Sonic jumped off of Tail's plane, landing in front of Vanilla and Cream the Rabbit's house. He hurriedly opened the door, surprised too see the house empty. "Damn!" He fell too his knees and slammed his fist on the floor.
"Sonic." Tails said through the Comm unit the blue hedgehog was wearing. "Got the Chaos Emerald?"
"No Tails, its gone. Along with Vanilla and Cream." Sonic murmured, getting a gasp from the yellow fox.
"You don't think...?" Tails asked quietly.
"No, doesn't look like any signs of struggle. Lets just hope for the best." Sonic stood up and walked outside the door. "Lets retrieve the next emerald!"
"Alright! It's been located on the Prison Island!" Tails informed.
"Prison Island?" Sonic cringed. That was a G.U.N. Facility, and he was not keen on messing with G.U.N.
"Don't worry Sonic, Knuckles is going too be there. He is the best treasure hunter, It'll be a cinch!" Tails reassured his friend.
"Oh alright. Lets go." Sonic sighed. Tails was usually right about these things.
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"A cinch, huh?" Sonic stood on his friends plane as they flew over Prison Island. The thing was a giant steel building on an island. It had hundreds of guns, guards, robots and more guns. "I am NOT going down there!"
"Knuckles is already down there. We'll be able too communicate as well. Also, be on the look out for that Rouge character." Tails flipped his plane over, dropping the hedgehog. "Good luck Sonic!"
"Tails!" Sonic screeched as he fell towards the prison. He curled himself into a ball, tapping his a bracelet on his wrist. "Hope this little trinket works, or your dead Eggman." A few minutes later, he hit the ground, but instead of slamming into it and breaking something, he bounced back up, uncurling and landing on his feet. "Well now, Eggman is on top of his game!"
"Hey, we have an intruder!" He heard two a soldier yell, before firing his gun. Sonic prepared too jump before he was pulled underground.
"Always gotta make some kind of noise don't ya?" Knuckles sighed, continuing his digging.
"I had it all under control!" Sonic bragged. "All I had too do was use a little of my mad skills and voila!"
"That's not what that soldier's gun said." Knuckles grinned while Sonic steamed.
"Look Knucklehead, I can handle myself. Better then you even."Sonic grinned while the ruby echidna growled. "Did I hit a nerve?"
"Whatever, just do your thing."Knuckles delivered a heavy punch too the dirt above him, revealing a large room with several prison cells. "Big place."
"I'll say!" Sonic agreed. "Let's get too work."
"Alright, lets do this." With that two split up, Sonic going left and Knuckles going up.
The two searched for a few minutes before hearing someone on the megaphone. "All personnel, please evacuate the premises immediately. A high yield explosive has been found!"
"What the?" Knuckles raised an eyebrow. Who would want too blow up G.U.N.? "Shadow." He stated. He was about too go find Sonic when out of the corner of his eye he saw Rouge the Bat, holding the Gray Chaos Emerald. "Hey!"
"Oh hello there!" Rouge waved flirtatiously. Knuckles ran to her, a serious look on his face.
"Cut the games bat girl, give me the emerald." He held out his hand, expecting the emerald. What he received was a kick too the face.
"Sorry big boy, its G.U.N. Property now." She began too fly away, but was sent crashing too the ground a few seconds later.
"Well it's about too be repossessed." Shadow stated, falling in front of her. "Hello echidna."
"Shadow. Did you place that bomb?" Knuckles asked, tightening his fists.
"Of course not. G.U.N. Knew that I, as well as Sonic, were here, and armed it just for us. This bat just saw it as the perfect chance too steal the emeralds." Shadow explained.
"Wait, emeralds?" Knuckles asked. "I thought there was only one!"
"Your blue friend has the second emerald. He's already leaving. I suggest catching up." Rouge smirked, before tripping Shadow and Knuckles in one kick and running into an open Prison Cell, closing the door. "This better work." She began too feel the walls of the cell, looking for a switch or something of the sort, but found nothing. "This can't be! I was sure it would be here!" She began too panic, as there was only 20 minutes left.
"Give me the emerald." She turned around too see Shadow, arms crossed. "If you hurry, I can save your life and me from injury."
