(Y) Sonic Au

13- Missing

WARNING** harsh language. Mentions of blood and violence
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SHADOW'S POV
(a dream)
I was falling and I could see the ground getting closer in sight. My heart raced and my chest felt like it was going to collapse from the fear of hitting the ground. There was no where I could chaos control to, there was nothing to grab or hold onto until suddenly, I felt my arm being pulled by someone's hand, but when I looked over...
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I stood in an empty room. I looked around to see that there was no way in or out. Windows and doorways did not exist here. I was left secluded in this closed space.

I backed up and bumped into something sturdy. A pair of hands firmly grasped my shoulders making it hard for me to turn around and face them. Even though this mysterious figure startled me, I had found an odd comfort knowing that I wasn't alone.
Their voice whispered, "Shadow"
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I blinked and found myself near an abandoned warehouse. "Where am I?" I asked myself.
I took a few steps forward and accidentally kicked a piece of metal on the ground. I kneeled down to see what it was, "This looks like... a piece from a badnik-"
My stomach sank and my chest felt tight enough to collapse my lungs.
I stumbled backwards and took a look around at my surroundings. Depre and raw metal spread across the ground as smoke smoothered the air.

I knew where I was, and the more familiar this place felt, the harder it was for me not to start hyperventilating.

"This is where... I don't want to be here! "
I rubbed my eyes, but when I did I felt a warm thick liquid on my face that smelled like iron. When I pulled my hands away I saw the crimson red of fresh blood.

My hands started to shake, "No, I didn't, I didn't mean to- I tried, I told him to stay next to me, I didn't- " I covered my face with my hands. "I'm... I..."

I gave up and surrendered myself to my guilt as everything faded away.
I smelled nothing, I heard nothing, and I felt nothing.

"Hey Shadz," a pair of hands grabbed my own.
They pulled my paws away from my eyes. The blood was gone, and when I looked up I saw ... "Sonic?"
"Hi, Shadow."

He stood as confident as ever with a smile of sincerity. He wasn't wearing his gray hoodie, but instead he wore a red sleeveless zip up jacket. He didn't have a twitch in his eye, and he held himself well. This was the Sonic I had seen earlier in my other dreams. This was the one before the accident.
This was the one I didn't destroy.

"Shadow, you didn't destroy me." He said.
Could he hear my thoughts?
He scratched at his head, "Nah. It's just, uh, a guess?" He said jokingly, folding his arms behind his head.
"What are you so worried about?" He asked, puffing his cheeks.

"I... " I stood and reached my hand out towards him. " Look what I've done to you."

The ground felt like it was shaking. I started to stumble, but Sonic didn't budge. He simply turned his back to me with his hands on his hips, "you didn't do anything to me."
I raised my voice at him, "but I did!"

The ground broke and I was falling again.
Tears pooled in my eyes as I felt that i may never be able to reach him again. All I wanted was to curl up and vanish again.

"Oh no you're not," he said, as he grabbed my wrist, "I'm not going to let you blame yourself."

I spoke up, "Why not? I-I did this to you. My actions lead to all of this happening."
My voice shook and I tried to hold back my tears, "I cannot help but to think about what you're going through! You act so...different, and I feel like it's all my fault!"