Hi, guys! I hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving! I guess it's been 1 year since I've been on this site, and blah blah blah...
Anyways, here are my responses!
Leodragon678: Thank you! ^^
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Onward! :D
Tikal looked at Knuckles and Shadow with a frown. "Why did he retreat?" Knuckles said in confusion, looking over the building. "We have to find him before he hurts anyone."
"...He retreated because of me." Tikal said before floating upwards and turning around.
"...Why?" Shadow asked, skeptical.
"...I can explain a bit of it. The rest is Sonic's business and I want to keep it confidential." Tikal replied.
"Sonic was hit with a gem made of concentrated rage I had extracted from him several millennia ago. Somehow he has obtained it, corrupting him. We have to stop him before his true demonic personality returns. If that happens..."
"Humanity is in great danger."
"What do you mean demonic?"
"...I'm afraid that's confidential..."
"..."
Sonic rose from the sea, looking around through the night sky with a Chaos Emerald in hand. He lied down in the sand, frowning as he closed his eyes, falling asleep.
Flashback
Sonic sobbed uncontrollably as he watched two adult hedgehogs try to fend off humans armed with knives. One managed to stab the female hedgehog in the heart, sending her to the ground.
The male hedgehog ran over to her, gasping as tears fell from his eyes. "No..."
"...Get Sonic out of here..." She coughed out blood, turning her purple fur dark crimson.
Sonic stayed curled into a ball, crying more out of fear. A human smirked and ran over to him, about to stab him when he heard a roar from the male hedgehog as he charged at him, slashing him in the back. The man screamed in pain before being tossed in the ground.
"DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH HIM!"
Another man stabbed the demon in the back, making him scream before another ran over and stabbed him in the heart.
An ear-piercing scream made Sonic slowly look around, and saw his deceased mother on the floor as his father grasped his chest in pain as he sank to his knees.
"DAD!" He screamed, running over until he was kicked, sending him onto the bloodied floor. He watched with terror as his father was stabbed repeatedly, loud screams nearly deafening the hedgehog.
He stared in terror as his father died, the men laughing before leaving. "Leave the runt to die. He's a waste of time." The leader said as they laughed, leaving.
Sonic stood up, slowly walking over to his parents. Blood covered the floor as he grabbed both and walked away, tears welling up in his eyes.
He buried his parents that day, vowing to never spare any of those humans, just as they showed none to his parents.
End Flashback
Emerald Coast, 8:21 PM
Sonic woke up abruptly, getting up and looking around as the sun shone on his face. "...How ironic." He said with a sardonic tone, getting up. He then looked up into the sky before flying off.
Shadow suddenly teleported, kicking Sonic in the chest. He yelped as the jewel cracked slightly, and Sonic's eyes flashed golden for a split second. He fell to the ground, growling.
Knuckles landed beside the ebony hedgehog as Tikal teleported next to the echidna.
"Sonic... please stop this. We can help you, and we want to help you... Tails would've never wanted this from you..."
"Stop the bullshit, brute. No one can help you. No one cared about that two-tailed freak."
The hedgehog growled before backing away. "Leave me alone..."
Knuckles glared and Shadow threw a Chaos Spear into the gem, making it crack more as Sonic roared in rage, pouncing on Shadow and slashing him in the face. He inhaled a fireball, but Knuckles leaped over and punched him in the jaw.
Sonic roared in pain as he spat out blood, turning around and retreating to the water.
Knuckles immediately gave chase but was slapped in the face by Sonic's tail, knocking him into the sand. Shadow sped over and grabbed Sonic's tail, yanking it and making the hedgehog screech and plummet to the ground.
Tikal restrained him in a light, before floating over to him. "LET ME GO!" He roared, trying desperately to escape. A detectable tint of fear was in his voice.
The orange echidna frowned. "Sonic... why are you afraid?"
"Coward."
Sonic suddenly stopped struggling, to glare at Tikal. "..."
"Let... me... go..." He growled again in desperation and terror.
Tikal took off the restraint in acquiesce, seeing Sonic get up and dive into the water, swimming away.
"Why did you-?!" Shadow shouted in anger.
Tikal frowned and looked back at Shadow. "...I have done so much to him..."
Shadow glared before turning around. "Sonic is me and G.U.N's top priority at the moment. If you won't aid us in his capture I will do it myself. Chaos... CONTROL!"
And with that, Shadow teleported.
Tikal sighed, looking back at Knuckles.
The red echidna frowned and looked back towards the ocean. "Since when could Sonic swim?"
Welp, here's Chapter 3. Reviews are awesome, and see you guys next time! I might start dropping one-shots, but I dunno.
SNSF Out!