SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG
Disclaimer: I do not own the sonic characters, just the OC's
Chapter Thirteen: G.U.N. Fortress
It had been several hour since Black Doom used the Eclipse Cannon to destroy all of Central City. The president and commander were in the G.U.N. control room, watching the destruction replay itself on the video screen. "This can't be happening." The president said silently. "Don't worry, sir. We will make those invaders pay for this." The commander said. Suddenly, the alarms begin blaring all around the base. "What is happening?" the president asked suddenly.
"Commander, over a thousand black aliens have infiltrated our fortress." One of the G.U.N. soldier reported. "WHAT!?" the president and the commander shouted together. "And that's not all. According to our reports, Shadow the Hedgehog has also been spotted inside the base." The soldier continued. "Shadow? I don't believe it." the president said in a depressing manner. Shadow's appearance with the Black Arms made it looked like he had sided with them. The commander finally saw an opportunity to get rid of the black hedgehog.
"So he's finally decided to show himself. Attention all command units! Mobilize all Mech battle sections! Prepare all weapons to strike incoming vessels! Mobilize "Diablon"!" the commander ordered. "But sir. It's not finished." The soldier replied. "I don't care! I gave you an order and I expect you to follow it!" the commander stated. "Yes, sir." The soldier said before leaving the room. "Shadow! Damn you! It's been fifty years... justice will finally be served." The commander said venomously.
Near the landing pad where the president's plane landed, Shadow was looking down at the soldiers from the higher levels of the base. Inside Shadow's mind, one sentence kept replaying itself. "Shadow, Give them a chance to be happy." Maria's words echoed through his mind. "Maria. Even though you were killed by them, you still want the humans to be happy. I promise I will no longer be blinded by my own wants. I will keep my promise to you, Maria." Shadow said.
Shadow heard a loud thumping sound coming from below and looked over the railing to see all the G.U.N. soldiers took their positions and aimed all their guns at the steel entrance. Large bumps started forming from the steel door and was soon broken off it hinges. The Black Arms started swarming through the door and began their assault on the base. "Open fire!" the leader shouted. Lasers and bullets were fired all across the room and bouncing everywhere. One random shot nearly took Shadow's head if he didn't move in time.
"This has gone on long enough. Time for me enter this battle." Shadow said. Shadow jumped off the railing and plummeted to the battle below. Shadow landed on one of the Black Warriors head to knock it out. Another Black Warrior fired his laser at Shadow, but he avoided and landed a strong kick to it chest. Unknown to Shadow, another Black Warrior snuck up behind him and prepared to swing its black sword on him. Shadow heard a loud clank from behind him and looked back to find the black sword on the ground and looked up to see the Black Warrior being hung by it neck by a...blue tentacle?
Shadow followed the tentacle up to a steel beam to find the former god of destruction, Chaos. "Chaos?" Shadow said in surprise. Chaos released the dead alien and jumped off the beam to land in front of Shadow. "I am so glad you are here. Shadow." A voice from behind said, startling Shadow. Shadow looked behind him to see Tikal. "Tikal, Chaos. What are you two doing here?" Shadow asked. "We knew the invaders were attacking and wanted to help." Tikal said. "It's a good thing you did. Come on let move." Shadow said. "Right" Tikal replied. The trio raced off into the deeper part of the fortress.
In the deeper part of the G.U.N. fortress, the trio found a security area surrounded by a pool of strange unknown liquid. "What is that?" Shadow asked. Chaos sticks his claw into the unknown liquid and examines it with his mind. Chaos looked back to Tikal and the water around him ripples, as if he was trying to talk. "It is liquid chaos, but it seems be different." Tikal said for Chaos "Different? How?" Shadow asked. "This liquid chaos seems to be made by the humans. It is not as pure as real chaos, nor is it as powerful." Tikal explained
While the hero trio were wrapped in their conversation about the artificial chaos, they did not notice the Black Warrior creeping up behind them. The Black Warrior held up its black sword, but clumsily tripped over broke pole, causing a loud thump. Hearing the thump, the trio looked back and found the Black Warrior on the ground, out cold. "Black Doom seriously needs some new soldiers." Shadow said. Chaos suddenly points to the pathway on the other side of the room causing the others to look over and see a large number of Black Arms. "Finally, some fun." Shadow said with a smirk.
Tikal reverted to a ball of light and flew away to avoid being caught in the battle. Many of the Black Warriors used their guns on the two remaining heroes, but dodge them in time. Shadow used his speed to get behind a few of the Black Warrior and shouted "CHAOS SPEAR" to send multiple arrows through the aliens. Chaos was surrounded by seven Black Warriors and had nowhere to run. The Black Warriors lunged themselves at Chaos, but he reverted himself into a puddle, causing the alien invaders to collide with each other.
