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Chapter 2 Search for a Proper Method of Vengeance
Mephiles gathered strength. Creating an orb of sight to show Black Doom Shadow's every action had taken a lot out of him. Space was NOT his strong suit. If he had taken them back in time they could have simply spied after arriving in the location at the exact time it took place. The alien leader, however, would NEVER agree to leave his army for a single year. Not impossible to understand considering that the Black Arms are the most powerful race in the universe and have even had other races imitate their ruthless style. Imagine if one of the wannabe-Black Arms alien factions learned of Shadow's existence and origins. They could find a way to destroy the Black Arms entirely.
It annoyed Mephiles how much concern Black Doom seemed to have for Shadow… of course if you were letting your secret weapon reside on a human planet you might be just as concerned.
Mephiles smirked, it was a very good thing that Black Doom didn't know about Shadow's numerous human friends. No doubt the alien leader would have been much more careful about giving orders if he had known Shadow would side with the humans. All he knew was that Shadow was in love with a human, and he hated it.
Mephiles began contemplating ways to separate the two. 'It would prove impossible to get Shadow to leave her… but what if she left him?'
Mephiles thought about Rouge, trying to remember what he wasn't supposed to know.
'She loves Shadow… that's obvious… the gems! She loves jewels!'
Mephiles smirked, 'and the largest gem on the planet is located on Angel Island. She might accept a deal for it…'
--------------After regaining enough energy he teleported himself to Angel Island-----------------
His eyes found the emerald resting on top of a shrine. 'Ahhhhh… it's like it's just waiting to be stolen…' Mephiles scanned the area carefully, well aware that the guardian was close by. He spotted some red and promptly repositioned himself so he could get a better look. The echidna looked distressed. He kept staring at the ground, not looking up when the Master Emerald shined and blinked like a flashlight trying to get his attention. With an evil smirk, Mephiles dissolved into a shadow and slid carefully to the echidna's location.
Knuckles sighed, "Why him?... I thought maybe I still had some time to convince her to like me… maybe it really did annoy her when I stopped her from stealing the emerald…"
As the echidna continued his train of thought, the perfect plan began to form in the evil hedgehog's mind. 'Time to put my new power to the test… hehehehe' he slowly morphed himself into Knuckles's own shadow.
"IT'S JUST NOT FAIR!"
Knuckles looked up after hearing his own voice, "Who's there?!"
"SHE CAN'T DO THIS TO ME… I LOVE HER MORE THAN HE EVER COULD!"
Knuckles's eyes suddenly glazed over into a trance-like state, "I do…"
"IF I CAN'T BE WITH HER I HAVE TO MAKE SURE SHE DOESN'T RUIN HER LIFE!"
Knuckles nodded, "Shadow will just hurt her over and over again…"
Mephiles squinted his eyes as the Master Emerald suddenly glowed brighter than anything he'd ever seen. He worried that perhaps his mind trick had been undone. He was, therefore, relieved when Knuckles's eyes remained glazed and he began walking to the edge of the island to transport himself to the world below.
Mephiles followed gleefully in the echidna's shadow.
----------------------------------------Rouge's Mansion, Station Square-------------------------------------------
Mephiles glided along behind Knuckles as they made their trek through Station Square to the outskirts of the city. Every once in a while he would say something about Knuckles's feelings for Rouge to keep the guardian moving. Mephiles enjoyed thinking of what the echidna might say to separate Rouge and Shadow, if there was even a little love there between Rouge and Knuckles, then the mindless echidna would take advantage of it. He was a little sickened at the thought of a possible romance he might be forced to witness, but the thought of Shadow's suffering made it seem almost bearable.
They arrived at an impressive mansion, with beautiful plants growing around the entire building. Mephiles might have been impressed if he didn't always have the urge to destroy buildings of this size. Knuckles knocked on the front door, which was promptly answered with an, "IN A MINUTE!"
It was a little less than said minute later that a white bat opened the door.
"Hel-! Knuckles? Are you alright?" She looked closer at Knuckles' eyes, taking note of the glazed look.
"Hello Rouge. We need to talk."
Rouge looked nervous. Mephiles could tell she didn't know what to do, she was probably thinking that Knuckles was drunk and was trying to be careful in dealing with him.
"…C'mon in." Knuckles walked inside. "Is everything okay?"
"No."
"…okay…" Rouge's eyes darted around the room.
"It's about Shadow." She looked back to him.
"…What is?" Knuckles gave her an annoyed look.
