~Late at night in the future~

The ultimate life form shivered when a cold wind hit him. Shadow was walking for a few minutes to without knowing where to go. He looked back to see his footprints in the snow. The hedgehog sighs then continue walking to nowhere. His gloved hands were shoved into his jacket pockets and felt his box of cigarettes and gun inside. He stopped when he saw a medium sized black scaled lizard with its eyes shut standing there.

"Something might have scratched its eyes out. Well, it's still a threat." The black hedgehog pulled out his gun and pointed it to the blind lizard. But he froze when an image of Maria getting shot and Lucky appeared like broken glass.

"Dammit!" Shadow threw the gun into a pile of snow as the tears roll down his cheeks.

"D-Dammit...Why can't my memories stop haunting me?!" The hedgehog asked with his hands on each side of his head. The blind Darken picked up the shouting and tried to pinpoint the location where it is. The ultimate life form saw this then wiped the tears away.

"I can't break down like this right now. But...I keep remembering the terrible times in my life." As he says this, he put his hand over his silver eye "And not to mention a scar that I can't forget anytime soon..." Meanwhile, the lizard was standing there just listening to the hedgehog.

"And now I'm talking to a mindless enemy. I won't be surprised if I'm going crazy." The agent sits down in the snow and watches the starry sky. The blind Darken moved around with its nose sniffing to find its prey. Shadow watches the mindless predator from the corner of his eye. The hedgehog sighs and sees his breath in the cold air.

"I guess giant lizards doesn't attack me like the Black Arms did." After he commented that, he remembered what Black Doom said to him so many years ago.

"Any last words?"

"Yes. My son...You have a brother."

"The hell does that mean? Why or how would I have a brother? I would have remembered him or knew before." Shadow said to himself with the blind Darken sitting next to him. He then looks at his hand then an image of a slightly younger Shadow attacking someone with Chaos Trigger activated. In the flashback, he had long fangs, claws going through the gloves, and bloodlust in his eyes. After the image was gone, Shadow clenches his hand tightly.

"The last thing I want is to be like the Black Arms or Black Doom. What kind of father and grandfather would I be if I let my inner demons consume me?" The blind lizard slowly looked down at the hedgehog below him. The ultimate life form looked at this

"You know, for a monster, you're a damn good listener." He said with a small smile. The Darken stood up and started walking forwards.

"Have a safe trip..." Shadow murmured goodbye to the lizard. When the blind Darken was gone, the agent got up from his cold seat.

"I should get back. Silver and the others are probably worried about me." His eyes spotted the gun sticking out of the snow where it was thrown. After a few minutes of thinking, he picked the gun up

"Just in case if dangerous monster attacks..." Shadow shoved the weapon in his jacket pocket then started to walking where he came from.


~Meanwhile, still in the future~

Silver was still at the spot where Shadow left. The silver hedgehog almost slept but something was in his mind. He used Nicole to call someone but stops before he calls.

"I don't want to bother her this late. I'll call her tomorrow or when this is over..." Silver looked away but Nicole decides to call the person. Yellow eyes saw "Calling Blaze" in the watch

"Wait, wait!" Then Blaze appeared in the camera of the watch. The female was in her late 20's, shoulder-length hair, a golden wedding ring on her finger, and a long silky purple robe was seen in the camera. Blaze smiled big once she saw her husband on the phone

"Hey, honey!" The female cat said brightly. Silver couldn't help but smile

"Hey, how are you and the kids?" He asked with a grin.

"The boys are the still causing trouble and Sky's moody as always," Blaze explains. The silver hedgehog breaths out with the grin on his face.

"She got that from you I swear." He jokes with a chuckle. His wife laughs at the joke

"I know. So, when are you going to finish the mission?" Of course, Silver couldn't tell Blaze that the mission was taking the thought-to-be-dead hero back to the past. He just said he was taking a person from the past back to their time.

"I don't know when I'm coming back. There's a lot of," Pauses for a moment "Setbacks along the way." Silver trailed off with his yellow eyes looking away. Blaze saw this

"Is there something wrong? I haven't seen you like this since Shadow went missing." She said with worry.

"I just...Want to talk to someone right now." The hedgehog said while rubbing the back of his neck.

"It's okay, day or night I'll always be here for you. Even when you're across the world or through timelines." The purple cat promised to her husband. Silver smiled a little from the speech.

"Thanks. I've just been...Thinking about my mom and Sonic lately." He, of course, lied about the old hero. Blaze frowned

"Silver, what happened to Sonic wasn't your fault. It was an accident." Then an image of a burning house appeared in Silver's mind. He shivered but not from the cold.

