Yesh, yesh, I am evil. XD Thankies for the reviews. Ahhh…. I should leave cliff hangers much more often. Now…. I'm gonna stall a little bit before I tell you what happens to Rouge…. Now excuse me while I go laugh maniacally in the corner. Oh, and I will not be titling this chapter because it would give away a lil too much if I titled it after what the chapter covered, like with the others…. Being evil is so much fun. :D
Chapter 6
Secret Title
Shadow awoke with a start. What time was it? He quickly glanced at the clock and cursed rather loudly. He had spent most of the previous day cleaning out the spare room without Omega, and did manage to get something done. The room was about 3/5s empty by now. However, when he had stopped to take a break and looked at the time, it was already 10:30 p.m., and Rouge had not returned home. Having gotten worried, he was determined to stay awake all night if need be. He reasoned that he had few friends, and so had to take good care of the ones he had. Apparently he had fallen asleep, awakening at 6:01 a.m.
He stood and paused for a moment, listening. He couldn't hear any movement. Omega seemed to still be busy making repairs, but what about Rouge? Her door was closed. Shadow walked up to it and reached for the handle, but paused. If she caught him peeking into her room, it was pretty much a sure thing he would get slapped for it, and that did not sound pleasant. But if she really wasn't there…. He decided to risk it. He opened the door and peeked in. No Rouge in sight. He frowned and closed the door a little harder than necessary.
"Where is she?" This question was asked of thin air, and of course it did not respond. 'Relax, Shadow. She probably just… had a really hard mission. Yeah. No need to worry.' he told himself. He sat down in the chair he had been using for the past few days and now considered 'his chair'. Almost immediately his stomach growled, as if sensing that there should have been food sitting on the table in front of him. Having nothing better to do, he rested his elbow on the table and his chin in his hand. Yet still he could not relax. That feeling from the day before came back tenfold. 'But what if I SHOULD be worrying?'
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The first thing Rouge heard as she began to drift into consciousness was the hum of a very large engine. Her sensitive ears twitched at the sound, and she furrowed her brow slightly. What was an engine doing in her bedroom? The next thing that occurred to her was the splitting headache she had. She let out a little hiss of pain and sat up, placing a hand to her throbbing head. She started to open her eyes and then shut them again. Too bright. 'Do I have a hangover or something?'
"Ah, I see you're awake." That voice was familiar. Too familiar. Rouge's eyes opened all the way, and after she blinked a couple times, she was able to see that her guess had been correct; in front of her was Eggman, looking very smug. They seemed to be on some sort of ship; the bat could see the sky through a large window behind him.
"What's going on!" It was then that she noticed her own face, dimly reflected in front of her. Looking around, she realized that she seemed to be in some kind of glass tube. "Let me out of here this instant!" The human just chuckled.
"I think not."
"What do you want with me! I don't have any Chaos Emeralds!"
Dr. Eggman just chuckled again. "I'm afraid that's not what I'm after this time. You see, I've found having powerful allies to be quite useful. So-" Rouge cut him off.
"There's no way I'm helping you again." She crossed her arms and let out a little, defiant 'hmph.'
"Let me finish! So, I kidnapped you because, well…. I've been watching out dear friend Shadow for quite some time now, and I've finally found a way to get to him. That's you, my dear. You see, I've found that our favorite little hedgehog is very… protective, shall we say, of you. So, me being the genius that I am, decided to use you to get to him."
Rouge was quiet for a moment. Then, she scoffed and said, "And you, being the genius that you are, just told me everything. When I get out of here, I'll-" 'Wait, what can I do? I can't just make Shadow stop caring about me…. I'm just too loveable for my own good!'
"But the thing is that you won't be getting out. Have fun in your little cell." With that, he turned off the intercom. Now, even with her sensitive ears, Rouge could hear nothing through the thick glass. As Eggman turned away, she attempted a little kick against the glass to test its strength. The second her toe hit it, she decided that had been a very bad idea. She sat down, holding her throbbing foot. As she watched the monotonous scenery of the sky go by, she could not help but think this; 'I hope Eggman put air holes in this thing….'
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Giving up on patience, Shadow stood and went to Omega's closet. He opened the door and stared at the apparently off-line robot inside. "Omega." At this, the robot stirred and looked up.
"YES?"
"Are your repairs complete?"
"N-N-N-NEGATIVE. THE DAMAGE WAS M-M-MORE E-EXTENSIVE THA-A-AN ORIGINALLY T-T-THOUGHT. I B-B-BELIEVE IT WAS The L-L-LIGHTNING S-STORM L-LAST W-WEEK. I WAS S-STRUCK B-BY LIGHTNING W-WHILE O-O-O-O-O-" he seemed to have trouble continuing the word. Shadow gave him a little kick, and that seemed to get the rest of the word out. "O-OUTSIDE."
"Continue your repairs then. I'm going out." Without waiting for a response, Shadow shut the door and practically ran out the door, consumed by a sense of urgency.
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It had been about three hours, and Shadow had found out only one thing; no one had seen Rouge. Getting frustrated, he skated along the road, headed towards the park to think. He still had to track down Sonic, but he didn't much enjoy that thought. Most times he met with the other insanely fast hedgehog, they didn't quite get along. Luckily, he didn't have to look. "Hey Shadow!" Shadow skidded to a stop and looked back to see Sonic coming his way.
'Oh great. It's him.'
"Hey, Shadow! Long time no see. I'd challenge you to a race, but I'm on my way to check on something. Eggman's been spotted again. Know anything about it?"
"No." Shadow paused to think a moment. If no one had seen Rouge, then maybe the doctor had something to do with it. "…I'm coming with you."
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Dr. Eggman could not help but laugh out loud that his plan was going so well. "He's already on his way, and I didn't even have to send an invitation! Everything is falling into place perfectly."
Rouge couldn't hear what he was saying, but she knew it wasn't good. If he was looking that happy, something had to be going his way. Her ears drooped slightly as she sat there, utterly frustrated at her own helplessness. 'Shadow….'
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Sorry, gots to end this now. Cya next chapter!