Shadow World


Last time on Sonic X: Ayla's Story . .

Sonic was locked up on Prison Island, in a high-tech totally escape-proof jail. But luckily his sister and friends were able to stage a robot busting rescue. Meanwhile, Dr. Eggman and his gang staged their own jailbreak, a break in. Their goal: to steal Chaos Emeralds and powerup Eggman's ultimate weapon. With the island on the verge of destruction, Sonic challenged the mysterious Shadow to a showdown!

Our heroes made an explosive escape, but what about those left behind? Could anyone survive that blazing blast? Find out next on Sonic X: Ayla's Story!


(Gotta Go Fast!)

(Ayla's Theme song - Better in Stereo - Liv and Maddie)


(Third-person POV)

*Sonic, Tails, Amy, Cream, Cheese, Chuck, Ella, & Mr. Tanaka were in Chuck's room watching the news*

Reporter:*on the TV* After the explosion on Prison Island, an emergency response team searched for survivors. Fortunately, the team now reports that everyone made it off the island safely.

*Everyone breathed a sigh of relief*

Sonic: I told you not to worry. Chris and Ayla must be okay.

*He was acting calm & collected on the outside, but on the inside he was crying tears of relief*

Amy: But if they're not on Prison Island, and they're not here . . . Shadow must've taken them to Eggman!

Sonic: Don't worry, I won't stop looking till I bring them back home.

*He remembered the night he & Ayla first met Chris*

Reporter:*on the TV* In related news, authorities are still searching for Sonic the Hedgehog, who is-

*Ella turned off the TV*

Sonic: I'm gonna go find my friend Chris and my sister.

Amy: But the Police are looking for you.

Sonic: Don't worry.

*He zoomed out of the room*

Sonic:*in his mind* If that Faker lays one hand on my baby sister, he's dead meat!

Amy: I hope Sonic doesn't get caught again.

Mr. Tanaka: If we all search, perhaps we can find Chris and Ayla.

Tails: Where should we look? Shadow probably brought Chris and Ayla to Dr. Eggman's secret base. But we don't have any idea where it is.

Chuck: Tails has a good point.

Amy: Well if we're gonna find them, we'll have to find that base.

Cream: Then let's start looking right away.

Cheese: Chao.


(Ayla's POV)

*Chris & I both looked out a window. All we could see was an endless night sky & the Earth below. Shadow was standing right behind us*

Chris: Whoa . . . It's hard to believe that we really traveled into space.

Ayla: I know. It's totally crazy.

Chris: And we're inside a space station?

Shadow: We call this place Space Colony Ark.

Chris: I've never heard of it before.

Shadow: It was built 50 years ago by Professor Gerald Robotnik. It's been kept secret.

Chris: Wow, a secret space colony! I wonder if I'm the only kid who's ever gone into space.

Shadow: You're not.

Chris: What? Then who was? *we both turned back to Shadow, but he didn't say anything* Hey, you know what? You look a lot like my friend, Sonic. Are the two of you . . . Related?

Ayla: Chris, I think I would remember having two brothers.

Chris: Yeah, I guess you're right.

*Shadow then looked at us with an intense look. He then looked out the window behind us. He seemed to have a far off look in his eyes*

Ayla: Hey. *he looked at me* You okay?

*He just looked back out the window*

Shadow: I'm fine.


(Third-person POV)

*Back in Station Square, Danny, Frances, Helen, Tyler, Izzy, & Jake were all walking together (well, Danny was pushing Helen's wheelchair)*

Danny: What's up with Chris? I called to say hello and left a message for him on his phone, but he never called me back

Izzy: None of us have gotten any calls from Ayla either.

Frances: Nobody's heard anything from them for a long time now.

*Danny nodded. Suddenly, a blue streak went right past them*

Helen: Hey, was that?

Danny: Yeah, it was - *Frances covered his mouth* Hey, what are you doing?

*Tyler pointed towards a Police Officer that was standing next to them. Danny nodded & looked towards Sonic who ran down the street*

Helen:*pointing towards the sky* Oh, look at that! Isn't the sky pretty?

