Broken comrades

The next morning

As sonic and dash made there way out of the death egg they notice mobotropolis down below it.

sadness and and anger had befallen them

"Damn they completely trashed the place and top that off we never found Nack or that metal sonic" said sonic free falling to the city.

"Don't worry fuzz ball we'll get him next time, I've got a personal score to settle with him!" Said dash falling next to sonic

"Well dash you might want to get in line because he has a lot of past crimes he's still got to answer for" said sonic

"It sounds like you know a lot about him so what's the deal with him?" Asked dash

"Well dash it goes way back to the reign of doctor eggman" said sonic

The two just hit the city streets and started to run in the direction of the palace.

"He's attacked me and my friends on multiple occasions, and he has captured me before. He took me to eggman, and had me roboticized" said sonic

As sonic and dash were making there way through the streets citizens were lining the streets waving at them.

"Wow sonic every one looks happy and productive right now." Said dash waving back to the crowds

"Your a crowd pleaser aren't you" said sonic smirking at dash while she waved to the crowds

"Yep and I wouldn't have it any other way. So continue how'd you get back to normal after being roboticized?" Asked dash

Well I led a legion of badnicks against the freedom fighters until knuckles stopped me. Then after I was defeated, my friends had me deroboticized" said sonic

"So that red guy actually beat you?" Asked dash giving sonic a look of surprise and disbelief

"Ok, ok yes I got beat now lets get to the palace" said sonic

Later At the palace

Sonic and dash arrived at the palace gates to see two familiar figures

"Ahh if it isn't the commander and ms dash how are you two doing today?" Asked hop

Sonic gave a long winded sigh and said "your still calling me commander?... I haven't been In charge since the last story guys"

"Your still the commander in our book sir" said hip

"Well guys could we go see Sally right now please?"asked dash

"No problem ms dash" said hip

Thank you said sonic and dash as they walked in

As the two entered the thrown room Sally approaches sonic to talk to him about the master emerald going missing

"So sall what happened to the master emerald,who took it, and why didn't the echidnas stop it?!" Asked sonic

Sally looked at the floor with a sadden face and said "the echidnas have been wiped out"

Sonic stood there for a moment and took in this sentence

"What about knuckles?! Is he ok?!" Asked sonic in a panic

"Yes sonic unfortunately he's the only known survivor of the onslaught"

"Where is he?" Asked sonic

"He's actually here. He's out back, but let me warn you he's not doing so well" said Sally

As the three went out back they saw knuckles punching trees and rocks trying to let off some steam and aggression

"Hey knuckles how you doing" said sonic in his calmest voice

"There all gone! There all gonnneee!" He's said in a cry

"Now knuckles just calm down and tell me what happened" said sonic taking a seat on a split rock

"They came out of no where. A fricken army of shadows with blasters, a female ninja cat, and a rainbow ape. They took every one that didn't put up a fight, but the ones that did fight were killed and dragged through the streets as an example. I'm the only one that made it. How could I be the only one, I was there chief! How could I live and not my people." Knuckles said breaking down

"It's all I can think about, that I'm the only one left" he said going back to punching the rocks

"Wow I've never seen him like this" said Sally

"I hope he doesn't go back to being enerjack again" said sonic

"What?" Asked dash

"It's when he turned evil and tried to destroy all technology" said Sally

"He needs to get his mind off of this subject or it will drive him crazy" said Sally

"Yeah but how?" asked sonic

"Well twilight once told me that to keep your mind off of something you have to keep it busy and occupied with work" said dash

"Yeah but how, old hard head over there would only be suited for something physical" said sonic

Right then a light bulb appeared above dashes head

"I've got the perfect job for him!" Stated dash

"Ok dash lets here it" said sonic

"Ok he can come back with us to equestria and work on the apple families farm!" Said dash

"Hmm that might be a good idea dash" said sonic

"Well if you think that will help" said Sally

In the over watchers world with the OC's

"Well guys now that that's over we need turn our attention back to saving shadow" said grabarc surrounded by the other OC's sora, kamehog, tempest, zerozah, and derrick.

"Well snake do you have a plan for this or not" asked zero zah in a sarcastic manner

"Actually I was going to let sora come up with something because he is the only one that has actually seen the inside of the facility, something no one else has done here" said grabarc

The other OC's looked at each other with slight confusion

"I'm down for it" said tempest

"There is truth to that, and besides it can't be worse than any of your convoluted plans grabarc" said zero zah

Grabarc's face got flustered with irritation

Derrick and Kamehog stay back and laughed at them fight, when suddenly a green portal appeared above zero zah

What came flying out of the portal was a blue spiky haired Pegasus that crashed into zero zah's head

"Hahahaha... You deserve that one you jerk, but by the way who is that?" Asked Derrick

Once the Pegasus stood up the group of OC's realized who it was and huddled together to conversate.

Every one is whispering.

"Umm is that cobalt from All the Elements for Disaster?!" Whispered zero zah

"Yeah it is, I like those stories" said tempest

"What is he doing here?" asked sora

"I don't know but it's gotta be for some reason. maybe he's here to help" said Derrick

"Yeah well lets just see what he wants" said grabarc

"Hey your cobalt right?" Said grabarc slithering over to him

"Yeah but how do you know who I am" asked cobalt

Grabarc looked back at the other OC's with a look of slight confusion

"Umm Your kind of a well known person even in other worlds" said grabarc

"So who sent you and how did you get here?" Asked grabarc

"I don't remember... All I remember is a green light flash in front of me then boom I hit that goat over there" said cobalt gesturing to zero

"Hey, I'm a Ram!" Yelled zero zah

"Well now that your here would you mind helping us with a problem?" Asked grabarc

"What kind of problem?" Replied cobalt

"A save the world and every dimension kind of problem" said grabarc

"Hmmm.. sounds kind of important, count me in" said cobalt

"Good! now let me introduce you to some good people" said grabarc leading cobalt towards the group.

Well that's it for this week

Will the OC's be able to free shadow?
Will knuckles over come his despair and sadness

Check in next week around the same time and to all the authors and even the unregistered users I really appreciate the support and the OC's you have contributed. you guys and galls all motivate me to write more and do better so thank you

A special thanks to
List of authors and unregistered users who provided OC's

Sora the ultra hog
Zerozah
Whirbel wind aka tempest mustang
Wherewolf/ appe 99 aka SDR
Tonfa the assassin lynx
Kamehog supreme
Dragon Roberts aka Derrick
Radicool aka cobalt