Episode 8

Previously on Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius...
Tails has managed to create a duplicate Chaos Emerald to power Nicole without hurting TodStar. TodStar also experienced a vision that told him to travel to Downunda. After Tails installed his Emerald into Nicole's body, TodStar grabbed her and travelled to Downunda via Chaos Control. While they were in Downunda, TodStar and Nicole found the orphanage he was raised in, where they found a file that revealed that TodStar and Knuckles are possibly brothers!
While TodStar and Nicole were on their way to Angel Island for answers, Sonic, Sally & Tails made their way into Eggman's database to get information on whatever he was planning. But Sonic had other ideas once he saw Shadow in this world...
When Sally and Tails found a file entitled Project: Metal Sonic, they attempted to copy the file, but Dr. Eggman appeared with a new robot, and supposedly had Tails and Sally trapped.
After Shadow had finished running, he and Sonic found the blue hedgehog's roots: Mother - Bernadette Hedgehog. Father - Shadow the Hedgehog. Sonic didn't believe it, and the Chaos Emerald he had with him turned black as an aura was seen around Sonic. The next thing Shadow knew, he was staring at a teary-eyed Dark Sonic!
What answers does TodStar seek? Will Sally and Tails escape Eggman's database with the file they are attempting to copy? And can Shadow survive against Sonic in his new and dark form? Find out next on Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius!

Chapter Eight: Secrets and Lies

Eggman had now begun swinging his robot's spiked fist around the area, while Sally kept dodging his attacks.
"All right, it's time to fight ba- huh? Where's my sword?" Sally said before she realized that the Sword of Acorns was not on a belt around her.
"Ohh... Sally, I think you left it in your bedroom." Tails pointed out, which made Sally hang her head. "It's no problem. I'll distract Eggman, while you make sure that that file is completely copied."
"Got it." Sally replied as Tails flew up to Eggman's robot, hoping to get his attention.
Meanwhile, Shadow was staring at his son, who recently turned dark after hearing the truth.
"Sonic, listen to me!" He yelled. "I know it sounds crazy to you, but you have to try and accept the fact that I am your father." Sonic didn't take kindly to that, and launched a dark ball at Shadow, which he dodged with Chaos Control.
"LIES! I know they are!" Sonic replied. "And I'm gonna make you admit it." Dark Sonic then charged at Shadow, but missed thanks to Chaos Control again. "You can't keep that up forever, 'Dad'!"
"Don't patronize me, Sonic." Shadow warned. "You may regret it." Shadow then ran off to get some help.
"Where do you think you're goin'?" Sonic bellowed before he took off after Shadow.

Meanwhile, on Angel Island, TodStar and Nicole found themselves in what looked like desert.
"Great. I got us into the Great Desert!" TodStar said sarcastically.
"Incorrect." Said Nicole. "We have arrived in the Sandopolis Desert on Angel Island."
"Ah. Well, we're still a while from the Hidden Palace that Knuckles told me aboOOOOUUUUUT!" TodStar replied before he and Nicole fell into a hole. "Grr. Now where are we?"
"Scanning..." Nicole stated while TodStar looked around.
"Well?" Asked TodStar, getting impatient.
"Unknown." Nicole regrettably replied. "This part of Angel Island is uncharted." After she said that, a red orb of light appeared in front of TodStar and Nicole as if from nowhere.
"This way!" It said with a voice that made TodStar gasp.
"That voice... could it be?" He asked himself as he followed the orb. "C'mon, Nicole!"
"I'm right behind you." She replied as she followed.

Back within the digital world, Shadow was still running away from Sonic. However this time, he had good reason, as DARK Sonic was attempting to make dark orbs rain down on Shadow, but the Ultimate Lifeform was too fast for them to hit him.
"Hold still, liar!" Sonic yelled as he was still trying to attack.
"Chaos Spear!" Shadow shouted as he threw an arrow of Chaos Energy close to Sonic.
"Was that supposed to hit me? You've got terrible aim!" Said Sonic, teasing Shadow.
"No, that was a warning." Shadow replied. "Attack me again, and you WILL regret it!"
"Ooh, I'm so scared!" Dark Sonic said sarcastically.

At that moment, Sally was close to fully copying the file on Project: Metal Sonic, when the Eggman hologram quickly realized that he was fighting a Tails hologram.
"You fools think you have me fooled, don't you?" He asked them. "Well, you're mine Princess!" As Sally braced herself and Tails covered his eyes, Shadow warped in via Chaos Control, and Dark Sonic came crashing in!
"Is that Sonic?" Asked Sally, looking worried.
"Yes. Apparently, the Chaos Emeralds have a negative effect on him." Shadow replied.
"Really? Oh Sonic, why don't you help me eliminate these Freedom Fighters and your father?" Eggman proposed, but that made Sonic even angrier.
"You knew?" He asked. "You knew all this time?"
"But of course." Eggman replied. Sonic then attacked Eggman's robot.

