Shadowsite

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Fanfics:
1. Emerald Fire - Printable Version
1. White Fire - Printable Version

EMERALD FIRE
BY: TIDOTA ERU

CH.1: A Dark Night

*It was a stormy night on Angel Island. The red echidna named Knuckles was busy watching the Master Emerald in the storm. Lightning flashed, rian fell in torrents, but the echidna didn't shiver. Thunder rolled and a big blast of lightning ilumminated the dark sky. The echidna opened his eye's and looked at the dark clouds. Something was falling from the sky, it glowed gold then went as black as night. It soon crashed on Floating Island. Curious Knuckles went over to see what landed on his island. It was to dangerous to glide in the rian, so it took him a while to walk. When he came up to a newly formed hole in the ground, he gasped in surprise. There lying in the hole was Shadow.*
*Knuckles saw that Shadow held a red choas emerald in his hand. The black and red hedgehog had been gone for more than a year, and Knuckles like Sonic and the others believed Shadow to be dead. Knuckles picked up Shadow and carried him back to the Master Emerald's alter. When he reached the alter he tapped on the stone wall and a secret door opened. He layed Shadow in a bed he never used, and took care of some of his wounds. *
Knuckles: It's been a long time, but you finally did it. ~as he wrote in one of his journals~ You finally completed your promise.
*Shadow didn't hear what Knuckles had said nor would he care if he had heard it. He was to busy reliving the final memory of Maria. The sound of them running from the G.U.N. soldiers, a shot, and Maria's final words. When morning came Shadow awoke to see he was in some sort of hidden library. He took notice of Knuckles sleeping on one of his books. He looked in his hands and noticed the choas emerald was gone.*
Shadow: I must of lost it when I fell. Where am I?
*He looked at the books around him, glismping at titles, not really caring what they were about. Knuckles awoke seeing Shadow glance at his books.*
Knuckles: Glad to see your awake.
Shadow: Why do you have so many books?
Knuckles: I keep records of thing's I've been through. Like when I ran into you last night for example.
Shadow: What?
Knuckles: You fell from the sky. You had some wounds, but no broken bones. We thought you were dead.
Shadow: We?
*Knuckles sighed, it took him a while to remind Shadow what had happened in a past year's time. He even got out some of his book's and told Shadow what happened exactly. After Shadow had enough of journey's into the past, he asked Knuckles about the other's. Knuckles told him that he didn't interfer with the other's business, but that they were doing fine.*
Shadow: You said you found me last night?
Knuckles: Yeah.
Shadow: Did you also happen to find a choas emerald?
Knuckles: Yes, you wouldn't let go of it. Then it just disappeared.
Shadow: What?
Knuckles: We should probally tell the other's that your still alive.
*Shadow reluctantly agreed, but the thought of the choas emerald just disappearing was enough to make him wonder. Choas emerald's don't vanish into thin air.*

CH.2 : Surprise

*It was a perfect day for Sonic and the other's. Tail's was busy in his workshop, Amy was over at Cream's, Rouge was off treasure hunting, Sonic was running around outside, and The Choatix were fishing with Big. Tail's was busy looking over the system's of the X Tornado when a knock came on the door.*
Tails:Who is it?
Knuckles: It's me Tail's.
*Tail's left his workshop and opened the door allowing Knuckles to come in. Shadow followed next. The twin tailed fox was surprised seeing that Shadow was alive. The fox looked at Knuckles, Knuckles shrugged his shoulder's saying he didn't know much more than Tail's did. The news soon got around that Shadow was around. The other's had stopped their activities to see the black and red hedgehog.*
*Knuckles explianed how Shadow had fallen on Angel Island last night as best he could, Shadow helped him a bit. The sky outside was suddenly darkened by the fast coming of clouds. Everyone ran outside to see what was happening.*
Sonic:What is this?
*Lightning stormed out of the clouds, a few of the bolt's hit the ground. One of the bolt's came really close to hitting Shadow, but thank's to Knuckle's he was saved from recieving a terrible shock. Rouge took flight and saw something come down from the clouds. It looked like a giant cobra, as black as night, with red eye's that seemed to piecre through stone. The cobra's head looked at the group as if searching for a good target. Knuckles stared at the cobra for a long while, knowing he had seen it somewhere before.*
*The cobra let out a heavy hiss, and wolves came pouring out of the sky. These were no oridanary wolves either, they were as black as coal with the same piercing red eye's the cobra had. The only thing you could see different was that the wolves had gaint bat like wing's as they swooped down out of the sky.*
Shadow: What are these thing's?
Sonic: I don't know, but why are they here?
*"Shadow..." hissed the cobra. The wolves were coming right after Shadow, Shadow was about to call "Choas Control" when he suddenly remembered he didn't have a choas emerald anymore. Knuckles came to his rescue punching one wolf aside. Shadow attacked another one nearby. Sonic and the other's were facing off agianist the other wolves.*
Amy: We're a little outnumbered here! ~over the noise of the battle~
Knuckles: These guy's don't scare me! ~punching another wolf aside~
Sonic:What are they after anyway? ~spinning two wolves out of his way~
*The ground erupted in a blast and Sonic, Shadow, and the others found themselves dropping down to the blackness below.*

