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Chapter Nineteen
(Silhouette belongs to Seastone130 and Draith belongs to Draith500)
Sonic's eyes widened when he dropped onto an almost completely destroyed cargo lift. His emerald orbs scanned the damage, only to come up with one conclusion: Shadow. Tails landed beside the blue hero and also surveyed the still smouldering metal. The young genius shook his head at the destruction of such beautiful technology. Crystalline eyes passed to his silent companion; the fox opened his mouth to speak only to have the hedgehog put his finger to his lips. Sonic's ears twitched a few times, listening below him, and then he un-expectantly jumped down through the hole in the metal, leaving the two tailed fox looking after him. Tails couldn't understand why his best friend could just jump into danger, without even the slightest thought of his own personal safety. The young fox shook his head, he contemplated jumping down after his best friend, but something kept him on the platform. His gloved hands gripped the sharp metal as he knelt, getting a closer look down the dark shaft; awaiting a sign or noise from Sonic.
Landing on a metal walkway, the cobalt hedgehog's eyes widened as he looked upon a dozen egg-pawns, he cursed to himself before he crouched, ready to hurl himself at them in a spin attack. A confused look passed across his face when the robots didn't move to attack him. Standing cautiously, he approached the comatose robots. Upon closer inspection, Sonic could see a clear 'wound' through each of the robots. The melted metal gave the blue blur an idea of who it was, but he wasn't going to question his rival about it. If they were decommissioned then Shadow must have thought they were a threat. He walked back under the lift shaft and looked up to see his best friend still staring down
"C'mon Tails," He called. The fox nodded and descended, his tails whirling like helicopter blades above him. When he reached the blue hero his gaze travelled to the robots behind the hedgehog. Sonic noticed his friends gaze "They're dead" The pair of heads of the friends snapped to the left as the words 'Chaos Blast' echoed down the corridor followed by the un-mistakable sound of an explosion. The duo looked at each other before they ran in the direction of the sound.
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Shadow gazed into the room Draith said Amy was in, the onyx hedgehog's ruby eyes scanned the room, and he didn't see anything apart from a cage. He growled and began to exit the lab when he heard an unsure voice
"Shadow?" Crimson eyes scanned the room again for the source of the feminine voice. He ventured into the lab, his keen eyes scanning every inch of the darkened room. His ruby eyes travelled to the corners of the room, taking in the pair of very dusty robots in the corner left of the door. Walking closer to them he could clearly see the shape of a chicken and what looked like a boiler with a drill nose. Shaking his head, he turned from what must have been Eggman's earliest creations. As he continued his walk around the cage he saw a pair of crystal blue eyes, growling he ran up to the creature
"You must be Shadow" Silhouette said giving the onyx hedgehog a brief smile. Shadow merely scowled and began advancing on the half robot hedgehog. Silhouette quickly passed her gaze to the cage, which Shadow took as a diversion tactic; not giving into her obvious attempts to distract him. He allowed himself to begin to gather chaos energy in his hand. A tint of pink flared in the corner of his eye and he turned his head to see his rose staring at him, tears streaming down her cheeks
"Amy..." Shadow whispered, not wanting to take his eyes off of her, just in case she disappeared. The other female was forgotten as he took a step towards the cage he had dismissed; the onyx hedgehog placed his hands on the bars. Shadow looked at her appearance, it was obvious she hadn't eaten for some time and there were deep wounds in each of her shoulders; the onyx hedgehog scowled despite himself, who ever did that to Amy was going to pay. Squeezing the bars in his iron grip, he viciously pulled it away, throwing the now useless piece of metal to the floor. The pink hedgehog squeezed herself through the bars and wrapped her arms around her saviour, muttering incoherent things into his shoulder. Shadow instantly put his arms around her, his mind finally at ease. His ruby eyes met crystalline ones and his eyes hardened in a glare. Pushing Amy behind him, he growled at the onyx female; Amy's hand on his shoulder made him turn his head to look at her, questioning look in his cerise depths
