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Chapter 4: You Can't Run From the Truth Pt. 2

"Your…experiment?" Shadow said with confusion. "What on Earth are you talking about?"

"Ah, that's right. I didn't expect you to remember anything." Said the hamster in the lab coat. "First of all, you may call me professor."

"I don't care what in heck I call you!" Shadow said angrily. "I've just gone and bloody attacked Sandy! I want to know what's happening to me, and I think you can tell me. So start talking, 'professor!"

"You could be a bit more grateful to your creator, Shadow." Said the professor.

"What are you talking about?" Shadow asked again. "And how do you know my name?"

"Ah," the professor smiled. "That would be because I am the one who made you."

"Made…me?" Shadow said, his face contorted with rage. "I think you've gone off your rocker! I have a family! Terra, and Lucifer and Luna! They're my family!"

"They all knew…" the professor said softly. "They may have hid it from you, but secretly, they all knew. My goal was to create the perfect hamster. One that was cute and nice and did whatever you told it to. I see I've still got some work to do when I make another one."

"You…you're sick! These are lies! All lies!" Shadow screamed, angry tears pouring from his eyes.

"You can't run from the truth, Shadow." The professor said. And he opened the door to reveal his laboratory. It was all from Shadow's dream. And finally, Shadow believed him.

Something clicked in Shadow's mind. "You!" he yelled, pointing at the professor. "You're the one who's been messing with me!"

"I'm afraid," said another figure, appearing in the doorway. "That responsibility lies with me, phpft."

Shadow instantly recognized that voice.

"I don't remember," spoke the new hamster. "Allowing you to speak, phpft."

The hamster darted over and retied the professor up in rope.

"What's going on?" Shadow asked blankly.

The hamster laughed. "What's going on, phpft? I've been controlling you from the safety of the lab! But, phpft, this annoying professor keeps getting in my way! He mentally stopped me from entering your mind, phpft. But I found times, such as when you are asleep or angry, when your mind is most vulnerable, and I was able to control you, phpft."

"W-why?" was all Shadow was able to ask.

"Why?" the hamster let loose another stream of laughter. "I am Spat, heartbreaker and destroyer of love everywhere, phpft! Those meddling brats Hamtaro and Bijou stopped my plans once before, phpft, so I decided to lay low and get someone else to cause mayhem for me. And lucky me, phpft, I happen to find this little lab full of things used to control you! I can make you destroy things, give you commands, and I even gave you that nifty pair of fangs the other day, phpft."

"You-you monster!" Shadow screamed.

"Monster, maybe, phpft. I'm just a hamster who loves his job." Spat cackled.

"That's quite enough Spat!" yelled a female voice.

"Hallo!" Shadow cried to the angelic hamster appearing before him.

"So, the meddling little sister of Harmony shows her face, phpft!" Spat cried disgustedly.

"Spat, can't you see that Shadow has gone through a horrible deal today?" Hallo begged.

"What do I care, phpft. I stand for unloving and uncaring!" Spat said. "Now if you'll excuse me, phpft, I have chaos to create with this little one." He pointed at Shadow.

"I'm afraid not, Spat!" Hallo cried, brandishing her wand with a little star at the tip of it. "As Shadow's guardian angel, I need to protect him!"

"Come and get me then, phpft!" Spat exclaimed, taking out his pitchfork.

"Shadow!" cried Hallo, dodging several blows from Spat. "Get out of here! I can't destroy Spat, only hold him off! Only the power of love can truly defeat him!"

Shadow ran as fast as he could to the door. He pushed it open.

"The power of love…" he said to himself. "I wonder if…"

But he was too shocked to finish his thought, for standing outside the door, was Sandy.

"Shadow!" Sandy cried happily. "I'm like, so glad you're alright!"

"You shouldn't have come, Sandy." Shadow said sadly. "I don't want you in danger. And anyway, you shouldn't care for me so. After all, I'm not a real hamster."

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Yep, it's the end of this chapter! So what's going to happen in the battle between Hallo and Spat? And who will Shadow turn to now? All this and more in the next chapter! Please review!