, Phoenix...” Lil glanced over the classifieds for the eighth time. “I can't play ball today...I'm looking for a job. Hmm...” Her eyes intensified. “The mall has some job openings. I might as well check there.”
All of a sudden, her senses sharpened. Fear and pain circulated all throughout her body. Horror passed. She closed her eyes and hugged Phoenix tightly. The flashback began. Her padre's blows. The bruises Tia Mariquita kissed. The same 问题 bounced in her mind. Why? The sudden pain from the hurt. The scars reopened. All of it was her fault somehow...
Then it was gone. The flashback ended. Lil shook with fear. She hadn't of had one of her childhood flashbacks in forever. Why now was it coming back? “Am I dying?” She asked. “What the heck is going on?”
The doorbell rang. “Strange,” she forced herself to get up, still holding Phoenix in her arms. “No one comes at this hour. Unless it's the landlord.” She inched her way slowly to the door. “Who is it?” She squeezed her chao tighter.
“It's Sky the Hedgehog.” replied a muffled voice from the opposite side of the door. “I saw your ad in the paper for a roommate.”
Lil let out a deep sigh of relief. For a second, her emotions had taken over. Now only that, but her wish for a different colored roommate would come true. The name Sky obviously meant that the hedgehog was blue. Color jealous for a second, Lil opened the door.
Instead of the blue hedgehog Lil expected stood a black one. Sky was shorter than she was, slender, petite-build with red eyes. She was dressed in black and red. “I was kicked out of my apartment!” Sky looked upset. While she talked, her short black-bobbed hair shook. “I know rent's high, but that's not why I was forced to leave! It's all over the papers! 'DARK discrimination!' All DARK citizens of Station Square are being moved to this side of town! I HATE IT!!”
“Yeah, I saw...” Lil put Phoenix down. “Maybe that's why I was fired from the Police force. The discrimination act put into use today. It's gonna cause a heap of trouble, let me tell you. The reason they came up with that was to lower crime rate, because DARK people happen to have a 45% 更多 chance of doing something illegal than others. But in fact, the most difficult cases have been those who aren't DARK at all! Anyone can commit a crime!” Lil forgot that she had been scared. “I was actually going to go job-hunt at the mall tomorrow, but this might complicate things.”
“I'll come with!” Sky cried in excitement. “I need a job too, because of the 'wages' 你 mentioned. I'm thinking if we 分裂, 拆分 50/50, we can pay off the rent.”
“Deal.” Lil replied, suddenly remembering that Sky was moving in. “The 列表 of rules and medical information is on the table. I'm going to bed.”
***
Guns blare. Screams. Her face is horrified. “Vector! Get back- ARGH!” She's shot somehow. Can't tell if she's dead 或者 not. Flashes. The sounds of knives slice the air. Blood. The crimson liquid is shed. Alarms sound off. Then-
Shadow awoke with a start and picked up his gun in a split-second. “Don't shoot!” came a feminine voice in the dark. Cold sweat ran down his face as he turned on the light. There stood Rouge holding a large mug over the coffee machine.
“What the hell are 你 doing here??” Shadow demanded. “I could've shot you!”
“I couldn't sleep, so I decided to make myself a latte.” Rouge didn't seem her usual self. “I have a...I don't know...a foreboding feeling. I'm scared, like there's something bad going to happen. I think it's connected to the fact that Dr. Eggman hasn't been spotted again for about a month. Maybe I'm just being silly.” She pressed the button on the machine. Coffee poured out into her large mug. The smell swirled up to greet her nose.
“I don't think it's funny in the least.” Shadow rubbed his eyes with one of his hands. “I had another one of those dreams when 你 walked in.” He set his gun down and sighed. “I share your foreboding. I have the feeling that a catastrophe is coming, but we won't be able to do anything about it.”
“Want some coffee?” Rouge asked, stirring her latte.
“Yes, please. Make it as black as 你 can.” Shadow replied, a little annoyed that they were straying off the subject. “The gravest of events so far is about to happen, Rouge. And mark my words, the tables have yet to turn on us.”
Hercul retired from he warrior status to live on as one of the dragon elders.
Hercul is a very wise dragon with knowledge that no other dragon seems to understand besides his grandson, Drakero. He can be intimidating upon site, but he is actually a kind man. He loves to light incenses in his house, but dislike the taste of cherries.
Despite his age, and not being as good as he was in his prime, Hercul can hold his own in a fight. Like his son Almaldo, and grandson, Drakero, Hercul is freakishly strong. He can bench press up to 20 tons.
(In other words, Hercul don't play)