Chapter Twelve: There Will Be A Day
Shadow was sitting in his quarters thinking about what will happen. He was looking at his reflection through his sword.
"Rouge, it has been so long since I have last seen you. It doesn't seem to matter how long it has been, not a day has passed by since you have not crossed my mind." Shadow stated sadly.
He then puts down his sword, and looks out of the window. He looked beyond the horizon, where the rain started to slowly die down. A rainbow was now in the air, and all Shadow could see was an illusion of Rouge's face.
"You seem so real, it's almost like I could just reach out and touch your beautiful face." Shadow stated.
But as he reached his hand out, the illusion of Rouge's face evaporates, and disappears in front of Shadow. Shadow felt sad tears flowing from his eyes. But he shook off, and rubbed his tears away.
"No! I cannot show this kind of emotion! Rouge would not want this. She'd want me to stay strong, and keep on fighting. That is part of the Warrior's code. But it's so hard to do, when your loved one is captured. Who knows what would happen to her?" Shadow stated.
Shadow then gets out from his quarters, and sees that his Warriors have already made it outside. Shadow walked towards them, and stood in the middle of them.
"Warriors! I have something to say to you all." Shadow announced, as the Warriors turned their attention to Shadow.
"When this is set and done, I will make sure we will never have to live in fear any more. We will live for the rest of our days, without sorrow, without any more tears, no more pain, and no more fear. Remember the way of the Warrior! We will never back down from a fight, not against Scourge, not against anybody! We will stand and fight, until we are at peace once again!" Shadow announced.
The Warriors cheered loudly at Shadow's announcement. They all chanted "WE ARE THE WARRIORS!" a number of times, then they stopped and cheered again. Shadow could only but smile.
Shadow then begins to climb up one of the ship's pillars, and stands on the beams. Shadow looked across the horizon, and smiled warmly, with more tears flowing from his eyes.
"I will rescue you, Rouge. I swear it!" Shadow stated.
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(Shadow singing)
I try to cling onto this world
With all the things I have
But I feel the weight of what it brings,
And the pain it's trying to grab
The many trials that never seems to end,
His word declares this truth,
That we will enter within this rest
Where wonders anew
But I cling onto this hope and the promises he brings
That there will be a place with no more suffering
.
There will be a day with no more tears,
With no more pain, and no more fears
There will be a day with the burdens of our place
There will be no more, we'll see our Lord face to face
But until that day,
We'll cling onto you always
.
I know our journey seems so long
And feel like walking on your own
But there has never been a step
Where you walk out all alone
Worried souls don't lose their heart
It's joy and peace they bring
And the beauty we have in store
Outweighs the pain of life's sting
But I cling onto this hope and the promises he brings
That there will be a place without more suffering
.
There will be a day with no more tears,
With no more pain, and no more fears
There will be a day with the burdens of our place
There will be no more, we'll see our Lord face to face
But until that day,
We'll cling onto you always
.
I can not wait until that day
Where the same for which I have always lived
It will now clear the pain that I've faced, oh (Wipe away those sorrows)
To touch the scars that rescued me
From a life of shame and misery
Oh, that is why, that is why I sing
.
There will be a day with no more tears,
With no more pain, and no more fears
There will be a day with the burdens of our place
There will be no more, we'll see our Lord face to face
.
There will be a day with no more tears,
With no more pain, and no more fears
There will be a day with the burdens of our place
There will be no more, we'll see our Lord face to face
.
There will be a day, that will wipe away the tears
that will wipe away the tears
that will wipe away the tears
There will be a day
.
Shadow wipes the sad tears from his eyes once again.
"SIRE! SIRE!" Screamed Vector
"Huh?!" Shadow thought, as he looked at Vector up in the crow's nest.
Sonic, Tails and Knuckles heard Vector, and made their way out of their quarters to see what Vector was calling them for.
"What is it Vector? What's going on?!" Sonic asked.
"We are here, Sire! We have arrived at Antitropolis!" Vector announced. Everyone gasped.
"Has it really been seven hours already?!" Tails thought.
"I'm afraid so, Tails." Knuckles replied. Shadow climbs down from the beams.
"So now what do we do? What is the plan?" Shadow asked.
"There's only one thing we can do, Shadow. If you want peace, prepare for a war!" Sonic announced.
"Sonic, you don't mean...?" Knuckles asked, in horror.
"Yes, Knuckles! We're taking them on, straight ahead!" Sonic responded.
"But Sonic, shouldn't we think this through? Scourge has many men in that castle! There are tons of them surrounding each side of the castle!" Tails explained, in fear.
"Well, we'll have to take out all the snipers first. Espio, you still know how to use the crossbow, right?" Sonic asked.
"Yes, Sire!" Espio responded.
"Brilliant! Now if you get a good shot out of it, if you see any snipers, shoot them. The rest of us will barge in, and fight away any remaining guards." Sonic stated.
"Yes, Sire! I shall not miss a single shot!" Espio told him.
"So fellas, are you in, or are you out? Last chance!" Sonic asked.
"By the Warrior's code, I will fight by your side!" Shadow announce.
"If you're in, I'm in!" Tails replied.
"Well, guess I have no other choice! I'm in!" Knuckles announce. All the Warriors have chanted "YEAH!" in response.
"Right, get ready, fellas!" Sonic warned.