Sonic The Hedgehog: On The Run.

Sometimes, Shadow really wished he'd listen to his friends. The buzzing and spinning lasted far too long and the twisting in his stomach was much harder to ignore. He groaned, but golden static soothed to reveal he'd made it to the echidna's home. Regret slipped away immediately and he did his best to straighten, headache ignored when he lay eyes on the startled five.

Tails' hand clung to the sofa's armrest and fluffy appendages rested against planks lazily. Amy held her hammer and carried Cheese with Knuckles glaring at her side- fists smacking together. But Shadow's vision grew tunnelled when a flabbergasted Sonic awkwardly cleared his throat.

"Hey Sha-! Woah!"

With a dangerous growl the dark hedgehog bolted to his rival, bringing him close by his tattered neckerchief. "You imbecile!"

"Shadow! Put him down!" Amy scolded.

When she stepped closer, Shadow waved a warning hand. "Stay back!"

"Back?" Knuckles frowned.

But he went ignored, ruby eyes met a wide green. "The hell is wrong with you?!"

"With me?" Sonic tried freeing himself, coming up fruitless. "You're the one freaking out!"

"I wouldn't be the only one, would I?"

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"I saw-." A brutal sharp ache exploded in his side and Shadow gasped, eyes wide as he mindlessly let his rival go.

What surprised him more, however, was Sonic reaching under his arms to keep him steady. "Woah, easy there, Grumps."

"D-don't call me that."

"Everything okay?" Tails, hugging his bandaged middle, slowly approached the pair.

"No." Shadow barked. "Your stupid brother here's got a lot of explaining to do."

Sonic sweat-dropped. "M-me?"

"Actually." The Ultimate Lifeform roughly shrugged his rival away, pointing at the group. "You all have a lot of speaking to do."

"Chao chao!" Cheese left Amy's hold to cling onto Shadow's arm.

"First, why ain't the three of you here? Where's Rouge?" Knuckles asked.

"Her and Omega are cleaning up the mess-." Shadow whipped to his rival. "You created."

Sonic straightened his neckerchief, frowning. "Hey man, maybe tell your little gun-crazy group to lay off, huh?"

"They are not my responsibility. Perhaps you shouldn't have been so reckless. Running away when they have a warrant for your arrest? What's the matter with you?"

"Hold on." Tails stepped to his brother's side. "How did you know that?"

Amy spun her hammer. "You in on it or something?"

Shadow pinched his nose, groaned and dug in his quills to toss a Body-cam to the pink hedgehog. "When we arrived we saw the aftermath of...." Ruby eyes found green. "Your little tantrum."

Sonic paled. "Did I...? Is everyone okay?"

"You're an enemy of the world and you're concerned with-." Shadow sharply inhaled, making his voice a touch gentler.

"No one died- calm down. However you scared the living crap out of them. Apart from bruises and scratches, nothing concerning, but there was one agent who...." He shut his eyes and for a moment beastly claws tore into human flesh and pulled on hair.