"It's five days before the full moon Shadow,Luna,"The commissioner said,they were in a meeting room .A big table was at the center of the room surrounded by chairs,only four of the chairs were occupied,"The blood moon is what you vampires call it."
"Happens once a hundred years. "Shadow responded.(Keep in mind that Shadow's real age is unknown,for all the characters know,he's 20 but Shadow's estimated real age is 200 but it could be more than that)
"But we can't take any risks like last time,"the commissioner snapped in response.
"It affects vampires and werehogs the most."Shadow responded calmly. Just then,everything started to blur and spin, Shadow cupped his head,everything distorted as he tried to clear his mind as everything went red for a short moment,when he recoved he found himself on the floor,"What happened?"He grunted,noticing Luna was on the floor as well.
"Seems like the effects of the blood moon is stronger this time."The commissioner responded,"I advise you and Luna to stay home till this moon passes. You've both been out of school for a month because of the early effects."The commissioner said as Shadow stood.
"Fine."Shadow growled,helping Luna stand,"I didn't feel like doing anything aways."Shadow said sarcastically as he left.
"Call in Eclipse."The Commissioner commanded. Luna nodded and left,after a few moments,the black the white cat came in.
"What do you need?"Eclipse asked,not bothering to take a seat.
"I need you to keep a close eye on Shadow and Luna."
At the school two weeks later
"I hope you're all ready for the blood moon,different from the Lunar Eclipse moon."The substitute said as he walked into the class.
"What is the Blood moon?"A student interrupted the substitute.
"The moons happens every hundred years or so,it literal has the color of blood,"the sub responded,"It's said that vampires and werewolves are affected the most by the moon,for the werewolves,they all gather in a forest and have a mass howling before they go hunting for anything,for vampires,it's a different story."the sub said said,seeing some students come in late
"Shadow expects a good report when he comes back."the substitute said before sitting at the desk
"I wonder what's up with Shadow?"Tails whispered to Sonic who looked to be sleeping,"Sonic!"Tails whispered in the cobalt hedgehog's ear.
"Wha!?"Sonic said,snapping awake and making half the class look at him. Sonic's ears pent against his head in embarrassment.
"Eyes to the front of the class."The substitute teacher said,gaining the class's attention.
"Sorry,I'm just tired."Sonic whispered back to Tails. Tails gave Sonic a worried look before they both focused on class. Sonic feel asleep half way through the class hour and was woken by the bell,"Ehh!"Sonic yelped when he heard the bell.
"Come on Sonic! Let's go home!"Tails said,as he and Silver stood up,heading towards the door.
"Hey,Sonic,"Silver noticed that Sonic looked tired,"Are you okay? You've been acting strange this whole month."
"I don't know what's wrong,"Sonic sighed,grabbing his backpack and stood up,"I've been feeling very tired lately and feel like I've run all around Mobius a hundred times."
"Maybe you should talk to Shadow about this?"Silver suggested.
"We haven't seen him in month since the camping trip,he's been acting kinda strange."Sonic yawned,"But I might talk to him,if I can find him." he added as the three caught up with Knuckles,Blaze,and Amy,"Have you guys noticed that Mephiles is missing too?"
"I asked around,and then went to the principal who said Mephiles was sick."Silver responded.
"This is just…"Amy trailed off,not knowing what to say.
"Weird,and mysterious?"Sonic questioned as they all walked home,passing Shadow's house.
Shadow's house was completely dark,not a single light was on and the group got an eerily feeling when they looked at the house. Sonic swore he saw a figure looking out the window,but he didn't get a good look at it,"Why do I have a bad feeling about this week?"Sonic mumbled to himself.
"Eclipse."Shadow growled the cat's name,"I know you were sent here to watch over me,but you put yourself in too much danger by doing so."
"I have to keep the people safe,AND you've gotten pass my magical defences multiple times Shadow,"Eclipse responded,glaring at the hedgehog who averted his eyes,"You've been hiding too much from the team,I'm a top class witch,and only few things can break my defensives."
