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The sun had set and Sapphire City's streets blazed with street lights. Humans and Mobians roamed the sidewalks. Silver tried to blend in and look as if he knew where he was going.
The Chaotix said that Shadow had a hangout on the seedy side of town, down by the cheap apartments. But as Silver picked his way along the cracked pavement and cringed away from barking dogs, his resolve wavered.
Shadow wasn't known for his friendly demeanor. Mighty had advised Silver to escape via telekinesis if Shadow turned hostile--which was likely. Somehow Silver already knew this, and sweat dampened his fur.
Even if his conscious mind didn't remember Shadow, his subconscious did. And dread dragged his footsteps like lead weights. But why? What had Shadow done?
Silver turned a corner and froze. A streetlight cast a wedge of light across a windowless building front, and lurking on the edge of the light was Shadow and the death robot Omega.
Then Silver marveled that he recognized them. All he could see of Omega was his glowing red eyes and one shiny metal arm. Shadow was a spiky silhouette, and his left eye glowed red, too.
Silver's tongue stuck to the roof of his mouth. He had to swallow twice before his voice decided to work. "Shadow?"
The black hedgehog and robot stared at him without answering.
Silver mustered his courage. "I need to ask you some questions."
"What about, Silver?" Shadow's voice was a deadly purr.
He knows who I am. Silver's spines tightened as fear made him bristle. "About what happened in Soleanna."
"Nothing happened in Soleanna."
But Omega shifted positions, as if uncomfortable.
At least he hadn't been attacked yet. Silver forged ahead. "Something happened--to me, I mean. But I can't remember. You were there, so I wondered--"
Shadow disappeared. Silver gaped at the spot where he'd been--
Something struck him in the back of the head. Silver hit the pavement with stars exploding in his vision.
Shadow spoke overhead. "That's what happened. Don't ever look for me again."
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I know there's a tremendous amount of mistakes in this, but I'm trying to learn to paint in this style again. Made in Photoshop.
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Comments: 8
J-Room [2023-02-17 22:03:50 +0000 UTC]
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Vaporeon249 [2014-03-30 21:20:37 +0000 UTC]
Nice use of lighting to add a bit of the horror element here.
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Risen-Art [2014-03-20 09:05:08 +0000 UTC]
Now Shadow, that was just uncalled for, you mean little...
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FortunaDraken [2014-03-11 06:32:54 +0000 UTC]
Ahh, shiny! I love new stories of yours to read X3
I probably need a re-read of Tales of Soleanna, but is Omega still Nox? I forget if that was still a thing or if there was a new Omega with an actual AI a
But ooo, interesting. So Shadow probably remembers...but he is still Shadow, alas. Also lmao, Silver seems to have issues with being kicked in the back of the head by the angry half-buzz-saw 'hog.
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NetRaptor In reply to FortunaDraken [2014-03-13 03:25:46 +0000 UTC]
I think I had to loophole it so Omega would have an AI based on Nox, and Nox was very wistful about not getting to destroy things. But yes! They work so well together, the killer hedgehog and killer robot!
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OpticalTerror [2014-03-09 02:35:39 +0000 UTC]
Ahh my hero Netraptor posts a new art! This made my day more than I can tell. You are the reason I began my digital art journey, and I can't thank you enough!
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Rainbowgal [2014-03-07 18:09:03 +0000 UTC]
Oh-ho! I THINK I know what's going on here. Shadow and Omega remember the events of "Tales of Soleanna" because of their robotic brains, like RK... Shadow might only partially remember because he's half-organic. But they would rather not cause any more complications or paradoxes so they're keeping quiet. Mind you, I'd have thought Shadow, of all people, would be a touch sympathetic to someone with amnesia, but whatever. Shadow is Shadow.
Of course, spoilers alert, so you don't have to confirm or deny my theories. I will wait and see what happens.
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NetRaptor In reply to Rainbowgal [2014-03-08 00:24:10 +0000 UTC]
You've more or less got it! Silver is stirring a pot he doesn't even realize.
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