Chapter 3: A Visitor From the Future

The door flung open as Shadow ran inside his house and sat down on the couch, clutching his arm. Amy and Chris walked into the living room, and gasped when they saw him.

"Shadow...what happened?" Chris asked.

"I found Sonic, and we fought. He was so strong, I couldn't win. Sonic also broke my arm!"

Chris walked up and touched Shadow's arm but when he did, Shadow let out a scream of pain. Chris instantly drew his hand back, looking at Shadow in sympathy. He sighed and sat down beside the hedgehog. Shadow looked at his friend and sighed.

"When Sonic and I were fighting, he said something about a plan he came up with. I'm not sure what it is exactly but according to Sonic, it's so foolproof that we will never be able to stop him."

Amy looked concerned. "Does it involve the Chaos Emeralds?"

"Most likely it does." Shadow said. He stood up, walked over to a closet and pulled it open. Inside the closet were the seven Chaos Emeralds, along with the Master Emerald. Shadow looked at the Chaos Emeralds and then closed the closet door, turning around to look at Chris and Amy.

"He must never get these emeralds," he said. "If he does, he'll use them for his plans and the entire world will be in danger. We cannot allow that to happen."

"Does he even know where they are?" Amy asked.

Shadow shrugged. "I'm not sure. He could be looking for them as we speak." He sat down on the couch again, massaging his arm. Chris noticed this and grimaced.

"You should go to the doctor and get a cast on that," he suggested.

"It'll heal on its own. Might take a few days, though."

Chris nodded and walked out of the living room to grab a snack from the kitchen. Shadow yawned and was about to rest when a bright light shone in the room. The light brightened and then faded. Shadow blinked and gasped in astonishment when a purple cat appeared, holding two emeralds. They looked like Chaos Emeralds except they were square instead of diamond.

The cat looked around and saw Shadow. The hedgehog got to his feet and narrowed his eyes, looking at the cat.

"Who are you?" he asked sternly.

"My name is Blaze," the cat said. "I am from the future, and I bring important news."