A/N: This is taking place in the events in the game Shadow the Hedgehog. I have kinda run out of fan names… So, yeah, this new fan character of mine… you'll see, she takes my nickname.
Shadow was just wanting to unlock the secrets of his past. He could only remember two things: his own name, and the death of Maria, who he doesn't remember except her name. He gets in alien invasion in Westopolis while in thought of his mysterious past. The leader of the aliens, Black Doom, told him that the "time of reckoning" would soon arrive. He also recalls a promise that Shadow made to collect the seven Chaos Emeralds. Deciding that Black Doom should know something about his past, he believes him and sets off into Westopolis to find the Chaos Emeralds.
Sam the Wolf was just a loner. She didn't really travel with anyone but the wind and her own soulful attitude. She was standing on a random part of a hill, about two thirds down from where Shadow was, not that she noticed him standing there. Suddenly, when the red clouds began rolling in, her instincts took over. Her ears stiffened in alertness, her muscles stiffened in defense, and the hairs on the back of her neck stood on end, the same way she did when something troublesome was going to happen and she needed an ally. She knew it would be bad this time.
Black Doom appeared before Shadow. "Shadow…" he began. Sam heard it as clear as day. "Shadow…?" she thought out loud. She walked up the cliff to see a black hedgehog with red stripes running through his spikes and down his arms and legs. "Hmm…" she said, then she saw something shining on his wrists. It was a redish glow set from reflecting the clouds. Inhabitor rings! "Perfect…" she said, in an almost purring way from knowing that she had found her ally.
Black Doom disappeared. Shadow stood there, thinking over what to do. Sam approached him swiftly and silently. "Hello," she said. Shadow turned to face her and kicked simultaneously. She ducked, instincts allowing her to know that was coming. "Whoa whoa whoa…" she said, rising back up. "Hold on! I want to be… friends…" she explained, not knowing how to place it. Allies or friends… she figured he'd accept a friend over an ally.
"Friends?" he asked. Sam nodded. "I'm Sam the Wolf. I overheard you and that black monster talking, so I figured out your name. No need to reintroduce," she added. "What's in it for me?" he asked. "Stick with me and you'll know what I'M capable of…" she replied, grinning. "Fair enough… fine, you can come with me, but you have to do WHATEVER I say," he offered. "OK, I wouldn't go against you anyways, cause you have inhabitor rings and IF you got angry at me, I'd be screwed," Sam replied. "You have a point…" Shadow said, holding up his hand to examine his wrist.
"So where to, Shadow?" Sam asked. "Into the city," he replied. Sam did her half grin with the left side of her mouth. She had trouble smiling out of the right side. "Straight for the aliens… Got it!" she said, thrusting herself forward and into the city in less then three seconds. Shadow lost her. "Hmph. Of course, she runs away and loses me," he said, kicking off with his shoes to follow her path. Sam was waiting for him at the city entrance. "Bout time," she said jokingly. "So what's our objective?" "Retrieve the Chaos Emeralds," he replied, walking off along the broken road. "OK easy enough," Sam replied, following him, her dark brown fur swaying slightly in the wind.
So will Shadow and Sam find the Emeralds? Whose side will they take? Come back for the next chapter!