Chapter 2: The Flames That Lie Within

Shades tore off the label, and walked to the door to the room.

He opened it with ease, so Eggman didn't seal it very well...

Going outside into the hall, he saw a strange robot walking towards him...he looked exactly like him.

"Who the heck are you?" Shades asked.

"Shadow Android," the android replied.

"Did Eggman issue you a mission?" the android asked.

"I...don't know..." Shades replied, scratching his head.

A robot that looks like him too, only a bit different walked in.

The robot grabbed the android...and ripped his head off.

It was a suit. A fox was in the suit.

"A spy. Dr. Eggman does not like spies," said the Robot.

"Who are you?" Shades asked.

"My name is...Metal Sonic...get back to work, Shadow Android." Metal Sonic said.

Metal Sonic walked away.

"What...?" Shades asked to himself, confused.

Then, a crash is heard, as an army of soldiers from the Sonic Army run in.

Shades is hit on head by one of them, and is knocked unconscious.

He awakens in a room...a room glowing with a strange light.

He looked at he source of the light.

It was a red gem.

He picked it up, and then he started to scream in pain.

His eyes caught on fire, and he held fireballs in his hands.

It was all over as quickly as it happened.

He found the exit to the horrid place, and taking the gem with him, he stepped outside.

The base exploded.

Luckily for him, he was far enough away.

Meanwhile...

A mysterious figure was talking to another one.

"The base was destroyed sir," the figure said.

"I see. Well done." The other one said, smiling.

"But...there's a problem...a failed Shadow Android escaped...and he's a problem..." Figure one said, in a worried voice.

"Why would he be a problem?" Figure 2 asked, the smile dissappearing.

"He found...one of the Power Gems." Figure 1 said.

Figure 2 frowned.

"Well...he cannot absorb the others. That's good news. But the bad news is, he could pose a huge problem to the mission," Figure 2 said.