(Song in this chapter is Hoobastank's Crawling In The Dark, I don't own it)
His name is Shadow The Hedgehog, a hedgehog who claims to be the ultimate life form. However, he can't remember much. All he remembers are his friends, his enemies, and the powers he has. Shadow looked at the Chaos Emerald he held in his hand, it wasn't the 8th emerald he was looking for, but at least he was able to get it before Chaos could. Chaos, he remembered how he returned. It was a dark and stormy night, Shadow was out running, when he saw the police surround one area. He wondered what was going on, and decided to take a look.
"Surround the creature!" one of the police men shouted, as the black aqua form of the Evil Chaos walked forward, bullets having no effect on him what so ever. Chaos looked at the police car and uppercut it sending it flying into the air. Shadow appeared in front of Chaos with a smirk on his face.
"This should be fun." Shadow said as Chaos glared at the black hedgehog. Chaos stretched out his right arm at Shadow, who ducked the attack. Shadow ran towards Chaos and began to throw punches at the beast. To no one's surprise, this had no effect. Chaos punched Shadow in the gut, Shadow gasped but kept his pride and rolled into a ball. He charged at Chaos' brain and delivered a critical hit. Chaos in his puddle form dripped away into the sewer. Leaving a Shadow who knew something is going to happen.
Shadow closed his eyes; he felt the power of the Chaos Emerald surge through him. He knew this gem had amazing power, but he could not let Chaos get his crummy hands on it. He clenched the emerald tight and held it above his head. "Chaos Control!" he shouted into the night and with a brilliant flash, he disappeared. The next day, Shadow looked around the town for any more Chaos Emeralds. He knew Sonic would be after them as well, so he would probably have to fight the blue hedgehog to make sure that his clumsy hands didn't lose any of them. He looked everywhere, but the emerald refused to respond to the others. Until the emerald began to glow when he searched near the beach.
"Finally." Shadow said as he let the emerald guide him to the one he was searching for. He stopped when he saw the blue Chaos Emerald buried in the sand. He picked it up and dusted some of the sand off it. Shadow looked at the Blue and Green emeralds he now possessed, he was at a good start. He now had two of the 8. Just as things where looking good, Shadow saw Eggman in front of him. "Shadow!" the doctor said happily, "I see you found 2 Chaos Emeralds for me." Shadow snorted, "Yeah right doctor, these aren't for you."
"Oh I beg to differ." Eggman said, pressing a button that made his robot claw extend out and try to grab on of Shadow's emeralds. Shadow, knowing what Eggman was up to, kicked the claw away and jumped a few feet back. "I mean it doctor, don't try to steal these." Shadow said, with an angry look on his face. "Oh ho ho ho!" Eggman laughed, "You are in no position to be giving me orders Shadow! For you see, I have a new pet, come out Black Chaos!" As Eggman said these words, a black puddle formed by his egg pod. When it formed into a creature, Shadow's eyes narrowed. It was Chaos.
"You again?" Shadow said, getting ready for a fight in case he had to. Chaos didn't say anything, but only charged at Shadow, who was caught off guard and right hooked by Chaos. Shadow dropped one of his emeralds. Realizing this Shadow got to his feet and went after the Chaos Emerald he dropped. Chaos seeing the emerald dropped stretched out his arm and it seemed that both Shadow and Chaos where racing towards it. Time seems to slow down. Just as Shadow is about to grab the emerald, the aqua arm of Chaos grabs it first. "Damn!" Shadow yelled as he fell to the ground as Chaos's arm began to retreat back to him. As soon as the Blue Chaos Emerald began to enter Chaos, the aqua creature began to transform. His right arm soon grew a bone, thanks to the Chaos emerald that was in the middle of the bone.
"Oh ho ho ho!" Eggman laughed, as Chaos 1 stood before Shadow, who grunted as he stared at the beast. Chaos raised its new arm and took a swung at Shadow, who ducked from the attack and kicked at Chaos, who used his new arm to block the kick. Shadow jumped a few feet back and began to throw punches at Chaos. Chaos put up his new arm, which took all of Shadow's attacks. Shadow was beginning to get frustrated with this and jumped back a few feet, catching his breath. "Damnit..." he said, taking breathes.
"What's the matter Shadow? Is Chaos 1 too much for you? This form is nothing compared to his others." Eggman said, grinning evilly. "Damn you Eggman." Shadow said, getting up wiping some blood from his lip. Chaos' eyes gleamed at Shadow, he threw its new right arm at Shadow. Shadow had enough of a beating. He dodged the punch and gathered all of his Chaos Energy in his right hand, which began to glow a yellow color. Soon in his hand he held a lightning spear in his hand. "Chaos Spear!" He yelled as he threw it at Chaos. The spear hit Chaos in the chest, making him blow up into pieces. Eggman flew over the puddle form of Chaos and pressed a button. A blue beam of light grabbed Chaos and he went into the pod.