CH.3: The Underground Cavern

*Blackness was all that met Shadow's eye's when they reopened. He couldn't see the other's so he tried to feel for them. His hand hit a rope like spine, he jerked his hand away realizing who he was touching. The thing moved, and Shadow recongnized Knuckle's voice.*
Knuckles:Where are we?
Shadow: How should I know? Are the other's around?
Knuckles: I can't tell.
Shadow: Why did I ask?
Knuckles: Come on.
Shadow: We can't see down here.
*A light suddenly poured through the cavern. Shadow saw that Knuckles had pulled out a crystal it's white light iluminating the walls.*
Knuckles: Never know what may come in handy.
*Shadow followed Knuckles down the caverns tunnel. Carvings were etched in the walls around them.*
Knuckles: I saw Sonic, Tails, and Amy fall down with us. That means the other's are fighting off those wolf type things.
Shadow: You figure the others landed in a seperate part of these caverns?
Knuckles: It's possible. This place looks to be built like a maze of somekind.
Shadow: But what does that have to do with those thing's up there?
*Knuckles couldn't think of an answer for that question. What were these creature's after? And why? Meanwhile in another part of the caverns Sonic, Amy and Tails were just waking up from their daze.*
Sonic: Uhh...What happened?
Tails:I think we fell, but where are we?
Amy: Where's Knuckles and Shadow? I thought I saw them fall down with us.
Sonic: They have to be around here somewhere.
*The trio walked through the catacombs searching for the missing duo.*
*Shadow was now walking ahead of Knuckles since the echidna paused several times in order to read the ancient writings. When Knuckles paused agian to look at the symbols Shadow finally asked what it said.*
Knuckles: Can't really tell, but it has something to do with the choas emeralds.
Shadow:When we reach a clearing then you can tell me your theory.
Knuckles:One shouldn't be to far ahead the tunnel is widening.
*They walked on, but when they reached the clearing all they could do was stare.*

CH.4: The Alter

*Sonic and the others were getting tired, it felt like they have been walking around in circles.*
Amy: Uh. Can't we take a break?
Tails: I guess so. What do you think Sonic?
Sonic: Yeah, let's rest.
*They sat down on the cavern floor, glad to finally take a break.*
Amy: I wonder where Knuckles and Shadow are.
Sonic: Don't worry about them, those two can take care of themselves.
*Meanwhile Shadow and Knuckles were looking at a whole new place. The walls were all wriiten on with ancient writing. Four statues of winged wolfs stood as cardinal pionts on the alter in front of them. The wolfs were all facing a gaint cobra statue in the center of the alter.*
Knuckles: Must be their sacrifical grounds from the looks of it.
*Shadow ingored Knuckles and started to look around. He thought he saw something glow from the cobra's mouth.*
Shadow: Something's up there.
*Knuckles heard Shadow and turned around seeing a faint red glow coming from the cobra's mouth.*
Knuckles:Let's climb.
*When they both entered the cobra's mouth Shadow was first to walk toward the red glow, Knuckles followed suit. The glow got brighter as they went farther, Knuckles put away his crystal light source. Traveling deeper inside the snake seemed to take forever, until they finally found what was making the red glow. There standing on top a pedastal was the red choas emerald Shadow had with him when he fell from the sky. Knuckles studied the muriel behind the emerald. It showed the Master Emerald surrounded by the seven shoas emeralds. An inscription was below.*
*As Knuckles tried to decipher the inscription, Shadow picked up the red choas emerald. The whole cavern started to wither and shake. Knuckles glared at Shadow. They both started to run out of there. When they finally got out of the cobra they saw lava rise from cracks in the floor. Shadow held the choas emerald up shouting "CHOAS ... CONTROL!!!" He and Knuckles were transported out of the cavern.*
Sonic: Whoa! Did you feel that?
Tails: Feel what?
Sonic: It felt like an earthquake.
*The tunnel they were standing in started to shake.*
Amy: We better get out of here.
Sonic:Grab on!
*Tails and Amy grabbed on to Sonic's arms and were soon speeding their way back to the surface.*

CH.5:Choas Search

Rouge: I don't know how much more I can keep this up. ~dodging a wolf as it flew past~
*The Choatix were busy tangling with four winged wolfs. Cream and her choa friend Cheese tried their best to stay out of the fight. Big was the only one not present in the fight. He was still fishing with Froggy. Shadow and Knuckles appeared beside Rouge.*
Rouge: Well it's about time, we could use some help here.
*Sonic, Amy, and Tails suddenly appeared from below encountering two wolves. Amy got out her trusty hammer and clobbered the wolves out of their way. Knuckles joined in the fun, his fist's met two wolves directly, but his real target was the cobra behind them. Shadow was also heading toward the gaint snake, with the choas emerald in hand he was ready to take on anything. Knuckles punched at the beast with his namesakes, the cobra screamed in pain. Shadow came running in.*
Shadow:Choas Control!!
*The cobra was elminated and the wolves disappeared along with it.*
Sonic: What were those things?
Knuckles:What ever they were, they're after the choas emerald's.
Tails: Why?
Knuckles: Don't know but we need to find the other emeralds before they do.
Amy: How do suggeust we find them?
Rouge: Ahem, how about a choas tracker? I borrowed one off of Eggman's ship, once upon a time.
Tails: That could work. I could hook it up to the X Tornado that way we could track them faster.
Sonic: Let's do it.
*Shadow was busy staring at the sky. The clouds were still there in that odd formation.*
Shadow:Someone else is behind this. But who?

CH.6: Double the Trouble

*Tails finished setting the choas tracker to the X Tornado and was ready to set off. Knuckles, Sonic, and Amy came in. Shadow was still staring up at the clouds.*
Knuckles: Hey Shadow you stuck there? Let's Go.
*Shadow didn't move for a second, but then hopped in. The plane's engine roared and they were on their to find the choas emerald's. Shadow's emerald counted as one, but the X Tornado's power was also caused by a choas emerald. So they had only five more to find. Shadow was still looking at the clouds, it almost seemed like they were following them. Sonic noticed Shadow's gaze, Knuckles had also noticed but decided not to say anything.*
*In a few minutes Tails announced that he was getting a strong reading from a forest not to far ahead. They could see the forest straight ahead and soon landed. They got out deciding that they could cover more ground if they split up. Knuckles was partnered up with Shadow because Amy wanted to go with Sonic. Tails was staying on the plane just in case. After Sonic and Amy left Shadow and Knuckles departed.*
Knuckles:Where should we start?
Shadow: How should I know?
Knuckles: ~mumbled~ Just a simple question.
*The choas emerald in Shadow's hand suddenly began to glow.*
Shadow: There's a choas emerald nearby.~he turned his head around suddenly~
Knuckles:What is it?
Shadow: I thought I heard something.
Knuckles: Let's keep moving.
*They did, but Shadow was right that he heard a sound. Something hidden in the tree's were following them. Sonic and Amy were having trouble's of their own, a dark cloud drifted over them. Noone talked or moved for a moment. Amy had picked up a something shiny from the ground and now they were trapped between a tree wall and a strange looking firgure.*
Amy: Who is he?
Sonic: I don't know, but I think we're fixing to find out.
*Meanwhile Knuckles and Shadow had just found the grey choas emerald. Knuckles called Sonic and Amy on his communicator to let them know another emerald had been found, but only recieved static. Shadow suddenly ran into the tree's, Knuckles heard the sound of a fight and Shadow soon came out dragging someone behind him. Knuckles appeared shocked, there right in front of him was an echidna like him.*

