Crimson Vision
Chapter 14: Five: From Adversary to Ally
Concern, trust, forgiveness.
I stand alone in darkness.
Will he believe my story? Will he forget all I have done to him?
I am alone in darkness.
We share the same hatred for the serpent and the same concern for Amy, but can we work together?
I live alone in darkness.
I know no one yet everyone knows me.
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"Of all the things that could happen to Amy this had to be one of them. What do you have to say before I kill you Shadow?" Sonic questioned as he paced around me.
"First of all I have to say thanks for saving me." I answered. "Secondly I told you before Amy was the one risking her life hanging around me so it's not totally my fault."
Sonic gritted his teeth as there was nothing else he could do. We didn't have a clue as to where Amy could've gone off to so searching for her was out of the question. Therefore with nothing else to do I decided to head back home. As I walked along the sidewalk I could hear Sonic following me. What did he want from me? Like him I couldn't do much for Amy except wait until she appeared again. which was the answer I was looking for. I stopped and turned around and Sonic stopped as well.
"Knowing that you're not going to stop following me until Amy is safe how about you listen to a plan that I have?" I suggested.
Sonic nodded and I continued.
"That serpent comes to me every now and then, mostly at my home, and tries to kill me or even pesters me a bit. I figured that since he's now inside of Amy she'll come to my home and try to kill me."
"So are you saying we wait at that creepy run-down place of yours until Amy shows up? Sounds like a plan but how do we get that snake out of her?" Sonic responded.
That part of the plan I was still stumped on. Even after accessing a new power of mine I had no clue as to what else I could do; but if it was any similar to the serpent's then maybe I could save Amy and get rid of the serpent as well. Whatever my powers could do I just hoped that they would respond fast enough to end this.
I admitted to Sonic that I didn't know what else to do afterwards and he groaned as expected.
"Look bud, I'm not sure how you're used to doing things around here but when someone I know and care for is in trouble I can't waste a second trying to figure out what to do." he said.
Sonic began to leave me probably heading towards my home to find Amy. Very foolish of him since he is under estimating the serpent's powers. I had to stop him.
"Go ahead and rush in without something of a plan to work with. I can guarantee that without me you'll die." I warned the hedgehog.
He stopped and realized that I was right. Then I went on with him towards my home. Maybe I could use this extra time we have to convince Sonic to work with me perhaps till the end taking a lot of pressure off of me. It wasn't really like me to ask for help but now that the serpent was getting more serious I had no other choice. My opportunity for this came when Sonic asked why Amy was so interested in me. I began to explain to him how we met and the bond we grew between each other. Judging by his facial expressions Sonic was beginning to see why it was so hard to keep me and Amy apart.
Finally I had finished and Sonic had nothing to say except for his apology to me. I accepted it gratefully and then made my offer for him to become my ally.
"Thanks for understanding my situation Sonic it seems like you're taking a whole new approach to me and with that I just want to ask for your assistance in helping me through this. I know that after all of our confrontations you'll want to decline, but it's not for long and. I really want to know what's inside the Mysterious Room that haunts me."
There was silence between us; Sonic was thinking long and hard about this or maybe he was too busy worrying about Amy to even hear my question. He stopped me and looked at me seriously. I guess he didn't trust me that much.
"Shadow I would be glad to help you out, I really would." Sonic answered. "But from what I've seen you're pretty much exposed to danger wherever you go and I can't work with that when it comes to Amy. So when we do save Amy from that snake that's the last time you'll probably see her."
I knew it. My flaws and mishaps have come back to haunt me and it looked like my journey was going to last longer that I thought it would. or even throw me back to the way things were before I met Amy which was also another possible way to go. Anyways I was out of luck or so I thought had I not remembered Sonic's words during our fight.
"I just want what's best for her."
Those words echoed throughout my head and reminded me that my adversary and I did have some things in common. Like him I didn't like any corruption that would affect me. Like him I too was a skilled battler. Like him I wanted what was best for Amy and what was best for her at this point was not to get in the middle of my troubles. So there was hope for me meaning I would finally find out what that serpent doesn't want me to know. and what's inside the Mysterious Room.
