Chapter 6:
Plans.
When Amy finally came back into Shadow's room, only Tails was awake, Shadow was no longer there however. Sitting on the floor next to Mach who snored peacefully. "Shadow said you could have the bed..." He muttered to her. "Where is he anyway?" Amy asked, expecting him to come out from the closet. "He said he was going to the store, he wanted to buy some supplies, he said that we're to go to Knothole tomorrow..." Tails trailed off. Amy sat down on the bed, but she didn't lie down. "Are you frightened?" Came a voice. Amy looked at the floor; Mach had sat up and was rubbing his eyes. "God I love sleep..." He muttered. Amy smiled, but continued to stare out of the window. "Are you frightened Amy?" Mach asked again. "Yes..." "Me too... that moon... tonight it seems almost sinister... like it would just come down and devour us all..." "You have a weird imagination..." Tails muttered, and lay down on his back and closed his eyes. The room was silent, and the cold air slowly flowed in, given them all chills and undeniable fear. Before Amy lay down, she checked her watch. "1:35 AM." She muttered, and then fell to an uneasy sleep.
***
Sometime around "2:30 AM," Shadow returned to the apartment, he had several bags of food, Mostly bread, and a lot of water. "This should last us to Knothole..." He muttered, and sat in silence by the window, for Shadow never slept.
***
The night's events all seemed like a distant nightmare to Amy, she was the first up besides Shadow; who was busy cooking some eggs and bacon in a room Amy had never seen before. "Where'd this come from?" She asked. "Behind that stack of boxes, I just moved them and came in... Hey, Ames, can ya just grab that plate for me?" Amy did, and Shadow gave her 2 eggs and 3 rashes of bacon. "Enjoy, for at "Shay Shadow, the customers are always satisfied!" Amy laughed and sat down on the kitchen stool. The kitchen was surprisingly clean, and Shadow seemed much calmer. It wasn't long though, that Mech and Tails, who each ate more than the average human would for breakfast, joined the two. Which pleased Shadow greatly. "I don't get many visitors." He joked. But soon, the morning peace ness was ended, and the nightly topic returned. "So, when do we travel to Knothole?" Tails asked, halfway through a mouthful of bacon. "Well, we have 15 days starting now..." Shadow explained. "We leave in two hours to catch a train, so Tails will have to drop us off and collect some things at our homes... Then we have to walk to castle acorn because the train station is actually IN Knothole, talk about convenience... We should get there at 8:00 PM tonight, if the train isn't delayed... Plus, there is no guarantee that there is anything left at the great forest. Remember, the Master Emerald was destroyed yesterday..." Amy gulped, and stood up. "I better get going then, my home is only 3 blocks away. Should we all meet back here?" Mach and Shadow agreed, so Tails and Amy left the apartment and entered Tails' badly damaged car. "You'll have to sit in the back Ames..." He told her, since the front was missing a door, and a seat. Amy did live only 3 blocks away, but the trip was very long in morning traffic. They reached her apartment with only 1 hour and 30 minutes to pack. "Ok Tails, meet me back here in one hour, then we can both go back to Shadows." She ordered, Tails looked taken aback. "You don't want me to come in?" He asked concerned. "What if that bat thing comes back?" Amy giggled. "You kid's only want one thing." She smirked, and then closed the door. "Remember!" She called. "Back in ONE HOUR!" "OK!" Tails yelled back, then once again got into his car. "Hi Ho Silver, AWAY!" He roared, and the car flashed down the high way with amazing speed.
***
Shadow looked at Mach. Mach looked at Shadow. The friction in the room was intense. Two, would be Sonic clones, in the same room. Supposed to be working together on a mission. Shadow coughed. "DON'T TEMPT YOUR VILE CANDY AT ME, CANDY MAN!" Mach screamed, getting to his feat. Shadow didn't even bother to laugh. "I have something, something that Sonic gave me. He left it in his will..." Shadow muttered, and pulled out from under a box, a glass case. There wasn't anything to see, there was too much dust. "Sonic would off wanted me to wear them this time..." Shadow explained to Mach, Mach just straightened up and gasped. Sonics red and white sneakers. The shoes he had on every adventure, and they were now Shadows. "Oh my God... what did he leave me?" Mach asked intrigued. Shadow smirked, and pulled out another glass box, inside was a picture of Sonic and Mach (In his old metal form) shaking hands when they first formed their truce, their alliance against Robotnik. Mach sniffed. "Thank you... Shadow." Shadow shrugged, and went into another room. Mach placed the picture on the mantelpiece, and offered his respects to the blue hedgehog. Then he stared at the doorway. Shadow wasn't there, but a hedgehog that looked like him was, and he was wearing Sonics shoes. Shadow grinned. "Never seen clothes before pal?" He asked sarcastically. Mach didn't answer. "Go on in, take what you want. We're probably not going to come back anyway..." Mach was gone in a flash, he returned ten seconds later wearing a pair of jeans like Shadow, and a red and black top, Shadow wore a white one, and his sword. A sudden car horn came from outside, Shadow and Mach looked at each other. "It is time." Mach said, and opened the door. "Our journey begins." Shadow said, and led the way to the car.
