Shadow and Rouge: Operation Outlaw Chapter 1

It's been three months since Shadow the Hedgehog confessed his love for his G.U.N partner and best friend Rouge the Bat. The commander of G.U.N., Mr. Abraham Tower, knew this fact very well even though the couple thought they had kept it a secret. This worried him to no end. He never had trusted that hedgehog and he was going to make sure he never had to deal with him or any of his possible offspring ever again.

"Computer?"

"Yes, Commander Tower."

"Begin Operation Outlaw." Three days later G.U.N. headquarters was abuzz with the information of the death of one of their greatest enemies. As Shadow walked into the mess hall he spotted Rouge and sat down next to her. He gave her a quick peck on the cheek when no one was looking and then asked a question.

"What's with all the hubub around here?" He asked since he hadn't heard the news.

"You won't belive it but, Dr. Eggman was murdered last night." Shadow's eyes almost popped out of his head when he heard that.

"Are you serious?"

"100%. How do you feel, he was kinda family. And he did get you out of that stasis machine."

"I'm conflicted. I am a little sorry for him, but for all those people he hurt and even killed he kinda deserved it as bad as that sounds."

"I understand hon, but hey, that means less work for us. Maybe we can quit soon." Shadow was thinking sooner rather than later.

"Hopefully. So I was thinking we could go out to dinner tonight. I have reservations at a fancy restaurant at eight. What do you think?"

"Would I get to see you in that tuxedo you wore three months ago?" Rouge asked him sensually.

"As long as you wear that blue dress I love so much." Shadow whispered back.

"Then it's a date." Shadow was very happy with her response since he had a plan for the night. A few days ago he went to a jewelry store and bought an engagement ring and he was planning to propose at dinner. He even kept it a secret to Rouge who as we all know has a nose for sniffing out jewels of every sort. Anyway, the pair headed to the briefing room for their next mission. Inside was Topaz and Tails once again. Shadow wasn't surprised by Tails' presence this time though since he had officially joined G.U.N. about a month ago.

"What's up Tails?" Shadow asked him.

"Well, I finished my combat training yesterday. Which is a good thing too since I'm coming with you two on the mission."

"Oh really? What is our mission exactly?" Rouge asked him.

"Well, I'm sure both of you have heard the news of Dr. Eggman's sudden death." The couple nodded. "We are tasked with the mission to find out exactly who murdered him. We're heading for his last known base in Ice Cap Zone."

"Ooh, looks like I get to wear my purple full body suit." Rouge said rubbing up against Shadow. Shadow just smiled, loving that his girlfriend was so open with her emotions around him. So about an hour later the trio were in a helicopter heading to their destination.

"It's times like this were I wish I could fly without my super form." Shadow said over the whir over the blades. "Then we could get there faster."

"Can't you hover over the water with your skates?" Tails asked him as they stepped out over the snow.

"I can for short distances, but they aren't powerful enough to sustain my weight for that long."

"I could work on them for you, then you could fly maybe."

"Sure, why not? I'll let you see them when we get back." And with that the group sneaked into Eggman's former base. There wasn't much need to be sneaky though since most of the robots were deactivated.

"It feels weird not being under constant attack here." Rouge commented as they entered the main computer room.

"Agreed." Tails added. "Now let's see what I can get out of these computers." He hooked up some cables to some other cables in the floor and got to work typing. "This might take awhile."

"Okay. I'm going to go do something." Shadow said vaguely. He walked down some halls and searched rooms until he found what he wanted. He walked into a room full of Shadow Androids and started glowing red. "CHAOS BLAST!" He yelled and all the Androids were destroyed.

"Resolving some anger issues?" Rouge asked from behind Shadow surprising him.

"Yeah, I hate those things, they always freak me out and remind me of my somewhat bad family ties."

"Hey whatever helps right?"

"Exactly, and you know what else helps?"

"I think so, but why don't you show me." And with that Shadow walked up to Rouge and kissed her while bringing her body closer to his. But then they both heard someone clear their throat.

"Are you two done, because I am." Tails said as they turned to them.

"Yeah, I guess we are." Shadow answered. "What did you get?"

"Everything, video recordings, robot plans, where some of the Chaos Emeralds are, stuff like that. But the techs back at HQ will need to decode it to see who murdered Eggman. So I'd say we did pretty good." Shadow and Rouge agreed and they all headed back to HQ feeling good. After filling out the paperwork for the mission they all headed home to prepare for the night. Shadow got his tuxedo from the dry cleaners and started going through scenarios in his head. He settled on walking Rouge home and proposing on her doorstep. So, with flowers in hand he skated to Club Rouge to pick her up. She was waiting there for him in the dress that fit her so well.

"You ready hon?" Rouge asked as he came up.

"Yes, and I remembered to bring money this time."

"Good." She said giving him a kiss. Then Rouge sharply whistled and hailed a cab for them to get in. They were at the restaurant in 15 minutes and were seated very quickly. "Wow, this is fancy, even for my tastes. How did you hear about this place?" Rouge asked looking around.

"Amy told me about it. Sonic actually took her here if you can believe that."

"Good for her, she deserves to be happy. And thank you for taking me here, it's wonderful."

"Well, you're worth it to me. I want you to feel special." Shadow said. He wanted to save all his really mushy emotions for when he proposed.

"I know I'm special, but love it when you things like this." And after that they ordered and ate their food and had some very good conversations. But during the date the pair felt like they were being watched. And they were right. Right after they got their deserts two G.U.N. agents came up to their table.

"Hey, what's up guys?" Shadow asked knowing the two, but they weren't having it. They slammed Shadow's head to the table and handcuffed him.

"Shadow the Hedgehog, you are under arrest for the murder of Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik. Anything you say and do can and will be used against you in a court of law." This was not the way Shadow expected the day to go.