Beta Project: Epsilion
by Visler
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Author's Note: *faints* (Moral: Don't write anything serious after drinking five cans of
mello yellow in two hours. It's hard to do.)
P.S. ' ' means thought (hense the title)
WARNING: HEMOPHOBICS (those of you who have a fear of blood) DO NOT READ THE 1ST SECTION!!
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----- Chapter 8: Thoughts -----
His dark form materialized out of the shadows. They had not heard him, nor could they see
him in the darkness. He hated these people, and now they were invading his home, killing
everyone he had barely gotten to know. He watched in horror as his black counterpart skated
off down the hall; leaving a visible trail of crimsion behind him. He knew his brother had
been shot, but he couldn't tell where.
Gunshots exploded ahead of him and an earpeircing scream rang through the halls. He knew in
an instant that she had been shot. He couldn't take it anymore. Disobeying every rule the
professor had placed on him, he charged at the armed invaders and cut them down. Their blood
ran cold down his hands, staining his gloves crimson. He didn't care. They had hurt Maria,
therefore, they deserved to die.
He took off after his counterpart. He knew the black one would be with her; he always was.
More invaders appeared before him. He bared his teeth and slashed out at them; killing them
easily. More blood ran cold.
He heard the gun fire and cried out in pain as the bullet sank into his side. The next thing
he knew, he was on his back facing up at the metalic ceiling. The intruder who had shot him
came into his line of sight and he scowled. With out thinking, he raised his hand; gathering
energy. The GUN troop's eyes widened in horor as the energy was released. What remained of
the troop fell to the ground.
The dark blue hedgehog cried out in pain as he stood up. He was determined to find her. He
made his way down the hall as fast as he could. He managed to reach a room he had come to
know well; the Central Control Room. Inside, he saw Maria standing over one of the many
control pannels. Shadow was in the room as well, but he was trapped inside a small, glass
tube. A white vapor was begining to circulate around him and he pounded at the glass barrier.
Maria hit a button and the capsule jettisoned into space.
Epsilion watched in horror as his lab brother froze in the tube. Maria had put him to sleep!
For some reason, this angered him. He limped up to the blonde girl and saw the crimson
stains on her hands and clothes. Epsilion put his hands over her wound and transfered some
of his energy to her.
A hand on his shoulder caused him to stop. He saw the professor's nephew, Ivo, standing over
him. Ivo pushed a button and a tube, simular to the one Shadow was now frozen in, surrounded
him. He cried as the white vapor started to circle around him. Ivo looked at him sadly.
"I'll take care of her..."
The capsule jettisoned into space and his world went black.
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Epsilion opened his eyes and glanced around the metalic room. He hated this place for many
reasons, but it was his home. He knew is better than the planet below. Shadow knew it just
as well, if not better. Shadow did a lot of things better than he ever could, but that was
because he hadn't had the time to be finished. Shadow was finished long before he ever came
into the picture, but they wanted to better him; keep him on his toes. The Beta Project was
progressed slowly, unlike the Shadow Project.
Remembering his dark brother caused a frown to appear on his face. He had grown to hate the
black hedgehog, but he didn't remember why. What had Shadow done to fill his heart with hate?
Epsilion stood and moved to the window. His light blue eyes focussed on the planet below.
'I know you are coming. I will be ready for you... Brother.'
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She looked as though she was lost in her thoughts. He wondered what Sonic had done to make
her act this way. He had followed her from the rooftops, watching intently as she bumped
into several people as she tried to excape the village. The strange girl finaly stopped by
a tree near a river just outside the village limits. She sat down and buried her head in her
arms.
He narrowed his eyes and started towards her. He stepped on something that made a loud crack,
and froze, but it was too late. She had heard him and turned to face him. He looked down at
his shoe to find a broken twig. He scowled. He looked up at Amy and was shocked to see an
amused look spread across her face.
"Sorry." Shadow whispered turning to leave.
"No, don't go!" She shouted running up to him. She grabbed his arm causing him to look down
at her. She saw no emotion in his face, but his eyes were filled with fear, sorrow, and
uncertainty. She fell in love with his eyes. "Please... Stay."
"I..." He felt funny. His heart was ponding in his ears, his throat had gone dry, and he
couldn't find his voice, so he was forced to nod his answer. She smiled and gently pulled
him towards the tree. All the while, his mind was screaming at him. 'What am I doing? Run!
No! Stay! ...Help!'
