So there they were two unlikely allies', who formed an unlikely partnership. The two of them so different and yet so similar. The both of them going through death like experiences and share the memories of their former selves. Shadow never liked it because it gave him the feeling of not being his own person, that he was confined to the legacy and ways of his former self. That is why he lived the lifestyle he lived, in the hopes of being his own person.
And now Negaduck has come along and shares the same dilemma shadow does, both clones of another being the two share their emotions of being alone and that they were put on earth as what they are rather than choosing. But old habits die hard.
"What do you suggest we do then partner?" asked Negaduck to Shadow.
"What do you suggest partner?" asked Shadow back to Negaduck. The two never really having much companionship were getting used to the word. But it was weirder for Omega, and the rest of the furious five. Those five were totally out of the loop, none of them not even Omega would have seen this coming.
"I say." began Negaduck."We go out in force and take over this city." He followed that up with a cackling laugh. Shadow put a cigarette in his mouth and lit it. Then puffed smoke out of his mouth.
"I say." He said."We visit you home town, since you've had the pleasure to come visit mine." Negaduck put his hand on his chin and looked as if he was thinking.
"Good idea, partner." He said as he snapped his fingers."It would give me a chance to go back to my roots, and start my history all over again."
"Well what are we waiting for?" asked Shadow. Then he and Negaduck took a few striding steps forward. But then two were then pulled aside by their other partners, Shadow by Omega and Negaduck by the furious five.
"What are you doing?" asked Omega.
"Well we're going to the City of Saint Canard." told Shadow calmly with a shrug of his shoulders.
"I don't understand." said Megavolt to Negaduck who asked the same question and received the same answer. Negaduck looked over his shoulder at Shadow who was speaking with Omega.
"He's right." said Negaduck."He does understand my situation." He then turned his gaze back to the four before him.
"Look." said Shadow to Omega."If you don't want to come I understand, but I'm not leaving without you." Omega stood and then analyzed the situation. He knew Shadow wouldn't leave him behind, their friendship was too important for that. But then again he didn't want to hold his friend back. Whatever Shadow's decision Omega would follow with him through thick and thin, through all obstacles and challenges. After all what are friends for. This new partnership was unexpected thought, and what would it do to their friendship.
"Very well." said Omega."If you are going through with this I shall accompany you through it."
"Thanks." said Shadow. A soul word that he would only say to Omega. Shadow then pulled out a cigarette and lit it. Then he turned around and looked at Negaduck.
He saw Negaduck hovering over the shrunken bodies of the other members of the furious five. They had obviously had the same conversation he and Omega had just had; only Negaduck was probably less nice about it.
Then Negaduck trailed away from the frightened group and made his way over to Shadow.
"Shall we be on our way, then?" he asked as he stood by Shadow's side. Shadow blew smoke out of his mouth and nodded.
"Lead the way." He said. Then Negaduck took off in the lead, leading the way to Saint Canard. Shadow was next to follow but stopped as he looked back to Omega. The giant machine stood back where he was. But upon seeing Shadow looking at him he quickly moved over to is side. The two then continued forward. The furious five where in the back of the group, still recovering from Negaduck's yelling, the trailed behind everyone else in the back.
Meanwhile on Angel Island. The sun had set now and the darkness of night had covered the land.
The choatix were just as we last left them. The four men stood at the bottom of the pyramid while Julie-Su was at the top guarding the master emerald. And luckily she hadn't known that Knuckles was missing. And that was lucky for them.
For at that moment they heard footsteps coming up the hill. The choatix stopped at their training and immediately went into defensive positions, hiding amongst the bushes.
Then as they lied in wait the footsteps became louder and closer and a figure soon appeared. But then after a few moments the choatix began to examine the figure. After observing they noticed the figure was short, had dreadlocks, red fur, and big white gloves with spikes on the end. It was obviously Knuckles.
So slowly the group exited their hiding places and stepped out into the open.
"Your back." said Vector as he walked forward with his arms open wide and a smile on his face. Espio, Mighty, and Charmy followed close behind.
Knuckles looked up at him with a shocked face.
"What is it?" asked Vector keeping his smile.
"Nothing." replied Knuckles as he cocked his head to the side for a moment and then looked back up at him."Just remind me never to listen to you again." He walked past Vector and gave him a pat on the chest. Vector had a long confused frown on his face, Mighty laughed out loud as Knuckles walked pasted them in somewhat of a grumpy mood. Espio put a stop to that as he gave Mighty a quick jab in the side, causing his laughing to stop.
