Present, Six Months Later

Knuckles stood by a table as key members of the resistance stood near the echidna.

"I've called everyone here today for news regarding the war."

Everyone nodded silently.

"We have found the location of Zero. He is not dead as we thought previously."

A gasp rang throughout the base.

"He's alive?! Where is he?" Silver interjected, curious.

"He's in the Death Egg with Eggman and... that thing."

"Ever since Tails went a bit crazy, we have had a lot of trouble trying to pinpoint where his location was."

"...What happened to Tails, anyway?" Amy said, a bit confused.

"When Zero was beaten by that monster, Tails ran off and when I found him, he was... acting strange, to say the least." Silver said.

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Tails walked through the wreckage of Metropolis, trembling slightly as he saw the carcass of a robot. His eyes were bloodshot as his fur was matted and he allowed his claws to shred the tips of his gloves. He dragged the lifeless robotic body of Omega behind him, still trying to fix the robot.

"Hah... this is w-where... he beat Zero..." He said, trembling uncontrollably. "He's... he's dead now."

He laughed suddenly, looking down at the floor as he grabbed his wrench and jammed it into Omega's chest out of frustration.

"You damn... damn hunk of junk..." Tails said in anger and irritation as he failed to hear footsteps behind him.

"Well, look who it is."

Tails jumped at the voice, turning around and staring as he saw Sonic face-to-face.

He gulped, backing away. "You..."

Sonic suddenly held out his hand.

"Join me. Join me and we can conquer the world. They don't want you."

The kitsune stared down blankly. "Why do you want me?"

"I want you because I see something special inside of you. You're not like the others."

The fox stared into the mask, gazing into Sonic's eyes.

"I'll remove it if you wish."

"..." Tails thought. He had no one to turn to at this moment, Zero was dead, and he was standing in front of the very person that killed him...

Tails was silent, not speaking. "..."

He turned around, starting to run. His mind raced as he raced through the ruined city, and he dared not to look back. His leg ached with pain, the injured limb just barely healed.

Sonic laughed, a menacing grin forming on his concealed muzzle. "You can run from me, fox..."

He gave chase, running at extremely high speeds, creating a Sonic Boom.

The kitsune heard the noise, and flew upwards, flying into an abandoned building.

He trembled before grabbing his wrench, ready to stab the hedgehog if he got close. His claws dug into his palms, blood escaping from his hands.

"Where are you, coward? You can't hide from me forever..." He cackled, ready to destroy the building...

"Chaos Spear!" Someone shouted, a sharp pain making itself known in Sonic's back.

"Gah!" He yelped, looking behind him.

Shadow stood, scowling at the monster. "Remember me, hedgehog?" He said, a smirk spreading across his muzzle.

Sonic's eyes widened as his hands curled into fists. He trembled in anger, eyes flashing dangerously. "You."

The ebony laughed. "Of course, dumbass. Zero fell to you, should've known. You depend on that ruby... pathetic."

"I took what I could take. You'll fall to me next, copy. I can't wait to tear you apart from limb to limb..."

Shadow simply smirked. "Which isn't going to happen." He then teleported behind him, preparing to kick. Instead, Sonic roughly grasped his leg and snapped it. "Hah. Looks like you have the same fighting style as the fox..."

Shadow stared at him as he dangled by his broken leg. Suddenly, a maniacal grin formed on his muzzle. "Say goodbye to your leg."

He laughed insanely as he ripped off his leg, an agonized scream erupting from Shadow's mouth as he fell to the floor, grasping the bloody stub that used to be his left leg. Blood gushed forth onto the ground, permanently staining the ground red.

"YOU FUCKING MONSTER!" Shadow screamed, wishing for nothing but for the pain to stop.

Sonic's grin only grew. "I'm not the monster here, Shadow." He said mockingly, looking at the leg in his hand. He threw it to the side as it rolled over... right where Tails was hiding.

The fox screamed, staring at the leg in terror. He watched Sonic put his foot onto the ebony's head mockingly. "So... Want to give up now?" He said, hands glowing with Phantom energy. "Or do you want me to finish you off?"

"You... you're nothing... you damn brat..." Shadow gasped.

Sonic took his foot off silently. "You shouldn't be calling me a brat out of all people. YOU are the one who took everyone I loved away from me. YOU are the reason why this damned world is the way it is. Your actions will be your undoing. For now..."

Sonic slammed Shadow's face into the ground, blood pooling beneath him.

"Know your place. It's a damn shame that you have friends." He said coldly, turning around and teleporting.

Shadow pulled his head out from under the ground, looking at the stub on his torso. He saw Tails slowly walk towards him, with his leg in hand.

The fox set it down, his eyes glued to it as he shook with fear.

"What?" Shadow growled, sitting up, he grabbed the limb in silence. "Make me a replacement, dammit." He said harshly as Tails backed away.

"O-okay..." He stammered.

And with that, Tails ran off in fear...

11: 21 PM, Resistance Base

Tails opened the door, walking towards a room in silence. His arms trembled as he eyed a knife sitting on a table. He suppressed his feelings, yet that strategy was faltering with every try...

Knuckles was talking with the members of the Resistance, pointing to a map in front of a crowd.

"As you may know, Eggman has sent Sonic to a village west of here." The echidna said, eyes focused on the group of mobians below him.

As the meeting continued, Tails slowly opened the door, catching the attention of Silver.

"Tails-!" He whispered harshly. "Where have you been for all these months?!"

"None of your business." He snapped, surprising the albino and making him back away. "Are you okay?"

"Do I look okay?!"

Silver frowned, looking away from the fox and focusing on Knuckles.

"We're going to strike tonight. Get your weapons ready and start strategizing. Do not hold back! Show no mercy to Eggman's forces! And if you can, kill Sonic!" He shouted. "Distract them! The main group is going to focus on saving Zero!"

The crowd cheered as hundreds left, preparing to fight.

11: 48 PM, Mystic Ruins

Huts were in ruins as robots hauled food and other necessities onto vehicles. The inhabitants were held captive in cells, fire surrounding the cages as mobians couldn't do anything but watch the village get destroyed.

Sonic sat inside a tent, silent as he gazed at his hands. 'Is this... right?' He thought to himself in silence. He already had his revenge... to an extent.

He took off his mask placing it on the bed. He looked at his reflection in disgust, a frown on his muzzle.

He had cobalt fur, with two long scars down his emerald eyes. One was courtesy of Shadow, but the other...

Sonic flinched thinking about it. He didn't want to remember it at all. Not them.

It was already painful to think about his... clan, but they were far less loving than they could ever be.

The squad... would they approve of this? After all, he was the one avenging their deaths.

"..."

Sonic shook his head, still frowning. They... they wouldn't. He knew that.

Yet... after everything that happened to him... he didn't care about the world anymore.

All he wanted was to see the world burn.

Hey Guys! Four months... heh... Sorry about that. Anyways, reviews are appreciated! See you in the next chapter!