"What I need to talk to you about." Rouge stared at him.
"…oookay…what about him?"
"Do you remember when he disappeared? It hurt you. Both times."
Rouge sighed, "Yes, that's true… but when he came back… I felt so happy…" She smiled, "both times…"
"He'll just keep doing it. What if he picked the worst time to disappear?" She glared at him.
"He doesn't PICK when he disappears Knuckles."
"I know. It'll be like the movie." Rouge stared at him.
"Movie? Which movie?"
"The Time-Traveler's Wife."
"Oh…that movie…" They were both silent for a few moments. Mephiles wondered what this 'movie' was and why it was relevant to what the brainwashed echidna was up to when they finally spoke again.
"It won't be like that… I'll know how to get him back and he won't just disappear in mid-air…"
Knuckles yelled, "THAT'S NOT THE POINT! DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?! IF YOU LOST HIM TOO MANY TIMES YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT!"
Rouge stared at Knuckles with a unusually calm look on her face.
"I don't really care Knuckles. I'm not leaving him. EVER."
Mephiles narrowed his eyes. 'So much for that plan.' He was about to release the echidna when Knuckles's temper snapped. He lost all hold as the echidna started attacking the bat.
Knuckles launched a punch to her stomach that she tried to dodge by making a leap to the side. The punch grazed by her just barely touching her hip. Rouge was on the move immediately, making her primary focus just making it outside. She had gotten the back door open and was trying to get into the air as quickly as she could when Knuckles tackled her. She felt some bones snap from the impact and screamed as she was helpless now to prevent the beating.
Mephiles watched in awe as the echidna beat the bat to a pulp. Mephiles knew she was dead as soon as she went silent. He smirked triumphantly and decided that he would let the echidna have his mind back, as soon as he threw the body over the little overhang a few feet away.
He forced his red puppet to do so, and released him. As soon as he was free, the echidna looked around. The first thing he noticed was the blood, and then the dark hedgehog standing near him. He looked up rather drowsily and asked, "Shadow? Why am I here? Whose blood is this?"
Mephiles smirked again, "I am not Shadow. You came here of your own free will. The bat's."
His eyes widened, "ROUGE?! Where is she?!"
"You killed her. Look over there. …Yes, over the ledge."
Knuckles had turned the direction Mephiles indicated and, at further instruction, over the ledge.
Mephiles was curious as to whether she could actually be seen and also moved to look over the edge. She was there. Her body had landed on some rocks and the blood was slowly being carried away, little by little, by the waves. The echidna, whether it was because of exhaustion or shock, passed out.
Mephiles heard someone approaching and hid himself in the shadows.
Shadow ran right through the house and out into the back and froze when he saw Knuckles on the ground. He walked forward slowly and looked over the ledge where the blood trail led. He fell to his knees and sat there.
Mephiles expected him to start crying, but the hedgehog merely sat in horrified silence as time slowly passed. After a few moments Shadow slowly turned his head to look at Knuckles. Mephiles smiled, Shadow was probably going to throw him over the edge. However, Shadow slowly reached up and pulled the echidna's arm so that he wasn't close to the edge anymore.
Mephiles's smile disappeared. This wasn't going exactly as planned. He discarded that thought though, as Shadow suddenly seemed different somehow. Mephiles's smile returned as Shadow clenched his eyes shut and tears streamed over his cheeks.
" Mission Accomplished"
It was raining today. Rouge probably wouldn't have wanted that. She never wanted something to happen if she thought it would make Shadow upset. It killed a part of him when she died. Shadow pretended that nothing had changed, but all of us could see it. We just wondered when it would destroy people. When it would become hazardous to everyone's health.
Shadow didn't do much. He was silent, he never laughed, and he constantly seemed to be in his own little world.
But I guess that's really all my fault. Shadow had always seemed unnerved by my 'gullibility' as Sonic and the others call it. He was right, it was because I was gullible that the dark hedgehog had been able to manipulate my mind…
So now Rouge was being lowered into the ground… but I have a feeling she's not the only one being buried today…
Dang man. See why this chapter creeps me out? Poor Shadow. He's gone right back to being that cold-hearted creature all over again… (sigh) What will next chapter bring? Will Shadow EVER forgive Knuckles? WAITAMINUT!! Why did Shadow not KILL Knucklehead in the first place?
Find out if Shadow forgives next chapter.
Find out why Shadow didn't kill Knuckles in the 'behind-the-scenes' story, Finding. Coming soon!
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