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specialzone2012-05-06 01:57 pm
obfuskate) wrote in specialzone2012-05-06 01:57 pm
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[ /slowly slides into -- ]
[The last thing he could remember was falling, a violent descent. He expected to burn, his body searing in the planet's atmosphere, for even through his status as the Ultimate Lifeform, he was sure that the odds of survival were stacked against him.
He'd shut his eyes, waiting for pain and what could have easily been the end...
... but instead, he found himself landing far too gently on a smooth platform, something entirely nonsensical for the drop he'd made.
He slowly peered weary red eyes open, his once shining, nearly white (with a tinge of gold) fur now back to its blackened state. Upon getting to his knees and looking down on himself...
Apart from the wounds inflicted by the Biolizard and his journey's wear and tear, he was basically untouched. Most importantly so, he was alive and well, and everything seemed...
...
Wait, no.
Where even is he, anyway?]
What is the meaning of this? [He harshly whispered to himself, obviously to nothing or no one in particular.
He wasn't out of the woods yet.]
[[ ooc :// AHHH HI ♥ Kind of... been lurking this little place and thought you guys could use some more activity, so here, have a just-post-SA2!game-canon!Shadow just plopping right in here. uwu!! ]]
He'd shut his eyes, waiting for pain and what could have easily been the end...
... but instead, he found himself landing far too gently on a smooth platform, something entirely nonsensical for the drop he'd made.
He slowly peered weary red eyes open, his once shining, nearly white (with a tinge of gold) fur now back to its blackened state. Upon getting to his knees and looking down on himself...
Apart from the wounds inflicted by the Biolizard and his journey's wear and tear, he was basically untouched. Most importantly so, he was alive and well, and everything seemed...
...
Wait, no.
Where even is he, anyway?]
What is the meaning of this? [He harshly whispered to himself, obviously to nothing or no one in particular.
He wasn't out of the woods yet.]
[[ ooc :// AHHH HI ♥ Kind of... been lurking this little place and thought you guys could use some more activity, so here, have a just-post-SA2!game-canon!Shadow just plopping right in here. uwu!! ]]
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He had been passing through, doing his part to maintain the gold standard for adventuring and exploring, and spotted the black hedgehog. He had to smile. Time for another rescue? You and your muttering doesn't go unnoticed, Ultimate Life Form.]
... I'd answer you, but you gotta be more specific 'bout what this means.
S-SHRIEKS AN SA2 SONIC <3 <3
The one last vision he had of him was the look on his face as he fell from the ARK, clearly pained and concerned, and yet... there was nothing he could do. Shadow remembered it vividly, especially since
he didn't go through that ridiculous amnesia bullit had happened for him so recently.So... why was he here? Why were they both here?]
...
Tch. [He folded his arms over his chest, white fluff raining over his arms in small tufts.] I should have known you were trailing behind me...
[Fiery red eyes rise to take in emerald, his usual expression masking the confusion coursing through his mind.]
What is this place?
Hi. <3 Very happy to see another SA2 Shadow too <3
Heh, I got here first, so who's the one trailin' who, huh?
[And while normally Sonic might say that Shadow should play nice and he might get some answers, the blue blur decided to give him a pass. Why not?]
As for this place, I'm tryin' to figure it out myself. Kinda looks like home, but don't let that fool you, heh.
And no, you're not dead.
eheeheheh he's a p. recent addition to my roster actually uwu
[He gave a scoff and lifted his vision to the strange hub world around him. This looked nothing like the Earth he got a good glimpse of. This was... definitely different. Too different.
It felt a little unsettling.]
... hmph. You -- [Shadow lowered his head back down in a snap.] -- were by the ARK just moments ago.
[His implication was obvious; he found it impossible for him to have gotten here before he did. There was no way, not unless...
...
Chaos Control? No, he'd need a terribly powerful one to get here, wouldn't he? Wherever here even is. If he just knew what this place was, he'd probably be able to gather a more accurate answer.]
