A/N : Okay, after a brief moment of silence (UT3 Bishop's quote, :D) I'm back for more! This time it comes from 2 anonymous reviewers. The title they gave is different, but according to the trusted source, (thank you Richter Solairte) it's the same thing.

Now, please give Sonic and Shadow applause!

*silence…*

Come on, they're facing off together! Someone should at least give them applause!

Sonic : I think they want us to face off first, Epps…

Very well get on with it! Where's Shadow?

Shadow : You've just made mis…

NOT YET SHADOW, WE HAVEN'T STARTED THE STORY!

Disclaimer : As always told, I don't own anything. Isn't that right, Sonic?

Sonic : Yes, you don't own me or any of my friends, except those you… uh…

We haven't gone through the fourth wall border yet, it won't break here. Go on.

Sonic : …created, okay!

Last note : This is Battle. I will not make it finished. At least it'll end in the last, where you can already guess how it goes. Excuse my laziness, but I don't want them to Death Drain each other :p

Chapter 7 : Battle! Escape from the City of Chords!

"You've just made mistake of challenging me in this childish game, Faker. I've already mastered it." said Shadow as he and Sonic stood in front of the screen, about to play a song in Guitar Hero III Legend of Rock.

"Yeah, then why did you pick bass when we do Endless Possibility?"

"Well, that's the only choice as I came last."

"FYI, I've been playing guitar for years! You know I had formed a band!"

"Really?"

"Yeah! Sonic Underground! I was the guitarist!"

Shadow chuckled, couldn't bear to hear the band name, "'Sonic Underground', why didn't you name it 'Faker Underground' instead?"

"Yeah, in your sweet dreams Shads. So shall we play? I'm waaaaiiting."

"Whatever. You choose the song, I choose the mode. Battle."

"Okay, first one sucks goes out of the stage."

The Battle mode was simple, yet very cruel. It's like face off, but you get to attack your opponent with power-ups that replaced star power note, can be gathered up to do multiple attacks. It's effective to use them when the opponent is playing, as the players take turns playing, so the player can 'cheat' on the other player easily. When attacked, it makes it more difficult to hit notes for several reasons. And when it comes for a horde of note, several launches of multiple attacks, say adios to the stage. It's really a dirty tactic, but effective to win.

The Ultimate Lifeform and Blue Blur took the guitars - not real one of course, on the floor and chose the song from the bonus category. Sonic chose a song named Escape From The City.

Sonic X Shadow – Escape From The City by Jun Senoue

Rrrrng! Click-click-Thunk.

The sound effect of the play intro before the game starts, and the fret board landed on the screen. Sonic started the song with a fast hammer on yellow blue orange blue yellow - hold and then several chord notes, with a shape of a solid spiky shield. He hit the chords correctly, which then end in a note with a circle on the top, containing a scissor symbol. He got the power up, and it was contained below his fretboard

# Whoo! #

Then it was Shadow's turn. Alas, Sonic used his power up before he could even strum. And suddenly, his blue note's string was cut, just in the section where blue notes dominate the frets.

"CURSE YOU, FAKER!"

He was quick to tap his blue fret button, but he missed one of his battle notes, and thus not gaining him anything…

And his Rock o' Meter is already red.

# Oh yeah! #

The cobalt hedgehog strummed all the chords coming at him, once again got a power up. Shadow glared at him, but know he couldn't do anything. He quickly hit his own chords, the verse one…

…when his frets were suddenly jumped forward.

He was frustrated, as his Rock o' Meter was decreasing to its lowest, almost. He quickly grab and shake his whammy to repair the damage the faker had done. He was quick to make up his score after the… misfortunes.

# Rolling around at the speed- of sound
Got places to go, gotta follow- my rain-bow! #

He got a power up. It's time for pay back. He he…

Sonic had a chance to play the second verse to get his battle notes. Shadow waited as the battle note came to strike

# Can't stick around, have to keep mo-ving on
Guess what lies ahead, only one way to find- out! #

Just a milisecond before he could hit his own battle note, Sonic's fret was reversed to Lefty Flip. "AAAAH! CHAOS, NO!" He shouted as he heard a thunk, the sound of invalid strum.

He missed the battle note, only one note then he got the hang of it, but that was enough for Shadow to keep him from doing anything to make the ebony hedgehog fail.

Now his turn, several single notes that starts with chords, then straight, changes a bit after some seconds.

# Must- keep- on- moving ahead
No time for guessing follow my plan instead!

Trus-ting in- what you can't see,
Take- my- lead I'll- set- you- free… #

The ebony hedgehog got another powerup. Sonic was scared as it was to cut the string.

But as the hedgehog played, he didn't use it.

# Follow me
Set me free

Trust me and we will escape from the ci-ty #

The zig zag bit almost led Sonic to missing his battle note. Shadow's turn and suddenly Sonic launched an attack, making the notes all chords.

"Not a bad attack."

The Ultimate Lifeform ultimately owned all the chords with his frets and strums.

# I'll- make- it through

Follow me (follow me)
Set me free

Trust me and we will escape from the ci-ty #

The battle note was hit, with several notes after it missing a bit, due to transition between doubles to singles.

Sonic goes next as he prepared for the last chorus. But suddenly his green fret was cut, just when a small snake of green notes are marching on his fretboard!

Thunk! Thunk! Thunk! Thunk! Thunk!

He quickly repaired the fret by tapping it repeatedly. But just before the battle note marched, another string was cut. The blue one!

# I'll- make- it through
Prove- it- to- you~

Follow me! #

Thunk! Thunk! Thunk! Thunk! Thunk!

Thunk! Thunk! Thunk! Thunk! Thunk!

Thunk! Thunk! Thunk! Thunk! Thunk!

"FUUUUUUUU-!" he repaired the string and began hitting the chords to make up his bad Rock o' Meter, red, one note away from failing!

"That sure was entertaining…" Shadow muttered as he started playing again.

# Oh Yeah!

Danger is lurking around every- turn…
Trust- your fee-lings, got to live- and learn! #

Sonic grumbled as Shadow got another one. As he expected, Shadow used it on him again, and now it made it hard to see the notes.

# I know with some luck that I'll make- it through
Got no other options, only one- thing to do! #

To Shadow's dismay, he was able to hit lots of the notes, even got a Whammy Bar! He played again the pre-chorus.

# I- don't- care- what lies ahead
No time for guessing follow my plan instead! *Sonic launches Whammy Bar*

Find the next stage no matter what that may be

Take- my- lead I'll- set- you- free… #

Shadow's needle was on red area of Rock o' Meter again, but he managed to get the power up. Sonic's was also on the red area, so one Whammy Bar should do it, and that was what he had now.

# Follow me *Shadow launches Whammy Bar*
*Thunk! Thunk! Thunk!* Set me free

Trust me *Thunk! Thunk!* and we will escape from the ci- *record screeches* #

/Player Two Rocks!\

"SHAAAADOW! THAT'S NOT FAIR!"

"Looks like you've just lost your talent in guitar, Faker"

"NO! YOU USE WHAMMY BAR!"

"So did you…"

Sonic grumbles as he had no more excuse. He might wins on Face-Offs, but Shadow has the strategy to win in Battle…

A/N : In real Guitar Hero III, there is no record screeches. And the sound before the song was played was also heard on other modes.

Review please!

BTW, I think the guys on the net are so afraid of Tails Doll. I can't find Can You Feel The Sunshine in youtube. So let's see later, but the next one iiiiis The Ta- I mean The Devil Went Down to Georgia!