Past Secrets
Chapter 25 - The Attack
Shadow's POV 10:30pm
I looked into Dark's eyes and we stared at each other for a few moments realizing that our moment of revenge is nearly here. I stood up off the bed and reached my hand out for him to take. Dark looked at it and smiled then took it with ease. Once he was up I brought him close. I tightened my grip on his hand as he did the same to me.
"Let's finish this." I said with confidence.
"Let's finish this." Repeated Dark.
I loosened my grip on him and let him go.
"When we leave this room brother; that's it. We're going to avenge her." I said.
"We know what to do and we can't fail." Said Dark.
"We won't." I said.
Dark approached me and took my shoulder.
"I wish I could be there when you kill him, but at the least do me this favor." Said Dark.
"What?" I asked.
Dark put his hand on my butt and pulled out my M1911.
Dark held the gun in front of my face.
"Kill him with this." Said Dark.
I gave him a evil filled smile and said.
"It would be my pleasure."
Dark smiled and gave me back my gun. As I put it back were it was dark pulled out his silent M1911 and took out the clip.
"Shadow; do you have a spare clip on you?" Asked Dark.
I took out my other M1911, the one with the suppresser and took out my clip. I then realized mine too was nearly empty. I then looked into my pocket and I had three extra mags from when I searched those bodies at the checkpoint. I took out two and threw one at Dark. He caught it and loaded his gun. As I did the same.
"Thanks." Said Dark happily.
As I pulled back on the chamber I replied.
"No problem."
After we were both locked and loaded; we discussed the next phase of the plan.
"Where do I go from here?" I asked Dark who began to pull out his MP5.
"You make the left out this room towards the mess hall. From there you go to Eggman's office and end this." Replied Dark.
I nodded my head.
"Where are you going to be?" I asked while taking out my MP5.
"I'm making the right out of this room and I need to find the main reactor room and place charge two. After that I need to get back into the depot and place charge three on the main gas pump and then I need to find Paul." Replied Dark who was checking the clip on his weapon.
"Are you ready?" I asked him.
"More then you think I am." Said Dark while smacking the receiver on the MP5.
I smiled and smacked mine back as well; then headed for the door. Just as I was about to open it; Dark grabbed my shoulder once again. I looked into his eyes. Then he hugged me. I hugged him back with all the passion I had.
"You make sure to come back to the bikes alive. You hear me?" Asked Dark.
"I'll be there. Me and Amber. Then we'll watch as this place burns down in flames." I replied.
Dark smiled and let go of me.
I gave him one last glance and ran out the door making a sharp left towards the mess hall.
When I got there the door was closed, but left unlocked. I was now aloud to open fire. I opened the door and peered inside. In the mess hall was a patrol of seven men all eating their lunches. I had to reach the other end of the room to get to the door that lead into the VIP hallway which held Eggman's and all the officers personal quarters. I held my MP5 in my right hand and prepared to enter.
"Ahhh…." I took one last breath and kicked open the door. The guards instantly turned to see who it was. I opened fire spraying half my clip at them. I connected four headshots leaving only three guards remaining. They ducked under the table and readied their weapons. As they tried to load their mags; I rushed with my knife and hopped over the counter at them. One guard saw me rush and pulled out his blade and as I jumped he slashed down missing me completely. I grabbed his arm and forced him to drop the knife. The knife fell onto the floor. I took my blade and my advantage and shoved it into his neck. I pulled it out and turned for the second guy as he fell onto the floor draining his blood onto the ground. The second guard had time to load his rifle and began to open fire. I quickly slid at him and swept him out from under his legs. He fell onto his stomach as the rifle slide along the floor. I took my blade and quickly shoved it into the back of his head killing him instantly. I tried to pull it out fast, but it was stuck and the last guard knew that. He rushed me with his blade while catching me off guard. I fell onto my back as he applied pressure. The blade was drawing closer to my face and just as it was about to hit; someone shot him in the head. His brains splattered on my face and I quickly tossed his body onto the floor. I stood up to see who it was and it was Paul.
"Looks like you needed help." Said Paul while putting back his gun.
