Disclaimer: I do not own the characters in this fanfic nor do I own Sonic the Hedgehog. All copyright claims of Sonic the Hedgehog and all its material rightfully belongs to Sega and Sonic Team. I am not making money off of this, it is a story written for enjoyment and fun for fans of the series.
Sonic the Hedgehog
CHAPTER 2: SHADOW
Act 1: White Acropolis Zone: Part 2
"Intruder Alert! Intruder Alert!" went the alarm of Robotnik's White Acropolis base.
As sirens wailed, robots went out to guard it as a figure dashed through the snow. They opened fire at it, missing it as they couldn't match the intruder's great speed. One by one, the robots exploded from a unseen attack. The intruder jumped over the wall. His identity was discovered from the light of the last robot's destruction on the other side of the wall. It was none other than Shadow the Hedgehog: The ultimate Life Form created by Robotnik's grandfather, Dr. Gerald Robotnik onboard the space Colony ARK. He hid from the searchlights of the base as a transmission came in from the wristwatch he wore. It was the commander of G.U.N: Guardian Units of Nation.
"Transmission from HQ," he said, "There's an SOS coming from Robotnik's base. Our last communication with our agent was 26 hours ago. If the agent is in danger, we expect an immediate rescue, Shadow the Hedgehog."
"Understood," said Shadow, "Initiating the mission now!"
He dashed by the searchlights as he searched for a way in to rescue the agent.
Inside the base, robots covered the inside of the building, looking for another intruder.
"Find him!" yelled Robotnik over an intercom, "Find that thief!"
Unknown to him, the thief was hidden in the air ducts just above them with the stolen item in hand; A scepter.
"He just doesn't give up, does he?" The thief asked, hidden in the shadows. "With security this tight, he made me late to return. Guess I can't stay here for too long. G.U.N's probably worry about little old me and I ran out of rations."
The G.U.N agent with the stolen item flew through the air ducts hoping one would lead outside.
The agent found a way outside after traveling where the air current came from and kicked the vent blocking the way. The agent revealed herself as Rouge the Bat; The jewel thief who loves beautiful gems and does anything to collect them, as well as steal them, and an agent of G.U.N. As she held the mysterious scepter, she saw searchlights everywhere as well as laser fences.
"Looks like he doesn't want me to get out at all," she said.
Despite all the security, Rouge made her way through with her ability to fly, being a bat.
"Ha, ha!" she said, "Robotnik's no match for me!"
"Intruder Alert! Intruder Alert!" the alarm continued to sound.
"The sooner I'm out, the better," said Rouge, "That alarm is getting annoying."
"Intruder entering South Gate!" said the alarm.
"Entering?" said Rouge, "Seems like G.U.N sent someone. Who could it be?"
She arrived at the South Gate where the other G.U.N agent was. She opened the door to let him in, surprised it was Shadow.
"Shadow?" she said, "Why you?"
"It's a request from the commander," he answered.
Rouge tagged along with him as they escaped.
"You've been here for a day," said Shadow, "Do you know an easy way out?"
"It's just near where you came in," she answered him, "A teleporter to Soleanna in the South side of the base. I couldn't make it myself with all the security around, but with you, it's no problem!"
Shadow jumped in the air as they ran, destroying the nearby search lights so they wouldn't be spot escaping. He easily broke through them with his Spin Dash, despite their strong structure. They made their way near the entrance of the south side eventually after destroying the lights.
"Don't you want to know what this is?" asked Rouge as she held the mysterious scepter.
"My assignment was to rescue you. Nothing more," he answered.
"Fine," she said with a sigh, "With you it's always business."
As they walked, the ground beneath them started to shake. A large gate close to them started to open as a light shined from within it. A large Dog-like beast emerged from it, roaring loudly and greatly. One of Robotnik's creations called the Egg-Wolf.
"Seems like they don't want us to leave," said Rouge.
"Let's just get this over with," said Shadow.
