"Hey Knuckles why don'tcha stop watching the Master Emerald collect dust and race me." Sonic said a little too overconfidently.

"Sonic, Watching the Master Emerald is my job remember I'm its guardian. Besides you know you'll beat me at a race. Why don't you go bother Shadow instead?" the echidna questioned.

"I would but I don't know where he is, I went looking for him earlier and I couldn't find him anywhere." The speedster explained.

"Well why don't you go out with Amy instead, didn't you promise her a date at one time?" the echidna smirked.

"No, I didn't and besides I don't want to go out with her." Sonic replied.

"You don't treat that girl right and you know it." Knuckles stated.

"Look who's talking, don't you have a thing for that bat, Rouge?" Sonic slyly asked.

"Did somebody call me?" Rouge asked as she flew overhead.

"What do you want Rouge? Here to try to steal the Master Emerald again?" Knuckles asked suspiciously.

"For once No I'm not actually I need both of you to come with me to Eggman's base." Rouge said slightly annoyed.

"oh." Knuckles said.

"What for Rouge? Is this another trick for him to try to capture me again?" Sonic asked unbelievingly.

"Actually Sonic, it's about Shadow…..Eggman found him unconscious in a meadow and when we went to make sure he was ok, he just out of nowhere attacked Eggman….and Eggman hasn't done anything to cause Shadow to want to hurt him. We believe something's up with Shadow and we needed to see if he would attack anyone other than Eggman." Rouge explained.

"Ok Rouge we'll go." Sonic said and off they were.

Eggman watched the screen, watching Shadow throw one of the worst fits he had ever seen.

"I wonder what's causing him to act like this…I know someone got a hold of him and did something but what?" Eggman thought aloud.

His thoughts were soon interrupted as he heard Rouge call him.

"Doctor, I got them."

"Good we can send them in but first I need you to use the intercom to calm him down again so we can see what his reaction is to them."

Rouge nodded at the doctor and picked up the mic that looked like one that would sit on a principal's desk in a school. Rouge then spoke into it while watching the screen.

"SHADOW…..SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG STOP RIGHT THIS INSTANT."

Shadow then turned around in the room seeming to look around for where the voice was coming from.

"Eggman this isn't working I'll have to go in there to calm him down."

"Very well Rouge." Eggman said.

Rouge then walked through the cell door.

"SHADOW…..SHADOW…." Rouge called.

The very tense Shadow turned and then looked at Rouge and he soon relaxed.

"Yes Rouge..."

"Are you calm now Shadow?"

"Yea, was I not calm?"

"No, but now that you are…the Doctor wants to see how you react to others…to see if you'll attack anyone else. So when I walk through this door, Sonic and Knuckles are going to come in here."

"Ok Rouge…I'll stand right here."

"Good just try to stay calm."

Shadow nodded and Rouge exited the room.

Shadow stood still and completely calm as two figures entered the room. The second he saw Sonic and knuckles, his body grew tense and his eyes took on a murderous stare.

"Hey Shadow long time no see huh?" Sonic greeted.

Shadow did not answer, he just stood there and stared at the two in front of him. Sonic took another step and that's when Shadow attacked but the blue speedster dodged him easily. Shadow only smirked and started chasing the blue hedgehog. Knuckles just stood there in awe at the chase before him but he didn't see what happened next coming. When Sonic rounded the corner that Knuckles stood in, Shadow kept going straight and punched Knuckles' gut until he was against the wall unconscious. Shadow stepped back and the echidna slid to the floor knocked out.

"One down, one more to go." Shadow said while turning his head to face Sonic.

Shadow then immediately ran towards Sonic and tried to punch and kick him as he skated. Sonic dodged these attacks and then Shadow suddenly jumped in the air and landed on a wall while Sonic was still running. Sonic didn't realize it before it was too late. Shadow then jump kicked Sonic and punched him into the floor until Sonic was knocked out a few feet away from where Knuckles was. Shadow stopped when Sonic was unconscious and there he stood watching the two slumped forms in front of him. Watching them, waiting for them to move.

"Wow that was quick…even for Shadow." Rouge said as she looked at the monitor screen as she watched the fight.

"Guess I better get them out before they move again." Rouge said as she picked up the mic and called Shadow.

"SHADOW…SHADOW….MARIA ROBOTNIK."

She watched the screen to see if what she was saying would affect Shadow or if she would have to risk it to calm him down again. Shadow shook his head a little and put his hand to his head and closed his eyes in pain.

"Shadow if your calm answer me but keep your eyes closed."

"Yes Rouge…I'm calm…I'm going to sit down. I'll keep them closed." Shadow answered.

Rouge then walked through the door.

"I'll be back in a minute, I'm going to take Sonic and Knuckles to the infirmary."

"OK." Shadow said trying to get his headache to go away.

Rouge dragged Sonic and Knuckles into the hallway where Decoe and Bocoe were waiting and they picked up Sonic and Knuckles and took them into the Medical unit.

"Ugh…What's wrong with me?" Shadow thought aloud. He was confused one minute he was standing calm and the next Rouge is yelling at him. This time though he could hear her but he couldn't move his body to respond at first but when she said Maria's name he had complete control again. He didn't like this blacking out thing especially since he was doing things when he was out of it.

"What now Doctor? We know that he attacks other males."

"Yes Rouge we do but now we need to find if he'll attack girls other than you. So I need you to get Amy and Cream now."

"Ok Doctor I'll be right back." Rouge then took off.

The Doctor pondered for a moment then said "Well he attacks other males but will he attack the girls?…mmmm."