Author: Well, this is it. A start of the battle between fear and chaos, it's time for our heroes face their friend who seems to be lost in her way back. With Shadow's regret became clear to him, would he have a plan now? Oh and by the way, this chapter may could have some gross stuffs in it. So... I do recommend not to read it before and after eating... Yeah. Fair warning okay? Hope you guys don't leave me. (._.)

Chapter 16: Darkest Day of Laughter

"Shadow? Hey Shadow!" A voice was heard outside of the barn with a knocking added.

Shadow moved around as he is sleeping, but it's not the knock from the door gates making him all moving. It's what he thinks.

"Pinkie!" Shadow exclaimed as he looked around and saw that he is back to the barn.

Shadow sighed in relief that he is safe though his peacefulness got destroyed as he heard a knocking coming from outside. The knocking became a punching sound like as Shadow fixes his bed and jumps out from the window and landed. To his surprise it was Sonic and Twilight along with them is Spike as well waiting from them outside.

"Faker? Princess? What are you all doing here at this hour?" Shadow questions the duo, as he looked at Twilight, she gave him a thumbs up with a smile knowing that she manage to talk to Sonic.

"Well, haven't you heard? Pinkie didn't come home last night." Sonic explained which made Shadow's eyes widen.

"What?" Shadow couldn't believe what he heard.

"Mrs. Cupcake just asked us about Pinkie's whereabouts last night, she was worried that Pinkie might be lost." Twilight explained further.

"And I know that you're the only one would Pinkie come by." Sonic said as he point his finger at him.

Shadow put Sonic's finger down, "Don't point at me, faker or unless you would rather lose a finger." Shadow threatens.

Off in the distance, Spike looked behind him seeing more of their friends coming by, "Hey guys! They're here." Spike calls out.

They looked at the reinforcements as Silver is the one who leads them, "So, where is she?" Rainbow Dash flew directly to Shadow and asks.

Shadow looked down and a door opened from the house, "I believe you have to tell them the truth sugarcube..." Applejack came out of the house.

"Applejack, darling, do you know what happened to Pinkie Pie?" Rarity asked her countryside friend.

"I'd think Shadow here, would decide that... I don't wanna..." Applejack didn't finish her sentence.

Shadow sighed, "It's my fault that Pinkie didn't come home to her house last yesterday..."

"What happened." Sonic crossed his arms.

Shadow opened his mouth as soon he was about to speak but then Applejack went in.

"I think it's best that Shadow kept this for himself." Applejack suggested.

Sonic wasn't gonna take this but Twilight holds on to his arm and as Sonic looked at her, she gave him a serious face as he have to accept this. Of course, Sonic sighed in defeat.

"Fine... we should go ahead and start looking for Pinkie." Sonic said as the girls and Silver nodded.

"But... we don't know where to look first..." Fluttershy said as they thought of it as well.

"I know where she's been." Shadow's voice was heard and they all looked at him.

"And where would that be?" Rainbow Dash wondered.

"I'm not certain... but she should be at Whitetail Woods." Shadow guessed.

"Whitetail Woods? If I remember correctly, I saw both of you two went there." Silver said while he is at his thinking pose.

Shadow nodded to the answer, "Alright then, let's go to that place." Sonic said as the others nodded.

As the gang starts to walk to the whitetail woods. Silver is still thinking something, Rarity notice this at Silver.

"Silver darling, is there something wrong?" Rarity asked curiously.

"Oh, nothing, it's just that, I never seen Shadow... like this..." Silver said quietly, enough for Rarity to hear but not for the others.

"What do you mean by that darling?" Rarity wondered.

"I'm not sure, the atmosphere I feel around Shadow is totally different. But, I'm sure Sonic does feel it to. In fact, he might be the only one could understand Shadow's state at this moment." Silver thought of it, as Rarity tilt her head.

"Why is that Silver?" Rarity asked seriously and curiously.

"It's because... Sonic has been with Shadow longer than I know him. Plus... Sonic may have the idea that Shadow changed... but he wasn't revealing it obviously." Silver guessed as he looked Sonic.

