Chapter 3 - Late Night Events
That night, as all of Station Square went into it's familiar night cycle, several events began to take place at once...
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Anthony was having a hard time sleeping. He was too busy thinking about what has happened to him...and wondering what was to come next.
He sat up in bed and looked down towards his body. He then placed a hand over his heart area and concentrated. Soon...a dim glow seemed to fill the room and soon Anthony had the sky blue Server Emerald in his hand. He held it and turned it around in his hand, looking at it in contemplation.
"Strange...that a beautiful item like this could contain so much power," Anthony thought to himself. "Power that could either be used to help or to hurt depending on who wields it." He then sighed and continued to think, almost as if addressing the Emerald with his thoughts. "So...what is your purpose with me? You think I can protect you? You want to help me? What?"
Suddenly, the Emerald began to glow a little brighter, and Anthony felt a strange feeling of warmth from the light of the Emerald. It was almost as if the Emerald was trying to comfort him.
"So...you just want to be friends, huh?" Anthony thought to himself, sensing that the Emerald seemed to want to help...and not harm him. "Alright...I guess it's just another thing to get used to. I've already had to get used to being friends with video game characters anyway." Anthony then concentrated and placed the Emerald back in his body, and then laid back in his bed.
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Shadow was tossing and turning in his makeshift bed as he found himself living through a nightmare in his sleep. It wasn't a nightmare created by his subconscious...but his memory...
He was already placed inside the capsule as he saw Maria looking at him in fear. "Please, Shadow..." Maria pleaded. "Make everyone happy...for me." He then watched as a shot from one of the soldiers hit Maria, and watched in fear as she collapsed to the ground saying, "Goodbye...Shadow..."
"NO!! MARIA!!!" Shadow cried out as he sat up in his bed. He looked around at his surroundings and realized it was just a nightmare. He hugged his legs close to his body and bowed his head down in sadness.
Rogue, who had heard Shadow cry out, had hurriedly put on a robe and was now walking quickly towards Shadow. "Shadow?" she said as she walked to Shadow's side. "Are you alright?"
Shadow looked up towards Rogue and said nothing...but the sad look on his face said enough to make her realize he wasn't alright. She sat next to him and placed an arm around him, trying to provide whatever comfort she could.
"I miss her, Rouge..." Shadow said quietly.
"Maria?" Rouge asked, which prompted a nod from Shadow.
"I saw her get killed...and all I could do was watch as I was shot away in that capsule," Shadow said. "I couldn't even cry..."
Rouge turned Shadow around so his head could lay on her shoulder and said, "Then do it now..."
Shadow did so...and literally cried his heart out while Rouge provided a shoulder to cry on. Rouge was almost tempted to cry herself...seeing how upset Shadow was...seeing a side to him she never did before. All she could do though was provide whatever comfort she could to the dark hedgehog.
Eventually, she noticed that Shadow stopped crying and also noticed that he had fallen back asleep. Visible tear tracks could still be seen soaked into his facial fur and muzzle. Rouge laid him back in his bed and placed the covers over his body.
Instead of walking back into her room, however, she sat in a chair next to his bed and took his paw in hers...keeping vigil over the man she loved...
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Aura was having a nightmare of her own...
She noticed a figure off to the distance. The silhouette resembled that of someone she knew very well, for it was that of a older male fox.
"Kharis?" she said as she ran up to the shadowy figure. However, as she ran up to him, the figure changed into that of a human...namely Anthony.
She gasped upon seeing who it was, and started to look around for Kharis. When she turned back towards where Anthony was standing, he was gone. She also noticed that she was being surrounded on all sides by flame...which nearly engulfed her...
It was then that Aura gasped and woke up. She looked around at her surroundings, and sighed in relief at seeing she was still in her bed, Ryndar sleeping at the foot of it. She then began to sob quietly, still unsure whether she should return her own Mobius or stay in Arcadia.
Whether to return to her home...or stay where she has friends...
