Don't trust Anyone
Shadow was in Eggman's base minding his own business when heard the door open. Shadow paid no real close attention to it. He continued to not bother anyone when Eggman came over the speaker.
"Shadow. Report to my control room. I need to speak with you!" Eggman yelled over the speaker and disappeared with static.
"Wonder what the doctor wants with me?" Shadow said rolling his eyes in annoyance. All he was to Eggman was a weapon. Shadow could care less but did not liked to be used.
He went to the control room and found it completely dark. Shadow felt around for a switch. He found it and pushed the button. The lights went on and he saw Eggman sitting in his chair. Shadow crossed his arms and rolled his eyes at Eggman.
"What is it you want with me?" Shadow asked.
"Oh it's not what I want Shadow. But I'm sure these gentlemen want a word with you." Eggman said pointing behind Shadow.
Shadow turned and was in shook. GUN troops stood there with drawn guns and were heavily armed. Shadow turned to Eggman who was grinning evilly.
"What's going on doctor!?" Shadow asked not taking his eyes off of the soldiers.
"Well Shadow apparently you're worth a lot more to the government than we thought. So I decided to collect the million dollar reward in exchange for you." Eggman said clapping his hands together.
Shadow spun in shock. He looked at Eggman and panted. Shadow thought he could trust the doctor. He was the one who found him after all.
"What….why!? I've been doing everything you asked of me!" Shadow said clenching his fists.
"Well things have changed." Eggman said turning his back on Shadow.
"You no good lying…." Before Shadow can cuss out Eggman a GUN troop grabbed him.
Shadow fought back. He dodged every bullet and swung punches to every soldier. He was to busy fighting to realize the commander was right behind him with an electrical net. The commander shot it at Shadow.
"Arggghhhhhh!" Shadow screamed as he fell on his hands and knees. The net was still over him and electrocuting him.
Shadow tried to fight it but it was no use. He was trapped. Then he looked at Eggman. Eggamn turned and saw Shadow on the ground being electrocuted mercilessly. Shadow looked at Eggman and glared while wincing in pain. Then he finally collapsed.
"Wait a minute! You said you would just capture him! You said nothing about….." Eggman said to the troops.
"That was classified information. Here's the reward and thank you for helping capture project Shadow." The commander said handing Eggman the check.
Eggman watched as the soldiers picked up Shadow and put him into a containment pod.
Eggman looked away and let the troops leave with Shadow.
Unknown Area
"Ohhh…where am I?" Shadow said waking up. He became more alert when he realized that he was in a containment pod.
"What the…! GUN soldiers! What's going on here?!" Shadow said trying to break the glass. He kicked and punched but it didn't cause a crack.
"Stop it Shadow! You can't escape! Charge it up to make him stop!" A soldier said.
Shadow looked all around him and saw that the casing began to glow. He was confused and watched as the scientists outside his pod were working on keyboards. Then an unpleasant sound was spread through out his pod.
"Argghhhhh…..stop! STOP IT! Arggghhhh!" Shadow yelled as he held his ears tight. But they continued to blast the sound. It pained him badly. Shadow kept yelling in pain. When they finally stopped. Shadow was on his knees holding his ears.
"Now will you behave?" The commander asked from a balcony.
Shadow glared at him and continued to attack the case. Shadow was determined to rip them all apart. The commander gave a hand signal.
Shadow turned to a scientist who pushed a button near Shadow's prison. His pod glowed again but this time vaults of electricity were shot into the pod. Shadow screamed as they continued to torture him without mercy.
Watching Shadow suffer was a fifteen-year-old girl. She had brown hair with matching eyes. She wore what any normal teenager would. Jeans and a plain red T-shirt. She also had on a light bluish sneakers. She didn't like what they were doing to the poor hedgehog. She closed her eyes and tears fell from them
Shadow was still yelling as they continued to shock him. The commander gave another signal and it stopped. Shadow fell to the floor burned and was hardly able to breath. He struggled to get up. He was on his hands and knees. The teenage girl watched him.
"Well done. I'm sure he will follow our commands from now on. Place the XL-123 on him now." The commander said.
