**Note: Okay, so Black Doom took the form of a Mobian hedgehog and took Shadow to the Black Comet… what will occur now?
Chapter 3—Enjoy!
Chapter 3: No Angel
Black Doom covered his ears and took several steps back.
Things had been calm for hours and then, out of the blues, Shadow began to cry again. Why? He wasn't sure. It was obvious he wasn't scared, so why was the infant crying again?! He walked over to the infant and picked him up, "WHAT DO YOU WANT?! WHY ARE YOU CRYING?!"
The infant stopped and stared into his "father's" eyes.
There was silence for a while, then the sounds of a stomach growling.
The black alien's eyes grew, he let out a sigh and set the infant down, "You're hungry…"
They small hybrid tilted his head and began to move his hands. Black Doom stared at him and took him in arms again, "What?"
"Ba-ba…"
The black alien's eye twitched, "Ba-ba?"
Shadow smiled, "Ba-ba!"
Black Doom gave the infant a disgusted look, "What?"
Shadow's eyes watered and began to cry again, the black alien pulled him away. "GERALD!"
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*Midnight—Colony ARK*
Gerald was in the lab writing the report on Project S.H.A.D.O.W. when he heard a sudden thump outside the lab. He rose from his seat and slowly walked towards the door. As he reached the door he felt a small wind brush against him. He grabbed the doorknob and slightly turned it.
"GERALD!"
The human felt his heart skip a beat as he slammed the door shut again. He turned around, his face became pale once he saw the black alien standing behind him with the hybrid in arms.
"Wh-What is it?"
Black Doom approached the human and handed over the hybrid, "It's hungry! What does it eat?!"
Gerald took Shadow in arms and looked back at the black alien, "He…uh… eats food."
The black alien crossed his arms, "I know it—he eats food… what kind?"
"Uh… probably the same kind you do."
Black Doom rolled his eyes, "Hand me the hybrid."
"Um… is it really hard to call him something else?"
"Like what?"
"Maybe like… son?"
The black alien's eye grew, "WHAT?!"
"Or Shadow… you can call him Shadow…"
With a growl he took Shadow from the human, "I'll call him however I want."
"Okay…"
Shadow opened his eyes and looked at the alien leader, "Ba-ba!"
Black Doom's eye twitched.
Gerald's eyes widen, "Ba-ba?"
"He started calling me that… what does it mean?"
The Professor cleared his throat, "I don't think you want to know."
Black Doom glared at him, "Tell me!"
"Ba-ba… means 'dad'…"
"….."
"It's baby language…"
The black alien looked down at the hybrid, "Its learning fast."
"Indeed he is… he'll probably start to walk and talk soon."
"Good. Then I'll teach him all that he needs to know."
"What exactly will you teach him?"
Black Doom looked over to the human, "That is none of your concern."
Gerald just bit his lower lip.
He was now certain that handing Shadow over to Black Doom had been a terrible idea… he wondered what the black alien had planned for the infant. What would he teach him? To hate humans… that was certain… he then eyed a picture of his granddaughter, what if she could change him? If Black Doom raised him to hate humanity… could Maria teach him to love it—or at least respect it?
"Gerald."
The Professor looked back at the alien, "Yes?"
"Once he's learned all that he needs to, I will return him to you."
"Okay."
"And he will be your problem from then on."
Gerald gave him a nod, "That's fine… but will you have regrets?"
Black Doom laughed, "No."
"Very well… just make sure he gets the right nutrition and rest… I mean, while he's an infant."
"Of course."
Shadow looked up at his "father", "Ba-ba?"
Black Doom looked down, "What?"
The infant just stared at him with his huge crimson eyes before sucking on his thumb. Black Doom gave him a confused and disgusted look while Gerald did his best to control his adoration for the infant.
The black alien looked at the human, "He'll be yours soon."
"Okay…. also—"
"What?"
"Infants have a hard time falling asleep…"
Black Doom gave him a puzzled look, "What do you suggest?"
"Sing to him?"
"I am the dark lord of the Black Arms. The Ultimate being, I do not sing!"
Gerald cleared his throat, "Or hum…"
Black Doom gave him a glare, "You want to get killed, don't you?"
The Professor raised his hands in defense, "It's just a suggestion."
The alien leader rolled his eyes and vanished.
Gerald shook his head as he crossed his arms, "This was a mistake…"
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*Black Comet*
"Eat it."
Shadow moved his face away as his father tried to feed him alien food. Some type of goo that looked like clay and smelled awful.
Black Doom began to grow impatient. He then forced the infant's mouth open and shoved the food in his mouth, "You're going to eat it!"
The infant gagged and spit the food back out.
The black alien gave him a murderous look, "You damn hybrid!"
The infant gave him a glare and began to glow red.
Black Doom stared at him with surprise, "What the…"
Shadow only continued to glare at him.
The dark leader grinned, "What are you doing to do about it?"
The infant just glared.
"Stupid hybrid!"
Without warning Black Doom landed a slap on Shadow's cheek, making the hybrid fall to the rock floor.
The infant began to cry as the pain ran through his body.
Black Doom took a step forward and laughed as he saw the hybrid back up, "Not so daring now, huh?"
Shadow looked up at his alien father. He could tell he meant it. The alien didn't have a single molecule of affection in his body. The infant's body glowed red again and without warning a blast of energy was released from his body, pushing back the alien leader and making him hit the wall.
As Black Doom recovered from the attack, which was more unexpected than damaging, he let a grin appear on his face. "So, you're not so useless…"
The hybrid let out a yawn, his eyes began to close as he curled on the cold ground.
Black Doom approached him and picked him up once he noticed the infant was sound asleep.
"You might not be a waste of time after all…"
**Well… sorry if it was rushed I'll do better in the next chapter. Anyway, I hope you guys liked it. No harsh comments if you didn't please. Thanks for reading.**