Chapter Nine: All We've Been Through
With Shadow and Rouge, they have encountered a gang of crystal creatures, they were both fighting off. Rouge was using her kicks, and Shadow was using a lot of his Chaos Spheres.
"CHAOS SPHERE!" Shadow yelled.
"Shadow, this is no use! There is way to many of them. There is absolutely no way in hell we can fight them all off at once!" Rouge mentioned.
"Well then, there's only one thing for it!" Shadow warned.
"What do you mean?" Rouge asked.
"There is one more trick I have left in my power." Shadow replied.
And then after that, he began to glow. He has a bright red coloured aura surrounding his entire body. Rouge gasped in horror.
"Shadow! You can't be serious about this!" Rouge exclaimed in horror.
"Well, do you have any better ideas?!" Shadow snarled.
"Well, no! But this is going a bit too far, Shadow! There has to be another way!" Rouge shrieked.
"Rouge, there is no other way!" Shadow yelled back.
"But Shadow..." Rouge started.
"I'll be fine! I may be a bit weakened after this, but it won't last long. Now take cover!" Shadow demanded.
"OK! But please, be safe!" Rouge stated, as she ran next to a boulder, and ducked behind it.
Shadow stood there with an angry look on his face, and slowly walked in the center of where all the gang of crystal creatures were.
"OK, you fucking assholes! Get a load of this! CHAOS BLAST!" Shadow yelled.
And after that, Shadow caused a huge explosion that erased all the creatures from existence. Rouge screamed in horror. After a while, Shadow finished with his attack, and fell to the ground. Rouge shrieked in horror, and ran to Shadow's aid.
"Shadow, are you alright?" Rouge asked, helping Shadow to stand.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Shadow replied.
"You had me worried!" Rouge yelled in anger.
"I get it, alright?! But this was the only chance I had! I couldn't bare to lose you! I've already lost Maria, and I didn't want to lose you either. You're all I have left." Shadow explained, as a sad tear fell from his eye.
"I know, Shadow. I know. Maria still lives in your heart, Shadow, remember that." Rouge said, as she cuddles Shadow. Shadow hugs back.
"I couldn't save her! I tried, Rouge! I really tried!" Shadow whimpered.
"No, Shadow. It was the other way round. She sacrificed herself to save you. There was nothing you could have done. She loved you, Shadow, and she loved you so much that she wanted you to be alive, and happy living here on our planet. She wanted to go, so don't ever blame yourself, Shadow. It wasn't your fault. It was hers, and hers alone. She made that decision, and it was a brave thing for her to do." Rouge explained. Shadow nodded.
"Thanks. I just miss her, you know? She was my sister, I loved her. I had to let her go, but the pain of missing her is still there." Shadow stated, as he wiped the tears from his eyes.
"I understand, Shadow. That pain will never go away. But look on the bright side. If whatever happened on the ARK never happened, you would never meet me." Rouge smiled. Shadow smiles back.
"Yeah, you're right." Shadow responded.
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(Shadow singing)
The street is like an old jean jacket
Feels good all the time
What was it I've been waiting for?
It's about time I dust off this magic
Place my face back in this crowd
And I found somebody new
.
My phone was ringing but I wasn't yet ready
This smell of smoke, now the tune's too heavy
The memories would tear down this levy
But tonight I no longer feel a thing
.
(Shadow and Rouge singing)
Finally, I have made it through the rebound
The past won't be dragging me down
(Shadow singing)
I am back to who I was hear by you
(Shadow and Rouge singing)
On this perfect night
There is no telling where or what I might
(Shadow singing)
Find before this morning light
We start a brand new day
.
(Shadow singing)
Even this Autumn air feels sweeter
It fills up my chest
There's a comfort within the cold
(Shadow and Rouge singing)
Now somehow the taste of the sweet white wine
Fits just like a friend
(Shadow singing)
Now welcomes me to lean
.
(Shadow and Rouge singing)
And now, you live and learn, and then you try to do better
She wanted to go, and I then finally let her
But the broken heart's like wood, it'll splinter
(Shadow singing)
Tonight I no longer feel a thing
.
(Shadow and Rouge singing)
Finally, I have made it through the rebound
The past won't be dragging me down
(Shadow singing)
I am back to who I was hear by you
(Shadow and Rouge singing)
On this perfect night
There is no telling where or what I might
Find before this morning light
(Shadow singing)
We start a brand new day
.
"So just remember, Shadow, you may have let her go, and put the past behind you, but she still lives in your heart. Just remember the fun loving times you've had with her. What happened was all in the past, now it's all about the future." Rouge smiled.
"I'll keep note of that. And after all we've been through here on this planet, being with you was all worth it." Shadow replied back, with a smile.
"I love you, Shadow." Rouge stated.
"I love you too, Rouge." Shadow replied.
.
(Shadow and Rouge singing)
Finally, I have made it through the rebound
The past won't be dragging me down
I am back to who I was hear by you
On this perfect night
There is no telling where or what I might
Find before this morning light
We start a brand new day
.
(Shadow singing)
Yeah, we start a brand new day
Yeah, we live and we learn
(Shadow and Rouge singing, Shadow improvising)
And now, you live and learn, and then you try to do better
She wanted to go, and I then finally let her (I'm just trying to be better)
.
My phone was ringing but I wasn't yet ready (Just because I wasn't ready)
This smell of smoke, now the tune's too heavy
The memories would tear down this levy (You're just like a friend)
.
And now, you live and learn, and then you try to do better (What have I been waiting for?)
She wanted to go, and I then finally let her
.
(Shadow singing)
Yeah, I have finally let her go
.
After that, Shadow shed another sad tear from his eye, and quickly wiped it away. Then he leaned his head towards Rouge, and pressed his lips against Rouge's for a loving passionate kiss. The kiss lasted for about a minute, until Rouge saw a green light nearby. Rouge broke the kiss.
"Shadow, look over there!" Rouge pointed, and Shadow looked behind him.
Shadow and Rouge ran towards the green light. As soon as they made it to the light, they were both shocked by what they saw. Shadow then picks it up.
"It's a Chaos Emerald!" Shadow exclaimed.
"Great! Mission accomplished! Think it's best that we head back towards the Tornado, Titan?" Rouge asked.
"I believe so. Let's get back there now. Maybe the others have found their Emeralds already." Shadow thought.
Then after that, Shadow and Rouge took their Emerald back towards the Tornado Titan.