Shadow awoke with a start, and immediately noticed the lavender echidna sitting on his side. He jumped back, hands crackling with the power of chaos. "Who the hell are you?" He snarled. His patience was being tried a lot recently.
"My name is none of your concern, now sit back down before I decide to get violent." Julie rolled her eyes while Shadow sat down with a growl.
'I wish I'd finished that soup.' He thought too himself. He was rather hungry and did not feel like fighting, other wise he would have blasted himself out of here. "You did not answer my question." He pressed. He would at least obtain her identity.
"It's Julie-Su, okay?" She sneered, before taking breath and calming down. "I didn't mean to snap like that, I'm just under pressure." She sighed, while Shadow rolled his eyes.
"Women always were sensitive." Shadow snorted. Obviously this girl was going through some inner conflict, and he wasn't going to bother himself with it. His stomach rumbled loudly, causing Julie-Su too turn her head in his direction.
"Someones hungry." She giggled slightly, causing the Ultimate Life form's cheeks too redden. "I'll get Rex too cook you something up." She said, then pressed on her wrist and began to type on a holographic keyboard. "And done."
"That is a pretty fancy piece of technology, much like what was on the Ark." Shadow complimented his captors watch, trying too keep a conversation and learn more about where it was.
"The Doctor has told us about the colony. It must have had the most amazing technology." She sighed dreamily, staring at Shadow's shoes. Shadow, however, didn't notice.
"Doctor? Is this Doctor your...leader?" he asked.
Julie-Su narrowed her eyes at him suspiciously. "Yes. He is the only one that we would ever let lead us. His technology is amazing. That's what the Dark Legion is all about, you know."
Shadow didn't answer. He was too busy thinking of ways too escape. 'Where is this Rex with that food?' He sighed. Normally he wouldn't need too eat, but it was fifty years since he did.
The door slid open, and Shadow's eyes widened when he saw who it was. "Prof. Gerald?" He jumped to his feet. In front of him was a man who was seemingly the professor, but younger.
"Not at all Shadow, My name is Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik. I do, however, resemble my grandfather don't I?" Eggman began too laugh. Julie-Su bowed too him. "I've been through a lot too get to you, Shadow."
"Hmph." Shadow sat back against the wall, arms crossed and eyes closed. This only encouraged the doctor.
"Just as the files said! I'm surprised at you Shadow, not seeking revenge for what happened to your precious Colony, and the little girl you were so fond of?" Shadow faltered a bit, causing Eggman to grin. "What was her name...Maria?"
In an instant Shadow was holding the fat man's throat, his free hand clenched tightly into a fist. "Don't speak her name Doctor, other wise you might end up in a wheel chair." Shadow stepped back and grinned. "Though it looks like you need one anyway. I'm surprised your legs can carry you."
This time it was Eggman who lost his temper. "You insolent creature! Don't you understand that I'm your knew master?"
"I never had a master, and I never will." Shadow stated. "Now I advise you let me go,"
"Why should I do that? Your completely at my mercy!" Eggman began to laugh, turning too the door. "You'll be my personal slave soon enough Shadow. And even if you do escape, G.U.N. Or Sonic will catch you, and they will use you too."
"Sonic wouldn't do anything like that." Shadow rolled his eyes. "He isn't that type of person."
"Can you be sure Shadow? Him and his friends are always after the Chaos Emeralds, and with your ability too sense them, it would be easy." Eggman cracked an invisible grin before leaving the room, Julie-Su following.
"They wouldn't...would they?" Shadow thought to himself as the door closed, coating the room in darkness.
Knuckles was digging. Not for treasure, but too reach Eggman's underground base. Behind him was Sonic, who was holding some type of scanner. "A bit more Knucklehead!" He would say every now and then. The scanner would tell them when they were underneath the largest source of chaos energy, And Eggman had two Chaos Emeralds as well as Shadow.
Within a few minutes the scanner began too beep. Sonic jerked his thumb upwards, getting a nod from Knuckles. No sooner then he had begun, they were already inside the Doctor's Headquarters. "Alright, Shadow should be this way." The two began walking down the metal hallways.
"Really, nothing is attacking us?" Knuckles thought aloud. Of course a turret suddenly appeared from the floor, shooting the scanner in the Cobalt Hedgehogs hands.
"You jinxed it Knuckles!" Sonic sighed angrily before rolling into a compact ball and smashing into the turret, shattering it. The door too the left suddenly opened, revealing an ebony and crimson hedgehog coiled up on the floor.
"Shadow, we're here too save you!" Knuckles yelled. Instantly, the dark ball shot up, revealing Shadow.
"About time." He stated, walking over too the duo.
"Sorry it took so long dude! G.U.N. Was chasing me the whole time, not too mention finding Eggman." Sonic grinned, elbowing Shadow playfully. Shadow couldn't help but grin as well. "Now lets get out of here!"
