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Station Square
11:00 PM
Sunday
A dark figure moved slowly through the dark park. It came to stop near a bench near the very center of Station Square's Central Park. A cloud in the sky shifted with the wind, and the moon's light shone upon the park.
It also revealed that the figure was a black hedgehog, with red stripes lining the quills on his head, some of which bent upwards. It had white fur on its chest, and wore white gloves and shoes. Its shape was typical of an anthropomorphic hedgehog. His name was Shadow the Hedgehog.
He sat on the bench and stared up into the night sky. His eyes came to rest upon a small dark speck in the sky, one he knew all to well. That small, insignificant speck was the Space Colony ARK, or at least what was left of it. Then he started to remember. And as memories of that place began to flood his mind, one stood out.
"Maria...," he muttered to himself. Even though the event had happened more than 50 years ago, he could still feel the pain fresh in his mind, the agony of losing the one person who truly cared about him, the anger at those who took her away from him, helplessness at not being able to stop them. Shadow clenched his fists, and looked at his feet. He relaxed his hands, and realized that nothing he did could bring her back.
Shadow stood up from the bench, and began walking off into the trees, his head hung low. He leaned up against a tree, and stood there for a few minutes. He looked up at the sky for the second time that night, and saw that dark speck still in the sky. He sighed. It was really late, and anyone else would have already gone to bed. But Shadow could stick it out that night and just sleep the next day.
He got off the tree and began a walk around the park. Since it was late, no one would be around, be force of habit kept him in the shadows of the trees. During his walk, Shadow began thinking about Maria again. He felt a twinge of pain in his heart for doing so. He zoned out as he remembered all he knew about here, and ran into a tree.
He yelped and cursed at himself for walking blindly into it, then continued his walk. After a few more minutes, he heard voices.
He hid in the bushes, even though the voices sounded distant. He did not want to be found by a couple of tourists in the park. However, he thought he could recognize the voices. Looking out from his hiding place, he could see a small, yellow fox with white gloves, running shoes and, strangely, two tails. The fox stood with a small rabbit with light brown, almost cream, fur, two very large ears, and a school dress.
What the hell are Tails and Cream doing here? Shadow thought to himself, though he already knew. The fox and rabbit leaned toward each other and kissed passionately, then broke off. They giggled and talked to each other for a while before leaving the park.
Shadow curled up into a ball inside the bush. No one would find him there, and he realized that he was sleepy from his late night excursion. He dozed off inside the bush.
A/N: Next chapter will be longer.