Shadow and his friends are now heading to Africa to the location of Egypt. It wasn't gonna be easy since Silver doesn't speak or read Arabic language but there are a few that speak English in Egypt.

"Man, I don't speak Arabic. This isn't gonna be easy" Silver said.

"Don't worry, Silver. There's a friend of mine that can help us translate" Nebula said.

"Okay, hope he or she is helpful" Silver said.

"Her, her name is Hex the Cobra. She knows a lot of jewels, including the chaos emeralds" Nebula said.

"Okay, which one is it now?" Silver asked.

"The one we're finding is the yellow chaos emerald" Tails said.

"Okay, I better hope it's not in the pyramids. I better hope it's in the Nile River" Silver said.

"The radar says it should be somewhere in the Sphinx" Tails said.

"What's a Sphinx?" Shadow asked.

"In myths it's a creature with lion body, bird wings and a human head. But this is a large statue" Tails explained.

"Ah okay. Better get Hex's help in the mission. But now I better hope no more monsters appear" Shadow said.

"Or mummies" Silver said.

"A what? What's wrong with mothers?" Shadow asked.

"No, not mommies. Mummies, they are cremated humans or animals that are placed in graves in sarcophagus, heavy boxes. In fictions they are a type of living dead" Silver said.

"Oh, it sounded like you said mummy" Shadow joked.

"Way to go, Shadow. It's so funny" Silver rolled his eyes sarcastically.

Soon they landed at an airport and parked it at a hangar.

"I'll call Hex now so she knows we are heading our way to her house" Nebula took out her phone. She waits for her to answer and then finally she did.

"Hello?"

"Hi, it's me Nebula. It's been a while" Nebula said to Hex on the phone.

"Oh hello Nebula. Is there something you need to tell me?"

"Well, I got friends here with me. Mind if we come over?" Nebula asked her.

"Sure. Anytime now. Right now I better hope the government in Egypt doesn't stop you all" Hex said on the phone.

"We won't get arrested and see you at your house" Nebula said.

"Okay, bye" Hex hung up.

"She said we could meet her" Nebula said.

"Alright let's go then" Tails said.

"Wait. I think we need to use the bathroom" Blaze said.

While the others were at the airport's bathroom, Shadow waited outside. Then suddenly, Eclipse appears in front of him in hedgehog form.

"Hello there brother"

"Eclipse, how did you find me?" Shadow was surprised seeing him.

"By a DNA tracker, I have come to tell you something. These earthlings are actually trying to use you for the chaos emeralds. Sooner or later they'll turn against you. They are not as you think. They only want the chaos emeralds for their greed" Eclipse said to him.

"Are you saying that they have lied to me all along?" Shadow asked him.

"Yes, trust me Shadow. The purple girl you like does not like you. She just soften you up. Our father would be disappointed with you. So here's your choice, either you kill them or be their prisoner. Only I can help you with that" Eclipse said with a hint of lies in his tone, but Shadow didn't know it. He then left Shadow who was confused, is his earthling friends good or bad.

"Have I been brainwashed for real?" Shadow asked himself.

Then Nebula came out from the bathroom and saw Shadow crossing his arms.

"Nebula, we need to talk" he said.

"What is it?" Nebula asked him.

"Is that true you would backstab me? Betray me or something? I got a feeling of that you want to use the chaos emeralds for greed" Shadow said a little angry.

"What? What are you talking about? I would never do such thing!" Nebula said shocked.

"You have tricked me into helping finding the emeralds and make me your slave. Isn't it?" Shadow said, getting closer to Nebula menacingly.

"Shadow...I..." Nebula backs away.

"Well guess what! I'M LEAVING THE TEAM, TRAITOR!" Shadow yelled at her, hover-skating away. Nebula has never seen Shadow so angry at her before and she drops to her knees with tears in her eyes.

"Nebula, what happened? Where's Shadow?" Silver came out of the bathroom.

"How could he say that?!" Nebula sobs out loud, "Why would he say that we're using him as a slave?! That is not true! I'll never get to tell him that I...lov...." Nebula choked her sentence and flies away, sobbing in sadness.

"Nebula! Come back!" Silver was about to follow Nebula when Blaze stopped him.