"I don't know what you're talking about."Shadow growled,turning his back to Eclipse.
"Don't lie to me!"Eclipse snapped,"By the way you're acting you know exactly what I'm talking about."There was a long moment of silence before Eclipse spoke again,"Prince of vampires."
"I gave up on that life years ago!"Shadow whirled around to face Eclipse,"I never WANTED to be the prince!"
Eclipse looked at Shadow calmly,"Calm down,"She sighed,realizing this was a sensitive topic and she shouldn't have provoked Shadow,"you don't want to hurt anyone do you?"
Shadow hesitated before turning away and punching the wall in response,"I'm going to take a walk,don't try and stop me."He said,storming out of his house.
"Just stay out of trouble."Eclipse sighed,knowing she should follow him but chose not to.
Shadow sat under a tree at the park,the sun was just going down,the cloud colors changing from white to pink. Shadow on the other hand was seething with anger and couldn't bring himself to calm down. Shadow could hear many things from far away,kids playing,birds chirping,mothers singing,these were all but a few things of what the vamphog could hear.
Shadow could also hear snoring,it was nearby and it was annoying him,he had no idea where it was coming from until something,well someone fell out of the tree,surprising the teacher,"Sonic?"He said the student's name.
"Oh hey Shads!"Sonic said awkwardly,getting up quickly,"What are you doing here?"Sonic didn't get a response,so he sat by Shadow.
Shadow looked at Sonic for a short moment,he could sense a change in the blue blur as well as smell something different,he couldn't place his hand on it yet,"Are you okay?"Shadow finally asked.
"Um...yeah,"Sonic responded,blushing lightly,"I've done that multiple times before."he shifted awkwardly,"Why have you been gone so long?"Sonic blurted out,blushing a bit more once he asked.
"Family problems,personal problems."Shadow responded,"I don't want to talk about them."He said,pulling his legs to his chest and chin on his knees,"I know you want to talk about something,other then where I've been,"Shadow said,narrowing his eyes at Sonic,"So what is it?"
"Um,I don't know how to start,"Sonic mumbled,looking away from Shadow.
Shadow leaned back against the tree,straightening his legs as he did so,"I can't help if you don't tell me."Shadow sighed,"Just start from the beginning."
"Well it started at the beginning of this month,"Sonic started,looking at the ground,"I've been feeling overwhelmingly tired even though I've gotten good night sleep,it started to get worse and now everything seems to hurt in the mornings,"Sonic gave an inward sigh,"And it feels like someone has been stretching out my arms."He whispered.
"I just sounds like you haven't had enough sleep."Shadow responded,standing up and was about to walk away,until Sonic said.
"I've also been having the same dream."Sonic added more quietly.
"What kind of dream."Shadow asked,his back still turned to the cobalt hedgehog,watching as the last bits of sunlight disappeared and the stars light up the sky.
"I don't know how to describe it…"Sonic responded,looking,at the ground.
"It's fine."Shadow said,hiding his disappointment. As of this moment,it was taking all of Shadow's willpower,not to bite Sonic,and he was about to lose it if he didn't leave soon,"Look,I have to go,see you around.."Shadow said,not waiting for Sonic's response as he left the park in a rush.
"What took you so long to get back?"Eclipse asked once Shadow entered the house.
"Don't worry about it."Shadow responded quickly,it felt like his heart was beating a million miles an hour as he headed upstairs and into his room and locked his door. Shadow was breathing hard,his heart pounding in his chest,with his back to the door,he slid down into a crouch,crossing his arms on his knees and laying his head on one of his arms. What's wrong with me?! Why is it only him that can do this to me? I can't love my student…"Shadow felt tears fall down his face,I can't keep this charade up forever….but at the same time,I don't want my feelings to effect my work. Shadow started to ponder on what to do.