Police Officer: Yeah, it's gonna be a beauty of a sunset.

*Tyler, Izzy, & Jake all gave Helen a thumbs up*


(Ayla's POV)

*Later, Eggman gathered all of us in the control room*

Chris:*whispering* Why do you think Eggman called us all here?

Ayla:*whispering* No clue.

Decoe: THE CAMERA IS READY, DOCTOR.

Bocoe: AND WE'RE LIVE IN 3 . . . 2 . . . 1!

*Eggman chuckled as the camera started rolling*

Dr. Eggman: This is an update. I'm here to bring you an explosive surprise.


(Third-person POV)

*Down on Earth, everyone was watching Eggman's broadcast*

Sonic: What's he up to now?

Dr. Eggman:*on the TV* Look in the sky.

Sonic: The sky?

Dr. Eggman:*on the TV* I'm coming to you planet-bound bumpkins live from outer space!


Dr. Eggman:*laughing* Let me show you the true power of the Eggman Empire.

Chris:*to Shadow* What's Eggman gonna do?

*Shadow just smirked started chuckling*

Dr. Eggman: Now, let's have a blast!

*He pressed a button & a giant cannon came out of the Ark. It began to glow & then sent out a beam of blue light. Everyone's eyes went wide when they saw it was heading straight for the Moon. The beam hit the Moon & destroyed half of it*


*Tails, Cream, Cheese, & Amy watched the whole thing from the X Tornado*

Cream: The moon was so pretty, why did Dr. Eggman wreck it?

Amy: It takes huge amounts of energy to do that much damage.

Tails: Chaos emeralds. If Eggman's got enough of them, he can use their power to make a super weapon.

*He looked down at the Chaos Emerald on the dashboard*


(Ayla's POV)

*I was completely speechless after what I just saw*

Chris: With that much power, Eggman can blow up any planet he wants!

Rouge: Eggman wasn't lying about the Eclipse Cannon, it is the ultimate weapon.

*Shadow just stood there, still smirking*

*Eggman laughed*


(Third-person POV)

Dr. Eggman:*on the TV* That came from my Eclipse Cannon, and if you don't surrender to the Eggman Empire within 24 hours, I'll blow your planet away!

Sonic: I gotta find a way to stop him!


(Ayla's POV)

Ayla:*in her mind* I have to find a way to sabotage the Eclipse Cannon before it's too late.


*Later, I was laying on the bed, in the same room I woke up in when we arrived here. The events of earlier just kept playing through my head*

Ayla:*in her mind* I have to find a way to stop that cannon before Eggman uses it to destroy the Earth. But, how?

*I closed my eyes. Suddenly, a bright light made me open them again. I sat up. Standing in front of me was a human girl. I looked at her closely & saw that she was transparent*

Ayla: Who are you? A ghost? *she just smiled at me & beckoned for me to follow her. She then went through the door. I got out of bed & went out of the room. I found her waiting for me in the hallway. She made a beckoning motion with her hand again & walked down the hallway. I followed her until we stopped at a door. On the door was nameplate that said "Maria Robotnick". She then went through the door, into the room. I opened the door & followed her in. It looked like someone's bedroom, except everything was covered in dust. I looked around & found the ghost girl standing by a desk. I walked over to her & she pointed to a book on the table. She then made a motion with her hands that looked like her opening a book* You want me to read the book? *she nodded. I picked up the book, opened it & a piece of paper fell out l. I picked it up & my eyes widened in surprise. The ghost girl was in the picture, but she was standing in between Shadow, who had a slight smile on his face, and a guy that looked a lot like Dr. Eggman (only older). Only he looked at lot nicer. I then looked inside the book & read some writing on the back of the cover. "This diary is the property of Maria Robotnick". *I then turned to the ghost girl* Are you Maria?

*She nodded & then motioned for me to keep reading. I did as I was told & what I read left me completely surprised*


*The next day, me, Shadow, & Chris were looking out the same window at the Earth below us*

Shadow: Today it's finally going to come to an end.

Ayla: What is?

Shadow: You'll find out soon.

