I entered Cyan into Becky's contest on Deviant ART. He's one of The Seven Chaos Demons (which is my favourite of my own fics). It's also my featured deviation which covers all the details, such as who Becky is if you're clueless. As always the link is in my Bio.
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I went through this and planned my route. I cover all levels beside 3, the two early Eggman ones Cryptic Castle and Circus Park, and Death Ruins.
Levels last Chapter - Westopolis - Lethal Highway - Glyphic Canyon
Levels this chapter - Digital Circuit - Prison Island - Mad Matrix - Sky Troops
All Copyright info in first chapter
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Shadow the Hedgehog: A Rogue's Adventure
By Master hunter
Chapter 2 - Data Corruption
As the flying ruin battleship headed towards more populated areas Black Doom summoned me to the main bridge area. I arrived there to find a strategic master ready to reveal his plan.
"Shadow it's about time you showed up. A good leader knows when he has made a mistake and we certainly made a mistake", said Black Doom.
"Stop! Just tell me about my past already", I shouted at him.
"All in good time. For now know this though, you are one of my children", he said.
I froze in confusion. I stood gormless wondering what he meant.
"The same blood runs through our veins can't you feel it", he said.
I could. It was a weird sensation and somehow I could tell from that alone that he was telling the truth.
"I will explain more later. We underestimated the human's defences and as such lost many of our brethren. However I have noticed a common weakness through all dominant life on this planet. This is the reliance on Technology. Many important systems for storing information all have one flaw. It exists in a world where most could not tread, until recently", said Black Doom.
"I think I see where this is going. You're talking about computer data and cyberspace", I said.
"Precisely. I will warp you into Cyberspace where you must destroy the human government's main systems from within. This will send the human government into Chaos and will make them easy targets to overcome", said Black Doom.
"Understood", I said.
"Right then, let's not waste anymore time", said Black Doom.
I was warped into Cyberspace, amongst the digital circuits of GUN's computerised information storage. I felt weird being inside what was essentially data, electricity and light. I felt lighter and could travel along streams of electricity. The sensation of travelling at those high speeds was incredible.
I ventured on with Doom's Eye at my side guiding me. GUN tried their best to hold the Black arms and myself at bay but it was no use. Soon I came across Rouge. She was a rather sexy young lady, though the concept of True Love was something I never really understood. I only ever cared about Maria and I lost her.
She said GUN sent her to find a Chaos Emerald. Result! Another Emerald to take as I destroy this place for the Black arms. She assisted me as I travelled through the digital realm. Using Light and Electricity to get across traps and long distances, we eventually came across the Chaos Emerald.
I ran to grab it but Rouge beat me to it.
"Sorry Sugar but this Emerald is Mine", said Rouge.
"You sneaky little…." I said.
"Never mind that Emerald Shadow, we can get it later. We have a job to do", said Doom's eye
"I thought you wanted me to get the Emeralds Doom?" I asked.
"All in good time. First we must send the humans into chaos", replied Doom's Eye.
I nodded and continued onto the core. The human's weak security robots were nothing and using their own weapons I destroyed the core. The place suddenly shook like crazy as if there was an Earthquake. Doom's eye had disappeared leaving me alone in this collapsing hellhole.
I somehow managed to find a warp hole out of there and found myself in a computer room. It had been long since deserted so I made my way out of the building I was in. I ended up outside in a large military base. Surrounding the base was nothing but Dense Jungle. Throughout the base ran rivers of toxic green slime.
It was an ugly, smelly place but oddly it felt familiar. The Name Prison Island soon came into my head as did another memory. It started in Darkness with a familiar voice saying the letters of Maria's name out loud. I felt energy return to me and binds that had held me were released. I awoke from a prison to find myself in a large room and beneath me was a fat moustached man in a walking machine.
"Sonic! Are you trying to ruin my plans again", said the man.
It was the Doctor. The ones Sonic's friends referred to as Eggman but I paid him more respect. He was highly intelligent and hell bent on world domination. Something told me he was also in a way family, but at the time I couldn't remember why.
"Wait a minute, you're not Sonic, this is impossible", said the Doctor.
And that's when the memory faded. I remembered that was the time when the Doctor released me from Suspended Animation. How I got there I didn't remember but he freed me and back then I owed him.
I then remembered what happened in GUN's Digital Circuits. How Black Doom just left me to make my own way out. He didn't care about me but that was expected. At the moment I was alone again and as I remembered the Doctor again I figured he might know something too. Perhaps it was time to hunt him down.
Suddenly a bee flew into my face.
"Shadow! Shadow! Shadow! Oh I some glad to see you", said the Bee.
It was Charmy Bee. An annoying hyperactive insect that I really didn't have time for.
"Urgh! How could things get any worse?" I said softly
"Vector told me to find five top secret discs but what's a top secret disc? Do you know?" asked Charmy, "He said we needed them to enter Eggman's Computer System.