<3 SA2 Shadows are my favorite <3
But again, he could give Shadow a pass on that. Why was it that none of the black hedgehogs he ran into actually knew that he had a name? It was amusing all the same.]
Yeah? I've been here for a while. Just the way this world works, y'know. Don't ask me how we all got here, but heh, were you even gonna ask me in the first place?
hhhhhh mine too mine too <3
That's a question we would all like answered, Sonic. Truly.Shadow glanced over to him, giving him a look that clearly displayed an air of holier-than-thou demeanor, undermining the other hedgehog's intelligence. What, Sonic, did you think he didn't get that by now?]
Of course not. You already implied that you wouldn't know a thing. [What with how Sonic was still trying to 'figure things out' about this place, he gathered that much.
...
It still didn't answer his question, though, the one that seared in his mind like a harsh brand to his memories. Why was he here? How did he get here? How did Sonic get here and remain here 'for a while'? It all made no sense.
The one thing he figured that he should do was to try to piece the little bits of information that he could retrieve together. Maybe the blue one knows something that he should.]
Approximately how long have you been here? ['A while' isn't a good enough answer for him on that. Too vague.]
<333
As for Shadow's actual question, Sonic could answer that without any problem. Shadow should know.]
'Bout a year. [A beat.] Surprised?
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Something about his attitude grated on his nerves, but although he wouldn't admit it, he... did have some respect for him.
He's just some ordinary hedgehog, and yet he can still match up to the Ultimate Lifeform.
That is something he will never forget.
All the same, however, his expression's wary, displaying a clear lack of full trust at this point in their, uh, 'relationship', whatever it was. He still isn't even sure.]
That can't be possible, liar. [Shadow curls his lips further downward.] You were literally just looking down upon me...!
[He then gives him a huff.] There is no way...
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Heh, I get that you do that resorting to name calling thing when you don't know how else to express yourself, Shadow. I do have a name too, y'know.
What's the point in lying to you anyway? Not like I ever did it to you before either, so why start now?
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Sonic is right in that there's more to him than he'd ever think to admit. The one girl he loved like a sister, a member of his family... and he lost her. What if he were to love again in any manner, only to lose them in the future?
It didn't help that he's immortal.
That made losing loved ones inevitable.
... Whatever, though. Not that Sonic needs to know any of that.]
You can't be trusted, Sonic. [There. Happy now, blue hedgehog?] I've hardly known you. Do you expect me to think your track record is clean yet?
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Maybe that's why he found it easier to trust Shadow too. If not just because of his own nature or personality.]
I don't really expect much out of you, heh. Is that better?
You could have it your way, and I could leave you alone, heh. Not like that's outta my way either. Good luck gettin' outta here on your own.
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Perhaps. You are precise about one fact: I'd rather work alone than alongside you.
[That's... partially not true, isn't it? Considering how he'd willingly allied with Sonic against FinalHazard, taking the disgusting prototype head-on, all while making sure his companion was safe, and even
stating
that. Referring to him as an Ultimate Lifeform.
... His feelings about the matter are awfully complicated to the point that even he isn't positive about them, but like always, he prefers to keep distanced, no matter what he feels.]
Hn. [He looks away from him, body turning away in following, arms still crossed over him with a haughty stance.]
Same to you.
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You really have no clue as to how to get outta here, do you?
[Sonic stepped closer and leaned forward just to see Shadow. Just to annoy him again, though that wasn't all that hard either.]
Y'know, since I kinda know the last thing that happened to you before you got here, why don't you make the most of it?
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Ouch.]
No, I do not... but I will find out in very little time with some investigation.
[It's as simple as that. There's no way he won't figure it out. Being the Ultimate Lifeform, his intelligence is vastly superior to that of just some rat trapped in a maze. It won't take him long.]
... [Yet what Sonic told him made him awfully curious.] 'Make the most of it'? [He quirks an eyebrow. He doesn't really know what else he should be doing yet. He saved the planet, and thus, humanity, just as Maria wanted...
