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FaithMcKoy: Shadow might be. I wasn't planning on that but now that I think of it it makes more sense. And yeah, with Silver in my sick little game it's bound to get more interesting. ;3
I'm sorry if this chapter feels a bit rushed, I tried to finish the first part quickly. I hope you find at least a bit of interest in this chapter though :D
Shadow was walking through the library, thinking to himself about the file. The ebony couldn't get it out of his head...
It was haunting him at this point. How could he, the Ultimate Lifeform, possibly inherit his hedgehog half from that cocky blue idiot?!
He refused to believe it. Absolutely refused.
The hybrid gazed at the shelves of the room, hundreds of books surrounding him.
'Great. Now to search through hundreds of these damn-' Shadow though angrily, however, he stopped he caught sight of a large book. He picked it up, glancing at the cover. He couldn't make the title out clearly, as it was nearly completely faded by time.
He flipped to the table of contents, scanning them for any pages that could lead to what Sonic meant.
Ten minutes later and Shadow finally found a page that grabbed his interest.
Chapter XV (Fifteen)
4500 years ago, there was a feeling of hopelessness among the planet. Mankind was on the brink of collapse. This time period came to be known as the Hundred Years Of Death. Millions upon millions of humans were mercilessly killed by a monster. Its name is never to be spoken.
It was sealed in a tomb by the light deity Tikal, never to see the light of day. It took millennia for humanity to recover its loss from the monster. Not many things are known about these events, as nearly every witness has died.
Shadow stopped reading, sighing. 'How does this help?'
Knuckles was sitting on a hospital bed, looking at Eggman, since he was bored and had nothing else to do.
"What are you building?" He said, holding back the anger he felt just by looking at the evil doctor. He cared for Tails too; sure, the occasional tease here and there, but he never meant it 100%.
"I'm going to catch that rodent. Maybe we can... fix him. If it means I live than I'll do it." He said briskly, fitting a bulletproof glass door into a frame at the front of the machine.
Knuckles looked at him skeptically.
"Now, there's one last thing to do," Eggman said, concealing a grin. "Capture him."
As if right on cue, there was an explosion outside of the room. The doctor jumped in surprise, and Knuckles clenched his fists in frustration.
Sonic ran through the hallway, releasing a deafening roar as he charged into a set of doors.
Shadow looked behind himself, coughing as debris filled the air when the door gave way. The hedgehog growled when he saw the culprit of the explosion.
"What the hell do you want, Faker?!"
"Oh, Shadow... you know exactly what I want. Get in my way and you die." Sonic said, smirking viciously. He turned around, preparing to take off and find Eggman.
Shadow lunged towards him, grabbing the monster's tail and yanking it. He yelped as Shadow pulled him back, landing a swift kick to the back of his head.
Sonic growled, shoving the ebony of off him and delivering a slash to his torso.
"Dammit-!" Shadow hissed in pain, grasping his side as blood stained his glove, turning it red. He got up, dashing to him yet again and punching him where the gem was. The punch only made the crack in it worsen.
Sonic fell to his knees, hissing in pain as the jewel glowed brightly, a dark aura being released from it and seeping into his body.
Shadow rushed towards him as Sonic tried to get up, punching him in the head as hard as he could and knocking the hedgehog out.
The Ultimate Lifeform stood up, panting in exhaustion as he saw a yellow Chaos Emerald fall out of Sonic's quills when he collapsed.
Knuckles ran into the room as Eggman followed in his Eggmobile. The echidna walked over to the ebony hedgehog, who was still staring at the emerald. Shadow grabbed it, holding it near his wound and attempting to concentrate. 'Maybe that bastard didn't steal my connection.'
It glowed brightly, the yellow chaos energy seeping into the gash and healing it.
He held back a sigh of relief, getting up and watching Knuckles grab Sonic and carry him out into the hallway.
"Hurry up, rodent!" Eggman shouted as he followed the echidna out. "The rat could wake up at any moment!"
"It's not my fault he weighs as much as a freaking truck!"
"Then get some exercise!"
"Coming from you."
As the two were arguing over weight loss, Shadow walked up behind Knuckles and grabbing Sonic, clearly annoyed. He then followed them to the room where Eggman was in, throwing the hedgehog onto the floor and dusting off his hands.
"When the Faker wakes up I'm getting my damn powers back." The ebony said out loud to no one in particular.
Knuckles put Sonic into the containment unit, and Eggman shut the door and walked to a desk, activating the capsule. "This should keep that rat locked up. Stay here in case he tries something."
The two mobians nodded slowly.
Suddenly, Eggman was completely immobile, He yelled in surprise as he was aggressively hoisted up into the air, surrounded in a cyan aura.
Silver stood in front of him, floating in the air.
"Explain what's going on, Eggman!" He said angrily, throwing him onto the floor. The man tumbled into a wall, and Knuckles rushed over and punched the albino hedgehog in the chest.
"Gah!" He yelped, losing focus.
"What are you doing?! Why are you guys helping him? He killed Tails!"
"Do you want to kill him too?!" Knuckles growled, tossing the hedgehog away.
"No, I don't! But why did you let him capture Sonic?! Why are you even here?!"
"They're here because I saved them." Eggman said, standing up. "Sonic would have torn them apart."
Silver looked towards the unconscious hedgehog, light blue liquid filling the chamber as hooks attached themselves to him.
"I... I need their protection. If this... thing wakes up, I don't want to die." The doctor continued, sounding genuinely scared.
"Why did you kill Tails?" Silver said, looking even more angry than satisfied with his answers.
"It was an accident, I promise!"
Silver didn't respond.
"You two know more than me," He said, looking towards Shadow and Knuckles. "So I'll trust you for now..."
He then looked back at the pod as Eggman scrambled to the computer, typing line after line of code.