Eclipse looked through the window of her house, watching the rain fell against it. Her armour was down, something that was normal for her when she was alone now. She smiled slightly, remembering how she used to always have her armour up except on the night of the full moon, when she would let her armour down from midnight until morning.

She had nothing to do today and oddly found herself bored. The Sonic Heroes were out fighting Eggman, the Chaotix were some unknown place on Mobius solving a case, and Rouge was stealing gems from a museum about three days flight from Ring City.

"There's no one around today and it's raining to boot. Just my luck," Eclipse murmured to herself angrily.

She looked down at the cell phone in her hand. Amy had gotten it for her, insisting that she had it so that they could stay in contact at all times, since no one knew where Eclipse lived. Eclipse immediately began to think of the few days she had spent around the Sonic Heroes as Eclipse.

The sound of Eclipse's cell phone going off brought her attention back to the present. She looked at the caller ID and was unsurprised to find it said Amy Rose.

"Hey Ames, what's up?" Eclipse asked as soon as she opened the cell phone, since she had it so it would answer the phone call as soon as she opened it.

"Nothing much. We just defeated the Eggman Robot, and I thought me and you could go shopping at that new shopping center that just opened. It'd be better then just sitting at the window watching the rain hit it," Amy replied, somehow knowing what she was doing.

Eclipse found herself vaguely wondering how Amy knew her so well already after only a few days. "New shopping center? Oh, that one on the corner of Full Av and Moon St?" Eclipse asked, having heard Amy talking about it for the past few days.

"Yeah, that's right. I thought some clothes shopping would be nice. I mean, I've only ever seen you in that one dress," Amy pointed out.

"You're one to talk! You wear the same outfit everyday!" Eclipse said, laughing to herself.

"Exactly! We both need some new outfits! It'll be so cool! And Rouge even agreed to come, just as long as Shadow agrees to Chaos Control her there, since she's three days flight from here," Amy explained.

"You mean I might be able to meet Shadow?" Eclipse asked in a hopeful voice.

"Yeah. I thought it worked out perfectly," Amy said happily.

"You bet! Just give me about a half hour to get ready...I have to find my rain gear," Eclipse said.

"Alright, I'll call Rouge and tell her that you agreed. We'll meet at the mall in a half hour," Amy said.

"'Kay, see you later Ames," Eclipse said.

"See ya Clipz," Amy said, hanging up, surely to call Rouge.

"Clothes shopping with Amy and Rouge...sounds interesting," Eclipse thought aloud. She had never gone clothes shopping before, since she had lived on the ARK before, then as Shadow since.

"Better put up my armour before Rouge contacts me on the communicator," Eclipse pointed out to herself.

She grabbed her green Chaos Emerald and grabbed a purse that, again, Amy had gotten her. It was the same shade red as her eyes. She went to her closet, opening it and looking for her rain coat.

"Here it is!" Eclipse said to herself, pulling out the rain coat. It was a striking cobalt blue with emerald green stripes and the arms were a soft peach. It was the only one that she could find when she first came to Mobius, so she didn't normally complain.

"...Man, it really IS the same shade as Faker's fur! The stripes are the same color as his eyes and the arms are she same peach his arms are!" Eclipse yelled, only now noticing this. "Great...now I'm going to have to explain to Amy why I have a Sonic Fan rain coat," Eclipse said sadly, looking rejected.

"Oh, I have to put this on and put up my armour before Rouge calls," Eclipse remembered, slipping her coat on without thinking before putting her armour up, her raincoat hidden under it. Almost as soon as Eclipse put her armour up she heard the familiar beeping of her communicator.

She quickly Chaos Controlled outside before answering it, appearing on top of an apartment building, wanting to be wet so Rouge thought she'd been out for a while, which she usually was when she had her armour up.

"What is it?" Eclipse asked in the familiar male voice, sounding angry.

"Amy wants me to go shopping with her and Eclipse at the new shopping mall on Full Av and Moon St, but I'm three days flight away. I was hoping you'd take me there using Chaos Control," Rouge explained.

"Why should I?" Eclipse asked angrily.

"Because you're my best friend and partner," Rouge replied immediately.

Well, that certainly shut Eclipse up, having not expected Rouge to say that.

"Shadow?" Rouge asked after a few minutes of silence.

"...Fine." Eclipse said after a few more moments of silence.

She heard Rouge...squeal? ...Yes, she definitely squealed.

"Don't do that again," Eclipse said, rubbing her ears, which were now ringing.

"Oh, sorry Shadow," Rouge apologized.

"I'll be there in a few minutes...I have some business to take care of," Eclipse said, pushing the button to cut off the transmission before Rouge could ask what she had to do. Eclipse kept her armour up, jumping from roof to roof for a few minutes, making sure that there was no one in direct danger before she teleported to Rouge.

Rouge jumped slightly when Eclipse, as Shadow, suddenly appeared beside her.

"What were you doing?" Rouge asked as soon as she realized it was Shadow.

"Checking the city," Was Eclipse's simple reply.

"...You really never say much to anyone, do you?" Rouge asked, her eyebrow raised.

