Shadow looked out the window to see the snow quickly fall down, the fire in the room starting to dance with the blowing storm. Flutters of wind hit the door now and again, ice starting to form near the door. Shadow got up from the chair and went to the door. He didn't know why, but something was bothering him. Well, three things. Why the hell he went up to Ice Mine Peaks in the first place, why the hell there was a mine in the mountains with cameras around it, and the fact that Sonic disappeared three months ago. He blinked before opening the door. A blue ghost seemed to past him as the door got closed and Shadow ran off.

-()-

The blue creature was staring at him. It wasn't moving, nor did it look at the ghosts. The human glanced at him every now and again, but overall ignored him as well. Many minutes passed before the green human left, along with the ghosts.

Why the hell is there a mine of all things here? Also that human. Ugh, why...

The blue creature put its head back into the snow, icy tears threatening to fall. A pain went through him, unbearable. He squeaked in pain. A blue ghost pasted him, reminding the creature of one of his friends.

Shadow.

The thought stayed only for some seconds before the pain came again. This time, he cried out. The human somehow didn't hear it.

-()-

Shadow's ears flicked, hearing a bird call like noise. He ignored it, but sound heard a whimper follow after it. Shadow sighed before going the way the noise came from.

He soon round himself facing a thin hedgehog, like it hadn't eaten in a while. "You ok?" Shadow asked. Only a whimper in a reply. He went down to the hedgehog's level quickly realizing whose face it was. "Sonic?"

"..." The hedgehog looked up at Shadow, confusion and pain in his eyes.

"Sonic?" Shadow repeated, picking up Sonic's thin body. He whimpered, becoming even more confused.

"G-Get a-away..." Sonic whimpered, trying to move out of the way. Shadow flinched before quickly moving a hand to get the snow out of Sonic's quills.

Oh, how he wished that hadn't found him like this.

"Why are you in Secret Mines?" a new voice asked. Shadow turned around.

Thunder cracked in the background...

(Sorry, not sorry. Until next chapter, Darker out!)