"Are you okay?" Amy asked watching him stare at the river's mirrored surface. His eyes
slowly shifted and fell on her. She knew he was afraid, and looking into his eyes only
confirmed it. She suddenly felt bad for inviting him over almost against his will. "You
don't have to stay if you don't want to. I was just hoping for someone to talk to."
"What about Sonic?" Shadow asked finally finding his voice. He didn't understand why, but he
regretted saying those words. She stared into his ruby eyes for a long silent moment. 'Why
does she keep doing that?'
"I don't want to talk to Sonic." Amy said sadly. She couldn't figure out why, but she couldn't
pry her eyes from his. Suddenly, the soft emotions disappeared causing his eyes to become
dangerous looking. She looked away. 'Why did he do that? Does he not want me to see his
emotions, or is he trying to get me to stop staring at him?'
"Why?" Shadow asked and mentally slapped himself. 'Idiot! She has her own reasons for not
wanting to talk to the faker. I shouldn't have asked.'
"Do you know what marrage is?" Amy asked looking back into his eyes. To her surprise, she
found them teaming with humor. 'Stupid question.'
"Why do you ask?" he asked crossing his arms. 'Strange question from a strange girl... Wait
a minute! What the hell am I thinking?'
"Cause Sonic just proposed to Sally." Amy said looing away. Shadow raised his eyebrow at her.
"You sound jealous." 'IDIOT!'
"I'm not sure how I feel about it. In a way, I'm happy for both of them, but I'm also
disappointed and angry." 'Why does this feel so right?'
"I think I felt the same way once." Shadow whispered thoughtfully.
"Was Maria ever engaged?" Amy asked watching his eyes. 'Should not have asked that!
Stupid!' To her surprise, the black hedgehog smiled.
"Maria hardly left the ARK. She was too wound up with me and Epsilion to ever fall in love."
Shadow answered looking up at the sky. 'I shouldn't have said that. Now my heart hurts.'
"So what caused you to feel the way I do now?" 'That must have hurt him to talk about her.
Why did he do that?'
"The day I found out I was going to have a 'brother,' I was overjoyed at the fact that I
wouldn't be alone. But then I thought: What if he took Maria away from me? I guess I was
jealous... and selfish." Shadow whispered slowly moving his eyes too look at her. 'She's
still staring at me? Why am I telling her all of this? What's this strange this feeling?'
"Shadow... What was Epsilion like before?" Amy asked slowly. She watched as his eyes went
blank again. He looked back at the sky. 'He's afraid to answer?'
"I don't want to talk about him." Shadow whispered slowly. His ears twitched, catching a
sound. He turned to see Sonic walking up to them. Amy saw him too, and she didn't look too
pleased.
"I thought you'd be here, Amy. Hi, Shadow." Sonic smiled and watched as the obsidian hedgehog
scowled and turned away. "What's wrong with--"
"Nothing." Shadow answered before fading away. Sonic scratched his head and looked at Amy.
She seemed disappointed that he left.
"What do you want, Sonic?" Amy asked sitting down by the tree. Th eblue hedgehog stood in
shock.
"What's gotten into you?"
"None of your buisness!" Amy shouted. Soinc narrowed his eyes and sat down beside her. The
pink hedgehog immedeatly started to get up, but Soinc made her sit down.
"Tell me what's going on, Amy." Sonic ordered making her look at him. She spit at him and got
up.
"I hate you, Sonic the Hedgehog!" Amy cried before running off. Soinc watched her go.
"You really are an idiot sometimes, Faker." A mocking laugh made Sonic's ears perk up. The
blue hedgehog looked up to see Shadow lounging in the tree.
"Shut-up, SHadow!" Sonic shouted clenching his fist. The obsidian hedgehog faded away and
instantly appeared before him. Shadow's ruby eyes glared down at him.
"You do not want to be on my bad side." Shadow warned in a harsh whisper.
"I thought I already was." Sonic answered backing away. This caused Shadow to smirk. "Do you
know what'swrong with Amy?"
"Why do you ask questions for which you already know the answer?" Shadow whispered turning
away. Soinc stared at him, confused. "That little ring on your left hand give you any
ideas?"
"That's why she's mad at me?" Sonic exclaimed looking in the direction she had gone.
"Just leave her alone for a while. Let her calm down." Shadow whispered fading away. Sonic
stood dumbfounded after teh black hedgehog left. Then he smiled.
"I can't believe it. They like eachother."
