I know I should be working on my other stories, but I had a writer's block until I got this story out of my system, and I think you guys will enjoy it, as it will be far simpler than my other stories, and more focused on the Sonadow. Basically put, good practice.
As you may notice, it's set in a AU world. It will mainly focus on the game Shadow the Hedgehog, but I might expand it. Depends if you like it or not. Enjoy!
He stared, unblinking, at the small control panel. Normally he wouldn't have dared using a elevator this deep in enemy territory, but he'd taken out most of the personnel within an hour of entering the base. There was nobody left in the compound that could try to turn it off, less try to kill him. The remaining soldiers were confined in the deepest, darkest level of the military base, trapped after he'd descended upon the G.U.N settlement and destroyed every other entrance except this one. There was no running away from the humans.
They could only wait for the Ultimate Lifeform to pick them off, one by one.
With a metallic hiss the doors of the elevator slid open in front of him, allowing the biological weapon of mass destruction to walk forwards, the blood of his opponents dripping from his fur and staining the clean stone floor. The creature smirked upon entering the basement of the building, a cruel, feral grin that felt unnatural on the features of the normally stoic hedgehog. He stood in the doorway of the chamber, his arrogant smile widening as he noticed the five guns trailed on him.
The humans took steps back upon gaining his attention, but they did not fire.
Sheer terror held them where they were. They knew there was no running away from this monster.
"Freeze! D-don't you dare move!"
A amused sigh left him. The dark warrior could smell the fear coming from the humans. He'd expected more of G.U.N. He would have thought they would be more than five soldiers inside the building protecting their precious asset, but it seemed as if he had been proven wrong. Somehow, he felt disappointed. Was this weapon so pitiful and broken that the monkeys refused to assign proper guards? Would killing it be as undemanding as invading this base?
It was still a weapon based on Gerald's research, Shadow reminded himself. He wouldn't let his creator's legacy be sullied by the existence of such a vile being.
"Put your hands over your head, beast, or we will shoot!"
He quirked an eyebrow at the boldness of the human. "Is that a threat, filth?" Shadow purred menacingly, pleased to see the men flinch back, fighting against their instincts that urged them to run away as fast as they could.
Pathetic.
He raised a single gloved hand, scarlet sparkling along his fingertips.
The humans tensed even further.
The Ultimate Lifeform smiled, a cruel smirk hungering for blood that stretched from cheek to cheek.
"Chaos Blast."
A wave of death spilled across the chamber, the screams of the agents echoing against metal walls as the men fell to the floor, limbs missing and bodies reduced to shrivelling masses of burnt flesh. Dry blood pooled around the corpses, mixing with the melted remains of what had once been guns.
Stepping over the twitching body of a surviving human, Shadow made sure to push his foot down on the man's back and break his spine. The agent beneath him let out a croak, unable to scream as most of his vocal cords had been reduced to blackened flesh. Smirking at his own petty action, the ebony male slipped into the next room and gazed down at his target with satisfaction.
A pod lay in the middle of the chamber, a delicate sheet of frost covering the glass of the container and masking it's contents from the immortal's view. Shadow stepped closer to the strange object, hearing the low hum of machinery coming from beneath the structure. This pod looked more complicated than the one G.U.N. had put him in. It wasn't reinforced like his was, but it was certainly different. Not as strong or as well-built, made as a simple container and not the cage for a monster. Older.
Dusty.
Shadow wondered how long it had been down here.
Edging closer to the massive machine of a ancient design, the onyx warrior looked over the control pad and pressed the release button. He stepped back as soft clicks and hisses came from the tube. The small sheet of ice covering the thick glass cracked and fell away as the front of the cryogenic chamber slid open, letting out pale steam as it began sucking up the fluids that had protected it's precious cargo.
