Chapter 2: Race to the A.R.K Part 1: Awakening
(8:07pm || Prison Island)
What the hell happened where was he and why does he have the memories of Shadows the hedgehog's. I was a fan of Sonic franchise since it built most of my childhood and Shadow was in my top five favorite characters but why does he have his memories? Lucky for him it was Shadow's past from the games so he has a good idea what he was capable of on the other hand he also got the rage of Shadow but he didn't feel it so far.Did I somehow get isekai'd? I thought that was a funny joke and a good idea for an anime or fanfic's but never believed in it plus wasn't it restricted to truck-kun sending you to an Isekai and if he was isekai what universe was he in… well only one way to find out.
I opened my eyes and looked around. I was inside of a containment tube and noticed people panicking while alarms were sounded. It looked like they already knew he was awake but it was way too late to subdue him. I clenched my hand and slammed it into the containment tube shattering like nothing. I walked out just as multiple people in military clothing entered the room pointing rifles at me.
"Stand down Project Shadow or we will use force."The apparent leader of the military told me but I felt my anger spike up. Looks like Shadows' memories started to kick in but looking at these soldiers pissed me off. After all, it's because of people like them that Maria died. She had to suffer a fate that she didn't deserve? Why did the Me and the professor have to suffer? Why wouldn't they just leave us alone? I hated them. I wanted the people that ordered the raid and their successors to suffer and die knowing that they made a weapon that ended their pathetic lives. But why was I thinking like this after all I didn't know Maria personally, I was saddened by her death and rooted for Shadow to get retribution…But I'm Shadow now these are Shadows though his feelings not my own. I had to figure out how to sort out my mind later. I had to get out of this place.
I felt a rush of power through my body but at the same time lightning sparked off my body. I disappeared in a burst of speed and slammed a punch into the military leader, sending him into a wall before disappearing and kicking another in the face who fell like a sack of potatoes . One of the guards tried to shoot me but I grabbed the gun and pointed it down and kicked the gun away before breaking his arm with a sickening crack. I threw him into two other guards sending all three flying into the wall cracking it and I turned my attention to the last one.He took a shot at me but the bullet bounced off my skin making me smiled as the soldier took steps back I rushed at him and slam a punch into his stomach before slamming my foot into his neck but I didn't let him fall as I grabbed him by the head and threw him into the watching area breaking the glass.
I looked down at my feet and there they were Shadows iconic air shoes even though they resemble high boots more. How are these supposed to work? Shadow never really showed how to activate them. Usually it would just activate by sliding on the ground but how do you fly in these things? It would make sense that like the inhibitor rings only I could get them to hover in mid air. Oh well he could focus on flying with these later.
I jumped up to the viewing area and saw the unconscious Soldier. I see the computer hadn't shut off, good for him he could figure out where he was exactly. I grab the Soldier's arm and place it on the hand print for access.
"Let's see how 'secure' this facility really is..."I sit at one of the stations and begin typing rapidly, trying to access files on myself or anything that will help me in this world.
"Access Denied. Insufficient Clearance Level."I growl in frustration and continue to try to figure out the past word. My hands start moving at super speed as I continue to type in until.
"Access Granted. Welcome, Lex Luthor."
That name sounds familiar. He could deal with this later. His memories were getting blurry ever since he finished with the guards and with that more and more of Shadow's hatred seeped out. I noticed a room called Shadow armory on floor B12 while he was on floor D9. I started to leave but I saw another guard enter and immediately pointed a gun at me.
I tried using Chaos Snap to teleport behind him but my Eyes widened in pain and fell to my knees. Why was it so hard using Chaos Snap? He knew that the inhibitor rings stopped Shadow from overusing his powers and from dying because of his own power but Gerald said that his body needed to adapt to it. If he was right then it has been fifty years so his body had more than enough time to adapt. It's probably hard since he's been asleep for fifty years. Maybe it's just after effects of sleeping for that long, like taking a massive break from working out. I grab the Guard and throw him into the computer making sparks go flying. I ran out of the room and started to go up the stairs at super speed. I'm honestly glad that his speed wasn't affected plus the air shoes helped him take sharp turns.
