chapter 2

When Sonic and Shadow arrived at Central City, Sonic went to Tail's workshop while Shadow went to G.U.N headquarters to report to his commander.

Sonic had been in the work shop for a while, before he heard the tornado X approaching.

"Good, there finally here." Sonic said to himself as he walked out of Tail's workshop, and watched the Tornado X land. "Hey Tail's we better start looking for those Chaos Emeralds." said Sonic once Tail's had turned off the Tornado X, and everyone was climbing out appart from Rouge who flew towards G.U.N headquarters.

"Ok, I'll get the Chaos reader." replied Tails as he ran into his work shop and came out with a device that looked like a game boy. "Ok, the first Chaos Emerald is...." "Here I can sense it." said Knuckles cutting Tails off. "He's right, a Chaos Emerald is around here, but it's moving towards G.U.N headquarters.

"Rouge, I could have guessed, that she would have stolen one of the Chaos Emeralds." said Knuckles. "But Rouge, should already be at G.U.N." replied Tails. "Then who else could it be?" asked Knuckles. "I might know." said Sonic quietly as he quickly sped towards G.U.N headquarters.

After being debreifed by their comander, Shadow and Rouge walked out of G.U.N headquarters only to find the same light blue hedgehog that he and Sonic had seen earlier waiting for them.

"Shadow, I almost forgot to tell you, that I knew Maria." said the hedgehog with an evil grin on his face. "How do you know of here?" asked Shadow almost demanding. "That's a secret." replied the hedgehog. "Tell me this minute." demanded Shadow, but like when they met him before, he just turned around and walked away.

"I demand that you tell me, this minute how do you know Maria." demanded Shadow as he walked after the hedgehog. "If you must know, then I will tell you, I am the Shadow prototype." replied the hedgehog, and then he quickly sped away, while Shadow stoped and thought about what he had said.

"Who's that guy?" asked Rouge. "He's a hedgehog Sonic and I met this morning, at first he claimed that he was faster than Sonic, and now he claims to have known Maria." stated Shadow as he clenched his fist. "And I'm going to find Eggman, and force him to tell me what he's doing." added Shadow as he quickly sped away from G.U.N headquarters and towards the crashed Egg cruiser.

"Hey Rouge, were's Shadow going?" asked Sonic. "He's going to find Eggman." replied Rouge "What for?" asked Sonic. "A strange hedgehog, came by here, and said he was the Shadow prototype." replied Rouge. "That must be the same hedgehog we saw this morning." Sonic thought to himself. "What's that?" asked Rouge, seeing that Sonic was thinking. "Nothing, but you wouldn't happen to have a Chaos Emerald would you?" asked Sonic. "Who me, of course not." replied Rouge just as Tails and Knuckles caught up to them.

"Rouge, do you have a Chaos Emerald?" asked Tails. "Now why would I have a Chaos Emerald for?" asked Rouge as she put her hands on her hips, making the green Chaos Emerald that she had fall on the ground. "Hey hand that over." shouted Knuckles. "I found this baby when I was flying over here, and finders keepers." replied Rouge as she picked up the Chaos Emerald. "But there not yours." growled Knuckles as he walked up to Rouge and lifted his fist up to her face. "Knuckles, that's no way to treat a lady, especially one you like." replied Rouge as she look at the Chaos Emerald.

"Grrr, your batty." shouted Knuckles. "Don't worry I don't mind if you don't want to admit it, but I'll give you back the Chaos Emerald." said Rouge as she gave Sonic the Chaos Emerald, and blew Knuckles a kiss.

Shadow arrived at the Egg cruiser, to find Eggman looking threw all the rubble.

"Eggman, what are you up to?" asked Shadow as he walked up to Dr. Eggman. "I'm looking threw my smashed Egg cruiser, no thanks to you and Sonic." replied Eggman. "You know what I mean." said Shadow. "I do?" asked Dr. Eggman puzzled. "Yes, that strange hedgehog, who claims to be my prototype." said Shadow.

"Believe me Shadow, what ever your talking about I have nothing to do with it, though it sounds like a good idea." replied Dr. Eggman. "Then if you have no knowledge of this hedgehog, who does?" asked Shadow, just as Dr. Eggman uncovered a Chaos Emerald underneath all the rubble, but quickly burried it again so Shadow wouldn't find it.

"How about you go and ask this hedgehog what he's up to." suggested Dr. Eggman. "Yes, I will, and I won't let him get away." replied Knuckles as he sped towards Central City. "Good ridence." said Dr. Eggman as he quickly picked up the Chaos Emerald, and then climbed into his egg craft (Or whatever the thing Dr Eggman has in Sonic classic colection) and flew towards his new base.

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