i know i said i was leaving but I've changed my mind. i'm gonna take a break from my hotd fic and try something new. as you can see it involves our favorite anti hero shadow the hedgehog being turned into a human and being thrown into the world of sekirei. enjoy!

ULTIMATE LIFEFORM ASHIKABI

Chapter 1: The transformation of the ultimate lifeform

"Where am I...?" he wondered. He was surrounded by a vast whiteness that was everywhere there was nothing else there but him. He looked around to see if there were any clues to his whereabouts but the place was completely void of everything just white.

"How did I get here? What is this place?"He thought to himself as he walked forward he couldn't tell if he was moving or not this place gave him no sense of direction.

"What's going on? Where is everyone?" he asked himself suddenly he remembered. He was dead...He had died in the final battle that would determine the fate of the earth. He had fallen in battle but he had saved the world doing it.

"So I'm dead…it makes sense I guess...But if I'm dead would that mean that this is heaven?...or is it hell?" He pondered.

"Neither this is a place between the two. A realm between worlds I would say." A voice said from behind him. He quickly looked behind him to see where the voice came from but could not locate it.

"It's an honor to finally meet you...Shadow the Hedgehog." Shadow quickly turned around. Standing there was a young man with curly grey hair hiding a part of his face, wearing a turtle neck sweater and sweatpants covered by a white lab coat his grey eyes seemed to be evaluating the black hedgehog seeing if he was what he had expected. Shadow immediately was on guard.

"Who are you?" he demanded

"Professor Gerald and his granddaughter have told me quite a lot about you." The man said with a smile ignoring the hedgehogs' question. Shadows eyes widened. The Professor? Maria? Where they here as well? They were dead so was he now. This could mean that he would be with the closest thing he had to a family again! The man seeing what was going on smiled sadly.

"I'm sorry Shadow but they aren't here. You won't be able to be with them again for a while." He told him. Shadows look of hope turned into one of confusion, frustration and anger.

"BUT I'M DEAD! SHOULDN'T I BE ABLE TO SEE THEM AGAIN?! AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS ALONE, ALL THE PAIN AND SUFFERING I' VE ENDURED AND AFTER EVERYTHING I'VE DONE FOR THE WORLD TO KEEP IT SAFE AND PEACEFUL YOU'RE SAYING I CAN'T BE WITH MY CREATOR AND BEST FRIEND AGAIN? HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?!" He shouted angrily. The man shook his head.

"You are correct you have earned the right to be with them again in fact you have done more than enough to be able to be with your family again. Earth couldn't have asked for a better protector and savior except Sonic but that's beside the point. You are still needed in the world of the living in a separate realm." He told the irate hedgehog. Shadow narrowed his eyes.

"What are you talking about?" he growled.

"I am from a separate universe. A parallel one. One that is similar to yours in many ways but also very different. Sometime in the distant past your earth and mine were one in the same but then a mysterious event divided them in two. Each earth suddenly had its own timeline. They now inhabited parallel universes both unaware of the others existence but the worlds are still connected through two ways making travel to each other possible. One you are familiar with is the Chaos Emeralds. The other is through the afterlife. While there are two worlds there is only one heaven and one hell when people die in our worlds they both go to either the same heaven or the same hell depending on their actions. When I died I met the professor and his granddaughter Maria in heaven and they told me a lot about you. And then that was when I realized you could help me solve the crisis that will soon happen in my world once you died."

Shadow took in the information with a neutral look on his face.

"Well I can understand the part our worlds being connected I don't understand...wait...You KNEW I was going to die?!" He said staring at him in shock. The man once again smiled sadly.

"Due to the circumstances of my death I can see glimpses of possible futures in both in your world and in mine. I saw how you sacrificing yourself would save the world and it would be my chance to enlist you to help stop the crisis that will occur in my world. I can also open up a temporary portal back into the world of the living." The man explained.

"I don't understand what crisis are you talking about?" Shadow asked.

"It all started when an island suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the sea near Japan. Two people I knew very well went exploring on the island and made an amazing discovery. One that could change the world for the better in so many ways. I was excited to learn I was going to be apart of it. However after working with them for a few years my first friend had gained total control over the island and the secrets it held. Then things took a turn for the worse. My first friend hatched this horrible idea that would do the exact opposite of what I hoped for. His plan to create a new world was awful and twisted and I could see that it would only bring pain and suffering. I attempted to end his insane idea before it could begin but I died in the process. Now I can only watch as my former friend prepares to play games with the lives of so many innocent people. I was losing hope...until I found out about you." The man explained.

"What do you mean?" Shadow asked.

"When I met the professor and Maria I told them how I died. Maria said that she wished there was someway to get Shadow over to my universe to help those poor people. When I asked who she was talking about the professor told me everything about you. Your powers, your abilities, your exploits, everything…. They have been watching you from heaven Shadow...and they are very proud of you I hope you know that." The man said smiling. Shadow allowed a genuine smile to cross his face for the first time in a long time.

"Anyways later I caught a glimpse of your future and saw how your battle with that monster would end and I realized that that would be my chance." He finished explaining

"I wanted it to be either you or your rival Sonic. But I feel that you would be better suited for this task. Plus with the way your battle ended it gave me more reason to choose you." He explained.

"Why me?" Shadow asked.

"Because you have been through so much pain in your life. You understand what it means to suffer. You know the pain of losing the people you love. And it's made you stronger and it's given you the determination to do everything you can to make sure no one experiences that pain. What will happen will make so many people feel that pain and so much worse. You and only you Shadow can stop this madness that will come upon my world. You are the only hope there is. I beg of you please...help me end this nightmare once and for all." The man pleaded. Shadow looked at the man and then folded his arms and shut his eyes. After a few minutes of hard thought Shadow opened his eyes and gave his trademark smirk.

