Sonic the Hedgehog Episode 10: The truth won't set you free.
Rouge the Bat: (Is shown flying around) I'm so bored…
(As she flies around she notices Shadow standing looking over a cliff)
Rouge: there goes a cutie…
Shadow: (Is shown looking over the cliff almost as if he is waiting for someone)
Rouge: (Lands behind him) hey there cutie.
Shadow: Rouge, leave now.
Rouge: hmm… not even a hello? Just a kick in the face?
Shadow: leave now, it could be dangerous
Rouge: I laugh at danger, Shadow honey.
Shadow: Rouge, leave now!
Rouge: what's your problem today?
Shadow: …
Rouge: this must be one of your days then, am I right?
Shadow: if you don't leave you will die.
Rouge: …
Shadow: leave now!
Rouge: (Starts backing away, but it's too late as she backs away she runs into Black Doom)
Shadow: (Turns and looks toward Black Doom and Rouge) you should have left when I told you to.
Rouge: who is this?
Black Doom: (Doesn't say anything and just grabs onto Rouge by the neck and rises her into the air)
Rouge: (Gasps for breathe)
Shadow: let her go Doom! She is of no threat to you!
Black Doom: everyone is a threat, if so much as one person other then you knows of my existence they will be executed harshly.
Shadow: she can be trusted! She is not one of those people!
Black Doom: how can I believe that?
Shadow: just trust me, Doom.
Black Doom: (Thinks for a moment) …
Rouge: (Struggling to get free)
Black Doom: (Drops her to the ground)
Rouge: (Holds onto her neck, trying to get her breathing back on track)
Shadow: you will not kill anyone today.
Rouge: (Stands back up) what's your story you big black jerk I ought to-
Black Doom: (Uses his black hand and elongates his nail and it goes through Rouge's body)
Shadow: (Shocked)
Rouge: (Looks down at the nail going through her, blood starts leaving the wound)
Black Doom: no one can see me, not even your friends Shadow. (He then backhands Rouge and she flies into the air, looking to be either dead or unconscious and she falls off the cliff with blood coming out of the hole in her body and she falls to the ground below)
Shadow: (Looks over the cliff with shock and surprise) I thought… I thought you were going to spare her.
Black Doom: Shadow, I thought you didn't care about her well being or anyone else's well being on this planet for that matter.
Shadow: I… I… I…
Black Doom: do not show your weakness. You should not have feelings for anyone these people; the blood that runs through your veins does not allow it.
Shadow: …
Black Doom: you can be angered and upset by what I did all you want, but the more you gloat over the Bat's death, the more precious time you lose about finding out about yourself.
Shadow: I… I understand.
Black Doom: now let us leave this area and not allow anymore blood to be spilled.
Shadow: sure… I suppose that makes sense.
Black Doom: then we're off… (He floats away from the cliff)
Shadow: (Looks back toward the cliff Rouge fell off of and then turns around and follows Doom)
(Knuckles Temple)
Knuckles: (Feels something weird) whoa! I don't know what that was... I felt a terrible disturbance! Someone needs my help! (Jumps into the air and soars away)
(Chaotix House)
(All of the members of Chaotix, Espio, Vector and Charmy are shown sleeping again like they always are)
(They are then awakened to a large noise breaking across the forest, that noise is an explosion)
Vector: WHAT ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH IS THAT!?
Espio: (Wakes up acting calm) that wasn't too far off.
Vector: how would you know!? You had your eyes closed!
Espio: …
Charmy: are you sure we should check it out… I mean usually explosions mean danger.
Vector: (Laughs) I laugh in the face of danger, come on, let's go!
(All three Chaotix members go into the forest to check out where the explosion occurred)
(They travel not very far and they come across a part of the forest that has been completely wiped out, no trees or anything else remain in this part of the forest)
Espio: oh man… what could have done this?
Charmy: everything that was living here is dead now…
Vector: well that really sucks…
Charmy: hey! (Pointing toward something)
Vector: is that-
Espio: Sonic?
(All three of them look ahead the person that is revealed to be standing a little ways ahead of them is shown)
(It is a blue and whitish Sky-blue Hedgehog)
(The Hedgehog is looking away from the Chaotix team)
Charmy: did he do this?
Espio: that certainly isn't Sonic.
Vector: yeah we can't make that mistake twice…
Hedgehog: (Points its hand out towards another part of the forest)
Vector: now what's he doing?
