Copyrights belong to their owners I'm making this story for fun and I can be creative when I don't have writers block. ~Hero To No One

Chapter 1 The Shadow Rises

The rain was all he could feel. He enjoyed the rain especially after he killed. It didn't leave blood behind it just washed away. He can't remember anything else except being an assassin. He had lost all memories of everything except this job. His job to kill those good or evil it didn't matter. He could care less about others he just has to look out for himself.

Only one name came to him through his shattered memory and a promise to that memory. "Maria" he said quietly. He stalked quietly in an ally waiting for his target. A government official to be precise was his target tonight. He didn't need a weapon only his fists and legs. If there was a weapon he uses it's on his fists and legs.

His red highlight was one bright color to see, the white patch of fur on his chest was the other. He was a black hedgehog that none knew about. Only those he worked for knew who he was. When he saw a limo pass by he saw his target in it. He opened his large red eyes and ran after it with great speed. The jets in his shoes activated as he ran now skating towards the limo at great speed.

He jumped when he got close enough and landed on top of the limo. The black hedgehog punched the drivers seat window and knocked the driver out. The limo swerved and the hedgehog jumped off before it hit a near by light post. The people in the car came out obviously his bodyguards. "Who are you and what do you want with me." The government official said.

The hedgehog did not speak his eyes were closed. He opened those piercing red eyes. The official knew who he was now he himself had hired him once. "Kill him now." He panicked. "Foolish humans." The hedgehog said in a cool voice and stood their calculating. Calculating what he should do to finish this fast.

In the blink of the eye he vanished. He hit them in vital points that would assure their deaths. He leaped in the air and his fist came crashing to the first bodyguard's temple with devastating force more or less putting him in a coma or killing him.

The metal plating on the back of his gloved hands were visible meant for stopping knives or sword with them. In his case he could stop bullets. On his knuckles were titanium studs that curved around his knuckles perfectly. He ran fast kicking few in the neck his foot going through to the ankle. His fist lighting fast with precision hitting some more in the chest caving in the chest to pierce the lung and hearts.

After he had dispatched them all that was left was his target. "I'll pay you anything if you don't kill me." The man said cowering. "You should know me better then that by now. You can tame a dog with food, you can tame a man with money, but no man will be able to tame me." The hedgehog said stalking his prey.

The hedgehog pulled out the weapon to end things fast so he didn't need to put much effort into killing someone with his fists. He pulled out a small knife and threw it in the official's neck. He croaked out the name of his killer with his dying breath. "S...Sh...Shadow the Hedgehog." He said with his dying breath.

Shadow stood there looking at his target die slowly. He closed his eyes and the poison would kill him. Shadow started walking away done with his job. He left the scene the only blood on his shoes his black fur not showing the blood on him.

"ROUGE GET YOUR ASS HERE NOW!" yelled a man in his forties. Rouge the Bat entered the small messy FBI office. "Yes, sir what do you want." Rouge said obviously bored. The scantly dressed bat looked at her nails and ready to listen to what her boss had to say. "There has been another murder of a government official last night. He wrote one word in his own blood against the window of his limo. The word he wrote was 'Shadow' that's all." Her boss said.

"And you want me on the case right. As long as you pay me with jewel's otherwise no." Rouge said. "Fine we'll pay you with whatever jewel you want." He said. Rouge was a treasure hunter now taking odd jobs for the FBI. "Ok then I'm off to start." Rouge said waving as she walked out of the office.

"This should be interesting." Rouge said looking over the evidence and other things found at the scene at her house. She decided to go out for a walk not wanting to give her a migraine. 'This guy didn't leave many clues he's good. The only thing found were marks on the ground that looked like burned marks.' Rouge thought to herself.

She bumped into a black figure and dropped her purse with some of her belongings coming out. "I'm sorry miss." He said in his deep cold voice. That voice sent shivers down her back. The hedgehog knelt down and helped pick up her belongings. "Thanks." Rouge said kneeling down putting things in the purse.

He handed her the purse and started to walk on. She looked at the black hedgehog with interest as his red highlights shown brightly in the sun. One thing she noted was how hard his body was. 'All muscle I didn't feel or see any fat not even baby fat.' Rouge thought.

