New Embrace

New Embrace - Chapter 4

The base was nestled within the forest, which was of no surprise. There were several huts clustered together with larger huts that served various purposes, such as one of them being Tails' workshop and housing his plane and another large but being the hospital of sorts.

It was night so everyone was in bed. That was actually kind of a relief. Amy could return without being swarmed. Not that she didn't appreciate everyone worrying about her safety but that she was just tired and wanted to get to bed.

Amy yawned then shook her head. She turned to Shadow, "Thanks for walking me home. It was nice having company."

Shadow followed close behind the pink hedgehog, he made sure to remain alert the entire time while also replaying the events of what happened in his mind. Something big was going on, he could feel it, he was certain of it. Yet he had a feeling that whatever Eggman was planning was not yet ready, after all otherwise why would Metal Sonic go to such lengths for them to not know what it is.

Regardless the considerations left his mind once they made it to Amy's home, it was rare if ever that he visited the base but he certainly didn't want anyone developing the belief he would become a frequent visitor.

"Hmph, it's fine." He stated before he began to turn away.

"I will rest somewhere nearby, be prepared to start early tomorrow, understood?" It was more of an order than a question, Shadow was a Sargent type, if he wanted to he could probably be one, so complaining something was too much effort wouldn't fly with him.

Amy would've started her lessons on how to improve one's social behaviour since Shadow was being rather rough. But meh. She was tired. It had been a long day and she worked her body quite a bit today. It wasn't worth it.

She yawned and her eyes closed halfway as sleepiness took over. Then she nodded her head, "All right. I'll be ready after breakfast."

Shadow gave a nod before he turned around and began walking away. "Good, then I trust you will be ready." He explained, one thing he did know about Amy was that she was heavily determined, was that always a good thing? No, definitely not, however if he could ensure she focused on something genuinely important she would be a useful ally.

After not too long Shadow was out of sight, he leaped into a tree in the middle of the forest before laying down, close enough where if anyone had followed them he would be prepared to face them.

The sun rose early morning. But it was somewhat cloudy and grey. This signified a threat of rainfall. Which was a good thing for the plants. Things had been dry for a while and patches of grass were starting to turn brown.

Amy was up and dressed and she had gone to the cafeteria for breakfast. Usually she cooked for herself but in this way, she would save time by not having to worry about washing dishes. If Shadow was expecting her to be punctual, any time saving trick would help.

It probably wasn't the best choice considering what was on her schedule for the day but darn it, Amy was craving pancakes this morning. She drowned them in syrup after smearing butter on top. The pancakes were cut into small pieces before she started eating. "Mmmmm..."

That hit the spot. There was something about homemade pancakes that the premade stuff from the store just couldn't hold a candle to.

Shadow.. Was bored, he was incredibly bored, he didn't sleep for very long, he didn't need to after all, as part of the ultimate life form project Shadow was made to have near endless energy, only growing tired from pushing himself to his absolute limits or staying awake for months at a time.

Yet as time came to a logical point where Amy would likely be awake he approached the home and knocked on the front door... Only to get nothing. "Rose?" He questioned, knocking again, still nothing.