Been awhile, hasn't it? Good news, I'm out of school now so expect more updates, speaking of which I have a question presented on a poll on my profile regarding updates. Please go vote on it.

SunSera: I don't know if I can pick any games considering I barely play Sonic games, but I'll say that Colours and Gens were probably the best games we saw in almost a decade.

Infinite's POV

I was done for. I was cornered.

My attempt to escape was cut short. I was too disoriented from whatever that hit us on the building, and I couldn't think or do anything straight. I was corned in an alley with soldiers aiming their weapons for me, and with my current condition there wasn't an escape. I'd clumsily fall over and get shot if I did try.

"All we want is to make a deal, this is a misunderstanding!" One of them tried to reason with me. "Besides, you have no way out. Your buddy is gone, he isn't saving you now." That made me grit my teeth. I was aware enough to know that we had gotten split up from this mess.

I got out my knife and pointed it at them. If I was going down, I wasn't going without a fight.

"I'm not falling for that!" I hissed. "I know what you people do, I'm not accepting any damn thing you give me!"

"Not even power? Just like the abilities you sought out during the war?" Someone asked. I saw a bird emerge from the crowd, obviously in some higher position.

"What are you even talking about? I don't 'seek' power and never have." I said, glaring. I heard a chortle from someone in the crowd. "What's so funny?" I asked.

"You sided with Eggman and gained the Ruby, which gave you abilities that nobody had ever seen. What if I told you we give you amazing abilities using-" I heard some weirdo shooting sounds and I ducked. I saw a random explosion took out a few of the soldiers, and I witnessed several people jump down and skillfully take out the rest with melee attacks.

I surveyed the people, all anthros dressed in black GUN uniforms with red stripes with blood red eyelenses and modified masks, almost like Shadow wannabes. I got tense and knew right away they weren't friends.

Instinct kicking in, I bolted up the building with the strength I had. I knew they were directly behind me, but regaining my bearings, I suddenly stopped and threw my foot out in the form of a kick and took one of them out. I turned and faced my enemies.

"What a surprise!" One of them shouted. Three morons stood before me. "Guess he ain't gonna run after all!" One shouted. "Ah, who cares? Kill him like he killed many others!" That last line made me rage.

"For the last time, I DIDN'T KILL ANYONE!" I yelled and charged at my adversaries, catching them all off guard. I punched one in the face hard enough to knock them out. I looked to the side and the others jumped away defensively. One tried to deliver a stab to my head by jumping up with a knife drawn.

I blocked the attack with my own blade on one knee, and I counterattacked by giving a headbut, a punch and to finish it off, despite what Gadget had said to me, I slit their throat. Now only one more remained, and they honestly were looking afraid seeing how I was able to somehow able to defeat their teammates. Putting my knife away, I went to make my move.

Before I could, I saw him try to whip out some throwing knives and hurl them towards me, I dodged them, but even then they still missed by quite a bit. Nothing compared to Renegade's skills. (Who's apart of my squad.)

I charged up to them and they tried to jump away again, but I grabbed their leg and slammed them down on the roof. I went over and slammed them again on the roof and got them up before giving one good punch to the face that knocked them on the ground again.

I heard them whimper. I got them up once more and grabbed them by the shirt and hung him off the ledge of the roof, only me keeping him from probable death. I took their mask off to see their true face, which revealed to be a somewhat young orange cat with a bloody nose.

"Please, don't kill me!" They begged me.

"Then tell your buddies to stop coming for me! None of you understand what's going on with me." I growled.

"Look, this was Knuckles' and Blaxton's call! They're the ones you want I just do what I'm told." At that moment, I felt sympathetic for this person. I saw the innocence in their eyes, even being the Ultimate Merc I sometimes couldn't bring myself to finish off certain enemies.

Against my better judgement, I brought the cat back onto the roof and let go of them. I looked down at them. "Whatever your superiors say about me, please remember it's not all true, a lot of this is a misunderstanding." I hesitated. "Now get lost before you get killed by these Eastern buffoons."

"Sure, man, sure." They acknowledged and ran away.

I looked at my gloves hands for a moment, before clenching both fists. "Looks like I'm finally back. Now to find Gadget, wherever he is..."

I ran off, being careful of my injuries and away from the enemy side. Gadget would've surely have gone back to GUN territory, right? Assuming he's alive, he was probably caught in the explosion and ran off somewhere. I need to find him.

Oh, and happy bday to Sonic! He's been with us for 27 years now! I hope you all enjoyed, and please take a look at the poll.