Disclaimer: I don't own any character except Flicker the Dragon and unnecessary char on the last chapter. Sonic and his friends are SEGA's.
The story was set in any universe in games (kinda ignoring Shadow's solo game). and somehow Shadow was living with Sonic's apartment. Inspired by Paulo Coelho's "The Alchemist" it's a wonderful book :)
Omen Seeker
…an angel doll shattered in the silhouettes of the window...was wondering why she was misplaced with broken wings. Sonic's breathes shortened when he saw a certain black hedgehog laid helplessly beside it…
"Yes, you can come inside, Ms. Amy Rose…" In a room, a green dragon once sat on a table announced a certain pink hedgehog to come inside.
Her patient's name was Amy Rose. She had her quills with her red hair band organized it. She could be one of the most everyday typical girls. The pink hedgehog wore a red skirt and white gloves with golden wristband red boots with white lines.
"Good afternoon Dc. Flicker." Her emerald greeted, cheerfully walked in. Behind her, followed by an awkward cobalt hedgehog who was hanged near the door.
Flicker however stood up slightly when he discovered not only one but two guests. One of his eyes lifted curiously behind a pair of glasses. The green dragon scanned the cobalt one, "The well known hero, Mr. Sonic I presume?"
"Yup, the one and only!" Sonic's self confidence returned as well. He gave the most trademark grin symbolized his personality.
When Flicker violet eyes observed to the world famed hero, his exterior didn't surprise much. The noticeable long blue quills white simple gloves, not much of modest one except for his shoes which seemed created specially for his gifted speeding talent. He has the same eyes as Amy. Only these eyes shaded more lime like than emerald.
Though this would be the first meeting for the green dragon, but he'd seen million times in… What else than the daily news?
Flicker stretched his orange wings gently. He gestured the two hedgehogs and immediately signal them to sit, "What seem to be the problem? It's unlikely the famous Sonic would visit a psychiatric?"
"Well it's not meant for any of us."
The dragon raised an eyebrow again.
"Shadow…the hedgehog…" Sonic said barely a whisper in a tone he rarely used.
There's a silence clouded them for a while. Sonic's lime eyes faintly gazed at nothing. His tongue hanged unable to continue.
Flicker gave an obvious interest look to support him. "Ah… The black hedgehog who lives with you?"
Instead Sonic's persistence Amy volunteered to answer, "He felt disturb all of a sudden last night."
The green dragon sank himself on a chair to support his deep though, "Hmmm… Anything has to do with the past…?"
Now the pink hedgehog joined him in silence, "We… can't…"
Flicker lowered his head his maple brown eyes gave a significant look to see his guests more clearly from his glasses, "Ms. Rose and Sonic, I understand his privacy. But whatever past he'd experienced it's not right to hide it. No secret can last forever. In addition, if I don't know his where about there's no possibility I can help."
The cobalt hedgehog suddenly stood and banged the table, "BUT HE SAVE THE WORLD!!!!"
"SONIC!!!" Amy snapped.
Sonic however, realized his clumsiness immediately slapped his mouth. The green dragon nodded slightly, he folded his hands to support his head.
"He is not your real brother, isn't he?"
Sonic lowered his head, "It's not what you think… He's not evil…"
The green dragon returned his curious look again added with wry smile, "What makes you think I'll labeled him evil."
Both of the hedgehogs lifted their head in surprise.
"I believe deep inside everyone is good. And, this hedgehog…Shadow lived with you. No matter what back round he's in your companionship with no opportunity slipping his way. Tell you what; I give his therapy free of charge if you tell me everything about him."
"Thank you Dr. Flicker…!" The pink hedgehog squealed.
"It's my pleasure to serve you."
Sonic's mood lifted, "You promise not to tell anyone?"
"I have no advantage to telling this. I also respect every my patient's privacy."
The blue hedgehog sank on his chair in relief ready to begin his story, "It all begins from the ARK incident…"
One dark night, on the side ways ran a cobalt hedgehog with paper bags held to both of his hands.
