Eclipse felt Sonic's grip on her hand tighten as he continued to run. Feeling his hand pressed against her own caused something to happen that hadn't happened for 50 years.
Vision (All visions are in Eclipse's point of view).I was standing in a room that didn't look familiar to me, but I found myself smiling happily anyway.
"You did it Eclipse. You're one of the Sonic Heroes now!" Sonic said happily as he stood in front of me, smiling.
"Three cheers for Eclipse!" I heard a voice, which I recognized to be Tails, yell happily.
"Hip, hip, hurray!" All the other Sonic Heroes called out happily.
"Hip, hip, hurray!"
They cheered for me again. "Hip, hip-"End of vision (and after the vision it's back to normal point of view).
"Eclipse?" Sonic asked Eclipse as he waved his hand in front of her face, trying to get her out of the trance she was suddenly in.
Eclipse suddenly blinked, her eyes no longer having the far off look that they had before. "Did you say something Sonic?" she asked sweetly.
"You okay? You just sorta...spaced out for a minute there," Sonic asked in concern.
"Oh, yeah I'm fine. That happens to me sometimes," Eclipse said, smiling in embarrassment, blushing lightly.
"Oh, okay," he said, smiling at her as he went to grab her hand again, which he had let go off when he stopped after realizing that she was in a trance.
Eclipse quickly pulled her hand away. "I can keep up just fine without you holding my hand," she pointed out, barely keeping the venom out of her voice.
"Oh, right," Sonic concurred, rubbing the back of his neck in embarrassment.
"Sonic!" The two hedgehogs heard someone yell suddenly.
"Oh no! It's Amy!" Sonic said, looking panicked, causing Eclipse to inwardly giggle.
"There you are Sonic!" The voice yelled as the familiar pink hedgehog ran up to Sonic, wrapping her arms around him in a death hug.
"H-hey Amy," Sonic said nervously, trying to pry the female hedgehog from him.
Amy looked up from the ground that she had previously been looking at, seeing Eclipse. She immediately let go of Sonic, sending a glare at Eclipse that scared the black hedgehog, but only slightly.
"Who's she?" Amy hissed angrily, pointing at Eclipse accusingly.
"Oh, right. This is my new friend, Eclipse. Eclipse, meet Amy Rose," Sonic said, gesturing to Eclipse before gesturing to Amy.
"Amy Rose? You mean THE Amy Rose?" Eclipse asked with very believable false excitement.
"Yes, that's me," Amy answered, still sounding untrusting of Eclipse.
"Oh wow! I've always wanted to meet you!" Eclipse said happily, squealing like a fan girl. "You're an inspiration to girls everywhere! You're brave and strong, but kind and sincere at the same time! And your never ending determination to get Sonic to marry you! It's just aw inspiring!" Eclipse exclaimed, sounding like a girl who had just met her hero.
"You really think so?" Amy asked cautiously.
"You bet! I've wanted to be like you since I could remember!" the black hedgehog said happily.
"So...you don't think I should just give up?" the pink hedgehog asked hopefully.
"No way! You should never give up your dreams, not ever! Don't settle for ANYONE other then Sonic!" Eclipse encouraged, sounding slightly possessive, as if she was trying to keep Amy away from someone that she loved.
She's encouraging her? Sonic thought in panic, beginning to think that life with Eclipse around may turn out to be hell, yet he couldn't bring himself to just leave her there with Amy and forget about her. Well, I guess that means that she doesn't think that Shadow's in love with Amy, like a lot of the rest of the gang do. Sonic thought, remembering how Amy had been the one to convince Shadow to help Sonic stop the ARK from destroying earth.
"Yeah, you're right," Amy said happily. "Sorry I was so mean to you earlier, but you know how possessive I am of Sonic," Amy admitted.
"It's okay Amy. I'd probably be the same way if I loved someone as much as you do," Eclipse said with a smile.
"You know, as long as you don't fall for Sonic, I think me and you could be great friends, maybe ever best friends," Amy informed her new friend, smiling.
"Don't worry Amy, if I'm going to fall for anyone, it'll be Shadow," Eclipse assured her, having no intention of falling in love with anyone.
"Then let's be friends, okay?" Amy asked, holding her hand out for Eclipse to shake.