Eclipse watch as ebony hedgehog rushed 's up with him? Eclipse thought worriedly until remembering something. If my prediction was right,then he must have seen shook her 't jump to conclusions! She thought,heading upstairs and knocked on Shadow's door.
At first,there was no response,so Eclipse knocked again. After another long moment of silence she finally said something,"Shadow? Are you okay?"The black and white cat asked.
"Leave me alone."Shadow responded quietly,but Eclipse could hear the conflict in his tone.
Eclipse tired opening the door to no avail,"Shadow! Open the door!"She snapped,seriously worried about the hedgehog.
"NO!"Shadow shouted back,"I want to be left alone!"he growled,his voice cracking.
Eclipse's ear flicked. Did his voice just crack? His voice never cracks! Eclipse thought in shock,"Shadow,"Eclipse sighed,knowing she could make this worse,or better,"What's wrong? I'm your friend,you can tell me."
"A friend who brings up my past,and teases me constantly about it,sure,I can tell you everything!"Shadow said sarcastically,his voice cracking at the end,he didn't bother to try and cover it up.
"Shadow,"Eclipse growled,hating how stubborn the black hedgehog could be,"I know I tease you too much,but I'm not making fun of you."She paused,"Please,just tell me what's wrong."
There was no response for a long time,"I don't have to tell you anything."Shadow finally responded.
Eclipse sighed and leaned up against Shadow's door,she was making a gamble that could get her killed,or closer to her answer,"Is it about Sonic?"She asked quietly,her tone holding slight fear. No response,"Shadow,please tell me what's wrong."
"What's wrong?"Shadow whispered,"What's wrong?!"His voice grew louder,"Everything's wrong! My life! Everything's screwed up! DAMN IT! You think you know me well enough to understand the PAIN I go through everyday? "
"Shadow, I-"Eclipse tried to stop him.
"My life is a fucking mess ever since I met that hedgehog."Shadow sighed,"I don't understand these feelings!"
Eclipse quickly caught on and butted in on Shadow's ranting,"Shadow,"She said forcefully,making the black hedgehog stop,"Stop running away from these feelings,the more you run,the worse it gets,"Eclipse sighed,sitting down with her back against the door,"Luna used to do the same thing with me,she never felt love before,just like you."she explained,"You two are so similar,you've both been thrown to the side and abandoned,lost something important,filled with anger and hatred,heck even darkness,"Shadow listened quietly as Eclipse went on in a soft tone,"but when there is light in both your lives,you two pushed it out….until you met someone who's so persistent and bright,no matter how hard you try,you couldn't push them away and for the first time,fine yourselves with an unknown feeling. You can't place you hand on it and you don't know how to respond to it,you'll try and keep your distant,but no matter how hard you try you just can't ignore it,you find yourself confused and conflicted on what to do. I'm telling you NOW not to ignore it,because in the long run,it'll hurt you.."Eclipse finished,waiting for Shadow's response.
Eclipse heard the door unlock,but Shadow didn't come out,so she went in only to find the hedgehog not there and the window open.
Next day
Eclipse walked silently over to Shadow's house. I could face anger,or acceptance,I just hope it's the second one,Eclipse thought as she knocked on the door,only to find it was unlocked and slightly opened. With one sniff of the air,Eclipse's blood ran cold. Blood! What did Shadow do last night!? Eclipse thought as she slowly entered the dark house.
At first,everything seemed fine until Eclipse Tripped over something large,it was cold,as if it had been dead for a couple of hours. As the cat headed up the stairs,she he the splash of what she assumed to be blood,as she walked over to Shadow's room. The first thing she heard was a groan of pain,"Shadow?!"Eclipse said,peeking into his room. Shadow was partly curled into a ball on his bed,his fingers tearing/gripping at the blankets and sheets .
"E-Eclipse?"Shadow stammer the cat's name,as she walked into the dark room.
