Author's note: This is my first Sonic fanfic so don't expect much. This fic is like an experiment. If people like it, I'll continue. Oh, and there's a few spoilers ahead. DON'T SAY I DIDN'T WARN YOU!!! Let's get down to business! Please R&R!
Blackspeed_Mistress
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Disclaimer: If you think I own SA2, you're crazy! All I own is Marika, Bradley Robotnik and the story plot.
One Fatal Mistake
Pain. Indescribable pain. The smell of his fur scorching sickened him to no extent. Blood trickled from his wounds as he fell. He tried not to think about the intense wounds. How ironic. He wanted to destroy the world only to sacrifice his life to save it. He smirked despite the pain. Blackness surrounded him as his super form let out.
"Maria... this is what you wanted, right? This is the promise I made to you..." Shadow whispered. He swore he heard a sweet, angelic voice cry out.
"Shadow! No!"
"Maria..."
A bright flash of light enveloped Shadow. His body and mind went numb. He felt nothing anymore.
Nothing.
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The group waited for the two heroes to make an entrance. Sonic came inside. Realizing something's missing, Rouge spoke up.
"Where's Shadow?"
Sonic shook his head and handed Rouge Shadow's bracelet. Everyone was stunned.
Rouge softly questioned. "Do you think Professor Gerald created him, Shadow, to carry out the revenge to all of those on Earth?"
"He was what he was. A brave and heroic hedgehog who gave his life to save the planet. Shadow the hedgehog..."
"I guess you're right."
Eggman was staring into space, his mind filled with shock of the previous events.
"As a child, I looked up to my grandfather for all of the great things he accomplished. He was my idol and I wanted to be just like him. But did he really mean to destroy us?" He wondered aloud. Tails shrugged it off.
"I don't know. But what I DO know is that we all did it together!" Eggman chuckled.
"We did."
"So what now Rouge? Off to find those jewels you love so much?" Knuckles asked his rival. Rouge shook her head.
"Nah. I'm quitting. Too much work for too little pay." She smiled. "Besides, I'm thinking of something better than jewels right now. It'll all work out. You'll see."
"If you say so."
Sonic glanced at the Earth through his window. It was so calm, peaceful. Almost as if the ARK incident never existed. Fat chance of the humans going to be like that Sonic wryly thought. They will probably praise the group except Eggman and "that black hedgehog" who they had mistaken with theirs truly. Thinking of Shadow made him grimace. He could have saved him!
Who was he really? How was he connected to ARK? Why did he help out? What made him try to destroy the world like Professor Gerald had wanted? Was he really the ultimate lifeform?
"Create...the ultimate lifeform..." he murmured. Amy stood beside him.
"What's wrong Sonic?" The blue blur shook the questions out of his head.
"Nothing. Come on! Let's go home to the planet that's as cool and blue as me!" Everyone silently agreed and left the room. Sonic, being the last, looked around the cold, steel room.
"Sayonara, Shadow the hedgehog." He said and walked out of the room.
Oh yes, the irony of it all.
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"No! I won't let this happen!" she cried as she watched the scene. No way is she going to sit here and watch! She got him into this mess, and she will get him out. ALIVE. No one, not even GOD, will stop her. If she gets stuck, at least she tried. If it means not returning to paradise again, so be it. She sprinted to the direction of the gate as fast as her skirt allowed. After a few quick thoughts of how to exit without being seen, she decided there wasn't enough time. She passed by the guards, pushed open the gate, and teleported right where she wanted to be.
"Maria! I have great news!" An old man of around 50 appeared. He glanced around.
"Maria?"
He finally caught sight of what his granddaughter had been looking at. In the middle of the yard showed an image of Shadow the Hedgehog falling through the atmosphere of Earth.
"Darn it! I knew I shouldn't have kept that blasted biolizard!"
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"Shadow..." he heard a faint whisper. Everything was so blurry. He couldn't fight his tired mind.
"Shadow! Wake up!" The voice grew stronger and more panicked. It sounded familiar, but right now all he could think about was a nice, deep sleep.
"Shadow! Please, don't do this to me! Please!" The voice cried. Shadow slowly opened his eyes to find himself in a black void. Beside him was a blonde haired, blue-eyed angel. Her thin form kneeled by his side. Red eyes met blue as they searched for answers. The black hedgehog desperately hugged Maria. Careful of his quills, his angel gently wrapped her arms around him. They stayed that way for a little while longer, enjoying each other's company.
"Shadow," Maria whispered. "Do you know what's happening to you right now?"
He nodded his head.
"I'm dying, aren't I?"
Maria winced at his sentence. He shifted his position so he could look into her eyes. They were filled with unshed tears.
"You will be soon. That's why I came here." Her voice was shaky and quiet as she continued.