Knuckles walked over and took a seat on the steps of the pyramid.
"So what happened?" asked Espio as he and the rest of the group stood before their leader. He was stopped from saying anymore as Knuckles put his hands up. With his eyes shut and a slight wave of his hand, then he spoke.
"Don't. Don't ask." He said. The other choatix males looked over at each other, knowing that somehow their plan to help their leader "relax" had horribly backfired somehow, only none of them could even begin to guess what had happened. Silence fell on them for a few moments."So what did I miss, while I was gone?" asked Knuckles breaking the silence.
"Nothing, really." said Vector as he stretched out his arms."We've just been training the whole time." Knuckles took a quick glance upward at the top of the pyramid. Then looked back to the others.
"And she doesn't'-" he said in a very quiet voice, pointing to the top of the pyramid, where he guessed Julie-Su still was.
"No." said Vector cutting him off before he could say more.
"Good, Good." said Knuckles as he rested his chin on his hands, he shut his eyes hoping now to bring some relaxation to his day. The group stood there in silence for a few more moments.
Just then they heard a sound coming up from behind them. Knuckles' eyes jerked wide open.
"Somebody's coming." said Mighty as he turned around and looked towards the source of the noise.
"Could just be another friend." suggested Charmy.
"Who else would be coming up here other than Knuckles?" asked Vector pointing to their leader red leader who still sat still on the pyramid steps. However a raging glare was glowing in his eyes.
Knuckles had the suspicion of who would be coming to visit Angel Island at his hour. He had the feeling it was Rogue come to make good on her threat of telling Julie-Su that she and Knuckles had spent the afternoon together, and that was something Knuckles didn't want.
The other choatix members had now turned their attention to Knuckles, waiting to receive orders from their leader. The sound of footsteps kept coming closer.
"Mighty." said Knuckles calling the armadillo over. Mighty stood ready and present."Go down and bring however that is up here." Mighty gave a smirk as he began to walk away."Alive." Knuckles quickly called out before Mighty left earshot.
"Damn." said the armadillo as he stopped briefly before continuing on.
"What about us?" asked Espio as he, Vector and Charmy stood by Knuckles.
"Stand a few feet back." ordered Knuckles."This might get a little nasty." Espio and Vector shoot each other confused looks as they took a few steps back. Knuckles was full intent on taking on this intruder, who he believed to be Rogue on by himself.
"Should we intervene if you need help?" asked Vector. Knuckles gave a small smile and shut his eyes.
"No." he said."I won't need it." The group then became quiet so they could listen downhill for what was going on. All they could hear was the silence of the night, and the chirping of the crickets. But that didn't last long.
The silence of the night was soon broken by the sounds of grunting and struggling. The two competitors were clearly pushing each other around, but it seemed Mighty had the upper hand. His voice would occasionally rise up and say "That all you got" or "Yea".
Then almost as soon as it began it stopped. The grunts and noises had lasted only a few seconds, and then all fell on silent again. The choatix members listened intently now to hear what would happen next.
The next sound they heard was the sound of more footsteps and the sound of something dragging on the ground. The choatix members assumed their respective positions not knowing what would appear out of the darkness. The noises became louder and louder as they got closer.
Then after a few moments, Mighty appeared before them. In his arms he cradled a blue hedgehog, it was Sonic.
"Look what I found." commented Mighty as he noticed his friends looking on him with open jaws. The chaotix members walked over to Mighty and Sonic. Mighty laid him down on the ground.
"What did you do?" asked Knuckles as he walked over.
"I couldn't see in the dark." told Mighty a he tried to defend his actions."I must have taken him by surprise and…"
"And beat him up." said Espio. Mighty nodded guilty.
"Dumbass." said Vector as he and Knuckles bent over to look Sonic over."So what's the deal?" he asked him.
"I guess we'll just wake him up." told Knuckles."See how he's feelin." Knuckles reached out and gave Sonic a light smack on the face. "Hey, wake up." He said. The blue hedgehog slowly began to squirm in his place, then opened his eyes and looked around.
"Where am I?" asked Sonic as he sat up.
"Angel Island." told Vector."You wandered out here, and Mighty jumped you in the dark. Gave you a nasty hit and you were out cold." Knuckles took a quick glance up at Mighty who shrugged his shoulders full of guilt.
