The Inhibitor Rings

The Cure

Sonic's POV
Shadow has woken up, and he seems to be very weak. I wonder what the cut did to him. There are a few reasons I can think of. I just wish I had a way of telling Tails what I'm thinking without yelling. I have nothing much to do, so I guess I'll go to sleep. Wouldn't hurt.

Shadow's POV
I'm hurt. I feel weak. My whole body aches. I can barely stand up. What happened to me? I appear to have a small bit of amnesia, but I do remember one thing. Those stupid rings that keep Sonic quiet and running. And I don't remember because he's in a hamster wheel.
Back to my condition though, which doesn't seem to be the least bit healthy. Everything just hurts as I experience what feels like my life slipping away, faster every hour. As if I had been poisoned, but I know Sonic and Tails wouldn't poison me. Tails is too nice and innocent.
My arm is bandaged up and I can feel that it has been stitched up beautifully by the one and only Tails. When he sees me awake, he says, "Shadow! I'm glad you're awake. Now I can figure out more effectively what happened. I can't help but sense it's not just the cut. It's something more."
"I agree. I feel weak. My body aches horribly. If I stand up, I know I'll fall over. It feels like I'm dying, faster as every hour passes by. Like poison slowly rushing through my whole body, canceling out the functions—"
"Oh. My. God. You've been poisoned! It's so obvious! How come I couldn't tell? It's probably the metal Eggman used. Or maybe he predicted his loss and decided to weaken our side for his next strike. This could mean something more, Shadow," Tails replies, panicking.
"Tails. Calm down, I'm sure it's nothing. Well, the poison is something and it needs to get out of me before I die, and..."
Slowly, I start losing my breath. My voice has been robbed from me, and I'm getting light-headed. Tails can sense every little bit of my feelings. I start falling back into my unconscious state.

When I gain consciousness again, I'm surprised I'm even alive. I feel stronger than before, but weaker in another way. Now I actually feel sick. Like I'm going to throw up.
"Hi, Shadow. Once you were unconscious again, I took a blood sample and found the poison. Whipped up and antidote, and you're good as new. Except that the antidote included a virus. It's just a cold, so you should be fine," Tails said. I could tell he was hiding something. I didn't ask questions, though. At least I felt a little bit better. Except...

Author's Note
Due to popular request, I've written another part! I'm super busy this week, but I hope to write another part as soon as I can. Keep commenting to remind me so parts come out faster. Hope you enjoyed!