Chapter 4:
Reunion.
Tails' car swerved in and out of traffic, sweat poured down his forehead and he had to continuously brush his hair back. Mach sat in the back of the car, watching the moon with fear and anger; he had always hated the moon. Ever since he was first programmed, but now there was no more programming, only spite and fear. Amy sat next to Tails, she felt uncomfortable. Something was watching her, and it was waiting to grab her, take her away and then feed. She shivered and tried to huddle next to Tails, but the fox just shrugged her off and muttered about no distractions. High above the car however, a black shape flew swiftly. Always looking, and hunting for something to satisfy it's first. Although there was nothing in the world that could satisfy it's hunger, it still wandered on. Feeding. Loving the screams and then the silence when he finally puts his victims to rest.
***
"Can this guy even DRIVE?" Tails muttered, and proceeded to honk the horn making the car in front get out of the way of Tails' automobile. Amy laughed, but the laugh was very forced and sounded chilling to the ears. Amy sat by the window and stared at the assign cars, buildings and street lamps. Suddenly, Mach screamed, grabbed Amy and pulled her to the back seat. "Amy, get down!" Amy looked at where she had been sitting, and where her door was, was a big bat like hedgehog. Its eyes were oval and white, with massive pupils, and its claws stuck out from its sides and scratched the edge of the car with a simple touch. Tails screamed, stopped the car and with a crash the bat- hedgehog flew from the seat, through the window and onto the street. Blood trickled down from where it landed. Tails wiped his head, blood was pouring from a cut somewhere, but he couldn't see it. "Tails start the car..." Amy whimpered, Tails obeyed. But noticed that the keys had gone missing. He searched rapidly, under his jacket, on the seat next to him, but finally found them under his own seat. "Here they are!" He said cheerfully, but the only answer he got was two screams. Tails looked up, and a huge hairy fist grabbed his throat and pulled him out of the car via the window. The bat-hedgehog looked at him, blinked and opened his mouth revealing two fangs that continued stretching until they reached the same length of the arms. Tails struggled, but found that he had no energy to fight back; the crash must have damaged him too much. He closed his eyes, and heard an explosion, the grip on his neck loosened, but it was still there. A hiss rang out, causing his ears to shake and writhe. He opened his eyes, the creature had been shot, blood was pouring from the wound in the side of its head and it still looked intent on killing Tails! Tails' eyes travelled from the wound to find the culprit of the attack on this monster, then he saw him. "Drop the fox. Bitch," Muttered Shadow holding in his left hand a rifle and in his right hand a sword that glowed green in the darkness. The creature looked puzzled by the statement but dropped Tails, causing him to hit the ground with a thud. A hand touched his shoulder; Tails turned around and stared into the beautiful eyes of Amy, and behind her Mach stood looking at the two opposing creatures. "Who is that black hedgehog?" Mach asked Tails bluntly. "I haven't given him back his whole memory yet." Tails whispered to Amy, and slowly got to his feat. "Shadow, was our leader when Sonic died. He led us too the final battle against Dr Robotnik and he succeeded in killing him... with only one weapon, the eighth Chaos Emerald." Mach whistled, crossed his arms and stared at Shadow with respect.
***
"You shouldn't have come." Shadow said, dropping his shotgun, and pulling out the sword Sonic had left him when he had completed his training. The creature hissed, and placed his hands on the cold gravel. The sword glistened in the light of darkness. Shadow placed the sword out in front of him the creature didn't flinch. "You shouldn't off come back..." Shadow repeated.
***
Final Fantasy Battle Sequence: Shadow: 1000 HP. 500 MP. Five: 2000 HP. 100 MP.
Shadow: [Ambush Mode: Shadow's Slash]
Five: -300 HP. +150 MP.
Five: 1700 HP. 250 MP.
Five: [Swoop]
Shadow: [Attack Missed] Have to be faster than that!
Shadow: 1000 HP. 500 MP.
Shadow: [Chaos Control!]
Five: -600 HP. +300 MP.
Five: 1100 HP. 550 MP.
Five: [Blood in the Night Attack.]
AMBUSH!
Five: -100 HP. +50 HP.
Mach: You can't win buddy, give up!
Mach: 500 HP. 500 MP. [OVERDRIVE MODE!]
Five: 1000 HP. 600 MP.
Five: [Talk Mode] It seems that I cannot win, blast. We will fight again!
VICTORY!
[Final Fantasy Victory Music]
***
Shadow: 1000 HP. 500 MP. Mach: 500 HP. 500 MP.
Items received: Nothing.
***
Shadow placed the sword delicately in his holder, and turned his back on his companions. "I didn't need your help Mecha Sonic." He muttered. "How did you-"Mach started, but Tails cut him off. "Shadow, how did you know about him, how did you know he would come, how do you know him?" Shadow stared at the fox with a strangely, but nodded his head towards a block of flats. "Come inside. I'll tell you everything I know, and the tragedies that have befallen us." He then proceeded to run through the shadows towards his home, followed by Mach who seemed impressed with the fighting skills. Tails and Amy walked hand in hand towards the flat, Amy shivering in the cold, and Tails thinking about the look Shadow gave him earlier.
