A Prisoner in the Past

Rule of Destruction

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When Sonic and Tails arrived at the year 2004, everything was different. Rain and lighting consumed the place, the sky a dark purple. Besides the weather itself, there were slaves everywhere. Most of them were holding and walking with acmes (for no apparent reason, as far as Tails could see.) Others were writing the same sentence on a chalk over and over again. Sonic looked around. Each slave was guarded by a robot. What all the people were saying was inaudible. "Hey looky, there's Knuckles!" Sonic cried out, running to him.

"Knuckles what the hell happened?!?" Sonic said, making sure the robot's back was turned.

"SS,,…….ssSSsed."

"While you and Rouge were on a date, we had the most horrifying trip EVAH!" Shadow was-"

"yYYyYyeeeeEesss………………………..ssssShydEdcw…..Shdew…SHODAW!"

All of the sudden, Knuckles's robot guard turned around and whipped Knuckles with ferocity indescribable. Light struck without thunder, missing Sonic by an inch. I wonder what "SHODAW!" means, Sonic thought. It could be……. naw. A robot appeared out of nowhere (literally) and started whipping Sonic. This SMACK place SMACK is SMACK insane!

Meanwhile…

Tails had put together pieces of this mess, like a jigsaw puzzle. All of the slaves are calling their master "WODAHS!" or "SHODAW!" Tails thought. Then that could only mean one thing……… Tail's head shot up in the air, for he knew who it was. Emperor Shadow. It all made perfect sense. Shadow wanted revenge. He wanted something. ANYTHING. When Shadow was trying to break Tail, he knew it was a time machine. For it said in huge golden letters: "TIME MACHINE." Stupid Sonic doesn't do anything. Shadow waited and waited. Until one day, the GUN robots came. But since I shot Maria, I have disrupted the timeline, now Shadow destroyed the robots and left the ARK. And since both Maria Grandpa Egg are dead, then that means there is no Eggman. There never has been. So Shadow created an Empire. And waited for me.

Tails kept on exploring this humid land, certain that he would find Shadow somewhere. Both tails shot up in the air. He started running.

Meanwhile…

SMACK SMACK SMACK Sonic was not having the time of his life. Finally he couldn't take it any longer. He curled up and spun around in place, destroying the robot. Hey, wait a minute. Don't I have guns?

Meanwhile…

Tails was almost there.

Five minutes later…

Tails was there. He was standing in front of the Master Emerald Shrine. He walked up the jagged steps. Lightning struck directly on top of the shrine, which was where the Mastered Emerald sat calmly, doing absolutely nothing.

"Ah Fox Boy. I remember you. Where is Blue Hegdhog?" a voice came from inside the shrine, the sun setting so that the figure had an orange fringe around it.

"W-Who's there?" Tails stammered.

"I thought you were smarter than that." Tails was playing along. He knew the figure was Shadow. At the right time, he would steal the Master Emerald while Shadow wasn't looking.

"Hey, who are you?"

"I am Emperor Eggi- Uh, I mean Shadow. I like the name the name 'Eggie' better.

"Why have you done this, Shadow? "

". . . Revenge."

"For whom?"

"That measly blue hedgehog," Shadow cracked his knuckles. "He had a gun. He didn't even defend himself. A coward.

"Anything else?"

". . . . .. .No. You were there, I don't have to say it. What was that blue hedgehog's name?"

"The only reason you did this is to get revenge on Maria. Is that true?"

"WHAT WAS THAT BLUE HEDGEHOG'S NAME?" Shadow voice boomed, deeper than when he had song that song. Lightning struck (again).

". . . Donic."

"Thank you. For telling me Donic's name, you get a little surprise. A present." Shadow clapped his hands twice, that evil smirk on his face. The sun was almost gone. Right above Shadow, rose the menacing figures of The Biolizard and Perfect Chaos.

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Sorry about the long wait. Again. But from on, expect new chapters much more often. Oh, and Dr. Hannah, Burner the Echidna, WhiteFlower200 and CaptainJaneSparrow, thanks for reviewing.