Opening up Ch. 1
By~cottoncandy903
Opening up, a Shadowxoc story
Chapter 1
I was swiftly moving through the woods, the long quills on the back of my head buffeting in the wind.
It was quiet and without disturbance, that is, until I crashed into her.
On impact, she tumbled underneath me, sending up clouds of dust, while I did a couple clumsy somersaults before slamming against a nearby tree.
"I'm so sorry. Here, let me give you a hand." Said the girl as she scrambled to her feet and ran over to help me.
"It's ok, I got it" I groaned as I go to my feet. I looked up and got my first good look of her.
She was a black, female hedgehog with shoulder length, red quills that came to a large puff on her forehead that hung in front of her eyes. She wore a red half-t, yellow shorts that stopped just above her knees, white, red, and black gloves with gold bracelets around her wrists, and white, red, yellow and black hover skates with black laces. She had a tannish muzzle, long, red eye-lashes, and ruby-red eyes.
"Hi." She said, wiping the dust off her clothes. "I'm Shade."
Her pocket started beeping.
She pulled out an electronic planner and read what said.
"I've got to go. It was nice meeting you!" she said, waving at me as she skated off to wherever it is she needed to go.
~X~
The next morning, I went looking for the black hedgehog I had met the previous day. He was the first person I'd met here, and I had forgotten to ask for his name.
"Oh, where is he?" I asked in frustration.
Just then, a pink hedgehog came into view further along the path.
"Look out!" I shouted, too late, as I rammed into her and then tumbled into a bush.
"I'm so sorry," I apologized as I got to my feet. I quickly checked my pockets, to see if anything had fallen out, and found everything safe and secure.
"It's okay, this isn't the first time." Replied the pink hedgehog as she stood up. She dusted herself off before turning to me.
She was wearing a red, sleeve-less halter top dress with white trim on the collar and at the bottom. She also wore a red headband, red boots with a white stripe running from the top down to the toe, white gloves, and gold bracelets. She had shoulder-length quills, three quill spikes on her forehead and jade-green eyes.
"Hi, I don't think we've met before. I'm Amy Rose," said the pink hedgehog, holding out her hand.
"Nice to meet you Amy. My name's Shade, Shade the Hedgehog," I replied, shaking Amy's hand.
"Are you new around here?" asked Amy.
"I think so. I don't really remember much of what happened in the last three years and nothing before that." I looked at my feet, embarrassed.
"That's ok. My friends and I are used to dealing with memory issues. Shadow has a tendency to get amnesia" said Amy.
"Shadow? He wouldn't happen to be a black hedgehog with red eyes, would he?" I asked. I had a sneaking suspicion that Shadow was the hedgehog I'd met the previous afternoon.
"Yeah. Why?" Amy asked.
"I ran into him yesterday, literally." I answered with a slight giggle.
"Well, you've already met two members of the group, might as well meet the rest." Said Amy as she started to walk way.
"Who are the other members?" I asked.
"You'll find out when we get there," answered Amy.
"Wait, where are we going?" I asked
"To the house at the end of the main path, why?" Asked Amy.
"Because I know a faster way," I answered, pulling a yellow Chaos Emerald out of my pocket.
"Is that…" Said Amy, staring at the yellow jewel.
"CHAOS CONTROL!"