Hey, here's the second part to the Prologue. Enjoy!


A six year old Dark was running around the house with his two aeroplane models, making the noise that the real ones do. A now 24 year old Shadow was in the kitchen eating a burger, the beef slipped out of the bun and Shadow frowned and placed the meat back in the bun. When he tried to eat it again, the beef slipped out once more. Dark laughed, Shadow did too. Shadow put the beef back into the bun and clamped down to prevent any escape. He took a bite, success.
Three hours later, Shadow went downstairs to the basement. Shadow turned on the lights and witnessed a shooting range. Shooting had always been a hobby of his. Shadow picked up his personal M1911 and loaded it. Shadow clicked the Safety Lock off and lined up the sights. Two seconds later, he fires, the shot booms throughout the house and young Dark surprisingly doesn't jump or get frightened. He goes to investigate. The shot booms once more. Dark walked down the stairs and finds Shadow shooting. When he shoots again, Dark laughs. Shadow, surprised, turns sharply. He is stunned, no-one, let alone a baby would laugh at shooting. Then, Shadow felt a strong feeling between him and Dark. Shadow thought to himself,
'Maybe, just maybe I can teach him a few things apart from my abilities.' Shadow knelt to Dark.
"You wanna be strong just like daddy Dark?" Shadow asked. Dark confidently nodded his head. "Well, I'm going to teach you everything I know." Shadow stood and walked up the stairs, Dark followed. When Shadow got to the stairs, he looked out of the window to see that it was dark out. However, something caught his eye; a silhouetted figure on a house was watching him. From what he could see, the figure had an hour-glass shape, suggesting that it was a female, but from the look of the spikes, it shared resemblance to Sonic. Before Shadow could study the mysterious figure any further, she jumped off into the darkness. Shadow continued staring out into the empty and quiet street, but was then interrupted by Dark pulling on Shadow's grey jeans,
"Daddy, what are you looking at?" he asked softly. Shadow paused, and came to his senses,
"Nothing, it's nothing…" Shadow trailed off. "Anyway, I think that you should get some sleep, you're going to have a busy day tomorrow." Shadow kneeled in front of Dark.
"Okay daddy." Dark said sweetly. Shadow kissed Dark's forehead and walked him to the stairs. Shadow hesitated before them and looked back out of the window, and stared where the girl stood. The black and red hedgehog closed his eyes very slightly and then walked Dark up the stairs.

Shadow tucked baby Dark in his blue blanket and smoothed it out. Shadow gave Dark a kiss goodnight and walked out of the door.
"Daddy." Dark called with a hint of curiosity in his young voice. Shadow came back into Dark's small room.
"Yes, what is it?" Shadow answered.
"Where is mommy?" Dark asked whilst pulling up his blanket to his face in fear. Shadow took a deep breath and walked to Dark. He sat on his bouncy bed.
"Dark…I don't…" Shadow trailed off, and paused. Shadow looked down at the ground.
"Mommy's not coming back is she?" Dark asked with sadness in his sweet voice. Shadow looked up at Dark.
"…no…she's not. But she loves you with all of her being; you have to understand that, she wants to come home, even if it's just for a few minutes. Just, believe in her." Shadow made up the fact that Dark even had a mother to love him, Shadow doesn't know who the mother is, and there wasn't a note to say or even a picture. But Shadow didn't want to tell Dark that, it would make Dark hate him and Shadow wouldn't be able to forgive himself. "Tell you what, let me tell you a phrase that has been told to many people, but never told into the mind." Dark was confused as to what Shadow meant.
"I'm confused." Dark said innocently.
"Don't worry, once I tell you what I need to, you'll understand." Shadow smiled.
"Okay daddy, tell me." Dark demanded softly.
"Sleep with one eye open, take my hand, and maybe, just maybe, we will find your mom together." Shadow held Dark's small hands and smiled.
"Sleep with one eye open…" Dark repeated softly. "I will dad, we will find mom together!" Dark yelled raising his arms to the air.
"Okay. Now get some sleep, you will need your rest, for tomorrow." Shadow kissed Dark's forehead, Dark laid down and Shadow tucked him back in. Shadow walked to the light switch, turned the light off and walked out of the door, "Goodnight Dark." He said.
"Goodnight daddy." Dark called. Shadow paused halfway down the stairs, he loved it when he was called 'daddy'. Shadow smiled and continued walking.
Dark turned over on his side and remembered what Shadow just said,
"Sleep with one eye open…" Dark fell asleep…with one eye open.

Downstairs, Shadow finished his coffee and stretched all of his limbs, every one cracked and popped, it relaxed Shadow.
"Oh I needed that." Shadow smiled. Then he turned to his right and saw a window, and then a face, it made him jump out of his fur and he fell onto the floor. Shadow doesn't like to be sneaked upon, and even when he is, he wants to find out who did the sneaking no matter what, and when he did, he would get them back. Shadow stood back to his feet and looked out of the window, but he didn't see anything. Shadow pulled a puzzled face as he looked out to the street in all directions, but he saw no-one. Shadow only caught a glimpse of the figure, but it was long enough so that he could make out and in detail. The face had blue fur with spikes, emerald-green eyes, and peach skin. Sounds like Sonic, but there's more. The eyes had eyelashes and there was hair on the front of the face, much like Amy's, but blue. Also, Shadow could also make out some other feminine features, like the breasts and an hour-glass shaped body. Just the body shape was enough to convince Shadow that a person was a female, but the other features were a definite confirmation. It was a female, blue furred hedgehog, but it wasn't Sonic. So, who could it be? Shadow recognised the shape; it looked like the female that was on the roof of a house earlier. Could it be the same person? That's what Shadow wants to find out.


Well, what do you think? I did put a lot of effort into writing this story. Please tell me if something doesn't make sense or if there is a punctuation error. Thank you for reading!