Past Secrets
Chapter 26 - The Attack [Dark]
Dark's POV 10:35pm
I smiled as I let go of my brother. In a spilt second he ran out the door towards the mess hall. I love my brother and I know he can handle himself, but I just have a feeling he'll get himself into trouble. I just can't wait till this is all over. We've been fighting and running all our lives and I just want all of this to end. I have my part to play in ending this though. I looked at my MP5 and then up at the door.
"Let's finish this." I said to myself.
I then burst out the room to the right and began my search for the reactor.
I have no clue where it is, but its probably down on the engineering level. First things first though, I need to find a way down there. As I proceeded down this long corridor; I noticed a staircase that lead downstairs. I looked at the sign and the stairs lead down to the basement. I would have to guess that the reactor would be down there somewhere. So I began to rush down the stairs and into another problem. As soon as I made it down the stairs I noticed a patrol rushing my way. I had to hide. I quickly looked around and found a pipe above the doorframe that lead into the hallway were the patrol was coming from. I quickly leaped up and grabbed the pipe with my hands and swung my legs up and wrapped them around the pipe as well. The patrol came running right under me and they quickly rushed up the stairs shouting.
"Go! Go! Go! We need to get to the mess hall before the intruder kills echo team!"
I guess Shadow began the attack and that means we both need to rush now. I hope Shadow gets out of there before the guards catch up with him. As soon as the patrol was up the flight of stairs I let go of the pipe and ran down the long hall in hope I would find the reactor soon.
"God damn it! Where the hell is it!" I shouted to myself.
I was growing nervous. If I couldn't find the reactor; then that means I couldn't blow up this place. I began to run extremely fast while looking all around and just as I was about to turn a corner into another hall, I smashed into a lone guard who was immediately thrown into the wall. I fell about a foot across from him and by the look of it this guard was an officer. I stood up and as the officer tried to find out what just happened; I grabbed him by the trout and pushed him against the concrete wall.
"Ahhh! What the fuck? Who do you think you are! Wait till Eggman hears about this! I will have your job!" Yelled the officer.
I quickly pulled out my silenced M1911 and put it to his head.
"Do I look like I work here." I said with force in my voice.
The guard flinched and looked at me.
"Ohh fuck! Your….your." I cut him off
"I'm Dark. Dark the hedgehog, and your going to help me with something."
The officer was scared.
"I heard of you. You and your brother. You used to work here." Said the scared officer.
"You have a good memory. Now come on! Up on your feet!" I ordered the officer.
The officer looked at me with angry.
"Maybe if you still worked here I would listen to you, but I don't and I won't take orders from a snot nosed punk like you!" Shouted the officer.
I looked at the officer with evil in my expression and as hard as I could I pistol butted him in his mouth. Two of his teeth came flying out of his mouth and he began to bleed. I then put my hand on his chin and lifted his head up till he was looking at me. The officer closed his eyes then reopened them. I guess he thought I was going to hit him again.
"Are you going to help me now?" I asked him.
The officer then spit in my face getting his blood all over me.
"Hahaha! Sure I will." The officer said sarcastically.
I was enraged by what he just did to me and his sarcastic response. So I clutched my fist and as hard as I could I punched him straight in the balls.
The officer's eyes widen in shock and pain. He then fell onto the floor clutching his area. I smiled at his pain and laughed in his face. The officer looked up at me and I took his shoulder.
"I was taught how to interrogate any prisoner, but this is nothing compared to what I should be doing to you and unless you want that to happen; you will help me find what I'm looking for. Now; what's it going to be?"
The officer stared into my eyes and realized what I said was true. He took a deep breath and gave me a smile.
"What is it your exactly looking for?" Asked the officer.
"The reactor." I replied.
"I know were it is. Come on I'll take you there." Said the officer while standing up.
I held him at gun point as he got on his feet. Then he started to lead me down the hall towards a steel door that had a keypad next to the lock. The officer then put his face on the pad and a blue wave of light scanned his face. As soon as it was done it's evaluation of the officer the lock snapped back and the door began to open slowly. As we waited for it to open the officer turned and looked at me.
"Looks like it's a good thing you caught me because it seems you would have failed at completing whatever it is your doing without me." Said the officer.
"Shut up and keep moving!" I shouted.
"I swear if I get the chance I will kill you." Said the officer.
"Keep dreaming because if I have it my way I will kill you before that happens." I replied in angry.
The officer smiled and continued to lead me into the room.
When we got there, their was a huge room filled with all sorts of computers and machines. I ordered the officer to stop.
"Which ones the reactor?" I asked him with force.
