Sorry for not updating in a while, lack of Wi-Fi. Okay here is Chapter 9.
Shadow's POV
I woke up, my mind at rest and my heart at peace. Rays of sunshine poured through the curtains as I got up to stretch. It seems like I fell asleep on the couch, which begs the question, where is my Rose? "Rose?" I called out, my voice echoed through her home. No response. I called her name again, still nothing. Now I'm getting worried, and I'm the Ultimate Lifeform, I'm not supposed to get worried. I looked everywhere in her home. Nothing. I arrived back in the living room, muttering to myself, "If Faker has her, I swear, I will fucking…" Just then, I heard the front door open and turned to see her enter with groceries. I breathed a sigh of relief and went to help her. "Morning…" She said with a smile, "… You looked so peaceful sleeping, I didn't want to wake you up." I took the groceries from her and gave her a peck on the cheek. "It's ok, although for a second, you had me a little worried." I told her. as I put the groceries down in the kitchen, she started laughing, "What's so funny?" I asked her. "You? Worried?" She asked, wiping tears from her eyes, "That's hard to imagine." I just shook my head. She strolled up to me and gave me a long kiss on the lips, her hands were wrapped around my neck as she gave, and did she give. We broke and she whispered in my ear "I have the entire day planned for us ahead. Don't worry, it's far from where Scourge and Sonic will look for us…" I nodded but couldn't help but shake this feeling of anger and the urge to avenge Gemini. Amy noticed this as well, and reassured me. "I know how you feel…" She started, "…And I feel the same way too, it's just that it might cloud our judgement and we might do stupid things while thinking emotionally…" I sighed, knowing she was right, pissed off that I couldn't do anything about it. On the bright side, at least I have her, and no-one is going to take her away from me.
Sonic's POV
Scourge was briefing the Anti-Sonic team on what to do, while Tails and I came up with a plan to get the emerald rings off Shadow. Tails seems a little off today, he is constantly avoiding me and when I talk to him, he shuts me out. Even now, he is keeping his distance. I approached him and asked him "Hey buddy, what's wrong?" "Nothing." He said, bluntly. "Come on Tails, you can tell me anyth…" He interrupted me with a voice filled with attitude "I know; I just don't want to." I just snapped, I don't know why, I don't know how, but I just did. I grabbed Tails by the throat and slammed him against a nearby wall. I felt myself changing into Dark Sonic again as I shouted at Tails "Don't you ever show me attitude again, or I swear I'll…" The little bastard had the nerve to interrupt me again, "You'll what!? Huh!? Snap my neck!? Go ahead, you dickless…" Then he said the word, "…Faker!" and I saw red.
Amy's POV (That evening)
"Today was lovely Rose, thank you so much." Shadow said and kissed me on the cheek as we walked back to my place. I blushed and snuggled up against him as he put his arm around my waist. "Anytime, Shadow." I said and we continued walking back to my place. Home was in sight so I decided to let go of Shadow and fish my keys out my bag, only to hear Shadow exclaim "What the hell?!" and to feel him zoom off. I looked up and saw him by our front porch nursing something in his hands, or someone. I rushed to his side and saw a badly beaten, cut, and bruised Tails bundled up into a ball in Shadow's arms. "Tails…" I hear Shadow solemnly say as he picked Tails up and motioned for me to open the door. I did so, and he entered, moving towards the lounge and placing Tails on the sleeper couch. I closed and locked the door and ran to the bathroom to get the medical kit, while Shadow assessed Tails' wounds. I made my way back to the lounge, but hid away when I heard Shadow say "Tails, when your plane broke down and I helped you fix it because Faker was out of town, what was the first thing I said when you showed me how bad your plane's condition was?" Tails laughed weakly and said softly "You said nothing, but your face said everything." Shadow gave a small genuine smile and said "Just checking if you're the real Tails…you can come out now Rose." I came out of hiding, embarrassed, and tossed the medi-kit to Shadow who caught it with one hand and placed it on the ground. "Tails, your external damage is bad, but your internal damage is way worse. I'm going to use chaos energy to heal you, is that ok?" Tails nodded, and closed his eyes and Shadow placed his hands on Tails' wounds and said "Chaos Heal!" Tails gritted his teeth and tensed up for a few seconds, before he completely relaxed, and Shadow removed his hands revealing no more wounds. Tails sat up, flinching with every move. "I forgot to say, you're still going to feel it for a few hours." Shadow said and gave Tails painkillers from the medical kit. Tails nodded and took the pills, while Shadow took a deep breath then asked, "Now, who did this to you?" Tails closed his eyes and tears came as he said "…Sonic…" I was shocked, Sonic would never hurt Tails, but that blue hedgehog isn't Sonic, not anymore. Shadow growled, and said "That blue baboon has hurt his last friend. It's time to end this." Then we heard a knock on the door, I whipped out my piko-piko hammer and walked to the door as Shadow turned the couch in a way that hid both him and Tails. I opened the door and saw a familiar kitsune, that has also been beaten and bruised badly. "Tails?!" I exclaimed, loud enough for Shadow and the other Tails to hear. "Amy, I need your help…" He said, "…Sonic, Scourge and I built a machine that allowed Scourge to get his team from his dimension. He has Anti-Miles Prowler posing as me, and the rest of the team hunting me, can I come inside?" "Sure, anything for a friend." I said and let him inside.
