Sonic sat in the chair, waiting for the doctor to tell him what the condition was. The doctor walked into the room, holding a clipboard. "So, how is it?", Sonic asked.
"Well, the bone was fractured pretty badly. It should be healed on its own in about three months."
"Three months?! I can't wait that long!"
"I'm sorry Sonic, but there's nothing more we can do." Sonic groaned in frustration.
"Well, is there any news about Shadow?"
"That's another thing...he doesn't look good. His brain activity dropped significantly. It's so low, he's barely being considered alive. I'm sorry to say this, but he might not wake up."
Sonic let the doctor's words sink in, "No. He's got to be okay."
"I know it's hard. You can visit him if you want." Sonic nodded and stood up. He grabbed his crutches, and moved towards the room. He hated crutches. He loved being able to go anywhere and do anything. Having an injury like this restricted that. Sonic opened the door to Shadow's room. He moved over to a chair by Shadow's bed and sat down in it. Shadow's heartbeat was barely there. If he wasn't on life support, he'd be dead. Not only was he badly injured, when he used the last of his chaos energy, he became as weak as a normal person. Sonic talked to him, pretending he could here, "I feel like this is somehow my fault. I don't know, I just feel like I had something to do with you ending up like this. What am I doing? You can't even hear me."
Shadow had the full array of life support equipment hooked up to him. He had a respiratory mask, a couple IV tubes, and a device that helped his heart. He also had his leg in a sling and several bandages all over his body. Sonic looked over at the machine again and noticed Shadow's heart rate had increased. Sonic couldn't believe it. Shadow seemed to be breathing on his own now. Sonic watched his chest rise and fall slightly. He looked over at the machine again and was shocked. Shadow's heart rate was almost normal. It was increasing as time went by, and Sonic watched in disbelief. Eventually, Shadow's heart rate was normal, but it didn't stop there. It continued to climb, now at a more rapid rate, and Sonic was alarmed at this.
Suddenly, it skyrocketed. Shadow even began to move slightly. His eyes opened slowly, and he looked around the room. "Shadow?! You're awake! I thought-" Sonic was interrupted by Shadow springing up and grabbing Sonic by the throat. Shadow had a look of panic and anger on his face, "Where the fuck am I and how do you know my name?!"
"Sh-Shadow, it's m-me Son-Sonic!"
"This isn't the Ark! Where's Maria?!" Several doctors rushed in and tried to subdue Shadow, but Shadow threw Sonic on the bed and took out the doctors in an instant. Sonic stared in horror, something was seriously wrong with Shadow.
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