Depending on how I feel, this will be the last chapter. So get ready for Chapter 23. I think I might make this shorter than usual.

Manic subconsciously felt himself being carried and put into a very small area that only he could fit into. He then felt the door to the small contraption close, and he slowly felt consciousness come back to him. He was in a small pod that had a window where his head was so he could look out.

Manic saw Shadow come into view, "Hello Manic. I bet you're wondering where you are. Well let me explain, you are in a specially designed pod that will travel into the void of space at the speed of light. There is a fifty fifty chance that you will land on a planet extremely far from here, or you will just float in the pod until the oxygen runs out."

Manic realized that he might die. The only thing that he could think about at that moment was the fact that he would never see Blaze, or his friends and family, again. It was very hard to cope with, but at this point he didn't have a choice. Manic tried to rip the door off the pod, but to no avail.

Shadow smirked at his attempt, "The pod is made out of a special material that you can't control."

Manic watched as Shadow walked over to a podium with a big red button on it.

"Goodbye Manic." Shadow pressed the button. Manic's whole life flashed before his eyes, for maybe the third or fourth time in his life. He felt the pod lift up into the sky. Shadow was right, it was fast. By the time he was out of the atmosphere, it had to have been going 700mph. Luckily, the design of the pod eliminated most of the G-force, so Manic just had to enjoy the ride. He stared out the window in a mixture of sadness and anger. He had come so far, just to die alone in a dark, starry abyss. The pod also had an auto temperature system, so when it got cold, it cranked the heat. Manic looked straight up and saw an O2 percentage gauge, that read 95% and slowly declining.

Manic closed his eyes, "Maybe if I'm lucky I can die in my sleep."

Manic opened his eyes in a shock, hoping that the whole situation was just a dream. But he was wrong. He looked up and in his dismay, the gauge was at 10%. From as far as he could tell, he was still in the middle of nowhere. Manic was disappointed that he was gonna suffocate to death in about another twenty minutes, but he had already come to terms with it.

Manic got sort of choked up, and Ashura popped into his head,

You don't cry Manic. Man up.

I never cry. But now would probably be a good time to, since I'm about to die.

Just hold out a little longer, you might not know what will happen. Just wait. Manic? Manic!

Manic had collapsed in the pod from the little amount of oxygen he had access to. There was just enough to keep his subconscious alive. He heard nothing but the sound of Ashura yelling at him.

This is short, I know. But I needed to wrap it up. I'm gonna start on Part 2 soon.