Chapter 3- Phantom the ... uh... unknown thingy... and Shadow Fox.
Midnight and Shadow trained in a secluded area and worked hard. Shadow hasn't really been training ever since Midnight disappeared, so when they sparred she beat him.
"Shadow have you forgotten how to fight?" asked Midnight.
"No... just stopped training for a while..." Shadow said picking himself up from the ground.
Midnight smiled slightly. Then she waved before dashing away. She ran swiftly through the forest and constantly checked her surrooundings. She then looked ahead, smirking when suddenly she saw Sonic. He was running as well. She found this a great oppertunity to get closer to the hedgehog before she obliterated him.
Midnight ran towrads him and could only stay a little behind him.
"Hi Sonic!" she said in a singsong voice.
Sonic looked over at her with wonder and smiled. "Hey Tails... er Midnight." he replied.
"I'll race you." the fox challenged. She then increased her speed and got ahead.
"You're not gonna win." Sonic retorted as he caught up.
The two raced ahead, sepped increasing with every rising second. Boh were even until they came owards the lake. Midnight noticed first and hit the brakes as quickly as she could. She came to a screeching halt. Sonic... well... let's just say he was a little less fortunate.
Midnight cocked her head to the side as the hedgehog landed in the water with a splash. She put her hands on her hips and laughed slightly. Then she looked up and saw a figure in the sky. It was... falling...
The dark fox stood on her tip toes and squinted her eyes to make out the figure. With no avail, she waited. A low scream had begun to be heard a the figure got closer.
"What in the..." Midnight began. "Is that a fox?" she then said.
Yes, indeed in was a fox, and it was falling right towards her. She did not realize this until the other fox cried: "LOOK OUT!"
Midnight's tails frizzed as she began to run away. Too late... the fox landed on her and pinned her to the ground.
"Get off of me!" She roared angrily.
Sonic was just now getting out of the water and had walked over to Midnight but stopped short at the sight of the two... identical foxes.
"Uh..." was all Sonic could say.
The other fox leapt up adn got ready to fight. Midnight did the same.
"Who are you?" The female fox growled.
"Shadow... Shadow Fox." the male said.
"How do you look like me?" she asked putting her fists down.
"I should ask you the same question... who ever you are..." Shadow Fox grunted.
"Midnight." Midnight snapped.
"Nice to meet you." he said with a smirk.
Midnight sneered. "Not for long." she then attacked Midnight Fox, fire burning in her eyes.
He dodged it quickly and kicked her down into the water. Midnight jumped out quickly and ran back to attack once more. Sonic stood dumbstruck.
"Who is this guy?" he said scratching his head.
The two foxes fought, strengths equally matched. Finally they both stopped, tired but unharmed. They glared each other. suddenly a dark figure desended upon them.
"So... you finally decide to show up." Shadow Fox said, his eye brow slightly raised.
"I come and go as I please." the mysterious figure said, its red eyes slanted.
"Who's the ghost?" Midnight said rudely.
"I beg your pardon!" the figure growled. "I am Phantom." he said calming down.
"And I am fox." Midnight said with a hint of amusement.
Phantom glared at the now smiling fox. He then turned to Shadow Fox and said: "Can we leave...?"
"Why? I still have to recover from falling from the sky!" he said angrily.
"Had you not lost that bet, we wouldn't have to be here..." Phantom mumbled.
"Look you, if you had to put me in a portal thing, could have at least put it on the ground?"
"Certainly not. It's too much fun to hear you scream." Phantom replied with a chuckle. Shadow simply scowled.
Midnight yawned. She looked over her shoulder at Sonic. "I take it I won the race." she said with a smile.
Sonic smiled shyly and stood. "We should head back to the villiage."
"I suppose." Midnight said following behind the departing hedgehog.
"Hey! Where do you think you're going?" Shadow snapped.
"Home." Midnight sniffed. With that she walkedaway along side Sonic.
Shadow scowled once more. "I swear... if I ever meet her again..."
"That fox..." Phantom began.
"What about her?"
"She had a strange resemblance of you. Didn't you metion of a sister you lost?"
"Yeah. But she's dead... I think..." he said dryly. "I haven't seen her since were were 3. We were twins."
"Hmmm... I'll watch this fox. She might be the key to our problems." with that Phantom went away.
"Hey! What am I supposed to do?" Shadow said angrily.
"i don't know. I thought you were a genius." came Phantom's voice.
Shadow Fox scowled again and sat stubbornly on the ground, his arms crossed. "I hate him..."
-End of Chapter-
A/N- Sorry if that was a little bad, but I'm having this strange case of writer's block...