Sonic Series Fan Fiction ❯ Reluctant Reunion ❯ The Battle Begins ( Chapter 2 )

Disclaimer: All Sonic Team characters are owned by Sega. Deacon Sparks is owned by me, JerseyDevil.

 

Chapter 2: The Battle Begins

 

Eight months rolled by and Shadow remained at Deak's place. They grew to be close friends as the months grew by. Shadow even helped Deak collect a few large bounties. Shadow shared everything about his past with Deak and even told him about everyone whom he left behind. He still missed everyone back at Westopolis but never enough to make him long to return there. This was his new home. However, something happened that would change Shadow's mindset completely.

 

Shadow had been sleeping in the room Deak gave him when he felt someone shake him constantly and repeatedly saw “Wake Up!” Shadow finally awoke and saw that it was Deak who woke him up. Shadow groaned and gave Deak a look that said “what the hell”.

 

Shadow growled, “What is so urgent that you have to wake me up so early?”

 

Deak said in a serious tone, “This,” and he pulled out a newspaper which read “Westopolis Invaded!” and had a picture of people running through the streets, being chased by robots, city buildings on fire and a dark figure in the background. This immediately got Shadow's attention and he immediately sat up on the bed. Deak turned on the television and put on the news.

 

The scene on the television was a horrific one, like it would be from a movie. There were lines of creatures that were in chains. A robotic voice could be heard saying, “Keep moving, prisoners. You shall all become slaves of Master Kane.”

 

Shadow started gritting his teeth and inquired, “Who is this 'Master Kane'?” Deak opened the news paper and showed his picture to him. It that picture, it was a creature with red fur, grey hair in a high mohawk and muzzle, red wings and three red and grey furry tails. It was a wolfbat, a cross-breed between a wolf and a bat.

 

“This guy is pure evil. He wants to conquer all of Mobius and make it his perfect empire. He just came out of nowhere and started burning down towns and cities. He's been at it for weeks but nobody's seems to really take notice until now,” informed Deak to Shadow.

 

Shadow thought to himself, “This is all my fault. If I hadn't left that place, this would've never happen. I have to help them.”

 

Deak said to Shadow, “There's a $30 billion bounty for just bringing down this operation that he's doing and an additional $10 billion on Kane alone. I can't turn down money like that so I'm going after him...”

 

Shadow immediately interrupted, “I'm coming with you. Your my friend and this could be too dangerous for you alone.”

 

Deak said, “You sure you wanna do this, Shadow? This could be extremely dangerous.”

 

Shadow raced to the door and said, “I'm 100% sure. I made a promise to Maria that I would help the people of Mobius be happy. I have to keep that promise.” Deak remembered about Shadow's promise to Maria.

 

The two made their way to Deak's garage so he could get his vehicle, a black motorcycle. Shadow grabbed his two Chaos Emerald that he had brought with him from his battle against Black Doom while Deak grabbed his M-9 and got on his motorcycle. Deak peeled out of his garage and Shadow followed on his feet since he could run as fast as any motorcycle ever made.

 

 

Setting: Westopolis; sunset that night

 

The sun was setting on the second day of a hellish takeover by a new Master Kane and his army, which were made up of lab created hedgehogs with brown or white fur or navy blue colored robots with red visors (AN: Think the robots in SatAM). Half of the city was covered in ashes and ruins from the burning buildings.

 

A van was cruising down one of the back alleys of Westopolis and stopped in front of a half burned building. Out of the van came a white bat wearing a black and tight fitting jumsuit. Inside of the van was Team Chaotix, consisting of Espio, Charmy and Vector, who was the leader of the Chaotix Detective Agency and the driver.

 

“You guys wait in the van until I call you,” said Rouge as she pulled out her pistol.

 

“All right, Rouge. We're not gonna let some Eggman wanna-be take our city without a fight,” said Vector. Rouge gave them a nod and held up her pistol. She kicked down the steel door and held up her gun in the doorway.

 

“This place is way too empty,” Rouge thought as she made her way through the half-burnt rooms and hallways inside the building. One could hear a pin drop where Rouge was searching After exploring the building for about twenty minutes, she could hear a conversation between people in the room next to her.

 

She rushed into the doorway holding up her pistol and yelled, “Alight you scumbags, I have questions and you better answer them or I'll blast you to hell.” The occupants of the room, a pair of brown clone hedgehog soldiers, just snickered.

 

One said, “I knew you would fall for our plan.” Just as he said it, Rouge felt something press into her back. She turned her head and saw a robot holding up a gun into her back. The robot said in a monotone, “Drop your weapon.” Rouge followed the orders and the two hedgehog soldiers handcuffed her, tied her wings together and led her out of the front of building as their prisoner.

 

 

Setting: Around the same time

 

After a twelve-hour journey, Deak and Shadow finally arrived in Westopolis. The sight was as a bad as it was in the newspapers and on television, if not worse. There were slain corpses of G.U.N. soldiers everywhere, burning buildings and streets filled with ash and debris. Deak got off his motorcycle and placed it in a back alley, hidden away from sight, and return to the street.

 

“What kind of sick bastard would do this?” said Deak as he surveyed the city, “Someone is gonna pay big time for this.”

 

All Shadow could think of right now was everyone who he left behind thirty-two months ago and if they were safe. He could never forgive himself if anyone got hurt. He had to help them out. All of a sudden, a group of five navy blue robots blasted through a brick wall on the side of the street.

 

One of them approached Deak and Shadow and said, “Surrender to Master Kane or you will be eliminated.”

 

Deak chuckled to himself and said, “You know what? I think I'll kick your metal ass all across these streets.” The robots began to charge toward them. Deak and Shadow got into fighting stances and prepared themselves for the attack.

 

The battle had begun...