Sonic Who?
A Silent Intermission
An explosion was heard somewhere across town. People on the sidewalk stopped immediately and began to talk among themselves.
"What do you think that was?" a guy asked his wife.
"I don't know but I hope it's not him." she responded.
Some people continued on walking and went on as if nothing happened. The Shadow remained in his place on the sidewalk staring off where the explosion cam from. A child being towed by his mother walked by and dropped his ice cream cone. But the mother pulled him along as the boy began to cry. A stray dog darted out of a nearby alley into traffic. Cars swerved out of the way to avoid the dog while one car slammed into a hydrant across the street. Water gushed out of the ground and poured onto the sidewalk and street. People rushed by covering their heads and traffic was slowed down greatly.
Suddenly another explosion occurred but this time it was closer. Many people stopped and began to panic but The Shadow immediately took off down the street heading for the explosion. As he neared the site more and more people could be seen running away. Soon the streets were filled with stopped cars and ahead The Shadow could see black smoke slowly rising from a fire nearby. The black hedgehog made his way through the crowded streets but soon his path was blocked off by a pile of cars. He leapt to the top of the pile and on the other side was The Blue Demon in the middle of the intersection ranting and raving.
"That's right pathetic humans, fear me!!" the hedgehog shouted. "For I control this city and no one can stop me!!"
The Shadow crossed his arms staring at the Blue Demon. The blue hedgehog turned around and glanced up at The Shadow and smirked.
"So you want to challenge me?" he asked his opponent.
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"I see. Well I haven't seen you around town so I'm guessing you're new here. You've probably noticed that I run things around here, not those dumb ass humans. I'm also the richest bastard in this dank town and I've screwed just about all the pretty ladies here."
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"So you're just gonna stand there like some sort of shadow? Heh. Maybe that's what I should call you, Shadow. Now hold still while I slice you in half."
The Blue Demon revved up a quick spin dash attack and took off towards The Shadow. But the black hedgehog leapt off the top of the car pile and ran down the street. The Blue Demon smashed through the car pile, jumped off a nearby building and pursued after The Shadow. The two sped through busy traffic swiftly dodging cars. Suddenly The Blue Demon took a shot at The Shadow and spin dashed through some cars. The automobiles were sliced into two perfect halves and The Blue Demon crept closer and closer to his opponent. The Shadow disappeared into the traffic and the blue hedgehog, now filled with rage, revved up another spin dash.
He took off flying towards and oncoming truck and slammed into the front of it. He was able to make it through the engine but the force of the impact was too great for him to make it through the rest. The Blue Demon ended up stopping inside of the trailer and by then the truck was on its side. With his rage continuously growing the hedgehog was now determined to get The Shadow. Outside people were gathering around the truck to see if there were any survivors. Suddenly The Blue Demon exploded out of the trailer scaring some of the bystanders. He flew high into the sky and then came back down at lightning speeds going after The Shadow.
By then the black hedgehog had slowed his pace realizing he was no longer being chase. But he picked up speed again when he heard The Blue Demon coming after him. A blue light blazed through the streets leaving a trail of fire behind. The sound wave that followed blew people off their feet and some light cars into the air and on their roofs. Windows were shattered into millions of pieces as the sound wave echoed off of the buildings and dark clouds began to settle over the city.
The two hedgehogs blazed through the streets leaving a burning path behind them. Finally The Blue Demon caught up with The Shadow but soon the black hedgehog left him behind again as he sharply turned down into an alley. The Blue Demon immediately slowed himself down with the soles of his shoes literally melting from the intense heat. He was approaching a sharp turn fast but he stopped just in time at the corner leaving a dark trail on the pavement. Disregarding his melting shoes, The Blue Demon gathered up his anger once again and shot off down the street in hopes to catch up with The Shadow.
Slowly the two were approaching the outer parts of the city on their own paths. The Shadow swiftly moved along his narrow paths making turns here and there and avoiding any humans he saw. The Blue Demon raged through his path decimating anything that got into his way and turning down small alleyways desperately searching for his target. Unknown to the hedgehogs their paths were about to collide at a small intersection. The Blue Demon turned down into another alley that led out to the main street. A tall fence and some garbage bins were blocking his path but those things wouldn't slow him down. He picked up more speed gritting his teeth and finally… The Blue Demon launched himself off the ground and soared through the air…
Still traveling peacefully down his route, The Shadow glanced around at the quiet scenery. Suddenly The Blue Demon flew out of the alley skidding to a stop right in The Shadow's path. The black hedgehog halted as well sliding right into The Blue Demon's grasp. The blue hedgehog caught his opponent smiling wickedly.
"End of the line…" he said with a glare.
The Shadow bent backwards as The Blue Demon swung a fist at him. With his opponent wide open The Blue Demon grabbed onto The Shadow's ankle and threw him into a nearby brick wall. The black hedgehog slumped to the ground dazed and the blue hedgehog slowly approached him.
"No one, I repeat! NO ONE gets away from me!! I'm not gonna let you be the first!" The Blue Demon shouted.
He then began to rev up a spin dash attack with The Shadow slowly coming to his senses. With his head cleared of any dizziness The Shadow shook his head and looked up to see a blue sphere wildly spinning on the pavement. The Shadow shot up off the ground just as The Blue Demon took off. The blue sphere slammed into the wall completely going through and The Shadow took off heading out of the city. With smoke rising from the hole The Blue Demon climbed out holding his head. He hand an agonizing headache from the collision but even more important to him was that his prey escaped… again!
He pressed his hands against his head tighter and tighter completely ignoring his pain. He could feel his emotions boiling as his anger built up faster than ever. The Blue Demon forced himself to hold in his anger on purpose. He wanted it to build up into an uncontrollable inferno so it could be released on The Shadow. Finally it happened. The Blue Demon's anger exploded and his battle cry echoed throughout the whole city… a deep groove was left in the pavement as a sonic boom surged throughout the small area.
Far outside the city a trail of dust on the open field was quickly approaching The Shadow. The black hedgehog looked back to see his enemy approaching him and he too began to speed up. The two hedgehogs blazed right into the techno wastelands and almost immediately robots, guns, and all other sorts of weapons began to attack the two. But The Blue Demon didn't let up on his chase. He exploded through robots that attempted to stop him; decimated guns and cannons in his many attempts to attack The Shadow. The wasteland became even messier than it already was and two hedgehogs were approaching the main tower in the center of the land. They sped into the dark tower where more robots and guns waited. The Shadow simply dodged the extras disturbances but The Blue Demon destroyed them with his immense power.
Finally the two turned down into the long hallway leading to the core of the tower where The Mastermind awaited yet The Blue Demon failed to notice. When The Shadow ran into the room, he immediately stopped upon seeing the life supporting system. The black hedgehog stared up at the green capsule holding the silent Mastermind. The fox seemed to be breathing harder than usual and looked as if he was angered by something. Suddenly the black hedgehog was tackled down by his enemy. The Blue Demon laughed hysterically and then proceeded to choke the silent hedgehog but suddenly his hands went numb. Seconds later his entire body was numb and slowly it began to rise into the air.
The Shadow stood up rubbing his neck and looked up at his enemy. He then glanced over at The Mastermind… the fox was growling loudly and his visor lens had turned red.