Here's the updated version of this new chapter! (Added 27/12/05)


Chapter 8

A few hours went by and Shadow was ready to leave Amy's and head for Mystic Ruin. He and Amy looked out at the night sky, which was an awful shade of grey.

"You'd better be quick Shadow," Amy said to him "It looks like a storms gonna come soon."
"Don't worry. Have you forgotten that Sonic's not the only high speed hedgehog around here?" Shadow said, chuckling.

Amy smiled.

"Ok then. Bye Shadow!" she said and kissed him goodbye. Shadow smiled and zoomed out of the front door.

Sonic was ready too. He held his large butcher knife in his left hand, and was brandishing it.

He was stood just behind the outside wall, of his apartment, making sure that nobody could see him.

Thunder began to sound in the clouds above. Rain began to spit.

Just then Sonic saw his sign. Shadow zoomed past the building, opposite to whereSonic was standing, carrying a large bag. Sonic smirked.

"This is it…no more Mr. Nice guy…" Sonic said under his breath and ran after Shadow, keeping a distance.

About 20 minutes later, Shadow arrived at Mystic Ruin. The rain was beginning to fall harder now and the thunder boomed loudly, like a drum. Lightening flashed as it struck various places. But Shadow wasn't moved too much by it. He kept his cool, and continued on to his house.

As he walked in, Shadow shook himself dry.

"brrr…why couldn't I have gone earlier?" he said to himself.

He began to gather the remainder of his things and pack them in his large bag. Just the he thought he heard footsteps. He looked around and saw that there was nobody there.

"Hello?" he called. No reply.

He shrugged and carried on with what he was doing. Then he heard it again. He looked up slowly and saw a shadow illuminated on the wall, opposite to him. It stood behind him.

Shadow span around and saw Sonic standing in the doorway, both hands behind his back.

Shadow sighed in relief.

"Oh Sonic it's you." He said "What are you doing here?"

Sonic didn't answer. Instead he just stared at Shadow, the sacks underneath his eyes clearly visible, from the flashing light of the lightening. His eyes flashed with anger and spite. Shadow looked confused.

"Umm..Sonic? Are you alright?"

Again there was no answer. Sonic brought out the knife from behind his back.
Shadow gasped.

"Sonic? What's wrong with you?" he yelled.

Sonic growled and leapt at Shadow, the knife ready to strike.

Shadow quickly dodged out of the way. Sonic, rather clumsily, landed on the chest of drawers. Shaking his head, Sonic turned viciously and, once again, jumped at Shadow. He managed to pin Shadow down, so now they were face to face on the floor, Sonic holding up the knife.

"You're getting what you deserve, Shadow." Sonic said in a low and dark tone, sounding so much unlike his own.

Shadow looked even more confused.

"What are you talking about?" he asked desperately.

He used his legs to push Sonic away from him. Sonic waved his arms madly for balance as he stumbled backward.

Shadow stood up just as Sonic emerged from the heap of drawers.

"You've taken away my life, Shadow. After all of our team effort…I even saved your life…and this is how you repay me?" he yelled. "Amy loves me not you! I'm nothing without her!"

"What? You've had your chances for a life with her Sonic. But you threw them away!" Shadow yelled back at him.

For a moment, there was s pause. Sonic gritted his teeth with sheer determination, eyeing Shadow like a hawk hunting for prey.

"I was naïve then." Sonic finally said. "I didn't see what I see now. I was planning our future together…then you come along and spoil everything. I won't let you!"

Sonic screamed and quickly ran at Shadow. He punched him so hard, that he fell to the floor. Sonic then picked him up by the neck, choking him.

He held him up against the wall and brought out his knife. As the knife flashed in the air, Shadow began to struggle even harder, trying to cry out for help but no words came.

"And now…the final curtain…Sayonara, Shadow the Hedgehog." Sonic said coldly, his voice dull and unemotional.

He held the knife aloft Shadow's chest. He was about to strike when he suddenly heard a voice.

"Shadow? What's going on?" It was Tails. The noise had brought his attention.

Sonic's heart froze. Then he shook his head, rather violently.

"No! No no no I won't let anything stop me!" he yelled and struck. The knife stabbed Shadow just below his stomach. Shadow gasped a silent cry in pain.

Sonic quickly withdrew the weapon and stared at it, his eyes full of a strange wonder. He let go of Shadow's neck, so that he fell to the ground. Blood began to slowly creep onto the floor, as if it were crawling away from Shadow's body.

Shadow breathed quickly and harshly in his pain. Sonic stood back, a little shocked by his actions. He heard Tails coming closer.

"What's going on in there?" Tails called out.

Sonic began to panic. Keeping hold of the knife, he jumped out of the back window and ran back toward Station Square.

Tails didn't see Sonic run away. He opened the door to Shadow's place. His cry of horror could be heard from a distance. Even Sonic cringe at it as he ran frantically back to the city.