When I woke up, I was not where I was before. I was so disoriented I had no idea what had just happened; it took me a while to even realize where I was. I looked around at my surroundings; I was lying on a bed. I looked to the right and saw a window, when I looked forward I saw a dresser and when I looked left I saw a mirror, a computer, and a door. I was in my room. How the heck did I get here? I stood up and looked out my window, it was so peaceful, there were flickys on the ground eating some bread and the sun was so bright, it hurt my eyes. I closed the blinds and sat on my bed. I noticed I had a cut on my right arm. I then remembered, I survived the explosion, and I think Shadow saved me...But why would he do that? Shadow's not the save-the-day kinda guy like Sonic. Maybe I should go find out what's going on.
I walked out and then went to Sonic's place. I knocked on the door hoping to talk to him, but no matter how many times I knocked, there was no answer. I suppose he's asleep. I then rang the doorbell and heard the loud "SE-GA" it made. I was hoping Sonic would answer but...no one came to the door. Where did he go? Better go look for him...Great. Just great. Now I have three people I need to find. Lara, Sonic, AND Shadow. I have the worst luck in the universe...
I walked to the beach and to what I call "the darker side of town" But I couldn't find any of them. I began to have those thoughts that maybe something bad had happened. I would have thought that Sonic had died in the explosion, but he has more lives than a cat. I then decided to go back home when I saw Cream walking on the sidewalk for once.
"Hey, Cream." I said as I waved, I then noticed she had a sad expression on her face.
"Is there something wrong?" I asked.
"It's horrible" She said, she looked like she was about to cry. "Sonic's gone missing. I didn't believe it when I heard from Amy but I looked all over and he's not anywhere!"
I hugged her in a friendly way. "Don't worry. Sonic will come back to us. I've known him since I was a little kid and well, even though he acts otherwise, he's not really the social type. He's happiest when he's alone."
"But what if Sonic doesn't come back?!" She took a step back and yelled at me.
"Then I'll find him, but for now I have other business to take care of." Is how I replied and I walked off, continuing my search.
Well, I found Shadow. He wasn't too far from where I met up with Cream. He was sitting on the sidewalk, staring at the ground. Before I walked closer her turned his head and looked at me smirking. He then looked up at the sky.
"Um. Shadow...?" I asked.
"Yes...?" He looked at me again. "What do you want?"
"Why did you save me...?"
Shadow sat there and began to think and he didn't even say a word.
"It isn't like you to save people like me, you know?"
"...Because Maria told me to." He said seriously.
"Maria...the girl who died in-"
"Yes..." He blinked and looked down. "Her sprit keeps telling me to help people. It's driving me insane. Yes, I'm immortal, but I do have a heart! My whole life has been torture...and I just can't help but do what she says. It's like a guardian angel inside a demon. I'm not good but I'm surely not evil! What is wrong with me?"
"I see. You seem so confused, Shadow. There's nothing wrong with you. You were just...misinformed. If I was frozen in time for 50 years I would be confused too."
"Hm." He closed his eyes. 'It is my fault you were caught up in that mess back there."
"What do you mean?"
"I pressed a self destruct button thinking it would destroy Dr. Robotnic's hover ship. I was mistaken. It was to self destruct the whole place and well, since it was my fault and Maria wanted me to...I saved you"
Shadow...he's not as evil as he appears to be. He has what is considered good intentions, but he's so obsessed with power that he does those evil things.
"Thank you, Shadow, but what about Sonic?"
"Sonic...feh. There wasn't enough time. He's dead, Tails." Shadow narrowed his eyes. "I'm sorry."
"I won't believe that, Shadow. Sonic survived many beatings from Eggman's robots and he survived other explosions. Sonic has to be alive...I know it."
"If you want to believe that then fine. I understand. Good luck in finding him." Shadow said to me and he took out a Chaos Emerald, then he disappeared. I wish I could Chaos Control.
Well, one down and two to go. "Why does Shadow think Sonic is dead...?" I asked myself.
"Shadow doesn't seem to really like Sonic for some reason. They are rivals after all."
"Who said that??" I asked.
"It's me, Knux." Knuckles said from across the street with a grin showing his sharp teeth.
"Hi Knuckles. Have you seen Sonic?"
"Sorry, Tails. He made us evacuate the building before I got to know if he escaped or not."
"Aw, man. I started the week looking for Lara and now I'm all looking for Sonic!"
"Sonic is one strange fellow..." Knuckles said. "...But who is Lara?"
I looked at him blushing. "A friend of mine..."
"I see. Good luck in your quest." He said as he threw me a Chaos Emerald. "Here, this might help you in some way." Knuckles said as he walked away.
"Wow. This'll defiantly help. Time to start up the plane!"
I ran to my workshop to the area where I kept my planes.
"Which one should I choose?"
There was a whole bunch of 'em. Some new, some old, some in-between. They were all crafted to perfection, and each one was completely different. I then got an idea, the good old' Tornado one. It was a small plane but perfect for the job. It was the first plane I flew and the first one I modified-it has actually been crashed and modified many times-It was pretty average, nothing special about it except the memories I have with it. It can be operated without a chaos emerald, but with it, its super fast and has unlimited flight power. I then started it up, put on my flight helmet and got ready to find my friends!