Azn Inu: sorry for the long wait I've been having a mad case of writers block.
Shadow: Sure you have
Azn Inu: Anyways yeah it was also my birthday so yeah 12/07 well anyways sorry for not updating
Chapter 8
The Metal Hedgehog Arises
Shadow was walking around the house bored as usual. Rouge was away trying to find the killer people call Shadow. 'She thinks it's just a codename how wrong she is.' He thought to himself. He was surprised she didn't find out yet. Personally he thought it was funny. 'Metal Sonic knowing Ivo Metal should be done and better then ever now.' He thought to himself.
'This is a fight I can't wait for.' He thought to himself with a smile. Shadow had been waiting for a call from the Chaotix, which hadn't come yet. He was getting pissed at this fact. The Chaotix were supposed to be somewhat sufficient with their job and right now they were failing him.
'Damnit what could be taking those three so long.' He thought.
Espio, Charmy, and Vector were lounging around there office. Charmy was sleeping; Espio was leaning against the wall sleeping; and Vector had his head on his desk asleep.
'Damnit maybe I should go there and check on them. Knowing that lot they're probably sleeping like lazy bastards.' He thought and headed out to the Chaotix's office. He sighed walking he wasn't too happy with them at the moment. He had that feeling that they were slacking.
He was a block away from the building now. He skated over to the building and walked through the door. He walked up the stairs and opened the Detectives door. He was right they were sleeping. 'God damnit those lazy…' He thought to himself. He grabbed a very thick and heavy book then slammed it on the desk waking them all up.
"Get up you slackers." Shadow said growling. They all woke up thinking they were being robbed. "Don't steal the television." Charmy said out of a response. Everyone looked at him. "Charmy wake up properly." Espio said. "You slackers why haven't you reported in?" Shadow said obviously pissed. "Well you see…" Vector started. "Don't even start with the excuses just give me a report now." Shadow said. "Right now sir.." Vector said slightly aggravated because he woke up from a good rest.
"It seems that Dr. Robotnik is almost done with Metal Sonic." Espio said. "Good that's all I needed to know." He said and tossed them some money. "Here buy a new television set or something." Shadow said and headed back to Rouge's mansion.
Shadow sighed now that Metal was almost completed he needed to prepare himself for what was to come. 'Maybe that Hedgehog can help me destroy that damned creation.' Shadow thought to himself on the walk back. He looked at the sky wondering about something.
'I wonder if I can find someone that could make me a small EMP so that I can shut Metal off the easy way?' Shadow thought to himself. 'That fox might be able to make one for me.' He thought. 'Yes, what was his name again Tails?' he continued his train of thought and nodded.
"Yes, that will work after all he is an electronic made being." Shadow said to himself. He arrived back at the mansion and went to his room to make out some plans on how he was going to fight Metal.
"Is it almost operational?" Ivo asked. "Yes, doctor." Said a man behind him. "Excellent." Ivo said smiling.
Rouge was in her office and she had a minor headache from trying to find the killer. "Rouge you should take a break." Amy said. Amy stopped by to hang out with her friend. "Yeah I probably should." Rouge said and yawned. "Wow you've been working really hard haven't you?" Amy asked.
"Yeah this is starting to get irritating." Rouge said rubbing her head. Rouge got up from her chair and stretched out a bit. "Hey lets go to the park." Amy said cheerfully. Rouge smiled at the pink hedgehog. "Yeah sure." Rouge said and grabbed her coat.
"So having trouble finding the so called elusive Shadow?" Amy asked. "Yeah nothing is on this guy except that he always kills his targets and he kills them at unbelievable speeds." Rouge said as they walked out the door of her office. "Well I'm sure you'll think of something to link that up with another clue." Amy said as they walked into the park.
The park wasn't far from Rouge's office and they were glad for that. They walked around talking about the usual things. It was a nice day Rouge had to admit. They bought some ice cream at a vendor that strolled by on the path. Amy got strawberry while Rouge got mint chocolate chip. They sat down on a nearby bench and continued their talk.
"So, how is Shadow doing?" Amy asked. Rouge thought back to the dinner that he made and blushed a bit. Amy smiled. "You like him don't you?" Amy asked. "No, I don't he's a moody bastard." Rouge said.
Amy sighed, she knew Rouge was stubborn about a lot of things. "Ok whatever you say Rouge." Amy said. They sat there and continued to talk.
Shadow was almost done with his plan all he needed now was an EMP charge and he would be set to go. He looked at the clock and saw that it was getting pretty late. He would ask Rouge where the fox lived tomorrow. He yawned and headed for his bed. He had a feeling something might happen tomorrow he just didn't know what to expect.
He looked at the ceiling while he was laying down. He was thinking of his past. Who was he really the memories that came into his mind as if there was more to him then he knew. He knew that he was a project called the Ultimate Life Form, and that he used to live on some sort of military base called Ark.
He could remember Gerald Robotnik, Ivo's grandfather. Then there was Maria someone who came into his mind constantly she was the one person that he became good friends with. He remembered that much of a past that he had forgotten.
The question was how did he lose these memories in the first place? He did remember an escape pod perhaps it crashed and he hit his head hard. He didn't know all it was to him was a mystery.
He couldn't stop remembering the young girl named Maria. She was always so cheerful and yet at times sad. He wondered why she was sad most of those times. Maybe it was because she knew the organization called G.U.N would come some day and it happened.
"Maria." Shadow whispered the name softly. He said the name as though it were very familiar to him. 'Shadow.' He heard a voice in the back of his head it sounded so much like her. He slowly closed his eyes and told himself he was just imagining it.
"I just need to get some rest after all I was working on that plan all day." Shadow said looking at the ceiling until his eyes slowly started closing by themselves.