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Author's Note: Writer's block sucks! But it did turn out in my advantage. Please R/R/F
Up next... Chapter 9: A Way to Space
by Visler
* * * * *
Author's Note: *faints* (Moral: Don't write anything serious after drinking five cans of
mello yellow in two hours. It's hard to do.)
P.S. ' ' means thought (hense the title)
WARNING: HEMOPHOBICS (those of you who have a fear of blood) DO NOT READ THE 1ST SECTION!!
* * * * *
----- Chapter 8: Thoughts -----
His dark form materialized out of the shadows. They had not heard him, nor could they see
him in the darkness. He hated these people, and now they were invading his home, killing
everyone he had barely gotten to know. He watched in horror as his black counterpart skated
off down the hall; leaving a visible trail of crimsion behind him. He knew his brother had
been shot, but he couldn't tell where.
Gunshots exploded ahead of him and an earpeircing scream rang through the halls. He knew in
an instant that she had been shot. He couldn't take it anymore. Disobeying every rule the
professor had placed on him, he charged at the armed invaders and cut them down. Their blood
ran cold down his hands, staining his gloves crimson. He didn't care. They had hurt Maria,
therefore, they deserved to die.
He took off after his counterpart. He knew the black one would be with her; he always was.
More invaders appeared before him. He bared his teeth and slashed out at them; killing them
easily. More blood ran cold.
He heard the gun fire and cried out in pain as the bullet sank into his side. The next thing
he knew, he was on his back facing up at the metalic ceiling. The intruder who had shot him
came into his line of sight and he scowled. With out thinking, he raised his hand; gathering
energy. The GUN troop's eyes widened in horor as the energy was released. What remained of
the troop fell to the ground.
The dark blue hedgehog cried out in pain as he stood up. He was determined to find her. He
made his way down the hall as fast as he could. He managed to reach a room he had come to
know well; the Central Control Room. Inside, he saw Maria standing over one of the many
control pannels. Shadow was in the room as well, but he was trapped inside a small, glass
tube. A white vapor was begining to circulate around him and he pounded at the glass barrier.
Maria hit a button and the capsule jettisoned into space.
Epsilion watched in horror as his lab brother froze in the tube. Maria had put him to sleep!
For some reason, this angered him. He limped up to the blonde girl and saw the crimson
stains on her hands and clothes. Epsilion put his hands over her wound and transfered some
of his energy to her.
A hand on his shoulder caused him to stop. He saw the professor's nephew, Ivo, standing over
him. Ivo pushed a button and a tube, simular to the one Shadow was now frozen in, surrounded
him. He cried as the white vapor started to circle around him. Ivo looked at him sadly.
"I'll take care of her..."
The capsule jettisoned into space and his world went black.
* * * * *
Epsilion opened his eyes and glanced around the metalic room. He hated this place for many
reasons, but it was his home. He knew is better than the planet below. Shadow knew it just
as well, if not better. Shadow did a lot of things better than he ever could, but that was
because he hadn't had the time to be finished. Shadow was finished long before he ever came
into the picture, but they wanted to better him; keep him on his toes. The Beta Project was
progressed slowly, unlike the Shadow Project.
Remembering his dark brother caused a frown to appear on his face. He had grown to hate the
black hedgehog, but he didn't remember why. What had Shadow done to fill his heart with hate?
Epsilion stood and moved to the window. His light blue eyes focussed on the planet below.
'I know you are coming. I will be ready for you... Brother.'
* * * * *
She looked as though she was lost in her thoughts. He wondered what Sonic had done to make
her act this way. He had followed her from the rooftops, watching intently as she bumped
into several people as she tried to excape the village. The strange girl finaly stopped by
a tree near a river just outside the village limits. She sat down and buried her head in her
arms.
He narrowed his eyes and started towards her. He stepped on something that made a loud crack,
and froze, but it was too late. She had heard him and turned to face him. He looked down at
his shoe to find a broken twig. He scowled. He looked up at Amy and was shocked to see an
amused look spread across her face.
"Sorry." Shadow whispered turning to leave.
"No, don't go!" She shouted running up to him. She grabbed his arm causing him to look down
at her. She saw no emotion in his face, but his eyes were filled with fear, sorrow, and
uncertainty. She fell in love with his eyes. "Please... Stay."
"I..." He felt funny. His heart was ponding in his ears, his throat had gone dry, and he
couldn't find his voice, so he was forced to nod his answer. She smiled and gently pulled
him towards the tree. All the while, his mind was screaming at him. 'What am I doing? Run!
No! Stay! ...Help!'
