The Cleansing Of Darkness

Chapter 1

Sonic looked up at Shadow surprised to see him there he smirked holding onto his right arm hiding something it seemed

" Heh didn't expect to see you here.  Sorry you missed the excitement "

He was in bad shape stumbling a bit definitely sore looked like he'd been in a fight *Shadow raised an eyebrow, looking at Sonic in mild interest. He could tell the hedgehog was hurt. Shadow stepped closer, observing him with a hint of curiosity.*

"Sonic, what happened to you? You look like you've been through a blender. Who did this to you?"Sonic checked himself out as Shadow approached the adrenaline he was feeling was now fading leaving him realizing just how bad he'd gotten beat up Shadow was right though it looked as though he lost a fight to a blender

" Pfft a blender, heh no.... Egg head's been upgrading Metal Sonic quite a bit I took him out but he definitely did quite a lot of damage "

*Shadow's expression darkened. He knew firsthand just how powerful and ruthless Metal Sonic could be, especially when upgraded by Eggman. Shadow's eyes flicked over Sonic's battered form, taking in the extent of the damage.*

"You should have called for backup. It's foolish to take on Metal Sonic alone when he's been upgraded. You're lucky to still be standing."

" yeah yeah I know.... I should of but he caught me off guard and destroyed my communication device so I had to fight alone.... Heh you think I'm beat up you should see what  ol' Metal head looks like "

He smirked despite hurting he couldn't stand up straight it was a miracle he had even survived the attack

*Shadow rolled his eyes, clearly not buying Sonic's laid-back attitude despite his injuries. He noticed the way Sonic leaned, struggling to stand straight.*

"Quit trying to act tough. You can barely stand. And don't act like destroying your communicator is an excuse. You should have prepared better."

*Shadow stepped closer, examining the extent of Sonic's injuries more closely.*

" heh What can I say? I die hard"

He knew he'd been careless he was oblivious earlier to the danger and threat of Metal Sonic lurking by he shrugged a bit still holding his right arm .  " Alright I'll admit you're right though I should've been more alert I didn't know Metal was going to show up and attack me."

*Shadow shook his head, a mix of frustration and concern in his expression. He didn't want to admit it, but he was worried about Sonic. He approached him and gently grabbed Sonic's right arm.*

"Careless hedgehog. You're lucky you're alive. And stop hiding your arm like that. Let me see it."

Sonic was surprised when his arm was grabbed he let go revealing a pretty nasty scratch mark  there bleeding still unlike the other injuries he withstood the cut opened back up when his gloved hand was removed from it.

*Shadow's eyes widened slightly at the sight of the bleeding wound. He gently examined the cut, assessing its severity. With a sigh, he looked up at Sonic, his expression a mix of concern and annoyance.*

"Of course you'd hide a wound like this. You're even more reckless than I thought. Sit down."

Sonic did as he was told by his dark rival he wasn't used to seeing this side of him but he liked it

*Shadow nodded, satisfied to see Sonic obey for once. He looked around for a moment and then gestured to a nearby patch of grass.*

"Sit there, hedgehog. I'll need to clean your wound."