Here's Part 8 of the Ebony and Lavender. I should hurry up and get FanFiction and DeviantArt caught up with on the Ebony and Lavender, but I've been very busy with classes. Anyway, it's here and I think I'll post Part 9 in a couple days. Tell me what you think in the reviews and thank you for reading. As always, I hope ye enjoy!
Shadow and the others raced towards Green Hill Zone quickly in search for the sighting of Sol Energy. As they were approaching their destination, Shadow tried to sense the Sol energy within the vicinity. Seems that it's very weak, so it's hard for him to pinpoint the exact location.
'I hope we haven't missed our chance.' Shadow thought as they raced within Green Hill Zone.
Shadow went to a complete halt and the others followed him. Shadow looked at the coordinates the commander has sent, then looked up for any signs of the Sol Emerald. "It say we're here." Shadow stated.
Sonic looked around aimlessly, "Are you sure? I don't see anything." Sonic said.
"It has to be," Blaze replied. "I can feel the Sol energy here."
"This is very different from when we first sighted the Sol Emerald," Shadow said. "There was a lot of Sol Energy within the area when the Sol Emerald was around."
Infinite finished his analysis, "And yet there's very little here. Either the Emerald was here awhile ago, or something else happened."
"Correct," Shadow said. "Let's split up into small groups to get more cover of the area. Rouge, fly above to scope out from sky view. Call if any of you find anything."
Everyone nodded and went into small teams: Shadow and Blaze, Silver and Sonic, and Infinite and Eclipse. Rouge scoped out the area from above. They all went their separate directions in search for any signs of the Sol Emerald. Blaze tried sensing out the Sol energy, but it was difficult.
'Come on, it has to be here somewhere!' Blaze thought as she looked around.
She was panting as she frantically looked around for her last emerald.
"Blaze, calm down."
Blaze turned around to see Shadow. "I can't calm down! I refuse to let my emerald escape me this time!" Shadow stared at Blaze for a few seconds.
Shadow closed his eyes and sighed, "Blaze, I need you to calm your mind. It's very clouded with anxiety from what I can see," Shadow said. He walked over to Blaze and put his hand onto we shoulder. "Everything will work out fine Blaze. You have to trust me in order for this to work." Blaze stared at Shadow thoughtfully and took slow breathes.
She looked back up at her ebony companion, "Sorry Shadow. I do trust you a lot. I'm just-,"
"Anxious to get your emerald back." Shadow said.
Blaze smiled, "Yeah, sorry about that."
Shadow smiled and walked forward, "You don't have to apologize princess. Besides," Shadow turned his head a little towards Blaze. "Your ultimate dark knight is at your service."
Blaze laughed aloud as Shadow smirked and turned his head forward.
'At least that got her in a good mood.' Shadow thought.
Blaze walked over to him and pulled his face towards hers. Shadow blushed a little as he looked at Blaze in confusion. Blaze leaned in and gave Shadow a quick smooch. Shadow's face was very hot as he tasted Blaze's lips for a split second.
Then, Blaze leaned up to Shadow's ear and whispered, "Well, shall we get going my dark knight?"
Shadow was shivering as his stomach felt very weak. Blaze smiled at Shadow as she walked forward to continue her search for the Sol Emerald. Shadow watched her walk away, then took a few deep breathes.
"She should not do that during a mission. I don't know if I can handle her doing that." Shadow scoffed at himself. He walked after Blaze.
"Give me a break."
Silver was flying through the air with his telekinesis looking for Sonic. "Why pair me with the most impatient hedgehog in all of Mobius."
"Hey, I heard that!" Silver looked over to see the cobalt hedgehog standing on top of a hill.
Silver sighed and flew over to the blue blur, "Have you seen anything?"
Sonic shook his head, "Not. At. All. Man, this is really boring. I checked everywhere." Sonic began.
"You must have missed something because you haven't found anything."
"Fine, I'll run around to see if I find anything again," Sonic huffed, then dashed away.
Silver facepalmed himself, "What am I gonna do with this guy?" Silver flew after him.
"Found anything?" Eclipse walked over to Infinite.
Infinite look back towards Eclipse, "No, I haven't found anything."
Eclipse sighed and turn towards the lake in front of them. The azure lake has a crystal shine as the sunlight bounces of of its waves. It was a sight to behold.
