Swish, whipped the air through the trees but this was not a natural wind. No, This wind came from a certain black hedgehog with crimson streaks. Yes, Shadow the Hedgehog was running through the forest. Today was a perfect day for a run. It was a nice Autumn day with the sun shining brightly through the canopy above. All was calm, birds chirping here and there and squirrels climbing up trees. Shadow enjoyed spending time in the forest on a regular basis and he liked the peaceful atmosphere of it. He soon stopped his run however when he saw a strange darkness toward the edge of the forest. "What is this?" Shadow asked thinking out loud. The darkness seemed to be moving through the forest inching its way toward him. "If this is a trick by somebody, you better show yourself now." Shadow yelled toward the darkness. But no one came instead a ball of dark energy came flying at him, he barely had enough time to dodge it when another one came toward him. Soon they came by the hundreds and it was getting harder for him to dodge. He was so preoccupied with them that he didn't notice a sudden change in one of the energy balls it was dodged but as the others came toward him this particular one came around and hit him from behind. "AHHHH" Shadow yelled as he felt a pain in his back that could have been mistaken for being struck by lightning about 6 times. As Shadow eased into unconsciousness he couldn't see anything due to blurry vision but he heard a single evil laugh and he faded into darkness.
"Mwahhhahahahahahahahahaha" Laughed Mephiles maniacally. He was very proud of himself for he just KO'D the Ultimate Life form. "You should have joined me when you had the chance Shadow." He sneered. "You could have helped me cause turmoil and destruction on this world but..No.. You wanted to protect the same beings and world that will turn against you in the future. Well not this time Shadow. This time you don't have a choice, you will cause chaos willingly or unwillingly." Mephiles faced the unconscious form of Shadow he had suspended in the air whilst talking. He raised his hand and Shadow's body glowed with a red aura surrounding him followed by a black one. "Ha ha" Mephiles chuckled. "Now where to leave you?"Mephiles thought. "Ah yes in the meadow…. That will be a perfect spot right here." Mephiles said while levitating Shadow's body and laying him gently down in a small grassy clearing in the middle of the forest. "Now to wait for the show…..hahahaha" Mephiles spoke as he disappeared in an orb of dark energy.
A few minutes after Mephiles left a robot came flying through the forest….it was one of Eggman's spy bots. It was to keep an eye out on anything interesting especially the chaos emeralds. The robot soon made its way to the grassy clearing that Shadow was lying in. The robot's sensors picked up on chaos energy and found its way and ended directly in front of Shadow. The robot soon reported its findings. "Doctor, I've found something I think you should see." "Well what is it?" DR. Eggman asked. "Sending Visual." The robot replied. Soon all of Eggman's screens showed the unconscious hedgehog. "That's Shadow….What's he doing there?" Eggman thought aloud. "Is he Responsive?" The robot poked Shadow several times but did not get a response. "Negative." Stated the robot. "Bring him to the base at once." The Doctor ordered.