Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic or other characters mentioned in this story.
They are copyright of other companies. Besides, I have no money that you
could sue me for anyway.
~~~~~ROUGE
I ran as fast as I could go. I had to warn Tails and Shadow of this new weapon that Eggman had created.
"Urgh! If only I could run faster!" I yelled as I continued on.
~~~~~SHADOW
"Do you think they are alright?" I asked Tails.
"I'm not sure. They should've been back by now." He glanced at the clock. "All we can do is wait and hope for the best."
Suddenly Rouge came in, completely out of breath.
"Rouge! What happened?" Tails asked as she sat down.
"Eggman has a new weapon," she managed to say.
"Is Sonic OK?" I asked her.
"He and Knuckles are trapped there," she said as she regained her breath. "Eggman used a machine called a Stop Ray. Once it hit Sonic and Knuckles, they couldn't break free of it," she said.
"Why would Knuckles be at Eggman's base?" I asked nobody in particular.
"Maybe something happened to the Master Emerald," Tails said.
"Eggman! That creep! I bet he had this whole thing planned out from the beginning!" I said. "Tails, you said you got that notebook from Eggman? He probably left it behind on purpose!"
"So, this whole thing was a trap. What are we going to do?" Rouge asked.
"Well," Tails said, "I still think this Rejuvenator idea will work, if we can just get the items. Shadow, why don't you go to Eggman's base along with Rouge? Take these special comms. I made. They will allow me to see what happens. I'll watch your progress from here," Tails said as he pointed to a TV set in the corner.
"Why do you get to stay here?" I asked him.
"I still need to fix up some parts on the Rejuvenator. Besides, once I see what this Stop Ray looks like, I will try and make something to counteract it," Tails said.
"So, what's the plan?" Rouge asked.
"Same as before, Shadow will go in and distract Eggman while Rouge tries to find Sonic and Knuckles," Tails said. "No messing up this time, and try to avoid that ray of Eggman's," Tails said.
I thought for a moment.
"Is something wrong, Shadow?" Tails asked.
"I'm not going."
"WHAT!?" Tails and Rouge yelled.
"Sonic couldn't do anything about the ray. Since I am nothing but his clone, how will the results be any different?" I asked.
"Shadow, what are you talking about?" Maria asked. "You're not a clone!"
I stared at her in disbelief. Her eyes shone.
"What?" I asked.
"You're not a clone! I should know, I was there when you were!" Maria shouted.
"But the research record said."
"I don't care what the record said! Anyone could've changed the record! All I know is, you're not a clone."
She seemed to be telling the truth. But, how could that be? Nobody had any reason to change the record, except
"Eggman. He knew this was going to happen. He must've somehow changed the record to say that I was created as a clone," I said.
"Wait a second! You couldn't be a clone anyway! Sonic wasn't around fifty years ago!" Tails shouted.
"That proves it!" Rouge agreed.
"He probably doesn't want you to go to his base," Tails said. "But why I don't know."
"If he thinks that I still believe I'm a clone, he won't be expecting me to show up at his base!" I said with excitement. "Now is the perfect time to go get Sonic."
"Shadow, please be careful," Maria said. "Come back to me."
"I will, Maria. I promise." Bottom of Form 0
~~~~~ROUGE
I ran as fast as I could go. I had to warn Tails and Shadow of this new weapon that Eggman had created.
"Urgh! If only I could run faster!" I yelled as I continued on.
~~~~~SHADOW
"Do you think they are alright?" I asked Tails.
"I'm not sure. They should've been back by now." He glanced at the clock. "All we can do is wait and hope for the best."
Suddenly Rouge came in, completely out of breath.
"Rouge! What happened?" Tails asked as she sat down.
"Eggman has a new weapon," she managed to say.
"Is Sonic OK?" I asked her.
"He and Knuckles are trapped there," she said as she regained her breath. "Eggman used a machine called a Stop Ray. Once it hit Sonic and Knuckles, they couldn't break free of it," she said.
"Why would Knuckles be at Eggman's base?" I asked nobody in particular.
"Maybe something happened to the Master Emerald," Tails said.
"Eggman! That creep! I bet he had this whole thing planned out from the beginning!" I said. "Tails, you said you got that notebook from Eggman? He probably left it behind on purpose!"
"So, this whole thing was a trap. What are we going to do?" Rouge asked.
"Well," Tails said, "I still think this Rejuvenator idea will work, if we can just get the items. Shadow, why don't you go to Eggman's base along with Rouge? Take these special comms. I made. They will allow me to see what happens. I'll watch your progress from here," Tails said as he pointed to a TV set in the corner.
"Why do you get to stay here?" I asked him.
"I still need to fix up some parts on the Rejuvenator. Besides, once I see what this Stop Ray looks like, I will try and make something to counteract it," Tails said.
"So, what's the plan?" Rouge asked.
"Same as before, Shadow will go in and distract Eggman while Rouge tries to find Sonic and Knuckles," Tails said. "No messing up this time, and try to avoid that ray of Eggman's," Tails said.
I thought for a moment.
"Is something wrong, Shadow?" Tails asked.
"I'm not going."
"WHAT!?" Tails and Rouge yelled.
"Sonic couldn't do anything about the ray. Since I am nothing but his clone, how will the results be any different?" I asked.
"Shadow, what are you talking about?" Maria asked. "You're not a clone!"
I stared at her in disbelief. Her eyes shone.
"What?" I asked.
"You're not a clone! I should know, I was there when you were!" Maria shouted.
"But the research record said."
"I don't care what the record said! Anyone could've changed the record! All I know is, you're not a clone."
She seemed to be telling the truth. But, how could that be? Nobody had any reason to change the record, except
"Eggman. He knew this was going to happen. He must've somehow changed the record to say that I was created as a clone," I said.
"Wait a second! You couldn't be a clone anyway! Sonic wasn't around fifty years ago!" Tails shouted.
"That proves it!" Rouge agreed.
"He probably doesn't want you to go to his base," Tails said. "But why I don't know."
"If he thinks that I still believe I'm a clone, he won't be expecting me to show up at his base!" I said with excitement. "Now is the perfect time to go get Sonic."
"Shadow, please be careful," Maria said. "Come back to me."
"I will, Maria. I promise." Bottom of Form 0