Ok… Shadow the Hegehog is up! I'm warning you, this will be VERY different from the last two stories… so BEWARE!! Anyway, ENJOY!

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My brother is crazy. Why? Because he thinks I'm obsessed with Sonic games, which I'm NOT. Because he thinks I'm secretly a Shadow fangirl, which I am also NOT. And because he thinks I enjoy playing Sonic games, which, again, I do NOT… the only thing I enjoy about Sonic games is getting sucked into them… which hasn't happened in about a month. As crazy as it sounds, I actually miss the chaos. I miss Dr. Eggman, Metal Sonic, and even the Biolizard. That's why I was both happy and annoyed that my brother decided to buy me Shadow the Hedgehog for Christmas.

Flashback:

"Haru!" I yelled both in annoyance and surprise. "How many times have I told you that I do not like Sonic games?!"

"You do," he objected. "You're just in denial." I desperately wanted to say that the only thing I liked about them was getting sucked into them, but he'd never believe me.

"Suit yourself."

End Flashback

So wasn't I lucky that we decided to start Shadow the Hedgehog that one day? Lucky for me, I already beat the game at my friend's house, so I knew everything that was going to happen! Good thing when I got sucked in, right? Wrong! Why? Well… we'll get to that later. I plopped down on my brother's bed as he inserted the tiny disk into the Game Cube. A red symbol appeared at the bottom right corner of the screen as the game loaded. Gunshots were heard as Shadow appeared on the screen… good old Shadow… "Keiko, start the game," Haru ordered me.

"Why?" What was more important than playing video games with his little sister?

"I need to tell everyone that you actually agreed to play with me." I sighed and shook my head (courtesy of Shadow and Eggman).

"Are you going to do that every time we play a Sonic game?"

"Yes." Haru stood up to a not-so-intimidating height of five eight and walked straight out the door. "You can start the game if you want. Everyone says the first cut scene isn't that important." I picked up the controller and pressed Start. Gunshots sounded throughout the room as I skipped through the various subscreens. Finally, it was time to begin the game. You'll never guess what happened next. The screen flickered. I suddenly felt myself falling through an infinite black void. I screamed as the darkness changed to a red sky. A loud boom rang out, as if something exploded. I closed my eyes and expected pain on my butt, and it came… but I wasn't the only one that experienced it.

"Ow!" someone yelled under me.

"Ow…" I mumbled as I tried to sit up. Lying under me was a familiar black and red hedgehog. "Shadow!" He looked up at me.

"Keiko! You're back!"

"Told you I'd be back!" My entire body ached as I stood up. As soon as I was out of the way, Shadow stood up next to me. A blue blur whizzed past us.

"Come on, Grandma!" Sonic the hedgehog called as he turned around, running backward. "We have to defeat the aliens!" He suddenly noticed me. "Hey, Keiko!" I smiled and waved in response. Suddenly, what appeared to be a dark purple starfish circled Shadow.

"Shadow…" a low, ominous voice spoke. I assumed it came from the starfish. "Let us get rid of these pathetic humans."

"No way!" I grabbed the starfish, tossed it on the ground, and stomped my foot on it. Sonic gave a hoot of laughter.

"Nice!" He then ran off into the distance, homing-attacking black aliens everywhere. Shadow sighed and looked up at me.

"What should I do, Keiko?" he asked helplessly.

"Do you honestly care about the aliens or Sonic?"

"You know, that doesn't actually answer my question."

"What do you think is right?" Shadow stared at the ground in deep thought.

"I honestly don't care about Black Doom and the aliens… I want to help Sonic, but… I also want to know about my past…"

"Which do you care about more?"

"Finding about my past."

"Then let's just find the Chaos Emerald and leave."

"Thanks." He grabbed my hand and we dashed through the city. I spotted an alien torturing a poor soldier out of the corner of my eye.