Plans.
When Amy finally came back into Shadow's room, only Tails was awake, Shadow was no longer there however. Sitting on the floor next to Mach who snored peacefully. "Shadow said you could have the bed..." He muttered to her. "Where is he anyway?" Amy asked, expecting him to come out from the closet. "He said he was going to the store, he wanted to buy some supplies, he said that we're to go to Knothole tomorrow..." Tails trailed off. Amy sat down on the bed, but she didn't lie down. "Are you frightened?" Came a voice. Amy looked at the floor; Mach had sat up and was rubbing his eyes. "God I love sleep..." He muttered. Amy smiled, but continued to stare out of the window. "Are you frightened Amy?" Mach asked again. "Yes..." "Me too... that moon... tonight it seems almost sinister... like it would just come down and devour us all..." "You have a weird imagination..." Tails muttered, and lay down on his back and closed his eyes. The room was silent, and the cold air slowly flowed in, given them all chills and undeniable fear. Before Amy lay down, she checked her watch. "1:35 AM." She muttered, and then fell to an uneasy sleep.
***
Sometime around "2:30 AM," Shadow returned to the apartment, he had several bags of food, Mostly bread, and a lot of water. "This should last us to Knothole..." He muttered, and sat in silence by the window, for Shadow never slept.
***
The night's events all seemed like a distant nightmare to Amy, she was the first up besides Shadow; who was busy cooking some eggs and bacon in a room Amy had never seen before. "Where'd this come from?" She asked. "Behind that stack of boxes, I just moved them and came in... Hey, Ames, can ya just grab that plate for me?" Amy did, and Shadow gave her 2 eggs and 3 rashes of bacon. "Enjoy, for at "Shay Shadow, the customers are always satisfied!" Amy laughed and sat down on the kitchen stool. The kitchen was surprisingly clean, and Shadow seemed much calmer. It wasn't long though, that Mech and Tails, who each ate more than the average human would for breakfast, joined the two. Which pleased Shadow greatly. "I don't get many visitors." He joked. But soon, the morning peace ness was ended, and the nightly topic returned. "So, when do we travel to Knothole?" Tails asked, halfway through a mouthful of bacon. "Well, we have 15 days starting now..." Shadow explained. "We leave in two hours to catch a train, so Tails will have to drop us off and collect some things at our homes... Then we have to walk to castle acorn because the train station is actually IN Knothole, talk about convenience... We should get there at 8:00 PM tonight, if the train isn't delayed... Plus, there is no guarantee that there is anything left at the great forest. Remember, the Master Emerald was destroyed yesterday..." Amy gulped, and stood up. "I better get going then, my home is only 3 blocks away. Should we all meet back here?" Mach and Shadow agreed, so Tails and Amy left the apartment and entered Tails' badly damaged car. "You'll have to sit in the back Ames..." He told her, since the front was missing a door, and a seat. Amy did live only 3 blocks away, but the trip was very long in morning traffic. They reached her apartment with only 1 hour and 30 minutes to pack. "Ok Tails, meet me back here in one hour, then we can both go back to Shadows." She ordered, Tails looked taken aback. "You don't want me to come in?" He asked concerned. "What if that bat thing comes back?" Amy giggled. "You kid's only want one thing." She smirked, and then closed the door. "Remember!" She called. "Back in ONE HOUR!" "OK!" Tails yelled back, then once again got into his car. "Hi Ho Silver, AWAY!" He roared, and the car flashed down the high way with amazing speed.
***
Shadow looked at Mach. Mach looked at Shadow. The friction in the room was intense. Two, would be Sonic clones, in the same room. Supposed to be working together on a mission. Shadow coughed. "DON'T TEMPT YOUR VILE CANDY AT ME, CANDY MAN!" Mach screamed, getting to his feat. Shadow didn't even bother to laugh. "I have something, something that Sonic gave me. He left it in his will..." Shadow muttered, and pulled out from under a box, a glass case. There wasn't anything to see, there was too much dust. "Sonic would off wanted me to wear them this time..." Shadow explained to Mach, Mach just straightened up and gasped. Sonics red and white sneakers. The shoes he had on every adventure, and they were now Shadows. "Oh my God... what did he leave me?" Mach asked intrigued. Shadow smirked, and pulled out another glass box, inside was a picture of Sonic and Mach (In his old metal form) shaking hands when they first formed their truce, their alliance against Robotnik. Mach sniffed. "Thank you... Shadow." Shadow shrugged, and went into another room. Mach placed the picture on the mantelpiece, and offered his respects to the blue hedgehog. Then he stared at the doorway. Shadow wasn't there, but a hedgehog that looked like him was, and he was wearing Sonics shoes. Shadow grinned. "Never seen clothes before pal?" He asked sarcastically. Mach didn't answer. "Go on in, take what you want. We're probably not going to come back anyway..." Mach was gone in a flash, he returned ten seconds later wearing a pair of jeans like Shadow, and a red and black top, Shadow wore a white one, and his sword. A sudden car horn came from outside, Shadow and Mach looked at each other. "It is time." Mach said, and opened the door. "Our journey begins." Shadow said, and led the way to the car.