(A/N): This is I think my second Shadow/Amy fics. I don't think I did to badly with the plot it's the spelling and grammar you have to look out for.

NOTE: no flares please!

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the sonic characters. But I do own Eclipse and Gabreyel

A FRIEND, AN ENEMY AND A BEGINNING

Shadow was standing on a ledge looking out over the land, just trying to think. He was standing on the very edge of the cliff and his arms were crossed and he had his usual angry looking stair on his face. It had been a few months senses the ark incident and he had landed back on Earth and he was alive, and he had been roaming around the past few months trying figure out what he should do, and no one knew he was alive they all thought he died after he and Sonic destroyed the bio-lizard. He was in very deep thought, he was trying to think, think about himself, why was he here, why did he live, what was his purpose in this world. Suddenly he saw something moving over the open desert it was Sonic the hedgehog other wise known as the faker. He looked at him with disgust.

"That stupid faker he thinks he's so hot, his cockiness will be the end of him."

Sonic was being followed by a very formulary pink hedgehog it was Amy she looked different thou. She was wearing a red minnie skirt with splits on each side, a tube top with spaghetti straps, a bandanna on her head, a pair of brown gloves, and pair of boots that looked like her old ones except with out strips and they were black. Sonic suddenly stopped and so did the pink female following him. Shadow was surprised to see that Amy wasn't chasing Sonic. It looked like they were running together, and looking for something. The black hedgehog decided to investigate. He ran down the side of the ledge and headed for the two. When he reached them they hadn't noticed him until Amy spoke up.

"Shadow your alive, but how?" She asked as she looked at him in disbelief.

"That's simple I am the ultimate life form and death's not my style." He said as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"Look we don't have time for this Amy Eggman's robot is right behind us." Sonic yelled as he looked behind them to see if the robot was catching up.

"So what faker, as I recall I thought Eggman's robots were cake for you." Shadow said as he opened his eyes to look in the direction of Sonic.

"Well it just so happens that, that robot is carrying a ton of TNT and if we touch it the bombs might go off and I just didn't feel like blowing up today." Sonic sneered at Shadow.

Even thou they saved the world together and all, these two still thought of the other as a rival. Then all of a sudden a robot was seen standing right in front of them.

"Oh great Shadow thinks for slowing us down!" Sonic yelled as turned to the robot.

"Just shut up faker and I'll take care of this." With that Shadow jumped onto the robot and was looking for something. But the robot wouldn't hold still.

"Hey can you make this bucket of bolts hold still." Shadow yelled.

"But I thought you said you would handle it." Sonic mocked

"Oh shut it Sonic." Amy said as she took out her pika- pika hammer and being very careful not to mash the lower portion of the robot where the TNT was, she hit the robot in the head causing it to stumble around and stop struggling.

Sonic was dumb founded Amy had never told him to 'shut it' before. But Shadow on the other hand was glad that Amy had helped him and he was looking to find the central power cell in the robot and he found it and tore it out and smashed it with his hands and the robot toppled over and was dead in a matter of speaking.

"Thanks for the help Shadow." Amy said as she let her hammer rest on her shoulder.

"No problem I knew the faker couldn't handle it anyways." Shadow said as jumped off the robot.

"What do mean I couldn't handle it?" Sonic said as he glared at Shadow.

"Come on I knew you were stupid but this is ridicules." Shadow said as he turned to face Sonic.

"Ok that's it Shadow you're going down." Sonic yelled as did a spin dash.

But Shadow was way ahead of him he to was countering with a spin dash of his own. But little did they know that this little squabble was going to unlock a dark and ancient evil unlike any they have ever faced. When the two collided they began to fall to the ground still in spin dash mode and when they hit the ground they made a huge crack appear on the ground. They were both standing and rubbing their heads but all of a sudden the ground began to shake violently and then something emerged from the crack in the ground it was creature that resembled a person it's hands were made of metal and it's fingers were long claws and it wore a robe that was red and had a green dragon on it and he wore a gold mask with rubies where the eyes should be, and it had long black hair that was put in a ponytail. It spoke.

"At last I am free, free of that prison that I was imprisoned in so long ago." Then he looked at Shadow, "so it is true, my worst enemy is the one that would set me free." He said as he continued to look at shadow.

"What are you talking about and who are you?" Shadow yelled at the figure.

"I don't have time for explanations, but I call my self Tartress. And with that he disappeared into thin air.

"Who was that, or better yet what was that?" Sonic asked as he looked at Shadow for an explanation.

"Don't look at me, faker I don't have a clue to who, or what that was."

"Look you too, don't start up again lets just get back to the ancient ruins and talk to Tails about this." "And Shadow we need you to come that thing obviously knew so you're mixed up in this some how so you must come with us." Amy said as she got ready to take off.

Shadow looked at her. "Fine I'll go."

Amy took off in the direction of the ancient ruins and Sonic and Shadow looked at each other and shrugged and took off after her. Soon they had reached the ruins and found Tails in his usual spot in the work shop.

"Hey Tails, we need your help, with a new bad guy." Amy said as she came into the work shop.

"Sure I'll hle-." He gasped as he turned to see that Amy and Sonic were accompanied by Shadow. "Shadow you're a live." Tails said as he looked in amazement.

"Yea but will worry about that later, we got a new villain on our hands." Sonic said as he looked at Tails.

"Ah ok." Tails said as he listened to Amy tell him what happened.

When Amy finished the story, Tails was deep in thought he got up and walked over and pulled a huge book from a shelf. "And his name it Tartress, right?" Tails asked as he opened the book and began to flip threw the pages.

"Yes that's right." Shadow answered him.

"Well from what I can find in this book is that he is an evil sprite that was sealed in the Earth's crust by an ancient race, and he has a very special and evil power the book doesn't tell me what it is but if we encounter this guy again it would be best to find out what it is."

Then all of a sudden something weird happened there was a strong breezes blowing threw the ruins and a small dust storm built up in the middle of the room. Then after it died down there was a figure standing where the storm had occurred. It was a white colored hedgehog he looked a lot like Shadow only his quills were like Sonic's but he had more quills and they had light blue streaks in them, he had icy blue eyes, and he wore a black head tie around his head, and he carried a ninja blade on his back.

"Who are you?" Shadow asked as he looked at the stranger.

"I am Eclipse, and the time as come he as been released and I have been summoned to help you with your journey." He said as he looked at Shadow.

"What are you talking about?" Amy asked as she looked at the white hedgehog.

"Fate has played its hand for your future and I am but an assistant to it, I am here to make sure that Shadow follows the right path and is ready for what ever the near future holds for him."

"Like I need anyone's help with anything." Shadow said as he turned away from Eclipse.

"Even if that is so I still wish to accompany you on your journey."

"What is this journey you keep speaking of?" Shadow asked.

"Fate will tell you when the time is right." Was Eclipse's only reply.

"Whatever…" Shadow said back to him.