"Uhm Gem?" someone was prodding her. She opened her sapphire eyes looking
into the face of her sister Sophia, a fox
"Eh? Where am I?" Gem sat up, unaware of what had happened the night before. A groan came from the sofa. The orange hedgehog looked at the sofa and saw the black hedgehog sit up, rubbing his head. It took Gem a minute to remember him. When she did, she jumped to her feet and grabbed a pair of scissors from the table next to her and thrust them near the hedgehog's throat, actually touching his throat with the blade. He tried to back away, but if he moved back any further he'd fall off the sofa. He could be in trouble then. She might slit his throat. A cold sweat wet his fur slightly, unnoticeably.
"You better tell me who the hell you are?!" Exclaimed Gem. The midnight hedgehog scowled and answered.
"Why should I?" Gem pressed the blade a little harder on the hedgehog's throat
"Fine! The name's Shadow and I'm the ultimate lifeform"
"Ha! You expect me to believe that rubbish"
"It's the truth. I swear"
"Yeah right, and I'm the queen of Scotland"
"Fine. You don't have to believe me. But I'm NOT lying!"
Sophia spoke up. "Gem I don't think he's lying"
"Ok then" Gem pulled the scissors away from Shadow's throat, he relaxed. She turned around to face him
"But one false move and I WILL kill you!" Gem threatened, holding the scissors close to him again, and then pulled it away. Shadow, for his part, was startled at this sudden behaviour from his 'rescuer'. It was as if she didn't remember what had happened last night. He couldn't remember either, but he did know one thing. She had saved him from G.U.N and he owed her. As Gem walked towards the kitchen, Shadow said something she never expected.
"Thank you for helping me" Gem froze. She didn't believe what she'd just heard. She turned round and looked at Shadow
"You're welcome. Are you hungry?" Gem asked. A loud rumble from Shadow's stomach answered her
"I'll take that as a yes" she giggled. Gem went into the kitchen and made all three of them breakfast. It wasn't much, just cereal and toast. But the black hedgehog was so grateful.
"So tell me more about yourself. You know, where you come from, that sort of thing" Shadow swallowed the bit of toast in his mouth.
"Well I came from ARK"
"ARK. What, and where, is that?" The hedgehog told her everything up to the part where he met her
"And there you have it"
"Wow. You really saved the world?" Sophia asked flabbergasted
"Yes, along with Sonic" Gem wasn't sure about something
"Hang on. You said you fell from the ARK"
"Yes"
"But according to you. That's in space"
"So? What's your point?"
"Well you should be dead. How the hell did you survive?!"
"I...I can't remember"
"You can't remember?" Gem repeated. She was puzzled 'how could he have survived that fall and exactly what happened last night'. She was so lost in thought that she never noticed Shadow's hand waving in front of her face. She blinked looking at Shadow
"Gem? Gem?"
"Hmm? What is it?"
"What's that around your neck?"
"Oh this, Gothika gave it me. I don't know what it is"
"May I look at it?"
"Ok, but be careful with it." Gem took it off her neck and handed it to Shadow. He held it carefully
"Where did she get this?"
"Who knows? Why?"
"Well, I think it could be part of a chaos emerald, but I'll need someone who knows the emeralds better than me to be sure"
"Really? Who's that?"
"Knuckles"
"And...Who's that?"
"A friend. He looks after the chaos emeralds on Angel Island." Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"I'll get it"
"Thanks Sophia"
Gem and Shadow listened to Sophia get the door
"Yeah, she's here let me just get her" Sophia popped her head around the door.
"Gem. There's someone at the door for you." Teased Sophia.
"Who is it?"
"Come and see for yourself"
"Oh, alright then" Gem went to the door, passing her sister, who was giggling.
"Hell........oh" Standing there was shade, a friend from school. Gem had a huge crush on him, not for his looks, but for the fact that he makes her laugh and makes her feel loved. She liked him for his personality.
"Hey, Gem. I came to see if you were ok. Bad storm last night, eh?
"Y...yes it was" 'Get a hold of yourself girl' thought Gem.