That night, as all of Station Square went into it's familiar night cycle, several events began to take place at once...
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Anthony was having a hard time sleeping. He was too busy thinking about what has happened to him...and wondering what was to come next.
He sat up in bed and looked down towards his body. He then placed a hand over his heart area and concentrated. Soon...a dim glow seemed to fill the room and soon Anthony had the sky blue Server Emerald in his hand. He held it and turned it around in his hand, looking at it in contemplation.
"Strange...that a beautiful item like this could contain so much power," Anthony thought to himself. "Power that could either be used to help or to hurt depending on who wields it." He then sighed and continued to think, almost as if addressing the Emerald with his thoughts. "So...what is your purpose with me? You think I can protect you? You want to help me? What?"
Suddenly, the Emerald began to glow a little brighter, and Anthony felt a strange feeling of warmth from the light of the Emerald. It was almost as if the Emerald was trying to comfort him.
"So...you just want to be friends, huh?" Anthony thought to himself, sensing that the Emerald seemed to want to help...and not harm him. "Alright...I guess it's just another thing to get used to. I've already had to get used to being friends with video game characters anyway." Anthony then concentrated and placed the Emerald back in his body, and then laid back in his bed.
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Shadow was tossing and turning in his makeshift bed as he found himself living through a nightmare in his sleep. It wasn't a nightmare created by his subconscious...but his memory...
He was already placed inside the capsule as he saw Maria looking at him in fear. "Please, Shadow..." Maria pleaded. "Make everyone happy...for me." He then watched as a shot from one of the soldiers hit Maria, and watched in fear as she collapsed to the ground saying, "Goodbye...Shadow..."
"NO!! MARIA!!!" Shadow cried out as he sat up in his bed. He looked around at his surroundings and realized it was just a nightmare. He hugged his legs close to his body and bowed his head down in sadness.
Rogue, who had heard Shadow cry out, had hurriedly put on a robe and was now walking quickly towards Shadow. "Shadow?" she said as she walked to Shadow's side. "Are you alright?"
Shadow looked up towards Rogue and said nothing...but the sad look on his face said enough to make her realize he wasn't alright. She sat next to him and placed an arm around him, trying to provide whatever comfort she could.
"I miss her, Rouge..." Shadow said quietly.
"Maria?" Rouge asked, which prompted a nod from Shadow.
"I saw her get killed...and all I could do was watch as I was shot away in that capsule," Shadow said. "I couldn't even cry..."
Rouge turned Shadow around so his head could lay on her shoulder and said, "Then do it now..."
Shadow did so...and literally cried his heart out while Rouge provided a shoulder to cry on. Rouge was almost tempted to cry herself...seeing how upset Shadow was...seeing a side to him she never did before. All she could do though was provide whatever comfort she could to the dark hedgehog.
Eventually, she noticed that Shadow stopped crying and also noticed that he had fallen back asleep. Visible tear tracks could still be seen soaked into his facial fur and muzzle. Rouge laid him back in his bed and placed the covers over his body.
Instead of walking back into her room, however, she sat in a chair next to his bed and took his paw in hers...keeping vigil over the man she loved...
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Aura was having a nightmare of her own...
She noticed a figure off to the distance. The silhouette resembled that of someone she knew very well, for it was that of a older male fox.
"Kharis?" she said as she ran up to the shadowy figure. However, as she ran up to him, the figure changed into that of a human...namely Anthony.
She gasped upon seeing who it was, and started to look around for Kharis. When she turned back towards where Anthony was standing, he was gone. She also noticed that she was being surrounded on all sides by flame...which nearly engulfed her...
It was then that Aura gasped and woke up. She looked around at her surroundings, and sighed in relief at seeing she was still in her bed, Ryndar sleeping at the foot of it. She then began to sob quietly, still unsure whether she should return her own Mobius or stay in Arcadia.
Whether to return to her home...or stay where she has friends...