"Shadow!" He skidded to a halt and eyed me seriously. "That poor soldier is getting tortured!" I pointed toward the alien and the soldier, who was almost dead. A pistol lay on the ground in front of us. Shadow picked it up, and, with perfect aim, shot the alien, killing it. I ran over to the injured soldier. "Are you ok?" I asked. He nodded weakly and attempted to stand up, but failed. "You're injured. You really shouldn't be fighting anymore." He nodded. "Is there any way for you to stay out of the battlefield?" He nodded again. "Good. Can you do that?" He nodded, and crawled behind a large rock. I wasn't sure how long it was going to protect him, but it was good enough now. I smiled and walked back to Shadow.

"What did you do that for?" he asked. "You don't even know him!"

"I'm just trying to make your life easier." Shadow gave me a blank stare.

"How exactly does that make my life easier? I had to stop running, find the soldier you were referring to, pick up a gun, and shoot an alien exactly right so that I could kill him." I sighed.

"Maybe it doesn't matter now, but, in time, it will. Trust me."

"Whatever." Shadow grabbed my hand and continued running through the streets, weaving through aliens and G.U.N. soldiers. Suddenly, we came to a case, guarded by aliens. "What's in that case?" I squinted and caught a faint green glow. Now there was one thing the aliens shouldn't have left lying around.

"A… a Chaos Emerald!" Shadow kicked the case and tried to pry it open with his bare hands, but it didn't budge.

"It won't budge! How do I open it?" This was where an element from the game came in.

"You have to defeat all the enemies… in this case, the aliens." Shadow shrugged.

"Easy enough." Apparently, he seemed to have kept the pistol, as he pulled it out again and shot each and every one of the aliens surrounding the case. As if he pulled some sort of trigger or pressed some sort of switch, the case fell open, allowing us to retrieve the Chaos Emerald. I reached out for it cautiously. Who knew what could happen? In the end, I grasped my fingers tightly around it and handed it to Shadow. I never trusted myself with Chaos Emeralds.

"One down, six to go." I broke into a run to find the next Chaos Emerald, but Shadow picked me up and continued to run… much faster, I might add. At long last, we found a deep blue Chaos Emerald. Sonic whizzed past us.

"Wait Shadow!" he called. "There's still some aliens left!" The starfish returned.

"Shadow…" it whispered. "We aren't finished… let us get rid of these pathetic humans…"

"Out of my way!" Shadow yelled as he gave Sonic a violent shove, kicked the starfish away, and grabbed the Chaos Emerald.

"Nooooo!" cried the starfish.

"Shadow!" yelled Sonic in annoyance.

"No one can tell me what to do," Shadow declared. "I do as I decide!" He grabbed my hand. "Chaos Control!" The next thing I knew, we were on solid ground. To our dismay, the starfish was waiting for us. A tall, dark alien appeared next to it. He had two crimson eyes and wore what appeared to be a priest's robe.

"You deliberately disobeyed me, Shadow," he said. I was frozen in fear, but Shadow walked right past him.

"Well I'm not here to take orders from you, either," he said flatly. I ran toward him. Black Doom really scared me.

"You still don't know your place, do you?" Black Doom chuckled darkly. "The professor has done more to your memory than I imagined." Shadow looked back in alarm.

"The professor?"

"Enough! The ramifications for your actions will be severe! Goodbye." He waved his hand, and I shut my eyes, expecting to completely black out, but nothing came. When I felt it was safe, I opened my eyes. Unfortunately for me, Black Doom was still there. "I have heard much about you… Konnoe Keiko…"

"H-How do you know my name?" I asked shakily.

"That is for me alone to know. You seem to meddle in others' affairs quite a bit… do you?" I swallowed hard. "How would you feel if I sent you somewhere where you wouldn't be able to meddle at all?" No response. "You dare not answer me?! Very well then. I shall send you to a place where you will never be able to access Shadow… no matter how hard you try!"

"Wh-what do you mean?" Black Doom didn't answer. He laughed evilly as he waved his arm again. A tingling sensation engulfed my body. I shrieked and everything went black.

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Now where did Black Doom send Keiko? You have to read to find out! PLEASE REVIEW!