Which Comes First: Love or War?

Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters except my ideas and OCs.

Chapter 2: "Immortality?"

Days passed, and baby Isis grew older and taller – not just physically, but mentally as well. She easily got along with the rest of the gang, and becoming popular to every guy that laid eyes on her. Finally, she turned 16…"Hold it, young lady!" said her father, "Where the hell do you think you're going?" Isis, who just stopped at the door, secretly thought, Shit! I was so fucking close! and then looked at him and replied, "Dad, I'm just going out for a walk." Shadow only glared at her with his crimson eyes. "Damn it…you already knew," muttered Isis. Rouge strolls into the room, wondering what the commotion was about…until she saw her daughter's outfit – purple halter top and black mini skirt. "Isis…what are you up to this time?" she asked, folding her arms and staring at her. "Mom, Dad…I can explain," Isis replied, putting on a fake smile. "You're about to go pole dancing downstairs at the bar, aren't you?" said Shadow. Isis hesitates, but then admitted it by nodding slowly. "Isis, you know you're not supposed to do that…now go to your room," he said. Isis sighed and answered, "Yes Dad…" as she slowly walks to the stairs, secretly thinking, It doesn't matter. I'll sneak out through the window and fly to the entrance! Shadow, as though he knew what she was up to, told her, "One more thing: I nailed your window shut. Don't even think about it." Isis turned around and whined, "But Dad…!" and sighs in defeat, knowing that it's useless to fight him. "We'll talk about this later," said Rouge as she watches Isis go upstairs to her room. "She behaved better when she was just a kid, and now…" said Shadow as he looked at Rouge, "She's kinda like you." Rouge replied, "I know…but she also has your mannerism. So we're about even." Suddenly, a scream is heard from upstairs. "Huh? Isis!" shouted both the parents as they rush up those stairs.

Meanwhile, in Isis' room…a human has broken in through the smashed window, staring at her with a devilish smile on his face. The teenage hedgebat backs away as he walks towards her. "Roger, what the fuck are you doing here?" she shouted, stumbling backwards onto her bed behind her. "What else? I came here to fuck your ass!" he replied, and then immediately went on top of her, pinning her down. Isis screams out for help as Roger starts stripping her, screaming even louder as he tears her clothes off. "Yeah, that's it…scream!" shouts Roger as his hormones went out of control…but was suddenly shot in the leg, causing him to fall off the bed. "Shit, that fucking hurts!" he screamed, and that was answered by a familiar voice saying, "Good. That should teach you not to mess with my daughter." Roger looks up at him, stunned. "Rouge, check on Isis. I'm calling the cops," said Shadow as he dials 911 on his cellphone. "Mom…" whimpered Isis, shaken from earlier. Rouge immediately comforted the half-naked hedgebat. "I tried to stop him, but I can't," she said as she sobbed quietly. "I didn't know you're her father! I swear!" said Roger as Shadow kept his gun aimed at him, "Just let me go, man." Rouge glared at the human and said, "After trying to rape a 16-year-old? In your fucking dreams, loser."

Minutes later….the police arrived and arrested Roger, who turned out to be a DJ working at Club Rouge. "Roger…you're fired," said Rouge. However, before they could force him into the car, he suddenly broke free and grabbed a gun, aiming it at Rouge. "Mom, look out!" shouts Isis as she jumps in front of her…and got shot directly at the heart! Sonic and Silver, who happened to be passing by, saw that and immediately rushed over to the scene. "No!" cried Shadow, then punched Roger in anger. Rouge, crying as she held the unconscious hedgebat, said, "Isis, hang in there…don't die on me." Shadow was busily beating Roger up, making the DJ's blood splatter everywhere as he lands more punches on him. "Shadow, calm down!" shouted Sonic, managing to pry the enraged hedgehog away from Roger with Silver's help. "I…I'm sorry…" whimpered Roger as the cops shove him into the car, driving him away. "That guy's gonna pay for this…" said Silver, who then heard someone groaning behind him. Looking at Isis, he exclaimed, "Hey, she's getting up!" Isis slowly sat up, wondering what the fuck happened earlier…when she suddenly yelped as pain shoots through her chest. Looking down, she noticed a dark red stain on her shirt – her blood. "What the fuck?" she screamed. "Rouge, hold her down," commanded Shadow, and the bat immediately held her daughter in a tight grip. Then, looking at the hedgebat in the eye, he said, "Isis, this is gonna hurt a bit," and – quick as lightning – he digs his hand into the hole in her chest. Isis couldn't bear the pain and let out an ear-piercing scream – so loud that Rouge had to struggle not to let go. "Shit…!" panted Isis as she broke away from her mother's grasp, dropping on all fours to the ground. "Are you okay?" asked Sonic, "I mean, that guy just killed you seconds ago!" Isis gasped, "What?" as she instantly remembered that same incident, shocked to find out that she's alive; looked at her parents and asked, "And why are you looking at me like that?" as she saw them staring 'uneasily' at her. Shadow looked at Rouge and said, "We'd better take her to GUN," and his wife helped Isis up. And then Shadow used Chaos Control, warping all 5 of them to their destination.

