CHAPTER 7

MAJOR DANGER

It was a beautiful day Shadow and Rouge were laying on the couch together resting.

"Rouge?" Shadow said with his eyes closed.

"Yes?" She said doing the same.

"Are you ashamed to be in love with a dangerous experiment such as myself?"

"Of course not, besides you're the only one who understands how I feel and you're always there for me. Forever?"

"Forever." Shadow promised.

Rouge got up from the couch, "You know what? We need to get some fresh air, we should go out to the park or something."

Shadow raised an eyebrow.

That idea just came to her, "Just so we could get close and stuff. Is it a problem for you?"

"No, it shouldn't."

"Then let's go." Rouge was very excited about her idea.

Later at the GUN military General Bat was furious because he had lost his best man, "I can't believe it, Knuckles...dead! The experiment is getting way out of hand. It must be stopped."

A red porcupine wondered what he was going to do next, "Yeah, his body was found at the Station Square dump. What are we gonna do, sir?"

"I don't know, Appex. If only we could figure out where he was going next."

The porcupine smirked, "Hey boss, I may have a lead."

"Great, if you're right then I'll make you my new commander and I may have a way to finally kill that thing." General Bat smiled.

Later at the Station Square forest that evening Shadow and Rouge were there enjoying the beautiful waterfall. They were sitting on the grass near the flow of the water.

Rouge was leaning on Shadow, "Isn't it beautiful, Shadow."

"Sure is."

"Nothing can ruin this perfect evening."

Then out of nowhere a blast of white light shot into the water.

They quickly looked behind them and saw General Bat with a big gun in his hand. It was the same gun Knuckles had except it looked way more advanced and it had no reverse switch. That was going to be a problem.

"You know bat, I was gonna say watch what you say, but never mind."

General Bat smirked looking confident about catching Shadow, "Time to end this once and for all and this time, it'll be different. I promise you."

Shadow smirked, "We'll see." He charged at General Bat hoping this would be his last battle with him.

The fight was just starting between them.

Somehow Shadow thought this battle would be a little harder than the rest.

Shadow almost ran towards General Bat, but he had raised the gun up at him and tried to shoot him with it.

Shadow changed his strategy and dodged the blast.

General Bat kept shooting and shooting at him. That made Shadow flee towards the upper level of the cliff.

Rouge didn't follow them, all she did was hope that he'd be all right.

Once Shadow got to the top, he reached a dead end. He turned seeing General Bat with the loaded weapon in his hands ready to finish him.

General Bat fired the gun at him without hesitation and the blast met Shadow. The blast was so powerful its force knocked Shadow from the cliff and into the water.

Rouge gasped then screamed, "Shadow!"

She ran to the end of the water route and found Shadow in the water limping.

Once he saw her he faintly fell into the water.

Rouge didn't go into the water, "Shadow, are you okay?"

Shadow didn't say anything he only looked at Rouge weakly giving her a weak smile, letting her know he was going to make it.

Rouge smiled back, but she knew that her father shot him with the gun.

Their moment was interrupted when General Bat came with men behind him to take him away.

Rouge immediately disagreed with the action. She quickly rushed to Shadow and held him close to her.

General Bat was not surprised with her actions, "Rouge, move."

Rouge gave him a dirty look, "No, I will not obey."

"I said move or I'll..."

Rouge was going to be deeply offended if her father was going to say something bad to her or do something to her.

Shadow tried to get up, Rouge let him go.

Shadow fell to the water trying to get up, but crawled to General Bat.

Rouge didn't understand his decisions. "Shadow..."

The red porcupine was also amazed, he understood his choice.

"Shadow, why?" Rouge asked confused.

Shadow wanted to tell her, but he was too weak to speak.

The red porcupine translated for her, "301 says he doesn't want to cause anymore trouble all he wants is this chase to be over with."

"What? Shadow, you're making no trouble. Please don't go with him."

Shadow allowed General Bat to cuff him.

"You can't go, Shadow." Rouge was so sad at the moment. Her eyes watered soon tears ran down her cheeks.

Shadow wanted to walk over to her, but he was way too weak. Appex lifted him up and walked him over to her.

As Shadow confronted Rouge he wiped her tears away.

"...Will I see you again?" She said with her eyes still filled with water.

General Bat tried to make the situation less painful for Rouge, "Of course he will, I'll allow you to visit him at the facility sometime."

Rouge hugged Shadow tightly, "I love you."

Afterwards the GUN army took Shadow away leaving Rouge in sorrow.