Hello all! This is my first collab (collaboration, for all you people who don't like shortening words to make life easier :D) with Silverexorcist. I will be writing the first chapter. We hope you enjoy!
~Chapter One: A Risky Steal~
A lone flyer flew through the busy streets of Station Square. The wind carried the flyer up to a cliff. An ebony hedgehog with red streaks stood at the edge of the cliff, arms folded, looking over the city with blazing crimson eyes. He didn't flinch when the flyer wrapped around his leg.
"Will you stop acting so badass, Shadow?" his cobalt partner-in-crime asked. He sat a few feet away from Shadow; on the grassier part of the cliff.
"How can you expect the most wanted criminal in America to stop acting badass, Sonic?" Shadow replied, turning to face Sonic. "It's in my nature."
The flyer flew off Shadow's leg. Sonic managed to grab the piece of paper. He began to read it aloud.
"America's most wanted criminal: Shadow the hedgehog. Wanted dead or alive. Whoever finds him and turns him in will be generously rewarded." He looked at Shadow, his emerald eyes flashed with anger. "What am I? Chopped liver?"
Shadow smirked. "They don't know about you because you do behind the scene work."
Sonic relaxed. "Right." He smiled. "So what are we going to do today? Rob the bank? Steal rare gems from the museum?"
"We're going to the police station."
Sonic frowned. "Uh, maybe all this stealing and running from the cops has finally got to your head, Shadow. We don't want to be near the cops."
"They fished this large rock out of the lake the other day," Shadow said.
"Yeah, and?" Sonic said impatiently. He hated when Shadow left him hanging like this.
"They think it's filled with rare, priceless gems," Shadow continued. "The rock is currently at the police station."
Sonic stood up. "Let's get moving, then!"
~Crimson Irises and Silver Lining~
Shadow and Sonic stood outside the police station.
"You look awesome, Shadow!" Sonic whispered.
Shadow had died his fur a navy blue, completely concealing his red streaks. He wore icy blue contacts.
"Shut up," Shadow mumbled as they quickly slipped inside the building.
Sonic walked up to the information desk.
"May I help you?" the woman sitting behind the desk asked. She had long, wavy black hair and baby blue eyes.
"Yes," Sonic said. He sighed loudly. "My friend was arrested a few days ago, and I was wondering if I could see him?"
"What's his name?"
"Alex Painter."
Sonic watched as the woman typed the name into the computer. He noticed her nametag.
Diana, Sonic thought. What a beautiful name for someone who's so naïve…
~Crimson Irises and Silver Lining~
Shadow crawled through the air ducts, looking into different rooms through air vents. One particular conversation made him stop his search and listen in. A man with broad shoulders and a stern face was pacing in front of group composed of both Mobians and humans.
The man halted his pacing and faced the group. "You have been hand-picked to search for this hedgehog!" He held up a flyer.
Shadow smirked. Awesome! He thought. I have group of patrol officers looking for me now!
He continued past the vent cover. After a few minutes he reached another vent cover. He peered through the opening, and smiled at what he saw. The rock was sitting on a large, marble pedestal, located in the middle a plain, blue tiled room.
Shadow was always one to travel light, but Sonic insisted that he bring at least a backpack with him for this mission. Shadow had to admit that his partner did have good intentions; if Shadow hadn't brought a backpack with him, he probably would've dropped something by now, which would've gotten one, if not all of the officers' attention.
Shadow placed the backpack down beside him. He pulled out a bottle of hairspray and a small, clear-colored device.
"First," Shadow whispered, "removing the vent cover."
Shadow had to be strong and swift. He raised his hands and quickly brought them back down on the cover. Shadow grabbed the cover, maneuvering it until he was able to pull it through the hole and placed it beside him. Next, he dropped the clear device to the floor. He silently counted to three before slowly poking his head through the vent hole. He smirked when he saw the red light was no longer flashing on any of the surveillance cameras. He then grabbed the hair spray, spraying the room with it.
I knew it, Shadow thought when rays of red light appeared, surrounding the rock. They're always thinking two steps ahead. That's too bad; I'm always thinking three steps ahead.
He pulled out a black square-shaped device; similar to the clear one, and dropped it into the room. It landed a few feet away from the pedestal. A low beep came from the black box; the security lasers disappearing seconds later.
How does Shadow get his hands on such high-tech devices, you ask? The ebony hedgehog had his sources.
Shadow quickly pulled a bundle of rope out of the backpack. He looked at the door impatiently. Where is he? Shadow thought, frowning.
Just then, the door opened. Sonic slipped in, quietly closing the door behind him. He jogged up to the pedestal, and looked up at Shadow.
"Throw me the rope," Sonic whispered.
After receiving the rope, Sonic quickly tied several knots around the rock. He quickly grabbed the clear and black devices off the floor, before grabbing onto the rope, giving Shadow a thump's up.
In a matter of minutes, the Sonic joined Shadow in the air duct.
Sonic looked at Shadow, a crazy grin on the cobalt's face. "We did it!"
Shadow nodded. "Yes, we did."
"How are we going to get out?"
"One of the vents I passed lead to the outside of the building," Shadow replied, swinging his backpack over his shoulder. "Follow me."
~Crimson Irises and Silver Lining~
The two hedgehogs stopped at the lobby of their hideout after their successful mission. Said hideout was an abandoned hotel. Shadow looked at the rock.
"Would you like to do the honors?" Shadow asked.
Sonic looked at Shadow. "Sure," he said. "If, you know, I knew how to break it."
"What do you mean? You just grab something heavy, and hit it, right?"
Sonic could sense the uncertainty in Shadow's voice. "Something heavy?"
"Yeah. Like a brick or something."
Sonic nodded, running outside to grab a brick from the small garden outside the hotel. Sonic came back, holding a large beige-colored brick. He flung the brick at the rock with all the strength his arm could muster. The brick hit the rock, and fell to the floor with a loud thud.
Shadow inspected the rock. "Damn! Not even a dent! How the fuck do you break this thing?""You can't," Sonic said. "You want to know why you can't break it?"
Shadow stared at Sonic. "Why?"
Sonic rested his foot on the rock, pointing his index finger towards the ceiling. "It's a rock from space!"
Shadow put his head in his hands, and sighed deeply. Why is he my partner again? His ears twitched when he heard a cracking noise.
Sonic quickly pulled his foot back. Both hedgehogs watched as the rock split in half.
"So," Shadow said, admiring the many colors and variety of gems, "if it's a space rock and you broke it; does that make you an alien?"
"No!" Sonic snapped, glaring at Shadow.
"Calm down," Shadow said, smirking. "It was just a joke!"
Sonic sighed. "Now what? We got the rock to break. What's next?"
"We take it to the Jewel Hunters," Shadow replied. "Knuckles and Rouge know a good deal when they see it."
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