CH.7: Hidden Secrets

Knuckles:Who are you?
*The prisioner did not respond, Shadow was getting a little inratated by the silent echidna's attitude. When Knuckles asked agian who he was the echidna still didn't respond that got to Shadows nerve. He grabbed the echidna clutching him by the shoulders.*
Shadow: I'm getting tired of this game, tell us who you are or I'll take care of you myself.
*The echidna was startled and frightened by Shadow's attack, he started spilling out his story. It turned out that he was one of Knuckles kind, but he wasn't supposed to tell anyone where they were. Another sentry like him was recieving the same interrogation like he was right now, but he didn't know it.*
Knuckles: Let him go Shadow, I've heard enough.
*Shadow was surprised but didn't show it, and reluctantly let the echidna go.*
*Sonic and Amy had done the same thing with their prisioner and were heading back to the X Tornado.*
Sonic:What was that thing you picked up anyway?
Amy: I don't know. It looks like a necklace with a blue pendant. I'm keeping it anyway.
Sonic: Why do I even ask? ~mumbled~
*Soon the four were all back at the X Tornado and ready to fly off. When they were in the air Shadow looked at the thing in Amy's pocket.*
Shadow: What is that?
Amy: Hmmm. Oh, it's some necklace I found when we landed in that forest.
Shadow: May I see it?
Amy: Sure. ~she pulled out the necklace and handed it to shadow~
*It was a pretty big necklace but the pendant was bigger. Supsion crossed Shadow's face as he looked carefully at the pendant. The red choas emerald began to glow and so did the pendant. There was no doubt in Shadows mind that the pendant was a choas emerald. He snatched the pendant off the necklace and gave the necklace back to Amy. This was almost to easy the strange creatures praticily handed the choas emeralds to them. "Did they want us to get the choas emeralds first?" thought Shadow. He didn't know, if the creature's did want them to get the choas emeralds Why?*

CH. 8: Nightmare Orders

*In the dark clouds still covering the sky a gaint cobra was making it's way to greet his master. *
Master: Speak! ~when the cobra approached~
Cobra: Master Peligro, it seems that black hedgehog is growing suspcious of us.
Peligro: Shadow doesn't remember anything about when met, I can't doubt his curiousity.
Cobra: But Master what will we do with him, he obivously has friends that could be stronger than your feircest warriors.
Peligro: We shall see. Tell one of the cobras to realese the nightshade. We shall infect one of his friends to see how strong their will is, and if Shadow find's out about the ritual, Destroy Him!
Amy: This is the worst place ever for camp out.
Knuckles: We didn't have much chioce, unless you'd rather be sleeping on quicksand than on a thorny bush.
Amy: On second thought I kind of like it here.
Sonic:Uh!~struggling to start a fire~ I can't get a spark from these bushes. Knuckles be a pal and fetch some wodd would ya?
Knuckles: Why do I always have to fetch the wood?
Sonic: Cause your better suited in the wilderness than the rest of us.
*Knuckles shrugged his shoulders and gave up*
Knuckles: Fine I'll go.
Shadow: I think I'll tag along~thought~
*So Shadow followed Knuckles into the woods. Knuckles kept on struggling up ahead, the thorns were pricking Knuckles on all sides.*
Knuckles: I'm going to get Sonic for this.
* A sound of something moving caught Knuckles ears, he turned around seeing Shadow behind. Thinking it was Shadow Knuckles moved on, the sound rang to his ears agian. He turned his eye's on Shadow seeing the hedgehog in the same spot he was before.*
Knuckles: If that wasn't Shadow, then..
*A claw like hand clamped over his mouth and he was dragged into the bushes. Shadow turned at the sudden sound seeing Knuckles had disappeared.*
Shadow: Knuckles? Knuckles?!
*No answer came from the dark shadows. Shadow ran back to Sonic and the others quickly telling them that Knuckles had vanished. He and Sonic ran back to the spot where Knuckles had disappeared. They found the red echidna laying on his side in the thorn bushes. Blood stianed the cresent moon mark on the echidnas chest, most of the blood had dried and was now turning a hard black.*
Sonic: Let's take him back, you grab the wood I'll carry him.
*Shadow grabbed most of the fallen wood behind a bush and ran after Sonic. Later at camp Knuckles woke up to see his friends staring at him.*
Knuckles: What happened?
Sonic: That's what we should be asking you.
*Knuckles suddenly remebered and pulled out a yellow choas emerald.*
Knuckles: I got it off whoever grabbed me.
Amy: That means there's only one more to find.
Shadow: This almost seems to easy, I'm think those creature's want us to get the choas emerald's.
Sonic: But why?
Shadow: I don't know.
*Amy yawns*
Amy:Can we just get some sleep?
*The other's nodded, but as soon as they were asleep the nightshade inside Knuckles body took over the echidna's heart.*

