Woah yet another chapter after all this time, I can't believe people like my
weirdo fics. Anyway Fanart would be appreciated, and I always love to read the
'good' comments in the review section.
Prince of Shadows
By Firehedgehog
Chapter Three
"Maria," Shadow cried as the door to the capsule closed with only
himself inside it, she smiled sadly at him.
"Shadow," she said, suddenly her body jerked forward ridgedly her eyes
wide in surprise.
He felt a terrible fear as her body fell to the ground limply and blood
began to seep from a terribly deep wound on her back, weakly the young
overlander looked up towards.
"I'm sorry Shadow, but promise me to always protect mobius... the place I
love," she whispered, then her hand slammed the release button to the capsule
sending it to the blue and green planet below.
"MARIA!" he screamed in his grief, his last view was her lifeless body
surrounded by strange people with high tech weapons.
~
Shadow sat up with a gasp his face damp with sweat, with a shaking hand
he whipped away the sweat ignoring the tears that fell down his face.
'I was remembering again, why must her death haunt me so' Shadow thought
with a small sob, Maria had meant everything to him and she was all the family
he remembered. He would keep his promise to protect this world, after all it
had been the last thing she had asked.
"Maria, my life is a mess. What should I do, I'm totally lost on this
world?" Shadow asked his memory of that sweet little girl, in his mind she
smiled and laughed... but a memory couldn't answer that question.
"I guess I'm alone now, but I wish I knew what to do about Manic and
Sonia," Shadow sighed, he rolled over in his sleeping bag.
While on Mobius so far he had gathered all the camping equipment he
needed, he had a quite comfortable tent and all the neceries.
His camp was quite a few miles from the noises and pollution of
Robotroplis, and he enjoyed the peaceful area... even if the night sounds were
nothing near the night sounds of Ark.
With a sigh he closed his eyes, finally pushing those grief filled
memories far away he fell asleep.
***
In another dimension a certain red eyed fat man we all love to hate
planned, he once again had a plan to get rid of the speedy blue bane in his
life.
A month ago he had been able to get in touch with another version of
himself in another dimension, while that dimension was completely different it
had one thing in common. It also had the speedy blue hedgehog, or at least it
once did.
He sighed happily at how Sonic had died in that world, how painful it
must of been. But unfortunely his version of Sonic was still alive, he did
wonder how Sonic would react to meeting the siblings of that Sonic.
His counterpart had offered to let his Sonic come to his dimension and
destroy him there, he was happy enough to do just that.
That robotnik could take care of his bane of existence, and he would
also send along that two Tailed fox Tails and that pink Hedgehog Amy Rose for
the other Robotniks amusement.
'The coming days will be fun, now all I have to do is finish this
program for device and I can get rid of all three of them' Robotnik thought
cheerfully, and no freedom fighters would be able to stop him either.
What he found interesting though was that Shadow was still alive in the
other reality, it would be a fun sight to see Sonic and companies reaction to
meeting this ultimate being.
'Oh well I'll have to miss it, but maybe my counterpart can tape it and
send me a copy' he thought cheerfully, all in a days work.
***
It was a beautiful day and the sky was a sapphier shade of blue, even in
Robotropolis the usually smoggy sky was blue. Manic smiled as the warm
sunlight hit his body warming it with its familiar rays of light, it was a
great day.
It had been a week since he had met Shadow and he found that he couldn't
find that strange hedgehog anywhere, but from intelligence gathering they knew
that he wasn't working for Robotnik. But where the ebony and crimson hedgehog
came from no one knew, it was like he came from nowhere.
But that was the least of his worries, apparently Robotnik had been in
contact with a dimensional counterpart of himself. What they knew so far
wasn't good, but some things in the reports interested him.
Robotnik would be bringing that dimensions Sonic here to destroy him,
and after loosing his own Sonic he couldn't stand for his brothers counterpart
to die either.
He had also read the reports about the other dimension, the only thing
the same about the two dimensions was that Robotnik had taken over both and
Sonic existed in both... or at least had in there own.
'I wonder what the other Sonic is like, from what the report says time
goes slower thee and Sonic in that dimension is sixteen years old' Manic
thought, he sighed knowing that they only had a few days to plan everything
before the two Robotniks put everything in motion.
"Not your day is it?" a calm voice asked, startled Manic spun around his
fingers ready to activate his medallion.
"Shadow," he said surprised, standing there was the hedgehog he had just
about given up looking for.
"The one and only," Shadow said, Manic had to blink hearing actual
amusement in the other hedgehogs voice.
"You know your one hard mobian to find, no one could find you," Manic
said, the ebony hedgehog shrugged his crimson eyes calm.
"I set up camp outside the city, I haven't been in the city for awhile,"
Shadow said, the look he gave Manic then told that he wouldn't take nicely to
any more questions.
Manic sighed knowing that this would be a long day, but maybe by hanging
around the younger hedgehog he could find out more about him.