Seconds later, at the GUN laboratory…Ryan is staring at the computer screen, his mouth hanging wide open in disbelief. "That's impossible! My calculations indicate that she's reach immortality by the time she's 3 weeks old, or should I say, 21 years old," said Ryan, typing something into the computer, "There must be some mistake." Isis, suddenly confused about what is really going on, asked him, "Immortality? What the fuck are you talking about?" earning a glare from the blue hedgehog. "Mind your language, hedgebat!" warned Sonic, and Isis growled in annoyance. "Don't you start on me!" he threatened. Silver stepped in between the two and said, "Guys, please…let the scientist talk." Professor Ryan starts observing Isis, and then said, "You sure grew up quickly." He then looked and Rouge and asked, "She's 2 weeks 2 days old, correct?" and she replied, "I'd rather say 16 years old…but yeah, that's her age." Isis still couldn't believe what was going on. "Wait a minute…" she began, "Are you saying that I grew up quickly and will stay like this forever?" Shadow replied, "Exactly…the same way I ended up when I was created 50 years ago," secretly satisfied that his daughter acquired immortality a little early. Now that she completely understood, Isis said, "So that explains why time seems to pass so quickly for me." Ryan touched her butt…and she slapped him away, annoyed. "Fucking pervert! What the fuck was that for?" she shouted. Crap…I knew I shouldn't have allowed her to watch that movie when she was 10, thought Shadow. Rouge looked at Isis and asked, "Isis, what did I just tell you about that behavior?" and the hedgebat replied, "I know." Secretly thinking, Damn…how many rules have I broken already? Heh, who cares…I can do whatever I want! Ryan, embarrassed by his action earlier, stammered, "My apologies. I didn't mean to do that." Silver added, smirking, "Hell yeah, you shouldn't touch her ass!" He suddenly realized what he just said and sweatdropped as it replayed in his mind. "Oops…I mean…she's too sexy for that! Wait, I didn't mean – ow!" said Silver, interrupted as Sonic hits him on the head. "Shut the fuck up or I'll tell Blaze," said Sonic, and Silver immediately covered his mouth with both hands.

That evening…Shadow and Rouge are back at their apartment, talking to Isis. "Isis, in the past few days, have you learned anything about yourself?" asked Shadow, and she replied, "I think so…they're all showing up in my dreams. And they're all kinda weird in a way." Rouge looked straight into her eyes and asked, "Your dreams?" earning a nod from her daughter. "What did you find out?" she added. Isis shrugged and answered, "Not much…but mostly it's all about me." Shadow sat and thought for a while. "I know this sounds stupid, but…" he began as he looked seriously at her, "Do you remember at least one of them?" After thinking it over, Isis replied, "Well…I do remember this one."

