Hello all! I have returned with another chapter! Sorry for the delay! This chapter actually came from one of my reviewers who noticed something I'd been doing (thank you, by the way, Lucy Labrador! I didn't forget you! :), so I decided to place it in Shad's POV. Hope you enjoy! Again, sorry for the delay!

Disclaimer: I own Shadow im my dreams and my fanfiction and my drawings. SEGA owns the rest. :P

Healer

Chapter 4

I'm The Ultimate LIFEFORM!

I opened my eyes as the darkness slowly took form. I wasn't sure what day it was anymore...I wasn't sure about anything at the moment...

Maria... that girl's name...was Maria... I figured that much out last night, when I actually had a... normal dream, I suppose...?

I still don't understand, though, what I did to her, what this crazy bastard keeps saying that I did...why I'm here... what promise I made to her...

I attempted to move, and bit my bottom lip hard to hold back the scream I knew was gonna come out. Damn, my body hurts like hell! But that shouldn't be any surprise, I suppose...

"Protect...Earth..." I muttered in confusion.

My eyes squinted in thought as I tried to remember anything more that could help me. That and I could've sworn I heard something...

Nah... I'm probably losing it again... again, not exactly a shock to me anymore...a bit of sleep... even though I-

CRASH!

I jolted upright, my body paying dearly for the movement, but I'd worry about that later.

What the hell is going on? Please tell me that bastard is getting his old ass a well deserved beat down... I'll laugh until I do die if that's happening...

I sighed, and then the blaring of all the alarms made my headache pound even more. This was really not my day, was it? What the hell was going on? I didn't do anything, so... unless there was an intruder breaking into the so-called 'impenetrable' headquarters...

At that, I started to laughed, my sides paying front the effort. Please don't ask me why.

I just... oh, this is too good... if someone actually managed to get inside this place...

Okay, can someone please tell me what exactly is going on?! Better yet... why exactly do I give a damn?

Is it the number of blows to the body I took? What is wrong with me?

I leaned against the wall, my laughs turning into painful coughing fits as I listening to the blaring of the alarms. It was really string to turn my headache into a full-blown mirgrine.

Someone had actually managed to find this rust heap... I wonder who...

"...Earth..." I whispered, literally out of nowhere. My mind wasn't even on that topic. Why the hell was I thinking about that lowlife rock?

What was wrong with me?

I closed my eyes for a while, my hand slowly falling to my side... funny, I didn't realize I was clutching my chest...

I really needed to figure this out, before anything else could be done. What was annoying me to no end was that this whole mess wasn't so hard! Figure out who the girl was and why I needed to make a promise not to kill humans. Simple, right?

Then it came to me. The only person who seemed to 'care' other than me was the damn Commander. He was the one who kept saying I did something to her... something that cost her her life, or somehwere along those line. So he would have something on Maria that would probably help me figure this out!

I opened one eye and looked toward the exit. My cell door was still closed. I guess they don't care what happens to the prisoners around here... go figure...

My legs felt like they were about to give out under me. I slid to the hard floor before I let out another cough. Okay, plans or not, I need to rest...

I curled up tightly into a ball on my makeshift bed, and it was then I randomly realized that I was... shaking? Cold, maybe... I've been like that since this whole thing started...

In order for me to get this to work, I would need to work out everything perfectly and have energy to pull it off, even though I had no idea what exactly I was going to do. I just knew that if I messed it up... there'd be a good chance I really won't live another day.

"Bastard..." I grumbled as sleep pulled me into its grasp, "... I'm the ultimate LIFEFORM. Not a mere hedgehog."

This creation was going to make sure that he paid for everything he did. And after that's done, I'll make sure his beloved 'home' is completely wiped from its pathetic existence.

All I need are a few hours.

Yeah, so this chapter may not make much sense... but considering Shadow's state of mind at the current moment... for his sake, his thoughts won't clear up for a bit...

Anyway, please review, and any constructive criticism or advice would really be appreciated! Thank you!