So alone so alone….how long have it been, weeks, months, years? The only thing as company has been my shadow so ironic, even my name haunts me. The black hedgehog was sitting in a grey isolated celling only one way to go out and in was through the metal door. It opens when it was time for either food or for more wicked experiment the red striped hedgehog had to put through. Those pathetic humans always had to experiment on things they didn't understand, determined to find an answers solutions not a second thought about what I want. If only my existent didn't put so many lives to deaths like ….Maria… It should have been me who got that shot that time not HER!
*Flashback*

*SPACE COLONY ARK*

Shadow was helping dr Robotnik in the laboratory as the alarm started, Shadows ear twitched at the new sudden sound. What was going on was the first thought the black hedgehog got. He looked up at Robotnik his face was pale as a sheet, Robotnik ran towards the control room as Shadow followed anxiously. Those many computer screens showed the rooms of the ark, and the source of the alarm seemed to come from intruders. Shadows eyes widened when he saw that these people was fully equipped with guns and was killing people at sight. Blood was spilled everywhere, shadow couldn't look anymore and turned around to face the wall instead.

Fast Shadow, take Maria and flee to earth with the escape pod! Robotnik said.

What about you? You must flee too! Shadows said in confuse.

There is no hope for me down on earth, if only Maria is safe I will be happy…now GO! I will hold them back as long as possible.

Shadow dashed out from the room with some few centimeters over the ground with help of his hover shoes. Sweat was running down from his face as he feared that Maria may already be dead along with those people he just had seen on the screen. Mentally cursing at the horrible thought as he kept dashing, ignoring the gun shots becoming louder as he approached the sound. He knew that Maria was probably in her room, but when Shadow was only half way left to her room he met her.

SHADOW! Maria shouted in relived at the sight of shadow. What is going on?

No time to explain we must flee to earth! Shadow took Marias hand and started to run along with her speed to the escape pod.

THERE IT IS! Someone in a Gun uniform shouted. STOP RUNNING OR I WILL SHOOT! The gun soldier pointed his weapon towards Shadow and Maria. Shadow froze and stood still with Maria.

Good stand there and don't do anything foolish or I will shoot. The soldier said.
Chaos….. Shadow started

Huh? was all the soldier said as he kept his gun aiming at the black hedgehog back.
Shadow turned fast back with his hand up in the air and swung it down as he shouted
SPEAR!

Yellow spears appeared in the air sweep its way towards the gun soldier.

The soldier lost his focus when one of the spears torn a bit of the shoulder which made him drop the gun on the floor cursing in pain. Shadow turned and started to run again with Maria who stared at the man in concern.

Don't worry Maria, that won't kill him, the hedgehog assured her.

When they finally arrived to the escape pod shadow looked back at Maria and gave her small smile but changed it to a threating glare at what he saw behind her, some other gun soldier had spotted them and held his gun pointing at them. Shadow growled as he started walking forward against the human.

Don't move project Shadow or I will have to shoot your little friend here the soldier said, Shadow gave the soldier a death glare.

Don't even dare say that to Maria or I will rip your arms off shadow growled.

Do not move project, or I will shot her! The soldier yelled. Shadows ear fold back at his head and took a small step forward which made the human load his gun so that shadow looked in fear at the human.

I am serious Project! One more step and she will be dead. Shadow stood still, but then Maria did something neither Shadow nor the soldier thought she would do. She pushed shadow into one of the escape pods. He had no chance to stand on up before Maria snapped on the button making the glass go down around the pod shadow was in. She was about to push on the button that would send the pod to earth. Then the soldier realized what was going on.

STOP THERE! Don't push it! He pointed now the gun at the innocent girl threatening. Maria hesitated and looked at Shadow who was on his knees and had his hands on the glass, as his eyes gave a frightened look at Maria.

Shadow… can you promise me something? Please live the life on earth instead of me, give the people there a chance to live happy, Maria said in calm voice. She then pushed down the button and gave Shadow her last smile; happy with her choice had no regrets. At that moment she pushed the button the room echoed of a gunshot .As Maria fell on her stomach and looking straight at shadow still giving him her smile to convince him that this was what she wanted. Shadow couldn't bear it anymore and gave his highest scream as tears came from his eyes, the pod let go of the ark and that was the last time Shadow ever saw Maria alive.

Then he had landed on earth he was shaken tired of all crying. The first sight he had was the forest and those many gun humans with gas mask that surrounded the pod with their guns pointing at him from all directions. They had got information from the ark that Shadow was trying to escape through the pod. Shadow was about to avenge Marias death as he remember the promise, the gun soldiers took that chance to throw sleeping gas at shadows direction. The black hedgehog had no time to act before everything became black.
*End of flashback*

I was not worth this, my only reason that I exists is thanks to Maria and that i survived the gun soldiers in colony space ark. The black hedgehog leans to the grey wall looking straight at the metal door. His wrist and legs was attached to floor and wall with chains, making him unable to walk around the room freely. The only thing in the room was a camera that saw every single move the hedgehog did. The hedgehog sighed; only thing these foolish humans don't control is my thoughts which will stay that way. Shadows ear twitched as he heard the sound as someone was opening the metal door. In came a female human with white coat looking down at the pitiful hedgehog. Her glare was cold and only a horrible heartless person was allowed to enter Shadows prison, afraid that someone would pity him and help him escape. Shadow knew that fact, he have meet many nice humans before but that was on the ark, when he came down to earth everyone was harsh, evil and cold. Maybe all the people on earth were like this. The woman had food on a plate, if you can even call it food. Looked more like vomit and it was tasteless, they only wanted the hedgehog alive not giving him any too good food that gave enormous energy. If Shadow was at his top shape he could have a possible escape but not now when they almost starve him to death. She pushed on some buttons that made Shadows chains shorter making him unable to stand while the women walked towards the hedgehog, as she left the food on the floor in front shadow and was out from the room as the chains became longer again. He hated these gun people but he would not resist the tiny little offer of food he was given.

Days was always like this for Shadow, worst was when they did put him through painful experiments seeing how his body would react to different kinds of virus, pills, food poisoned, damages always surprised to see that his repair against all odds. Shadow knew he was immortal and didn't age, but he could still feel damages which the gun people didn't care about. At the nights when they shut down the lamps in the celling shadow couldn't hold his emotion within himself and cried so long that he at the end had no more tears left and had a horrible headache.

Then one day he heard something he has heard before he was caught by the gun. Could it be … it sounded like an alarm, maybe intruder or some other poor prisoner likes himself that succeed flee from these sick people. Shadow jumped at the sound of a female scream and gunshots. Whatever it was it was killing people even Shadow could hear the horrible sound of cracking bones. The scream and gun shooting stopped, why did it stop so suddenly? Did they kill it or did they die? Happy thought but maybe not since he could stand in next line. Shadow couldn't recall any sounds of steps but he could feel someone or something approach his celling. Shadow stood up into fighting stance, staring at the metal door. Some purple smoke came through the metal doors sides and towards the hedgehog.
Shadow was looking at the smoke that was face height in the air. Shadow started to tremble as he smelled blood coming from the smoke. He made a fist and lunged it forward at the smoke but only to notice that he came on the other side of the smoke. The purple smoke dived to floor into Shadows shadow which surprised the hedgehog; he jumped at side when he saw the smoke taking shape from the shadow. When it was done forming he saw almost his own reflection hedgehog in front of himself. But on the red parts he had pale powder blue; instead of golden rings were they light grey. The hedgehog didn't have a mouth either and stared into Shadows ruby red eyes with its own green snake eyes.

But well hello there… Shadow.