"I was created to be the savior of all living things on earth and to bring peace to the world I was born to protect. I made a promise to Maria that I would protect that planet and its people with my life and I intend to keep it. Even if it's not the earth I came from whatever crisis is coming to this world I'll stop it. Count on it!" Shadow declared. The man gave a smile of relief.

"I knew you were the right choice. I cannot thank you enough Shadow." He said. Suddenly the purgatory like environment be began to distort and twist a little. The man frowned.

"It appears our time is limited. I must send you on your way now." The man said. He waved his arm and a swirling circular blue vortex appeared beside him.

"I think you should know that when you enter my world your body will transform." The man said. Shadow frowned in confusion.

"What does that mean?" he questioned. The area suddenly violently distorted around them.

"There isn't time to explain. Hurry! Stop the Sekirei Plan before it reaches its final stage, free the Sekirei both active and fallen and kill the plans director. That's all I can tell you right now. Go!" The man said worriedly as the environment twisted and distorted again. Shadow walked towards the vortex the stopped.

"You never told me your name." said the black hedgehog

"Takehito... my name is Takehito..."

Shadow nodded.

"I won't fail you Takehito...Tell Maria that I'm sorry I wasn't able to join her in heaven just yet." Takehito nodded. Shadow then turned and stepped into the vortex and vanished. Soon after Shadow vanished two people appeared beside Takehito. The first was a bald old man with a gray mustache, a lab coat, a brown turtleneck sweater, and pince-nez glasses. the second was a 12 year girl with long blond hair bright blue eyes and a dark blue top with a light blue dress.

"Do you think he'll be ok grandfather?" The girl asked with a worried look. The old man gave a hearty chuckle.

"Don't worry Maria Shadow isn't the type of person who will allow himself to go down so easily." He replied with a smile.

"But he could get hurt or worse...he could die again."Maria said softly. Takehito placed a comforting hand on the girls shoulder.

"Just have faith in him Maria. He'll be fine...if anyone should worry it's that bastard Minaka. Him, his Disciplinary squad and MBI are about to meet an enemy unlike any other they have faced before."He said with a confident look on his face as he stared at the spot where Shadow disappeared. The realm around them distorted once again causing the old man to frown.

"Well it seems our time is up. Lets go Maria your mother has dinner waiting. Takehito would you like to join us?" he said.

"Of course Professor." The former MBI scientist replied as he opened up another vortex leading back to the afterlife. Maria took one last worried look at the spot where Shadow had vanished before walking towards her companions. As they disappeared into the portal each had the own thoughts for the black hedgehog.

"Good luck Shadow."

"I'm counting on you Shadow."

"Please be careful Shadow.


It was raining...that was the first thing he could tell as he came to his senses. He clutched his head as a wave of dizziness swept over him. Opening his eyes, he stared up at a gray-clouded sky, feeling the small cold droplets of water fall upon him. Rising into a sitting position Shadow took a look around taking in his surroundings. From what it seemed he was in some sort of city park similar to the one in New York City. Looking up at one of the Tall Buildings surrounding the park he noticed a large logo on the top.

"MBI...is that some kind of company or something?" he pondered. Standing up he noticed something was different about him...very different. He looked down at himself he saw that he was a lot taller than he used to be… his Air shoes where still their on his feet but they seemed slighty bigger and his legs were longer and now covered by a black pair of jeans…why was he wearing clothes? He didn't need them since his fur covered him but now it felt like his fur was gone! Looking under the sleeves of what appeared to be a leather jacket he found nothing but bare skin...no fur at all...thankfully the inhibitor ring that helped keep his powers under control were still clamped to his wrists. Fully standing up now he took a good look at himself his eyes widened in shock.

"What? What is this?" He said looking at himself. Spotting a bathroom he quick dashed over to and stepped inside the building. Turning on the lights he spotted a mirror. He moved towards it then hesitated fearful of what he might see. Taking a deep breath he stepped in front of it and looked at his reflection. What he saw shocked him more than anything else ever had.

"W-What ?...I'm….a human?" he whispered in disbelief.

Sure enough his reflection proved it. He was no longer a 4ft high humanoid hedgehog. He was now a 6 ft tall human. He appeared to that of a 19 year old human teenage male. He had red eyes and had long spiky jet black hair with red streaks similar to how his fur used to be colored. He wore black t-shirt under a black jacket with a fur like tuft around the neck as well as a pair of white gloves his inhibitor rings just above them.

"I think you should know that when you enter my world your body will transform."

Shadow brought a hand up to his now human face as he was filled with realization at what that man had told him.

"He turned me into a human?" he thought. He stepped outside and let the rain fall down on him. He walked up to the tallest hill and looked down on the landscape. The former hedgehog let out a sigh.

"No point in getting worked up over it I suppose…besides I doubt this world would react well to a humanoid hedgehog with special powers. They would probably lock me up and experiment on me... or worse…" He muttered.

Looking up at the cold, grey, murky sky a dark chuckle escaped his lips.

"How ironic…I used to spend so much time hating the humans… and now…I'm one of them." He laughed darkly running a hand through his hair. After taking a moment to collect himself he looked back at the surrounding landscape. Thinking back on what Takehito had told him he listed his objectives. And they all seemed to revolve around a single word… sekirei… stop the sekirei plan, free the sekirei, and kill the sekirei plans director. They seemed like simple objectives but there was just one problem: what was a sekirei? Without knowing what a sekirei is he would have difficult time learning about this plan and how to stop it.

"hmm…sekirei huh?... Well then time to go find out just what a sekirei is." He said activating his air shoes then skating down the hill at high speeds towards the city.

First things first though…I need a weapon."

TBC…

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