Greeting yall! Joe Stalin here after an extended break, bringing you the final chapter of 'The Return of Shadow Fox'! Thanks to all of you who have stuck by the story since chapter 1, and thanks to all those who have reviewed! Your comments are most welcome!
But now, enough talk! Enough hype! Its finally here! So lets get it on!
The Return of Shadow Fox
Final Onslaught
The plane had plowed head long into the front of the Plaze, but miraculously it hadn't caught fire. Instead, as emergency service vehicles rushed to the scene, it simply stood smouldering amid piles of debris. There was no sign of movement from inside.
Above, the helicopter came into land, and Chris's grandad and Knuckles jumped out and ran towards the smouldering plane.
Inside, thick smoke wafted throughout the plane. Towards the entrance of the cockpit, the floor was spattered with blood. And amid this, Sonic the hedgehog stirred.
''Damn! I thought we'd never stop!'' Sonic muttered as he groggily stood up. There was blood splattered all over his chest, but it wasn't his. As he looked round through the smoke, he could see no sign of Shadow Fox.
Hurriedly, Sonic ran towards the rear of the plane where Amy and Shadow were hunched over Tails. Sonic looked on worried.
''Is he okay?''
Amy turned to face him, a faint smile on her face.
''He's stronger than he looks Sonic. I think he'll be okay'' The pink hedgehog announced. Underneath her, Tails stirred.
''Your gonna be okay Tails. Thanks to Sonic'' Shadow smiled as he pulled himself up off the floor. The black hedgehog turned to Sonic.
''Well done Sonic'' Shadow shook Sonics hand. Sonic smiled, but it faded quickly as realisation came to him.
''Where's Shadow Fox?''
As rescue workers began to enter the plane, underneath the cockpit a metal plate gave way, and crashed to the floor. An arm then emergedfrom inside the plane, and shifted the plate out of the way. Seconds later a blood stained face appeared, its featured twisted in a mixture of rage and pain.
Shadow Fox winced as he crawled out from under the plane. His left hand was stuffed into his jacket which was heavily stained with blood. His face was cut and bleeding, and his suit was torn and stained. Without hesitaition, Shadow Fox dropped out of the plane and began to crawl. Behind him, several more figures emerged from the plane.
Away from the plane, an ambulance came to a halt. The driver got out and quickly ran to the back of the vehicle. As he threw open the back doors, a shadow appeared against the door. Before he could react, the driver was riddled with bullets, their noise drowned out by the sirens of other emergency vehicles. The driver slumped to the ground, and his attacker smirked.
Shadow Fox winced as a wave of agony coarsed through his body. Blood was slowly dripping out of his jacket and dripping onto the concrete. He snarled.
''The insurance company is never going to believe this!'' He snarled as he glanced back at the destroyed plane.
''Who cares? We took them all out! And besides, you wanted to go out with a bang anyway!'' said Eggman as he flung open the drivers side door of the ambulance and stared the engine.
''True. But next time I intend to come out in one piece!'' Shadow Fox winced as he removed his arm from his jacket.The handhad been cleanly sliced off by the propeller of the plane, and it was tightly wrapped with a tornicay.
''Sonic, I'll make you pay for this!'' Shadow Fox growled.
As the ambulance started up, Shadow Fox climbed into the open rear compartment. The ambulance started to pull away.
As the emergency crews tended to Tails and the rest of the injured, Sonic surveyed the area. The police had found no sign of Shadow Fox or Eggman inside the plane, and Sonic knew that they couldn't have gotten far.
Tails had been taken to the hospital in an ambulance, and Amy had gone with him. The paramedics had told Sonic that Tails was stable, and that once the bullet had been removed he should make a good recovery ina few weeks. Sonic was relieved, but he wouldn't be absolutely sure Tails was safe until Shadow Fox was caught.
Sonic thought back to the moment the propeller had smashed its way through the plane. It had impacted with Shadow Fox, who had been a spliut second away from pulling the trigger, and sliced the fox's hand completely off. In the confusion of the impact, Sonic had lost sight of Shadow Fox. But one thing was certain, wherever he was he was seriously imjured.
As Sonic continued to scan around the area, something caught his eye. An ambulance was driving erratically away from the scene, and its rear doors were wide open. And what Sonic saw inside the ambulance froze his blood. Shadow Fox.
As Sonic looked on, Shadow Fox pulled out a gun.Reacting in a heart-beat,Sonic dove for cover as Shadow Fox opened fire on the emergency personnel and lookers on. People dove for cover as the bullets tore through the area,bouncing off the pavement and the metal bodies of the emergency vehicles. The ambulance smashed through a police blockade and sped onto the road.
Without stopping to think, Sonic jumped up and took off after the ambulance. Police cars followed suit, and a dozen patrol cars took off after the rogue ambulance.
On the open highway, the ambulance deflected off other motorists, sending one car into a fish tail spin. Inside, Shadow Fox was knocked by the impacs, sending him sprawling onto the floor.
''Eggman! Knock off the crap or I'm gonna stick a scalpel in you and I mean it!''
As Shadow Fox pulled himself up, he caught glimpse of something other than cars on the road. A small blue dot was gaining on the ambulance, and behind it were over a dozen police cars.
''Oh crap!'' the fox stuttered, as Sonics features came into view. As if on cue, the ambulance picked up speed and roared across the highway, sending other cars into a frenzy as they tried to get out of the way.
As Sonic gained on the ambulance, he could see Shadow Fox pull ou his pistol and take aim. Reacting quickly, Sonic dove to the right as the bullet fired from the gun. It missed and imbedded itself into the concrete guard-rail. Sonic continued to dodge either right or left as Shadow Fox opened fire. Each time the bullet missed the blue hedgehog, and each time Sonic gained closer on the ambulance. Realising this, Shadow Fox pulled the rear doors shut, but Sonic was in no mood for games.
