Hello my people! This is the last, I repeat, LAST chapter of "Shadowed Photo". Kind of sad, isn't it? (Tear, tear) Well, before we go on with the final chapter, I just wanted to thank everyone who has reviewed this story. And I do mean everyone: Aura24, choco aardvark, Blackmooninthenight, MJ the Seal, Sonic21541, gothic-chao, Tanja the Bat, AnimeCrazy88, Sparkling Spirit, Riley Killer, bionicle-girl, Hibiki-chan, Omicron the IceQueen, Shadow-fire-luver, pikminleader81, krystalhedgehog and Light Twilight Darkness.
Thank you all for your kind reviews, support, ideas, and suggestions. I would like to give a big 'thank you!' to Sonic21541 on being a 'nit picker' with my spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc. (hee, hee )! It really helped improve my grammar a lot! (Even though there was one occasional misspelling once and a while, but it just goes to show you that no one is perfect!)
And I would also like to thank MJ the Seal for being the first person on my 'favorites authors' list to review my story! And for just being plan funny when she reviewed! (LOL!) MJ, YOU SO ROCK OUT LOUD! As for a reward, here's a big chocolate cake for you smothered in chocolate icing and Hershey's chocolate bar bits! (gives you cake)
Ruby: (smiles) Tee, hee! Amy, Cream and I made it our selves!
Amy: We hope you like it! Oh, and we've got cake for the rest of you who reviewed too! (gives cake to other authorities)
Cream: I did drop one teeny, tiny little eggshell in though… but, I'm sure it'll taste OK…
Me: (stares) (trembles with joy) I LOVE YOU! YOU'RE JUST TOO CUUUUUTE! (huggies 3)
Cream: (blushes) Ah ha ha! I like you too, saphireKat! Um, can Ruby, Amy and I say the final disclaimer?
Me: Sure! Take it away, girls!
Ruby, Cream, & Amy: saphireKat doesn't own Sonic and Co.! She owns Ruby and Leo! Thanks so much and enjoy the last chapter!
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Shadowed Photo Ch. 14- Epilogue: Magic Trick?
"So what happened then, sissy?" My little brother asked in a pleading voice. "Huh? Huh?" I chuckled at his curiosity. We were out in front of the house, sitting on chairs.
"Simple," I exclaimed to him, "I tossed my camera at him and ran like crazy until I got to the park with Leo. After that, we went back to his house to get the picture develop and prove Sonic was innocent of his crimes he was charged with."
"Ricky, you've heard this story a thousand times!" My aunt rolled her eyes. "Don't you ever get tired of hearing the same story over and over again?"
"Oh, it's not really the same story, Auntie Topaz!" Ricky explained. "When I asked Leo to tell me the story, he tells me something totally different."
"Tells you something different?" Aunt Topaz and I asked. Ricky nodded.
"Yeah, when I asked Leo what happened, he said that Shadow tried to lunge at you, but Leo was able to block his attack while you were screaming for your life! Then you two ran." He stated plainly. I felt rage boil up inside of me.
'Leo…! You… stinking… stupid… moron!' I uttered in my mind. 'That boy's gonna hear and earful from me!'
Aunt Topaz just smiled and stifled a giggle.
(Authorities: Wait a minute--! "Aunt Topaz?"! The government agent? As in, Rouge's partner?.! (As seen in Sonic X.))
Oh, sorry. Let's rewind 6 months earlier, shall we?
Flashback…We had just arrived back on Earth in the space rocket. We landed inside a pyramid in the middle of the desert. I was still sad about Shadow, but I stopped crying. I held on to the picture of Shadow and Sonic, even in my sleep, the whole entire trip!
Rouge came with us, too, seeing as she didn't have a ride back to Earth. As soon as we exited the rocket, I saw a lady in a GUN uniform that looked a lot like my Aunt Topaz, who was also working as an agent for GUN. Then I realized it REALLY was her!
"Aunt Topaaaaaz!" I wailed. She turned around with a startled expression on her face as I lunged at her and gave her a hug.
"W-wh-what! Ruby?.!" She hugged back. "What happened?.! Are you hurt? What are you doing here?" She asked in an alarming voice.
" 'Aunt Topaz…?'" Asked Rouge in disbelief. "I thought it was coincidental that you two are named after gems!" I looked up at Rouge with a quizzical expression.
"How do you know Aunt Topaz?" I asked.
"Oh," she responded casually, "your 'aunt' and I are partners."
"EH? REALLY?"
End flashback…So since Rouge is really my aunt's partner I get to see her from time to time when she's not on missions; or trying to steal Knuckles' Master Emerald. I also was able to pick up some fighting moves too while Aunt Topaz and Rouge were training! I'm almost as good as Leo, now, but he still has the upper advantage because he's been training longer that I have.
Oh, and speaking of which, ever since the ARK incident, Leo has been training a lot harder with karate than he was before. It's kind of odd, but he says he thinks that something else exciting might happen to us in the future. I've been getting that same feeling, but I'm to sure what will happen.
"Hey, hey, Ruby!" I turned my head to see Leo pulling up into the driveway with his bike. "Yo, Ricky! Wuzzap?" He high-fived Ricky and turned to me. I raised my hand to high-five him, but quickly pulled my hand back and glared at him.
" 'Screaming for my life', huh?" I sneered. "That's how you remember it?"
