Warning: This chapter may be too intense for readers. Might change rating because of this chapter. But I hope you enjoy.
A horn of a train roared in the night as it rides. The hedgehogs got to the train station about two hours ago. Since they had the old hero with them, they can take a private ride. Three out of the four hedgehogs were in a caboose. Sonic was laying down with Konton sleeping on his lap and Silver was looking out the window. The hero noticed that one of the teammates have been gone for an hour.
"Where's Shadow?" That caught Silver's attention.
"I'll look for him. He said that he went to the bathroom." The time traveler walked out to find his father. The silver hedgehog got to the bathrooms but a slightly opened door of a cable car caught his eyes. When he fully opened it, cold winds hit him. Silver saw Shadow sitting on the edge of the cart, looking ahead with a lit cigarette in his mouth. The silver hedgehog walked to the black hedgehog then sit next to him.
"Hey, how are you holding up?" Silver asked his father. The ultimate life form was silent as he continues looking ahead. The silver hedgehog felt awkward at the silence.
"Look, I know what you did was terrible. But Lucky would have suffered if you haven't ended it." The time traveler said. The black hedgehog was still silent as he takes another drag of his cigarette. Silver took a breath of the cold, smoky air before talking again
"I've never lost a pet before so I don't know how it feels for you. But I don't think that Lucky wants you to be sad. Right now, we can't let anything broken slowing us down until we get Sonic back to his time period. So, we need to keep going." The silver hedgehog said to his father. Once again, silence for a few minutes
"Maria always wanted a dog." The time traveler turned to the black hedgehog.
"When she reads about dogs, she used to bother the professor to get one. I guess a failed experiment freak was too much for her..." Shadow threw the finished cancer stick away then stares outside. Silver's ears went back when those words were said. The younger hedgehog moved then hugged the older hedgehog from behind.
"I'm sure that Maria loves you so much that she doesn't care what you are." Shadow bite his lip as tears rolled down his cheeks. His blacks ears went back as he looks down on his lap.
"But I'm not even good enough. I can't save a puppy. I couldn't even save myself," He put his hand over his left eye, remembering the events "Hell, I wasn't even there for you when you were a kid. I wouldn't blame her if she forgets about me and not waiting for me..." The silver hedgehog hugged him tightly
"Don't say that. Without you, Sonic and I wouldn't be here. Please, stop saying that you're a failure, freak, or monster. Nothing's perfect including people and even heroes. If we don't have flaws, then we'd be forgettable and we'd be the same. Nothing's wrong with being different and there's nothing wrong with you either." Silver explained with tears rolling down his cheeks. Shadow sniffled then smiled a little.
"Usually, the father say these type of stuff to the son." He murmured as he puts his hands on his son's arms. Silver smiled
"The son has to cheer up his dad once in a while." The black hedgehog turned to his son with a smile and tears still in his eyes.
"I'm glad to have a son like you," Shadow said with tears rolling down. The silver hedgehog smiled back
"And I couldn't ask for a better father like you." Then they both hugged each other as the train exits a snowy mountain. But in 4 minutes, the train stops. Both Sonic and awake Konton was confused on what's going on.
"Are we there?" The dark side after he yawned. Both hedgehogs got out of the train to see Silver and Shadow talking to the purple walrus train conductor.
"Sorry for the stop. But the tracks stop here since Angel Island is in the air." The conductor explained.
"Why are we going to Angel Island?" Sonic asked them with his arms behind his head.
"Since Scourge is out, we'll need Knuckles' help. He and I defeated Scourge and put him in prison a few years back. And we'll do it again." Shadow explained to the blue blur.
"Might as well defeat the criminal first then focus on Jikan-Tori." Silver said with a shrug.
"How long will it take to get to Angel Island on foot?" Konton asked.
"It might take us a day." The silver hedgehog guessed. The hero's eyes spotted an old abandon theme park in the distance.
"Whoa, I didn't know there was a theme park here." The other hedgehogs turned to see the park.
"Why is that we always find theme parks?" Shadow pointed out.
