Hey out there! The last chapter was meant to be a one-shot, but I got a review from Rydia the dark angel saying "I beg you to continue!" so I thought to myself, "Why not?" & decided to make a few more ShadAmy song-fics. I love ShadAmy stuff! But anyway, I may do song-fics for other pairings as well, depending on the reviews I get. This chapter takes place a couple of weeks after the last, just so ya know. Please enjoy!
(The Sonic The Hedgehog Characters belong to SEGA, & the song "Hero" belongs to Chad Kroeger.)
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A Hero?
Shadow stood atop the tallest building in Station square, looking up into the clouds. He wondered if anyone in the city had been as high up as him before. Probably not, unless you count Sonic, Rouge, the doctor, & all the others involved in the situation on A.R.K. They, as well as himself, had gone as high as the stars themselves! But Maria… she was now even higher than that… & was beyond Shadow's reach.
I am so high, I can hear Heaven
I am so high, I can hear Heaven
He wondered if he would ever see her face again. But he doubted it. Her soul was pure, & full of love. While his soul had been tainted by his the evil acts he had committed in the past. He knew that, if there was a Heaven, it was reserved for heroes like Sonic, or people with pure hearts like Maria & Amy. Someone like him didn't deserve a place in any kind of Paradise.
Oh but Heaven, no Heaven don't hear me
Shadow did not believe himself to be evil, but he was not exactly good either. People saw Sonic & called him a hero, & regarded him as a friend. But when they looked at Shadow & saw… what was he anyway? He wasn't a hero, but he wasn't a villain either. He was certainly no angel, but neither could he be called a demon. He didn't know what he was.
And they say that a hero can save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'll hold onto the wings of the eagles
Watch as we all fly away
He might have known once, when he was aboard the A.R.K with Maria, but he had long forgotten. He wondered what Maria would have thought he was. Shadow missed her, & longed to see her again, but it was his fault she was gone in the first place. What he wouldn't give to turn back time now, so that he change history & give Maria her life back… the life she gave for him.
Someone told me that love would all save us
But how can that be?
Look what love gave us
A world full of killing, and blood-spilling,
That world never came
But as he was thinking, he heard a noise behind him. He turned around to see the city being attacked by the doctor's robots. He could tell from the sounds of things & the occasional blue blur in the sky that Sonic was already handling things. But Shadow knew that wherever Sonic was, Amy might not be too far behind. He jumped with ease from one rooftop to the next, until he made his way to where the robots were attacking. He saw Sonic, Tails, & Knuckles fighting against the robots & doing a pretty good job, but he didn't see Amy anywhere. He jumped down to the ground & ran to find her.
And they say that a hero can save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'll hold onto the wings of the eagles
Watch as we all fly away
He soon spotted her fighting off several robots, with her hammer, but she seemed to be having a hard time of keeping them back. Without hesitation Shadow used Chaos Control & destroyed the robots in the blink of an eye. Amy saw the robots lying on the ground, but didn't know what it was that could have destroyed them. Until she saw Shadow reappear in front of her. "Shadow!" she shouted gleefully, as she ran to hold him close. "I'm so glad to see you!"
Shadow held her in his arms for a moment, until he heard a familiar voice behind him. "What's going on here?" he turned to see Sonic & the others staring at them. Sonic looked confused at first, but then got a smug look on his face as he said, "Well, well, I didn't know you two were a couple. You shoulda told me." Shadow gave Sonic a cold look. "It's kind of hard to imagine, the ultimate life-form being Amy's boy-friend!" Sonic couldn't resist laughing.
"Stop it Sonic!" Amy shouted. But Shadow just looked at her with that unemotional face of his.
"Never mind Amy." He said, as he walked up to Sonic. "Are all the robots destroyed?"
"Yep. Every one of 'em!" Sonic replied.
"Good." Shadow got closer to Sonic & whispered, "If you ever put her in danger like that again, I will hunt you down & finish what we started on A.R.K."
Sonic didn't know whether to be mad that Shadow threatened him, or confused as to why he did. Shadow just walked away without giving Sonic a passing glance. The last thing he said was, "Goodbye Amy." Amy wanted to go after him, but didn't know if she should. Shadow jumped onto the nearest building & was about to leave. He had had all he could stand of Sonic the "hero" for today, though he wished he could have stayed with Amy.
Now that the world isn't ending, it's love that I'm sending to you
It isn't the love of a hero, that's why I fear it won't do
He had just jumped to another rooftop, when he noticed a few more robots walking down the street. Obviously, the blue idiot had over looked a few of them in his overconfidence. He was about to walk away, thinking that "as long as Amy is safe, it isn't my problem", until he saw the robots begin to attack a groupe of people. He felt as though he should help them, but still tried to convince himself that that was a job for heroes, not him. But then he saw a woman with a baby try to run from one of the robots, & Shadow hesitated no longer. He jumped down & smashed the robot with his homing attack. He then did the same to all the other robots that were attacking people, until all were destroyed. Shadow may not have been a hero, but it was fortunate for these people that they didn't have to wait for one to show up.
And they say that a hero can save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'll hold onto the wings of the eagles
Watch as we all fly away
But Shadow soon saw that these people were less than grateful. They all recognized Shadow as one of the people who had helped Robotnik when he put a hole in the moon, & they were not happy to see him. Shouts of "go back where ya came from" & "we don't want you here" filled Shadow's ears. He had just saved these people, & this was how they treated him! But he didn't blame them at all, after what he'd done. He hadn't expected praise or gratitude anyway. He walked calmly away from the crowd, untill he felt someone's hand gently hold him by the arm.
And they're watching us (watching us)
They're watching us (watching us) as we all fly away
He turned around to see that it was the woman with the baby who was holding him back, & while he didn't know why, he was glad to see them unhurt. "Please wait." She said, in a soft & gentle voice.
"What do you want?" He asked, expecting more insults.
The woman let go of his arm, though she was holding it so gently before that Shadow hardly noticed the difference. "I wanted to thank you… for saving me & my daughter. & no matter what they may say, I think you are a hero."
"…a… hero?" Shadow couldn't believe his ears. "You think I'm… a hero?"
"That's what she said." Shadow turned to see Amy walk up next to him. He wasn't sure where she had come from, but he was glad to see her nonetheless. "& that is what I think of you too."
Shadow looked back at the woman, who simply nodded. He then looked at the little baby girl he had saved, & saw her smiling brightly at him. He smiled as well, as he nodded back to the woman. "Thank you." He said happily. Then he turned to Amy. "& thank you… for being there for me."
Amy giggled. "Just returning the favor."
And they're watching us (watching us)
They're watching us (watching us) as we all fly away
Shadow kissed Amy quickly & jumped onto the nearest building. He made his way through Station Square, jumping from building to building as usual. He smiled to himself once again, as he looked back up into the sky. Maybe he would see Maria again after all. Because now he knew what he was… he was a hero.
And they're watching us (watching us)
They're watching us (watching us) as we all fly away
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I hope ya liked it! Send in some reviews saying what kinds of song-fics you would like me to do & I'll see about writin' 'em for ya! Later!