SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG
Disclaimer: I do not own the Sonic characters, just the OC's
Chapter Three: Lethal Highway
Sonic and Shadow have arrived to another part of the city which was also destroyed by the invaders. In front of them was a long highway then had been broken thanks to the Black Arms and their alien explosives. "So where do you think they are holding the chaos emerald, Shadow?" Sonic asked. "Your guess is as good as mine." Shadow replied.
Sonic and Shadow looked up and down the broken highway, hoping to find anything that might be holding the chaos emerald. But while they were searching, the hedgehog duo did not notice a dark figure sneaking up behind them. The figure crept closer and closer behind Shadow without him taking notice. As the figure was about to reach its target, it accidentally kicked a rock, which alerted Shadow of its presence. Shadow looked back and gasped in horror as he stared at his worst nightmare: the love-struck Kumori.
"SHADOW!" Kumori shouted as she grabbed Shadow into a bone-breaking hug, which was suffocating Shadow. "Oh Shadow, I was worried I would never see you again." Kumori said as she released Shadow. Shadow took a few moments to catch his breath before saying "Kumori, I saw you yesterday." "It feels like an eternity when you're in love. Right, Shadow?" Kumori said with stars in her eyes. Shadow groaned and Sonic was laughing his head off at Shadow predicament.
The suddenly, the ground started to rumble and many of the stones on the ground moved in different directions. The group heard a noise coming from behind and looked to see a round grey, alien tank with side wings headed their way. Acting on instinct, Sonic jumped to the right as Shadow grabbed Kumori and jumped to the left to avoid the tank. The group watched as the flying tank passed by with Doom's Eye following it closed behind.
"That tank must have the chaos emerald." Shadow said. "It looks strong, but it's nothing we can't handle right Shadow." Sonic said to him. Sonic and Shadow were about to run when Kumori interrupted. "Shadow, where are you going?" Kumori asked. "We have to get the chaos emerald from that tank before those aliens take it." Shadow explained. "Then I'm going too." Kumori said. "No, you're not!" Shadow proclaimed. "Please." Kumori said, giving him the puppy eyes. No matter how strong or cold Shadow was, he could resist the eyes, and so he gave in.
"Alright, you can help." Shadow said. After receiving he answer, Kumori went from puppy eye to serious. "Alright you two, we have to stop that tank before it gets away! So don't fall behind, you got it!" Kumori said before chasing after the fleeing tank. Sonic and Shadow stared for a moment before Sonic said "Wow, super mood swings. Aren't you lucky to have a girlfriend like her?" "I'll kill you for that!" Shadow shouted as he chased after the laughing Sonic.
After a few seconds, Sonic and Shadow had reached Kumori along the broken road. "What took you? I was afraid I lost you." Kumori said to them. "Sorry, Shadow wanted to ask me where you two should go for your date." Sonic playfully lied to her. At that comment, Kumori's starry eyes had returned faster then you could say "chilidog". "Really?" Kumori asked Shadow hopefully. "No! Everything that idiot says is a lie!" Shadow shouted quickly to her. "Aw, no need to be embarrassed. I know you love me." Kumori said, causing Shadow to groan and slap his head hard, which really hurt.
After running a few good miles, the three hedgehogs had managed to reach the Black Arms tank. "Alright, let do it." Sonic said as he jumped to the air. Shadow and Kumori followed his example and all three hedgehogs used a homing attack on the tank. The problem was that the tank had an invisible force field, which bounced the trio to the ground. Three Black Arms soldier were walking along the highway, minding their business, when they heard a whistling sound coming from above and the hedgehog heroes fell on top of them, knocking them out.
"I guess these guys are useful after all." Shadow said as he looked down to the knocked out soldiers. "Shadow, the tank, it's getting away!" Kumori said as she pointed to the fleeing vehicle. Thinking fast, Shadow grabbed one of the alien soldiers oddly shaped weapons and fired it, the force from it caused him to fall back on to his butt. To their surprise, the shot had passed through the force field and landed a direct hit on the tanks right wing.
Shadow looked at the gun and said "These black creatures' guns can penetrate through the tanks the force field. But the aftershock from the blast is too great for me to handle." Shadow said to them. "But how are you gonna run and use that thing on the tank at the same time?" Sonic asked. Shadow had no idea how he was going to pull it off until something caught his eye and made him smirk. "Who said anything about running?" Shadow said.
Down the highway, a few black Arms soldiers were outside the tank, trying to repair the damage Shadow caused to the right wing. Suddenly, a loud revving sound had filled the air and was coming from down the highway. The few soldiers looked down the road to see Shadow riding a black motorcycle and aimed his new gun at the aliens. Shadow fired thre shots, which landed straight at the alien's heads, killing them, and alerted the soldiers inside. The alien tank took off in a hurry with Shadow following close behind them.
"They don't really think they can escape me do they?" Shadow said to himself as he sped up after the tank. Soon, Shadow was riding right next to the tank. Shadow pulled out the alien gun and fired three shots at its side. The shots had alerted the aliens inside and one of them popped out of the top to fire on Shadow. As the alien fired its gun, Shadow acted fast and maneuvered the cycle to avoid the shots. Shadow decided to slow down and trail behind the tank.
"This thing has got to have a weak spot somewhere" Shadow thought. The Black Arms soldier turned to Shadow's direction and continued to fire on the hedgehog, making Shadow very frustrated. "I have had enough of you!" Shadow shouted as he pulled the trigger on the alien gun. Lucky for the soldier, the shot bounced off his gun. The bad part, the shot landed inside the tank and destroyed the controls for the force field.
Shadow saw the force field go down and thought it would be the perfect opportunity to strike. "Now I've got you." Shadow said as he jumped off the bike and into the air. Once in the air, over twenty yellow arrows appeared around him and he shouted "CHAOS SPEAR!" The arrows lunged themselves at the tank and broke through its hard metal body to destroy it and the alien soldiers inside.
Shadow was searching through the remains of the fallen tank and all he found were dead bodies, but no chaos emeralds. "I don't get it. I was sure the emerald would be here." Shadow said. Just then, a hologram of Black Doom appeared before him. "Shadow you deliberately disobeyed me." Black Doom stated. "I obey no one, especially someone like you." Shadow said to him as he began to walk away.
"It would seem that Professor Gerald has done more to your memory then I originally thought." Black Doom said. At hearing the name of his creator, Shadow halted and looked back to Black Doom. "The professor?" Shadow asked. "It is strange that you do not remember your maker." Black Doom said. "What did you say?!" Shadow asked, even more confused. "Silence, the ramifications of your disobedience will be severe." Black Doom stated. Then, Black Doom waved his hand and they both disappeared in a flash of light.
At the G.U.N. base, a white haired man with one blue eye and one amber eye, wearing a military uniform, watched the screens as they witnessed the destruction the Black Arms were creating. One soldier had arrived and saluted to the person. "Comander, the black aliens have hit six major cities around the world, and every city is reporting significant damage and casualties. Among them, Westopolis has received the heaviest casualties, due to its weakened defense system. Downtown Westopolis has been almost completely destroyed. Unconfirmed sources have also reported seeing a black hedgehog in Westopolis." The soldier reported.
At the mention of a black hedgehog, the commander's interest had peaked. "Shadow? Deploy all troops now and if you find Shadow with the black aliens, kill him!" He commanded. "But sir, isn't Shadow on our side--" the soldier was cut off by his superior. "I gave you an order, soldier! He's evil and he's the enemy!" he said, full of hate. The soldier left the commander to himself. "You can't fool me, Shadow. This time… you're mine." The commander said silently.
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