REAAAAAAAAAAAAAD! Thanks. Hi there! How are ya? Anyways, I´m posting this a little bit late because I wanted the final chapter of part 1 to be cool. So, here it is. But before you start reading, I want to give a big THANKS to all of my followers and the ones that have fav the story. And then again, if you´re only following the story, I suggest to follow me as well for you to know when is Part 2 coming out. This next part will be name "Chaos Madness" :3. I can´t wait, but I don´t know how long its going to take to upload it here in . ENJOY!

SURVIVE

-Chapter 10: The Final Showdown-

Shadow teleported both of them to Angel Island and returned to the Master Emerald, where Tikal was waiting for them.

"I was expecting you."

"Well, we don´t have much time left."

"We gotta do this, fast." Shadow said.

Tikal nodded and turned to the Master Emerald, calling out for it:

"The servers are the seven chaos, chaos is power… power is enriched by the heart. The controller is the one that unifies the chaos… only you can do this, please, let us know where the EVIL is located."

"You know that the phrase doesn´t rhyme, right?"

"I´m trying to help, Sonic!"

"Hmph."

The Master Emerald began to glow. It illuminated the entire island that Sonic didn´t know if he was blinded already. It also started to fly above its shrine, revealing a picture of a colorful place. It had a lot of fireworks surrounding it from the top. There were robots wearing smoking and a bunch of roller coasters. Houses could be found inside this place, like some kind of private village. The entrance was opened for all those who wanted fun.

Sonic face-palmed himself. "Eggmanland… mixed with a theme park… Has Eggman lost his mind?! What kind of place is this?!" Sonic was losing it again.

"He was already crazy before…THIS." Shadow reminded him.

"We need to end this. Thanks, Tikal!"
"No problem. I will return to Chaos now. Be careful."
As both hedgehogs walked away, Sonic turned and said:

"That´s how we´re still alive!"

-O-O-O-

"Shadow… before we enter to that place…"
"?"

"I found this in G.U.N.´s base. I thought you should have it."

Shadow took the file Sonic was handing to him. He opened it and quickly passed the pages until he reached the end.

"PROJECT SHADOW, heh?"

Sonic was now thinking it was a bad idea giving that file to the darkest person he has ever known. He grabbed his head and smiled nervously.

"Thanks, Sonic."

Unbelievable. Shadow was saying thanks to him for the first time, ever. He never thought he would do it for such a simple thing. Instead, Sonic thought he was going to choke him to death for reminding him of his past and what had happened in G.U.N´s base.

"Aren´t you… angry?"
"Why should I?"

Sonic smiled. "What a relief… What are you going to do with it?"

"Now´s not the time to think about that. Let´s go." Shadow saved the folder in his quills and raised the green Chaos Emerald.

"But…"

"Chaos… Control!"

-O-O-O-

"This is it, Shad. Here is where everything ends…"

Shadow didn´t say anything this time. It was useless to tell Sonic about not calling him in that way.

They both admired the excellent job Eggman had done rebuilding Eggmanland and his amusement park. Shadow wasn´t at the times Eggman created both places, but he sure had heard about it from someone.

"This is the place where hell is created."

"Hell?"
"Memories…"

Shadow was right. It sure seemed a place full of joy and happiness, but it was a dark place where Eggman hid mysterious secrets; the memories were created from the heart of the EVIL, therefore, they might have some quite disturbing memories penetrating in their brains.

Sonic was the first one to fell to the ground.

"Sonic, what´s wrong?!"

"I… can´t…"

Shadow started to feel dizzy and also fell to the ground. Pain was about to get real this time.

"Sonic, Shadow!"

-O-O-O-

"Wha-WHOA. This place is CRAZY!" Chip said witnessing the giant, gold Eggman statue that was in front of the entrance to Eggmanland. Sonic just looked in disgust.

"I´ll never understand Eggman´s tastes."

Chip took a photo of the place and asked Sonic if he could take a photograph of him in front of the statue.

"Get a good shot!"

While Sonic took it, Eggman directly said to Sonic through the speakers that if he had any complaints, he should go and deliver them to him in person. If he could.

As Sonic walked to the entrance, Eggman laughed at him.

"Ahh ha haa… ha-HACK! Hwaugh, koff! Whew…"

"He´s enjoying this way too much."

-O-O-O-

Shadow and Maria were staring at the blue planet from the largest window on the ARK, talking about how life worked there.

"Shadow, what do you think it´s like on Earth?"

"The professor said his life´s work was dedicated to all those who live down there. He once told that the reason for his existence was making people happy through the power of science."
"Shadow…"

"Maria… I just don´t know anything anymore. I often wonder why I was created. What my purpose is for being here. Maybe if I go down there, I will find the answers. Maybe…

Maria…

-O-O-O-

Shadow stood up.

"And I DID find the answers… Sonic, stand up!"
"Ugh… my head."

"It´s happening. We must hurry."
Both rushed through the place in search for that crazy, evil doctor. Sonic felt how the pieces were coming together. All that place reminded him of Eggman´s Incredible Interstellar Amusement Park…

-O-O-O-

"…where you can enjoy five planets for the price of one!"

"He loves to hear his own lips flap, but I gotta hand it to the Eggster, this place is epic. Everyone and their brother is gonna want to come here."

-O-O-O-

"SONIC!"

"Huh?"
"Don´t let yourself being dragged by the EVIL. You must fight against it."

"Shadow, what´s gotten into you?"
"Do you think you´re the only one that has suffered that much?"

"No, but I just can´t focus."

"Try harder. We´re almost there."

