Author Notes: Sonic, Shadow, Maria, Anyone here belongs to Sega or Archie. I have no idea what possessed me to write this but it is a Sonic Underground/SA2 Crossover with slight Archie/SatAM in it too. Please don't let that deter you and R&R Thank you.

AN 11/15/07: Revised Chapter one and added Chapter 2.

AN 11/22/07: Okay, there's fan characters in there now. So sue me. They're only added in to flesh out the story and have no background or history pertaining to any of my regular fan characters. Now that I think of it, I never have written a fan story around my 'main' character. Chapter 4 coming later today.

AN 11/28/07: Special thanks to Beverly, aka. "Fortune" here on FF net! She's been a big help in both feedback and proofing my story before it comes your way here!


Footsteps fell on the ground like a thunderous herd. Shots could be heard in the distance, the sound of bullets ripping through their victims, the many screams filling the air. At times it was at a deafening level. A group of figures ran away from the carnage, their kingdom, their home and the bloodshed.

"You must go, now!" A voice cried out from behind the leader of the runaways. Though she was cloaked, part of her magenta fur shone through as she dare glance back at the Chameleon.

"Espio... Why must we go on!?" She cried in horror. "My Beloved Kingdom... All of South... I should be with my people!"

"I know it seems like we're running away your Majesty, but what choice do we have?" The purple chameleon came to a full halt as a gunshot took a chunk out of a tree just in front of him. It only took his breath away, and for that he was relieved. Instantly his gaze searched for more retaliation. "Your death now would serve no purpose your highness."

The woman stopped to make sure of her companion's safety, crying out his name. Unwilling to let her fall behind, a tall green figure came out from the rear of the group to carry his Queen forward. His command to her was a simple "NO!" as another gunshot whizzed by, this time, knocking the crown off the lady's head.

"You must escape, your majesty!" The Chameleon said, running up to the Overlander, his katana drawn. One Gunshot later, and the chameleon screamed in spite of himself. Still, he would not back down. "You must..." he strained, his blade meeting the metal of the gun, drawn now in defense. "...must escape... for our future Aleena... You must..." He gritted his teeth and tried to ignore the blood seeping from the wound which was under much more stress than it should have been.

"Noo..." The woman cried, locked in place by fear and grief. Once more, her green body guard carried her from the fray.

As for her reptilian companion, "How stupid are you?" The human soldier sneered down at the Mobian creature. "...You're bleeding to death. Give up and accept defeat, you'll die easier that way."

"Heh... maybe..." Espio smiled slightly, "But I won't die alone. You see... that's something I swore I would never do." He drew back his katana with his good arm just as the metal rod of the gun slapped him across the face. Immediately, before the overlander could retaliate any further, he thrust the metal blade into the human's gut and with everything he had, gave it a sickening twist. Exhausted and half dead, the first combatant fell to the ground.

"Ian!" Someone shouted, a human. "Damn stupid animal! ...Oh look what they did to you..." he said softly, rolling his friend over. The Chameleon was still alive too... and had a better chance of recovering than his friend. "Bastard!" He clubbed the chameleon on the head, efficiently sending him into never never land...


"So what is it you've brought me this time?" the old man said, stroking his grayed mustache. He inspected the two capsules. His eyes widened when he looked at the info on the pair. "Where did these come from!?"

"They were casualties of the great war. Both were frozen cryogenically."

"Casualties? But the liquid they're encased in... is an oxygen based... Don't tell me they're still alive." The scientist said in sheer wonder.

"They are, in a sense. If they were to be thawed, then yes, they would be alive. However, you would do well to just get your samples and go." The GUN officer said in a warning tone before returning to his craft.

Professor Gerald Robotnik sighed and scratched his head. "I really don't know what the world is coming to..."

"Grandpa?" A small voice called.

"Maria... " A smile drew to the old man's lips. "What brings you here my child?" He knelt down and held his arms open for the little girl.

"I heard they were bringing animals here from the planet below!" She smiled and wrapped her arms around her grandfather.

"They did indeed Maria." he smiled affectionately at the girl and set her down. She was a little shaky, and no wonder... The genetic disease she had was affecting her motor skills, but she had a brilliant mind. If he could only find a way to repair the damaged genes there might be hope for his young charge to lead a normal life. All she could talk about was visiting the blue planet.

"Ohhh! I've seen pictures of them... A... A hedgehog... and a chameleon, right?"

"You're very smart." he smiled softly again and sent the girl off to play... while he tended to his new specimens. He took a heavy sigh. "I won't leave you like this, that's entirely too cruel. Somehow... you'll be returned to Mobius below... I promise."


Time passed... The prototype for the Ultimate Life form had had many failures. The playing around he'd done with the Chameleon's DNA had been breathtaking, but the result... was monstrous.

"Doctor Gerald, that creature is not safe..." an associate said.