"At last my new and improved Metal Sonic is completed." Eggman said looking at his creation that was standing, but not turned on yet. "Yes, this shall do the job nicely of hunting those pesky hedgehogs." Eggman said. "Gamma I want you to go with him just in case he needs the help understood?" Eggman asked.
"Understood master." Gamma replied. "Good. Now Metal activate." He said pressing a switch and Metal Sonics' eyes started glowing red. "Awaiting your orders master." The metallic version of Sonic stood waiting. "I want you to hunt down Sonic again and while you're at it destroy him and Shadow." Eggman said as he started laughing. "Very well master." Metal said.
Azn Inu: Ok yes I was dead for a time, but I have arisen.
Shadow: Sure you were. --
Azn Inu: Well anyways that was it for this chapter and now I would like to make this brief announcement.
Shadow: yes oh brilliant one what is it
Azn Inu: A friend of mine has written a story, but it seems no one goes to fiction press so he posted it on Gaiaonline . com search for his story his name is xlings. Personally I thought it was pretty good so check it out at the site I have listed. Well heres a portion of his story.
Prologue
A gust of wind blows across a field of beautiful flowers there leaves rustling amongst themselves, petals flew in the air the light of the sun made them glitter like fireflies, and amongst all of this stood a boy seemed to walk towards the center of the eternal dance of nature. It seemed to revolve around him the light the dancing petals whirled and flew off. He looked the age of around sixteen or seventeen rather muscular, his black hair glistened in the sunlight. The only thing that could have distinguished him from any other boy his age would be the markings of the dragons on his right arm what seemed to be two demonic wings of the dragon. A pain simmered upon the mark on his arm something was going to happen he grasped it with his left not in pain but in anticipation of what was going to happen. This had never happened before it was always just a mark on his arm never had it hurt curiosity was in the boys mind, however he knew whatever was going to happen it was going to change him and he will never be able to see his friends again. As he stared at the ground preparing for what was about to happen he heard rustling in the woods that surrounded this beautiful plain. He glanced slowly at the forest and saw his three friends standing at its edge.
"Damoth what are you standing all alone there for and why the heck did you leave camp without telling any one?" asked one of his male companions.
"We where all worried Damoth say something" a female companion went on
A pain filled smile came across his face and his friends knew there was something wrong. They might not know what but Damoth was always rather easy to read by his expressions.
"Did something happen? We can help you, just say something," another female companion asked
Tears swelled in his eyes never being able to see them again. "Good-bye my friends" Damoth finally said with the same pain in his eyes and reluctant smile.
"What?" one of his friends started to ask but as she did the ground started to simmer flames seemed to dance on the beautiful field of flowers. Suddenly a great pain came across Damoth there was as if a fire was burning in his head he fell to his knees holding his head from the pain. His friends immediately started racing towards him. The flames danced faster around him and suddenly right when his friends where about to reach him great dragonic wings burst from Damoths back he stood as the pain in his had now gone. His red scaly wings flexed for the first time they are out of his body and then they encased him, the dancing flames explode and a spiral vortex of flames engulf him. the area of which the vortex appeared the flowers where burnt to an ash but, curiously enough the rest of the field was fine the fire did not spread nor did it die out. It was just a spiral of flames in the middle of the beautiful field making the field seem deadly but in a way more extravagant. His friends stood in dismay there was nothing they could do. Their friend was trapped in a vortex of flames the heat swelled to them there was no way he could be alive, but there was always hope, they couldn't do anything, but there was always hope that he could be alive. When their spirits seemed to be at the lowest and it seemed like the vortex would never dim down A thunderous roar came from inside the blazing flames, the cry of a dragon. The group stared into the flames wondering where and why a dragon would be in the flames that had engulfed their friend. The flames suddenly started to dance wildly the walls of it seemed to swell. Another thunderous roar from inside the walls of the vortex seemed to rip as a dragon emerged from the flames. The fire seem to give birth to this dragon, red as ruby, little by little high above the group of friends the dragon seemed to fly out of the flaming vortex ripping at the flames where it could not get out. Confused looks came across the group the pillar of flame was solid? Or maybe it was just solid to the dragon they didn't understand and they dared not to touch the flames. The dragons demon like wings where free and most of its lizard like body was out, it looked around at its surrounding, flexed its wings, and with a mighty flap of its wings it burst out of the flames and flew away into the clear blue sky.
"Did any one else notice the marking on the dragons side?" The female wearing a white cloak asked.
The broad muscular man gave a stuttered laugh" We just saw a dragon burst out of a flaming pillar where our friend disappeared into you really think I'd notice"
"The marking was the same as Damoth's,"she said in a type of daze.
The flames of the pillar dimmed down the friends look in hope for their friend that had been caught in its blaze. Their was a person standing there a flicker of hope came across them, however as the flames dimmed more they knew it was not there friend. It was a more sinister presence; the man was standing amongst the flames his silver hair covering his face. His face tilted up, his hair slowly moving out of his face like spirits fleeing in fright of where they where, the man's eyes where red and deep like pools of blood they went up and glared at the group. His cold hating eyes with very little or no remorse for all that is living, his right hand slowly moved to the double voulge sheathed on his back. He gripped the center of the double voulge and with a mighty swing blew out the remaining dancing flames. The two blades blurred red as it was swung, then he stabbed the end of the blade into the ashen ground and stared at the group. His glorious double voulge blood red from what it had slain. It was made with a dragons fang and was forged by the most wicked of smiths its presence was enough to pollute the purest of souls.
Then the hunter says in a hush, icy, cold and bitter voice" I, Damion the hunter of dragons, will find and slay Damoth to gain my eternal power"
He said what he did and walked into the darkness of the forest ahead.
Azn Inu: Sorry for the late update please review and check out my friends story. till next chapter.
