Chapter 10: Shadow the Liar?
Only two minutes after Shadow and Sonic disappeared, Rouge and Amy heard loud banging coming from the entrance to their base.
"Rouge, someone has found us!"
Amy got out her trusty Piko Piko while Rouge was preparing her bombs and her feet. A clunking sound was coming down the hallway. Rouge recognized that sound anywhere, it was Omega.
"Where is Shadow? Give him up now."
"He is not here Omega! And anyway he is our friend, remember and I am your friend too! We fought so many battles side-by-side, how could you do this? It's not fair!"
"I have seen evidence you have not. I saw a video which clearly depicted Shadow at the crash site. This video was from an official source. He was trying to kill the Princess because he found out about the Flames and sabotaged Eggman's Battleship. Shadow was programmed by Gerald to destroy the world after Gerald went insane. Shadow could not overcome his programming, that is why he must be stopped. He is not our friend. He has been lying to you. It would have been better if you did not know this information, but now you do."
Rouge became hysterical. Maybe he said what he said because he really didn't love me, he was lying to me. And he used me. No, that't can't be right! I feel it in my heart! "No! That's not true! It can't be true! It was Sonic, not Shadow they saw, and he was trying to save the princess! It's not true Omega!"
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Eggman was still wondering if he should bother getting that Emerald in the Oil Ocean Zone before the creature did. It would have been nice, but the creature was too close and he didn't want to find himself in the middle of a burning oil field. Suddenly it seemed the entire room was lit up with a bright green light. Eggman turned around and was faced with two hedgehogs staring him down, holding two Chaos Emeralds. Eggman picked up the communicator, and said something into it very quietly, then turned to the hedgehogs.
"So, figured out my little transformation trick for yourself, huh? What do you want?"
Sonic was feeling very confident now. "I want the Master Emerald back, now!"
"You do, huh? I have already used it to find where the other Sol Emeralds are located. In fact, if we don't retrieve one of them very soon, the Flames will get yet another one, so you have greater things to worry about!"
"Do you think this is funny Eggman? I don't believe one word that comes out of your mouth! I'm taking back the Master Emerald, now!"
With that, Sonic and Shadow easily grabbed the Master Emerald… a bit too easily, then they used Chaos Control again right back to their base, while Eggman was talking to his communicator again.