Chapter 2:

-Present

Shadow was pissed. That blue hedgehog had been missing for several years while Shadow had to help his friends. He was glad he was able to get everyone safe before the impact. That is. Except Tails. He didn't want to leave Sonic, who wasn't able to come due to both his annoying heroistic attitude and the fact Shadow had a limit to how many people he could travel with. He had taken everyone to the hospital and Amy was unresponsive when she found out that Tails was dead but also that Sonic could be dead as well. Shadow sighed and watched out the window.

"Someone's moody" Rouge's voice came from behind him but Shadow just ignored her. "Why don't you just go look for him?"

That caught Shadow's attention. He turned to look at Rouge with a slight shocked expression that only Rouge could notice.

"I know who you're upset about." She spoke. "Just go look for him. I'd try Eggman, maybe he knows"

Shadow nodded and chaos controlled away.

Meanwhile, skillful feet tapped the metallic floor at incredible speed as the blue hedgehog ran through the base of Ivo Eggman Robotnic. He laughed and waved to a few robots he passed and stopped right outside the door to the observation room and peek in. He giggled when he saw the big man over at the table and snuck over silently. As he was about to pounce the big man, he was caught off guard by said man grabbing him by the waist and lifting him up and laughing.

"You thought you could sneak up on me huh?" Eggman smiled.

Instead of seeming afraid, the blue hedgehog laughed and hugged the human.

"Sorry Ivo! I wanted to at least try!" He laughed. "I was bored. You never let me leave the base"

Eggman nodded and set the blue hero on the table so his feet hung down.

"It's much safer in here. I wouldn't want you to get hurt if you were to leave the base"

"I know but it's so boring here!" Sonic flopped down on the table so he was laying on his stomach with his chin rested on his crossed arms.

He was lying so he covered up the blueprints spread over the table. He didn't seem interested in those, just the fat man working on them.

"Come on Sonic. I built you a racetrack and an obstacle course and plenty of robots so you can spar with them. You're still bored?"

Sonic looked up at the human and nodded. His emerald eyes pleading for some fresh air. Eggman couldn't resist, he sighed and stood. Walking to the egg carrier with the blue hedgehog eagerly following. He smiled as the blue hedgehog ran circles around the plane while he unlocked it.

"Come on Sonic." Eggman chuckled.

He hadn't laughed fully since the time he'd done that and caused the blue hedgehog to go into a clueless crying fit, asking why he felt so sad if all the doctor did was laugh.

"Come on Sonic" he called to the blue blur, who ran onto the egg carrier.

"Whoo! We get to go! Fresh air! Sunshine! Look at all the trees!" Sonic said excitedly as he pressed his hands and face to the window of the observation deck.

"Now Sonic, don't get too close to the window" Eggman warned, patting the seat next to his, which the blue hedgehog happily sat in.

"Do I get to watch you work today?" Sonic asked.

"Of course. We're going to the city called Mobodoon. They're a very rich city with beautiful scenery"

"Then why are we going to help them then?"

"They've had a series of crimes committed by people stealing"

Sonic gasped slightly. From his memory, he'd never seen any crimes since he'd always been in the base. Eggman smiled and stroked the blue hedgehog's blue quills. He looked out to the city as they approached. The mayor went to meet him as soon as the doors opened.

"Calm down mayor. I'll take care of it" Eggman said.

The mayor nodded and Sonic watched from his seat in front of the surveillance screens. He cheered as the robots spread out among the city, doing their job while Eggman went through the village.

"Be careful Ivo, there's a heat signature around you" Sonic spoke through the earpiece.

Eggman nodded and looked around.

"Look out!" Sonic shouted as someone tried to shoot Eggman.

Eggman reacted by jumping out of the way and his robots captured the guy. As Eggman walked into the egg carrier, Sonic jumped and hugged him around his neck.

"Yay! You did it!" Sonic cheered.

Eggman only smiled at the small blue hedgehog.

"Did you have fun?" He asked.

"Uh huh! That was so cool!" Sonic smiled, then frowned as if remembering something. "Is it alright if we don't go back yet? I wanna see the forest. Orbot and Cubot told me about it so I wanna see it"

"I don't know Sonic... It could be dangerous"

"Come on Ivo! Please?" Sonic begged, giving Eggman his puppy dog eyes.

The doctor chuckled and nodded, earning a fist pump into the air from the blue hedgehog. The two walked to the main room but a glimpse of white fur made him stop in his tracks.

"Orbot! Cubot! Come here!" Eggman called, making Sonic jump.

The two appeared and with a look from their creator, they lead the confused blue hedgehog away. The doctor was silent and he looked around.

"I know you're there Silver" he said.

The white hedgehog appeared and glared at the doctor.

"I know what you're planning and I'll tell you this right now. This isn't right." Silver spoke. "You know Sonic's supposed to end up with his soul mate and keeping him locked up won't stop that"

"Until I find out and get rid of this 'soul mate', I'll keep Sonic as close as I can"

"Eggman please, you can't do this" Silver pleaded.

Two robots grabbed Silver by his arms and began to drag him.

"Watch me" Eggman growled.

He turned and walked to the room when he knew Orbot and Cubot had taken Sonic. When he got to the room, it was empty.

"Sonic?" He called. "Hello?"