Why me? Of all the people out there, why me? Shadow thought as he stood apon a hill on the outskirts of a half-destroyed Westopolis. It had been two hundred years since the disaster. Two hundred years since the death of all his friends.
Tails; shot by Eggman when he had gone postal. The first victim of the crazed doctor.
Sonic; killed while trying to save Tails. He had been too late.
Amy; commited suicide after Sonic was announced dead. She couldn't stand to stay alive when her entire world had fallen apart.
The Chaotix; destroyed when Eggman burned down their office. They hadn't gotten out fast enough.
Rouge and Omega; killed by Eggman when he bombed G.U.N headquarters. No one had seen it coming.
Cream, Cheese and Vanilla; died of radiation from the bomb. No hospital could cure them of the poisoning.
Knuckles; drowned when Eggman sank Angel Island. Only the Master Emerald survived.
All of them, two-hundred years dead. Their names added to the list of deaths Shadow had been unable to stop. Gerald and Maria at the top of the list. He hadn't been able to save any of them. Eggman had died of old age in prison. He had finally been captured, but of course he regretted nothing. This did not matter to Shadow though. The Ultimate Lifeform was all alone.
"Shadow?" Well, almost all alone. Shadow turned to face the source of the voice. "What is it Silver?" Silver pointed behind him and said, "Blaze says it's your turn to guard the Master Emerald." Shadow simply walked off where Silver was pointing, not making a sound.
"I'm sorry Shadow. I'm so sorry." said a young ghost girl with a voice the living could never hear. She had been standing on the hill the entire time. Her friend, the ghost of a hedgehog, held her hand and said, "He'll be okay. I know Shadow. He's a survivor. He'll be fine." The both turned to face the black blur as he walked away and said together, "Rest easy hero."
Author notes:
-Yes, it was short. But that's what I wanted. Short and sad.
-You get to guess who the ghost girl and the ghost hedgehog are.