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Sorry it's been late. I was rather stumped on this one. But, I was persistent to get the next chapter up!
So, will Shadow throw Sonic off the cliff? Will there be a fight of some sort? Read on! :D
Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic the Hedgehog. All other related characters go to SEGA.
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"Shadow."
Emerald irises narrowed at the darker hedgehog, their owner feeling a sting of pain through both his leg and his hand.
Crimson irises glared back.
Sonic's hand didn't move, instead, the grip tightened on the edge of the cliff.
If his rival planned to throw him off, he could at least make harder for the darker one to do so.
Shadow's smirk was still plainly in sight, aggressiveness tugging at the corner of his grin. Flexing his gloved hand, Shadow continued his stare for a few more moments (looming over the blue blur), until the red orbs rested on Sonic's leg.
An unimpressed frown crossed the male's muzzle.
"Already got yourself into trouble, Faker?"
"Heh. You know me, never a dull moment." Grinning cockily, Sonic gave a humorous look.
"Hmph." Shadow's frown vanished yet again, only to form a smirk. "Too bad."
The weight on Sonic's hand grew heavier, making it somewhat harder to grip the edge.
Sonic heaved his legs from the sharp edges up onto the second, nearest ledge, eyes narrowing as he planned to make a jump-start on the enemy.
Narrowed, crimson orbs flashed a glance behind, as if their owner had heard something.
Sonic prepared to make his move, his fingers gripping the edge, tightly yet in a fumbled way.
Before he could do so, however, he felt the weight on the back of his hand subdue slightly.
"Huh?"
A flash of red shifted about within the ebony one's gaze, causing the seeing inceptors to narrow, suspiciously.
Sonic could only watch as his rival continued to stare at the opposite side of the area, and put this convenient time to good use.
The blue blur's shoes were kicked into the holes within the old, and decayed, cliff, the tip of red finding a lot more grip available. One gloved hand rested on the surface of the craggy terrain, whilst the other was pushed full-on into the ground itself, possibly causing multiple bruises around the hedgehog's fingers.
Pain seared through both the blue blur's leg, and, due to that, he couldn't suppress the pain within the form of a mere groan.
Big mistake.
The ruthless rival turned back to him, no longer smirking, but frowning instead. However, this frown was a somewhat fierce one, proving to the point that the 'Ultimate Life Form' was serious of this act.
The fastest thing alive could see that clearly.
Sonic lowered his head, trailing away from the death-like gaze and turning to the ground.
The black hedgehog pushed the hand further into the dirt, causing Sonic's hand to receive multiple rocky splinters. The jet shoe grew heavier, never ceasing the action which was taking place. Eyes were narrowed, and pearly, white fangs were clenched savagely.
"Any last regrets, Faker?"
Sonic didn't answer.
Shadow's expression grew somewhat severe, as the pressure on the blue blur's hand increased gravely.
Sonic raised his head a tad, the cocky grin hidden from his muzzle, and his eyes closing briefly. A chuckle escaped the azure hero's muzzle, as if this was the most amusing thing in Mobius.
The ebony one narrowed his eyes further, furrowing his eye ridges.
Had the hedgehog gone insane, or something?
Sonic lifted his un-injured leg onto another ledge, growing somewhat closer to reaching the high ground. Soon after, the other leg, now slick with crimson liquid, lifted slowly onto the next ledge.
The anti-hero folded his arms at this display, giving a small, 'Hmph,' as he went. After said action was taken, a deathly frown crossed the male's muzzle, overlapping the unsympathetic look which he once possessed.
Sonic gripped the surface of the platform, eyes burning with nothing but pure confidence and belief.
Three... Two... One...
The blue blur leapt upwards, throwing himself onto the black hedgehog. However, the attack became somewhat futile, as the blue hero was thrown elsewhere.
"Whoa!"
Sonic was hurled against a nearby tree, as the ebony one stepped closer, his eyes narrowing, and a smirk developing on his tanned muzzle.
"Still putting up a fight, Faker?"
Sonic grinned back, squinting at the hedgehog. "Heh. Well, what would you expect?"
"Hmph. I'd expect you to wise up, but it seems as if that's out of the question." A fist clenched, as Shadow took another step forward, the smirk broadening.
Sonic gripped the tree behind him, pulling himself up a little. "You got that right, buddy."
Shadow took another step forward, another fist clenched.
A few more moments of that silence passed.
And it was then, that Sonic yawned, deliberately trying to annoy his darker counterpart. "Oh, the to-the-death fight again."
Shadow's clenched fangs seemed to have something muttered through them.
The two were literally one step away from each other.
Shadow's hand quickly raised, his fist intending to meet with the hedgehog's face.
But, before anticipated action could be taken, Sonic shuffled to the side, causing the fist to strike the tree, and leave a rather large dent in it's place.
The blue hedgehog had his palms on the ground, his legs out, and his stomach facing outwards. Scratching his ear, he staggered back a little more.
Sonic's eyes widened at the dent mark. "Heh. Good thing I wasn't there."
Crimson orbs glared at him.
Emerald orbs narrowed in return.
Pulling himself up fully, Sonic gave a weak smile. "Well, Shadow... If you're tryin' to kill me, at least give me a chance to make it a lil' harder for ya'!"
That trademark smirk crossed the darkest shade of the tanned muzzle.
The blue hedgehog rubbed his leg, somewhat irritated as it continued to sting with pain. His eyes proceeded with resting on the ebony hedgehog, as he tried to estimate what the being would do.