"Come in"
"Thanks" Shade was a black fox with crimson markings in the top corner of his eyes. He wore a light blue top with darker blue jeans on. He often wore sunglasses. His ruby eyes almost glittered in the sun. Gem liked him. She never admitted it, but she did. His long black and red tail brushed against her face, it was soft to the touch and it was very bushy. That's the way he liked it.
Gem asked "So, Shade. What brings you here?"
"Well I was in the area, so I thought I'd......" He was cut off, seeing Shadow.
"Who is this Gem?" Shade asked
"Who? Oh that's Shadow, he's my friend"
"I see." Shade narrowed his eyes. He then walked up to Shadow, who was watching him very carefully. He stopped right in front of the hedgehog and stuck out his hand in friendship.
"Nice to meet you" Shadow was hesitant at first to shake Shade's hand, slowly, he took his hand.
"Nice to meet you too" Shadow answered. Shade squeezed his hand slightly, making the hedgehog pull away.
"Shade! Be nice. He's had a rough night....." Gem shouted, putting her hand on her forehead.
"Ow. And so have I" She rubbed her head, feeling very dizzy. Gem held onto the table to support her
"Gem are you ok?!" Shade and Shadow asked together.
"I...I don't know. I feel very dizzy. The room seems to be spinning" Shade took her hand and led her to one of the chairs. She sat down carefully. Her gem was glowing brightly. She groaned. Her head was pounding badly. Shadow watched the gem glow. As he watched he was shocked. Gem had begun to feel dizzy, when the gem began to glow.
"Ow. It hurts. What's happening?"
"It's the gem. It's effecting you" Shade looked at him, his hands on gem's shoulders.
"What gem?"
"This one" Shadow held the green gem and showed it to the black fox. The orange hedgehog looked deeply at Shadow and snatched the gem off him. He took note of her blank sapphire eyes. Gem looped it around her neck, standing up
"Gem. Are you ok?" Shade asked, pulling his hands away from her
"Whoa, take it easy pretty boy" Shadow said. The fox scowled. Gem peered at the three of them. Sophia whimpered softly. Shade touched Gem lightly on the arm. She glanced at him. A shudder ran up his spine at the sight of her eyes, blank sapphire orbs. The fox backed away.
"Do not touch me mortal!" Gem said in an echoed voice. She raised her hand, and Shade was raised up into the air
"Aagghhh! Gem what are you doing?" Shade exclaimed. Shadow ran at her, ramming into her shoulder, causing the hedgehog to fly across the room into a cupboard. As soon as Shadow rammed into Gem, Shade was dropped onto the floor with a bang. All three of them stared at Gem's limp body.
"Gem?!" Sophia called out, almost crying. Shade turned sharply to Shadow, staring daggers at him. Shadow was surprised.
"Look at what You've done! She's DEAD!"
"If I hadn't done what I did. She would have killed you!"
"GEM!" Sophia began to cry. Suddenly Gem began to move. She rose her head up slowly. She turned to her friends. Her eyes were normal, but they had a very exhausted expression. As Shadow approached, she collapsed.
"GEM..." The three of them shouted. Shadow picked up the orange hedgehog and gently stroked her soft orange and brown quills.
"We need to get her to Knuckles"
"Who the hell is he?"
"I'll explain on the way" He turned to the little fox. Her eyes red with crying.
"You'll have to stay here, ok?"
She nodded her head and asked. "Is my sister going to be ok?"
"Of course Sophia" Shade answered holding the little fox close to him. She cried softly gripping his shirt gently.
"You've got to be brave for your sister. She'll be back before you know it" The black fox said with a smile, before turning to Shadow. He was waiting patiently for him. Gem's body lay in his arms. She looked so innocent. Shade completely forgot she nearly killed him. The hedgehog's face brightened up by the sun shining through the windows. He'd just realised how much he really liked her.
"Shall we be going then?" Shadow asked him
"Yes. The sooner, the better"
"Well let's go then..." He said, heaving Gem's body in his arms a little
"She isn't exactly light, you know" And with that Shade opened the door for Shadow and they both went out into the open. The sun was high in the sky. Shadow looked at the black fox.
"Hope you can keep up with me"
"Shouldn't be too much of a challenge"
"We'll see...We'll see"
And with that they both raced off towards Angel Island. Gem's little sister remained stood in the door way and watched them race off into the distance.
