Chapter 9- Can You Hear Me?

Shadow

The group decided to build a permanent-ish camp in a meadow near a forest. Amy, Cream, and Blaze had gone to pick flowers. Everyone else was just sitting around, completely bored.Ugh. It’s not like I really did anything else anyway, but this is BORING. “I know, right?” Silver responded. “Wait, what?” Shadow asked confused. “I thought you just said this was boring. You did right?” Silver asked. “Weird, I thought I heard you too.” Sonic agreed, “Who else heard him say that?” Tails and Knuckles raised their hands. “I didn’t say anything.” Shadow denied. Weird. It’s like they heard what I was thinking… “There it was again!” Sonic and Silver yelled. “Um, are you guys okay? I didn’t hear anything.” Rouge looked at the boys around her. Just then, the girls came back. “Shadow, were you messing with us? We heard you talking.” Blaze and Amy said confused and annoyed. “Hm… Let’s see…” Shadow muttered to himself then jumped to his feet and said, “Of course!” We as Curse members have developed telepathy! The members of the Curse jumped in shock at the newly found discovery. Ugh, this might be even worse than boredom… “Hey!” they all yelled at him. “Right… forgot you could hear that…” Shadow muttered, shaking his head.

Rouge

Rouge walked up to her dark teammate. “You want to go on a walk? Just you and me?” she asked. “Sure, why not?” he sighed. Rouge led Shadow away from the group and into the forest. Once they had been walking a while, she asked, “Are you okay?” He replied, “I’m a little better. I just discovered how to hide my secrets from them. I don’t want them knowing about M-” Shadow stopped himself. “Never mind.” “Shadow, you always start up about your past and then stop.” she stopped walking. Turning to him, she said, “You know any secret of yours is safe with me right? I kept quiet about your Curse, and I can understand if you want me to keep quiet about your past as well.” “You already know a little about my past.” Shadow said, trying to get off the subject. “I know you have a dark past, and there was some person named Maria.” She saw him stiffen. “How do you know about her?” he asked defensively. “On the rare occasion I catch you asleep, you say her name.” she explained, “Tell me, what happened? Who is Maria?”

Shadow

Shadow was NOT in the mood to tell his life story. But looking at Rouge, he felt the need to tell her. She deserves to know. He sighed. “I am Project Shadow. I was created fifty years ago on the Space Colony ARK by Professor Gerald Robotnik. I was created to find the secret of immortality.” “Who is Maria?” Rouge asked. “Maria was Gerald’s granddaughter, whom he loved very much. She was… my best friend. She was always so kind, so loving.” He sighed, hating what was coming next. “‘But then, G.U.N. decided that Project Shadow was too dangerous. They came aboard the ARK to terminate me, and in the process, killed everyone on board. Including…” He stopped for a moment. “The last thing I saw before I was launched from the ARK was her falling to the floor… After that, I was sealed away for fifty years, and was awoken to join the Curse.” Rouge was startled by the sudden silence. “That’s a sad story.” “Ya, just never ask me why I’m so quiet all the time.” he responded, normal indifference returning. “Let’s walk back. I promise not to tell anyone.” Rouge said. The two friends walked back to the camp.

Sonic

“Silver!” Sonic called out. “Yeah?” Silver asked. “Guess what number I’m thinking of!” Sonic instructed. Four thousand, seven hundred thirteen. “Forty seven thirteen?” Silver guessed. “That is awesome!” Sonic said happily. He turned to see Shadow and Rouge arrive. “What took ya so long?” Sonic asked. Shadow obviously ignored him and Rouge just shook her head.Shadow, what were you guys doing? ‘Go away Sonic. You don’t get to know everything.’ You don’t have to keep up the mysterious act, Shadow. ‘It’s what makes me so cool, unlike you!’ Sonic shot a smirking Shadow a glare and continued his number game with Silver.