"Maybe we can find shelter for the night?" The dark hedgehog suggested as the train goes.
"I remember in the time files, it says that there was a theme park around here was abandoned because of a blizzard." Silver explained while looking through the files in Nicole.
"Who opens a theme park in a snow area? That's terrible business practice." The agent commented with his arms crossed.
"Let's check it out. Come on, Konton." Sonic said with a smirk.
"Alright." The said hedgehog nods then they walk towards the park.
"Just watch out for killer clowns." The time traveler warns them. The hero stops and turned to him with a confused look.
"Killer clowns?"
"Back then, there were reports on clowns killing people. But the reports stopped about a year ago. You still need to be careful." Shadow explained. Sonic blinked a few times before saying
"Our future is fucked up."
The hedgehogs entered the abandon theme park in a few minutes.
"Hey Shads, remember when you thought I was dead in a theme park?" Sonic asked with his iconic smirk on his face. Shadow chuckled while rolling his eyes
"Oh yes. I was about to kill you in real life for pulling that prank." The agent commented that made the hero chuckle. The time traveler looked confused.
"What are you talking about?"
"Oh ya, you were dead or forgot at the time. We fought old Eggman's robots and Sonic decides to do a prank on me." The black hedgehog explained with his eyes half-closed.
"Really? I wished I was there to see that." Silver chuckles.
"Me too. Well, I wasn't out of his body at the time." Konton commented while floating off the ground.
"Oh ya. How much do you remember?" Sonic asks.
"Well, I remember when you were 13, you were looking through porn-"
"Okay! That's enough of remembering for today!" The hero shouted with sweat on his forehead. The two older hedgehogs looked at each other in confusion.
"Sometimes you confuse me," Shadow commented to the blue blur. The hedgehogs continue walking through the park. The dark hedgehog spotted a mirror room not far away.
"You guys can go ahead. I'll be exploring over there." Konton informed the hedgehogs.
"Alright, be careful and watch for clowns." Silver said before the three went ahead.
Konton entered the room to see thousands of his reflections around. As he walks further, he feels like someone was watching him. The dark hedgehog got to the middle of the room to see a piece of paper laying there.
"Why is this here?" Konton picked up the paper and flip it over to see writing in red ink
"I AM GOD"
"I'm really am." Konton froze in place, it was the voice that plagued him all this time.
"W-What do you want?" The dark hedgehog asked as his dark emerald eyes search around him.
"Again with that question. I know exactly what I want." The voice said coldly. Sweat formed on Konton's forehead.
"Who are you?" The dark chaos being asked nervously.
"I thought you remember me? My name is Kyoki." Konton's eyes widened when he heard the name.
"Japanese for madness. B-But I thought you'd never come back!" He shouted which made the room echoed.
"I never left, old friend," Kyoki said. The dark hedgehog's breathing quickened.
"I don't need you anymore! Y-You were u-unhealthy to be around me. I can't have those thoughts plaguing me!" Konton shouted again with his hands on the sides of his head.
"Unhealthy? I'm a part of you and always will." Dark green eyes widened when they spotted their owner in the mirror. The reflection showed that the left eye black iris and red glowing pupil. Konton stood there frozen, staring at the reflection.
"Everyone have dark thoughts. Even heroes have thought like me and you." The darker being commented.
"I used to be but not anymore. I can live like everyone else and you can't stop me!" Konton shouted as his heart races.
"Live like everyone else? Were you just born yesterday? Living in this world is a living hell! Many heartbreaks, many traitors, many tragics, many innocent people being killed while the killers get away with it! Even people killing each other because of their sexuality, gender, and race! As might as well be dead to get it over with." Kyoki explained with the now pale Konton.
"No, Sonic needs me and I can't disappear!" The scared being shouted.
"Needs you? Who wants their dark side around holding everyone back?"
"He helped me get out of my darkest times. He helped me be happy and feel like I could be good for once in my life. Sonic, saved me and I'll repay him for it." Konton said trying to be brave.
