The pale blue hedgehog smiles at the white cat like hedgehog, golden eyes happily stare up at him. Sonic reaching down and lifts the infant up, he rubs his cheek against the smaller one; the tiny child giggles as he claps his hands.
Blaze and Sliver sat close by, eating and drinking at the panic. Sonic's whole family was there, along with his daughter's mates's families. His grandchildren were running around riot, playing, laughing and joking.
"Maria!" Sonic hears to his left, turning his sees Shadow growling at a black and white bat like hedgehog who had her arms crossed over her chest and turning her chin up at him.
Sonic grins at this, Maria was Shadow's only daughter and he spoiled her rotten; she was in love with Knuckles's youngest son Barney, whom Shadow hated with intensity because of his little girl.
Sonic glances around, other than Shadow most of his friends had died. Tails went before him, which was a surprise, Cream his wife died not long after him, they had 232 children and Sonic lost count how many grandchildren they had. Knuckles paired with a dog who was not part of their group when they fought together, she came much later on in the red furred echidna's life, they had only three children.
Amy kept going with new heroes and following the latest fads, she did well in her bakery shop when she at last settled down, but never paired off with any one again; she did have a child whom father in unknown.
'Amy did not know what is was missing...' Sonic thinks almost sadly.
Sonic frowns, he knew he was forgetting a few others, a lot of others, but his mind could no longer recall their faces. But he did hear that Eggman cloned himself. The mad roboticist went into bio science for a couple of years and discovered his own way of making himself, which he the frozen in a secret location to be released 100 years over another one does.
"Grandpa!" Sonic hears a small voice say, opening his eyes he sees little great-grandson staring up at him, "Are you okay?"
"Fine," Sonic answers with a horse voice, "Go play with Mama and Papa, Arthur, Grandpa is just resting his eyes for a moment."
"Okay!" Arthur answers jumping up he ran over to Blaze and Sliver.
Sonic leans back against the tree, feeling an odd feeling wash over him, he peers over at Shadow who was glaring at him for some strange reason. Not caring much Sonic closing his eyes and began drafting off to into a deep sleep.
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Sonic blinks, then frowns up at the dark skies above. Not that he was frowning at them, rather because he could see them clearly.
The next thing he realized was that he was being carried in someone's arms, bridal style. Turning he green eyes fell upon narrowed red ones.
"Yo Shadow!" Sonic greets, then pauses in surprise at the sound of his voice. It was.. young, like it was when he was a teen and nothing like it was moments ago, old and wore. "What's happening?"
"You died." Shadow answers as he continues to walk with Sonic in his arms, "And I am taking you away before they turn you to ash."
"Huh?" Sonic managed to get out, he frowns at his old friend and rival, "Wait, why are you so young!? Didn't you age with me?"
"You only thought you was ageing," Shadow answers, glaring ahead of them, "Your body was mimicking those around you, you even broken your own legs and damaged yourself to feel the aches and pains."
"I wouldn't do that!" Sonic says as he wiggles slightly, but Shadow had a firm grip on him.
"Yes you would," Shadow growls up, "We are both the same, our bodies go on and on, so long as we are not killed or burned to ash."
"What about our children?" Sonic questions stopping trying to get out, "Their are like us right?"
"No." Shadow answers bluntly, "They will continue on as normal Mobiuians."
"Wow... well that bites." Sonic replies not liking the idea of himself living while his offspring died out. Frowning deeply Sonic stares at Shadow, "Did you know?"
"Yes." Shadow said not meeting those green eyes.
"Then why?" Sonic asks.
"Because just for a second, I wanted a normal life." Shadow answers at last looking down and staring him.
"Soo...Now we're struck together...forever?" Sonic asks crossing his arms over his chest.
"Pretty much." Shadow agrees turning to face forward once more, he made his way towards some metal doors, "Eggman knew about this too. He prepared cryosleep chambers for us. We should awaken after his first clone is born."
"... Eggman..." Sonic sighs out shaking his head; the doors opened and Shadows walks through, with Sonic still in his arms."And do you think I can walk now? Or are my legs still broken?"
"Still broken," Shadow answers with an odd growl, which caused Sonic to raise his eyebrows, "They will heal during our sleep."
They come to another set of doors, which open. Walking in Shadow wandering over to an open cryosleep chamber and placed the blue hedgehog inside, before climbing in himself.
"Er... Shadow?" Sonic says as he watches the black and red hedgehog settle behind him, "Is this the only chamber?"
"And that is why Eggman is going to pay." Shadow growls laying on his back, pulling Sonic down with him to do the same; he then tapped some buttons that ran along side the bed. A gas washed over them, "Good night Sonic."
"Yeah...'Night Shadow." Sonic mumbles as he felt his eyes shut, coldest filled his bones and he moved closer to the over heat which was Shadow. Together the pair fell asleep, waiting for their life to restart when they woke up.
