She could feel her life slipping away from her. She could feel Shadow's pain as he watched her die. She wanted to tell him not to worry, but couldn't find the strength to do it. So they sat in silence.
Time passed by slowly and the only way she could keep herself from slipping into blackness was from his breathing. One, two, three...she listened closely and felt his arms wrapped around her, trying to protect her, but failing. Ten, eleven, twelve...she desperatly wanted to comfort him, why did G.U.N have to be so cruel? Seventeen, eighteen, nineteen...they took Maria and now her. Twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six...but why?
She heard a door open, heard Shadow's failed attempts, felt herself being carried away, and then felt nothing at all.
They'd taken her. No matter what he did, anyone he cared about always died, and now they were going to finish the job. He sat there emotionlessly and waited. Time ticked slowly by, as if trying to torture him, and then the door opened again. They threw her limp form in and he immediatly picked her up, expecting the worst. Only...she was healed.
The holes on her arms were gone, she wasn't coughing, and she looked healthier. She stirred in his arms and slowly opened her eyes.
"Shadow?" she asked.
"Yes?"
She blinked, "What happened?"
"I don't know. I guess they healed you," he said.
She winced, "Oh no."
"What's wrong?"
"They're just going to almost kill me again," she shuddered, "We have to get out of here."
He looked around, "If there was some way we could get them to find us..." he looked suddenly at her wrists, "Let me see your bracelets."
"Um..okay?" she slipped them off and he examined them.
He found what he was looking for and pushed a small button on the inside, "Eggman told us that these were tracking devices. Let's hope he wasn't lying."
A few minutes later, the roof of the cell was ripped off, and they saw Eggman floating above them, "Hello!"
Shadow grabbed her and jumped onto the ship, "Get out of here!"
Eggman listened and began to drive off. Shadow held her close and she smiled up at him.
"We're free," she whispered.
"I know."
She laid her head on his shoulder and soon they landed, "Here you go, but don't think I'm not going to try, and make you evil," he warned her.
"Thanks Eggman," she said ignoring his threat.
She and Shadow took off through the trees and soon arived at the base. She took a deep breath and they walked through the door.
Aw...read next chapter and review please! ~tfflv