Rarity looked at him and tried to understand the state that Silver mentioning. As she looked at Sonic and Shadow, she then understand what Silver meant. The group as reached the Whitetail Woods... but it wasn't the same Whitetail Woods they knew. The place is much crowded in trees but there is still a path of dirt showing off. The trunks of the trees are color black and the atmosphere inside feels scary and alone.

"This isn't the woods I expected." Sonic said as he judge the forest.

"W-What happened here? This supposed to be beautiful and it turned into something I never seen before." Twilight was surprised to see the change.

"If something like this beautiful turned into a horror fields... that means Pinkie must've change the forest... we have to find her inside." Shadow said.

"I hope that she's okay... I mean she is my best friend." Rainbow Dash said in a worried state.

"Then let's get her out of there." Silver said as Rarity and the other girls that didn't talk nodded behind him.

They walked inside, but after few steps they saw separate paths to take. Shadow then decides to make a split up.

"Alright. The more we are divided, the more we can find Pinkie. First off, I'll go alone, Applejack, you take that one. Faker, this this road, beside Rainbow and the Princess. Rarity and Fluttershy you guys go there, and lastly Silver and Spike. I separate faker off, but if Twilight or Rainbow Dash screams, faker would be there to rescue. Same goes for me, and to you too Silver. I don't say that the girls can't defend theirselves but they need help just in case." Shadow said and the girls with Sonic and Silver were surprised by this choice of plan.

"Uh, I don't think we should split up... I mean, it feels like this place came out of a horror show..." Spike suggested,

"Don't worry Spike. You got me." Silver said as Spike looked away and crossed his arms.

"Alright then, who ever finds Pinkie first, call out loud and let's have a rendezvous here." Twilight added to Shadow's plan as the group nodded.

They all now walked to their separate paths.

-Silver and Spike-

Both of them are walking down, quietly. None of them are talking to each other. The only sounds that can be heard is a ominous gust of a wind. Spike is trying to act all brave infront of Silver. As for Silver, he is not much visibly scared but he has his hands ready just incase there might be a surprise attack or something. They venture to the woods deeper as Spike then hears something in the bushes. He got scared and he grabbed on to Silver.

"S-Spike! Don't scare me like that. I know we both are scared, but we have to be brave on to this." Silver tried to increase Spike's bravery.

"R-Right..." He replied signing in success.

Because of Silver started talking he had the confidence now to talk to Spike.

"Look... I know, you like Rarity... and I am sorry if you think that I stole Rarity away from you." Silver said.

"Well, I can't blame you to be honest... I can't stop Rarity from liking you also." Spike said with a slight disappointment tone in him.

Silver was silent for a while. "Wait, wait what? Rarity has a thing for me?" Silver can't believe what he just heard.

"Yeah... isn't she too obvious?" Spike thought.

"Well, I just only notice how Fluttershy likes me, but I never thought Rarity would also be..." Silver said as he chuckles.

"That's something..." Spike said as he looked down.

"Hey... don't worry, if you like Rarity that much, I will protect her." Silver said just to make him happy.

"You would?" Spike got curious.

"W-Well... would like to keep a secret?" Silver asked the purple dragon friend.

"Sure thing!" He replied happily.

"Promise?" Silver asked on.

"Don't worry, if it's about Rarity, I'm fine with it." Spike said as it wasn't a big deal to him.

"So it's okay for me to have feelings for the lady Rarity?" Silver wondered.

"Of cour- What?! Y-Y-You have a crush on my Rarity?!" Spike said as he can't accept it and then he charges at Silver.

"W-well, I've been trying to hide it but... I guess it's time for me to- Ow! Hey!" Silver receives the tackle as they both rolled in the path.

"How. Dare. You. Take. Rarity. Away. From. Me!" Spike said while he punches Silver.

"H-Hey I thought you don't care for Rarity now?" Silver wondered as he just blocking the punches with his one hand.

After what Silver said, Spike stopped and he jumps out of Silver with a sighed, "You're right... I have no chance against you now. But atleast I know Rarity is with someone who is strong and independent." Spike said.

Spike clenched his fist and he looked at Silver, "Listen here. Whatever happens to Rarity, you're dead got that?" Spike points out.

"Don't worry. I will protect her the best way I can." Silver assures Spike as he gave him a smile as well.