"I could relax here easily," Eclipse said happily. "Enjoy the view while the eating some ice cream." Eclipse looked around and notice something near the lake. "Hey, you see that?" Eclipse pointed.
"Yeah, what is that?" Infinite asked.
Eclipse looked harder. "I think that's someone lying next to the lake. And a...boat?" Eclipse said.
"Let's check it out." Infinite said and both of them dashed towards the person lying down near the lake.
Rouge flew over in the sky aimlessly looking around. Rouge sighed, "This is a great way to finish my weekend? At least this isn't a serious mission like our past weekend missions."
Rouge flew around some more and noticed Eclipse and Infinite running towards what seems to be a boat and someone unconscious next to it.
"A boat? Out here? That's very concerning. Maybe I should let the others know." Rouge turned her communicator on, "Shadow, do you copy?"
"Yes I do. Have you found anything Rouge?" Shadow said on the other line.
"I think Eclipse and Infinite may have found something out of the ordinary. Group up on them." Rouge said.
"Copy that," Shadow clicked off. Rouge pulled out her cell phone and called Silver.
Ring, ring, ring, ring.
"Hello?" Silver said on the other line.
"Hey Silver, group up with us at the lake. We may have found something related to the Sol energy signatures."
"Ok, we'll meet you there." Silver said.
"Ok bye," Rouge hung up and flew towards Eclipse and Infinite. Eclipse walked over to the unconscious being and observed it.
"Well, this is a girl. And that's obviously a boat," Eclipse said.
"This isn't really a place that people would bring their boats to, and she's unconscious. Something happened here." Infinite stated.
Rouge landed next to them and did her usually routine. "Why hello boys." Rouge said seductively. Infinite rolled his eyes and Eclipse waved. "I see you guys have found something."
Eclipse nodded, "Yeah, I'm not sure if this has anything to do with the Sol energy spikes here though."
There was a flash of light next to the trio, then Shadow and Blaze appeared. Sonic sped over to them and Silver landed next to them. "So what did you guys find?" Shadow said.
Eclipse pointed towards the boat. Blaze looked and noticed the boat that was on shore, "Wait a second. I know this boat."
Eclipse looked over to Blaze, " You do?"
"Yes, but...what is it doing here?" Blaze ask.
"Wait, isn't this that one raccoon's boat?" Shadow asked.
"Marine?" Blaze asked. Shadow nodded in response. "Yes this is her boat. But, how did it get here?"
"There's also an unconscious raccoon over here. Maybe this is Marine?" Infinite asked.
Blaze and Shadow walked around the boat to see the person lying unconscious on the ground. "Marine!?"
Blaze ran over and knelt next to Marine's unconscious body. "Marine," Blaze shook her in an attempt to wake her. "Marine, wake up!" Shadow studied Marine for a few seconds as Blaze continued shaking her.
"She's wet," Blaze looked up towards Shadow. "Maybe there was a storm and she was caught up in it."
Eclipse finished for him, "She was probably going to drown!"
Blaze's face turned pale as she looked back at her friend. The thought of one of her closed friends drowning took her breath away.
"Try doing CPR." Shadow suggested.
Blaze nodded her head and started doing CPR on Marine. More seconds passed as Blaze continued doing CPR on Marine. Eventually, Marine started coughing up water out of her mouth and gasped for air. "Marine, you're alive!?" Blaze hugged Marine very tightly.
"Oy, oy, whatcha doin Blaze!? I can't breathe!" Marine said.
"Oh, sorry. I thought I lost you." Blaze helped Marine to her feet.
Marine looked up and notice Shadow first, "Shadow! It's great to see ya!" Marine took his hand and shake it aggressively.
"Likewise." Shadow said.
Marine noticed the other people around her, "And who are these guys? Are they a part of your crew Shadow? Are you finally a captain of yer ship? Oh man, I can finally call Shadow, Captain Blackbeard!"
"Marine!"
Marine stopped and looked at Shadow. "It's great to see you and all, but you realize that you're not home right?" Marine stared at Shadow in confusion.
She looked over to Blaze, "What is he on about?"
Shadow sighed, "You're not in the Sol dimension. You're in my own dimension now."
"You mean...as in Tails' dimension?" Marine asked.
"Yep," Blaze replied.
A giant grin formed on Marine's face. She jumped up and ran around in excitement, "WOOHOO, I GET TO SEE TAILS AGAIN!" Eclipse stared at Marine in bewilderment as she ran around.