"Don't hurt her Shadow, she is a good guy," she pleaded, her emerald orbs full of unshed tears. The onyx hedgehog reluctantly folded his arms and looked away. Amy passed her 'protector' and stood in front of the hybrid. Amy's hand outstretched towards the other female; a robotic claw enclosed around her gloved flesh "Thank you." After one firm shake both hedgehogs released the others hand. Emerald eyes turned to the male hedgehog and a smile lit her face. Walking calmly to the aloof hedgehog, she gently raised her hand to his face, stroking the fur lovingly, making the male look at her, a confused expression on his face
"We should leave" he found himself saying, earning a quick nod from her. Amy turned to say goodbye to Silhouette, but the other female hedgehog was nowhere in sight. Amy grasped Shadow's hand in her own and she allowed him to pull her out of the room that had held her prisoner for too long. A growl from her rescuer brought her attention to the corridor in front of her. Through the smoke she could see two silhouettes approaching them, tightening her hold on Shadow's hand; she stepped behind the growling male, thankful for the protection. Without warning Shadow turned, swooped her up in his arms and ran. The pink hedgehog latched her arms around the ebony hedgehog's neck as she buried her head into his chest fur, ignorant of the blush that had spread across the males face. A familiar voice made him skid to a stop and a grimace to appear on his face
"Where are you running off too?" Shadow turned towards the voice, eyes emotionless and a snarl on his lips, clutching Amy to his chest
"Faker, what are you doing here?"
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An egg shaped shadow peered at the surveillance screens in front of him, taking in every piece of information as it unwound in front of his eyes. A deep chuckle emanated from his form, as he watched one screen in particular
"So Shadow rescued the girl... Interesting," his lips curved into a macabre smile as he watched the onyx hedgehog's grip on the female in his arms "It seems our little Ultimate Lifeform has found himself a girlfriend, this could get amusing" As Doctor Eggman turned in his chair, another voice deterred him from getting up
"What shall I do with them Doctor?" The voice asked, wanting to cause some damage to the intruders. Eggman stared into the darkness where two gleaming red eyes stared back at him
"I think we shall go and greet our guests. Go and retrieve Draith and Silhouette, they will assist us"
"Yes Doctor" the robotic voice replied before the red eyes disappeared. An orange moustache twitched in thought as he turned back to see his arch nemesis walk calmly to the Ultimate Lifeform and Amy Rose. A smirk crossed his lips as he saw Shadow bunch up in anger, maybe he could kill two birds with one stone?
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Sonic gazed at his rival in confusion as he noticed Amy in his grip, obviously scared out of her skin. He chanced a glance at Tails, who was staring at the metal ceiling, not wanting to get involved in any arguments. The blue blur took a step towards this onyx counterpart, only to have Shadow take a step away. More confusion swept through the hero, surly the ebon hedgehog didn't see him as a threat?
"What happened?" he asked, stopping his advances towards the couple
"Answer my question first" Shadow snapped in response, agitation showing clearly on his face. Sonic put his hand behind his head
"Well, Tails and I kinda, you know, followed your path of destruction..."
"I said I did not require your help and I meant it," Shadow fumed "As you can see I have found her. Alone" The cobalt hedgehog looked at the pink hedgehog in his grasp, before gazing back into the ebon hedgehogs crimson eyes. The realisation of Shadow's behaviour and protectiveness towards Amy caused him to blink a few times
"You're in love with her" the hero blurted out in shock, flinching when a deadly snarl emitted from his rival. The blue hedgehog chuckled slightly, knowing his observation was correct, he stopped abruptly when the snarl increased in ferocity. Turning to his best friend for help, but upon seeing the genius still engrossed in the ceiling and his namesake between his legs, the blue blur turned his head to the floor. When the snarling faltered, the cerulean male dared not raise his gaze from the floor.
