Shadow the Hedgehog

"Come out when you're ready. We need to talk."

"No problem," said Zamy as she followed the arrow and came to the room with Ziona in. She knocked on the door. "Ziona, are you in there?"

"That was certainly quick, I'm impressed. Thanks Skye. I'm guessing turqoise is Ziona, so let's grab her first."

"Ok, as long as it won't go horribly wrong, give it a shot."

"Please, it'll make things easier. I should probably go and find Ziona and Dylan now."

"Good to know."

Zamy gave him a very small smile and put her little finger round his. "Thanks."

"Well at this stage there's not much you can do other than behave."

"Thank you Skye. I'm glad you've learned a lesson."

Zamy finished her message to HQ and waited for a response. ----- Shadow made his way into a central chamber, with what appeared to be a tomb in the centre of it. "I'm at the centre of the structure, it's some kind of burial room. I'm gonna look for any markings."

"They just made my job 10 times worse. Yeah, i think it's me. Though those memories might have some part to play in it."

"I never thought I'd be happy to see other people miserable. But yet here I am. Thank you Harmony, it's good to know the change won't be long term."

Zamy looked up at Harmony, and spoke in a tired voice. "If I were to punch Skye and Dylan's lights out, I'd get thrown off the force. So if you could... convey my displeasure to them, I'd appreciate it. I don't blame you for kicking Skye in. Ziona and I could have handled it if it were just physical transformations, but the blasted personality shifts are just infuriating. They're the reason I have no partner on this case for a month or so."

Zamy pulled out a PDA and began preparing a message to HQ. ------ Shadow continued down the stone passageway, the ball of chaos energy in his hand barely illuminating the path as he went deeper into the temple. "Can you still hear me Hope?" "It's a little fuzzy but yeah," she replied over the radio. "Good, last thing we need is to lose communications."

Zamy had been running after the children as well, and looked mortified when she saw Ziona go in. She just slumped to the floor, trying to block out the urge to beat Skye and Dylan to a pulp with her baton.

Zamy found them as well. "Good to see you found our young charges Ziona."

Zamy continued looking. "Getting closer", she muttered.

"Sending it now Ziona." Zamy hit a few buttons and sent it to Ziona before continuing through the library.

"I've got it," said Zamy before realising Ziona wasn't there. She then began to call her name. ----- "On second thought I'll let her handle any other missions she has. I'll stay in contact." Shadow then used Chaos Control to get close to the temple. From the outside it seemed unremarkable, done in the traditional style of the region. It was almost too unremarkable, as there were no statues or symbols showing who the temple bleonged to. Shadow headed up the stone steps and through the door, greeted by nothing but darkness.

"If I fiddle with the tracker I might pick them up. It's impossible for them to not work at close range."

Zamy looked around the room. "I'm not sure, blast. Let's find them quickly."

"Well that's two less people to watch write down their details."

Yes, I suppose I am.

"Here it is. The kids need to go through it, I don't think you do Spark as you weren't there at the time."