On Broken Wings chapter 10
Yersi Fanel- thank u very much :) I will continue.
Moulin- Sorry i'm taking so long with updating. I've been away and taking a lot of tests in school -.-;;;. actually, that isn't the whole truth, I've also been lazy o.o;;; sorry, I'll try to update sooner and more often!
The Undertaker- Ok!
FeatherWings- Now on with chapter 10! I like reviews so please lemme know what ya all think!
The group ran down the hall, which was led by Espio. "He didn't look in good shape." Sonic turned to him. "You'll see." they were almost there when more of Eggman's robots blocked their way.
"Damn it! We don't have time for this!" Sonic yelled. He jumped and attacked as a ball. Amy hit them with her hammer, Knuckles punched the hell out of them as Rouge kicked several down. Omega shot back at them. Vector threw Charmy and Espio who destroyed some robots on impact. Tails attacked as well while Big protected Cream, Cheese and Katana.
Soon enough, every last one of the enemies was defeated.
"Let's not waste time." Sonic said. Espio nodded and began to lead the group again. They didn't get far before a robot bigger then the rest, came up from the floor beneath them. It was long and skinny and almost dragon-like. It had sharp talons and teeth they noticed while it approached them.
"Son of a--!" Sonic yelled.
"Sonic," Knuckles spoke as the hedgehog turned to him. "Me, Rouge and the others will take care of this, you keep going with Espio and Omega." Sonic nodded. Espio, Sonic and Omega quickly snuck by as the team distracted the metal monster.
Big began throwing Amt and Cream at the monster for them to attack, the choa flew along with them. Tails also attacked and flew around the monster to distract it. Knuckles tried to punch of his limbs and Rouge did the same by kicking.
The three ran down the hall until they finally reached a room that Espio said Shadow was in. They opened the door to see Eggman next to Shadow who was tangled in wires. Omega rushed toward Eggman and punched him but Eggman, to avoid the robot, scrambled into a machine to make his getaway.
They turned to Shadow and within seconds, Sonic was next to him. Shadow was like he was before when Espio first saw him. Sonic put his hand on the other hedgehog's shoulder and shook him lightly but Shadow didn't change.
"Shadow! Snap out of it, buddy!" Shadow fell forward slightly but Sonic caught him and held him up. "Let's get him out of these wires." Espio nodded.
Sonic and Espio tried to pull out the wires from where they were attached to Shadow but found this task to be difficult. "Omega, can you cut them off?" Sonic asked.
Omega walked over to Shadow and used his hands to cut Shadow free besides the parts that were still attached to him. Omega then picked him up and held the dazed hedgehog.
"Let's get out of here." Espio told them.
The others waited where they had destroyed the dragon-like robot which they had only just beaten.
"I wonder where they are..." Amy said.
"What's taking so long?" Rouge asked impatiently.
"I hope Shadow's ok." Cream told the chao and Big. Katana made sad chao noises.
Finally, Sonic, Espio and Omega appeared down the hall. From the distance, they saw Omega held something, which they guessed to be Shadow. The group rushed to the others.
"Is he ok?"
"What's wrong with him?"
"He doesn't look so good..."
"So this is the hedgehog we were looking for?"
"Is he even awake?" they showered them with questions.
"Guys, guys! Calm down! Let's just get him out of here!" everyone calmed down and nodded then they began their way out.
As they ran through the halls to find their way out, Shadow began to move in Omega's hold.
"Maria...Maria..." Shadow called weakly. Amy walked over to Shadow.
"Shh, Shadow. It's ok." despite Amy's attempts to calm him, Shadow still moved and quietly spoke Maria's name.
"He's not really awake, but he's not out either." Rouge told them.
"Hey! I found a way out!" Knuckles called to the others; Tails was next to Knuckles, flying. They all exited through a hole that was made in the base during battle.
Once outside, Team Chaotix split apart from the rest of the group. "This is where we part." Espio spoke
"Thank you for your help." they began to walk away but Espio turned to Sonic.
"Hedgehog. What's your name?"
"Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog." Espio nodded then turned and left with the others.
The rest began to journey home and soon found themselves in a familiar forest. During this time, Big and Froggy said good-bye and went their own way.
It was nightfall and the group hadn't made it home. They decided, because everyone was tired, to camp out. Fortunately, it was a warm night and comfortable to sleep outside.
They made camp by a big, old tree and laid Shadow down by its roots. Amy and Cream sat with Shadow with Cheese and Katana. Katana tried to wake Shadow but when he failed, he sat between Shadow's arm and body.
Rouge and Knuckles were in a contest to see who could collect the most firewood for light. Tails was trying to keep the fire going with his tails. Sonic went to find some water to put in an empty bottle he had found.
"Amy," Cream asked "What's wrong with him?"
