Author note: AH! I AM SO TERRIBLE! Not updating this story for those of you waiting for more, HOW COULD I?? But here is more for all of you!
Chapter 4:
Sonic was twiddling his thumbs, "Isn't there anything we could do in here?" He asked for the thirtieth time. "For the thirtieth time n...hey what's that?" "What's what?" "Over there by Shadow." Shadow was asleep and something had fallen from his quills, "Is it a chaos emerald?" Asked Honey, "No, that would glow, it's...a journal." "Shadow has a journal??" Sonic snorted, "Oh boy, well at least it's something we can do, read!" "Sonic should we really...?" Started Tails, but Mighty cut over him, "Read it aloud Sonic, if he wakes up and tries to murder you we can stop him." Sonic grinned at Mighty, "Okay."
July 20, 3020
Today was rainy and believe me, I don't like it, but because of all the years of keeping my emotions hidden, it didn't show too much, some people I passed on the streets sounded disgusted as they muttered, "he's so miserable he probably likes the rain". I don't, as much as the next person, at least, I don't like it when I'm outside in it, when I'm inside, it makes me feel a strange peacefulness, I don't know why, and it usually gives me the inspiration for songs Sonic was rolling over with suppressed mirth, "He writes SONGS?? with somewhat strange titles, I shudder to think what would happen if Sonic found this, despite all appearances, I don't really think he's a faker, I might have when Dr. Eggman woke me up on Prison Island, but I don't anymore, I mean, HE wasn't created on a space craft, sometimes I wonder what it's like to have true family, but that can't be right, Maria and Gerald were my family, no matter what anyone says.
"The next one is a song!" Said Sonic gleefully rubbing his hands together. Shadow still slept.
This machine.
A shadow of myself, just who am I?
Scan horizons
A tragic mystery
You could have left me here, sealed inside the pod
No one would ever know - The chaos control
My true identity
The power that is me
We all danced in fire
Trapped in this machine
Don't kow how long we've waited
As the Eggman's watching
We all danced in fire
Looking thru the screen
Don't know how long we've waited
As the Eggman watches
With Rouge in the fight - electric lives
Change surroundings
A jewel in history
A treasure disappears - as she goes
Miss her as you look away - and no one knows
This power is a key
This power changes me
We all danced in fire
Trapped in this machine
Don't kow how long we've waited
As the Eggman's watching
We all danced in fire
Looking thru the screen
Don't know how long we've waited
As the Eggman watches
E-123
You don't know - now I'm gonna show you
The power that is me
You try to take me down - stop the show
Seems you've never tasted fear - or loss of control
The power lives in me
The power that is me
We all danced in fire
Trapped in this machine
Don't kow how long we've waited
As the Eggman's watching
We all danced in fire
Looking thru the screen
Don't know how long we've waited
As the Eggman watches
Sonic giggled, "Sheesh, sounds like someone else wrote this, Shadow can't have, surely!"
July 30, 3020
I truly do not know why I keep on getting these songs, the last one is convincing me that Rouge and Omega are my closest friends, even though Omega doesn't think he has a heart or feelings I somehow believe he does, it's just weird, and now I have another troubling emotion to deal with, I'm starting to really like Shade from Company Chaos, I don't know why, maybe because she and I have certain similarities in our past experiences? I wouldn't know, and she invited me to lunch, I've no idea why, even though they pretend to like me I can hear people saying how I should be dead when they think I'm out of earshot, well unfortunately for them I'm going to live forever, whether I want to or not. That makes me think of another song, one that kind of expresses what I felt after Maria died.
Now wake up (up up up up...)
(Oh dark the darkness)
Now wake up (up up up up...)
(Oh dark the darkness)
Now wake up (up up up up...)
(Oh dark the darkness)
Now wake up (up up up up...)
(Oh dark the darkness)
Everybody tries to be straight,
But things are still unchanged,
It's useless to resist.
Their effort will be wasted.
Head straight for your goal by any means
There is a door that you've never opened.
There is a window with a view you have never seen
Get there, no matter how long it takes.
Oh dark the darkness that dozes in the dusk,
Throw it all away
No-one can break you, nobody can tear you,
You live an endless life forever,
Oh dark the darkness that dozes in the dusk,
Throw it all away,
You see a light wherever you go,
You have to face it again and again
And again and again and again!
Now wake up (up up up up...)
(Oh dark the darkness)
Now wake up (up up up up...)
(Oh dark the darkness)
Now wake up (up up up up...)
(Oh dark the darkness)
Oh dark the darkness that dozes in the dusk,
Throw it all away,
No-one can break you nobody can tear you,
You live an endless life forever.
Oh dark the darkness that dozes in the dusk,
Throw it all away,
You see a light wherever you go
You have to face it again and again
(Oh dark the darkness...)
You live and endless life forever
(Oh dark the darkness...)
Forever
Now wake up (up up up up...)
