Chapter 9:
The Shadow, and the Light.
Far away from Knothole village, on a distant Island, the sun shone through some trees, causing shadows to fall over a black hedgehog lying in the sand. "Yo, old man!" Came a voice, and the hedgehog opened his eyes and turned to face his son, Shadedow. "Yes?" "Mom says that she wants to see all of us, so get your butt in gear and come on!" The black hedgehog thought about this for a second, and then sprang to his feet. "Did she say why she needed me?" "I don't know, she just said, "Go get Shadow, and, don't go to the shop to buy beer. Mum's so weird...." Shadow sighed. "Fine, where's Shade, and what did your mum mean "No beer"?" Shadedow grinned. "He's with Pam." Shadow smirked. "Let's go break up the loving couple. "Yes..." Shadedow hissed. "Lets..." Shadow slipped on his black and blue sneakers, then pelted across the grass. Shadedow tightened his bandanna, and then followed. Behind them, a figure came out of the shadows, and stared at the two in deep thought. Meanwhile, a black hedgehog with blue spines walked through a nearby forest, holding hands with a purple female hedgehog, which had 4 spines that curled down, and a blue dress. Like his brother, Shade also wore a bandana, except his was blue, in fact the two we're exactly the same, except the colour difference. When the two reached a cliff that overlooked the sea, the two gazed at the sunset, and then at each other. They both leaned in for a kiss, when suddenly a sound was heard and the two looked around. "What is that?" The hedgehog asked. "I don't know, Pam..." Shade answered, but under his breath muttered, "It better not be him!" He was wrong. Shadedow appeared next to a tree, grinning from ear to ear. "Well, well, what's going on here?" "SHUT IT!" Shade ordered, raising his fists, but a hand stopped him. "No hitting you're brother, Shade." Shadow said calmly, and then turned to Pam. "You're parents what you home, now." Pam flushed, kissed Shade on the cheek and then ran through the forest. A moment's pause, "YOU SON OF A-"Shade started, raising his fists towards Shadedow again, but was slapped over the back of the head. "Finish that and you'll go over the cliff." Shade glared at his farther, then at his brother. "YOU RUINED MY DATE! BOTH OF YOU!" "Awe... Shade wanted to be alone." Shadedow taunted, and just missed a punch to his head. "CALM DOWN SHADE!" Shadow roared, and for a brief moment, chaos energy flared in his eyes, he stepped back, and then gasped for air. "You ok dad?" The twins asked. "I'm fine, listen to us ok Shade. We interrupted your date because your mother wants to talk to us. "Whoop-de do! That's good enough to interrupt my nice ROMANTIC date!" "Easy, Romeo." Shadow said calmly. "Your mother wants to speak to us, and you know how... mean she gets when we don't do what she says..." Shadedow laughed and then took off, Shade scowled, then followed and finally Shadow listened. He had heard the sound of rustling leaves earlier. Someone was following him. He took off.
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"We're home mum!" Shade called out, he looked around. "Holy..." His brother muttered. "This place is... tidy!" Shadow appeared in the doorway, "Something up?" "Yeah, whys the place so clean?" "Maria must be upset..." Shadow thought then lead the twins into the living room, where Shadow and Shades mother sat, staring at the TV screen in fear. Shadow waved his hand in front of her eyes. She didn't react at first. Then she jumped to her feat, and embraced Shadow, crying. Shadow couldn't see the TV, but the sudden gasp that Shade and Shadedow made, made him panic. "What's up?" He asked. Maria let go of him, and pointed to the TV. "To repeat our top story title, Knothole village has been reduced to a smoking pile of ash. Alas it seems that there was no survivors, the Great Forest is still in flames. Police believe that this incident is related to the incident that occurred last night in Station Square, where Miles "Tails" Prower, Amy Rose and a third hedgehog we're attacked. CCTV footage doesn't show the attacker, but it does show that the 3 we're saved by Project Shadow..." Shadow blinked. Shadedow, Shade and Maria stared at him. "Robotnik..." Shadow muttered, and then screamed. He turned to the door, but it was slammed shut by an unseen foe. "Your anger clouds your senses Shadow." Said a voice from behind the four. "Espio? Show yourself!" Shade ordered. A chameleon suddenly appeared on the couch in front of the TV, he grinned. "You take all the fun outta this, you know that... don't you?" Shade stepped forward to greet his friend, but Shadow had jumped forward and seized Espio by the neck. "Why?" He asked. "WHY AM I ON TV?" Espio disappeared in a puff of smoke, and then reappeared next to Maria. "You we're cloned, Shadow... or rather, robotically cloned, and a rather good robot as well, it has blood... muscles, but it's still computer processed." Shadow scowled. "Where is the clone now?" Shadow asked coldly. "Fifteen days to find him... Fifteen days to talk to him... Fifteen days to kill him... Fifteen days till it ends." Espio muttered in a singsong voice. Shadow stared at the ground. "Where do I find it?" He asked. "Ice Mountain, the next emerald will be there, Tails, Amy and the other one will need it..." "Why do they need the Emeralds?" Espio smirked. "Why wouldn't they?"
