Sonic sped right with link weighing him down, just then a small, young voice shouted from somewhere near..

???: SONIC!?!?
Sonic: What the hell?!
Sonic span around on the spot, looking for the voice
Sonic: where are you! show yourself!
???: down here! get in, quick!

a grate popped open, wasting no time for question marks to appear Sonic pushed the unconscious Link through, then followed, and not a moment too soon, the ID Robot clattered by still looking for him...

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In a dark board room, somewhere in the mountains, a city is visible in the distance
???: the intruder must be Sonic the Hedgehog, did the ID Robot catch him?
EmrelBot: *NEGATIVE*
???: of course not, he is sonic, he always escapes trouble like that, well, if you incompetent fools cannot capture that elusive hog, I will. No more shall that hedgehog ruin me...
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Sonic couldn't really believe his eyes, they were not in a sewer or some dingy place as he though, but a very well organised headquarters Sonic could do was just stand there with his jaw dropped, sooo many of his old friends were there, Tails, Knuckles, Sally, Vector, Espio, and many more, and plenty of new faces as well, around 30-40 people were there, all staring silently at Sonic

about a minute passed

Tails: Sonic? is that you?
Sonic: after all this time apart, that is the best you can say?
Tails: I TOLD YOU! i TOLD you he would come!!
Knuckles: so he appeared here despite all odds, we still have an overlord to overthrow
???: you always spoil the happiest moments echidna!
Knuckles: and whats it to you Emi?
Emi: the hero of so many victories has actually arrived and all you can do is shrug your shoulders!
Knuckles: *shrugging his shoulders* meh...
Emi: *exasperated sigh* men...
Sonic: umm... hi? i still dont know what the hell is going on and dont even know half of you yet!

Knuckles went towards the door on the far wall

Knuckles: well...welcome to Goldbell sonic, i suppose we DO need your help on this one... *leaves*
Tails: sorry about that, he gets kinda upset when he has to rely on you for help, maybe thats why he regards you as his rival so much? anyway, a short intro, you know sally, vector and espio right?
Sonic: from our last adventure against transformed metal sonic, who could forget?
Vector: Sonic heroes broke up then?
Sonic: heh, we never will for as long as there is an evil in the world, Robuttnick pay you yet?
Vector: nah... the slimeball vanished after we lost him in the power plant
Espio: he was lucky, my ninjitsu would have destroyed him
Tails: well, this is Emi, she helps with scouting and survailence
Emi: i picked up an intruder coming through the city boundaries, that was you i take it?
Sonic: i think so

Emi was similar to sally in some ways, she had shorter hair that fell around her shoulders, maroon fur with a white muzzle, blue eyes and she wore some sort of army jacket over jeans

Tails: this is Max, he works with me in the technical side of things, he's good with tools
Max: howdy?

Max wore a denim jacket alone, and a black hat that looked like one of those cowboy hats, he had that texas accent, his fur was orangey, he was a hedgehog, but his quills were more like an echidna

Tails: this here is Sharp, he is the tactician, he decides what routes to take and what goes where etc, he's kinda like the general, he also owns at chess

Sharp: *nods head to Sonic* hello

Sharp looked like his name, he wore black leather gloves, black boots and shades (despite the dark of the room) his fur was dark grey, lighter grey stomach his muzzle was skin

Tails: who next...?
Emi: Hold up! we got a 6-13! right down the road! intro's can wait! we got some serious shit here!

Knuckles suddenly appeared out of nowhere

Knuckles: someone say a 6-13? great! i was getting bored!
Tails: This isn't a joke you moron! this is real!
Sonic: what the hell is a 6-13??
Knuckles: something big coming our way, and it wants to fight!
Tails: a 6-13 is called when something worse than some robot is homing in on our position
Emi: the energy readings are astronomical! this thin has a LOT of power, you dont think it could be...?
Knuckles: LETS GO!!

Tails, Knuckles, Sonic, Vector and Espio went, Link was in safe hands

Tails: Right here!

