Chapter 1…woot woot=D For all of you going, "Where's all the mob stuff?" it doesn't really start until Chapter 7.
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"Sir! We've just received word that someone has released Project Shadow from his concealment inside the derelict lab, Area 32."
"Do you have substantiation?"
"Yes, Mr. President. Eye witnesses have told us of a black hedgehog wandering Station Square."
"What about…the other project?"
"We have no validation of that. No one knows if that even survived the incident fifty years ago."
"Very well, deploy our soldiers and bring this so called 'ultimate life form' back to me-dead or alive"
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"What am I going to do?!" complained twelve year old love troubled hedgehog Amy Rose, "I'm never going to find Sonic…AND I'm out of cash!!"
There's one thing everyone knows about this happy-go-lucky, pink obsessed girl…she's extremely, completely, and madly in love with-you guessed it-Sonic the Hedgehog! You know him, right: That blue, spiky haired 'dude' that can run faster than the speed of sound? Well, good thing he can run so fast, because she follows him ubiquitously and gives up at nothing!
Amy released her shopping bags and pressed up against a store display window promoting a Valentine's Day Sale.
"Give her what she wants this Valentine's Day," she read, "25% off storewide….AHH I can't take this anymore!!"
She sat herself and her belongings down on a nearby bench and obscured her face in her hands, "I'm NEVER going to feel what it's like to be truly in love!"
Amy sustained sobbing as she watched a young, happy couple emerge from the store, carrying many bags and boxes clad in red and pink.
"Oh, I love it!" the lass exclaimed as she inspected a rather bulky ice box on her finger.
"Not as much as I love you," replied the gentleman. He placed his arm around his girlfriend and together they strode along the sidewalk of the bustling Station Square.
"Okay, that was a little corny…" Amy thought to herself. She began to sulk once more as she thought about Sonic and why it seemed like she was the only girl who didn't have a boyfriend during Valentine's Day.
"Hey, are you alright?" said an unfamiliar voice. Amy looked up from her tear-filled palms to see a girl on in-line skates standing before her holding out a tissue. Like herself, she was a hedgehog. Her fur was lilac and very spiky, almost like Sonic's for that matter. On her forehead and quills were silvery iridescent streaks shimmering in the vivid sunlight. She sported a pallid and indigo blue striped tankini top and voluminous cobalt jeans that looked as if they were about to fall off of her.
"T-thank you." She responded, wiping her eyes and blowing her nose on the tissue.
The lavender hedgehog was about to resume skating when Amy asked her, "What's your name?"
"My name's Angel!" she replied in a spunky voice, "I was just on my way to the arcade center, but I guess I can crash for a bit, if that's alright with ya."
"It's nice to meet you Angel, my name's Amy Rose…but I wish it was Sally Acorn!!"
"Heh, lemme guess: Your boyfriend dumped ya for some chick named Sally, right?"
Amy looked up at her in astonishment and despondently nodded her head as she rubbed a few more droplets from her mascara-smeared eyes.
Inadequate to Amy and her new friend Angel's knowledge, an inexplicable shadow concealed in a nearby alley way monitor ed their every move. He took a drag of his cigarette as the sun's rays reflected upon his deep ruby eyes and glossy black fur. He clutched a small cell phone in his hand, mumbling something indistinct into the mouth piece.
"Don't let it get to ya, there's plenty o' fish in the sea. This guy sounds like a real ass; want me to go beat him up?" Angel said with a twinkle as she tried to lift her spirits. Amy returned a grin, but directed her eyes toward the gravel beneath her. Wanting to change the subject, Angel looked behind her to gaze upon a jewelry store.
"Did you hear what happened?" She asked, "That store received a wrong shipment."
"So?"
"But what they got was amazing! It was an enormous gemstone…bigger than my palm! They said it was the biggest they'd ever seen. I'm not quite sure what it is though…there was no return address on the package either, so they put it on display in their store. What else could they do? I don't think it's for sale, though."
"Really? Wow…" Amy instantaneously thought it must be a Chaos Emerald- precious jewels Sonic, Tails, and his acquaintances have been on a pursuit for. Dr. Robotnik-aka Eggman- has been searching for all seven of them to assist him (as corny as it may sound) in taking over Station Square and all humankind. You see, these are no conventional emeralds. They have an astounding capability arcane within them, doubtless one-if not the most- powerful substances found in this world. When all seven are unified, they together can cause great destruction if fallen into the wrong hands
She and Angel stood up, prepared to head into the store to observe the gem. However, they instantly put their hands over their ears as the blare of a high pitched alarm pierced through the air.
"Ahhh! What is that?!" Amy shrieked.
"Look!" Angel pointed over to a colossal shadow emerging from the jewelry store holding a rather hefty bag. As they looked closer, the came to realize it wasn't just any ordinary person…but a robot. Its height towered well over Amy, but only a few mere inches over Angel.
"We can't just let it get away!" Angel said as she dashed for the machine. The pink hedgehog followed close behind before she caught an indigo blur on the corner of her eye.