"And I thought Amy was the most energetic, but this girl puts Amy to shame." Rouge said.
"She's very annoying if you ask me." Infinite huffed.
"Yeah, she can be annoying." Shadow murmured.
"Well, I'm assuming that the Sol energy had something to do with her, so maybe we should ask her how she got here." Eclipse said.
"Agreed," Shadow said as he watched Marine's outbursts. "We should take her home first. I don't want the doctor catching wind of the Sol energy here and leading his robots here."
"Good idea," Rouge said.
Shadow looked over to Blaze, "Can you call her over here?"
Blaze chuckled, then nodded, "Marine, come on! We have to leave!"
Marine ran over to her, "Are we gonna see Tails?"
"Eventually." Blaze replied.
"YAY...wait," Marine trailed off. "What about my ship?"
"I'll handle the ship. I'll bring it to Tails' workshop after you answer a few questions." Shadow looked around, "Wait, wasn't Sonic here not too long ago?" Shadow asked. Everyone looked around for the cobalt hedgehog.
"He was standing next to me not too long ago!" Silver said.
DING!
Shadow pulled out his phone to see who texted him. "Hey, Shadow! I had to leave because I promised Amy I'd take her out to lunch. Tell Marine I said hi!" Shadow looked up from his phone in annoyance.
"I guess it was from big blue?" Rouge asked.
"Yeah, anyway, let's take you to Tails' place. Gather around." Once Everyone was close enough, Shadow used Chaos Control."
They appeared in front of Tails' house. "Wow, this is his home? It's so...small?" Marine said.
"The workshop is behind the house darling." Rouge said.
"You guys go ahead. I'm getting the ship and let Tails know that I'm bringing it." Shadow said.
"Yep, and I'll also report to Commander Towers to let him know what's up." Rouge said.
Shadow nodded and teleported away. Blaze walked up to the door and knocked on it. The door opened and the yellow kitsune appeared at the door. "Hiya Blaze," he looked to see everyone else was with her. "Well, uh. Didn't know there was a party here."
Blaze smiled at the joke, "This would be a lame party with just us," Blaze said.
"TAILS!" Marine ran and gave Tails a giant bear hug. Tails was wide eye when she hugged him.
"Hey Marine. How are you?" Tails asked.
"I'm great Tails! How are ya?" Marine asked.
"I'm fine." Tails said nervously. Tails looked over at the others wondering what's going on.
Rouge and Eclipse shrug their shoulders, Infinite looked away, and Blaze just smiled nervously. Tails sighed, "Ok, come on in you guys." Tails motioned everyone inside. Everyone walked into Tails' house.
"Wow, nice place ya got her' Tails!" Marine said.
"Thanks Marine." Tails said. Blaze walked over to Tails and whispered in his ear, "Do you remember Marine's ship?"
"The Ocean Tornado?"
Tails raises an eyebrow." "Yes, the Ocean Tornado," Blaze said. "Shadow plans to bring it into your workshop...if that's ok with you."
Tails smiled, "I'm delighted to help out if I could."
Blaze smiled at Tails, "Thanks Tails. I appreciate it."
"No problem," Tails said. "So how is Shadow bringing it here?"
Blaze looked at Tails thoughtfully for a second. "I'm not exactly sure."
Shadow appeared in front of the lake where Marine's ship lies near. He ran over to the ship. PEW!
"Huh?"
Shadow looked over and seen a laser shot coming his way. Shadow easily step aside and the laser blasted into the water. Shadow looked up to see who his attacker was. "Just when I thought I could relax for today." Shadow huffed as he glared at the Egg robots closing in near him.
Shadow sighed, then smirked, "Well, a light workout wouldn't hurt."
Shadow charged at the Egg robots and started his assault. He spindash into a couple of them and threw a Chaos Spear towards one of them. Shadow kicked another robot into a few others, putting them out of commission. Two robots charge at Shadow from different directions, so Shadow, nonchalantly, jumped out of the way and the robots crashed into each other.
"Useless heaps of metal," Shadow scoffed. He looked around and noticed that he was surrounded.
Shadow smirked, "Hmph, there's no strength in numbers!" Red Chaos energy flowed out of Shadow as he charged his finishing attack.
