Chapter two: Briefings of battle

Me: Ok you know the drill I own Tyber, Mary and Robert. SEGA owns their respective characters.

Tyber: I think they know that by now, why do you keep saying it?

Shadow: So he doesn't get banned from this site or have the story removed.

Tyber: Oh sorry I didn't know.

Me: Alright then on with the story

"Ok then, let us get started," The recording of Mary said. "We have received multiple reports of a terrorist force gathering in an abandoned city near Central City. As you know Central City is the location of the president, so a terrorist force this close must be investigated."

Shadow then asked to no one in particular, "Why us?"

And just like it seemed like the recording knew what Tyber said earlier, she responded to Shadow by saying, "Because you are the two best operatives in the area, not to mention the only two."

Shadow realizing that the recording had answered him looked slightly uncomfortable at the fact that Mary had expected that question from him, and seeing Shadows reaction to the "response" of the recording Tyber starting laughing quietly to himself, Shadow hearing Tyber's laughing said, "Shut up."

"Oh sorry, was that out loud?"

"Yes."

Mary then got an annoyed look on her face and said, "Stop arguing."

Then both of them stopped talking and looked at the screen.

At this Mary got a pleased look on her face and said, "Good because I was getting to the important part. We want to send you two into the city and look for the terrorist forces, and remove them. Also because the place is deserted, collateral damage is non-existent, so use any and all powers needed. Good luck."

At this point the recording ended and the disk popped out of the scanner. Tyber went to retrieve it so they could dispose of it.

After they had destroyed the disk Shadow asked, "So what do you think?"

"Think of what?"

"This mission, it sounds too easy like there is some form of ulterior motive or something."

At this Tyber shrugged and replied simply with, "I don't know, maybe. Why do you ask?"

"I guess I have been used by others before and now I am looking for it everywhere I guess."

"Well if we are being used it's by the people who brought us this Intel not my parents."

Shadow smiled slightly at that, since he never had a parent figure in his life, sure he had the Professor and Maria but neither of those, Maria especially, could be seen as a parental figure. Seeing just how much Tyber trusted his parents really showed Shadow what he missed out on.

"What?"

Hearing Tyber's voice snapped Shadow out his trance, "Oh, nothing sorry."

Tyber looking really confused said, "Ok then…."

Shadow recovering rapidly said, "Shall we be going?"

Tyber responded, "Good a time as any I guess."

"Alright then, let's go."

With that the 2 hedgehogs left the base heading toward Central City.

Me: Ok how is the story so far any problems? Constructive criticism is appreciated. And to respond to Super Light the Hedgehogs review, the background will come later. Namely, in Dark Star.