Eclipse was horrified with how the room looked,everything was broken except for the dresser which only had scratches on it,the window was broken and the blinds torn off,the walls had claw marks on them,and a few floorboards were torn from the ground and broken into pieces which were scattered about the room. After looking around the room,Eclipse realized Shadow was mumbling.
"C-couldn't s-stop myself."He stammer as a guilty look crossed his face as he gripped the blankets.
"Tell me what happened."Eclipse said softly,but kept her distance from the vamphog.
"I don't remember anything!"Shadow sat up abruptly,light finally hitting his face.
Eclipse let out an inward gaspe,not wanting to make Shadow feel even more guilty for what he'd done,Shadow's muzzle and chest fur was stained red with blood,Eclipse could only assume that the rest of him was too,"Who were they?" Eclipse asked,wanting to help as much as she could.
"I-I don't know."Shadow said,burying his head into his hands,"I don't remember anything!" He snapped.
"Shadow."Eclipse said calmly,"God take a shower,I'll take care of the mess."Shadow was unresponsive,"Know what,"she sighed,"I'll just call GUN."The moment she said that,Shadow got up and headed towards the bathroom.
Shadow sighed as he turned on the shower,no amount of words could express his guilt.
A full hour had passed by the time Shadow got out of the shower,"Good to see you got rid of the blood."Eclipse said cautiously,"Now please TRY and remember something."
"I already told you I don't remember."Shadow sighed,heading into the living room as cat on a couch.
"Okay,"Eclipse sighed,knowing she wasn't going to get an answer,"I didn't tell GUN about this,we'll keep it a secret for now,"Eclipse said,walking into the living room,"As for you,I think it's best you never went out at night."Shadow gave a distracted nod.
As the day went on,Shadow stayed mainly to himself and spent most of his time in his room on his bed. There was a knock at his door,"What is it this time Eclipse?"Shadow asked dryly,not wanting to speak to the cat.
"You've missed five calls from Sonic,and two from Tails,"Eclipse growled impatiently,"I hope you're not still moping around about the accident!"She groaned.
Shadow gave a groan ,getting out of his bed and popping his room,"That's exactly what I plan on doing for the rest of the day."He responded before pulling his head back into his room.
"You know what,"Eclipse sighed,"I'll fo a bit of digging on Sonic,see what comes up."Eclipse,moving away from Shadow's room,"But I want to at least answer the phone next time it rings."
"Okay…"Shadow responded,"Just give me the phone."the black hedgehog added crossly as he reopened his door. Eclipse handed Shadow the phone before heading the hell did Sonic get my phone number? Shadow thought as he closed the door and sat on his bed,placing the phone next to him.
It was only a few moments later when Shadow's phone rang,he didn't hesitate to pick it up,"Hello?"
"Hay Shads!"Sonic said cheerfully .
"How'd you get my phone number?"Shadow asked dryly.
"I'm a hero,all I have to do is ask."Sonic responded smuggly.
"Hmm,I guess so,"Shadow grunted,"Why call?"
"I still want to talk ."Is all Sonic said.
"Fine…"Shadow sighed,"At 7?"
"Fine with me!"Sonic said cheerfully,"I gotta go,bye!"he added,hanging up.
"So you got a date with Sonic?"
Shadow jumped slightly and turned his head to his door only to see Eclipse. Shadow's cheeks turned red,"IT'S NOT A DATE!" Shadow snapped,flushed.
"Oh sure,"Eclipse said,sticking out her tongue playfully,"It's not like you had any other motives."
Shadow felt his ears burn as his face grew more red,"You really know how to embarrass me."Shadow responded,turning his head away from the black and white cat to try and hide the blush on his face.
"Yes I do,"Eclipse said with a smirk,"You're acting just like Luna,too shy to admit your feelings."she teased.
"I'm not shy about it,"Shadow said,looking at Eclipse,"I'm careful about it,"Shadow felt tears well in his eyes.
Eclipse moved over to Shadow,"What do you mean by that?"She asked.
