Chapter five is up and ready…

Eggman: Is there a doctor in the house besides me? I NEED A CHIROPRACTOR!!!

Shadow: And here we have an egg-shaped human in his unnatural habitat.

Disclaimer: Imperfection doesn't own the Sonic characters. She only owns the story and herself.

Shadow: You should've done that at the beginning of the story…

(Disgruntled) I'm working on it…cut me a break will ya?

Chapter 5

Gathering of the Chaos

Shadow sat near the control panel which controlled the most powerful weapon on the space colony: the Eclipse Cannon. He looked around hearing the sounds of a machine (besides the cannon's low humming) aboard the ARK.

"I see Eggman's trying to navigate through the colony." Shadow thought to himself before trying to focus on where the human girl was. Immediately he 'saw' the girl with a white bat following Eggman stealthily. "She's here? Hmm…she must know a lot about this world. I wonder how? Maybe I should ask her once we get more acquainted." He heard the fluttering of wings and shook it off. Both Mona and Rouge were in the room. He would act surprised later. The door opened and Eggman rode in on his Egg walker.

"I've been waiting for you doctor." Shadow smiled wryly before standing up. "Now to show you the glorious achievement of which Doctor Gerald Robotnik has created." He turned on the control panel which seemed to turn on the lights. "Nobody knew that the ARK was a research control facility on which weapons of mass destruction were being created. This is one of them. A weapon capable of destroying an entire planet! Codenamed…the Eclipse Cannon!" Shadow pointed out proudly at his creator's masterpiece.

"Destroying an entire planet? Was this really my grandfather's legacy?" Eggman asked.

"But it has been deactivated for some time now." Shadow pulled out the green Chaos Emerald before tossing it into one of the seven spaces on a generator behind the screen. "To reactivate it…a larger amount of energy is necessary." Three screens appeared underneath the platform on which Shadow was standing on.

"So that's why we need the Chaos Emeralds." Eggman said.

"Exactly. To reactivate the machine we need all seven chaos emeralds. Once you have that. You can use the weapon as much as you please and then the world could be yours." Eggman started to laugh evilly.

Not… Mona thought as she watched from her hiding place. Geez mister ultimate. You know Eggman would screw up before you can shout Monsters of Monsters…right? She kept balance on the beam as she watched. He does know…right? Nope…didn't think so.

Shadow ignored the human girl's thought before Eggman responded. He couldn't reveal himself now.

"Sounds like a good plan! I like the way you think Shadow!" Eggman sneered. "I will use the weapon to conquer the world and build a legacy of my own!"

"Do you really think it will be that easy?" A pair of synchronized voices caught Eggman unawares and Shadow looked up to see the two girls near the ceiling. Almost gracefully, Rouge and Mona flew down to the stretch of the ground above the abyss. From what Shadow noticed, the soon-to-be Charger Emerald Warrior wasn't exactly an acrobat since Mona stumbled when she landed. She only had the sword at this point.

"I've got a great idea. How about making a deal?" Rouge asked.

"A deal?" Eggman blinked and stared at the duo.

"When you grabbed the Master Emerald you said something about a reaction that it might have with the Chaos Emeralds." She continued. "Now if you let me borrow that radar we may be able to help you."

We?!

Shadow caught a small amount of what the girl was thinking. She didn't sound too sure about Rouge's decision.

"If I do then what is in it for me?" Eggman asked.

"We have some ideas of where the Chaos Emeralds may be. I may not look like it, but you know that I'm a treasure hunter that specializes in all kinds of jewels." Rouge said before pulling out a blue chaos emerald.

"What about your little friend there?" Eggman pointed towards the brunette.

"She's my trainee. But you should check out her weapon. Show them Mona." She said. Mona reluctantly pulled out the sword. Shadow stared at it. She was able to hold it up without pulling a muscle. She noticed his look before spotting Eggman eyeing it. She shot him a vicious look before sheathing the sword.

"Very well." Eggman said, drawing back his look.

"Well then. It's a deal?" Rouge said. "I don't think we've been introduced properly. I'm Rouge the Bat. But you can call me Rouge."

"And you can just call me Mona." Mona said with a half-smile. Shadow noticed her nervousness for being near him, which in his point of view seemed a bit strange. He walked a bit towards the two.

"So where are the Chaos Emeralds?" He asked.

"If you want to know, three of them are on Prison Island." Mona said.

Why is it that I'm feeling evil? Argh! Mona you're such a stupid idiot! You promised me you never would.

Some understanding entered Shadow's mind but he shook it off. He had to carry out his promise.

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Right now I am thankful this isn't a romance story. I mean…romance when I'm eleven in this story's time period?

Shadow: That would be weird…

Note: There is a Godzilla game titled "Monster of Monsters" but I never got to play it. Oh well…Read and Review!