Reunion.
Tails' car swerved in and out of traffic, sweat poured down his forehead and he had to continuously brush his hair back. Mach sat in the back of the car, watching the moon with fear and anger; he had always hated the moon. Ever since he was first programmed, but now there was no more programming, only spite and fear. Amy sat next to Tails, she felt uncomfortable. Something was watching her, and it was waiting to grab her, take her away and then feed. She shivered and tried to huddle next to Tails, but the fox just shrugged her off and muttered about no distractions. High above the car however, a black shape flew swiftly. Always looking, and hunting for something to satisfy it's first. Although there was nothing in the world that could satisfy it's hunger, it still wandered on. Feeding. Loving the screams and then the silence when he finally puts his victims to rest.
***
"Can this guy even DRIVE?" Tails muttered, and proceeded to honk the horn making the car in front get out of the way of Tails' automobile. Amy laughed, but the laugh was very forced and sounded chilling to the ears. Amy sat by the window and stared at the assign cars, buildings and street lamps. Suddenly, Mach screamed, grabbed Amy and pulled her to the back seat. "Amy, get down!" Amy looked at where she had been sitting, and where her door was, was a big bat like hedgehog. Its eyes were oval and white, with massive pupils, and its claws stuck out from its sides and scratched the edge of the car with a simple touch. Tails screamed, stopped the car and with a crash the bat- hedgehog flew from the seat, through the window and onto the street. Blood trickled down from where it landed. Tails wiped his head, blood was pouring from a cut somewhere, but he couldn't see it. "Tails start the car..." Amy whimpered, Tails obeyed. But noticed that the keys had gone missing. He searched rapidly, under his jacket, on the seat next to him, but finally found them under his own seat. "Here they are!" He said cheerfully, but the only answer he got was two screams. Tails looked up, and a huge hairy fist grabbed his throat and pulled him out of the car via the window. The bat-hedgehog looked at him, blinked and opened his mouth revealing two fangs that continued stretching until they reached the same length of the arms. Tails struggled, but found that he had no energy to fight back; the crash must have damaged him too much. He closed his eyes, and heard an explosion, the grip on his neck loosened, but it was still there. A hiss rang out, causing his ears to shake and writhe. He opened his eyes, the creature had been shot, blood was pouring from the wound in the side of its head and it still looked intent on killing Tails! Tails' eyes travelled from the wound to find the culprit of the attack on this monster, then he saw him. "Drop the fox. Bitch," Muttered Shadow holding in his left hand a rifle and in his right hand a sword that glowed green in the darkness. The creature looked puzzled by the statement but dropped Tails, causing him to hit the ground with a thud. A hand touched his shoulder; Tails turned around and stared into the beautiful eyes of Amy, and behind her Mach stood looking at the two opposing creatures. "Who is that black hedgehog?" Mach asked Tails bluntly. "I haven't given him back his whole memory yet." Tails whispered to Amy, and slowly got to his feat. "Shadow, was our leader when Sonic died. He led us too the final battle against Dr Robotnik and he succeeded in killing him... with only one weapon, the eighth Chaos Emerald." Mach whistled, crossed his arms and stared at Shadow with respect.
***
"You shouldn't have come." Shadow said, dropping his shotgun, and pulling out the sword Sonic had left him when he had completed his training. The creature hissed, and placed his hands on the cold gravel. The sword glistened in the light of darkness. Shadow placed the sword out in front of him the creature didn't flinch. "You shouldn't off come back..." Shadow repeated.
***
Final Fantasy Battle Sequence: Shadow: 1000 HP. 500 MP. Five: 2000 HP. 100 MP.
Shadow: [Ambush Mode: Shadow's Slash]
Five: -300 HP. +150 MP.
Five: 1700 HP. 250 MP.
Five: [Swoop]
Shadow: [Attack Missed] Have to be faster than that!
Shadow: 1000 HP. 500 MP.
Shadow: [Chaos Control!]
Five: -600 HP. +300 MP.
Five: 1100 HP. 550 MP.
Five: [Blood in the Night Attack.]
AMBUSH!
Five: -100 HP. +50 HP.
Mach: You can't win buddy, give up!
Mach: 500 HP. 500 MP. [OVERDRIVE MODE!]
Five: 1000 HP. 600 MP.
Five: [Talk Mode] It seems that I cannot win, blast. We will fight again!
VICTORY!
[Final Fantasy Victory Music]
***
Shadow: 1000 HP. 500 MP. Mach: 500 HP. 500 MP.
Items received: Nothing.
***
Shadow placed the sword delicately in his holder, and turned his back on his companions. "I didn't need your help Mecha Sonic." He muttered. "How did you-"Mach started, but Tails cut him off. "Shadow, how did you know about him, how did you know he would come, how do you know him?" Shadow stared at the fox with a strangely, but nodded his head towards a block of flats. "Come inside. I'll tell you everything I know, and the tragedies that have befallen us." He then proceeded to run through the shadows towards his home, followed by Mach who seemed impressed with the fighting skills. Tails and Amy walked hand in hand towards the flat, Amy shivering in the cold, and Tails thinking about the look Shadow gave him earlier.