Ok, the reason I chose Shadow to be the main character is because Shadow wasn't born as a baby and grew up like everyone else. He was created by Dr. Eggman's grandfather, Gerald Robotnik. I know this because I watch a lot of Sonic X. Anyway, enjoy the story.
Disclaimer: Sonic The Hedgehog and all characters in the story belong to SEGA. Except for Clockwork. He belongs to me.
It was a peaceful day on Mobius. The sun was out, Cream the Rabbit was outside, enjoying the beauty of nature, with her mother, Vanilla keeping an eye on her. Everyone else was inside. Except for Sonic, Amy and Shadow. The three of them were outside. Sonic was running at full speed to wherever he likes, and Shadow was standing in one spot, his arms crossed.
But the silence was broken when Shadow heard Amy calling from behind.
"SONIC!" yelled Amy as she ran up to Shadow, thinking he was Sonic, and tackled him to the ground. The dark hedgehog was flabbergasted the moment he fell down after Amy tackled him.
"GET OFF OF ME! I'M SHADOW YOU IDIOT!"
Amy was blushing in embarrassment as he realized that it really was Shadow.
"Sorry! I didn't know it was you! You look a lot like him from far away! I'm sorry!" said Amy, running away, expecting Shadow to counterattack her, which he didn't.
"Curse that annoying pink hedgehog!" yelled Shadow, in anger.
"Why does everyone keep confusing me with Sonic? What is wrong with me? I wish Amy Rose was never even born! I WISH NONE OF THEM WERE EVER BORN!"
At this, the angry black hedgehog ran off at full speed to the nearby forest. He expected to get away from everyone.
But then something unexpected happened. Shadow tripped over something. He was unsure what it was. Shadow got up from the ground and wondered.
"That was weird. I must of tripped on something. I wonder what it was."
Shadow, wondering what he tripped over, checked the area, and found a trapdoor, it was closed. And it had a handle on it that was used to open it.
"Hmmmm, I wonder where this goes to."
Shadow pulled at the handle, after 10 seconds, he was able to open the trapdoor. It revealed a stairway going down.
"I wonder where this goes to." wondered Shadow, going down the stairs. The stairs curved and curved, and eventually it went straight. After a few minutes, Shadow came across a button at the very end of the tunnel.
"A button. I wonder what will happen if I press it."
Shadow presses the button, and then the walls begin to move, and it reveals a passage to go deeper into the tunnel.
"Interesting." said the black hedgehog as he headed for the newly opened passage. Expecting that it would lead to more dungeon, Shadow was surprised at what he saw.
"What is this place? It's so big!"
Shadow came across a large room with a giant clock at the very end. The clock looked the same as any Cuckoo Clock, except it was huge, and around it were lots of giant cogs and gears turning and pounding.
"Hello there! Welcome to the Grandmaster Clock!"
said a mysterious voice. The dark hedgehog was caught off guard. He turned around, and he saw a tall man holding a scepter with a clock on it. He had a monocle with a clock on it, he was wearing Cog shoulders, Gear Legs, and a pendulum was swinging back and forth on the center of his chest. He also had black eyes, and on his head, a cuckoo swung back and forth from his forehead like when a real clock strikes a certain hour. It comes out when the clock on his monocle goes a full hour. And he had an hourglass on his head that flips every time all the sand hits the bottom.
"Uhhh....hi." said Shadow, nervous to see someone he's never seen before.
"Hello there! My name's Clockwork. I am the one who runs the Grandmaster Clock of Mobius."
Note: For first-time readers, go to my Profile to learn more about Clockwork.
"Is that where I am?"
"That's right! This place is the center of all things time! Well, on Mobius anyway."
"I see. So this is where the hourglasses for everybody is?"
"Sure! Who are you?"
"My name's Shadow. I stumbled upon this place while running through the forest."
Clockwork's hourglass flipped over as all the sand had hit the bottom.
"Well, you sure are lucky to have found this place! But I must ask you to leave. You cannot stay here. I'm sorry."
"Why?" said Shadow, confused.
Clockwork's eyes rolled as he sighed, knowing that Shadow knows nothing about where he was.
"Listen. I must ask you to leave. If you mess with one little thing here, even the hourglasses, that could change things! And life itself would not be the same again. I cannot have you tampering with anything. I'm sorry."
Just then, Clockwork remembered something, and his expression changed from serious to interested.
"However, if you'd like a tour of this place, then I'd be happy to give you one! Just don't touch anything, alright?"
"Alright." said Shadow.
"Follow me."
