Hey everyone! I'm back with another chapter! For some reason, I kept thinking about this story whenever I tried working on any of my other stories and I just want to finish it. I think I should be done with it within the next few chapters. I might cut it short but just letting you know, it's gonna be super dramatic.
Shadow glared at the doctor as he worked on his machine. The machine that had been constantly starting problems since he found it.
"You look like you're trying to burn a hole through the machine." Rouge pointed out from her spot sitting cross legged on the doctor's table full of blueprints.
"Well maybe if it worked, I wouldn't be." Shadow snapped back.
"I've told you, Shadow. This machine won't work. I've been working on it for years and I've yet to make a breakthrough on it." Ivo growled, tossing a wrench into his tool box.
"Well, what's wrong with it?" Rouge asked.
"It needs a special type of power source in order to contain the amount of energy as well as filter the memories into Sonic's mind."
"Like a chaos emerald?"
"Surprisingly, no. The chaos emeralds have years of history and knowledge stored inside them as well as endless chaotic energy that would more likely destroy the machine than give it energy."
"Then what do we need?" Shadow asked, standing from his spot leaning against a table and crossing his arms.
"It's more of a controlled energy gem. They were left behind after the attack of the Iblis. A flame stone. Since the Iblis was destroyed and everyone's memories were wiped, the stones were wiped blank as well. Therefore, I just need to input my data on Sonic's life and it should trigger locked away memories in his mind." Ivo explained.
"So if everyone's memories were wiped, then how do you remember?" Rouge asked.
"Because I document everything that happens. Sonic's enemies are something I pride myself in keeping notes on. There was once a day when I would keep track of his enemies in order to find out what they did to find Sonic's weaknesses. However, now, I keep track in order to know who to protect him from them. During my research on the Iblis, I discovered the creature would leave a path of wreckage wherever it went. It would leave behind stones that were one of the things that wouldn't be destroyed as soon as Iblis would touch it. Regular stones along the ground would be damaged but they would also absorb a large amount of energy from them, thus creating a suitable and more contained power source without worrying about it losing control."
"So where can we find one of these stones? The wreckage from the Iblis attacking would have been fixed if it was wiped from everyone's memories." Rouge asked, crossing her legs as she sat on a desk.
"We would need a time traveler." Ivo pointed out.
"Well with Shadow's chaos emerald, I'm sure he-"
"There's no need for that." a voice said.
"Silver." Ivo greeted, but there was a hint of annoyance behind his voice.
"Dr. Eggman."
"Here to remind me of my mistakes again?"
"Not this time. I only did that because you weren't doing anything to fix them. I overheard you talking about fixing the machine to restore Sonic's memories. Now that you're doing that, I came to help." Silver explained. "Since what happened with the Iblis, Blaze ended up having to take the position of controller of the flames. I saw this situation coming and asked her to bless a stone for you to use in your machine."
Silver walked over and set a bag on the table, the metal of the table noticeably heating up as it sat on it.
"It has enough to make your machine work but not enough to be able to use it after for any machines you may want to use it on. This stone is for Sonic and only him." Silver said, sternly before turning and walking away, taking out his chaos emerald as he did.
Shadow looked over at Eggman and nodded as the doctor walked over and picked up the bag with heat proof gloves.
"Go get Sonic, Shadow. After I put this in the machine and make some minor adjustments, we can try it on Sonic to get his memories back."
Shadow nodded and turned to leave.
"And Shadow?"
The black hedgehog stopped walking but didn't turn to look at the doctor.
"Be prepared for what happens to Sonic after he gets his memories back. He'll be confused and feeling a lot of different emotions. He'll need some time to cope after he finds out what happened." Eggman explained.
Shadow nodded and continued walking, Rouge taking off into the air after him.