AN: Oh man, I'm SO sorry for the lack of updates! Ever since year 1 at college ended I've been doing other things and I completely lost interest with this. Luckily I've gotten back into it once more and I'm doing real well so far! Once again, apologies for the delay. nn;;

Shaddiesgirl: Thank you! n.n

StarAmy: I'll try to this time. nn;;

Shikamaru's Angel: Well y'never know! Unless you read this chapter. P

Project Shadow: I'm so sorry for keeping you waiting then. Here's the result. nn;;


Chapter 3:

After being blasted through up to 4 walls, colliding with several pieces of furniture along the way and acquiring a few burns from the explosion, the black and red hedgehog was already feeling extremely pissed off. He ripped his hand through the mattress of a bed over him and pulled himself through, getting out from the heavy debris that had collapsed around him. The dark hedgehog growled and shook off the dust that covered his amazing black fur and red streaks, stepping over the rocks and rubble that crunched under his footing and walked towards the enormous hole that had shaped itself into his now ruined home.

Outside waiting for him were several hovering GUN-Bots. They had their weapons aimed and prepared to fire. Considering their numbers and their lack of flexibility to aim their guns from any position, Shadow believed he could take them on easy. What he did not count on, unfortunately, was the large shadow in the clouds above. He could sense overwhelming amounts of energy in that darkness and he didn't want to chance the possibility it could easily overpower him. Nevertheless, if the shadow was in fact a large battleship of some sort, it would take a while to come into firing range and Shadow would be long gone by then providing he could dismantle the GUN-Bots.

Going over the odds, Shadow smirked at the fact running through his head that these assassins weren't even close to turn the tables against him. Even with a giant battleship, it wouldn't be able to keep up with his speed once he made his way out so he decided to charge his Chaos Energy and channel it all into his mobility, giving him a quick edge in taking down up to 3 Gun-Bots per second. They were easy to destroy so he wouldn't need that much power. Unfortunately things were about to get hard as the sound of heavy machinery echoed from the shadow within the clouds above and a whole army of GUN-Bots flew from the dark abyss towards the suddenly startled hedgehog.

Meanwhile, not too far from the scene that had shown itself in front of several hundred people in a large social area, Amy Rose kept a concerned eye on the situation. Not only did she notice the giant explosion, which was a little hard to miss, but the sudden appearance of a flood of GUN-Bots from possibly a mile-long, maybe greater, was a definite eye catcher. How they just poured from that giant shadow and began to surround the giant hole in the building seemed to not only catch the attention of the people around her but also start to panic others like Cream who kept very close to Amy's side like she was a big sister to the innocent little girl. As she took a closer glance at what they were aiming for, the pink furred female's eyes widened in surprise and shock.

"Shadow!?" Her mouth hung open in complete disbelief. After all these days, these weeks, months, heck, even years, Amy could not believe her eyes when she saw Shadow being surrounded by countless GUN-Bots. Not only was it exciting to see him again but it was confusing as to why he was being targeted by the war machines. She wanted to help him get out of whatever situation he was in but she couldn't leave Cream on her own, fighting that many GUN-Bots even with Shadow by her side or draw attention to either of them. Amy gripped her hand around the handle of her Piko-Piko hammer and gritted her teeth in anger. After all this time, all these years, GUN had decided to target Shadow, the Ultimate Lifeform Project result from the Space Colony ARK, once again even after all the good he had done for this world. Were it not for the fact she was looking after Cream for the moment, she'd charge in there and bust up as many GUN-Bots as she could handle.

GUN had seriously pulled out all the stops here. For the past several weeks, GUN had failed in apprehending Shadow but it seems they've been holding back now. Though nothing that GUN does surprises Shadow, this was definitely an eye opener. They were known to be the most powerful military force on this planet but they've never been known for keeping up their sleeve a ship triple the size of the Egg Carrier. The Chaos Warrior glared as he looked from side to side an endless battalion of automated mechs, preparing to let loose a barrage of bullets upon him. He needed to Chaos Control out of there but as far as he could tell GUN had every escape route covered. Every course of action appeared to end in his demise, except for one. With a grip on the small particles of Chaos Energy in his hand, Shadow embraced the power and called forth his Chaos Control, warping him from his firing squad to the saviour that would get him out of harms way without any blood shed.

At the same time this happened, Amy felt a hand run around her and clamp her mouth shut and an arm under and around her shoulder with another hand gripping against the side of her head. She froze in instant shock and quickly ran through ideas and theories in her head what was happening to her. The first, and most convincing, thought that came to mind was that she was going to die. Though it wasn't very positive, she could think of no other thought that made sense in this situation. To enforce this, the little rabbit next to her jumped away and screamed.

"AMY!!" This, of course, drew the attention of the GUN-Bots. They twisted around in mid-air and aimed their weaponry at the pink hedgehog who was in fact being held prisoner by their target. Shadow had gripped his arms around her, his hands keeping a firm grip on her head and mouth as his expression showed he was obviously in a very bad mood.

"Make one wrong move and I swear I'll break her fucking neck!" He growled at the GUN-Bots which kept their aim on him and prepared for the chance of him leaving an opening that could give them the chance to shoot him down. Unfortunately for them, this hedgehog was very experienced and prepared for any surprises. To show he was being serious, he jerked the poor innocent female's head to the side, releasing a large amount of pain in her neck and making her scream a muffled cry into the black hedgehog's hand. He slowly backed away as he kept Amy in a firm grip in case they were to follow. Whoever was behind the control of these machines knew of what Shadow was trying to do as this would explain why they did not move an inch as the black hedgehog made his escape. With one simple moment of igniting Chaos Control, the two had left the scene with many confused people and Cream all alone with no idea what just happened and countless GUN-Bots flying back to the dark shadow in the sky.

AN: Sorry once again for the lateness, but I hope this chapter will make up for it! Chapter 4 to come soon I hope! n.n