"Okay," Eclipse said with a smile, shaking Amy's hand. The physical contact, even though they both had gloves on, caused another vision.
I was standing on a sidewalk, a look of sadness in my eyes.
"I can't believe I ever trusted you!" screamed a voice that I recognized to be Amy, who was standing in front of me, her arms and legs spread apart as she looked close to tears.
"Amy-" I tried to say, only to be cut off by the pink hedgehog in front of me.
"First you lied to us, then you stole my Sonic from me! I hate you!" she yelled, crying silently, turning and running down the sidewalk.
"Amy!" I called after her, trying to reach out to stop her, finding myself close to tears as well.
"Eclipse?" Amy asked in concern when Eclipse suddenly spaced out, a far off look in her eyes.
"Don't worry, that happens to her sometimes," Sonic assured the pink hedgehog.
Eclipse blinked, bringing herself back to the present. "You okay?" Amy asked, concerned even though Sonic had basically told her not to be.
"Yeah. That happens to me sometimes. Sorry if I worried you." Eclipse apologized.
"It's alright," Amy said with a smile.
"First you lied to us, then you stole my Sonic from me!" Eclipse quoted in her mind. What did she mean when she said "then you stole my Sonic from me"? I mean, I can understand the "you lied to us" part. She was obviously talking about how I lied about being Shadow the Hedgehog when Shadow the Hedgehog doesn't exist, so they obviously found out that me and Shadow are one in the same. But I can't understand that "then you stole my Sonic from me" part. Could I have maybe...No, it's impossible! My visions aren't sure things, and I'll make sure that that part of the vision doesn't come true! Eclipse thought, determinedly. I don't really care if Amy hates me, but she must have been a good friend of mine in the vision, since I was upset when she said she hated me. I'll have to be careful, try not to let her get to close to me, and visa versa.
Eclipse thought as an after thought, nodding her head ever so slightly at her own thought. "Sonic, weren't we supposed go to Tails' house?" Eclipse asked suddenly, remembering that they had been going there before her first vision.
"Oh, that's right. I totally forgot." Sonic admitted.
"Why were you going to Tails' house?" Amy asked.
"Trying to get away from the people in Ring City...who have followed us," Eclipse said, pointing behind the group. Sure enough, all of Ring City was running behind them, trying to catch up. "Amy, get on my back. I'll carry you," Eclipse said, crouching so that Amy could get onto her back.
In truth, Eclipse just wanted to get away from all the people, and she knew that Sonic wouldn't leave Amy behind to be tortured by the Ring City residence.
"Alright," Amy said, carefully climbing onto Eclipse's back before wrapping her arms around Eclipse's neck. Eclipse wrapped her arms around Amy's legs, holding her ankles securely.
"Let's go before they catch up," She said, turning her hover shoes back on, which she had turned off during the first vision. Sonic nodded, running toward Mystic Ruins again with Eclipse and Amy close behind.
"Tuck your head down and close your eyes. It'll make you feel like you're not even moving then," Eclipse told Amy after feeling her shudder, not wanting to feel the girl's constant shudders. Amy did as she was told, and immediately her body relaxed, though her arms were just as tight around Eclipse's neck as before.
Eclipse could feel another vision coming on, but she repressed it, not wanting to fall too far behind. I'll let it play out later. She thought, wishing that she had her armour, since the armour stopped her from having visions.
It was noon by the time Eclipse slowed as she, Amy and Sonic reached the familiar house in Mystic Ruins. "Here we are, Tails' house," Sonic said, pointing to the house as Eclipse crouched to let Amy off of her. Amy immediately climbed off of Eclipse after that. As soon as Eclipse wasn't touching Amy the vision that she had repressed earlier returned and played out.
I found myself sitting on a field of soft grass, billions of stars above my head. Amy was sitting beside me and I was smiling slightly at her in a joking manner.
"Oh come on Amy, EVERYONE knows that you love Sonic," I said kind heartedly, smiling at my best friend before looking up again.
"Is there anyone you love Eclipse?" Amy asked me, smiling.
"I'm not really sure..." I admitted, looking deeply into the stars, as if searching for the answer with in them.
"What about Shadow? You're a huge Shadow fan, aren't you?" Amy asked me.
I had the urge to shake my head, but ignored that urge, and instead nodded. "Yeah, but...I've never even met him. Every time I get a chance to meet him we always manage to just miss each other," I said, sounding as sad as I could manage, which was actually rather sad.