"But the accident was from me." The hedgehog was about to say but instead said:

"I know that. But I wasn't strong enough to save him in time. I wasn't strong enough to save my mother..." He almost choked when the memory of his mother saying goodbye to him before leaving. For the next few years, people beat him up for his unusual powers which formed his timidness back then. During those years, he was trying to find out where his mother was. Until going through Sonic's memories and met the demon, Mephiles that told him about his mother's death. She sacrificed her life to protect her son from the demon. Blaze frowned again at the silence.

"You were a kid when that happened. Even if you fought against Mephiles back then, you would have died." Silver told her all about Mephiles and his "death" by the hands of the demon.

"Maybe but I at least should have been there when she was dying. I didn't know about her death until I was 16. What kind of son am I?" Blaze sighed

"I know that I can't understand what you're feeling right now. I never knew my parents and was raised by the locals until I was a teen. But I want to help you in anyways. That's what a good friend and wife do, right?" The cat asked her husband. Silver wiped the tears that were forming before facing his wife.

"I can always count on you to cheer me up." Silver said with a small smile. Blaze smiles back

"I know. You should sleep, it's one in the morning." She comments. The silver hedgehog yawns

"Alright, say hi to the kids for me, okay?" He asked with a grin.

"I will. Goodnight, handsome." Blaze said with a wink. Silver blushed deeply while still grinning

"Goodnight, kitty." He commented back. Blaze blushed deeply

"You know that I don't like that nickname." She said while still blushing. Silver chuckled at the reaction

"Of course I know. Goodnight." He said with a wave.

"Goodnight." His wife said before hanging up. After that, Silver still had the smile on his face. A few minutes later, he heard footsteps coming towards him. He looked to see Shadow walking to him with his hands shoved in his jacket pockets. The silver hedgehog rushed to his father and hugged him. The ultimate life form hugged his son back.


~Meanwhile~

Konton slowly wakes up from his slumber. He stretched but stopped when pain on his arms jolted. His eyes spotted the sports tape around his cut arms.

"I thought it was a dream..." The dark hedgehog turned to his left to see Sonic looking away with his arms crossed. The hedgehog was leaning against a wall standing up.

"Hey..." Konton said awkwardly said before standing up. But the hero didn't say anything, not even move.

"I'm so sorry for making you went through that."

"..."

"But it wasn't my idea at all. Something trapped me. I tried to cut myself free."

"..."

"Someone attacked me in here. Well, the person wasn't real."

"..."

"Sonic, I didn't plan to do this to myself," Looks down at his arms "Yes, there were voices in my head. But I tried to not listen to them."

"..."

"Stop giving me the cold shoulder and talk to me!"

SLAM!

Konton went back when his light side punched the wall behind him. The wall has left a small hole. The hero withdrew his now slightly bloody hand and took a deep breath. He turned to his dark side with dark green eyes.

"Even if that story's true. You were reckless for doing that. And that's not you." Sonic started to walk to his dark side. Konton's ears went back in uneasiness. He took steps back when Sonic was close to him. But Konton stopped when his back hit a wall. Now the hero was inches away from the dark hedgehog. Sonic raised his fist at his dark side. Konton closed his eyes, ready for the punch. But all that he felt was Sonic resting his head on Konton's shoulder. The hero had tears forming in his now soften eyes

"I don't know what to do. This type of stuff is new to me. I-" Chokes as the tears roll down. The tears hit the floor and Konton's shoulder "I can't lose anyone else. I lost my parents for the second time in my life. Time Eater died because of me. I know that everyone dies, heck I almost die sometimes. But I wasn't there when they died. I didn't grow up with them, still, a stupid teenager that doesn't know what to do. Doesn't know a thing how to help his friend. What kind of hero am I? I saved space and time but can't help my friends. Pathetic, isn't it?" The tears didn't stop after the hero said that. Konton's eyes widened with tears forming. He then rubbed his light side's back.

"I know that the voices will never stop. But, even at low points," Takes a deep breath "I'll never let them control me anymore. You were right about me being selfish. I should have thought about all of you. I'm sorry..." Sonic then choked as more tears rolled down. The two were like that until the sun came up.

I hope you enjoy this. I know that this was a short chapter. But it's needed after what happened the last chapter. This chapter is to develop the characters more. And thank you for the recent review. I'll try to get better with grammar. Now the rating for this story will stay T. Because a lot of teenagers(And sadly some children) had been through what Konton is experiencing. I'm so sorry if I'm doing a poor job writing stuff like this. Good friends of mine went through this type of stuff, including myself sometimes. The two next chapters will be a bit more light-hearted but not too much. Anyways, have a good day/night ^^