Chapter 2: Project meets Project
Shadow's right ear twitched. Sonic looked over at him.
"What is it?" he asked.
"Someone's coming..." Shadow muttered. He stopped, glancing in every direction, looking.
Sonic stopped too, and suddenly a fist met his face, sending him backwards. He growled and wiped the blood from his mouth, looking at the deadly purple project known as Night.
"What the hell?!" he cursed.
Night continued glaring at him, studying him. "You're nothing more than a mere weakling," she said coolly.
"WHAT DID YOU-" Enraged, the blue hedgehog ran at her, shooting at her with a homing attack, but Night quickly blurred away and appeared behind Sonic, punching him in the back, sending him down again.
"Sonic!" Shadow called, seeing the hedgehog collide with the cement, unconscious. He glared at Night. "Who are you?!"
Night glared at him. "None of you're business."
The black hedgehog ran at her too. Night was about to pull the same stunt she did with Sonic, but Shadow saw the move coming and turned, his fist sending his enemy through a building.
Night crawled from the building and glared back at Shadow. "You're better than I thought. Maybe you'll deserve to know my name if you give me a challenge."
Shadow crossed his arms. "Hmph, that won't be hard."
"Are you sure? I can be pretty tough," Night snarled.
"I'm not worried about your strength, but you should be worried about mine!" he shouted before running at her.
"Fool." She ran at Shadow too.
Their fists collided, and it was a contest of power. Night put more power into her fist, pushing Shadow's back a little. But Shadow did the same, and their fists were equal in power. This continued until too much energy was used, sending them both back.
The two hedgehogs quickly got to their feet, punching and kicking each other rapidly. Night seemed not to waste as much energy as they did before, but then again, neither did Shadow. Finally, the black hedgehog sent a punch that sent the purple one flying backwards, into a street lamp. She lay there, and Shadow walked up to her. Then, thinking she was unconscious, he turned to leave.
"Easy."
Shadow stopped walking as Night rose from the rubble, glaring. He turned. "What does it take to get rid of you?" he asked, annoyed.
Night the hedgehog looked at him. "You must be the one I was sensing," she smirked.
"... What?" Shadow looked at her.
"You're... the one I was looking for. You were created just like me. You are also an Ultimate Life-form."
"I see, so you knew that I might be a challenge from a start."
Night shook her head. "You underestimate me, which is all I'll say."
Shadow turned and faced the unconscious Sonic. "We will meet again, right?"
"Yes."
"Before you go, I want you to tell me your name."
"Night."
"Shadow."
Night nodded. "Is that all, hedgehog?"
"Yes," Shadow also nodded.
"Good, I don't want to answer any more damned questions," Night growled, then vanished.
Shadow could feel her energy signal leave, and walked over to Sonic. He picked up his friend, and ran to their apartment, many thoughts appearing in his head.
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Sonic awoke to find himself in Shadow and he's apartment. He sat up, holding his head, which was throbbing with a headache. He turned to see his friend sitting in a chair, eyes closed, deep in thought.
"Hey, Shadow," he said, but the hedgehog didn't respond. "You alright?" Still no answer. "Yoo-hoo! You there Shadow-"
"Yes!" he said angrily, opening his red eyes and ending his thoughts. He looked at Sonic. "Sorry."
"It's alright, bud. What were you thinking about anyway? And who was that hedgehog that attacked us?" Sonic asked these questions before his friend could answer.
"Night," Shadow said.
"Night..." he said the name to himself.
"She was created, like I was," the black hedgehog said before his blue friend could even ask.
"But why did she attack us?"
"She was obviously ordered to do that, Sonic."
"Oh yeah; man this headache is getting to me..." Sonic held his throbbing head again.
Shadow gave an indignant 'hm' before saying, "A super strong enhanced hedgehog kicked you and your head hit the concrete. I'd throw myself off a cliff you didn't have a headache!"
"Whoa, easy Shad; you're in a bad mood about this girl, I know. Just don't take it out on me, alright?" Sonic looked at Shadow with a slightly annoyed look.
"Sorry, Sonic. Its just... My thoughts are giving me strange feelings..." Shadow looked at the ground.
"Like what?" the blue hedgehog questioned.
"I had a feeling... That Night could turn good."
"You're crazy! If she was created to do bad then all she WILL be is bad!" Sonic sighed. "I just don't know..."
"I have a hunch, and mine are usually right."
"Yeah, yeah, I know."
"Who knows, she might change. And I'm going to try to change her."
"Why?"
Shadow turned his head and looked out the window, sighing. "There aren't many like her anymore, and it who knows how long it took for Night to be made. But it does take a long time. And... I won't feel alone anymore."
"Since when did you feel alone?"
"Ever since Maria died," said Shadow, looking at Sonic. "But you are my friend, but when the time comes, nature will take your life. If I'm right, Night was made the same way as me, then she is immortal, just like me."
"I see," Sonic nodded. "So she'd be like an eternal friend if she's brought to our side."
"Yes."
"Well, I've got you're back, pal." Sonic put his hand on Shadow's shoulder. "Okay?"
His black friend nodded. "Thanks, Sonic."
"No problem. Now, before we go bring some immortal hedgehogs to our side, let me get rid of this headache!" The blue one fell back onto the bed, holding his head. Shadow chuckled.