CH.9: Shady Characters

*In the morning the thorn bushes didn't seem like much of a threat as they were at night. Everyone was boarding the X Tornado to find the last choas emerald. Everyone except Knuckles that is, he'd been missing since that morning and hasn't been found.*
Tails: Where is he?
Amy: Do you think something could have happened to him?
Sonic: I'll look for him. ~speeds off~
Amy: What if he doesn't find him?
Shadow: He'll find him, of that I'm sure. But, because of what happened last night I'm starting to grow suspcious of his 'tude.
Amy: And what's that supposed to mean?
Shadow: The disappearence last night, and his disappearence today are somehow connected by that thing that he said attacked him last night. I think he's making it up.
Tails: What are you saying, that Knuckles is trying to betray us?
*Shadow didn't speak,Tails took that silence as a "yes". Sonic soon came speeding up with Knuckles behind him carrying some fruit. When they were all in, the plane took off to find the last emerald. Shadow was still watching the echidna, something wasn't right. The intercom on the plane suddenly rnag up with the voice of Cream saying that Rouge had found a choas emerald on Angel Island. Tails changed course and headed right for Angel Island.*
*When they landed Knuckles was the first one out, Shadow and the others followed behind. Rouge showed them the purple choas emerald and Knuckles took it.*
Amy:We have all seven, but what do we do with them?
Knuckles: That ritual me and Shadow found when we fell into that cavern, it's probally the key to stopping them.
Sonic: Anything's worth a try.
*The emeralds were placed around the Master Emerald in a circle formation like Knuckles had seen in the muriel. The sky darkened more and more,it almost felt like you were being sucked into a blackhole. Shadow bad feeling increased, Knuckles was doing the ritual, but not to stop the creature's. Shadow pounced on Knuckles before he could say a word.*
Tails: What are you doing Shadow?
Shadow: He tricked you Tails. He's not trying to stop them, he's helping them.
Amy: That's not true.
Shadow: It is, he's betraye you.
*Knuckles eye's glowed red and he shoved Shadow into the air. Thanks to his shoes however Shadow floated for a moment before landing safe and sound.*
Knuckles: Ha Ha Ha Shadow was right not to trust me, I was helping those creature's.
Sonic: But Why?
Knuckles: Let's just say their way's of perswaytion are very intrigueing. Remember that night when I was attacked, I found myself battling agianist a nightshade telling me to join their side. I refused at first and took the emerald, I ran but he soon found a way inside my body, through my crest.
*He pointed to the white cresent moon shape on his chest*
Knuckles: Once the ritual is started it can't be stopped.
*It was then that everyone started to see gaint snakes and winged wolves come out of the sky.*
CH.10: Fire casts it's Light

*Another figure dropped out of the sky, it looked like a gaint dog except it had three heads, it's coat was dark, souless black, and it's eye's were a peircing yellow. The dog laughed.*
Peligro: My brothers nightshade has served me well, it seems like your friend couldn't break from it's bad influence.
Amy: Why did you do this to Knuckles?
Peligro: My dear girl, we had to do something to one of you. Shadow was getting to close so we decided to have a little fun.
Sonic: How do you know Shadow?
Peligro: My brother, Cerberus, told me that one of the dead escaped and still live's when he should have stayed where he belongs.
Knuckles: Now to finish what I started. Dextray, Sinstray, Admey!
*The emeralds glowed a bright light that quickly changed to a light green fire. The fire took shape and form until it was dragon. The dragon was completely made out of the emerald's fire.*
Peligro: Destroy Them!
*Fire shot from the dragon's mouth scorching Angel Island, but missing it's targets.*
Sonic: We have to stop that thing.
Amy: How can we stop something made of fire?
*Shadow suddenly strang from the tree's making a bee-line straight toward Knuckles. The dragon spat fire but Shadow managed to dodge.*
Shadow: Sorry to do this but...~he was glowing red and was real close to Knuckles~ CHOAS...BLAST!!!
*The red light around Shadow exploded into a hurl of energy and knocked the echidna off his feet. The nightshde was forced out of Knuckles body and disappeared in flash. Knuckles groggily sat up seeing the fire dragon. He quickly got up and said a rhyme the dragon disappeared and the clouds were gone, but Peligro and his army still remianed. The emerald's were still producing fire.*
Knuckles: The emerald's shall cast their light and fill the darkness with fright. When the emerald's fire is lit, the clouds move and bring destrution down with it.
*No sooner than Knuckles said this than the whole army dissolved into dust.*
Shadow: That was the right spell.
Knuckles: Look guy's I didn't mean to betray you like that, I tried to fight off that nightshade. Shadow I have to thank you for tackling me when you did.
Shadow: Your Welcome, but don't expect me to do it agian anytime soon.
Knuckles: I won't.

White Fire

By: TIDOTA ERU

Ch.1: Destiny Calls

*It had been two weeks since the Black Arms invaded Westopolis. Everyone had pretty much got back to their normal lives. Knuckles was back to watching the Master Emerald on Angel Island. Sonic and the rest of the gang were going on vacation for awhile. But, someone was missing. That someone was a red and black hedgehog named Shadow. After the Black Arms were defeated he had traveled back onto the ARK and stayed there. Noone ever heard from him in quite a while. Right now Shadow was looking out one of the windows of the ARK, down at the Earth below.*

*His red eyes just stared down at Earth, then he thought he saw a small craft approaching. Sure enough there was a small ship coming aboard the ARK.*

Shadow: Intruders huh? Well, I'd better roll out the welcome mat.

*He walked away, ready to greet whoever was aboard that craft*

*The doors of the spaceship opened and a young girl stepped out. She couldn't be any older than fifthteen. No one else appeared to be on board with her, she was alone. Shadow was watching her from the catwalks above, seeing what she would do. She looked around, her eye's almost landed on Shadow, hadn't he had ducked into a corner. Convinced that she was alone, she walked through the door leading deeper into the ARK. Shadow jumped down and followed. The girl turned to the left leading to the computer database. Shadow was begining to get suspious, but wasn't going to reveal himself to her just yet.*

*She sat down at the computer for several minutes typing in the words Operation: White Fire. After a few more minutes she left and went down another corridor. This time Shadow didn't follow, he wanted to see what this White Fire was.*

Shadow:~taking a seat at the computer and begins to type~ Now, let's see what this White Fire is?