"Chaos," Shadow said. The robots ran in to attack Shadow at once, but they haven't realized their fates have been seal already. "Blast!" Shadow yelled and the red energy exploded, destroying all of the Egg Robots in the area. Shadow looked around for any stragglers before he made his way towards the ship. Once Shadow got towards the ship, he jumped on top of it. "Chaos Control!"
"So from what I'm understanding," Tails began. "You were brought here by the same type of tornado that brought me and Sonic to your dimension?"
Marine nodded her head, "Yup, that darn gully sack of a tornado came around and took me up into the sky," Marine said. "I thought I was doomed."
Eclipse analyzed the whole thing, "So, the Sol energy came from the tornado that was there, and not the Sol Emerald Blaze was looking for?"
"Seems like it." Infinite said.
"I'll report it to the commander," Rouge said. "I'll be right back."
Eclipse decided to communicate with Shadow through the hivemind. 'Shadow.' Eclipse called out to his brother. He felt Shadow's presence and realized he was in Tails' backyard. "Shadow is here." Eclipse said.
Blaze looked over at Eclipse, "Where is he?"
"HEY!"
Everyone heard the yell and looked around. "He's outside in the backyard," Eclipse said. Everyone walked to Tails' backdoor to see the ultimate life form under Marine's holding it up with his strength. Blaze and Marine stared wide eyed at Shadow as he was carrying the Ocean Tornado. Eclipse and Infinite were unimpressed while Tails looked at Shadow as if he does this daily.
"Can you open your workshop Tails?"
"Yup," Tails spins his twin tails as he flew over to the switch that opens the door to his workshop. "Just set it in the middle and the robotic arms I've built will hold the ship up."
Shadow did so and set the ship down. Six robotic arms came around and held onto the ship. Shadow let go of the ship and walked over to the others.
He noticed Blaze and Marine staring at him in shock. "What?" Shadow asked, starting to feel uncomfortable at the attention.
"I never knew you could carry my beautiful ship!?" Marine exclaimed.
Shadow raised his eyebrow in confusion, "It was nothing."
"It's not hard to carry something that big," Infinite said dryly.
Shadow rolled his eyes, "Says the one who can't pick it up."
"Hmph." Infinite smirked.
"I see that Shadow is back." Rouge walked over and stood next to Shadow.
"So, now that the ship is here. Do you mind telling me how you got here." Shadow looked over to Marine.
"She got here the same way Sonic and Tails got to the Sol Dimension," Rouge explained. "Apparently there's a tornado that could bring you to different dimensions."
Shadow was shocked to hear this. "It makes sense, considering the commander warned me about Green Hill being very windy recently. To think that a tornado would be there is strange, nonetheless." Rouge said.
"Well, that would explain why the Sol energy in the area was very weak opposed to the time we came across the emerald." Shadow stated. Shadow looked over to Blaze, "I'm sorry that we've got your hopes up for nothing." Shadow said solemnly.
Blaze gave Shadow a reassuring smile, "It's fine Shadow. I'm just happy that Marine is safe."
Tails walked over to the Ocean Tornado and noticed how banged up it was. "This might need a little fixing." Tails said, catching everyone's attention.
"Yeah, she's been through a lot cuz of that tornado." Marine said.
"I can start fixing it, if you want." Tails said with a smile.
"Can I help!?" Marine asked.
"Sure!" Tails said.
Shadow and the others waved goodbye to Marine and Tails, and left his house. "Hey guys, it's 3:10. Are you all still down for the movie?" Rouge asked. Everyone but Shadow and Infinite said yes, so everyone dragged the both of them to the movie theater to watch Deadpool 2. The theater did not seem busy today, so that meant less people being there, which is good mostly for Shadow, Eclipse, and Infinite. They paid for their tickets, grabbed some snacks, and went to the room that was playing Deadpool 2. They were about to walk upstairs, but they've noticed a Sonic, Amy, and Knuckles waving at them from their seats. They all went up there and sat next to them.
"Hey guys, sorry I had to leave, but is Marine alright?" Sonic asked with a tone of concern.
"Yes, she is fine Sonic." Blaze said.
"I'm glad, Where is she and Tails?" Sonic asked.
"In Tails' workshop fixing her Ocean Tornado." Blaze answered.
"Oh ok. I'm just glad that she is alright and not injured." Sonic sighed in relief.
"Shhhhhh, the movie is about to start." Knuckles whispered with making a quiet gesture with his hand.
The opening scene for the movie was finally starting.