"You'll meet someday, I'm sure of it," Amy said confidently, suddenly holding my hand between hers, looking at me in the eyes. I smirked.
"Quit it! You look like you're about to ask me to marry you!" I exclaimed, pulling my hand out of hers, causing us both to fall back while laughing loudly.
Okay, these visions are beginning to get on my nerves. Eclipse thought as soon as the vision ended.
"Hey Tails! Can we come in?" Sonic yelled, knocking loudly on the door. Eclipse was surprised to see the red echidna open the door, and found herself vaguely wondering why he was there.
"Hey Knux, we need to come in to get away from the mob of people chasing after us," Sonic explained, pointing to the large group of Mobians that were visible in the direction they had come from.
"What did you do to get so many people following you?" Knuckles asked angrily.
"I'll explain later, just let us in!" Sonic said, nearly begging.
"Fine." Knuckles said, rolling his eyes, before stepping out of the way the let the trio of hedgehogs into Tails' house. Eclipse heard Knuckles close the door behind them, and looked around the room.
The door led strait to the living room, which had a few chairs and couches, the same grey as steel, though they obviously weren't metal.
"Go ahead Eclipse, sit down," Sonic said, plopping down in one of the chairs with Amy sitting down in the chair next to his.
"Alright..." Eclipse said uncertainly, sitting on the couch across from Sonic and Amy.
"Um...I'll go and...get Tails." Knuckles said, leaving the room quickly, as though he'd just seen a ghost.
"What's with him?" Eclipse found herself asking before she could stop herself. Sonic and Amy both simply shrugged.
"Is something wrong Sonic?" came a familiar voice from behind Eclipse suddenly.
She turned to see the familiar twin tailed golden fox was standing behind her with...Knuckles hiding behind him?
Well, that's not something you see everyday. Eclipse thought, inwardly smirking, having the feeling that she was the reason that Knuckles was trying to hide behind the fox who was obviously much shorter then him.
"Not really, we just had to get away from the Ring City residents," Sonic said, relaxing in the chair he was in.
"Eclipse here beat me in a race across the city. We had agreed that if she won I'd say that Shadow was better then me. When she won I muttered it, but somehow the entire city heard me. I dragged her here and we met Amy along the way," Sonic summed up.
"Eclipse?" Tails asked in confusion.
"Her." Sonic stated simply, pointing to Eclipse.
"Hello." She said, slightly shyly.
"Oh, hello. My name is Miles Prower, but my friends call me Tails. And the echidna trying to hide behind me is Knuckles the Echidna." Tails stated, pointing to himself then to Knuckles.
"She looks like Shadow! It's creepy!" Knuckles exclaimed suddenly, causing the other Sonic Heroes in the room to sweat drop.
"I do?" Eclipse asked innocently, looking at Sonic.
"Well, I did mistake you for him at first." He replied simply.
A huge smile spread across Eclipse's face. "No one's ever told me that before. I think it's cool that I look like one of my heroes," she said happily.
"You're a Shadow fan?" Tails asked, shocked with the fact that Sonic had become friends with a Shadow fan.
"Yep," Eclipse said happily. "Not many of those around here." The fox murmured to himself.
"Wait...you beat Sonic in a race?" Amy, Tails and Knuckles yelled in unison, clearly shocked as that fact caught up with their minds.
"Yeah, she shot off like a rocket as soon as we yelled go," Sonic said, sounding impressed.
"Wow...I've never heard of anyone beating Sonic other then occasionally Shadow," Tails said, smiling at Eclipse.
"I guess...I'm just one fast hedgehog!" she said with a cheesy smile, causing everyone around her to laugh, even Knuckles.
Suddenly...not having my armour on...doesn't make me feel as unprotected. She thought, inwardly smiling slightly.
"Nice to meet you Eclipse," Tails said, holding out his hand for her to shake.
"You to, Tails," she said, smiling as she shook his hand, causing another vision.
I found myself out in the rain, which was soaking through my clothing, though I didn't seem to care. I had a duffle bag over my right shoulder, and I assumed that it had my personal possessions in it by the way I was holding it against me protectively.
"You're leaving?" Tails asked me sadly.