"Thanks Paul." I said while trying to pull my blade back out from the dead guards head.
"Let me guess you're here to kill Eggman, right?" Asked Paul.
"I told you I was coming back." I replied.
Paul took a breath and asked.
"How do you think you can pull this off?"
"I'm going for Eggman while Darks planting charges around the base." I replied.
"Wait, Dark here?" Asked Paul in surprise.
"Yeah. He's planting the charges and looking for you." I said.
"Me?" Asked Paul in confusion.
"Yeah. He's going to get you out before we blow this place and I have to find Amber." I replied.
Paul looked away.
"What?" I asked sensing something.
"Eggman has her." Replied Paul.
"What!" I asked in shock.
"He found out about how she knew about this attack and he took her away for interrogation." Said Paul.
"Where?" I asked in a hurry.
"To his office but if he knows your coming for her he would be heading to the roof." Replied Paul.
"Why the roof?" I asked.
"His chopper will extract him to safety." Said Paul.
"Not if I can stop him." I said in force.
"You won't be able to save her or stop him. Eggman has a small army in there waiting for you to even give it a try." Said Paul.
"They won't stop me." I said while putting my foot on top of the dead guards head.
"Please think about this for a second Shadow." I pleaded Paul.
"No! I couldn't save Maria before, but this time I know I can save Amber and I will!" I
shouted.
Paul hesitated.
I put force on the guards head and pulled my knife free from his skull. I then put it back under my jacket and began my march to Eggman's office. Before I was about to open the door towards the VIP hall; Paul stopped me.
"Shadow please be careful." Pleaded Paul.
"I will don't worry about me. Go find Dark. He should be heading to the reactor room." I replied.
Paul nodded his head and said.
"I'll see you soon."
I smiled and replied.
"I'll see you soon as well. Me and Amber both."
After I said that Paul turned and ran off to find my brother.
I opened the door and entered the hallway to find a few officers aiming at me.
"Put down your weapons and surrender!" Shouted a captain.
I smiled at them and began to reach into my back pocket.
"Don't move!" Shouted the captain.
I pulled out my red emerald.
"Drop it!" Yelled the captain.
"Chaos…!" I stopped once the guards opened fire. They shot me twice hitting the vest thank god. I slowly lifted my head and my teeth were exposed in a gnarly expression. The officers were terrified and began to shake. My body turned into a red orb and my energy was turning into hate. I charged it for a good five seconds while the officers panicked.
"Run!" Screamed the captain.
The men dropped their guns and ran for the nearest piece of cover behind them.
"Blast!" I screamed.
My energy was too powerful for anything to withstand. The blast threw the small barricade the officers had set to stop my advance, flying all around the hall. The energy went right through cover ripping the officers into pieces. As the men were overcome by the pain all I heard was.
"AHHHH!"
"Oh my god! AHHHHHHHHHH!"
"My Arms!"
The men were dying in such a gruesome way it was in a sense pretty barbaric. Their limbs come off splashing waves of blood on the walls and on the floor. The blood cover everything in the room. I was even splashed by some of it. Once the blast stopped and the screams ceased to exist; I began walking by the mess. I had to kick past some body parts to get a clear path to where I was headed. Legs, arms, torsos, you name it. They were all over the floor. In an evil sort of way; I enjoyed their demise. It made me feel unstoppable. I walked through the blood getting it all over my shoes. I was looking for Eggman's office and I have found it. It was the last door on the left and I didn't hesitate to kick it open leaving a blood stain on the door. I rushed in the room to find it completely empty.
"Fuck!" I shouted out in anger.
I looked around and went to Eggman's desk. I felt around and found a button under the desk along with a keypad. I got on my back and looked at the pad. I thought for a moment on what his password is and it came to me.
"That fat fucker." I mumbled to myself.