Two people went up to the pod and opened it. Shadow didn't try to escape. They placed the weird strap on his head and closed the pod again. Shadow fell to the floor. He winced as his burns continued to sting.
The scientists began to leave. Everyone was gone but except for the fifteen-year-old girl. She walked up to the pod and placed her hand on the glass. Shadow looked up at her and he punched the glass. She didn't flinch but began to cry. Shadow had no idea why she was crying. She didn't know him. She opened the pod. She kneeled on the floor out side of it and now was eye to eye with Shadow. Shadow lifted his head up a bit and growled. He bared his teeth.
"What do you want you pathetic human!?" Shadow said trying to get up.
The girl placed her hand on his ear and scratched it. Shadow pushed her hand away.
"Don't touch me!" He said through gritted teeth.
She placed her hand on his head again and looked into his eyes. Shadow was now angry with her. He sighed and pushed her hand again. But she just sat there looking at him. Knowing that she was harmless to him. Shadow put his head down and continued to wince and shake in pain. The girl looked at him and sighed. She put he hand on his quills and stroked them. Knowing she wouldn't stop bothering him, Shadow allowed it.
"I know about you Shadow." She said now smiling sweetly.
Shadow looked at her from the floor of the pod. He sighed and glared.
"You know nothing of me human." Shadow said breathlessly.
"You suffered a lot and this isn't helping you what so ever." The girl said continuing to stroke his quills.
"All you know is what's in my file of creation. You know nothing of me." Shadow said now aggravated.
"Well I would like to know you." She said hopeful.
"Just go human. I don't wish to know anyone. I only knew one and she was taken from me. Another human I thought I could trust sold me out to here. So I don't think I'm about to trust you. Now just leave me here to die already." Shadow said pointing at her.
He laid his head down and continued to shake in pain. The cold floor of his pod was stinging his burns.
"My name's Amethyst. But I'm better known as Athena. I don't want to see you die Shadow." Athena said.
Shadow sighed again and looked at her.
"Why don't you? Everyone else can't wait for my death. What makes you any different?" Shadow said.
"Well unlike those heartless scientists I don't like the murder of an innocent being." Athena said placing her hand near a burn.
Shadow flinched but didn't push her hand away.
"Well Athena what makes you so sure I'm innocent?" He asked coldly.
"Your eyes. They may seem hard and evil. But they show no signs of true wrong doing. I know you were used by that doctor. But I'm sure you truly didn't want…."
"What do you know?" Shadow said cutting off Athena.
"(sigh) Look I know you don't trust me. But you have to if you want to live Shadow. I can keep you safe." Athena said now touching a burn on his fur.
Shadow winced but it now didn't hurt as much as it did.
"You can't keep me safe." He said now grabbing her hand.
"Very well Shadow. But I will not stop caring about you. Even if I really don't you. I'll return to take care of those burns." Athena said now standing.
"Why do you care about me? Haven't they told you anything about the so called evil about me?" Shadow asked out of curiosity.
"Yes. But I don't truly believe that anyone is capable of being that evil." Athena said leaving the room. She left the door of his pod open.
Shadow couldn't move without pain going through him. So he didn't bother to move. Athena came back with a first aid kit and she kneeled in front of Shadow. She pulled out bandages and peroxide. She moved forward to try and put the peroxide on him. But Shadow moved and glared at her. She smiled.
"Look this will hurt a bit, But it'll help you heal." She said holding the white bottle.
"Very well." Shadow said moving forward.
Athena poured some of the liquid on a medical cleaning cloth and pressed it on Shadow's burn. It stung him but it was cold against his burn. She continued to bandage him.
"There now doesn't that feel better?" Athena asked putting everything away.
Shadow had bandages every where. He sighed and nodded. He put his head down and closed his eyes. He made a fist and just laid there breathing hard. Athena frowned and looked at the object around his head. It was blinking. She stroked his quills lovingly. Shadow opened his eyes half way and looked at her.
"Aren't you suppose to be going home?" He asked coldly.
"I'm not going to leave you here alone. Any of those scientists can come in and hurt you some more." Athena said still petting him.