"I want you to live. You must not give up!"
Shadow was shocked and confused. Had he not fulfilled his promise? What was worth living for now?
"But I have nothing to live for! Maria, just let me be with you!" He pleaded. His angel broke into tears.
"I can't! I couldn't stand it if you died! You never had a chance to actually live! Please Shadow, if you won't do it for yourself, live for your friends' sakes!"
His own eyes started to have tears. "Ok Maria. I promise I'll live."
Shadow hugged her only to find out that his hands passed through. Shadow looked in horror as Maria slowly became translucent. Maria stared at her fading hands.
"Oh no. They found me..." Shadow's mind panicked.
"No! Maria, don't leave me!" Maria kissed the silently weeping hedgehog on the forehead as best she could.
"I'm sorry Shadow. I promise we'll meet again." She said before she disappeared from view.
"MARIA!!!!!!!!"
Shadow didn't know which came first, the searing pain or the heat, but the experience altogether made him pass out.
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Sonic and co. headed out of the space shuttle to meet the cheering crowd outside. They had acted exactly as he predicted. The president led them to a small stage with a podium. Eggman was cuffed and taken to a G.U.N. security van. Of course, that didn't last long as Eggman broke the cuffs via laser and made a flashy exit with his walker. Nevertheless, the celebration continued. The president stepped up to the podium.
"Citizens of Earth, we award Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles 'Tails' Prower, Knuckles the Echidna, Rouge the Bat, and Amy Rose for saving this world from the terrible incident a few moments ago. Sonic, we apologize for mistaking you for the thief who stole the chaos emerald. We will make sure that once he is caught, he will be punished severely. Would you do the honors of a speech?"
The president stepped aside as the azure hedgehog came forward. Tails had noticed the angry gleam in Sonic's eyes. This wasn't going to go too well.
"As much as I like to get attention, that 'thief' was the one who REALLY saved your lives. All we did was help out a little! Don't go looking for him either; He's dead. Shadow fell through the atmosphere. It's probably BEST if Shadow wasn't here right now so he wouldn't have to be treated like a criminal! Giving me this medal tells me that I'm being awarded for killing Shadow and taking all the credit! That's right, Sonic the Hedgehog didn't save someone! He was right next to me! But nooooo, stupid me didn't think he would fall! So you can keep your crummy medal! I'm outta here!"
And with that, the world-renowned hero could be seen jolting down the road.
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Author's note: So... how was it? Good? Bad? Craptacular? A start? Something? R&R to tell me! This is Blackspeed_Mistress signing out!
Blackspeed_Mistress
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Disclaimer: If you think I own SA2, you're crazy! All I own is Marika, Bradley Robotnik and the story plot.
One Fatal Mistake
Pain. Indescribable pain. The smell of his fur scorching sickened him to no extent. Blood trickled from his wounds as he fell. He tried not to think about the intense wounds. How ironic. He wanted to destroy the world only to sacrifice his life to save it. He smirked despite the pain. Blackness surrounded him as his super form let out.
"Maria... this is what you wanted, right? This is the promise I made to you..." Shadow whispered. He swore he heard a sweet, angelic voice cry out.
"Shadow! No!"
"Maria..."
A bright flash of light enveloped Shadow. His body and mind went numb. He felt nothing anymore.
Nothing.
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The group waited for the two heroes to make an entrance. Sonic came inside. Realizing something's missing, Rouge spoke up.
"Where's Shadow?"
Sonic shook his head and handed Rouge Shadow's bracelet. Everyone was stunned.
Rouge softly questioned. "Do you think Professor Gerald created him, Shadow, to carry out the revenge to all of those on Earth?"
"He was what he was. A brave and heroic hedgehog who gave his life to save the planet. Shadow the hedgehog..."
"I guess you're right."
Eggman was staring into space, his mind filled with shock of the previous events.
"As a child, I looked up to my grandfather for all of the great things he accomplished. He was my idol and I wanted to be just like him. But did he really mean to destroy us?" He wondered aloud. Tails shrugged it off.
"I don't know. But what I DO know is that we all did it together!" Eggman chuckled.
"We did."
"So what now Rouge? Off to find those jewels you love so much?" Knuckles asked his rival. Rouge shook her head.
"Nah. I'm quitting. Too much work for too little pay." She smiled. "Besides, I'm thinking of something better than jewels right now. It'll all work out. You'll see."
"If you say so."
Sonic glanced at the Earth through his window. It was so calm, peaceful. Almost as if the ARK incident never existed. Fat chance of the humans going to be like that Sonic wryly thought. They will probably praise the group except Eggman and "that black hedgehog" who they had mistaken with theirs truly. Thinking of Shadow made him grimace. He could have saved him!