Espio: I don't know…
Hedgehog: (As he points his hand out, suddenly a blue light goes out of his hand and the section of forest he pointed to suffers the same fate as the one they are already standing in)
(The Chaotix gasp in fear)
Espio: I recommend we leave now.
Charmy: I agree!
Vector: (Walks forward)
Espio: what the hell are you doing Vector!?
Vector: HEY YOU! HEDGEHOG!
(The Hedgehog turns and looks toward Vector)
Vector: who do you think you are blowing up our forest like that, huh?
Hedgehog: (Does not speak as it looks toward Vector with deathness to its face and a total disregard for life) (You still don't get a very good look at the Hedgehog)
Vector: unless you want a good butt kicking by Team Chaotix, I say you ought to run away like a little girl.
Espio: oh, that's smart and mature…
Hedgehog: (Suddenly vanishes into thin air)
Vector: huh?
Charmy: where'd he go?
Espio: I have no idea.
Vector: maybe he-
(Suddenly the Hedgehog reappears in front of Vector and with just a flick of its wrist, it knocks Vector back through many trees until he slams into something hard)
Espio: VECTOR!
Charmy: oh no!
(Both Espio and Charmy look toward the Hedgehog)
Hedgehog: (Smiles and then disappears)
(Vector's location)
(Charmy and Espio come into the scene and find Vector leaning up against a big boulder)
Vector: (Is barely conscious) wow… what a… what a punch…
Espio: we have to get him back to the house, he needs some rings!
Charmy: right!
(Charmy grabs onto Vector and flies off with Espio following behind)
(Somewhere far off in the skies of the planet)
Black Doom: Shadow…
Shadow: (Standing beside Doom) what is it Doom?
Black Doom: the information I'm about to tell you is the exact information as to why you were bread into this world, I'm sure you've been told many replications of the story with many reasons as to why, but this is the real reason as to why you were brought here.
Shadow: …
Black Doom: if you wish me to keep this information dormant I can understand but I'm sure it's what you wish to know.
Shadow: tell me everything… that's why you're here to begin with, right?
Black Doom: good…
Shadow: (Stands with his arms crossed listening)
Black Doom: let me begin… as you already know, the Space Colony ARK was created by Gerald Robotnik over 50 years ago. The Ark was used for such experiments such as yourself, Biolizard, Artificial Chaos, and many other projects obviously gone horribly wrong.
Shadow: get to the point.
Black Doom: at the time the president of the United Federation came forth and requested his expertise on a project involving prevention of death: an immortality formula.
Shadow: immortality?
Black Doom: it was a big decision for Gerald… He was reluctant at first, but he thought of his granddaughter… the one you remember as Maria.
Shadow: …
Black Doom: just the thought of her makes you speechless.
Shadow: I suppose…
Black Doom: Maria Robotnik had been suffering from an illness known as Neuro-Immune Deficiency Syndrome, which had no known cure. Knowing that otherwise she might die, Gerald reluctantly agreed to work on the project.
Shadow: I don't recollect that at all… I always remember her as a healthy girl.
Black Doom: on the outside, but she was dying on the inside.
Shadow: I… I…
Black Doom: I know, she makes you speechless yet again.
Shadow: …
Black Doom: while he himself called it the Ultimate Life Form, his doubtful coworkers frequently referred to it as "Project Shadow", due to its high impossible goal, akin to catching one's shadow. The name stuck, and eventually Gerald officially referred to the project as Project Shadow. After various attempts, some reaching results such as the dangerous Biolizard, he contacted me with my DNA, he would finish the ultimate lifeform: A creature who wouldn't age even from time itself, you, Shadow the Hedgehog.
Shadow: wait… your DNA?
Black Doom: yes, you see Dr. Robotnik and myself had more of a relationship with one another then you might think, so we struck a deal with one another, I was to give him my DNA to help produce you, and we were to have shared control of your abilities.
Shadow: (Ignores most of what Doom said) so then you are… you are my… you are technically my-
Black Doom: father. (Finishes Shadow's sentence)
Shadow: why did you wait this long to tell me?
Black Doom: I didn't believe you were ready to face the truth after much you've done I know you are now worthy of the information, the blood that runs through your veins is that of not only myself but of the Black Arms as a whole.
Shadow: am I one of you?
Black Doom: not officially, but it's safe to say that you are close enough.
