An: heres the next instalment of the story, hop you enjoy, as always read and review
disclaimer: as before its in the prolouge chapter
Chapter 11: A Narrow Escape
Nite and Amy Easily caught up with the rest of the group. The problem was, now the entire tower knew that they where in the building, Robotnik had seen to that. Every Heavy bot and Trooper bot in the building was bearing down on them, and possibly within the nearby city too. All in all it wasn't looking too good.
"So what do we do now?" Nite asked when they found a hiding spot on an unused room.
"Not sure, we never had a plan for escape, we only got in cause Robotnik was focused on Streak, now he knows where here, we can expect to get out the same way." Shade replied
"Well we have to think of something" Amy added.
"… I'll distract them, you escape" Shadow said after a long pause
"What! Are you NUTS!"
"I'll be fine; I got a plan for escaping once you're far enough away, besides I don't see you coming up with anything better miss hot-head"
Amy only muttered something inaudible in reply; Shadow took this as to her agreeing with the plan. He opened the door slightly to peek out.
Without turning around he said "When I have been gone around a minute, move out, got me?" Everyone just nodded grudgingly. "Good"
He then dashed out of the room.
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Shadow dashed down the hallway, knocking over robots, insulting them, tripping them up, destroying one or two, just about doing anything he could think of to get their attention as he went. He eventually had most of the robots chasing him, as he had also sent an insult or two down the security cameras. Robotnik was probably hopping mad. He smirked at the thought of making Maria's murderer angry. Then he saw it. One of Robotnik's new elite bots. It looked similar to a trooper bot, but gold in colour as a pose to blue, with the gattling cannon of the heavy bot, a big shield, and a whole lot more armoured.
"This could be a problem…" he muttered
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A Minute had past, and just as Shadow had said, the rest of the resistance leaders left their room…
"All Clear, Shadow got them away." Came Amy's voice.
"Good, we need to get Streak back to base." Said Gerald in a concerned voice
"How's he doing?"
"Not good, he seems much more durable than Sonic… but he took a large beating. If we don't get him back to my laboratory and treat him he could…"
"Only one thing to do then, Chaos control back" said Nite
"Problem with that is that Robotnik can track chaos control so long as it starts inside his base. That's why we didn't do it to get here in the first place remember, it will lead him right back to our base."
"Not if we run out first, Espio, grab the boss, I will take Streak. Without he guards around Amy and Shade can make it back themselves."
"What about Shadow?" asked Shade
"He can make it back himself"
"I hope your right…" said Amy
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"'I'll be fine' I said, 'I got a plan for escaping' I said… me and my big mouth!" moaned Shadow. The Elite Bot was much stronger on the defence than the trooper bot and more agile than the heavy bot, making it a real pain in the butt. And of course there where still other robots around. Shadow had decided to take Streaks method a few times, stealing Guns and using them on their owner's allies. He found he liked it. But it was a problem against heavy bots and the elite, considering they had shields. He only had one option, one the professor had told him not to use often, but desperate times called for desperate measures. He took out the grey emerald. Nite said he felt in tune with the red one he got from Dark Lance, and Streak had a blue one, which means the grey was given to Shadow. He didn't feel as comfortable with it as he did with the green one Gerald had let him practise with back on ARK, but still, an emerald was an emerald. He held it high and suddenly a red haze surrounded him, compared to green of chaos control and the yellow of unique abilities.
"Chaos…" he stated as robots drew closer to him to attack "… BLAAAST!" the red haze became a red cloud, then a sphere which then grew to swallow the room in a destructive red orb of chaos energy. Slowly it died down, revealing a tired Shadow standing in the middle. His eyes where closed as he smirked. Thinking they where all gone. That is until he heard them movement of metal. He opened his eyes to be greeted by a gold and white robot.
"Oh… Fudge" he mumbled
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Nite and Espio rushed down the hallway carrying their passengers. Nite spared a glance at Streak. He remembered how the Hedgehog had let him destroy Dark Lance without any interference.
'You better not die on me' he thought to himself 'or I'll beat you up blue boy'
They where close to the exit now. As they burst through, he activated the compartment in his arm and the red emerald slid out. He felt a lot more comfortable with this rather than that grey one. He felt it reflected his inner rage, which he had always experienced, ever since his… "Birth". He felt Espio place his hand on Nite's shoulder. Nite Concentrated and the pair and their passengers where covered in a green Haze. "Chaos… CONTROL!" he stated and they both vanished in a green flash.
