Chapter 1
(0:800 hours gun base personal journal of Shadow The Hedgehog )
Several months had passed since I have become a gun agent. Missions were having been mostly nothing that has challenged my abilities too much. However there was a few more major events that has transpired conflicts that were resolved such as another Eggman invasion and an attack by a mysterious GUN rebel group, but although challenging I had managed to help to defeat.
Otherwise things had been just bothersome and easy missions, such as fighting crime and terrorist groups and investigations, intelligence gathering of the sort. One of these groups calling themselves "The Black Rings" had tried to resurrect a dark emerald energy to corrupt the world, however this threat was stop.
Sonic and his friends I have seen around in places, however due to my work I have not had much contact with them. Not such a bad thing because I tire of that arrogant Hedgehog sometimes. However he has been a great ally in times of evil, and his friends the same.
Today was a normal day around the base. Various soldiers were at monitoring stations surveying world activity. Others were walking promptly through the halls to various stations and places fulfilling their duties. I walked past the main base training room were a drill instructor was giving recruits shooting instruction where they was taking turns as ordered shooting at various holo simulations of people like figures while doing various maneuvers. Gun soldiers were always trained diligently and were very dedicated, for humans.
I was on my way to my personal quarters to check in for the day as nothing was going on that acquired my attention and assistance and needed a way to keep myself engaged to pass the time, and my base work was done. As I got to the barracks section which was past the main training facility, a woman bumped into me around the corner.
"Oh sorry Shadow!" She exclaimed. I remembered her as Megan, personal secretary to the Gun Commander. She managed all the appointments and communications with the Commander.
"Hmph no problem" I said in response thinking she would be on her way. She must have been coming out of the women's quarters to report for her shift. I started to walk along.
"Oh hey Shadow hows everything going? Any new missions lately?" I turned slowly and she was looking at me smiling with her wide glasses. She was average size for a human female slightly taller than I remember Maria being. She was wearing a blue dress suit with blue shoes, since she was a secretary she was not subject to gun issue uniforms that active agents wore. She had really light golden hair that the humans classified as "blond" and light blue eyes and a rather attractive face many humans would consider. However I am not attracted to humans so it was rather their classification from what I knew from their way of thinking.
"No nothing" I said weakly. "Oh ok ya well I wish you the best Shadow I'll cya around!" She then promptly walked away, and I turned back to my business. Why was she talking to me in that way? I did not understand human conversation and why they had done it for entertainment and enjoyment. Still though I was learning more and more about humans everyday.
I then arrived at my quarterdoor and when the computer said "bioscan required" I placed my hand in front of the scanner and it said "access granted welcome Shadow" I then went inside. The doors shut behind me.
My quarters were a small room with a metal desk with a computer terminals for my personal log, and work that was done from time to time. However I was not in these quarters often or in base often as I was usually out of base for assignments. In a corner was a bed that by my request had its sheets removed and was just a mattress as they humans called it. I did not sleep like most mortals did however could go into a stasis state to heal any damage to my body when needed. There was a table and refridgerator for food however I did not need nourishment as the humans did. Finally there was a small drawer near the bed. On it as my only personal possession was a picture of myself and Maria the commander had given me as my only possession.
I then stood at the terminal to do some log checks when my wrist communicator flashed. I answered and the commander was on screen.
"Shadow report to my office immediately we have a new mission for you" that was all he said and the transmission was cut". Hmph finally a mission! How much I hated standing around and doing tedious work like inspections, instruction sessions and log checks. Now was time to start a new mission. Without hesitation I bursted out of the door to the commanders office.