Hey yall! Joe Stalin here with the next chapter of 'The Return of Shadow Fox'! Sorry for the overly long delay, and thanks so much to you all for remaining patient!

Anyway, enough waiting around! Lets do it!

The Return of Shadow Fox

Fire At Reaga Fields

''Farewell Station Square! You'll be sorely missed...but not by me!''

Shadow Fox sniggered as he straightened up, and turned to face Eggman.

''We've got half an hour. Lets move out!''

As the two villains made their way out of the building, the countdown behind them continued-

29:50, 29:49,29:48...

Back at the Thorndike Mansion, there was silence.

Sonic stood in front of the group. Each of them- Amy, Rouge, Knuckles,Cream and Chris- allhad the same look upon their face. Absolute shock. Sonic had just finished telling them Shadow Fox's true identity.

''I can't beleive it!'' Amy stammered. She now knew why Sonic had been so desperate in finding out where Tails had gone. He had been terrified of Tails reverting back to Shadow Fox. And now his worst fear had been realised.

''Thats why I didn't want to tell you all. But now that it's happened, we all need to work together in stopping Tails'' Sonic announced. In all his life, he had never felt so hurt and betrayed. Tails had promised him, and now it was obvious that he had been lying.

''Sonic, I...'' Knuckles started to say, but Sonic cut him off.

''Your sorry, I know! So am I. But right now we all have to figure out how we're gonna stop him before this whole city is wiped out!'' Sonics sudden anger surprised everyone in the room.

''Whatever it takes...Tails has to be stopped!'' Sonic added.

Out in the desert, the Sedan and its convoy sped across the baked desert road. Inside, Shadow Fox grinned as he continued to tell a stunned Tails and Shadow his plan.

''Once the countdown has finished...boom! Bye bye Station Square!'' Shadow Fox laughed. Shadow stared at the fox with absolute revulsion.

''You sick bastard! You'll kill thousands! Innocent people who don't deserve this!'' Shadow snarled. Shadow Fox smirked.

''That the whole point! You see Shadow, the reason why Eggman has never succeeded in taking over this world is because he doesn't have a true killer instinct! A true genius would realise that in order for people to see you as a powerful threat, you need to give a powerful demonstration of ruthlessness! And I am going to do just that!'' Shadow Fox grinned and kicked his foot on the now empty metal briefcase at his feet.

''I have no interest whatsoever in Station Square, other than the fact that its an infuriating little city! And so, instead of taking out Sonic, your friends and the city seperately, I'm cutting out the middle man and wasting them all at once! Ensuring that the rest of the world see's the true power of Shadow Fox!'' Shadow Fox laughed. Shadow glared at the fox.

''The military will find it before it goes off! The amount of energy that thing will be generating, they'll find it long before it explodes!'' Shadow Fox wagged his finger.

''I've thought of that. And if our army friends or Sonic do find the device before the countdown reaches zero, they'll find a little surprise waiting for them!''

Tails gulped. Shadow leered at Shadow Fox.

''And what about you? In case you haven't noticed, once that timer reaches zero, everything within a hundred mile radius around Station Sqaure will be vapourised! Including you!''

Shadow Fox sniggered. ''I thought of that too! Thats why we're going to Reaga Fields. I've got a plane there waiting for us. Once we reach a safe altitude, we can sit back and watch the fun!''

Tails stifled a sob. This was all his fault. If he hadn't been so jealous of Sonic and his fame, Shadow Fox would never have existed. And now because of him Station Sqaure and everyone in it was going to be destroyed. And he could do nothing about it. Tears began to fall down his face. Shadow Fox noticed.

''Just think Tails! None of this would have been possible without you! And once we reach 30,000 feet, you and Shadow will be getting an even closer look at your acheivement!'' Shadow Fox grinned. Tails broke down in tears. Shadow stared at him.

''What do you mean?'' Shadow Fox winked at the hedgehog.

''Just remember Shadow. It's not the fall that will kill you, but the sudden stop!''

The Sedan and its convoy pulled up in a completely flat stretch of desert. At the far end of the runway, a large plane was standing by. Opposite the plane was a rusting control tower, its shadow stretching across the desert floor. Near the Sedan, barely held up with a broken peice of wood, was a sign. 'Reaga Fields'.

The passenger door flew open, and Shadow Fox stepped out. He squinted through the bright sunlight, and put on his shades.

''Reaga Fields. I'm so happy to be here'' Shadow Fox sniggered. Behind him, the Semi Truck came to a stop, and the E-950's poured out of the trailer, and stood to attention. Eggman confronted them.

''I want all the equipment from the truck loaded into the plane. We only have a short amount of time, so no slacking!''

''WE OBEY DR EGGMAN!'' The bipeds grated, before turning to load the equipment out of the truck.

Eggman turned to Shadow Fox.

