Leda was sitting on her knees in front of Speed's grave. The hard buried him a few days ago with The Sword of Chaos. The echidna wanted to try and move on, but she could bear to leave him. Sally walked up behind her, "Sooner or latter you have to let him go." Knuckles had come to Knothole and told everyone everything that happened at Station Square, but Sally held no malice toward Speed or Leda.

Leda stood up, "I can't! He was the only one who ever cared about me."

"I can't believe that. What about your family?"

Leda gave the princess a hardened look, "My father abused me and my mother hit me. I had no family." She ran out of the graveyard.

Sally tried to give chase, but the baby in her kicked. Sally threw up, "Oh crap! Not now!" She grabbed the signal device Doctor Quack had given her and turned it on. She collapsed onto the ground.

Sonic walked across the grassy field he had landed in and found himself at the edge of a dark forest. The trees had black bark and gray leaves, "Well this place just screams gothic!" The blue hedgehog walked into the woods carefully. It wasn't his style, but he wasn't stupid enough to run headlong into any forest this creepy. As he reached a small clearing, dark shadows shot around the trees. Sonic tightened his fist, "And I thought I was going to bored." There were four of them total. Each one leapt from the trees and landed in a circle formation around Sonic. They were his height and looked like black lizards with sharp claws. The drool that dripped from their mouths ate into the ground like acid. Sonic chuckled, "Ok! Maybe not that bored." The four lizards lunged at Sonic and he jumped up. They slammed into each other and fell to the ground. Sonic landed on the ground next to the pile of lizards. Their own drool ate away at each other's scales. Sonic shrugged, "At least their stupid!"

Shadow knelt in front of Luxor, "What is thy bidding my father!"

Luxor smiled, "You have grown much my son!" He opened his hand out and held a black orb in his hand, "Take this and go to my realm! Sonic is there!"

"I know! Why did you have me send him there?"

"Sonic's soul is pure! Almost too pure for my use. The Nightmare Realm will slowly blacken his soul and allow me to stay in this realm forever. Only then can I purge this world."

Shadow nodded, "And the reason for my intervention?"

"There are rebels in my world. Small and number and not much of a threat, but I can't let Sonic come in contact with them. With their help, he might save his soul and ruin my chance to come here permanently."

Shadow stood up, "I will leave at once!"

"Good! Don't kill him, just weaken him!" Shadow nodded again and left. Luxor reached into his robe and pulled out a gray metal watch, "The children should be in this world by now." He replaced the watch, "One more month!"

Doctor Quack nearly lost his mind, "Ten births in one day!" The strange thing was is that they were all girls. He tried to figure out how it all happened. The children were healthy, but how could this have happened under his nose. He had given Amy Rose an examination a few days before she attacked Sonic. She wasn't pregnant then. She and Bunnie were back to normal thou. The duck sighed and tossed his glasses on his desk, "Just once I would like to have a normal day."

The robed figure looked down at the hospital, "My master's plan is working. Soon the cancer of these beings will be wiped away." He noticed Leda walking down an alley, "A loose end!" He jumped from the roof and landed behind her, "Lady Leda!"

The echidna turned toward him, "What!"

Lightning shot from his eyes and blasted Leda down, "My master wishes for you to die!"

Leda tried to crawl away, but the hooded figure blasted her again, "Speed!"

"He isn't going to protect you anymore! I will make you suffer for what he has done." He held up his hand and Leda floated up. He shot his hand forward and Leda flew into a brick wall and fell to the ground. The robed figure pulled out a glowing red seed, "Your turn!"

The echidna rolled onto her back and sighed, "I'm sorry! I am weak!"

"Would you stow that talk! You're stronger than you think."

"Speed?"

"Duh!"

"But you're dead!"

"Do you want me to come back? I might not be the same, but I will if you want me too."

The robed figure chuckled. To him, she was talking to herself, 'Guess I hit her harder than I thought.'

