CHAPTER 3
THIS IS WHERE I BELONG
When Shadow came downstairs he saw General Bat in the living room confronting Rouge. "Oh no, Rouge. Leave her alone, general."
General Bat looked over to him, "You're still alive. Instead of Appex, I should have killed you. I would have gotten the job done right."
Shadow gritted his teeth with a growl under his breath.
Rouge ran to him and held him close to her, "I won't let you take him away from me."
General Bat noticed gauze around her neck, "Did he bite you?"
Rouge didn't say anything.
"You see, this is why I must kill him. He can't control his hunger and he never will."
"Yes, he can, I know he can."
"He can't why can't you understand that."
"I understand he may be just one of your experiments, but to me he's my boyfriend and I love him. You can't kill him...you just can't."
"I understand that you love him, but if I don't kill him sooner or later he'll kill you and that's a promise. The accidental bite mark will soon be on purpose."
"I-I don't believe you", Rouge wouldn't face the fact he would do that.
"Rouge, listen to me...please..."
Then a red porcupine rushed into the house not knowing General Bat was already there, "Rouge, your father is coming after 301." He then noticed General Bat was already there. He sighed, "Never mind."
"Appex, you traitor."General Bat said angrily.
"I was fired remember?"
"It doesn't matter, 301 you're coming with me."
Shadow stood in a stance, "I don't think so, my place is here with the girl I love."
Rouge smiled.
"Then you can die painfully, you may have gotten a little power from the little blood you received from my personal traitor, but that doesn't mean you can beat me this time."
"Be careful, Shadow."
General Bat pulled out a combat knife from his belt. "Time to die, experiment."
"Enough talk, your life ends here!" Shadow charged at General Bat. He got on top of him trying to reach his neck.
General Bat took his knife and stabbed Shadow in his arm.
He yelled in pain, while he was doing that General Bat pushed Shadow away. Shadow fell to the floor holding his bloody arm. He got up slowly still wanting a challenge. He ran up to him and kicked the knife out of his hand.
General Bat never thought that he would be this strong at least he was causing pain on him.
Shadow tackled him to the floor biting him on his arm.
General Bat tried pushing him off of him while yelling.
It seemed Shadow would never let go as he was biting him, the image of the girl came in his mind. Shadow quickly released his fangs from his bleeding pierced skin.
That was General Bat's chance to make his move. He took his fist and punched him in the jaw.
Shadow fell to the floor holding his cheek.
General Bat got from the floor bleeding the death from his arm, "You're still powerful, don't worry I'll change that." He quickly ran out of the house before Shadow had caught up with him.
Appex and Rouge helped up Shadow from the floor.
"Shadow, are you okay?" Rouge studied his injury.
"I'm fine, but what about the general?" Shadow had lied when he wasn't fine at all.
Appex put his hands on his hips, "He'll be back that's for sure."
"We gotta bandage that wound." Rouge sat Shadow down on the couch then she ran upstairs to find some gauze.
"This is all my fault, 301. I should've got here faster." Appex hoped he wasn't upset.
"Commander..."
"Call me Appex, I'm fired now."
"Well Appex, please don't call me 301 anymore."
"What do you want me to call you?"
Shadow made a slight smile, "My real name is Shadow the Hedgehog."