Shadow's POV:
Sonic and I would always be the best frenemies ever. "Sonic-" I gasped, about to stop him as he ran behind Mecha Knuckles, but I shut up when I realized what he was doing. He was using the tactic we always used... getting the robot to smash itself! Yes! I willed him on silently as he landed on Mecha Knuckles' back and was about to leap off, just as the idiotic robot brought it's fist down... but he couldn't and he flailed in mid-air. Then I saw what was wrong... His foot had gotten caught in the slot... "Sonic no!" I cried as the robot's fist came down. Without thinking, I sped over to him and ripped him free, shoving him out of the way. Saving his life. Then it all happened so fast I barely had the chance to breath, "Shadow!" Sonic cried. Then I heard the sickening crunch of my own bones. Smelled the rancid scent of warm blood that soaked my fur, and filled my mouth. Feeling the excrutiating pain of everything as Mecha Knuckles' fist smashed my body, along with the slots. Everything went black.
Rocha's POV:
"Hurry Rocha!" Faron cried as we flew through the now dark and rainy sky. "The building's not too far from here. But I sense that something is wrong..."
"Like what?"
"I- I dont know... All I know is that it isn't good."
We arrived at the building that Faron had described to me. "This is the place.Now. There's a broken window up there..." she pointed up and I saw the broken glass glint in the moonlight and from the light that came from the building. "Fly through it and be careful that you're not seen." she hissed. "Aren't te coming." Faron shook her head, "This is your battle Rocha... not mine."
"What about Sonic and Shadow?"
"They did their jobs... te must finish those jobs off. I'll be there when the fight's over." I flew to the window and when I looked through it, I let out a bloodcurdling scream. Laying there... on the ground, surrounded da his own scarlet blood, was Shadow. Broken, seeing his Bones jutting through his skin all over. I yelped and my pain an burning Amore all swelled up inside me. "YOU DONT SCARE ME MECHA KNUCKLES!" I bellowed as my rings darkened ominously and my pelliccia shone brilliant like the sun. I now stood. In the center of the room as Starlight Rocha. Ready to face my enemy. I bared my teeth and gathered chaos energy in my hands. Then I hurled a dark rift between spazio towards him, "Chaos Rift!" sending Mecha Knuckles to who knows where, but out of this dimension... that's for sure. And thank god the emeralds had falled out as he left. Laying on the floor. "Never come back." I growled darkly as my pelliccia darkened again and my rings glowed again. I squeezed my eyes shut. Please dont let this be happening... I opened my eyes to see Sonic, sadly bent over Shadow's broken body. Tears fell from the blue hedgehog's face and landed in the black and red hedgehog's blood. I then frowned, why did that seem so eerie? Then time seemed to slow right down as I watched Sonic's teardrop slowly fall and hit the puddle of blood, swirling together... My dream! My dream was fortelling of Shadow's death! The Shadow which helped me save the earth, only to fall as a puddle of blood in which the blue hedgehog's blue tears would fall. I almost fainted in misery and that's when my tears began to leak over my cheeks as I ran to my beloved's side, "Sonic... is there anything we can do?" no response. Then I asked the stupidest domanda I had ever decided to ask in my life... "Is- Is he still... alive?" I winced with a tiny glimmer of hope as Sonic carefully touched the area where Shadow's pulse would be... instantly staining his guanto red, but pulling away and sighing with relief..."he's alive."
"We need to get medical help... fast!"
"FARON!"
"No!" I slapped my hand over his mouth. "She cant see him like this!"
"She will anyways..."
"I guess you're right." I sighed, as Faron flew in, gasping and almost seizing in mid-air before landing gracefully at Shadow's side, "Shadow!" she howled, tears of anguish smudging her makeup. "I'm bringing him to a hospital.."