The Shadow, and the Light.
Far away from Knothole village, on a distant Island, the sun shone through some trees, causing shadows to fall over a black hedgehog lying in the sand. "Yo, old man!" Came a voice, and the hedgehog opened his eyes and turned to face his son, Shadedow. "Yes?" "Mom says that she wants to see all of us, so get your butt in gear and come on!" The black hedgehog thought about this for a second, and then sprang to his feet. "Did she say why she needed me?" "I don't know, she just said, "Go get Shadow, and, don't go to the shop to buy beer. Mum's so weird...." Shadow sighed. "Fine, where's Shade, and what did your mum mean "No beer"?" Shadedow grinned. "He's with Pam." Shadow smirked. "Let's go break up the loving couple. "Yes..." Shadedow hissed. "Lets..." Shadow slipped on his black and blue sneakers, then pelted across the grass. Shadedow tightened his bandanna, and then followed. Behind them, a figure came out of the shadows, and stared at the two in deep thought. Meanwhile, a black hedgehog with blue spines walked through a nearby forest, holding hands with a purple female hedgehog, which had 4 spines that curled down, and a blue dress. Like his brother, Shade also wore a bandana, except his was blue, in fact the two we're exactly the same, except the colour difference. When the two reached a cliff that overlooked the sea, the two gazed at the sunset, and then at each other. They both leaned in for a kiss, when suddenly a sound was heard and the two looked around. "What is that?" The hedgehog asked. "I don't know, Pam..." Shade answered, but under his breath muttered, "It better not be him!" He was wrong. Shadedow appeared next to a tree, grinning from ear to ear. "Well, well, what's going on here?" "SHUT IT!" Shade ordered, raising his fists, but a hand stopped him. "No hitting you're brother, Shade." Shadow said calmly, and then turned to Pam. "You're parents what you home, now." Pam flushed, kissed Shade on the cheek and then ran through the forest. A moment's pause, "YOU SON OF A-"Shade started, raising his fists towards Shadedow again, but was slapped over the back of the head. "Finish that and you'll go over the cliff." Shade glared at his farther, then at his brother. "YOU RUINED MY DATE! BOTH OF YOU!" "Awe... Shade wanted to be alone." Shadedow taunted, and just missed a punch to his head. "CALM DOWN SHADE!" Shadow roared, and for a brief moment, chaos energy flared in his eyes, he stepped back, and then gasped for air. "You ok dad?" The twins asked. "I'm fine, listen to us ok Shade. We interrupted your date because your mother wants to talk to us. "Whoop-de do! That's good enough to interrupt my nice ROMANTIC date!" "Easy, Romeo." Shadow said calmly. "Your mother wants to speak to us, and you know how... mean she gets when we don't do what she says..." Shadedow laughed and then took off, Shade scowled, then followed and finally Shadow listened. He had heard the sound of rustling leaves earlier. Someone was following him. He took off.
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"We're home mum!" Shade called out, he looked around. "Holy..." His brother muttered. "This place is... tidy!" Shadow appeared in the doorway, "Something up?" "Yeah, whys the place so clean?" "Maria must be upset..." Shadow thought then lead the twins into the living room, where Shadow and Shades mother sat, staring at the TV screen in fear. Shadow waved his hand in front of her eyes. She didn't react at first. Then she jumped to her feat, and embraced Shadow, crying. Shadow couldn't see the TV, but the sudden gasp that Shade and Shadedow made, made him panic. "What's up?" He asked. Maria let go of him, and pointed to the TV. "To repeat our top story title, Knothole village has been reduced to a smoking pile of ash. Alas it seems that there was no survivors, the Great Forest is still in flames. Police believe that this incident is related to the incident that occurred last night in Station Square, where Miles "Tails" Prower, Amy Rose and a third hedgehog we're attacked. CCTV footage doesn't show the attacker, but it does show that the 3 we're saved by Project Shadow..." Shadow blinked. Shadedow, Shade and Maria stared at him. "Robotnik..." Shadow muttered, and then screamed. He turned to the door, but it was slammed shut by an unseen foe. "Your anger clouds your senses Shadow." Said a voice from behind the four. "Espio? Show yourself!" Shade ordered. A chameleon suddenly appeared on the couch in front of the TV, he grinned. "You take all the fun outta this, you know that... don't you?" Shade stepped forward to greet his friend, but Shadow had jumped forward and seized Espio by the neck. "Why?" He asked. "WHY AM I ON TV?" Espio disappeared in a puff of smoke, and then reappeared next to Maria. "You we're cloned, Shadow... or rather, robotically cloned, and a rather good robot as well, it has blood... muscles, but it's still computer processed." Shadow scowled. "Where is the clone now?" Shadow asked coldly. "Fifteen days to find him... Fifteen days to talk to him... Fifteen days to kill him... Fifteen days till it ends." Espio muttered in a singsong voice. Shadow stared at the ground. "Where do I find it?" He asked. "Ice Mountain, the next emerald will be there, Tails, Amy and the other one will need it..." "Why do they need the Emeralds?" Espio smirked. "Why wouldn't they?"