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Author's note: Thanks to all those who read and reviewed. I apologize for the delay in getting this chapter out. I have a lot of stuff going on in real life.
Chapter 3
Tails waited for Silver to leave. Instinct told him two things. One, Sonic's blood curdling scream had to be his last. Two, Tails was next. He was a witness after all. As luck would have it though, Silver forgot about the two-tailed fox and left. Silver was too busy thinking about his "victory" over Sonic. Tails took his chance and flew away. When he reached the Tornado, he started it up and flew to his workshop as fast as he could. When he reached his workshop, he finally allowed himself to cry and grieve for his best friend. He mourned the blue blur's death for days. Sonic was his best friend, and at one point in time, his only friend. He felt like he owed Sonic for being such a good friend to him. Tails had other friends, but he was not as close to them as he was to Sonic.
Three days later, when the grief began to subside a little, Tails' sadness turned to anger. Part of it was towards him for not saving Sonic, but the lion's share of it was towards Silver.
"I'm an okay fighter, but if Sonic couldn't beat him, there's no way I could, not alone anyway. But who do I know, that's strong enough? Knuckles? I don't know. Amy? Not sure, but I should finally tell her the news, if she doesn't know it already. Shadow...he's probably happy that Sonic's dead. He has chaos control, but would that even help? I guess I can try and see if he would be willing to help. I better call Amy first though, and tell her what happened", Tails thought.
He called Amy and told her the news. She immediately broke into tears and hung up the phone.
"I can't say I blame her. Well, I guess I'll get in touch with Shadow. Problem is I don't know where he is. I'll start looking in Station Square first", Tails thought.
The orange fox then flew to Station Square, looking for Shadow. After about an hour of flying around the city, he found Shadow sitting on a bench. He was thinking about something, but Tails was not sure what it was. He then landed on the ground and walked up to the ultimate life form and said, "Hey Shadow. There's something I want to talk to you about."
"Is it about Sonic", Shadow asked
"You know", Tails asked
"I do. We may not have seen eye to eye sometimes, but I respected him. Who did this to him", Shadow asked
"A grey hedgehog that can make a table float in the air and be used as a projectile. I wanted to help Sonic fight him, but Sonic said that he could handle him and I believed him", Tails said
"Seriously", Shadow said in disbelief
"I was there Shadow. I wouldn't lie about the death of my best friend", Tails said
"Sorry, it just sounded really weird. Do you know where the grey hedgehog went", Shadow asked
"No", Tails said
Shadow sighed, a look of disappointment appeared on his face.
"I know. I want to find this guy too, but I can't take him on alone. I need your help", Tails said
"If you wanted justice you would've gone to the police or maybe G.U.N., but since you're talking about fighting him, I take it you want revenge", Shadow asked.
"Yes", Tails said
"I'm surprised to hear that from you, but I guess it's understandable. Thing is Tails, having revenge on your mind may affect your judgment. If we are going to work together, I need you to be calm. I don't want you to lose it on me. Maybe I should go after him alone", Shadow said
"Sonic did that and look what happened to him! No, you can't fight him alone Shadow", Tails said
"How would me teaming up with you, help me beat this grey hedgehog", Shadow asked
"I'm going to find a way to limit the grey hedgehog's powers. Just give me some time to do some research and I should be able to come up with some sort of device that will inhibit his powers", Tails said
"Hmm...So what do I do in the meantime? Hide?" Shadow said
"Gather information about the grey hedgehog's whereabouts. Check the news, listen to people talking about him, anything, just so we know where he's been and where he's going next", Tails said
"Alright, sounds like a plan", Shadow said
Crisis City
Blaze was waiting for Silver to return from the past. "When will he be back", Blaze asked Mephiles.
"I'll bring him back later. I don't care, as long as the blue hedgehog dies", Mephiles said
"What", Blaze said
"Sonic was in my way. I can't take over the world with some blue hedgehog running around calling himself a hero, now can I", Mephiles said
"But you said that the blue hedgehog was evil", Blaze said
"Well, I lied. Worked out for me though, I got some idiot to do my dirty work for me", Mephiles said
"I had a bad feeling you were a fraud", Blaze said
"What are you going to do about it", Mephiles said
"Bring him back now or I'll roast your ass", Blaze said, forming a fire ball in her hand.
"Go get him yourself", Mephiles said. He then sent her back in time.
Soleanna, Present Day
"What the..." Blaze said as she took in her surroundings. She then started walking around the town when she passed a cafe that had the news on.
"Police are still investigating the murder of the blue hedgehog known as 'Sonic'. He was found floating in the river about a week ago. If you have any information about this crime, please contact the police. We will have more on this story at 11", the news anchor said
"Silver, what have you done", Blaze thought