DISCLAIMER: I do not own Sonic the Hedgehog. (I wish I did)
Chapter 1
Weird Dream
Goodbye, Shadow the Hedgehog.
I said goodbye; I put it behind me. I'm no longer haunted by my past, but what am I to do with my future?
He walked through the forest, looking for anything that might answer his questions. Sighing, he turned as the sun set over the mountains. Funny, these days go by so fast…
Jumping, he grabbed a low swinging branch and lay down. He saw the glow of the space colony ARK, his birthplace, in orbit high above the planet. He closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep…
A sizzling pain burned through Shadow's body. He leapt off the tree to see fireballs flying everywhere. He brushed off his arm where the edge of one had hit him. Dark clouds seemed to cover up the source of the fireballs, so Shadow just avoided them.
He walked forward to see a new sight. He was in some huge monastery, with a large temple rising in the middle. Strange creatures ran everywhere in a panic.
Strange, I've never been here before. Are those creatures the same species as Knuckles? What could be the problem?
Shadow jumped in surprise as a female echidna clung to his arm. "Help us…" She breathed before falling to the ground, dead. Shadow ran over to the temple in the middle and dashed up the stairs. In the middle was a sight all to familiar.
That's the Master Emerald! But, is it broken?
Walking up to the Master Emerald, Shadow looked at a place where it was strangely misshapen. He was right, there was apiece missing.
He flew back hard, hitting his head on one of the temple walls. He got up; angry, and looked over to where the fireball had come. The dark clouds thinned out so Shadow could see his assailant. A green, black, and crimson dragon towered over him.
"Err, Chaos Spear!" Shadow yelled, expecting to fire the spear-like blasts from his hand like always. Instead, he fell to the ground, clutching his heart. Pain he had never felt before flew through him.
"What, what's happening to me?" Shadow muttered as he felt himself losing consciousness. The last thing he heard was an evil laughter coming from the dragon.
"Shadow? Are you alright?"
Shadow's eyes fluttered open to see Tails hovering over him. "Wha?"
"Oh good, you're okay," Tails said as he stood up. "You were screaming and I saw massive power readings coming from you on the display in my lab. I found you here on the ground, bleeding."
"Bleeding?" Shadow looked to his arm, which was covered in a makeshift bandage. He could still see blood through the cloth. He stood up, "Tails?"
"Hmm?"
"Do you know where Knuckles is? I, uh, need to talk to him."
"Oh," Tails said. He pointed far off. "He's probably on Angel Island, guarding the Master Emerald as always. Why do you need to talk to him?"
"It's none of your concern," Shadow replied. "Don't worry about me." Shadow started running in the direction Tails had pointed.
Maybe Knuckles will know something about that strange dream I had. But was it really a dream? Hopefully he can tell me.