Knuckles and Shadow had lost the tigers and were now being chased by an anaconda. Shadow looked back and frowned. "This anaconda is fast," Shadow panted. Knuckles looked back then looked at Shadow.

"What are we going to do, Shad Shoop?" Knuckles asked. Shadow glared at him.

"It's Shad Shua," Shadow growled.

"You mean, Shadow," Knuckles corrected him. Shadow growled, he felt like killing Knuckles.

"This is no time for arguing, Knuckles," Shadow told him. Knuckles rolled his eyes then suddenly hit a tree.

"AH!!!" Knuckles fell onto his back and sighed.

"Knuckles, get up, the anaconda is right there!" Shadow exclaimed. Knuckles got up then suddenly, the anaconda wrapped around Knuckles and started squeezing him to death. Knuckles tried to say something but nothing came out. "Why did this happen?" Shadow askd himself then threw a chaos spear at the anaconda. The anaconda hissed in pain and let go. Knuckles fell to the ground gasping for air.

"Oh man...it felt like...it felt like I was going to sleep..." Knuckles said tiredly. Shadow grabbed Knuckles's arm and started running.

"Shut up!" Shadow exclaimed. Knuckles felt very drowsy.

"I'm tired Shadow, could we stop somewhere?" Knuckles asked.

"Wow, I'm surprised you got my name right," Shadow said. Knuckles looked at Shadow.

"I thought your name was Shad Shua?" Knuckles asked. Shadow frowned.

"Oh yeah, I forgot," Shadow answered. Knuckles smlied to himself. He knew the real Shadow was coming back.

"What do we do now huh? How do we find Sonic and Tails?" Knuckles asked when they stopped in the middle of some huge leaves and bushes. Shadow didn't say anything and climbed up a tree. After that he climbed back down with some bananas.

"Are you hungry?" Shadow asked him coldly.

"No, not with all of this happening," Knuckles replied.

"You should eat, you need food," Shadow began to eat one.

"Oh, whatever, Shad She," Knuckles took a banana and started to eat it. Shadow glared at Knuckles.

"Say my name wrong again and you will not longer have a mouth to say so," Shadow warned him. Knuckles frowned.

"Shad she, Shad Shoe, Shad Shloop, Shad Shin, Shad Poop, Shad Sick, Shad Shoona!" Knuckles exclaimed. Shadow jumped on Knuckles and reached for Knuckles's mouth.

"Say goodnight, echidna!" Shadow exclaimed.

"Ahhhhhhhh! SHADOW!!! No, stop!" Knuckles exclaimed in fear. Shadow was about to rip Knuckles's mouth off but stopped because they heard some beautiful music.

"Do you hear that?" Shadow asked.

"Yeah," Knuckles pushed Shadow off of him and got up.

"We should follow it," Shadow demanded and began walking. Knuckles followed. Knuckles had a bad feeling about this.

"Why is it so beautiful?" Knuckles asked, as they got even closer.

"I don't know..." Shadow sounded a little tired.

"We should hurry!" Knuckles grabbed Shadow's wrist and pulled him onward.

When they made it to the music it stopped. Everyone looked at them. Shadow and Knuckles saw Blaze and Sonic sitting on chairs and saw Tails on the ground. "Hey! Sonic, Tails, and....Blaze?" Knuckles stared at them.

"Welcome," Blaze said with a smile.

"What on earth is going on here?" Knuckles asked. The person that was hitting Tails grabbed Shadow's arm. Shadow turned around and quickly punched the person in the stomach, making the person pass out on the ground.

"Shouldn't have touched me," Shadow said coldly.

"Blaze, why is Tails on the ground like that and why is Sonic sitting on that chair emotionless?" Knuckles asked, as he got into a fighting stance.

"They are in the Zooma trance," Blaze answered. "Would you like to join my king and that fox?" Blaze asked.

"No!" Knuckles exclaimed.

"Take them out of that trance or we will, by force!" Shadow exclaimed, as chaos spears formed in his hands. Blaze frowned.

"Hunters, kill them," Blaze demanded the people with crossbows. The people approached Knuckles and Shadow.

Shadow threw some chaos spears at some people and Knuckles started punching them.

Blaze growled. "Play the music!" Blaze demanded. The beautiful music started again and Blaze smiled. "After five minutes they will be in the Zooma trance," She said.

Shadow and Knuckles started to feel weak and tired. "What the heck is going on?" Knuckles asked.

"I don't know," Shadow fell to his knees.

"Shoot a chaos spear...at....at the ones who's playing the music," Knuckles fell onto his side. Shadow shot a chaos spear at the ones who were playing the music. After that the music stopped and Shadow and Knuckles got up. They approached Blaze.

"How are they gonna get out of the Zooma trance?" Knuckles asked Blaze.

"I don't think they can't, they're not strong enough," Blaze answered fearfully.

"How do we get to the Zooma trance?" Shadow asked.

"There is now no other way," Blaze answered.

Shadow and Knuckles frowned.

"We just wait then?" Knuckles asked.

"I guess so," Shadow replied.

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