Shadow gave a sigh,"First off,I'm a teacher and could lose my job,second off, I'm a vampire and I'm NOT going to list all the things that could go wrong there,and third of all,GUN wouldn't approve of the relationship."Shadow finished.
"Luna pulled a few strings to allow her to date me."Eclipse sighed,"You have more dominance in GUN and could pull a lot of strings that could help out in the long run."
Shadow glared at Eclipse,"And how many people would be pissed off at me for doing so,I'd rather not take the risk!"Shadow snapped back.
"Sonic's eighteen right?"Eclipse asked. Shadow nodded,not looking at the cat,but instead out the window,"For all they know,you're twenty,and you've attracted a lot of female and a few male student's attention."
"Not helping."Shadow growled.
"Okay,I was just partially kidding about the last thing,"Eclipse chuckled,"But what I'm trying to say is go for it,because eventually you'll miss your chance."
"I so don't need that on my mind…"Shadow whispered,looking out the window to see where the sun was at.
"Oh!"Eclipse exclaimed,surprising Shadow,"Aren't you the vampire of love or something?"she asked.
"Vampire of love and lust."Shadow nodded,"Get off my bed"Shadow groaned as the cat climbing into his bed.
"Why should I."Eclipse growled back.
"Do you really want to know what I'll say?"Shadow said,looking Eclipse in the eyes.
"Okay fine."Eclipse said about to leave,"Don't forget to come back before night fall."She added before leaving.
"Don't count on it."Shadow mumbled,looking at his clock before looking at the sky. Something's not right. Shadow thought,narrowing his eyes,Something,or someone is going to mess with the moon,but who?
6:40pm
Shadow had dozed the whole day away and was surprised to hear Eclipse bursting into his room,"Get up lazy bones!"She snapped.
"I work more than you do."Shadow retorted,glaring at the cat.
"It's 6:40!"Eclipse exclaimed,pointed at the clock.
Shadow looked blankly at Eclipse before facepalming,"I still have enough time."Shadow sighed,glaring at Eclipse through his fingers.
"Shut up and get up."Eclipse said rolling her eyes,"I know it takes you forever yo get out of bed,now put some clothes on,also GUN made you some new gloves."
"For what?"Shadow asked,pushing Eclipse out of his room.
"For when you have to shake hands with someone,"Eclipse responded ,stopping Shadow from closing his door,"People think you're a germaphobe but you're not because your hands are just really,really cold."
"Hmm,fine,"Shadow said,finally closing his door.
"They'll be on the table."Eclipse said,heading downstairs.
"Whatever."Shadow mumbled,putting on a short sleeved shirt and long pants before heading down stairs to put on the gloves,"Hm,at least they fit."He sighed,looking at the clock. Ten minutes,best be on my way.. Shadow thought,heading out the door and to the park.
Shadow was eight minutes early,other then the face he had ran the entire way,so out of boredom he sang songs under the tree Sonic had fallen out of the other day.
"Not bad."Sonic said,surprising the teacher.
"What took you so long?"Shadow asked looking away from Sonic.
"I'm right on time."Sonic retorted,sitting down next to Shadow.. They talked about Sonic's 'problem' for a few moments before going off topic,with Shadow throwing some subtle and almost unicleable flirts.
"I have to go."Shadow said,standing up.
"Can we walk together?"Sonic asked,standing as well. Shadow gave a nod. No words were said on the walk back home,even though Sonic lived a bit further away from Shadow. As both Shadow and Sonic rounded a corner a hedgehog with a gun walked straight up to them,
"Give me all your money,and no one gets hurt."The hedgehog said,pointing the gun at Sonic.
Shadow calmly moved in front of Sonic,"We don't have anything,so move out the way,or I'll make you."Shadow growled,his eyes narrowed,"I can handle this."Shadow whispered when Sonic placed a hand on his shoulder,"Just go."
Sonic hesitated before doing as the teacher told,running past the armed hedgehog,"Don't hurt yourself!"Sonic called out.
