Sonic, Knuckles, and Shadow made it to the next Doom Express car. Eggman was nearby.
"Doctor!" Exclaimed Shadow.
"Why, hello, Shadow. Good to see you. However, I'm on a tight schedule, and I'm afraid I don't have time to chat. But I will give you this present." He pushed a button on his Eggmobile console, activating a cannon that zapped Shadow.
"No! Shadow!" Cried Sonic.
"Hahahahaha! This corruption beam is powered by the same elements as that… Sonic? You escaped, you little runt!"
"Excaped? Nah! I let the big guy tag along and help me! I guess I owe you my thanks. Heheheh!" Sonic teased.
Eggman was fuming, but again calmed down, as he remembered Shadow."No matter. I'll just use Shadow to attack you, just like old times!"
Sonic looked at Shadow. His eyes had gone a pale white and his fur turned a dark shade of grey.
"Sonic, what's going on?" Silver asked over the headset.
"I'm in a bit of a pickle. And not the good kind, either. Boy, I'll have to say it's been a long time since I've had to fight Shadow."
"You're fighting Shadow? What happened, did you anger him?"
"Worse, Eggman seems to have hypnotized him with an unknown energy. Can you put Tails on?"
"Sorry, Sonic. I have you on a need-to-know basis; you don't need to know what's going on. I will tell you this, though: Shadow's been surrounded by a dark energy. You can knock it off of him."
"Thanks, Silver. Okay, Shadow. Let's dance."
Shadow just grunted. Sonic swung the Ball in circles and let go of the Chain, which flew in Shadow's direction. Shadow dodged it, but Sonic didn't give up. He performed a spin ash, and the Bal came in around him, providing armour. Shadow's attack bounced right off. Sonic jumped out and swung the Ball at Shadow fiercely, destroying the dark energy around him.
"Thanks, Sonic. I don't think I could have gotten out of there without your help." Shadow admitted."I only said that because you had help yourself; I could take you on any day."
"Is that so?" Sonic raised an eyebrow."Admit it. I'm a hero, and I'm better looking."
"No." responded Shadow.
"Come on!"
"In the name of all that is good, NO!" Yelled Shadow.
Knuckles just stood by, scratching his head, wondering why those two couldn't get along.
Shadow's still a jerk, but we still love him. I figure Sonic can't really be Sonic unless he's arguing with Shadow. This chapter is finally showing some of the mystery being uncovered. Closer, we draw, to Silver's awesomeness that has been planned all this time.