Chapter 5:
Childhood fear.
As the night dragged on Shadow entered his flat, there appeared to be no lights. Only a bed, a few candles and a lot of workbooks. "Erm... Nice place you have here Shade." Mach muttered sarcastically. Shadow glared at him coldly. "Please," He said, waving his hands at the bed. Amy sat down, Tails and Mach followed. "Sorry there are no chairs... I'm, redecorating?" "Yeah... I see you're trying to go for the "Book Worm, but I can still kick your ass" look." Tails smirked, receiving a hard blow by Shadow in the process. He then proceeded to place the sword carefully in a glass case, but didn't sit down. "The Master Emerald has been shattered, both parts. Knothole village is gone, the Floating Island is going to crash, and we cannot stop it." He said bluntly, and then waited. Time paused. Tails, Amy and Mach stared at each other unable to make any emotion. Shadow grabbed a nearby cup, and took a small drink from it. "Best damn coffee ever..." He muttered. "Wait, what do you mean Knothole has been destroyed?" Shadow paused, then walked to the window. Rain had bellowed from the sky, but the blood red moon remained. "The moon." He said coldly. "The moon is the first sign." "What sign..." Amy asked, hiding behind Tails, she seemed very frightened. "A 15 stage event, which will end our race. We have 15 days to live, I know... because I saw it happen before..." His friends stared at him. "It happened, when I was very young..."
***
I was always a delinquent when I was a child... always breaking lab equipment always harming other test subjects it was the life. Until, one day I was busy writing on the wall of the command centre during lunch. We were just passing by a planet called "Xorda." II loved the look of the planet, and always wondered what it would be like to go down there... then the station changed. The room I was in turned red... very red. It made me feel cold, and very insecure. The next thing I remember, a group of assistants and commanders of the ship ran in on my view of the planet, these words I remember well... "The computer says that there is some sort of "organic" liquid on that moon, there was no life on it when it came... and I hardly believe that it would just spring up NOW!" I listened intently, and decided to tell Maria urgently. She was always interested in these types of things...it scared me sometimes... Later that day, the men in the lab were still baffling about the moon. Maria and me were in the canteen playing a game, when Dr Gerald came up to me with a mission. "Shadow." He said. "The scientists believe that you are now ready to begin the Chaos Emerald test... if it works, you shall be able to travel onto that moon with ease." "Why the moon?" Said I. "It scares me..." However, I could not argue. Later I was given the Chaos Emeralds and...
***
"... I can't remember anything else." Shadow muttered, and turned back to his friends. "What? Then what's the point of his story?" Asked Mach, flicking through Shadows journal. "Hey, I just gave you a lot of help here, what with the red moon then and now!" Mach closed the journal and sat on the desk. "So... What info do you have then?" Amy asked curiously. "All I know is this, the planet Xorda was destroyed fifteen days after the red moon sighting. We don't have a clue what happened, the weather just acted strange and that the planet just... blew up. We were all the way back at Earth in those fifteen days however. We needed to refuel... Listen to me carefully. That bat creature, that you guys were... acquainted with outside attacked us on the Ark. We were just flying away from that moon because I told the scientists that with it there I couldn't concentrate. Hah, worked every time..." Tails coughed and leaned forward. "We appreciate the re-cap off your life Shadow, but we need more info on this moon... perhaps we can order an evacuation of the city, put them on the Floating Island for safety?" Shadow smirked. "I've tried to get through to Knuckles, but he won't answer his phone... very peculiar. Besides, I told you that the Island would fall... didn't I?" Mach nodded, but then looked at the black hedgehog straight in the eyes and asked the next question. "How did you know that I was Mecha Sonic?" Shadow smirked. "It's your voice. It reminds me of Sonic, and because Sonics dead-" Silence. Shadow stopped abruptly, Amy had left the room, and tears were streaming her face. Tails scowled at Shadow, and Mach sat down, looking bummed. "I really look like Sonic?" He asked slowly to Tails. Tails nodded, very slowly. The clouds finally covered the outside moon. A pink hedgehog was seen on the balcony of a block of flats. Just crying.
