Shadow Saves Them All
Chapter 8
I launched myself upwards as I opened my eyes. Something white and yellow was standing next to me. I looked at him and I saw it was Tails. Tails? I looked around and saw I was on a couch, in Creams house… and everyone was okay. I saw Cream and Cheese look over from their chairs and smile at me. I saw team Chaotix come in the room with a cookie tray. I even saw Vanilla putting some more wood in the fireplace.
"Hey! He's awake!" Tails said happily drawing everyone's attention.
It was as if Tails had opened a floodgate on conversation. "Alright!" "He's okay!" "Yay,"
Now I understand. It was another nightmare. I had experienced many like it before. A lot of them had to do with Maria and the Ark. More recently however I've been having nightmares about the people around me. I know what it means too, the trauma I've experienced through my life has taught me this. I will always be so doubtful of myself that I will have nightmares about those I care about. And now those people were Team Chaotix, Cream, Cheese, Vanilla, Tails and pretty much everyone else.
"How did I get here," I asked holding my head, it hurt a lot for some reason. The fight I had with the robots in town didn't really hurt me, and the Chaos Blast did nothing but tire me out. Charmy chimed in with;
"Vector punched you in the face!" he smiled widely. Vector jumped in immediately to break up the confusion as Shadow began to clench his fists.
"I thought he was an intruder on Miss Vanilla's home! I was merely doing my best to ensure her safety! I mean, if you saw something kick in your door what would you've done?" That's when I remembered everything. I did go to this place on purpose looking for the yellow emerald. He kicked down the door and that's when there was a little haze, then the nightmare ensued. In that haze Vector must've hit me knocking me out.
"Sigh, at least it's over," I stood up and looked at Vector.
"Vector, I need your yellow emerald," I said seriously.
"What?!" he shouted back.
"But I've been saving it for just this occasion!"
"I need it now, it's a matter of saving Christmas," everyone in the room stopped what they were doing until Charmy asked; "For realzies?"
I looked right back at Charmy and said with a straight face; "For realzies," Vector had no choice. He grabbed the emerald from his pocket and gave it to me. I nodded at him in thanks and then walked silently to the door. That's when the nightmare's graphic images flashed through my head, all of them were so brutally killed by some robots. Were they Eggman robots? That didn't matter, I just kept remembering the images fresh in my mind. Finally I turned around to look at them and tell them what I had experienced. When I turned I saw smiling happy faces filled with cheer and joy. Just seeing those faces, that was enough to drive out the horrible images. I closed my eyes and smirked; "Thank you all for your help," I turned and opened the door when a little high voice said; "You're welcome! Come back anytime Shadow!" Cream. I turned to her and did my best to smile. "I will," I walked out the door and for the first time didn't pity them.
So yeah, I knew I had to put this one out quick after the last chapter. If you did read the last chapter, then I'll tell you what it's purpose was in an innocent little story like this. That entire chapter as you've no doubt figured was a nightmare Shadow had. If you look at any Sonic game or show you'll see how innocent everything looks. Shadow however has always been tortured in mind and spirit and that chapter is a pretty solemn reminder of how bad Shadow's torment is. But the purpose of this chapter was to show how there will always be someone there who will comfort him. I hope this chapter was a big sigh of relief for all of you and I hope you keep reading to the end. Also: There will not be any more of those in this story. Horror chapters I mean.