Shadow's Secret
Chapter Four
As for the disclaimer, please check the last chapter because I'm too annoyed by it to put it up for the at least 30th time...
Summary: The summary gets really annoying after awhile too, so I may stop putting this up too. Just please read the last...three chapters as for an elongated summary.
"C'mon Jayln! We need to hurry!" Shadow roared as he ran through the corridor, holding Jayln by the wrist. Shadow then came to a fork in the corridor. A piercing scream came from the left, whilst the one on the right said "Dance Room" Shadow and Jayln ran to the left without any hesitation.
"Who was that?" Jayln asked. The question answered itself. They came into the room where Sonic and Tails were being held. Jayln gasped, while Shadow took a step backwards. A figure was standing by the control panel. He was pressing buttons rapidly. Jayln ran up and drop-kicked him in the neck.
"Ouch!" The figure replied as he fell to the floor. When Shadow saw who it was, he gasped. It wasn't Eggman at all. Nor was it even human. He saw instead Metal Sonic. (What is it with me and evil robot Sonic's?) Metal Sonic then stunned the two of them by releasing a flash of bright light from a small gun attached to his wrist.
"I got four for the price of none!" Metal Sonic exclaimed as he threw Shadow in a tube. He tossed Jayln into the tube next to Shadow more gently.
"Why am I so mad? It's because you got in the way of my taking pictures, just so you could play the hero!" Kai roared at Vinny. Vinny was lying at the ground, blackness pulling at his eyes.
"I'm just trying...to help, but...if you wish me stop...then I shall do so..." Vinny whispered. Kai glared at Vinny harshly.
"A little late now!" Kai snapped. Vinny thought for a possible answer.
"Why was that time so special, so important, that you are relenting hate at me?" Vinny asked. Kai thought about this for a moment. When she couldn't think of a possible answer, she just hung her head. Vinny grinned.
"It's alright...just please...don't be so mean again...I couldn't stand...having a friend...be so mean..." Vinny muttered. Kai couldn't help but smile and frown.
"C'mon, let's go find the others." Kai said. Vinny tied to stand up, and succeeded, but had to keep a hand on the wall for support. Kai had to walk so Vinny couldn't get lost.
"As I was explaining to your friends over there, this machine will turn you into robots that will do my every bidding! Won't that be fun?" Metal Sonic asked. Shadow glared at Metal Sonic. Metal Sonic laughed as he started the machine. He decided to take Tails out first. Just as the green light began to glow, a circle appeared. Tails started thrashing about, trying to break free.
"WHAT!" Metal Sonic roared. The machine had stopped working, and the circle and glow had faded. Metal Sonic gasped as the machine blew up, smoke arising everywhere.
"What the crap?" Metal Sonic asked. In the smoke, two silhouettes appeared. When the smoke cleared, everyone saw it was Kai and Vinny. Metal Sonic, enraged, flipped them the bird and snapped his fingers. A horde of robots fell from the ceiling, deadly lasers charging. Kai smirked.
"CHAOS BLAST!" Kai roared, a red aura surrounding her. There was a flash of red light, and every machine was destroyed. Kai heard the fatal shot of a laser behind her, and turned around. She saw that a single robot was still functioning, barely, and had shot a laser. Kai's eyes widened at the laser drew closer and closer.
"ARRG!" someone yelled from in front of Kai. Kai looked and saw Vinny standing right in front of her, a large circle on his chest and front where the laser had hit him.
"Consider this...forgiving you..." Vinny muttered as he fell to the ground, face first. Kai flipped him so he landed on his back, and Kai gasped.
His eyes had rolled into the back of his head, and his chest was smoking. Kai was enraged by this. She flung her hand back, so it was pointed at the tubes, and closed it sharply into a fist. The glass smashed into thousands of pieces.
"We're free!" Tails exclaimed. Metal Sonic staggered backwards in horror. He then reached through the wall, and pulled out Tikal.
"Tikal! That wall was an illusion!" Shadow exclaimed. Metal Sonic put Tikal into a half nelson, and put a gun to her head.
"Anyone moves, and her brain goes flying!" Metal Sonic exclaimed. Shadow gasped. Sonic stood still, unaware of the seriousness of this situation. Tails was sweating nervously. Jayln stood, mortified.
