Sorry I haven't been updating as fast. I've been sick & busy. But I'm making sure I finish this! WARNING: This bit is a tad bit violent...definetly T rated. But who cares? Not me...as long as you read.

Shadow's head was spinning. God, his head hurt. So did his left shoulder, which was touching cold metal. Excruciating pain, almost as bad as when he fell from the Ark. What had happened? There had been a beam of light, and it hit the part of the base they were at. After that, he had passed out. Were the others okay? Shadow tried to get up, but only his right arm responded. Was his left arm broken? No, it couldn't be, or it would be hurting, right? He slowly looked over at his arm.

"Oh my god," Shadow said, staring at what had once been an arm, now a bloody bulge on his shoulder. A metal beam must have fallen on it after he fainted, cutting it off. If the blast could do that to him...Shadow slightly shuddered at the thought of the others. Were they...dead?

Super Sonic looked at the debris. His attack had been right on target. He grinned. Robotnik was sure to have felt that. But during the blast, he had felt something. Was it just him, or had the darkness lifted a little? Oh well. He flew over the wreckage, examining his work. There was Robotnik, lying dead next to a machine, which was leaking black energy. That must have been the dark magic device which brought on the spell. No matter. Sonic began to charge up more energy.

"Sonic," He turned to see Shadow, bleeding helplessly on the ground. The "Ultimate Lifeform" that was once so powerful was now at his mercy.

"What is it, Shadow?" Sonic came a bit closer to Shadow. "Upset that now I am in power? You may have been the world's strongest hedgehog, but not for long, faker," he added with a sneer.

"Damn it Sonic," Shadow said. There was anger in his eyes, blotted out by pain. "You destroyed Robotnik. Can't you just stop it? Go back to normal and help us out?"

"Are you joking?" Sonic let out a laugh. "Help you? I have no reason."

"I thought you said we were your friends," Shadow said. He hated having to beg like this, but he was in no condition to fight.

"What are friends," Soni said, his voice growing louder as it rang through the air, "When everything you fought for is gone? None of you ever would of cared if you knew about her. You would eventually ditch me like Amy did. I used to think I had friends too, friends who would never leave my side. But when something goes wrong, they desert me."

"What about your kid?" Shadow yelled. There was no denying it, Sonic had gone mad.

"All kids leave eventually, and leave their parents behind. Scorge is just a reminder of my failure." Sonic floated up a bit farther, charging more energy in his hand. "I want to see you beg," Sonic said. "I want to see the Ultimate Weapon beg for my mercy."

"Have you forgotten I'm immortal?" Shadow was still stalling the mad hedgehog. Maybe, if he was kept busy for long enough, the energy would run out, and he'd turn to normal.

"Proud of your status, as always. But don't worry, I won't kill you. I'll kill everyone on the ship!"

Ciel, Eno and Scorge landed on the ship just as Sonic had spoken.

"No, Daddy!" Scorge began to cry. "Daddy can't be that mean!"

"Shadow!" Ciel cried, running over to his brother. Eno looked over, seeing Amy. He ran over to her, Scorge trailing behind.

"Eno!" Amy said. "How did you get here?"

"Ciel brought us," Eno said. "Amy, I can put an end to this spell, as well as Sonic's rampage. But if I do..."

"What?"

"There's a chance that Sonic and I will die. Sonic's absorbed some of the dark magic, so when I abolish the spell, he might die. As for me, no light mage has ever managed to pull off the spell without dying."

Amy stared into his eyes. There was a chance that both the men she cared for would die. The one she loved, and her best friend. But if she didn't everyone else would die, including her.

"Hold on," Amy said. "Before you do, I want to apologize to Sonic. Even if he doesn't care what I say anymore, I still want to say something." Eno nodded, watching Amy as she ran off towards Sonic. Scorge stayed beside Eno.

"Can you really make Daddy better?" Scorge asked. Eno nodded.

"Don't worry. Whatever happens, it'll be for the best." Eno kept his eyes on Amy. Her devotion was strong. He knew she'd go back to Sonic. Even if she'd never see Eno again. Why was he doing this, even when he knew there was no way they could be together? Willing to give his life for someone he had missed for so long? "I guess love's just silly that way," he thought, as he began to concentrate all his energy for the spell.

Next chapter shall be the last! I have nothing to say, except, be there!