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The next morning, Shadow woke up feeling alright about today. He didn't have any bad dreams or memory flashbacks like last night. The dream he had was weird though. He was running through a green hillside with all sorts of loops. When he got out of bed, he walked out of the room and over to a nearby window in the hallway. It was still dark outside and everyone was still asleep. He crept over to Rapunzel and Eugene's room and peered inside, seeing that they were still asleep. "Perfect," he whispered to himself before he closed the door gently and continued down the hallway. He opened many doors in the hallway, trying to find the right room which contained the Sol Emeralds. He had forgotten where he found them.
After looking in almost every door on the upstairs second floor, he was at the last one. If he didn't find those emeralds here, that would mean they were either on the first, third or basement floor—bam— he had just accidentally bumped against the edge of a small table that was in the hallway. "Damn it," he whispered to himself as he opened the door and entered the room.
The sound Shadow made when he hit the table caused Rapunzel to wake up. She looked around when she heard the sound of a person walking through the hallway. She got frightened, knowing her parents weren't up this early. She looked over at Eugene, who was still sleeping, snoring all the while and gently shook him. The only thing that happened was Eugene mumbling something incoherently, turning to lay on his right side. Rapunzel rolled her eyes and shook him a little harder. "Eugene, wake up," she whispered loudly, this time waking him up.
"Wha the?" He looked at Rapunzel. "Rapunzel, what is it?" he asked in a calm voice. He was sleepy and he knew that Rapunzel would never wake him up if it wasn't important.
"Eugene, I think there's someone sneaking around the castle on our floor."
"I'll go check it out," he said, getting out of bed and going to the door.
"I'm coming too," Rapunzel replied, getting out of bed and getting her frying pan that she always kept in her dresser.
Shadow had found the right room, seeing the glass box containing the seven Sol Emeralds sit atop a pedestal. The room had been fixed up since Eggman came into the place and snatched the emeralds. The glass box the emeralds were in was newer and the window Eggman smashed out of was replaced.
"Finally, I've found the Sol Emeralds." He said, looking at the glass box and the jewels inside. He was still having doubts about taking these emeralds, but after a moment, his mind had been made. He reached out for the box and was prepared to smash it with his fist when as familiar voice stopped him dead in his tracks.
"Shadow?" came Rapunzel's voice from behind him, the doorway to be exact. She was surprised to see Shadow here.
Shadow's eyes widened after he heard her voice, knowing he had been caught. He slowly turned around and saw both Rapunzel and Eugene standing in the room, looking at him suspiciously. Rapunzel had her frying pan in hand, ready for anything the black hedgehog might do.
"Were you...going to steal the emeralds?" she asked, sadness in her voice. She was sad at the thought he had betrayed her and her family. Please let him not be, shethought to herself.
"I-I have no choice. I need to know about the rest of my past and the only way I can find out about it is if I have those emeralds."
"You could have just asked us for them. We would have gladly given them to you for that," said Rapunzel.
"You wouldn't have. Not if I told you how I would be getting my past back. I wouldn't blame you either. Mephiles and Metal Sonic promised me information about my past if I delivered them the seven Sol Emeralds."
"Why would they want the emeralds?" asked Eugene. There was a possibility that Shadow was lying to them and only wanted the emeralds for himself for whatever purpose they served him.
"Mephiles and Metal Sonic came here in a teleportation machine and it was badly damaged once they arrived. They needed the Sol Emeralds to get me and themselves back to their right dimension, which is also the dimension I was created in. In exchange, they offered me information and a way home. They also told me that if I don't give them the emeralds in two days, they'll come and get them themselves," Shadow said.
Rapunzel looked at Shadow, concerned about the possible threat of attack Mephiles and Metal Sonic told Shadow. "I don't think those two are going to tell you your past Shadow. If they made a threat like that, they plan on conquering this kingdom like Eggman tried to do."
"I can't take any chances about what they know about me. I need to know. If they do make any attack on your kingdom, I will fight alongside your guards to protect this place." Shadow raised his fist again, about to break the glass.
"Wait!" shouted Eugene, causing Shadow to pause.
"What is it?" Shadow said, tired of being stopped.
"I'm sure I can get some emeralds that look like the Sol Emeralds at the jewelry shop and if they don't have any, Rapunzel can paint the ones we get with the same colors as the emeralds."
Shadow lowered his arm, thinking over what Eugene said and the possibility it might work. "That's not a bad idea," he said. "Lets do it."
Eugene waited with Shadow and Rapunzel until the stores opened. Shadow and Eugene got breakfast before they went off and Rapunzel told her parents about what Shadow told while she fed Krisie her breakfast.
Shadow and Eugene, with his satchel that had cash, walked into the store. The store wasn't all that big, but it had tons of jewelry. Eugene walked over to the counter and looked at the clerk. "Um, I was wondering if you have seven emeralds?"
The clerk was in his early twenties with blond hair. "Yes we do," the clerk said as he was about to go get them, happy about all the money that he was going to make today, when he stopped and got a closer look at Eugene. "Say, you're the prince Eugene Fitzherbert." He then noticed Shadow, who was looking at some colored jewels. "And is that...Shadow the Hedgehog? I thought he was dead."