Shadow: what was the deal?
Black Doom: You're purpose was to serve both of us, as part of an agreement: Gerald would have you to further his research; while I would have you collect the Chaos Emeralds and use them for my own design. I wanted to use Chaos Control to bring the Black Comet, the black arms and my home world down to Earth to conquer it. Once Gerald learned of my intentions he created his own plan; he created the ARK's Eclipse Cannon to destroy the comet that my Black Arms and myself traveled in.
Shadow: I don't remember ever doing that as well, were you scared Robotnik would use it against you, so you didn't do what you had intended?
Black Doom: for the most part, yes.
Shadow: tell me more...
Black Doom: at some point during his time working on Project Shadow, he also came across an ancient robot known as the Gizoid, which was able to copy melee and weapon abilities and use them. When the government and its military organizations became uneasy about Project Shadow, believing that is could be a potential threat to Earth; Gerald gave them the Gizoid to buy some time in completing his work. However, this did not change their feelings about Project Shadow. Sometime after the creation of Shadow the Hedgehog, G.U.N. attacked the ARK. Maria was killed and you were launched toward Earth. When they came they wanted to capture you and use your power for their own purposes.
Shadow: I seemed to be popular amongst all life forms.
Black Doom: yes, you were very valuable and very powerful; no one wouldn't have wanted to use what you possessed.
Shadow: …
Black Doom: when the professor found out that Maria was killed by the G.U.N. military, he lost his grip on sanity. During his remaining time, he created a program that would smash the ARK into the Earth, destroying it, and tampered with your memories so that he would carry out the plan. In order for the program to work, it needed to be powered by the seven Chaos Emeralds. His final act before his video recorded execution was to condemn the world to destruction for his pain. The video of which you and the others you are associated with saw.
Shadow: so then it's true… he's the reason I don't remember much of my existence?
Black Doom: yes…
Shadow: and you're the reason I'm living in the first place?
Black Doom: correct.
Shadow: now I understand why you wanted me to abide by your rule… you want me to join the Black Arms because you believe that since I have your blood and DNA in my body that I will do everything the same as you.
Black Doom: …
Shadow: you never really wanted to awaken my memories so I could find out who I was, you just wanted me to know who I am so you could use me.
Black Doom: that's not true Shadow; you know it's not true.
Shadow: why should I know?
Black Doom: …
Shadow: what makes you think that I won't just take a trip up to Space Station ARK and just blow up your comet with the Eclipse Cannon?
Black Doom: because I know you Shadow, I know you more then you know yourself. You think twice about your choices and go with the most suited variable.
Shadow: and what variable would that be?
Black Doom: the variable where you will join me and crush all of humanity. Because deep down it's what you've always wanted to do, you were just hindered by a certain blue Hedgehog.
Shadow: …
Black Doom: come, Shadow, I want to show you something… (Puts his arm out)
Shadow: (Hesitates for a moment but then puts his hand on Black Doom's hand)
(They both disappear)
(Somewhere far off back to where Rouge fell off the cliff)
Knuckles: (Is shown soaring across the sky) I feel the dim energy in this area… I have to be quick! (He calms the area looking for the hurt person) (He then notices someone lying in a pool of blood not far under him) oh my god… (He soars down to the ground at fast speeds and the victim is revealed to be Rouge) Rouge!? Rouge!? What did this to you?
Rouge: (Barely conscious) Knuck-Knuckl-
Knuckles: don't speak; I'm going to take you to some help. (Lifts up Rouge and notices blood trickle off of her wound as he does this) Mind: at the rate she's bleeding I'm surprised she's even still conscious let alone alive. I might not make it back in time. Out of Mind: hang on Rouge, I'm getting you help! (He soars off with Rouge on his back)
(Chaotix House)
Sonic: (Is shown standing next to Espio and Charmy)
Vector: (Is shown out of it on his hammock)
Sonic: so, what did you say did this to Vector?
Espio: whatever it was it took the form of a Hedgehog.
Charmy: he really creeped us out too!
Sonic: hmmm… what color was it?
Charmy: we couldn't really tell… whitish, bluish… I'm not sure.
Sonic: hmm… there was a Hedgehog that Shadow and I fought not too long ago that went by the name of Silver.
Espio: well whoever it is, just watch out for them, they've been destroying things at random it would appear.
