Shadow whammed this guy right into the floor, hard. Captain was no more. The man morphed to another younger man with brown hair. It was a disguise, with the body changing tech. This dude.. was that-

The blue hedgehog rushed in. He gasped and ran over to the lying man. “Tom! Tom, no-“ he sounded so worried. Shadow’s brow scrunched harder.

He watched as the Sonic kneeled down and shook the man, crying ‘Tom’ desperately. It hurt Shadow, making his heart tighten. It reminded him of Maria. That grief he felt when she left him, his.. his only friend, he considered family.