Sky: Chapter number 2! Got little to say, other than it was awesome fun writing this and… My transition scenes do not happen in order. Some may be days from each other, or maybe they're not? Use your imagination! I hope you enjoy.

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'I knew…' Shadow thought to himself inside the dark library. 'That I wasn't going to be trusted… But I thought that Sonic and I…'

Were friends.

You have no friends.

What was he going to do? Cower like a dog and leave at Sonic's request? No… They still like me… Something must be wrong with Sonic…

Shadow took a few steps toward the door, and noticed something strange. Where was the dagger, Sonic had thrown? There was no mark on the wall at all. Maybe he grabbed it before he left, and I didn't notice?

In his mind, the ultimate life form knew he had to see someone else. Hopefully, it was just Sonic who felt this way. With a dash, he sped out of the dark creaking library, into a grimy alleyway.

He kept going until he reached Amy's familiar apartment building in the city. Sure enough, he saw the pink hedgehog, making her way to her house. "Amy!" Shadow called out. "Amy!"

Her ears twitched, and she turned around. Shadow walked up to her. "Sonic has been acting weird, I was-."

Amy gasped. "Sonic? What did you to do him?"

"No, Amy, listen to me… Sonic was in a dark library and-."

Tears began to stream down her emerald eyes. "Shadow! What is wrong with you? Why don't you just leave us alone? I can't even look at you!" She cried, running away leaving a trail of her silver tears behind.

What… What did I do?...

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Whispers…

What are they saying?

I keep hearing whispers…

I hate this place…

Already, my head was burning. I kept hearing strange tiny whispers… Like they're from my own head… Are they my thoughts?... Or from someone else?

Never ending…

Chaos… Chaos… Destruction…

These whispers! They're never ending! I fell to my knees, once again having heard my own future thoughts. I can't give up now… No matter what, I will destroy him.

The servers are…

Ungrateful humans…

Can't give up now…

Summoning up my strength, I pushed the whispers away; hearing anymore would surely drive me insane. I stood back to my feet, in the moon lit hallway. A red velvet carpet ran forward across the hallway. On either side to me, where two desks, simple potted plants on each. I took a step forward.

Like a small explosion, the step rang through the entire mansion, and the whispers grew louder. But, I kept them away from my head. Another step forward.

Its echo trailed for miles.

Each step I took made that sound, no matter how softly I trekked. Slowly, I started into the hall. Windows lined on each side, and from each, moon light spilled out, creating a strange mystical feeling, as if my very soul was being torn out from my body.

I looked out a window from afar, although I know I shouldn't have. Out there, I saw stars filling the sky, and a crescent moon hanging up peacefully. I looked to the window on the other side.

I saw the exact same thing.

Through this window, was a group of stars, no land visible, and a crescent moon, exactly like the one across.

I hate this place…

Something inside me was welling up again. I went closer to the window, to look directly out of it. Nothing inside the mansion was lit; the only light present was the moonlight from those windows. I came to the frame of it, and let my eyes scan the area.

Fear…

I wish I did not.

There was nothing outside this window. Nothing but black empty space, a few stars, and that crescent moon. No matter where I looked from this window, it was empty space all around. There was no sign that a mansion was even present as I looked out.

I felt the fear coming again; I backed away from the window, only to be backed right into the other one across from it. Outside it, was the same empty space.

Chaos… Chaos…

If I were to break through that window… Fall through it… Where… What?...

I dared not think further.

Fear… Fear…

Feeling my weight against the glass window, I panicked, thinking I could easily crash through it, and I jumped in the middle of the corridor, the inside of my head beating with this horrible emotion.

I do not get afraid…

I do not get afraid!

"Enough of this!" I bellowed, looking straight down the hallway, lined with dozens of windows, each with the same insane image. "I will not be made a fool of!"

I wished that those windows could be explained. Maybe they were nothing but painted portraits? Just a hologram? From one window, as I slowly stepped down the carpet, I saw a shooting star fly by. The moon in each window seemed to follow me, watch my every move.

I hate this place…

So illogical…

Demonic…

It was hours into the mansion, and nothing had changed. The whispers continued, whispers of my future thoughts that I tried my best not to hear, whispers of others I've never met… All the while my shadow was the only thing to keep me company. From the moon's light, my shadow appeared to be much darker, much blacker than before.

Almost demonic.

No, no… I must not give into the fear again. I will keep an eye on that shadow, but it may not attack me at all. Nothing makes sense in this Hell hole. What could be good, may be bad, what may be nothing… May be good. There is no opposite, there is no similar, there is nothing but pure insanity.

If it was anything like it was when I came here before, I just might have gone insane. If I knew what was going to happen to me next in this God forsaken place, I would never enter again.

How many hours have passed by now?... I don't know if time is even moving or not… It's always the same thing! Suddenly, I had an idea.

Break the window.