"Sonic!" she cried in enchantment as she waved to him offhandedly, completely disregarding the situation at hand. He, however, seemed to have overlooked her and gone straight to the crook.
"Yo, metal head!" Sonic taunted as he reached the scene, "where the hell do you think you're going with that emerald?"
"Emerald?!" Angel thought to herself, "Could that be a Chaos emerald!?"
Thinking irrationally, she ran up to the robot and tried to seize the sack from the android, but ended up tripped it with one of her skates. Sure enough, a sparkling azure rolled out of the bag and a ways down the street. Meanwhile, Tails handed the blue hedgehog a gleaming, bullion ring for him to deliver the concluding blow.
"They've found it," the stalker said to whoever was on the other side of his call. He slowly emerged from the gloom of the alley to get a closer look on the conflict.
Angel hurried down the street to salvage the gem. She knelt down and picked it up vigilantly, avidly losing her sight into the radiant blue.
"Hey, wait a minute!" Sonic shouted out to her, "what are you doin'?"
"Excuse me, but I have my reasons!" Angel exclaimed, keeping a firm grasp on the jewel as she flashed Sonic a n intrepid look.
"Sonic!" Amy interposed, scampering over to Angel "Don't hurt her, she's my friend!"
"So, you two have already met?" He asked.
The girls nodded their heads.
"Well, uh, what's your name?"
"Angel, and you are…?"
"Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog!"
"Oh my God are you serious! AH! I've always wanted to meet you!"
Sonic smiled diffidently, not really knowing how to counter the girl's praise.
"Uh..sorry to interrupt…" Tails said as he cut Angel off, "But I think we better get out of here before the cops come!"
"I agree with Tails, let's bust outta here!"
The unknown figure still watched them keenly, principally Angel. He flicked the remnants of his cigarette into the corner as he heard the sirens of incoming officers approach.
"Shadow the hedgehog!" a substantial, raven truck marked "G.U.N." loomed toward the area. One of the officers was speaking into a megaphone towards Sonic; "You are under arrest! Stay where you are!"
"Shadow? What does he mean?" Amy inquired..
"Tails, take Amy and Angel out of here, I'll outrun this thing."
"Sonic, I can't carry both!"
"Don't worry; I can be as fast as they come on these skates."
"Hey, I better warn ya I'm not an easy hedgehog to keep up with!"
"Uh…whatever your name is…take Amy. I'm sure I can outrun this thing, too."
Tails glanced over to Amy, and then to Sonic. They scurried behind an building to elude the bullets that may wound them if they were to fly from there. However, the policemen in the vehicle did not seem to even notice them, they fixated their firearms toward Sonic and Angel.
"Put your hands up into the air!"
"You ready, Angel?"
"Ready."
The two hedgehogs dashed as rapidly as they could in the contrary direction of the automobile.
"Fire!"
A shower of bullets delimited them on their get-away. However, none of the shots were terribly precise because they were already out of range within a matter of seconds. A combatant started the truck, and went max speed towards the two escapees.
Sonic smirked, knowing he was too swift for them. He looked over to his left to see Angel skating just as fast as he running.
"I'm no slow poke!"
"Are you kidding? I'm going easy on ya!"
Sonic augmented his pace, leaving skid marks on the thoroughfare when making turns on the twisted San Franciscan street. Angel bent down lower, endeavoring to keep up. She fell a few inches behind him, but kept up a fight.
They weren't the only ones racing. The monstrous truck was hot on their heels, bullets inundating around them. The driver had difficulty circumventing other vehicles and perambulators on the street, resulting in a fall back.
For a few rapid, high-speed minutes, Sonic and Angel reached a traffic jam on the main streets. Because of their diminutive dimension, it was unproblematic to the two adolescents to meander in and through the cars, but someone wasn't so auspicious.
"They're getting away!" an officer roared.
A dozen policemen in black ensembles and assault rifles exited the truck and ran through the labyrinth of vehicles. They were no match for either of their speeds, and quickly lost them.
"Shit! They're no where in sight!"
The policemen looked to each other and clenched their fists in anger.
"We were so fuckin' close!" one of them said; "Alright, all men back to the truck!"
"She's eluded the G.U.N. soldiers once again," the shady, malicious figure continued to scrutinize the scene as he folded his arms, "but not for long…"
"Sonic!"
A boyish voice from above them yelled out his name as he advanced toward the concrete.
"Oh, I'm so glad you're alright!" Amy exclaimed as she gave Sonic a massive hug.
"That was nothin'! You're a pretty good skater there, Angel. It's been a while since I've met someone who can almost keep up with me!"
"Thanks," she said as she put her hands on her knees, breathing profoundly to recuperate needed oxygen, "I've never seen somebody move so fast before!
"If you think that's fast you ain't seen nothin' yet!"
The resonance of sirens blared in the background; the officers were still in hunting for them.
"Damn, don't they ever give up? C'mon, follow me!"