Sora woke up screaming from another nightmare- her heart pounding uncontrollably. 'Just a dream..., it was just a dream...,' she flopped back in her bed. The purple hedgehog laid there for a few minutes before sitting up; unable to fall back asleep, 'I'll just take a walk..., I'll be back before Sara and Scarlet wake up.' She put on a light sweater and quietly went downstairs, slipping on her shoes she went into the quiet night. As the fifteen-year-old entered the forest she heard a twig snap, "Who's there?!" she summoned a Chaos Spear as she looked around the dense forest.

"Calm down, princess..., I'm not going to hurt you...," A green-eyed mobian came out of the shadows.

"W-who are you...?" Sora was unsettled by the fact this mobian knew she was a princess. She didn't believe she'd met this mobian before.

"I am Ipos," he replied simply. "And I want to help you."

"I don't need your help!" Sora seethed. "I don't even know anything about you!"

Ipos raised an eyebrow at the young girl, "If that's what's bothering you so much, why don't we just talk then? You can walk and talk at the same time, can't you?" Sora gave the male the stink-eye before turning to walk away. "Hey! Okay, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to offend you!" he ran over to where Sora was and put his hand on her shoulder.

Sora stopped for a moment before sighing, "I'm sorry..., I'm just on edge..., I keep having nightmares...," she looked up at Ipos with slightly teary eyes. "I don't know why it keeps happening..., I just want-" she broke off in sobs. Sora's sobbing broke off when she felt arms around her, she looked up seeing Ipos hugging her.

"I'm sorry you're feeling this way," he told her. "I can help if you'd let me...," Sora had a feeling his definition of "help" wasn't the same as hers.

She pushed Ipos away. "I- I have to go..., my sisters might wake up any minute now...,"

Ipos' eyes narrowed, "I'll be nearby when you need me," he disappeared into the shadows. Sora took a step back before turning around to flee back to the safety of her home.

Little did she know that Ipos wasn't as sweet as he seemed. That he had a mask hidding his true intentions, his true self.

Ipos was truly a demon...,