Chapter 0 - Prologe - Future?

(Characters from the "Sonic the hedgehog" frachise belong to Sega. Ever other character belongs to me. This is a non-profit fan-fic.)
Due to the fact that this story contains mature themes and can be graphic, I allow myself to change the ages of the characters as follows:
Shadow - Unknown
Rouge - 24
Wave - 18
Tails - 16
Sonic - 21
Amy - 18
 Cream - 16
Knuckles - 22


 Sneaking with high-heels is an almost forgotten art nowadays. Only few thieves know how to avoid the clicking sound or endure the constant struggle for balance. Rouge had once mastered this art and right now she was using it as good as possible to get closer to the flash of light that startled her just seconds ago. Even though the constant humming of the servers in GUN´s mainframe room made her effort rather pointless. She basically knew who to expect after the flash, but it surprised her to see him entering like this. He was a freelance agent after all and it was certainly rude of him to startle a lady who had just abused her status as an agent to get information about the local museums latest holdings.

A figure kneeled next to one of the servers, busy running a program on a freshly plugged in laptop. A little mustached smiley was playing the “loading” screen as a long list of names, dates and other information ran over the screen. “Where are you?” asked a cold and scratchy voice, somebody who wasn't here.

“Right behind you!” answered Rouge rather loud and clear, even though the question was clearly not for her.

The figure jumped up and turned, but instantly fell back over the cable of his mouse. In the laptop screens dim light, Rouge could see Shadow the hedgehog slowly standing up from a rather embarrassing fall. She knew that any offer to help him would be in vain, so she just enjoyed the view of the ultimate lifeform getting up.

"There goes my dignity.” Mumbled the black and red hedgehog as he got up, rubbing his butt. “What are you doing here?”

“I work here.” Rouge answered and crossed her arms in front of her full chest “And if I remember right, so do you! Why do you break in… and is that Robotnik´s programs?” 

“I needed information.” Shadow answered “And the doctor was nice enough to write me a program that *compensates* my rather physical approach towards technology.”  

“What did he want from you for that favour?” Rouge asked, slightly amused by Shadows last statement. She could remember seeing him handle the virtual room during the “Black Comet” incident.

Shadows eyes moved to the upper right. 


*Flashback time*

“Write me a program that hacks into the GUN mainframe!”

“Im busy with my latest…” 

“CHAOS BLAST” 

"Now Im free… here it is.”

“Thank you. Bye!”

*Flashback over*


“He had nothing better to do.” Answered the hedgehog while trying to hide a grin.

“And what exactly are you downloading?” Rouge asked curiously approaching the laptop reading the data “Soldiers names and… hey those are from…” her eyes narrowed as she looked at Shadow “The names and data of soldiers from 50 years ago? You are looking for him, aren't you?” 

“Don't blame me, Rouge.” Shadow answered with a dark tone “You are not here for cleaning up either. We both serve ourselves before we serve GUN.”

“I don't plan on killing people for something that happened 50 years ago! How old do you think he is now? How do you know who killed her?” 

“You don't have the image of him in your head!” Shadow almost shouted “You don't see him pointing the gun on the woman who treated me like a brother, whenever you close your eyes. I forgave humanity, I honor her last wish, but I won't forgive HIM.” 

“Shadow… Why do you do this?” Rouge asked gently “You have a secure job. You are respected by everyone… I mean, even Robotnik won't dare to bother you. You have so much in front of you… but you just keep looking back.”

“You haven't been there, Rouge.” Shadow answered annoyance and strain in his voice. 

“Nobody has anymore! How old do you think he is? 70? 80? He is probably dead. Heck, even the Commander wasn't THIS unforgiving… otherwise, you wouldn't be working here.” Rouge tried again. A part of he knew that she was fighting a useless battle. Shadow always embraced the pain, sorrow and darkness inside of him. He used them to gain strength and to fuel his determination. While it was frustrating to talk to him like this, Rouge was fascinated by Shadows willpower and sheer strength. He was a hedgehog; you really didn't want to step on. If he just wasn't so damn stubborn.

“What do you expect me to do? Get therapy, go out and start a family? We both know that that isn't ME. I need something to fight. I need something to hold on to!” Shadow answered with a grim voice. 

“If it is revenge, you will end up like Omega. He left us and is still trying to *annihilate* Robotnik!” Rouge answered coldly “You have an eternal time ahead of yourself. Why don't you hold onto something that is real? Something that you can grasp?” 

“And what would that be?” asked the hedgehog.

Rouge sighed and shrugged “I am looking for mine as well, Shadow. Right now, only jewels can give me this feeling. But I keep myself open for anything else that there is. You should at least try that.” 

“Why do you even care?” asked the hedgehog, but instantly wished he hadn't asked that question. He had no answer, but Rouge did care. Her support was the only thing he could always count on. 

The bat glared at him once and turned instantly, heading for the door.

“Rouge… I… you know I didn't mean that…” Shadow tried and he felt a wave of relief, as his ally stopped in her tracks. 

“Yes. I know that. But that knowledge doesn't make it any less unfair and hurtful.” Rouge answered hiding her sadness for the time being “It's unfair to both of us, Shadow. You wouldn't be who you are without your past… but if it devours you, what is left? Think of how much time you have ahead of you. Do you want it to be all past? If you snap out of this, you can come and apologize to me… but don't even bother earlier.” Then Rouge left.

The hedgehog was alone with the humming servers and looked at the floor for a while. His head was filled with thoughts about what he could have answered, but they all narrowed down to what he just heard. Rouge was right… 

The room flashed once and the laptop disappeared alongside its possessor. 

