(YOUR P.O.V)

My eyes still tightly closed, I coughed and gaged as thick liquid flood my nose, mouth and lungs.
   With another horrific cough lifted my head up slightly my nose and mouth were relieved of the bitter taste once I spit the rest out.
   The rest of my body was submerged  in I guess the warm liquid.
  I breathed heavily finally getting the guts to open my eyes.
   I was surround by a dark red pool that bleed and stained my clothing as I just floated there.
  The shadows  of a twisted jungle surrounded me acting as a border to the overly sized pool.
  I decided to make an effort to swim toward the swamp shore only to get yanked back on the ankle by the sound of metal.
  I kept pulling on the metal but made no progress.
  I glanced back to where I was being pulled.
  The red liquid was so thick I could even see what only inches below the surface.
   That's when my senses finally kicked in the scent of rot and spoiled meat burned my nostril hairs, that's when I noticed the dead carcasses floating within the liquid.
   My eyes widened with utter shock that I was swimming in a swamp of blood.
  From disgust my stomach began to churn and I had to use my bloody hand to cover my mouth from puking.
   I looked back toward the border the shadows of the jungle danced from the soft breeze and the rustles of the leaves hunted me as a vulture with pulsing red eyes landed on one of the branches.
   There was one then three, then 10 surrounding me.
   A couple others picked the flesh off the bones of the carcasses.
  I drew my attention toward the sky where another vulture flew in the light of  the bloody moon with an ear piercing call.
  I squinted looking around as the call rang in my ears.
  Suddenly through the rustling of the trees I heard crunching footsteps and distant voices.
  Out of survival instincts I ducked my head under the surface and held my breath.
  The blood muffled my hearing and stung my nose once again but I blocked out the pain trying to zoom on the voices that barely made it in range.
  "She was just here...." a deep demonic voice that somehow sounded like a twisted sonic growled deeply.
  "Maybe she drowned..." another familiar high pitched voice crawled into my ear.
   "Then that wouldn't be good for you now would it?"
  My eyes darted back and froth as my lunges screamed and burned for air.
I continued to bob there, the blood was too thick for me to see anything until I decided to feel for the chain instead.
   I snaked my head down my leg and to a cold metal chain that was wrapped around my ankle still zoomed on the conversation above the surface.
    "No..."
"Do you think I'm stupid? I was just here and made sure her head was at the surface ......she must be playing hide and seek with me as the seeker..."
  My eyes widened at the thought of whoever that was jumping in this pool and getting ahold of me.
  Who knows what he'll do to me...

I gripped the chain with both hands and pulled aggressively, it wouldn't budge.
   Feeling light headed I looked back to the surface, the moon dimly shined upon it.
   Finally my lungs couldn't take it anymore and I swam back to the surface gasping for air and coughing with aching relief.
   "There she is..."
I patted my hands through the blood looking around for the source of the voice before looking toward the bank line and seeing two shadow outlines with the same eyes as the vultures.
  The one on the right had his hands on his hips tapping his foot with the outline of sonic the hedgehog while the shadow on the left, was smaller just stood there in a natural position as his Tails slowly curled and swayed in the air.
  I could only make out small patches of white around the whiskers, belly and gloves.
  The shadow on the left only had White around the hands but even that was faded so I knew the gloves were dirty and possibly stained with blood.
   "Get Knux....he'll get her out..." the demonic sonic shadow crossed his arms but continued tapping his foot.
   " and make it quick!" He growled and with that the smaller shadow ran back into the dark jungle with rustle sounds following him.
   "You have a puzzled look on your face...why is that?" The deep voice rang in my ears with multiple layers.
   I wanted to speak but it seemed as if the blood that got in my mouth and into my throat had sealed it shut.
   "What? Blaze got your tongue?" The voice chuckled evilly.

I frowned deeply bobbing on the surface of the blood and like I hadn't talked in years my voice sounded raspy,scratchy and unclear.
   "Why am I here?"
"Why do you think?" The voice snapped his foot tapping faster.
  "I don't know I just played some stupid twisted, sick game and now I'm here.." I coughed up blood that was still lodged in my throat.
"Let me guess this is a dream?"
The figure stepped closer to the bank kneeling on one and leaning in to where I could just stare and eat lost into his black, never ending maze, of eyes.
   "Does this look like your average nightmare? Or does this just look like a reality that you don't want to believe?"

Before I could answer rustles came from the dark shadow of a jungle with the smaller shadow and shape of Tails along with a larger shadow that looked like Knuckles.
    The larger shadow jumped into the swamp, diving beneath me and wobbled the chain as he went.
   The sonic I thought I knew got to his feet and smacked shadow Tails upside the head.
"Took you long enough."
Tails didn't say anything or even shed a tear, he just rubbed the side of his head with sorrow making my anger boil.
   "Leave him alone you bully!" I barked
Sonic slowly turned back toward me as knuckled surfaced next to me, his dark pink fur showed the patches of where he had be struck and abused, his eyes leaked of black liquid but he only stared at me for a minute, that was all I needed to see the pain and sorrow he was in.
  
