~Season 9 woot woot~
'RvB OST: Meta's Theme' is the song for this chapter.
Chapter Twenty - Five
Shadow stared at Doctor Eggman for a moment. "It's funny how I don't believe you. I wonder why that is?" He growled.
"It's a damn mystery." Eggman chuckled. He got to his feet. "But it doesn't matter if you believe me or not - I don't know where Mortuus has gone, although he made it clear he was going to be working alone." He walked into view, right in front of the glass. The Doctor took a moment to smooth his jacket, before speaking. "Now, I want to be civil-"
"The same way you were civil when you killed Sonic, and tried to killed me?" Shadow interrupted him. "Or is there more than one definition of 'civil' in your vocabulary?"
Eggman straightened his back. "Like I was saying: Mortuus has disappeared, and he made it clear as crystal he wasn't going to be working with anyone any time soon. So anyone could be infected by him - Everyone is in danger."
"How enlightening."
"Are able to be silent for more than twenty seconds?"
"You'd think so, wouldn't you?"
"Shut up." Eggman growled. "This is a dire situation, Shadow, you can't take this so lightly."
"I've been taking in most things worse than this, so I suppose this isn't so bad, hm?"
"You're unusually sarcastic today. It's out of character - And slightly unnerving."
"Just get on with it, Eggman." Shadow snarled. "I have a virus to destroy."
"I doubt you'll be able to find it in time."
"EGGMAN! Get on with it, damnit!"
"Fine. If Mortuus has decided to work on his own, then there is very little chance you will survive the next few days." Eggman explained. "It is determined to hunt you down and terminate you - It's original objective."
"I can deal with that." Shadow tugged at the energy bindings again.
"HEY! I told you to stop tugging at those bindings, you over-grown lab rat!" Eggman hit his fist against the glass. "I'm telling you, it will be painful to break those!" Eggman paused. "That reminds me; Bokkun informed me he saw a hedgehog who looked very much like you."
"Bokkun isn't very reliable, is he?" Shadow retorted, covering for Shine - He didn't need Eggman knowing about her. Not yet. "You're an idiot to believe him." He glared. "And I'm not a rat. I'm a hedgehog."
"Yeah, yeah. Let's just say-"
"Let's just say you're an idiot."
Eggman let out an exasperated sigh. "What happened to you being all 'strong and silent'?"
"A friend's rubbed off on me, I suppose." Shadow tugged at the bindings again. "Now, is there anything else you need, or are you quite finished with keeping me holed up?"
"As a matter of fact, there is." Shadow felt the metal -that connected the energy and Shadow to the wall- move. He almost had it disconnected from the wall. "I have been informed that we are all being sent back to Sonic's world. You are coming with us. No exceptions."
"What? But Mortuus is still on the loose..." Shadow protested, still breaking the bindings.
"All time in this world will stop if we aren't sent back. Sonic's world and this world are trying to co-exist at the same time, but that can't be allowed to happen. Utter chaos will be the only thing to come out of it."
"That seems to be the only thing to come out of anything, lately." Shadow growled.
Suddenly, the bindings chose that moment to break off the wall - And let and the energy course through Shadow. He grunted in pain as his vision fluctuated and blurred. His head felt stuffed with barbed cotton.
It left him with an odd sensation.
"I told you not to do that, you stupid rat!" Eggman shouted as Shadow straightened his back.
Shadow turned his head to the good side of his face and glared at The Doctor. He remaining eye flashed with something grim, deadly, and dark.
"I told you," He snarled darkly "I'm a hedgehog, not a rat, you dumb fuck*." Shadow threw his hand up. "Chaos Control!"
And with that, he disappeared from the little white room.
Doctor Ivo Robotnik, or also known as Doctor Eggman, watched Shadow disappear.
Doesn't he find it strange that he was able to handle that massive amount of energy? That nothing seems right?
No matter.
Baby steps before running.
Eggman grinned to himself. This was certainly his most ingenius experiment ever.
*Author's note: Oooh, bad word alert! Also a reference to 'Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back' XD*
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