Hooray! A new story! This one may be a bit longer than my previous one, Poisoned Love (if you haven't checked it out by now), and unlike my recent FanFic, this one will be a Shadamy! It's going to be a little different, with it being written through Shadow's POV, and it'll be quite juicy ?Please, let me know as I post, what you think, reviews keep the story afloat. Enjoy!
Running. That's all I've been doing. Furtively trying to escape from the G.U.N soldiers that have invaded our home. My home. The establishment that helped create me, who I am to become. Now, my hand clutched her delicate hand, weaving through familiar corridors with G.U.N hot on our tails. Or my tail, considering the woman behind me is, in fact, human. Why G.U.N was raiding the Space Colony ARK was very simple: I was a dangerous weapon, a threat that needed to be exterminated. The Ultimate Life Form.
Unfortunately for them, I'm not going down so easily.
The woman behind me panted softly, despite her best efforts to silence it. Her baby-blue flats patted against the hard sterile floor as she ran, struggling to keep up with her inevitable disease weighing her down. The disease that I was meant to cure. She was slightly bending down, her run containing a hobble here and there, but I didn't slow down. To guarantee her safety I had to push her towards her limits.
A distinct rhythm of rubber boots pounding the floor indicated that G.U.N was catching up, and I growled under my breath. If we didn't make it to the emergency escape facility soon, we'd surely be captured. Unless I could fight my way through them there would be a higher chance of survival, but I just couldn't put her to risk like that. Dammit, there had to be another way.
Before I could make a decision, my companion suddenly stopped and gasped. Annoyance flared. Why was she stopping? I whipped around, intending to snap at her to run, and saw why she had abruptly halted. Behind us, a battlefront line of G.U.N soldiers were constructed, their leader standing guard with his pistol at the ready. They had caught up to us.
The woman looked back at me with sorrowful blue eyes, her blond hair caressing her angelic face, and my gut wrenched. I wanted to run. I wanted to take her as far away from these bastards as possible. But it was too late.
A gunshot rang in the air, the bullet digging into her back, her body jarring from the sudden impact and she leapt forward into my arms. Blood splattered everywhere, her back a puddle of red substance. My pearl-white gloves instantly stained crimson as I clung onto her weak form. At first, I just sat there with shock. My mind reeling with the notion of her shot, her blood seeping onto the ground. Then the realisation struck me. My throat released a choked sob and I gently turned her over; G.U.N soldiers forgotten.
"Maria!"
My eyes snapped open, the remnants of the horrid nightmare still fresh in my mind. The soldiers. The ARK. Maria. Fifty years later.
I groaned and rubbed my face and forehead, attempting to massage the dream away to no avail. I should have known better. Ever since my amnesia had worn off from my victory against Black Doom, memories beforehand had corrupted my dreams; my beloved Maria being a recurring manifestation. Although it's a gruesome image to behold, I much prefer to remember than to be lost in my own consciousness. I cherish this memory. Reminds me to never love someone else again.
I sighed and listened to the sounds around me. Shuffling of boots and a cacophony of distant conversations filled my ears, and I was most content to lay here. Of course, I can never get any sort of peace with a certain ivory bat around. Which I could now hear the clicking of her heels gradually making their way to my door.
Just as I predicted, Rouge the Bat entered my personal quarters without knocking, leaning against the handle with her perpetual sultry look.
"Oh good, you're awake," her deep, seductive voice entered my consciousness. "The General is becoming rather itchy for you. The rest of Team Dark is waiting for you in the conference room, so hurry up and get dressed instead of brooding in the darkness, will you?"
I scowled at her in response. Laughing, Rouge exited while closing the door with a click. Infuriating as that bat was, she was the closest I had to a friend here, besides Omega, and she was the only one I could trust.
Doesn't mean she had the audacity to make herself at home and order me around whenever she wanted.
I slid out of bed and grabbed for my rocket shoes and gloves, slipping them on with ease. My inhibitor rings never leave either of my limbs for they kept my intense chaos powers in check. Mobius remains safe with these on, thanks to my creator the Professor.