Like a dog he pulled me to the bank where I was finally at sonic's feet.
  My clothes were drenched in blood and stuck to my skin, I coughed once more as I looked up to see an evil dark blue sonic peering down at me with menacing sharp smile. He was bigger than I thought he would be.
  Knuckles pulled me to my feet to where sonic and I were literally eye to eye maybe he was slightly shorter but not by much.
  His smile was faded now and a frown was drawn to his face.
   "You were saying?" He snapped.
I glanced toward Tails who no longer was running his head but stared at his feet .
Tails was completely black besides his thick whiskers, belly marking, the tips of his tails and his gloves.
  I frowned and turned back toward sonic.
"I said-"
His red eyes burned into mine as he raised an eyebrow and I could see  Knuckles out of the corner of my eye staring in horror.
    I guessed it wouldn't be smart to be offense or defensive at the moment.
   "I said nothing..." I sighed in defeat.
"That's what I thought....I would never disrespect a God..." he continued tapping his foot until he turned around and turned his head toward tails .
  "Get her to your place....tell her the rules  and how she will be leaving in her new home....I expect to see the three of you at my doorstep ready to work by sunrise....is that clear?"
   Tails and Knuckles nodded in unison before sonic sped off through the jungle .
 
Tails didn't even bother to look at me as Knuckles dragged me along through the jungle until we came to a clear stone path lit by futuristic but rusted  street lamps.
  My feet slightly dragged behind me and blood dripped a trail.
   Tails lead the way down the stone path with Knuckles following him.
  I looked up the road to see a castle like mansion on the end of the road.
   Knuckles tugged on the chain almost tripping me but I turned my attention back to them and continued following.
   Our feet clicked along the stone pathway until we came to a dirt road and a little cottage  like house.
  The door was made of  broken wood and the walls were made of rough stone, the roof was sloppily made with straw and wood.
  Tails opened the door with a creak and on the inside was a cute little fire with a pair of bunk beds.
   Little flower pots were scattered along the windows signaling a little girl lived here and I guessed right.
   A little rabbit played with a little chao based doll and she looked almost like Tails when it came to color.
  
Knuckles dragged me inside and the little rabbit no other than Cream looked up at me.
    Tails sighed closing the door behind me  and sat on his wooden bunk bed.
  "I don't care which bed you have...I usually sleep on the roof anyway..." Knuckles spoke with utter grief making my heart sink And my mind run with pity.
  Knuckles undid my chain and threw it to the corner of the room.
   Cream walked over to me with a small limp with a smile to match and held her little doll up to me.
    "He's cute ." I smiled and petted her head feeling so sorry for all that sonic had done.
  
Cream just nodded and walked over to her little wooden table in front of the fire and continued playing.
   "She hasn't spoke since what happened to Cheese......." Tails spoken up stroking his right tail which was stretched out across his lap.
   "So don't expect much of anything from her......." he sighed with his left twitching.
   I looked over to knuckles who leaned against the stone wall tossing around an emerald with his eyes closed.
   With a soft cough I walked over to the bunk bed on my right and sat down having to duck my head slightly so I wouldn't hit my head.
   "Why are you guys letting him do this to you?" I asked trying not to let anger boil.
   "Do what? He's not doing anything wrong .....he loves us....." Tails sniffed knowing he can't trick himself.
    "This isn't love....." I growled
"It doesn't matter.......what does matter is that you need to follow the rules and don't get killed until Sega day....." Knuckles chimed in with his deep voice.
    "Sega day? What's that?"
"It's the day where Sonic chooses his goddess...." tails sniffed.
   "Hell no! He's turned into a monster!"
"(Y/n)! You must!" Tails raised his voice making Knuckles and cream look at me.
    "Everything will go back to normal and we won't be his slaves anymore!" Tails then lowered his voice
Leaning in slightly.
    "If you do...he'll do anything you say and you could ask to be set free..." there was nutter silence when he spoke those words.
  I had to think about it......

"What if I'm not chosen to be his goddess? Who else am I competing with?"

"If you're not chosen we will be his slaves forever! And if you fit the like what he didn't to me earlier you won't like what he'll do later. It will be 50 times worse.....plus you'll die .....and I wouldn't say you have  easy competition ....you're going against Sally and Amy .Exe the ones who know him best....."
   "Why can't they just set you guys free...." I raised an eyebrow
  
"We tried convincing them...but if everything goes back to normal then he won't love them anymore...." Knuckles chimed in once more but was back in his original pose with his eyes closed
   "Oh....."
"You have to save us (y/n) you're our only hope........."