Chapter 12: The Commander's Death

The GUN commander watched helplessly as the ball of energy shot straight for him. Suddenly a black blur of speed stood in front of him and took the blast instead. Sonic's eyes widened as he saw Shadow groan in pain and drop to one knee, breathing heavily. Sonic growled as he ran up to Shadow and put his hand around his neck, lifting him in the air. Sonic's grip tightened as he started to choke Shadow, who was flailing around trying to get out of Sonic's grasp.

"You have interfered for the last time, Shadow!" Sonic shouted. He threw Shadow across the room and watched him hit the wall, creating a huge dent in it. Shadow gasped as he slid to the floor, out of breath. He got up and coughed, breathing heavily and clutching his chest.

Sonic turned back to the commander. "Now as I was saying..." A Chaos Spear appeared in his hand and levitated inches from the Commander's chest. Shadow saw what Sonic was doing and lunged at Sonic but it was too late. The Chaos Spear had flown into the commander's chest, striking his heart immediately. The commander gasped in pain as blood flowed from the wound that the spear had made. Sonic smirked in satisfaction and stood there watching the man's life ebbing away.

"NO!" Shadow screamed. He looked at Sonic, hatred in his eyes. "Why? Why did you kill him?"

Sonic started to laugh. "It's very simple, Shadow. If the commander is dead, then GUN won't have a leader. I'm going to destroy this pathetic military organization so no one can stop me. Then, I'm going to assassinate the President. After that, the U.S.A. and the rest of the world will be in turmoil. After that happens, I will begin phase three of my plan."

"Tell us what your plan is, Sonic!"

"You honestly think that I would tell you? You'll have to figure it out for yourself, Shadow. Anyway, I have some business to take care of and you're in my way."

He moved so fast that Shadow could barely see him. Suddenly he felt himself being thrown back and tumbled over a desk. He got up and growled, sending a Chaos Spear straight for Sonic. The evil hedgehog dodged the attack and reappeared behind Shadow, kicking him the the back. Shadow struggled to get up as Sonic made a massive energy ball in his hand. Shadow's eyes widened as he saw what Sonic was going to do.

"RUN!" he shouted at his friends.

Everyone except Shadow jumped up and ran out of the building, knowing what Sonic was about to do. Inside GUN, Sonic was creating a massive energy ball in his hands. He threw it at Shadow, who held his hands up to try and stop it. The energy ball kept coming and was too powerful for Shadow to stop. His eyes widened and he teleported out of the way just as the ball crashed into the floor. A massive explosion blew away most of the building until all that was left were the crumbling walls of the base. Dust billowed out of the building and fires were starting to form.

Sonic levitated in the air as he took in the damage. He smirked as he looked at Shadow, Amy, Blaze, Chris and the Chaotix. They were shaken, but otherwise unhurt. Shadow and Amy looked at Sonic with shocked expressions on their faces. The evil hedgehog looked away and aimed at the military vehicles and equipment. One by one, the vehicles were blown away until nothing was left. Soldiers bodies were covering the street, killed by the explosions. Once Sonic was done decimating the base, he looked at the group once more.

"Now that I've destroyed GUN, it's time for me to assassinate the President. Think you can stop me?" Sonic said in a menacing tone.

"Why are you doing this?" Chris asked.

Sonic scoffed. "It's all part of my plan, Christopher."

"And what exactly is your plan?" Shadow shouted.

"You'll find out in due time. Now if you'll excuse me, I have an appointment at the White House."

He vanished in a flash of green light. Shadow looked at Chris. "He's heading towards the White House. We must stop his attack!"

"How?" Amy asked. "You saw what he did to GUN."

"That isn't important right now; our next destination is the White House. The only thing we can do is stop Sonic from kill the the President." He held up a Chaos Emerald and yelled out, "Chaos Control!"

A flash of green light surrounded them and they were gone.