Shadow stopped dead in his tracks. "Tails! Knuckles! Sonic!" he gasped. The three were sprawled out pitifully on the floor. But that didn't stop Orchid. She ran toward the weak Sonic, ready to kill. Shadow ran in front of her and she screached to a halt. "Move Shadow!" she said. "No!"he said. Orchid took a step closer."Why not!" she yelled. "Their intruders!" Sonic got up and put his hand on Shadow's shoulder. "Because we're his friends." he said bravely. Shadow looked at him with a confused look. Sonic let his hand slip off Shadow's shoulder and smiled. "We were worried." he said. At first Shadow thought he was talking to Orchid. "We missed you." Sonic laughed. "I know it's hard to believe we would miss your angesty, badass attitude, but, trust me, this was all my idea." Shadow then realized that Sonic was talking to him and answered. "Well then, I never knew there were other people who cared except Black Fire and Mephiles." he said. Orchid, feeling left out, stealthily walked back to Shadow's room. Sonic sighed, but then developed a confused look. He looked at Shadow. "You think no one wants to have anything to do with you?!" he whispered. Shadow looked away. Sonic let out a short sigh of sadness. "Oh Shadow! I could never get sick of you! Even if you were trying to kill me!" A small smile crept across Shadow's face. He looked back at Sonic. The face he looked at seemed to be twisted with expression. Sonic's look showed sadness, pity, happiness, calmness and something between utter shock and laughing out loud. Shadow laughed a bit and Sonic smiled. " Alright then, lets go talk." Shadow said.
They started to walk away when Knuckles spoke up. "Uh guys?" he said. Sonic and Shadow turned around. Knuckles layed on the ground without moving. "As you can see, I can't move. So uh... a little help here?" Knuckles said. Sonic and Shadow burst out in laughter.