"Are you okay?" Amy asked watching him stare at the river's mirrored surface. His eyes
slowly shifted and fell on her. She knew he was afraid, and looking into his eyes only
confirmed it. She suddenly felt bad for inviting him over almost against his will. "You
don't have to stay if you don't want to. I was just hoping for someone to talk to."
"What about Sonic?" Shadow asked finally finding his voice. He didn't understand why, but he
regretted saying those words. She stared into his ruby eyes for a long silent moment. 'Why
does she keep doing that?'
"I don't want to talk to Sonic." Amy said sadly. She couldn't figure out why, but she couldn't
pry her eyes from his. Suddenly, the soft emotions disappeared causing his eyes to become
dangerous looking. She looked away. 'Why did he do that? Does he not want me to see his
emotions, or is he trying to get me to stop staring at him?'
"Why?" Shadow asked and mentally slapped himself. 'Idiot! She has her own reasons for not
wanting to talk to the faker. I shouldn't have asked.'
"Do you know what marrage is?" Amy asked looking back into his eyes. To her surprise, she
found them teaming with humor. 'Stupid question.'
"Why do you ask?" he asked crossing his arms. 'Strange question from a strange girl... Wait
a minute! What the hell am I thinking?'
"Cause Sonic just proposed to Sally." Amy said looing away. Shadow raised his eyebrow at her.
"You sound jealous." 'IDIOT!'
"I'm not sure how I feel about it. In a way, I'm happy for both of them, but I'm also
disappointed and angry." 'Why does this feel so right?'
"I think I felt the same way once." Shadow whispered thoughtfully.
"Was Maria ever engaged?" Amy asked watching his eyes. 'Should not have asked that!
Stupid!' To her surprise, the black hedgehog smiled.
"Maria hardly left the ARK. She was too wound up with me and Epsilion to ever fall in love."
Shadow answered looking up at the sky. 'I shouldn't have said that. Now my heart hurts.'
"So what caused you to feel the way I do now?" 'That must have hurt him to talk about her.
Why did he do that?'
"The day I found out I was going to have a 'brother,' I was overjoyed at the fact that I
wouldn't be alone. But then I thought: What if he took Maria away from me? I guess I was
jealous... and selfish." Shadow whispered slowly moving his eyes too look at her. 'She's
still staring at me? Why am I telling her all of this? What's this strange this feeling?'
"Shadow... What was Epsilion like before?" Amy asked slowly. She watched as his eyes went
blank again. He looked back at the sky. 'He's afraid to answer?'
"I don't want to talk about him." Shadow whispered slowly. His ears twitched, catching a
sound. He turned to see Sonic walking up to them. Amy saw him too, and she didn't look too
pleased.
"I thought you'd be here, Amy. Hi, Shadow." Sonic smiled and watched as the obsidian hedgehog
scowled and turned away. "What's wrong with--"
"Nothing." Shadow answered before fading away. Sonic scratched his head and looked at Amy.
She seemed disappointed that he left.
"What do you want, Sonic?" Amy asked sitting down by the tree. Th eblue hedgehog stood in
shock.
"What's gotten into you?"
"None of your buisness!" Amy shouted. Soinc narrowed his eyes and sat down beside her. The
pink hedgehog immedeatly started to get up, but Soinc made her sit down.
"Tell me what's going on, Amy." Sonic ordered making her look at him. She spit at him and got
up.
"I hate you, Sonic the Hedgehog!" Amy cried before running off. Soinc watched her go.
"You really are an idiot sometimes, Faker." A mocking laugh made Sonic's ears perk up. The
blue hedgehog looked up to see Shadow lounging in the tree.
"Shut-up, SHadow!" Sonic shouted clenching his fist. The obsidian hedgehog faded away and
instantly appeared before him. Shadow's ruby eyes glared down at him.
"You do not want to be on my bad side." Shadow warned in a harsh whisper.
"I thought I already was." Sonic answered backing away. This caused Shadow to smirk. "Do you
know what'swrong with Amy?"
"Why do you ask questions for which you already know the answer?" Shadow whispered turning
away. Soinc stared at him, confused. "That little ring on your left hand give you any
ideas?"
"That's why she's mad at me?" Sonic exclaimed looking in the direction she had gone.
"Just leave her alone for a while. Let her calm down." Shadow whispered fading away. Sonic
stood dumbfounded after teh black hedgehog left. Then he smiled.
"I can't believe it. They like eachother."
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Author's Note: Writer's block sucks! But it did turn out in my advantage. Please R/R/F
Up next... Chapter 9: A Way to Space