Author's Note: I do NOT own Shadow the Hedgehog or the other Sega characters… the characters I own are Claire/Nightmare, Night, and Taeo (pronounced TAY-oh).
Just so you know: this is my first story.... ENJOY!!!
The Adventures of Nightmare
~Chapter 1~
On a dark and snowy night, a young girl wandered through the woods. It sure is cold tonight, the girl thought to herself. "Claire," said an eerie voice. "Huh? Who are you... where are you?" said the girl who, apparently, was Claire. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a strange creature appeared to Claire. "I am Black Doom, Claire, and I have a proposal for you." Scared out of her wits, Claire said, "I know who you are, Black Doom, my friend warned me about you." "You mean Shadow? Humph." shot back Black Doom. Feeling even more scared, Claire found a little confidence and said, "I'm listening to your proposal." Pleased, Black Doom said, "Excellent. I have a small favor, bring me the chaos emeralds or suffer the consequences." Claire took a moment and thought to herself, "If I accept to do his favor, what would he do with the chaos emeralds? Hmmm..." It took Claire a while to think about it. "You have by this time tomorrow night to give me the chaos emeralds. Don't keep me waiting." Then, Black Doom disappeared.
The next morning, Claire ran around the city of Westopolis until she ran into Shadow. "SHADOW!!! Shadow I have to tell you something," said Claire. Shadow turned around and said, "Claire, what's wrong? What do you have to tell me?" Panting and out of breath, Claire said, "Shadow, last night Black Doom came to me asking for the chaos emeralds. I don't know if I should find and give them to him or not. Shadow, I need your help." Surprised with this news, Shadow turned back around and said, "Don't bother finding the chaos emeralds." Confused, Claire said, "Why, Shadow? Why don't you want me to give Black Doom the chaos emeralds?" Shadow then looked at his confused friend, "Because, if he gets his hands on the chaos emeralds, the world will be at chaos." Shadow then looked back and walked away. At that instant, Claire turned around and walked back to the woods.
That night, Black Doom appeared to the waiting Claire. "Do you have the chaos emeralds?" He asked. Smiling, Claire said, "No. I don't have the chaos emeralds. A friend of mine told me that you were going to use them for evil things, and I believe him. It will be a thousand years before I give you anything or do anything for you." Disappointed, Black Doom said, "Now you will feel my wrath!"
All of a sudden, a black mystifying cloud surrounded Claire. "What's happening to me?!" A bright light then flashed and her colors changed from a beautiful shade of blue to black and red. Claire then fell down and looked at what she became. "What did you do to me?!" Pleased, Black Doom said, "You have felt what it is like to disobey me, Claire. Now," Black Doom then raised his hand and Claire flew backwards and hit hard against the wall, then hit the ground. "Your new name would be Nightmare, and you will have no choice to do everything as I say, understood?" Obediently, like under a hypnotic spell, Claire, now Nightmare, looked up at Black Doom and said, "I understand perfectly." A bright light flashed and then the two disappeared.
Later that night, Black Doom brought Nightmare to the city of Westopolis. "Let's see how well you obey orders. I want you to destroy this city and bring me the chaos emerald that is hidden here. Destroy anyone who gets in your way. Do not disappoint me," said Black Doom and then he himself disappeared. Then, Nightmare turned around and started to reek havoc all over the city, in search of the chaos emerald.
Not too far away, Shadow noticed that the buildings in the city were on fire. "I wonder who is causing all this damage," Shadow said to himself as he ran towards the flames. All of a sudden, Shadow stopped in his tracks. "Claire? Claire, is that you?" Shadow asked the creature who, apparently, was causing all of the destruction. "No," said the creature. "I am Nightmare, the evil that now inhabits your friend's body." Awestruck, Shadow looked at the creature and then shouted, "Claire, I know you are in there. Please, fight her!" Laughing greedily and then pointing at Shadow, Nightmare said, "Your so called friend Claire doesn't exist anymore, Shadow." Angry about this, Shadow attacked Nightmare, but she quickly dodged his strike. "Hahaha," she laughed. "You are so pathetic, Shadow." At that instant, a dark sphere appeared as Nightmare raised her right hand. "Let's see if you can dodge this!" Nightmare said as she threw the sphere. Shadow then fell backwards, releasing the chaos emerald he had in his hand. Nightmare walked up to the chaos emerald and watched as Shadow passed out by her feet.
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