"They're going to continue tomorrow Athena. I appreciate your care but they will continue to torture me." Shadow said putting his back down.
"Not if I don't let them." Athena said petting him carefully.
"How will you do that human?" Shadow asked glaring at her.
"I don't know just yet." Athena said looking at him.
"I thought so." Shadow said laying his head back down.
Athena continued to pet his quills. It made Shadow want to sleep. But he didn't want to rest incase someone does come and try to finish him off. Athena placed her other hand on his fist. Shadow's eyes were half opened and he looked at her hand that was on his. He sighed and closed his eyes. Shadow was still alert but was also partly asleep.
"You should sleep." Athena said smiling.
"I don't trust it." He said with his eyes still closed.
"I'll be right here. Please trust me Shadow." Athena said.
"I can't." Shadow said with annoyance.
"(sigh) Very well Shadow. But even though you don't trust me I'll be right here." Athena said with a bit of determination.
"What ever." Shadow said pulling his fist from under her hand.
Athena continued to stroke his quills. Shadow breathed deeply and felt that it was ok to sleep. He figured that it wouldn't hurt to trust someone who only tried to help him. So he dropped his guard a bit and fell asleep.
"Good night Shadow." Athena said smiling. She pecked his head with a kiss and continued to pet his quills.
Shadow woke up a few hours later. He saw Athena with her head down near his. She had her hand on his and was sleeping. He pulled his hand away and frowned.
Why is she being nice with me? I've been nothing but harsh with this human. But yet she still helps me. She also wants to know me. Why on earth would this girl want to know me?
Athena began to stir. She stopped and went back to sleeping. Shadow sighed. He noticed that the door of the pod was opened. He wanted to escape but something kept him there. He looked at the girl. She looked harmless but how can he know that she's not just a two faced spy.
"Shadow……" She said yawning. She rubbed her eyes and looked at him. He was sitting up and glaring at her.
She looked at her watch and gasped.
"They'll be here in ten minutes!" Athena said scared.
Shadow raised an eyebrow and looked at her confused.
"Who's coming?" He asked thinking he knew the answer.
"The people who will begin experimenting on you!" Athena said sounding scared.
Shadow sighed and looked away.
"I need to get you out of here!" Athena said standing up suddenly.
Shadow crossed his arms and looked at her. He rolled his eyes and glared at the door way.
"Come on Shadow!" Athena said as she stoke out her hand for him to take.
Shadow looked at her hand and then looked at her.
"I'm not going anywhere with you." He said coldly.
Athena looked behind her and noticed shadows approaching the door behind her. She looked at Shadow and began to cry.
"No! I won't let them kill you!" Athena said. Shadow eyes widened and looked at her.
Without warning Athena grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the pod. Shadow winced in pain as he was being pulled by the girl.
"Let me go!" Shadow commanded.
Athena ran and hid against a machine. She pulled Shadow by her side and hugged him as if someone was going to take him away from her.
"Release me now!" Shadow said struggling to get out of her grip.
"Please be quite Shadow." Athena whispered.
"I said release me Athena!" Shadow said giving her a death stare. Athena looked at him and shuck her head.
"Athena now!" Shadow said.
"Please Shadow be quite!" Athena said now shaking.
"I will not human! Now get off of me!" Shadow said finally pulling away.
"But…."
"SHUT UP!" Shadow yelled. Then they heard a group of voices.
"He escaped!"
"But how!?"
"Athena did this I bet!"
"We must find them now!"
Athena grabbed Shadow's hand and pulled him into another room. Shadow tried to pull his hand from her. Athena held on to him. Shadow stopped walking and glared at her.
"You either let me go or I'll be forced to hurt you ATHENA!" Shadow yelled.
"I'm only trying to save you! I've seen my father kill off innocent creatures like you! I can't stand it anymore!" Athena said through tears.
"Your father?" Shadow said confused.
"The commander is my father!" Athena said crying harder.
Shadow looked at her with wide eyes.
What do you think so far. I know it sounds like Maria and she would act but this is different. Writ e what you think. If I get good reviews I will continue the story. Thanks for reading and bye for now!