The ultimate life form sat down on the G.U.N. building's rooftop and looked at the world below. People were living their lives. They had time to waste.  “I will live on…” came to his mind “I am immune to disease. I don't age. I am outside of evolution. Basically… I am done with what they are doing. Revenge and promises… that is me. Is there more?”

The noise of a lock opening startled the hedgehog and he instinctively got onto higher ground, in order to surveillance the area. A couple exited the door that was leading to the rooftop. Shadow hid and watched, wondering what exactly the two were doing. He knew both of them. A black cat named Lucy and a rather unfriendly fox named Jacob, both low ranked agents from what Shadow could remember. Both were embracing each other as soon as they closed the door behind them, slowly moving their hands over each other's bodies. 

Shadow knew that this was a gesture of affection, but he had never seen it this passionate. Whatever curiosity was left inside of him, wanted to watch what was going on down there, so he ensured that nobody could see him. 

Lucy kissed Jacob deeply, opening her mouth a little, so he could slip his tongue in. Her hands moved over his arms and shoulders, feeling the firm muscles under his suit and fur. The fox on the other side was busy touching her back feeling the cat's slender back and the little bumpy line her bra made on the red blouse she was wearing. 

“I love you.” Whispered the cat as she licked over her lovers grey neck once, making him shiver. Her hands moved down to open the buttons of his suit and immediately to his shirt. “Are you sure? Here? Now?” asked Jacob feeling pressure in his trousers building up. 

“Any objections?” came a question that was more an answer, while Lucy finished opening the buttons, just to press kisses onto her lovers now exposed chest. 

“I'm silent…” answered Jacob, letting the feeling of the cats soft lips sink into his chest. Lucy looked up mischievously and used one hand to unzip her skirt. It fell on the floor and exposed her firm and slender butt. 

“Then let the cat get your tongue.” She said and pushed Jacob down. The fox swallowed the comment on how lame the joke was and allowed himself to be lowered until he kneeled in front of Lucy. He dropped his open jacket and shirt on the way and started massaging the tights and butt of his girlfriend, while kissing her abdomen. 

Lucy purred as the kisses circled her navel, feeling a heat inside of herself build up. She leaned back against the locked door while she slowly opened and discarded her red blouse, revealing a bra as black as her fur. 

“How am I supposed to find the fun parts, if you tarn them like this?” asked Jacob in a teasing matter, pulling on her black panties.

Lucy´s tail moved under the part in Jacobs hand and forced the clothing down with a whipping motion. “I am the funny one in our relationship, so don't try it, love.” Whispered the cat and motioned her tail behind Jacob´s neck, giving him a signal to get closer. 

Jacob shrugged with a sheepish smile and kissed the dark and furry venushill in front of him. His hand slowly closed in and started rubbing the soft folds between her legs. His tongue circled the area gently as he slowly moved a finger inside, which Lucy commented with a louder purring sound. 

The cat grinned as she felt the heat inside getting warmer and moving down with each move Jacob made below her. She finally removed her bra, revealing her firm and rather small breasts. The curse of being an agile cat… but Jacob likes them and she loved him for it.

Jacob saw the bra fall down next to him, but he knew that stopping now meant a certain doom. He kissed Lucy right onto her lips and slowly opened his own to slip his tongue into her pussy. He gently licked her clit and enjoyed her ecstatic purring from above. He moved his arm around her butt and embraced her below it, so he had a better grip on her. 

Lucy felt the fur on her tail standing as Jacob held her and the heat became unbearable. Her body was melting into his embrace and her muscles started twitching while her purrs and moans got louder. His rough tongue inside while his strong arms embraced her… it hasn't ever failed on her and she loved him for that. 

Jacob felt Lucys pussy twitch and shiver. A moment later he heard her moan deeply and the already wet area became a bit moister. 

Lucy was panting with a big smile on her face and shivered as Jacob got to his feet, pushing kisses on her body every half inch. “Cat keeps your tongue.” She said breathless with a big grin and pulled her lover into a deep kiss.

Jacob returned her kiss and ran his hand trough her black and shoulder long hair. “What about the rest?” he asked.

“Tonight, loverboy.” Answered Lucy with a grin and moved down to put her panties back on.

“You really want me to wait until tonight?” Jacob asked with terror in his eyes “What? Why?”

“Hey…” answered the cat “You did the same thing yesterday.”

"Yes, because men get tired and need recovery time.” answered the fox as he was forced to watch his girlfriend putting on her bra and skirt again.

“That is what you get from dating a black cat.” Said Lucy with a grin and embraced Jacob, her blouse still untied. “Or would you want me any other way?”
The fox sighed and returned the embrace. “Lucky me…” he said before dressing again and leaving the rooftop.

Shadow looked after them, still perplex. What on earth had just happened on top of this roof? He heard the phrases “love you” and he knew what a kiss was… but he had never seen anything like that. It was intriguing and Lucy´s naked body and the noises she made had certainly triggered reactions in him, that he couldn't control… but he had no idea what this was all about. 

He knew that the reproductive organs of a woman were… wait a minute. He remembered asking the Professor of how the reproductive systems of men and women worked together. All he had seen were medical data and they didn't seem compatible at all. Gerald had never answered him and neither had Maria. They seemed embarrassed…

“Love… different from the love I shared with Maria? Different from the love Maria shared with the world?” whispered the hedgehog as his brain started putting things together. “Purpose…”he finally said to himself and vanished in a flash.