And then, Clockwork and Shadow went through the Grandmaster Clock, and Clockwork showed Shadow how everything worked, and Shadow was becoming really interested in taking advantage of it all and messing with time itself. But knowing it would get Clockwork mad, he sighed an moved on.
"By the way Shadow, isn't it kinda cool how you use Chaos Controls with a Chaos Emerald to freeze time for a little while?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"Well, every time you do that, some parts of the Grandmaster Clock stop. Even though it doesn't interfere with all the other parts."
"Wow. I did not know that."
"You do now. Alright. Let's keep going."
Meanwhile, Sonic and his friends were wondering where Shadow went.
"Hey, have any of you guys seen Shadow?" said Sonic.
"Yeah. I haven't seen him since I mistook him for you, Sonic." said Amy, looking at Sonic's expression.
"You know, come to think of it, I haven't seen him all day." said Tails.
"Me either." said Knuckles and Rogue.
"I wonder where he went." said Sonic.
After Clockwork had given Shadow a tour of everything the Grandmaster Clock has to offer, he stopped and said,
"All right. Now you know all about this place. I hope you liked it. Now please leave. I don't want you tampering with anything."
"Ok. See ya."
Before Clockwork could say anything else, Shadow just took off. But before we went out the door, the Grandmaster Clock struck noon. And the large cuckoo bird was popping back and forth. It took Shadow by surprise, and Shadow looked back, and he didn't watch where he was going.
He slipped, and was knocked into one of the turning cogs, the cog sprang right from it's position like a spring, and Shadow was flung into the air. He landed inside the hole where the cuckoo was. Right when it was outside. He fell on top of a giant cog that was turning sideways.
"Whoa. Gotta be more careful." said Shadow, getting up, realizing that he was standing on a turning cog.
Then, the cuckoo stopped and went back into the clock.
"I gotta get out of here!"
Shadow climbed up from where he landed, he got on top of a platform, and he found the cuckoo bird that comes out from inside every hour on the hour. He tried to open the door that opens and closes whenever the cuckoo comes out, but it wouldn't budge.
But then, the devious dark hedgehog had an idea. He picked up the cuckoo and decided to ram the door down.
"Chaaaaaaarge!"
Shadow ran straight for the door with the cuckoo. Expecting to ram the door open. But then something unexpected happened.
The door just opened by itself. And below, stood a very angry Clockwork glaring at Shadow for what he's done.
Shadow stared down at his wroth face and said,
"I'm sorry! I'll put the cuckoo back! I'm sorry for what I did there!"
"You should be." said Clockwork, crossing his arms, his scepter beside his wooden waist.
At this, Shadow went back and put the cuckoo back where it was. His heart rate was so high, and he was so nervous and desperate to get out before Clockwork goes beserk.
But Shadow was so desperate and quick, that he didn't notice that the cuckoo was not placed properly. It was facing the other way. Into the clock rather than straight ahead.
"Get down from there. NOW!" yelled Clockwork, running out of patience.
Shadow jumped down with a soft landing.
"Look, I'm sorry if I messed with....."
"Just get out of here! And don't ever come back!"
"Ok Ok!"
Then, Shadow ran out of the Grandmaster Clock as quickly as be could. He ran up the stairs as if being chased by a monster. Then, when he finally got out, he was relieved and happy to see sunlight and fresh air for once.
Sonic and the others were looking in the forest.
"Shadow! Where are you?" said Sonic.
Everyone else said the same thing. Then Cream spotted him next to the trapdoor.
"There he is!" yelled Cream.
The rabbit got everyone's attention and everyone else noticed Shadow.
"There you are Shadow! Believe it or not, we were all getting worried! I ran high and low, far and wide, but you were nowhere to be found!"
"Well, I'm alright now. So I guess we can call it a day."
"Hold on Shadow. Where were you exactly? What were you up to?"
Shadow thinks for a moment, the black hedgehog didn't want to tell anyone about the Grandmaster Clock.
"Ummm.........I was lost in this forest. That's all."
That night, Shadow was at his house. Thinking about what happened over at the Grandmaster Clock.
"It's a good thing today is finally over. That Clockwork fellow is a real pushover when someone tampers with his clock, but he was glad to have given me the tutorial of the place."
Then Shadow remembers something that happened one week ago.
"At least it wasn't as bad as the time Cream's mother Vanilla baked me a sparkleberry pie and my allergies started acting up. She knows by now that I'm allergic to sparkleberry pie. My body started itching and I started sweating like crazy! It took like 5 days for it to wear off. Worst day of my life."
Shadow then brushes his teeth, and goes straight to bed. Good Night, Shadow.....
In the next Chapter, watch how things take a major twist from when Shadow tampered with something in the Grandmaster Clock.