Hi ya! Yeah instead of writing the sequel, I decided to write this because it was stuck in my head. I will write the sequel, I just don't know when.

So, just scroll down and read that block of text please!

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YEAR: 3237

PLACE: Station Square, Planet Mobius

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Shadow leaned against the tree, relieved that it didn't disintegrate at his touch. He looked up. The sky was a horrible gray, covered in clouds of smoke. He looked toward Station Square. It was once a bustling city, and over 100,000 people have lived there. Now, it's population was a little under a hundred.

He closed his eyes. It has been two years since chaos struck. And for once, their hero couldn't save them.

An accident had taken him away.

Forever.

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YEAR: 3235

PLACE: A forest, Planet Mobius

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"Hey Shads!"

Shadow groaned inwardly. What on Mobius could that faker want?

He sighed,"What faker?"

"Want to have a race? It'll be fun!"

Sometimes he just wanted to strangle that blue hedgehog. Sonic was so perky, it was annoying. But of course, if he killed him, who would he battle with?

Shadow must have stayed silent for a while, cause soon Sonic interrupted his thoughts,"I got an emerald, if you win, I'll give it to you."

Shadow looked at him,"The red one?" (he always has that one, weird huh?)

Sonic nodded,"Yup,"

"Fine, I'll race you, but you better keep your end of the bargain when I beat you,"

Sonic's grin grew even wider,"What makes you think you'll win?"

"Cause I'm the coolest,"

"In your dreams Shads,"

The two took off, in a heated race, none of them going past the other. It was then that Shadow realized that Sonic never told him where the race would end.

"Faker?"

"Hhmm?"

"Where the hell are we going?"

"Eggman's new base,"

"STOP!" Shadow came to a halt, as well as Sonic.

"What?"

"I didn't agree to this,"

"Agree to what?"

"Stopping Eggman,"

"Aw come on Shadow! It'll be fun!"

Shadow looked at his blue rival oddly. Fun? Was this all a game to him? True, it was Eggman, but he had almost took over the world a couple times. He almost blew up the planet! (with Shadow's help, but he won't mention that!)

"Why should I help you?"

"It'll give you something to do,"

Well, Shadow was getting kinda bored...

"Fine I'll help you, but on one condition,"

"What's that?"

"You give me your emerald,"

"Alrighty then, let's get moving!" He sped off, with Shadow trailing behind him.

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YEAR: 3235

PLACE: Eggman's base, Planet Mobius

...

When they got to the base, it was quiet. Too quiet. No robots came to get them, no siren blared, and absolutely no sign of Eggman.

"Are you sure this is the right place? Could this be one of the doctor's old bases?"

"No, this is the right place. When I first stumbled upon this place, I saw egg pawns! I swear!"

"When was that?"

"An hour ago,"

They continued on in silence. Shadow was trying to figure out how the doctor had moved so quickly. In the days that Shadow had worked for him, it took Eggman the entire day to move from one place to the other. Did he make faster robots?

Shadow didn't get to answer his own question, because soon they were upon a door with a sign. On the sign, it said: IVO'S BEDROOM. KEEP OUT! He heard Sonic laughing, apparently he had read the sign too.

"What is he? A teenage girl? What evil scientist would put a sign like that on his door?"

Shadow shrugged,"This place is kinda big,"

"Point,"

Sonic pushed the door. It opened just a crack, "Well, we might as well check it out, who knows? We might find out why Eggman left,"

As they entered the room, the lights automatically turned on. Motion sensors. Of course.

The two hedgehogs looked at the room in shock. What was once a rather nice room, was almost completely destroyed. The chairs were shredded, the windows were smashed and there were some broken pieces of egg pawns here and there. The bed was on its side, and there were a pair of feet behind it.

Eggman.

The two ran over to him, "Eggman!"

When looked behind the bed, Shadow's face paled. He looked over to Sonic, who looked like he was about to hurl.

There was Eggman, without a head.

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YEAR: 3235

PLACE: The forest, Planet Mobius

Shadow listened to Sonic puke, grimacing every time he heard him gag.

Dead. Eggman was dead. But how? Who had killed him so easily, so mercilessly? It couldn't have been Sonic, he wasn't a killer, and even if he could kill, he would never have killed Eggman like that. And it certainly wasn't Shadow, he didn't even know where Eggman was! But he does now.

He's burning in the flames of hell.

The lighthearted mood that almost made him smile, was gone. Even Sonic was silent, and he was Mr. Perky!

Sonic got up from the bush he was behind. He pulled something out of his quills. The emerald. It was red, just like he said it was,"Here, I promised you, right?"

Shadow reluctantly took the emerald, uttering a thank you not even he could hear. The walk to Station Square was rather silent. It was disturbing. After all, his walking buddy loved to talk his ear off.

"Wanna race?" Shadow asked.

Sonic looked at him,"Sure?"

Shadow took off, leaving Sonic behind.

"Hey! You cheater! Wait up!"

Sonic soon caught up to him. His expression was unreadable. But Shadow could tell he was enjoying it. He saw happiness in his eyes.

They ran (or in Shadow's case, skated) for who knows how long. The forest seemed endless, and Shadow was actually working up a sweat.

"Hey Shads!"

Shadow looked at him.

"How long have we been running? I'm actually getting tired!"

Sonic's question was never answered, as he soon smacked, at full speed, into a tree.

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YEAR: 3235

PLACE: Mystic Ruins, Planet Mobius

What happened next was a nightmare. Sonic suffered a horrible head injury. He went home, but he couldn't do anything for himself. He barely remembered who he was!

Everyone had turns in taking care of him. When it was Shadow's turn,(Amy made him do it) he saw just how bad his rival had gotten.

Sonic was white as a ghost, he had badges under his eyes from not sleeping, he was deathly skinny, as if he hadn't been eating.

But the worst part, was when he said, "Who are you?"

Shadow tried his best, but when his shift was up, he hightailed out of there.

A few days later, he recived news that Sonic had passed away.

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YEAR: 3237

PLACE: Station Square, Planet Mobius

Shadow remembered it so well, the reading of Sonic's will, his funeral, even when Tails spread his ashes on Green Hill. Sonic had a memorial in his honor, which was better than a tombstone. It was one of the only things still standing. Shadow still remembers what was engraved in his memorial:

Sonic the Hedgehog

Forever in our hearts

June 23, 3220-July 12, 3235

Hero

Friend

Brother

Boyfriend

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My aunt's a nurse, and she said that you could die by slaming really hard into a tree. So I'm right.

EDIT: I changed one part and fixed my grammar mistake.