Shadow's Secret
Chapter Five
I own Vinny, kai-senpai owns Kai, and Jayln the Hedgehog owns Jayln. Everyone else is owned by Sega.
"Something doesn't seem right." Vinny said, playing ping pong against Jayln. Jayln shrugged, and shot the ball back at Vinny.
"I mean, except for the 'me almost dying' thing, it seemed to...easy." Vinny said, swiping the ball back towards Jayln.
"I guess you have a point." Jayln replied, backhanding the paddle and hitting the ball. Shadow looked up from his book.
"This isn't helping my concentration." Shadow growled, going back into 'Being a Kinder and more Thoughtful Person for Dummies', Tikal's birthday gift. Tails looked up from the ping pong game, missing Vinny perform a pro lefty backhanded shot, narrowly hitting the table.
"I agree with Vinny. And I can't help shake off the feeling we're being watched." Tails said. He looked back to see Jayln jump up and just catch Vinny's shot, returning it with even more power.
"You are being watched, but not by me." Kai said as she walked into the room. She noticed that even though this was Shadow's basement, everything was too...cheery.
The walls were a pure white, with blue carpeting. There was a computer in one corner, and a couch in the far wall. The ping pong table was a few yards away from the computer, and the desk.
"Watch it!" Kai yelled, ducking. The ping pong ball hit the wall right where her head was seconds before, and bounced back onto the table. Tails started laughing, but stopped when Shadow's gun was millimeters from his face.
"Someone's grumpy today..." Vinny muttered. Jayln heard it, and nodded. Thankfully Shadow didn't hear it; otherwise Vinny would be a pile of ashes next to the table.
"Game, set, and match." Vinny said as Jayln just missed a tricky fronthand righty serve.
"Are you lefty or righty? I can't tell with your playing strategy..." Tails said. Vinny waved his right hand, and proceeded to get the ball from the wall. A brick chose that moment to fly in through the window, and klonk Vinny on the head.
"OUCH! Hey, wait a second...oh crap. Shadow, you better read this." Vinny said nervously. Shadow reluctantly walked over to Vinny and read the note.
"Damnit, not again!" Shadow exclaimed. He showed the note to everyone, his eyes closed in fury. Tails took one look at it and gasped.
"Whatever happens, I am not going to be almost killed again!" Vinny exclaimed. Kai rolled her eyes. Why did a guy like him have to act stupid at times? Then again, if it weren't for that, her secret might have gotten out...
"EARTH TO FRIGGIN' KAI!" Shadow yelled. Kai fell backwards, and Tails started laughing. Shadow's eye twitched.
"Look, someone had the nerve to kidnap Tikal AGAIN and now, I have to kill whoever did it AGAIN and do my best to make sure Vinny is mortally wounded AGAIN." Shadow exclaimed. Vinny looked at Shadow with a look of surprise on his face.
"There goes your birthday present, bitch..." Vinny growled. Shadow rolled his eyes. Vinny pulled out a Sonic doll.
"Hey Gahlik, I got another Sonic doll you can torture!" Vinny exclaimed. Shadow sighed, and ripped the doll from Vinny's grasp.
"Screw you, Shadow. I take it that the base is in either a forest or a desert like always?" Vinny asked. Tails nodded. Tails looked down as the laptop's screen in sheer surprise, and started typing like mad.
"Guys, I have a lock-on to our target. He is a yellow hedgehog, and...no, it can't be...Sonic?" Tails said, surprised. Shadow punched Tails, and looked at the screen. Kai looked over, and gasped.
"Maybe it's not Sonic. Maybe it's that imposter...what was his name again? Lightning, Zap, Flash, one of those, right?" Vinny asked.
"Flash. He's at it again." Jayln said. Vinny looked down and sighed deeply before collapsing into a chair.
"What's wrong?" Jayln asked, looking at Vinny.
"It's just that...when I was a kid, and I had first come here, Flash was the first to start a group against me. He loathed me to the core, whilst I had just moved here." Vinny exclaimed. Jayln exchanged confused glances with Kai.
"He formed a group, the Anti- New Kids group. All of them were sworn to never let me have fun. My childhood was a mess, thanks to that bitch. Now, I haven't seen him since that time where he was thrown out when he tried to spy on my resurrection lessons." Vinny continued. He sighed, and sagged into the couch, his eyes watery.
"I will never forgive him, and Shadow? I ask permission to kill him, instead of you." Vinny said, standing up. Shadow nodded, and Tails gasped in surprise.
"I remember him! He was that one who tried to ruin my house when I was younger. He seemed to have perfect control over lightning, and I don't know if he can still command it..." Tails said, remembering that day.
Flashback (I have one of these in every story, usually more then 1.)
It was a cloudy day. Tails was a few years younger by then, and he had just finished building his house in the Mystic Ruins. A yellow hedgehog stepped up to him. He kicked Tails in the side. Tails tried to attack, but he dodged it.
"I am Flash, master of Electricity. All those who oppose me will be smited." Flash said as he threw a lightning bolt at Tails' feet. With a snap of his fingers, Flash was gone, leaving behind a small circle of charred land.
End of Tails' Flashback
"If Flash was like that as a kid, I wonder what he's like now..." Jayln whispered. Kai nodded her agreement. Tails and Vinny had a bad past due to Flash, and nothing would change that.
"Guys, we need to save Tikal as soon as we can to prevent any lasting damage." Vinny said. Tails started typing on his computer. After a while, he came up with something on the town's website.
"A new building was just found on the outskirts of town. It says it belongs to Flash the Hedgehog, who was placed in exile. Who knows what he may plan on doing..." The website said. Shadow rolled his eyes.
"He should just write a sign saying 'evil person here, please kill me.'" Shadow said, rolling his eyes. Nobody found this funny.
"We need to go. Now." Kai said. Vinny and Tails exchanged glances, and nodded. As the two of them started off towards the staircase, Shadow stopped them.
"We need groups. Should they be similar to last time, or no?" Jayln asked. Everyone shrugged.
"I think we should have the same groups, because we had very even groups last time." Tails said. Vinny agreed. So did everyone else. But they ran into a dilemma: who Tails would go with.
"Tails, you can come with us." Kai said. Vinny nodded. Tails walked over to them, speechless.
"C'mon guys, we need to go and save Tikal!" Shadow exclaimed.
At Amy's house...
"Hey, Amy, do you think this will match my orange skin?" someone asked Amy.
"I dunno, but Shadow will be running straight to you, Tikal!" Amy replied. Tikal beamed in delight, unaware that the others had just been tricked into attacking Flash.
That's the end of Chapter Five. Thanks for reviewing, and thanks for putting this in your C2, Shadow T Hedgehog. Please keep reviewing, because I've only gotten a few reviews. And I guess that's it. Later!
ShadTikal4ever (Jeez, that really does sound a little girly. I should change it soon or something.)