"Sonic your reason if justifiable but I remember that you want what's best for Amy. Turns out that I want the same for her as well and if that serves as our reason to work together, then we may have a chance at defeating that serpent." I explained.
Sonic's ears perked up and a grin appeared on his face. I guess he was going to help me after all and we continued on to my home. Once we got there I went inside and hung up my coat. Sonic wandered around a bit while I went to the dining room and sat at the table. I looked back upon the days I spent alone here in my mental darkness before Amy came. It just seemed like that's the way I've lived life possibly forever without a past to dawn on.
Now that so much has been revealed to me soon I'll find out about my forgotten past that'll hopefully trigger memories that have been locked away in my mind. I'll find out where I came from and even if I have or had a family. I'll finally conquer the power of the Mysterious Room releasing me from its curse and be at rest at last. Then Sonic and Amy can move on and put behind all that has happened in this darkened town.
All was quiet and calm just the way I liked it until a crash was heard. It came from the empty room at the far end of the house and Sonic and I rushed to the scene. There she was, standing there with her emotionless face staring into our eyes. Amy made the first move leaping for Sonic. He moved out of her way and she landed and went for me instead. Her hand whipped by my face and three tiny cuts appeared with blood seeping out of them. I looked at her hands and they somehow became claws; the serpent's power was changing her. She dove towards me again hissing pushing me against the wall. I held her back with all my might as poison dripped from fangs that had grown in her mouth.
Amy was knocked away by a piece of wood Sonic had thrown at her. I regrouped myself and prepared to attack. Amy staggered to her feet and with great speed charged at me again but Sonic rammed into her. They tumbled and stopped with Amy pinning Sonic down ready to bite him. I felt my powers surging through my body heating it up and held out a hand towards the pink hedgehog. Slowly her body rose into the air. Hmm. another hidden power accessed. Using my hand to control Amy I sent her out through the boarded up window and into the backyard.
Pursuing through the window I scanned the backyard. No sign of Amy. Suddenly she came down on my back and choked me with a chain.
"Why do you want to live Shadow? Your life has no point now so give it up. It's vital that you do so." she hissed in my ear.
"Serpent I told you before and I'll say it again if I have to. I'm not stopping now!!" I retaliated.
Using the chain to my advantage I flipped Amy over on her back snatching the chain from her. Quickly she stood up and proceeded to use the serpent's special powers to attack me. I defended with my own powers and retaliated with them as well. yet for some reason every time I used them I felt myself getting hotter. much hotter. Next thing I knew I was getting dizzy, everything became a blur and I slowed myself. I looked up at the pink blur ahead of me and suddenly saw a green flash. I used my powers to deflect it and that's what drove over my limit. My body began to burn horribly, everything was spinning and I yelled out in pain and then. darkness.
Huh? What? Everything is red. What's going on? But wait. there's Amy my ally. and within her is that serpent. Get out of her right now!! I approached Amy and looked down on her. Seeing the serpent in her eyes angered me but it teased me through Amy, taunted me with her voice. Stop it!! Shut up!! She has nothing to do with this!! It's just me and you!! I swiped a claw at Amy but she dodged my attack and moved away. I spun around and followed her movements. Fire came from my mouth searing everything in its path but not Amy.
The fire stopped and she attacked with a green lightning bolt that stood out among the red I saw. I blocked the attack with my wings and let out my mighty roar. Glaring back down at the small hedgehog she froze in place unable to move. I held out both of my claws at her and they glowed a bright red. Be gone evil serpent!! Leave her body!! Amy fell to her knees and cried out as a dark shadow shot from her body and reshaped into the serpent on the ground coiled up. As for Amy she fell to the ground unconscious the serpent looked up at me and hissed before seeping back into the ground. All is well. My friend is safe. for now. Lifting my head up I let out another powerful roar that echoed through the sky. and then fell into darkness.