"That rodent only made you good so you won't be in trouble. Where is he right now? Maybe he forgot about you and happy that the parasite is gone-"
"SHUT UP!" The broken glass shattered to the ground with blood staining them. The dark being breathed through his teeth with his fist stuck to the mirror he punched.
"Didn't expect that~" Dark green eyes saw a blue hedgehog with black irises and red glowing pupils behind the scared Konton. The dark being shot a dark orb behind him and hit another mirror.
"Come out and fight!" Konton shouted with a dark orb ready.
"You can't defeat your thoughts." Reflections of the demon were around the dark being.
"You and I, are the same," Kyoki said then grinned.
"We're NOT!" Multiple orbs smash all the mirrors around the chaos being. Konton breathed through his mouth as his shaky eyes were looking down.
"Don't worry, we'll be one in time~" Then black tentacles wrapped around Konton's peach arms and made him fell on his knees. The trapped hedgehog ground his teeth as he tries to get the black substance out. He couldn't make an orb cause the tentacles were blocking it. Pulling or using teeth wasn't working and the tentacles were up to his shoulders. Then his eyes spotted a glass shard was laying next to him. Konton's heartbeat raced while staring at the shard. But it was the only way. He used his strength to grab the shard then sliced the tentacle on his forearm. The dark hedgehog choked in pain when he slashed his arm. He saw that the part of the tentacle was gone and showed the slash on the arm. He then did it over and over as the count of marks increases. The only shred of black was around his wrists. He was about to slash it until
"Konton!" The said hedgehog turned to see Sonic looking at him in pure shock. Konton looked back to his arms to see countless deep red cuts and blood were pouring out.
"Dark thoughts like me will never go away," Kyoki said before disappearing. The blue hero went on his knees in front of his dark side
"Oh, my chaos! What did you do?!" Sonic shouted when he saw the sliced arms.
"Guys, find bandages and quick!" The blue blur commanded his two other friends and they went off.
"Konton, don't worry. We're going to patch you up in no time." Sonic said to Konton as he puts pressure on the cuts that were bleeding heavily. Konton stared at his light counterpart with widened eyes.
"I'm sorry." The hero looked at his dark counterpart when his ears picked up an apologize.
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry." Konton continues repeating the apologies with tears rolling down like a waterfall.
"I'm sorry for getting Lucky killed. I'm sorry for doing this to myself. I'm sorry for being what I am. I'm sorry for having these thoughts. I-I'm sorry f-for...For being a parasite to you!" Sonic then hugged Konton tightly, not wanting to let go.
"Don't say those things. It wasn't your fault for Lucky's death. Y-You can't do this to yourself, you're alive. And I don't care what you are! You're a part of me and dammit I can't lose anyone else in this fucking future!" Sonic shouted as tears rolled down his cheeks and hit Konton's back. The dark hedgehog moved his eyes toward the ceiling and tears still rolls down is cheeks.
"B-But the pain will stop."
"You idiot!" Sonic looked at his dark counterpart with tears
"It doesn't end the pain. It just spreads!" The hero shouted at the top of his lungs that both Shadow and Silver heard it when they entered with white sports tape. Sonic hugged Konton again
"I-I need you. We all need you. So stop being selfish and think about the people that love you first!" Konton, Shadow, and Silver froze when the hero said that. In a minute, Konton cried more then hugged his light counterpart back. He then screamed out his pain as loud as he can.
Shadow took another drag of his cigarette while sitting outside the theme park. Silver walked to him and sat down.
"The bleeding stopped and he's stable for now." He explained to his father.
"How's he and Sonic been?" The black hedgehog asked.
"Both of them are sleeping." Sonic was sleeping in the mirror room with Konton(With his arms patched) sleeping in his arms.
"That's good..." Shadow said as he gets up and started walking ahead.
"Where are you going?" Silver asked his father with concern. The agent stopped but didn't turn
"Just for a walk. I just want this chaos damn day to be over." He threw his finished cigarette in the snow then walked away. The time traveler had to watch his father go. After the black hedgehog was gone, the silver hedgehog moved his knees to his chest then sighs
"Our family is falling apart..."