Leo decided not to play dumb this time. "O-oh… you mean that. L-look, I was only kidding around, Ruby! I had to make my self look good, ya know? You of all people understand, don't you?" He asked, a hopeful look in his eye. I smiled at him slyly.
"Oh, I understand perfectly, Leo…" I scoffed. "…That you're a BIG. FAT. L-I-A-R."
He looked at me shocked. "H-hey, now! That's no way to talk to your best friend, is it? I was only kidding around! Honestly!" He pleaded.
'Rouge was right," I sneered. 'Teasing boys IS fun!'
"Ha ha!" I giggled. "Chill, Leo. I'm only playin' with you!" Leo looked at me, shocked and dumbfounded.
"That wasn't nice! You're no better than Rouge!" Leo pouted and turned away. I couldn't help but feel slightly guilty… Leo looked back at me and gave me his goofy smile. "Ah, it's okay, Ruby. I was only kidding, too." I scowled at him.
"Okay, now that's not nice." I protested. But I soon grinned back at him. "So," I said changing the subject, "whad'ya come over for?"
Leo smiled mischievously. "Well, I was on my way over hear when I spotted something in the stream by my house, and so I took a look and found…" He slowly reached into his bag. "…THIS!"
Aunt Topaz, Ricky and I stood there with out mouths gawking.
"IT'S A… CHAOS EMERALD?.!" It was actually the same green Chaos Emerald Shadow had used 6 months ago. Then Aunt Topaz slapped a hand on Ricky's and my mouth.
"Shh!" She hissed. "Do you want Rouge to find out? You know she's willing to do anything to get her hands on a Chaos Emerald! And Leo, put that thing away!" She ordered.
But before he was able to put it away in his pocket Rouge (speak of the devil) swooped in and snatched it…
"Aw, a Chaos Emerald for me?" She cooed. She was a few feet up in the air, floating. "Leo, your such a nice, little boy!"
"I ain't little!" Leo roared. "And give that back! I found it first and we were planning on using it as a memorial for Shadow!" We all looked at him surprised. "That's why I took it with me!"
'Leo…'"Rouge, c'mon." Aunt Topaz called. "Give it back."
"Yeah, please, Rouge?" Ricky whined a little. Rouge sighed then looked down at me. She hesitated and then a disappointed look tugged at her face.
"Here." She said as she gently tossed down the Chaos Emerald. "Since it's for a good cause and you're not a bad kid, I'll make an exception, but just this once." (Rouges POV: 'Waaaaaah! Why do I ALWAYS have to be nice to this kid?.!') She turned around, while still in the air, hiding her deep disappointment. She was about to fly away until I called out to her.
"Uh, Rouge! Wait a second!" She turned around. "Um, look I… really appreciate you letting me keep this Chaos Emerald… so, if, uh, we ever go on a mission together or something, I'll find another gem for you to pay you back! I promise!"
"You know, I still can't get over the fact how you're always so honest and sweat… just like your-"
All of a sudden, the Chaos Emerald in my hands began to glow.
"Wh-wh-wh-what's going on—!" Then I was engulfed in the green light. (De ja vu, huh?) I squeezed my eyes shut. 'What's going on?.? What's happening?.!' I opened my eyes and looked around for the others. And what I saw—it was just so weird—I was above the ground, as if I was flying, but everything was still; as if I stopped time itself.
"I don't like this…" I said, horrified. "I don't like this! Stop make it stop!" I shouted, and too abruptly, it stopped. But I was 50 FEET IN THE AIR!
"AAAAAAHH!" I yelped. I shut my eyes once more, waiting for the impact of hard cement, but the impact never came, Rouge had actually caught me just in time! She landed on the ground and set me down. No one moved, no one spoke, neither did I. We just stared at each other. Finally, Ricky piped in.
"Sis! That was so cool! You were standing here one minute, and then the next you just disappeared! How'd you do that?"
I looked back at Ricky wearingly.
"Um, magic?"
I couldn't just tell him I did 'Chaos Control'…
'…or did I…?'
The End—For now…
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IMPORTANT! READ!
S. Kat: Ha ha! I bet none of you were guessing the ending would be like this, huh?.! So did Ruby REALLY use 'Chaos Control' on her own, or with some help…? Well, if you guys want to find out, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO READ THE SEQUEL! Booyah!
Leo: Okay, you know what? That "booyah" was kind of random…
S. Kat: Whatev. Anyway, people, I am going to make a sequel, but as I've said before, I'm going to post that Inu-Yasha fanfic that I've been working on forever with my friend. If any of you are interested of reading it, please do! I'm going to put it up whenever I can because school just started and my parents are expecting me to do my homework & studying first, then computer stuff. And in my house hold, this is how it goes: "Homework is most important; you always do your homework first." And besides… if I DO my work, I'll get some rewards along the way… (hee, hee)
Ruby: (nods) Hmm, I've never really liked homework, but that's surprisingly clever…
S. Kat: Thank you. Also, if any of you have any suggestions with my next story, PLEASE, PLEEEEEEAAASE SHARE! I'm idea-less! And don't worry, Shadow's going to make a come back in my next story! And if you have any questions about the characters, story, anything at all, don't be afraid to ask. Oh, and ONE MORE THING: If it's not too much to ask, I'd like you guys to give me your overall opinion on the story and tell me which was your favorite chapter; so that way in know what you guys like the best!
Well, this is so long, but don't worry my people… for I shall return! BYE-BYE!