They turned right, and met it, a being of pure shadow, black vapours that looked solidified, it was the shape of some sort of hedgehog, only evil, bright red eyes looked down evilly upon the group

Knuckles: THE OVERLORD!!!!!
Overlord: ahh, the freedom fighters, i would love to destroy you all now, but as of this moment, bigger items have cropped up...

the thing waved a black, smokey arm, everyone except sonic was blasted from sight, as though a gruesome wind blew them away

Sonic: NOOOOO!!!! What do you want!?
Overlord: Why, isn't it obvious Sonic? i require you! but i'll let this pathetic nothing attempt to prove himself

and Shadow appeared out of nowhere

Sonic: YOU!!
Shadow: yes Sonic, me; and not i shall do what i was made to do, to DESTROY YOU!

but just as Shadow used Chaos Control to punch Sonic, the Overlord froze time altogether

Overlord: now part 1 of my plan can be completed, the creation of the ultimate warrior!

the Overlord caused an explosion of huge proprtions between the two frozen hedgehogs, time reverted back to normal as they flew apart from each other, slamming into the building walls on both sides of the street, Sonic could feel hid life energy being drained, then saw to his horror that the Overlord was absorbing his and Shadow life energy into a ball of power in the middle of the street, just before Sonic blacked out, he could see the shape of a hedgehog forming inside the sphere of power, and the Overlord claimed

Overlord: Arise; Darkness! the supreme of all beings!

and then Sonic knew no more...

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???: ...evy damage to both, amazing they still live after what happened
???: is Sonic alright?
???: they both are, half of their life energy was drained out, thats usually near fatal
???: how did Shadow get there? he was nowhere near us when the Overlord attacked
???: we will just have to wait until they awake, come on, it's no use staying here.

a click of a light switch and the sound of a door closing
Sonic lay still, his eyes shut, way too heavy to open, who were they? where was he? ands what the hell happened to him?
Sonic forced his eyes open, they responded by blurring everything out, he rubbed his eyes feircly and looked around

He was in what looked like a small hospital ward, there were only three beds, the one he was lying in, one empty and shadow lay in the other one, breathing slowly and deeply, quite clearly in a deep slumber, it would be useless to do what he would do and attack while he slept, besides, he had no strength left anyway, then the pain seeped in

Sonic: arrhh, my head!

Sonic sat up, there were thick bandages all over his body, he felt like a half wrapped mummy
Sonic jumped, some else was here! the room may be dark, but he recognised that Pico {ico hammer anywhere, Amy had fallen asleep beside his bed on a chair

Sonic: crap....
Amy: zzz...... huh....?

She awoke, somehow she knew he was awake, Sonic had no time to even lie down, though he tried, Amy registered the movement

Sonic: *thinking* please dont scream, PLEASE dont scream!*
Amy: *screaming* AAAAAAAAAA SONIC'S AWAKE SONIC'S AWAKE!!!!!!!!! EVERYONE COME HERE NOW!! SONICS AWAKE!!!!
Sonic: dammit....

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Overlord: Darkness, you were created from the two greatest living hedgehogs this little planet has to offer, you were created by me! now, i have a task for you, which you shall complete at all costs
Darkness: yes master...
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Sonic:...nd thats about it really
Emi: half of yours and Shadows' life energy was drained, what for?
Sonic: i dont know, it's all fuzzy

he tried to remember, his memory wasn't the best though
*Overlord: Arise; Darkness! the supreme of all beings!*

Sonic: i think he made a hedgehog using our life energy
Tails: WHAT!!?
Sonic: you heard me
Amy: how do you feel Sonic? need more juice?
Sonic:*thinking* maybe now i can get rid of her for awhile, she's been sponging my head for the past hour, it's winkled up due to the amount of water she's sponged on it
Sonic: umm yeah, sure