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Shade was not having much luck. She had hopped to find a room with a window for her to hoist Amy out of the building, but so far no room had a window.
'How does Robotnik get air in here?' she silently wondered. Then realised the air vents would be enough to supply for one person easily. She cursed silently wondering if there were any windows. If not she would have to get out the front door. She then heard an explosion up ahead; she gave a quick shocked look to Amy who returned it with a confused expression of her own. The pair quickly ran down the hall to where the sound came from
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Shadow was having a rouge time with the Elite Bot, not only did its shield allow it to survive the Chaos Blast, but it also had survived a few Chaos Spears. Also it turned out its gold coloured gattling gun could change into a grenade launcher and it was hurling its own explosions at Shadow! He really did not like this robot. Of course he had been fast enough to dodge, but just like Nite with the Meta-Biolizard, he didn't know for howl long he could keep it up for, especially since the Chaos Blast had drained him.
BANG
Something hit the bot in the back; he looked around it to see what it was. There Stood Amy and Shade. The robot was distracted by them too, so he quickly smashed it while its head was turned
"It was lucky for you that we had been close by otherwise you would have been in deep." Said Amy
It was true, but Shadow wouldn't admit to it "What are you two doing here!" he yelled
"What a nice way to say thanks"
"We couldn't find a way out. The others are on ahead." Said Shade
He didn't give her a chance to say anything else. Grabbing their wrists, he quickly ran out.
It wasn't long before they where also out of the building and Shadow had also chaos controlled back to base.
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I woke up in a lot of pain and very much exhausted. I examined my surroundings to see I was in the base infirmary again. Not only that but I saw some very much unexpected sights. First of which was Amy and Shade, asleep on respective seats near my bed. Another was the professor and Shadow looking over some x-rays, which I assume where of me, and finally Espio was resting against the wall next to the door. Nite I assumed was elsewhere, he didn't seem the type to show undue concern. I tried to sit up only to be filled with an excruciating pain in my side
"Mrrh!" I moaned, muffled by an air I assumed they had placed on me.
Gerald and Shadow had heard the moan and turned around
"Ah, you're awake." Said Gerald
I was speechless; he showed genuine concern for me… why? Had they not seen the video I left them? I tired to move again only to moan in pain again.
"You shouldn't move to much Streak, you took quiet a beating, you wont be getting up for quiet a while"
I was shocked. He knew my name… He just smiled
"You… watched… so why d-did you save me?" I asked
"How long have we fought together Streak?"
"About a month…?"
"And you don't think that I would not learn I could trust you in that time? Even though you aren't who I thought you where? I lost count of how many times you saved my bacon in the past month; I thought it was high time I returned the favour"
"The others felt the same way Streak, even Amy!" Gerald added, pointing to the girl in the chair.
"But I…" I started
"No buts. No matter what you where before, you are one of us now, and we take care of our own." Came Shadow's interruption.
"Come Shadow, we should leave him to rest. He has along recuperation period ahead."
"Right Professor"
I couldn't believe what I was hearing… or feeling to that matter. For the first time in my life, I really felt like I belonged. There was one thing on my mind though… one thing I remembered Robotnik saying.
"Prof-…" I was interrupted by my own coughing. It hurt like hell
"Hmm? What is it Streak?"
"Robotnik told me… the generals…"
"They use the Gizoid's parts… I know… he told me himself first time I saw him after their creation."
Shadow was shocked by the news. I assume he met the Gizoid once.
"T-that's not all…"
"What do you mean?"
"S-Sonic… he's alive"
Shadow's eyes opened wide "What! WHERE!"
"At… Robotnik's side… robotosized…" I knew it was hard for them to hear, but they needed to know.
Shadow's face was covered in despair. Gerald on the other hand only nodded solemnly.
"… I had expected as much, he wouldn't just of killed what he thought could be a valuable asset." He said eventually
"Professor cough we… we need to prepare…"
"Correction Streak, we need to prepare… you need to rest."
I nodded slowly. They where about to leave when I called after them
"Professor… t-thank you" I said
Gerald turned round and smiled, a kind hearted smile, not like those evil grins I used to remember on his face. That was the last thing I remembered before falling asleep. That and the feeling that I truly belonged here…