"What do you mean by we´re almost…Oh."
Without taking notice, Sonic had arrived alongside Shadow to the darkest place around. It was also a gigantic base hidden behind one of the roller coasters.

"Wow, how many military bases does a guy need?"

"A lot I assume." Shadow said destroying three bots that were blocking the base´s entrance.

Once they got in, the carnival music stopped and the place turned even darker. Their footsteps echoed through the hallway that was leading them to a door at the end of the room. Shadow nodded as Sonic grabbed the handle and opened the door. As it opened slowly, they sneaked inside this other room, looking around noticing that it was a robot factory. There were machines working in robot repairs, while others built new ones.

"I often wondered how did Eggman had built so many robots in just half-an hour."

"Your question is solved now. C´mon."

They walked through the factory in guard position. Eggman could surprise them once again if they were not careful.

There was another door with a "WELCOME" rug on the floor.

"?"

"I… think this door leads us to the exit." Sonic said pointing at it.

"Something´s strange here…"

Shadow stepped into the rug and it quickly opened making Shadow fell into a hole. Shadow managed to activate his rocket shoes and fly landing besides Sonic.

"What the heck was that?!"

"Our ticket to Eggman…" Shadow jumped into the hole, leaving Sonic behind.

"THANKS FOR WAITING, MR. SHADOW!" Sonic shouted to the empty, black void as he also jumped behind Shadow.

-O-O-O-

"You are really persistent to be just hedgehogs, you are still alive…" Eggman said as he saw Sonic walking towards him being led by Shadow. "The game´s over, Egg-face!"

"HOHOHOHOHO, do you really think YOU can stop ME?"

"Yes, doctor. This is it, you´re going straight to hell!"

Eggman was sitting in a floating, white chair in the middle of nowhere, technically. It was also a dark area where just Eggman could be seen. He activated a blue button that was at the side of his chair, making the Egg Beetle to appear in the scene.

"Okay… Bring it on!" Sonic shouted while calling the Chaos Emeralds. They surrounded him and Shadow.

"WHAT´S THIS?! IMPOSSIBLE!" Eggman shouted in fear as he turned and tried to escape.

Sonic and Shadow closed their eyes and shook their hands to power up, as the Chaos Emeralds floated in circles around them. They transformed into Super and boosted all their way to Eggman, sending him flying alongside his Egg Beetle, making them crash in the wall. Eggman activated a giant chainsaw and attacked back to the golden hedgehogs. Both of them dodged it and punched the main system of the machine, making it to explode.

"I´m not finish yet!"

Eggman now called out the Nega Wisp machine, which now was powered up by the Master Emerald´s negative energy.

"Darn it, not again!"

"Damn you, Eggman!"

-O-O-O-

"No way that´s getting through!"

"Shadow, I beg of you!"

"Maria!"

"Give them a chance, to be happy!"

"Now, Shadow!" Sonic gave Shadow the sign to do it. And both exclaimed:
"CHAOS CONTROL!"

The ARK was now stable once again, thanks to both heroes. It´s said that one survived, and the other died:
"Maria… this is what you wanted, right? This is the promise I made to you."

-O-O-O-

"I´ve had enough of this!" Shadow threw Chaos Spears to the purple bot which rolled through the floor.

"Sonic!"

"You got it!" Sonic flew to the defeated Eggman and threw him in front of them.

"SO-SONIC. I´m sorry! Please, give me another chance!"

"Everyone deserve second chances, except for you."

Shadow got closer to them, clenching his fist. "I´ll do it."

"Are you sure about this?"

"Totally…"

"What?! Do what exactly?!"

Both hedgehogs nodded and turned to Eggman. Sonic took two steps back and Shadow one forward. He took a deep breath as Sonic closed his eyes.

"What are you doing, Shadow?!" Eggman asked, hesitating.

"Goodbye, doctor!" Shadow raised his arm and gave the final blow.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

-O-O-O-

/

-One week later-

The world was in peace once again. It had been reestablished and the GOOD and the EVIL were equal once again. The city´s had already recovered and forgot about what happened. After blowing up Eggman´s and G.U.N´s base, there was nothing to worry about anymore.

Tikal and Chaos were now resting in the Master Emerald safe and sound.

Sonic and Shadow were both sitting in a dock near downtown Station Square. Shadow stood up and got out the PROJECT SHADOW file. He looked at it, and then threw it far into the ocean. Sonic witnessed how it was getting wet and softly going down, until it disappeared.

"So, what do you do when Eggman isn´t trying to conquer the world?" Shadow asked.

"Well, I would normally go to Tails' workshop, try to avoid Amy, and mess around with Knuckles, but right now… I guess I could really go for a chili-dog. Have you tried one?"

"No, and I don´t plan to."

"C´mon! Let´s go to a stand and see if they got any!"
"Are we seriously gonna do it?"

"Sure do! Let´s go, Shad!" Sonic said pulling Shadow to the city.

Shadow smirked and took a deep breath, as both hedgehogs disappeared, into Station Square.

-THE END-

For now... This is the end of Part 1 of SURVIVE! Yay! I can´t tell how happy I am right now. Thanks again for staying with me and before you go... I want to ask you a favor. Well, when I finished writing this part, I directly entered to Youtube and listened to Lost in Paradise by Evanescence. I´d never heard it before and I gave it a shot and I couldn´t help it... It means what I felt writinf SURVIVE. It´s crazy but it´s like Lost in Paradise in the fic´s theme song. So, can you please listen to it? The song is great by the way. The feels... :(

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With love,

Violet.

Until next time!