*Files ontop of files began to pop up all over the screen. Shadow began to read.*

*He was almost stunned when he finished reading the last file.*

Shadow: This doesn't look good. If that girl's doing what I think she is. This world is in danger.

* * *

*Meanwhile on Earth, a certin red echidna was busy writing in his hidden study, when all a sudden the Choatix decide to burst in.*

Knuckles: What's it this time?

*The Choatix's home was destroyed when the Black Arms attacked, and Knuckles had agreed to let them stay on his island 'till it was rebuilt. Even though their new home was finished they still decided to pay a visit once in awhile. This time though the Choatix seemed serious.*

Vector: Tails wants you to come to the workshop fast. Turns out we got a call from the ARK.

Knuckles: Shadow, what does he want?

Espio: Don't know, but as far as Shadow goes I'd say we're in trouble.

Ch.2: Hidden Agendas

*Fox, the girl that Shadow followed, was now at the Eclispe Cannon chamber. There she picked up a shining grey emerald from it's socket. She admired it's beauty for a moment then grabbed a cellphone out of here pocket. Pressing speed dail she was able to quickly make a call. A conversation was started.*

Fox: Phase 1 complete.

Voice: ~over phone~ Well done Fox, you have served me well. Bring back the choas emerald and if you run into anyone elimanate them.

Fox: I shall not fail.

Voice: Make sure you don't. ~hangs up~

* * *

*Shadow was there to greet the others when their ship landed. Sonic came rushing out first, soon followed by the others.*

Sonic: Long time no see pal.~to Shadow~

Shadow: Not long enough.

Knuckles: So what's this all about?

Shadow: Someone was aboard the ARK this morning. I followed her to the computer room where she was pulling up something called Operation: White Fire. When she left the room I was able to take a peek at the files myself, turned out I wasn't to happy about what I read.

Tails: What did you read?

Shadow: White Fire turns out to be....

*An old alarm suddenly sounded, and Shadow quickly ran to the Eclispe Cannon chamber to find the choas emerald gone*

Ch.3: Playing with Fire

Shadow: She's stolen the choas emerald! ~when he rushed back to the gang~

Knuckles: No doubt she heard that alarm and ran off. How are we going to find her?

*Rouge held up a choas tracker in her hand, Tails grabbed it and started putting it to use. The others stared at her.*

Rouge: I'm a thief, it's what I do.

*Sonic rushed over to Tails, followed by Espio*

Sonic: You think you can track down the stolen emerald with that?

Tails: I'm not to sure. It's going to be hard to fix onto just one choas singal.

*Meanwhile Knuckles didn't know what to think, but he smelt something. Something was burning and it was nearby. Then he suddenly realized what it was. Vector and Rouge saw the look on Knuckles face.*

Vector: Hey Knux, are you okay?

Rouge: What is it?

Knuckles: We have to get out of here.

*It was Sonic's turn to ask a question*

Sonic: Why?

Knuckles: Trust me, come on! ~jumps in the ship~

*The smell was now close enough for the others to detect. It was only 'till they saw a wall of flames coming around the corner that they understood why Knuckles jumped in the ship.*

Espio: The ARK is burning down, from the inside.

*Everyone, including Shadow, got on board flying back to Westopolis. Shadow looked out the window at the burning ARK*

Shadow: ~I failed the ARK... I said I would protect it...and I failed~

Charmy: I bet that girl Shadow saw did this.

Amy: It was his home, now where will he stay.

Vector: Hey there's always room at Angel Island, huh Knux?

Knuckles: I'm not so sure that would be such a good idea.

Espio: Why not?

Knuckles:~looking at Shadow~ He has tried to take the choas emeralds more than once.

Vector: Well so has Rouge, but you two seem to be going kind of steady now.

Knuckles: Your playing with fire Vector, we're far from that.

Vector: Oh Yeah, just keep denying it. I see how you blush when she's around.

Knuckles: Say one more thing, and your a walking aligator skin. ~pointing his spurs at Vector~

*Vector backs off remembering the beating that Knuckles gave them last time for offending him. Finally Knuckles put his fist down, arms crossing his chest.*

Knuckles: He can stay on the island, but I'll be watching him.

Ch.4: Judgement

*Sonic and the others were going to see what they could find about White Fire when the ship landed. Knuckles however had to escort Shadow to his hut on Angel Island. Shadow could tell that Knuckles didn't trust him, the echidna's eye's seemed to be on him every moment.*

Shadow: I'm not here to steal your precious emeralds you know. I'm trying to stop White Fire.

Knuckles: You still haven't explianed what it is?

Shadow: White Fire is hidden agency planning on creating supernatural weaponry. Their planning on building a machine powerful enough to envelop the Earth and possibly the whole galaxy in flames.

Knuckles: Fire can't survive in space, there's no oxygen.

Shadow: With the choas emeralds it probally can. This is an artifical fire, no telling what it may do.

Knuckles: Your story sounds plausible.~walks out the door~But I'm still keeping an eye on you.

*Shadow didn't blame Knuckles at all for being supicious of him. In order to defeat the Black Arms he had to play both good and bad. After the Black Arms had been defeated, he promised to stay aboard the Ark to protect it. But since that girl destroyed it, now all he sought was revenge.*

*Back in Westopolis Sonic and the others were splitting up to find the girl that Shadow saw. Tails and Charmy took to the air, while the others searched on the ground. Sonic was moving a little to fast and actually ran into someone. The girl he hit fell for a moment then stood. A little something fell out of her pocket in the process.*

Sonic: Oops, Sorry.

