(slaps forehead) Yes, I know my grammar isn't the best and I'm sorry for that! ... (Looks around) It isn't that bad, isn't it? Anyway, I have little ideas, like I said before, but I try to write as much as I can to please you guys. Just don't give up on me, okay? And yes, I know it's a cliché to have Amy kidnapped. But, she is such an easy target! (starts laughing) Oh yeah! (hears Eggman's theme on the background) Now we are gettin' somewhere! Try to enjoy this chapter!

Don't own Sonic, because it belongs to SEGA. Ya hear that? SEGA!

Chapter 11: Almost a Decision

Shadow clenched his fists.

"You..." Shadow said, but didn't finished his sentence.

"Well, Shadow, what is it going to be? Let her be killed, or join me so that she could be set free?" Eggman asked the black hedgehog with an evil smirk.

"Sha...dow.." Amy whispered as she slowly regained her consciousness. Her vision was still a bit blurry, but she could see Shadow. Suddenly, she also felt something gripping her around her arms. She slowly looked at her right side with her eyes half open. She saw Eggman standing there, smirking at Shadow. "Egg...man.." She whispered angry as she tried to make her vision clearer.

Eggman looked at her. "Ah, I see that you're awake, my dear." Amy heard Shadow growling and she looked his way.

"Shadow... Help... me!" Amy said as she began squirming to get loose from the robots' grip. "Let me... go! You two stupid metal... robots!" Amy squirmed harder, but that made that made the robots grip her harder.

Shadow couldn't take this anymore. "Release Amy Rose at once!" He yelled with much anger in his voice. 'How can I choose?' Shadow thought. 'I don't want to work with Eggman again, but I want Amy to be safe. I can't see her get hurt. I will go out of my mind if that happens. Amy Rose is the only one, besides Maria, who really cares for me. Others think I am just an machine, with no feelings, and no emotions. I also thought that, that I was only created for my masters purpose, but now... I actually don't know anymore... I am confused!' Shadow was rudely interrupted by Eggman.

"Shadow, time's up! So what will it be? Join me, or let her die?" Eggman said as his finger went from Amy's cheek slowly to her chin, holding her face up. Amy whimpered at his touch.

Shadow growled again. But he knew what he had to do. He had made his decision.

: With Sam, somewhere in the park :

"Where... is Sonic?" Sam said to herself between gasps as she stopped to rest. She looked around. The only thing she saw was children playing and couples sitting on a bench.

Sam sighed. "Sonic is probably on the other side of Station Square after..." She sighed again, her head hanging low.

"SONIC THE HEDGEHOG! WHERE ARE YOU!" Sam screamed. People looked strangely at her and she blushed. "Sorry..." She muttered as she suddenly heard something from behind her. It was a 'bang' as if something, or someone, fell. Hard. Sam looked behind. She gasped and then smiled.

"Sonic!" She exclaimed happily as she walked over to Sonic. He was lying flat on his face and he was making fast movements with his arms and legs.

Sonic groaned. "Oww.. My head..." He said sitting up slowly with his hand rubbing his head. He looked up at Sam.

"S-sam? Were you screaming my name?" Sam's face changed and grew serious.

"Sonic, we got problems."

"L-look, that kiss.. I.. Uhm..." Sonic stopped as Sam showed the letter. He grabbed it and began reading it. When he was finished, he looked at Sam with wide eyes.

"What should we do?" Sam asked desperately.

Sonic stood up and looked at Sam. "You stay here, I'll rescue Amy." Sonic was about to leave but Sam grabbed his arm.

"Please let me come too! Amy is my sister... I have to come!"

"No! You'll get hurt! I... I can't let you get hurt! So you have to stay here!" Sonic said. Sam hesitantly let go of his arm.

Sam nodded. "Ok, but... promise to return Amy and... yourself." Sonic looked softly at her and gave her a wink.

"I promise." And with that, he dashed off to Eggman's base.

"Be careful..." Sam whispered as she watched him go.

:Eggman's Hidden Base:

Shadow sighed. He knew what he had to do. If he wanted Amy to live he should...

"Shadow! Don't!" Shadow's eyes grew wide as he heard Amy's voice. He looked at her and he saw that she had an determent look on her face. "Don't surrender, Shadow! Please... I beg of you..." Shadow eyes grew wider as he heard those four last words. He held his hand on his head, his eyes shut tight.

