Shadow and Tikal: A New Path

Shadow the Hedgehog walked out of the smoldering wreckage. He surveyed the damage he had caused with pleasure.

"The destruction," he muttered. "Is absolute. This place is the first of many. No one can stop me now; not while I have this!" He held up a glowing green Chaos Emerald.

"If anyone can stop you, we can!" Called a voice from behind Shadow. He turned, and there stood a group he knew well. Sonic the Hedgehog stood there defiantly, with his band of heroes. Amy Rose was there; as was Tails the Fox, Cream the Rabbit, and Knuckles the Echidna. There was a newcomer among them, though. From the looks of it, she was about 16, and Echidna, and very pretty. Shadow mentally slapped himself.

"You're supposed to destroy everything in your path," He reminded himself. "Don't go falling for every girl. Besides, you're the Ultimate Life Form. You don't date." Still, he held back on the orange Echidna just a bit. He heard snatches of conversation, and caught her name; Tikal. He liked that name…

"Get a grip, Shadow!" He ordered himself silently. "Don't overdo it." He knew it was too late, though. He, Shadow the Hedgehog, liked his worst enemy's friend, Tikal the Echidna.

Authors Word: Okay, that was a little bit short. But I should have another chapter soon. It has quite a few chapters, some longer, some shorter. I noticed that there aren't too many ShadowTikal stories, so I decided to put this here. Please R&R!