The gang laughed at the funny scenes in the movie. "Hahaha. This movie is so spot on with Deadpool's personality." Sonic said while laughing.
"Ryan Reynolds is one hell of an actor." Shadow said while smirking. They ate some popcorn as the movie went on.
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP!
Everyone looked to see both Shadow and Rouge's communicators going off. Both of them sighed, "We'll be right back everyone." Rouge huffed. Blaze turned to Shadow in concern.
Shadow smiled, "Don't worry. I'll let you know if it involves your Sol Emerald."
Blaze stared at Shadow for a few seconds before answering, "Ok. Come back safely."
Shadow nodded in response. Shadow and Rouge stepped out of the theater to answer the call.
"I wonder if it's another report about my Emerald," Blaze sighed as she sulked back into her seat.
"Hey, don't worry Blaze. We will get the emerald back. Besides, I'm sure Shadow will make sure it happens." Sonic said with enthusiasm.
Blaze smiled at Sonic, "Thanks Sonic."
"Agent Rouge and Agent Shadow." Commander Towers was on the other line. Shadow and Rouge saluted their Commander, "Commander Towers."
"We have found a link in one of Dr. Robotnik's bases."
"Any Sol energy in the area?" Shadow asked.
Commander Towers shook his head, "No, but it could lead us to the base he's currently hiding in. I'd like you two to investigate and see what you could find in his research files. I'll send you the coordinates. And if you find any obstacles, destroy them. Do not let any robots leave that place if they know of your whereabouts."
Both Shadow and Rouge nodded. "We'll let you know what we find." Rouge said.
"Good, Commander Towers out."
The commander clicked off. Shadow looked over to Rouge, "Seems he only wants us two to investigate the base."
Rouge chuckled, "Just like old times huh?"
Shadow smirked, "Just like old times."
Rouge looked back towards the theater, "Should we tell Blaze about this?"
Shadow thought for a few moments, then shook his head, "No, we know the Sol Emerald is not in that base, so there's no point in putting her in harms way."
Rouge chuckled a little, "A little protective are we? I'm sure she can handle herself."
Shadow looked away, "I'd prefer to keep her away from danger. I'll be better off knowing she's safe."
The coordinates of the base was sent to their communicators. "Let's get moving." Shadow said. Rouge nodded and both of them left the theater.
'Shadow, how long will it be before you get back here?'Eclipse reached out to his brother through the hivemind.
'I'm not sure. Depends on whether we are seen or not on this mission.' Shadow answered.
'Alright, stay safe brother.' Eclipse said.
Shadow raced on the ground as Rouge blasted through the sky, enjoying the breeze hitting her face. Shadow looked at his communicator to see how far the coordinates are from their current location.
'We got some distance before we get there,' Shadow thought as he sped passed a couple cars. 'I hope we can finish this quickly and find the location of the Sol Emerald.'
Sonic and Knuckles were laughing their butts off while was completely uninterested with the movie. Amy was enjoying the snacks she bought while Eclipse stoke glances from Blaze. Blaze was the only one that was not having a great time. Eclipse could easily tell that she was worried about Shadow and whether or not he could be after her Emerald. The movie continued to more action scenes that captivated Sonic, Knuckles and Amy.
"Man, that's pretty cool." Sonic said in awe.
"Yeah, I bet I could do that with a pair of swords." Knuckles said.
"You don't even know how to use a sword Knuckles." Sonic teased.
Knuckles snapped his head over to Sonic, "Are you doubting my skill?"
"What skill? You don't have any skills." Sonic sneered.
"I'll show ya my skills." Knuckles growled.
Before any of them could make a move, Amy stepped in between them. "Can you guys knock it off? At least wait until we get back home." Amy hissed. Sonic gave Knuckles a huge smirk, which irked Knuckles even more.
"I'm gonna get you eventually Sonic." Knuckles said.
Sonic rolled his eyes and snickered, "Yeah sure. We'll see about that."
Eclipse looked over to Blaze again and it seems her demeanor hasn't changed. Sonic seen Eclipse looking at something and followed his eyes. He noticed that Blaze was sulking in her chair, and not having fun at all. Sonic looked back at Eclipse gave him a thumbs up. Eclipse stared at Sonic in bewilderment and raised his eyebrow.
Sonic leaned over to Blaze's direction, "Hiya Blaze. Are you enjoying the movie?"