Girl: Well next time watch where your going. ~walks off~

Sonic: Geez~ looks to see the card on the ground~ Hey you forgot your....~sees that she's gone and picks up the card~

Sonic: Black Fox, national assian for OWF. OWF?,,, Operation: White Fire? I'd better show this to the others! ~speeds off~

*In the alley*

Fox: This is Fox, I've just had a run in with Sonic. He's got the bait.

Voice:~over phone~ Very good Black Fox. He'll no doubt be paying us a visit soon. Prepare the Hawk-5! We're going hunting.

Ch.5: Attack!

*Knuckles was laying on the alter of the Master Emerald when a sudden burst of wind nearly blows him off. He looks up in the sky to see a gaint-robotic hawk come in low over the alter. Thinking they were after the Master Emerald Knuckles jumped digging his namesakes in the ship's side. An electrical surge circled around the hawk shocking the echidna enough that he lost his grip. Luckily though he landed on the wing barely concious. The only thing he could see before he blacked out was a squad of soldiers, chains in hand, take him prisioner.*

*From Shadows point of veiw at the time of the attack. All he could feel was a slight breeze. He wasn't even near the alter, something else though had attracted his attention. Soaring down from the sky came Rouge.*

Rouge: Hey Shadow, Sonic sent me to get you and Knuckles. He's probally found a clue to that girl on the ARK.

Shadow: I don't know where he is. He walked out of the hut and I haven't seen him since.

Rouge: Bet he's back protecting that jewel agian. Come on.

*Shadow followed her, a bit reluctantly, to the alter. But when they reached it all they could see was that the Master Emerald and Knuckles was gone*

*Knuckles eye's slowly opened, he felt weak. He couldn't move. The Master Emerald, plus the emerald stolen off the Ark lay in front of him. A door opened and Black Fox stepped in.*

Fox: Wakey, Wakey Guardin. White Fire needs you to stay conious for the next phase of our plan.

Knuckles: And what might that be?

Fox: The begining of a new ultimate weapon! Even stronger than Sonic or Shadow.

Knuckles: Then why kidnap me?

Fox: My boss thinks your ablities will be useful to elimnating Sonic and Shadow.

Knuckles: And who's he?

Fox: The begining of a new era. We'll soon control this world.

Knuckles: I certinly doubt that.

Fox: We'll soon see. While you were unconious we took a deep scan of you. Turns out, you have many other powers than what you show. Our team has already found five more choas emeralds, one more and we'll unlock that power of yours.

Knuckles: Even if you do, your not going to get me to fight on your side.

Fox: We'll soon see about that. Techinans prepare him for the implant!

Ch.6: Frantic Search

*Shadow and Rouge reported that Knuckles was missing as soon as they reached Sonic and the others.*

Sonic: It must be that girl I bumped into that took him! But why?

Shadow: You said you had something to tell us.

Sonic: Yeah, I bumped into this girl, something fell out of her pocket. Turns out her name's Black Fox and she works for the OWF.

Tails: OWF?!... Operation: White Fire! She must be the girl Shadow saw on the ARK.

Espio: And now they got Knuckles!

Vector: Which means we got to get him back!

Rouge: How are we going to do that?

Sonic: We find their headquaters, get Knuckles out of there, figure out their plan, and stop it!

Shadow: Sounds good to me. Let's go!

*Meanwhile Knuckles was still strapped in place on a cold metal table. One of the techinans was getting ready to put a chip on the back of his neck, so they could control his mind. He wasn't going to let that happen as soon as she even got close, hidden spines spines on his back flared out to protect himself. The spines were sharp and imedately the hand with the chip drew back afriad of getting hurt. Black Fox wasn't about to give up so easily.*

Fox: You know guardin, I just heard we found the final choas emerald, plus another one.

*Knuckles eye's widened in shock. He had been told by his ancestors that there exsisted a eighth choas emerald. Unlike the other seven, it was told to contian dark magic. Whoever weild's it would become the most dangerous person on earth. Fox could see the fear in the echidna's eye's. She told one of the techinans to fetch the emerald. The person came back holding a black choas emerald, shining eerily in the dim light. Knuckles couldn't see it, but he could sense it. It felt so uncomfortly close that he froze. Fox took the emerald and let Knuckles have a nice long look at it.*

Fox: Beautiful isn't it? I think I'll leave this little trinket with you for awhile. ~places it where Knuckles eye's could always see it and walks out~

*Knuckles tried to stare after her, but his bonds made his eye's only able to see the black choas emerald*

*Sonic and the others were now right outside the headquarters of OWF. Guards were patrolling the whole perminter, breaking in was not going to be easy.*

Ch.7: Break In

*Black Fox was smiling evily, Knuckles had been staring at the emerald for a long time, and as she walked in she could see that the echidna was still fighting to keep his own will.*

Fox: Give up Guardin, the emerald is to powerful, you will serve us.

Knuckles: I..won't!

*Truth is the strian was almost to much for him to take. The dark magic of choas emerald was to strong, and he could bit's of him turning dark as the choas emerald took control. *

Knuckles: Help...me...

***

Vector: I can't believe I'm actually doing this.

Espio: It's not the first time you've played distraction.

*Vector cringed and Charmy had to hold back a laugh. "Played distraction" was Espio's way of teasing Vector that he listened to to much music. Right now the Choatix was hiding in brush waiting for the singal to jump the guards. Charmy saw Rouge in sky, she waved a hand then left. There was the signal! The Choatix jumped out and went after the guards, and Sonic and Tails snuck in.*

Sonic: Now where could Knux be in this place?

Tails: We'd better split up.

*Sonic nodded and off they went*

*Outside Rouge landed right next to Shadow in the brush.*

Rouge: Hope they find him.

Shadow: Hmph, you and him really do like each other don't ya?

