*Shadow's POV *
"How do you keep letting him get away?" Rose shouted at me and Rouge. "This is the fourth fight we've had where he comes and attacks you!"

"Amy, calm down. Sonic has been attacking them with Metal. It's not fair for you to put all the pressure of capturing Sonic all on them." The fox said.

I was getting angrier by the second. Even if what he said was true, I should had been able to capture Faker by now. I've never failed so much at something before and I didn't like it.

"I'm sorry." Rose apologized after a long and loud discussion with the fox and the echidna. "I'm sorry. I just can't stop thinking about Sonic! I can't believe he's turned on us!"

The communicators immediately started going off, an alarm that there was an attack. Mobians started running outside, going towards the forest where they thought it was safer. Faker knew our strategies, he knew where the civilians would hide, knew our weaknesses, knew everything about us and the team. It was stupid to think we would be able to protect everyone when the hero himself had backstabbed everyone.

"Here we go again, you ready Hun?" Rouge asked me and I nodded as I remained silent.

Everyone ran out of the fox's house and immediately started running towards where the screaming was coming from. Crowds of people were making it impossible for everyone else to catch up except for Rouge and the fox who flew over everyone and I who chaos controlled ahead of them.

Soon enough, a fist collided with my muzzle as I was thrown back by the punch. I groaned and quickly looked back to see Metal, and Faker standing right beside him while smirking at me. He looked exhausted and if I was correct, it seemed like he had been crying.

"Get up." Faker demanded as he got into a fighting stance. I was quick to get back on my feet then skated towards him, landing a few punches. "You're not ready to give up yet? Fine." I heard him say as he took out two blades and tried to cut me.

"Fighting with weapons now, Faker? Thought you only ever needed your speed." I scoffed and charged a chaos spear as I jumped back, landing a few feet away from him.

"Figured our fights will last too long if we continue this way. Come on, Shadow. I have nothing else to lose." He laughed then dashed towards me again, I grabbed his hand and twisted it making Faker fall down to his knees. "Metal!" He called and before I could react, Metal attacked me.

"Playing dirty, I see." I grunted as I got back up after Metal pushed me away from Faker. The difference between the two is that Metal didn't get tired and could be constantly on the attack, which is exactly what he did.

Metal threw punch after punch, kick after kick, I started to pant heavily, getting tired myself but I was not going to give up.

Every time they attacked, Faker was constantly trying to get to me to get to the emerald. Desperate attempts which always failed, even if I was never able to finish him off, I would at least make sure he wouldn't achieve his goal. Miles tried to come up with theories as to why he needed my emerald but none made sense as to why he was only going after me.

"Are you ready to give up?" Faker asked from behind Metal while I fought with him, more like tried to defend myself.

"Why do you need my emerald?" I asked the same question I asked every single time we fought. Faker glared at me, he would never answer it.

"Shall I proceed with termination process?" Metal said as he turned his head to look at Faker after Metal managed to punch me just hard enough to knock me down.

"Let me." He said to his robotic partner as he walked closer. I was about to get up when Faker stepped on my stomach making me gasp for air.

"I'm going to kill you." I growled furiously as I glared at him.

"I want to see you try." Faker laughed immediately at my words, he looked down at me with his arms crossed and a smirk. "Here. You can even use this." He reached down for the pistol I had dropped a few moments ago then handed it to me.

I looked at the pistol in pure shock. Did he really not think I would shoot him? Or did he want me to shoot him?

Days before the day he snapped and left, he had been acting strange. Down, calm, sad even. Everyone wondered why but none of his friend had even bothered to ask him why or sit down with him. Everyone just let him be thinking he would be back to being g his old self soon. That had clearly been a mistake.

Maybe it had been too much for him? Maybe everyone pressured him into who he used to be? I didn't know. And I would never know.

Because I was going to finish him off, right here. Right now.

I could not say I didn't care about the hedgehog, but I couldn't say I cared either. It didn't matter whether he was in my life or not. All I knew that I need to do was to protect the world, just like I had promised Maria. And if it meant finishing him off, then that's what I will have to do.

I loaded the gun, Faker not even caring that I was taking my time. He simply watched, not believing I would pull the trigger.

"Shadow, no!" I heard Rose shouting, they had finally managed to get through the crowd.

I pointed the gun at Fakers head. Time seemed to slow down as I did so. I could hear my own heart beat and ny hands growing cold despite the gloves I wore, despite it being summer. I could see his smirk growing, waiting.

"No!" The fox shouted this time, his voice breaking as I finally pulled the trigger, the bullet going straight through his head, blood immediately spilling out as he fell backwards, releasing me from his grasp as he no longer stepped on me.

I did it.

I killed Sonic the Hedgehog.