It was a beautiful morning on Mobius. Well, it was. Robotnik's new ship hovered in the sky, the top being a part of his E-99, the body being his drill ship, with the bottom being the "Carrier"
"I have an announcement that I'm sure you'll hate!" Robotnik stated from the speakers. "I'm back on this world! Surrender to me now or face obliteration!" He gloated, looking around. "First things first. I want Shadow dead before anything! Now where is HE!?" He thought, wanting to fight Shadow. But Shadow was nowhere to be seen.

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Amy sat with Cream, Cheese, and her mother Vanilla as they talked about all their wild adventures on earth while drinking tea that Vanilla made. The stories lasted well into the night, and when they all tried to go to sleep they heard Robotnik barking away in his speakers.

Amy left for outside, throwing her hammer hard enough to make Robotnik feel the blow.

"YOU! Pink one! WHERE'S SHADOW!?" Robotnik demanded.

"Don't you have any idea what time it is? Turn down the volume or I'll knock you CLEAN OUT OF THE SKY!" Amy fired back.

Robotnik laughed. "Oh? Going to be hard without your hammer little girl!"

Amy growled in frustration, bringing her hand out and summoned another hammer and dented Robotniks ship again.

Meanwhile, not far off Knuckles was watching the whole thing between them as he found it very entertaining. "Remind me not to keep her awake at night." He heard, turning to see Rouge.

"Bah, don't mind her. She's just worried about Shadow is all." Knuckles explained. That's when he noticed Tails flying by in the Tornado.

"I'm gonna teach you not to keep me awake at night!" Tails yelled as he fired at the massive ship.

"THAT DOES IT!" Robotnik roared. "I wanted my first fight to be against Shadow but you've pushed me to far! FIRE AWAY!" He yelled as a barrage of bullets came flying out of his ship. Tails dodged as he started to fly away, thinking he'd better get out of here. He pulled a lever to switch into jet form, but instead a screen popped over him.

"What the?" Tails asked when he heard a familiar voice.

"Tails, this is Chuck" His radio said. "Since you just pulled the transformation lever I assume you're in danger. Don't worry, this new shield in made of a special material that can withstand almost any assault. When I heard about you guys leaving, I took it upon myself to do an upgrade to the X Tornado. Consider it a parting gift to you, my friend. TORNADO, TRANSFORM!" Chuck yelled as the Tornado shifted to look like a smaller version of the X Tornado, a simple one seat however, and the engine was two holes at the bottom that shot out fire as Tails rocketed into the air. "Now it's the Hyper Tornado! Good Luck Tails!"

"Look out Robotnik!" Tails challenged as he fired missiles, and even a fireball.

"Fine!" Robotnik stated. "I was saving this for Shadow, but I think you've earned it more!" Robotnik stated as he fired a missile from the bottom part of his ship, the rocket looking a bit like a drill.

Tails flew up high, releasing flares but the missile stayed on him. Getting another idea, Tails flew towards Robotniks ship and prepared to out maneuver the rocket, but he couldn't shake it. He hit the turbo, hoping to simply out run the missile, but it was gaining fast. HE turned, his heart pounding as the missile closed the distance. "This is it..." He said to himself. Suddenly, from the moon, a golden shimmer appeared and glowed brighter. Tails looked up at the light and saw a friendly face he hadn't seen in a long time.

The golden blur smashed through the missile destroying it and landing hard of Robotniks ship, his red sneakers, golden buckle and white strap feeling much better that he remembers. He stood proud, facing Robotnik. "Hey there. Long time.

"So...you've healed yourself...Sonic the Hedgehog." Robotnik stated darkly.

The hedgehog smirked. "Hahehehe. You won't take over this planet either, Eggman." Sonic stated, using the old insult.

That pushed Robotnik over the edge. "THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK YOU SUPER SAP! IF YOU GET IN MY WAY I'LL SQUASH YOU LIKE A-" Sonic snapped his fingers and obliterated the ship, surrounding Robotnik in a green energy as he disappeared.

Sonic floated there, feeling the wind in his face as he turned and saw Tails. He gave a thumbs up before he turned away and shot through the sky like a golden shooting star. "It's good to have my buddy back." Tails stated.

Robotnik landed on the ground, looking around when he saw a female Lynx Mobian in a purple toga stare him down, along with Sally herself, both of them giving smug looks. Robotnik pounded his fist into the ground. Sally looked up, watching as the golden streak flew by.

Sonic flew over to his old house, setting down and reverting to his true blue color as his quills went down.

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Back on earth, a blonde woman in her early 20's was typing away madly when her phone rang. "Maria Thorndyke here, just tell me where the storm is and I'll- Dad? Wait, that was today? I totally forgot, I'm so sorry. I'll be there soon!" She scurried about, getting her things and hopping into a cobalt blue car as she sped off, meeting her parents.

"So, Maria." Nelson asked. "How's work been?"

"Oh, same old same old." Maria responded.

Her mother smirked a little bit. "Meeting anybody catching your eye as of late?"

"Mom!" Maria said in a hushed yell, red forming in her cheeks as Lindsey laughed, saying she was just teasing.

"Hard to believe it's been six years..." Nelson stated.

"It went by fast..." Lindsey agreed.

"Almost like...like him." Maria stated, remembering all the adventures she shared with Shadow. This was the anniversary of the day he left, of the day Sonic came back. She missed him, the feeling of the wind in her face or the adrenaline rush from all her adventures. Now she was the one chasing disaster down, and she loved every minute of it. She looked at her wrist, smiling at the golden rings that stayed loosely fit around her wrists. She also remembered that she promised him to never try and open the gateway between worlds, for everyone's sake. It was a decision she doesn't regret making, and she's proud of it. She looked back up and saw her parents making out again. "Oh, GROSS YOU TWO!" She stated as they all had a laugh.

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(cue the piano start of "Never Turn Back" by Crush 40)
Back on Mobius, Sonic sat up against a tree holding a photo. He looked at it in his hand. "Goodbye forever, Shadow the Hedgehog." Sonic stated as he turned around and tossed the photo into the wind, shooting off into the grassy hills. The photo landed in a bed of water, Showing Shadow in front of the White House with his arms crossed.
(And the rock part of the song comes along.)

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Now, for credits, here's a list.
Finish "Never Turn Back" (Crush 40, obviously.)
"Reach the Goal" (David Alvarez)
"Coming Home" (Guilty Gear Xrd. song at the end of SAO abridged for all you who were wondering.)

in that order.