Pre-Chapter Notes
OK, before I start the story, you may need to know what it's about. Well, if you played the game, "Shadow the Hedgehog" you'll already know since this fan-fic is a "Losely" based on it. You will later understand what I mean by "Losely". This fan-fic I finally had the courage to post for the public to read, I'm actually trying to convert this into comic form (of course, it's coming along very slowly.) So, on to the story!
Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog, and all other characters are copyright to SEGA and Sonic Team.
The Shadows of the Past
Prologue: Who is Shadow the Hedgehog?
"Who am I? What is my reason for being here? What is the purpose for my existence? These questions have haunted me for the past months. But why...why can't I find any answers?" Shadow was thinking this to himself Friday night outside Westopolis City. Shadow was sitting underneath a park lamp, writing in a journal at this time. Beside him was a recent newspaper, only came out yesterday. The headline read "50 Year Return of the Black Comet. Festival Sunday night!"
"The only thing I remember is my name, Shadow the Hedgehog, and..." Shadow then turned to the first page of his journal, which has a drawing of a pretty, but young, girl. "And her, what does she have to do with my past. Any why can't I get that awful image out of head?" This image Shadow was referring to was a flashback, a horrible memory that he can't stop thinking about. The memory had to do with the young girl he drew in his journal, she was running from some soldiers who were chasing her, but in the end, one of the soldiers shot and killed the girl, at that same moment a voice called out "Maria!"
"Why can't I remember anything about my past? Who is this Maria and what does she have to do with anything?" Shadow then picked up the newspaper beside him. "And the Black Comet, I have a feeling that the answers lie with this comet." As soon as Shadow spoke these words, the wind picked up. Dark red clouds covered the once peaceful nighttime sky, and it started to thunder. There was no rain, but there was thunder and lightning. The strong wind took Shadow by surprise and it blew away his journal and newspaper. "Noooo!" Shadow yelled as his stuff blew away into the dark red sky. Anger overcame Shadow. He was angry that he has no answers to his past, angry that he lost his only clues, and angry at Eggman, the only one who he knows has his answers and the one who claims he has no past. In his anger, Shadow somehow caused the light behind him to blow up. He was startled by this sudden small explosion and he didn't notice the black star-like alien behind him until he heard his name being called.
Shadow looked behind him and seen the star-shaped alien project a hologram of a larger black alien with red markings, the alien wore dark-colored robes that just seemed to float in mid-air. Hanging from his robes were large, heavy chains that had Sun and Moon emblems on it in areas. "Shadow, the day has come at last. Find those seven Chaos Emeralds and bring them to me like you said you would." The Black Alien told Shadow in a dark and somewhat raspy voice. Shadow was puzzled, How did this alien know him and does he have the answers to his past? "Wait a Minute! Just who are you and how do you know me? And I've never sais tha..." Shadow was cut off in min-sentence when the hologram disappeared and a couple of laser beams blasted the ground about a couple of feet away from Shadow.
After the Debris settles, Shadow was confused about what all happened. "Whoever that was, I don't know. But since he know who I am, he might hold my answers. If I get a chance to confront him one more time, then I may find my lost past." Shadow then started towards Westopolis in order to confront those aliens and find his answers.