Chapter 12- Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow…

Sonic

It had been three days. Sonic had recovered by now from losing his friends. But alas, peace can’t last forever, now can it? Sonic was resting in a tree when his ear twitched. He had heard a sound he knew all too well. “Shadow!” he called, jumping from his nook. “I heard. Prepare for battle!” Shadow said shortly. “Yes sir!” Sonic said mockingly, saluting his scowling counterpart. Everyone scanned the horizon. Great, we get to face a hoard of them now! “Look! One for everyone. Let’s go!” Sonic said, rushing toward the oncoming crowd of mechanical menaces. “What an idiot…” Shadow muttered, before leading the rest into battle.

Silver

These things aren’t really that hard. There should be more effort in them. Silver was prepared to make the final blow when his robot suddenly shot a large, shiny object towards… “BLAZE LOOK OUT!” Too late. The cage hit home and the fiery cat’s robot wasted no time in making its escape. Everyone was so busy watching her be carried away, they didn’t notice what the rest of the robots were doing until a loud cry was heard from behind. They turned to watch as another flew away with Knuckles at hand. “Blaze…” Silver said, falling to his knees. “Silver, get over it.” Shadow said indifferently. Anger filled the ivory hedgehog as he yelled, “WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LOSING SOMEONE?!” Shadow’s face changed suddenly. Right then and there, Silver knew he went too far. No one could save him from the black hedgehog’s oncoming wrath.

Shadow

Before he could react, Silver’s back was pressed up against a tree trunk with Shadow holding his scruff. “Oh, I don’t know anything? I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING?! Tell me this Silver, have you ever watched a loved one die? Huh?” Shadow started angrily. He continued. “Tell me Silver, have you ever had everyone you care about killed? What if the last thing you saw before you left your home was your best friend, your LOVE, killed before your very eyes?” Shadow’s face by now was filled with anger, pain, and… sadness. Shadow finally dropped Silver to the ground and before he walked away said, “Silver, you know NOTHING about losing someone.” Silence filled the air as the reminiscing hedgehog walked into the forest to find peace of mind.

Sonic

The silence was broken by a, “What was that about?” from Sonic. Rouge sighed, “Nothing.” Sonic was about to question her further when he heard a ‘Hello? Can any of you her me?’ For a moment he thought he imagined it. Could it really be? ‘Sonic? Anyone?’ Tails? Is that you? ‘Sonic!’ “Guys! I can’t believe we didn’t think of it! Leave it to Tails-” Sonic started before being cut off by Rouge, asking, “What are you talking about?” “We still have telepathy. We can find the others now!” Sonic closed his eyes. Hey Shadow. Silence then, ‘What do you want?’ Get back here. We got work to do and would appreciate help. We’re getting our friends back.