~In the present~

It was 10 pm, present Silver and Shadow had bags of food in their hands.

"This chao will make me go broke after this," Shadow said under his breath.

"At least you're wasting money to help Sonic come back." Silver said. They saw the Werehog chasing a squirrel nearby and both Light and Dark watching.

"Is it weird to see a werewolf version of Sonic here?" The agent pointed out. The Werehog went to them with a now dead squirrel in his mouth.

"I...Don't think the Time Eater would want that." Silver said with a sweat bead. The Werehog tilted his head in confusion.

"He can't eat raw meat. It might make him sick." Shadow explained.

"Well, he ate people back then, right?" The time traveler questioned. The black hedgehog just shrugged.

"I felt Sonic's sadness earlier," Dark informed the hedgehogs.

"But right now, he's happy again." Light said with a grin.

"Why was he sad?" Silver asked.

"I think he found out a friend died and he was reminded of his parents' death." The darken explained.

"But right now he's happy." Light said with glee which made Dark made a face.

"Oh, ya his parents. Do you think we can prevent the event?" The silver hedgehog asked his father.

"People only live once. Yes, sometimes we cheat death but it'll always come back sooner or later." Shadow advised to everyone. The dark one looked away and the light one looked at him.

"Anyways, we should go to Time Eater. He might be hungry by now." They've been gone for two hours. The Darkens and Werehog nodded. The Werehog grabbed the dead squirrel then they went off. They got to an alley where the portal was.

"Hey, we got food for ya." Silver greeted once they went through. The chao, Time Eater looked back

"Finally, I'm starving!" Time Eater commented with drool on the side of his mouth. He had dark circles under his eyes.

"We got a loaf of bread and some water," Shadow informed. The chao shrugged.

"It's good enough. Thank you." They sit on the ground while they're eating. Both Shadow and Silver noticed that the chao was looking at the Werehog that was eating the squirrel.

"Are you okay?" The time traveler asked. The purple chao looked at them with a frown.

"While you were gone, I saw my future. It was an accident but..." Time Eater trailed off.

"What did you see?" The agent asked. Tears started to form in the time Chao's eyes then rolled down.

"That in a short amount of time, I'll be a monster again and then killed..."

"WHAT?!" Both Shadow and Silver shouted at the same time. Light, Dark, And Werehog looked at the scene.

"Why would you be a monster again? Didn't Sonic got you to be good?" Silver asked.

"Sonic isn't here, remember? Because of that, I was on a rage page. Then later I'll be killed. That's all I saw." Time Eater explained while looking down.

"But Sonic will be back soon. He's still alive, right?" Shadow asked. Both Light and Dark nodded.

"He doesn't have much time. He's been gone about a week now. Either way, I'll die if I used all of my energy on holding Jikan-Tori back much longer..." The time chao explained. Both hedgehogs looked at each other with worry.

"Don't worry, he's Sonic. That idiot can come back alive." The black hedgehog said to the chao. Time Eater wiped the tear stains on his cheeks.

"Alright, we'll wait a little longer. But if that time comes...Don't hesitate on killing me."

~Meanwhile in the future~

"My chaos it's freezing!" The dark side of Sonic, Konton commented while shivering. Sonic and future Shadow and Silver were walking through a snowy path.

"Oh, ya you never experienced winter before." Future Silver said.

"Don't worry, as long it isn't a blizzard, we're fine," Sonic said to his dark clone. The dark hedgehog shivered

"How long are we to get to this train?" Konton asked Future Shadow.

"We'll be there in an hour," Looks at the sky "Let's hope we won't get caught in a snow storm." The old ultimate life form said. Below him, Lucky tried to keep up but the snow was slowing him down.

"We can't slow down, Lucky. If we do, then a chance of a blizzard will come." The black hedgehog said to the dog. Lucky made a face then walked faster. But when he does that, the snow keep hitting the hedgehogs' legs.

"Maybe I could carry him?" Konton offered while brushing the snow off.

"You can," Shadow said to the dark one. Konton picked up the German Shepard then continued walking. While walking, Sonic had an idea and smirked by it. Konton was walking with Lucky sleeping in his arms but then fell to his face when a snowball hit the back of his head.