*Rouge was silent, but Shadow took it as a yes. Back inside the building Tails had just reached the main computer room and started typing away. While Sonic was busy speeding around to find Knuckles. An open door suddenly caught his attention. He peeked through seeing Black Fox holding what looked like a black choas emerald right in front of Knuckles face. Knuckles voliet eye's were turning a dark souless black. No doubt the choas emerald was doing it to him. Sonic burst through the door snatching the choas emerald from Fox's grasp.*

Sonic: Sorry lady, but I can't let you do that to my friend.

Fox: You pestering hedgehog, the dark transference is almost complete. Your friend is at the complete mercy of the black choas emerald.

Voice: We'll see about that.

*Fox turned around just in time to get punched in the face by Shadow*

Sonic: What are you doing here?

Shadow: I got bored waiting outside. ~picks up Knuckles~ Now let's go!

*Sonic didn't argue and followed Shadow out*

Ch.8: Hidden Truth

*Tails had finished going through all the files and was now walking back to where he and Sonic split up. Something nearly ran into him. He saw a flash of black and red.*

Tails:~Shadow?~

*Sonic suddenly grabs him to pull him along. While running Tails takes note of the black choas emerald Sonic's holding. When they joined the others outside, and far enough away from White Fire, they waited for Knuckles to tell his story.*

Sonic: What happened in there? I saw Fox put this right in front of your face. ~holding the black choas emerald~

*Knuckles turned his eye's away from the emerald, fearing to fall under it's power. Shadow looked up.*

Shadow: What do you know about this emerald?

Knuckles: It's the eighth choas emerald, unlike the others, it cotians dark magic. I learned about it when I first became Guardin of Floating Island. Because of it's power, it was always kept in a hidden alter so noone could find it.

Tails: Except for White Fire, I read in their files that they actually heard of it.

Sonic: What did they do to you after you were kidnapped?

Knuckles: First, they tried to take control of my mind, didn't work. Then they brought the emerald so I would fall under it's spell.

Charmy: How come the first thing didn't work?

Knuckles: I had a little surprise up my sleeve.~smiling~

Shadow: Learn anything?

Knuckles: Yeah they were planning to use me to get to you and Sonic. I have to go back the Master Emerald is still in there.

Shadow: First shouldn't we get rid of this thing?~pointing to the emerald~

*Reluctantly Knuckles agreed, it seemed like the right thing to do. After the emerald was put back to rest in the hidden palace, the retrieval of the other emeralds was on.*

Ch.9: Lauch of White Fire

Fox: Those annoying hedgehogs, they ruined our chance to gain control of a great source of power.

Voice: ~behind her~ You still have the Master Emerald, and the seven choas emeralds. Proceed with the final phase, and end their pitiful lives.

Fox: As you command Zagarow.

*Rouge was watching the White Fire building when Knuckles took off with the others to put the black choas emerald back in it's resting place. For the first few minutes nothing happened. Then all a sudden the roof begins to open, and coming from it is a small spaceship. Rouge caught a glance at Black Fox plioting the craft, and also her cargo. The emeralds, and the Master Emerald sat behind her seat. The ship blasted off into space.*

Rouge: Now why is she heading there?

*A thought suddenly struck her. The Ark! Mabye that fire they saw was an illusion to get them off the Ark. It didn't burn from the inside after all, which meant they wanted Shadow to leave so the could use the space station themselves. But why? Another thought hit home. It made perfect sense. The Eclispe Cannon could be used to contian the choas emeralds, and they took the Master Emerald to increase the power of the cannon.*

Rouge: I'd better tell the others about this. ~fly's off~

*When she landed on Angel Island she quickly told the others her theory*

Tails: That would explian why'd they tried to gain control of Knuckles. If they planned to use the Master Emerald to boost the machine's power, they would need Knuckles to activate it.

Shadow: Seems like they decided to go on without him.

Sonic: Even without Knuckles, the choas emeralds are enough to do their dirty work.

Espio: Sonic's right, we have to stop her before it's to late.

Vector: To bad we don't have a spaceship.

Tails: Ahem..~leads them to a spacecraft of his own design~

Sonic: Nice work Tails.

*When all were on board and the ship took off Shadow was agian standing by the window looking out of it*

Shadow:~I failed once....I will not let that happen agian~

Ch.10: Countdown 'Till Choas!

*The emeralds were in place, the cooridinates set, now all Fox needed to do was activate the cannon's firing sqeunce. A door suddenly slid open and Fox turned around at the sound. There standing in what light the door provided was Shadow. His red eye's glaring at Fox.*

Shadow: What do you think your doing here?

Fox: Ah, you figured it out haven't you? I'm surpised that you didn't stay down there with your friend's like I planned.

Shadow: That fire you set on the Ark was all an illusion, just to make me leave, so you could use the Eclispe Cannon.

Fox: Congratulations Shadow I'm impressed. I guess you also know why I kidnapped your friend?

Shadow: You stole Knuckles and the Master Emerald to help your cause. You tried to get control of his mind so he would use the Master Emerald to power up the Eclispe Cannon.

Fox:~clapping her hands~ I'm impressed Shadow. Unfortunely for you, the cannon is set to fire. Even without that stupid echidna, my master's plan to destroy your world will comense.

*Unknowily to Fox "that stupid echidna" was listening to their conversation from a ventalation shaft with Sonic and Tails. Sonic and Tails didn't notice what Knuckles was doing until it was to late to stop him. Knuckles had ripped a hole in the metal shaft and dropped through it. He secretly stalked up behind Fox and punched. Fox fell forward, but Shadow seeing his chance ran to grab the emeralds. After punching Fox Knuckles headed for the Master Emerald. Sonic, Tails, and the others came out of there hiding places to surround Fox. Fox growled.*

Fox: Zagarow! Master! Help me!

*A burst of white fire shot down from above, surrounding everyone in a circle of flame. Shadow couldn't pry the emerald's from the machine's socket's and found himself trapped with the others in the circle of flame. A howling noise came from above and what looked like a white wolf with flaming wings tucked under it's arms dropped out of nowhere. He glowered at the sight of Fox.*

Zagarow: You have failed Fox!