So what more was left for him?]
How exactly?
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[ Shadow frowned somewhat, arms folded as he approached his doppelganger, tilting his head somewhat. Questions filled his mind, more specifically of when this double was from. His past? His future? ]
BREATHES oh my god i love your shadow... shriek...
but
what
Shadow stared incredulously at first, muscles clenched and frozen. He's simply unable to tear his eyes away from this... this... copy.
Why is there a clone of him straight in front of him?
How?!]
...
This... must be some sort of joke.
awww thank you!
[ The black hedgehog lifts his nose somewhat at his counterpart. This place enjoyed toying with him, and he was growing tired of it. The idea of there being more than one of him wasn't good in the sense that there could only be one Ultimate Life form.
Though, the fact there are more of him from the future meant that... Something went wrong during his own plan. That everything he was working towards had failed.
He was conflicted deep inside, but he wouldn't let that show for now. ]
This place, this Nexus enjoys toying with its inhabitants. You'll find that within this world, there are multiple areas brought through time and space, both familiar and not. And along with places, it brings people... Duplicates of the same person as many times as it sees fit. From the past, present and future... Even alternate realities.
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... Who am I kidding? He absolutely has.]
Duplicates from across time and space itself...
[He dips his head down in thought. This means multiple Shadows... multiple Ultimate Lifeforms. His unique craft and title cloned...
It's something that he still can't fathom, and yet here he is, right in front of one of them. No joke, no hallucination, no bullshitting around.
He lifts his eyes back up to meet those of... his own.]
Then I can only suppose you are from my past.
[He was just about to die before he landed here, at any rate.]
I like your Shadow so far.
[ He wouldn't give himself an inch. Shadow already found himself conflicted by the idea that he teamed up with Sonic and saved the planet, considering his own desire to destroy it. He'd learned things, even met Maria...
Knowing his future was by no means useful to him. It was a large drawback. ]
Why am I your past? Where is your proof?
F-FFF thank you omg that means a whole lot <3
... if I were to continue on my descent down to Earth, I would not have a future.
I am positive that you are analytical enough to put two and two together.
[This other him is the ultimate, as well. This would mean that surely he isn't as dense as, say, that blue hedgehog were to act in response to this...]
: )
Hmph; it's your logic that's flawed. Because in this place, I've met another of myself that is also from my future. One that survived the fall.
While it's true that I never fell from anywhere, it doesn't mean our fate is death.
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[He would have survived that fall. Being that he is the Ultimate Lifeform, maybe he shouldn't have been surprised, but with the combination of burning through the atmosphere and the actual impact on Earth's soil...
There really didn't seem to be a way that he could live. So...]
He survived. How? Given the circumstances, that should be improbable.
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[ And that he was allied with the blue hedgehog. Even if he didn't despise Sonic as much as he used to, it was still... a little bit of an injury to his pride that he had to work with him. ]
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There is still hope for us to survive.
[He lifts his eyes to the air above, from where he 'fell', supposedly. With the apparent dimensional rifts purging this place, however, it is more than likely not the truth, exactly.]
Interesting.
[If not a bit concerning. What else to do? Live by Maria's promise, of course. He can't reverse her death, but he will make sure that her hopes for humanity will live on... through him.
Now it's only a matter of how.]
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[ Shadow turns his back on his doppelganger, walking to the nearby rings. ]
Through these rings are many areas for people to visit. I've been to a few of them, but hardly all.
It's your choice if you want to live now, or not.
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[He approaches a single ring, staring into it and looking through what could easily be a portal to worlds he knows... and one he doesn't.
His tail flicks once, just once, subtle curiosity coursing through the maze of his mind.]
I will need to dwell on it.
[
broodin in the sunlight for like five hoursOkay, not really.]no subject
[ He doesn't waste any more time, instead leaping through a nearby ring. Being near his doubles made him a little uneasy... Specifically for the fact that knowing his future could be detrimental to himself. ]