"No, No." protested Sonic as he rose to his feet."It wasn't that." He placed his hands on his template as he began to stumble around in place.
"It wasn't what?" asked Knuckles as he himself got up, with Vector close to his side.
"It wasn't Might that hurt me that bad." told Sonic."I was already hurting when I came here." A dread of shock now hit all who stood there. Sonic had been in a fight. And it must have been a bad one, if he was stumbling around Angel Island and was too weak to defend himself.
"Who was it then?" asked Knuckles."What happened?" Sonic put his hand on his head and groaned as he tried to recall what had happened to him.
"I was racing Shadow, to the beach." The chaotix huddled around him as he told his story."As we approached the finish line we, we got separated. I don't know what happened to him after that. But I was set upon. I was attacked by two figures."
"Who were they?" asked Espio.
"Was it Shadow and Omega?" asked Vector.
"No, No." said Sonic as he tried to recall their names."One was a dog, but made of water. He was like chaos." Knuckles and Vector flashed each other a confused look."The other was a… a duck. He was dressed in renaissance clothing, he looked like a clown. Their names were Liquidator and Quacker Jack."
"You were attacked by a clown and a puddle?" asked Knuckles. Sonic took a deep breath and signed. Although he didn't like the attitude, he wasn't in any real mood to argue.
"Yes, Knuckles." He replied."A clown and a puddle."
"Do you know where they came from or what they wanted?" asked Espio.
"They weren't there long enough for me to ask them." told Sonic as he turned over to the chameleon.
"Why what happened?" asked Knuckles.
"We fought for a few minutes." told Sonic."The two had me on the ropes, and then just as it seemed they would finish he off, they ran."
"Why would they run if they could have beaten you?" asked Vector.
"I don't know." replied Sonic with a shrug of his shoulder."One of them spoke of not being the right one and how there was some mistake." All six of their minds thought about that hard. Even with all their minds there, none of them could understand what that meant. But Knuckles was determined to find out something.
"Let's move on." He said."Do you have any idea where they might have come from or why they might have targeted you?" Sonic rubbed his head as he thought for a few moments.
"Now I do." He said as he snapped his fingers.
"Well what is it?" asked Charmy.
"Who else as wanted me dead for as long as we can remember?" asked Sonic. HE of course knew the answer and most likely everyone else did to.
"Eggman." said Mighty. His tone of voice made him sound like he agreed with Sonic.
"Yea." said Sonic."Eggman must have created those two assassins to come after me."
"Hold on now." said Espio."Let's not be rash, I don't think it was Eggman."
"Why not?" asked Mighty.
"All evidence points in his direction." added Sonic.
"More evidence suggests otherwise." said Espio.
"So explain." said Knuckles.
"If Eggman had sent two assassins to kill you, why wouldn't they have? You said they had the opportunity and they didn't take it. Secondly Eggman creates robots and the description of you attackers don't sound like Eggman robots." told Espio.
"Well what are you suggesting then?" asked Sonic."I don't see any other solution here."
"I do." said Espio. Everyone now looked at him with gazing eyes."I think we have another Negaduck situation on our hands."
Meanwhile miles away in the city of Saint Canard.
The ever vigilant and ever alert Darkwing Duck patrolled the city once again. He had done well so far this night. He had stopped a burglary in the second largest bank in the city. But the night was still young and more evil was afoot that night. So on his motorcycle Darkwing Duck patrolled the city.
He made his nightly route as usual, driving his motorcycle up and down the roads, listening ever so carefully for the sounds of evil that threatened the innocent in the night. It wasn't long before he heard it.
"Help, Help." cried a man's voice in the distance. Darkwing stopped in his tracks and listened again for the voice."Help, Help." He heard again. The voice was coming from not too far behind him.
"Hold on." said Darkwing."The hero is on his way." Then he turned his motorcycle around and rode it to where he heard the calls coming from. He kept driving and he heard the calls getting louder and louder. Soon he came to the source of the calls.
It was coming from an abandoned building. He could still here the calls coming from the tenth floor up.
"Help me." He heard the voice call again. Darkwing quickly jumped off his bike and examined the building. Upon realizing where the cries of terror where coming from he quickly prepared himself. He put his cape over his face and proceeded further.