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Shadow's mind was spinning, he had been ready to kill the blue faker for saying such things, but once he felt a soft hand on the side of his face, he stopped the deadly noise that fell from his lips and glanced down at the female in his grasp. The pink hedgehog had tears steadily running down her cheeks as her emerald eyes staring at him, dancing with her emotions; she had obviously heard the faker speak of his own feelings
"Shadow?" her soft voice reached his ears. The onyx male quickly tried to look away, but he couldn't tear himself away from her beauty "Do you really feel that way about me?"
"We shall discuss that later," Shadow said in reply "We should concentrate on getting the hell out of here first," he could see the understanding in her eyes and he couldn't help but smirk down at her. Facing his rival again, the onyx hedgehog turned on his heel before addressing the hero "We should leave, are you coming faker?" Shadow threw the question, not really caring if Sonic followed him or escaped at all. Strolling away from the two heroes, the blood red orbed male started looking for an exit; still clutching his 'prize'. A smirk crossed his lips as he heard two lots of footfalls following him. He quickly looked back at the female in his arms and searched more vigorously.
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Yawning silently, Amy snuggled further into her hero's chest fur, she didn't bother telling the ebony male that she could walk; she figured that if she was in his arms he would be able to keep an eye on her at all times and not repeat the accident on the ARK. The pink hedgehog felt safe in Shadow's strong arms, much safer than she had in Sonic's. Chancing a look at the male carrying her, she found herself entranced by his handsome features; resisting the urge to touch his muzzle, Amy settled on watching what she could make out of their surroundings. All her emerald orbs could make out were various colours as they whizzed by. A dizzy feeling washed over her and she rested her head back against the bib of fluff. When Shadow skidded to a stop she heard a growl, and by the raspy sound escaping his lips he had his teeth tightly clenched. The rose female slowly rotated her head to see what Shadow was growling at. As she looked around she noticed that they were standing in a vast arena, she couldn't see the sides of the room, but she knew the ebony hedgehog must have seen something. As her emerald eyes travelled to his ruby ones, noticing they were looking up she followed his gaze and gasped when she saw four shadows. As the mysterious figures began to descend, Sonic and Tails stood beside the hedgehogs
"Woah, is that Eggman?" Sonic asked, earning the pink female to look at her ex-crush; before she cast her gaze back to the biggest of the four shadows. She nodded mutely
"It looks like it," she muttered folding her arms, careful not to fall out of Shadow's grasp "Who are the other three with him though?" Sonic shrugged as he kept his eyes on Eggman. Amy's attention went to the silent hedgehog who was holding her "Shadow?" Burning crimson eyes passed to her and she gasped at the intensity, slowly wrapping her arms around the handsome male and rested her head on his shoulder to escape his stare
"It's Draith, Silhouette and someone else," Shadow muttered, trying to ignore the female in his arms "It seems we will have to battle our way out. Are you up to the challenge faker?" The onyx hedgehog sent a smirk to his rival, Sonic smirked back in reply
"Sure am!" the now excited hedgehog exclaimed, immediately starting his warm-up routine. Amy managed to gather the courage to look and the coal hedgehog, expecting him to place her on the floor, a warning coming from his kissable lips; but when the grip on her didn't loosen, another wave of confusion and affection washed through her
"You should put me down" she whispered to him, with gained a soft snort in return
"I shall do no such thing," he argued, shifting the pink female over his shoulder so he could have one free arm "I'm the Ultimate Lifeform..."
"I'm not a sack of potatoes Shadow," She hissed, interrupting the black hedgehog's speech. "I'll stay out of the way. I just don't want to be a burden," Amy felt the muscles in Shadow's shoulder tighten as he fought the anger bubbling up inside him. Suddenly he grabbed her by the waist and placed her down in front of him. Giving him an appreciative glance she leant up and gave him a quick kiss "Thank-you Shadow," Amy didn't expect a reaction from the kiss and when she didn't receive one a secret smile crossed her lips. Quickly turning to the inseparable duo she exchanged glances with the young genius "Tails, we should go and hide or leave..." The orange fox nodded in agreement, but before she could walk to the young vulpine, a hand grabbed her arm, preventing her from taking another step. Looking back at the owned of the hand, her questioning look went un-noticed
"I'd prefer it if you got the hell out of here" Shadow stated, not directing his burning orbs at her; his tone leaving no room for arguments. Amy nodded and as his grip fell from her arm, she let Tails take her hand and lead her away from the two heroes.
