Author's note:
Alternative version of SA2's Last story. The characters are Shadow and Amy. Drama.
Edit 25-08-12: The chapter was edited. Thanks to Lord Kelvin for pointing out the flaws.
This chapter is a separate and finished ficlet.
3. Last chance to be happy
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She was standing behind him, clutching her hands, making those quiet squeaky sounds – pitiful excuse for a girl's voice. He didn't listen, though. He knew she had to be trying to make him regret his actions and rush to help her friends now… phah. Not like it was going to work. His promise had already been fulfilled and nothing mattered to him anymore.
'A reason to be happy,' she said.
Something deep inside his mind shifted as he heard those words. Suddenly he knew he had been told all that before.
'For all people who live on that planet… give them a chance to be happy… Let them live for their dreams.'
Shadow froze.
He had been wrong all this time. Maria had never asked him to avenge her, to destroy the planet. Gerald had. Or maybe someone else. He didn't know and didn't care. The only thing he could think of was that had broken his promise without even knowing it.
Or… had he?
That girl sure was surprised to see him relaxing all of a sudden. "Shadow?"
"They will."
"Wha… what?"
"People will have a chance to become happy."
The pink creature shifted again. "Shadow, they're about to die…"
"Yes," he agreed easily. "But it will actually be the best for them. They will have nothing to worry about, no more feelings to haunt them. Isn't lack of worries called happiness?"
It was so simple. He was going to destroy the planet for Gerald and make humans happy for Maria at the same time. Wasn't it perfect?
He heard some strange noise behind him and turned around to find out what was wrong with that girl – only to get a heartfelt slap across his face.
Quick footsteps had already died down, and he was still staring at the floor thoughtlessly. Had he said something wrong? He couldn't get it. He knew he was right.
His cheek was still burning.
Yet he shrugged it off and turned to the window. It promised to be a really spectacular sight…
