corrupted master emerald

bandages

jet stares at me shocked, he recognized the voice. he lowers his tone "sally?!" "yes!" i clear my throat and speak "sally." "ahh! amy! howzit goin?" she sounded happy, excited. there was a light in her voice "sally you need to come back... something's.. happened." there was a pause "hm? what do ya mean?" "sonic is.. missing.. as well as knuckles. emerald hill is in utter chaos because bodies are being found. you have to come back. we need your help!" another pause. then she spoke, the light in her voice was gone "sonic..? missing?!" i open my mouth to speak but she hangs up. "well there goes our chances, maybe she'll actually come." jet sighs and his phone starts buzzing "oh-!" he pulls out his phone and pressed the speaker button "wave?" "hey lil' dude. uh, bad news. more bodies were found, this time they're worse. they're completely unrecognizable, faces torn off, limbs ripped off, stomach and chest wounds." i speak up "how many bodies? 4? 3? we need an estimate." i hear her breath shake "amy.. fuck, if i knew you were with jet i would've never called. uhm." i stare at jet "it's- fine. just tell us" i could hear that she was hesitant to speak, then i heard rouge in the background and wave replying to her. "okay, uh. there's roughly around 24 bodies, they all look... disgusting. it's a huge pile, like a pile of mangled flesh and skin." jet gulps and walks off with his phone, he sits on a bench in the long hallway and starts talking about their next steps, i run back into the room tails was in and i grab a clipboard with an empty sheet of paper "h-hey! i need that!" "i'll return it later!" i run back out and sit next to jet. i get ready to write "wave, ask rouge how many bodies in total. like ever since this started happening." "alright, rouge-" they start talking in the background and i hear a list of smart words being brought up "she said 133, the government is starting to take notice and is shutting down all transportation" '133 bodies' i write down "and the injuries?" "really bad. all of the bodies have abdomen wounds and limbs ripped off. bite marks everywhere and huge chunks of flesh missing-" i cut her off "wait. bite marks? chunks of flesh?" i write 'bite marks, missing chunks of flesh, abdomen injuries' jet looks at me with realization "the perpetrator is.. eating them!" we both gasp and i write down 'CANNIBAL' i pull out my phone to dial shadow and remember what happened. as i put the phone away me and jet hear noises coming from wave's line "wave?" "FUCK- jet, amy, i gotta go. something... happened! jet. before i hang up please remember, no matter what happens i'll always-" the phone cuts out. i look up at jet and he looked, horrified. "jet.." i go to place my hand on his shoulder but he slaps it away. he gets up and walks away. i sigh and go back into the room "amy? you're back again?" tails was placing a bandage on blaze's neck, i immediately look away as i couldn't stand to stare at her bandage covered body. "it's okay, i'm already done." i hear him cover her with the same cloth from before "she's all bandaged up. she's missing some organs but otherwise her body should preserve just fine. we'll have time for a funeral." i feel a lump in my throat start to form "thank you... tails..." i turned back around and walk over to tails, who looked sick. "tails?" he pushed me aside and bolts for the trash can, he threw up. "g-gosh... there was so much blood and ripped flesh! it's was so disgusting" he falls onto his knees and sits besides the trash while crying. i sit on a chair without saying a word "s-sorry... forgot you were grieving.." then someone bursts in through the doors "sally?! what- how did you get here so fast?! it's been like 6 minutes since i called you!" she runs up to me "tell me EVERYTHING." she looks around and notices the body on the table "who-" "blaze." tails said as he gets up and walks over to us "oh.. amy i'm so sorry.." she hugs me and i hug back "so you want to know everything that's happened?" "yes." i let out a long sigh "sit down."

shadow's pov

i wander around angel island and it's bloody forests, searching for any sign that knuckles could be here. my ear flicks as i hear a thud behind me "wh-" i turn around and see a giant figure towering over me, pink eyes were all i could see from the figure. i focus my eyes and it was.. "knuckles?!" i tried to remain calm but i felt tears forming "oh thank the stars, i thought you-" as i was hugging him, i felt his body. before he went missing, whenever i hugged him; his chest would press against my face, now i felt his stomach. he was taller. i passed my hand alongside his stomach and felt his ribs. i gasp and distance myself from him. as i do i hear a small growl "knuckles?.." i felt his hand touch my chest, i place my hand on top of his and... it was so much bigger. his gloves weren't mittens anymore, he had bright green rings around his wrists. they looked like they were made from the master emerald... i felt his forehead touch mine and he pulled my body closer and i grip his hand tighter "...knuckles..."  my breath was heavy, my muzzle was red and my eyes were closed. my stomach started twisting as his hand wrapped around my lower back. he lifted me up and i let him, i felt, vulnerable. but i felt safe. i wrap my legs around him as he carried me. i look at myself and saw that i was covered in blood. i didn't care though, as long as i was with him. he was safe, i was safe.