Another new fic from me. The main reason that I have not updated my other fic's is that I have a major case of writers block. I am going to try and finish them, but I decided to do this first.
This fic comes straight from the final story of the new game, Shadow the Hedgehog, with several alterations so, like I said earlier, don't read it if you don't want the true ending spoiled. The reason why this does not cover the full story is because that, in total, there are 326 possible storylines within the game. I don't think that I can make that many chapters within one lifetime considering my short attention span.
Shadow the Hedgehog Last Story
Chapter 1: Truth
The remains of Westopolis stood ominously within a red mist. Not a sign of life was visible. Most of the city was still smoldering from the attack almost 3 days ago. A small piece of paper blew in on the wind and snagged itself on a slightly dammaged phone pole. It was a newspaper cover, the headline of which said "Fire in the Sky Festival, 50 Year Return of the Black Comet! Best Viewed Tonight." A strong gust of wind freed the paper and blew it away just as a red-glowing object became visible in the sky.
Shadow stood whithin a large passageway inside of the Black Comet, a smile of both satasfaction & relief adorned his face as the seven Chaos Emeralds hovered around him. "Finally," he sighed, "I have all seven emeralds. Now I can find the secrets to my past." All of a sudden, Shadow sensed something come up behind him. He turned around to see Black Doom phaze up through the floor, a malevolent look about him. "Well done, Shadow," He said, "now we can begin our ritual. Give me the Chaos Emeralds, fufill the promise made so long ago and I will tell you all you need to know about your past."
"SHADOW!" Shadow turned around to see Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Cream & Cheese, Amy, Rouge, and Dr. Eggman running twoard them. "Shadow, quick, give us the emeralds," said Sonic. Shadow just stood there in confusion. "Uuuhh," Shadow started. "Do not give Black Doom the emeralds," Eggman stated. "They're planning to destroy the planet!" added Rouge. Shadow was in both shock and major disbelief, he thought that Black Doom wanted to enslave the human race, not DESTROY them.
Black Doom started to laugh under his breath. "Foolish inferior life forms, we of the Black Arms are more than advanced, we are PERFECT. We do not wish to make the humans suffer, on the contrary. The greed and selfishness of these poor creatures are leading them down a path of self destruction. We are simply here to offer them a reprieve from their torture, we offer...salvation."
"SALVATION MY ASS," Amy huffed. "Your just a... Big... Stinky... DOO DOO HEAD!" Cream insulted (Cream's only 6, what did you expect her to say) as Cheese gave an agreeing 'Chao'. "It matters not what you think of me..." started Black Doom. He held out his sharp talons and pulled the Chaos Emeralds twoards him, Shadow still too dumbfounded to stop him. "...As I now posess all seven emeralds. The time has come, let the Ritual of Prosperity begin... CHAOS CONTROL!"
The seven emeralds began to glow with a dark aura as Black Doom's body began to glow white with Chaos Energy. The energy blasted outwards and engulfed the entire comet and everyone in it in chaos control as it dissapeared into thin air, reappearing only seconds later just above Westopolis. Three large tentacle-like structures then busted out of the comet and anchored it to the earth.
"W-what happened?" quieried Eggman as he tried to regain his composure. "He used Chaos Control to teleport the comet to the planet's surface." answered Tails.
"The velocity of the comet is not strong enough to pass through another planets atmosphere," said Black Doom, "but the space-time powers of the Chaos Emeralds allow us to teleport through to the planets surface. Untill now, we could only send our soldiers down to the surface one by one."
"So you needed me to collect the seven emeralds so that you could give yourself the power to teleport the comet to the earth's surface," noted Shadow, "but why me?" Black Doom would have had a malevolent smile on his face if he had a mouth. "Because," he started, "you are, quite literally, a part of me. You were created from MY blood!"
Everyone just froze up, they could not believe it (especially Eggman), Proffessor Gerald Robotnik sold out his own race, for RESEARCH no less. Shadow dropped to his hands and knees 'I...was created...from Black Doom?' was all that ran through Shadow's mind after hearing this. As for the others, well, after hearing something as insulting as this twoards his family, Eggman just lost it.
"YOU," he basically growled, "YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT PILE OF HORSE SHIT YOU CALL THE TRUTH! WHY I OUGHT TO RING THAT SLIMY THING YOU CALL A NECK IN TWO!" Eggman was like a rabid dog on a chain, and by chain I mean that Knuckles was the only thing keeping him from attacking Black Doom (good thing to, I don't think Sonic Team would want to find a new Eggman if ya know what I mean... XD) "Calm down Eggman," said Sonic, "we're gonna stop him."
"That's right," said Knuckles as he threw out his fist, "I'll stop him even if I have to tear this comet apart with my bear fi..." All of a suden, Knuckles' body just froze up. "Knuckles, are you..." Sonic started, but he stiffened up as well, as did Eggman, Rouge, Amy, Tails, Shadow, Cream & Cheese.
"I hope you all like our secret weapon," Black Doom said under an evil chuckle, "a thin red gas, almost invisible in small amounts, that absorbs itself directly into your bloodstream and causes total paralysis to your nervous system. Soon you wont even be able to blink. Now, come forth my children, devour these infidels and grow into fine warriors." Almost instantly, about 20 Black Larvae appeared and slowly crawled twoards our heroes, ready to feast on their flesh and blood as the crew gave muffled screams of terror.
At this moment, time seemed to stand still for Shadow as everyones theories of him ran through his head. A clone, an android, the real ultimate life, Shadow's mind was a raging torent of confusion and misleadings. He wasn't sure of himself anymore, not even knowing if he had any friends to comfort him in his time of need. THAT was when he realized it, he DID have friends. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Cream & Cheese, Rouge, Team Chaotix, Omega, Eggman, even the President. They were all there for him, they helped him through his troubled times, they didn't care about his past, and now he didn't either.
Shadow opened his eyes, a fire of rage in them. His body began to glow with a destructive rage, fuled by the hatred he felt twoards Black Doom. The adrenaline let him burn through the gas and regain movement. Standing up, he stepped on one of the Black Larvae and released an energy blast that fried the rest. Black Doom would have dropped his jaw when he saw that if he had a jaw, but the expression on his face still conveied the emotion. "I am Shadow the Hedgehog," began Shadow, "my life is that of a mystery, but wether I be an android, a clone, or the true ultimate life, I will allways be there for my friends, as they are for me." He looked back to his friends and smiled, then turned back to Black Doom. "I have put the past behind me, THIS is WHO I AM!"
"You are...stronger...than I first believed," said Black Doom as a sweat drop ran down the side of his face, "but no matter, if you want to stop me, you have only a few minutes to do so." And with that said, he disappeared in a flash of Chaos Control, taking the seven emeralds with him.
Shadow reached into a makeshift pocket of knotted fur and pulled out several power rings and gave each of his friends one. The rings glowed a very bright yellow and disappeared into their bodies. "The chaos energy in those rings should let you burn through the gas a little faster." he said, "When you are able to move again, leave the comet and get somewhere safe. I'm going after Black Doom, and by the time I get through with him, Hell will seem like a pinch." Shadow then raced off to find Black Doom.
MATT: That was Chapter 1: Truth
As you are reading this, note that this does not reflect what really happens in the game, but it does have the basic chain of events in the story.
As an added bonus to all of you who have yet to reach Last Story in the game, know this; you do not get ranked for the last story.
Well, thats all, please leave a good review
Coming soon, Chapter 2: The Last Way