Rouge flew away as the Egg-Wolf lunged at them. Shadow jumped back, avoiding the attack as Rouge watched from a safe distance. Feeling lazy, Rouge just watched Shadow's battle, feeling like it wasn't hers to fight as she had to take care of the scepter she was told to get. She was quickly forced into the fight as the Egg-Wolf spotted her, lunging to attack. She quickly jumped to avoid it, angered at the beast for nearly hitting her.
"Stupid dog!" she yelled, "Shadow!"
Shadow ran up to the robot and slid under it, firing Chaos Spear at the underbelly of it. It ripped through the metal of it, damaging the inside of the Egg-Wolf. It went haywire as it attack randomly from the damage.
"Shadow, look out!" Rouge cried.
The Egg-Wolf started to chase after Shadow as he ran from it. He jumped back and landed on its back. He saw its joints connecting its head and destroyed it with Chaos Spear, causing its head to fall off and shut down the robot all together.
"What a pathetic guard dog," said Shadow, "Robotnik needs to work more if he wants to be like Gerald."
After disposing of the Egg-Wolf, Rouge and Shadow walked toward the door with their escape in it. Thinking there would be a trap inside, Shadow stood next to the door and opened it from there. The minute he opened it, gunfire rained out for a minute until it stopped. A robot stepped out to investigate only to be knocked back by Shadow kicking it. He burst into the room, destroying the remaining robots in a matter of seconds.
"Looks like you're still on the top of your game," said Rouge as she entered the room.
"Do you know how to work this teleporter?" Shadow asked.
"Of course," she answered, "The Chicken and Driller told me how after I..."Convinced" them to."
After setting the teleporter, Rouge and Shadow escaped from Robotnik's base, heading toward Soleanna to the other end.
"Nincombots!" Robotnik yelled at Scratch and Grounder, "Metal Morons! Idiots! Robotic rejects! You...You...You Nincombots!"
"You already said that," said Scratch.
"Then allow me to repeat myself yet again," said Robotnik, "You are Nincombots! You let them get away!"
"It wasn't our fault," said Grounder.
"Then why did you let her steal the Scepter of Darkness and show her how to work the teleporter?" asked Robotnik.
"Um....eh...." Scratch stuttered.
"It's that lipstick I see on your faces?" Robotnik asked, "She seduced you into doing it? How can a bat seduce unfeeling robots?!"
"Well, I'm based on a chicken, so since I'm already like an animal..." said Scratch before Robotnik drowned him out. "It doesn't matter now! All that matters is getting that scepter back! It's an important item for the Solaris project."
Robotnik went to his computer, working on a transceiver, picking up the G.U.N frequency on it.
"If we listen in," he thought, "We'll know where to find them."
Rouge and Shadow teleported into a mini base in Soleanna. They saw a cave leading to the outside, a map of Soleanna, and a portrait of the princess of Soleanna next to them.
"Ah, Soleanna. The city of water," she said, "It has a constitutional monarchy, you know. The primary industries are tourism and crafting precision machinery."
Shadow looked at the portrait of the princess as Rouge continued. "Its current sovereign is Princess Sally Alicia Acorn."
"Why does Robotnik's base lead to an odd place like this?" asked Shadow.
"I'd heard he's been planning to invade it sometime tonight over there and made some preparations beforehand with some robots. Not our business until G.U.N. tells us," said Rouge, "I just followed my orders and retrieved the item. Anyway, I have a little favor to ask you. Could you escort little old me to the G.U.N rendezvous point?"
"Where is it?" he asked, "And flirting won't get you anywhere."
Rouge pointed at a red area on the map, close to where Soleanna is. "It's the ancient castle of Soleanna in Kingdom Valley," she answered, "Let's get going." As they walked out of the cave, a voice was heard only to Shadow.
"Shadow....Shadow...." it whispered, "I...will.....kill...you!"
"Who's there?" he asked.
"Shadow, what is it?" Rouge asked.
"Nothing," he answered. "What was that?" he asked himself, "And how did it know my name?"
To Be Continued!