"Cream!" Sonic screamed, running inside through the broken door which made him almost crash into a wall.

His panic overtaking him as he screamed her name, hoping deeply for a response as he tried making his way inside by jumping over broken tables, chairs, any other type of furniture which lays around making it harder to move.

'If Miles even put a finger on her-'

One of his ears twitched as he heard someone shudder down a hallway.

"Hello?!"

Sonic made his way by jumping over broken furniture, hoping to see a familiar face.

In a corner inside of the kitchen is a shaking body and arms wrapped around her knees.

"Cream! Thank Chaos you are ok!" Sonic rushed over to the rabbit, hugging her close.

"T-this was j-just a warning- This was just a-a warning-" Cream repeated, shaking badly as Sonic carefully scooped her into his arms.

"You are ok now Cream, you are safe" Sonic comforted her, bringing her in for a soft hug.

"N-no. This was just a warning he said- Just a warning-" Her eyes is wide open with fear as she kept repeating the same words over and over again.

"Cream, what are you saying?" Sonic questioned, looking at her softly, even though his mind is tense. Her breathing intensifies.

"M-Miles, he- he toyed with me" Her voice cracked, tears started to build up in her eyes. Sonic couldn't belive what she is saying.

'He toyed with her?'

"How... How did he toy with you?" Sonic asked out of concern, holding Cream close to him so she could feel safe.

"H-he played a game with me- If I didn't get c-caught by him in a minute's time, h-he let me l-live.." The rabbit stuttered.

"He broke the furniture to see if I hid under them- b-but I managed to stay away for a minute-"

Sonic had to push himself to not bring an angered fist to the wall as he heard how he manipulated his friend.

'She is just a kid!'

Sonic took a long shaky breath before letting it go, like all of his emotions left.

'I can't make her more scared than she already is...'

After a short while of Sonic petting Cream's head, she finally spoke up again.

"He then pinned me to this corner-"

"What did he say? What came exactly from his mouth..?" Sonic asked softly, trying his best to stay focused on Cream.

"He said the following: You are lucky little one, but remember; this was just a warning~ Thank you for entertaining me- Cream"

Sonic's body froze like water falling down from the sky an icy winter morning.

"Then he left..." Cream managed to get out before leaning into the hedgehog for support.

'He... he had fun?' Sonic gulped.

"Cream!?" A worried mom rushed inside, trying her best not to slip because of her long dress.

"M-mom!?" Cream almost shouted of joy as she tried her best to get up.

"Sweety!? Where are you!?"

Sonic helped Cream stand up on her two shaky legs before she clumsily ran of into her mother's arms. Sonic listened to Vanilla's worried voice and how happy she was to see her as he stood there watching.

Not only did Miles break through her house with security and the alarm didn't go off, but he also manipulated a sixteen year old. Not that Cream is much of a child anymore in shape, but at heart she is soft and loving. Which makes her vulnerable.

'And an easy target...'

Sonic didn't think of that, but knowing now that Miles knows about Cream and where she lives. That means that he might come back and finish what he started one day.

'What if I am too late then as well..?'

Sonic shook his head so his quills waved. He needed to think of something else, he need to stay positive to the present.

"Oh, Sonic. Before Miles left he gave me this, he told me to give it to whoever reached to me first" Cream said, shakingly handing him the note in her hand.

Which he willingly grabbed and flipped it open, revealing the texting.

Lucky you were to find the right target, because you may have been the one who found my first note, yes?

Now maybe you know what I am capable of~

I will give you the next riddle, may you be quick to move~

Liar liar, may a house be on fire~

Just as Sonic finished reading the note a second time, he heard surprised screams from Vanilla and Cream from upstairs, along with a strong scent of smoke.

"Mom, a house is on fire!"

X

Sonic rushed out of Cream and Vanilla's home faster than he have thought.

May you be quick to move~

The sentence glued itself to Sonic's head as he ran.

'Cream is one if his targets and he played with her. Moments before I arrived, he escaped. Now he put a house on fire just down the street! This guy means business...'

The hedgehog moved his head up to see a huge amount of smoke as he ran. He heard and saw people yelling and sprinting away from the fire in distress. Some of them had minor injuries.

'But, isn't there only one house on fire?'

Sonic thought as he kept running, he reached his destination within seconds looking towards where the fire is.

Skipping to a halt. His eyes widened with fear as he looked up at what have been three big houses, is now ruins of fire and burned down wood.

"Did the fire spread this quickly!?"

Sonic shouted out in frustration and started running around where the fire is raging, making it extinguish slowly.

People on all corners watched the hedgehog with hope as the flames faded and Sonic stopped, looking all over the place to make sure the fire have completely extinguished.

Luckily it have.

"Phew... That was stressful" Sonic mumbled as he stretched out and watched the mobians run all over the place to pick up items or clean ways.

"At least it's over now, hopefully" As Sonic talked to himself, he couldn't feel but anxious about something.

But he didn't have much time to think about ut ad he heard sirens in the distance.

Looking towards where the police ran towards him.

"Fire stopped, you're welcome" Sonic smiled and pointed towards the buildings.

The police ran immediatly towards the buildings and started doing their jobs as the hedgehog watched.

"A 'Thank you' would have been nice!" Sonic shouted after the police.

"I guess the detectives will be here soon, but that note Miles gave me... Liar liar, may a house be on fire... What threat did he mean by that?" He mumbled to himself, tapping his foot impatiently.

"Or, maybe there is another sign?"

Sonic looked towards the houses that is now being investigated by the police and injured mobians being carried out.

"What a mess..." Sonic sighed, letting his arms relax behind his head.

'My job here is done' He thought before preparing to run home, before a person walked into his way.

Which made him stop dead in his tracks, but still managed to crash into the person.

"Jeez, sorry man. I didn't see ya" Sonic got up and brushed himself clean of dust, offering a hand to the other mobian.

"Need a hand?"

The mobian hesitated, but grabbed his hand rather carefully and the hedgehog pulled him up in his feet. It is hard to tell who the mobian is, because a hood covers his face and species in a way.

"Thanks" He mumbled, taking out what looks like a pen and a paper piece out of his pocket. He started writing something before he folded the note and gave it to Sonic.

"Open it in ten seconds" He said, walking away from the hedgehog with his hands in the pockets of his jeans.

Sonic looked at the mobian walk away in confusion. 'Ten seconds? Well ok?' He thought before folding it open.

Sorry for that, it wasn't planned. You seem... interesting.

Wanna meet the real pain? Take a sprint towards Scrap brain~

Sonic froze and quickly looked around, his eyes wide. His feet also started running towards where that mobian walked, but even as he took an all-sprinter around Leaf forest, there wasn't a sign of him.

'Scrap brain? Wait, Eggman's old torn down fortress?'

Sonic thought, looking down at the note again. He also flipped it to see a letter written on it. 'Y?' But he just shook his head. There is only one thing that is stuck to his mind right now.

"Miles was just in front of me, but why didn't he kill me?"