"I guess I will now focus on helping Twilight... she's doesn't have a good feeling towards Sonic." Spike said as he clean himself from the dirt.

Silver stood up and got curious, "What's wrong with Twilight and Sonic?"

"I'm not sure if I should tell you, but let's say what happens on the sleepover, Sonic's answer broke Twilight." Spike said which made Silver surprised.

"No way... Twilight, the princess, likes Sonic? I could've thought there will be a ShadTwi in the building..." Silver said as he put his fingers in his chin.

"Shadtwi? What do you mean?" Spike said as he tilt his head.

"I mean, that Twilight has a chance with Sonic. Even the answer that Twilight wants is different, because Sonic was asked but not explained." Silver said as he look at Spike with a smile.

"I see what you mean, and I think, Shadow made her feel better to talk to Sonic now. She didn't talk to Sonic for few days, but then when she reached home, she became her joyful self." Spike said as he remember Twilight coming home yesterday.

"Is that so?" Silver wondered as Spike nodded, "Looks like... I was wrong from what I guessed. But I am certain that Twilight has a chance... I mean, I saw Sonic's expression. Heh, this is interesting." Silver thought.

After a few talks, they noticed another path beside. Both of them noticed it and saw a cupcakes in the end of the road.

"Hey look cupcakes!" Spike yelled out and he decides to check it out.

"H-Hey Spike wait up!" Silver said as he run off to Spike.

They are now both standing in front of the cupcakes that is coincidentally made Spike hungry.

"Oh boy! Cupcakes! I would like to take one!" Spike said as he grabbed the cupcake but then Silver slapped it away from Spike's hand, "Ow! What's that for?"

"Aren't you thinking first Spike? Why would there be a cupcake in the middle of a forest? Don't you think it's kinda bit odd?" Silver thought.

"I don't know what are you talking about but I'm hungry!" Spike answered as he quickly grabbed the cupcake and eats it.

"Spike..." Silver got worried but it seems that Spike is definitely okay.

He then picked a cupcake and smelled it.

"It does smell delicious... but why do I feel something is bad here..." Silver said as he took a little glance at Spike.

As Spike bites and chews off on to the cupcake, Silver quickly noticed something popped out.

"I-Is that a...!" Silver's eyes widen as there is an eyeball inside of the cupcake.

Silver's response is to kick the cupcake away from Spike's hand, "Again?" Spike looked at him.

"Spike don't see? That cupcake you're eating has an eyeball in it!" Silver points out at the cupcake at the ground that is also spreading some red liquid... oh wait, it's blood.

"W...wait... wh-wha... hmpb!" Spike was about to puke something as he run towards into some place to puke out.

Silver investigate the cupcakes as they are the same thing as Spike ate. Silver then use his powers to throw the cupcakes away. As he did that, Spike went closer to Silver.

"S-Silver... I don't feel so good..." Spike said as his body became unconscious.

"Spike!" Silver quickly aided Spike.

He tried to shake his body but it won't work. Until then, he heard some rustling in the bushes. Silver went to his stance but then a tranquillizer hits him at his arm. Silver was surprised but then before he could react, his body starts to feel numb and weaken and in a few seconds, he fell to the ground.

"Whats... going on..." Silver's last words as his eyes closes.

-Fluttershy and Rarity-

These two where walking down the path road as both of them are holding hands as well. Rarity is trying to keep her cool as for Fluttershy, she is looking hardly around as she is also trembling in fear.

"F-Fluttershy, darling... p-please stop shaking... I-I don't feel right, w-with it." Rarity said as she starts to look around as well.

"I-I'm sorry Rarity... I-I'm just... Eik!" Fluttershy squeals as she heard a rustling coming from the bushes.

Rarity then became alarmed at this as she looked at the bush that is rustling. Her body is shaking as the same with Fluttershy. She closed her eyes as she doesn't want to look at it. Until they heard that the creature as jumped out from the bush. Rarity slowly opens her eyes and it was just a rabbit. Rarity sighed from this and she tries to push away Fluttershy away from her.

"Fluttershy darling, it's just a rabbit you can-" Rarity said as Fluttershy quickly checks the rabbit.