"I hope you'll be ok Gem. I really do."
"Eh? Where am I?" Gem sat up, unaware of what had happened the night before. A groan came from the sofa. The orange hedgehog looked at the sofa and saw the black hedgehog sit up, rubbing his head. It took Gem a minute to remember him. When she did, she jumped to her feet and grabbed a pair of scissors from the table next to her and thrust them near the hedgehog's throat, actually touching his throat with the blade. He tried to back away, but if he moved back any further he'd fall off the sofa. He could be in trouble then. She might slit his throat. A cold sweat wet his fur slightly, unnoticeably.
"You better tell me who the hell you are?!" Exclaimed Gem. The midnight hedgehog scowled and answered.
"Why should I?" Gem pressed the blade a little harder on the hedgehog's throat
"Fine! The name's Shadow and I'm the ultimate lifeform"
"Ha! You expect me to believe that rubbish"
"It's the truth. I swear"
"Yeah right, and I'm the queen of Scotland"
"Fine. You don't have to believe me. But I'm NOT lying!"
Sophia spoke up. "Gem I don't think he's lying"
"Ok then" Gem pulled the scissors away from Shadow's throat, he relaxed. She turned around to face him
"But one false move and I WILL kill you!" Gem threatened, holding the scissors close to him again, and then pulled it away. Shadow, for his part, was startled at this sudden behaviour from his 'rescuer'. It was as if she didn't remember what had happened last night. He couldn't remember either, but he did know one thing. She had saved him from G.U.N and he owed her. As Gem walked towards the kitchen, Shadow said something she never expected.
"Thank you for helping me" Gem froze. She didn't believe what she'd just heard. She turned round and looked at Shadow
"You're welcome. Are you hungry?" Gem asked. A loud rumble from Shadow's stomach answered her
"I'll take that as a yes" she giggled. Gem went into the kitchen and made all three of them breakfast. It wasn't much, just cereal and toast. But the black hedgehog was so grateful.
"So tell me more about yourself. You know, where you come from, that sort of thing" Shadow swallowed the bit of toast in his mouth.
"Well I came from ARK"
"ARK. What, and where, is that?" The hedgehog told her everything up to the part where he met her
"And there you have it"
"Wow. You really saved the world?" Sophia asked flabbergasted
"Yes, along with Sonic" Gem wasn't sure about something
"Hang on. You said you fell from the ARK"
"Yes"
"But according to you. That's in space"
"So? What's your point?"
"Well you should be dead. How the hell did you survive?!"
"I...I can't remember"
"You can't remember?" Gem repeated. She was puzzled 'how could he have survived that fall and exactly what happened last night'. She was so lost in thought that she never noticed Shadow's hand waving in front of her face. She blinked looking at Shadow
"Gem? Gem?"
"Hmm? What is it?"
"What's that around your neck?"
"Oh this, Gothika gave it me. I don't know what it is"
"May I look at it?"
"Ok, but be careful with it." Gem took it off her neck and handed it to Shadow. He held it carefully
"Where did she get this?"
"Who knows? Why?"
"Well, I think it could be part of a chaos emerald, but I'll need someone who knows the emeralds better than me to be sure"
"Really? Who's that?"
"Knuckles"
"And...Who's that?"
"A friend. He looks after the chaos emeralds on Angel Island." Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"I'll get it"
"Thanks Sophia"
Gem and Shadow listened to Sophia get the door
"Yeah, she's here let me just get her" Sophia popped her head around the door.
"Gem. There's someone at the door for you." Teased Sophia.
"Who is it?"
"Come and see for yourself"
"Oh, alright then" Gem went to the door, passing her sister, who was giggling.
"Hell........oh" Standing there was shade, a friend from school. Gem had a huge crush on him, not for his looks, but for the fact that he makes her laugh and makes her feel loved. She liked him for his personality.
"Hey, Gem. I came to see if you were ok. Bad storm last night, eh?
"Y...yes it was" 'Get a hold of yourself girl' thought Gem.
"Come in"
"Thanks" Shade was a black fox with crimson markings in the top corner of his eyes. He wore a light blue top with darker blue jeans on. He often wore sunglasses. His ruby eyes almost glittered in the sun. Gem liked him. She never admitted it, but she did. His long black and red tail brushed against her face, it was soft to the touch and it was very bushy. That's the way he liked it.