Isis' dream: When she was 5 years old

Isis is sitting on Rouge's lap, watching cartoons on TV. Shadow comes in and sits down, stroking the little hedgebat's soft, furry ears. "Daddy…!" giggled the little hedgebat, grabbing his hand and starts playing with it as though it was some stuffed toy. "Eggman's been quiet for a long time, Rouge," said Shadow, smiling as he watched his daughter play with his hand. "I know…weird, isn't it?" answered his wife, "Even Sonic noticed these days." Isis, getting a little bored, gets off her mom's lap and asked them, "Mommy, Daddy, can we go to the park?" looking at them with a smile and wagging her tail furiously. "Please…?" she begged. Suddenly, something crashed through the wall behind her, and Isis immediately hid behind her mom, whimpering. "So the rumors are true!" said Eggman, laughing evilly, "The Ultimate Lifeform and the treasure hunter do have a child!" Shadow said, "Doctor…it's been years since I last saw you, shithead." Glaring at him, he asked, "What the hell do you want this time?" Eggman, appearing calm and collected all of a sudden, replied, "Now, now…I didn't come here to fight you. I came here to ask a little favour," and looked at the little hedgebat. Isis, shivering form fear, asked her parents, "Why is Doctor Shithead looking at me like that?" Rouge immediately put a hand over the little girl's mouth, while Shadow sweatdropped as he 'forgot' to teach her not to say such offensive words. "Looks like your little girl isn't like other children," said Eggman, "That's why I'm here…to teach her some manners in my lab!" And with that, one of his robots suddenly zaps Shadow and Rouge, stunning them for a few seconds; another robot snatches Isis and brings her to him, who held her tightly by the neck. "Let…me…go…" said Isis, choking from the doctor's grasp. "Mommy! Daddy!" she screamed as Eggman starts to fly away, taking her along. Shadow and Rouge quickly recovered and moved quickly to rescue their daughter.

Isis watches Rouge grab Shadow by his hands and lifts him, flying towards her. Eggman saw them getting closer, and starts passing dangerously close to buildings in an attempt to lose them. Once they got close enough, Rouge throws Shadow and he manages to land beside Eggman. He then sabotages the controls with Chaos Spear, narrowly missing Isis by an inch. "No!" shouts Eggman as he panics, accidentally throwing Isis overboard. "Daddy!" screamed the hedgebat as she plummeted through the sky – she hasn't learned to use her wings yet. "Hang on!" shouts Shadow as he jumps off the craft, managing to catch Isis and activated his air shoes for a safer landing. Rouge landed beside them and asked, "Are you guys okay?" and was answered by a nod from Shadow and a quiet whimper from Isis. "Doctor Shithead is not coming back, is he?" whispered their daughter. "We're not really sure…" said Shadow, and Rouge added, "Don't worry, you're safe with us," as they comforted the shaken little hedgebat.

"And that's it," said Isis, "The next thing I knew, my pajamas felt too tight when I woke up," and giggled. "Well then, that proves it…you are special, just as Professor Ryan had claimed," said Shadow, earning an affectionate hug from her. "I know this sounds freaky, but that's how I learned some of my abilities…through my dreams," added Isis. "Not all of them, though. You may also possess something else that we don't," said Shadow. Seeing the confused look on her face, he added, "You'll understand someday." Rouge smiled and told her, "At least you now know you're immortal like your father," and hugs her. "Hell yeah!" smirked Isis. She then gets a message on her cellphone. Reading it, she says, "I gotta go. Blaze is waiting for me," and gets up, walking over to the window and opens it. "See you later!" she greeted, and then flew away. "Why won't she use the door?" asked Rouge as she closed the window, leaving a small gap. Shadow mumbled, "Why do I have a bad feeling that Eggman might come after her?" Rouge heard him and said, "I was thinking the same think, Shad," and sat next to him, "But that's just a dream, right?" Shadow still feels weird. "Maybe…I'm just worried about her that's all," he replied.

Rouge doesn't say another word and starts nibbling on Shadow's ear, then he responds by tackling her onto the couch, automatically getting on top of her. Pinning her hands on either side of her head, he quickly locks their lips together in a heated kiss. Unable to move from her current position, she kisses back. He gently nips her lower lip, begging for entrance. She opens her mouth, and both tongues get into a battle for dominance…then she lets him taste her. She tastes so sweet…just like strawberries, thought Shadow, making Rouge moan as he continues to lick the inside of her hot, wet mouth. At the same time, both start stripping each other's clothes off…until they're piled up on the floor and their naked bodies were pressed together, still continuing their make-out session on the couch. Shadow immediately thrusts his hard and erect member into her, then moved so fast that Rouge somehow couldn't keep up. "Shadow…!" moaned Rouge as she feels him spilling his seed into her, both panting and moaning as they continued to fuck each other. Finally, exhausted after all that, Shadow collapses next to Rouge. "Rouge…I think we should keep an eye on Isis. What do you think?" asked Shadow, and she replied, "I was thinking the same thing, honey. Let's go," and both immediately got dressed and headed out the door, locking it behind them.