"Let's get dangerous." He said as he entered the building. Then Darkwing quickly ran up flights of stairs all the way up to the tenth floor. When he reached the tenth floor the calls became much clearer to him. They were coming from the first door on the left.
Darkwing approached the door slowly a prepared himself. After a second he took a deep breath, kicked opened the door and bolted in.
"Have no fear." He called out."Your dark knight is here." Then he took a quick glance around the room and saw it to be mostly empty. Except for a few dark spots in the corer he couldn't account for.
"Well well." said a familiar deep voice. Darwking turned to face the voice. At that moment out of the shadows stepped Negaduck."What do we have here?"
"Negaduck." said Darkwing upon realizing his arch-enemy was back.
"How nice you remembered." said Negaduck."Do you remember them as well?" asked Negaduck as he pointed behind Darkwing. The caped hero turned around and saw the rest of the furious five standing there.
"Of course I remember all the criminals I've put away." said Darkwing triumphantly. Just then Negaduck snapped his fingers and the four members of the furious five jumped at Darkwing.
Megavolt approached first. Darkwing punched him in the stomach, then in the chin. Just then Bushroot appeared. Darkwing turned over to him and punched him in the face. The green duck then stumbled back. Just then Liquidator appeared before Darkwing and swung his fist. Darkwing quickly ducked and reached into his pocket. Then he pulled out ray gun and shot Liquidator in the stomach. The Liquid dog flew back into the wall with a hole in his chest. But he stood a few moments after regenerating the hole in his body.
"Your old friends aren't enough for Me." said Darkwing proudly and triumphantly. Just then another figure appeared and punched Darwking in the face. The hero flew across the room and slammed into the wall.
"Good thing I know how to make news ones." He heard Negaduck say. Darkwing looked up and saw a black hedgehog and a giant red, black, and yellow robot standing before him. Then he was quickly grabbed by Bushroot and Liquidator.
Then the mob took Darkwing up to the roof of the building. Megavolt leading the way opening the doors, Bushroot and Liquidator following after holding Darkwing Duck. Next in line was Quacker Jack and Omega, and lastly were the two leaders, Negaduck and Shadow.
Bushroot and Liquidator quickly took Darkwing to the side of the building, and put him up against the edge. Then Negaduck slowly approached.
"Just like old times." said Negaduck with an evil smile on his face."Only this ones ending differently." Darkwing looked at Negaduck, but then focused his attention on the two newcomers he didn't recognize. Shadow stood calmly letting Negaduck have all his fun, Omega stood right next to him.
"Evil will never triumph over good." said Darkwing as he turned his attention back to Negdauck.
"Oh, but this time it has." said Negaduck."And all thanks to me and my new partner." Darkwing looked up at Negaduck confused. Negaduck motioned for Shadow to come over. The black hedgehog did so. The two partners in crime now stood next to each other."Allow me to make the introductions." began Negaduck."This is my new partner in crime, Shadow the hedgehog." He gave a glorious gesture to Shadow as he put his arm around him. Then he turned over to Omega."That is his friend Omega." Then he turned back to the still captured Darkwing."Gentlemen this is Darkwing Duck, my arch-enemy."
"Pleasure." said Shadow. Omega stood silent in the background.
"Whatever you planning evildoers." said Darkwing as he tried to struggle but with no avail."It won't work." Negaduck and Shadow took a few steps closer.
"Poor Darkwing." said Negaduck."You've already lost." Then Negadcuk nodded to Liquidator and Bushroot. The two took that as their cue. The two lifted up and tossed Darkwing over the edge of the building, sending him to his death more than 50 feet below.
Negaduck stood in the aftermath with an evil laugh coming from his mouth.
"He's finally gone." He bellowed. Shadow stood by as Negaduck began to dance around in pure joy. Then Negadcuk approached him."It's begun." He said to his partner.
"What has?" asked Shadow.
"Our time." said Negaduck as he put his arm around Shadow and pointed to the sky."This is our time. You and I will write our names down in the catacombs of history."
"Sounds like a plan." said Shadow. Then the whole group began to smirk as they would soon go into another step of their evil plans.
However teir past would come back to haunt them. For they didn't take the time to listen for Darwking to hit the ground.
And that was chapter 5 people. It's intense and is really starting to heat up. Please leave you reviews telling me what you guys thought. Let me know if you liked it, predictions, anything like that. Until next time, bye.