Shadow the Hedgehog: Friendship is Chaos

STAGE 02: CRUSADER LANE

Hero: Find and rescue the Cutie Mark Crusaders

Dark: Destroy the fields of Sweet Apple Acres

After eliminating the creatures around the wrecked city, Shadow and the blue hedgehog stumbled upon the goal of the black creatures: the Chaos Emerald. Shadow held the Chaos Emerald in the palm of his hands and glared at it for ten seconds or so.

"This," he said out loud, gazing at the jewel, "is the key to finding out just who I am!"

"Shadow..."

The same sound and the same eye: the demon's eye. The eye appeared from the darkened sky and stared at Shadow with his menacing eye. Then the eye looked down at Shadow's left hand and noticed the Chaos Emerald dangling from Shadow's glove.

"Well done, Shadow." said the eye, "you have done the hard work for us."

"Hmph." replied the black hedgehog.

"We have found the rest of the Chaos Emeralds. It is in another dimension, however. Shadow... you must go to that dimension and gather up the emeralds. And while you're at it, you are free to destroy the surroundings around you as you please. Those insolent ponies won't see it coming from someone as powerful as you."

"Wait. Did you say-" Shadow was about to say a word he couldn't dare to say out loud. The eye looked at him as if it was a staring eye, not blinking whatsoever.

"Yes," the eye replied to Shadow's confusion, "I said 'ponies'. Although, they are stupendously weak, giving us a major advantage to our goal. Now, Shadow. You must go there and show them the power of the Black Arms."

"Bot how am I going to get there? You said it's in another dimension."

"Ah, I see. You have problems understanding your power... very well. I shall help you just this once. All you need to do is give me the Chaos Emerald."

The blue hedgehog realized Shadow was in a tight position and squealed out, "No, Shadow! Don't do it! It's a trick!"

Shadow snarled at the pleading hedgehog. He fought back and said, "You know I'm not going to help these pesky humans. This eye knows who I am, thus I have to believe him."

Shadow gave the emerald to the demon's eye.

"Well thought, Shadow." said the eye. The emerald floated up on top of the black eye and swirled around like a flying Frisbee.

"Shadow... you must not fail me. Now GO!"

At that moment, Shadow levitated from the cracked floor and suddenly glowed. Already Shadow can feel power straining through his veins, and the sensation feel through his mind. He then noticed the glow was becoming brighter and brighter. The eye stared at him with all of its might and said two words that enabled Shadow to use it.

"Chaos... Control!"

At that moment, Shadow vanished from the blue hedgehog's eyes in an instant (2006 logic).

"You!" the hedgehog yelled to the eye, "what did you do to Shadow?"

The eye laughed like a demon. He replied to the mad hedgehog with a demonic laugh and flew to the skies of the creatures. The city was quiet. No sounds were heard except for the raging fire from the buildings and cars.

"Just what the heck was that all about?" he said to himself.

"Hey. Wake up..."

The sound of the forgotten girl Shadow knew was heard though his eardrums. A sudden gust of wind caused Shadow's eyes to flicker open. And what he saw was the most terrifying thing he ever saw:

"Hey. You alright, mister!"

"AH!"

Shadow jumped from the reaction of the horrendous thing. He saw an orange horse. No. An orange PONY, with a braided mane and tail and a cowboy's hat on its head.

"What... the heck... is that?" Shadow asked himself.

"Well now. Don't be so uptight."

Shadow gave a nasty look to the innocent pony, and then noticed where he was at.

"Where am I?" Shadow wondered, "is this... the pony area the eye was talking about? And why are there so many apple trees? What the heck is going on here!?"

"Whoa there, little feller," replied the orange pony. She almost gave a welcoming look to the hedgehog, but noticed that Shadow was in deep trouble. She continued, "looks like you don't know where you are? Are you?"

Shadow crossed his arms and said, "I don't need to know where I am! Now, get out of my way!"

"And why should I let you pass? Are you with those black creature things?"

"I'm on nobody's side. Got that?" Shadow walked along the grassy path and paid no attention to the orange pony.

"But-"

"No buts! Now let me find the Chaos Emeralds so I can get out of here!"

"Ya sure?"

"Yes." Shadow walked away from the orange pony and started his journey to find the Chaos Emeralds.