"I dunno, Cream. Who knows what Eggman did."
"Eggman is evil!" Amy nodded. She turned back to Shadow who had now closed his eyes and was shifting around.
"Maria...Maria..."Amy put a hand on his forehead.
"Shadow. It's ok. It's ok!"
Sonic soon appeared with water. "How's he doing?" Amy just shook her head. Sonic kneeled down next to Shadow. He slightly lifted the other hedgehog's head and made him drink. He then set his head back down and Shadow relaxed some.
"I was able to remove the things that were on Shadow." Tails said. Sonic gave him a thumbs up.
"Good job."
"I told you I could collect more!" they heard Rouge's voice say.
"You cheated!" Knuckles complained.
"Nah! Nah! I did not!" Rouge teased. They finally walked into view to reveal them each holding several logs. They walked over and put some of the wood near the fire to save for later while some they put in the fire now.
Tails walked over to sonic. "Sonic...what about food?" they looked at Sonic's stomach when they heard it growl.
Omega walked into the clearing. He held several fish; one for everyone minus himself. "Thanks Omega!" Sonic called to him as he and Tails walked over to him. Knuckles sharpened some sticks for them to stick the fish on.
They put the fish on the sticks and stuck the sticks into the ground near the fire for them to cook.
They all sat around the fire that was near Shadow. Sonic went to the river several more times so everyone could have something to drink.
"I hope you washed it, Sonic!" Rouge yelled.
"Don't worry! I did!"
They talked until the fish was cooked and then they ate in silence as Omega watched over Shadow. They all slept soon; Except for their robot friend who continued to watch over Shadow all night.
Shadow didn't wake up that night nor did he the next morning.
The next morning they left the campsite and continued their way home. Omega carried Shadow again. They hadn't realized it the night before that they were close to home. Then when they thought about it, they probably would have gotten lost if they tried in the dark.
Finally, They spotted home when the sun was overhead. They looked at it as a breeze blew. What would happen next? They wondered. They walked taking their time to get home. They knew Shadow still needed to be watched and they feared what they did not know happened to him.
They got to their house and walked in. Everything was the same as they had left it. And then they remembered the window that had been shattered.
"Omega, can you take Shadow to his room while we clean up this mess?"
"I will." Omega then exited to do as he was told. The others tended to the shards of glass of the window that had been shattered on that night. It was then when Knuckles remembered something.
"Rouge, how's your head?" Rouge turned to the other treasure hunter.
"Oh, it's fine. Don't worry."
"Why don't you leave the rest to us and you got rest?" Sonic suggested.
"Ok, but I'm gunna check on Shadow first." and with that, she left to see Shadow.
On her way down the stairs, she met up with Omega. "Omega? You're not watching Shadow?"
"I came to tell that Shadow is awake." Rouge's eyes widened then she rushed passed Omega to come to Shadow's room. The door was closed so she opened it to see the dark hedgehog curled up on the floor in a corner.
Rouge rushed over to him. Omega appeared in the doorway. She signaled for him to leave so he did. Rouge turned back to Shadow and put a hand on his back; she was surprised to find that Shadow tried to move away.
"Sha-dow?" She said cautiously. Shadow didn't answer, he began to shiver as if he was scared or grieving, probably for Maria; she suspected he remembered.
Upstairs-
"Shadow's awake?" Sonic yelled with surprise. Cream and Amy began to run downstairs soon fallowed by everyone else.
"Wait! We don't know what Eggman did!" Knuckles tried to stop them. They halted on the stairs.
"What if we overwhelm him?" Tails added. Despite this, Amy, Cream and the two chao continued downstairs but they stopped at the door before continuing.
"Shadow!"
"You're awake!"
"Chao!"
"Chao!" Shadow tried to move father away from them. Rouge held up a hand to tell them to stop then looked at the others in the doorway. They walked over to Amy and Cream.
"Come on. Let's give Shadow some space." they looked back at Shadow before fallowing them out of the room with the chao.
It was just Rouge and Shadow now. Rouge tried hard to get Shadow out of his current state.
"What did Eggman do to you, Shadow?" she sighed, looked away then back. She wasn't sure what to say. She tried to stroke Shadow's quills and this time he didn't move away so she continued to do so. She could feel him shiver.
"We're all here for you." she tried to get Shadow to face her by turning him over. He didn't resist much so it was easy.
He looked tired and in deep anguish. And he was drowning in it. The fur by his eyes was wet as if he had been crying.
"Maria..." he said weakly. Rouge pulled him against her and held him. Did this mean he really did remember? For everything that happened to him to come back at once must feel...
truly...
and utterly...
...overwhelming...
FeatherWings: There's your chapter! I have the next chapter written, just gatta transfer it to my computer. Please review! can I get 45 reviews? just asking X3(that's a cat face and so is this :3)