Shadow and Chaos stood back to back as they were surrounded by over a hundred more Black Warriors. "So, got a plan?" Shadow asked. Chaos looked down for a moment and the turned his head to the artificial chaos. Chaos suddenly jumped on to one of the Black Warriors heads to bounce off another. Chaos was running on top of the aliens heads until he had reached the pool of chaos. Chaos jumped inside the pool and nothing happened. "Yeah, good plan." Shadow said sarcastically.
The Black Warrior stared at the pool for a moment before turning back to their other target: Shadow. "This is not my day." Shadow said. The Black Warriors aimed their guns at Shadow until the entire room started to shake. "What's going on?" Shadow asked. Tikal flew down next to him and said "It's Chaos." The pool of artificial Chaos erupted and began to take form. As it took form, it started to look like Chaos, only he was now twenty feet high. "That's kind of cool." Shadow said. The Chaos giant swung down its arms to pound the black aliens into dust.
When Chaos finished decimating the Black Warriors, Tikal appeared in her regular form in front of Shadow. "Shadow, more of those awful creatures are coming. You must go; we will take care of them." Tikal said. And like Tikal said, more Black Arms aliens had arriving inside the base. Shadow was hesitant at first, but he knew Chaos could handle the situation. "Thank you, Tikal. And you too, Chaos." Shadow said before running off to the center of the fortress.
Shadow had reached the center of the base and has yet to find what he was looking for. "Don't tell me G.U.N. doesn't have a way to reach the ARK. I have to get to the ARK before Black Doom uses the Eclipse Cannon again." Shadow said to himself. "So we meet again, Shadow." a voice echoed through the room. Shadow looked up to see a giant red robot with only arms and one eye. "Today, justice will be served! You will pay for what you did, Shadow!" the commander yelled from inside the robot. "Look I don't have time for this. So let's just get this over with." Shadow said calmly.
Since the red robot, Diablon, was hovering in the air, Shadow could not make any physical contact, so he had to play smart. The Diablon charged its eye and shot out a blue energy beam at Shadow. Shadow was lucky enough to avoid the blast by only an inch. "Hold still, you monster!" the commander shouted. The Diablon launched another energy beam and Shadow avoided it. Unknown to Shadow, the beam bounced off a piece of glass and managed the graze his leg. "What?" Shadow asked as he felt the hot burning pain coming from his leg.
Shadow looked at the glass that bounced the beam and quickly thought of an idea. Shadow was able to stand, even with his burned leg, and ran over the glass. "You won't get away from me!" The commander shouted. The Diablon fired another energy beam towards Shadow's direction. Thinking fast, Shadow grabbed the glass and used it to redirect the beam back at the Diablon's chest plate. The Diablon fell to the ground and deactivated since its power core was destroyed by the beam.
Shadow walked to the head and opened it up to find...no one. Shadow looked and the controls and found a small communicator next to the controls. "He must have been controlling this robot by remote." Shadow said. "That's right." The commander's voice came from behind. Shadow turned around and found the commander holding a small pistol towards his face. "It has been a long time...Shadow the Hedgehog." The commander said calmly. "Alright, enough is enough. Who are you and how do you know who I am?" Shadow questioned the commander.
"I know you... Shadow the Hedgehog. You killed everyone I loved... my family... Maria. I've been waiting all my life for this day!" the commander said. "You lair! I would never have harmed Maria!" Shadow said, outraged by the commanders saying he killed Maria. "Maria was like a sister to me. She was the only family I knew! And because of you... she was killed! Witnessing it all... the plan to create that horrifying evil creature... that black creature, and that insane professor who unleashed it all!" the commander stated.
Shadow was shocked that the commander said Black Doom might have something to do with his creation. "So...the Professor created me...with Black Doom?" Shadow asked. "You don't fool me! It's not just about Maria. Thanks to you, everyone I knew and loved was killed when the ARK was destroyed. Worst of all, my family! Finally... justice is served!" the commander shouted. The commander fired his gun on Shadow, but when he did, the black hedgehog disappeared.
"If what you say is true, then I will respectfully accept my fate." Shadow said behind the commander with his back turned towards him. The commander was confused at why this monster would willingly die and could only think of one reason. "You didn't know any of this, did you?" the commander asked. "Please, give me a little more time to uncover the real truth." Shadow said as he walked away. The commander watch Shadow leave and silently said "Good luck, Shadow the Hedgehog."
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