GAHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I AM BACK! Anyways, I am so sorry for not posting this earlier, but time really flies! So I couldn´t for several reasons... Oh well, I´m here now :3 You know that I´ll update as soon as I can. Enjoy!

SPOILER ALERT: If you are new around here, you must read my previous fic SURVIVE to understand the story. Thanks! You can continue.

I do not own the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.

Chaos Madness

-Chapter 1: A New Era begins today

"Do it!"

"No…"

"C´mon, Shadow. Please?"

"NO!"

Sonic tried to convince his counterpart to try his favorite food: chili dogs. He loves them, so he thought maybe Shadow would like to try them out. Many people dislike their taste, but for our blue hero, they were like tasting heaven.

Both hedgehogs were sitting down in a café near a frankfurter stand in Station Square. It had been an awful, nice week since…

"Just one bite."
"How many times do I have to tell you that I don´t want it."

"Why not?"

"Because."

As Sonic and Shadow fought about tasting the lone chili dog in the plastic, white plate, screams were heard in the distance. The hedgehogs stood up and witnessed how people were running from something. Sonic asked a citizen what was going on:

"It´s a big earthquake coming this way!"

People started running away from the place to get to a safe place to hide as Sonic wondered:

"A quake?!"

Suddenly, the ground started shaking beneath his feet. He stumbled as the earthquake became stronger second by second. Sonic turned to see where Shadow was, but he had disappeared. Now people were starting to panic, for the buildings started to crumble down, stumping anything below them.

"SONIC!" Sonic turned and saw a poor woman calling out for him. "Please, Sonic! My baby!" She pointed to some broken glass beneath an umbrella covering a small baby wrapped in a soft, pink blanket.

Sonic nodded and leaped as he could to the place where the baby was. He took the baby in his arms and returned her to her mother, dodging the pieces that were falling from the building.

"Thanks, Sonic."

"No problem, ma´am."

Sonic jumped to the top of the café and looked around for Shadow.

"Now where did you go?" The blue blur was desperate. "Why does he have to go when…"

Sonic rubbed his eyes as he saw the floor wrecking. The pavement was being destroyed by a giant crack that was going right straight to him. It was advancing real fast as more wholes and destruction were brought to the entire city now. The hydrants were pumping, expulsing great torrents of water from there and the vehicles were beeping their alarm. The crack got to the cafe building and split it in half. Sonic jumped down and blazed out of the main streets. He got in top of the casino´s roof and stared at the scene.

"Why EVERY TIME something happens, Station Square ends ruined?!"

Sonic tried to focus. He still needed to look for Shadow. Just before starting a scavenger hunt game, Sonic saw a purple steam coming from the cracks. It was dense, and quite fluorescent. It started to cover the city with strange, magenta tentacles. There was another earthquake, which led the main street to crack wide open. From the hole, a big, humongous creature got out from it and roared fiercely as its mouth revealed sharp teeth and jaws. It had six ginormous, green eyes that moved from one side to another like if they were searching for food, and one even bigger in the middle of its forehead.

"No way…" Sonic stared at the creature for what seemed forever. He was quite surprised to see it once again. Dark Gaia. Dark Gaia was back. Sonic not only feared this incredible beast he fought against, he also feared about having to return to those horrible nights being the werehog. He wouldn´t stand being slow again, no matter if he could stretch his arms or have more fighting skills.

-O-O-O-

"What in the hell is that?!" Shadow said when he saw the strange creature "sprouting" from the ground.

He had been busy after the big quake. He had to separate from Sonic to cover more ground to help anyone who might have been in trouble during the disaster. After thinking of it, he was being "good" which was quite strange for him. Being Shadow was being Sonic´s arch-rival, not his… Anyway, leaving him alone was the best thing he could do. With that, Shadow could focus more on what he had to do and not to get distracted by Sonic´s cocky voice and jokes.

Either way, after being overwhelmed by the creature, he decided to reunite with his blue counterpart.

The black hedgehog skated through the ruined Station Square and dashed through the rubble and cars that were blocking his way. He found Sonic keep staring at the creature like if it was the movies playing the Star Wars SAGA.

"Hey, Sonic."

"…"

"Umm, are you… okay?" Shadow asked.

"…"

"Sonic, what are you looking at?"

"Ehehe… nothing at all…"

"?"

"It´s just that… I know this creature… It´s called Dark Gaia. He is responsible of the night/darkness in the planet. He lies in the center of it, and he reawakens every once in a while." Sonic said still looking at the creature.

"Interesting… how do you know about this?"

Sonic sighed. "I have experienced it´s dark power before…"

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