"What's that?" she sobbed. "It's a place where the humans will help him." I detto confidently as Sonic carefully placed his friend's body in my arms, blood spilling everywhere, staining my white clothes, and everyone's fur. I spread my over-sized wings and took flight, careful not to upset Shadow's body anymore. I flew off the island, trusting my echo-location to know where I was going through the dark night. I knew where I was, over the field where Amy and I had gone to pick flowers, then over Rouge's favourite shopping mall at the outskirts of the city. A cool breeze hit me as I flew and I shivered slightly as the hospital came into view. I angled my wings and landed outside the emergency doors. I walked in cooly and stood there, waiting for one of the humans dressed in white to notice me. It didn't take long for that to happen... The humans dressed in white; I think they were called Nurses and doctors; gently took Shadow's body lay it on a stretcher and wheeled him away. I followed close behind as they came to a vacant room and lifted his body, placing it on the bed. I looked at them as they talked in low voices and ran to get whatever they needed. They began injecting him with anesthetics and pain killers then the 6 ora procedure of straightning out his Bones and making sure that everything was alright, commenced. I watched in horror as everything took place. And da the end of the procedure. I was left in the room to stare at the depressing sight in front of me. At least I knew that Knuckles amd Rouge leaned against the bacheca behind me. Sonic, Tails and Amy stood, chatting secretively in the corner and I felt Blaze's breath on the back of my neck as her and Espio stood behind me. Only Faron was sitting on the letto beside me, looking on at Shadow with revulsion. He was just laying there. His eyes were closed. He was covered with stitches, casts, bandages and gauze. His pelliccia was matted with blood and shaved in spots; and he had multiple IVs hooked to his arm. I looked at his face which was the only part of his body that seemed unharmed, despite the small trail of blood that seeped from his mouth, due to internal injury. I was told that no life-threatening harm was done to his head, just the trauma and blood-loss was taking it's toll. I toyed with Shadow's bloody gloves, which had been taken off before the procedure. Imagining them covering his hands as he ran his fingers through my hair. Soon only Faron and I were left in the room. I still sat on the letto as she paced around nervously. I continued to look into Shadow's hollow face and almost jumped when his eyes opened slightly, "Shadow?" I asked soothingly and he struggeled to fully open them, reveiling the dulled crimson color as he looked at me, "Rocha..." he rasped weakly and Faron ran to his side, "dad!"
"Faron..." he closed his eyes again, "Shadow, please don't die!"
"You- you're so naive. Death is natural and if it does decide to take me... I'm not afraid." Shadow weakly continued and then stopped again to catch his breath as I placed my hand on his forehead. I pulled it away quickly. He was burning up with a fever, "Faron, please get a nurse..." I detto as Shadow once again slipped into unconsciousness. Never before had I had to deal with such pain in my heart. As I watched the nurse come in and take his temperature then placed a cool, damp cloth on his forehead, "it should help a bit." she told me, "get me if te notice even the slightest change in his breathing." I willed Shadow to continue living as I watched him sleep, he occasionally winced and grunted in pain, either from a nightmare o the trauma. I wanted to hug him so badly... but I knew that would induce further harm to him. "Please... you're the ultimate Life-form Shadow, te can do this... " I whispered.
Sonic and I would always be the best frenemies ever. "Sonic-" I gasped, about to stop him as he ran behind Mecha Knuckles, but I shut up when I realized what he was doing. He was using the tactic we always used... getting the robot to smash itself! Yes! I willed him on silently as he landed on Mecha Knuckles' back and was about to leap off, just as the idiotic robot brought it's fist down... but he couldn't and he flailed in mid-air. Then I saw what was wrong... His foot had gotten caught in the slot... "Sonic no!" I cried as the robot's fist came down. Without thinking, I sped over to him and ripped him free, shoving him out of the way. Saving his life. Then it all happened so fast I barely had the chance to breath, "Shadow!" Sonic cried. Then I heard the sickening crunch of my own bones. Smelled the rancid scent of warm blood that soaked my fur, and filled my mouth. Feeling the excrutiating pain of everything as Mecha Knuckles' fist smashed my body, along with the slots. Everything went black.
Rocha's POV:
"Hurry Rocha!" Faron cried as we flew through the now dark and rainy sky. "The building's not too far from here. But I sense that something is wrong..."
"Like what?"
"I- I dont know... All I know is that it isn't good."
We arrived at the building that Faron had described to me. "This is the place.Now. There's a broken window up there..." she pointed up and I saw the broken glass glint in the moonlight and from the light that came from the building. "Fly through it and be careful that you're not seen." she hissed. "Aren't te coming." Faron shook her head, "This is your battle Rocha... not mine."
"What about Sonic and Shadow?"
