Rest Easy, Heroes? [OPEN]

[is-the-ultimate.livejournal.com]

It had only been a short while since the revelation that the worlds that everyone had came from was gone. For Shadow, that didn't mean much. He knew that those who were part of his world were here, though the revelation that the Sonic that had appeared with him was from another world altogether was a bit surprising, to say the least.

If there was anything that unnerved him about that revelation? It was that he had failed on his promise to Maria. The people on this ship were hurting and he, who had made a promise to give everyone a chance to be happy, couldn't do a damn thing about it.

Not yet, at least.

For the time, though, he hid himself away in one of the sensoriums, needing the time to relax. When he arrived, he initially set the place to be like the ARK, the space station he was created. But, he got tired of that quickly and changed it to something more... relaxing.

The Green Hill Zone. His Sonic's first romping grounds.

With the grassy areas swaying in the breeze, the various waterfalls flowing and the sights of loop-de-loops all over the place, Shadow felt a bit more at home... or tried to, at least. At the moment, though, Shadow opted to stay under the shade of a palm tree...

...and briefly wondered if he turned off the option for attacking Badniks.

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[is-the-ultimate.livejournal.com]

Shadow shook his head. "No. Not really. But seeing as it's a... popular place with some of my old... acquaintances, it's better than nothing." he said.

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

"Familiarity," Alessa said, smiling. "A good a reason as any to bring this place to mind. So you used to be here for fun, did you? What would you do in thsi kind of place?"

[is-the-ultimate.livejournal.com]

"Me? Heh... I'm usually just dragged here. If anything, for races." Shadow said. It was pretty much true - this was more Sonic's stomping grounds than Shadow's anyway.

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

"Races." There was a lot Alessa supposed she had to learn, like why anyone would waste time running around when they could use it for more lucrative things. At the same time, she was fairly sure these hedgehogs were much faster than her.

"What is your preferred place to be?"

[is-the-ultimate.livejournal.com]

It took Shadow a while to actually think of it. He really didn't have a place preferred, though in the end, the bright, sunny Green Hill Zone disappeared, replaced with the cold sterile halls of the space station ARK, the Earth easily in view outside through the windows.

"This place."

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

Now this place Alessa liked. It reminded her a little of Stacy minus the live part of the ship, a feature that Alessa had to admit she liked more than she would have thought. She liked staring at the Earth on the outside, to be honest, and she walked around the place a moment, then appeared to Shadow again.

"Where is this?"

[is-the-ultimate.livejournal.com]

"This is the ARK. This was where I was... born." Shadow said, standing up. He walked over to the window himself, looking out towards the Earth.

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

"It suits my taste more than that other place, and yours too, if you don't mind me saying." She joined him a moment later.

"So...it looks as if neither of us will see that place again. Did it mean anything to you?"

[is-the-ultimate.livejournal.com]

"...for a while? It didn't." Shadow said. "Then, I made a promise..."

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

"It is quiet," Alessa said. "I like that. Where I'm from, it's usually fairly loud. Sirens, feeding, many sounds that make most people go crazy. But I like quiet when I can get it."

Alessa blinked. "What promise?"