Chapter 14: Five: From Adversary to Ally
Concern, trust, forgiveness.
I stand alone in darkness.
Will he believe my story? Will he forget all I have done to him?
I am alone in darkness.
We share the same hatred for the serpent and the same concern for Amy, but can we work together?
I live alone in darkness.
I know no one yet everyone knows me.
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"Of all the things that could happen to Amy this had to be one of them. What do you have to say before I kill you Shadow?" Sonic questioned as he paced around me.
"First of all I have to say thanks for saving me." I answered. "Secondly I told you before Amy was the one risking her life hanging around me so it's not totally my fault."
Sonic gritted his teeth as there was nothing else he could do. We didn't have a clue as to where Amy could've gone off to so searching for her was out of the question. Therefore with nothing else to do I decided to head back home. As I walked along the sidewalk I could hear Sonic following me. What did he want from me? Like him I couldn't do much for Amy except wait until she appeared again. which was the answer I was looking for. I stopped and turned around and Sonic stopped as well.
"Knowing that you're not going to stop following me until Amy is safe how about you listen to a plan that I have?" I suggested.
Sonic nodded and I continued.
"That serpent comes to me every now and then, mostly at my home, and tries to kill me or even pesters me a bit. I figured that since he's now inside of Amy she'll come to my home and try to kill me."
"So are you saying we wait at that creepy run-down place of yours until Amy shows up? Sounds like a plan but how do we get that snake out of her?" Sonic responded.
That part of the plan I was still stumped on. Even after accessing a new power of mine I had no clue as to what else I could do; but if it was any similar to the serpent's then maybe I could save Amy and get rid of the serpent as well. Whatever my powers could do I just hoped that they would respond fast enough to end this.
I admitted to Sonic that I didn't know what else to do afterwards and he groaned as expected.
"Look bud, I'm not sure how you're used to doing things around here but when someone I know and care for is in trouble I can't waste a second trying to figure out what to do." he said.
Sonic began to leave me probably heading towards my home to find Amy. Very foolish of him since he is under estimating the serpent's powers. I had to stop him.
"Go ahead and rush in without something of a plan to work with. I can guarantee that without me you'll die." I warned the hedgehog.
He stopped and realized that I was right. Then I went on with him towards my home. Maybe I could use this extra time we have to convince Sonic to work with me perhaps till the end taking a lot of pressure off of me. It wasn't really like me to ask for help but now that the serpent was getting more serious I had no other choice. My opportunity for this came when Sonic asked why Amy was so interested in me. I began to explain to him how we met and the bond we grew between each other. Judging by his facial expressions Sonic was beginning to see why it was so hard to keep me and Amy apart.
Finally I had finished and Sonic had nothing to say except for his apology to me. I accepted it gratefully and then made my offer for him to become my ally.
"Thanks for understanding my situation Sonic it seems like you're taking a whole new approach to me and with that I just want to ask for your assistance in helping me through this. I know that after all of our confrontations you'll want to decline, but it's not for long and. I really want to know what's inside the Mysterious Room that haunts me."
There was silence between us; Sonic was thinking long and hard about this or maybe he was too busy worrying about Amy to even hear my question. He stopped me and looked at me seriously. I guess he didn't trust me that much.
"Shadow I would be glad to help you out, I really would." Sonic answered. "But from what I've seen you're pretty much exposed to danger wherever you go and I can't work with that when it comes to Amy. So when we do save Amy from that snake that's the last time you'll probably see her."
I knew it. My flaws and mishaps have come back to haunt me and it looked like my journey was going to last longer that I thought it would. or even throw me back to the way things were before I met Amy which was also another possible way to go. Anyways I was out of luck or so I thought had I not remembered Sonic's words during our fight.
"I just want what's best for her."
Those words echoed throughout my head and reminded me that my adversary and I did have some things in common. Like him I didn't like any corruption that would affect me. Like him I too was a skilled battler. Like him I wanted what was best for Amy and what was best for her at this point was not to get in the middle of my troubles. So there was hope for me meaning I would finally find out what that serpent doesn't want me to know. and what's inside the Mysterious Room.