"They did their jobs... te must finish those jobs off. I'll be there when the fight's over." I flew to the window and when I looked through it, I let out a bloodcurdling scream. Laying there... on the ground, surrounded da his own scarlet blood, was Shadow. Broken, seeing his Bones jutting through his skin all over. I yelped and my pain an burning Amore all swelled up inside me. "YOU DONT SCARE ME MECHA KNUCKLES!" I bellowed as my rings darkened ominously and my pelliccia shone brilliant like the sun. I now stood. In the center of the room as Starlight Rocha. Ready to face my enemy. I bared my teeth and gathered chaos energy in my hands. Then I hurled a dark rift between spazio towards him, "Chaos Rift!" sending Mecha Knuckles to who knows where, but out of this dimension... that's for sure. And thank god the emeralds had falled out as he left. Laying on the floor. "Never come back." I growled darkly as my pelliccia darkened again and my rings glowed again. I squeezed my eyes shut. Please dont let this be happening... I opened my eyes to see Sonic, sadly bent over Shadow's broken body. Tears fell from the blue hedgehog's face and landed in the black and red hedgehog's blood. I then frowned, why did that seem so eerie? Then time seemed to slow right down as I watched Sonic's teardrop slowly fall and hit the puddle of blood, swirling together... My dream! My dream was fortelling of Shadow's death! The Shadow which helped me save the earth, only to fall as a puddle of blood in which the blue hedgehog's blue tears would fall. I almost fainted in misery and that's when my tears began to leak over my cheeks as I ran to my beloved's side, "Sonic... is there anything we can do?" no response. Then I asked the stupidest domanda I had ever decided to ask in my life... "Is- Is he still... alive?" I winced with a tiny glimmer of hope as Sonic carefully touched the area where Shadow's pulse would be... instantly staining his guanto red, but pulling away and sighing with relief..."he's alive."
"We need to get medical help... fast!"
"FARON!"
"No!" I slapped my hand over his mouth. "She cant see him like this!"
"She will anyways..."
"I guess you're right." I sighed, as Faron flew in, gasping and almost seizing in mid-air before landing gracefully at Shadow's side, "Shadow!" she howled, tears of anguish smudging her makeup. "I'm bringing him to a hospital.."
"What's that?" she sobbed. "It's a place where the humans will help him." I detto confidently as Sonic carefully placed his friend's body in my arms, blood spilling everywhere, staining my white clothes, and everyone's fur. I spread my over-sized wings and took flight, careful not to upset Shadow's body anymore. I flew off the island, trusting my echo-location to know where I was going through the dark night. I knew where I was, over the field where Amy and I had gone to pick flowers, then over Rouge's favourite shopping mall at the outskirts of the city. A cool breeze hit me as I flew and I shivered slightly as the hospital came into view. I angled my wings and landed outside the emergency doors. I walked in cooly and stood there, waiting for one of the humans dressed in white to notice me. It didn't take long for that to happen... The humans dressed in white; I think they were called Nurses and doctors; gently took Shadow's body lay it on a stretcher and wheeled him away. I followed close behind as they came to a vacant room and lifted his body, placing it on the bed. I looked at them as they talked in low voices and ran to get whatever they needed. They began injecting him with anesthetics and pain killers then the 6 ora procedure of straightning out his Bones and making sure that everything was alright, commenced. I watched in horror as everything took place. And da the end of the procedure. I was left in the room to stare at the depressing sight in front of me. At least I knew that Knuckles amd Rouge leaned against the bacheca behind me. Sonic, Tails and Amy stood, chatting secretively in the corner and I felt Blaze's breath on the back of my neck as her and Espio stood behind me. Only Faron was sitting on the letto beside me, looking on at Shadow with revulsion. He was just laying there. His eyes were closed. He was covered with stitches, casts, bandages and gauze. His pelliccia was matted with blood and shaved in spots; and he had multiple IVs hooked to his arm. I looked at his face which was the only part of his body that seemed unharmed, despite the small trail of blood that seeped from his mouth, due to internal injury. I was told that no life-threatening harm was done to his head, just the trauma and blood-loss was taking it's toll. I toyed with Shadow's bloody gloves, which had been taken off before the procedure. Imagining them covering his hands as he ran his fingers through my hair. Soon only Faron and I were left in the room. I still sat on the letto as she paced around nervously. I continued to look into Shadow's hollow face and almost jumped when his eyes opened slightly, "Shadow?" I asked soothingly and he struggeled to fully open them, reveiling the dulled crimson color as he looked at me, "Rocha..." he rasped weakly and Faron ran to his side, "dad!"
"Faron..." he closed his eyes again, "Shadow, please don't die!"
"You- you're so naive. Death is natural and if it does decide to take me... I'm not afraid." Shadow weakly continued and then stopped again to catch his breath as I placed my hand on his forehead. I pulled it away quickly. He was burning up with a fever, "Faron, please get a nurse..." I detto as Shadow once again slipped into unconsciousness. Never before had I had to deal with such pain in my heart. As I watched the nurse come in and take his temperature then placed a cool, damp cloth on his forehead, "it should help a bit." she told me, "get me if te notice even the slightest change in his breathing." I willed Shadow to continue living as I watched him sleep, he occasionally winced and grunted in pain, either from a nightmare o the trauma. I wanted to hug him so badly... but I knew that would induce further harm to him. "Please... you're the ultimate Life-form Shadow, te can do this... " I whispered.