It's Joz talking at the start of this chapter. Tony and Helen Robotnik are my creation. Named after a couple I'm friends with.

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The 3 Shadows, Episode 4 - Hunters

Chapter 9 - Secrets and Spirits

You know that GUN attacked ARK for the sole purpose of elimating all evidence of Project Shadow. This was to save their reputation and to be honest we're still on a mission to eliminate Gerald, the only one on this world that knows about Project Shadow besides us and GUN. The thing is there might be another. GUN are extremely paranoid about this and before I even met you guys I was hired on a similar mission to Sapphire. You know that Gerald had two children, one had Maria, but what about the other child. The other child Tony Robotnik married and had a kid. They didn't live on ARK but GUN feared they knew about Project Shadow. I was hired to take out Tony and Helen Robotnik and their only child, Ivo. I killed Tony and Helen easily enough; Ivo though was a completely different story. He was only a child, a poor innocent child that could only watch as his parents were killed. I raised my sword at Ivo aiming to make his death quick, but as I looked into his eyes I could tell he was feeling exactly the same way I did when my parents were killed. I put down my sword and fell to my knee, holding my head in my hands.

"What am I going to do now?" I began asking myself, "I can't fail this mission but if I kill this child he'll got through the same things I did".

After convincing myself that he would know nothing about Project Shadow I told him to run away and come up with a new name. I told him if GUN found out he was a Robotnik he'd be hunted down and killed. Naturally Ivo was mad at me, he ran to me, hitting me with all he could. All the time crying out loud. I picked him up and took him to the nearest orphanage. I left him saying, "If you want to live, do not use the name Robotnik. I'm sorry for what I've done, I know that won't be enough but someone would've done it. It's what the government wants not me."

Ivo just stared back at me angrily, I don't know if he understood me but something must've gotten through. I've been checking GUN's reports and they still think I killed Ivo Robotnik. He's probably still alive.

So you see Shadow, If you're mad at her for doing a job for GUN then you should also be mad at me.

"Why didn't you tell me this earlier?" asked Shadow, "All this time hating GUN for what they did to Maria, fighting Gerald alongside someone I thought was my friend. Turns out no matter where I go I meet people who had a hand in destroying my family"

"Your family?" asked Joz.

"The Robotniks! Gerald created me as far as I'm concerned I too am a Robotnik", said Shadow angrily.

"Calm down Shadow. Killing people is the life of a hired mercenary…" said Joz.

"I can't believe you're trying to Justify Murder! You of all people", said Shadow.

"I know. It was wrong and I'd do anything to go back and stop myself doing it. Like Ivo, I don't expect you to forgive me", said Joz.

"Guys can we discuss this later. We still have a fight to finish", said Sapphire. Shadow turned his back on them.

"I hope you two destroy each other", said Shadow. There was an Awkward Silence before Joz grasped his sword.

"Ok enough of this. Let's just get this fight over with", said Joz.

"Fine by me", said Sapphire. Sapphire dashed towards Joz striking him back to the ground. Joz got back up quickly, I need to find someway of beating her… Whoa! Joz's thoughts were suddenly broken as Sapphire quickly struck at him again. Sapphire kept striking Joz so fast that he couldn't figure out how to beat her. He crounched and surrounded himself with his armoured shell. Sapphire kept hitting the Metal Shell but it did nothing but make a large sound.

Joz was stuck between a Rock and a hard place. He needed to find her weakness but he couldn't concentrate as all his attention was on his wings.

"How do I beat her. I can't even hit her?" asked Joz.

"Perhaps I can help", said a voice.

"Who are you?" asked Joz.

"Let me introduce yourself, my name is Joz. I'm the one who created the annemuir", said the voice.