Guardian Of The Forest (A Shadow X Reader Fanfiction)

Chapter 2

"Who... Who are you...?"

The hedgehog shook his head. He sighed, knowing he had to get back to HQ as soon as he could, before holding his hand out, "I'm Shadow, Shadow the Hedgehog. Need a hand?"

She scooted back from him, ears pressed against her head, "Why are you here...? Why do you have that?"

He tilted his head, before glancing at the golden treasure, "I... Was sent to retrieve it... For G.U.N..."

"You mean the bad people..?" She hugged herself, "They... They chased me here... Shot at me with their... Things..."

Shadow stared at her, confused, "They tried to kill you?"

"They did... The forest saved me... I... That's all I remember..." She rubbed her head.

"I see..." He crouched down to her, a sudden interest had perked, "I can sense this thing's power... What does it do exactly?"

The (A/T) stayed silent.

"(Y/N)?"

Her ears perked and she looked up, "How do you... Know my name?"

He shrugged, "There is a tiny bit of information on you and this artefact at HQ."

She tilted her head, clearly confused.

"It's... Never mind." He shook his head, "What does this do?"

"It... Gives life... And destroys it..." She mumbled, reaching for it. Shadow let her take it back, surprising the (a/t).

The hedgehog blinked, sure the Commander had told him it was powerful, but not that it could destroy life itself. That was only an estimate when he had grabbed it before, he didn't realise what he said as true.

He stared at the (a/t) for a moment, his mind was reeling. This thing in her hands, it could destroy Mobius, it made sense the Commander would want it. But did he want it for the right reasons? Shadow let out a mumbled growl and he sat down. Of course this could be a ploy, to convince him not to take it, but at the same time, telling anyone of a powerful object normally gives them more reason as to why they would take it.

He thought hard about it, for a long while nothing seemed to click, everything got confusing, but then it struck him, and it struck him hard.

A flashback, he was running through the ARK, pulling the young blonde child with him. Both were afraid, neither knew what was going to happen. All they knew was that they had to hide.

They were being chased, and neither of them really knew why. All they knew was that these people were after Shadow, and they had already killed Gerald in the process. Shadow glanced back at the girl, her wide blue eyes were shining, and her cheeks were wet with tears. The hedgehog knew he would have to protect her with his life, no matter the costs.

They ducked into a room, and to the hedgehog's relief, there was an escape pod. Good, he could get this girl to safety and fight these evil people to the death. A loud bang made the two jump, and they glanced at each other.

The girl was the first to move, she pushed the hedgehog into the capsule and sealed it shut. Shadow let out a surprised yelp, before his eyes widened, and he tried to get out.

"No, Maria!" He yelled as the doors burst open.

It was over in seconds, the young girl pressed a button, and a soldier shot her in the back. The escape pod started a count down, but everything was moving slowly.

Shadow let out a yell as he watched the child fall to the ground, at first motionless. A cold shiver went through his body, but his ears perked when she moved. She lifted her head slowly, giving the hedgehog a soft smile.

"Shadow..." She muttered, "Promise me you'll protect them... Protect Mobius..."

"Maria!" He hit the glass, if she was still alive now, he had the chance to save her. The countdown was suddenly ringing in his ears,

"3... 2... 1..."

As the capsule shot out of the ARK, he saw the child collapse once more, and he yelled as he was shot through space.

The hedgehog rubbed his eyes, doing his best to hide the sudden tears that threatened to fall, and he let out a loud sigh,

"Okay Maria... I'll do it for you..."

He turned to face the other Mobian, the (a/t) still looked confused. He blinked, before clearing his throat and standing.

"Uh... Look, I won't take it.. Not if it can destroy life." He said curtly, causing the (a/t) to at first blink, taken back by the sudden switch of motives.

"Oh... Thank you." She smiled up at him, the sunlight shining through the shield of forest and into her bright (e/c) eyes.

A small, rare smile appeared on his muzzle, before holding his hand out once again, "No problem..."

A/N: I'm too lazy to do research ;-; So my apologises if the promise wasn't exact. It's been a long day for me ^^' But I wrote it! And I finished it! So what more could I ask for? ... Better writing... But otherwise, sorry for the mediocre shit, I hope you enjoyed it, and I'll get onto the next work now!
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13/02/2019