"Sorry Tikal." Jayln said. She pulled out a stun dart, and threw it so it hit Tikal's neck. Tikal's head fell to her side just as Metal Sonic shot. The bullet was in lodged in the wall behind him. Shadow walked up towards Metal Sonic.
"Now, can't we discuss this like gentlemen?" Metal Sonic stuttered. Shadow cracked his knuckles.
"Yes we can. Like very rough and violent gentlemen." Shadow said. Kai watched in horror as Metal Sonic was brutally thrashed. He was kneed in the stomach, punched in the cheek, and kicked in the back. Metal Sonic screamed violently in pain.
"Had enough?" Shadow asked. Metal Sonic nodded. Shadow laughed. "It's not enough for me!" Shadow exclaimed as he took out his gun, and jabbed it into Metal Sonic's mouth. Shadow pulled the trigger, and Metal Sonic's head blew off, smoking.
Tikal fell to the floor, where Shadow caught her. Tikal started coming to. Shadow smiled a weak smile. Tikal looked up to see Shadow.
"Shadow! What are you doing here?" Tikal asked hesitantly. Tails gulped.
"We came here to save you." Shadow said. Jayln felt like slapping herself. Shadow had blown it! But Shadow was inching his head, closer and closer to Tikal's.
"Shadow, you...?" Tikal started when Shadow cut her off.
"Yes, I do." Shadow said, and kissed Tikal. Tails, Jayln, and Kai sighed in relief. When they broke apart, Tikal and Shadow smiled at each other, before turning to the group. They looked at everyone, then looked at Kai and Vinny.
"Kai! You're hurt! And Vinny..." Shadow said. He wiped the small amount of blood off Kai's face with his thumb, then turned to Vinny, sadness in his eyes. Vinny's eyes were still wide open, with the pupils rolled back into his head.
"Crap..." Shadow muttered. He picked up Vinny, and they all walked back towards the entrance. Everyone was thinking about what had just happened. Nobody noticed when Vinny's eyes closed.
"Kai...Jayln...Tails...help..." Vinny muttered. Shadow gasped in surprise and nearly dropped him. Kai, Jayln, and Tails ran over. They asked what as wrong, but Vinny couldn't answer. When they finally got to the entrance, they saw a mouse run by. It was being chased by a cat. Out of nowhere, the mouse exploded in a bloody mess.
"Crap, there are mines everywhere!" Tails exclaimed. Shadow and Sonic ran forward towards the force field, only to find that there was none. Shadow's shoes enabled him to stay above the mines, but Sonic wasn't so lucky.
"Arg! That was clos- Holy crap, that wa- CRAP!" Sonic yelled as mines exploded near him. Kai and Jayln grabbed on to Tails' ankles, and he lifted them into the air. Tails grunted with the effort as he flew safely above Shadow and Sonic. He landed in the forest about 87 yards away. Shadow lay Vinny down, and his eyes started flitting open. They slowly opened, and they didn't open up all the way.
"I'm amazed...that I'm alive..." Vinny said. He winced with pain. Tikal then raised her hands and placed them a foot above Vinny. A strange light seemed to flow from her fingertips, and everyone watched in awe as the wound got smaller and smaller on Vinny.
"Thanks, Tikal." Vinny said. He tried to stand up, but fell right back down. Kai stuck out her hand, and Vinny took it. She pulled him up, and this time, he stayed up. Vinny looked at his chest only to see that the giant hole was gone. He thanked Tikal, and looked around.
"How'd we get over here? And did anything important happen when I was nearly dead?" Vinny asked, winking at Tails, Kai, and Jayln rather conspicuously. Jayln sighed. This would be long day.
"C'mon everyone, let's go home." Kai said. Behind them, a figure jumped from tree to tree.
"How could they defeat my Master? Oh well, I will show them pain!" said the Hedgehog as he emerged from the shadows, clenching his fist.
That's the end of Chapter Four. Although the secret is out, and the friendship was repaired, surprises lie in store in the next chapter. And you can try and name the Hedgehog if you wish. And I guess that's it, I think...Later!
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