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Dirt clouded Rouge's vision as her eyes jolted open.She tried to breathe,but soil clogged her lungs.She lifted her arm with effort and began to remove the hundreds of pounds of earth off of her.The coffin she was sealed inside had already started breaking,so she finished its job by punching through it.Her knuckles began to bleed as wood chips lodged themselves into her skin.She forced her hand completely up,the tips of her fingers reaching air.She then clawed the rest of her body free from satan's grave.

'Come on,just...a bit...more!'she thought as her head exploded from earth's surface.Any passer by's would have pissed their pants at the sight and called upon a she dragged the rest of her body out,using her claws to rake into the ground.Once finally freed she hugged her form,she looked down to see she was in her best robes.Her black and purple one's to be exact.Though in different light,the purple looked red.Black...and red...Shadow.Rouge clutched her heart,feeling that they were no longer connected,that he was gone.

"Did he take that potion and kill himself?"she wondered aloud,but her gut told her no.She stretched her wings and flew back slowly to Sonic's empire.Once she reached the door way she plopped down onto her knees,she needed to rest for a little bit.Her body had been out of commision for a little while,but it had sure done alot.She shook with fright and chill,making her head piece of silver and quartz jingle.

Eggman looked at the remaining smoke from Cryptic's disappearence.He then laughed lightly to himself as he looked down at Amy's cold crumpled form.

"At least Sonic is now defenseless"he walked up to lifeless Shadow and lifted the hand once again.

"To bad all your plan's failed,huh Shadow?"Eggman laughed again,then looked closely.Hadn't he closed Shadow's eyes earlier?But there they were,open and cold,as though looking at him.He reached down to close them again,but Shadow's hand stretched out and grabbed Eggman's neck.The hand was the only thing that looked alive,the color was darker,not at all pale.Though his eyes were still empty.By now Eggman was freaked,trying to break free of the nightmarish grip.But the hand still held.

"How...?How is this possible?!"Eggman asked in a panic voice.

"...Survival...of...the...strongest"Shadow's eyelids closed and then reopend,his eyes dark with hatred and life.Eggman broke free and turned to run,but Amy was blocking his way,her fangs flashing and claws extended.Then Eggman realized something,he hadn't taken Shadow's weapon's away because he was dead,now he was screwed.Shadow unsheathed one of his blades and was about to end his pitiful life,but something in his mind spoke.

'No!Eggman is mine...Shadow return back my empire'he blinked a few times,Sonic?Shadow sheathed the blade back and punched Eggman square in the jaw,knocking him unconsious.Someone then wrapped their arms around his neck in a sisterly manner.

"I'm glad your ok"Amy whispered.Shadow found himself smile as he hugged her back,then let go.

"I have the perfect idea on how to get out of here,without being stopped"he smiled sinisterly.Amy raised her eyebrows,and smiled,allowing to continue.Taking her new blood off the floor,the applied some on themselves.Shadow placed some over his heart,back of his head,and a bit at his mouth.Amy put some over her gut,a stream underneath her eye and some under her neck.

"Ready?"

"Ready".Shadow unsheathed his sword and Amy took the other blade.They then began to stagger out of the room,their eyes blank and hungry.This was how zombie movies came to invention.Guards screamed about the living dead coming after them and ran for cover.Once outside,they took off,rushing into the cover of the forest.

Sonic sat on his throne,his chin in his palm.There was no way in hell he could possibly control two very large armies.Espio and Tikal were finding it difficult to control everyone as well.

'You could just save yourself the trouble and kill them all,Eggman won't bother you then'a dark voice echoed within his mind.He shook his head,he needed Eggman's soul before his soul was dragged to hell.Hell...he didn't even know if the demon would keep her word.He stretched his arms,watching his quills raise up,then fall back down softly.

"Sonic?"Espio walked up to him.Sonic looked up,his eyes half closed.But he wasn't tired,he was crushed inside.

"Why not go for a walk my lord?"Espio suggested.A walk would usually help keep his mind off of things,now all his mind would suggest is chaos,murder,and destruction.All which would be fun to his friends,and himself if they were here right now.A knock sounded at the door,echoeing the silent chamber.Espio climbed his way up to the entrance and opened the door a bit.Espio went rigid with shock and began turning different colors.He backed off just far enough for the door to open wider.Sonic looked up,his face showing confusion.He leaped up and began to walk to Espio but also stopped as Rouge entered the door.

"R...Rouge?...d...did it...work?"he walked up to the bat,her eyes clearly showing she was alive and kicking.Tikal was sitting in Shadow's throne,and looked shocked to see she was still alive.Knuckles was freaked out,wondering why he had come to live in this place.Rouge walked a few more steps before grasping her heart and falling to her knees.Sonic immediately went to help her.

"How do we know,that she's not like Sonya?"Tikal asked,she had been in the hallway the entire time it happend,her body had been frozen.

"Because I made her come back"Sonic replied,Rouge had tears streaming from her eyes.She was in alot of pain,because out of all who died,she was the only one that had to fight her way back to life.And she was the one who had died first.Sonic soothed her shoulders and helped her up,he then decided to carry her bridal style,up to her room so that she could rest.He then remembered she didn't sleep in there and stopped off at Shadow's room,and placed her in his bed.

"I'm sorry for everything Rouge"Sonic sighed,placing two fingers over his lips,then placed it on her forhead.Something he used to do for Sonya...thinking about it,Rouge was now like an older sister.Shadow was the best friend,and Amy was the love of his life.He closed the door gently and made his way down stairs.