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A massive feeling of relief flooded through the onyx hedgehog as he saw Amy and Tails vanish into the darkness surrounding the edges of the room; now he didn't have to worry about her welfare. Shadow whipped his head to the still descending figures when a sinister chuckle came from the biggest one
"So I guess Mr. Ultimate Lifeform does have a little love interest; how quaint," Eggman's voice boomed making the ebon hedgehog snort in disgust "Well, it wasn't in my plans for you to save her Shadow, but I guess beggars can't be choosers. That and I see that the blue rat followed you, so not all of my planning went to waste," As the platform stopped in front of the two hedgehog's they could clearly see three of the original four "As you can see, I have two new creations..." Teal and mismatched eyes stared out at the two heroes, different emotions fluttering across each pair.
"I'm not a creation," Silhouette muttered disdainfully, spitting at the Doctor. "I am a living being" the onyx female folded her arms defiantly and looked away from Eggman and Draith. Shadow ignored the in-rank fighting and glared at the doctor
"Stop disobeying orders. Kill the two hedge-rats," the scientist hollered, ignoring the deadly glare from the two hybrid hedgehog's with him. The grey hedgehog stepped from the platform and folded his arms, disregarding his 'masters' order. Silhouette also followed suit, joining the other hedgehog. The old scientist scowled at the traitors, pulling a metal box from his pocket "If you won't follow my instructions you shall be punished" As soon as the doctor had pressed a few buttons on the device in this hand both hybrids fell to the floor, screaming in agony. Sonic started walking towards the fallen duo, only to have his rival stop him with an outstretched hand, the blue hero went to shout at Shadow, but the other male shook his head
"They're being electrocuted, we can't do anything yet" the onyx male said calmly, letting his arm fall down by his side.
"We can't let him do this Shadow!" Sonic shouted, his emerald eyes filling with pain for the fallen two "We have to do something"
"Wait," Shadow hissed in reply. As Eggman increased the volume of electricity Shadow gathered chaos energy in his hand and waited until the mad man lifted his hand with the remote in, when he did Shadow wasted no time in putting his plan into action. "Chaos Spear!" he shouted, sending a single spear towards Eggman's hand, knocking the remote from the scientists grasp.
"You'll pay for that Shadow, eggpawn's attack!" The angered voice of Eggman bleated, as he ran for cover as thousands of egg-pawns filled the room. The red streaked hedgehog smirked and turned to his blue adversary, giving a nod the over-excited blue blur raced off and started to destroy. Shadow's smirk widened and he started his own attacks, making sure that he destroyed the entire robot. Spin-dashing a few egg-pawns warmed the onyx hedgehog up and soon he was kicking and using simple punches to decommission the robots. The onyx male heard a few more robots hitting his pile and he turned to see both hybrids attacking the pawns, a slight smirk passed his lips. Maybe I was wrong about them.
"Shadow!" A female voice screeched through Shadow's thoughts. A chill ran down his spine as he spotted Amy in front of Eggman writhing around on the floor, a collar around her neck and the onyx hedgehog saw a different remote in the scientist's hand. Growling ferociously, Shadow ran towards the doctor, intent on doing some serious damage to the other male. Hold on Amy. As Shadow jumped to hit the doctor, a metal body barged into the side of him, knocking him to the floor. Ruby eyes glared at the robot now stood in front of the moustached man and a sneer appeared on his face. Metal Sonic stood, his metal body gleaming in the scarce light, his claws clenching and unclenching by his sides. The Ultimate Lifeform stood and smirked at the metal version of his rival.
"Let's play"
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Oh aren't I evil Mwahahaha! Next Time: Will Shadow beat Metal Sonic? What will happen to Amy? And Amy realises Shadow's feelings...