Prologue
Sounds of waves echo in the great endless darkness. Soon a blue hedgehog appeared out of nowhere. "where am I?" spoke Sonic as he look around. Soon Sonic realize something as he started to run. "Blaze! Girls! Anyone!" shouted Sonic. Finally, he came to a stop and drop to his knees. He was all alone. "how did I get here? Why can't I remember?". suddenly, the unseen waves was getting louder and louder. As Sonic stood up, the endless darkness became a beach with a black ocean. "…t-this place…I b-been here before…" whisper Sonic as his head started to hurt. Then out of nowhere, a beautiful singing voice was heard. Sonic turn to his side and saw a female figure who was wearing a torn up royal cloak, singing. Then it just hit Sonic. She was singing his and Blaze's song. "who are you!" order Sonic as the girl stop singing. "I think you're the one who should be asking that question to yourself, Sonic the hedgehog" smiled the girl as she splash the water with her bare feet. Sonic became confuse as he watch the girl stand up and dust herself off. " your him…I don't know how but it's you…even Rift felt it when you guys fought". Sonic confusing faded away and became anger as he heard that name. "Rift! Then you must be the real mastermind behind this like what Swift and Shine said! I won't let you restart everything!". the girl look up into starless sky and spoke. "…show me your power…". with that said, she vanish into thin air. Before Sonic could do anything, he notice his shadow was stretching and soon stood out of the ground and was now face to face with it. "what's going on now?" thought Sonic as jump back. All of a sudden, a giant red eye appeared behind the shadow and search the area and soon notice Sonic. Soon the eye vanish and reappeared on the shadows forehead and unleash a powerful dark energy that force Sonic to his knees. "t-this power! It's unreal!" thought Sonic as he struggle to stand. As he stood, the shadow attack by using the spin dash attack. Sonic was able to dodge it by jumping into the air but as he turn to attack, the shadow was already in front of him. "it's fast!" thought Sonic as he unleash his sonic wind. The shadow just took the blink close range attack and as the smoke cleared, Sonic was horror to see that his attack did no damage at all. As Sonic landed, the shadow reappeared in front of him and knee kick him in the face and in the gut. As Sonic bend over in pain, the shadow grab his head and slam him into the sand. Just then, a powerful dark energy shot out of Sonic body and force the shadow to jump away. "…okay! No more fooling around!" spoke Sonic in a dark voice as dark energy bolts shot around him. Sonic fur was turning light black but something happen. This power he had vanish. "w-what!" blink Sonic in shock and confusing. Before Sonic could try again, the shadow dash over to him and grab his throat and started to crush it. Sonic was struggling to breath as the female figure reappear at his side. "if you can stop this…". soon everything started to faded away into the darkness as she continued to speak. "…then I'll…no, we will stop…I believe in you Sonic…".
"Sonic?". Sonic quickly rose from his bed and realize it was a nightmare. "Sonic?". Sonic turn to his side after hearing his name being called again. Laying next to him was his lover and wife, Blaze. Sonic could see her worry face as she sat up. "what's wrong Sonic? You look awful". "…I'm fine…" whisper Sonic as he got out of bed and walk into the bathroom. Blaze turn the lights on and sigh as Sonic close the bathroom door. "third time this week…" thought Blaze. At that moment, Sonic was looking into the mirror and could see hand marks on his neck. "…these are no normal dreams…".
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