Crumbling

Chapter One: Found

Hey guys! This story is a collaboration between me and my best friend Odd Pudding. She writes the parts for Shadow, Knuckles, and Sonic (the best parts!) and I write for Amy, Tails, Rouge, and Dr. Eggman. Yep, that's right, they're allllll here.

I promise it gets super exciting, so hang on for the ride.

We also draw Sonic art sometimes, and you should definitely check it out. (*shameless plug cough* n0ireclipse tumblr. com )

Anyway, without further ado, chapter one!

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Night was the only thing that felt like a true friend. It hid away things not meant to be found, a secure place to keep your feelings.

Shadow the hedgehog stood on the edge of a seaside cliff, feeling the wind blow around him; his arms were folded at his chest as he contemplated the night sky.

Maria...Would she approve of him? Would she see the things he did and smile, or would she weep? Shadow didn't know- his memories were hardily complete, and all the chaos that surrounded and embodied him only acted to worsen his confusion.

He had met so many people since he had been released from captivity by Dr. Eggman, so many people he had different feeling towards- some he hates, some he helped... But there was one person besides Maria that made him feel that human warmth... She had said words to him in his time of confusion that helped him to make the choice to save what Maria held so dear, she was like a vessel for Maria's words.

Amy.

Shadow sighed and shook his head. It was stupid to think like this, he was a loner, and he was meant to be. He wasn't even real- not really. Shadow glanced down at the shoreline one last time, intending to head back to his temporary resting place in a nearby cave- but just as his eyes combed the last edge of beach, he caught sight of something washed up on the shore. Something... Something... Pink?

Shadow stepped closer to the edge of the ledge, trying to get a better look... It couldn't be, could it? Shadow's heart fluttered anxiously and he activated his boots and did a spinning leap off the edge, landing on his feet in the soft sandy shore below. His gliding boots got him to the side of the fallen Amy Rose in mere seconds, kneeling over her with a frantic look- He wasn't sure what to do! He was a force for destruction, not for good.

Hesitantly, Shadow reached his hand out to pull Amy's soaking body over, praying that she wasn't dead... "Amy... Amy!" Shadow called her name in his deep, gruff voice, accompanying his second call with a hearty shake. "Wake up!"