Author's note:
All right, I know I'll be writing more 200- to 400-word ficlets, and I don't want them all over my profile page. So most of them will be here. Longer and more complete oneshots will be published separately, though.
Genres: Humor/Drama/Adventure
Universe: games only.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters. SEGA does.
This chapter is a separate and finished ficlet.
1. Cloneproof.
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Shadow was looking at… something.
Something that had a shape of a hedgehog. Something with black fur and red stripes. Something broken, but still recognizable.
Shadow was looking at himself.
His own body torn in half. With a bunch of wires and scraps of metal sticking out and beams of sparks emerging restlessly. Right now already absolutely useless. Broken. Dead.
That… thing… had used to be one of the doctor's robots. Was he, too…?
…Meanwhile, Rouge and Omega took a few quiet steps back so the black hedgehog was out of earshot.
"That copy of Shadow… was made of metal, right?" the bat asked almost without parting her lips.
"Confirmed. No organic elements have been detected."
"So, if I stick this… this hedgehog… with something sharp and he doesn't bleed, then it will mean that he's a robot? And if he does, than it will mean that he's the real Shadow, right?"
"Affirmative."
"That's good. You know, I really wouldn't like to travel along with one of Eggman's androids," with those words, Rouge reached for her hair and took out a hairpin. A very long and sharp one. "Will you be so kind as to hold him for me, Omega?"
"Affirmative. Initiating capture mode..."
"Alright, here we go," the bat murmured, stepping forward.
Soon, a sound of struggle and then a loud shriek could be heard over the Rail Canyon…