Shadow woke up in his bedroom, unknowingly at the same time Sonic woke up
in the hospital. He realized he was currently face down on his bed, and was
currently breathing softly, as if he had fallen asleep.
But how? Didn't he die back in the power plant? The explosion should have killed him! He could be in the afterlife with his sister right now!
Shadow shoved his hands on the bed to boost him up to a sitting position, and looked around the room. It was all there, exactly as he left it before. Nothing was amiss or moved.
He then noticed how still and quiet it was. He had been living with another being for awhile, so he had gotten used to the noises of her moving around the house. And now, everything was still.
He slid off the bed and stumbled to the living room. Why were his legs so weak? Was it because he had actually done all that in the power plant? No, it had to be a dream: He was still in his apartment after all.
He eventually flopped on the couch and picked up the remote control. He could really do with a coke right about now.
The television clicked on in response to him pressing a button on the remote. On the screen was a very interesting story.
"Hello! This is David Thatcher with today's top story! Three teenagers, a nine-year-old and a small family were recently trapped in a collapsing power plant, but somehow managed to escape! The criminal is not yet caught, but here is the family involved!"
The screen panned to the right, where Cody, Carl and Mrs. Anderson were waiting. Mrs. Anderson was standing there, with Cody to her right, Shadow's left, and was holding Carl on the opposite side. The reporter then held out the microphone after finishing his question; "Starting with the little guy. What was it like being a prisoner?"
"It was awesome! Sonic came in, and then Robotnik nabbed him, and then there was an explosion, and Sonic got hurt, and then Knuckles and Tails got us all out, and the black guy took down a huge robot! We don't know if he's still there, though..."
The reporter switched to the mom. "Mrs. Anderson, I understand your son plays lots of video games?"
"Yes, he does, and those are also the nicknames of a couple of our friends. The blonde there is Tails because he has a model of the Tornado at home, and that one is Knuckles because he's really strong. The taller blonde is Amy and the other girl is Sally, because those are their real names," Mrs. Anderson explained. "Sonic has that nickname because Cody thinks he's really cool—"
"But he is cool, mom!"
"—and he can run really fast," she finished.
"I see. So why is the bad guy Robotnik?"
"Cody thinks it's logical to apply the bad guy of his favorite game to the bad guy who kidnapped us. He was overly large, anyway, with an orange mustache and red nose."
"I see. Now, on to the teenagers!"
Shadow clicked off the television. So it was all real. However, if his dream was real, so was what happened...
He had to find Sonic!
But how? Didn't he die back in the power plant? The explosion should have killed him! He could be in the afterlife with his sister right now!
Shadow shoved his hands on the bed to boost him up to a sitting position, and looked around the room. It was all there, exactly as he left it before. Nothing was amiss or moved.
He then noticed how still and quiet it was. He had been living with another being for awhile, so he had gotten used to the noises of her moving around the house. And now, everything was still.
He slid off the bed and stumbled to the living room. Why were his legs so weak? Was it because he had actually done all that in the power plant? No, it had to be a dream: He was still in his apartment after all.
He eventually flopped on the couch and picked up the remote control. He could really do with a coke right about now.
The television clicked on in response to him pressing a button on the remote. On the screen was a very interesting story.
"Hello! This is David Thatcher with today's top story! Three teenagers, a nine-year-old and a small family were recently trapped in a collapsing power plant, but somehow managed to escape! The criminal is not yet caught, but here is the family involved!"
The screen panned to the right, where Cody, Carl and Mrs. Anderson were waiting. Mrs. Anderson was standing there, with Cody to her right, Shadow's left, and was holding Carl on the opposite side. The reporter then held out the microphone after finishing his question; "Starting with the little guy. What was it like being a prisoner?"
"It was awesome! Sonic came in, and then Robotnik nabbed him, and then there was an explosion, and Sonic got hurt, and then Knuckles and Tails got us all out, and the black guy took down a huge robot! We don't know if he's still there, though..."
The reporter switched to the mom. "Mrs. Anderson, I understand your son plays lots of video games?"
"Yes, he does, and those are also the nicknames of a couple of our friends. The blonde there is Tails because he has a model of the Tornado at home, and that one is Knuckles because he's really strong. The taller blonde is Amy and the other girl is Sally, because those are their real names," Mrs. Anderson explained. "Sonic has that nickname because Cody thinks he's really cool—"
"But he is cool, mom!"
"—and he can run really fast," she finished.
"I see. So why is the bad guy Robotnik?"
"Cody thinks it's logical to apply the bad guy of his favorite game to the bad guy who kidnapped us. He was overly large, anyway, with an orange mustache and red nose."
"I see. Now, on to the teenagers!"
Shadow clicked off the television. So it was all real. However, if his dream was real, so was what happened...
He had to find Sonic!