"Hey! I said-"The hedgehog, was cut off when Shadow grabbed his gun before elbowing him in the chin,effectively knocking the hedgehog out.
Shadow gave a disinterested grunt as he looked at the now knocked out hedgehog before continuing on his way home. But something stopped him and everything went blank.
Next morning
Shadow woke up,he was laying on his couch,he tried to sit up but was greeted by a large pain in his side,somethings came back in fragments. He remember a police officer, a few civilians,gunshots,and a dark alleyway. That was all he could remember. Shadow brushed off the memories of last night and sat at with much pain and discomfort,before turning on the TV.
"Three found dead in separate alleyways,possibly more as well as and dozens wounded,"The news reporter said,"among the dead,there was a police officer deputy and possibly more…."the reporter went on.
Damn it! Shadow thought,placing his palm on his forehead,"One cop managed to survive and called for backup,here's his story."Shadow listened intently.
"It's kind of hard to speak about,but I know I gotta do it,to bring this killer to jail,"The cop started,taking a deep breath,"So,there was this hedgehog,hard to see them in the dark,but me and my partner could tell it was a hedgehog,they were staggering,my partner presumed he was hurt,so he went up to help them,before I could react,that hedgehog jumped him,my partner could pull out his gun fast enough,neither could I,by the time I pulled my gun,the hedgehog was gone with my partner as well."The cop gave a heavy sigh,"I notified the police department that my partner was kidnapped, a few patrol cars were abandoned,and showed signs of a struggle or a fight,I turned into an alleyway,I found my partner dying of blood loss from wounds to his neck."
Shadow turned off the TV then,not wanting to hear the rest,and as soon as he did that,the house phone rang,Shadow looked at it,knowing it'd be the commissioner,but didn't bother to pick it up,instead,he headed down into the basement.
The basement was dark,the only light was from the door which soon closed behind the dark hedgehog. Shadow forced himself to keep the fragmented memories of last night to the back of his mind,this was hard,due to the pain in his side.
Shadow had secrets,(But you already know this,but these are different :3)secrets he kept from everyone,including GUN who think they know everything there is to know about him. He's kept these secrets because they're personal.
"Shadow?"An old voice said from the darkness.
"Greetings Crash,"Shadow said,nodding to the elder vampire,"I don't see why you stay in my basement,even if you can survive on the rats and mice down here."Crash light a candle.
"I am one of the oldest vampires out there,seen Dracula's rain of terror,and how we vampires evolved to survive in the sunlight,even though that's a mutation."Crash spoke in a ragged tone,"I know there's something troubling you,other then your little crush on a blue hedgehog."
Shadow blushed and looked away,waiting a few moments before talking,"It's about the moon,it hasn't effect me like this before."
"I see where this is going,"Crash frowned,"I've noticed it too and it seems like someone or something is enhancing the effects,"the elder sighed,"Who ever it is Shadow,you MUST at all cost,stop them,they don't know what they are playing with and could end all civilization as we know it or something along those lines."
Shadow nodded,"There's something else I need."
"Yes-yes,I know what it is."Crash smiled,before giving Shadow a glowing blue stone,"Such a rare stone,cancels out the effects of the blood moon,so few left,so hard to find."
"I'll return it when this is over."Shadow said,about to turn and head back upstairs.
"Be wary of the blue one,he still has things he hides deep within,"Crash said,watching Shadow leave,"Monsters and demons,as for you Shadow,your future holds many promising things."The elder finished.
Once back upstairs,Shadow put on a sweater,placing the blue stone in on of the pockets as well as taking his personal phone with him, before leaving the house,"Excuse me sir."A police officer said,walking up to Shadow,"Have you seen this hedgehog?"He showed him a picture.
Shadow looked at the picture,"I can't see anything you retard,"He growled,walking past the cop who didn't bother to follow the ebony hedgehog. After walking a few blocks,Shadow called GUN.
"Shadow! What did you do this time?"The commissioner asked,anger clear in his tone.
