Every Angel Has A Shadow

By SWZ

Summary: Shadow The Hedgehog leaves his world behind crosses through time and space all the way to the EVA verse merging his soul with Shinji Ikari as an infant. Now Shinji battles the angels and struggles to control his powers piece together his dreams and try to discover who and what he really is .

I own nothing but I would like to give credit to Not- going -to -tell for starting this great story Now I'll continue what he began with some changes of course.

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He looked towards the setting sun. 'How long has it been?' he asked himself, 'How long since they were all taken?'. It was no use to think about it now, everyone was gone, taken by death, or in Omega's case, rusted and dismantled

Leaping off the apartment he was standing on, he effortlessly landed on the sidewalk, 20 stories below where he previously stood. He started walking, one real destination in mind. The crowds of humans parted in front of him. He could have easily joined the traffic on the streets, as he could move faster than those hover cars on only his own feet. With the special shoes that the good doctor had made him before...that terrible day he would easily leave the car's in the dust. But he didn't feel like it.

The black blur, fastest thing alive, wanted time to reflect.

He wasn't sure whether to thank his creator or curse him for the immortality he was draped with. On one hand, it had allowed him to save his friends, the entire planet, from the Black Arms invaders , and to give the humans cursed with the terminal disease NIDS hope . But it made him live longer than his friends, their children, their grandchildren, until they didn't even know him anymore.

No. They knew him. Everyone knew him. Or at least knew of him. After-all, he is Shadow the Hedgehog, the World's Ultimate Life Form.

All to quickly, Shadow's walk ended. He was where he wanted to be. the place that honored his friends.

In front of him stood a group of statues. They even made one of him.

Tails, smilling wrench held high, in confidence.

Knuckles, donning a vest and fedora, arms crossed glaring at any who would trespass on the holy site.

Rouge, clutching her newest find as if it would slip away.

Omega, electronic gaze watching those who walked by.

Amy, foot upon her hammer, ready to take any challenger.

Cream, her eternal innocent smile bringing happiness to those who took a moment to look.

Blaze, looking as proper as a queen should.

In the center stood three more statues, sometimes jokingly referred to as the three hedgehogs of the apocalypse, as they had only really showed up in times of crisis, bathed in the golden glow of their super forms.

Himself, Shadow, clutching a red energy lance, prepared to strike down any threat.

Silver, the enigmatic warrior from the future, with a shield created from his own mind , ready to defend against any attack.

And finally Sonic, ready to rush at danger laugh in it's face , then strike it down.

He didn't know why he came here, maybe to remind himself once again of what he lost.

He turned away, not ready to leave yet. Why was it that he could laugh in the face of a nigh God, while he couldn't look to the future without cringing?

"Come on Faker, it isn't like you to give up so easily!"

Shadow whirled around, expecting to see the face of his longtime rival and friend, and in a sense he did. The statue continued to stare, as if directly at him. He sighed, it was just a memory.

"Gotta keep movin forwards, no use in lookin back !"

Shadow almost slapped himself in the face. Shadow had a way to continue his life, perhaps help others, all within his body. He turned to the statue with a smirk , and said to the memory, "Even now, when you're long gone, you still continue to prove me wrong, blue hedgehog!"

And with a flash of green he was gone.

Aboard the ARK:

Shadow scanned the notes in front of him for what felt like the thousandth time. He had to admit he was impressed. The good doctor had given him the power of Chaos Control, the power to control the flow of time and space. Apparently Doctor Gerald had also meant for him to cruise dimensions.

He ran down his mental checklist, making sure he had all he needed to leave this world behind.

All 7 chaos emeralds? Check.

His will? Check.

He was ready.

Placing a flower before the memorial to those who died here so long ago he slowly walked to the cannon's core, to bring his plan to fruitation.

In the cannon's core:

Stepping into the center of the man made temple, Shadow was hit with a wave of memories.

This is where he first made friends with Sonic.

This is where he dealt with that ugly prototype. (How an ugly, malformed lizard was the prototype for a handsome hedgehog like himself was anyone's guess)

This was where he got his first taste of his super form.

And it was the last thing he would see of this world.

He raised his hands and voice, and in a flash of light and a shout of Chaos Control, and the ARK was once again abandoned.

A hospital, post-impact earth, 2000:

Shadow knew something was off when he arrived. A quick look at his body told him why.

He had no body.

He was a swirling ball of darkness, and he was slowly gaining awareness of his surroundings.

'At least I know from that faker Mephiles that I can hitch a ride in a shadow. Or can I?' He dismissed the thought, time travel was too confusing.

Finding his way to the door, he was unsurprised that he had a form not unlike a gas. Turning, he noticed the door behind him, it was marked B-5.

Basement level 5 huh ? No wonder it was so dark.

Footsteps quickly caught his attention, apparently some janitor or something. He dove into the shadows surrounding him, prepared to do a bit of hitch-hiking.

He didn't have to wait long.

The janitor came down and grabbed a box of band-aids, muttering about ungrateful doctors. He immediately left the basement, unaware of the follower at his feet.

Two hours and countless shadow swaps later, the dark one found himself in a nursery, dozens of human babies around him. Slipping out of the caretaker's shadow and into the shadow of a crib, Shadow waited. He made sure to wait a few minutes for the nurse to get far enough away, He revealed himself, in all of his dark dripping glory, scaring many of the children.

As he rose into the air, he decided to possess one of the children. He scanned all the babies. they didn't seem like a good fit he kept looking until spotted a seemingly unique looking baby boy.

A small boy with brown hair and slate blue eyes stared at him, defiant, unafraid, while the other newborns screamed in fright. Glancing down this Shinji Ikari would do well as a host.

Shadow moved towards the child, enveloping him. The dark mass that was once a hedgehog was absorbed by the child.

If the nurse had paid more attention to Shinji when she came to check the babies, she would have noticed the child's eyes flash crimson before turning blue again.

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Ending notes: I have begged the original author time and time again to work on this Story. But apparently my pleas were ignored. So I'm bringing it back with some changes. Shinji/Shadow's memories will be based off Sonic Adventure 2 , Sonic Heroes , Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2006. He will get the shoes and he'll start to learn about and control his powers. Shinji may or may not live with Misato I haven't deicided yet. So read and review please