I felt the fear rising up again. I would surely be sucked into an infinite oblivion if I did that. If I did nothing however, I would roam these halls for all eternity as well. One would think there was an answer… The shadow? No. The moon? No. All of this had only one meaning. Chaos. It was all chaos.

I stopped, letting the sound of my step echo out, before I could hear nothing but the tiny whispers in the back of my ear. There was something else… A creaking noise.

Suddenly, the house flipped to its side, and I was thrown against the wall. "No!" I screamed out, as I had almost fallen through a window. What had just happened? The carpet stuck to the floor, and the images outside stayed exactly the same, yet I was stuck on a wall now.

What was this?

I tried to push myself up from my grounded position but… My arms and legs were shaking violently. Could I be?... Trembling?

Now… I was starting to wonder if I hated this house more than Sonic.

With a few shaking moves, I got up to my feet, looking down to the ground… Wall, I stood on. Where was my shadow? I looked to where the floor used to be, and sure enough, my shadow was still there.

It's time to leave now.

Since I had been healed at the start of this mansion, my systems were at full power. There was no more cautious thinking. I wanted out, and I needed out.

Activate jet propulsion systems now!

Slowly, the jet in my back began to hum to life. Full power! Take me out! Now! In a flash, I shot forward through the mansion, flying at uncontrollable speeds. The whole house now seemed to spin around me. One second the ceiling was the floor, and another the wall was the ceiling. I went faster and faster, the windows turning into nothing but a blur. I was going to be out soon now!

I looked forward. No!

Up ahead, the mansion's hall was suddenly cut off. At the end of the hallway was searing burning flames, rising up from the ground as if by the will of the Devil himself. I tried to shut off my jets, but was unable to. Was I to die?

I threw my hands up in front of my face, and dived into the flames. I knew not when I was to hit them, and have my armor melted off my body, but it was soon. But… Instead of feeling sweltering flames, I crashed my head into something rock hard.

My computerized brain could probably be felt jumping around inside my head after the crash. I keep my head down for a moment, trying to control the pain.

Was this all worth it? To kill a hedgehog?

I never thought it could happen, but I was starting to wonder if I really wouldn't do anything to kill Sonic. I believe I could even hate this place more than him.

Slowly, and ungracefully for that matter, I stumbled up to my feet, my head pounding on the inside. I looked to my surroundings.

I was in a kitchen.

Across from where I landed, I saw an open oven with flames searing in its inside. I'm guessing I came from there. The kitchen was fairly plain.

Beautiful white shining tiles covered the ground, each gleaming as if they had just been cleaned one-thousand times perfectly. I could even see my reflection from it. On the ceiling, in two rows were a dozen or so pots and pans. Each one was a dark black, and each seemed to be swaying in an invisible wind.

I found no trace of any wind, but then again, I'm not sure why I even tried to find any. The countertops were gleaming silver and polished to perfection as well. I felt something welling up inside me again…

Knives were placed across the counters, dozens of them. Each one, sharp and deadly. Do I dare go over there? I saw a brown door just past the sharp utensils. I would rather not.

I looked behind me; maybe there was another passage I could take?

Chaos… Fear…

Tumbling down to the ground, I saw what was behind me. The kitchen seemed to be torn off at this point. Endless black space, with a few stars, and… Hanging up like a massive giant now, I saw that damned crescent moon gazing down upon me. When will it leave me be?

Compared to that pallid giant in an endless void, I'll gladly take my chances with the knives. For nearly the fifth time in this house, I got back to my feet. Never will this accursed mansion stop throwing me to the ground, always making a fool of me.

My first step forward and an explosion once again reverberated through the room. Another step. So far, nothing. I kept moving forward gradually seeing the shining golden knob grow large as I drew near.

I stopped. The knives were now next to me. Would they attack me? Or would they not? All this realm does is surprise me… They might, or they might not, or something else could come out.

Next time you want a challenge… You know where to find me.

The words rang through my head. Sonic the Hedgehog… I'll kill you no matter what! I stepped forward, and all that came where the echoes and whispers. A few more steps and still nothing. The door knob was in reach now, I took my last step.

Nothing.

I clasped a clawed hand around the door knob, and turned it slightly. I heard a strange whistling sound far off behind me now. Opening the door, I looked back to see that crescent moon still staring at me. In the remoteness of its inky black space, I saw a small red fireball in the distance, growing larger and larger by the second. Soon, it was the size of a house! Only meters away from the kitchen I was in.

Beginning to panic, I opened the door, and jumped inside. With a quick slam behind me, the whistling of the meteor stopped, and I was free of the danger from it.

But, unfortunately, I had no idea that there was no ground beneath me. As I shut the door, I ended up in a pitch black nothingness void. I desperately tried to throw a sharp claw into the door's wood, but I was already falling… Falling… Deep inside this darkness…

Suddenly, I stopped. Two bright green eyes glared at me through the darkness, eyes that showed immense power and destruction. "Who are you?" He asked, keeping his emerald glare into my eyes.