"Leave her alone. She'll come back" Blaze said.

"Shadow has lost his mind again. But I can't tell how right now" Silver said.

---

Shadow was at the desert near Giza and looked away from it.

"I can't believe it. I just got tricked by my allies and my brother was right. I'll go for the emerald myself!" Shadow said, "But, I guess I do feel bad for Nebula. I should tell her that I'm not sure who to trust now. She was my first true friend. Either I tell my brother and father to spare the planet" Shadow said to himself.

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Nebula and the group were now at Hex's house and she told them everything.

"He did what?!" they all said.

"Y-y-yes...I-I-I feel so broken now. I need to be alone" Nebula sobs and flies out the door.

The gang heard a knock on the door. Hex got up to see who it is.

"It's me Shadow, let me in"

"Very well. Come in, Alien-swine" Hex said angrily at Shadow. The group was not happy at seeing Shadow there at all.

"Well looks who's here. The alien" Tails said with a glare.

"Shadow, Why would you think that we would betray you?! You made Nebula sad and now she's gone! She's my friend!" Hex hissed at Shadow.

"Look, it's not that. Before you all try to kill me, I just want to say that now I got a feeling that I don't know who to trust now" Shadow said.

"Trust this!" Knuckles tries to punch Shadow but the alien hedgehog grabs his fist.

"Look I'm sorry for what I did and I will find Nebula....alone!" Shadow said.

"I hope you find her, Shadow. She is like a sister to me! Whoever told you that fake lie is probably trying to separate us from you. Think of the good things we did for you for the past few days! Think about that! Do you really think we would betray you?!" Silver yelled and looks away.

"It was Eclipse, my brother. He wants me to kill each one of you but I can't. But wait a minute....my father must have sent him to make me ruthless again" Shadow said without getting sad, then realized something.

"Wait, are you saying he was the one who sent the alien monsters?" Tails got curious than mad.

"Yes, now he's the one responsible to make me betray you guys. I guess I owe you all an apology" Shadow said.

"We forgive you, Shadow. If you wonder who I am, I'm Hex" Hex said.

"Good, now I got to find Nebula and explain the whole thing" Shadow said.

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Nebula was simply walking in the town of Cairo, feeling broken and sad for what Shadow had said to her. She stopped near the fountain, hearing the water running and sits down on the edge of the fountain. She sighs in sadness and puts her head down. She looks at the pictures from her iPhone of the day she and Shadow having fun at the dance in Mexico. She even has a selfie of her and Shadow. She puts her phone back in her jean pocket and looks at the fountain.

Then a familiar figure appeared near her and she looked at the person's reflection in the water, it was Shadow. She didn't say a word and looks away.

"Nebula....look, I'm really sorry for accusing you and our friends. Let me explain why" Shadow began talking to her. Nebula didn't respond and didn't get angry either.

"It's my brother Eclipse who told me that you would use me, it seemed he lied to me as well. I'm such an idiot" Shadow tried to be reasonable.

"Hmph...so your brother spied on us and lied to you? How fascinating, Alien" Nebula said sarcastically and gets up and walks away from Shadow. Feeling angry and sad.

"Nebula! Stop, trust me this time. I'm not lying this time. Believe me" Shadow stops her.

"Then show it to me" Nebula said. Shadow then did something that surprises them both; he kissed her on the lips.

"Mmph?!?!" Nebula's eyes went wide at what Shadow is doing but she calms down. Her eyes closed and she kissed back. She couldn't believe she was kissing an alien hedgehog for the first time. Her relationship with Scourge was the opposite. Whenever she tries to kiss him on the lips, Scourge simply kisses her on the cheek or he comes up with an excuse that he has to go to work. She realized that Scourge wasn't the one in her heart when she found out that he was cheating on her the whole time when he lied about going to work. And even broke his promise that he won't go to that bar club again but he lied and he had too many drinks that made him get very drunk.

But that was in the past and her heart was beating like crazy while kissing the dark alien hedgehog.

Eventually they pulled apart from the kiss and Nebula had a lovey dovey smile on her face.

"I had a feeling I cared for you mostly" Shadow said.

"You love me?" Nebula asked.

"Yes, first time I love someone" Shadow said.