THE 3 SHADOWS
EPISODE 9 : LEVEL 3
By Master hunter
It's been a while since I've written anything. This is an idea I've had in my head for a while now. Those that have been on my DeviantART may have a clue what this title may refer to.
I have ideas for a tenth episode and a feature as well but haven't got around to writing them. This one will still keep to The 3 Shadows updated every night structure, which is 700ish words per chapter, 10-11 chapters per episode.
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Sega Characters: Shadow the Hedgehog, Gerald Robotnik, Maria Robotnik, GUN
MH characters: Miles Prower, Joz the bat aka Master hunter, Sapphire the bat, Ruby Rose, Emerald the Chameleon, Diamond the Rabbit, Jade Falcon, All Seven Chaos Demons and anything else not SEGA
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Note: I'm not against gay coupling; well not anymore than I am coupling in general. This is merely what I think would happen if the characters saw some of the stuff some people do.
The 3 Shadows: Episode 9: Level 3
Chapter 1 - Dude, where my sword?
Things have gone all quiet recently and The 3 Shadows have started to run out of ways to relieve the boredom. Miles sits at a computer browsing the internet while Shadow sits in front of the TV, searching the news channels for anything regarding Gerald.
"I'm so BORED!" said Shadow out loud angrily.
"Things have gotten quiet around here recently haven't they? Hey Shadow check this out", said Miles smiling back at Shadow.
Shadow skated over to the computer.
"What?" asked Shadow.
"I did a search for The 3 Shadows to see what people really think of us. I found this site fan fiction dot net. Strange place full of stories about all sorts of things TV shows and the like", said Miles, "Check out the 3 Shadows section"
Shadow scanned through the first page of the site's stories.
"Wow! That's a lot of stories. I didn't think we were that popular. Hey look they spelt my name wrong, Jozadow, what kind of moron does that?" asked Shadow.
"I dunno but I've seen it quite a few times perhaps it's not a mistake. Not sure what it means. Wait I'll open a new tab and search for it in Google", said Miles.
The two waited for the Google search to finish and found a few thousand matches. The read out loud the first match.
"Jozadow dot com, the biggest resource for Jozadow. Fanart Galleries, fanfiction, let's check this out", said Miles.
Miles clicked the link for the first site and examined it. They checked out the galley first and found a link saying "18+".
"Why would there be an 18 rating…unless…." said Shadow.
Miles had already clicked the link and the first image picture opened up.
"Huh? What are you doing to Joz?" asked Miles.
"Erm I think you better leave this site Miles", said Shadow grabbing the mouse and closing the browser before whispering to himself "What on earth possess people to do stuff like that?"
"I'm even more confused now. Anyway I've read a couple of stories. Most seemed to focus on romance between both you and some of the gems, or more popularly Joz and some of the gems", said Miles.
"How weird. I've never shown any interest in any girl…or boy…and yet people are already having me fall in love with people", said Shadow.
Just then Joz walked into the room consumed with anger. He started smashing things up and mumbling angrily under his breath.
"What's wrong with you?" asked Shadow
"Some little fu…" said Joz angrily
"Now, there's no need for that!" interrupted Shadow.
"Urgh! Someone has stolen my sword!" shouted Joz
"Oh yes!" said Shadow.
Joz stared back confused.
"Finally some action", said Shadow, "It's been so boring lately"
"Yeah it has hasn't it? So what are we going to do about my sword? I need it, I'm nothing without it", said Joz.
"Oh come on Joz, you don't need that piece of metal", said Miles.
"Yes I do. Without it I feel like half a bat", said Joz.
"As much as I feel weapons are cool, you really don't need that sword to fight", said Shadow.
"You don't understand yes I do!" said Joz.
"Well Ok, let's go find it then. I reckon we should pay the gems a visit first", said Miles.
"Don't you have some sort of security system up?" asked Shadow.
"Of course, but that didn't help. The image blurs up for a while and then the sword is gone", said Joz.
Miles accessed the security system for the mansion and opened up the camera recordings from the previous night. On the screen Joz could be seen hanging from the ceiling sleeping, like bats do.
"How did you do that..?" asked Joz confused.
"I gave access to your security system to this computer. All three of us know the password so it was easy enough to configure", said Miles.
Miles fast forwarded through the recording until a bright flash appeared and the sword was gone. He quickly went back to the moment and viewed it frame by frame. He zoomed in on the flash and discovered a brief silhouette of a Hedgehog, one that looked a lot like Shadow.
"What the…? This can't be right", said Miles.
"Hold on, are you thinking what I think you're thinking", said Shadow.
"What would you want with my sword!" screamed Joz.
"Hey I didn't steal your sword, well at least consciously. Feel free to search my room though", said Shadow.
Joz marched towards Shadow's room; Shadow followed and stood in the doorway.
"I know what it looks like Joz. A flash that could easily have been Chaos Control followed by black outline of what looks like me appearing for a second. I don't blame you for accusing me, but I did not take your sword", said Shadow.
"Well then who did!" shouted Joz angrily while frantically searching.
"Let's find out. I reckon the gems would be the best place to start", said Shadow.
"It does seem odd that my wealth sense isn't picking up the Emeraldium. Ok then let's go", said Joz.