Chapter Three: Shadow's Signal
In an area not too far from Angel Island, we see a black hedgehog with red striped quills, red eyes, red, black and white shoes, white gloves, and rings he wears as bracelets. He was not in a happy mood as of now, he used Chaos Spear to destroy boulders.
"Fuck! How did I let this happen! How did he get this powerful, and why wasn't I strong enough to stop him!" Shadow snarled.
(Flashback)
This was half an hour ago, where Shadow and Rouge have just completed a mission from G.U.N.
"Mission accomplished, captain!" Rouge exclaimed on the communicator.
"Great job, Agent Rouge, Agent Shadow! Take the night off, you both have earned it!" The Captain congratulated.
She hangs up, and turns her attention to Shadow.
"Well, that guy wasn't so hard to find." Rouge stated with confidence.
"Yeah, they need to start making real challenges. All they keep giving us are cake walks!" Shadow complained. Rouge just giggles.
"Still the same naive Shadow The Hedgehog!" Rouge mocked playfully.
Shadow couldn't help but crack a smile. But he turned into a frown, and looked at Rouge. Rouge couldn't help but notice.
"Shadow, what's the matter?" Rouge wondered.
"Well, Rouge, there is something I really need to tell you. Something I've wanted to know for a long time." Shadow started.
"What is that?" Rouge asked.
Shadow was about to speak, but he then saw from a distance the same ship that captured Amy and Cream earlier, the same one that belongs to Infinite.
"What the hell is that?!" Shadow called, as he pointed towards it.
"What is what?!" Rouge worried.
She then turns around, and sees the ship. She gasps in surprise. Shadow jumps towards it, and uses a single Chaos Spear towards it, but it had no affect. A hand suddenly appeared from a portal behind him, and punches him on the back oh his head. Shadow falls to the ground, and Rouge shrieks in fear.
"SHADOW!" Rouge exclaimed in fear.
Then the red laser surrounds Rouge, and lifts her into the air. Shadow then sat up, and looks on and sees Rouge being captured.
"Rouge, I'm coming!" Shadow yells.
Shadow made his way towards Rouge, and tries to jump into the lazer to grab Rouge, but the lazer had some kind of force field around it, it knocks Shadow back to the ground.
"SHADOOOOOOW!" Rouge screamed.
A face appears, and laughs at Shadow. Shadow was shocked when he heard that voice.
"Infinite!" Shadow exclaimed.
(End of Flashback)
Shadow continued smashing rocks in anger, then he drops to all fours, and pants heavily.
"How was I too weak to stop him?! How did Infinite even get this powerful?! And how am I supposed to save Rouge at this point?! How am I supposed to beat Infinite, and how am I meant to find out this thing that is bothering me, without Rouge to help me find out?!" Shadow snarled.
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(Shadow singing)
This takes you in and tears this all out, it tears this all out
But you'll never know
It'll take your life, turns you into someone
And you know this won't take long
Someone you'll never know
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Shadow then stands up straight, and looks at the stars in the sky. It formed into the shape of Maria, and himself from the Space Colony Ark.
"Wish there was a way you can communicate with me, Maria! You are my sister, you'd be able to tell me things!" Shadow stated with sorrow.
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(Shadow singing)
Don't claim that you knew me
When you've known very well
That I had seen through this all
And don't claim that you've known why
When you knew everything
When you'd seen things for what they were
Yeah
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Shadow then looks away from the sky, and looks into the spot where he and Rouge completed their mission.
"I wouldn't have made it this far in life, without Rouge." Shadow stated.
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(Shadow singing)
Inside you'll feel it taking over
It takes you over
When you feel this most
It'll draw you in and tear it all away
It'll tear it all away
Then it'll leave you lost
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Shadow furiously uses Chaos Spear into a lake, and it causes a huge splash. Shadow yells in anger along with it.
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(Shadow singing)
Don't claim that you knew me
When you've known very well
That I had seen through this all
And don't claim that you've known why
When you knew everything
When you'd seen things for what they were
.
What they are
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
For what they were
.
Shadow sits down on the ground again, he breathes slowly trying to keep his cool. But he gets worked up every time he thinks about Rouge.
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(Shadow singing)
Remember those days when the fears have long since died
And now how they've age us
It's taken all our lives,
Our lives
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Suddenly, Shadow hears an explosion in the sky. He looks up, and sees what it was. He saw smoke in the sky, and it forms into the shape of the Space Colony Ark.
"It's Tails! He has set off his signal towards me, maybe he can help with finding Rouge." Shadow hoped.
After that, he ran towards the mountain, and ran to the very top of it. As he made it to the top, he saw the Tornado moving towards him.
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(Shadow singing)
This takes you in and tears this all out, it tears this all out
But you'll never know
It'll take your life, turns you into someone
And you know this won't take long
Someone you'll never know
.
As the Tornado got closer to Shadow, Shadow timed his jump, and jumped onto the opposite wing that Sonic was standing on.
"Glad we've found you, Shadow!" Sonic greeted.
"What's the signal for? What am I needed for?" Shadow impatiently asked.
"Infinite is back, he captured Amy and Cream, and we're needing help to find all the Emeralds to stop him." Knuckles explained.
"Add a third one he has captured. Rouge as well." Shadow snarled.
"He also captured Rouge?! This is getting bizarre now, why is he capturing the women?!" Tails wondered.
"Well, good news is that I have one Emeralds already, because you know, I use Chaos Control often to capture people for G.U.N, bad news is, I have no idea where Infinite is." Shadow explained.
"Neither do we, but that is why we are collecting the Emeralds, because it will give us the power we need to stop him, hopefully for good." Tails told him. Shadow nods.
"We better get started then!" Shadow stated, and everyone nods.
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(Shadow singing)
Don't claim that you knew me
When you've known very well
That I had seen through this all
And don't claim that you've known why
When you knew everything
When you'd seen things for what they were
.
Sore again from this old wound
It'll overshadow everything
And I had seen through this all
.
Ah, ah
Yeah
All these things I've seen
.
And with that, the four heroes begin their quest. They all hope and prey that the women are OK, or even alive.