''It ends here Shadow Fox!'' Sonic said, before leaping into the air and sticking his leg out towards the ambulance. At high speed, the impact smashed the double doors apart, and sent Sonic carrening into the rear of the ambulance.
Inside the ambulance, Shadow Fox was sent sprawlingas Sonic smashed through the doors. The gun went flying out of his hand and skittered under a shelf. Reacting, Shadow Fox lunged at Sonic grabbing him by the throat and pinning him to the floor.
''Your finished blue boy! Finished!'' Shadow Fox snarled, throttling the blue hedgehog. Reacting fast, Sonic positioned his knee, and thrust it at Shadow Fox. It impacted Shadow Fox in a very 'sensitive' area.
Shadow Fox was taken completely aback by Sonics surprise attack, and collapsed onto the floor gasping for breath. Springing to his feet, Sonic kicked Shadow Fox in the stomach, and dove under the shelf groping for the gun.
Shadow Fox was onn him in an instant, grabbing Sonic by the windpipe and throttling him. Sonic felt the gun under the shelf witth his hand and desperately made a grab for it. Shadow Fox noticed.
''Oh no Sonic! I don't think so!''
Sonic pulled the gun from under the shelf, only to have his hand painfully pressed down by Shadow Fox's elbow. Suddenly, the ambulance made a sharp left turn, sending them both reeling against the wall. The gun went off, the gunshot echoing throughout the rear compartment.
Shadow Fox grabbed Sonics arm, and repeatedly smashed it hard against the wall, knocking the gun out of Sonics hand. With a burst of strength, Shadow Fox shoved Sonic hard against the wall. Sonic felt his knees give way, and he found himself sprawled out on the floor. As he looke dup, Shadow Fox aimed the gun at his head, at point blank range.
''It ends here Sonic. Shame in a way, as its been enjoyable for the most part. See you on the other side!'' Shadow Fox sniggered, and pulled the trigger.
Sonic shut his eyes.
The gun clicked, but no bullet came out. Shadow Fox paused as he realised that the clip was empty. With a growl of rage, Shadow Fox punched the gun into Sonics face, sending the blue hedgehog reeling in pain. Shadow Fox made a dash for the open rear doors, and began to climb up towards the roof of the speeding ambulance.
Sonic spat blood, and turned towards the doors. With fire in his eyes, Sonic grabbed one of the doors and used it to heave himself onto the roof.
There was no sign of Shadow Fox.
Confused, Sonic was unawares as a powerful fist impacted with his cheek.
''Knock knock Sonic!'' Shadow Fox laughed, hauling himself onto the roof and lunging at Sonic. The hedgehog retaliated with a forceful shove of his elbow, impacting with Shadow Fox. With a sickening crunch, the fox's nose was broken. Shadow Fox yelled in agony, and grabbed his muzzle as blood began to pour out of his nostrils. Taking advantage, Sonic tripped the fox over, and pinned him to the roof.
''Its over Shadow Fox! I won't yet you hurt anyone else!''
Inside the ambulance, Eggman scanned the highway as the ambulance continued to pick up speed. Suddenly, Eggman spotted something that caused his heart to skip a beat. A stalled car, right in the ambulances way. Reacting fast, Eggman slammed on the brake, sending the ambulance into a fish-tail spin.
''We are shit on a road! I'm outta here!'' Eggman yelled, forcing the door open and diving out of the out of control ambulance. His shoulder impacted with the concrete, and the fat man was sent sprawling along the concrete, before coming to a halt. Meanwhile, the ambulance continued out of control alongthe highway.
On the roof, Sonic and Shadow Fox were sent into an uncontrollable spin as the ambulance careered down the concrete and towards the concrete guard rail. With a sickening jolt, the ambulance slammed into another car, lifting it onto two wheels.
Shadow Fox desperatley tried to get a grip, but to no ovail as he was tossed off the roof and onto the concrete. At break neck speed, the fox's body impacted the concrete with a dull crunch, sprawling along the road and into the guard rail. With a sickening crack, Shadow Fox came to a halt, unmoving.
With no time to spare, Sonic threw himself off the ambulance, hoping that he had timed it just right. He impacted feet first onto the roof of another car, sending him into a mid air cart-wheel before landing onto the road. Badly shaken, Sonic looked up as the ambulance flipped onto its side, and collided with the guard rail. The vehicle exploded in flames, lighting up the night.
With sudden realisation, Sonic ran upto the motionless Shadow Fox. The fox was sprawled on his chest, and Sonic carefully lifted him onto his back. The fox's eyes were shut, and a thin trail of blood was slowly seeping from a gash in his forehead. Sonic sighed.
''Goodbye Shadow Fox''
As the police sirens grew louder, Sonic heaved the limp Shadow Fox onto his shoulder, and began walking towards the approaching squad cars. Suddenly, the concrete near Sonics foot erupted into dust, and Sonic dove for cover as a hail of bullets blasted the highway, dropping Shadow Fox in the process. Turning to look back, Sonic caught a glimpse of Eggman blindly firing at the approaching squad carsb before throwing himself over the guard rail and off the highway.
Sonic groggily lifted himself back onto his feet, and looked back at where he had dropped Shadow Fox. But the fox was no where to be seen. Only a small pool of blood was left, and as the squad cars began to come to a halt at the crash sight, Sonic sighed deeply.
''I'll stop you next time Shadow Fox. You can count on it''
END.
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And to all you Shadow Fox fans out there, fear not! The tricky little guy will be gracing your computer screens again very soon! So watch this space!
Thank you all, and good night!
Joe.