++Author's Note #1++
We are now 50 years later in the future and my reimagining of how Shadow escaped being in stasis and her whereabouts.
++Date/Location: Friday May 1, 2065 / GUN Fortress++
The emergency service siren comes amid the entire military base, a declaration that these armed men have heeded the call. Shadow has broken free of her crystal prison and has escaped. Her saved strength and enhanced senses has allowed her to slip through the cracks and escape - with her Inhibitor Rings, a grey pistol for self-defense, and a Chaos Emerald. This one was like the blue of glacier meltwater: pale with an iridescence not easily forgotten.
She felt a sudden flash, feeling something...familiar. She shakes her head, gripping the Emerald. "Chaos Control!"
++New Location: Station Square (2900 Miles From Central City)++
Shadow looks at the city before her and hides the Emerald. "Hello, Shadow."
She turns around to see a young man with glowing golden eyes and gothic-styled black hair that had blood-red streaks in it. His lip and ears were heavily pierced as well. Shadow stares at him for a moment before speaking. "Eclipse. What do you want, brother?"
Eclipse growls. "Mom's dead because of you and you went into crystal sleep for 50 years! What do you think, genius?"
Shadow's eyes went wide. "Wh-What...?"
He silences her as he puts up his closed fists. "I don't wanna hear anything from you! Father's gonna return soon to finish what he started. I'd get ready if I were you. But then again, I don't have a whore sister."
Shadow sheds a few tears as she felt the betrayal weigh heavy against her. "You know what happened! I didn't ask for it!"
Eclipse eyes her hard. "I don't care." The two siblings get into a physical fight. She feels the tension and hear the intensity in his tone. There's a great deal of emotion behind these words he is speaking.
But suddenly, a hard kick to her temple makes Shadow hit her back into a tree and goes completely unconscious. He goes to kneel, putting a hand on his sister's head. There was tears in his eyes. "Shadow, I shall wipe your memory clean, but I shall leave you with a few things." He gives her a wallet carrying a debit card and an ID card and birth certificate, dubbing her with the name Setsuna Tsukimono. The birth date was the same, but he had changed the year to 2043 to have her be age 22.
Eclipse then uses his magic to alter his sister's appearance and clothing. Shadow's hair was now the kind of pure black that speaks of a new beginning; her eyes were now like radiating silver flames. She was also now wearing tight jeggings with a red tank top under a black lightweight jacket, tennis shoes, a thick skull-themed wristband, her left ear pierced, and wearing a black cap backwards. He also grants her elbow-length fingerless black gloves that covered half of her middle fingers with her Inhibitor Rings at the end to hold back her full power and hiding them.
Eclipse picks Shadow up in his arms and finally teleports them to the Cerulean Landscape Hotel, the beautiful resort on the Emerald Coast not too far from Station Square. Her suite was medium-sized with some luxuries to enjoy - such as Wi-Fi, bed and breakfast, a warm fireplace, a large four-poster bed with thick duvets, and a beautiful view of the city and coastline.
He removes Shadow's cap and lays her down, gently sweeping a long strand of hair out of her face and takes the Chaos Emerald from her. "Your bank account has one billion dollars in it with this room costing $28,000 a week for your stay in room 500. You'll be set for life. Your powers are at hand, but you'll have no memory of your former life."
Eclipse kisses his twin sister's forehead and pulls back, finally shedding his tears. "Goodbye, dear sister. I pray that the god Chaos shows you mercy and keeps you."
++Location: GUN Fortress || Current Time: 12:30 PM++
It's been ten days since Shadow's escape and all the soldiers were on edge. They checked nearby areas and other cities; they couldn't find her.
57-year-old Connor Smith was beyond pissed. "Are you sure you checked every single major city to find her?!"
The soldier nods. He's wearing ballistic combat helmets with solid white visors to conceal his identity with the standard black troop uniform with a ballistic vest. "Yes, sir! We searched all over Central City, Westopolis, and Station Square even. No sign of her anywhere. We also notified other cities around the world to arrest her if she is ever spotted."
Connor puts his hands behind his back and sighs. "Fine. I don't care what you have to do to capture her. I just want her brought in, dead or alive."
++Author's Note #2++
I need to clear up a few things for this chapter.
1. I hate that certain NPCs in Sonic games have no names. It's a pet peeve and it annoys me, so I have the GUN Commander a name. I'll be doing the same for the President for when the time comes.
2. In the book Styxx by Sherrilyn Kenyon, there's a scene where the twin brothers are on the path to forgiveness when the younger twin teleports his brother to a home with an ID card and huge money account to live in comfort. || I did it for this story.
3. Station Square is based on multiple USA cities while Central City is basically Washington D.C. || For distance calculations, I used Google Maps to determine how far apart the cities are.
4. In the next chapter, the romance between Espio and Shadow will commence.
Reviews and constructive criticism is appreciated. I'll see you guys then ^^