I turned to him suddenly, noticing that he looked close to tears and his ears were drooped. "Yeah. I can't stay here anymore. It'll be too hard for me to be around him, you know that," I said, a sad smile on my face, before I turned away.
"Besides, no one will miss me," I said, starting to walk away.
"That's not true!" I heard Tails call after me. "We all will." I heard him say sadly, though he didn't try to stop me as I continued to walk away from him.
That one was sad. I wonder who I was talking about when I said "It'll be too hard for me to be around him". Well, I guess I'll have to wait and see. Eclipse thought, smiling at the fox in front of her.
She was sure that her future had changed, since she refused to fall in love with Sonic. Her vision had only taken a few moments, so no one noticed her space out this time.
"I guess you aren't all that bad." Knuckles said, holding his hand out for her to shake.
"I'll take that as a sort of... 'Knuckles compliment'." Eclipse said, smiling as she shook Knuckles' hand, which caused yet another vision.
I found myself in a think jungle, far away from any civilization. I could tell I had been here for a while...but I wasn't sure if it was months or years, I seem to have lost track of time. I was lying on the ground, breathing heavily, the trees around my covered in marks from Chaos Spears.
"Finally! I've found you!" I heard someone behind me exclaimed happily. I looked up, seeing the familiar red dreadlocks.
"Knuckles?" I asked tiredly.
"Yeah, it's me. We've been looking for you since you left. I'm glad we finally found you." He told me softly, stroking my quills gentle and smiling at me. I found myself happier then I thought I'd be to see him. He must have been close to me, maybe a big brother figure?
"Hey guys! I found her!" he yelled suddenly, confirming my suspicions that the others were in the forest.
"I can't go back...he'll be there," I said sadly, still unable to force myself up.
"He?" Knuckles asked me.
"S-"
Eclipse smiled at the echidna, who had now pulled his hand away from hers, but was smiling slightly at her. It must have been his sudden movement that caused the vision to end too soon. Eclipse thought, a little peeved off that she didn't know who was causing her to stay away from the Sonic Heroes.
"I have a feeling...we'll be good friends, all of us," Eclipse said, smiling at the group. Suddenly there was a knock on Tails' door.
"I'll get it." Tails stated, walking to the door. After a few seconds Tails came in with the Chaotix Detective Agency behind him. "Apparently they had a feeling they should come here today." Tails explained when he saw the confused looks on his friends' faces.
"Who are they?" Eclipse asked shyly, having to act the part, even though she knew who they were.
"Oh, that's right, the Chaotix aren't really part of the Sonic Heroes, so you probably don't know who they are Eclipse," Tails said, smiling at her. "Eclipse, this is the Chaotix Detective Agency. Vector the Crocodile, Espio the Chameleon and Charmy Bee," Tails said, pointing from one member to the next as he said their names. "Chaotix, this is Eclipse," he introduced.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Vector, leader of the Chaotix," Vector said, holding out his hand for Eclipse to shake.
"I'm Eclipse, Eclipse the Hedgehog," Eclipse said happily, shaking Vector's hand, which led to another vision. She was getting used to them after all the introductions she was having.
I was standing in the rain again, and since I was holding the duffle bag protectively I was still planning on leaving the Sonic Heroes. It must have been late, since Charmy and Espio weren't there.
"You can't leave!" Vector yelled, sounding panicked, as he stood in front of me.
"I've made up my mind Vector, there's nothing you or any of the others can do to stop me," I said angrily, disappearing and appearing behind him.
"But you're one of us just as much as you're a Sonic Hero! Your visions have helped us solve dozens of cases, and you've become a good friend to us! You can't just up and leave us!" he continued to try to reason with me, turning to me.
"I don't want to leave any more then you want me to, but I can't stay here. He'll come after me, you know he will," I tried to explain, turning to Vector.
"Then we'll keep him from you. Please Eclipse, don't leave. You're like family to us," Vector begged.
I shook my head, smiling sadly. "I'm sorry, but I have to go. I have to get as far away as I can before the rain lets up," I said, turning from Vector and beginning to walk away.I spun around suddenly, throwing a red circular locket on a black chain to Vector, who barely managed to catch it.
"Give that to Charmy for me! And take care of him for me!" I called, before running as fast as I could away from the Chaotix Detective Head Quarters, the tears streaming down my face hidden by the rain.