Sonic: right. Well you guys be careful too. (Walks up to Vector) I know one way that'll help in Vector's healing progress. (He takes out the Chaos Emerald that he owns and places it over Vector) Chaos Control!!!!
(A bright light shows up and covers Vector going into a sort of healing process)
Sonic: I hope we're not too late to help him. (Still using the emerald on Vector)
(Eggman's Base)
Eggman: (Is shown with a drink in his hand sighing) I seriously had it in the bag… I could have taken Sonic out as quick as day… but I let my emotions get in the way…
Bokkun: but sir… since when have you cared about Sonic?
Eggman: I don't care about him! It's just all of that success working with Eggman Nega was coming too fast; I didn't know what to do… I just, I just didn't feel like it was time for Sonic to finally be beaten. And Nega's motives really turned me off, I knew he would have betrayed me.
Bokkun: well, I told you working with him was a bad idea, Doctor.
Eggman: yeah, yeah, yeah…
(Suddenly one of the doors opens up and in runs Decoe and Bocoe)
Decoe: Doctor! Doctor!
Bocoe: the most horrible thing has happened!
Decoe: did we mention it's horrible?
Eggman: well, out of with now! What's the matter!?
Voice: I am.
Eggman: …
Decoe and Bocoe: he is… (They point toward the person standing at the entrance to Eggman's lab)
Eggman: Mikal…
Mikal: Ivo…
Eggman: why are you here? I have no business with you!
Mikal: well, after I had heard of your recent escapades with my work associate Ivo Robotnik Nega, I decided to look into the information more clearly, and I found out just by that one event that you've been researching me, and hell, you even have one of my former employees working for you against me.
Eggman: yeah, so? What's it to you?
Mikal: I'm actually quite impressed. I never thought anyone from this dimension would be able to find any information on me at all… and I'm also surprised that some of my former employees have chosen to stay in this dimension when they are clearly no longer needed.
Eggman: what is the purpose of this intrusion!? Speak now! I do not want trash like you on my property!
Mikal: I've come to tell you that no matter how much information you gather on me, you will meet the same fate as everyone else in this dimension. There's a storm coming and no one can possibly predict this one.
Eggman: so then you aren't here to kill me because I've been nosing around?
Mikal: why should I kill you now? I'd like to save that pleasure for another time. A time a little more appropriate and dark. I'm just here to warn you.
Eggman: …
Mikal: tell all of your friends, or in your case, foes, and warn them as well… it's only a matter of time before the inevitable happens. And maybe you'll come to your senses and think about leaving this world in pursuit of different dreams along side the Bene Corporation. (He turns around looking away from Eggman and begins to walk away)
Eggman: I would never join your Corporation, evil is one thing, but tyranny is another.
Bokkun: yeah! Dr. Eggman only wants to make this world a better place without Sonic; he doesn't want to destroy it!
Mikal: right… (Begins walking out)
Bokkun: you should be the one who gets warned!!!!
Eggman: that's enough Bokkun, let him go.
Bokkun: …
(Out in the hallway Hiroki is shown walking toward the lab and then he notices Mikal walking toward him)
Hiroki: … (Stops in the hallway) (Has a wide eyed expression on his face)
Mikal: (Has an emotionless face as he walks by Hiroki, not even acknowledging his presence)
Hiroki: (Stands there stunned afraid that Mikal would attack at any moment)
(But instead Mikal just continues to walk forward)
Mikal: (Opens the doorway leading him out of the base)
Hiroki: (Was barely able to contain himself)(Breathes in relief) he's really serious… (Walks forward into Eggman's lab)
(Somewhere far off, Black Doom and Shadow appear outside of a small run-down house with a big glass window on the front)
Shadow: what is this place, Doom? Why did you bring me here?
Black Doom: I don't remember you ever asking this many questions 50 years ago.
Shadow: well when an insane doctor erases your mind you tend to ask them.
Black Doom: just look through the window and you will get your answer.
Shadow: (Walks up to the big Window and looks inside, he looks around and he notices something) (He then gasps) that's… that's…
Black Doom: the man who killed Maria.
(Your view is shown on the inside of what looks to be a depressed old man watching Television)
Shadow: that's really him… I would have thought he'd been dead by now.
Black Doom: no, he's alive and kicking. Of course we can change that.
Shadow: what is showing the killer of Maria supposed to tell me?
