It was hopeless, all of your friends were doing their best against all the challenges they faced while you were here wallowing in pity for yourself.

It was pathetic, that was the one thing you told yourself everyday never feeling enough everything was always out of reach for you no matter how much you tried. In an attempt to just drown it out you had travelled to one of Robotnik's old abandoned bases to destroy some badniks, you'd do something actually useful for once in a couple months you had told yourself.

Litlle did you know you were walking in to your own doom as you faced a gigantic robot that towered over you, you didn't have a fighting chance you knew this was beyond you, you knew you'd probably perish here with your beaten and bloodied self.

But you'd do one thing right for once.

With all your courage you charged at the Robot, it's metal arms prepared to swing at you, this was it atleast you were going to go down doing something for once instead of being useless.

You braced for it, standing there running at it, before you were swept away and carried by a set of arms, for a moment all you could see was an orange blur and then soft whispers from whoever it was before you passed out

Late into the night, you awoke feeling dirt and grass in your fur as your bleary eyes came to your surroundings, you could feel your head throb as you moved your legs carefully intending to stand up before a voice broke out

"Don't move"

It was a stern yet soft voice you immediately recognized

Shadow immediately moved to your side gently holding your arm as he kept you in place

"What were you thinking?" he spoke softly a hint of vulnerability in his voice, the pained and desperate expression on his face stayed as he pleaded for an answer