The officer looked at me and then pointed at the large turbine looking machine in the center of the room.
"That one." Replied the officer.
I looked at the area suspecting a trap.
"Shouldn't their be workers down here guarding and working?" I asked the officer.
"Their should be, but you know, people our unreliable." Replied the officer.
I nodded my head while playing along. I know this is a trap and I have to do something before I fall for it.
The officer is standing in front of me and I took advantage. I wrapped my arm around his neck and put my gun to his head.
"Come on out or else!" I shouted.
No one responded.
"Come on out right now or else he gets killed! You have till the count of three!" I shouted.
No one responded again.
"One!"
"Two!"
"Three!"
The officer closed his eyes and I clutched the trigger. Just as I was about to pull it a guard come out from behind one of the machines in front of me. I put my gun away from the officer's head and pointed it at him.
"Wo! Wo! Wo! Calm down." Said the guard.
"Come on! Everyone come out of hiding!" I shouted.
The guard signaled around the room and to my left and right guards and workers came out of hiding with weapons to boot. I quickly looked around aiming at everyone and as the drew closer I began to back up with the officer still in my arms.
"Put him down." Ordered a guard.
"Fuck you!" I shouted at him.
Their was guards and workers all around me. At least a good twelve guys. All with rifles and handguns at the ready.
The guard that was ordering me to put the officer down was wearing a pair of black sunglasses and I could see my reflection in them.
"I'm giving you one chance. Put him down now!" Ordered the guard.
"I'll say this one last time. Fuck you!" I shouted.
The guard began to smile and that threw me off. I stared into his eyes and noticed someone coming up behind me. He was armed and I couldn't do anything to stop him. He wrapped his arms around my neck and I let go of the officer. He slid forward towards the guards. The man put his gun to my head and whispered in my ear.
"Relax dark. I'm here to help." It was Paul who was pushing my butt with something.
I looked at him and he nodded his head slightly. I slowly moved my hand behind me and it was a MP9. I took it with my left hand and held it in place behind me.
"Thanks Paul." Said the officer I once held hostage.
"No problem." Replied Paul.
The officer approached us and slapped my face.
"That's for being a stupid hedgehog." Said the officer.
I smiled and then Paul said.
"Yeah Dark. What were you thinking? I thought you were better then this after all you have done." Said Paul.
"I guess I'm losing my touch." I replied.
The officer turned my head towards him.
"Now I'm keeping my promise and I'm going to kill you." Said the officer while putting his knife to my stomach.
I smiled and Paul shouted.
"Now!"
I threw my body upward and pushed the Officer with my legs. He fell down and the knife he once held was falling down right onto of him. The knife landed and went right into his chest. Paul pulled back and let me go and as soon as we separated we opened fire. I sprayed the MP9 Paul gave me left to right while Paul used my MP5 he took from me while pretending to hold me hostage from right to left. It didn't take much until the remaining men were dead, they were caught completely off guard. Their bodies spread across the floor as their blood made pools around them. I toss the MP9 aside and looked at Paul.
"What the hell did you think you were doing?" I shouted at him.
"Saving your ass that's what!" Paul shouted back.
"Oh yeah!" I yelled at him.
"Yeah!" Screamed Paul.
I then smiled and gave Paul a hard ass hug. He hugged back and just as hard. We always used to act this stupid. After the hug fest; Paul handed me my MP5 again. I took out the clip and it was empty.
"What use is this to me now? You used the whole mag." I said.
"Hey whatever. Your just lucky I caught you in time just like your brother." Replied Paul.
I looked at him confused.
"What about Shadow?" I asked him.
"He was in some trouble in the mess hall and I had to help him out." Replied Paul.
I chuckled. "Is he heading to Eggman's office?" I asked.
"No. He heading up to the roof." Replied Paul.
"The roof! Why!" I shouted in confusion.
"Eggman took Amber and he's going to be making an escape via helicopter." Replied Paul.
"Shit!" I shouted.
"I told Shadow it was useless to try and Save her, but he didn't listen. Eggman has a small army of guards up there protecting him. He'll never be able to get to him." Said Paul.
"No! He'll be able to get him. I know my brother and I'm positive he won't let him get away that easy." I said in confidence.
"He told me to come find you down here and it looks like I found you right on time." Said Paul.
"Yeah, remind me to thank Shadow for that." I said while walking to the reactor.
"He told me you were planting Charges." Said Paul.
I pulled out charge two and began placing it on the reactor while Paul continued to speak
"I heard you were looking to get me out of here before you decided to blow up this place."
"Your one of the only people me and Shadow can trust anymore these days, so of course we need to get you out." I replied while I pressed the button to activate the charge.
