Endless awakenings have passed since I saw the human. And yet I still tell my other about these events in my head, hoping that one day, he will awake, and then we can actually talk.
Some days, there are small movements. Twitches, or something similar. It is not much, but it is progress. So I continue to tell him what I see.
A red hedgehog with a purpose. To collect seven powerful objects, and become 'Perfect', for the sake of the girl he wants to impress.
The Chaos Emeralds.
They possess power beyond anything ever seen. They are wanted by anyone who has ever heard their name.
Even I want them, now. With them, I might be able to wake him up.
I tell him so, and for an instant, I think I see a smile flit across his face.
I cannot help but smile, too.
And before I know it, I'm dreaming again. I see myself. Or maybe it's him. I do not know. One of us, or a hedgehog who looks like us, stands alone atop a building in the city.
Humans, anthros, and the noisy creatures I do not know move below our feet.
And before I know it, suddenly, the world is in flames. Black creatures force their way through the city, destroying everyone they see. As I/he sit there, confused, laser striked began to bombard it from the sky.
And then I see it.
A vision of evil.
"Black Doom…" The hedgehog who might be me whispers.
But it is not alone. Two other hedgehogs - one who looks exactly like me, and one who looks similar to me flank it, with a fox anthro and a warped anthro-like Black Arms by their sides.
The hedgehog who might be me shakes. It's the end.
The world slowly begins to freeze. Everything but the Black Arms ceases to move. And from the dark group, I see it.
Six Chaos Emeralds.
And then I awaken - something breaking me out of my sleep. Freeing me from this dark future that will come to pass.
I see an interesting figure when I open my eyes.
A very young echidna girl, of a dark blue coloring. From the ones I have seen in my dreams, I can tell that this is not a normal color for that species.
I blink, and ask who she is.
I do not get an answer.
"I need you to help him." She tells me. "Your original."
And in a moment, my world changes.
This is another one of my RP One-shots, sort of the sequel to A Sleepless Dream. Again, it's about a clone of Shadow, who now actually has a name - "Second".
If you don't get the situation he's in, read A Sleepless Dream first.
This is, as always, just an RP one-shot, so I don't really care too much about if people who don't go there don't review, but it'd be appriciated nonetheless. The RP is "The Legacy Continues", in the Sonic Forums, if you feel like checking it out.