Chapter 2: Slave Amy Rose felt as if she had been hit with a ton of bricks. She didn't know what to make of her current situation, only that she felt as if she was still face planted in the dirt she had just earlier tried digging that accursed ring from. Her head felt light, heck even her body felt light as she slowly started waking up. Had she been laying out here this whole time and no one had even bothered to search for her? Well her question was answered, but not in the way she expected as out of no where on her hine left cheek she felt something like a sharp knife poking at her. The pain was like a bee sting, but still was uncomfortable as she lifted her body up quickly and curled her legs up looking behind her to see something that threw her off. Knuckles, the red guardian echidna, stood there with a large metal spear with a long wooden handle and a metal chest plate that was attached to a leather like shredded up belt that went around his waist. "Get up." Amy's eyes narrowed as she was taken by his harsh tone. Knuckles was usually rude, but he'd never go around poking people with spears for fun. "What the hell Knuckles? Whats up with you?" Amy spat, looking down to check the place he poked her near her tail, but jumped when she realized that the reason she felt lighter earlier was the fact she was in the nude. Her dress, boots, gloves and hair piece gone. All that remained was the golden rings around her wrists and her long flowing hair down her shoulders. "I do not know how you know my name, but besides that point you aren't supposed to talk to superiors like that, Slave." "Slave?" Amy scrambled trying to cover up her privates as she glared at the red echidna, "Are you out of your mind?! I'm no ones slave!" "Well then no one's slave," mocked the echidna with a smug look on his face, "Why don't you produce your citizen papers? Then you could prove me other wise." Amy stood up, "Well I." She didn't have such citizen papers. In the Kingdom of Knot Hole you didn't need such a thing. "Then I suggest you come along." The echidna pulled out a black leather leash attached to what seemed to be a golden control collar that they used in the No Zone jail. To keep prisoners strengths down to par. "No I wont." Amy huffed, "I'm not some ones pet and I will NOT be wearing a collar!" "Well you asked for it." The echidna then dashed around and hit the back side of Amy's knees with the handle of his spear causing her to collapse to the ground, instantly he threw the collar on, "Now get up." He poked at her back with the spear again making her stand up instantly but her legs wobbling since he just waylaid them. "I demand to talk to some one about this injustice!" screamed Amy, as he then pull the leash taunt almost choking her. "For being one of The Chosen, you sure do talk too much." Knuckles huffed, "How the king would put up with you is beyond me." "The Chosen?" "Don't speak. Walk." He pointed his spear past her showing her the direction he wanted her to walk, "You don't fool me, no one looks as high groomed as you look, and have jewelery of any sort, unless they are one of The Chosen, never the less though, its a miracle he hasn't had your head for being so damned disobedient." Walking through the heavily wooded area Amy decided to comply with the orders of this now out of his mind echidna as she internally shook her head. "I don't know what is going on, but maybe if I meet this "King" maybe he'll understand me better than this hot headed echidna." She thought to herself as she looked ahead at the opening of the forest she was in to see right up the path was a wooden gate decked out with dark gray nails and trimming, guarded by two other mobian like creatures that had the same attire on that resembled what Knuckles was wearing. Amy instantly knew, she wasn't on Mobius any more. Nearing the tall wooden gate Amy could hear on the other side what it seemed to be a full city of mobians like any other city on her planet. She then eyed a huge metal plate that had the words etched "Perarchy City." "Open up for us, and send message to the Right Hand, that I have captured a rouge slave from the slave from the castle." Knuckles barked at one of the guards at the gate, a crocodile, green with large sharp teeth, the equivalent of Vector from her world. "Right away commander." The large crocodile nodded as he opened the gates and ushered the two in. The first thing to hit her face was a plume of dust. As it settled he jaw then dropped as she was astonished to see behind this old gate was laid out an entire city. The thing was it wasn't like the average cities she had resided in. Carts pulled by non mobian horses was being carried through the place as she also saw other collared slaves like her being forced to work while what seemed to be their owners around laughing joking and enjoying the shaded areas as the slaves labored at their expenses. Amy had stopped to gawk at the area but was snapped from her astonishment when Knuckles, who now was walking ahead of her yanked swiftly at her leash