Hey everyone, I'm back. Sorry this took so long (and that it's not that good) but I'm still not in the best of moods. I'll try my best to make the next chapter longer and better. On with the story!
"Are you ABSOLUTELY sure that Kyouyo is this 'Kyo' that you used to know Clowy?" Vector asked the girl as she cleaned the Chaotix Detective Agency office of junk. "Completely. His outfit is different, but I'd recognise that-that...HEDGEHOG anywhere. Especially after what he did to me." Clowy stated, obviously trying to figure out the right word to describe the boy that she clearly didn't like, her voice dropping to a whisper at the last sentence. "Since when was being a hedgehog an insult?" Charmy whispered to Vector, the crocodile shrugging. "What did he do to you Clowy?" Espio asked, having been the only one who heard that part of what she'd said, worried about what had been done to her. "It doesn't matter; it has nothing to do with you." She said, clutching her fists at her side while her bangs covered her eyes. "But it does Clowy! You're one of us now." Charmy argued, also worried about Clowy. It must be something horrible if she doesn't want to talk about it. Vector thought, his eyes widening as he realised what it probably was. "Clowy..." He began, shaking his head, not really sure what to say.
"Don't say anything!" Clowy snapped suddenly, much to the Chaotix surprise. "Please Vector...just don't...say anything..." She whispered quietly, her hands slowly relaxing as she wiped her eyes. She took a deep breath, grabbing her purse from the nearby chair, walking towards the front door. "Where are you going?!" Charmy and Espio both called after her, running up to try to stop her from leaving. She disappeared from in front of them, appearing behind her much to Vector's confusion, being the only one to see her behind the other two. "I'm...I'm going to confront Kyo." Clowy stated from behind Espio and Charmy, walking out of the door. "Wait! Don't go alone!" Espio called just as Clowy Chaos Controlled away, slowly falling to his knees in a very un-Espio fashion.
"I knew you'd come to me on your own, my little Shads." Said a familiar male voice, smirk obvious in the voice as Clowy looked at Kyouyo, his outfit the same as it was when they used to live on the ARK. A simple black t-shirt with a dark blue skull on it, black jeans with dark blue at the ends, dark blue gloves with black wristbands and a dark blue stripe on them, blue and black versions of Eclipse's hover shoes though they didn't have the holes at the bottom. "You have no right to call me that Kyo! Not after what you did!" Clowy yelled, a look of rage and betrayal on her face. "I just gave you what you deserved, lying to me like that. I have to admit, you felt nice though, much nicer then I thought you would." He said, smirk widening, causing Clowy to see red. "I'll...I'll make you pay! I trusted you!" Clowy yelled, red Chaos Energy covering her body in her rage. "I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU FOR...FOR RAPING ME!!!" She screamed, her eyes flashing as the energy covering her body exploded around her.
"Finally got what...you wanted...Shads?" Kyo asked suddenly as he lay on the floor in front of the girl, his breathing harsh, knowing that he would die soon. "Consider yourself lucky Kyo...if you weren't a client of the Chaotix I would kill you slow and painfully." Clowy said emotionlessly, walking the few steps to his dying body and pulling his wallet out of his jean pocket to pay the Chaotix and the white Chaos Emerald he'd had. "I made a mistake...I'll admit that. But I could never...admit how I really felt about you...and for that and for what I did...I am sorry...Eclipse...." Kyo whispered, his eyes closing as his heartbeat stopped. "I don't want to hear your lies." Clowy said as she turned from him, Chaos Bolting him before disappearing once more.
"I'm back!" Clowy called as she walked into the Chaotix Headquarters, having appeared on their front lawn. "Clowy! Are you alright?!" Charmy and Vector asked as they ran up to her, surprising her a bit. "Yeah, I'm fine." She said, smiling assuringly at the two. "I'm going to bed, I'm tired." She said, walking to the base of the stairs before remembering the wallet. "Oh yeah, I got our pay. Spend it on whatever you want." She said, throwing the wallet over her head and into Vector's hands before walking up the stairs.
Clowy walked into her room, planning on just flopping down on it, only to see a familiar purple figure lying on it. "Espio." She whispered in surprise, walking slowly up to the bed. "He was worried you wouldn't come back. He's been lying here since you left, he must have fallen asleep." Vector explained, appearing out of seemingly no where, now standing in the doorway. "Oh...I see...I didn't mean to worry you guys." Clowy said, gently picking up Espio, who was very light compared to her armour, and carrying him to his own room. "Night Espio." She whispered, kissing him on the forehead and tucking him in like a little kid before going to her own room and falling asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
A few weeks later.