"I didn't do anything!"Shadow hissed back,"Look,I talked to a friend of mine,they said something's off with blood moon,my only guess is that someone is amplifying its effects,and I have a hunch as to who it might be,"Shadow had contemplated for a few moments before adding,"but I need Sonic for this mission."
"WHAT!? ARE YOU CRAZY?"
"Yes I am,"Shadow responded sarcastically,"Just excuse him from his classes."
"Fine,but you better have a good reason."
"It's Eggman."Shadow deadpanned,"Eggman is the only person I can think of,that do this,and I think the enhanced effects are just the beginning of it."
"Alright,just go talk to him about,we'll drop off your supplies at the drop off point."The Commis. said,hanging up.
Shadow placed his phone in the other sweater pocket as he neared the hotel Sonic and his friends where staying at.
"Hello Shadow."An agent of GUN greeted him,"Sonic and his friends are staying in rooms D120 and D121."
Shadow nodded and took elevator up to the floor Sonic was on. Once Shadow found room D120,he knocked on the door.
"Sonic!"Shadow heard Knuckles snap. Shadow leaned up against the wall next to the door and listened to the two argue before one of them came to open the door.
"Shadow?"Tails said shocked,"What are you doing here?"The two tailed fox asked.
"I came here to speak to Sonic."Shadow responded,not letting his tone or eyes give anything away as he looked codly at Tails.
"Sonic."Tails said,heading back into the room,"It's Shadow,and he wants to speak to you."
Later
"So Eggman might be behind the crazy attacks?"Sonic asked,walking with Shadow.
"He might be,and they're only going to get worse,"Shadow nodded.
"But how do you know so much?"Sonic asked,"And can I bring my friends?"
"There are things you don't know about me,but there's no use in hiding this."Shadow turned into an alleyway where a black van was waiting.
"What do you mean?"Sonic asked,confused.
"Being a teacher is only my second job,"Shadow answered,looking calmly at Sonic,"Have you heard of Guardian Units of Nations?" Sonic nodded,"Well,I'm part of the group."Shadow said,getting into the van. A few moments later,Sonic joined him and the van drove off to the drop off point.
Halfway there,Sonic feel asleep on Shadow's shoulder,much to the drive's amusement,"Hope you haven't gone soft agent."The driver chuckled.
"Keep your mouth shut,I haven't gone soft."Shadow gave a low growl.
"Alright,we're here."The driver said,stopping by an abandoned church. Shadow shifted,waking Sonic.
"We're here."Shadow said,getting out of the car,Sonic did the same.
"Why here?"Sonic asked,fear flashing his his eyes for a moment,"I've heard that anyone that's gone in,never came out."
"Partly true,partly false,"Shadow responded,heading up to the doors of the church ,"There are a lot of myths and legends surrounding this place,hard to tell if any of them are true unless you owned the place."
"What do you mean by that?"Sonic asked,hanging back.
"Nothing,just stay out here."Shadow ordered before going into the church. It only took a few moments before Shadow came back out,carrying a gun and emerald.
"Is that a chaos emerald?"Sonic asked.
"Yeah,"Shadow nodded,"Now let's go,I really don't like being here."Shadow growled,moving away from the church.
"Do you even know where Eggman's base is?"Sonic asked with a chuckle.
"Actually,the thing we're looking for isn't in Eggman's base,but in the arctic zone
"But that's a two day travel!"Sonic whined,"Unless we find a star post."(Sorry if this goes into the five day limit for them,just screw the fking timeline it so hard to keep track of the days here,but I'm hoping I got this right :/ if not then just add on a day cx)
"We move fast,don't we?"Shadow asked rhetorically ,"We shouldn't waste time and let's move."(Shadow can use Chaos Control,but loses a lot of energy and control over his hunger for blood : p)
Two days of travel,two days making the journey to the arctic zone, Sonic thought shivering from the cold as he walked beside Shadow,Two days to get to know Shads,and a long time of hiding the truth of my sleepless nights,I wish I could tell him the truth, Sonic looked at Shadow for a moment before looking ahead,But I don't know how he'll react..
