The gang rode their hoverboards to the colosseum. The crowd cheered as the Babylon Rogues made their way to the starting line. Sonic Tails and Knuckles pulled up next to them.
"Sonic? Didn't think you would join us" Jet said.
"We're not here to race you. We're here because-"
Sonic was cut off by the 3 2 1 buzzer. The Rogues and the other contestants took off to race. The 3 following them.
Sonic caught up to Jet who was in first.
"Back off Sonic, I'm gonna win this," Jet said.
"You won't make it outta this race alive" Sonic warned. Jet saw this as a challenge and picked up speed, Sonic suddenly went faster.
A train track appeared in Sonic and Jet's sight. Sonic suddenly sees a vision of a train passing by followed by splashing blood and a dismembered arm. Jet was getting closer to the train tracks.
Sonic caught up to Jet again and began to pull at him.
"What are you doing?" Jet said as the two fought over the tracks.
"The train is gonna come by and hit you. I'm not risking it. I don't want you to die" Sonic said.
"Why do you care?" Jet said.
"We're all on death's list Jet. I can't lose any more friends" Sonic said. The sound of an oncoming train grew louder as the two fought. The two were suddenly pushed off the tracks by an unknown force. Sonic and Jet fell off their boards and onto the ground as the train speeded past them. Blood splashed all over the two. Sonic and Jet looked at each other.
"Who saved us?" Sonic said. An dismembered arm suddenly plops in front of the two. It was Wave's hand. The two of them screamed.
Tails, Knuckles and Storm pulled up to the two after the train passed. Upon seeing the arm, they screamed.
"What happened?" Storm said.
"Sonic was trying to save me from getting hit by a train. But I was so focused on winning this race that I bickered with Sonic. And then Wave came in and pushed us out of the way. Unfortunately she… got hit by the train" Jet said. He and Storm start to cry as they grieve the loss of their friend.
"I don't understand, you said Wave survived the crash" Knuckles said. Sonic looked at Knuckles.
"She did. She and Storm made a hole in the bus to crawl out of. Jet didn't make it because he caught fire. But Wave risked her life to save Jet. That means Death skipped over him. Now he's moving on to the next person: Infinite" Sonic said. He was shaking in fear. Not because Infinite was gonna die, but because Shadow would die after him. It frightened him. He didn't want to lose his boyfriend.
The next day during the alka sensor session, Shadow was ignoring everyone as they discussed who was next to go. He's still shaken up by the fact that he killed Silver and Blaze. He didn't mean to but it still messed him up. Why did Death cause him to feel his way? First he saw Maria die then his friends were killed by his motorcycle. He didn't want to see death again. But he also didn't want to see life again. You know where this is going.
"Here's an article from the Daily Soleanna. Remaining Friend of Late Princess Elise crowned King of Soleanna. This was 3 days ago. You think Infinite is still at Soleanna?" Tails said holding a newspaper.
"If anything, he might be trying to take over the country" Knuckles jokes. They all awkwardly laugh.
"Looks like we're taking another trip there," Amy said. They all turned to Shadow. His head was down and his glass was knocked over.
"Hey Shadow, you coming?" Knuckles said. Shadow puts his head up and sees the gang staring at him. Sonic looked worried.
"Fine" Shadow says.