The ocean. A big, blue sheet that covers most of the Earth. It holds many treasures. Gold, fish, ships, and much more.
Things that people would never imagine.
The ocean was quiet, waves slowly moving up and down.
A small hole appeared in the waves. Small droplets of water shined in the sun.
A black figure appeared and threw his head back. It gasped for air.
It opened his eyes.
It's red, glowing red eyes.
They flashed white.
The black figure was beat up badly. It still gasped for air.
The black figure was Shadow.
But that's not possible! You say. Anything is possible with Shadow.
Shadow looked around. The main thing he remembered was Sonic.
The blue hedgehog that always called him fake. The blue hedgehog that always said he could do nothing that he could do.
The blue hedgehog that let him die.
Shadow floated above the waves, bobbing up and down, going up the waves and down the waves.
Soon he heard a honk. It was loud. Very loud. He looked around.
A huge, gray boat loomed over Shadow. Shadow quickly swam away, careful not to get crushed by the massive figure.
Shadow grabbed a hold of the front of the boat. He shinnied up it.
He was happy to be out of the water. Obviously he had been in it for a long, long time.
Shadow finally made it to the top. He quickly looked over the bow, and saw a whole bunch of people. He quickly brought his head down.
Obviously he needed a big diversion.
He couldn't just jump on a boat and expect them to take him a long. Shadow was smarter than that.
Of course, he is an organic robot.
Shadow thought for a moment. He quickly took another peek at what was on the boat.
Nets. Lots of them.
So it was a fishing boat. His diversion had to do something with fish.
Suddenly, Shadow got it.
He put his voice in disguise and yelled, "check your nets! You caught a seal!"
S slowly stuck his head up to see all the people on deck rush to the left side of the boat, where the net was. He quickly climbed up again, and sneaked past them.
He headed toward a door he saw across the deck. Shadow opened it, walked up, and quietly closed it behind him.
"What?!" He heard someone yell.
Shadow turned his head.
Someone, who looked like a captain, sat at a desk.
"Aren't you . . . Shadow the Hedgehog?!" The Captain exclaimed.
"Of course I am!" Shadow yelled at him. But he stopped himself. "I'm the ghost of Shadow."
The Captain's eyes widened.
"Please! I'll do anything! Just don't hurt me!" The Captain yelled.
Sheesh, Shadow thought, this guy's a chicken!
"Anything?" Shadow asked, raising an eyebrow.
The Captain nodded quickly.
Shadow walked over to the Captain's desk.
"Where are you headed?" Shadow asked.
"Japan. We have to drop our catch off," the Captain said.
"You're not going to Japan," Shadow said.
The Captain stared at Shadow.