"Oh my goodness... a rabbit... are you lost little one?" Fluttershy questions the rabbit but it doesn't seem to make any reply at all, "Hm... maybe something is-" She was then dragged off by Rarity.

"Come on now, darling. We are looking for Pinkie Pie not to talk to some rabbit." Rarity said as Fluttershy stopped struggling and presses on forward.

The rabbit then looks at them. It's pupils goes up until there is no pupil is visible. The two girls have gotten deeper now in the forest. As they look around, there is almost pitch black around. Rarity is still getting annoyed at Fluttershy who is still shaking from fear.

"Fluttershy, I would appreciate if you stop shaking." Rarity demanded.

"I-I'm sorry Rarity... I don't feel safe if Silver isn't around..." Fluttershy said but as when she brings out the name Silver, Rarity's ears perked up.

"Oh, so you think you can use my Silver as an opportunity to snuggle with him huh?" Rarity said as she let's go of Fluttershy's hand.

"I'm not being rude but... Silver and I getting along pretty well than you." Fluttershy said as they started to get to a fight.

"But I'm sorry to break it to you Fluttershy, but you and Silver's name aren't perfect for each other and it seems that your ship isn't even sailing." Rarity said as she stand with a proud pose.

"What do you mean ship and sailing?" Fluttershy wondered.

"I've read some love magazines. I don't think you are ready for my Silvy." Rarity said as she put her hands on her waist.

"Don't you underestimate me Rarity. I've become more prepared as Silver and I b-been sleeping together." Fluttershy said but admitting those words made herself blush.

"W-What?! I never heard anything about you sleeping with my Silvy." Rarity backs away in a defensive pose.

"His name is Silver and no, he's not yours." Fluttershy said as she stands proud now.

"W-Well, isn't strange for Silvy that he prefers to stay at my place instead at yours?" Rarity said as she looks away and crosses her arms.

Though she expect a comeback, but it seems that Fluttershy isn't talking. Rarity opens her eyes and sees that Fluttershy is quietly looking down. She then got worried and starts to check on her.

"Fluttershy? Are you okay darling?" Rarity said as she checks on Fluttershy.

Fluttershy raised her head and smiled, "I'm fine Rarity."

Rarity wasn't sure if Fluttershy is naturally okay about what she just said to her.

"Fluttershy, I'm so so- ow!" Rarity yells out as she felt something hits on her.

Fluttershy became curious to what it was but as soon Rarity pulls out the thing that sticks on her arm. They quickly noticed that it's a tranquillizer.

"Fluttershy run!" Rarity shouted as Fluttershy wasn't sure on what to do, "GO!"

And with that, Fluttershy flew off leaving Rarity. As for Rarity, she tried her best to move but then she felt that her body is giving up and starts to fall down.

"H-Help... me... Si-Silver..." Rarity's final thoughts before her vision turns blurry and to pitch black.

Fluttershy was flying away but then as she looks back, she notices that there are more of the tranquillizers being shot at. Fluttershy tries her best to dodge most of it. Although, she wasn't aware that a net falls from the trees. The net took her down and her final actions left is to scream for help while struggling to escape but it won't really work. With her being immobolize, a tranquilizer hits her and slowly her eyes starting to close.

"H-Help me..." She thought as her tears coming out looking for help.

-Rainbow Dash and Twilight Sparkle-

Rainbow Dash is flying slightly high while looking around. As for Twilight, she's just walking on the ground.

"Pinkie! Where are you!" Rainbow Dash shouted as she is worried for her best friend.

"Come on Pinkie! This is no time for games!" Twilight shouted as well.

Rainbow Dash then flew down and landed. Her despair is making her giving up.

"Oh where could she be..." Rainbow Dash said as much it affected Twilight.

"Don't worry Rainbow Dash. We will find Pinkie, I'm sure of it." Twilight tries to assure her friend.

Rainbow Dash sighs and look to Twilight, "What do you think we will able to find her Twilight... we've been walking for hours now and still no sign of Pinkie."

"I'm pretty sure we just been walking for 10 mins. or less..." Twilight said in her thought, "Well, we can't give up now. This is Pinkie we are talking about, and I know she means alot to you Rainbow..." Twilight is starting to give Rainbow confidence and determination.

