One day, Shadow was running in the Black Forest looking for a chaos emerald. The Black Forest was well named for inside, the bark and the leaves of the trees were black. There were so many trees and the leaves were so thick, you couldn't see the sun. It was almost impossible to tell if it was the day or the night, it was very dark. Very few went into the Dark Forest, however none of which came out. This did not scare the Ultimate Life Form, but not being able to see an inch in front of his nose did. The Ultimate Life Form had to keep his guard up and run as fast as he could to keep from falling in the lightning sand. The lightning sand is quicksand, only once you step into it, you immediately fall in the puddle of sand as quick as lightning.
Suddenly, a scream broke the silence of the dead forest. Shadow stopped an inch away from the lightning sand. Then he saw a blood-red flash and then heard another scream. He recognized the voice as Amy Rose's. "Amy!" The Ultimate Life Form bolted towards the sound of footsteps and Amy's panting. He realized he could smell blood. She's hurt! Soon the sounds died away, but he could still smell the blood. He followed the smell until he found Amy. Amy was lying on the ground, her eyes were closed and she was bleeding. She was cold and barely breathing. Shadow picked her up and made a promise to himself never to let this happen to her again. The Ultimate Life Form brought Amy to his house and laid her on his bed. He tended to most of her wounds and hoped she would wake up soon.
Rose, wake up...
The Ultimate Life Form grew restless as Amy didn't wake. He constantly checked on her, but she was fine. He wondered what she was doing in the Black Forest, but had to wait to ask. He busied himself with cleaning parts of his house and reading some books. He cooked himself a meal to pass the time after he finished 3 books. He watched some television, and played some random games on his laptop. He attempted to sleep but couldn't manage to do so. His mind always wondered to thoughts of Amy. He was somewhat confused of why he always thought of her, but concluded that he was just worried. It was reasonable, given her condition when Shadow found her. He walked to his kitchen to grab a drink, then went to his living room and watched Interview with a Vampire. He managed to fall asleep out of boredom halfway through the movie.
Shadow had nightmares of his time on the Space Colony Ark. He was in his room when Professor Gerald Robotnick had come to talk to him. He couldn't remember what about. The vision then changed to him standing beside a young Maria Robotnick, looking out a window at the planet below. "Shadow, what do you think it's like down there?" Amazing, and full of life. "It's probably nice, people talking and laughing together, having a good time." Maria smiled at this. Just as Maria was about to say something, Shadow was sitting on his couch with Amy beside him, her head on his shoulder. Shadow had his arm draped around her shoulders. They were sitting down talking, after having dinner. Amy was slowly falling asleep on his shoulder. Though he didn't mind this, his shoulder and arm were starting to fall asleep. Then he was running down a corridor in the ARK, holding Maria's hand. They were being chased by a group of soldiers. Then he watched as she died, died while saving him. She loved the Ultimate Life Form, and sacrificed herself for him. Then he was asleep on his couch with Amy laying next to him. G.U.N. agents suddenly stormed in and shot Amy. The Ultimate Life Form was so enraged. He killed the one who shot Amy. Even though he could have killed the rest, he fell to his knees. He couldn't live like that again. History had repeated itself. Fate was cruel, indeed. He then decided that Fate would take him as well. He couldn't live with his Rose beside him. A man aimed a simple pistol between his eyes. He was defeated by this one simple act. There was a loud BANG as he was shot. He fell to the ground, staring at the dead rose. He would now be with her again, her and Maria, forever.
He woke up, silently screaming. He looked in his room to see Amy soundly asleep. He let out a breath he hadn't realized he kept in. He was dizzy after his nightmare. He didn't sleep again for the next day.
