Author responds to viewers.

Project Shadow- Think you, always good to get a good review from an author I admire. To tell the truth, it was your characterization of Shadow that made me want to write this.

Elys- Don't worry, this is a ShadAmy story, Amy is just going to come in later. The others will also have their parts.

Nighttime Lunacy- I'd like to see also.

RyuuseiRazgriz- Yeah, I made Shadow a lot calmer, but hopefully you still find he's Shadow.

Short but hopefully decent.

The moment I woke up is when I started to cough up water.

Now I can find myself on a beach face first in the sand, water still pouring from my throat. After a few minutes it stops and I lie down in pain.

Somehow the current must have carried me away from the fox's house, I could still see it in the distance, I guess I didn't black out for more than a few minutes otherwise they would have found me.

Ok… damage assessment time. My forehead was cut and bleeding, left arm was cracked, ribs are sore, and right leg was cut open pretty deep. But they would all heal eventually, and besides I wouldn't have to be here for long, they would surely come for me, after all it's in their nature to help.

I try to stand up a few times but fail and end up eating dirt, for a time, I was glad they weren't here to see this, so pathetic.

Why would they want to have a party here? Why the hell would they want fireworks?

Damn kid.

Damn Sonic.

Damn two tails.

And damn me.

Finally I'm able to get up and limp to the nearest tree, which a lean on. For a moment I start to think if they would really come and get me, they are good people with good intentions, I had a bad heart with bad intentions. I just wasn't worth saving. Sure I've done some good things before, but that was after I done some very bad things, and the reason I do good seems very selfish to me.

My memory.

Maria… who I'm trying to let go.

I lost one of my shoes.

A few minutes pass and I continue to lean against the tree. I find myself trying to sleep, but the pain in my leg makes it impossible.

The trees around me swishing around, and the swishing coming above me, it was enough to drive me out of my half-asleep state.

I blink a few times to clear my vision, but I still feel light headed, nothing really seems to be clear.

The swishing sound continues to grow, drawing ever closer to me… closer.

I know what it is, I know where it is.

I pick up a small rock that was lying by my feet and threw it in the air.

THUNK

Tails screams as he falls from the air and on his butt, rubbing his head in pain. If I wasn't so tired and my head didn't hurt so much, I would of laughed, internally of course.

I can now hear thumping in the distance and it wasn't long before Sonic came threw the trees.

"Whoa Tails! What happened, you ok?" He said with concern for his little brother.

"Yeah, its just Shadow hit me with a rock."

"What!" Sonic rounded on me. "Why did you do that?"

I shrugged my shoulders. "To get his attention, what else."

"Couldn't you have just… never mind, you look pretty terrible Shads, lets get you back home."

I was just about to call off the faker for calling me my most hated nickname, but as soon as I lifted off the tree, a wave of dizziness swept over me and I collapsed to the ground. The world seems to be spinning in funny directions. How the hell did that happen? I hate feeling so weak.

The only thing I have left to think is 'Damn it Shadow, you're pathetic' before a black out again.