"I'm honored." Said Paul sarcastically.
I turned and said
"Shut up Paul. I swear your….." I stopped and saw that the officer that got stabbed was still alive and aiming at Paul. Paul turned when he saw my expression and it was too late. The officer shot and I jumped in front of Paul taking the round in my side. It missed the vest completely.
I fell onto the ground as Paul finished the officer. Paul pulled out his G17 handgun and shot the man in the head, while I began to bleed out on the floor. Paul turned and rushed my side.
"Come on Dark stay with me!" Shouted Paul.
I had the wound covered with my hand and Paul moved it aside to get a better look.
"Shit Dark! Why the fuck did you do that?" Asked Paul in a hurry to get a med kit.
I began to cough up blood.
"Because I love you so damn much. Why the fuck else would I take a bullet for you!" I shouted back.
Paul began to relax and smile at me.
"Your so god damn lucky I'm a medic and your lucky the round didn't go deep enough to penetrate an organ." Said Paul.
I smiled as Paul extracted the bullet. As soon as it was out, I pulled out my emerald and sealed up the wound.
"You ok?" Asked Paul.
"Fucking dandy." I smiled.
"Come on Dark, lets get you out of here." Said Paul while taking my hand to get me up.
"We need to get to the depot so I can place the final charge." I said while standing up.
Paul nodded his head and we began to exit the basement.
"This way Dark we need to go through here to get outside." Said Paul.
We went up the stairs to reach the first floor then made our way down another long corridor to reach and emergency exit that lead into the depot. Surprisingly when we went into the courtyard their was no one there.
"Were is everyone?" I asked Paul.
"Anyone who didn't run; is up on the roof waiting for your brother." Replied Paul.
I began to realize how outnumbered Shadow would be up there and began to worry.
"I'm sure he's ok." Said Paul sincerely.
I smiled and handed Paul my duffel.
"Hold this while I plant charge three. Ok?" I asked him.
Paul nodded his head and I ran over to where they had the fuel marked. It was a good distance across from where Eggman stored his trucks. Once I was there I began activating the charge.
While I placed the charge I heard a helicopter arrive and it was heading to the roof. I quickly finished the charge and ran over to Paul who had taken out my binoculars that were in the duffel and he was staring up at the roof with them.
"It looks like Eggmans leaving." Said Paul.
"No come on Shadow. You can stop him. I know you can." I said out loud.
After a few seconds of the helicopter hovering over the roof, it randomly took off without Eggman.
"Yes!" I shouted.
"It looks like Shadow might have got him." Said Paul in surprise.
"I knew he could do it." I said in a ecstatic tone.
"Oh my god!" Shouted Paul.
"What?" I asked confused.
"It's Amber!" Yelled Paul.
"What?" I shouted again.
"Look!" Shouted Paul while handing me my binoculars.
I took them and looked up at the roof and Eggman had Amber held on the edge.
"Oh shit." I said calmly.
"We have to stop him!" Shouted Paul.
"We can't. We wouldn't make it in time. Its all up to Shadow." I said while trying to calm him down.
We stared at Amber for a few moments and suddenly she was pushed aside. Then Eggman walked forward out of my sight.
"What's going on?" I wondered.
About ten seconds later after I lost sight on Eggman I heard a gunshot and it definitely came from up there I could tell.
After a few more moments; Eggman came back to the edge but this time with a gun. Shadow's Gun. It was his M1911.
"Eggman has Shadow's gun!" I shouted.
"You don't think he shot him do you?" Asked Paul scared.
"I hope to god not." I replied.
I continued to watch as Eggman suddenly backed up towards the edge of the roof,. "But why?" I asked myself.
As we watched Eggman began to shoot. He got three shots off and as the third round went off; I saw my brother tackle him off the roof.
I watched in utter shock. My heart sank and my brother was going to die right in front of me like this. I threw down the binoculars and began to run to where they were falling. They were going to land right through the truck depot.
Just as they were about to land I shouted.
"Shadow no!"
"Smash!"
Eggman and Shadow crashed through the truck depot roof and I fell to my knees.
"NO!" I screamed as loud as I could.
Paul rushed me and took my shoulders as I tried to crawl towards the building in hopes of my brother somehow being alive.
"Come on Dark! We need to go! He's gone! There's nothing we can do!" Yelled Paul.
I continued to fight my way to the building as he held me back.
I didn't want to do it but I elbowed Paul in his side and he let me go. As soon as I was free I rushed the entrance to the truck depot and bashed the door down. When I broke through the door, I couldn't believe my eyes.