Chapter 3 The Third Chaos Emerald
Shadow and Maria walked along a cliffside over looking the ocean. For some very odd reason Maria had kept the poison sword she took from one of the green entities. She said she felt strangely attached to it. It was indeed very strange for Shadow as he tried to look at her and not the sword as poison dripped off of the edge killing the grass where it fell.
"So..." Shadow said trying to start a conversation.
"Yeah?" Maria said as she turned around and looked at him.
"I don't understand... I mean that didn't seem like you when we were fighting." Shadow said trying to sound polite.
"I know it wasn't me, it was like something else was driving me..." Maria said with a sad expression.
Shadow considered not to speak of it anymore since it was apparently a "touchy" subject for her. The two continued walking until Maria got tired and sat down under a tree. Shadow wasn't tired but he decided to sit down next to her. Maria's presence calmed Shadow as if he had nothing to worry about. After a while Shadow heard rustling in the nearby brush. Then, a very angry and red echidna rushed out in fury.
"Shadow! Oh, was I interrupting something?" Knuckles cut himself off as he noticed Maria sitting next to Shadow.
"No." Shadow said blushing as he got up.
"Well, I don't like asking favors, but this is important." Knuckles said flatly.
"I know I'll regret this, but what is it, knuckles?" Shadow grunted.
"The Master Emerald, of course!" Knuckles yelled obviously getting impatient.
"Well, I'm not here to help you." Shadow said as he helped Maria up.
"I thought you might say that." Knuckles said as he pulled out a red Chaos Emerald. Shadow sighed.
"Alright, I'll help." Shadow said looking at the Emerald.
"I'll help too!" Maria said excited that they were actually doing something besides walking.
"No, you might get hurt." Shadow said dryly.
"I think you and I both know I can take care of myself." Maria said as she walked by Shadow and Knuckles toward Angel Island.
Knuckles didn't object for he was too busy staring at the poisonous sword Maria was holding.
"Humph... Fine." Shadow said annoyed, and followed her.
The three Mobians arrived at Angel Island to find that it was infested with the evil, green creatures that seemed very interested in the Master Emerald. Except these had more modern weapons such as RPG's and some sort of gun that had a biohazard insignia on the side that apparently sprayed lethal gas. Knuckles peaked his head out from behind a rock.
"I tried fighting them on my own, but I couldn't seem to harm them. They just don't break like Egghead's robots." Knuckles said annoyed as he pounded his fist on the stone causing it to shatter.
"I think I can take care of them." Maria said smiling.
Knuckles laughed.
"I doubt it. If I couldn't destroy them I seriously don't think that you can. Just what are they?" Knuckles asked confused.
Shadow didn't respond. He walked up to the creature that was guarding the bridge that led to the island. Shadow shoved it over the edge and watched it fall down into the ocean. The other creatures saw Shadow and charged toward him. Maria immediately jumped out from behind the rock and raged through the entities knocking them off the bridge and brutally maiming them. Knuckles was very shocked in what was going on so he decided to just watch the chaos unfold. Shadow was starting to get worried, but Maria seemed to be handling the situation fine. At least he wasn't worrying until he spotted a rocket hurtling toward her.
"No!" Shadow shouted as he rushed across the bridge, but for some reason the rocket did absolutely nothing to Maria!
None of the weapons they used were, not even the toxic gas. At this point the creatures were starting to whisper amongst each other as if they were speaking something in a code that no one else could understand, but Shadow could tell they sounded confused. Not that their weapons didn't harm Maria, but that she was attacking them in the first place. After about thirty seconds Maria had terminated at least seventy-five creatures on the island. Shadow looked at Knuckles who was shaking in awe and blinking rapidly. He quickly swiped the emerald out of his hands. "Thanks." Shadow muttered as he and Maria walked off toward the forest.
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I hope you guys enjoyed this; I know I wrote this on a weekday (that's probably why it turned out so short), but for some reason every day I go without writing a chapter feels like a week because I really enjoy writing these and I hope you guys enjoy reading them.