Rainbow's spirit went back on and she tried to keep it that way, "Y-You're right. I can't give up now. This is for Pinkie!" Rainbow said as she fly in a determined state.

Twilight giggles and sighs as she is glad that Rainbow went back to her usual self. They keep walking/flying through the forest as Twilight feels weird around the place.

"I never thought that Whitetail Woods became... like this." Twilight said as she looked around.

"Yeah, I remember that you win here even you are just observing the nature." Rainbow remarks.

"Hehe, well, it was beautiful... but now..." Twilight was cut-short as Rainbow decides to finish it, "It's horrible is it?"

Twilight's only answer is a nod and Rainbow Dash sighs.

"I wonder how could this turn out to be like this." Twilight wondered.

Though she expected an answer from Rainbow Dash but it seems she became silent. Twilight started to get worried as she asked her friend.

"Rainbow? Is everything alright?" Twilight asked her rainbow friend.

"Huh? Oh, it's nothing." She answered as she looked at Twilight with a smile.

"Are you sure?" Twilight became more concern from the look of Rainbow.

"Yeah..." Rainbow then looks down and looks around as if she tries to think of how to say it, "Twilight...?"

"Hm?" She replied.

"Do you..." Rainbow couldn't continue her sentence.

As much of Twilight's knowledge about this. She thinks that Rainbow will ask something that Twilight can't answer truthfully. Her heartbeats gone faster and sweat starts to pop-up as she is not prepared for this unexpected.

"Do you... like... have any feeling whatsoever towards Sonic?" Rainbow asked.

Twilight got startled for not expecting the question.

"N-No... I don't. And besides, he just stays at my house just because our friends are occupied with theirs... plus he do likes to read books now for some reasons." Twilight said as her eyes looked away for not making any eye contact for suspicion.

"I could've thought about that. I guess I'm being too much for..." Rainbow stopped as she looked slightly beside her a path towards to an object.

"Rainbow? What are you..." Twilight then stopped as well as she noticed the object as well in the end of the path, "Is that..."

"Cupcakes!" Rainbow exclaimed as she rushed towards to the so-called cupcakes she mentions. But before she flew straight to it, Twilight cast a spell to stop her rush.

"Hold on Rainbow. You have to think this through, I'm sure that Pinkie made the cupcakes, but isn't weird that the cupcakes are, oh I don't know, weird?" Twilight asked her friend from the weirdness.

"I don't care! If it's Pinkie's work or not! I have to see it!" Rainbow said as she flap her wings harder enough for Twilight's magic hold.

She let Rainbow Dash to rush in. She thought of using a chaos magic but then she do felt that Pinkie Pie is important for Rainbow as being her best friend. As Rainbow gotten close, she checked the cupcakes look.

"This has to be hers... but where is she?" Rainbow wondered and decides to look around.

Twilight then decides to follow Rainbow Dash by just walking. But in the distance where Rainbow Dash is, a net was shot directly at Rainbow.

"Rainbow Dash!" Twilight shouted as she starts to fly towards to her friend, Rainbow Dash then started screaming as she got drove off.

Twilight then reached the area where Rainbow Dash's last place is. She looked around but no sign of Rainbow Dash could be found. Twilight started to breathe heavily and think of something of where could Rainbow Dash be. Without looking behind her, she bumped into something soft and fuzzy. Twilight slowly turns around and screamed for what she saw.

-Sonic-

Sonic was running through the woods leaving the path and heading towards to Rainbow and Twilight. He looked around the places in order for himself to hear another scream.

"I have to save them! I don't recall myself being this slow to save someone!" Sonic said to himself as he starts to lose his vision and track.

He starts to hear voices around him.

"failure..." "You're to slow" "Give it up"

Sonic is starting to slow down from his running. It feels like the same thing from before. The same past memory way back before becoming a hero is a thing for him. As he gotten slower, instead of running he starts walking. To walking, to stopping. The voices kept echoing him from time to time. He kneeled down and he hold his head as if he is enduring the voices that he kept hearing. As he endures the voices, he starts to tear up and his iris disappears.

"Stop it! I-I'm not a failure! I-I'm..." Sonic was lost on his words until he heard the same scream.

"Twilight?" Sonic said to himself as his iris went back with the voices dispersing.

