Shadows of a Broken Future

Chapter 6

"Shadow hun, you do sort of sound like that" Rouge giggles looking highly amused.

"ARE YOU GOING TO CRY ABOUT THAT TOO?" Omega says, already trying to start a fight with the ebony hedgehog.

Shadow shoots Omega a glare before his eyes slightly soften.

Shadow's POV:

Of course I walk into Sonic's irritating voice, mocking me. He's lucky I don't punch his cute face in-Wait. Cute? What the fuck is wrong with me? Omega's robotic voice quickly cuts through my thoughts. I turn away from Rouge and Sonic.

He's not the same as when I last saw him. He's back to normal, all together again, and it brings a small sense of relief. An unexpected smile makes its way onto my muzzle as I walk over to him, patting his metal-plated shoulder. "Good to see you again you useless tin can."

Omega looks down at me, his robotic expression unamused. "WE SAW EACH OTHER THIS MORNING AT G.U.N WHEN I KICKED YOUR ASS IN TRAINING."

I huff, crossing my arms. Sure, I've been through a lot and my memory is kinda shit from being alone for seven years after the world was destroyed, but I don't remember ever losing in any combat training with him.

"Whatever" I mutter, rolling my eyes. "I just missed fighting with you so it was good to see you again, I guess." I mean it's not like I can tell him the last time I saw him he practically died infront of me.

Omega stares at me for a moment, clearly processing my words.

"GROSS."

Just as I'm about to retort, I notice Silver walking over. He's probably going to scold me for almost letting something slip about the future, but before I can worry too much, Faker runs over to my side, sliding an arm around my waist and pulling me closer to him, giving me a side hug.

"Come on Shads! Tell them we're friends now!" he grins, shooting a glare at the others in the room like he was daring them to say otherwise.

I feel my face suddenly heat up. "Shut up Faker" I grumble, pushing him away and out of his hold. I quickly turn away so no one can see the blush creeping across my muzzle. "It's not a big deal" I mutter, my voice faltering slightly at the end.

The room falls into silence for a moment before Knuckhead snorts. "No way," he laughs. "This is gold! Your actually friends now" he says, grinning like a kid.

"See I told you!" Faker says sticking his tongue out like a child before he grins smugly from ear to ear. "And you all didn't believe me."

"Maybe that hit from Eggman really did give him brain damage" the fox mumbles from across the room.

I ignored them all, making my way over to the couch to sit down as the conversation keeps going.

Thankfully Silver interrupts, clearing his throat to shift the attention towards him. "Me and Blaze have something important we need to discuss with you guys" he says, his voice serious. Blaze joins him, standing beside him with that calm, composed look she always has.

The room grows quiet as everyone gathers around to listen. Faker sits beside me and I'm suddenly very aware of how close he is, his knee practically brushing mine. My thoughts scatter, but I try to keep it cool.

"What's going on?" Rose asks, sitting down on the other side of Faker.

Silver sighs. "Something really bad is going to happen in the future. It's already affecting both mine and Blaze's timelines. We can't even return to our home because of it. We were kicked out."

"Oh no..." Rose's voice is sympathetic, "That's awful."

Blaze nods solemnly. "Indeed, that's why we've come here to seek your help."