(Oh dark the darkness)
Oh dark, the darkness that dozes in the dusk,
Throw it all away
No-one can break you nobody can tear you,
You live an endless life forever,
Oh dark the darkness that dozes in the dusk,
Throw it all away,
You see a light wherever you go,
You have to face it again and again
Oh dark, the darkness that dozes in the dusk,
Throw it all away
No-one can break you nobody can tear you,
You live an endless life forever,
Oh dark the darkness that dozes in the dusk,
Throw it all away,
You see a light wherever you go,
You have to face it again and again
Silence. "What the hell was that?" Asked Mighty. "Ah you weren't there when Shadow was woken up by Eggman Mighty so you wouldn't know." "Well tell me!" They quickly put the journal as they'd found it, (the page they'd been on memorized of course) and then told Mighty about the time they'd first met Shadow.
Amikus was unsettled, "So Fang is working for Darlaska?" "Yeah, at least by our guesses, and I'm pretty sure they're accurate." Said Ahri darkly. Ricky was nodding his head in time to his music, "What are you listening to?" Asked Vector curiously. "Hmm? Oh, some music someone sent me a few weeks ago, there was no return address so I've no idea who sent it." "What's it called?" "Just a second, it's called His World." "His World?" "Yeah, sounds like a song that would be fit for Sonic." "Hmmm..." Vector went back to his own music, but Espio's eyes had flashed towards Ricky. "What's wrong Espio?" Espio turned, "Nothing." He pushed the thoughts out of his mind, that sadly, was a mistake, if he hadn't, they would have had a clue.
Harley, Shadow's second in command, was attending a meeting with the President. "So what is it you want me to do exactly sir?" "I want you to see if you can locate Shadow, Rouge, and Sonic. If you can." "I'll do my best sir." "Good, look through some of Shadow's things, there might be a clue." Harley looked slightly uneasy, "O...okay sir." "Don't worry, you're not going to be betraying your commanders trust by doing this." "Okay." But he was still unhappy about it as he left the room. He of course had no idea the Jan, the Air Masters, and The Chaotix were also looking for the three he'd been asked to look for, as well as a few others. He entered Shadow's office which would have acquired an inch thick coating of dust had it not been for his careful dusting and cleaning of the room every day, he was as loyal to Shadow as a unevolved dog would be to a human. He looked through Shadow's files, after looking through everything he finally came to the stack of papers he was supposed to send, once every month, to a person who's name was Ricky. He had never opened them before, but now he would, the first one was titled We Can, Harley went through all of them and because the names started to blur slightly almost missed one titled, Diary, Harley hesitated before opening it, was this really right? But he remembered that he had to find Shadow so swallowing his nervousness, opened it, it showed the latest entry in Shadow's diary, which he had infused with Chaos energy to do this.
Harley, if you have found and are reading this, I can't write down exactly were we are being held captive but I know it's beneath a city, Rouge and I were knocked out before being brought here so we don't know how to get here really, but from something Darlaska let slip I can give you a clue,
Stereo, book, store.
Shadow
Harley almost cried, Shadow had left a message just for him! So he'd known that Harley would look through the files, only to find him, Harley smiled then went over the clues. "What can I get with these?" He wondered. Just then, someone knocked on the door, "Come in." A female human came in, she had blonde hair and red lipstick on, her uniform was dark blue. "The Jan, Team Chaotix, and the Air Masters are here, they want to look through Shadow's things for any possible clues as to were he's disappeared to." "Oh let them come in then." The lady turned, and Harley slipped the file into his coat pocket. Amikus looked around, "You wouldn't think this was an office." He remarked, looking at some of the things there, bookshelves, cabinets with smoked glass so the contents couldn't be seen. "I'd have thought the place would be painted black." Said Vector looking around. Harley and Espio were staring at each other. "Harley?" "Espio?" Wizard looked at them, "Do you two know each other?" "Hell yeah!" "Yes I do!" Espio and Harley hugged, "What have you been doing since I left the clan?" "Well, you know, I got a job here under Shadow..." "You work for Shadow?!" "Yeah, he's a good boss, he's fair, and he doesn't ever get angry at me, but I was under two other bosses before him and they were horrible, one of them was even stealing from G.U.N. Of course I couldn't tell because he was my boss. But now the President asked me to look for Shadow."
Vector smiled at Harley, "We were asked to look for Shadow too, as well as a few others, tell me, being closest to Shadow, are there any things that may help us find him?" "No." Said Harley. Horace spoke up to everyone's surprise, "He's lying." "And how do you tell that?" Asked Larry, a Jan. "If you are forgetting, I can tell by little changes in atmosphere around people whether they are lying, telling the truth, whatever emotion they are feeling." Vector picked Harley up by the scruff. "What is the clue." "I'm not telling, I've read it already and it was addressed to me, only me, not a nosy crocodile who thinks he's a DJ." Vector's eyes narrowed. But Dave intervened, "Harley, have you figured out the clue yet?" "No, so far it hasn't made sense." David smiled at him, "Then how about you tell us, we're trying to help, and we might be able to figure it out together, because if it requires a search we can do by internet or books, it would take you ages, with all of us it will be faster." Harley looked uneasy, then he sighed, "All right, but I want to be put down first." Vector dropped him, Harley got up and dusted himself off, "Thank you, this is the message, "Harley, if you have found and are reading this, I can't write down exactly were we are being held captive but I know it's beneath a city, Rouge and I were knocked out before being brought here so we don't know how to get here really, but from something Darlaska let slip I can give you a clue, Stereo, book, store." That was the clue, then he just put his signature." "Stereo, book, store? Hmmmm..."
Author note: Well that took awhile, I hop e you are satisfied.