"Hey, where did they go? Find them!" One of the robot gunmen commanded.

Their heavy footsteps reverberated over the metallic surface. Clinks of smaller rocks could be heard and kicked to the side as the patrol group scattered down different halls of the Eggman Base 21-O. After dealing with the aftershock caused by an enemy missile, all security forces were alerted and ordered to seek out the two intruders that somehow slipped past the commotion.

The highly-trained combat bots of Egg Squadron CE-36 manage to intervene the two. The group identified them as threats after one of them, a Mobian, attacked a couple of their artillery. Shots were fired, and one of the bullets got a clean hit on one of them. However, the reports from the group noted the uninjured one quickly retreated with the other in his arms. Since then, every squadron has been hunting down the two and putting the base under lockdown, which keeps the intruder inside and others out. It was only a matter of time before any of the robotic patrol officers found hints of where the two had gone.

Clack! Clack! Scraaaape...!

Shadow's knee jerks to twist around a sharp turn. His crimson eyes shifted cautiously for danger while the fumes of his air shoes rapidly flared underneath the soles. He zig-zags across the halls, nearly avoiding a pair of gunmen that passed the hall he was in.

The alarms were blaring out as the intercom repeatedly ordered all intruders to be eliminated. The ebony hedgehog's expression grimaces before pushing forward at a brisk speed. 'How did this happen? I was sure Omega was in charge of dealing with the security system. Yet...' His thoughts were interrupted when he heard shallow breaths. Shadow glances down to see {{user}} held tightly in his arms.

His composed mind starts to chip away as Shadow remembers his situation. 'It was my responsibility.' He swiftly halts to enter a nearby room, which happens to be one of the workstations. Shadow slowly placed {{user}} down against the wall. "...{{user}}?"