Sonic the Hedgehog-06 x Male Aeon Reader

Time Travel

Shadow and Rouge are currently flying to the Old Kingdom, which just so happens to be the G.U.N. rendezvous point. Eggman's Egg Gunners were flying all over the place, which meant bad news for the two.

Shadow and Rouge eventually get to the old castle of Soleanna, but what they saw was just a destroyed remnant of what remains.

Rouge: [With artifact in hand] The former king of Soleanna used to reside in this castle. But a major accident occured 10 years ago, and no one's lived here since.

Shadow: [Curious] Accident?

Rouge: I heard a prototype energy engine failed, which caused the accident. I think the name of the plan was...

Eggman: [Appears above them; finishes sentence] The Solaris Project. [Lowers Egg Mobile down] It was an ambitious project named after their eternal sun god.

Rouge: [Surprised] Doctor!

Eggman: It's been a while, my dear Rouge. [Nonchalantly] And of course, Shadow. Now, if you'd be so kind as to hand back the Scepter of Darkness you took from me.

The Scepter of Darkness. It must have been the artifact Rouge had, but the Egg Gunners hover down to the ground to pursue them. Only, Shadow wasn't having any of it. The Gunners start shooting and Team Dark jumps out of the way, with Rouge already on the way out. Eggman knocks her out of the air, but before she can fully drop, Shadow catches her.

Eggman: No...!

The Scepter of Darkness falls to the ground and shatters, short circuiting the Egg Gunners in the process. Shadow goes to inspect the scepter, but some kind of darkness comes out of it, causing him to gasp.

Rouge: Shadow!

The stream of darkness flies out of the scepter, flying all around the damaged Egg Gunners.

Eggman: [Frightened] It's no use! Pull back, pull back, pull back! [Flies away]

Before the Egg Gunners can follow behind the Egg Mobile, the darkness takes them out and shoots into the air, then slams right into the ground. Shadow moves out of the way and lets the darkness swim right into the floor, but what happens next was definitely a shock, especially to the Ultimate Life Form. The darkness takes shape and forms into a dark hedgehog, completely made from the shadow of well... Shadow himself.

Rouge: [Confused] What? His shadow...

???: [Evil laughter] Oh, how ironic fate can be! I would never have believed I would be resurrected from your shade! I thank you, Shadow The Hedgehog! [Bows]

Shadow: [Confused] Who are you and how do you know my name?

Mephiles: [Slowly walks towards them] I'm Mephiles. Mephiles the Dark. What, did you forget me? [Looks up at Shadow] I owe much to you, Shadow. [Brings hand up; orb appears] Oh yes. What you gave to me, I now return to you! A one-way ticket to oblivion!