Mobius Absolution
Space Colony ARK 3645/08/15
Team Hedgehog took out a being of Artificial Chaos, Called a P-1000, with the help of Neoshadow the Hedgehog. Shortly after, they removed samples of all plant life, and all animal life on the ARK to return to Mobius and Repopulate. Three months later, Team Hedgehog returns to G.U.N. base with a report of what transpired on the ARK.
The Survivors' Rule
All Our memories that happened on the ARK were erased in the most common way. We hit our heads on the way back to Mobius. We completely forgot about meeting Shadow Sr. and almost everything else that happened in Mobius Conquest. But it was restored after the events of this story.
My name is Argentum, Argentum the Hedgehog. I am an Agent of the Guardian Units of Nations, or G.U.N. for short who are currently involved in a war against the former Lucian Katubor, Now called Dr. Robotnik. After I left the Survivors Settlement, I never imagined that they would Join G.U.N. I especially didn't consider the circumstances under which they joined possible.
It had been a few months since the P-1000 was taken down, and we had just gotten back to G.U.N. HQ, after restoring the plant and animal life we found on the ARK to Mobius. There we found Kid the Echidna, Miles Prower III, and, crazy as it sounds, the Ghost of Lionel the Hedgehog imprinted into a common crystal. Lionel was talking to Commander Foxx, about something I never thought he'd ever consider.
"Why should I let the South Island Survivors join G.U.N.?" Commander Foxx said to Lionel.
"I died because of my pride in thinking that humans were responsible for our extinction," Lionel said. "I was killed by a robot that claimed to be of Robotnik's design alone, I realized, moments before I died, that not all humans were against South Islanders. I want to atone for my mistake, and fight with you to end Robotnik's Reign."
They stared each other down for a full fifteen minutes. Then Commander Foxx gave the order that quartering was to be prepared for the Purge Surviving Men. There was one order of Business that Lionel had to take care of that I wasn't expecting once the quarters were set up.
"Under normal circumstances, this situation wouldn't exist," Lionel said. "But mostly because of my stubbornness at being incorrect, I am stepping down as leader of the South Island Males. I am leaving the responsibility of the Men in the hands of my son, Shadow the Hedgehog Jr."
Shadow stepped up to Lionel and took the Armlet that symbolized leadership, but instead of putting it on he said the following:
"I can understand your reason for resigning, especially in you…condition, father. However I cannot accept Leadership myself. Therefore I give my leadership to my Little Brother, Sonic the Hedgehog Jr." not only was I shocked but everyone, Tj, Kid, Lionel, and most of all, Sonic. He was confused, but he stepped forward, and, with more hesitation, took the Armlet from Shadow.
"Shadow, I have to wonder what compelled you to pass the opportunity to lead us," Sonic said in his speech. "However it is with great honor (and great… hesitation) that I accept the position of leadership of the South Island Men." He unclasped the Armlet and clamped it on his right wrist, the same arm with the Mark of the Chaos Trinity. After that there was much rejoicing, for the new leader of the South Island men had been selected. Sonic and I pulled Shadow aside to ask why he stepped down almost immediately after becoming the leader..
"After everything I could've put G.U.N. through, I don't deserve the position any more than Father does now," Shadow said. "It's true I used to long for the day I became the leader, but after being proven wrong so much, I don't think I could lead us to prosperity."
Sonic and I looked at each other. This was profound thinking even for a former emo student. But that's not what caught us. Shadow dreamed of taking his father's place as leader to show he was just as good if not better than his father. And just giving it up? That had to make him ten times the man Lionel ever was.