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Nicole's POV:

Okay, I've had several experiences in my life, but seeing my sister shot was one of the most dramatic and unimaginable of them all.

Now I know what you're thinking, "Why would it be unimaginable?" First of all, everyone loved my sister. (well until the whole Missy thing, but most of them just decided to blame the mental break down on Shadow so almost everyone still loved her). Some one shooting me; sure, some one shooting Shadow; could happen, but Ari? Never crossed my mind once.

So while every civilian, human and mobian alike, was panicking I pushed my way to the stage entrance. By the time I got there, GUN soldiers had moved in to secure the perimeter. The four guards by the door halted me.

"Halt. No access past this point. Please make you're way to the nearest exit." The leader told me in a 'no arguing' tone.

Softly, I groaned. "I don't have time for this." Without another word, I jumped over the guards and ran into the back stage area.

"Hey! Halt! Stop!" The four guards were quickly joined by several other soldiers. I ignored them.

After a brief fight with one of the body guards, I ran onto the stage.

Cosmo was leaning over Arianna with a serious expression. Standing over her guarding, was Shadow who was looking in the direction of a building across the street. He stood so if another shot rang out, Ari would be shielded.

The rest of 2nd Generation, along with 1st Generation, were rushing through the crowd to the said building. Vaguely, I made out Sonic and Jr already on top of the building.

Well, I didn't really have time to figure any of that out because the guards just caught up.

"Hey!" The leader cried a warning. As the guards raised their guns, I sprang forward and tried to disable them without causing permanent damage.

By this point, Shadow turned around and got in between Ari and I. When I finished with the guards he got in a fighting position.

Finally, I stood up straight and crossed my arms. "I wouldn't do that if I were you Shadow..."

My befuddled mentor straightened up. "Nicole?"

Well, I didn't answer him, but rushed next to Cosmo while finally pulling off my hood. "Please tell me she's-"

"She's alive, but she needs medical attention. Stat." Lucky for me, Cosmo learned how to keep her cool during an emergency. So she didn't freak when I appeared out of the blue. Anyway, she motioned for Shadow to get over here.

He shook off his slight confusion and obeyed Cosmo.

"Okay, she's stable now, but you need to take her to the nearest hospital as soon as possible. Now gently take her as fast as you can go without breaking the sound barrier."

Rather quickly, Shadow picked up Ari and sped off. I watched them disappear in the distance then turned to Cosmo.

"Don't say a word."I growled

As I finished speaking, the nurse fox closed her already opening mouth. After that we just waited.

Ethan's POV:

It started with the news. It had been a month since Char- I mean Nicole left and well, my life was a mess. I literally had no idea what to do. Waiting on people was behind me, the band broke up when Nikki left, and no mercenary related thing had swung into my life

To be honest, I had tried to move on. I really had, but Nicole is hard to move on from. I finally just decided to do a solo act. So I performed for birthdays, parties, ect. with my trusty guitar. But even that happiness was hallow. Eventually, I tried to figure out where Nicole was. At least I wasn't sitting in the dark of what was happening to her.

Well I didn't count on the fact that no one knew where she was. Every morning I'd turn on the news, watch for an hour, work on songs, eat lunch and watch the news for another hour, work on music again, and then watch the news 'til I was falling asleep in my chair. Unless I had gig or had to go shopping for food, I pretty much stayed home.

That all change on new years. So I was watching Arianna's speech like every other person in the world, and I saw her get shot. My first reaction was; What the heck was that? The camera swooped around as the crowd panicked and the camera was carried around. Even the news anchors were too shocked to do anything but run. When the crowd cleared out, the camera was left on the ground facing the stage. Just as the people cleared, I saw a hooded figure run up on the stage. They turned and began to fight the security guards.

Immediately, I knew it was Nicole. Sure enough, she took off her hood and knelt down next to her sister.

I was glued to the TV for the rest of the day. Around midnight, the press finally released the report. They touched five facts:

1. Arianna had been shot, but was in stable condition and would recover.

2. When Ari had turned around, she had saved her life. The bullet that was intended for her heart, had went straight through her right shoulder.

3. The shooter had made a clean get away and their ID was unknown

4. As soon as she'd been shot, Nicole the Hedgehog made her sudden appearance.

5. Most authority's (and everyone else) suspected that the shooter was Nicole.

I felt my blood begin to boil when that last fact was stated. Slowly I took deep breaths to try and calm down. "She's not your responsibility and she doesn't want anything to do with me."

The news story continued for a little longer when...

"We've just gotten word that the shooter was caught on a security tape from the rooftop where he was positioned. Although, authorities can't see the suspect clearly, they have discovered that they're a mobian."

The next clip was the video. It was rather fuzzy and you only see the shooter for less then a second, but it was all I needed. Startled I leaned forward, "It can't be..."

I was up for the next hour fighting myself. Finally around six in the morning I made up my mind. As quickly as possible, I packed my bag and prepped my Dad's old bike. As the sun was finally starting to rise, I looked at my house one last time. Something told me it would be a very long time before I saw it.

By eight o'clock, I was far on the road, heading for the capital.

Ta-da! New chapter in which I have mixed feelings about. Okay, so updates are going to be a bit random probably. I will do my best but no promises. Review!