The black hedgehog tensed, preparing for what was to come. He could feel a strong source of Chaos from within the tube, and readied himself for the upcoming battle. If the creature within had truly been trained to eliminate him, then it would try to do so at the smallest opportunity. Despite his confidence in his abilities, Shadow was not stupid. Being careful had saved him many times in the past from being captured by G.U.N.
Slowly brushing the steam away with a wave of his hand, the ebony male peered inside the contents of the cryogenic tube.
His smirk fell. He didn't know what he was expecting, but certainly not this.
For starters, there was nothing menacing or even remotely dangerous about the trembling figure curled up inside the tube, shying away from his scorching glare. It was smaller than himself, a lithe figure built for speed and agility rather than Shadow's brute strength and power. Curved quills gleamed under the white lights, drawing his attention.
So they had also used mobian genes for their creation.
The brilliant jade eyes stared up at his own ruby ones with a mixture of blank confusion and happiness, making something within Shadow grow almost mournful had he not been so determined to end the thing's existence. It was probably the first time it had ever seen a being that remotely resembled it. How unfortunate.
"Get up." The blue quilled head tilted to the side at the stiff command, the green eyes of the tiny male still looking into his own, almost as if he hadn't spoken. This irritated Shadow. He was not one to be ignored, especially by a fool. "I said, get up." The immortal growled, his tone more menacing now, but only managing to get a blink and a stare from the smaller hybrid.
Sighing in irritation, the Ultimate Lifeform reached into the pod and roughly grabbed the sapphire being by the wrists before dragging him out of the contained. The cobalt hedgehog trashed weakly in the iron grip of his counterpart, a surprised hoarse cry escaping him as he was coldly dropped onto the icy floor.
The lithe form shivered upon contact with the cold tiles and he scooted closer to Shadow in a desperate search of heat it had been denied for years. The dark warrior watched with distaste as the small form pressed against his legs, shivering horribly from the freezing temperature it was subjected to. This was the weapon? What G.U.N. made to neutralize him?! Why was it so ridiculously stupid?!
"Stop it!" Shadow commanded with a bark, watching the creature flinch at the loud sound with satisfaction. He stepped away from the kneeling being, making him lose his balance and fall on his chest. The sapphire hedgehog let out a weak mewl of protest, but it seemed as if it had a brain for he didn't chase after the aggravated Shadow and merely laid there, half-curled up, blue fur fluffing up, desperate to generate some kind of heat. Pitiful green eyes filled with confusion and fear flicked up at him, silently pleading for mercy.
The Ultimate Lifeform looked down at the shivering mass with anger. This was it? Months of tracking down the elite of G.U.N., months of slipping past the organization's radar, months of raiding to obtain even the smallest glimpse of information about this second creation, and this is what he to eliminate to purify Gerald's memory? A snivelling coward?!
Seeing how badly he was protected, they probably wanted him dead... Carmine eyes narrowed as the hypothesis was mulled over, his mind quickly running down a list of possible conclusions before coming back inconclusive -save this one. It was all too clear. The low number of personnel and ancient equipment was enough of a answer.
That had to be the reason why there was such a lax security. What else could it be?
His mind settled, he reached down and snaked his arms beneath the smaller Ultimate Lifeform's chest and legs before rising back up, the blue form cradled in his hands. The hybrid squeaked and struggled in vain but a dangerous, icy glare from Shadow was enough to make the other hedgehog cower, panic curbed when the intimidating warrior stared him down. The quilled head of his captive laid down against the white chest of his chest, and the first Ultimate Lifeform didn't need to be a genius to see it was savouring the warmth it had been denied for so many years.
With the creature subdued, Shadow turned around and began walking back to the elevator. The immortal in his arms flinched and whimpered as he stepped into the first room, the smell of burnt flesh rising up to their sensitive noses. All of the soldiers who had survived the initial blast had died of their injuries, and their deaths brought another feral smirk to the Ultimate Lifeform's lips.
This was it.
He wasn't doing G.U.N. any favors.
The blue hedgehog was coming with him.