Chapter 1 – Shadows call to help

I will be your narrator hello :D I am basically your inner thoughts ;P I'm aiming to write a chapter for all the boys every two weeks since I'm currently working towards my A levels. I'm sorry if it's a long wait!

On earth, it was another day on the job for you in GUN, but things were tense. Upon entering the headquarters a discovery was revealed that could mean the corruption of time itself. GUN hadn't seen an incident similar to this since the rise of Mephiles, but of course he was already sealed by team dark or was he? This mystery couldn't be handled by just GUN, thinking to yourself you decided to call Shadow over. Years ago GUN had given him a communicator after his proof of alliance between them, putting his life at risk with Sonic the hedgehog made him a heroic ally in their minds. Not far away from you was the commander patrolling the corridors, out of the corner of his eye he noticed you picking up a red and yellow communicator in your office.

"What do you think you're doing?" he screamed, bursting through the door

"Shadow has to know something about this, he was the one who defeated Mephiles," this reply made the commanders blood boil to the point where the wrinkles on his face were twitching.

"Look, we don't need to bring that devil hedgehog back into these walls,"

"I thought you were over the past commander?" you said mockingly

"Do what you wish," he spat "but I won't be the one to save you when he betrays your trust."

The door shut with a fierce bang, confusion suddenly entered your expression. What made the commander react like that? His words were very ambiguous, everyone knows about Shadow's troubling past but had something else happened between the commander and him? No matter, you decided to ignore his warning, GUN needed Shadow and fast.

Meanwhile, Shadow was speeding through a vast forest taking in the peace and enjoying the air brushing against his fur, when his communicator started to bleep. Confusion filled his mind as GUN were appearing on the other end, they hadn't contacted him for years. Stopping by a cliff side, Shadow took a deep breath staring into the large city below, he was the eyes that saw everything, waiting for an opportunity to protect and honor Maria's final wish. These words still remain to echo in his mind "Shadow I beg of you please, do it for me, for a better future, for all the people who live on that planet, give them a chance to be happy. Let them live for their dreams. Shadow, I know you can do it. That's the reason that you were brought into this world. Sayonara, Shadow the Hedgehog." Letting the call bleep for too long, Shadow leaned against a tree and proceeded to answer.

"What do you want?" Shadow said in his deep, cold voice

Slightly taken aback, you take a while to gather composure, "Erm- he-hello *cough* I'm an agent of GUN, we've made a huge discovery and need your help,"

"Why me, you all seem to handle things fine on your own,"

"This is serious Shadow, we think Mephiles is involved so-" Shadow interrupted

"Mephiles! Impossible"

"We've found the ruin Melphiles was sealed within but weird, unimaginable power keeps pulsating from it an-" once again Shadow began to speak

"I'll come down," so blunt yet so calm he hung up, Shadow began to head towards GUN. He was acting rude but that soothing voice makes up for it. Taking your mind away from your fantasies, you begin to prepare for Shadow's arrival.

Unlike Sonic, the way to any destination was not approached in the spotlight but between houses and across rooftops. Shadow liked to keep himself hidden, not interested by the crowds of people who supported his heroics. It didn't take him very long before reaching GUN's huge metal entrance. Guards patrolling the area nod their heads in approval to let Shadow into the main building. As soon as eye contact was made between you two, a feeling came over you that made it hard to turn away, suddenly he started to approach you.

"Since you're the only one giving me some attention, did you call?"

"Yes, sorry but we really needed you on this one"

"The memories of Melphiles are not what I want to keep, but if he's back then I have to find out how and where"

"Will you stop him?" You spoke with sudden concern in your eyes, Shadow stopped and turned to you with a serious expression,

"Messing with time as he did could of meant the end of things as we know it, he's a worse faker than Sonic, I have to"

Shadow began to walk ahead as he saw red light flash from the large room across the hall, catching up with him, you both enter a lab where the ruin is being watched over by GUN scientists.

"This here is the ruin but the light isn't purple anymore it's red, the scientists here think this a sign for Melphiles to return and we don't know what he'll do!"

Shadow walked closer towards the case where it was concealed, lifting the glass he carefully picked up the ruin to look at the finer details. He turned to face you grabbing your hand and placing it in the middle of the staff like object,

"Feel that?" He asked

"Erm-er"

"This isn't the same ruin Melphiles was trapped in, the markings are different." Shadow explained

"WHAT!" Exclaimed one of scientists "that can't be, who is it then?"

Shadow threw it back and stared into the ground while answering, "Damn, I don't know, but whatever it is will want a fight."

Thank you for reading the first chapter of Shadows story, he won't want to romance you until you two get close, so look forward to that ;D