"Man, I can't believe I have to do these groceries!! When I get home, Shadow have to PAY!!" as he yelled those words, his speed increasing.
Sonic arrived in a matter of second in front of his apartment. It doesn't much he claimed residence of harmony, because his characteristic doesn't enthusiastic to have such inhabitant. The blue hedgehog opened the door hastily. And since both of his hands were busy, he instantly banged the door using his foot.
"Yo Shadow, you owe me-"
BRAK!!
Sonic who was shocked, faintly dropped all of his groceries. All of things inside it spilled freshly on the icy cold floor. Once he complained these things which hard to get it, but now he doesn't care. And this is why…
Everything on his apartment was ruined, shattered, and broken. Tables turned upside down… Glasses were broken everywhere…while the rest of the objects ended up being destroyed. The room was dark due to the night. Luckily Sonic could continue to scan his apartment by the help of moonlight shone trough the window.
His feet stepped aimlessly while his eyes still widened, tried to observe whatever cause this menace. Under the shine of the moonlight night, the observing lime eyes dropped to scan the floor once again.
Yet, beautiful but gloomy… an angel doll shattered in the silhouettes of the window. It is few days before Christmas and this angel doll's blank eyes glanced at him as if wondering why she was misplaced with broken wings. Sonic's breathes shortened when he saw a certain black hedgehog laid helplessly beside it.
"SHADOW!!!"
Sonic quickly kneeled before him. His body was shacked while his arms unable to reached him. Shadow was laid with his eyes staring blankly, some of his blood bleeding on his face. He suffered some simple cuts. But the way it bled through his face made Sonic scared to death.
The cobalt hedgehog looked at the shocked red blood eyes silently praying a single movement from it. It didn't shift but Shadow's ears flickered.
"S-shadow…?" he whispered his name again.
The black hedgehog sat little by little. His head turned to see his face. Although Sonic relieved he was okay but something's wrong with his scarlet eyes. There's nothing but resemble death.
"Sssssooniic……?" He whispered with a tone which hardly heard.
"Shad… What happen here…? Who did this…?"
A silent smirk slipped trough his mouth despite his condition as he continued to stare in front of him, "I'm…sorry…for…getting out…of control…"
"Shadow… you okay?"
"It's my first Christmas…" he said monotony staring into space, "… I…don't know…much…about this…angel doll..."
"Uh… Well, do you know when I told you about Christmas tree? The top should be the angel."
Sonic shivered not because of the winter cold but the terror from the hushed sound of strange laughter, "I… looked at this doll… and…don't know why I heard gun shot…from nowhere…and scream…blood…"
"Hey Shadow… Shadow…are you all right?"
No response…
"…gun…shot…" his jaw dropping and trembling. Blood eyes staring numbly but now filled with tears.
"Shadow…?" Sonic's voice is sound more concern this time.
"…can't remember… Can't remember…anything…why?" he whimpered.
Silence…
"WHY??!!!!"
Shadow suddenly shaking frantically. Tears and blood dripped to floor while Sonic trying his best to control him.
"WHY DOES SHE HAVE TO DIE??"
The cobalt hedgehog didn't have to ask who she is, "Shadow you have to let her go!!"
"But, Maria would NEVER hurt anyone, why does she have to suffer this? IT'S NOT FAIR!!!"
"Bad things happen, Shadow!! I-it's just… happen!!"
It took few hours for Sonic to calm Shadow. Unfortunately his soul hasn't come back yet. Shadow curled himself to the bed. He didn't realize his tears already soaked his pillow. Sonic sighed as he warm Shadow with blanked. He was hoping whom his somewhat called rival to look at him normally.
But he didn't… Blank blood eyes did represent the death himself… Staring to empty space…
"Look, just try your best to sleep…okay?"
There's no answer, but he didn't try his best to do so. The cobalt hedgehog walked outside. When, he closed the door slowly.
