Shadow
Returns
This story, by the way, is not affected in ANY way by the game Shadow the Hedgehog. It was too controversial, and many Sonic fans, such as myself, were greatly disappointed by the foul language and use of guns.
Enjoy.
It was a sunny day in Mysterio City. (Not derived from the Spider-Man villain, though. Sorry. Where was I? Oh, of course.) The prince of the city, and the ancient empire, Link Echidnix, the green echidna, master of all elements, roamed the streets with a few of his friends. Turbo the cougar, who was well known for his insane speed and ground-shaking attacks, with bright orange eyes and his large ruby ring on his right ring finger. Speedy, the equally fast kangaroo with a light "Aussie" accent, and his shining blue eyes. He was well known for his skills as an archer. (Again, none of my characters were inspired by ANY characters of other universes. I promise.) Chill, the penguin, with dull ice-blue eyes, known for his soft voice and energetic personality. And last, but most certainly not least, Flash, the bright yellow hedgehog. His yellow eyes glowed with his energy and happiness of finally having a makeshift family, made of this group of friends. His dark, mysterious past is full of shadowy, untrustworthy "allies" and false friends. He was known for "powers" that no one knows of. The only reason anyone suspects him of special powers is for strange events that happen only when he is around. Flash is very soft spoken, and is shy around people he doesn't know.
They turned a corner into the city square, dominated by a huge marble statue of the legendary hero of the city, who once saved it from an unknown force. The force was a strange, large, liquid-like creature that could change forms into anything he wanted to, and grow by absorbing whatever was around it at the time. This creature was nicknamed the "Blue Force" or the "Death Blob." But to Link and his friends, the nicknames were too lame. The Death Blob? What kind of name is that? Link would think whenever someone would mention it. He called it "Mysterio," based on the city name and it's mysterious origins.
The statue showed Shadow holding a Chaos Emerald, with six others circling him, standing on the Master Emerald. Carved in the Master Emerald, was supposed to be the reflection of Mysterio in it's humanoid form, sinking into the ground. The idea was that Shadow used all the Chaos Emeralds, and the Master Emerald's power, to downgrade the beast's Final Form to regular form, then destroy it. That was the story, at least.