"Shadow...?" Mephiles watched at the boy and hedgehog intently as they ran down the road. What is he doing here? I'll have to deal with this myself…
The hedgehog began using his shoes to hover over to Shadow and Chris until they were neck and neck. Chris gasped in surprise, "What is that?" Shadows' eyes widened, "I don't know…" He quickly gained more speed, trying to outrun the imposter, but he still managed to keep up.
"Chris, hold on tight. I'm about to go supersonic speed now." Chris nodded, and shut his eyes tightly. Chris literally felt the air from underneath them as Shadow ran the fastest he ever had. The look-alike stopped and watched them go without saying a word.
…
Chris gasped, "Wow…that was a rush." Shadow placed Chris down and crossed his arms, closing his eyes in thought. "Why did that hedgehog look so much like me?"
Chris shrugged, "I don't know. But we have to be even more careful. It seems we became the popular individuals all of a sudden, what with GUN and that hedgehog out there." Both of them walked down the road, not knowing where fate will lead them.
…
Lindsay sobbed in her husbands' arms, clutching the note in her hand. Her husband stroked her hair, a solemn look on his face. Chuck just sighed, then walked forward to his son and daughter-in-law. He placed a hand on Lindsay's shoulder, "Don't worry, Lindsay. Shadow will protect him, just like the letter said. He'll be okay."
Lindsay sniffled, looking at her father-in-law's brown eyes. "This is for the best, right? I mean, GUN would try to corner him. His safety depends on this."
You will come back, Chris. You just have to…
…..
Sonic the hedgehog ran through the dirt paths, smiling at all the familiar sights. Ah, Mobius! It was so great to be back home.
Still…I wish Chris would be here. He was a really good friend.
The hedgehog ran and ran until he saw his friend, Tails. The fox smiled and waved at him. Sonic waved back, and continued with what he was doing.
I have a strange feeling that I will see Chris again, someday.
….
Shadow the hedgehog carried a sleeping Chris down the road. He didn't have to sleep, unless he really needed to. They must have been running for hours. Shadow looked down at the boy in his arms. The sleeping face made him look more like a child than ever.
The need and determination to protect Chris came to him even stronger than before. Nothing will happen to any of them. He promised himself and to the sleeping boy in his arms.
…
Chris slowly groaned, and opened his eyes, blinking them quickly from the blinding light. Shadow was still running fast, hardly breaking a sweat. Shadow raised an eyebrow.
"Good morning Chris." Chris woke up a little more, and looked at Shadow, "Aren't you tired? You can stop if you want." Shadow shook his head, "I'm fine." His tone was cranky and it sounded a bit tired, but Chris didn't pry anymore on the subject.
They both continued down the road, until it seemed to be around nine. Chris gently tapped Shadow's shoulder. "Do you want to stop now? I don't mind walking." Shadow 'hmmph', but put Chris down. Both boy and hedgehog continued their walk in silence.
"Shadow, why do you think the military are after you? If it's something to do with your past, then I can't even answer it. I know nothing of why the Commander wants to get rid of you." Shadow crossed his arms, not breaking free from his stride.
"Your guess is as good as mine." Chris sighed, and looked up at the sky overhead. "I hope my parents and grandpa and everyone else aren't freaking out. We don't need any more people chasing us." Shadow frowned up at Chris.
"I wouldn't worry as much if I were you. Those people could be miles away by now. They probably don't even know we've left the city."
…..
"Alright, soldiers! That boy lied to us, but we'll still be able to catch him. Nothing can escape our detection robots for long."
"Sir!" The Commander turned to see a lone soldier run up to him, and saluted. "The boy has been declared missing from our robots. He's not at the school and in none of the houses or stores. The hedgehog is reported missing as well."
The Commander fought the urge to punch the nearby window and took a deep breath. "I want you all to spread out within a 200 yard radius. If you don't find them, take a 600 yard radius."
The soldier swallowed, and continued, "Sir? If Shadow and the boy are missing, doesn't that tell you that Shadow isn't as evil as you think? Why would a child leave with an evil monster, especially to get him away from our radar?"
The Commanders' eyes narrowed, "I gave you an order, Soldier! I expect you to follow it."
The soldier saluted one last time, then ran back to his post.
Nothing will stop me from getting you, Shadow the Hedgehog.
…
Shadow and Chris had just gotten breakfast, and they were walking down the road quietly, until they felt a burst of wind fly past them. When the dust cleared, they saw, once again, the black and grey hedgehog.
"Hello, Shadow the Hedgehog." Chris gasped softly, his blue eyes widening. Shadow raised a protective arm in front of the boy, and glared openly at the look-alike. "Who are you?"
"I am Mephiles. Mephiles the Dark. …Don't tell me you've forgotten me again." Shadow said nothing, just glared his hardest at the hedgehog.
Mephiles smirked at the pair, and raised his hand up. A blackish, purple smoke covered his hand. Mephiles smirked again. "Goodbye."
Chris and Shadow screamed in shock and alarm as they were taken to a different world.
….
Sonic heard chilling, terrified screams as he ran to Tails' workshop. The screams sounded familiar. Kind of like…
"Chris?" Sonic immediately turned from the workshop and ran down the trail in the direction of the screams. Chris was the only human friend he ever had; he couldn't die! His fear that the boy could be hurt or killed caused him to go even faster.
Over the hill, he saw the boy unconscious, face-down in the dirt. Sweat and a little bit of blood was falling down his face. "Chris!" Sonic ran toward the boy and was about to shake him awake when a fist punched him away. Sonic grunted and pushed up, his eyes widening to the size of basketballs.
The black and red hedgehog that he knew hadn't survived during the ARK incident stood in front of the unconscious boy with a protective aura and a harsh glare that would put Knuckles to shame. The hedgehog gave no signs of recognition to the wide-eyed blue hedgehog.
"Go near the boy and die."