After the tragic incident, I had joined the forces that ruined my life. For a while now I have been an official member of G.U.N, and labelled leader of their most elite soldiers, Team Dark. Some might see it a pity that I had allied myself with my greatest enemy, but I see it as a strength. G.U.N Headquarters is now my home. Maria would have wanted this.
Not bothering to make my bed, I headed out into the corridor and passed my fellow 'brothers' dorms, heading straight for the conference room. The commanding officer sealed his mouth shut as soon as I entered the room, his face growing hard, but I paid him no attention and strode to my team. Rouge smirked and Omega waved. I nodded in acknowledgement, then turned to face the Commander. The little girl that stood proudly next to him beamed at me, and I gave her one of my rare smiles back, though it was small.
Hope Kintobor. The only connection I had left of Maria. She resembled her a lot, blue eyes, wavy blond hair. She was pretty, and cousin of her deceased relative. Unfortunately, she was related to the Doctor and his scrawny nephew, Hope's brother, Snively. Hope lived up to her namesake however, and proved to be everything but her disgusting uncle and brother, and now is a member like me. Hope is a small genius, providing G.U.N with handy gadgets and weapons to aid to their missions.
The Commander cleared his throat, reverting my attention back to him.
"Agent Shadow, so nice of you to join us," his arrogance bit into my patience. "I've gathered you and the rest of Team Dark today for a rather interesting mission."
"Oh?" Rouge raised one of her half-lidded gaze. "Another mission so soon?"
"I'm afraid so, Agent Rouge. We've released the robot that Hope captured and bugged, and it appears it has uncovered one of Eggman's hidden bases."
"Should we destroy it?" said Omega while spinning his hand around in anticipation.
"Not so fast," The Commander glared at Omega in exasperation. "The robot has also picked up rather interesting information on Eggman's next attack. Unfortunately, we only heard a few snippets here and there, so we need you to download all files from Eggman's database and retrieve the infected robot. Hope will give you the hard drive required to acquire said files. Shadow, I trust you to do this job while Omega will destroy the base after the completion of the mission." Explained the Commander after giving Omega a hard stare.
"Sounds easy enough," I said, not knowing what the big deal was. The Commander gave me a cruel smile.
"Maybe so, Agent Shadow. But should you fail, Mobius' demise will fall into your hands. Again."
I narrowed my eyes in a dangerous glare.
"Was that a threat, Commander?" I growled.
"Well then, since Shadow and Omega have their roles to play, what's my part?" Rouge broke in before the sorry excuse of a commander could reply. Lucky.
"There are rumours of a chaos emerald hidden deep in the facility. Find it." He ordered stiffly.
Rouge's eyes sparkled in delight. "Gladly."
"Hope." The Commander snapped, and Hope scrambled to hand out our ear pieces, the hard drive, and other useful equipment appropriate for our mission. "Reload and stock up in the practice rounds, we're leaving in twenty minutes. Dismissed."
I was already making my departure before the Commander called out to me. I supressed a growl.
"Oh and Shadow, I hear the famous Sonic the Hedgehog is in that area. Avoid him at all costs."
I couldn't make any promises.
"He's hiding something." I grunted while loading my gun. We reached the practicing rounds, where soldiers go to improve their shooting and aiming abilities, or learn to. I put the safety on and moved onto the next gun.
"Please," Rouge sighed as she rolled her eyes, adjusting her ear piece. "You and the Commander have always been at odds, Shadow. It wouldn't surprise me if you're being paranoid."
I glared at her. "Me? Paranoid? Hmph. I'm never wrong."
"Really," she drawled. "Because I recall you being wrong countless times before. Say, when you thought Mar-" she didn't say anymore for I shot the human target round until the holster was empty. Several holes were punctured into the headspace. I turned my icy glare onto the bat.
"You were saying?"
"Oh, that you were wrong several times is all."
Annoyed with her constant flippancy, I grabbed the duffel bag and hoisted it over my shoulder and stalked past her. Yes, I have been wrong before. Yes, I have betrayed Maria once before. Yes, I recently covered from amnesia.
But Rouge or anyone else be damned before I admit to it.
I, Shadow the Hedgehog, hereby the Ultimate Life Form, am the sole protector of Mobius. And I will not fall again.