This is a good start.

When you have a character called Blaze the Cat, you don't remember when Blaze was not used.

When you

Great story :)

I recently read Insurrection on your Chaotic Alliance account with Sparky Lurkdragon, and liked it enough to go looking through the stories on your account. This story did not disappoint. Perhaps especially amazing considering how much older this story is.

I liked the way you portrayed all of the characters, both actual Sonic characters and OCs. I especially liked Blaze, and his interaction with Crossfire.

The way you described Sonic battling, with his mind speeding up and everything else slowing down, was interesting. I hadn't encountered that before, not that I've read much Sonic fanfiction.

Another thing I liked was how every chapter except the epilogue was first person. You did a good job with it.
And with overlapping chapters. I don't always like it when chapters overlap, it can get boring, but you managed to make it interesting.

I was right about Blaze and Crossfire! yay
I had guessed that Blaze was somehow the lost Chaos Emerald, or at least had its power, even before Sonic suspected it. I later figured out that Blaze was the positive side of the Emerald and Crossfire was the negative side.
The two of them seemed to be a little confused after it was all over, specifically Blaze. Crossfire mostly just seemed like a really good person now that he doesn't have to battle the Chaos Emerald. I hope things go well for them. And yes, I realize that they're fictional...

So, to sum it up, I really liked reading this. Thanks for writing it. :)

You, my friend, posess awesome skills

Now this is one epic fanfic. The storyline's friggin' awesome and wayyyy unique! I've never really thought of this particular story, and its really awesome. Its the only fic above 30 chapters that I've ever read!
Gosh, I REALLY hope you don't stop writing!

amazing. that is the only word i could possibly say other then this is the most epic story i have ever... EVER read. i have been going around fanfiction for nearly a year now, i look for awsome stories to read and review. and out of all the sonic stories on here this is the most increable stroy on fanfiction and if anyone says otherwise they do not know what true stroy writing it and they are missing out on this great story. so thank you so much for puting this great story on fanfiction so others and i can can read it. so once again thank you.

-Julie

Holy cow! I literally could not stop reading this! Seriously, it's 2:19 in the morning, and I can't even really think anymore, but I couldn't stop!

The standard schpeal, you're awesome, watch the adverbs, this was awesome, love how you tormented poor Shads, by the way, although it seems like the whole thing with Sonic and the "Metal Flashbacks" was never resolved (although this could be because I can't function anymore) And aside from that, I have nothing to say, except that I'll be watching for more stories from you!

Awesome story!

Wow, I finished it. Honestly, when I started reading this and saw that there were 65 chapters, I had no intentions of finishing it. Usually, when something is THAT long, I'll just click back on my browser and find something shorter.

I think I forgot to mention something in my last review... I chuckled both times Sonic waved to Eggman during the battle. I can easily picture him doing that just to tick Eggman off!

Well, I'll definitely be back to reread some of these chapters... I like to learn from the good works I read!

Wow, I really thought Sonic was going to end up sacrificing his life, there, after the way you explained how the Chaos Emerald cracked and exploded after only a few seconds. One more chapter to go... Although I just read this entire story today, I'll miss reading it! This is truly one of the best fanfictions I've ever read.

That chapter gave me chills at the end. This makes me want to play Sonic Adventure 2: Battle so badly right now.

"Now my memories war with one another, compassion and friendship set against the darkness of my past."

That makes perfect sense, and I could not have summed up Shadow's emotions better. The poor guy needs some peace of mind, though.

I almost feel guilty that I haven't read this story before today. I know I've seen it when exploring around FFN before. I'm so happy I decided to actually read it this time... once again, it's great. It seems like you put an exceptional amount of effort into this as well! I love it.

I've spent several hours of my day today reading this far into the story. All I have to say is: It's amazing. That simple. I've never noticed so many similarties between Shadow and Metal Sonic before reading this. I don't know how you thought up this wonderful plot line, either, but it is definitely worth reading, and I'm glad I found this today! I support Sonic and Tails' friendship greatly, and I see so much of it in your story. Everything about it is perfect. This is one of the best stories I've read on FFN, and that's saying something, because I've read a lot of stuff on here. All the personalities fit their respective characters, even when they've all matured a few years. I could go on for hours about everything I liked about this story so far, because I know there is plenty more. Your mind can clearly think to a great depth... I would have never been able to create such an imaginative plot. Absolutely WONDERFUL so far.

dear... god... this story... is so... long!

And your a terrific writer.0_-

Got anymore stories?

Oh I hope sonic can reach tails (and break out of that coma!) voice. Sounds good so far.