"Well, I am Eugene, and Shadow survived. We need those emeralds for an important purpose."
"Ok sir, right away. What color emeralds were you looking to buy?"
"We need some that look like the Sol Emeralds."
"I might have some like that," said the clerk before going over to the cases.
Shadow was standing beside the case the fake Sol Emeralds were in. "Lets get these things and go back," he said.
The clerk got them out of the case and put them on the counter. "That will be $114,000."
"Ok," Eugene said as he looked in his satchel and found the right amount of money, which he handed to the man. "Here you go." Eugene took the emeralds and put them in his satchel before he and Shadow left.
Shadow and Eugene came back inside and showed Rapunzel. "They look exactly alike," said Shadow, holding the fake emeralds beside the real Sol Emeralds.
Rapunzel, who had Krisie in her arms with Pascal on her shoulders, looked at Shadow. "If things get bad there, I want you to get out and come back here. Please be careful Shadow."
Shadow nodded his head. "I'll be okay, so don't worry." He turned and looked at Eugene, who gave him a thumbs up. He then looked at Krisie before going over to Rapunzel and gently rubbed Krisie's head. He backed away and disappeared in a blue light.
Shadow re-appeared right in front of Eggman's old fortress that Mephiles and Metal Sonic had made into their own, and walked inside, carrying the fake emeralds. Once he entered the control room, he saw Mephiles and Metal Sonic looking at equipment and monitors.
When Mephiles heard someone enter the room, he turned around to look at the entrance, seeing Shadow come in, carrying what he wanted. "Ah, Shadow. We were wondering if you would be coming back. I'm glad to see that you have made it before we had to go get the emeralds ourselves," Mephiles said, approaching Shadow.
The black and red hedgehog moved back, holding the Sol Emeralds away from Mephiles, keeping them out of his reach. "Show me the information about my past first and then you'll get the emeralds."
"Ok. Fair enough." Mephiles turned to Metal Sonic. "Bring up the information you have on Shadow's past."
Metal Sonic nodded and started typing on the console in front of him.
"And while Metal Sonic is getting the information ready, why not give me the emeralds now?" asked Mephiles, now starting to get impatient.
"Sure," Shadow said, a smug smile on his face. He handed over the emeralds, still smiling. He knew nothing was going to happen when Mephiles tried to do anything.
Mephiles laid the emeralds around him in a circle on the ground. He proceeded to close his eyes and raise his arms up into the air, as if trying to raise the emeralds' power to him. Nothing happened. The emeralds just sat on the ground.
Metal Sonic watched this curiously, wondering why the Sol Emeralds weren't doing anything. He found information on the Sol Emeralds on Dr. Eggman's database and this wasn't how they were supposed to react. "Mephiles. Nothing is happening. The emeralds don't seem to be working." He walked over and picked up one of the emeralds, holding it in his hand as he studied it with his scanners.
Mephile opened his eyes and looked at the emeralds. "What's wrong with them?"
Metal Sonic finished his scan of the emeralds and studied the data he received. "These are fake emeralds. There is no source of energy coming from them at all."
Mephiles snatched the emerald from Metal Sonic's hand and crushed it in anger. "God damn it!" He turned to Shadow, seeing him with a smug smile on his face. "You knew these were fake all along, didn't you?"
Shadow simply smiled. "Aww, to bad your emeralds are fake. They were the best I could get."
Mephiles growled angrily and fired a purple beam from the palm of his hand, which Shadow dodged easily.
"Chaos Spear!" Shadow shouted before releasing yellow bolts of energy from his palm, which Mephiles dodged.
"Don't you even care to know about your past?" shouted Mephiles.
"I do, but I can't allow harm to come to my only friends! I lost one and I'm not losing anymore. That's a promise."
"You will lose everything you hold dear to you now. I will kill you and your friends. Your past, present and future ends now." Mephiles growled before firing another purple beam.
Shadow dodged it and dashed out of the room, more purple beams following him. Both Mephiles and Metal Sonic were following him, Metal Sonic quickly gaining on him. He had to get out of there now. Shadow closed his eyes and was enveloped in a blue light, teleporting him out of the fortress.
Both hedgehogs stopped running after Shadow teleported away. Mephiles turned to the robot. "Get the army ready at once. We're going to attack that kingdom immediately. I'll make sure they all pay with their lives for this!" Mephiles yelled as he furiously left the fortress.
Metal Sonic went to the room the army was kept in and caused his eyes to flash red, causing many, many red eyes to flash red lights back. With the army activated, all that needed to be done was give the word to attack the kingdom. Metal Sonic went outside and stood beside Mephiles.
The black and gray hedgehog looked at him. "Their precious kingdom will be no more once we're through with it."
Metal Sonic just stood there, saying nothing. In his mind, he had a plan thought out.
End of Chapter 4
A/N: The final version is different then what I had originally planned out. Rapunzel was going to paint the emeralds and the part where they talk to the clerk wasn't supposed to be in the story, only as a brief summary of what they were going to be doing at the store.