Chapter Four: Enraged by Failure, Appealed with Heroics
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A/N: There's going to be a slight bit of blood in this chapter, so you may skip it if you choose to.
"What the?'' shadow said confusedly "Eggman, he must of lived, and built this.'' shadow thought. "You are not needed here.'' shadow said and charged forward fast and sent a punch coming toward him, however metal shadow caught his fist and threw him with great force down the building. Metal shadow fired up his jet booster and went after him, ash and the gang saw it happen "Lets go.'' said Ash. They all then had to get dressed and headed down the building.
Shadow kept falling straight downwards he saw metal shadow coming for him, shadow used his hover shoes and went for metal shadow, they both collided and exchanged punches and kicks to each other. Shadow ducked from a punch and threw metal shadow into the building that they were falling from, shadow teleported into the spot where metal was thrown, the glass was broke and shadow looked in front of him and metal came at full charge and kicked him which they both started falling again. They struggled against each other, shadow was above him and used his feet and struck him in the chest which he fell faster and finally metal fell right into a tanker. Shadow had a grenade ready and threw downwards and metal saw it come right in front of his face and then it exploded as the tanker turned into a ball of fire. Shadow floated down and landed in front of the fire, and he was breathing slowly from the fight.
Out of the smoke came metal shadow he looked not even hurt a bit. Shadow growled and metal lunged toward him as did shadow they both collided and the force between them sent them flying separate ways, metal slammed into a car, while shadow crashed into the brick wall of a building. People got out of their cars and ran away from the brawl that would continue, citizens were ordered to clear the area and stay out of any building. The fight shall continue.
Metal and Shadow sent glares toward each other shadow used the power of chaos control and a Javelin rocket launcher was in his grasp he leaped up quickly into the air, metal followed, but all he got was the rocket that plowed into his body he crashed down into street level making a crater. Shadow was falling down to metal with in his grasp his dual MP5's he got in front of him and sent some American lead pounding into metal shadows body, he of course was shaking as the bullets impacted him.
Shadow dropped the guns and he dashed forward in a ball and hit him square in the chest, shadow was officially angry as hell, the hedgehog threw him upwards and teleported in next to him in mid-air and he sent kicks and punches shuttering metals body. Metal Shadow fell with a loud clang to the ground. Sparks of electricity came from his beaten body, metals eyes glowed bright red, shadow once again charged first, metal evaded it and he grabbed him by the leg and pounded him into the dirt left and right. Metal grabbed his neck and sent a crippling punch into his stomach sending shadow flying and shattering a glass window.
Shadow slowly got up the next thing he saw, was a car coming to him, he used chaos control and back onto the street he saw it explode inside the building. He looked back at metal shadow who had punch with his name on it, shadow dodged left and he gave metal an uppercut which metal stumbled back from it shadow sent kicks and then a low kick knocking metal off his feet, metal countered by sending his feet into shadows face when he got up from shadows low kick. Shadow got up quickly and avoided another punch and a series of kicks, shadow made a M16 appear in his grasp and fired the bullets which again sent metal shaking and rattling from the lead entering his system. The pokemon group made it to ground level, but more like ground zero as they saw the battlefield around them. Ash pointed down the street to metal and shadow brawling it out. Shadow got on one knee, he was beaten, dirty, and scars left on his body, with metal nearly at his stage of being turned off permanently. The kids got behind the metal imposter and metal saw them and turned back to shadow who was still glaring at him, and shadow was breathing heavily. Metal Shadow fired up his jet booster and lifted off into the sky, they all looked up to see a mighty flying fortress Eggman's flagship: The Egg Carrier.
Metal escaped, and shadow escaped with his life. The group ran over to shadow with concern. Shadow looked down and was sweating and with blood coming from the scars he had. Shadow had an angry look on his face. Dawn however got on her knees in front of him, she cried and she hugged him tightly, shadow widened his eyes and he saw the rest of the group smiling they crowded around him and stayed with him. However a green beam of light came down on them shadows friends were all being sent upwards slowly, he noticed it was a tractor beam from the egg carrier. Shadow held his hand out "NO!!'' he thundered they were all taken from him.