"Sonic your reason if justifiable but I remember that you want what's best for Amy. Turns out that I want the same for her as well and if that serves as our reason to work together, then we may have a chance at defeating that serpent." I explained.
Sonic's ears perked up and a grin appeared on his face. I guess he was going to help me after all and we continued on to my home. Once we got there I went inside and hung up my coat. Sonic wandered around a bit while I went to the dining room and sat at the table. I looked back upon the days I spent alone here in my mental darkness before Amy came. It just seemed like that's the way I've lived life possibly forever without a past to dawn on.
Now that so much has been revealed to me soon I'll find out about my forgotten past that'll hopefully trigger memories that have been locked away in my mind. I'll find out where I came from and even if I have or had a family. I'll finally conquer the power of the Mysterious Room releasing me from its curse and be at rest at last. Then Sonic and Amy can move on and put behind all that has happened in this darkened town.
All was quiet and calm just the way I liked it until a crash was heard. It came from the empty room at the far end of the house and Sonic and I rushed to the scene. There she was, standing there with her emotionless face staring into our eyes. Amy made the first move leaping for Sonic. He moved out of her way and she landed and went for me instead. Her hand whipped by my face and three tiny cuts appeared with blood seeping out of them. I looked at her hands and they somehow became claws; the serpent's power was changing her. She dove towards me again hissing pushing me against the wall. I held her back with all my might as poison dripped from fangs that had grown in her mouth.
Amy was knocked away by a piece of wood Sonic had thrown at her. I regrouped myself and prepared to attack. Amy staggered to her feet and with great speed charged at me again but Sonic rammed into her. They tumbled and stopped with Amy pinning Sonic down ready to bite him. I felt my powers surging through my body heating it up and held out a hand towards the pink hedgehog. Slowly her body rose into the air. Hmm. another hidden power accessed. Using my hand to control Amy I sent her out through the boarded up window and into the backyard.
Pursuing through the window I scanned the backyard. No sign of Amy. Suddenly she came down on my back and choked me with a chain.
"Why do you want to live Shadow? Your life has no point now so give it up. It's vital that you do so." she hissed in my ear.
"Serpent I told you before and I'll say it again if I have to. I'm not stopping now!!" I retaliated.
Using the chain to my advantage I flipped Amy over on her back snatching the chain from her. Quickly she stood up and proceeded to use the serpent's special powers to attack me. I defended with my own powers and retaliated with them as well. yet for some reason every time I used them I felt myself getting hotter. much hotter. Next thing I knew I was getting dizzy, everything became a blur and I slowed myself. I looked up at the pink blur ahead of me and suddenly saw a green flash. I used my powers to deflect it and that's what drove over my limit. My body began to burn horribly, everything was spinning and I yelled out in pain and then. darkness.
Huh? What? Everything is red. What's going on? But wait. there's Amy my ally. and within her is that serpent. Get out of her right now!! I approached Amy and looked down on her. Seeing the serpent in her eyes angered me but it teased me through Amy, taunted me with her voice. Stop it!! Shut up!! She has nothing to do with this!! It's just me and you!! I swiped a claw at Amy but she dodged my attack and moved away. I spun around and followed her movements. Fire came from my mouth searing everything in its path but not Amy.
The fire stopped and she attacked with a green lightning bolt that stood out among the red I saw. I blocked the attack with my wings and let out my mighty roar. Glaring back down at the small hedgehog she froze in place unable to move. I held out both of my claws at her and they glowed a bright red. Be gone evil serpent!! Leave her body!! Amy fell to her knees and cried out as a dark shadow shot from her body and reshaped into the serpent on the ground coiled up. As for Amy she fell to the ground unconscious the serpent looked up at me and hissed before seeping back into the ground. All is well. My friend is safe. for now. Lifting my head up I let out another powerful roar that echoed through the sky. and then fell into darkness.