Sonic looked around fearfully. It was pitch black and he could see nothing. He kept getting bit by bugs, tripping over vines, smashing into trees, and he almost fell into a river full of piranha. Sonic was very tired and weak. He hasn't been drinking at all and he hasn't been eating enough. He stumbled to the ground and just laid there, listening to the Amazon night sounds. It was very loud. Sonic swallowed hard. He was very thirsty and his mouth was very dry. "Water..." He croaked, as he shakily got to his feet. He suddenly heard flying from above him. He stopped breathing and slowly looked up. He could see nothing. He gulped and stayed quiet. Suddenly something landed on his shoulder and bit him. "OW!!!" He exclaimed and turned to look. His eyes widened. It was a vampire bat and it was sucking his blood. Sonic's eyes widened even more and he opened his mouth. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"

Shadow was still rubbing the sticks together and Tails and Knuckles watched him tiredly. "Man...do you even know how to make a fire?" Knuckles asked. Shadow looked up and nodded, as he continued to rub the sticks together. Tails was very annoyed by Shadow's slow movements to make a fire. Tails snatched the sticks and started rubbing them together quickly. Smoke suddenly floated up from the sticks and then it burst into flames. Tails sat the sticks on top of other sticks and the fire got bigger. Tails looked at Shadow.

"That's how you make a fire, alright," Tails said, as he folded his arms.

"That was impressive, but you cannot collect hippopotamus dung and urine like me," Shadow smiled. Tails looked at him like he was crazy.

"Why would I even want to do that?" Tails asked, sounding disgusted.

"To make your homes smell good," Shadow answered.

"Wow, Shadow thinks hippopotamus dung and urine smells good," Knuckles said, as he laid down.

"Um, that's Shad Shua," Shadow corrected him.

"Whatever, why did you change like this anyway?" Knuckles asked. "What ever happened to the old Shadow we use to know?" Knuckles asked, as he sat up.

"This is a better me," Shadow said.

"This is a bad you," Tails glared at Shadow.

"No it is not…" Shadow stopped and looked around.

"What is it?" Tails asked.

"Vampire bats," Shadow replied.

"Will they get us?" Knuckles asked.

"No, not while we're by this fire," Shadow answered. Tails and Knuckles sighed with relief, not even thinking about Sonic.

Sonic was running as fast as he could but he wasn't running as fast as he use to run. He was very weak. Sonic stopped when he didn't hear the vampire bats behind him anymore. He sighed and slowed down to a walk. He stopped and leaned against a tree. He suddenly felt something slither around his leg. Sonic gulped. "What was that?" He asked, as he tried to see what it was. "It…it might be a python…or…or something worse…" Sonic whispered to himself. He suddenly heard the thing around his leg hiss like a snake. "It is a python…they…they come out at night…that's what Tails said…" Sonic whispered, as sweat dripped from his forehead.

Sonic took in a deep breath then let it out. Suddenly mosquitoes started biting him. Sonic swatted them away and scratched his arm. After that he kicked the snake and started running. "I'M GONNA DIE OUT HERE!!!" Sonic yelled. When he got far enough he stopped and decided to make a fire. He got two twigs and started rubbing them together crazily and sloppily. Nothing happened. "Come on," Sonic said, as he tried once more. Still, nothing happened. Sonic looked up at the sky.

"TAILS, KNUCKLES, SHADOW…SHAD SHUA WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS, HELP!!!" Sonic yelled at the top of his lungs. Sonic looked down and saw some more pythons heading straight for him. Sonic sighed. "Just my luck…" Sonic said, as he gulped.

Tails looked around. "Did you hear something?" Tails asked. Shadow shook his head.

"Nope," Shadow answered.

"I thought I heard a call for help," Tails said with a frown on his face.

"You're hearing things," Shadow told him. Tails shrugged.

"Heh, maybe you're right," Tails said then laid down. Shadow yawned and also laid down. After that they fell asleep, as well as Knuckles. They didn't even think about how Sonic was doing.

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