Life of a Shadow III: Crimson Doves
-GamerGirl
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Chapter 5: Tears of Fifty Years
"Shadow.."
Who was calling him? He didn't know, but he was in a white room now feeling a bit light headed. Then, he made out a silhouette in the bright lights before him. She was a taller human-like figure.
"Shadow.."
It wasn't long before he placed the voice. "Maria?"
"Run, Shadow, run!" She called. She began running towards him and when she caught up, she grabbed his hand and they were running through the halls of ARK.
"Find them before they escape!" They heard voices of GUN agents echo through the halls behind them as they began to pant, due to their continuously high speed rate.
Soon enough, the two reached an all too familiar room for Shadow's self-conscious.
"Shadow!" A high pitched voice called from behind him. He quickly turned around, knowing that he had to hurry if he was going to make it out alive. It was Amy.
"Oh, Shadow! Help me, they're after me!" Amy hugged him tight, but soon let go when she realized he wasn't hugging back. He just took her hand and ran for the space capsules, hoping both of them could escape together. "What're you even doing here Amy??" He wondered worriedly as they ran. But he heard no response and started to find it harder for Amy to keep up due to unnecessary weight. So he turned around frustrated and saw Amy's limp body being dragged along the floor behind him, her hand still within his. And jammed within her back was a dagger. You could hear Maria at the other side of the room, at the control panel, gasping in shock.
Shadow pulled the dagger out and held Amy close, soon letting go when he heard the agents that killed her approach.
"Shadow!" Maria yelled worriedly.
It was then that he knew who their next victim would be. He lightly laid Amy upon the floor and ran for Maria, hoping to jump in front of her and take any bullets they shot at her. But they shot earlier than expected and Shadow just ended up landing on her bloody corpse.
He wouldn't cry. They couldn't make him. But he had to act fast if he was going to live. Letting his blind fury guide him rather than common sense, Shadow leapt at the agents and started attacking them relentlessly. It was to no avail though as one snuck up from behind and shot him with a tranquilizer. Shadow was soon out cold.
When he woke up, he was standing up on an oval platform, and he couldn't move! A tube appeared over him and the platform and soon, it began to lift into the ceiling, Shadow's sight becoming less and less clear. They were cryogenically freezing him! The last thing he saw as he lifted into the ceiling, frozen, was the look of that GUN agent laughing as four more agents carried away the body bags of Amy Rose and Maria. The only two people he'd ever cared about. And when he wakes up, he may not even remember them… Suddenly, he couldn't breathe!!
Shadow woke up in a cold sweat, David plugging his nose shut to wake him up.
"It's about time you woke up. I got a migraine listening to you. 'Maria! Amy! How could I have let this happen to you?!'" He mocked. "What were you dreaming about anyway?"
"None of your business, scumbag."
"Fine, but at least I don't use dirty words when I'm upset. By the way, your Cryogenic Containment Center countdown is at approximately six hours. See ya' then!" David walked away chuckling evilly.
Shadow couldn't retort. Six more hours and he would be out of everyone's life. He wouldn't see anyone again. Shadow couldn't bear the weight of this pressure anymore! First the disturbing dream, then David Marrinass-hole reminding him of his impending meeting with GUN's cryogenic freezer. For the first time in a long while, he cried; tears of 50 years poured down his soft beige muzzle. Fifty years of pain, fifty years of loss, and fifty years of emotional torture. At least no one was around to watch.
Meanwhile, a familiar mad scientist once again paced about his base. "So, Shadow was captured by GUN, eh?" Eggman noted, viewing his monitors. The security cameras taping this were apparently still in Sonic's home from last time. "There's no way I'm letting GUN get Shadow. It may start the ARK incident all over again! Plus, with Shadow in their arsenal, they'd be unstoppable! I must stop GUN before this gets out of hand… by disposing of Shadow myself. That accomplishment alone will give me the edge over Sonic."
Eggman then stood up without his walker and walked into another room. In this room, there were five capsules. Each labeled with a name. From left to right, they read Metal Sonic, Metal Knuckles, Tails Doll, Metal Amy, and UNDER CONSTRUCTION. "Ah, with all my 'bots rebuilt and working more efficiently than ever, there's no way I can lose.." The one "under construction" was, unlike the others, under a tarp. Eggman pulled away the tarp to resume working on the mech, and revealing a mech that looked oddly similar to Shadow…
Meanwhile, Andrea's worries grew. Yes, it's definitely back.. I have to find the source of the substance and destroy it.. by whatever means necessary.. The fate of the world may depend on it..
As the Tornado soared over the water to Prison Island, everything seemed too silent for comfort for Amy and Tails; Sonic had decided not to come along. Amy then spoke up, breaking the uncomfortable quiet that had draped itself over the Tornado since takeoff.
"Hey Tails, you been working on any new mechs lately?"
"Nah."
"Any ideas then?"
"Kinda. This Tornado could use a new coat of paint or a few new abilities.. If you want, I can alert you to any upgrades and inventions from now on."
"Sure, that'd be cool."
As if on cue, Prison Island came into view. "Amy, when we get there, I'm just going to drop you off then leave. Do you mind?"
"No."
"And you're completely sure you can handle this alone?"
"Yep. They don't even know I'm coming so there shouldn't be too much security or danger to worry about."
"Okay." Tails sighed doubtedly.