Eclipse simply looked at her, making no reply. "Shouldn't we go now?" Eclipse asked suddenly, bringing Rouge's attention back to her.

"Oh, right! Yeah, we should get going," Rouge said. Eclipse placed her hand on Rouge's shoulder.

"Chaos...Control!" she yelled, her and Rouge disappearing in a flash of green light.

They suddenly appeared beside Amy, who jumped at their sudden appearance.

"Is Eclipse here yet?" Rouge asked Amy immediately.

"No, not yet." Amy replied simply.

"Could you wait for a few minutes Shadow? Just until our friend comes? She really wants to meet you." Rouge said.

Eclipse raised the eyebrow of her armour, before closing its eyes. "No," she said, before Chaos Controlling away to a nearby alley.

"That was rude Shadow!" Rouge called after Eclipse, causing the girl to chuckle slightly in the alley.

"Armour down," she ordered the Chaos Emerald, throwing it up in the air. It shot the familiar beam of light at her, causing her armour to break apart and fall off. Eclipse immediately tapped her toes on the ground, turning on her hover shoes, before suddenly shooting off toward Rouge and Amy.

"Hey guys," she called as soon as she stopped beside them. She looked around, as if expecting to find something.

"Shadow already left. I asked him if he'd stay...but then he just sorta...said no and Chaos Controlled away," Rouge explained sadly.

"That sounds a little harsh...but very Shadow-like." Eclipse stated, looking sad since she hadn't met Shadow.

"Yeah, it is. Sorry...I guess he wasn't in the best of moods today," Rouge apologized.

"It's alright, I'm sure I'll be able to meet him some other time...hopefully when he's in a good mood," Eclipse said, smiling at the bat.

"Come on, shopping time!" Amy said happily, grabbing both Rouge's and Eclipse's wrists and dragging them into the shopping center.

It was a few hours later before Amy, Rouge and Eclipse came out of the shopping center, all of them laughing and smiling. Eclipse had to admit, she had fun with the two females. But she WAS wondering why Amy hadn't said anything about the Sonic Fan rain coat, but she decided not to push her luck.

"Well you guys, it's getting late, so I'd better get going home. We should do this again sometime." Eclipse said, holding a few shopping bags of her own.

"Want me to walk you home? Since it's so late?" Rouge asked.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine. You have to remember, I outran Sonic the Hedgehog. I'll be fine," Eclipse reassured them, smiling, before running off. "See you guys again tomorrow!" she called as she ran.

"See you Eclipse!" they both yelled after her. As soon as she was out of their sight she quickly Chaos Controlled back to her house.

She appeared beside her bed, dropping her bags instantly, and flopping onto the bed. "Tired." She said groggily, answering the unasked question in her mind. "I sleep now." Eclipse said, falling asleep instantly.

Nightmare/memory

I was running down the halls of the ARK, Maria's hand in mine. I had my armour up, just like the Professor told me.

"Come on, we have to hurry," I said in the familiar male voice, running as fast as I could while pulling Maria behind me.

"I can't run any faster!" Maria exclaimed. I knew she was getting tired, but the adrenaline running through her veins was helping her. I made it to the escape pods, quickly opening the door and pulling Maria in after me.

"You get in that pod; I'll be in right after you," Maria told me.

I nodded, running to the large circle on the floor. I saw the glass come up from the floor before I could react. I turned around, seeing Maria near the controls, her hands over a lever.

"Maria!" I yelled to her.

"Sorry, but I won't be able to go to Earth with you," she apologized, the GUN soldiers that had been following us bursting through the door. There were three of them...I could have taken them.

"Step away from the lever!" one of them ordered Maria. "Please, I beg of you...give them a chance to be happy," she said, smiling at me.

"Maria!" I yelled again, banging on the glass, trying to break it.

"Sayonara...Eclipse the Hedgehog." Maria said, pulling the lever. As the pod was shot downward toward the planet Earth I heard a gun shot.

"Maria!" I screamed.

Eclipse awoke with a start, her body covered in cold sweat and tears. It was the memory that had haunted her since she had gotten her memory back. From time to time, part of her wished she had never remembered.

"It's that memory again...that's the 4th time this week...I'm having it more often then usual." Eclipse said to herself, standing up. She walked to her dresser, pulling out one of the drawers, pulling out her pair of black and red pyjamas.

She quickly changed into them, taking her beddings and her usual outfit and putting it in the washer in the basement.

Eclipse went back up stairs, looking at the digital clock in her living room. "It's only 2am? Wow...the memory usually goes longer then that." Eclipse said to herself, before pausing.

"Might as well take a shower, not like I'm going to get back to sleep tonight," she said, walking back up the stairs to her bathroom and turning on the water.

She turned it to scorching hot, before taking off her pyjamas and stepping into the shower. The water burned her skin, yet she sighed in contentment. The burning sensation took her mind off of other things, which was exactly what she wanted. She decided to wash her fur while she was in there, so she wouldn't have to do it later.

After making sure her fur was as shiny as her pearly white teeth she turned the water off and wrapped her towel around herself, picking up her pyjamas and carrying them back to her room with her.

"Another sleepless night...just what I need." Eclipse muttered to herself angrily.