Who was he really? How was he connected to ARK? Why did he help out? What made him try to destroy the world like Professor Gerald had wanted? Was he really the ultimate lifeform?
"Create...the ultimate lifeform..." he murmured. Amy stood beside him.
"What's wrong Sonic?" The blue blur shook the questions out of his head.
"Nothing. Come on! Let's go home to the planet that's as cool and blue as me!" Everyone silently agreed and left the room. Sonic, being the last, looked around the cold, steel room.
"Sayonara, Shadow the hedgehog." He said and walked out of the room.
Oh yes, the irony of it all.
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"No! I won't let this happen!" she cried as she watched the scene. No way is she going to sit here and watch! She got him into this mess, and she will get him out. ALIVE. No one, not even GOD, will stop her. If she gets stuck, at least she tried. If it means not returning to paradise again, so be it. She sprinted to the direction of the gate as fast as her skirt allowed. After a few quick thoughts of how to exit without being seen, she decided there wasn't enough time. She passed by the guards, pushed open the gate, and teleported right where she wanted to be.
"Maria! I have great news!" An old man of around 50 appeared. He glanced around.
"Maria?"
He finally caught sight of what his granddaughter had been looking at. In the middle of the yard showed an image of Shadow the Hedgehog falling through the atmosphere of Earth.
"Darn it! I knew I shouldn't have kept that blasted biolizard!"
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"Shadow..." he heard a faint whisper. Everything was so blurry. He couldn't fight his tired mind.
"Shadow! Wake up!" The voice grew stronger and more panicked. It sounded familiar, but right now all he could think about was a nice, deep sleep.
"Shadow! Please, don't do this to me! Please!" The voice cried. Shadow slowly opened his eyes to find himself in a black void. Beside him was a blonde haired, blue-eyed angel. Her thin form kneeled by his side. Red eyes met blue as they searched for answers. The black hedgehog desperately hugged Maria. Careful of his quills, his angel gently wrapped her arms around him. They stayed that way for a little while longer, enjoying each other's company.
"Shadow," Maria whispered. "Do you know what's happening to you right now?"
He nodded his head.
"I'm dying, aren't I?"
Maria winced at his sentence. He shifted his position so he could look into her eyes. They were filled with unshed tears.
"You will be soon. That's why I came here." Her voice was shaky and quiet as she continued.
"I want you to live. You must not give up!"
Shadow was shocked and confused. Had he not fulfilled his promise? What was worth living for now?
"But I have nothing to live for! Maria, just let me be with you!" He pleaded. His angel broke into tears.
"I can't! I couldn't stand it if you died! You never had a chance to actually live! Please Shadow, if you won't do it for yourself, live for your friends' sakes!"
His own eyes started to have tears. "Ok Maria. I promise I'll live."
Shadow hugged her only to find out that his hands passed through. Shadow looked in horror as Maria slowly became translucent. Maria stared at her fading hands.
"Oh no. They found me..." Shadow's mind panicked.
"No! Maria, don't leave me!" Maria kissed the silently weeping hedgehog on the forehead as best she could.
"I'm sorry Shadow. I promise we'll meet again." She said before she disappeared from view.
"MARIA!!!!!!!!"
Shadow didn't know which came first, the searing pain or the heat, but the experience altogether made him pass out.
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Sonic and co. headed out of the space shuttle to meet the cheering crowd outside. They had acted exactly as he predicted. The president led them to a small stage with a podium. Eggman was cuffed and taken to a G.U.N. security van. Of course, that didn't last long as Eggman broke the cuffs via laser and made a flashy exit with his walker. Nevertheless, the celebration continued. The president stepped up to the podium.
"Citizens of Earth, we award Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles 'Tails' Prower, Knuckles the Echidna, Rouge the Bat, and Amy Rose for saving this world from the terrible incident a few moments ago. Sonic, we apologize for mistaking you for the thief who stole the chaos emerald. We will make sure that once he is caught, he will be punished severely. Would you do the honors of a speech?"
The president stepped aside as the azure hedgehog came forward. Tails had noticed the angry gleam in Sonic's eyes. This wasn't going to go too well.
"As much as I like to get attention, that 'thief' was the one who REALLY saved your lives. All we did was help out a little! Don't go looking for him either; He's dead. Shadow fell through the atmosphere. It's probably BEST if Shadow wasn't here right now so he wouldn't have to be treated like a criminal! Giving me this medal tells me that I'm being awarded for killing Shadow and taking all the credit! That's right, Sonic the Hedgehog didn't save someone! He was right next to me! But nooooo, stupid me didn't think he would fall! So you can keep your crummy medal! I'm outta here!"
And with that, the world-renowned hero could be seen jolting down the road.
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Author's note: So... how was it? Good? Bad? Craptacular? A start? Something? R&R to tell me! This is Blackspeed_Mistress signing out!