Frostbite *OLD*

Plot?

*Unknown*
Sonic knew that he could never be the same hedgehog that he once was. He has done too much damage to try to redeem himself. Destroyed cities. Innocent killed. And Tails had tried to help him but he couldn't control himself and lashed out and attacked. The regret has been unbearable but he made sure that he would never hurt someone close to him again.



*One year ago*
It had been just a simple morning run up in one of the snow zones; one of his favorite places to run. Especially to wake himself up after a tough weekend. The cool, crisp air made his skin tingle with excitement as he sped through the fresh snow. Then something caught his eye. He stopped dead in his tracks and ran over to the glittery gem that was poking out of the frozen ground. The gem itself was triangular in shape with an icy blue hue but it had an alluring quality about it as well.
He smiled happily at the lone crystal and reached down to retrieve it. Then when his hand came in contact with the azure gem a paralyzing shock went through his body, instantly crippling him. He fell to his knees in pain but his hand remained on the stone, seeming to be frozen there. A second later the crystal broke apart and its pieces began to creep their way up and into his arm causing him scream out in pain and terror. The tiny shards of the blue gem dug their way into his flesh and worked their way to the rest of his body. His peach hands and arms began to frost over leaving it to look somewhat frozen like a severe case of the frostbite.
The pain worked its way through his body as he gritted his teeth trying to bare the icy torture. He could feel each individual shard inside of him, inching their way closer and closer to his heart. Then there was a deep coldness and rage that began to fill him. He tried to fight it away but after a moment of submission is came back full force almost like it was trying to take over his mind completely.
The desperate run home was painful as the shards seemed to be cutting their way into his head. He knew that his buddy Tails could come up with something to get these things out of him. As he ran into the small home that they share he search the house desperately for his little friend when he realized that it was still early and that he was probably still asleep. He bolted to the fox's room to only find it empty. So he called for him to help but no sound came. This startled Sonic at the thought that he had lost his voice. He tried again and again but still his vocal chords remained silent. He could feel that he was losing the battle and needed to hurry. He began a mad search through the house still trying to call his friend's name. By this point only raspy attempts of his words where the only sound that he could make. The anger inside him was only getting worse at his irritability.
Then the two tailed fox appeared in the doorway looking confused and shocked by Sonic's own appearance. He was about to question what had happened when, the tension in Sonic that the shards had created snapped. Then suddenly he sprung forward at Tails with icy claws bared. The kitsune gave a small yelp before he was tackled to the ground and began to receive slash after slash on his yellow fur.
Crying out in pain he pleaded with Sonic to stop but those words were never heard by Sonic but by something else entirely. Something that has become a parasite inside the blue speedster was now in control and was tearing at the poor fox beneath him. With Sonic screaming silently at himself to please stop before the results could be fatal.


*Crisis City*
Jet and the rest of his crew walked away leaving Sage with her trophy, the Emerald Locater. She was surprised with herself, she couldn’t even ride a skateboard but she beat Jet the Hawk in an Extreme Gear race. But one thing she knew for sure was that she was starving. She just realized that she hasn’t eaten anything since breakfast. So she went to the first place she spotted which was an ice cream parlor which was a little odd for it to be open so late but it was better than nothing. She walked over to the shop and opened the door with a little bell indicating that someone entered.  
But then she realized that she didn't have any money. So she sighed irritability and walked away from the store and looked down at the Emerald Locator to see if there were any close signals. The screen blinked on and the radar bleeped a few times and the words "NO SIGNAL" appeared on the screen. Great, now what am I supposed to do? She questioned herself. Then she walked over and sat on the sidewalk since there wasn't many people out at this time of night. So I guess I'm not going to ever get back home. She thought. Whatever happened to Sonic? What could have been so bad for him to completely change? Now that I think about it...no one knows anything about him now. Maybe that was why Eggman was searching for someone in the first place. To get all the information about Sonic to try to figure out what could have happened and how to fix it. But why would Eggman want to help? To create a better image of himself? Or maybe he really wants to help...The only way to find out is if I go ask him myself. Well I was trying to before I fell…
And with that Sage stood up with a new hope that she can possibly fix this place and maybe Sonic. Now, before she can do anything, she needed to find something to eat. Which was very unlikely since she had no cash and it was the middle of the night as well. Then she remember that she had seen Shadow earlier and wondered where he was now, hoping that he could possibly help. But where could he be?
Sage then began walking around in hopes of spotting the dark hedgehog. She looks around in several buildings for any familiar faces as she turns a corner.  Then, seemingly out of nowhere, someone runs into her, knocking her to the ground. Irritated, she composes herself and looks up at the people that knocked her down only to see the dark hedgehog himself.
“Perfect, I was actually looking for you.” She said as she picked herself up. Shadow gave her a stern look for two reasons, she just walked into him and that she apparently needed him for something.
“What do you want from me?” He flatly questioned. Sage looked at him unsure if she should be asking him, but then again she did find him amusing.
“I know that you can locate the chaos emeralds and I need your help collecting them.” She answered.
“How would you now that and why would I help you?” He asked suspiciously. This made her a little nervous but she tried to put her nerves aside.
“I just know, and…well because…” Sage then realized that she didn’t know why she was collecting the emeralds. “Sooo that we can get them…before Sonic does.” She said suddenly. That kind of actually makes since. She thought. Maybe Sonic decided to go after them for some reason, and if he did in the state that he’s in…it wouldn’t end well. Shadow looked to the side in thought, and then sighed in understanding.
“Alright, I’ll help you gather the emeralds, but after that I’m no longer involved.” Said Shadow, who then walked past Sage and to the location of the closest chaos emerald.  



A/N: this was the point where I tried to add a little plot