THERE ARE THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF MULTIVERSES THROUGHT TIME AND SPACE, ALL OF THEM CONTAINING A NEAR INFINITE NUMBER OF REALITIES
BUT YOU HAVE ONLY EVER FOCUSED ON ONE OF THESE WORLDS, A WORLD THAT HAS DOZENS OF COUNTERPARTS WHERE EVENTS UNFOLDED DIFFERENTLY
THIS IS ONE SUCH WORLD
AN ALL TOO FAMILIAR SCENE PLAYS OUT AS THE SPACE COLONY ARK BLAZES TOWARDS THE PLANET BELOW, ALL WOULD BE LOST IF IT WERE NOT FOR 2 GLIMERS OF HOPE THAT STAND BETWEEN MOBIOUS AND DISASTER
Sonic: No way we're letting THAT through!
SONIC AND SHADOW BOTH STRUGGLE RELENTLESSLY TO PUSH THE ARK BACK INTO ORBIT WHILE BEING SIMOTAINIOUSLY BURNT BY THE HEAT OF RE ENTRY
Shadow: It's not slowing down!
Sonic: Darn! That lizard thing gave it too much of a kickstart! WE CAN'T STOP IT!
AS SHADOW PUSHES AGAINST GRAVITY WITH EVERY OUNCE OF STRENGTH THE REMENANTS OF HIS EVIL PHYCKE RETURNS TO HAUNT HIM
Evil Shadow: (in Shadow's mind) Why are you trying to delay the inevitable? The humans DESERVE punishment!
Shadow: (thoughts) Shut up!
Evil Shadow: (in Shadow's mind) It's ironic how history repeats itself huh? Everyone on the ark is about to die and there is NOTHING you can do about it…
Shadow: (thoughts) No…
Shadow: NOT THIS TIME!
SHADOW'S INHIBITOR RINGS SHATTER AS AN AURA OF PURE CHAOS AROUND SHADOW BEGINS TO HERALD HIS FULL POWER
Shadow: You ready?
Sonic: I'm ALWAYS ready!
SONIC THEN ALSO EXPLODES WITH ENERGY BEYOND HIS LIMITS
Shadow: CHAOS!
Sonic: CONTROL!
THE TWO HEDGEHOGS UNLEASH BURSTING BEAMS OF ENERGY UPON THE FALLING SPACE STATION, SLOWLY CONSUMING IT IN LIGHT
SHADOW'S EYES BEGIN TO SQUINT, SLOWLY PUSHING HIM INTO UNCONSIOUSNESS BEFORE HE FEELS A HAND UPON HIS ARM
Sonic: Take care of everyone, okay?
SHADOW DISAPPEARES IN A FLASH OF GREEN LIGHT AS SONIC'S PROTECTIVE GOLDEN AURA BEGINS TO FADE
TIME SEEMS TO SLOW DOWN AS SONIC'S NOW VULNERABL FORM BURNS AND FALLS TO THE POINT WHERE HE CAN BEGIN TO SEE THE SKY
Sonic: (thoughts) Funny, didn't think it would end like this, couldn't have gotten this far alone though…Tails, Amy, Knuckles…
AS SONIC'S VISION BEGINS TO FADE, HE SEE'S THE FLASH OF THE ARK REAPPEARING IN ORBIT
Sonic: (weakly) You guys are the best…
MEANWHILE, BACK ABOARD THE ARK
Amy: They DID it!
Knuckles: YEAH! Way to go guys!
Tails: That was close one!
Eggman: I-I'm still alive…
Rouge: Feels good to be breathing, where did they go?
SHADOW WALKS IN THROUGH THE OBSERVATION ROOM DOOR
Rouge: THERE you are…
Knuckles: You ACTUALLY did it!
Amy: Hey wait a minute-
Tails: Where's Sonic
Knuckles: Probably planning some dramatic entrance, right?
SHADOW REMAINS SILENT, EVERYONE'S EYES ARE ON HIM
Tails: ...no
2 HOURS LATER
SHADOW IS THE LAST IN THE ROOM, HE FACES THE WINDOW
HE REMAINS SILENT
REMOVES HIS LAST TWO INHIBITOR RINGS FROM HIS LEGS
Shadow: You are the ultimate lifeform, I am a fake
HE PLACES THE TWO RINGS ON THE WINDOW SILL
HE WALKS TOWARDS THE EXIT
Shadow: You win