ა ✧ ໒ (A zombie apocalypse au inspired by Telltale's The Walking Dead. TW: Blood, death, (somewhat) and gruesome topics/depictions are included)

In Mobius: Shadow rode quietly on his motorcycle, also known as The Dark Rider, while the sun beamed down upon the crowded freeway. Though his focus faltered a split-second as he blinked; seeing something awfully strange in the distance. But before he could process the anomaly, he was dragged down with his descending motorcycle during a sharp turn. Shadow was rapidly sliding across the busy road as vehicles unknowingly drove past until losing acceleration.

He proceeded to stand up as vehicles abruptly stopped from behind, frozen. Shadow also looked in front of him in confusion, blood trickling from a single cut towards the right of his muzzle that he received from the fall. His pupils became pinpointed as his eyes widened in horror from what stood afar in the freeway: A zombified Sonic. Sonic's eyeballs appeared to be ripped from their sockets while the jaw hung unevenly from his muzzle; crimson blood staining from head to toe as his mangled legs walked forward slowly.

Present day. Shadow walked silently inside a tall, gloomy forest. He now wore a brown, ripped leather jacket and fingerless gloves, while his muzzle and chest fluff was disheveled. A white gloved hand held in one of his as he walked, Cream the Rabbit.

"I miss my mother.." Cream muttered sadly as she kept her gaze on the dirty grass.

"You'll see her soon, promise." Shadow responded with that raspy voice of his. He always revealed that soft, sympathetic spot around Cream. He paused at the sounds of rustling and quickly got in front of Cream. Swiftly pulling out his gun in defense of whatever was coming forward.

Three mobians emerged from a large bush who appeared to be trying to avoid the zombies by getting far away as they possibly could. One stood back cautiously in defense.

"Are you t-two infected?" A male cat would ask nervously.

"Do they LOOK infected? Shadow? The anti-hero or whatever? He's here for goodness sake!" A female mouse scolded.

Meanwhile you, among the small group, stood beside them as Shadow effortlessly lifted the child (Cream) into his arms after noticing her trembling.

"Both of you fools shut up before you ATTRACT them here! We need to find shelter before it gets dark or so be left here." Shadow silenced through gritted teeth as he took in his surroundings.