.:Prologue:.

"This is really starting to get old, Doctor."

Eggman cackled as his fingers quickly pushed the right buttons on his power board. He had Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Rouge, Blaze, Silver, Shadow and Sonic all put into cages before him, one containing Shadow, Silver and Sonic while the other had the rest of the gang. A screen materialized in front of everyone, as the lights dimmed. The obese egg-shaped man held a remote in his hands as he moved away from the controls and stood to the side. He asked a question, "Do any of you," he started, looking towards Tails, Amy, Rouge, Knuckles and Blaze, "Know about either of your hedgehog friend's pasts?" He let his eyebrow quirk up in amusement as a malicious grin forming on his face. The pack of Mobians he looked to all looked confused.

Rouge leaned forward, leaning against the steel bars of the cage with a bored look on her face. "Why?"

"Have they told you all anything, besides the facts you already know?"

Shadow growled, while the other two hedgehogs beside him gave him a warning glance. Eggman gave a sly smirk at them, infuriating the striped one even more.

"Why is any of this important?!" Knuckles fumed, his short temper already starting to show. He seemed to be as mad as the hogs in the cage, almost as if he knew what was coming.

Eggman snapped his fingers as a picture of Shadow, Silver and Sonic appeared on the screen. He faced the three hedgehogs that were glaring furiously at him. He laughed evilly, one of his gloved hands brushing through his moustache. "Do you want to tell them, or should I?" A sneer appeared on his horrid face before the hedgehogs could protest. "I'll tell them, show what my research has found." Shadow only growled again, a very deep growl.

The screen flashed, and there stood another picture of the three hedgehogs. "As you can see, Silver, Shadow and Sonic are eerily similar in body types. Have any of you rodents noticed the similarities?" Eggman clicked another button, the screen flashing to show just the heads of the hedgehog trio. "Study their faces, the eyes, the muzzle, the nose, and their ears!" He chuckled. "Can you see the similarity?"

"Stop this now!" Silver exclaimed. "What gives you the right to do tell them this!?"

Blaze and the others stared at him in wonder.

"What is he going to tell us?" Tails asked timidly.

"Ah, my foxy friend," Eggman's voice dripped with malice as he spun around to face the young fox. "Have you read any history books before the Hedgehog-Acorn battle?"

Tails shook his head. "I couldn't find anything before that, neither could the librarian…" His head cocked to the side as the screen changes to a picture of a white female hedgehog. She was wearing a pale pink dress, with her head quills pulled back into elastic. A crown rested upon her head, golden in color as blue, silver and black gems adorned the front of it.

Triple S gasped. "Lady Mae," Sonic spoke in awe before his eyes glazed over in anger. "Where did you get this, Egghead?"

"Enough questions." Eggman snapped. He walked back up to the control panel. "Just watch."

A video rolled above, showing Lady Mae, as Sonic said before, outside with a green Oracle.

"Why!?" Lady Mae questioned in sadness, her emerald eyes shining with unshed tears. "Why must I endure this torture?"

The oracle grasped her hand clasping his own large lengthy around her shaking ones. "Your children gained immortality from your husband," Lady Mae gasped, the tears escaping her eyes. "I assure you my Queen; their immortality is not for nothing." The Oracle closed his eyes and a basket magically appeared in front of him. The female hedgehog cried as she bent down, her hands reaching inside and petting three baby hedgehogs.

"The oldest," Oracle watched as the Queen picked up a black and red hedgehog, holding him tightly.

"Shadow..."

"He is gifted with powers from Chaos himself, Your Majesty." His skinny hand reached forward and touched Shadow's forehead, glowing a bright orange before disappearing. "Young Shadow was born the oldest for many reasons, but the main, to protect his siblings." Shadow's eyes opened and Lady Mae smiled as a tear dripped from her eye. He had the same eyes as his father.

The Mother placed Shadow back into the basket. "The middle child," Oracle hummed. The woman pulled out a silver hedgehog. "Young Silver has psychokinetic abilities. Born the second oldest for his powers are greater than the younger." As he spoke, Silver started giggling his fingers gripping onto the Oracle's in wonder.

"Amazing," Mae hummed, letting Oracle put his free hand against Silver's forehead as it glowed a pink color before bending down again to place Silver into the basket, and pulling out one more baby.

The baby's legs kicked in his Mother's arms, his own emerald eyes, identical to Lady Mae's shining. "Ahh, the youngest." Oracle breathed. "Named Sonic, born with the power of speed-"

"I still think Maurice would suit him better," Mae butted in.

Oracle shook his head. "But little boy blue here wouldn't benefit from the name," His hand reached to Sonic's forehead, and glowed red. The Queen put the baby into the basket before grabbing the handle in her hands. "Lady Mae, I will contact you once they hit their immortal year, will then must we train them."

Sighing, the Queen hesitantly let the Oracle take hold of the basket. She bit her lip and held back a sob. Quickly, she bent down and kissed the babies foreheads, each giggling and gurgling. She stepped back, and the Oracle nodded his head before himself, and the babies, disappeared in a puff of green smoke.

The video abruptly shut off.

Everyone in the cage, minus Knuckles, looked towards the three hedgehogs in shock. They were frozen in shock, but the sight of the hedgehog almost made their jaws hit the floor.

Shadow was holding Silver to his left, his hand rubbing his shoulder. While his right side had Sonic huddled into his side, his face in the crook of Shadow's neck. "What?" Shadow glared over to them. "You know now, can't we be brothers in peace?!" His hand continued to soothe the younger hedgehogs for a moment before Silver broke the silence.

"It's never going to end!" Silver finally exploded, ripping away from Shadow and punching the bar of the cell in a fit of rage. "As soon as we're comfortable somewhere and we finally settle down, some evil force has to ruin things! Are we ever going to live in peace?!"

Shadow glanced down to Sonic, their eyes connecting. He let Sonic go, before he turned towards Silver. He glanced at Eggman who was cackling in laughter. He brought his lips to the blue one's ear, "On three we go," Sonic nodded and stood in place, pulling himself into a fighting stance. The ebony hedgehog gripped Silver's shoulder, to stop his rage. "Silver, pull yourself together and help us!" Silver nodded, both leaping beside Sonic as Shadow counted down under his breath. "One, two, three!"

The three brothers launched forward, the bars breaking from their powerful impact. "How is this possible!?" Eggman exclaimed, but was knocked back with a Chaos Spear.

Sonic and Silver raced over to the other's grabbing two bars each and hauling them from the cage. As soon as everyone was free, Shadow landed in front of them, a Chaos Emerald in hand. Everyone glanced around, Silver encasing them into a bubble. "Chaos Control."

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