Blaze snapped out of her thoughts, "Uh yeah, this movie is very entertaining." Eclipse watched as Sonic and Blaze continued their conversation.
"Is there something wrong?" Sonic asked.
Blaze raised an eyebrow, "No, why do you ask?"
Sonic shrugged, "If ya ask me. I think you're worried about the faker you call your boyfriend."
Blaze started to blush a little, "Uh, I'm not worried about him. I know that Shadow can take care of himself." Sonic studied Blaze for a moment. Blaze shifted her legs as she began to feel uncomfortable.
Sonic began, "Blaze, you remember the time when we met each other?" Blaze stared at Sonic, confused with his question. Sonic continued, "You shunned us out and continued doing things by yourself. You continuously tried carrying every responsibility by yourself and decline help from others. But, at the time when we had our little bout, you have finally changed. You finally gave your trust to others and allowed people to help you when needed."
Blaze stared at Sonic, "You're the reason I can do that now. But what is your reason for bringing this up now?"
Sonic looked at the screen and smiled, "Because you need to have more faith in Shadow." Blaze's eyes grew wide. "Shadow will see to it that you will get your emerald back no matter what. I know that the last time was a failure due to you guys losing sight of the emerald, but just know that Shadow isn't the type to give up. He'll do whatever it takes to help anyone, especially you, now that you guys have a special bond. Just give him time and he'll come through."
Blaze stared at Sonic. She always respected Sonic for the things he has done, but she could never thank him enough for how much he has helped her grow as an individual. Blaze gave Sonic a smile full of gratitude, "Thank you Sonic."
Sonic looked back to Blaze and gave her a thumbs up, "No problem Blaze. Happy to help." Eclipse stared at the Sonic and Blaze in amazement.
'Sonic really is a hero,' Eclipse thought. 'I continue to understand why Shadow has a lot of respect for him.' Eclipse looked back at the screen and smiled.
Shadow and Rouge reached the area where one of Dr. Eggman's bases stayed in. The ebony hedgehog and ivory bat studied the area for robots before they could make a move.
"Rouge, can you provide recon from above?" Shadow whispered.
"Sure thing hun." Rouge flew up into the sky.
She made sure to fly high up into the sky, so that she would not be noticed from above. She flew around the base for entrances that could keep them out of sight. She noticed an air duct on the side of the base that isn't protected and flew down to the ground next to the. vent.
She went to her communicator, "Shadow, I've found a way in. Teleport to me."
Just like that, Shadow appeared next to Rouge. Shadow looked up and noticed the air duct, "Good job, Rouge. How many robots have you seen?"
"Not too many, so most of them must be working inside."
Shadow nodded and went to the vent and silently pulled out the vent blocking the way, then motion Rouge to follow. Both of them went inside, but little did they know that a fly was right behind them. It wasn't just an ordinary fly, but it was a robotic fly. It recorded Shadow and Rouge crawling into the air duct.
"Hmhmhmhm," a voice laughed as they watched the screen being displayed from the robotic fly.
"They think they could pull a fast one on us." That voice belongs to Dr. Eggman.
"Hehehehe hahahaha!"
Another laugh was heard in the background. Eggman turned over to where the laugh came from, "It's nearly time for phase 2 to begin. Is Metal Sonic in there?" The mystery man asked.
"Yes, and the last Sol Emerald is there as well. Phase 2 is about to commence."
"Hehehehehehe hahahahahahahaha!" Both of the doing their villainous laugh.
Shadow moved the vent blocking their way into the inside of the base. Shadow looked around for incoming robots. Once the hallway was clear, Shadow came out of the vent and helped Rouge out of the vent.
"Let's have a quick briefing," Shadow said. "We have to find a computer to hack into to find the base Dr. Robotnik is in, then leave as soon as you download it onto the data chip."
Rouge nodded, then both of them silently moved around the base while adverting any attention from the robots. Shadow took point and looked into the many rooms in the base. Some rooms contains robot parts and scrap, some contains pods of robots being built. Shadow's ears twitched as he sensed something strange within the building. He looked around for the disturbance and that caught Rouge's attention.
"Shadow, do you sense something?"
Shadow nodded, "Yeah, I do..." Shadow trailed off.
"Is it the Sol Emerald?"
Shadow shook his head in response, "I don't know. It's hard to explain. Let's keep moving, but be on your guard."
