Hia! So I know that this chapter is way late, sorry bout' that. I was rather busy preparing for going back to school and whatnot. But anywhoo, onward!
Linda and Eileen sat in a dark alleyway, Eileen sobbing silently as her mother stroked her head affectionately. Elongated shadows of the G.U.N. agents stretched along the walls, renewing the pair's constant fear. Luckily most had given up searching for them and had instead concentrated on taking down Shadow. Linda dared a small peak out, and gasped quietly. Shadow stood surrounded by soldiers, wounds running along his entire body. His eyes were a dull void, unlike his usual eyes, which shined with steely determination and life.
She watched as he easily dispatched all of the officers, one by one, watched as he defeated the G.U.N. agents that came from the airship, and watched as he made his way into the flying behemoth.
'He is truly amazing…' Linda thought to herself as she watched the ship make its way out of the city. There was nothing she could do now but wait and watch. She had never felt so helpless.
Another larger shadow appeared on the wall, slowly growing bigger and bigger as its source grew closer. It was clearly not a human making the shadow, what with its wide and pointed head and tattered robes. Linda tried to scream, tried to make any noise, but found she couldn't as she stared into the red eyes of death itself.
Shadow swam. He swam as fast as he could for hours on end. He had to get back. Back to the shore. Back to the city. Back to Eileen. Whenever he grew tired, he would lie upon his piece of debris and finger the emerald shard, feeling its power wash over him like waves on a beach. He would then start to swim again, faster than before. Occasionally he would run into some small pieces of singed metal or shattered glass floating atop the water. When he did he had to close his eyes and swim faster. It reminded him of who and what he was: an ultimate weapon.
As the sandy coast of the city grew closer, Shadow let out a sigh of relief. There were no soldiers waiting for him, not even a single policeman. The hedgehog waded to shore, trudging along in the thick sand. He flung the shrapnel aside as he fell over, exhausted from his long journey. He didn't care if anyone found him; he was much too tired to care about anything at the moment.
After a quick rest, Shadow picked himself up, shaking off the sand that had collected on his back. He looked up to the sky to see the moon, a large white sphere in a dark sky. As he looked at the city ahead, he brushed a hand through his quills, letting out a small sigh. Finding Eileen and her mom in a city as large as this would be near impossible! Shadow's eyes widened as he remembered something Linda had said.
'That Shadow, is the Empire State building, one of the tallest buildings in the world.'
Shadow smiled as he saw its tapered peak shining like a beacon in the dark. He took off, dodging cars and random pedestrians, ignoring their terrified cries and screams. He never looked back, never taking his eyes off the giant tower that slowly loomed closer. He ducked into a small ally, thumping his hand against his head. He hadn't even thought of a plan of how to get into the building! He lay there for a while, running plans and ideas through his head. He defiantly couldn't sneak in; there were way too many people. There weren't enough handholds to climb up, and besides, someone could spot him too easily. That only left one choice: running. He turned his back to the tower, running for a good half a mile before digging his heels into the ground, stopping with a screech. The ebony hedgehog flipped around, charging at the building before anyone could react. He ran faster than he ever had before, people becoming a blur around him. When he got close, he stuck his leg out, jumping onto the wall while still running. He dashed around halfway up when he started to lose speed. Shadow managed to fling his arms forward, grasping a windowsill as the people below gasped and yelled as they saw him.
Shadow swore quietly as he quickly kicked open the window and jumped inside, landing quietly in what appeared to be a closet. He heard the doorknob rattle as he ducked behind a pile of cleaning chemicals, and a young janitor came in, pushing a cart and singing along to the music playing on his radio. The hedgehog quickly devised a plan and when the man wasn't looking, snuck into a small compartment in the side, cracking the door slightly so he could still see.
The janitor started to push the cart out, not noticing the extra weight, and headed toward the elevator, much to Shadow's dread. He still hadn't gotten over his fear of the contraptions since his experience with them before. As the man pushed the cart in, a small gloved hand popped out of the side of the cart and hit the top story before the janitor could see him. The elevator quickly shot up, the altitude making Shadow's ears pop, before the doors slid open at the observation deck.
The hedgehog climbed out of the cart as the janitor's mouth dropped in surprise. "Thanks for the lift!" was all Shadow said as he jumped out, the doors closing behind him. The janitor sat there for a second, before picking his jaw up off the ground and looking around.
"These chemicals must be getting to me." The janitor concluded as he shook his head and hit the lobby button.
Shadow charged at the wall once again, running to the very top of the empire state building. He clung to the pole at the top with one hand; the other was over his eyes as he scanned the city, looking for any sign of Eileen and Linda. He swore to himself once more. This was no help; he still only saw blurry shapes in the darkness of night.
A ghostly vision appeared in front of Shadow, causing him to lose his grip, falling back down to the observation deck. He slowly picked himself, wincing in pain as he looked at the hologram looming above him.
"How pleasant to see you Shadow. Looking for these two?" Eileen and Linda appeared next to Black Doom, unconscious.
Shadow's eyes narrowed as hatred filled his being. "Let them go you filthy alien slime!" he yelled at the hologram, his hands clenched into fists.
"Ooh, how touching. You actually care for these vile creatures don't you?" Black Doom waved his hands and they disappeared. "Meet me at the times square tomorrow at noon. That is if you care to see them alive." And with that Black Doom vanished into nothing, leaving a dumbstruck Shadow.
Hm. I am getting better at writing longer chapters…
Anywho, how did you like it? Review and tell me any suggestions or whatnot.
That is a dinosaur, signing out!