When I made it to floor B12 I ran into two guards while going up the stairs. I jumped on the walls as they continued to shoot but I dropkick one Guard into the wall knocking him out. The other tried shooting but I slammed a punch into his stomach and a kick that sent him down the stairs.I saw a group of four soldiers guarding a door as soon as they see me they start shooting I ignore it and bone rush one sending him flying to the other side of the hallway then jumping onto the ceiling above a guard and jumping down onto the guys back then doing a double kick slamming into the last two guards breaking their helmets. I looked at the door with the label Shadow Armory but the edge of the door glowed a jade green color . Something was…off, something was calling to me.I kicked down the door and my eyes widened in shock as my eyes landed on a Chaos emerald. How were Chaos emeralds here sure he had Chaos energy but how do the Chaos emeralds exist in this universe no matter. I grabbed the emerald sounding a second alarm but I couldn't care less. My body felt way better. Is this what body builders felt like after taking steroids but for him everything felt natural. I saw clothing on the side of the room.
I immediately put on the clothing in only a few seconds and the outfit fit perfectly. Then I looked in the mirror and finally got a good look at what I look like. My Hair was very spiky and pretty long being down to my mid back it was jet black with red highlights that streaked down to the front sections and throughout the tips. My eyes were a piercing crimson red with my skin being a darker tanned color.I wore a black leather jacket with red stripes running down the sleeves, and a white fur collar Underneath I wore a dark high turtleneck shirt . I also wore dark combat style jeans with red accents with fingerless gloves that were black with red and white trims. Finally there was an earpiece but when I touched it it turned into a mask and I could tell it was made with high-quality, Like the use of Nano Tech, and durable material like faux leather, carbon fiber, or a hardened plastic, giving it a smooth, sleek finish. It covered half of my face leaving just my eyes and like the rest of the clothing it was black with striking red details.
They probably made this for him if he ever woke up and managed to control him. I pressed the ear piece again and it went back to a mask. I clench my hand as the Emeralds start to glow a bright green.
"Lets see if this works Chaos control."I muttered to myself and everything around me turned a familiar shade of Green.
(8:32pm || Barry Allen POV: Central City)
I ran through Central City heading towards a bank robbery. Sure he had work in a few minutes but that's the wonders of being the fastest man alive he could never be late. But as I ran suddenly everything turned Green and everything around me froze but even I was affected as I slowed down to a snail's pace. What was going on this wasn't the speed force, could this have something to do with Thawn no even he doesn't have an ability like this. Could it be when the timeline was changed? Maybe it could be after all things might have changed to have something or someone with an ability like this.But as fast as it started it stopped as everyone continued with their lives but I couldn't shake off the feeling that something was terribly wrong. After this bank robbery and work I would have to find Batman but if he knew the Bat right he was already on it.
(8:39pm || Bruce Wayne POV: Watchtower)
The alerts started to sound in the Watchtower detecting an unknown energy source coming from Prison Island. Prison Island wasn't really a prison, it was made up of multiple facilities including a port for military vessels, armory, and even for research with the main base being made up of several prisons. I already knew most of the research they contained but there were things even I couldn't access as the deeper I went the less information there was until it stopped. I decided to call the flash if anyone saw what happened it would be Barry.
"Computer Scan for unknown power sources that have left Prison Island."
"Scanning… Unknown power source Detected: Just exited the facility and is running at an incredible rate."I look at the screen showing a red dot on the board. It was above the ocean and fast approaching Japan heading straight towards Tokyo. Most of the justice league members were dealing with their own problems so it looks like the Teen Titans will have to deal with this problem. I didn't like the idea but I trusted them to be careful around an unknown threat.
"Any information on the target or the unknown energy source."
"No information on the source of energy… found new information data on the target status: corrupted"The computer managed to pull up a hologram of a distorted file. As I start the call with Titans I hope they can deal with this threat.
