This is a series of dreams that I had while I was playing Shadow the Hedgehog. I decided to write it down so I wouldn't forget them. :) Each dream is posted as a separate chapter.
I do not own Shadow the Hedgehog or anything owned by Sega, and I'm not trying to infringe on anything.

Sonic & Co. are trapped near the area where you find Black Doom in 'Final Haunt' . Sonic, Rouge, and the others are in dire peril. Something horrible is going to happen to them unless I get them to safety. I have been running alongside an indifferent Shadow through the entire Comet. Now, a bit more than halfway there…

I ran as fast as I could down the passage way. Shadow was still just ahead of me. I glared at him. What a selfish-

Whoops, never mind. Couldn't think about that just now- it's hard to think when you have a black alien pounding on your head.

I dispatched it accordingly, as well as a couple of giants. After that my blaster ran out. I tossed it aside, disgusted. 'Dumb luck' is called that for a reason.

Shadow still just ran on ahead, totally focused with his own little mission but perfectly content to let me handle anything that came our way. I glowered death rays at him. I had given up trying to talk some sense into him. What an idiot. As if Black Doom would help him anyway! AARGE!

At length, and after several more bruises had been added to my collection, we came to a great hall-like space in the comet. A few pedestal-like floors were there*, along with one of Doom's defense ships. At the end of the space there was one of those huge blue doors that sounded like it flatulated every time it opened. We were coming up to the end of the passageway that ended in a short (well, ten foot) drop to the path below that lead to the door. It intersected with one of the pedestals, above which I was happy to note there was no defense ship.

I charged towards the alien slime. I didn't have time to be mad right now, but I was anyway. Sonic and the others were in every kind of trouble, and I was the only one that could and would, save them. With a snarl, I dove off of the end of the path and tackled an alien. Shadow just stood by. I felt fury building up inside of me like a shaken bottle of soda pop.

There were more aliens than I thought I could possibly handle, but I had to try. They just kept coming. As soon as I had it down to two or three, another five would show up. I battled my way to the pedestal closest the door. I swung my left arm around and caught one in the neck with my elbow, killing it instantly. Green blood exploded out of it (spattering my face) as the alien collapsed. One of the human-sized aliens came up on my right flank and dragged my down by the arm, giving other aliens a chance to basically turn me into a puddle. I felt one of them stab me in the side with its claws.

At last I broke free and swung my leg around in a round-house kick that killed two aliens. I glanced down and realized that the alien that dragged me down before had slashed my arm open, besides the wound in my side. I spat something that was a curse mixed with a globule of blood. I could feel myself weakening with the loss of blood. Pain just throbbed dully, numbed almost to nothing by my anger. My surroundings grew out of focus.

But I had to fight on! Sonic, Tails, Knuckles- everyone depended on me.

Because apparently I was the only one to depend on.

Finally the numbers overtook me and I collapsed. An alien held me down with it's foot. Shadow continued to stand there, staring at me. Just watching the show.

"How could you," I spat.

"Why do you suddenly care what happens to you?"

"What made you think that?!" I shouted. "I'm mad because you left me to die and now Sonic and the others are going to be killed because I was the only one that could save them…and you sure aren't gonna save them, are you?" I ground my teeth in an effort to stay alive. The alien wasn't even standing on me anymore, but it felt like it was. My body seemed glued to the floor. I struggled to force my arms to move me off the ground. As soon as my fingertips found some kind of purchase, my own blood made me slip. Talk about frustrating. As if I needed anything else to piss me off.

"You saved this planet from total annihilation…with Sonic! Your friend!" I shouted. "And now you just hand it to that jerk on a silver platter?! You scum! They're going to die and you won't…" I groaned as my body finally yielded to my impossible command and lifted itself onto my hands and knees. I dragged myself toward the door.

I can't believe you would do that. I didn't. How could my grandmother have ever cared for someone like you?

I thought I had thought it, but I guess I said that aloud because Shadow stopped dead in his haughty little tracks and stared at me.

"What did you say?"

I didn't hear him. He was a far off echo.

I couldn't do it. I hated myself. I hated Shadow. I hated Black Doom. My arms gave way and I collapsed. The door was right there! And I couldn't make it! All because Shadow wouldn't…And now they were all going to die and I couldn't save them. I ground my teeth. The puddle of blood grew beneath me as my fury swelled and at the same time dimmed with everything else. I could barely sense Shadow walking up beside me.

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[1] *Of course, covered with Black Aliens for ME to get rid of. Stupid Shadow.
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