I would've uploaded sooner, but school. It wouldn't stop giving me work. Speaking of school... wait a few chapters and you'll see.

Song: All torn down-Shadow the Hedgehog

Everyone was drawn to Shadow and the mobian's fight by the sheer amount of energy that they felt. Silver arrived to see the cloaked mobian not giving Shadow a chance to fight on an even playing field. 'He can use Chaos Boost!?' "Get away from him!" He reached his arms out and the cloaked figure was surrounded by a green aura. Shadow fell to the ground. Amy noticed something about the cloaked mobian's eyes. There was nothing in them. Nothing but darkness.

Everyone was stunned. How could Shadow lose? Then the green crocodile walked up. "Time to get out of here!" He stole one of Espio's smoke pellets and through it to the ground. No one could tell what was going on.

Then Rouge saw someone moving frantically through the smoke. "GET HIM!" She yelled. Espio was quick to grab the figure. It was just so happened to be the crocodile.

"Maybe I am too slow to pull that off." Espio stared at him.

"Damn right you are."

Espio and Cream's mother, Vanilla were in a room with a purple bat elegantly dressed in a black dress. As they were waiting, the fourth person in the room, the green crocodile, began to awaken.

"You have allied yourself with our enemy." The bat stated simply.

The green crocodile smiled. "I had a job to finish. He wouldn't let me until I did one for him. Simple as that. He got what he was looking for, so now all that's left is for him to honor his end of the deal."

Espio took out a kunai knife and held it up to the green crocodiles chin. "And that would be?"

The green crocodile hadn't even flinched. "He returns the girl he kidnapped." He paused for a second. "He also promised a profit." Espio was unwavering.

"You're not telling us everything. Talk." Vanilla came up to him.

"Now now… no need for violence." She turned to the green crocodile. "Is there anything else in that deal you made with…" She didn't want to say his name. "... him?"

"A friend of his is looking for a frog. An apparently special frog. We haven't negotiated that bit yet, so it technically isn't part of the deal."

Vanilla nodded, and her peaceful look returned to her face. The green crocodile stared at her. But he was snapped out of it when the woman in black spoke.

"What if we told you that that boy was the cause of much trouble as of late." She paced around the room. "People are dieing. People like us." She spread her wings. Her purple velvet wings. Espio and Vanilla did the same. Espio's wings were also purple, but Vanilla's wings were peach colored. "And people like you." She showed the green crocodile a photograph of the cloaked mobian holding a sword with people lined up, kneeling before him as he prepared to swing. "He is to blame." The green crocodile was surprised, and scared. "He's done more than just killing." Vanilla had a flash of memory, to when she was younger. She was helpless as… he… did what he wanted.

"That can't be right. I'm an excellent judge of character. Blyxil's troubled. I'll give you that. But… I'm sure he isn't evil. He wouldn't just forsake someone's life like that."

'Blyxil? So that's his game, huh? Use a fake name to cover his tracks? Then again, was he ever using his true name?' Vanilla thought.

The bat gave a dark chuckle in return. "And how long have you known him before you gave him your judgement?" The green crocodile stayed silent. "I thought so."

The green crocodile looked up at her. "Well what about you? I don't know anything about you. And how much do you know about Blyxil before he began to… kill?"

Vanilla snapped. "It doesn't matter! The point is we have undeniable proof that he's the bane of our world! What else do you need to know?"

The green crocodile was silent for a while.

"Espio." The bat called out. The chameleon answered.

"Yes my queen?"

"You will escort the detective to his friends. You will join them and make sure they aren't up to anything. Keep them under control."

"Yes my queen."

"Hey! Wait just a second! What makes you think I'll let just anyone on my team!?" The green crocodile complained. He was a stubborn one.

The queen decided the best way to get the detectives on their side was to add to their strength and give promises. "He's good at camouflage. A great asset to any detective agency. And, should you bring Blyxil to justice, you will be rewarded." But the crocodile didn't seem to thrilled.

"How do I know you aren't just fooling me?"

"Have we given you any reason not to trust us? Was it not Blyxil who kidnapped the girl? Was it not Blyxil who forced you to cooperate with him? Was it not Blyxil who nearly killed one of my greatest warriors?"

The green crocodile silently acknowledged her truths.

"Your majesty, what about the other two cloaked figures?" Espio inquired.

"We have no proof that they took part in any of those crimes. We don't even know if they know about those crimes. They were all committed by a lone figure in a blue cloak. For all we know, they too are being manipulated. Just like the detectives."

The crocodile seemed to be more trustworthy in that second. "Alright. Let's get going. The sooner we start, the sooner we can finish."

Song: Memory of Youth-Sonic 06

Two days after the battle, Silver and Cream were walking around town. Silver was growling. "Did you have to drink it all? That was the last cup of blood I'd be able to get for the week!" Silver was annoyed. Despite his powers, Silver was no good at hunting. The alternative was to buy blood from a shop, but Silver had no money.

"Why can't you just borrow from Mr. Shadow or Amy?"

"Because Shadow never lends me anything, and Amy thinks I'm too dependent on others." The accusation always annoyed Silver, but he knew she was right. He always had someone to do something for him. Pretty much the only thing he did on his own was brush his teeth.

"I'm sorry." Cream said. Silver looked at her for a second. She always found a way to brighten everyone's mood.

"I'm not mad. Just a little worried I'll faint from blood depression." As he finished his sentence, a portal of fire opened up in front of them. A violet cat fell through, and with her came 4 multi-colored gems. "What!?"

"... Nega…" was all she could say before falling unconscious.

Silver was caught off guard. "Nega!?" That was a name he never thought he'd hear again. "I can't believe it. Eggman Nega might still be alive."

"Mr. Silver. Shouldn't we take her to a hospital?"

"We'd have to take her to a normal hospital, and we can't leave this forest in broad daylight. We'll burn!" Silver panicked.

"But we can't just leave her here." Cream said.

"We won't. Let's just take her to your house. She doesn't look like she has any serious injuries. We'll just wait for her to wake up.

Shadow was sitting in a white room. Everything in the room was white. He was thinking about what got him in this room in the first place. "That fool is a sneaky bastard. But I guess I shouldn't have been holding back. Next time I see him… I show him my true power. He will pay for the lives he's taken." Shadow got up and wrote a note for the doctor who's been taking care of him. 'I know you worry about your patients, but I don't need a lonely red head looking after me. I can handle myself.' And he jumped out the window.