The long-awaited sequel is finally here! If you haven't read the first story, why are you here? If you have read it, I hope you enjoy this one just as much.

Shadow's Odyssey 2: The Chaos Continues

"…And then I came here."

Shadow, Rouge, and Omega, the members of Team Dark, were currently in a graveyard. Rouge and Omega had been visiting Shadow's grave after they thought that he had died in an explosion. But then a very much alive Shadow had showed up to tell them the true story of his disappearance. The story had taken a while to tell, so Shadow and Rouge sat on a bench while Omega stood nearby.

"I wish I could have seen it." Said Omega, referring to the Death Star, a planet destroying superweapon.

"Eggman helped build that thing you know." Shadow reminded him.

"Of course, it needed to be destroyed."

"Well," started Rouge, trying to process everything she had been told. "That's quite the story. You're positive this Sidious guy is dead, right?"

Shadow nodded. "After I made sure Anakin was safe, I went back out there and found his body. I ripped him to pieces."

Rouge smiled approvingly. "Good. Fuck that guy." She glanced at the rapidly darkening sky. "Wow, it got late. You want to head home, don't you?"

Shadow got up to leave and stumbled when a sick, cold feeling suddenly swept through him.

Omega reached out a hand to steady him and Rouge stood up to put a hand on his shoulder. "Shadow, are you alright? You're shaking."

Shadow considered what to tell them. They wouldn't believe that it was nothing, but he also didn't want to worry them too much. They'd had more than enough of that already.

"I think I'm over-exhausted. Traveling between galaxies takes a lot of energy."

Rouge studied him closely. "Are you going to make it home okay? We can take you."

"You don't have to do that. I'll be fine."

"You are certain?" Omega asked, also scrutinizing him.

Shadow rolled his eyes. "Guys, I'm not going to disappear again."

Rouge took her hand back. "Alright, but call me tomorrow, okay? Or earlier, if you need anything."

Shadow nodded.

"I mean it. You don't have to handle everything by yourself."

"Alright, I promise I'll reach out to you if something happens. Happy now?"

Rouge nodded in satisfaction. Shadow took promises very seriously. If something happened, he would call.

Shadow got home and immediately flopped onto the couch, not caring that it had accumulated a layer of dust in his absence. He felt awful, almost enough to regret not taking Rouge's offer. Almost.

His head pounded while the rest of him seemed to be going numb. His limbs shook uncontrollably, and the room seemed to spin.

Moaning, Shadow curled into a ball and hoped sleep would come soon.

Eggman studied his cell, looking for a weakness. He knew he had a limited amount of time before he would be sentenced and executed, most likely by Omega. Eggman had a secret communication device hidden in one of his gloves, but unfortunately it was designed to signal robots that he had built back in that other dimension and he didn't have any tools to make the adjustments.

While trying to determine if he could turn his toothbrush into a screwdriver, he heard yelling. Eggman put his ear up against the wall of the cell and tried to listen. The sound was muffled but it sounded like one of the guards yelling that no one was allowed to see him.

The yelling stopped after a couple loud bangs.

There was silence for a moment, then his cell door slid open. Thinking that his robots actually came to save him, Eggman rushed for the exit.

But once outside, he stopped in his tracks.

Standing outside, waiting for him, was Shadow the hedgehog, holding the Darksaber.

"Uhhh…. Hey, Shadow! What brings you here?"

Shadow grabbed Eggman. "You're coming with me." With that, he turned and walked out, pulling Eggman along by his wrist.

Panic ignited. "Hold on! I'm pretty sure I still get a trail before my execution!"

"Oh, you won't be executed… yet."

"Then what do you want with me?"

"We have unfinished business."

"What are you talking about? I was already in prison!"

"Don't move!"

More G.U.N. soldiers had arrived on the scene, blocking the exit. Shadow turned his attention to them and readied the Darksaber. The soldiers opened fire, but Shadow expertly twisted the black blade and blocked every shot, the bullets being vaporized. He advanced slowly, defending himself and when the soldiers rushed in for close combat, he cut them down.

Once they were all dead, Shadow glared at Eggman. He was used to being glared at by Shadow, but there was something different about it this time.

"Follow." Shadow growled and continued forward.

Rouge had only just laid down to sleep when her commutator went off. Sitting up again, she glared at it.

"Dammit, Shadow, I didn't mean this early!"

But as she considered the possible reasons Shadow might have for calling, concern swept away some of her irritation.

She answered the call.

"Shadow's doing what!?"

Eggman stepped over the pile of fresh corpses, still puzzling over why this was happening.

"So, I know that the truce between you and G.U.N. has been tenuous, but why exactly are you killing them?"

Shadow answered without looking back. "Things have changed."

"Well it must have been a quick change since you handed me over to them only hours ago." When Shadow didn't respond, Eggman tried again. "What changed?"

"I have."

"Why?" Eggman cried in exasperation.

"Enough questions." Shadow snapped.

They arrived at the base's hanger. Helicopters were lined up in neat rows before them. Shadow headed straight for the nearest one.

"Get in the pilot's seat." He ordered.

Eggman got in the seat and started the copter. "Where are we going?"

"To your base."

"Which one?"

"Any of them."

Growing more confused by the second, Eggman maneuvered the helicopter out of the hanger and into the sky. But as they were ascending, there came a thump and scrabbling at the door. It was forced open to reveal Rouge.

"What the hell, Shadow?"

"Ah yes. You. I'll have a use for you later. But for now…"

Shadow suddenly drove his foot into her stomach. Rouge fell from the helicopter, tumbling end over end for a few seconds before managing to catch herself. By then, the copter was well on its way.

"You know, Shadow, as much as I appreciate you breaking me out of jail," Eggman began, "I can't think of a single logical reason as to why you would."

"Shadow isn't here."

Eggman blinked. "What?"

The hedgehog slowly turned to face him. "I said, Shadow isn't here."

"What are you talking about?"

"You promised that you could build me anything that I require. It's time to live up to that."

.