The Secret revealed

Outside in the garden outside of the castle Tails and Cosmo both laid on the soft green grass looking up at the blue cloudy sky, holding hands, both of them just enjoying each other's presence once again after being torn apart so suddenly.

Tails without warning pressed his lips to Cosmo's. The Seedrian at first was shock but after that she feel into the moment closing her eyes so that the moment would be burned in her mind for the longest time.

The sound of a pained scream was what broke the peaceful moment, however, and left them both with a cold shiver that ran down their spines and filled their minds with worry. They both jumped up and ran into the castle were the screams came from, opening the door, they ran to the hall and were shocked to see Sonia and Wade dragging Zalost who was spitting up blood and was clearly in pain, but was trying to pull away from them feebly.

"What happened to him?" Tails asked, shocked by the masked hedgehog's physical state.

"He used too much of his own power with the transportation into this world and the orb he created to resurrect your dear Cosmo," Wade replied, his voice showing signs of him being exhausted from the struggle with his young master.

Cosmo and Tails were again hit by the sudden shock of learning that Zalost, the same one that kidnapped Sonia, was the same one that brought them both back together.

"Let's get him to the medical wing, and fast!" Tails said, boldly determined to help the one that brought back his love.

"No, I won't..go back to the dungeon..I won't let you take me," Zalost panted as he continued struggling to pull away from Sonia and Wade.

"We are going to help you," Sonia said as she pulled Zalost with the help of Wade down the hall towards the Medical wing, her heart aching with a pain only known to her when one of her sibling had been hurt. The sounds of his screams of pain and fear caused tears to roll down her cheeks.

-Meanwhile-

In the old office of the Oracle, Sonic sat at the long gone desk of the old one that revealed the existence of his siblings to him long ago looking through journals that were hidden in the desk full of things that made the blue blur wish he had never found the papers. He had been reading them for hours, each one revealing something new about Zalost, the same person that told him where to look.

"What are you doing in here?"

Sonic looked up to see his brother standing at the end of the table looking down at the scattered papers, trying to figure out what to make of this scene in front of him, "Zalost, has a troubling past bro," Sonic said leaning back in the chair to relax his aching neck. "He was sent to a place called the realm of darkness at a young age and what sucks is that the legend that made them do that to him was a falsey…he was sent away for nothing."

"Any family?" asked Manic picking up a book from a pile Sonic had made, "Guy has to have someone as creepy as him."
Manic flipped through the pages to see each one filled to the bottom with words not a space unused.

"The papers, so far, don't say names, only that once the mother heard about the legend she gave him up without haste when he was born, it's kind of messed up."
Sonic put his hand to his face to rub his tired eyes, but as he moved, a small paper fell from one of the pages Manic moved and landed on the desk before the blue blur, making both brothers look at the blank paper as if it was a shock that it happened. The boys' eyes grew wide and their mouths dropped open as they gazed at a drawing of babies that were known to them all too well. On the paper was a image of four babies wrapped in blankets. They were Sonic, Manic, Sonia, and a fourth, unknown child, but it was clear from the diamond shaped design on the child's forehead who it was.

Just as the two were about to leave the room, they could hear the sound of a scream. Sonic quickly grabbed Manic's hand and burst out the door with great speed to where the screams were coming from.

Blood tracked behind the group as they rushed towards the Medical Wing of the castle, Zalost still tried to fight his way from the strong grip of Sonia and Wade but his strength had been reduced to that of a child.

They were almost to main hall that led to the Medical Wing, but they were stopped by Aleena, who had heard the scream from her throne room and followed them to this point with Rouge, Metal, Shadow, and Knuckles standing by her side, now blocking the hall.

"Mom we have to help him, he's dying!" cried Sonia, who could feel Zalost starting to shake, she looked at him to see that his eyes were locked on Aleena.

"I have tried to be caring to the evil that attacks my people, but when they come into my kingdom and take my own daughter away from me, they deserve nothing more than to be locked away and never be heard from again," said Aleena her hand glowing with white energy as she prepared for either Wade or Zalost to make a move.

"Aleena, if he does not get help soon, he will die," Tails pleaded with her, "He did bring back Cosmo, after all."

"He also treated me more like a guest than a prisoner," added Sonia, praying her mother would calm down upon hearing that.

Aleena shook her head, "He may have brought back Cosmo and treated you with kindness, but we have seen similar things done before by Eggman, who would always turn on us. That's how he started the war that separated us. If Zalost needs help to heal his wounds, he'll have to do it somewhere else. I will not allow that monster in this castle."

"So, I'm a monster?" whizzed Zalost his red eye glowing with rage.

"Anyone who would take a mother's daughter away is nothing but a monster," replied Aleena, who was sickened by her own words she was saying to this weak being that needed her help.

"If I am a monster…then kill me," Zalost said looking at her with watery eyes, "If that is all that I will be to you…then kill me, I won't let you put me in a dungeon."

Aleena was confused by his words "All that I will be to you?" what could that mean? she wondered.

Wade, at hearing his master's words, let go of his hand and moved in front of Zalost, only to pull two Razors from his pockets and hold them in both hands.
"If any one of you come near him…I will kill you," Wade growled, his eyes glowing green.
Zalost took the chance with only one arm holding him to pull, with the last of his strength, and escape Sonia's grip that was weakened by the distraction. He then moved in front of Wade before Sonia could get a hold of him.
"Now you have a clear shot," Zalost said as he began to slowly limp towards a stunned Aleena. She did not know what to think of Zalost. Was he crazy? Or was there more to it than he was letting on?

"Zalost, stay where you are, or I will shoot," Aleena said, lifting her hand towards Zalost, her hand shaking.

"STOP!"

Everyone looked down the hall to their left to see Sonic and Manic.
"Mom, don't hurt him!" yelled Manic.

"Why not? He begs to be put out of his misery."

"Because he is our brother…your son," Sonic said, lifting up the picture for all to see.