Episode 9: Shadow's Misconception

Last Time On Sonic The Hedgehog Post Apocalyptic Future:

''SHUT UP CLOY, SHUT THE HELL UP!'' Shadow bears out.

''Stop it you stupid boys!'' Madeline convinces.

''Why don't you go and take on all those androids, Sonic's fake…'' Jack had gone a little too far there. Shadow rushes into Jack and kicks him down inside the ground.

Everyone helped lifted up Knuckles to the hospital but The RedShack were a little behind.

''You coming?'' Madeline asked Jay.

''Yeah we are coming.'' Jay responded, he then turns to his men. ''Listen boys, the plan never changes.''

''I don't know, should we do this to them?'' Techno protested.

BOOM!

A huge hole was engraved in the large city. Silver had covered everyone with his unbearable forcefield, he was a hero to the people. When Tails had stopped covering himself, he looked at his home city and got mad at how his home place was almost destroyed. Rouge's backpack had started shaking, it was the chaos emeralds ascending to Tails.

This Time:

Shadow lonely walks into the abandoned Mobius City without a care in the world. He punches a stop sign pole off the stand. He sits down in the dark shade waiting for a miracle to happen. He thought to himself that he didn't need the others to get Sonic back, in fact, he needed know one.

''Good luck Sonic.'' Shadow softly stutters.

''Hello friend.'' A dark figure appears from the shadows and Shadow quickly acts.

''Who are you?''

''A friend.'' This wolf was covered completely black fur with grey streaks in his hair. Golden eyes that are usually covered by a mask (flat, steel mask painted grey with eye holes and narrow slits by the mouth). He holds a black hot absorbent axe and a silver metallic sword, carries two grenades and a back-pack full of the supplies he needed. ''Call me Backlash.''

''What brings you out here?''

''Everyone hates me, I need friends. Besides, I don't need these people in my lives getting in my way anyway.''

''Hmm, someone who speaks my language.''

Backlash pulls out his transportation, a hoverboard. He rides it up the tall building by the two.

''Yeah the language of death.'' He says silently.

Shadow decided to follow him up by performing parkour to follow him. Once they finally reach roof Backlash laughs unnecessarily.

''What's the deal?'' Shadow asks desperately.

''I have planted a nuke underground Mobius.''

Shadow feels his blood pumping with grief.

''A nuke?'' Shadow repeats.

''A nuke…''

''Oh no, they are people there, I have to warn them.''

''What, your yellow fox friend, your silver friend. I have been watching you all, and I like to kill people, so I planted a nuke which explodes in 24 hours.'' Shadow tries jumping down the building. But Backlash pulls him back up. ''Where do you think your going.''

''Saving my friends.''

''Really.'' Backlash punches Shadow's face knocking him out.

With Tails And The Others…

''So.'' Madeline starts off. ''What do we do about Shadow.''

The group is now 3 minutes away from the hospital and still suffering from the gnarly explosion the androids caused.

''We leave him!'' Jack says with ignorance.

''Yeah, he is a danger to this group.'' Marcus gives out a point.

''But guys, we need him!'' Tails gives in.

''I think speak for ourselves when we say, that hedgehog is crazy.'' Sega The Echidna says making everyone stop walking.

''Look, I think your Sonic friend doesn't need our help here.'' Cloy confided.

''How could you say that!'' Tails responds.

Tails kept moving while carrying Knuckles. He stops for a moment then looks back.

''I'm sorry Tails, he is a danger to us.'' Amy surmised.

''You guys are gonna leave me? Fine!'' Tails runs with the heavy echidna on his back to the hospital.

(The Song I Am So Lonely Plays)

He had already entered a surgeon room looking for respiratory necessities. He found only insulin needles which is useless because he wasn't diabetic. But Tails looks in a cabinet and finds ant farm. Tails knew that Knuckles loves ants which kept him fired up. He pours all the ants in his mouth and hears a gulp from the echidna.

(The Song Ends)

''Thanks.'' Knuckles says with his eyes closed.

''Knuckles your back—'' Tails gets hit in the stomach with a hot axe. Backlash encountered him and smiles. He then knocks out the fox leading him to drag his body out of the hospital.

Backlash's Hideout…

Tails wakes up upside down with chains on his leg in a dark sewer. He notices Shadow held hostage as well.

''Where are we?'' As Tails spoke, he alerted the crocodiles under him.

''Welcome to Backlash's lair.'' Shadow looks at Tails with a swollen eye.

''Who is Backlash?''

Backlash makes an appearance from the dark shadow. He pulls out his sword.

''Now, as you can see. My boys are hungry for your meat. So, I am going to chop off your head as a monument and the rest of your bodies food.''

''Where is Knuckles?'' Tails emphasises Backlash.

''The Echidna? I threw him inside a universe where no one can see him.''

''Bullshit!'' Shadow responds explicitly.

''Now lets get to the fun part, starting with the yellow fox.'' Backlash drew a B on Tails' back leading blood to come out, Tails grunts making the chains rattle uncontrollably. ''But, I do like explosions.'' He holsters his sword back into his backpack.

''What are you doing.'' Shadow urges.

''Consider yourselves lucky. For another 15 hours that is.''

''What is he talking about now?'' Tails blurted.

''He set a nuke…''

''A nuke!'' Tails utters.

With Jack and The Others…

It was night, everyone was tired, hungry or hurt. They want to hunt down the androids soon so peace could be fulfilled.

''I think we shouldn't have left Tails.'' Noah reassured.

''Well, boohoo. Forget about them.'' DedSick says.

Suddenly a military helicopter comes by. They had armed men and a speaker.

''Attention, we need to talk.'' They helicopter driver says as they land.

''It can't be!'' Deadlox calls out.

''Chao.'' Chao chaos.

''Its the Mobius Military!''

''Hello people.'' The commander says over the P.A.

''So you people aren't defunct at all?'' Serena asked.

''Nope, we were sent on a mission to take down the androids immediately because we want our land back immediately.''

''Wait, who is we?'' Jay asks.

''Former Mobius civilians? We took everyone to a remote land far away from Mobius and we are going to finish this android dilemma for our people!''

''Alright more fire power.'' Cannibal cheers.

''But before we give you more brief information, do you know the name Backlash?

''No, what about ''Backlash?'' Rouge asks.

''He is a vicious, deceive and a antagonising person who kills.'' The commander continues.

''No…'' Jack noted.

''He takes lonely people and kills them. He escaped from the prison to here and now he roams free, I hope you never left anyone alone before.''

''Um…'' Techno mutters. ''We have a problem.''

''A problem indeed.'' A voice sounds from the dark of the night. Jack's red eyes that flashes only at the night looks around the area. He found Backlash.

Serena and Cannibal form a fire to make light around the area. They all examine the evil Backlash.

''Hello people looking for a fox or a black hedgehog.'' Backlash asked.

''Both!'' Rine tempted.

Backlash pulls out a grenade and threw it inside the helicopter. It blows up with The Commander and his men in it making them deceased. The helicopter hit a building roaring fire onto it.

''Uh oh, they are dead.'' Backlash cheers sarcastically.

Everyone charges at Backlash but he somersaults while people try hitting him and very quickly, uses his quick reflexes and kicks everyone rapidly in the face. He then runs to the dark to escape back to his lair but Jack chases him.

In Slowmotion…

Jack jumps to Backlash who was about to disappear into the darkness and he almost reaches him. He grabs the wolf's ears and teleports him to the sewer.

Next Time: Looking For Knuckles