causing her to gag. "STOP THAT!" cried Amy, as she tried rubbing at her neck, as the echina laughed. "Come on, we aren't here to site see slave." Amy felt as if she had millions of eyes staring at her as she still was lead through the city. She had her hands still covering her breasts. She noticed that no one had even flinched when they saw her in the nude. Why was this? Why were these, clothed slaves, not even phased at all by her appearance. Amy shook it off as nothing as she was lead through a large cobble stone path, which was quite hot on her feet causing her to lift her feet up and jump a little crying out "Ow" each time. Suddenly they came to a long bridge that was made of a cream colored sandstone as she was relieved because it was actually shaded, giving relief to her now aching, hot feet. At the end resided two large wooden double doors, in front of what was a large castle, where four guards and another figure stood out between them. "She's yours to deal with, maybe the king will be merciful toward her." Knuckles handed the leashed over as Amy stood with her mouth gawked wide open. "Shadow?" The black hedgehog's red eyes cut a look of sternness as he shot daggers at her. "She is one of the chosen right?" The echidna inquired as Shadow the Hedgehog eyed the pink fur and peach skin of Amy. "No, she's not." said the hedgehog slowly, but I'll see what the king will say, "If not we'll have to do away with her." "Its a shame." chuckled Knuckles, "Her pink fur is a rare color around here, we know of only one other one that's around here, and she's quite keen of the highness." "Bite your tongue Commander, before I cut it out. I have the authority to do so." "Not denying it Shadow." said Knuckles turning, "Well I'm off to tend to my family, my works done for the day." "Wait." Shadow reached into a leather satchel that was attached around his waist, "Take this for bringing her." He then tossed him three large gold pieces as he caught them and nodded in approval. The black hedgehog then turned back to Amy, "Now as for you, you've got a showing for the king." "The king? Who's the king?" "A sense of humor you have, maybe he'll find it appealing." Shadow stated in a monotone voice as he nodded at the guards for him to let him through the doors. Walking Amy through a large open corridor she started pondering what was going to happen to her. She realized that it was an alternate demension as she saw with the different behaviors of both Knuckles and Shadow. She admired the stone pillars and the bright royal red carpet that covered the floor of the castle. It seemed quite clean and well kept, probably from the slaves of this area too. Walking further into the castle the the sounds of yelling and begging filled her ears. "Please sire! I'm sorry I didn't pay my weekly pay, and-" an Australian accent was cut off. "I don't want to hear it St. John! You know the law! I don't want to discuss it further!" A more darker raspier voice echoed through the walls as Amy was being lead closer to the room to where she assumed was the throne room. "Please your highness, give me another chance I'll-" "NO! No chances, No Mercy." the voice rose even higher, "I decree he is to be stripped of his slave and be beheaded at noon tomorrow." Suddenly cries rang out as Amy watched as through the door as two large guard drug out a kicking and screaming Geoffrey St. John through the entrance. Amy gulped as they walked through the doors. "I want some water now!" screamed the figure plopping down onto a largely decorated red and golden throne, "Fan. Now." Amy's eyes narrowed as she watched another female start fanning the King, because she instantly knew who he was. "Your highness." called out Shadow, "I've brought to you a rouge who was to be believed one of your Chosen slaves." The figure stood a moment and slowly walked down a small set of steps that lead to where Shadow stood holding Amy's leash, "Bow down, Slave." Barked Shadow tugging her leash. Instantly Amy dropped to her knees. Looking up and cringing inwardly at the site of the King of this world. "Pink. A rare color." He smiled, "Where was she found?" "Outside the castle town in the Mystic Woods." "Hmm..." "I've heard she's quite disobedient, if she's too much, we can just have her beheaded." said Shadow, causing Amy to jump inwardly. "No. That won't be necessary, in fact, just yesterday my High Chosen slave grew ill, and I think that this beautiful lady would be a fine replacement for her." The Kings blue eyes gleamed with a hint of joy, "Put her in my chambers, she seems to be new to being a slave, recently sold most likely, and ran away. She'll have to be broken in." Amy watched as the King a green hedgehog with quills that flowed down to his back, supporting gold crown, a white loose tunic, and brown pants. "Yes King Scourge, right away." Shadow tugged her leash taunt, "Lets go, consider yourself lucky that he chose you to be his Chosen, in any other case you'd be dead." Amy now sweating a little didn't know if this was a blessing or a curse.