Life of a Shadow III: Crimson Doves
-GamerGirl
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Chapter 4: Cryogenic Fate
Shadow soon returned home, and in time for dinner as promised. After discovering that Amy was absent, he found a note that was addressed to him lying on the couch.
Dear Shadow,
Guess what? We're still after you. Believe it? Well, if you do or not, we've kidnapped Amy again. Come get her ALONE or she dies. Got it? See you tonight at 10:00p at the old warehouse on Station Avenue..
You Should Know
"No! Amy!!" Shadow couldn't stand it. They did it again!! And they expected him to wait till 10:00p to go get her?! No way! He ran at the mere speed of light to the warehouse.
When he got there, he ran in and ended up running right into a bar, winding him. While winded, some mechanical arms appeared and restrained him by grabbing each of his limbs and suspending him in air. And out came David.
"Ah, Shadow. How nice to see you again. I knew you'd come by early so I set out my welcome mat 'specially for you. Like it?"
Shadow just gave him an icy stare. "Where's Amy?!!"
"Oh, she's fine. In fact, she's so safe right now that she's in her own home!"
"WHAT?!"
He laughed coldly. "Don't you see, Shadow? It was all a trick! I sent Amy to Twinkle Park long enough to write you the ransom notice and your goodbye letter to her. She's probably reading your goodbye letter right now in tears.."
"You bastard!!"
"Ah-ah-ah, no need to curse, now. Besides, it's not really goodbye. If she's still alive during the next war, you might be able to see her running for her life while you fend off the opposition."
Shadow just tugged at his restraints hopelessly. He couldn't let Amy go through this! He had to get out! Eventually, he stopped resisting. He figured an escape opportunity would soon present itself, and that's when he'd kick that sorry creep's fat ass.
When Amy returned home, holding a Sno Kone and a smile, she called out to Shadow. "Hey Shadow, I'm back!- Huh?" That's when she noticed a note addressed to her on the kitchen table.
Dear Amy,
I love you very much, but I fear I must leave you. I have gone back to ARK and will not come back. I'm sorry, but please don't come after or visit me. I'm not that good at saying goodbyes, so I'll end this now.
Goodbye, ShadowAmy said nothing, she just collapsed on the couch in tears.
Writing that goodbye letter almost made me gag. Marriner thought as he and the restrained Shadow we're flown to Prison Island in a helicopter.
I'm so sorry Amy.. I haven't found any opportunities of escape yet and my fate is drawing near… Shadow thought as he hung there. His limbs were tired, as was he. But he couldn't sleep now. He had to stay awake so as not miss any means of escape that reveal themselves.
When they finally arrived, they went inside and Shadow was thrown into an isolated and impenetrable room, still restrained just in case.
"What are you planning on doing with me exactly? Killing me off?" Shadow asked.
"Hardly. We're putting you back where you belong.." Shadow gasped in fear, "In our Cryogenic Containment Center for further use as a weapon for war."
"No! You can't put me back in there!" He definitely didn't want to go back into sleep. Who knows how long it would last this time, and on top of that, while sleeping, they had full access to his memory and could mess with his mind. It was hell for him last time. 50 years of sleep, waking up to a whole new world, new technology, and new enemies; all his past loved ones and everything he ever knew lost in the time of his dormancy. He felt like there was no one he could trust anymore, nothing he could do. And one of the only ways for him to prevent them from putting him back to sleep was to destroy Earth. But he spared them, and this is how they repaid him?! My last hope is Amy...
"You can't stop me." He smirked. "You have 18 hours until you're put back in. You're just lucky that it had to defrost itself first. If it didn't, you'd be sealed already. See you in 18 hours." Then he left chuckling.
Before she knew it, she had cried herself to sleep, and had awakened the next morning. She was still quite upset, a few loose tears from yesterday night sliding down her cheeks. "Maybe there's someone I can talk to, for support."
Soon enough, she found herself at Sonic's door.
Knock, knock.
Sonic answered it. "Hello- Amy? What're you doing here?" She leapt into his arms and cried. "Okay, maybe you should come inside and tell me if it's that bad."
Amy then let go and wiped up her tears, nodding. They both walked in and sat down on his couch.
"Okay, no more crying. Just tell me what happened."
"Shadow left."
"Is this anything like with Metal Amy?"
She shook her head no.
"So, he just left?"
"Yeah. I'm sorry to bother you, I just wanted someone to talk to."
"It's okay. So, was he kidnapped or killed or what?"
"No, he just left. He wrote me a goodbye note though."
"Oh, okay. Well, uhh…" It was then that Tails walked in. Saved by the kitsune.
"Hey Sonic, hey Amy… What's wrong with Amy?" Tails asked, noticing her tear stained cheeks.
"Oh, Shadow left." Sonic replied for her.
"He just… left? Where to?"
"ARK." Amy interrupted.
"ARK? But it was shut down. No one can go in, it's completely isolated from all living beings." Tails answered.
"You're serious?" Sonic asked.
"Yeah. Remember how I told you that Andrea was being picked on by bullies?"
"Yeah."
"Well, those bullies were GUN agents searching for Shadow."
"So you're saying that GUN may have kidnapped him and left the note?"
"Yep."
"Sounds logical."
"Well, if so, I'm gonna go save him." Amy said as she headed out. Tails chased after her.
"Amy! You can't get to Prison Island without flying. I'll fly you there in the Tornado."
"Okay, but I'm fighting GUN on my own."
"You sure you can do it alone? After all, it is me who got you out of all your little scratches." Sonic asked, finally getting involved.
"First of all, you didn't save me from all of them, and no thanks, I can do it alone. You know I hate it when you guys underestimate me."
"I can't help it. After all, no one's better than me when it comes to rescues and beating 'bots."
Amy just rolled her eyes and hopped into Tails' Tornado.