This story really just came to me the moment I decided to get on the computer. It is a portrait of the lives and interactions of the main characters of the Sonic universe. It features there ups, downs, and everything in between so read on and enjoy and if you like the story or got any advice leave a review.

Chapter 1

Pain shot through his arm and his jaw twisted in agony as blood began to seep out from the wound and turn his black fur a burnt red. "God Damn it!", Shadow grunted ducking, dodging, and rolling in rapid zigzag patterns to avoid the hollow points buzzing by him like angry bees trying to dig there stingers off into an attacker. Only these bees would leave holes the size of cantaloupes. Several bullets nearly found their mark blowing holes in the ground just inches away from him and plenty more zooming by his head close enough to take off a few strands of fur.

The bullets stopped flying for a moment. Taking this time to find cover Shadow leaps behind the remnants of a stone pillar. "They don't pay me enough for this shit", he whispered as he caught his breathe and reminisced over what he was hoping would be a quiet day at home. When they said they would give him the next three months off if he came in on his off day he jumped at the opportunity but what they never told him was what they had planned for him.

G.U.N was testing a new hunter unit and once mass production was started they would replace actual agents in field assignments. However it had to be tested in a real life situation, live ammo included.

Shadow never saw the blast coming. The pillar turned to dust and Shadow's back, which was pressed against it, was singed as his body was rag dolled through the air; seemingly flying until he inevitable crashed into the desert sand. Slowly raising up he hardly has time to react before and explosion just a few feet away from him sends him flying back and sand raining down on Shadow. He could hear the approaching of what sounded like a titan bearing down on him. Last time he was to slow to react, he wouldn't make the same mistake. Jumping up quickly and charging chaos energy into his glove until there pulsating with a purplish aura of thin light I fires a spear of raw energy in the direction of the noise.

The sound of sparks popping from there wires like corn from the kernels and the cling clang of falling metal was like a symphony to Shadow. He had managed to blow off one of the bulky metallic arms of his attacker. This arm contained the machine gun that had Shadow running for his life the last hour. He now stood just a few feet away from his adversary and got his first good look at the unit.

It stood at around seven foot five and was in a way humanoid in appearance. The light silver coat of its body glistened radiantly. The design was sleek and obviously designed for speed. It stood like any other human being but its feet resembled swish blades and every now and then spikes shot out and retracted back in from the top of them.

The now stub of a left arm popped and hissed as sparks leaped and exploded like fireworks as oil poured out of the wires and cords onto the golden sand like blood spilling out from veins. The right arm however was still intact and instead of a forearm and a hand there was a six barreled cannon with a laser scope. It reminded him of a bigger version of Omega only with longer legs an actual head, well if u could call it a head since it to was a damn machine gun.

Looking at the unit he could only smile. It was a challenge after all and he hadn't had a good fight in awhile. So what the hell why not have some fun while he's at it.

The hunter unit sprang forward and shot bursts of bullets from the machine gun it called a head and Shadow dashed towards the mechanic nightmare darting around the bullets as they headed towards a head on collision.

Just a yard away from each other Shadow spins into a ball and slams into the hunters hard body at brake neck speeds. Sand billows out of the ground in a mushroom shaped cloud as the two crash into the earth hard into to leave a crater.

For a moment there is calm until Shadow is once again rag dolled through the air; his body braking through the dust and the hunter unit chasing him down in mid air, boosters busting from the sole of his feet to keep him airborne. Regaining mild control of his body Shadow sends blast after blast after blast of energy hurling through the air at the hunter unit. It is able to dodge several of blasts but one is able to blow off the left foot stalling the metallic assassin in the air as it tried to stay afloat.

Shadow saw this was his chance. Concentrating as of his energy he could must into his hands he fires the biggest Chaos Spear he can towards the robot. Desperate the unit attempts to hover out the way of the incoming beam. But it was far to late for that. The beam propelled the unit into the sky, parts braking off and being turned into ash as it continued to ascend. The explosion was bright and filled the sky with bright orange and showered the desert with embers.

Smiling Shadow crashes back to ground exhausted. After a moment he taps the device in his left ear. Static is heard then a voice becomes clearer and clearer. "Shadow, you alive over there?", the voice asked in a slightly nervous tone that shadow sort of enjoyed hearing. "Yeah mission complete send some body to pick up what's left and get me the hell out of this fucking desert".