Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic and never will own Sonic.

The Writing's On the Wall

Chapter 3: Prison break

'Hey! Asshole!' Said the voice again.

My world was still dark, my head was again pounding and I wanted more than ever to wake up from this rather realistic nightmare.

'Kid!' The voice shouted again.

This took me over the breaking point.

'I'M NOT A KID! SHUT THE FUCK UP!'

I opened my eyes to find that I was sitting against the wall of a dark, black cell in some castle-like building. I tried to move my hands but found it impossible since they were chained to the walls and my feet were clamped to the floor. No matter how much I strained against them, I still couldn't move an inch.

Looking to my left, I saw…

'Shadow?'

Shadow was chained to the walls and floors exactly like me. But why? He was the one who captured me.

'That fat idiot Eggman double crossed me.' He said, his voice full of fury and hatred.

'You were working with Eggman?' I asked.

'Yes. He told me that if I helped capture you, he would help me gather the Chaos Emeralds. He said that the Chaos Emeralds would help bring back my memories.'

I then remembered the summary I had read of the upcoming game.

'Did he say why he wanted to capture me?' I asked.

'He said that in this war…'

'Who are the sides in this war?' I asked before he could move away from the subject.

'It started with GUN invading this planet and beginning a war with the alien race that lives here: The Cynaclon. Eggman came here because when Sonic used the Chaos Emeralds last time, instead of scattering across the Earth, they decided to come here instead. Eggman was after them again.'

'And what about my role in this shit?'

'Eggman intercepted a Cynaclon message. The message was roughly translated. It described a being fitting your biogenetic description. The message said that this being must be destroyed at all costs because it is the factor that could sway this war.'

Shadow finished talking. He seemed to take amusement at the petrified look on my face.

'Me? No way.' I still was gaping at Shadow 'It's supposed to be you.'

"What?'

'You're not going to believe me, but in my world, you and Sonic are characters in a video game series.'

Shadow looked calm.

'You're right, I don't believe you.'

'Now how the hell are we going to get out of this hellhole? Wait, why did Eggman capture you?'

'That's still a mystery.' He said; more of that anger was coming back.

'Right. You were the one who sent me the Chaos Emerald weren't you?'

'You've got a bright mind up there kid.'

'STOP CALLING ME A KID!'

'Allright. Then what is your name?' Shadow was still calm, even though I had just shouted at him.

'Alex Prower'

(A/N: Yes, that is my last name)

'Prower hunh?' Said Shadow. 'Related to Tails?'

'No. I keep getting asked that. Well…' I said. 'Eggman's gotten smarter. Chaos Control won't work through these walls.'

Shadow looked at me in surprise.

'I don't know how I knew that.' I said, even surprising myself.

'Then how do we get out?' Asked Shadow. 'We'd need a ridiculous amount of force to break through these bonds.' He tried to gesture to the chains.

CRASH!

'That would do it.' He said.

Standing in the doorway was none other than Rouge the Bat.