Rouge was about too refuse, but her timer beeped, telling her another minute had passed. "Don't betray me." She tossed him the emerald.
"I'm a hedgehog of my word." Shadow caught it and grabbed her by her waste, pulling her close. "Chaos Control!" The familiar bright light flashed as the two disappeared from the room.
Knuckles was swimming through the water that surrounded the Island. There was no way he would make it in time. "Dammit!" He cursed aloud. A ladder suddenly fell in front of him. He looked up too see the lavender echidna, Julie-su in a helicopter.
"Only 10 minutes, so hurry up!" She shouted. Knuckles climbed the ladder into the helicopter and took a seat.
"Where's Sonic?" He asked.
"He said he had too deal with Shadow." She shrugged as they flew off.
Shadow stood in a clearing, watching Rouge fly away. "Another emerald." He flipped the gray emerald in his hands.
"Hey there Shadow!" Sonic yelled. Shadow turned too see his blue friend standing on a tree. "Don't do this Shadow, I don't want too have too hurt you."
"You hurt me? That's a laugh. You may look like me, but your nothing compared too me." Shadow grinned.
"Hey, your the one who looks like me, ya big faker!" Sonic yelled back.
"Your the faker. Better yet, your not even good enough too be my fake!"
"I'll make you eat those words!" Sonic jumped towards Shadow, forming into a spin dash. Shadow jumped backwards, dodging it, but Sonic changed his direction, managing too smash into the Ultimate Life form.
"Not so tough now, huh?" Sonic grinned, as he ran towards Shadow.
"Not even trying." Shadow skated towards him as well. The two met with such a force that the trees around them began too shake. The two had their hands clasped together, trying too push the other one back.
"Well, this is impressive." Shadow grinned, where as Sonic growled. "But you forget about my strength." Shadow threw Sonic into the air, and leaped after him, smashing his elbow into his stomach.
Sonic retaliated by delivering a swift kick too his chin, sending Shadow flying towards a tree. Shadow rebounded off the tree and threw his fist into Sonic's face, sending him hurtling towards a rock. The blue speedster managed too skid too a stop before he hit it. "Well played Shadow!"
"And too think I havn't used any of my powers yet." Shadow smirked as well.
"Sonic, you do realize you have five minutes before the island explodes right?" Julie-Su's voice asked Sonic through his Comm unit, reminding both hedgehogs.
"I forgot!"
"Me too! Catch ya later Shads!"
"Another time Sonic." The two sped away in opposite directions.
"I should have followed him!" Sonic cursed himself as he saw the helicopter ahead, ladder dangling below it. He jumped towards it, grabbing it as it flew upwards.
"You did what you could!" Knuckles helped Sonic into the helicopter. "Can't do everything Sonic."
The two turned as the Island began too explode. "Huge explosion!" Sonic grinned. But his grin began too falter as the copter began too spin.
"Were going down, brace yourself!" Julie-Su yelled as it fell towards the ocean below.
"I HATE water!" Sonic cried out in agony.
"This wouldn't have happened if you just waited, but no! You had too go after Shadow!" Knuckles argued. The chopper hit the water, silencing the two's bickering.
Shadow watched earth from Space Colony Ark. He couldn't believe that such a beautiful planet was inhabited by such ugly species. He had expected Sonic too be different, but that's the way of the world. Lifts your spirit then crushes it. "I should be use too it now anyway."
"Use too what Mr. Shadow?" Cream asked, holding his hand.
"Nothing Cream. So what do you think of this place?" Shadow smiled at the rabbit.
"Yes! It's very pretty." She smiled back at him.
"I used too live here, but somethings happened." His smile faltered a bit. "But all the wrongs will be righted." Shadow turned and left the room, leaving a confused Cream. He walked into a small room with a machine, which held four Chaos Emeralds. "I'm close. Soon Maria and the Professor will be avenged."
A loud roar suddenly sounded out, causing Shadow too chuckle. "Don't worry brother, I won't forget too include you." Shadow then took a seat and quickly fell asleep.
Vanilla sighed sadly, before closing the door she was peeking through. "No Shadow, I can't let you do this." She then left too check on her daughter.
I didn't really like this chapter. Anyway the project is nearing completion! Be on the lookout later today or tomorrow!