"Twilight... Twilight!" Sonic said as he got up and run starts running again.

Although that stopped as he heard a projectile coming towards him. He dodge this by forcefully stopping and as to what he heard correctly, a tranquillizer has hit the ground.

"A tranquillizer?" Sonic said to himself and then he heard more incoming. He performed some back-flips to dodge and then as he made his landing, he started running at full speed.

Sonic kept dodging most of them, but it stopped shooting. He didn't stopped as there is still more to come, just like some bear traps that are placed down. One of them almost pinched Sonic's shoes.

"Woah! I better need to be careful." Sonic said as he kept on dodging the obstacles with his keen reaction.

He is getting nowhere in the making but then he took a glance on his right side and he found someone on the path. Sonic then stops for a moment and took the other direction to the one where he saw someone. Sonic then looks around to see the figure that was just standing around. But it seems that no one is seen.

"That's weird... I could've sworn I saw someone here..." Sonic said as he heard someone again dashed around in the trees.

Sonic's ears perked up and he got on to his defensive battle stance.

"Who's there! Show yourself!" He said as he kept seeing someone dashing through in the trees and in the ground.

Without noticing from behind, Sonic was tackled.

"Gah!" Sonic was pushed back and quickly stood up, but as soon he did so, the figure that tackled him down disperse. Sonic is now getting much more cautious. A tackled was prepared again at Sonic's back. As the figure charges, Sonic performs a back-flip and as the figure was below Sonic, he quickly uses his spin-dash to pin the being down. Sonic then reforms to his form and immobilizes the figure.

Sonic's eyes widen as he saw that the one who he is pinning down now is no other than...

"Pinkie Pie?" Sonic questions her which caused Sonic to lower down his guard.

Giving the chance for Pinkie to escape, she used her free hand to pick up her resort tranquillizer and hits it to Sonic's leg.

"Argh!" Sonic then let's go of holding Pinkie and Sonic's body slowly getting weaker, "W-Why...?"

Sonic's vision became blurry but he is pretty sure that Pinkie gave him a smile. Creepy smile.

-Shadow-

Shadow was walking along the road. He was wandering how he will deal with Pinkie Pie after what he said about her. Shadow clenched his fists by just thinking how stupid he actually is. All he ever wanted is to be alone and secretly help the group. But looks like, no one understands Shadow's likings. He accepts hospitality considering he has no choice. Although in terms of having friends isn't Shadow's... thing. This is something that Shadow is slowly realizing of how much this affects everyone, especially him.

"This place... it's making me feel... off..." Shadow's thought as a purple flame lit up out of nowhere.

"So it seems that you are understanding..." The voice Shadow surprised at the same time, doesn't care.

"What are you doing here... me." Shadow said as he continued walking.

"I'm here to tell you that... she's here." The purple flame warned Shadow about the creature he met in the other day.

"'She?' Who do you mean by that?" Shadow wondered in curiosity but then he remembered that he entered in his body, "Wait a minute, you said I have to accept you to be inside of my body. Not to mention, I don't know you either." Shadow said as he backed off.

"Of course, I didn't introduce myself clearly to you last time." The purple flame flew down on the ground and it grew larger.

The flame disappeared as a figure was revealed. Shadow now sees him much throughly. It has the same shape of his quills, his body composition. Though, the golden rings aren't visible to the but it seems that it's power is lingering around. Not to mention, instead of his red highlight that is located at his quills, it's a purple flame. And also it's eyes are color black.

"I am, Shadow the Hedgehog, in what we call Magic Forms." He said as Shadow couldn't believe it as such.

"I'm not buying it. You're wasting my time, doppelganger." Shadow said as he walked pass by.

The other Shadow, blocks the path with his arm, the real Shadow then starts to become annoyed.

"What do you want? Who are you exactly? And I don't want any games nor tricks, cause if you do. I will kill you." Shadow said which it didn't bother the other Shadow.

"Alright look. Whether you believe me or not, it's fine. But like I said, I'm a magic form. I am the one that is infused with the chaos energies and magic energies. I was created when you are infused with magic O Great and Powerful Chaos Master." The purple Shadow said as he kneeled down.