Clank! Both Shadow and Rouge's ears twitched. Clank! Robots are coming from both directions of the hallway. Shadow looked over to Rouge. Rouge gazed over to Shadow and points upwards. Shadow nodded in response. Clank! Clank! Clank! Clank! The robots came in the hallway looking during their usual patrols, unaware from Rouge floating and Shadow balancing on a pipe. Once the hallway was cleared, Rouge and Shadow dropped down and crept through the hallway. Eventually they've seen a door. Shadow slowly opened the door and peeked inside to see a giant monitor in the back of thE room.
"This seems to be the mother computer of the whole base." Shadow whispered.
"Alright, let's get in there." Rouge said quietly.
Shadow nodded and opened the door a bit more for the two to walk in unnoticed. Once inside, Shadow and Rouge took out the robots patrolling the room quickly. Rouge walked over to the monitor and got to work.
"Make sure that no one gets here." Rouge said.
Shadow paced around the room while Rouge hacks into the computer. Then, Shadow sense the strange energy that's been lingering since they got inside. Shadow looked around for anything that could cause this, but he could not find anything. He became more and more paranoid as the energy grew more and more. Another energy source popped which made Shadow stop pacing.
'That's... Chaos energy? Here? But why?' Shadow thought as he looked around. "Rouge, are you almost done? Shadow asked.
"No, this computer's firewalls are difficult to break through. I may need at least 5 minutes to crack through it."
Shadow was feeling very uneasy as the energy flowing through the building grew more. "You might want to hurry. Something about this place seems very off." Shadow stated.
"Why do you say that?" Rouge asked, eyes still glued to the monitor in front of her.
"The energy I sensed earlier feels more dense. And I also sense Chaos energy." Shadow said.
Rouge raised and eyebrow. That tone of Shadow's voice was somewhat unnerving for Rouge. "I'll try and work as fast as I can, so just stand watch in case anything pops off." Rouge continued hacking into the computer's hard drive.
Shadow still looked around the room as paranoia drove him crazy. Shadow peeked the other doorways within the room, but he has found nothing. The energy suddenly became weak again like it did before. Shadow became more confused now that the energy weakened at a steady pace.
"I don't understand what is going on here," Shadow whispered. "This doesn't make any sense at all." Shadow finally decided to relax a little and walk back to his ivory companion.
"Why hello, Prince Charming," Rouge teased. "I assume you're back here because the coast is clear?"
Shadow nodded, "I think I was worrying a little too much, but that was still strange. Anyway, what's the update?"
"I'm downloading all of the information into the USB right now. It seems his the base he is currently using in the Lava Reef Zone."
Shadow turned his gaze to Rouge, "I thought Sonic ransacked that place years ago."
Rouge shrugged, "Doesn't mean he can't fix it again."
"Hmph," Shadow replied. He looked around just for precaution.
"Alright, I'm done!" Rouge said and walked over to Shadow. "Let's get out of here."
Shadow nodded and pulled out his Chaos Emerald. Clang! Both Shadow and Rouge whipped their heads over to where that came from. It was a wrench on the ground.
"The hell!?" Rouge exclaimed. "Where did that even come from!?"
Shadow studied the area to see where the wrench came from. Then, a pair of red lights came from the background. Other robots came in the room and surround Rouge and Shadow. Shadow and Rouge looked around as more robots came in the room.
Shadow smirked and got into a fighting stance, "Well, the commander did say to destroy any robots that finds us."
Rouge sighed in response, "I really do not feel like fighting right now Shadz. You can take care of em."
Shadow looked back at Rouge in shock, "What?"
"I'm joking Shadz, hahahaha." Rouge chuckled. Shadow just stared at her for a few seconds, then looked towards the robots in front of him.
PEW!
A laser shot from above Shadow and Rouge. Shadow grabbed Rouge and quickly jumped out of the way. Shadow looked up to see who their attacker was. A azure robotic being dropped down in front of them.
"Metal Sonic." Shadow glared at Sonic's metallic adversary.
Metal pulled out the Sol Emerald. Shadow stared wide eyed as Metal powered up from the Sol Emerald.
"YOUR CHAOS EMERALD IS MINE, SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG." Metal stated.
Shadow smirked, "Hmph, we'll see about that. Rouge, leave Metal Sonic to me."
"Sure, have fun with that metallic freak." Shadow and Rouge braced themselves for a battle that's about to begin.
