Chapter 8
Sonic was running at his usual speed, the wind in his face, the ground under his feat and the speed lines that anime always adds to make things look faster. His fur was pinned to the back of his head. His mind however, was on his lost friend. The Black Arms where merciless, unlike all of their past foes. And they seemed so familiar, yet he couldn't remember where. One thing did come to mind though. It was Shadow.
Sonic let out a sigh. It was a going to be a long day...
Cosmo was out in the garden. She wasn't gardening, but practicing. Her new ability, her vine attack. She was actually pretty good at it. She smiled to herself; she had managed to raise them to about 4 metres.
"Cosmo its lunch time!" Cream called. "Where having sushi and sashimi!"
"I'm coming!" Cosmo cried happily.
Later at lunch, everyone was chowing down on the raw fish. Cosmo looked around the table. Everyone was talking and bickering among them. Knuckles and Rouge where debating about Chaos Emeralds, Cream and Cheese were talking about TV and Sonic was chatting with Chris. She looked at the black hedgehog at the end of the table. Shadow was silently eating his sushi, his eyes closed with concentration. Cosmo let her smile fall; Shadow had been acting strange ever since he had apologized for attacking her.
He never smiled, not that he ever did. Perhaps a conversation would brighten his mood. She picked up her plate and sat next to him. He didn't move as she placed her bum on the chair next to him.
"Hey Shadow!" She said. "Do you like your sushi?"
Shadow only responded by picking up a bottle of wasabi. He dumped about half the bottle on the rice and picked it up with the chopsticks. He popped it in his mouth and chewed. Cosmo looked sick.
"It's okay." He mumbled. "What do you want now?"
"What?" she asked a little surprised. "I came over here to talk to you."
"..." Shadow looked at her weirdly. About fifteen minutes later they decided to discuss battle plans. "The Black Arms skin can be penetrated by bullets and lasers. I think we need to replan our strategy to avail this war."
Cosmo frowned to herself, he was boring. She then looked at the hedgehog's body. His black quills had small black hairs sticking out, and his eyes were blood shot and baggy. His soft white chest hair was stiff and droopy and he looked thinner than normal. He stopped talking and looked at her. He zoned out. Cosmo was very healthy and had been gaining a little weight.
He closed his eyes and sighed. Swirling blank thoughts clouded his mind. He saw only one image, a hulking orange lizard. It was hooked onto a system and it roared at him. He winced, his head ached his eyes burning and bleeding. Droplets' of sweat dripped of his fur.
"Urgh..." he groaned. Cosmo stared and called his name. Darkness swirled around and manipulated shapes. One monstrous one stood out. A hulking beast with three eyes. The monster from his earlier battles.
"You cannot control fate Shadow, join us or be defeated. Your Black Arms blood will rise soon and then you'll have no choice. Your mind shall be mine, if you try to resist, I'll kill you."
Shadow threw open his eyes. Everyone was standing over him, Ella smiled.
"You silly dear." She said softly. "You collapsed on the ground. It's a good thing Cosmo was here to alert us."Cosmo smiled. Amy moved away. "Gee Shadow, nice trick. Playing dead."
"I think you should have a lie down." Cream said. Shadow refused. He got up and left the room silently. He was confused, why was that alien imprinting on his mind? What did he mean his Black Arms blood was rising? Could he be? No. He couldn't be.
Cosmo's POV
I watched him leave the room, but felt something odd. I had checked him out, just a couple of minutes ago. I shuddered in disgust. He was cruel and just plain weird, and his knowledge of armoury was just plain creepy. He was sitting on the couch now, rubbing his temples, and muttering to himself.
I stared out the window and saw a blue blur zoom past the window. Sonic was here! I ran out the door to great him. Sonic was standing in the garden smiling and looking at the hills. Amy and I began talking to him. He told us of the trees, the rivers and all the amazing animals he saw. I marvelled at his speed, dreaming of what kind of things he had seen. None of us really noticed the green blood oozing of his fingers, puddling on the ground. I then realized he had been killing aliens.
End of Cosmos POV
Shadow was on the roof, watching Cosmo and Amy chatter with the faker. He smelt the blood dripping from his hands. He wasn't the same Sonic he had met in space. This Sonic was intent on revenge; the death of Tails had changed him forever. He leapt down from the roof and walked up to Sonic, his eyes focused on the blood. He grabbed Sonics arm and dragged him down to the shed. Besides Tails, Sonic was probably going to understand what he was going to tell him.
Shadows POV
Amy was yelling at me as I dragged Sonic away, Cosmo just looked plain confused. Pulling the shed door closed, he slammed him into the wall.
"What are you doing Shadow?" he asked, looking at my red eyes. "Are you feeling okay? You haven't been yourself." Sonic was dribbling crap. His panicked form was laughable, but I wasn't in the mood. This matter would decide which path I would take, the path I would use to discover my past. I wasn't in the mood for laughing.
"Sonic I want you to listen very carefully." I whispered in his ear.
"I think I'm a Black Arms." I said. I closed my eyes waiting for a response. I got my response as fist collided with my face.
That's it for this chapter, please guys I need some reviews. There like a drug, I can't get enough of them!
