The Calling of... [Sonic the Hedgehog FF]

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Shadow was captured by Black Arms while he was making sure his teammates would leave the second Black Comet alive and in one piece. During Shadow's imprisonment, he was tended by his half-brother Eclipse who tried to convince him that he belonged to Black Arms. The captured hedgehog did his best to fight against it, but it might be too late...

This is a small one-shot of an alternative ending for Archie's Shadow's Fall arc. It's based on a picture made by Finik on Deviantart. (https://finikart.deviantart.com - In External link)

Unfortunately, this one needs a bit of knowledge of Sonic's Universe in Archie comics.

Shadow felt only slight pain in his body how it was already numb from it. His throat was dry, and he had a strange feeling in his limbs. He slowly shook his head, unable to remember what happened. He opened his eyes, blankly staring at a red floor.

'Where...?' He noticed he was kneeling, no, halfway hanging. He looked behind, feeling a pull, and he noticed his hands were inside of a red wall. "What...!" His eyes widen, and a stream of images flooded his mind.

With his teammates and Spider Troupe, they invaded new Black Comet. There he fought with remaining Black Arms and was brainwashed by Eclipse and Black Death who was the new leader. Though he was able to escape from their control with the help of Rouge and Omega, the mission failed.

The aliens got the bomb, the soldiers were forced to retreat, and Shadow made sure they would all leave alive, including his teammates. He could still hear Rouge's voice in his ears calling him. Shadow shook his head, shooing memories away and he pulled hard with his arms. The wall was sticky and had a meaty feeling. It was like being in a giant stomach.

"Trying to leave, brother?" his younger half-brother asked when he approached him from behind the corner.

Shadow angrily glanced at him. "Eclipse!" he growled.

"Why so angry? Why don't you still get you belong here? This is your home!" Eclipse looked almost sad. "We sacrificed so many of us to separate you from them."

"Separate?"

"Yeah, I would be happy to blow that planet, but we decided it will be better to wait for another time." Eclipse was half-way kneeling, having a smug smile, holding Shadow's cheeks in his hand. "Till then, I'll make sure you understand where you belong." Shadow jerked his head, freeing himself.

"Don't fight it." His brother looked sad.

>Eclipse, come here!< called him Black Death over the telepathy.

"Roger. I'll be there in a sec," he answered, looking slightly over his shoulder. "I'll be back." He smiled at Shadow, running away.

Once he was gone, Shadow tried to active his chaos control, but as he suspected, it was no use. Eclipse was blocking it as he was created with that ability to combat him. He tried to pull his limbs out, but the wall was stuck to them tightly, making any movement almost impossible. But he was one headstrong hedgehog. He refused to yield to them.