Hey guys! I'm not dead… yet… but anyway! I've been thinking about this for a while and thought of the idea of continuing on this story because I love it so much. So as well as the game 'Sonic Adventure 2 Battle' it'll also include some 'Sonic Heroes'! So enjoy this chapter and please review! :D

Sonic Adventure 2 Battle Ending

The first thing Sonic did after he turned back into blue from his super form and enter a room on the Space Colony ARK was collapse to his knees, turn on his side and wail and cry and scream in pain and loss for his dark doppelganger, "Why Shadow?! Why couldn't I save you?! I save everyone so why did I not try to save you?! What is wrong with me?!" he cried out through his sobs. He took in deep breaths and closed his eyes, "It's just a dream" he muttered to himself, "Just a very bad dream. I'm Sonic the Hedgehog, I never fail people. It's just a dream… just a nightmare… it's just a nightmare…" he opened his and screamed, "Oh well fuck this!"

He stayed like that for 10 more minutes until no more tears could be shed. He pushed himself back to his knees and took in a breath. He looked on the floor and beside him was the golden inhibitor ring, 'Must have dropped it when I was crying' he thought and lightly picked it up, he smiled, "I was wrong about you Shadow" he said to the ring that reflected himself as if it were a mirror. "I thought you were on the bad side, the bad guy that the good guy had to fight. But no, there was good in that heart of yours, you were just on the wrong path until you chose to follow the other one. It was not your time to die Shadow, I should have taken your place… or we could have either died together as heroes or quickly find a way to teleport us both to the Colony again… why couldn't that have happened?"

He looked up from the ring and took in some breath, "Oh, what's the use? You're already dead!" he broke down crying again. He suddenly thought for a moment, why was he acting this way for Shadow anyway? Sonic shrugged it off as another thought of his friends came to his head, "Shit…" he muttered, they'd probably be worried about him right now. He got up and brushed his tears away and tried some promising smiles that he was fine. He jumped some times to get his normal colour on his pale face as he walked through the corridors back to the Escape Pod room where everyone would be.

He opened the door and everyone immediately stared at him, "Sonikku!" Amy gave him a jumping *hug* and Sonic stumbled, "H-hey Amy" Sonic mumbled. "You were awesome my strawberry shortcake! You make a girl so proud!" Sonic struggled to get her off of him and when he did, he only said, "Thanks Amy" before walking past her to Tails and Knuckles, "Nice show out there Deep Blue" Knuckles grinned, "I agree with Knuckles, Sonic, you were pretty cool out there for once in super-form with Shadow" Tails gave him a friendly hug.

There was a tap on Sonic's shoulder and he turned to see Rouge looking at him, "Sorry to interupt… where is Shadow?" she asked eagerly with a worried tone. Sadness hit Sonic's heart again as he looked into her confused eyes, "I'm sorry Rouge but…" Sonic managed to croak out, he hesitated for a moment and Eggman came behind Rouge, putting a hand on her shoulder. "Something happened to him, huh?" he asked his enemy, "He… didn't make it…" Sonic looked to the floor as Rouge grasped her mouth in her hands, "No" she whispered, "No no NO!" she screamed as tears formed in her eyes, "He can't be dead, he's The Ultimate Life-Form. Nothing can defeat him, nothing!" she begged him to say it was just a joke and that he'd laugh right now and Shadow would come in with a amused smirk on his face but he never came.

Rouge collapsed to the ground, "This was never supposed to happen!" she wailed. Sonic bent down beside her and rubbed her back soothingly, "I know Rouge, but I have something in memory of him that I'm going to give to you right now" he dug into his pockets and handed her the Inhibitor Ring, Rouge stared at it before taking it, unclipping it and surprisingly, put it on Sonic's wrist instead. Sonic frowned, "You better have it instead of me" Rouge tried a smile, it looked crackly and weak, "I might accidently sell it without knowing" Sonic grinned at her, "Thanks Rouge" he said.

"I think we should go home" Tails said with less emotion than usual, 'You see Shadow?' Sonic thought, 'We're already missing you' Sonic nodded, "Yeah, let's all go home" the azure blue hedgehog replied. So all walked out of the room they were in and into the corridor, Sonic paused for a minute and looked back at the room.

"Sayonara Shadow… the hedgehog" Sonic made a slight smile as he saw a shooting star in space, 'First time for everything' he thought to himself, "Shadow" Sonic started, "I know your dead and that people can never escape it. But if I could bet on a certain someone through my whole entire life who died… it'd be you" he closed his eyes and made a wish, 'I wish that you would come back to us Shadow' he wished before he left the room and the Colony was silent once again.