'Those words... Maria.. Amy... Ark...' All kind of memories flooded back to him. Gerald Robotnik, Maria, Sonic, Rouge, Eggman, the eclipse cannon, the chaos emeralds.

Shadow began to sweat and his head to throb more and more. He fell on his knees and now he had both hands tightly on his head.

"Shadow? What's..." Amy asked as she looked at Shadow. Then, she looked angry at Eggman. "What have you done to him!"

Eggman laughed. "I didn't do anything. Actually, it's you who did it."

Amy's eyes grew wide. "W-what? What are you talking about?"

"He is starting to remember everything at what you said. Because that's the same thing Maria said before she died. He only remembered part of what happened on the Ark. That's why he came here. He wanted answers from me. Who would've thought that only those four words could bring his memories back?" Eggman said and laughed again. Amy looked in horror at Shadow.

More and more flashbacks and memories came into Shadow's head. He thought he would explode. All those flasbacks...

'What do you think it's like on earth, Shadow?'

'The professor said that he dedicated his work for those creatures down there.'

'Maria, I often wonder why I was created, what my purpose is for being here.'

'Shadow, I beg of you. Please do it for me, do it for all the people who life on that planet..'

'Maria!'

'Shadow, I know you can do it...'

'Sayanora, Shadow... the Hedgehog...'

'Now I know what's going on! The military has mistaken me for the likes of you! So, where do you think you're going with that emerald?'

'It's not is speed! He's using the chaos emerald to warp!'

'My name is Shadow. I'm the worlds ultimate lifeform.'

'That blue hedgehog again of all places!'

'I found you, faker!'

'Faker? I think you're the fake hedgehog around here! You're comparing yourself to me? Ha! You're not even good enough to be my fake!'

'Oh, Sonic! I thought I would never see you again! I'm so glad you made it!'

'Wait a minute, you're not Sonic, who are you?'

'Why so melancholy?'

'That was so unlike you, Shadow. To come ad rescue me.'

'Doctor, I'm in position, tell me when.'

'But wait a minute. If this newspaper is right about the real Shadow, the who, or what, is standing right in front of me?'

'I am the real Shadow.'

'You always cease to surprise me, blue hedgehog. I thought that the capsule you were in exploded in space.'

'You know, what can I say? I die hard. You actually saved me you know?'

'So it was a chaos emerald, was it? But, there's no way you could've activated chaos control with that fake chaos emerald. So there is just more then you then you looking like me. What are you, anyway?'

'What you see is what you get. Just a guy who loves adventure.'

'I see, but you know, I can't let you live. You're adventure days are coming to an end!'

'Shadow, we need you! Please help us!'

'Shadow I beg of you, give them a change!'

'I have to go now, I have to fulfil my promise to Maria, and you...'

'Chaos control!'

'Maria, this is what you wanted right? This is my promise I made to you...'

(A/N: Soooo... how was that? They are not exactly the same, but.. it wasn't that bad, was it?)

Shadow's eyes shot open. The pain was gone. He slowly stood up and looked at Amy.

'I remember... everything...' Shadow thought as he looked at his hands.

"Had fun with your memories, Shadow? But now, you have to choose." Eggman said as he snapped his fingers, causing Amy to have electric shocks. (A/N: I know... also corny...)

Amy screamed it out in pain.

"Stop!" Shadow yelled as the shocking stopped. Amy was barely conscious as she looked at Shadow.

'Don't surrender Shadow... Please don't...' Amy thought. She didn't had the strength anymore to talk.

"I..." Shadow was about to say it, but he was interrupted by an familiar voice.

"Hold it right there!" Eggman clenched his fists as he recognised the voice. Suddenly, a blue hedgehog came down in front of Shadow.

"Sonic...!" Eggman said angry.

"Sonic?" Shadow said, confused. How did he...

"So you finally read the letter?"

"You bet, egg-head! Now, release Amy at once!"

Eggman grinned. "I don't think so..."

OMG! I just got an idea just as I finished this chap... now I have to see how to get there... Mhh... Well, what did you all think of this chapter? I hope it wasn't too confusing, and not too much of a cliché... Well, review and 'till next time!