"Chaos… I have come; I am in need of your assistance." I let out, making sure not to anger the god.

The eyes tilted in the dark. "Chaos? I'm not Chaos."

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Sonic rushed past Amy, nearly blowing the girl off her feet. She returned a playful giggle as the blue hero ran back to her. "Hey, Amy." Sonic gazed into her emerald eyes before giving her a quick kiss on the lips. "Did you miss me?" He chuckled.

With a slight blush, she giggled again. "Of course." She smiled, kissing him again.

Sonic and Amy had been together for a short time now. After the hero was finally able to get over his pride, they had been nearly inseparable ever since, making Station Square's cutest couple on the newspaper.

"Sorry I couldn't get here sooner, Ames." He said, picking her up bridal style.

Amy couldn't help but let out a bright smile. "You were only gone for five minutes, Sonic."

Suddenly, there was an explosion far down through the city, breaking Sonic away from his peaceful world with his love. "What was that?" He looked behind him to see a dark plume of smoke rising into the air.

Wiggling around in his arms, Amy strained to see the city. "Is Eggman attacking already?" She shook her head. "Either way, it doesn't matter! We have to get going over there!" Sonic wordlessly nodded to her, a serious frown covering his face now.

In a flash, he dashed through the city, tightening his grip on the pink girl in his arms, despite the fact that she was complaining she didn't need to be babied. The city's humans were seen fleeing from the spot of the smoke, their eyes all filled with terror. But as Sonic sped by, each of the humans seemed to let their fears be put to rest, the blue hedgehog giving each of them courage to hope that everything will be all right.

Some started cheering for him, each knowing that their hero would save them in such a time of need. Amy felt awkward in this, and tried to hide herself away in Sonic's chest. Looking down to her with a smile, he chuckled, knowing she could hear his heartbeat. "You gonna be okay?" He whispered.

She looked back up at him, her jade eyes shining, "Yes, of course… Thank you for asking me, Sonic." Amy smiled, noticing that he had not even asked her to stay behind when danger is usually around. Still, they were a new couple, so, she looked down to the ground before she let out a tiny whisper. "I love you, Sonic." Amy said timidly.

Scarlet was painted across his cheeks slightly at this sudden whisper. He was nearing the fires now. "I love you too, Amy." He whispered, embarrassed.

For the last moments of the trip, the two hedgehogs kept silent, seeing the destroyed buildings all around made them lose their breath. Who could have done this? Even Eggman waited for the heroes before he started destroying the town.

Sonic stopped in his tracks, and Amy held on to him tight.

It was Shadow.

He was hovering in the air, flinging powerful Chaos Energy attacks from his hands, laughing insanely as buildings fell before him. "Die you maggots!" He screamed, windows shattering, sending shards of glass spiraling through the air.

Putting down Amy gently, Sonic clenched his fists and stepped forward. "Shadow!" He shouted, emotion filling his voice. "What the hell are you doing?"

The black hedgehog froze. His air shoes steadily let him float down to the cracked asphalt beneath. With a swift move, he turned around, his red eyes glaring at the two. "Destroying these pathetic humans." He growled, fire cackling behind him. "It is as the Professor and Maria wanted. My purpose is to awaken destruction to the world."

There was a soft cry behind Shadow. Amy couldn't breath. A child, no more than the age of two, was trapped under the piles of debris, the fire nearly engulfing him. "Shadow, don't do this! Remember, this isn't what you promised!" She cried.

Shadow's blood red eyes looked to his side, where he saw the dieing boy. "My promise?" He whispered. Shadow put his palm on the boy's head. His facial features showed he was thinking. For a tense moment, only the boy's slight breathing could be heard. "My promise…" He repeated.

Sonic's heart stopped.

An insane smile came across the Ultimate Life's face. "To awaken destruction!" He screamed, his palm glowing with the mystical energy.

"Shadow, NO!" Sonic screamed desperately.

Too late.

Emerald Chaos power flowed over the child's body, completely destroying him down to his very last atom.

Amy fell to her knees, tears streaming down her cheeks, and her breaths coming out in ragged bursts. "Sh-Shad…" She tried to say, but the lump in her throat wouldn't let her.

Sonic let out a horrible pain filled scream as he saw this. Never… Never… Never has he failed to protect the people of Station Square. The crystal liquid was now flowing from his eyes as well. Sonic couldn't take it. "Shadow!" He screamed, his voice echoing through the destroyed city.

Shadow stood up, and looked at the weeping hedgehogs as if they were insects. "Hmph." Was all he let out, before disappearing into the city with a Chaos Control.

Pounding a fist into the ground, Sonic continued to sob.

'How could he do that?... How could he do that?...'