"So you're saying that I created you since I accepted the laws of magic around here." Shadow thought.

"Yes, Indeed. Although, you are the only one who is far different than the other two." The purple Shadow replied.

"What do you mean by that?" Shadow got confused to the point that he lost his intention of not believing.

The purple Shadow was about to explain until they both heard a scream. A countryside-like voice of scream.

"Applejack!" Shadow said as he looked to where the scream comes from.

"You must hurry Shadow... You have to reason with her now in other to escape this place..." The purple Shadow said as he vanishes.

Shadow was confused on the last part but he has no time to think what he said. He quickly skated through the place where Applejack's could've been last place at. Shadow reached the place where he guessed Applejack's location before she disappeared. Shadow looked around as this never made him this worried before. He was looking around until he saw a cowboy hat laying on the ground. Shadow picked the hat up, and tried to sense where could she be.

"The hat is almost freshly drop... it means she is not that far. She must've been tackled down and have been captured by..." Shadow looked below him and saw some footsteps, little ones, "By a group of small rabbits."

As Shadow finishes his small investigation, he seemed to be lost to what he should do next, not until he heard screaming, pretty far. Shadow's first action is to follow the sounds of the screams. Shadow became careful with his movement. He doesn't want anything to make sound of. Shadow is getting closer to the screaming, it seems that sounds like a help type of scream. Shadow is getting much closer but then, the environment starts to feel odd. Few seconds later, he started to smell something horrible. He covered his nose from the stench. With the gray and dark scale of colors in the field, makes Shadow's vision difficult. He used his chaos emerald to glow around but then he step on something that is wet, sticky and it can give some goosebumps, but that doesn't matter to Shadow.

He inspect the liquid substance and this made Shadow's eyes widen. The substance he stepped on is naturally blood, yes. Blood. Shadow then looked around more and saw that his surroundings isn't just blood but also dead animals as well. He saw rabbit feets all bloody cutted off. Some even doesn't have a head, some are missing organs.

"W-What is this...?!" Shadow loudly saying in his thoughts but something made him cut-off as he heard a voice.

"Heeeellp!"

But not just one, rather a bunch. Shadow then walked closer and then as he hear the voices of help more and more on. The bush that is blocking the view is where the sounds are. As he shove off the bushes. His eye's widen in the horror that he sees.

To Be Continued...

Author: Wow! I'm done here and on. Sorry I haven't posted for a really long time. It's because school has started and it's really already becoming a pain. The delays have been a huge split, but that doesn't mean you guys won't be waiting for a while. Also... because of the huge delay for my deadline of posting this, I've already made the part for the part 2. And... looks like I've been making multiple chapters with part 2s :P But atleast that will make everyone prepare or theorize something in the future. Anyways, here is the preview for the part 2.

"Shadow! A little help here?!" Sonic yelled out as he is holding the barrier.

"Do you really think Shadow will be a help considering he is busy dealing Pinkie..." Silver said as he is annoyed.

The animals are kept on hitting the barrier as it slowly starts to break apart.

"Silver!" Sonic shouted.

"What!?" Silver shouted back.

"Anytime now!" Sonic replied.

"Silver Magic: Time Field Barrier!" Silver shouted as the same barrier that he created when he fought the Timberwolves.

"Wow..." The girls said in awe.

"Heh..." Silver's reply as he is holding the field.

"I'm not leaving you again Pinkie..." Shadow said as he just dodge a knife.

"I DONT! CARE! LEAVE US ALONE!" Pinkie shouted as she charged at Shadow.

Shadow cast a purple flame in his hand, "I'm sorry if I had do this..." He waited for the right moment as Pinkie is too near to him, "But I have to."

He then lets out a purple flame but as he did that, Pinkie vanishes in front of ?

"What?" Shadow's thought as Pinkie reappeared behind him.

Shadow slowly turned his head and Pinkie used her knife to slash Shadow...

Author: Well there we have it, the parts that will show up for Part 2. After this small arc, we will be moving on with the development of heroes. Sooner or later, the new story arc will show up in the meantime that will cut this off first. Hope you guys still enjoy the story, I haven't posted for a while now so... hope nothing's change (:V) .That is all, Moonlight Arc here! Over and Out!