Author's Note: Hello people! Er, person(Tailsfanatic)! I'm back, so grab that cola and popcorn bucket:)

Alright, now I actually have something important to say. I just wanted to teach you the SOLID IRON REVIEW SYSTEM! Are you writing this down? The SIRS is kind of like my review policy. By agreeing to the laws of SIRS, you will never flame nor OMG stories. What do these terms mean, you ask? Well, flaming is critiquing... but, you know, without the good points. An example of a flame:

"This story SUCKS! Who reads this crap? Who writes this crap?

Or, more recently:

"How can people like this crap? Remember girlie, grammar is your friend. Commas and quotation marks won't hurt you. And you use ellipses (the "..." things)way too much. Your fic has a horrifying lack of grammar. It. Hurts. My. Brain! The whole plot about how Shadow was compelled to do what he did because Hilary Duff was singing in his head is ludicrous. Well, I suppose he could have had his head explode from Hilary's screechy voice, but that's not the point. The point is, you can't make decent plots. This was very bad."

Sure, he had some points, but when reviewing a story you don't like, keep in mind that they could improve if you told them how. And not only will the improve, you wouldn't have to read that "crap" anymore. Plus, be nice! Sure, you don't have to be Barney the Dinosaur and hug them, but it crushes hopes and dreams when you attack them like that. And oh yeah, don't call people "girlie". That hurt.

And OMGing. OMGing, although is nice, doesn't really help the author at all. An example of OMGing:

"That was cool, next chappie!"

Or

"OMG THAT WAS SOOOO COOL!111!1!11".

Please, PLEASE don't do #2. Oh, please.

Like the story? Well, why, what do you like about it, do you have any ideas? Questions? Don't be afraid to ask.

Okay class, close your notebooks!

Sorry that was so long, I just needed to get that out of my system. drumroll... And now, chapter two of Future Sorrows!

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Future Sorrows

Chapter Two

Guardian Echidna

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"You WHAT!" shouted Shadow the Hedgehog.

"St-stopped the Freedom Fighters." Replied a very nervous Amy Rose.

Even after all these years, Shadow still had some chaos energy inside him. His friends called him Hedge-hulk: when he got angry, he turned into Hyper Shadow, and got very aggressive. Even Tails and Amy, who have known him for 25 years, still feared him at times. Not only was he angered easily, but sudden mood swings kept them with an ache in their stomach all day.

"Let me tell you something, kids." He clenched his teeth together.

"Yes, Sh-Shadow?" Said Tails.

"I'd kill myself if it would help the Freedom Fighters. I've always admired the team, it was a great idea. I used to think why I wasn't a Freedom Fighter! I wanted to be a part of this. But for years, you've ignored me!"

Amy gulped.

"I was finally going to make the team. To be looked up to. To be noticed for the first time in 25 years! I passed my test, I was so close to being an official Freedom Fighter - AND YOU PULLED THE PLUG ON THE WHOLE THING!"

"Shadow... We didn't know you cared about the FF's so much." Amy replied.

"Well, now you do!"

Shadow got up and walked out of his apartment.

Amy ran to the door. "Shadow wait! I'm sure we can..."

He slammed the door. Amy sighed. She knew he was going to tell. He was going to spread it online, throughout friends and family. And, if he was REALLY angry, even Q13 Fox News. Amy felt sick when she thought of this. How would Mobius react? Would they be hated? But what if they didn't care anyway? What if they found out about Sonic? If Knuckles' death was so big with people, how would they react to Sonic's death? He was to real star, the one everybody always thought of when "Freedom Fighter" was mentioned. It would be painful for the world - and Tails and her, too?

- MEANWHILE, ABOVE ANGEL ISLAND-

Knuckles sighed. "Dad, I'm telling you, I don't want to be somebody's guardian! Why does it matter, anyway?"

The old man exchanged angry looks with Knuckles. "Because, son, these people are experiencing bad times." He took a sip of his green tea. "They need somebody to look out for them, to guide them through these hard times!"

Knuckles and his father, Locke, were part of The Brotherhood of Echidnas. it was their job to guard the master emerald. When they passed away, they would turn into Guardian Spirits and help the world and its people at times of need.

Locke put his hand on Knux's left shoulder. "Plus, if you go back down to Earth, you can see your wife, your son, your friends..."

"I guess that would be nice..." Knuckles said.

"So you'll do it?"

"Okay, fine." Knuckles said under his breath.

"That's great!" Locke smiled like he won the lottery. But to him, convincing his son to do something was winning the lottery.

"You will be given back your original form until you have taken your assigned person safely through the situation they are in. Until then, good luck on Earth, son!"

"Wait!" Knuckles replied, quickly. "If we're floating above a sky-bound island, than I f-"

Locke give him back his body and Knuckles fell like a heavy stone into the ocean.

He poked his head up and gasped. "VERY FUNNY!" He shouted. He got out of the water and looked at his sheet.

"Let's see... 34th Elm Street... Sonikku, SI... Why does this seem so familiar? Ah, who gives a crap anyway..."

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Amy was watching television. It was 10:00 at night, and Tails went home. She flipped on the news. It was Q13 Fox News 10.

"And now, our top story tonight: Supreme Teams Announces End!" said the newscaster.

"Oh great, he leaked it." She sighed. Five minutes later, she got phone calls. LOTS of phone calls.

"Why did you break up? What did you do to Sonic? F'ING F'ER!" were just a few of the phone calls she got. When they finally stopped at 11:00, she cried.

This wasn't her fault, was it? Why did she decide to turn the whole planet against her? And why weren't they calling Tails? She just didn't know.

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Knuckles opened a door. "Up, apartment 14. This is the place."

He walked in to see all the lights out. "Heh heh... Maybe I can scare the crap outta them by sneaking up on 'em. That'd rock." He said, silently.

"Oh, Sonic, why did you have to die?" He overheard.

Knuckles was shocked. "Did I hear right? Did they say Sonic? DEAD? Nah... that can't be true."

He slowly opened the door to the master bedroom. "What the... it's..."

"KNUCKLES!" Screamed Amy.

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TO BE CONTINUED!