Well, this is the second chapter of my story. I hope people have been liking it so far. Sorry that it has taken so long for me to post this chapter. College life tends to be quite...consuming. And it seems that I have a life outside of my computer.
I know, I'm scared too.
I don't own sega, for if I did, I would be stinking rich.
It was a clear day in Station Square, as a large military copter flew over the heads of the peaceful residence. One of the pilots called in. "This is Sigma Alpha two heading due south over the city, we're on route, everything's a go."
"Roger that Sigma, report status of captured hedgehogs aboard, over," said the person on the other end of the radio.
"Roger. The cargo is secured and…WHAT!" A large crash came from the back of the helicopter. "The hedgehogs are gone! They've taken out everyone aboard!"
"Sigma respond! What's going on!"
The door on the side of the helicopter suddenly flew out, and two hedgehogs jumped onto the wing of the helicopter. The two former captives were none other than Sonic the Hedgehog and Amy Rose.
"Talk about low budget flights. No food or movies," said Sonic.
"Sonic, are you sure that you know what you're doing?" questioned Amy Rose.
"I always know what I'm doing, Amy." He pulled off two strips of metal from the wing and bent them into makeshift street boards. "Here, put this on like mine. Ok, now let's blow this joint! I like running better." Sonic and Amy jumped off of the helicopter and land on a street on a huge hill and begin to board down it.
"This is a special news bulletin. We have just gotten word that the national bank has just been robbed. Eye witnesses claim that the suspects are loco hero Sonic the Hedgehog and local residence Amy Rose. The military has been dispatched to capture the suspects. But upon further examination of the robbery site, the only thing that was discovered missing are the two Chaos Emeralds that the bank was holding. We have some footage of the suspects fleeing the seen of the crime…" The screen showed two hedgehogs on top a huge bridge, arguing over something.
"Sounds like the work of Shadow," said Robotnik, while he watched the news unfold on his personal TV. "But who is the other hedgehog? It almost looks like Amy…."
+Flashback+
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CAN'T HAVE IT!" yelled Shadow.
"IT'S MINE, YOU CAN'T HAVE IT!" screamed a black girl hedgehog with silver stripes.
"Look, I broke into the bank first, so I have first dibs on the emerald. So I say GIVE ME THE EMERALD."
"You'll have to catch me first." And with that, she slid down the railings on the bridge and jumped onto the road. Shadow, caught off guard, started down on the rail when she jumped off it. The unnamed hedgehog looked behind her and saw him following her. 'Why can't that guy leave me alone? I've finally found it and someone wants to take it away again.'
'That girl is such a pain,' thought Shadow as he chassed after her on the streets. He was a lot faster than her, but she was a lot more agile than him, so the chase lasted quite a while. The girl dodged behind anything in the road, and Shadow kept up with her. That is, until she ran into a dead end. 'Ha, got you now!'
The girl started to panic, and frantically looked around for a place to escape. 'There isn't enough room to propel myself over the wall with my hammer.' She turned around to find Shadow walking towards her. 'Oh crap, he found me. But he won't take it without a fight.' And with that, she drew her hammer and charged at Shadow.
Shadow, not wanting to get hit by the huge hammer, jumped into the air. When the girl was past him he landed and charged at her back. He hit her hard and drove her into a wall. As she slid down the wall, she started to cry.
'What? Why is she crying? I didn't hit her that hard.' Shadow just stared at the girl crying on the ground. After a minute or two, she got up and started pounding her fists on his chest.
"Why can't people just leave me alone! This jewel is all that I have to remember her by, and everyone wants to take it away!" cried the girl between sobs.
Shadow took hold of her wrists and made her stop pounding on him. She looked up into his eyes. They stared into each others eyes for a few minutes, until Shadow asked "What's your name?"
"Sage…Yours?"
"Shadow."
'Shadow…he has such lovely eyes,' thought Sage.
'Sage…why is there so much pain in her eyes? And why do I suddenly care about her? This isn't like me at all. What's happening to me?' thought Shadow.