"Sonic?"Shadow asked quizzically,looking at cobalt hedgehog.
"I'm fine."Sonic said smiling.
Shadow nodded before adding,"I think we found it." Shadow said,looking at an egg-shaped dome.
"That sure is it."Sonic agreed,"Race ya!"Sonic said,taking off towards the dome.
"Sonic! Grr!"Shadow running after the cobalt hedgehog.
Sonic spin dashed into the base,"Haha,too easy."Sonic said,dusting of his hands,"Where's Shads?"Sonic asked out loud,looking move on.. Sonic thought,hearing the alarms sound off.
"What took you so long?"Shadow asked,standing in front of a sealed off room.
"You cheated!"Sonic retorted.
"I took the vents."Shadow rolled his eyes just as the door to the blocked off room opened.
"Sonic?!"Eggman gasped in surprise once he saw them,"You're too late!"The doctor said,hitting multiple buttons.
"Eggman."Sonic shouted,entering the room.
Shadow followed Sonic,"I assume you're going to tell us your plan."he said coldly.
"You are right Shadow."Eggman laughed,and told his evil plan.
"You won't get away with this!"Sonic glared back at Eggman. Until Shadow stepped in front of him.
"You have no Idea as to what you're messing with,"Shadow growled,"Messing with the blood moon puts the entire plant at risk."
"Blah! That's my goal you stupid hedgehog!"Eggman snapped.
At that moment,Sonic feel to the ground,growling in pain as a dark mist surrounded the hedgehog. What's going on? Shadow thought,backing away from the dark mist. There was a short moment of silence that was broken by a loud howl that sent chills up Shadow's spine,he knew this sound well.
The mist faded,showing the former hedgehog turned werehog down on all fours,his dark blue fur glistening in the red moonlight,Sonic's tongue lolled out,revealing sharp canine teeth before snarling directly at Shadow.(Idk how to describe sonic's werehog form XD)The werehog stalked closer,Shadow could see the ripple of the muscles underneath the thick fur,he knew he had to be cautious.
Shadow watched the werehog,waiting for any signs that Sonic was going to attack. When Sonic finally charged him,Shadow was ready and moved out the way only to feel a hand of the werehog around his leg,pulling Shadow back towards the werehog.( I dun do fight scenes xD so sorry :/)
Sonic pinned Shadow,growling,drool falling from his jaws as he looked into Shadow's eyes. The werehog sniffed Shadow before giving him a lick,much to Shadow's disgust,but didn't show it openly. The beast released Shadow,allowing the hedgehog to stand.
"Aww,and I was having so much fun watching him chase you."Eggman whined,"But you're too late!"He laughed.
"I wouldn't be so certain Egghead."Shadow chuckled,"I was two steps ahead of you,I've already deactivated your systems and you missed your chance." Shadow added with narrowed eyes as the moon rose to its highest point,"I'll just leave Sonic to finish you off."Shadow turned and left.
Dawn
As the sun rose into the sky,Shadow stood alone,he hasn't seen Sonic since last night,but he didn't was waiting for pick up,"Hay Shads."Sonic greeted the dark hedgehog sheepishly.
"Sonic."Shadow nodded,his eyes dilated against the sunlight.
"Look about last night with the werehog thing."Sonic started only for Shadow to stop him.
"Don't worry about it,"Shadow looked at Sonic,"I've seen some weird things in my life,what I saw last night was just the tip of the iceberg."There was a short moment of silence,"You can't tell anyone,you know that right?"
"Yeah,"Sonic sighed,"It's just…." he trailed off. Shadow gave him a questioning look which turned to shock and surprise when Sonic kissed his cheek,"See ya!" Sonic said,racing off.
"What the?"Shadow said confused but at the same time blushing before giving a smirk.
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