20 years into the future…

Sonic ran. That was all he ever did now. Ever since his "friends" had changed, he had felt like it was time to move. He never really stayed in one location for too long. One place would get too boring and he would move on to the next. The world around him was one big blur. He felt like he had already run every square inch of this planet. Nothing ever changed. And once something is seen as too powerful, it is seen as a threat. And Sonic, constantly having the ability to save or destroy the planet, was seen as just that by G.U.N. The only thing they had to show he wouldn't betray them was his loyalty to the planet, which they had no way of testing. So he was constantly being hunted. It wasn't the way he had wanted the rest of his life to play out, but it wasn't like he had a choice. Ever since he began living like this, he felt emptiness inside of him. Like something was just… missing. He had lost his friends, his home… To everyone he was seen as a reward or a target. His once perfect carefree life had literally become a living hell…

Tails had opened up his own mechanic shop in station square. He worked all seven days of the week. Fixing all that he could and inventing new things. Some were for good purposes, some for bad. It all depended on how well they paid him. He had been alone for a while now. Ever since Sonic had left, his world had fallen apart. The one person he had considered family, his only family. The thought of that blue bastard made his blood boil. He left him, he left them all. Since that day, he had dedicated his life to becoming as strong and as fast as he could. So that the day that blue hedgehog finally dares to show his face, he could teach him a lesson…

Indeed, once something is seen as to powerful, it is seen as a threat, and Shadow knew that all too well. Ever since he had been captured, he had been kept deep beneath G.U.N HQ and used as a living energy source. By removing his inhibitor rings, he had become an endless energy mine. And hooking him up to a machine that they had gotten specially made by Tails, he powered the entire facility. He never complained, or talked at all. Sometimes he would mumble something to himself, but never said anything to anyone. He would simply glare at anyone who dared make eye contact with him. Those eyes were enough to even scare the commander. He wasn't always like this though. It all started when the hunt for Sonic began. They had begun testing new weapons capable of breaking the sound barrier and hitting their target instantly. Indeed they worked, when used correctly. They hired an expert sniper and ordered him to "take care" of Sonic. But he isn't the only hedgehog capable of breaking the sound barrier. He may have hit the wrong target, but had still taken down a big threat. With a bullet through the ankle, he wasn't able to escape. And the new life for him began…