*All 3 of us watched the sun rise over the Earth*

Chris: Shadow . . . Why did you bring us here?

*Shadow didn't say anything & just looked out the window. He had that far away look in his eyes again. Just then, Rouge walked in behind us*

Rouge: Don't you ever smile? Hi Chris, Ayla.

Chris: Hello, Rouge.

Ayla: Hey.

Rouge: Aren't you glad to see me, Shadow? *he just walked out of the room* I love it when you give me the silent treatment. What's with Mr. Sunshine?

*Chris looked at her confused. I just turned back to the window in a huff*

Ayla:*in her mind* Why do I feel mad just listening to Rouge talk to Shadow all cutesy? And why do I feel my cheeks heating up & my heart beating faster everytime I get near him?

*Suddenly, I remembered something someone told me when I was little*


(Flashback)

*I was 12 years old at the time. I was sitting on the front porch of the house me & my brother share, just looking up at the sky*

?: Something wrong, Ayla? You look lost in thought.

*I looked to right & saw Rosie, Sally's nanny (she also helped Uncle Chuck raise me & Sonic), holding a basket of vegetables (a brown female, gray haired, blue eyed woodchuck wearing a blue dress)*

Ayla: Oh, hi Rosie. Um . . . Can I ask you a question?

Rosie: Of course, dear.

Ayla: Why do people get jealous when it comes to love? I always thought love was all puppy dog eyes and kisses? But Sally always gets all wiggy thinking someone will steal my brother away from her. What's up with that?

Rosie: That's because when we're in love, we want that person to have eyes for only us.

Ayla: But Sonic's true. He totally spoils her. I'll never act like that when I fall in love.

Rosie:*chuckling* You never know, dear. Fate works in mysterious ways.


(Present Time)

*My face suddenly went completely red*

Ayla:*in her mind* Oh my gosh! Am I in love with Shadow!?


(Third-person POV)

*Back on Earth, Chuck & Tails were working on the X Tornado*

Chuck: Almost done. I hope these modifications work so we can go save Chris and Ayla.

Tails: But one Chaos Emerald isn't gonna be enough power to make it all the way into space.

Chuck: But one is all we've got, Tails!

Tails: We've got two!

*He held up to yellow Chaos Emeralds. One of them didn't glow*

Chuck: You made a copy of an Emerald!?

Tails: It isn't a perfect copy, Chuck. But the power it produces is almost the same.

Chuck: Come on, let's try it out.


*Later, Sonic, Amy, Knuckles, Cream, Cheese, & Mr. Tanaka were driving through the desert, on their way to Eggman's new pyramid base*

Sonic: So you found Eggman's base, but did you find out what happened to Chris and Ayla?

Knuckles: Shadow took them up into space, and I think the bat who stole the Master Emerald was with him too.

Sonic: Really?

Knuckles: I'll teach her a lesson.

Mr. Tanaka: There is Eggman's base.

*They then stopped the jeep and went inside the pyramid*

Amy: This place could be dangerous, so be careful Cream and Cheese.

Cream: We will, Amy.

Cheese: Chao!

Sonic: Stick with Mr. Tanaka.

*Next to the steps, Topaz was watching them. She pulled out a walkie-talkie*

Topaz: Sonic and the others are entering the base. I'll follow them in.


*Inside, Amy smashed her hammer against a door, but couldn't break through*

Amy: No luck.

*Tanaka examined the door*

Mr. Tanaka: There is a keyhole. Which means there must be a key somewhere.

*They all looked at Knuckles*

Knuckles: Hey, why are you looking at me?

Sonic: Well, you're a treasure hunter. Can't you find it?

Knuckles: No way! A key isn't a treasure!

*They all took a step closer to him*

Mr. Tanaka: A real treasure hunter should not have any difficulty finding something as simple as a key.

Amy: How do we know you haven't been pretending to be a treasure hunter all this time?

Cream: Maybe Knuckles is a treasure hunter, but he's not a very good one.

Knuckles: Fine, I'll look. *he stomped away**muttering* This is exactly why I like to work alone.

