This was a nightmare I had (not sure how I remembered it for so long but…). I just altered it and stuffed in Shadow and Sonic. And I finally figured out a title thanks toa review.

Karma

Shadow dragged Sonic into the mansion. "Come on, this will be fun!" Shadow insisted.

Sonic glanced around at the brightly decorated hall and the people mingling with each other. "How could this be fun? We weren't even invited to this block party!" he argued.

"The party isn't why we're here!" Shadow said pulling Sonic down the hall.

Sonic glanced around and noticed the stares they were getting. They must have recognized them from around Liz's house and knew they obviously hadn't been invited.

"Shadow… someone's going to know we aren't supposed to be here!" he mumbled angrily.

"This way!" Shadow pulled Sonic through a doorway and down a flight of stairs.

"Is this the basement?" Sonic demanded.

"Yeah!" Shadow said excitedly, "Liz told me about this place."

Sonic froze in his tracks and ripped his arm out of Shadow's grip, "Hold on! I'm not going somewhere that Liz told youto visit." he said.

"You have a point but that's not what she said to me. She told me a creepy story about this basement. I wanna check it out." Shadow replied.

"No way! Last time I listened to a story she had to tell about a house it didn't work out so well for me and Amy!" Sonic said glaring at the black hedgehog, "I suppose this party was an excuse to sneak in here and see?" he asked.

"Of course." Shadow said.

"Then why'd you have to drag me along?"

"I'm not coming down here alone!" Shadow said angrily, "This place is supposed to be mad haunted!"

Sonic backed away, "No way!" he shouted.

"You don't believe her, do you?" Shadow asked, "You're not scared are you?"

Sonic didn't reply, he just glared at Shadow.

"Why don't we find out if she was lying?" Shadow said slyly as he continued to desend the steps.

Sonic glared after him and considered going back… but Shadow would never let him live it down if he didn't come along! And so he followed Shadow into the depths of the house.

Shadow reached the basement and flicked on the lights. A single bulb hanging from the ceiling flickered on. The basement had a hard cement floor and walls. Unopened cardboard boxes were on the walls. A washing machine and dryer were also there. Across from him was a steel door with a small glass window, too grimy and dirty to see through though.

Sonic came down a moment later and glanced around, "There it is." Shadow said pointing to the door, "Just like she said."

"What exactly did she say?" Sonic asked hesitantly.

"Some family used to live here with a teenage girl." Shadow said walking up to the door, "She was a stoner or something like that. Her father got pissed at her and locked her in this room while she was tripping and she drowned in their old half empty pool down here." Shadow pulled himself up and tried wiping the dirt from the window but it was fixed on.

"A pool?" Sonic asked.

"Well I can't see it but there must be one in there…" Shadow replied. He reached for the knob and turned but Sonic grabbed his hand.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" he asked nervously.

Shadow smiled maliciously, "Don't be a wuss." he said pushing his hand away. He pulled open the door.

The hedgehogs stared into the room. The floor was made of small blue tiles turned dull from the dirt layering them. A yellowing plastic chair sat in the far corner and in the middle of the room a large pool was built into the floor. Grimy water could be seen about halfway up the side in pool.

Shadow's eyes lit up, "She was right!" he exclaimed.

"Great, now let's go!" Sonic said.

"Hold on!" Shadow said, "Don't you want to look around?"

"Not really." Sonic mumbled.

Shadow glared at him but then smiled, "You know what else Liz told me?"

"What?"

Shadow grabbed Sonic's arm and smiled evilly at him, "That the door doesn't open from the inside!"

"WHAT?" Shadow flung Sonic into the room and the door slammed behind him.

Sonic ran over to the door and pounded on it with his fists, "OPEN THIS DOOR NOW!… SHADOW! I'm not joking around!" He screamed.

Then he froze as he heard a groan from behind him.

He turned around slowly and stared as he saw a teenaged girl with long red hair sitting in the chair that had been empty mere seconds ago.

She looked up at him. Her face was ghostly pale and she had dark blue eyes. Sonic stared into them for a moment; he felt he'd seen her eyes somewhere before.

In her hands was a clear glass filled to the brim with cloudy water. Her hands began to shake and she dropped the glass where it shattered on the floor. She held her head in her hands and stared down at the floor.

Sonic looked down at the shattered glass on the tile floor and realized: the water was laced.

He looked back up at the girl, she was breathing heavily and her eyes were closed tightly, "A-are you alright?" Sonic asked, aware that he was probably talking to a ghost.

She looked up at Sonic wearily. She whimpered and pulled her knees up to her chest and buried her face in them. She must be having a bad trip, Sonic thought.

Sonic knocked on the door again, "Uh… Shadow… now'd be a good time to open the door!" he called.

As he said this the water in the pool began to ripple. Sonic stared down at the water fearfully as a head emerged from the foul water. He stared down at the thing in the water in disgust and fear. It looked like a decaying animal. Its body was covered in a brown mud-like matter and it had bright red eyes burning like fire. It reached up and grabbed the side of the pool, heaving itself out.

Sonic stared in fear as two smaller ones emerged followed it out of the water.

The first one looked over at Sonic for a moment but then turned towards the girl in the chair who was still crying into her knees.

It reached over and touched her hand. She looked up and her eyes became wide. Sonic watched in horror as it grabbed her wrist and pulled her out of the chair. The other two grabbed her arms and lifted her, pulling her over to the pool.

The girl screamed and tried to break free but they refused to let her escape. The bigger one came over behind her and the two let go of her as he shoved her into the pool. She fell into the polluted water with a loud splash!

Sonic stared down waiting for her to resurface… but she didn't. Then the monsters turned their gaze to him.

Sonic felt his blood run cold, "S-Shadow! Open the door!" he cried.

The three monsters began to circle the pool heading right for him.

"FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! OPEN THE DOOR SHADOW!" Sonic screamed pounding his fists on the door.

Sonic looked back and saw the monsters just a few feet from him, "THEY'RE GONNA KILL ME!" he screamed.

Suddenly the door opened. Sonic pushed it open as the monster reached for him and he sprinted up the stairs screaming for his life.

Shadow sat there on the ground holding his face where the door had hit him. He looked up and saw the monster staring down at him with bright red eyes.

He blinked twice and smiled, "Nice job Knux." he said, "You really scared the shit outta him!"

"Thanks." He reached up and pulled off a mask to reveal it was, infact, Knuckles.

The other two reached up and pulled off their masks to expose themselves as Rouge and Amy.

"Oh… poor Sonikku!" Amy squealed, "He's never going to forgive us… but that was worth it!"

"A little help here!" the four of them looked back and saw a drenched Liz holding a red wig in her hand and hanging onto the side of the pool trying to pull herself out with the other.

Shadow went over and pulled her up, "Nice performance." he complimented.

She smiled, "I've always wanted to act out a death." she said, "You three did well too. I can't wait to head home and see Sonic cowering under the sofa."

Just then the door slammed, locking them in.

The five of them jumped and looked over at it, "Uh… Liz, did you make up that story about the girl drowning down here?" Shadow asked fearfully.

"No, I heard it from a friend of mine. Why?"

The four furries stared up at Liz fearfully, then they ran over to the door and began pounding on it and screaming for help.

"What's the big deal? You guys don't believe in that stuff do you?" Liz asked.

Then she froze as he heard a groan from behind.

"Oh fuck…"