Shadow's POV (before Amy opened the door)
I indicated to Tails that he must keep quiet and he nodded as I prepped myself to chaos control behind this person and snap their neck, that is, until I heard Rose say "Tails?!" I looked at the Tails in front of me and narrowed my eyes. The Tails in front of me shook his head and mouthed the word "Anti-me" I nodded, then heard the Tails at the door say that there was an imposter running around, being him. I looked at the Tails in front of me and scanned for the tinniest thing that could indicate that he isn't our Tails, something that only I would see. I found nothing, which means the bastard at the door was the imposter. Then I heard Rose say that he can come in, and then I heard the door close and after that, Rose's scream. I jumped out of cover and saw the imposter holding Rose as a shield and holding a knife to her throat. "Give me Tails, and I'll let her live." Miles, the imposter, said. I looked at Rose and nodded, then said to Miles, "5…" He frowned "…4…" I continued, "Stop fucking around, Hedgehog and give me Tails." He said, I started to approach him slowly, "…3…" I continued, He started to freak out. "…2…" I picked up my pace, "…1…" I finished a few steps in front of him. Rose grabbed the wrist with the hand holding the knife, and twisted it, causing him to drop it. She caught the knife with her foot and flicked it towards me to catch while she judo-hip-tossed Miles in front of her. I corkscrewed, catching the blade and then throwing it back at Miles, right on target. The blade pierced his thigh, severing the tendons, Rose closed his mouth to muffle the scream. I removed the blade then Rose removed her hand. "What are Scourge and Sonic planning?" I asked him. He laughed at me, but kept quiet. I applied pressure to his wound, then said "I am not repeating myself…" He continued laughing then said "You're too late, everything is in set…" My GUN wrist communicator beeped, and the Commander's face appeared on the screen. "Shadow, you should turn on your TV…" "I'm a little busy, Commander." I told him, his face looked solemn as he repeated himself, "Shadow, turn on the TV." I sighed, "Yes, sir." I said and nodded to Tails who was watching from behind the couch. "Ah, there you are, Handsome…" Miles said to Tails, before I kicked him in the face, saying "Shut up." Tails put the TV on and we all saw Westopolis in chaos. The news reporter was saying something about how the Sonic team betrayed us and how dangerous they are. The cameraman managed to get some footage on one of the buildings and on it was my symbol. "They're calling you out Shadow…" The Commander said, I nodded, then made my decision. "I have to go." I said walking towards the door, only to be stopped by Rose's hammer. "No, I won't let you." She said, tears filling her eyes. The Commander was on her side, as he said "Shadow, you are my only link to Maria, we're like family. Please don't do this." I sighed before I said, "Don't you get it? If I don't go, millions will die. This is my decision to make." "Then I'm coming with you." Rose said, I stopped her, "It's too dangerous for you. Stay here and protect Tails. Commander, please do me this favour and help guard this house." He nodded and said "Be careful, Shadow." Rose was crying her heart out, so I raised her chin, and kissed her softly, before saying "I'll be fine." "You better be…" She said and then tightly hugged me. As she let go, I walked to the door and before I opened it I heard "I love you." I turned to face Rose, smiled, then replied "I love you too." Then I sped off to where I've been called
Tails' POV
As Shadow left the house I pulled out my phone (At least Sonic didn't break that) and dialled a number, "Come on, come on come on…" I said as it rang. The phone on the other end got picked up and a familiar deep voice on the other end said "Hello?" "Hey, it's me." I said, "Tails, you know I'm supposed to dead right?" The person said, "Yeah, I know, sorry, it's just that…have you seen the news?" "Yeah…I saw it…Those bastards…For a second I thought they were calling me out but then I realised it's Shadow. I know he isn't stupid enough to go there, why do you ask?" The person said, "Um…" I started, but the person interrupted me. "Oh, shit…He went out there didn't he? That's why you called me?" "Yip." I said. "That dumbass needs my help; he is going to get himself killed." The person said and hung up. I breathed a sigh of relief, 'At least Shadow will have backup, and the Anti-Sonic team is going to get the best of both worlds…' I thought to myself and smiled as I put my phone away.
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