Gem asked "So, Shade. What brings you here?"
"Well I was in the area, so I thought I'd......" He was cut off, seeing Shadow.
"Who is this Gem?" Shade asked
"Who? Oh that's Shadow, he's my friend"
"I see." Shade narrowed his eyes. He then walked up to Shadow, who was watching him very carefully. He stopped right in front of the hedgehog and stuck out his hand in friendship.
"Nice to meet you" Shadow was hesitant at first to shake Shade's hand, slowly, he took his hand.
"Nice to meet you too" Shadow answered. Shade squeezed his hand slightly, making the hedgehog pull away.
"Shade! Be nice. He's had a rough night....." Gem shouted, putting her hand on her forehead.
"Ow. And so have I" She rubbed her head, feeling very dizzy. Gem held onto the table to support her
"Gem are you ok?!" Shade and Shadow asked together.
"I...I don't know. I feel very dizzy. The room seems to be spinning" Shade took her hand and led her to one of the chairs. She sat down carefully. Her gem was glowing brightly. She groaned. Her head was pounding badly. Shadow watched the gem glow. As he watched he was shocked. Gem had begun to feel dizzy, when the gem began to glow.
"Ow. It hurts. What's happening?"
"It's the gem. It's effecting you" Shade looked at him, his hands on gem's shoulders.
"What gem?"
"This one" Shadow held the green gem and showed it to the black fox. The orange hedgehog looked deeply at Shadow and snatched the gem off him. He took note of her blank sapphire eyes. Gem looped it around her neck, standing up
"Gem. Are you ok?" Shade asked, pulling his hands away from her
"Whoa, take it easy pretty boy" Shadow said. The fox scowled. Gem peered at the three of them. Sophia whimpered softly. Shade touched Gem lightly on the arm. She glanced at him. A shudder ran up his spine at the sight of her eyes, blank sapphire orbs. The fox backed away.
"Do not touch me mortal!" Gem said in an echoed voice. She raised her hand, and Shade was raised up into the air
"Aagghhh! Gem what are you doing?" Shade exclaimed. Shadow ran at her, ramming into her shoulder, causing the hedgehog to fly across the room into a cupboard. As soon as Shadow rammed into Gem, Shade was dropped onto the floor with a bang. All three of them stared at Gem's limp body.
"Gem?!" Sophia called out, almost crying. Shade turned sharply to Shadow, staring daggers at him. Shadow was surprised.
"Look at what You've done! She's DEAD!"
"If I hadn't done what I did. She would have killed you!"
"GEM!" Sophia began to cry. Suddenly Gem began to move. She rose her head up slowly. She turned to her friends. Her eyes were normal, but they had a very exhausted expression. As Shadow approached, she collapsed.
"GEM..." The three of them shouted. Shadow picked up the orange hedgehog and gently stroked her soft orange and brown quills.
"We need to get her to Knuckles"
"Who the hell is he?"
"I'll explain on the way" He turned to the little fox. Her eyes red with crying.
"You'll have to stay here, ok?"
She nodded her head and asked. "Is my sister going to be ok?"
"Of course Sophia" Shade answered holding the little fox close to him. She cried softly gripping his shirt gently.
"You've got to be brave for your sister. She'll be back before you know it" The black fox said with a smile, before turning to Shadow. He was waiting patiently for him. Gem's body lay in his arms. She looked so innocent. Shade completely forgot she nearly killed him. The hedgehog's face brightened up by the sun shining through the windows. He'd just realised how much he really liked her.
"Shall we be going then?" Shadow asked him
"Yes. The sooner, the better"
"Well let's go then..." He said, heaving Gem's body in his arms a little
"She isn't exactly light, you know" And with that Shade opened the door for Shadow and they both went out into the open. The sun was high in the sky. Shadow looked at the black fox.
"Hope you can keep up with me"
"Shouldn't be too much of a challenge"
"We'll see...We'll see"
And with that they both raced off towards Angel Island. Gem's little sister remained stood in the door way and watched them race off into the distance.
"I hope you'll be ok Gem. I really do."