"This isn't over Shadow!" Eggman yelled, "You may have gotten lucky this time, but next time you face Chaos, you won't be so lucky!" Eggman said, retreating from the beach. Shadow sighed and looked at the Chaos Emerald he had in his hand. "Back to square one again." He said.
Shadow walked off the beach, with a clenched fist, he failed stop Chaos from becoming Chaos 1. His mission became even more desperate. He had to make sure that Chaos didn't get all of them. If not the first 7, then he wouldn't let him get the 8th.
The next day, Shadow woke up to find the town is trouble. Shadow walked out and saw Chaos in form 1 attacking.
"Hey aqua head!" he yelled at Chaos as he ran towards the beast. Shadow ducked a water blast by Chaos 1 and uppercuts the beast into the air.
I will dedicate
and sacrifice my
everything for just a second's worth
of how my story's ending
Shadow took a left hook across the face and hit the floor hard. He got back up and kicked the beast in the gut. Chaos only grunted, and its large right arm took a swing at Shadow. The black hedgehog ducked and threw an upper kick at Chaos' chin. Chaos blocked with its right arm, and then grabbed Shadow's foot and threw him into a car. Shadow gets up and wipes some blood off his mouth.
And I wish I could know if the directions that I
take
And all the choices that I make won't end up all for
nothing
Show me what it's for
Make me understand it
"Alright asshole," Shadow said, "Its time I take this more seriously." The ground beneath him begins to crack. Shadow's hair blows in a non-existent wind and his red streaks through his quills changed to a deep blue color while his hue changed to light silver color. (Not Super Form) Shadow looked at Chaos and delivered a powerful kick in the gut. Shadow began to throw punches that seemed to have more effect on Chaos since he was in his semi form. Shadow threw a punch right in Chaos's face.
I've been crawling in the dark looking for the
answer
Is there something more than what I've been handed?
I've
been crawling in the dark looking for the answer
Chaos threw his right arm at Shadow, who vanished into thin air. Shadow appeared behind the demon and kicked its back. Chaos splashed into puddles, but reformed just as Shadow held up his hands. Yellow lighting in his hand, the black hedgehog threw the Chaos Spear at Chaos. Chaos' right arm blocked the spear, but left a little sting to his arm, making it numb. Shadow smirked, "Perfect." He said, charging at Chaos with his arm raised high for a punch.
Help me carry on
Assure me it's ok to use my heart
and not my eyes
To navigate the darkness
Will the ending be
ever coming suddenly?
Will I ever get to see the ending to my
story?
Shadow threw all his might into one punch, this punch hit Chaos' head dead on. Chaos splashed into more puddles, Shadow then discovered its weakness in form 1! They more it is hit, the slower it rebuilds itself. If Shadow could hit it more, it would break up into smaller pieces.
Show me what it's for
Make me understand it
I've
been crawling in the dark looking for the answer
Is there
something more than what I've been handed?
I've been crawling in
the dark looking for the answer
Chaos reformed, this time a little slower. Shadow was right, he charged at Chaos and kicked it again.
So when and how will I know?
Shadow began throwing punches at semi super speed, making Chaos into more and more puddles. Chaos soon reformed into form 1, but it was tried out. Shadow stood a few feet away from Chaos, a little tired out himself. Only a few more blasts to go, Shadow jumped into the air and held his hand above his head. "Chaos..." the emerald begins to glow.
How much further do I have to go?
How much longer
until I finally know?
Because I'm looking and I just can't see
what's in front of me
In front of me
"CONTROL!" Shadow said finishing his sentence. Shadow disappeared and hits Chaos from all ends and slams into Chaos' brain. With a cry of pain, Chaos splashed into tiny puddles, the reformed into one puddle but didn't revert back to its Chaos 1 form.
Show me what it's for
Make me understand it
I've
been crawling in the dark looking for the answer
Is there
something more than what I've been handed?
I've been crawling in
the dark looking for the answer
(Song ends)
Eggman appeared above Chaos and the pod gathered Chaos again. Eggman left, with an evil face on. Shadow sighed and went back to his normal form. He walked back into the hotel and laid down on the bed. He was able to stop Chaos for now, but he knew he would come back. Hopefully, Shadow would have more Chaos Emeralds that he would let Chaos have. He sighed and rested off into sleep.
To be continued...