"Hey wait up!" he called seeing Shadow walking away, quickly he ran up
to where Shadow was.
"What do you want?" Shadow asked, Manic had to hide a shiver at the
coldness once again in Shadows voice.
"We don't know much about you Shadow, could you at least give us a
clue?" manic asked, to his startlement Shadow turned and glared angrily into
his eyes. Manic found himself stepping back a few feet, it was as if he had
stepped into some forbidden area.
"If you really want to know look up the space Station ARK, if you still
want to know me after please do look me up," Shadow said sarcastly and
angrily, before Manic could say anything else Shadow turned and vanished into
the crowd.
'ARK, what's so important about a space station that would make him like
that' manic thought, and he had a feeling that it was very important and that
it would tell them what they needed to know about Shadow.
***
Shadow swore as he slipped into the crowd, he didn't know why but that
single question had angered him way too much. He had just given away part of
the secret of his existence, if they got hold of the files on the space
station they would know he wasn't natural like themselves.
Thankfully none of the files told them that he had once been Sonic, that
would be his secret alone.
'Sadly they won't want to speak to me once they know the truth, I'll be
more of an outcast then before' Shadow thought biting his lip sadly, he only
wished Maria had never made him promise to protect mobius.
'Oh Maria, when will I be accepted' he thought closing his eyes briefly,
finding an alley that was hidden he slipped inside and used Chaos control to
teleport away.
Of course he didn't know that new adventures were on the way, and things
were going to get even stranger.
***
It was two weeks later that Cyrus came to the two royal hedgehogs, his
face had a strange look to it.
"What's up, Cyrus my man?" Manic asked to the other mobian, he quickly
became serious seeing the others expression.
"Its what I found, in the files on Ark," Cyrus said, quickly Manic and
Sonia were all business.
"What did you find?" the pink hedgehog asked, with a sigh Cyrus passed
her a small hand held computer.
"I really don't know, this could be good or bad for the rebellion," he
said, quickly Sonia read the file Cyrus had passed her and quickly paled.
"What's up sis?" Manic asked, silently she passed the hand held computer
to him.
"Dear god, what happens if Robotnik gets hold of Shadow," Manic
whispered also pale, silently he sat down.
'No wonder Shadow is so cold towards everyone, he probably doesn't want
anyone to know his past' Manic thought, he wouldn't want anyone to know if he
was shadow.
It was then that he noticed the name of the creator of the shadow... the
ultimate life form, Gerald Kintobor... Robotniks grandfather.
'I have to find Shadow fast, if he has any loyalty to Geralds family it
could mean bad things to the rebellion' Manic thought, still holding the mini
computer he got up.
"Sonia I'll be back in a few hours, I'm going to find Shadow," he said
and she nodded, in a dead run he left there home.
He had to find Shadow, and the only clue he had of where Shadow stayed
was that he camped outside Robotropolis.
***
Couple hours later:
Shadow sighed as he slowly began to pack up his campsite, he knew that
it was time to move on. By now manic and the others should know his past... well
some of his past, they didn't know that he had once been Sonic.
'Its best that I leave, it will just cause trouble if I stay' he
thought, for once his face showed his true feelings of sadness and lonliness.
"See ya around Mobotropolis," Shadow said as he packed away his last
item, slowly he began walking away not bothering to run or use Choas control.
"Shadow!" a voice suddenly called, startled Shadow turned around and had
to blink in surprise.
Flying towards him on a hover board was a familiar green hedgehog, it
was Manic. Quickly dark thoughts entered his mind, Manic was probably here to
make sure he left... mobians such as himself were always hated as unnatural.
"What do you want?" he asked manic in cold unemotional voice, he crossed
his arms gently in front of himself. Manic stopped the hover board in front of
him and leapt off, Manic stared at the taller hedgehog silently and he could
tell it was making Manic nervous.
"I'm asking you not to leave," manic said, Shadow blinked and took a
step back in surprise.
"Pardon?" he asked, he let true surprise show in his voice.
"I don't care if you weren't born like anyone else Shadow, all that
matters is what is in your heart... and we can be friends," manic said, Shadow
frowned not truly knowing what to say.
"I don't know," he said, was this what he wanted... he didn't know.
"Say yes," manic said with a smile, Shadow wiped all his emotions away
making himself look untouchable to Manic.
"Maybe one day Manic, let me think about it for now," Shadow said,
before Manic could say anything else Shadow warped away with the Choas emerald
he had on him.
***
Manic blinked in surprise when Shadow suddenly vanished, he smiled
slightly though.
'I know he has emotions and I reached him there, hopefully one day soon
he'll come back and join the rebellion' Manic thought, with that he got on his
hover board and headed back to Robotropolis.
TBC
Hey I finally updated for this fic, cheer everyone. Anyway I would love fanart
for this series, I have of yet gotten any for this series. I seem to be on a
continual fan art search, why can't other people have scanners or the paint
program. Oh well, hopefully I'll get some soon.
Ja ne