"Shit!" The dark one shouted while wiping the snow off of his face. Both Silver and Shadow chuckled at the scene. Konton looked at his light side to see that Sonic was whistling with his arms behind his back.

"We're playing this game, eh?" The dark hedgehog made a snowball then threw it at Sonic's chest.

"Oh, now this is war!" The blue hedgehog made another snowball then threw it to his dark side. However, Konton dodged it and the ball hit Shadow in the right shoulder.

"Oh, shit..." Sonic said under his breath when Shadow gave him the familiar death glare and a cracked smile.

"Now you're dead." The agent then made a snowball and threw it at the hero's mouth. That made Sonic fell and hold his mouth with his hands.

"OW! You knew there was a rock in there, didn't you?" Sonic said through his gloved hands.

"Be glad you don't have braces." The black hedgehog commented. The blue hero got up and tried to threw it to Shadow. But it hit Silver in the gut instead.

"You got terrible aim." The agent commented. A pile of snow floated over the two hedgehogs then dropped at them.

"Payback, bitch!" Silver cursed. Both Konton and Lucky cringed at that.

"Well, here's your receipt!" The dark one commented before throwing another snowball at the time traveler.

"What's going-Whoa!" Nicole was cut off when the snowball went through her.

"I'll come back later." The lynx said before going back to the watch.

"This fight isn't over yet!" Shadow commented before throwing a snowball to the blue blur. Sonic punched the ball and it fell to the ground.

"'This fight isn't over yet!'" The blue hedgehog mimicked Shadow's voice before throwing a snowball at the ultimate life form. Instead, it hit Konton on the side of his head and made him fell to the ground.

"Do you want my help?" Shadow asked with his eyes half-closed.

"Tch, no!" The hero made a snowball then tried to throw it but it fell next to his feet. Sonic looked away with his arms crossed.

"Fine." The blue hero murmured but loud enough for Shadow to hear. While Shadow was teaching Sonic to throw, Konton and Silver were in a snowball fight.

"We'll defeat you!" Silver shouted with a smirk. Konton laughed

"Doesn't matter, you'll be dead soon!" The dark side said then threw two snowballs at the silver hedgehog. The time traveler used his powers to stop the snowballs then threw them back. Konton dodged them all then nodded. Silver was confused until Lucky jumped on him and made him fall.

"Oh, no! What a twist of events!" Silver said dramatically as the dog licks the silver hedgehog's face. The dark hedgehog laughed again

"Give up while you have the chance," Konton said as he walks to the down Silver. He stopped when the silver hedgehog laughed softly.

"Is it cold in here? Or is it YOU!" A large pile of snow hit the dark hedgehog. Konton faked a scream of pain as he fell on his back.

"No...My only weakness!" The dark hedgehog said as Silver's laughing.

"Did you forget that dark energy weakness is snow?" The silver hedgehog joked with a chuckle. Konton chuckled also as Sonic's aim getting better thanks to Shadow.

"Alright!" The hero cheered when the snowball hit a tree about a car length away. The dark hedgehog smiled at the scene.

"What are you doing?" Konton froze when the voice echoed in his head.

"W-What?" The dark hedgehog whispered with widened eyes.

"I said what are you doing? Playing with these weaklings? You're a dark being and always will be." The dark side of the hero got up.

"I've changed. I don't want to be a dark being anymore." He whispered as he walks back a few steps.

"You've changed? Ha! You can't even control your inner demons. You're still a dark being."

"Konton?" Silver asked as Konton backs up a few more steps.

"I can. Now leave me alone!" The dark hedgehog whispered to the voice in his head. He stopped when he stepped on a tail of a dog. Konton looked back to see a white wolf-like creature lunging at the hedgehog. He fell on his back as he fights off the creature that was biting down on his neck.

"Konton!" The silver hedgehog shouted before rushing to him. Sonic and Shadow saw this.

"Hang on!" Sonic shouted before rushing to his dark side with speed. The black hedgehog was about to go to them, but another creature which is a white bobcat blocks him. The bobcat snarls at the hedgehog and ready to pounce.

