Okay, Chapter 8! But before we start, I would like to clarify something that confused some people last chapter, and in Triple Shadows.
Here's the deal with Shadow's "soul." The copy soul which he posseses can copy the attributes of other people's souls, but only a bit of it is permanent. This in turn affects how he acts and things like that depending on who he's exposed to. For example, he was nice during the first years after his creation because he was only exposed to people who were generally "nice." But as he got exposed to other people, his attitude changed a bit. Currently, he's had major exposure to angry/crazed people, such as Gerald (after Maria's death), Black Doom, GUN soldiars, etc. So his copy soul has copied bits of their soul, adding it to the other bits acquired throughout his life.. The result is a mainly angry, lonely personality, but a nice person underneath. Of course, his soul is not yet complete, so he can still change depending on who he's exposed to.
Sorry if that was confusing, that's just my take on it. If you have a question, please, feel free to ask. With that out of the way, Chapter 8!
The crying had finally subsided. Amy Rose lifted up her head. It had been an hour since they had gotten back to the appartment. Amy had been upset after the encounter with Blaze and Knuckles, now finally calming down. She turned to Eno, who had been with her the whole time. He gave a comforting smile.
"Feeling a little better?" he asked calmly. Amy nodded.
"It just seems like..." Amy stopped a minute, trying to find words. "Like everyone's abandoned me for Sonic. And his girlfriend."
"Trust me, I know how you feel," Eno said quietly. "The reason I left home was because my brother fell for someone else, like Sonic did. I never liked my brother in the way you like Sonic, but it was just so hard seeing him give himself up for his girlfriend. So I ran away. I didn't even say goodbye, and now..." his voice trailed off into nothing, not yet ready to reveal the whole story. What he said was enough, Amy understanding what he did say.
"Well, I am going to say goodbye to Sonic," Amy said. "And no matter how much it hurts, I'm going to wish Beau good luck. Will you come with me?"
"I always would."
Knuckles and Blaze had made it to Angel Island. Knuckles was looking everywhere for Tikal, Blaze assisting the search.
"Dammit, it's no use," Knuckles said finally, as they reached the Master Emerald. "She must've gotten kidnapped. Either that, or she went on a date with Gemini." At that moment, the Master Emerald began to glow, a projection of Tikal and Gemini appearing over it.
"Tikal! There you are!" Knuckles said. "Where are you, and...what the hell is Gemini doing with you?"
"Knuckles, I don't have much time for this message," Tikal said. "We've been kidnapped by Eggman's father, and we have to warn you."
"Warn us of what?" Blaze asked, while Knuckles just stared.
"Doctor Robotnik is planning to thrust the world into eternal night," Gemini said, "and then is going to send out his robots on a killing spree."
"And you'd love to go with them, wouldn't you?" Knuckles growled angrily. He had never liked Gemini, not one bit.
"No, I would not, unless it was you I was killing," Gemini retorted, his temper also rising. "Even if I did, that damn bastard took my magic away. And since we're stuck in here, we need you to go tell the others. Blaze, please make sure he doesn't screw up, okay?"
"I promise," Blaze said as Knuckles continued to glare at Gemini. "But what if it does work, and there is no light?"
"From what Gemini told me, it only extingueshses existing light," Tikal said. "Any light made afterwards wold work, as long as it's magic. But only a light mage has ever been able to undo the spell, so we don't know what else can end it. Now, we can't talk any longer. Take care Knuckles! Good luck Blaze!" With that, the image faded.
"Crud," Knuckles muttered under his breath. "Well, they're probably at Sonic's house. C'mon, let's go."
"Daddy, look at the ship!" Scorge was energetically jumping up and down, pointing at the battleship in the sky.
"Not now Scorge," Sonic said, "Daddy's busy at the moment." Sonic, Shadow, and Rouge were trying to get the furniture in the house.
"Mr. Sonic, you might want to come see this," Cream said quietly, Cheese giving a small, "chao" in agreement.
"Dang, look at the size of that thing!" Ciel exclaimed. "Lex! Come look at this!"
"How many times do I have to remind you, it's Shadow!" Shadow yelled, soon realizing the ship in the sky.
"What is Eggman doing this time?" Rouge wondered aloud. "I didn't see any files on this last I checked, did you,
Shadow?"
"No, I'm afraid not," Shadow said. At this point, Knuckles and Blaze showed up.
"Guys, you won't believe what that is!" Knuckles huffed, catching his breath. "That ship belongs to Eggman's old man!"
"And he's planning to plunge the planet into eternal night," Blaze said. "We heard from Tikal and Gemini. They found out from Robotnik himself."
"You mean he's kidnapped Gemini and Tikal?" Ciel exclaimed. "But why?"
"Who knows, but we've gotta' stop them!" Knuckles shouted, obviously getting excited. "How many chaos emeralds you guys have?"
"Six," Tails replied, "And Shadow's makes seven. You guys up to it?"
"Of course," Sonic said, "Let's go already."
But all of a sudden, a burst of energy came from the airship, and the world was covered in darkness.
How's that for a cliffhanger? Ooh, I'm getting such good ideas. No one will guess what's gonna happen next (most of it, anyways...) Anyway, I shall say this only one time after this...REVIEW! Please?