The hedgehog stopped and looked over his shoulder. "It's rude to stare you know." He said and what he got for a reply was a small squeak. "I was not staring I don't know what you're talking about. Humph." Rouge said crossing her arms. "Whatever." The hedgehog said walking away.

"That is one rude bastard." Rouge whispered. The black hedgehog stopped again. "Am I now?" he questioned. Rouge couldn't believe his hearing he was at least 50yrds away. "Whatever I could care less about what you think." The hedgehog said. He continued walking leaving a steaming white bat behind.

Rouge was fuming. "Why, the nerve of that guy." Rouge said in a huff. She forgot about the case and walked to the gym to release some stress on a punching bag. She also needed to keep training in her Tae Kwon Do.

Shadow was walking and was amused by the white bat he met. He had never been called a bastard by a woman before. Usually he was used to being called a lot of bad things by the males he worked with and the females swooned for him. Shadow continued walking not caring about anything he was trying to keep his mind clear and stay alert.

He went to the park in Station Square and walked around. He sat under a tree covered by the shade. He leaned against the trunk and closed his eyes and thought about last night. He killed ten people including his target. He smiled at the thought. 'Killing isn't wrong as long as it has a purpose.' Shadow thought.

"I don't believe in god anyways I don't believe anything religious. Death is death and life is life. The day I die I'll be happy. No, one will miss me not like I know what emotions are." Shadow said. It just so happened a certain bat was behind the same tree. 'How sad sounds like he could use a friend.' Rouge thought.

"Did you enjoy my train of thought bat girl?" Shadow said and Rouge stiffened. She made a detour from the gym and decided to settle down in a peaceful place. "Yeah and so what if I did." Rouge said. Shadow shook his head and heard light footsteps make their way towards him from the right.

Rouge sat next to Shadow. "Listen I'm sorry for what I said to you earlier." Rouge said. "Even though it was your fault jerk." Rouge added. Shadow smirked and looked at her. "Why, are you bothering me?" Shadow asked. "What is it a crime to try and make a new friend?" Rouge questioned back.

Shadow only shrugged. "My name is Rouge the Bat and you?" Rouge said introducing herself. "My name is of no importance." Shadow said. "Oh come on I told you my name the least you could do is tell me yours think of it as equivalent trade." Rouge said.

Shadow rolled his eyes. "My name is Shadow the Hedgehog." Shadow said. Rouge remembered that name from the case records she was given. 'Maybe he is the one. I wouldn't be surprised. He looks like the type to kill.' Rouge thought. "I must be going miss Rouge. It was nice meeting you." Shadow said and got up to leave. He was only allowed an hour outside then it was back to the organization.

Organization Ark is what he was a part of. "You too." Rouge said and watched him leave.

"Are you ready for your next mission?" a deep voice said. "Yes, my master." Shadow said bowing. "Your next mission is to infiltrate a terrorist operation and to stop them at any cost. It seems they plan on blowing a few buildings up." The voice said. "Understood." Shadow said and walked to his assigned room.

Shadow began putting his equipment on. He put the titanium knuckle plating on his knuckles that went on like gloves clasping the iron bands around his wrists. He then put the back hand plating on that covered his forearms and the back of his hands that didn't hinder his wrist movements. He put his white gloves on concealing the weapons under them.

He checked his hover skates. He decided he was going to need another weapon. He was never one to use a gun. He decided to use throwing knives and a two kodachi's both in one sheathe to make it look like a katana.

He put the knives in a pouch and carried the swords. "Time to go to work." Shadow said and left for the building the group of terrorist were at. "Do you think he suspects a thing sir?" Questioned a man. "No, he doesn't he has served as well. He is now expendable." Said the leader of the organization.

"Sayonara Shadow the Hedgehog." The leader said smirking.

HtnO: Ok so I used one thing from Rurouni Kenshin I have that habit. Some references will be made from Sonic Adventure 2 and heroes in a weird way so bear with me. As it says in the summary Shadow/Rouge. I'll find some way to put Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, etc. in this story somehow.

Shadow: Must you put that annoying pink hedgehog in this story.

HtnO: Well please review.