Chapter Two
Brave Hedgehog Alive???





Half the world was watching this vortex and small speck appoaching It In the Sky. The
other half was watching on any chanel of the broadcasting networks. Suddenly a massive head
larger than any man made structure ever built appeared out of the swirling, purple, vortex and
If you were in the right hemisphere, and location, you could see the speck was a ship, and the
head, accopanied by two massive claws and three tentacles, were holding a black hedgehog. But
news space cameras were zooming in on the limp body of the black hedgehog, with red highlights in
his hair.

Sonic fired the guns, lasers, missles, and everything else that was able to be projected
at the massive lizard, but all it did was make a nice, small, light show.

"Darn, Tail's ship Is a good one, but It just doesn't have the power to deal with that...
thing." Sonic, a blue, adventure loving, dare devil, thrill seaking, and let's not forget all out
cool dude, looked around the small cockpit. And that's when he saw it. Knuckle's air necklace.

"Yes,Knuckles must have given this great piece of junk to tails, after the Ark. I could kiss that red
knuckle-head. Hold on Shadow, Sonic Is coming to get ya'."

With this sighting, Sonic slipped on the mini-oxygen bottle, If he could get to Shadow In
time, they would have about five minuets, tops. Sonic pressed the hatch releas button, and
instantly, the cabin preassure was sucked into the vacum of space. Sonic luanched himself at the
limp body of his fellow hedgehog with a light attack. The Lizard, who had no eyes, sensed Sonic's
energy, and sent a tentacle his way. Shadow, who was held on the left claw, and Sonic who was on
the right, was having to manuver very fast to reach Shadow In time. The next thing he knew, he was
having to dodge tentacles and a massive claw. "This Is getting anoying", Soninc thought, and then
It came to him. The Chaos Emerald, The blue one, of coarse, was guinuine. He could warp!

Sonic focused a ball of light that was shining in blue radiance with the emeralad. The
jewl then flew out of It's console in the cyclone, to Sonic's hand.

"Chaos Control", the beast then swung it's claw at Sonic, "now!" Sonic shot two balls of
light at both Shadow, and the Cyclone, Tails would be mega pissed at him If he left It here to be
destroyed. He to glowed with a radiance, and then all three of them desappeared. I know most of
you are saying, "What the hell?..." Well Chaos Control Is when Sonic or Shadow, only they can use
it, Is a process where the user containing a Chaos Emerald, or fake ones that tails can
manufacture there power scale is a little lower, uses It's power to warp from one place to
another. (Just don't use the fake ones on a machine for power or, KABOOM!) The distance you can
warp depends on how much the power of the user of the Chaos Emerald, and the power of the emerald
itself, and how many emeralds the user poseses.But back to the story.

Sonic, the banged up Cyclone, and Shadow all arived back at the home of Tails, on the
out skirts of the anchient ruins. Shadow was panting heavily, and then collapsed on the ground.
Sonic rushed over to his fallen friend. He was coverd in blood from all the cuts and scrapes he
had. His hands were severly cut and broken. His left leg, collar bone, right arm, ankles, and
wrists were all broken. He was no longer the pround warrior, and ultimate life-form he had prided
himself on. Now he was just a mangled, batterd, beaten, and half dead image of what he once was.
Tails , who was prepinng for launch, jumped out of his cockpit and rushed over to the two hedgehogs.
Tails was not only an engineer but a skilled doctor, even for his extreamly young age, and what
some would call inexperiance.

"Tails. How Is he?" Sonic asked, his voice shaking with worry in his eyes.

Tails looked up and said, "Oh Sonic, he's not going make to make it." Sonic's face
went grave and he looked like he had seen a ghost.

Shadow eyes opened, for an instant, and he said only two words. "Sonic, hope!" after
this he fell limp. Talis said he only had about five minuets more. Luck was with them however,
for just then Knuckles and Rouge were gliding over head when they saw Sonic and Shadow.Rouge
was the first one to Shadow's side. She looked horrorstricken and started to sob. Knuckles, who was
quick on the draw, had an Idea.

"Sonic, there's still hope. If we can get him to the Master Emaerald we might just
have a chance, but It's a longshot."

Soinic was already preparing to use Chaos Control taking the other Emerald out of
Tail's plane the "Tornado", and went to the limp body of Shadow.

"Sonic no, you're too weak from the last Chao's Control. You might not make It even
with the other Chaos Emerald."

"Tails, there's no way you can prep. for launch and fly us there in time, I can't run
at my full speed cayrrying him, He can't even breath, muchless stand, and there's no more time.
It's his only chance." Sonic held up the blue and yellow emeralds, Shadow was clinging to the
sholders of Knuckles and Sonic.

"Chaos Control!", they all dissapeared.








Chapter three: Remainig hope. Can Sonic save Shadow, or Is this the end for our dark hero?