Childhood fear.
As the night dragged on Shadow entered his flat, there appeared to be no lights. Only a bed, a few candles and a lot of workbooks. "Erm... Nice place you have here Shade." Mach muttered sarcastically. Shadow glared at him coldly. "Please," He said, waving his hands at the bed. Amy sat down, Tails and Mach followed. "Sorry there are no chairs... I'm, redecorating?" "Yeah... I see you're trying to go for the "Book Worm, but I can still kick your ass" look." Tails smirked, receiving a hard blow by Shadow in the process. He then proceeded to place the sword carefully in a glass case, but didn't sit down. "The Master Emerald has been shattered, both parts. Knothole village is gone, the Floating Island is going to crash, and we cannot stop it." He said bluntly, and then waited. Time paused. Tails, Amy and Mach stared at each other unable to make any emotion. Shadow grabbed a nearby cup, and took a small drink from it. "Best damn coffee ever..." He muttered. "Wait, what do you mean Knothole has been destroyed?" Shadow paused, then walked to the window. Rain had bellowed from the sky, but the blood red moon remained. "The moon." He said coldly. "The moon is the first sign." "What sign..." Amy asked, hiding behind Tails, she seemed very frightened. "A 15 stage event, which will end our race. We have 15 days to live, I know... because I saw it happen before..." His friends stared at him. "It happened, when I was very young..."
***
I was always a delinquent when I was a child... always breaking lab equipment always harming other test subjects it was the life. Until, one day I was busy writing on the wall of the command centre during lunch. We were just passing by a planet called "Xorda." II loved the look of the planet, and always wondered what it would be like to go down there... then the station changed. The room I was in turned red... very red. It made me feel cold, and very insecure. The next thing I remember, a group of assistants and commanders of the ship ran in on my view of the planet, these words I remember well... "The computer says that there is some sort of "organic" liquid on that moon, there was no life on it when it came... and I hardly believe that it would just spring up NOW!" I listened intently, and decided to tell Maria urgently. She was always interested in these types of things...it scared me sometimes... Later that day, the men in the lab were still baffling about the moon. Maria and me were in the canteen playing a game, when Dr Gerald came up to me with a mission. "Shadow." He said. "The scientists believe that you are now ready to begin the Chaos Emerald test... if it works, you shall be able to travel onto that moon with ease." "Why the moon?" Said I. "It scares me..." However, I could not argue. Later I was given the Chaos Emeralds and...
***
"... I can't remember anything else." Shadow muttered, and turned back to his friends. "What? Then what's the point of his story?" Asked Mach, flicking through Shadows journal. "Hey, I just gave you a lot of help here, what with the red moon then and now!" Mach closed the journal and sat on the desk. "So... What info do you have then?" Amy asked curiously. "All I know is this, the planet Xorda was destroyed fifteen days after the red moon sighting. We don't have a clue what happened, the weather just acted strange and that the planet just... blew up. We were all the way back at Earth in those fifteen days however. We needed to refuel... Listen to me carefully. That bat creature, that you guys were... acquainted with outside attacked us on the Ark. We were just flying away from that moon because I told the scientists that with it there I couldn't concentrate. Hah, worked every time..." Tails coughed and leaned forward. "We appreciate the re-cap off your life Shadow, but we need more info on this moon... perhaps we can order an evacuation of the city, put them on the Floating Island for safety?" Shadow smirked. "I've tried to get through to Knuckles, but he won't answer his phone... very peculiar. Besides, I told you that the Island would fall... didn't I?" Mach nodded, but then looked at the black hedgehog straight in the eyes and asked the next question. "How did you know that I was Mecha Sonic?" Shadow smirked. "It's your voice. It reminds me of Sonic, and because Sonics dead-" Silence. Shadow stopped abruptly, Amy had left the room, and tears were streaming her face. Tails scowled at Shadow, and Mach sat down, looking bummed. "I really look like Sonic?" He asked slowly to Tails. Tails nodded, very slowly. The clouds finally covered the outside moon. A pink hedgehog was seen on the balcony of a block of flats. Just crying.