Running with the Rebels

Wrong Resemblance

A/N: Hey, crew! Hope you're all having a great day. And I've got a special treat for you as a belated Christmas present besides this little update.

    I made a YouTube playlist of all the main songs in Bound by Music, including the male covers of "Into the Unknown" and "All is Found" that I thought best fit Shadow.

Just select the link below and select "open link." If it doesn't work, the playlist is public, so you can probably search it up. Just let me know, but happy listening!

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU0FN1KMZobh1HzfctedHVFfMwysD005K
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"I don't remember Robotropolis ever being this quiet," Sonic muttered, his ears swiveling back and forth in a vain effort to catch any sound of life beyond the constant drum of machinery.

    "Well, it is the middle of the day, so a lot of people are probably at the factories making Swatbot parts," Cyrus explained, "Everybody else is either a thief, an aristocrat, or in hiding."

     "I thought you said there was a resistance," Amy added.

   The lion scratched his maw, "Like I said, or in hiding. The resistance doesn't have as much support as it used to."

    "Well, some support is better than known," Sonic stated simply as he relaxed his hands beside his head, "And once word gets around that the Sonic Underground is back in business, people will get a little braver. I'm sure of it."

    "Sonic Underground? Seriously?" Shadow scoffed, "Just when I thought you couldn't get anymore conceited."

    "It's a good name," Sonic argued, "What? Did you want to call it the Shadow Underground or something?"

    Shadow ignored the obvious jab. "I don't want my name attached to anything," he grumbled, signaling that his younger brother better drop it. Ruby eyes unconsciously flickered to the little red wolf holding his hand. "And right now, we have more important things to worry about than a name. How much more to go, Manic?"

   The green hedgehog grinned. "About two more blocks, and we'll be there."

    "It's been a good long while since I've seen the old base," Uncle Chuck mused fondly, "Always a bustlin' with activity. I can't wait to get back into the swing of things."

    Sonia laughed nervously, "Uh, about that. It might not be quite as busy as you remember it."

    "Bah," he huffed and brushed her off, "If it's not, then it will be by the time we get things cookin'."

   Now I see where Sonic gets his boundless optimism, Shadow thought privately. However, his attention was diverted from the conversation when the familiar click of gun being cocked reached his ear.

"Everyone, get down!" he ordered, shielding Gadget under himself seconds before the first shot rang out. Air from the bullet's trajectory breezed past his quills as he narrowly dodged the shot.

"I thought we took care of the last of those monsters two years ago!" an unfamiliar voice shouted angrily.

Shadow winced as a second bullet whizzed past his head. Without hesitating, he grabbed Gadget and teleported to a space out of the fray, depositing him by an empty alley out of shooter's range.

"Now where'd it go?!" a second voice snapped.

"Stay here. I'll be back once I deal with this."

The pup nodded, his cloudy eyes not quite able to fully focus on Shadow's. Gadget sniffed.

"You will come back. Right?"