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Chapter 2: Escape

Sonic just sat where he was staring in disbelief. Shadow was alive.
"Good news, Shadow is alive, bad news is that he was found by Eggman first," Sonic thought to himself. He needed a plan so that he could grab Shadow and go. He remembered that he had that wristwatch communicator that Tails had made just days before.

"Tails, come on… pick up already," Sonic muttered impatiently as he waited for the young two-tailed fox to pick up on the other side.

"Hey Sonic, what's up," Tails asked when he finally picked up.

"Do you think you can pinpoint my location and fly the Tornado over here? I found Shadow," Sonic replied. He kept his eyes on Shadow the entire time that he was on the communicator as if afraid that he would disappear.

"I'm headed out and on my way right now," Tails responded. He ran to the garage with his tracker. He quickly hopped into the cockpit of the Tornado and started to head it down the runway. He hoped that Sonic would wait for him to arrive and not charge in recklessly.

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Back at Eggman's Base:
Sonic was getting impatient as usual. He had only been waiting for five minutes, but the walls, to him, seemed to be closing in around him making him feel quite trapped.

"Eggman needs to make these places bigger," Sonic muttered. He continued watching as Eggman had returned back with something shiny in his hand. The doctor went and placed the object in what looked like a really high tech safe. He then went and picked up Shadow and walked out of the room closing the door behind him.

Sonic sighed. Now he had to find out where Eggman was headed again. Sonic muttered something under his breath as he turned around and crawled back the way he came. His ears perked up when he heard footsteps that did not sound like a robot walking below. He followed the sound of the footsteps from above until he reached another room.

"Hmm… this place looks interesting," Sonic thought. He watched as the doctor placed Shadow inside of a capsule. A small *click* dictated that the door of the capsule had locked. Eggman then left the room and locked the door.

"Time to call Tails," Sonic thought. He pressed the Call button on his communicator.

"Tails, we need something to be able to get Shadow and the capsule that he's in," Sonic whispered.

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Tails and the Tornado:
"Hmm… Do you think you could send me a blueprint of that capsule? There is a scanner on the communicator," Tails said.

"I can possibly build something similar when we get back," he continued.

Sonic quickly found the button that activated the scanner and pressed it. A small red beam moved up and down the capsule until it had finished. He then sent the information back to Tails.

"I think he will be alright outside of that tube at least for a little while. You still have his rings, so I'm guessing that that capsule keeps his energy levels stable instead," Tails concluded as he was approaching the base.

"Think you can get him out quietly," Tails asked. He knew that his brother had a habit of making flashy getaways that usually involved lasers being fired and loud sirens.

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At Eggman's Base:
Sonic had decided to drop down out of the air vents since he had checked for cameras earlier. He stayed out of their lines of view. He stayed low to the floor and crept towards Shadow's capsule. He quickly started to type in the name "Maria" on the keyboard of the lock hoping that it would work. There was a small hissing sound as the pod unlocked.

"Tails, where are you right now," Sonic asked as he stood up.

"I am close to your position, outside above you," Tails said.

"Good, so, do you think that you can make a hole in the roof so we can get the heck outta here," Sonic asked.

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Outside the Base:
"So much for the ideas of subtle," Tails thought. But really, what else could he expect from his big brother? Tails sighed as he swiftly looked around for any possible threats and found none. He nodded back to Sonic and fired the lasers at maximum power. It only took a couple of minutes to make a hole since it only had to be big enough for Sonic to get Shadow and himself through.

Just as Sonic got ready to go, the alarms went off. Sonic quickly grabbed the rope that Tails had thrown down to him and yelled for him to get flying. Tails quickly reeled in the rope and helped get Shadow in the passenger's seat. Sonic himself had gotten himself balanced carefully on the wing of the plane as they headed back to Tails' workshop.

To Be Continued…

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