Black Doom: as of late you have not shown your true darkness to the world of which you live in, I want to see my son for what he truly is, the Ultimate Weapon.
Shadow: you want me to kill him, don't you?
Black Doom: you caught on quick.
Shadow: I don't need to.
Black Doom: and why would that be? He killed the only person that mattered to you.
Shadow: yes, but I have so few memories of her I don't even see the point of avenging her.
Black Doom: and so you would just give him a get out of jail free card?
Shadow: I will not kill someone who appears to be depressed and feel sorrow for the choices they have made in their life.
Black Doom: how would you know if he felt bad for killing the girl?
Shadow: because if he didn't feel bad about it, he would not be living in an old run-down place like this. He'd be off living a life of luxury. He had his punishment by being consumed with guilt.
Black Doom: this man, did not only kill Maria, he killed many other in his time working G.U.N. do you think they deserved it?
Shadow: did Rouge deserve it when you killed her?
Black Doom: …
Shadow: how dare a murderer such as yourself come to me and tell me what's right, you are just as guilty as that man in there, how many people have you killed before today? Hell, you want to conquer the world that usually involves mass genocide in order to accomplish it.
Black Doom: when you're right, you're right.
Shadow: …
Black Doom: but are you really any different from myself, and from that man?
Shadow: I will admit it to you: no, I am no different.
Black Doom: and that's exactly why you have to join us, and it starts with the death of this man.
Shadow: though my point of view of things is different then Sonic's point of view, I will still not kill a defenseless person.
Black Doom: do you realize that for every kill he has committed he never got tried once? The Government was on G.U.N's side, they didn't care at all about any of the people they killed just as long as they retrieved things of value to the Government. Now is your chance to enact Justice to at least one of the members, that member being very personal to you.
Shadow: I repeat, I will not kill an unarmed or a defenseless individual who feels bad for the choices he has made.
Black Doom: then I assume you've made your decision about the Black Arms then?
Shadow: I will not bring death to humanity without just cause.
Black Doom: and you only say that because you know there will never be just cause through your eyes.
Shadow: …
Black Doom: fine, have it your way, consider the invasion off. I at least told you what you needed to know about yourself, and now that you know of yourself perhaps I can open up some of those latent powers of yours.
Shadow: I already know how to use my powers…
Black Doom: not the ones hidden so deep down that you never were able to discover them. The ones that Gerald gave to you as the sole purpose of destruction, maybe if you learned how to use them you would rethink your theories.
Shadow: I will allow you to teach me, but I know for a fact that you are lying about stopping the invasion. I've been around more then one person who says one thing but really means another.
Black Doom: (Laughs)
(Both Black Doom and Shadow move away from the Window)
(Suddenly Shadow freezes in his place along with everything else around him)
(Inside the house)
Lead Gunman: (The Old Man) (The guy that killed Maria) (Notices everything has stopped moving except himself) …
(Suddenly Black Doom appears in the room the Old man is in)
Lead Gunman: you…
Black Doom: remember me?
Lead Gunman: have you come to take me to Hell for my sins?
Black Doom: much more then that.
Lead Gunman: it's been 20 years since I left G.U.N. it took you all this long to finally catch up to the old members?
Black Doom: yes… and once you are all dead, nothing can stop the Black Comet from it's commencement toward Earth.
Lead Gunman: there's still the Eclipse Cannon.
Black Doom: I won't have to worry about that, I know some people who won't allow it to be used.
Lead Gunman: then may the world praise Doom.
Black Doom: and I give them the permission.
Lead Gunman: (Looks toward Black Doom)
Black Doom: (Uses his huge hand and slaughters the old man making blood splatter onto the TV)
(Knuckles Temple)
Knuckles: (Has Rouge out on a table) you're going to be okay Rouge! Just hold still as best as you can. (Has a Chaos Emerald over Rouge)
Rouge: Knuckles… (She says lowly)
Knuckles: Chaos Control!! (A light goes over Rouge as well in hopes of healing her wound)
Next time: hey everyone this is Sonic the Hedgehog! I know didn't appear much this episode but I promise I'll make my reemergence in the next episode, where I look into this rogue Hedgehog matter a little more, but unfortunately for me I run into some new problems with Mikal… that ain't good! I better watch out!
Mikal: your death will be that of legend, Hedgehog.
Sonic: will have to see about that! Next time: The evil of Mikal! Don't miss it!