CHAPTER 2-KID

I started to wonder about the day that layed ahead when suddenly,

"Hey mister! Watch out!" A boy's voice came as something struck me in the head. It fell to the ground. I turned around to see what it was. Just a stupid football. My headache tuned down. I looked up to see that boy again, but there was another one right next to him with brown hair. The blonde haired one turned to the other and said,

"I told you not to throw it that far! This is what happens when you don't listen!"

"Shut-up Mason! I know what I'm doing!" The brown haired one replied. They stared back at me. "Um, sorry…can we have our ball back?" I picked it up and threw it to them. "Thanks!" They still stared at me.

"Uh…well, my name's Mason and this is my twin brother Marcus." The blonde haired kid said. Why was he telling me this? I turned around to leave again when I heard Sonic.

"Hey there kids! My name is Sonic the hedgehog! Please, please, no autographs." I turned to see what he was doing. "Who wants to race me?" A bunch of hands went up. One by one, they raced and Sonic purposely lost to each and every one. "Wow! Way past cool kids! I guess you sure are faster!" They all ooed and awed.

"Hey mister Sonic!" That Mason kid yelled. "You're like my brother's idol! Can you play football with us?"

"Well…" They stared at him pathetically. Sonic looked at Cream and Tails who both nodded their heads. "Alright!" Sonic grabbed the football and started backing up to throw it. I turned to leave when he called me…again! "Hey Shadow!" What now? "Wanna play?" That's when my dream came back. "Wanna Play, Shadow?" I turned fiercely around and yelled,

"NO!" Everyone was surprised.

"Well gee Shadow! I was just asking!" I turned back around and started walking. What did this entire thing mean? The headaches, the thoughts, the dream, it was all connected…but how? It was three years ago when I had first met Sonic and the others, when I was angry at the world for what they did, but I got over it…sort of. But now…now it was all happening again, in my mind. My headache came back, this time it was unbearable. It wouldn't go away, voices came in my head. "Wanna play, Wanna play, Wanna play?" They kept repeating. Images of burning ships, black waters from the debris, dead bodies, and chaos. But why? I had never seen this before, and then I saw myself. Everything was dark, was quiet, the other me started laughing then, in my hands, was bloody Rouge. I blacked out after out. I remember thinking, listing in my head, everyone I knew and what I knew about them.

Sonic: age 18-blue-hedgehog-male-superspeed

Tails: age 11-yellow-two tailed fox-male-fly

Cream: age 9-peach-rabbit-female-fly

Knuckles: age 19-red-echidna-male-super strength

Amy: age 15-pink-hedgehog-female-psycho

Rouge: age 21-white-bat-fly

Me: age…unknown-black and red-hedgehog-ultimate life form

"Shadow? Shadow! Are you ok?" I saw Sonic when I first came to. I felt fine then, what was up with that?

"I'm fine." I said, getting up. All the teachers and kids were staring.

"I don't think you are, you've looked pretty ill all day."

"I'm fine!"

"OK!" He backed off with his hands in the air. "I'm just saying, I think you should take it easy today."

"It's just the heat." He rolled his eyes.

"Whatever, I give up." I FINALLY turned around and left. No disturbances, no interruptions. I hated to admit it, but maybe something WAS wrong with me.

I finally ended back at that old torn down ship and went inside. It was 4pm by the time I had got back. I sat in a chair and looked around. I didn't see Rouge anywhere.

"Rouge?" I got up and walked around, looking for her. "Rouge?"

"Looking for me?" I jumped and turned around. "Scare you?"

"No." I pushed her aside and went back to the chair.

"Where you've been all day?"

"Walking."

"Oh, that explains it." I was staring at the floor. "Shadow, is something on your mind?" I stared at her.

"I'm fine."

"Well, that's nice to know, I didn't ask that."

"Nothing is on my mind." She stared at me then sighed.

"Shadow, IF anything is on your mind, just know, you can tell me." She waited for an answer, but there was only silence. "Fine." And she left the room.