So, it looks like I'll become a Chaotix Detective as well. And it seems that I come to see Charmy as a little brother. Eclipse thought, smiling at the crocodile in front of her.
"I'm Charmy!" Charmy said excitedly, buzzing around Eclipse before stopping in front of her, holding his hand out.
"Glad to meet you Charmy," Eclipse said, shaking the young bee's hand, causing another vision.
I was standing in a room that had lockers on one side, a couch on the other, and a desk with a chair behind it against another wall. The room was quite small, but that didn't seem to bother me as I sat on the couch.
"Nice going Eclipse! You solved that case in no time!" Charmy exclaimed happily, buzzing around me happily.
"I guess. It's not that big of a deal," I stated, blushing slightly at the way Charmy seemed to see me as better then the other Chaotix.
"He's right; you finished that case all on your own in only a few hours. It's very impressive," Vector told me, smiling at me.
"I already knew who did it thanks to my vision. I just had to find the proof is all, and I already knew what I was looking for. I'm not as good detective as you guys are," I protested, smiling slightly as Charmy sat on my lap and snuggled into one of my arms.
"Yeah, but your visions are part of what makes you, you. They're a great help. I'm glad you decided to join us," Vector told me, Espio nodding from behind him.
I suddenly heard the familiar sound of the beeping on my wrist communicator. I quickly put my wrist near my mouth. "What's up Rouge?" I asked, glad that Rouge and the Chaotix had promised to keep my secret from the Sonic Heroes.
"I'm in a bit of trouble and I'm going to need some help. Think you can make it to me in time to help?" Rouge asked smugly, I could tell there was someone close by, since she didn't say my name.
"Just tell me where you are and I'll be there in no time," I stated, just as smugly. I looked up to Vector, who seemed to be asking me something with his eyes.
"Bring me my Chaos Emerald." I told him silently. He nodded, running up the stairs in the hallway to my room, where I kept the safe with my red Chaos Emerald.
"I'm in the jungle on Angel Island, near the Master Emerald shrine," Rouge told me, after which I heard a swoosh sound, which indicated that something had passed by the communicator.
"Trying to steal Knuckles' Master Emerald again and he caught you, right?" I asked, knowing my GUN partner well enough to know what she was up to.
"I hate it how you seem to know me so well. Now will you HURRY UP AND HELP ME?" Rouge screamed into the communicator, hurting my ears.
"Fine, fine. I'll be there in a minute," I said, pushing the button to cut off the transmition.
"Rouge needs your help again?" Vector asked me as he threw me my Chaos Emerald.
"Yeah, that's right. I'll be back later," I said, a flash coming from my body as my armour appeared.
"See you soon," I said in the familiar male sounding voice, before disappearing with a flash of red light.
So, I guess that the Chaotix and Rouge find out my secret before any of the Sonic Heroes do. Eclipse thought, knowing from the vision that she could trust them not to tell the Sonic Heroes, since Rouge hadn't said her name when she was being attacked by Knuckles and asking for help.
"This is Espio, he's a little anti-social, so don't take it offensively if he doesn't say anything to you." Vector told Eclipse.
She nodded, holding her hand out for Espio to shake. He looked a little confused, but shook her hand anyway, causing another vision.
I was standing in front of a large robot, one of Eggman's, I guessed. I was, to my mild surprise, without my armour as I looked up at it.
"You need to get some new tricks Eggman, or else you'll never beat us," I stated, smirking.
"You're beginning to get on my nerves girl." Eggman told me angrily.
"First off, my name is Eclipse," I said, annoyed with him calling me girl.
"And second," I began, jumping up and kicking the robot in the head, causing it to fall and slam into the ground, "I don't really care if I'm getting on your nerves Egg Head," I finished as I landed, smirking at the human.
I was surprised to see Eggman smirking back at me. "Fire!" he yelled.
Suddenly thousands of laser beams shot from the robot, all of them pointed strait at me. I could see them all in slow motion, but my body wouldn't move, I couldn't get away.
"Out of the way!" yelled a male voice that I recognized in the vision, but didn't recognize in the present. I felt something slam into me, moving me out of the way from the lasers. I turned in mid-air to see who had moved me, only to see Espio standing where I had been seconds ago.
"Espio!" I screamed as the lasers hit him.