He fell to his knees and then he witnessed something that never happened to him: tears came down his cheeks, he put his hand to it and clenched his fists. He heard a loud noise from behind him a convoy of military vehicles waited behind him then a huey helicopter hovered above the war torn street. General Richards was on it he had a megaphone "Shadow you are to be killed on sight, for the destruction of Fort Irwin.'' he yelled into the megaphone.
Rows of soldiers were behind him with M16's, shotguns, sniper rifles and rocket launchers. Shadow stayed on his knees he wiped his tears away "First Eggman blames me for attacking a military base.'' the soldiers got their weapons armed. "Then he makes another metal, who thinks he's better than me.'' he said getting up with his back turned to the soldiers. The tanks moved up and rounds were armed, "Then he takes my only friends, well..'' shadow spoke. The soldiers took aim, shadow turned around to them. "And give those chaos emeralds you stole as well!'' the general ordered. Shadow gritted his teeth, but didn't show it. "Just try and take me.'' shadow said quietly. He held his left hand to the left and his right to the right and in his hands his dual MP5's appeared in his grasp. He had his eyes were closed, the soldiers still aimed, but looked worried, shadows body was surrounded by a red aura and his eyes glowed bright red and he opened his eyes "JUST TRY AND TAKE ME!!!'' he glowed a furious red and opened fire on the soldiers they fell to the ground, the tanks opened fire shadow avoided them with quick speed and he dropped the MP5's and a grenade launcher was in his hands, he fired madly at the tanks and they all exploded into fireballs. He landed to the ground and then he put his hands to his chest and let out the powerful and deadly chaos blast, it spread through the area of the street sending the remains of tanks and cars flying and crashing into buildings and stores.
He looked ahead of him and Cobra attack helicopter spotted him, "Shadow the hedgehog spotted, open fire!'' the cobra pilot commanded and missiles came at full speed to shadow, instead he used chaos control and the missiles disappeared and they were sent downwards and into the cobra helicopters that they came from, the flames reflected from shadow eyes. He gritted his teeth and kept angry look on his face.
All around shadow was nothing but chaos and death and destruction. He saw what he did, killing soldiers, spreading death and destruction everywhere. He looked at his hands "What am I?'' he said with no emotion in his voice.
The red aura vanished and his eyes stopped brimming bright red. He looked around to see the citizens of the city stare at him, he didn't feel nothing in him, he had to redeem himself. He saw an overturned car with an injured woman in it he grabbed the car and rolled it back on its tires, he opened the door and picked her up and rested her against a building. He knew it was the right thing, and now he had to do it. He saw a family trapped behind a fire he used chaos control and a fire extinguisher popped up in his hands. He put the fire out. The family saw this what he did, they're was a mom and dad and two young girls, shadow held out his hand and the little girl grabbed his hand he led her and the family out. He saw another overturned car with a elderly man in it he grabbed the car by the side and used his strength to put it back on its wheels.
He struggled and then the citizens around him started to come to his aid, he smiled and they lifted the car, shadow opened the door and helped the man out and he rested him against a building. Shadow smiled as all around him people helped him with the chaos that ensued. He heard a faint sound it was a baby crying. He looked around and went inside a giant hole that was left in the building. He found the poor soul, wrapped in a blanket he walked to the baby and picked him up. He exited the building and went outside he looked around and saw a woman asking people if they've seen her baby. He walked over to the woman, she was in tears he cleared his throat. She turned around and she stayed silent and kneeled down to pick her baby up from Shadow's hands.
She hugged the young one and cried tears of joy the mother looked back at shadow and she said "God bless you shadow, bless you.'' she said to him and she continued to embrace her baby. Shadow walked away and watched as around him as more people were saved, sirens of paramedics rolled in they cared to the injured.
Shadow was about to walk away, but in front of him were a young boy and girl, around six years old. "Mr. shadow, we thin you need these.'' the girl said and they both held a chaos emerald one was the red emerald and the other was the dark blue emerald, he he grabbed them and he looked at the emeralds then the kids. "I'll make things right and settle the score, thank you.'' he said to the two kids. "Bye Bye Mr. Shadow!'' the two kids waved to him as shadow was on search for the Egg Carrier and to rescue his friends.