DARK TIMES AHEAD
Prologue
Shadow watched as the last remains of the black comet faded from view. He had done something to help the people of the planet below. The ones that for so long he had despised so why did he help them was it because of righteousness or was it only because Black Doom tried to control him. The red and black hedgehog didn't really care, but when you are on a space colony for two weeks by yourself the mind tends to wander. Since the fall of the black arms shadow had finished repairing what he could on the Ark. He had decided when he was done it would be time for him to return to the blue planet below and finally disocver the mystery that he had pondered to himself for the last fortnight. As shadow prepared a capsule that would take him to Earth he grabbed the clear emerald that he had managed to snag before it could return itself to a place of rest. He felt the power it had been withholding finally come out of the emerald; it's power had finally returned, but did this mean the others were now ready to be used as well. It didn't matter he only needed the one anyway. As the capsule began it's final aproach to Earth an alarm and red light began to sound and flash. Shadow looked around the inside of the capsule calmly
"now what". The computer answered him
"propulsion and landing gear systems are malfunctioning there is no way to slow the pod or brace for impact."
"It's one problem after another with me isn't it" he said as he chuckled slightly. Shadow then yelled at the top of his lungs
"The ultimate life form will not be destroyed so easily so bring it on." the pod had now finished entering the atmospher, but was falling far too quickly for anything inside to survive. Shadow looked at the glass for a moment before curling his fist and breaking it with a single swing. He stepped out and felt the wind rushing passed him ,he found it harder to breath at his current altitude, Shadow then preceded to jump off of the pod putting some good distance between it and him. Quickly Shadow turned to falling feet first and activated his air shoes to slow his speed, but the ground was getting closer fast. He knew he would not be able to stop his fall before he hit the ground, but slowing down was his main concern. Shadow finally hit the ground and even though he had slowed himself he left a crater in the street he landed on ten feet deep. Shadow was kneeling with his fist on the ground he was covered in rubble that fell off of him as he began to stand. As soon as he stood up he looked upward at the sky with a smug look on his face and as if adressing the planet itself quietly spoke
"Well, is that it." he had barely finished speaking when his eyes closed and he fell on his back.