Disclaimer: I don't own Sonic the hedgehog franchise. it's settings, characters and events belong to Sega
"We'll be taking this egg-head!" Sonic the Hedgehog called back, speeding off with a red Chaos Emerald in hand.
"Not so fast you blue menace!" Eggman cried out as he went to slam his fist down on a giant button which would send homing missiles out to hunt the blue hedgehog down. Tails knew that was his cue to jam the sensors so that he and Sonic can make a clean getaway. As Eggman's fist collided with the button he soon found that nothing was happening. "What?" he growled angrily as he hit the button again.
"Sir, it seems that Sonic's friend Tails has jammed the sensors, the missiles won't work," Orbot, a small red robot, stated as Eggman looked at the monitors that showed Tails entering his X Tornado.
"I can see that you fool!" Eggman exclaimed as he threw an object at the circular red robot. Tails soon flew into sight with the X Tornado, flying in close to Eggman's base.
"Sonic! Jump on so we can get out of here!" Tails called out to his friend.
"Perfect timing as always Tails," Sonic replied, jumping onto the wing of the X Tornado, and once safely flying away he looked back towards Eggman's base. "Well it's been fun Eggman. Call me when you're ready to go at it again," Sonic stated in a cocky manner as the X Tornado shot off out of view.
Once again Sonic was the winner and Eggman had lost.
"ARRRRRGH, I WAS SO CLOSE! So close until that blue rat saw through my bluff. Now all my creations, my hard work and time, have been wasted! Trashed! Thrown to the wayside like some ragdolls! Why must that blue menace always meddle in my affairs!?"
Doctor Eggman scanned his ruined lab in outrage. Electricity flickered dangerously above his bald head, his face practically glowing red. This time the evil scientist had everything planned to the T. If it wasn't for that damn fox, Sonic would never have been able to get past the force field.
"What am I doing wrong? What am I doing wrong!?" Eggman thundered, pounding his fist against the broken console.
"Please sir, try to relax." Orbot said, trying to calm his master down.
"Yeah your forehead is doing that scary vein pop-y thing." Cubot, a square yellow robot, added as he stood behind his red companion shaking in fear.
Eggman stood up straight then and said calmly. "Relax you say, well how about I therapeutically rip you gear by gear and use your oil as my bath water!"
The two little robots scurried around in fear. They were furiously loyal to Eggman and knew he had a temper but this was worse, much worse. Never in their few years of being in his servitude did he threaten them so.
"Tell me my minions, what do you think my problem is? Why is it that I can't win for a change?"
Cubot stupidly answered first, "Cause you're the bad guy and good always win?" Eggman was not too fond of that answer and soon picked up a wrench to launch it off of Cubot's head.
"Orbot…?" Eggman growled, expecting a more decent answer from the other robot.
Orbot made a loud gulping noise, trying to decide how to answer the question, and he needed to be careful when answering otherwise a similar repercussion would occur. "Well perhaps your uhm…" he started to say hesitantly and Eggman snarled as he waited.
"It could be because you're planning to big. Yes! Yes; Sonic will see explosions and robots running rampant but if it was just a little plot, ya'know, staying under the radar. He'll never know." Orbot finished hoping that such an answer will please his master.
Eggman's lip quivered. He wasn't one for a low blow approach, it was either go big or go bigger. How would one go about staying under the radar anyways? He needed a better assistant than these bumbling fools. Someone who could take down Sonic without breaking a sweat. Someone who is as mysterious as their name implies.
'Shadow. hate to say it but I need that traitor, he's the number one greatest weapon my grandfather created, BAH!' Eggman thought. Shadow as indeed the greatest weapon, but there was no way he could approach the traitor and ask for his help, not unless he wants to be lying six feet under in the cold hard ground.
"A quiet approach...something the great Sonic couldn't handle…" And then it hit him. Eggman would need more planning but for now he needed something special. "Yes, that's it..."