The Doctor! I instantly decided that helping the little runt may not be such a bad idea. Together we hunted down the discs as we got caught up yet again in the war. I was annoyed, especially when we met up with Doom's Eye again and he started ordering me around.
"Screw you Doom. After the way you left me there to die why should I help you?" I asked him.
"I'm sorry Shadow but the safety of my Third eye is more important that yours", it replied.
"Well I'm sick of being your puppet", I said to him.
Doom's eye tried to convince me to return to the battleship with him but I wanted to pursue the Doctor. Charmy and I found the discs and met up with Vector and Espio, the rest of Team Chaotix. They were a bunch of detectives that never seemed to catch a break.
After they tried to hack into Eggman's system using the terminal I used to escape GUN's computer system, I smashed the panel which opened a warp hole. I jumped in and was taken to Eggman's Mad Matrix.
This Cyberspace world consisted of 4 massive towers, each housing its own data terminal. Espio wanted to hack into each terminal to steal data. That sounded like a good idea; maybe the Doctor had something on me hidden within this Mad Matrix of his.
Doom's Eye caught up with me and asked me to set off some bombs to destroy the place. He said that the Scientist was a liability and this was a good chance to neutralise him. I didn't care. We reached stole the data from the terminals to find the doctor waiting for us in a huge machine.
"You little thieves. Stealing my precious data. How dare you?" said the Doctor.
"Ah Doctor! I need to ask you something", I said.
"Shadow, Espio prepare to face the might of the Egg Breaker", said the Doctor.
"Wait! I need to know more about my past", I said in a panic.
"You haven't got a past Shadow. And in a second you won't have a future either", said the Doctor.
The Doctor attacked us using a variety of attacks. Usually he would fire a barrage of black energy orbs at us or smash the ground with his giant spiked hammer. The latter would create a shockwave with enough force to seriously hurt us. To make matters worse he had summoned some robots to assist him.
Though to our advantage the guns these robots brought with them gave me the edge I needed to rip his machine apart. I destroy the robots and used their weapons on the Doctor. The machine fell and the doctor fled before I had the chance to speak with him.
"Alright! We've got what we came for, let's head back", said Espio
Doom's Eye appeared and stopped me in my tracks.
"Shadow a situation has developed we need you", said Doom's Eye
"Shadow, you're helping that Black army?" asked Espio.
"The foolish Scientist is attacking our battleship. You must return with me at once", said Doom's Eye.
I knew the Doctor had escaped me and this was my best chance to confront him again. I Nodded to Doom's Eye and he warped me to the Battleship. There they were a fleet of Eggman's battleships.
"Shadow glad you decided to help us again", said Black Doom, "But I demand you stop being such a rogue. You should be assisting your brethren"
"Can it Doom! I need to speak with the Doctor", I said before running out.
"I need you to stop those ships Shadow. DO NOT LET ME DOWN!" shouted Black Doom.
I ignored his plea and headed straight for the flagship. Venturing through the Black Arm's battleship felt the same as when I was activating it back at Glyphic Canyon. This time however there was nothing but clouds beneath us and falling simply wasn't an option.
I managed to knock out one of the Black Arm's Black Hawks to take me to the Flagship however I should've destroyed the cannons first, as one of them managed to hit me and sent my Black Hawk diving into the ground beneath us.
It fell to the ground at an incredible speed and while I did my best to slow down my fall I eventually crashed into the ground. While it has been daylight during my race to Eggman's Battleship it was Dusk when I awoke. I quickly gathered up the two Chaos Emeralds I had dropped and sprung back to my feet.
Rubbing my head in pain I thought about all the people I had met so far. Why couldn't one give me a straight answer on my past? I ventured through a forest like area; it didn't seem familiar to me at all.
Suddenly the area went all red and I was standing in Space.
"What the?" I said out loud.
"Shadow I realise you won't assist us until I show you this. Let me tell you a little something about your past", said a familiar voice.
It was Black Doom who had just appeared behind me. He pointed at a space station in orbit around the Earth. It looked so familiar yet I couldn't quite identify it.
"This is the Space Colony ARK 50 years ago", said Black Doom.
I looked down towards the windows of the space station. For some reason without moving they suddenly got bigger. I saw myself running from some GUN soldiers with that Girl, just like in my memories.
I suddenly remembered who she was, my darling Maria. She lived on the Space Colony ARK, I could never remember why. She was the Granddaughter of the main research scientist there called Gerald Robotnik. It was all coming back to me.
"Let me show you why you cannot trust the humans", said Black Doom.
I continued to watch on as one of the GUN soldiers fired at Maria. I closed my eyes at that point. I couldn't bear to watch.
"Shadow?" said a familiar female voice
I keep my eyes closed.
"Shadow? Come on we have to help them", said the voice again.
I opened my eyes to find myself inside ARK once more. In front of me was Maria. Young, vibrant and cheerful she tugged at my arm.
"Who do we have to help?" I asked
"The hurt scientists silly. Come on, they can't last for long at this rate", said Maria.
This was the start of a memory I wish never really existed. The memory of THAT day.