Choices

By: LittleTrash1027

Warning: This fanfic contains material that may be sensitive to some readers.

Reader discression is advised.

Blackness and silence surrounded Sonic's senses, as the air around him was cold. The only thing the blue hedgehog could see was the dark stone floor he laid on. As his vision progressed, he realized how dark it was. He could barely see an inch from his face. Sonic started breathing heavily, as he realized where he was, or that he didn't have any idea where he was. He sat up and backed up against a solid wall, that felt like a door. He stood up as quick as he could, and tried to open the door. Locked. Sonic looked at the black emptiness, and tried to see down what seemed like a corridor.

"Darn. I can't see anything.." He thought to himself. Sonic sat back on the cold floor, and his hand touched an object. He turned his head to it, and focused his sight on it. It was a candle. He grabbed the candle and searched for anything that could light it. His hand touched another smaller object, that felt like a smaller lighter. He frantically felt for the trigger, and with a few tries, light from the small flame lit the darkness. Sonic could finally see, and as he looked around, he took in as much detail as he could. The walls were gray stone walls, and the floored was also stone. The walls looked old, and he looked back to the door and it was a steel door. He looked at himself and he could finally see his blue fur, gloves and shoes.

Wasting no more time, he lit the candle and the light was pulsating around him. He stood up and looked at his dark surroundings yet again. The corridor looked dark and pretty long. Sonic swallowed a lump that formed in his throat.

"Uhh, h-hello? Anybody there?" He called out, hoping to hear a response. Faint, but audible groans could be heard from the stone wall to his left. The voice was familiar.

"Silver? Is that you?" Sonic asked, hoping that it was him.

"Sonic? W-where are we?" Silver asked. His voice sounded groggy, as if he hadn't spoken for hours.

"I don't know, but I'm guessing the only way to leave here is to go forward." Sonic tried to sound as confident as he was, despite this situation. Sonic heard the sound of Silver's telekinesis being used, probably for a light source. Then there was nothing more. He guessed that Silver had started walking. So, Sonic did the same. Trying not to move to fast to blow out is candle, he walked, watching the bright light engulf the darkness as he followed it.

Yet, there was a third being in the chamber. A black and red hedgehog listened closely to the others conversation.

"They don't know where they were either.." Shadow thought.

Still, he wasn't willing to wait in his own dark abyss. Shadow concentrated and summoned a half charged Chaos Spear, the green aura shining brightly around the dark stone walls. It pulsates, and Shadow's eyes finally adjust to the sudden brightness. After he gets a clear view on the path, he starts to walk forward. His footsteps echoed throughout the, what seemed to be, hallway. Shadow began to wonder why him and the other two were there, or rather, what was going to happen to them. Was this that big fool of a villain's doing, or was it someone else? Shadow groaned, and tried not to think about questions that obviously can't be answered right now.

"The other two morons can take care of themselves," he muttered to himself. He had himself to worry about for now.

It took about 15 minutes of walking before Shadow could see something in the dim light. He walked faster, and soon reached a dark room. The room wasn't empty, for there were three different glowing spheres in the middle of the room. They all had different colors: gold, green, and red. The Chaos Spear dissipated, for the glow of the three orbs was enough for him to see. He walked towards them, and heard the faint sound of them hovering. He looked at the red orb, and noticed that the color of it blended so well with his eyes. It was almost identical. It then hit Shadow. These orbs were colored like this for a reason. They were colored by eye color. He looked at the others, and guessed that the gold orb was Silver's and the green one was Sonic's.

But why?

"Hello, Shadow. Welcome." A loud echoing voice filled the room, and Shadow's ears perked up. He looked around for where the voice came from, but it sounded like it was coming from anywhere. He didn't recognize the voice.

"Who said that? Where are you?" Shadow demanded.

"You don't need to know who I am, or where you are. What you should be hearing is what I'm going to tell you." The voice spoke anonymously, almost void of all emotion. Shadow opened his mouth to say something else, but refrained. It was obvious that Shadow was put here for a reason. He looked at the orbs again.

"As you can see, you have three orbs in front of you, all representing two people and yourself. You have to make a choice. What will you be choosing? Well, you will be choosing who will face a devastating event that could break you. Will you be selfless, or will you be selfish and choose someone else?"

A timer appeared above Shadows head. It said five minutes and glowed red. Shadow looked in confusion.

"But, you don't have to make a choice. You could wait until five minutes are up, and leave it up to chance. It's your decision." The voice chuckled menacingly before it stopped and the timer started.

Shadow thought to himself, as he looked at the golden orb. Silver was smart, and was very skilled in combat. Since he grew up in harsh conditions, he had seen a lot. But he was naive, and when it came to devastations, he could be easily distracted. He had a lot of care for the innocent and his friends. He could be broken easily.

Shadow then looked at the green orb in the middle. Sonic was also skilled in combat, and was very quick on his feet. But, he wasn't that strategic, and he was light-hearted. Sonic has also been once corrupted when faced with a severe situation. But it's been years since that happened. Still, he could also be broken easily as well.

Shadow then looked at his own. He knew he was strong. He knew he was smart. He's been through a lot of tragedy and was able to move past it. He would be able to handle whatever this person would throw at him. Besides, he couldn't bring himself to damage two people who weren't as damaged as him.

The timer had gone to only 2 minutes. Shadow had to decide. He looked back at the red orb, and lifted a hand to it.

"This shouldn't have been that hard," Shadow said, making up his mind. His hand touched the red orb, and the others glowed in response. They faded into the blackness, with the exception of Shadows. He then saw a door open, leading to now a faintly lit room with torches on the walls. The flames on the tips of the torches sparked and crackled, small specks of ash falling from them. Shadow let go of the orb, and walked to the door. As soon as he exited the room, the door shut and locked itself. Shadow ignored it, and used his skates to quickly zoom past the corridor.

"Hmm...interesting. I honestly didn't expect that choice. Especially from you, Shadow the Hedgehog..hehehehe..."