I typed in Maria's birthday and not to my surprise it was correct. The button turned green and I pressed it. On the wall exposed an elevator behind one of the bookcases. I stood up and approach the elevator. I slowly clicked the call button and the door opened. No one was in it. I entered the elevator and looked at the floor panel. I clicked on the button labeled roof and waited for the door to close. When it closed I looked around and noticed a shaft on top of the elevator ceiling. If what Paul said about Eggman having a small army up their was true; then I better take this more tactically. I reached up and pushed open the covering. Once I knew I was ready; I jumped up. The elevator was cramped but I didn't care. In about ten seconds the elevator came to a stop and the door opened and not to my surprise the guards immediately opened fire hitting the walls of the elevator.
"Stop! Hold your fire!" Screamed a familiar voice.
"You two check it out!" Ordered Eggman.
"Sir!" Questioned the two guards.
"Don't sir me! Just go and check the elevator for that piece of shit black and red hedgehog!" mYelled Eggman.
The guards obeyed and ran to the elevator. They checked the sides making sure I wasn't hiding. Once the corners were good they entered the elevator itself.
I smiled and unclipped my flash bang.
"Sir it's clear!" Shouted the guard.
The men all lowered their guns and relaxed.
I tossed the flash in front of the guards and as I waited for it to go off; I pulled out my MP5 and prepared to leap.
"Bang!" The flash went off. I leaped down behind the stunned guards and wrapped my arms around the first guard's neck and snapped it. I pushed his body aside and went for the second.
"Open fire!" Yelled Eggman
The guards unloaded their mags at me. I wrapped my arms around the second guard and held him as a shield and turned him towards the action. He was begin bombarded by round after round.
"Ahhhh!" The man I held screamed in pain as each round hit his body. He only stopped once a round drilled him in the head. I pushed the body forward and leaped to a pillar that was in front of the elevator. The guards stopped to reload as Eggman screamed.
"Shoot him!"
I ran out off cover towards the nearest piece that was closer to them. As I ran I sprayed my MP5 and took down six guards. I slid into the cover and peered around the corner to find at least fifteen men left along with Eggman aiming my way. The guards opened fire again spraying my cover into shreds. I quickly unloaded my gun and checked the mag and it had no ammo.
"Damn it." I mumbled.
I tossed my gun aside and the guards reacted.
"He's out of ammo! Get him!" A guard yelled.
I pulled out my silenced M1911 and aimed around the corner.
I pulled the trigger rapidly, hitting every round in my clip. I killed with that clip; at the most seven guards. It seems I was still one hell of a shot. I tossed the gun aside and went for my spare. As I reached for it a guard caught me off guard and shot me in my left arm.
"AHHHH FUCK!" I shouted as I fell back into cover.
My arm oozed blood all down my body as I held it tightly.
"I hit him!" Shouted a guard.
"Don't just stand there! Finish him!" Yelled Eggman.
"Yes sir!" Shouted the guard.
I heard the man come running over with his assault rifle at the ready. When he turned the
corner I was no longer their.
"What the fu…!" I switched cover with a wall that was behind the pillar I once stood by and when he came over I quickly stabbed him with my knife in the back of his neck and held him in front of me as I shield. I took out the knife and used my hand to guide his rifle. I made him pull the trigger on his own friends and he sprayed down four of them. After the gun clicked meaning it was out of ammo; I took a grenade off his side and tossed it at the remaining men.
"Grenade!" Shouted the remaining guards.
Eggman ran out to the helipad once I threw the grenade.
"Boom!" The grenade went off sending the men flying.
I tossed the body I held aside and made my way forward. I held my arm applying pressure to the wound. As I made my way down the hall as fast as I could; I noticed I guard was still alive and crawling away from me. I stepped behind him and pulled out my last M1911. The man heard me and turned really fast while pointing his M9 at me. I was surprise and lifted my gun and we both shot at the same time. He got one round off hitting me in my vest which absorbed the impact. I got off two rounds hitting him once in the chest and once in the face. He fell back and died without trouble. As I recovered from the round; I realized Eggman was escaping. I rushed my way onto the pad and found him waving for his helicopter. Amber was being held in his arms.
"Eggman!" I shouted at him.
He turned and saw my gun pointing at him.
Amber smiled and shouted.
"Shadow!"
"Go pilot!" Yelled Eggman.
"Sir?" Questioned the pilot.