"I need you! I love you!"

"All right! I will be become the demon one more time."

Shadow found himself in a dark castle. Several robed figures stood waiting for orders. The hedgehog smiled, "I have finally found my true calling." He walked to the stone balcony. He looked at the dark landscape, "Find Sonic and bring him to me! The one who brings him to me will be rewarded and have my graduate." The robed figures bowed and vanished. Shadow breathed the air in, "Soon!"

Leda hobbled to Speed's grave and fell down next to it. The robed figure took enjoyment in watching her struggle, "Time to end this!" As he reached for her, the grave exploded. He jumped back as a crimson glowing hedgehog jumped from the hole, "Imposable!" The hedgehog rushed forward and shot his fist into the robed figure's face. He yelled out as the sharp spurs punched out his eyes, "You manic! What have you done?" The hedgehog looked at the blood on his dirty glove and chuckled. The robed figure tried to run, but kept tripping. The hedgehog grabbed a wooden cross that had adorned a grave and impaled the robed figure in the back. He slumped to the ground.

"What happened!" Leda sat up, "Oh my!" The crimson hedgehog looked at her with glowing crimson eyes. He walked over and knelt next to the hole. He pulled out his sword from the grave and held it out to her. Leda slowly took the sword, "Speed!" The hedgehog smiled, but said nothing! Leda dropped the sword and hugged him tightly, "I missed you!" She let go and noticed Speed looking around the distance. He was looking for targets, "Oh no! The berserker system! You let it revive you!" He nodded. She stepped back, "Infect me!" Speed stood up and shook his head. Leda grabbed his arms, "Please! I want to share this with you. Maybe you can return to normal if you let some of the energy go!" Speed picked up the sword and held it out with the blade pointed down. Leda held the handle with Speed and he placed his fingers on her forehead. Speed's eyes glowed brighter and Leda was surrounded by crimson light.

Sonic walked into what looked like the remains of a village. The place was run down and there were more than a few skeletons. He ran around the village, but found nothing alive except some rats. He shrugged and started to move on, but a robed figure stood in his way. Sonic sighed, "You want to go a round."

The figure tossed the robe away and reviled himself as a gray fox. He wore black hunting garb and held a large axe in his hand. He swung it around, "My name is Wei! I have orders to take you to my master."

Sonic chuckled, "Big and badder have said the same thing. But if you want to try!"

"I do!" Wei ran forward and swung the axe.

Sonic jumped up and landed on the flat part of the blade, "You missed!" Wei pulled the axe away and Sonic landed on the ground. He smiled and black lightning erupted from his body. He grew in size and muscle mass. He now stood a good foot taller than Sonic, "Sorry!" Wei slammed the axe down with more speed and power. Sonic managed to dodge and the axe caused the ground cracked. Sonic curled into a ball and rolled away as Wei continued swinging. Sonic couldn't believe how fast he had become. Sonic suddenly stopped and rolled forward. Before Wei could counter, Sonic uncurled and smashed his feet into the fox's jaw. To Sonic's dismay, the fox just stepped back and rubbed his chin, "Want to be friends."

"No!" Wei tossed his axe and spun in the air. Sonic jumped to the side, but Wei's fist met him. Sonic was sent flying through the air and smashed into a hut. He landed on a table and rolled to the floor. He landed next to a skeleton and he quickly moved away. Wei crashed through the wall and the hut collapsed on top of them. Sonic spin dashed out of the rubble of the hut and landed on a log.

"Guess I win!"

"Not yet!" Another robed figure walked up.

"Do you guys get good deals on those things?"

He tossed off the robe and reviled himself to be a brown dog, "I am Bonz, the necromancer!" He held his hands up high, "Awaken my army of dead and capture this live one!" Every skeleton in the area suddenly stood up and began to move toward Sonic. To make matters worst, Wei erupted out of the rubble and stood next to Bonz.

Sonic gulped, "I need a vacation!"