As far as facts went, Shadow was 'full of surprises'.
They remained in the staring contest for a while now, and the most death-like stare seemed to be Shadow's own, (Which wasn't surprising).
Suddenly, the black blur clenched that fist again, causing the blue hero to prepare himself for a certain impact.
Sonic's leg was rather battered and fragile at that moment in time, but why did the fastest thing alive care about that then? Despite it being slick with the gruesome liquid, Sonic didn't bother with it much, as his attention was intent on the adversary.
Said enemy rushed forward, launching a stray fist at the hedgehog's head, who quickly ducked to avoid the impact.
The blue blur slipped a foot underneath the ebony creature's own, hoping to trip the foe up.
However, in turn, Shadow jumped in the air, as if expecting that, and launched another fist downwards, towards Sonic's cranium.
The rival flipped onto his stomach, rolling away and dodging the attack once more. Once that had occurred, a sharp pain struck the injured leg, causing immediate recoil to take place. A groan emitted from the muzzle, as the emerald eyes scanned the area.
A few moments of silence passed, and Shadow was nowhere to be seen.
"Huh?"
The question which was dwelling in his mind was immediately answered, as the hedgehog spotted something dark looming over him, outlined by thick sunlight.
A shadow.
"Uh, oh."
As quick as lightening, the hedgehog rolled out of the way again, as a fist hit thin air.
A grunt of annoyance was heard, the owner clearly irritated by the fact that the blue hedgehog failed to die.
Sonic gave a cheeky grin. "Looks like you're getting a little slow in the skaters, Shads."
"Shut it, Faker," came the snappy, threatening response.
Sonic rolled his eyes, shrugging a little as he sat upright. "What? Can't I point out your flaws? There's room for improvement! It just proves I'm faster than you."
"Hmph." A smirk fell on Shadow's tanned muzzle. "With a fractured leg, Faker?"
Sonic raised his hands in a defensive manner, his head looking away and his eyes closing. "I never said anythin' 'bout my leg being broken."
The ebony hedgehog gave a frown. "That red liquid suggests otherwise."
"I'm still fit enough to beat you hands down, buddy!" Sonic gave his confident grin yet again, pulling himself up, his leg in a somewhat limp position.
Shadow's voice was slick with monotony. "I highly doubt that remark."
Sonic's leg seemed to be giving way, but the infamous owner wouldn't allow it to do so. After such had happened, the azure body curled up, spinning in mid-air whilst aiming at the black hedgehog who was mere metres away.
Shaking his head slowly, Shadow jerked a step to the right as Sonic flew by.
The sharp quills situated on the hero's body chiselled at a palm tree, sawdust erupting from the impact. When it could saw no more, the quills stopped spinning, and limply fell to the ground.
The Ultimate Life Form took a few steps forward, flexing his gloved hands, and tugging at the white material. The careless frown on his tanned muzzle remained unchanged.
Sonic groaned a little, rubbing his head as he felt vibrations soar through it. Eventually, the odd occurrence ceased it's pain, and Sonic regained his sight.
Once up close, the darker mammal launched a devastating kick into the hedgehog's abdomen.
Sonic gave a small, unidentifiable yelp, and moved his still confident, believe it or not, gaze towards the adversary.
"Heh. Nice... shot... there, Shadow..." The speaker clutched his stomach, before trying to pull himself up again.
He failed.
Shadow watched impassively as the blue hero tried to lift his limp self off the ground, doing nothing more than raising an eye ridge, only to furrow them yet again. Boredom seemed to fill those red irises, as the owner lifted his fist yet again, and launched it forwards at a swifter rate.
To his surprise, it was stopped.
The opponent had gripped his clenched fist before it struck it's target, grinning weakly at the formidable foe.
"Can't let... ya'... do that, Shadow..."
Shadow raised his eye ridge yet again at the statement, before raising his other hand, his rings gleaming in the sunlight.
Sonic stared at the drawn back weapon, eyes widening a tad. They narrowed again.
Without warning, he found the power in his legs to push himself forward, suddenly switching into a roll with the rival.
Sonic punched at the enemy, his legs feeling that same sting of pain from before. Stray kicks and clouts were initiated at the black blur, but all seemed fairly weak.
Shadow, however, continued grunting whilst kicking his jet shoes, slamming them into the other's with devastating force. His hand did not cease to try and stop the many flailing fists being shoved against his face.
The two continued rolling, growing closer to the edge of the cliff, their azure and crimson irises clashing.
That blue leg was now severely beat up, somewhat causing the owner to groan involuntarily.
As it became Sonic's turn for his back to hit the floor, he felt nothing beneath it.
Pupils dilated, as they glanced behind, seeing the rim of the un-miss-able crag.
Shadow now had the upper hand, being the one on top of the fight.
That left the cobalt creature practically helpless, and the searing agony within his thigh still remained.
His head lingered over the edge, as gloved hands were wrapped around his neck, causing him to gag slightly.
"Ugh! Too... tight... Shadow...!" he choked out.
That deathly, grim line crossed the strangler's muzzle, eyes narrowing ruthlessly. "Is it? Pity."
The blue blur was barely given a chance to answer, as the grip tightened, pushing the hapless creature's head further over the border.
The floor cracked beneath them.
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Okay! I battled Writer's Block! And, guess what?
I WON! XD
Anyways, I hoped you liked this chappie! And I hope I didn't disappoint! (Forgive me if the battle was a little... boring. I do dreadfully suck at those. Heh, heh. ': ) )
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