*The wolf-like creature's eye's landed on Shadow, then Knuckles, down to Sonic and the restof the group.*

Sonic: So your the big Boss of White Fire.

Zagarow: I am White Fire! The company would be nothing without me! Not even Ms. Black Fox! ~looked at her and explianed~ See my idea was simple use the Eclispe Cannon to destroy just like Robotink did. Only problem was that after the Black Arms were defeated Shadow decided to stay in the Ark. I rounded up Fox and put her on the mission to steal the choas emeralds, plus the Master Emerald, and it's Guardin. ~looks at Knuckles~ The first thing we tried to control his mind didn't work out as planned. So we tried using the dark choas emerald to get him to work for us instead. We almost suceeded hadn't you two intervined. ~pointing at Shadow and Sonic~

We were planning on creating the ultimate weapon. With Knuckles under our control, he could've made the Master Emerald power up the Eclispe Cannon into the most dangerous weapon in the world.

Knuckles: To bad your plan didn't work.

Zagarow: Oh, I wouldn't go that far, thanks to Shadow your planet is doomed!

Ch.11: Super! Hyper! Super!

*Everything stood still for a moment, even Fox was eerily still. Shadow had finished pulling out the choas emeralds, but it suddenly felt like they had no more power. The Master Emerald was acting strange, Knuckles could tell. It kept getting brighter and brighter and he felt at mercy of the emerald's light. The choas emeralds were being drianed of their power and Zagarow was using it to make himself more powerful . The white fire around them gave of an eerie glow and they literally saw Zagarow melt into the flames.*

Amy: Where is he?

A burst of flame answered her question. The fire took the form of Zagarow.*

Zagarow: Power, Marvelous Power, under my command. ~swinging a flaming claw at Fox~ I no longer have a use for you. ~he holds his claw out and a sheet of white fire is thrown at Fox. ~

*Hadn't Sonic was standing nearby she would have been killed. Shadow looked at Knuckles as if expecting an idea to tackle Zagarow, but Knuckles was more busy looking at his Emerald than the fight. Which was a little odd, for him. Shadow decided to take a chance to get Zagarow. Dropping all the emeralds except one he called on the powers of Choas Control. But all he managed to do was to run straight through the fire, not evening laying a bruise.*

Shadow: Well that was useless~he was now standing outside the white ring of fire~

*Zagarow's eye's was focused on the rest of the team when Shadow burst back through him agian landing near Sonic and the drianed choas emeralds. Amy suddenly yelled and pointed.*

Amy: Look!~she was pointing in Knuckles direction~

*The glowing green light from the Master Emerald had become unbearingly bright. Shadow narrowed his eye's, but couldn't believe what was happening. Knuckles was disappearing, literally. Bit by bit the echidna dissolved until there was nothing left where he had been standing. Sonic was imedately worried and rushed toward where Knuckles once had been, Shadow followed. Zagarow was busy focusing his attention on the others, but to tell the truth he couldn't stand the source of light much longer. By the time Sonic and Shadow reached the Master Emerald it was to late, Knuckles was nowhere to be seen. Zagarow seemed to laugh. Sonic glared at him.*

Sonic: You'll pay for this!

*Shadow was almost stunned at Sonic's words. It had been the first time ever he had heard Sonic spit out a real threat. But, he had to admit he was as angry as Sonic, for three reasons. One, they stole a choas emerald and invaded his home. Two, they actually were able to trick him to leave. And Three, Zagarow's laugh seemed to indicate that he had gotten rid of Knuckles. The two hedgehogs were steamed and ready to take him down. The engergy drianed choas emeralds around their feet seemed to glow and they were soon facing Zagarow as Super Sonic and Super Shadow*

*Zagarow seeing the transformation cut off the path with fire so he and the two hedgehogs would settle this alone. The battle took place, Sonic was on one side, Shadow on the other. Zagarow raised up two claws pointing in either direction ready to blast them out of his way. Sonic and Shadow took aim and golden beams of light shot from their palms straight into Zagarows claws. Zagarow seemed to filnch, but that lasted only for a moment, and he began absorbing the energy from their blasts. This was a shock to Sonic and Shadow as they felt their energy being drained out of them. Zagarow smiled, he had suceeded in creating a weapon powerful enough to take down Shadow and Sonic. Himself.*

Shadow and Sonic were starting to tire, the golden light that surrounded their bodie's dimmed and they landed barely conious on the floor. Zagarow gave a smirk and got ready to blast the hedgehogs out of exsistince. But suddenly from nowhere and speeding hot pink light was heading straight toward him. He couldn't tell what it was until to late, for the thing hit him in the center and he dissolved into nothingness.*

Ch.12: Another Mystery

*The white fire died down and strangely Shadow felt like he had suddenly regianed stregth. He looked over at Sonic who seemed to have recovered as well. The others looked okay as well*

Sonic: What happened? We were facing Zagarow, then wham.

Shadow: Something else destroyed him, but I don't know what.

*Amy had seen Sonic and Shadow were okay, but when she looked around she noticed someone was missing*

Amy: Hey, where's Knuckles?

*The Choatix had also noticed*

Vector: Yo, Knux where are you?

*Shadow and Sonic looked at each other, seeing their faces Rouge asked*

Rouge: What happened?

*Shadow and Sonic explianed how they had seen Knuckles disappear, and their fight with Zagarow. Rouge looked crestfallen, the other's were either suprised or worried,mabye both. There was no telling what had happened to him, or if they would ever see him agian. Sonic looked at Shadow.*

Sonic: I guess your going to be staying here huh?

Shadow: Mabye. I believe the Ark is at peace at last, noone is going to do anything to it anytime soon.

Sonic: I have a question though what was that thing we saw destroy Zagarow?

Shadow: I don't now, but mabye we'll find out.

The End