"Not so fast, we have too get the Chaos Emeralds as well. Their a priority." Knuckles reminded his cobalt friend.
"But the scanner is fried, it would take forever...but can't you sense the emeralds Shadow?" Sonic asked hopefully.
Shadow narrowed his eyes at the hedgehog. "We could get them another time. I'm...really tired."
"Hey, you don't need too sleep, your the Ultimate Life Form!" Knuckles stated. "Just make yourself useful and get us the emeralds."
"Knuckles!" Sonic glared at Knuckles.
"All he's been doing is getting kidnapped!" Knuckles glared back before the two began laughing.
"He's got a point Shads." Sonic wiped a tear out of his eye. "Maybe you could even lead us to the other Chaos Emeralds!"
"Let's just go." Shadow began walking, his two companions following him.
"We want the Ultimate Life form alive! His abilities could create the perfect weapon, as well as gather the Chaos Emeralds easily. Do not fail." The radio spoke. Several G.U.N. Soldiers gave a "yes sir". The helicopter they were on flew towards the location of Eggman's underground base.
"Drop the explosive." A bat ordered. Shortly after, the ground under the helicopter exploded, revealing a metal hull, a gaping hole left by the explosive. And right there was the target, along with Sonic and his friend Knuckles. They were walking towards two bright gems.
"Alright guys, I'll handle these guys, your target is Eggman." The bat ordered.
"Yes Miss Rouge!" And with that the bat jumped out the chopper, gliding too the ground.
"What the heck?" Sonic yelled, as she landed on her hands. She swung her foot into his face before he could react, making him fall on his back.
"Sonic!" Knuckles threw his fist at the bat, but she fell on her side, swinging her feet and tripping the Echidna. However, Knuckles landed on his hands, pushing himself up.
"Damn." Rouge cursed. She then saw Shadow holding the two Chaos Emeralds. "Damn it all!"
"Good work Shadow!" Sonic cheered. "Now give them to me and lets get out of here!" However, Shadow just began too laugh. Eggman came walking in, a bunch of Echidnas behind him.
"See Shadow? Everyone just wants to use you for your abilities. If you side with me, you can have the revenge you so desperately pretend you don't want." Eggman smirked, tweaking his mustache.
"Shadow, don't believe him! We need you with us!" Sonic yelled, getting a cosigning "Yeah" from Knuckles.
"That hedgehog is property of G.U.N., hes coming with me!" Rouge argued.
"Enough!" Shadow growled, clenching the emeralds tightly. "I see now that Professor Gerald was correct! This planet's inhabitants do need to pay for their sins, and I'll be the one too make sure it happens. You all are pathetic...Using me for your own needs." The emeralds began too glow before Shadow disappeared, using the Chaos Control technique.
"Shadow!" Sonic yelled out, knowing he could not be heard.
"Doctor, what did he mean?" Knuckles asked, walking towards the Eggman.
"I...I don't know..." Egggman stuttered. Shadow was supposed to join him for revenge, not run off on his own. "I need too research." With that, Eggman and the Echidna's walked away.
'I was supposed too be the last echidna...' Knuckles thought too himself, but said nothing.
"Hmph...G.U.N. Will keep an eye on you. ALL of you." Rouge muttered before walking away.
"We've got to get too tails, pronto!" Sonic yelled, zooming back towards the entrance he and Knuckles made.
"Sonic!" Knuckles called out, but got no answer. He sighed before walking in the direction Sonic had gone.
"So that was the disgraceful one. Can't wait too smash him!" Rex grinned, slamming his fist in his hand.
"Calm down Rex, our chance will come." Menniker sighed. They were waiting on their next orders.
"Legion, come too me, immediately!" Eggman yelled. The members of the group rushed too the doctor , eager for the next objective. They found him in the Main control room.
"All of you must collect the Chaos Emeralds, quickly! I'm going too ask Sonic and his friends for help." Eggman ordered.
"They are the enemy, we can't side with them!" Lien-Da yelled.
"Silence! Shadow is collecting them, and he is getting much more powerful with each one." Eggman said. "Now go, immediately!"
Reluctantly, the legion nodded, and left too get geared up.
Eggman then turned too the screen, typing on his keyboard. Almost immediately Tails appeared on the screen. "What do you want?" Tails asked. "Don't tell me Sonic and Knuckles failed!"
"No, young fox. We need an alliance, alright? Shadow went rogue, threatening too "Punish Humanity" " Eggman informed his intellectual rival.
"What does that have too do with you contacting me?" Tails asked accusingly.
"I propose a team up. My Legion and your friends will collect the emeralds, then confront Shadow." Eggman stated.
"How do we know if we can trust you?" Tails asked suspiciously.
"I want too rule the world, not destroy it. Now lets get started." Tails nodded, checking his Emerald Radar.
"Okay, this isn't good." Tails muttered. Eggman switched too his Radar as well, and saw that four of the emeralds were clustered together, moving towards another.
The one within Cream's house.