"What the hell are you talking about?"Cryptic asked a cowaring guard.

"They...they...they..."

"Spit it out!"

"They...they came out...from the in blood,their eyes...piercing our souls...trying to bring us to hell with them"the guard shivered.Cryptic rolled his eyes.

"This is ridiculous...seeing the living dead,thats the stupidest...someone has succeeded bring them back"Cryptic made his way back to the dungeon to find Eggman.Cryptic kicked him hard and Eggman woke up.

"Get up you old fool...someone has brought back your beloved lifeform".

"Cryptic...thank you,I knew you could do it".

"It wasn't me"Cryptic folded his arms.

"Then...Sonic!...Hmmm...send his way the chipmonk armies,the king will be missing his beloved daughter,and I think they've held her captured long enough".

"Amelia's gone to".

"Then no doubt its his soul I'll need to over throw this planet...hmmm...combine the efforts,and bring back both the blue and black hedgehogs".

"Sure...whatever".

Amy cupped her hands in the stream,and continued washing the blood off her,it had dried rather quickly.Shadow merely came up behind her and pushed her in completely.Amy rose to the surface coughing and sputtering.Shadow laughed evilly,just like an elder brother would.

"I ought to pull you in for that".

"Amy,you know I can't swim".

"Exactly the point Shadow"she scowled at him as he stuck his tongue out.He offered her his hand,ignoring the threat she had just implied.He pulled her out,he had already gotten the blood off of him easily.Amy shook herself,trying to get rid of the water.She did exactly what she had intended to,she got Shadow soaked,and he didn't look to happy about it.As he reached behind his head and squeezed his quills together,something moved within the trees.Both Shadow and Amy backed off into the protection of the canopy of leaves.The then quietly continued their way to Sonic's empire.Jumping from tree to tree,the soon made it to the clearing.But they weren't safe yet.Shadow grabbed Amy's arm and jumped up to the top of the canopy.Shadow released her arm then looked at her.Amy began to talk to him in sign language.

'The chipmonk army?'

'Perhaps...maybe some body knows we're not there to help the empire defend itself'Shadow signalled.Amy breathed in,then let it out slowly.She motioned they jump down,and he teleport them inside the castle.

'Well...besides scaring the crap out of them,what could go wrong' Shadow nodded.He grabbed her arm once again and used chaos control,a teleporting mechnism.

Tikal screamed loudly,making Sonic rush down the rest of the stairs.

"Why doesn't everyone who ever died just come back eh?!"Espio screetched jumping backwards,knocking into Knuckles.Shadow and Amy were now standing in the middle of the room,everyone had their weapons up,thinking that they were possessed,since they were not a vampire.

"Stand down!"both their voices were commanding and stern.It could only be them to sound like that.Sonic smiled as he made his way up to them,and hugged Amy.Once he let go he placed his hand on Shadow's shoulder and lightly shook him.

"No more dying,alright?I don't think I'll get the same deal for bringing you back".

"And what exactly is the price for us being back?"Amy asked,taking her mallet from Espio as he handed it to her.

"The soul of Eggman,isn't that a fair trade?"

"And how are we here if Eggman is still alive?"Shadow spoke.

"Well...right now...I haven't exactly got all of my soul,only a tiny bit is missing.But if we give Eggman's soul by the end of this year,then all is well".Amy and Shadow looked at one another.

"Only until the end of this year?"Shadow pressed his tongue against his fang in thinking manner.

"What?We have six months...or something like that"Sonic tilted his head.

"No Sonic...the end of this year is in three weeks.The end of the year for a demon is 6 months,and that is because a day to us is four days to them.We have three weeks to get Eggman's soul and offer it to this demon before your dragged to hell.And depending on who else wants to kill him,that could be a problem.This is why we don't make deals with demons"Amy sighed.

"But...but I had to get you guys back".

"Well I'm glad that you care for us so much"Rouge said flying down,her legs to weak to carry her.Shadow waited until she was close enough,then embraced her in a hug.He didn't bother caring if his army or anyone else looked at him funny,and he didn't let her go.Instead she just leaned against him,enjoying his embrace.

"Another problem,the chipmonk army is on it's way here,thinking we're not here to help"Shadow said,still holding her.

"Yes...Shadow and I saw them on our way here.They plan to ambush us...".

"One last problem...as though we didn't have enough...The King...believes his daughter is still alive"Rouge said into Shadow's shoulder,but loud enough for them to hear.Looking down,Shadow saw that her eyes were white,she was watching them come closer.

"Heh...oops...well,lets go and say hello"Amy laughed,lifting her mallet.

"Sonic..."Sonic looked up at Rouge,she was speaking to him.

"Sonic...wait for Shadow to take out the King's archers,the one's closest to him.Then...the both of you...kill him.Do it quickly,otherwise very bad things can happen".Sonic nodded and followed the army outside.Rouge looked up at Shadow and kissed him longly.Shadow placed his hand behind her neck and kissed her back.She then pushed him away,her wings supporting her.

"You had better come back to me"her voice was dark,it was command.

"Yes,my mistress"Shadow smiled slyly,and unsheathed his swords,before following Sonic.

"Race you there"Sonic laughed when SHadow reached him.

A/N:I'm getting better am I not?Wow,I updated so quickly,and with only one review,perhaps I should hold onto this chapter,just to make you all suffer?Just let me know how it was,I have so much work to do now,so,review and I'll do my best to update.Hope you liked it oh and Entoxica,thanks for the laugh 'holy droppings' hee hee hee heh heh ha ha ha...ha...yeah.