"That's it." Said Shadow, as he grabbed removed his Inhibtor Rings, unleashing his true power, which got Sonic's attention after he smashed Eggman's robot.
"So, you think you can fight me now?" He asked.
"I don't think I can fight you, Sonic..." Shadow replied. "... I know I can stop you! Chaos..."
"Bring it on, faker!" Dark Sonic yelled as he unleashed a beam of dark Chaos Energy at Shadow.
"...BLAST!" Yelled Shadow as he unleashed an explosion of Chaos Energy that not only stopped Dark Sonic's attack, but also caused him so much damage that it made him change back to normal Sonic as he passed out!

"SONIC!" Sally cried as she approached the blue blur.
"He's not dead..." Said Shadow as he re-attached his Inhibitor Rings. "... but he will be in a coma for the next few days. Let me get you guys home. Chaos CONTROL!" While Shadow took Sonic, Sally and Tails back to Freedom HQ, Eggman managed to take the Chaos Emerald that Sonic had with him.
Sonic and Sally reappeared in the lab in Freedom HQ, where Tails and Amy were waiting for them.
"SONIC!" Cried Amy as she knelt down to her crush.
"Just stay calm, Amy." Tails told her. "Remember, he's not dead."
"No, but you left him all alone in that world, didn't you?" Said Amy, pointing at Sally.
"No, Amy. He ran after Shad-"
"I DON'T CARE! It's YOUR fault that my Sonic's in a coma!"
"How is it my fault?"
"Because you weren't looking out for him!"
"And you do?"
"Of course I do! Everytime I take a breather in a fight, I always look to see if Sonic's ok. YOU were just so focused on getting an advantage against Eggman, that you didn't even notice that Sonic was gone!"
"Don't push me, Amy." After a close stare at Sally, Amy walked off in a huff.
"(I will never understand girls...)" Tails thought.

Meanwhile, Shadow had just arrived in the outskirts of Robotropolis, where E-102 Gamma was waiting for him.
"DID YOU COLLECT THE INFORMATION YOU DESIRED?" The robot asked as Shadow got to his feet.
"...I suppose so..." He replied. "C'mon. We need to get to Mercia."
"WHY MUST WE TRAVEL TO THE KINGDOM OF MERCIA?" Asked Gamma.
"Because we're going to help the Freedom Fighters collect the seven Chaos Emeralds." Shadow replied. "...And you detected an Emerald in Mercia, right?"
"AFFIRMATIVE." Answered Gamma.
"(Hang in there, Sonic...)" Shadow thought. "(...my son...)"

At that moment, back within Angel Island, TodStar and Nicole were still following the red orb, until they saw a light and heard voices...
"Nicole, can you identify those voices?" TodStar asked her.
"Yes." Nicole replied. "They belong to Knuckles the Echidna and Guardian Locke."
"Locke... yes... I'm finally gonna get to meet my father!" TodStar was so excited, that he started to run towards the light.
"Hey TodStar, wait for me!" Yelled Nicole as she followed him.
"So, you have finally found me, my son..." Said a voice unfamiliar to TodStar, as he reached the light at the end of the tunnel and found Knuckles and an older echidna.
"Wha-?" He asked.

Meanwhile, within Robotropolis, Dr. Eggman was approaching the robot he was excited to awaken with the Chaos Emerald in hand with his two hench-bots, Orbot and Cubot following him again.
"At last. With this Chaos Emerald, my Metal Sonic will finally be awakened!" He said as he inserted the Chaos Emerald into the robot.
"Arrrgh. Ye think this mechanized slave shall obey all ye orders, Cap'n?" Cubot asked in yet another voice and accent.
"Now is not the time to question the boss... 'me matey'" Orbot told his co-work-bot.
"Thank you, Orbot." Said Eggman. "But before I activate this new robot, I have to ask... WHY DO YOU KEEP CHANGING HIS VOICE CHIP?"
"It's not my fault, boss..." Said Orbot while he was bowing before Eggman. "...Cubot's voice chip seems to be stuck on random, and I can't remove the chip now."
"Hmph. I'll deal with you later..." Eggman told the cube-shaped robot.
"I like the sound of that, mate!" Cheered Cubot in another voice and accent.
"Never mind." Said Eggman. "Time to wake up, Metal Sonic." After he said that, Eggman pushed a lever that sent all sorts of electricity into Metal Sonic...

Eventually, two small red eyes appeared on the robot's face.

END OF CHAPTER

Emerald Count:
Gamma - Green Chaos Emerald
Sonic - Blue Chaos Emerald
Metal Sonic - Purple Chaos Emerald
TOTAL - 3 Chaos Emeralds