"Looks like Sonic and the others need our help. Seems Shadow has disappeared along with you Clowy." Vector explained as the group walked towards Ana and Alexiss' house, Clowy's ear drooping. "I hope he's ok." She said, the others nodding slightly in agreement. "I just hope they don't recognise you. Knuckles will get mad at us if he finds out that we're hiding you from him and the others." Charmy stated, everyone shuddering slightly at the thought of the echidna being angered with them. "Then let's hope that my new look is enough to throw them off." Clowy said, smiling.
"Anyone else think that the girl with Vector and the others looks familiar somehow?" Knuckles asked as the Chaotix left, the Sonic Heroes nodding in agreement. "That's because it's-" A sudden loud smashing sound meant that Ana had been kicked into a wall by Alexiss yet again. "Keep your warped theories to yourself Ana." Alexiss snarled, glaring at the girl. "But Alexiss! It's-" Before Ana could finish she was kicked again by the older hybrid, causing everyone around her to flinch at the sound of Ana hitting another wall. "Shut up Ana. Just because we know the truth about Clowy doesn't mean that we should tell the others yet." Alexiss whispered into the cat-girl's ear, the girl nodding. "Whatever you say Alexiss." Ana said, said person helping Ana back up. "It's weird...that girl looks really familiar but I can't put my finger on it..." Sonic said, the others nodding in agreement. "You guys had better get going, Ana and I have work to do. We'll call if we find anything out about either Eclipse or Shadow." Alexiss assured, practically shoving everyone out of her house. "That wasn't very nice of you Alexiss." Ana pointed out, rubbing the back of her head which hurt from slamming into the wall twice. "I didn't want you to reveal Clowy's true identity, or Eclipse's for that matter. Besides I really DO have work to do." Alexiss said, walking to the door that led to the basement and punching in the code to open the door, walking through the door and closing it behind her. "...what in the world is the working on in there?" Ana wondered, knowing better then to ask or be kicked into another wall.
"Clowy? You acting...like everything is fine even though Shadow is missing. Are you alright?" Charmy pointed out suddenly as Eclipse was making dinner, causing her to stop what she was doing. "I...I'm fine Charmy, but...there is something that I need to show you and the others after dinner." Clowy said, knowing that it was time to reveal her true identity to the Chaotix.
"What do you want to show us Clowy?" Espio asked, wanting to know anything that she was going to tell them, though he wouldn't admit it out loud. "I...I've been keeping a very important secret from you, and the others two. It's sorta...the reason that I'm hiding from the Sonic Heroes." Clowy explained, looking at the ground. "What have you been keeping from us Clowy?" Charmy asked in that cute kid way of his. The black and red female hedgehog pulled the green Chaos Emerald out of her purse, throwing it into the air before anyone could ask her anything. "Chaos Armour!" She called, a beam of light from the emerald shooting at her and her body flashing, momentarily blinding the Chaotix. They opened their eyes, Charmy being the first one to be able to see what was in front of him. "It's Shadow!" He yelled, Espio and Vector looking through the light to see that Shadow was indeed in Clowy's place. "What happened to Clowy?!" Vector and Espio both yelled. "I AM Clowy." Shadow said simply, everyone gaping as they stared at him in disbelief. "Armour down." He said, a beam of light shooting at him from the still floating green emerald, soon revealing Clowy under the armour.
"So this whole time...you were Shadow?" Vector asked suddenly, being the first one able to speak. "Yes, that's right. I was supposed to be the ultimate life form, and they didn't think that the ultimate life form could be a girl, so I took on the form of the one now called Shadow." Clowy explained, sighing sadly. "Rouge, Ana and Alexiss found out. I...I got scared and ran away here." She admitted, looking at the ground, expecting the Chaotix to be mad at her. "That's understandable. I'm sure Rouge was hurt from you keeping this a secret from her." Vector said, much her Clowy's surprise. "You can still stay here as long as you want. Even after if you want, as Eclipse. After all, you won't be able to live at Shadow's house without drawing attention to yourself." He said, the rest of the Chaotix nodding in agreement. "Thanks...everyone." Clowy said, smiling. She looked at the window, seeing Tails and Knuckles looking through the window with looks of disbelief on their face, Clowy fainting at the sight of them.
Poor Clowy/Eclipse, having the one guy she used to trust betray her like that. And how is she going to explain this to Tails and Knuckles once she wakes up? Well, we'll just have to wait for the next chapter to find out. Bye for now.