Shadow waited patiently at his post, just watching for anything to move.
The blue-haired teen he was supposed to eliminate was too dazed to see who
he was, but he'd have to say as little as possible, or so much that the
other guy won't be able to speak. However, he did get a name;
He had to hunt Serin Anderson.
He leaned back and stretched while sitting on the bench. It was almost dusk, but the park was still peaceful and quiet from the usual ruckus of little kids. He could see his bedroom window from where he was sitting, actually. He could see the light on and Sally's figure silhouetted on the curtains.
He shook his head to clear it. There was no way she was beautiful enough to distract him! He learned his lesson a long time ago!
Movement. Shadow saw something zipping along the path as fast as he could run, and he knew only one person that could do that.
He stretched again, but this time, stretched out his legs into the path. Far enough to trip the speeding teenager.
Sonic didn't even notice. He liked his evening run, mostly because he could just run and he didn't need to thing. This little incident, however, was able to place several thoughts of pain and rage into his already bruised skull.
Shadow rushed over to the fallen teenager, pretending to be concerned. "I'm so sorry! I was just sitting here-I didn't see you! Are you okay?"
By now, Shadow was at Sonic's side, trying to help him to his feet. Sonic, however, retaliated much more aggressively.
"Back off!" Sonic called. "I'm already in pain and I don't need more bruises!" he yelled.
Shadow did back off as Sonic got to his feet. "Sorry about that.Oh yeah! Serin! I've heard about you around town. Seems you're a hit at the local grammar school. Rumor has it you're the only one as fast as me!"
"What?" Sonic asked, apparently shocked at this little comment. "You can run as fast as I can?"
"You know what?" Shadow interrupted, "How about I take you for some free pizza? An accident must be repaid!"
Sonic eyed Shadow with suspicion. "Already had pizza for dinner." he mumbled, suspicion creeping into his voice.
"Then how about the local arcade? Since we were talking about speed, there's a new Sonic the Hedgehog Video Arcade out at the local mall. If we hitch a ride, we can get there in, around, twenty minutes. Up to it?"
Sally always used to tease Sonic for his huge ego and pride. "Why not?" Sonic asked, with a little plan of his own forming behind his eyes. "But why hitch a ride? Why not race there?"
"Mostly because I'd leave you in the dust!" Shadow challenged, with his own ego problem coming to light.
"You're on!" Sonic said, closing the challenge with his words.
Both of them got into a starting position, slipping into a strange trance, only used when they were running for serious business. Not only were the positions and trances used for maximum efficiency and speed, but, to the normal passerby, they were exactly the same!
Sonic whispered, just a split second before Shadow could start to whisper himself, "On three. One. Two."
While speeding to the local mall, both of them yelled at the same time:
"THREE!!"
He had to hunt Serin Anderson.
He leaned back and stretched while sitting on the bench. It was almost dusk, but the park was still peaceful and quiet from the usual ruckus of little kids. He could see his bedroom window from where he was sitting, actually. He could see the light on and Sally's figure silhouetted on the curtains.
He shook his head to clear it. There was no way she was beautiful enough to distract him! He learned his lesson a long time ago!
Movement. Shadow saw something zipping along the path as fast as he could run, and he knew only one person that could do that.
He stretched again, but this time, stretched out his legs into the path. Far enough to trip the speeding teenager.
Sonic didn't even notice. He liked his evening run, mostly because he could just run and he didn't need to thing. This little incident, however, was able to place several thoughts of pain and rage into his already bruised skull.
Shadow rushed over to the fallen teenager, pretending to be concerned. "I'm so sorry! I was just sitting here-I didn't see you! Are you okay?"
By now, Shadow was at Sonic's side, trying to help him to his feet. Sonic, however, retaliated much more aggressively.
"Back off!" Sonic called. "I'm already in pain and I don't need more bruises!" he yelled.
Shadow did back off as Sonic got to his feet. "Sorry about that.Oh yeah! Serin! I've heard about you around town. Seems you're a hit at the local grammar school. Rumor has it you're the only one as fast as me!"
"What?" Sonic asked, apparently shocked at this little comment. "You can run as fast as I can?"
"You know what?" Shadow interrupted, "How about I take you for some free pizza? An accident must be repaid!"
Sonic eyed Shadow with suspicion. "Already had pizza for dinner." he mumbled, suspicion creeping into his voice.
"Then how about the local arcade? Since we were talking about speed, there's a new Sonic the Hedgehog Video Arcade out at the local mall. If we hitch a ride, we can get there in, around, twenty minutes. Up to it?"
Sally always used to tease Sonic for his huge ego and pride. "Why not?" Sonic asked, with a little plan of his own forming behind his eyes. "But why hitch a ride? Why not race there?"
"Mostly because I'd leave you in the dust!" Shadow challenged, with his own ego problem coming to light.
"You're on!" Sonic said, closing the challenge with his words.
Both of them got into a starting position, slipping into a strange trance, only used when they were running for serious business. Not only were the positions and trances used for maximum efficiency and speed, but, to the normal passerby, they were exactly the same!
Sonic whispered, just a split second before Shadow could start to whisper himself, "On three. One. Two."
While speeding to the local mall, both of them yelled at the same time:
"THREE!!"