Amy dashed off

Sonic: hide me before she comes back! quick!
Knuckles: *smiling* no can do amigo, she's been worried sick about you
Sonic: she's always worried sick about me
Knuckles: heh, your not wrong there!
Tails: i'll tell Amy we need something from the store, we need to stock up on chile dogs now Sonic's here
Sonic: *smiling* you read me like a book Tails
Tails: hey! AMY!

he runs off
Link came in

Link: Sonic...
Sonic: LINK! are you all right?
Link: nothing serious, i suppose i was wrong about you, you survived against the Overlord, maybe your not as in danger as i first thought, anyway, come to my room later, there is something i need to give you
Sonic: umm... ok
Emi: well, i'm off, i need to keep survailence, it's my shift, glad your ok Sonic
Sonic: thanks

they were chatting happily for a while when Emi burt in

Emi: MILES! we have a huge problem!!
Tails: WHAT THE HELL!! I told everyone to use my nickname ONLY!! you know i HATE that name!!
Emi: Amy is under attack!
Sonic: fucking dammit! she ALWAYS does that!
Knuckles: lets go!

in the streets a hedgehog was bearing down on an unconsious Amy

Sonic: LEAVE HER ALONE!
???: by all means

he picked up Amy and threw her towards the others

???: she'll probably need healing up
Sonic: who are you!?
???: Call me Darkness the Hedgehog
Sonic: what do you want!?
Darkness: my mission is to destroy you, i was created by the Overlord, but from your body, in some sense you are my father. i am you and shadow combined, except i am based on shadows hate, rather than Sonics goodness, as Shadic is
Sonic: how do you know sha...?
Darkness: i have both of your lifes memories, but i shall respect Shadows decision and keep his past firmly under wraps, but why save the girl Sonic? you have spent most of your life running away from her
Sonic: if you are half me you would know the answer
Darkness: the need to save as many as you can? well, thats your choice, i shall let you leave for now Sonic, i am still rather unsure of which path to follow
Sonic: join us! you can help overthrow the Overlord once and for all!
Darkness: i am half evil, half good, it was foolish of my mentor to create half of me with the power of love and teamwork, but now leave Sonic, this is a decision i must make alone!
Sonic: very well, but i shall leave you with these words, no matter what path you choose, follow your heart, it shall guide you the rest of the way

Darkness bowed his head, and vanished in a puff of black smoke
Sonic: i can only hope, he follows his good heart, instead of his bad one, i wonder where Shadow is? probably still in the ward

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Darkness was sitting on a mountain peak
Darkness: *thinking* i have narrowed my choices down to four, Sonic spoke wisdom, i shall follow my heart, but i have half a good heart and half of a bad heart
well, i have four options, i shall choose...
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Sonic: is Amy alright?

they were back in the ward

Max: yeah, she's just knocked out is all, she'll be fine
Tails: umm, Sonic? someone needs to stay by her side in case something goes wrong, and we are all on duty so...
Sonic: oh no, no, shit you want ME to stay by her!?
Knuckles: hahaha! a bit poetic is it not? you have to look after the woman you dislike, the women who is madly in love with you!
Sonic: anyone wanna switch?
Knuckles: not a chance in hell
Sonic: what about someone else! there are loads of freedom fighters! SOMEONE must be off duty!
Tails: you know she would want you Sonic
Sonic: but...

well, Sonic is in a bit of a dilemma is he not? made to stay by Amy's sickbed, what shall sonic do? keep up his argument in the hope that SOMEONE out there can look after Amy, or give in and stay there to make sure nothing does happen to her (maybe that option will lead to bigger things? who knows?) there are again, two options, and 7 voting places, all vote... NEXT TIME! votes are closed for this choice!

A was for Sonic to attempt to escape his duty
B was for Sonic to give in and look after amy for a change

Option A had 0 Votes
Option B had 4 votes

0 voting spaces are still available, beware, your choices may end up ultimatly deciding whether or not Sonic succeeds in this new quest

well, thats it! voting finished, and B wins by default, so in the next episode, sonic will just give in, and stay by amy while she recovers