''How much time do we actually have?'' Shadow Fox smirked as he pulled out a timer from his pocket.

''We have exactly...25 minutes. So we only have 20 minutes to load the plane up. Can your guys do that?''

''Of course! We'll be in the air in no time!'' Eggman smirked. Shadow Fox gestured towards the Sedan.

''Get those two strapped into the plane. And get the E-1000 to guard them'' Eggman nodded as he gestured to Decoe and Bocoe.

''Escort our guests to the plane. Make sure it's first class!'' Eggman laughed.

Inside the Sedan, Shadow peered out throughthe window.

''They're loading the plane up. Care to hazard a guess where we're gonna end up?'' Shadow stated, as he and Tails were dragged out of the car by the two lackies.

Outside, Shadow Fox folded his arms as Shadow was dragged out by Bocoe.

''Just think Shadow. If you had accepted my offer, you would have been a God! Perhaps you'll think about that once Station Square goes up in smoke!'' The fox snarled. Shadow glared.

''I'd never stoop to working for you! Your a psychopath, and you'll get whats coming to you!'' Shadow snarled as he was dragged towards the plane.

''We'll see Shadow. We'll see'' Shadow Fox sniggered.

''I've found it!'' Chris's grandad led in triumph. Everyone in the room crowded around the computer immediatley.

''What have you found?'' Knuckles asked quizzically. Chris's grandad jabbed at the screen.

''There! The old oil mine on the outskirts of town! It's been abandoned for years. But if thats the case, how come its discharging high levels of chaos energy?'' Sonic stared at the screen. He pointed at something on the screen.

''Whats that?'' He asked. Chris's grandad stared at it.

''Thats Reaga Fields. It used to be an airport, but...of course!'' He shouted in realisation. Sonic twigged at the same time.

''Thats where they are! They're gonna fly out of the area!''

''Exactly! So now, what are we going to do?'' Sonic thought for a few moments.

''Call the Mayor. Have him get the National Guard down to Reaga Fields. You lot go with them.We've gotta stop Tails and Eggman from getting away!''

''And what about you? What will you do Sonic?'' Amy asked.

''I'm going to stop that device from going off. I'll be able to get there in no time'' Chris's grandad turned to face Sonic.

''It could be dangerous going on your own Sonic. Tails won't have left the device unguarded'' Sonic jabbed at im.

''We've got no other choice! Either I go alone, or not! I'm the only one who can get there in enough time!'' Chris's grandad sighed.

''Okay. But at least take this transmitter so that we can stay in contact. If you get in trouble deactivating the device, ask me. Okay?'' Sonic nodded.

''Okay''

Once he had the transmitter, Sonic blasted out of the room. Chris's grandad reached for the phone.

''Operator. Get me the Mayor's office please''

At Reaga Fields, Shadow Fox looked on as the E-950's continued to load up the plane.

''Perfect. In about 15 minutes, there'll be a new face in this town! Or at least, whats left of it!''

Inside the plane, Tails and Shadow were underguard by the E-1000. Shadow turned as best he could to face the biped.

''Listen mate, you and I both know that the guy your working for is completely off his head! If you help us we can stop all this!''

''I CANNOT DISOBEY MY MASTER. I AM PROGRAMMED TO SERVE AND OBEY WITHOUT QUESTION'' The E-1000 grated. Shadow glared at the biped.

''If you don't help us, thousands of people will die! Millions even! Can't you see that?''

''I UNDERSTAND PERFECTLY. BUT I MUST OBEY MY MASTER. PLEASE DO NOT FORCE ME TO HAVE TO KILL YOU. MY ORDERS ARE TO ERADICATE ANY RESISTANCE FROM YOU, AND IT WOULD BE SO MUCH EASIER FOR BOTH OF US IF YOU REMAIN QUIET''

Shadow growled in frustation. He couldn't move, and the oone person who could help them was blind to the fact that he was serving a psychopath. And unless Sonic and the others got there quickly, Station Square was doomed.

Outside, Bokkun was on lookout inside the control tower. Suddenly, he spotted something through his binoculars.

''Oh crap!'' He shouted as he climbed up tot eh top of the tower and began waving his arms in the air.

''Aye! We've got company! Aye!''

Shadow Fox looked up at the frantic Bokkun.

''Whats going on?'' He shouted up.

''We've got the military on our asses!'' Bokkun yelled down and pointed out into the distance.

Shadow Fox turned round, to be confronted by several balck dots in the distance. As he looked on, they began to get larger.

''So, they want to play do they? Very well. I'm game!'' Shadow Fox snarled.

In the distance, the military vehicles continued to barrel towards Reaga Fields. Onething was certain. They were in for the fight of their lives.

Next Chapter: Escape Velocity

Will the military succeed? Can Sonic make it in time to stop the deice from going off? And what does Shadow Fox have planned for Tails and Shadow? Find out in the next chapter!

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Joe.