"SONNNIKKUU!!!" A pink hedgehog scream calling out his name making him to jump of his skin. Sonic instantly hold her close. One of his hands covered her mouth. The girl's emerald eyes watched him curiously
"Quit it Ames…" he gave a harsh whisper, "You'll wake Shadow up!"
Amy Rose nodded in understand, while the cobalt hedgehog's grip is loosened.
"Sonic, what happened?" Guilt has risen inside Sonic's heart as he glance the floor. Amy doesn't have to guest, "It is Maria isn't it? I knew something will bad happen to your apartment this night."
Sonic's lime eyes gave a curious look, "How can you tell?"
Amy shoved a card… tarot card for exact. It placed the event which they had experienced. There's a man cried on his bed with nine swords a back round.
"The nine swords…" She explained.
The dragon nodded as he watched an object on his paw: the tarot card of nine swords.
"UprightDeception, premonitions and bad dreams, suffering and depression, cruelty, disappointment violence, loss and scandal. All of these may be overcome through faith and calculated inaction. This is the card of the martyr and with it comes new life out of suffering." Amy explained.
"Ill Dignified or ReversedDistrust and suspicion, despair, misery and malice, total isolation away from comfort and help, institutionalization, imprisonment and isolation, suicide… I'm worried Doctor, really worried." She held her hands together. Her innocent eyes closed to make a quick prayer.
"None offenses are taken Ms. Rose. Forgive me for not being the type who would believe tarot cards. Unfortunately yes, the card tells exactly what happened."
The cobalt hedgehog's head lowered signified that he also a part of this depression moment, "I just don't know what to do with him. He wants her so badly."
Flicker lowered his head to see Sonic more clearly trough the glasses, "You are very compassion to your friends, Mr. Sonic. But you're half wrong."
Instantaneously he raised his head in reply, "What do you mean?"
"He doesn't really want her back. Like I said, I don't entirely thrust the card. Even though it was right almost all, but the last word…suicide, didn't match."
The two hedgehogs stare at Dr. Flicker. Both gave an expression to beg the psychiatrist to continue, "Shadow the hedgehog suppose to be nothing a living weapon. This girl however, told him the real meaning of his existence. Every living creature must bear with purpose. And they got nothing in this humanity but each other."
Now the green dragon sighed. He put the tarot card and gave his attention to the second object. It's the devastated Christmas angel doll. Her drain eyes correspond to all the torment in this world.
"You have nothing but a companion who always lightened up your day. And suddenly, without reason she was taken. Sad indeed…"
"Yeah…" Sonic replied faintly and join Flicker to scan the angel doll, while Amy just nodded.
"But… if he was suffering much. He had done the suicide in the first place. And the result is… he didn't do it."
"How come…?""
The green dragon smiled affectionately, "He got replacement for Maria… It's you Mr. Sonic along with Ms. Rose along with the rest."
Both Sonic and Amy gazed each other in disbelieve.
"Even though according to you he seem isolated from the world," The green dragon continued, "Shadow was very fond of all who cares for him. He accepted her death, knowing it's too impossible to bring her back. This hedgehog also learnt to live his next life."
"Then why he was suffering last night?" Sonic asked.
"That," Flicker's paw held his own chin, "He wants something… Something has to do with Maria…something important."
The pink hedgehog stretched both of her arms to the air, "But, what could that possibly be? It would be 50 years old!"
"…can't remember…why?"
Sonic's ears twitching… He had sworn, he heard Shadow's words echoing through his head.
"…can't remember…anything"
"Remember…" The blue hedgehog murmured, his lime eyes widened, "Shadow wants memories of Maria!" he shouted as his legs stood from the chair suddenly.
"Yes, it is the most logic possible. Only from memories Maria lives." Dc. Flicker flourished his orange wings again. His paw fingered the angel doll's face, "Does Maria Robotnik happens to have the similar physics as this doll has?"
"I'm not sure… But, maybe…" Sonic stroked his head.
"Well in that case," The green dragon smiled, "I think I have a plan…"
yup, that's for today's chapter please review :) i will be putting next one coming soon
