Warning:
-OOC(?)
-Characters all have slight hairdos & wear clothes
-Your milage may very
"BLAH" = Talking or air quote
'BLAH' = Thinking
Another warning; There will be a lot of rambling from characters in this. If I was able to even it out & let what information they're saying be evened out into other chapters I would but I just don't know how to. Also there could be some stupid & or insane theories in this mostly doing with crossovers.
Once again I am very sorry & enjoy while I go look for yaoi fanfics for Bomberman(There needs to be more damn it!) & work on another fanfic called Project Ordinary Harmony.(Has NOTHING to do with MLP)
-At Knuckles's house(1) on Angel Island-
The trio got back together at Station Square before heading to AI. After going to the kitchen they told each other what happened.
"So Tails hates Sonic now & Amy moved on because of possibly the same reason. Also Espio is dating Amy now & wants to meet us at his place?" Shadow said summing everything up.
"Can we really trust him? I mean for all we know Amy is dating him to make Sonic jealous & hates Sonic as well." Knuckles said.
"Either way he's our only lead," Rouge said before looking at Knuckles "You're not jealous are you?"
Knuckles blushed & started babbling before Rouge kissed him causing the hothead to shut up knowing his fiancé(2) wasn't going to cheat on him. While they looked "lovey-dovey" at each other Shadow just turned around & made some coffee.
'I don't need this.' Shadow though to himself while trying to keep from looking at the scene in front of him. Shadow never understood what it was like to be in love & didn't want to. Rouge had once teased him about being in love with Maria but that wasn't it. Maria was like a mother/sister figure to him & if it wasn't for Eggman Shadow would be proud to say his last name was Robotnik. The fact that he moped about her was because he had failed her. She deserved to get to get to live out the rest of her life in peace, not get shot protecting him.
But now that he though about it there was this odd feeling he got around Sonic. One that made Shadow want to be around the blue blur & protect him. Shadow wanted to ignore it but Sonic always kelp coming back into the black & red hedgehog's life smiling, laughing, calling him his friend. There were many things Shadow would never admit to being glad for but Sonic was one that confused him.
Just as Shadow was about to think about it more Rouge snapped him out of his thoughts telling him that they would be meeting Espio at midnight. He just nodded to let her know he heard her.
-Midnight-
The three headed to the Chaotics' place at the time Espio told them. It was questionable if the place had hidden traps but this was the Chaotics we're talking about. ... Right?
As soon as the three got there Vector opened the door for them. They would have shrugged it off if it wasn't for how he was dressed. Victor was dressed in a suit that was slightly Victorian era style. His head phones were around his neck instead of on his head & there was a stern look in his eyes. Heading inside they were met with Espio, who was dressed in a dark colored male kimono.
"Charmy won't be joining us since he's at Vanilla & Cream's tonight." Vector said as he closed the door.
"Mind telling us what's going on?" Knuckles said.
"Eggman told everyone about Underground but said some words that weren't actually true." Espio said getting to the point. It suddenly became tense in the room, Shadow & Rouge were shocked & confused. What was this about? What did Espio mean by "Underground"? What did Eggman say about it? Did this have to do with Sonic?
"W-WHAT?!"
Knuckles interrupted everyone's thoughts by yelling.
"What do you-! What do you mean HE told everyone?! He shouldn't even be able to remember them!"
This got everyone's attention. How did Knuckles know what might be going on?
Rouge chose that time to speak...
"Knuckles?... What's going on?"
Vector, Espio & Knuckles all looked at her with a serious look. It became quiet again before Vector spoke...
"Underground was a three person band that was part of a revolution about 50 years ago. Robotnik had pretty much taken over the world."
Shadow's eyes widened. Fifty years ago?! The members of Underground were probably his age!(1) But why was Eggman part of this? He couldn't possibly be that old could he?(2) Seeing the surprised looks Vector continued.
"Eggman put himself in stasis & created a robot clone to take his place while he slept. The robot did a better job then Eggman. He inslaved many Mobians & robotinized them. The band we mentioned, Underground was part of the rebellion & were said in a prophecy they would help the queen take back the thrown & make the council of four."
"While most of that is true, the council bit never came though they did set the path for Mobious's current council." Knuckles added.
This was to much to take in. While this gave Rouge & Shadow some information it didn't explain much & added more questions.
"Wait Knuckles, how do you know this? Also if what you all are saying is true then shouldn't Sonic be really old? Also how do the rest of you know?"
At this Espio just smiled a sad smile.
"Knuckles was there when it happened. He chose to be in stasis so he could protect his island since he was the last of his tribe." Espio said before looking at Knuckles.
"As for why Sonic didn't age, we aren't sure. He disappeared after we defeated Robotnik. As far as we know Sonic could be a descendant of the one from Underground especially since his eyes are different colors. But everything I know of our current Sonic points to the one I used to know & the current one being the same."
"Doesn't explain why you both know..." Shadow muttered before Vector told him they were getting there.
"After Sonic disappeared & the queen was back in power she created a secret group known as the Hidden Knights to protect the members of Underground & Sonic should they find him. You may not know this but Sonic was very shy & afraid to fight even if he had to. While he may have hidden it well, the fact still stands that something could go wrong. Me & Espio are veteran members of the group & currently training Charmy. The only reason we're telling you is because of how close you all are to Sonic." Vector explained.
Espio then went on to say that he was close to wanting to tell Amy the truth but when he tried talk to her about Sonic she just wouldn't have it. They also knew it'd be to dangerous to try & explain things to Tails since the damage done by Eggman had already gotten worse.
"Please, if you find Sonic make sure he's ok." Vector said as he opened the door for the three.
Shadow only nodded as he followed Knuckles & Rouge out of the house...
1) It's said that Shadow's story took place 50 years ago. Never said anything about his age. For all we know he's probably 65. Also it's kind of funny to realize Shadow is technically Eggman's uncle. Their whole family seems messed up when you add Shadow's technical
2) I'm only guessing but Eggman is likely around 40. I dunno because I can mistake people that are 40 or 30 for being in their 20s. Keep this in mind because if it's true Eggman is supposedly 90 & if he wasn't in stasis he might just be some nut in a nursing home by now. Then again I dunno so sorry._;
Well finally finished this chapter, once again sorry for rambling. The search for Sonic begins! Wonder what else the three left out?
Uh I did have Vector & Espio as knights in charge of watching/caring for Sonic but not sure how the "Hidden Knights" was brought into this. Not sure why I put that in nor how to describe it. Uh let's say bodyguards/Torchwood or something.
Next time
Chapter 3:
Because I Need You