Eclipse had a hard time keeping herself calm after that vision, after all, it appeared that Espio had been killed by Eggman while protecting her. "I think we'll become friends to. Maybe I'll help you guys on one of your cases sometime," she suggested, her smile slightly smaller, but no one seemed to notice.
There was another sudden knock on Tails' door.
"I'll get it," Tails repeated, once again going to the door as everyone sat down.
"Hey Sonic, you were looking for Shadow earlier, weren't you?" Tails asked as he came in with Rouge close behind him.
"Yeah," Sonic replied simply.
"Did you find him?" Tails asked.
"No, why?" Sonic asked immediately.
"He was supposed to meet Rouge for a GUN mission today, but he didn't show," Tails explained.
"It's not like him to be late. I tried to contact him, but he didn't answer," Rouge said, sounding slightly worried.
Eclipse' eyes widened slightly. Oh crap! I was so busy running with the Faker and Amy that I forgot about my mission with Rouge! Eclipse thought, inwardly panicking. She was glad that she had turned off her wrist communicator before she let her armour down though, or else she'd have to explain to Sonic and the others why she had it.
"Well, since she's here, she might as well meet Eclipse," Sonic suggested.
"Eclipse?" Rouge asked, confused.
"She's one of Sonic's new friends. She's a major Shadow fan," Tails explained.
"Don't find those very often." Rouge muttered to herself, looking at Eclipse. "Her?" Rouge asked, pointing to the black and red female hedgehog.
"Yep," Tails replied simply.
"She looks like a female version of Shadow!" Rouge exclaimed, causing everyone in the room to sweat drop.
"Knuckles said the same thing," Amy told her.
"You're Rouge the Bat. 17 year old master thief and part time GUN agent. You're also Shadow's GUN partner, right?" Eclipse asked.
"Yeah, that's right." Rouge said, pleased that someone knew so much of her.
"My name is Eclipse the Hedgehog," Eclipse said, holding her hand out for Rouge to shake. Rouge nodded, shaking Eclipse's hand, which caused another vision.
I was walking through the forest, Rouge beside me. I didn't have my armour up, so it was probably after Rouge found out the truth.
"Must eradicate all Eggman robots!" I heard a voice yell suddenly. Omega appeared in front of us, suddenly shooting at me.
"Not again!" I yelled, dodging his attacks.
"Omega, stop! It's Shadow!" Rouge yelled, confirming my suspicions that this was after Rouge found out the truth. Immediately Omega stopped shooting at me.
"How come you do that EVERY time you see me?" I yelled angrily, pointing to the bullets in the tree behind me.
"I'm NOT an Eggman robot, and I'd appreciate it if you stopped shooting at me every time you see me!" I yelled at him.
"Identity confirmed. Mobian, Shadow the Hedgehog. Secretly Eclipse the Hedgehog," Omega said.
"Yes, that's right. I'm secretly a girl. NOW STOP SHOOTING AT ME EVERY TIME YOU SEE ME!" I screamed at him. Omega simple nodded, while Rouge was rubbing her ears.
"Geez Clipsy, you don't have to be so loud," she told me.
"Sorry," I apologized half heartedly.
So, I end up getting attacked by Omega...AGAIN! Oh well, he'll probably stop doing it after I scream at him like that. Eclipse thought, a little peeved off that Omega would attack her again.
"I have to get going Sonic, my friends are probably worried about me. Maybe we'll meet again sometime," she said, running out of the house before anyone could stop her and Chaos Controlling close to where she was supposed to meet Rouge for the mission.
"Chaos Armour," she whispered as soon as she appeared near the spot. In a flash of light her Shadow Armour was covering her. She quickly turned on her wrist communicator, contacting Rouge immediately.
"Shadow?" Rouge asked as soon as Eclipse heard the first beep.
"Where are you?" Eclipse asked angrily in the familiar male voice.
"I'm with Sonic and the others. You were late, so I was going to get their help finding you," Rouge explained.
"I'm here now." Eclipse replied simply.
"Right, I'll be right there." Rouge said, cutting off the transition.
Great...thanks to the Faker finding me I'm going to end up having to be both Shadow and Eclipse. You'll pay for this one day Faker. Eclipse thought angrily, her fists clenching at her sides as she waited for Rouge.