He grinned wickedly and let out cackle louder than the rumbling thunder as he thought up a plan to get Shadow to help him, directly or indirectly, it mattered not to the mad scientist.
xXx
On a cold night out in the wilderness, where the first instance of rain started to form, the Ultimate Lifeform Shadow the Hedgehog stared up into the night sky. The black hedgehog heaved a sigh as the first few drops hit his nose and cheek. Although he did not mind being outside in the rain, the freezing atmosphere just seemed to unsettle him, and with the combination of the cold night and the rain he just did not feel like staying outside any longer than he had to.
"Time to head home…" he muttered as he skated off to the direction of his home, which was a rundown shack on the outskirts of the city. Shadow could not care about the lack of luxury the dingy little shack provided, so long as it kept the freezing air away, he was satisfied. Living away from the city meant that Shadow did not have to interact with anyone else, and that he could live in seclusion, which made it a very peaceful place to be.
Upon returning home Shadow felt rather tired and decided that he would go to sleep immediately. He laid down on his makeshift mattress and tried to drift off to sleep, but even as he tried to set his mind at ease, thoughts of a friend once dear to him surfaced and suddenly it was all that he could think about.
'Maybe we'll be able to play on one of those beaches grandfather told us about Shadow. You'll help me swim won't you?' Sweet Maria's voice still called to him. It was the only thing that gave him peace of mind.
"Good night Maria," Shadow whispered into the dark as he tried again to get some sleep. Suddenly however, he heard a creaking noise in his shack, and he soon sprung up and scanned around the dark room. "Who's there?" he asked. No sound came and Shadow strained his ears to try and detect any more sound but all he could hear was the raging storm outside. "Probably nothing, it's just an old shack anyway," Shadow concluded and he lay back down again and soon he drifted off to sleep.
However, creeping around in the rafters of a shack was a robot created by Eggman. It was ninja robot specifically designed for sneaking and it was a very patient robot too. It stayed in the rafters waiting for Shadow to fall back asleep. Once it was safe to move, the robot swiftly moved down and was standing over Shadow, with a small sharp object at the ready. With quick reflexes the robot nicked Shadow's cheek with the sharp object and then quickly placed it in a small tube like container. Inside was a sample of Shadow's blood, and once the robot was satisfied with its completed work it went to move again, but not before Shadow's ruby eyes shot open, and the robot was soon face to face with an annoyed hedgehog.
"Why are you here?" Shadow asked rather angrily as he went to attack the intruder, but the robot was too quick for Shadow and jumped up into the rafters. "Get back here and answer me!" Shadow shouted, readying a Chaos spear attack. As soon the spears of light were released and heading for their target, the ninja robot dodged it all, escaping through a window and out into the stormy night. Shadow gave chase outside, but with all the wind and rain blowing the trees around, he could not find the intruder in the night. "Damn," he growled as he lifted his hand to his cheek to feel the small trail of blood dripping down. Figuring that there was no point in pursing anyone on a night like this Shadow decided to head back inside to keep away from the storm, although, tonight he would not be getting much sleep.
xXx
Back at Eggman's ruined lair, the ninja robot stood in front of Eggman, holding out the sample of blood. Eggman gave a hearty laugh as he took the tube from the robot.
"Excellent work ninja bot, now with the Ultimate Lifeform's DNA sample I can concentrate on the next part of my work. You may leave now," Ninja bot bowed and then soon he vanished as Eggman eyed the sample of blood in his grasp.
"What are you going to do with that sir?" Orbot asked curiously
"Yea. What are ya gonna do with Shadow's blood sample?" Cubot added as the robot pointed to the tube with the blood sample in it.
"None of your business you fools, now get out of my sight, I don't want to see you two for the next three days. I need complete concentration if I want this to work."
The two robots then scurried out as Eggman returned to eyeing the red sample in glee. If his grandfather could create life then so could he. All he needed to do was follow how Project Shadow was created. He'll start anew with a more powerful weapon at his disposal.
The taste of victory practically burned his tongue.
As of 2/19/17 a new Beta has emerged named LifeUnending72! She's super awesome and will be helping me update these first four chapters then continue on.
This story and Guardians will be completed I promise you that!
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