"You heard me! Now go!" Yelled Eggman.
"Ahh… yes sir." Replied the pilot.
The helicopter turned away from the pad and flew off; leaving Eggman behind.
I held him at gunpoint.
"You know what Shadow?" Asked Eggman.
"No, what?" I replied.
"It only took you and that piece of crap brother of yours to take down this base. that's really something. I guess I taught you well huh?" Said Eggman.
"Sure you did; but you couldn't stop us." I replied.
"Ohh don't believe that. I always have a plan B." said Eggman.
"Oh yeah." I replied in worry.
"I have you at the disadvantage." Said Eggman.
"Really? How do you get that?" I asked curiously.
Eggman walked to the edge of the roof and moved Amber towards the drop.
"I know you won't let her die because of you. So put down the gun." Said Eggman in joy.
I looked at Amber and I saw how I couldn't let her die because of me. I slowly dropped my gun and kicked it towards him.
"Shadow don't!" Screamed Amber.
I put my head down as Eggman threw her aside. Amber fell onto the ground as Eggman picked up my gun and approached me.
"Good boy Shadow." Said Eggman while putting it to my head.
"Now don't move." Said Eggman as he took off my bulletproof vest.
I growled in his face and Eggman didn't like that one bit.
"Bang!"
"AHHH!" Eggman shot me in my leg. I fell onto my knees while staring at him with anger.
"Don't you ever fucking growl at me you fucking piece of shit!" Shouted Eggman.
I growled again and Eggman picked me up off the ground and pistol butted me in the mouth.
"Your not so tough." Said Eggman.
"As you said, you have me at a disadvantage." I replied with blood in my mouth.
Eggman let me fall back onto the my knees and began to back up towards amber while still holding me at gunpoint.
"Don't you move Shadow." Said Eggman.
I slowly stood up and began to approach him.
"I said don't move!" Shouted Eggman.
I began to move as fast as I could towards him. Eggman backed up towards the edge of the building.
"What are you doing?" Shouted Eggman.
"I promised you I would avenge Maria and I don't care if you have me at gunpoint; I will end your life even if it ends mine in the process!" I shouted as I ran at him.
Eggman opened fire and shot me three times in the chest, but it was too late for him and me. I tackled him off the roof and we were sent falling through the air towards the depot below. When we went off the roof I heard Amber scream my name. I closed my eyes and waited for the ground. We fell extremely fast and hard and the last thing I heard before we hit was my brother.
"Shadow no!"
When I heard his voice I saw him running towards where we were falling to. I closed my eyes again and smiled. Then me and Eggman smashed through a roof that held a few transport trucks. We landed on one. I fell through its soft back cover, while Eggman hit the hood.
"Ahhhhh…." I was in extreme pain and shock that I survived that fall. I slowly made my way out of the back of the truck and walked towards Eggman who was laying on the hood. When I got to him; I grabbed his neck and threw him onto the ground.
"Ahhhh!" Yelled Eggman.
My gun fell onto the ground when we landed. I found it next to the truck's tire. I picked it up and helped Eggman onto his knees. When he was leveled I stared into his eyes.
"It's over." I said while putting the gun to his head.
"No it's not. You can't kill me." Said Eggman with blood in his mouth.
I pulled the trigger and the gun didn't fire. It was out of ammo.
"Hahahaha!" Laughed Eggman.
I looked at him with rage and pulled out my blade and stabbed him in the stomach. Eggman stopped laughing and before he fell onto the ground he said.
"I promise you Shadow I will kill you and your brother, and when I'm done killing and burning your bodies I will kill that pink whore you call your love."
I pushed the blade into his stomach as far as it could go and smiled as his eyes close. Eggman's body hit the ground and I stood there triumphant. I slowly remembered how wounded I was and I put my hands on my chest. I could feel the holes in my body. I slowly limped over to the front tire of the truck and sat down beside it. I watched as my blood rolled down my body and I slowly closed my eyes and put my head down and drifted away.
"I'm sorry Maria. I'm sorry Dark, I'm sorry Amy…." I said quietly as I drifted into death.