Shadow's right ear twitched. Sonic looked over at him.
"What is it?" he asked.
"Someone's coming..." Shadow muttered. He stopped, glancing in every direction, looking.
Sonic stopped too, and suddenly a fist met his face, sending him backwards. He growled and wiped the blood from his mouth, looking at the deadly purple project known as Night.
"What the hell?!" he cursed.
Night continued glaring at him, studying him. "You're nothing more than a mere weakling," she said coolly.
"WHAT DID YOU-" Enraged, the blue hedgehog ran at her, shooting at her with a homing attack, but Night quickly blurred away and appeared behind Sonic, punching him in the back, sending him down again.
"Sonic!" Shadow called, seeing the hedgehog collide with the cement, unconscious. He glared at Night. "Who are you?!"
Night glared at him. "None of you're business."
The black hedgehog ran at her too. Night was about to pull the same stunt she did with Sonic, but Shadow saw the move coming and turned, his fist sending his enemy through a building.
Night crawled from the building and glared back at Shadow. "You're better than I thought. Maybe you'll deserve to know my name if you give me a challenge."
Shadow crossed his arms. "Hmph, that won't be hard."
"Are you sure? I can be pretty tough," Night snarled.
"I'm not worried about your strength, but you should be worried about mine!" he shouted before running at her.
"Fool." She ran at Shadow too.
Their fists collided, and it was a contest of power. Night put more power into her fist, pushing Shadow's back a little. But Shadow did the same, and their fists were equal in power. This continued until too much energy was used, sending them both back.
The two hedgehogs quickly got to their feet, punching and kicking each other rapidly. Night seemed not to waste as much energy as they did before, but then again, neither did Shadow. Finally, the black hedgehog sent a punch that sent the purple one flying backwards, into a street lamp. She lay there, and Shadow walked up to her. Then, thinking she was unconscious, he turned to leave.
"Easy."
Shadow stopped walking as Night rose from the rubble, glaring. He turned. "What does it take to get rid of you?" he asked, annoyed.
Night the hedgehog looked at him. "You must be the one I was sensing," she smirked.
"... What?" Shadow looked at her.
"You're... the one I was looking for. You were created just like me. You are also an Ultimate Life-form."
"I see, so you knew that I might be a challenge from a start."
Night shook her head. "You underestimate me, which is all I'll say."
Shadow turned and faced the unconscious Sonic. "We will meet again, right?"
"Yes."
"Before you go, I want you to tell me your name."
"Night."
"Shadow."
Night nodded. "Is that all, hedgehog?"
"Yes," Shadow also nodded.
"Good, I don't want to answer any more damned questions," Night growled, then vanished.
Shadow could feel her energy signal leave, and walked over to Sonic. He picked up his friend, and ran to their apartment, many thoughts appearing in his head.
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Sonic awoke to find himself in Shadow and he's apartment. He sat up, holding his head, which was throbbing with a headache. He turned to see his friend sitting in a chair, eyes closed, deep in thought.
"Hey, Shadow," he said, but the hedgehog didn't respond. "You alright?" Still no answer. "Yoo-hoo! You there Shadow-"
"Yes!" he said angrily, opening his red eyes and ending his thoughts. He looked at Sonic. "Sorry."
"It's alright, bud. What were you thinking about anyway? And who was that hedgehog that attacked us?" Sonic asked these questions before his friend could answer.
"Night," Shadow said.
"Night..." he said the name to himself.
"She was created, like I was," the black hedgehog said before his blue friend could even ask.
"But why did she attack us?"
"She was obviously ordered to do that, Sonic."
"Oh yeah; man this headache is getting to me..." Sonic held his throbbing head again.
Shadow gave an indignant 'hm' before saying, "A super strong enhanced hedgehog kicked you and your head hit the concrete. I'd throw myself off a cliff you didn't have a headache!"
"Whoa, easy Shad; you're in a bad mood about this girl, I know. Just don't take it out on me, alright?" Sonic looked at Shadow with a slightly annoyed look.
"Sorry, Sonic. Its just... My thoughts are giving me strange feelings..." Shadow looked at the ground.
"Like what?" the blue hedgehog questioned.
"I had a feeling... That Night could turn good."
"You're crazy! If she was created to do bad then all she WILL be is bad!" Sonic sighed. "I just don't know..."
"I have a hunch, and mine are usually right."
"Yeah, yeah, I know."
"Who knows, she might change. And I'm going to try to change her."
"Why?"
Shadow turned his head and looked out the window, sighing. "There aren't many like her anymore, and it who knows how long it took for Night to be made. But it does take a long time. And... I won't feel alone anymore."
"Since when did you feel alone?"
"Ever since Maria died," said Shadow, looking at Sonic. "But you are my friend, but when the time comes, nature will take your life. If I'm right, Night was made the same way as me, then she is immortal, just like me."
"I see," Sonic nodded. "So she'd be like an eternal friend if she's brought to our side."
"Yes."
"Well, I've got you're back, pal." Sonic put his hand on Shadow's shoulder. "Okay?"
His black friend nodded. "Thanks, Sonic."
"No problem. Now, before we go bring some immortal hedgehogs to our side, let me get rid of this headache!" The blue one fell back onto the bed, holding his head. Shadow chuckled.