Mystery Of The Haunted Castle

By Fangs Of Lightning And The Chuckinator

Chapter 1: Moving In

Sonic The Hedgehog stared up at the ancient castle in front of him. He had just bought it, and was eager to explore it. He hurried up the stairs and pushed one of the tall doors open. As he walked inside, his eyes widened. The castle was very impressive. He looked around the main hall. The castle was huge; doors and many other rooms were everywhere. Sonic grinned in excitement. It had been a while since he was in a place like this. He walked upstairs, heading to his room. When he got upstairs, he saw a gargoyle on the ledge.

"Didn't know these were here." Sonic rushed over to the gargoyle and looked it over. "I don't know if I want you here though."

Trying to move the gargoyle on his own didn't work and Sonic sighed. He'd have to get Knuckles to come help him move things around. He walked into the room and set his bag down, then sat on the bed. Sonic looked around the room and nodded. This room would do for now. He got out his cell phone, wondering if he had service. After finding out that he did, he called Tails.

"I'm at the castle now," Sonic said.

"Awesome," Tails said. "I hope you like it there. I already miss you."

"I miss you too buddy."

"You think I could visit you sometime?"

"Of course," Sonic laughed. "Once I'm settled in."

"Thanks, Sonic. If I may ask, why'd you move out of Station Square?" Tails asked.

"I wanted a change of scenery."

"What do you think of the castle?"

Sonic chuckled. "It's pretty awesome. Well, I better go. Need to unpack and start moving in. I'll talk to you later, buddy."

"Yeah. Talk to you later."

Sonic hung up. He yawned and started to unpack. It didn't take long for him to get everything in place in his room. After Sonic had unpacked, he went downstairs. The boxes he had put his things in from his house had arrived, and were sitting on the floor. Sonic walked over to them and looked through them to find the one labelled 'kitchen'. He picked up the box and brought it into the kitchen, setting in on the large dining room table. It took him a few minutes to get everything sorted.

"The kitchen's done," he said, walking back out to the main hall. He looked at the other boxes, wondering which one to unpack next.

As he was running around getting everything in places that looked good, Sonic thought about what to do now that he owned a castle. He obviously wanted to explore every inch of this building, and it would be a great place to hold parties. Every one of his friends would be able to come. Sonic smiled; maybe he should have a party later in the week after he got everything set up. He stretched and took another look around the room. It was about time he explored his new home.

Sonic walked down the hall and entered a room. His eyes widened when he saw it was the ballroom. He'd always loved ballrooms and with some cleaning, it would be as grand as it was meant to be. He grinned and walked around, looking at the room. It was amazing. Sonic made a mental note to clean it up as soon as possible before returning to the hall to look at the rest of the castle. The blue hedgehog yawned before looking at his watch. It was 5 PM, and he was getting hungry. He walked into the kitchen and looked around.

After a few moments, Sonic turned around and left again. He still needed to do some grocery shopping. It'd be easier to just go out for dinner. Sonic walked up to his room and grabbed his wallet, looking through to see if he had enough money to go out. Once he figured out how much he had, Sonic ran out of the castle and into town.