Again they were staring into each others eyes until an explosion not far away hurled them back to reality. Then they heard a bunch of gunshots, followed by another explosion.
Shadow and Sage ran over to where they heard the sound, and found Sonic, Amy, and a destroyed guard robot. Amy was the first to notice them.
"Hey, that girl looks just like me…" said Amy.
Sonic looked at Shadow for a while, then he said, "Hey, I know what's going on. The military has mistaken us for the likes of you." He then notices the Chaos Emerald Shadow was holding in his hand. "So, what are you gonna do with that emerald?" He charged at Shadow, yelling, "Say something, you fake hedgehog!"
"Chaos CONTROL!" Shadow yelled. And in less than a second, he appeared on top of a building on the other side from where he was at. Sage rushed forward, hit her hammer on the ground, and propelled herself up to where Shadow was.
"Wow, he's fast," said Sonic. "Hey, it's not his speed, he must be using the chaos emeralds to warp."
"My name is Shadow," gloated the schwarts hedgehog. "I am the world's ultimate life form. I have no time for games, FAREWELL!" Shadow then took Sage's hand, and a mysterious green light surrounded them. When the light faded, Shadow and Sage were gone.
+End Flashback+
"…Na, it couldn't have been Amy. She's too stupid to do anything useful," said Dr. Robotnik. "Anyway, where is Shadow? He said that he would meet me in the space colony ARK, and he isn't here yet."
Just as he finished talking to himself, a door opened to reveal a smug Shadow and a shaken Sage.
"Shadow, what happen…WHO'S THAT!" said Dr. Robotnik.
"Doctor, this is Sage." Shadow said. "She has an exceptional talent at finding Chaos Emeralds, so I thought that it would be useful to bring her here."
"Never mind that, did you get the Chaos Emeralds?" Robotnik asked.
Shadow and Sage looked at each other. Shadow thought, 'That look in her eyes…she really doesn't want to give up the emerald. It's as if it has a special meaning to her. Well, I can always find out the reason, so I guess I'll let her keep it for now.' "We only managed to get one of them. The other was lost in the getaway from the police." Shadow took out the green one he had and showed it to Robotnik. "But don't worry, it's only a minor setback. We will find it again."
Shadow then walked over to a huge console in the middle of the room. Above the console was a gigantic cone hanging from the ceiling with seven holes that looked like they could hold a Chaos Emerald. Shadow threw the green emerald into one of the holes. The cone then moved around to reveal a massive cannon that was pointing at Earth.
"Not many people know that the scientists up here were creating weapons of mass destruction. This is one of them, codenamed: The Eclipse Cannon," said Shadow. "It has the power to destroy an entire planet." He paused a minute, catching his breath and letting the new information sink in to his spectators. "But, it's been deactivated for some time now. To reactivate it, large amounts of energy are needed."
"Oh ho, so that's why we needed the Chaos Emeralds," said Robotnik.
"Exactly. With this weapon, we could have anything we desire…" Shadow said.
"Hmpf. If that's you're plan, then I say it needs some work," said a voice from the ceiling. Everyone looked up to find Rouge hanging upside-down from the cave like surface. She dropped and glided to the floor. "Now, I can get you the remaining Chaos Emeralds, for a small fee." Everyone looked skeptical about that. "I may not look like it, but I am the worlds greatest treasure hunter, and I specialize in jewels. Now, if you would just lend me that radar, I believe I can help you."
Robotnik looked at Shadow, and Shadow nodded his head.
"Very well. You may join us," said Robotnik.
"Um, if you guys wouldn't mind, I'm kind of tired and would like to get some sleep, so could one of you show me to my quarters," said a sleepy Sage.
"Oh all right. Shadow, take Sage to her quarters. I need to talk with batgirl for a while," Robotnik said.
"My name is Rouge the bat, not batgirl!"
Well, what do you think? Reviews are welcome. Very much so.