Chapter Seven: Evil
By
LordHelen
"So how do I talk to it?" Shadow put his hand over the black cloud and sighed. How did you talk to a myth? A god that might never have really existed? An idol that died out many years ago…
"You turn around," a voice answered from behind. Shadow spun and saw a black star with six points and a red eye in the center. He was just floating there, despite there being no sign of entry. The tables were still stacked against the door. No one had come in that way.
"You…?" Shadow looked at the picture. Could this black cloud morph into another shape? Was this Black Doom so dangerous he could enter a temple without using the door?
"I am Black Doom," the star confirmed when Shadow failed to finish his question. "I have awaited this moment for many long years. Finally we are together, Shadow."
"Saline told me to ask you about how I was…made," Shadow said, looking at the star again. For some reason that didn't help his nerves. He briefly considered running away.
"Ah, yes. It's an interesting story. Gerald Robotnik attempted to make a Super Life Form, basically a Living Super Cure to all illnesses. His granddaughter had gotten sick he wanted to save her pathetic life. He made several attempts and failed. Then I can along a graciously offered my DNA to help him. Thus you were created."
"Super…Cure?" Shadow repeated. A Super Cure…he'd never been a doctor or saved anyone's life before. He had never gotten sick, but that didn't prove anything.
"Now I have come to collect Gerald's I.O.U. I have come for you, Shadow. A fine weapon you will be. I think I'll use you to destroy this world."
"What? Destroy? Mobius? Why would I do that?" Shadow asked, his gut telling him he did not want to be here, that he should run away before Black Doom said anything that could make him destroy Mobius.
"Because I know just how to get you to do so. I need to so you something," Black doom said ominously. Suddenly, the temple disappeared and black space appeared. Shadow was in space, alive! "I'll be waiting for you at the ARC, to show you why you'll do just what I say."
Black Doom disappeared, leaving Shadow all alone. In space.
Sonic became dully aware that she was not alone, and then suddenly aware that in her confusion and depression she was no longer the Light Wanderer. She looked around and saw guns pointed at her. She stood up and stumbled away from the rabbit.
"Sonic, you are under arrest for the merciless slaughter of these soldiers and the assault of Megan Griffin," a deep voice informed her. A man in a dressy military outfit stepped forward.
"Do you want to arrest me or save the world?" Sonic snapped, not in the mood to deal with these people and still incredibly uncertain about Shadow.
"Save the world?" The rumor ran through the line of soldiers, before the man ordered them to hold formation.
"What do you mean, save the world, hedgehog?"
"Shadow-"
"I knew that hedgehog was a threat!" he growled.
"Shadow will be forced to destroy Mobius by a creature called Black Doom!" Sonic said loudly, talking over the captain's next words. "You can arrest me, but I'm the only one who can stop him. In fact…" Sonic inwardly cringed as she prepared to say what she had to say. "It would very much help if I could work with G.U.N."
"Work with us?"
"Yes, because I need your resources and gun power. So arrest me if you want, the only one standing in this clearing that can stop Black Doom is me."
"Stand down, men. I have orders to arrest you. Come to the base with me and I'll talk to my officials."
"I can't, I need to go find Shadow before Black Doom does. Alone," Sonic emphasized when one soldier stepped forward to accompany her.
"I can't authorize that," the captain disagreed.
"Good think I'm not asking permission, then," Sonic hissed. "Arrest me once I've found Shadow. It won't be good if Black Doom finds him, as I'm sure you know."
"You have one hour to find him and return to this clearing. If not, we'll have to hunt you down, and we'll include your resisting arrest in our report."
"Ooh, reprimanded on paper," Sonic muttered sarcastically. The captain got a weird look on his face like he was considering shooting Sonic. So Sonic very quickly left the clearing. Because of what the rabbit had shown her, Sonic knew where Shadow was and how to get there. She could only hope she wasn't too late.
She ran as fast as she could and soon reached the temple. The door was blocked, so she took it as a good sign. When she tried to pull her energy throughout her body and change, it didn't happen. She put it down as fear for Shadow and clawed her way through to an empty temple.
Shadow sat down for a moment to relax. He had found out he hated space intensely, and when he finally got on the ARC he was incredibly pissed off. Surprisingly, he wasn't out of breath like someone would be after going on a jog through SPACE. Then again, most someones couldn't breathe in space, either.
"Welcome to ARC, Shadow. This is where you were born…or created, whichever you prefer." Black Doom floated into view.
"How can a star without a freaking mouth talk?" Shadow hissed back.
"I am the all powerful BLACK DOOM! I can do anything!" Black Doom responded. Shadow stood up and looked around.
"It's very high-tech, right?"
"Extremely, or at least for Mobius. I used to know this charming medium sized planet before I wiped it out of the universe that could put this to shame. Follow me," Black Doom started floating away. Shadow followed him through the impressive ARC until he ended up in a room with a clear wall so he could see Mobius.
"Mobius…"
"I will permit you to bring one thing from ?Mobius here before you destroy it. If you refuse to destroy Mobius, I'll kill that thing. Because we both know what you'll pick."
"Sonic," Shadow muttered absentmindedly.
"Really? I was going to say donuts, but Sonic it is." The scene changed and Shadow was standing in the temple again. "Find her, then I'll help you with the next phase of my plan."
"What is the next phase?" Shadow turned to look at Black Doom, but he was gone.