Well, I have finally got my second Chapter out so, enjoy! (dont worry, its longer that the first one)


Shadow stood there for a while, staring into the sun which was slowly setting over the field he had landed in. He then pulled out his emerald, only to see it had lost its shine and color. The hedgehog drew back in surprise, not expecting the emerald to have such a lifeless color.

He quickly stashed the gem away in his quills, and small sparks started to gather around his shoes. There was a sonic boom as Shadow raced away, a small trail of scorched crops following wherever he went. "That's who I am." Shadow thought aloud, bitterness in his voice. "I am destruction."

After what seemed like hours on end of running through the endless field, Shadow slowed. Ahead of him was a long winding road that stretched beyond where the eye could see, and there was a large metallic monstrosity heading straight for him. He ducked out of the way, only to have to jump to avoid another one of these monsters. He then caught a glimpse inside of one, only to see strange beings that looked nothing like him, other than the fact that they were a general humanoid shape.

Shadow heard a loud honking sound as one of the things flew past him, kicking up dust in his face. He stumbled over to the side of the road, and into the field once more. After rubbing his eyes for a while Shadow decided to flee whatever these things he had encountered were. He would have destroyed them with chaos control, but now that the emerald had no power, neither did he. The hedgehog blazed through the field, looking for some sign as to where he was. The endless maze of corn and wheat came to a halt as Shadow burst from it, coming to a halt before a large oak tree.

As he looked out over the horizon, he came to the realization that it was nearly night, and Shadow didn't want to get lost in the darkness of night. He took a few steps back from the oak tree and then charged at it, running up it until he found a thick branch. Shadow clung to the branch, pulling himself up and laying down on it, using the mighty trunk of the tree as a headrest. Soon the hedgehog had fallen into a deep sleep.

Before he knew it, the sun was rising in the east and Shadow's eyes slid open, revealing his crimson pupils. The hedgehog jumped from branch to branch until, far out on the horizon, he saw the dark silhouette of a small farm house, most likely the owner of the fields he had been aimlessly wandering around. He dropped from the tree, landing in a sprint. Maybe the owners of the house could tell him where he was and how he could get back to Morbius.

Shadow raced across field after field, and came across a couple of roads where he had to once again dodge the metallic beasts. He hadn't realized how far away the house actually was until when he reached it, the sky was dark once more. Shadow looked around for a place to sleep until morning, when his eyes fell upon a small fort sitting upon a tree with boards nailed into it.

"Perfect." He said to himself as he expertly climbed up the ladder. Shadow looked around the small room, and settled down in a dark corner that was near the exit, just in case he had to make a quick escape. As he fell asleep once more, his mind was plagued by nightmares. It was the same gruesome scene as always. He and Maria were running down a dimly lit hall, away from the guards that were chasing them. But it was to no avail.

"Maria!" Shadow called out, waking up to see a face staring into his. He recoiled in shock, falling out the hole in the floor and landing at the base of the tree. He swore quietly as he looked up the trunk of the oak and into the fort. He could now see the face again, a small girl with long blonde hair that now dangled out of one of the many windows of the wooden structure as she looked at him with a mixture of confusion and awe.

She then disappeared for a moment, only to start to climb down the ladder toward Shadow. He looked around in panic, searching for a hiding place to get away from this girl. The hedgehog started to run for what looked like a cellar when the girl spoke.

"Wait Mister… don't go!" she cried out. Shadow slowly stopped. That voice… it sounded like…

"Maria?" he asked after a moment's hesitation.

She stared at him. "Sir why do you keep saying that name?" she asked him, crushing his hopes that she was somehow in fact his long lost friend.

Shadows hung his head. "Thought you were someone else." He grunted, turning his head away from her. He started to run off again when the girl let out a small gasp.

"Wait a minute! Your that weird alien from the news right?" she asked him, her eyes wide open and her mouth agape.

Shadow crossed his arms. "Well, I'm not sure what this 'news' is you talk of, but it is clear that this world is not Morbius… so yes, it's safe to bet I am." He said, a hint of amusement in his voice.

"Well then come on!" she exclaimed, making the hedgehog jump slightly. "My mum's almost done with dinner, you should stay!"

Shadow began to decline when she ran toward him, grabbing him by the arm and dragging him inside. "I'm not taking no for an answer." She stated matter of factly.

Shadow sighed. This was going to be a hard day.


So, thats all for this chapter. R&R, im not sure weather to ditch this story or not...

thats a dinosaur, signing out.