*Suddenly, he bumped into a certain black annoying robot*

Bokkun: I HOPE YOU KNOW YOU'RE TRESPASSING, KNUCKLES!

Knuckles: I don't have time to play games with you Bokkun. Scram!

Bokkun: IF YOU DON'T LEAVE ON YOUR OWN, I'M GONNA HAVE TO MAKE YOU LEAVE!

*Knuckles raised his fist*

Knuckles: Oh, yeah!? *just then, he stopped**in his mind* No. I have to go find that key.

*He walked past Bokkun*

Bokkun: I WARNED YA! *he opened his bag & pulled out a remote* GO CLOBBER HIM, EGG GOLEM!

*He pressed a button*


*Topaz watched them from behind a pillar. Suddenly, there was a rumbling sound. They all turned around & saw Knuckles running towards them*

Cream: Knuckles found the key already?

Sonic: Fraid not. *a giant stone golem was right behind him* Looks like Knuckles ran into some trouble. About 15 tons of it!

Bokkun: LET'S GIVE THIS A TRY.

*He pressed a button on the remote & the golem raised its fist. Knuckles dodged it & it destroyed the door*

Knuckles: I got the door open. Now are you happy?

Sonic: I guess.

The golem turned around & went straight for them*

Bokkun: HERE'S THE SPIN CYCLE!

*He pressed another button & the golem started to spin his arms around his body. Knuckles was knocked away & hit the wall*

Sonic: I'll stop that thing!

*He jumped onto the spinning arms & ran in the opposite direction of where they were spinning. He then jumped towards the head*

Bokkun: HERE'S THE CLAP TRAP! *he pressed another button & the golem trapped Sonic in his hands. it then smashed Sonic against its chest & threw him on the ground* NICE GOING, YOU REALLY HAMMERED THOSE GUYS.

*Sonic & Knuckles slowly got up*

Sonic: Have you had enough?

Knuckles: Yeah, I think we can finish it off now.

*They then ran towards the golem & Sonic did a spin dash as it spun around*

Bokkun: GIVE HIM A HEAD BUTT AGAIN.

*The golem was about to attack Sonic & Knuckles, but they knocked it back, sending it to the ground*

Sonic: Well, that was easy.

Knuckles: Piece of cake.

Bokkun: NOT SO FAST!

*He pressed a button & the golem got up*

Sonic: Give up up, Bokkun.

Bokkun: NO WAY, LOOK WHAT I'VE GOT!

*The golem lifted up a hand that was holding Topaz*

Knuckles: Oh great, why's she here?

*Tanaka ran up to Bokkun & kept him distracted while Cream grabbed the remote*

Bokkun: HEY, NO FAIR! GIMME BACK MY CONTROLLER!

Amy: Finders keepers.

Cheese: Chao-Chao! Chao!

*Cream pressed some buttons & the golem dropped Topaz & started to chase Bokkun*

Bokkun: LEAVE ME ALONE! *it chased him out of the pyramid & into the desert* NO, DON'T CHASE ME!

*Soon, they were out of sight. Tanaka held Topaz in his arms*

Mr. Tanaka: I hope that brute did not harm you, miss.

Topaz: I'm fine.


*Outside, Tails arrived at the pyramid*

Tails: There's the base. *the top of the pyramid opened* I'll land inside. *he landed inside & met up with the others* I did it, Sonic! I adapted the X Tornado so we can take it into space. Uh . . . *he noticed how many people were there* We might have a little problem though . . . It only seats four.

Amy: If your bringing Chris and Ayla back, only one of us can ride with you.

Tails: Yeah, that's right.

Sonic: Then let's take this space shuttle!

Mr. Tanaka: I agree with Sonic.

Knuckles: Yeah.

Tails: Guess I did all that work for nothing.

Amy: What about Cream and Cheese?

Topaz: Well . . . I could take care of them.

Mr. Tanaka: Thank you, miss.

Topaz:*blushing* Sure.

Sonic: Okay, then let's get going!


*Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, & Mr. Tanaka all got in the rocket & blasted off into space*

Sonic:*in his mind* Hang on, Chris and Ayla. Hang on.


To be Continued . . .