"It's those creatures. Damn, they have a knack for ruining moments." Shadow thought before pulling his gun out. But a sudden pain hit his left eye. He held his eye in pain with his hand. When he looked at his hand, he saw blood and felt blood coming down from the eye.

"What the-" Shadow was cut off when the Darken bobcat pounced on him. The hedgehog tried to pry the cat off of him but the bobcat had a good grip on him. His ears heard a bark then the bobcat roared in pain. The Darken bobcat lets go of the hedgehog and snarls at the attacker. Lucky snarled at the bobcat, ready to fight. The bobcat rushed to the puppy with a paw up. Since the dog was small, he quickly dodged it then jumped on the creature's side where he bites. The Darken bobcat yowled before grabbing Lucky with its' mouth then threw him away. The German Shepard rolled in the snow and when it stopped, the bobcat pounced on the puppy. Lucky yelped in surprised then tried to dodge it. But the bobcat caught the dog's tail and chomped down on it. The German Shepard yelped in pain as he tries to use his back paws to kick the bobcat's jaw. A chaos spear pierced the side of the Darken that made it let go of the puppy's bleeding tail.

"Lucky, go to the others! I'll take care of the bobcat!" Shadow commanded with another chaos spear ready. The dog looks back to see Silver, Sonic, and Konton fighting the Darken wolf.

"Go!" The black hedgehog shouted. But the German Shepard lunged at the Darken bobcat's throat and biting down on it.

"Are you crazy?!" Shadow shouted as the bobcat tries to get the dog out of its throat. But with the Darken distracted, the agent aim his gun and shoot the Darken in the head. The bobcat turned into black smoke as Lucky landed in the snow with a stained muzzle and looking away. Shadow breathed heavily as the three hedgehogs finished the fight with the wolf.

"Great job, boy. Come here." The black hedgehog said to his dog. Lucky turned around and snarls at Shadow.

"What's wrong?" The owner asked as he backed up a step. Black foam came out of the German Shepard's mouth as he continues to snarl.

"Was it from that black smoke?" Time slowed down when Lucky lunged to Shadow. The dog had bloodlust in his blue eyes as he was close to the black hedgehog. Shadow lifted his gun to the rabid dog

"I'm sorry..." The bullet hit Lucky's chest and the force made the dog rolled in the snow and stopped about a length away. The three hedgehogs had widened eyes when they saw that.

"Dad, why the hell did you do that?!" Silver shouted as he runs to his father. The time traveler saw that Shadow's left eye was clouded while the right eye wasn't. The silver hedgehog slapped the black hedgehog which made the left eye normal again.

"W-What?"

"Why did you shot Lucky?" Sonic asked when he got to them.

"He was rabid. The black smoke from the bobcat must have gotten him savage." Shadow explained.

"But...He wasn't rabid at all. You called him and he rushed to you." Nicole explained. The agent looked at the limped body of the dog with widened eyes.

"Oh...Chaos!" He rushed to Lucky's side. Blood was pouring out of the German Shepard's chest as he breathes heavily. Shadow fell on his knees and gently pet Lucky's ear.

"I'm so sorry. An owner never does that to their pet. I...Wish you have a different person, instead of me..." The hedgehog said softly. Lucky opened his eyes and looked at his owner. He reached out his paw and touched the agent's knee. But, a sudden pain hit his chest and made him let out a few wails of pain.

"Shh...It's okay. The pain will go away soon..." Shadow placed the gun on the side of the German Shepard's head. The other hedgehogs looked away from the scene, knowing what will happen next. Lucky let out a small bark then licked Shadow's arm before closing his eyes. Before Shadow pulls the trigger, he has a flashback.

~3 months ago~

Shadow was in the G.U.N kennel, to find a dog. His eyes spotted a cage where a German Shepard puppy wags his tail to him.

"How about this one?" The black hedgehog asked a human.

"That one? The pup was a first born but it was picked the last." The human explained as he opens the cage. The puppy jumped out and looked at the black hedgehog with energetic eyes. Shadow picked up the German Shepard.

"Hey, Lucky. I'm going to be your owner for now on. Promise me that you won't get in trouble, okay?" Shadow said to the pup. Then Lucky barked in agreement with his tail wagging.

BANG!