(Amanda Waller POV)
Fuck Fuck Fuck Project Shadow has escaped from Prison Island. It was supposed to be her trump card against the Justice league not to mention she had to buy the experiment from the G.U.N Organization leaving a dent in her finances and also created a device to suppress as much of it's memories as possible. And yet he didn't wake up so I went for plan B to make a clone of it but its with Lex Luthor's help but the DNA samples they got was still Chaotic maybe if had the tech that was placed on the A.R.K I could have but it was destroyed even hacking into the Government files the A.R.K was classified as destroyed. I called my secretary in. We need to fix this issue quickly.
"Message the G.U.N organization and tell them to Send out Soldiers to recapture Project Shadow."I told my secretary who nodded and rushed to do as I say while I rub my head. I knew that this would most likely fail, especially if the Justice League got their hands on it first but it would be worth trying.
(Shadows POV)
I walk out of the facility holding a Military soldier by the neck and throwing him away after using him to open the base door. I take in a nice fresh breath the smell of nature. Finally freedom felt so forend but so natural after all this body never went to earth so it felt more like deja vu. But at this point the only things I could remember was my passed name and how I died so how about I fulfill Shadows mission.
I look up to the starry sky and glare. I knew that the Space Colony A.R.K was still up there Gerald told me that it had built in cloaking tech. That's the main reason no one questioned its existence and how the A.R.K raid was never reported. I take my running stance and rush off already running on the water. Time to head back to where it all began but first I need to find a way up to space. There had to be some way to get to the A.R.K Gerald was a smart man he would keep at least one way to get the A.R.K without telling the government he would have to search multiple government bases and if there wasn't he could try that place Gerald told me about what was the name N.A.S.A that sounds right
(9:05 || San Francisco: Titans Tower)
The Teen Titans were enjoying a rare moment of calm, just relaxing and finishing cooking dinner while a movie plate in the background. After a chaotic series of events, and after dealing with King Shark and Aqualad joining the team this break made the team glad. However, Robin, always alert, knew that the quiet wouldn't last. Just then, they received a call from the Watchtower.
Robin answered, and the tense visage of Batman appeared on the screen. "We have a threat heading towards Shinjuku, Tokyo," he stated, his tone serious. "This person's abilities are completely unknown, so don't underestimate him. I'll send you his current location. Capture and contain him; the Justice League will handle the situation once we all have time."
Batman's warning echoed in Robin's mind as he processed the gravity of the message. "Understood, Batman," he replied, glancing at his teammates, who were now on high alert. "We'll get prepared immediately."
The screen flickers slightly, displaying a map with a red dot marking the unidentified threat's position near Tokyo Mode Gakuen. The team quickly gathered around the console, analyzing the details before heading out. Garfield looked at the team "So, are we dealing with a meta-human or something else?"
"I don't know," Damian admitted, "But Batman wouldn't say it was serious if it wasn't. Be ready in five"
"I could sense a disturbance. Something feels…off."Rachel thought to herself looking at the dot. It wasn't even an hour ago but there was a residence of energy she had never felt before. If this was the person he might be more of a threat than first appeared.
"I mean if the Batman is asking us to take him down then let's do it. I mean what's the worst that can happen?"Wally said, walking towards his room to grab his suit. Suddenly there was a massive BOOOOM from the TV everyone looked to see that the channel changed to the News in Tokyo with the highlight "Unknown MetaHuman attacking the Military."
"You couldn't shut your big mouth."Damian said while Wally rubbed the back of his head nervously
"Uhhh how long has he been there for?"Jackson Hyde asked, looking at the reporters as a figure was taking out multiple Soldiers.
"It doesn't matter at the moment everyone suit up and be back in here in a minute or less except for you squirt gun."Damian added when Johnson tried walking to his room to grab his new suit.
"What why?"He asked, shocked to be put on the sideline.
"You're new to this. I rather not have you becoming a burden on the field so stay here we will deal with it."Damian said rushing to his own room to grab his own hero suit After a few seconds everyone was out of the Tower ready to deal with this mysterious threat.