Starlight woke up and shook her head. "where am I?" She said. "In the forest" said a voice. As her eyes ajusted to the half-light she saw Shadow sat, leaning against a tree."Shadow!"she gasped in relif,"I thought I was alone!" Then Starlight rememberd the night before *Flashback*"You can't run away forever Starlight,nor can you protect her Shadow"*end of flashback* "Who was that guy chasing us lastnight? Asked Starlight."His name is Mephilis,Mephilis the dark.I've seen him before.I trapped him in a jewel on a scepter once but the jewel broke and he escaped."Said Shadow getting up."oh" said Starlight also getting up."Whats our next destination Shadow?" asked Starlight now looking up at the sky."Sonic said he would wait for us at the green hill zone so we're heading there hopfully WITHOUT bumping into mephilis."Replied Shadow. So they walked off in the direction of the green hill zone. Soon when they were out in the open,Shadow stopped."huh?" said starlight turning around to face him.There in the distance was four small streaks of colour. The fourth streak was a little further back then the other three."I wonder who they are?"Said Shadow to himself.The four streaks where blue,red,yellow and a blacky blue.Suddenly they stopped and Starlight cried,"I know who the first three are!" "who?!"Shadow asked."Sonic,Tails and Knuckles!She replied calming down again now.They started running towards the four dots in the distance.All of a sudden the pair skidded to a halt. "It's Mephilis!" The both said at the same time.They were now close enough to see clearly that they were indeed sonic,tails knuckles and mephilis.Then disaster struck, Mephilis had seen them and now he was heading towards them! Shadow moved in front of Starlight in a protective position."Did you miss me?" Said mephilis sarcasticaly.Shadow gritted his teeth.Then unexpectedly mephilis threw a punch at shadow, knocking him off his feet.Mephilis laughed his evil laugh and walked towards Shadow who was despritly trying to get up.Mephilis kicked him knocking him over again."Uggh"groaned Shadow."This ends now Shadow!" Cackled Mephilis. He picked up shadow,holding him by his throat.Shadow squirmed trying to escape mephilis's strong grip but he was failing misirably.The more he squirmed the tighter the hand gripped his throat.Soon Mephilis dropped Shadow's lifeless body and quickly turned to Starlight who was frozen in horrer.Then just in time Sonic,Tails and Knuckles arrived. Tails Went strait to Shadows Side and Started pumping air into him to revive him.Shadow choked and started breathing again.meanwhile sonic and knuckles took mephilis by suprise and he was down and out in no time!"Tails! Is Shadow Ok?" Shouted Sonic as he looked at mephilis and then at the damage he had done."He's fine just needs a good rest thats all!" Tails shouted back."Yessss! I finaly go to beat something up!"Said Knuckles to himself."Now I have to find Where he hid the master emrald now!"He added."Knuckles?" "yeah?" "can you carry Shadow back to base please?" "*sigh*OK" So they went back to the base and shadow made a full recovery in no time at all!