The Indigo Candle
                fanfic by Daniel Wheeler

Chapter 1:  Shadrona Assaults Bluebrook

        Tails was taking a walk with his mother, Sarah, in Bluebrook one
day, when all of a sudden, the whole sky goes black.  "Mommy," Tails
asked, "why is the sky so dark?  I thought the forecast was sunny."  "I
thought so, too, honey," said his mother, "But I feel evil in our midst."
 And there was:  A vile leopard sorceress traps Sarah into crystal. 
"MOMMY!," Tails cried.  The woman shouted "I am Shadrona, priestess of
the Shadows of Dark Mobius.  I shall come for you later, but if you are
so foolhardy to challenge me, come find me in the Midnorthern Great
Unknown!  Ha ha ha ha...."

        Heartbroken, Tails made flight to his father's house in town. 
"What's the matter, son?," he asked.  Tails blurts out "Some lady named
Shadrona took mom!"  Upset, Elrond took his two-tailed son and ran to a
plane he had been building for some time since Robotnik's fall.  They
went into the plane and took off for Mobotropolis.  Sonic and Sally were
still there, and they knew that they are the only ones to help now!


Chapter 2:  Shadrona Invades The Little Planet

        On the Little Planet, Amy was reading tarot cards, when she
pulled out a pitch black card.  Suddenly, a black cloud emitted out of it
and it grew to cover the whole expanse of the planet.  It then created a
snowstorm that froze the Little Planet.  Soon, the holographic image of
Shadrona appeared.  "Ha ha ha... I, Shadrona, will make this place a
perfect gift for my masters, the Shadows of Dark Mobius!"  Amy, shivering
from the cold, said "I'll s-s-stop you yet, you w-w-witch!"  

        "Suit yourself," said the witch.  "If you survive the cold, you
will find me on the main planet of Mobius, in the Midnorthern Great
Unknown.  Ha ha ha..."  The image faded out.  Amy shivered to find her
way back to the palace of the Little Planet.  She needed to get her parka
and try to survive in the icebox that used to be her home.


Chapter 3:  Shadrona Attacks The Palace

        Meanwhile, Sonic and Sally were taking care of the usual things
at the palace, when the dark clouds rold in over the city.  The same snow
storm that zapped the little planet has now come over Mobotropolis.  It
looked as if it would cover the whole planet of Mobius.  Then Shadrona
appeared on the palace balcony and, as soon as Sonic and Sally confronted
her, she grabbed the princess and gave this speech:  "I am Shadrona,
priestess of the Shadows.  If you wish to save your princess, challenge
me if you dare!  I will await you in the Midnorthern Great Unknown!  Ha
ha ha..."  As she laughed, Shadrona faded from sight... and Sally faded
with her!

        Tails and Elrond came down in the courtyard just as soon as
Shadrona disappeared.  "Sonic," Elrond asked.  "Where's the princess?" 
"Shadrona just went off with her!," replied Sonic.  "Oh no!," cried
Tails.  "Now she's got Mom AND Aunt Sally!  What'll we do?"  "Well, li'l
buddy," said Sonic, "we first go to the Little Planet to get Amy Rose. 
We may need her.  Then we go to the Midnorthern Great Unknown and seek
out Shadrona!"


Chapter 4:  Thawing Out Amy Rose

        Elrond flies Sonic and Tails to the Little Planet.  The two were
suprised to see the place frozen.  But before they could get close to the
palace, a giant hailstone barely misses them, but the momentum created a
wind that sent them spinning to the ground.  Fortunately, they were not
too far off.  Sonic carried his friends to the palace.  Once there, he
made a preheated Sonic Spin to open the doors.  The place was frozen like
the rest of the planet.

        Then, Tails hears the shivering and a little girl's brief cry for
help.  It was Amy!  "Sonic!  Dad!," Tails called out.  "Follow me!  I
know where Amy is!"  They followed Tails to the throne room, where Amy
was shivering and light purple.  "We need to warm her up," said Elrond. 
He piled some wood in the fireplace.  Sonic used his friction to light
the fire.  Tails carried Amy to a spot nearby to warm up.  Once she was
warmed by the fire, she drank some cocoa and regained her strength.  She
was willing to join Sonic and Tails in the battle against Shadrona.


Chapter 5:  The Indigo Candle Is Lit

        While the three were getting back to the plane, Shadrona was
preparing to open the gates.  She got out her most powerful spell item: 
The Indigo Candle of Darkness!  She lit it with her Nightfire Spell and
gloated "Once this candle is melted of all its wax, the flame will
consume what was melted and form a portal.  Once that happens, the
Shadows will enter and conquer this world!  Ha ha ha..."

        Sally, distressed, managed to hotwire Nicole, who she hadn't used
in a long time.  "Sally," said Nicole, "Long time no see."  "Yes,"
replied Sally.  "It has been a long while.  Listen!  Access the
telepathic link!"  "Accessing, Sally," replied Nicole.  While Sonic and
his friends were in the plane, an image of Sally appears.  "Sal?," asked
Sonic.

        "Yes," said Sally.  "I rewired Nicole and used her telepathic
link.  It was about time I used her again!  Listen:  Follow Nicole's
telepathic link and you will find Shadrona's fortress!"


Chapter 6:  The Fortress of Shadrona

        The three land in the courtyard of the fortress.  Once there,
Elrond works on the plane to get it ready to leave once it was time to
leave, and Sonic, Tails, and Amy went into the fortress.  Sonic took the
main route, fighting guards on the way; Tails flew into the air vents to
try to spy on Shadrona; while Amy climbed a rope and grapnel to see if
she can help, should they make it to the top floor.

        Sonic met with Leopard Amazons, who were warrior women with
stealth and a taste for hedgehog flesh.  Sonic made a tornado that sent
the ladies flying.  He then juiced throughout the halls as he made his
way to the Southeast Tower, since he saw Shadrona at the top there. 
Tails was in the air vents and followed the smoke to the tower mentioned
earlier, while Amy used her crystal of foresight as she climbed up the
tower.


Chapter 7:  The Tower and Final Battle

        Sonic bursts into the door and shouts "Alright, Shadrona!  You're
finished!"  "Ahhh... Sonic the Hedgehog," Shadrona said in a sly manner. 
"I believe you have that wrong.  YOU'RE FINISHED!!"  At saying that, she
paralyzed Sonic's legs and continued her incantations, the Indigo Candle
still burning.  A few seconds later, Tails burst into the room.  "I'm
here, Sonic!," he shouted.  Unfortunately, Shadrona heard his shout as
well as Sonic.  He trapped him in a crystal prison and continued her
chant.  All would have been lost, if Amy did not show.

        Amy climbs into the window, jumps Shadrona, and tosses a card at
the candle.  The moving air resulting in the toss snuffed the candle out!
 "Noooo...!," cried Shadrona.  Because at the same time the candle was
extinguished, not only were her plans ruined, Sonic and Tails were freed.
 "You will pay for your insolence, insects!," hissed the sorceress as she
engulfed the room in flame.  But Sonic hit her with a Spin Dash that sent
her out the window and plunging to her death.  The flames became calm.

        Sally and Sarah appear into the room.  "Thank you all!," they
said.  Soon, Dulcy came with Antoine, Bunnie, and Geoffrey.  "Come on,
everybody," said Dulcy, "Let's go home!"  "I couldn'ta said it better,
Dulce!," replied Sonic.

                
                                        The End
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