"I know... The military has been asking questions about it and its full potential. I don't dare tell them about 'him' though."

"I've heard rumor, that they're going to send GUN up here to investigate your projects Doctor. Creating the Ultimate Life Form? Such risky business."

"I know... but it will all be worth it... if I can give my little girl Maria new life." Gerald said, his eyes shining behind his reflective glasses. "Shadow is far better than I had hoped he would be. While the Prototype is exceptional... Shadow's Mind is pure... and perfect. Who would have thought... that a hedgehog would contain the keys to infinity?"

"Certainly not me Doctor." the associate shook his head. "What about your subjects though?"

"The Great War Ended nearly five years ago, The chameleon's already been released." he said, typing away on the console before him, regulating the spread of Chaos energy to the life support unit on the beast. "At least... his capsule was returned."

"What about the hedgehog woman?"

"Her Capsule leaves tomorrow. With Escort... she's a Queen you know? Over South Rain forest... or so I heard." he heaved a sigh. "A shame what they've put these creatures through on the planet. All that lost life... and for what?"

"I see. Well.. Good Night Doctor, we'll continue our testing in the morning, for now I'm going to review the data here."

"Yes... And Thank you for your understanding an old fool like me." he chuckled.


Tomorrow never came. As soon as the GUN members boarded, the man to greet them took his last breath. Laser weapons and sight Scopes, the more advanced weaponry to come out of the Great War, now made it on board the ARK as alarms blared.

"Maria! Shadow! Get Out of here!" Gerald's voice rang over the comm. He watched for a little while as their unique heat signatures scrambled through the halls toward an escape pod. "Damn it... I can't escape like this..." he scrambled for the nearest pod to him, but knew he would never make it. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the queen, still trapped in her liquid limbo. "At least... I might be able to give you a chance my dear..."

The buttons were each hit in sequence, rapidly as the day was long. One beep lead to another, and would soon attract unwanted attention. Finally after each lock had been overridden, the machine gave a mechanical hiss as the locks retreated and the capsule itself opened. A rush of fluids pilled at the old man's feet, and a coughing noise met his ears.

"...Espio..." She coughed dazedly. The alarms blasting in her ears quickly brought her back to the present. Her eyes opened, and the horror of five years ago only sunk on her face ten fold. ""No! Where Am---"

"Shh... please... You're on the Space Colony ARK..."

"Space..." She groaned, recalling quickly that the ARK was being completed about the time she was hit with the bullet... but it couldn't be operational yet, not where her mind was.

"There is an escape capsule down the hall to the right... I ... I might not make it... but you must..." the old man wheezed.

"..Thank you... whoever you are."

With help, Queen Aleena climbed down from the capsule and was steadied onto her feet. Almost immediately a GUN member called to his support unit "We have them sir! Down this way!"

"RUN!" He yelled, though he stayed behind in humble surrender.

The Magenta hedgehog tore down the halls, her heart pounding. Part of her wanted to know what was happening, what had happened, but all of her being knew knew... she would have to wait for answers. This was not a good time to play twenty questions.

Her feet fell quickly but heavily upon the floor, it had been so long since her muscles had truly breathed. She could smell the artificial air on the station, recycled and stale, but the panic in it was no different than the world she left. If she would ever see it again.

A noise alerted her and she quickly twisted her head to the side to see a capsule being jettisoned with a black figure in it. Shortly ahead of her was her own capsule. If she could just get there in time. "Stop! Halt!" the words rang in her head as a group of Overlanders chased her. "Hold it right there hedgehog!"

One shot, a Laser this time, ripped right through her. A burning sensation grew over her entire body all at once. The blood didn't flow immediately, as her hand rose to her chest. It had pierced her heart, a glancing blow but one that could end her life, especially since he was taking aim for a second shot to the head. 'Have I... come all this way... just to die...?' she thought as she coughed up some blood. She laughed at the irony and falteringly took a step for the capsule. A warning shot flew past her head. A little late for that wasn't it?

"Creature! Halt!" one GUN member said.

"Let her Go..." Another said dismissively. "She won't make it far..."

She fell to her knees just a couple feet from the capsule, the overlanders watching and mocking. This is how it was... when Espio died, she thought to herself of a smug overlander riddling his body full of holes, her best guardian gone. She had to survive? Maybe her body wouldn't last but her will had to... She crawled and clawed her way to the capsule, losing consciousness as she slipped into the glass tube, different from the one that had frozen her body. If her body had been freezing before, the feel of her own blood trickling down her fur made her feel like she was on fire. With what consciousness she had left, she hit the firing sequence and the capsule was ejected.

The members of GUN watched for a moment before turning back to business. "Destroy the files." The commander said. "Burn them, blast them, I don't care."

"What about the hedgehog?"

"What about her?"

"She's escaped."

The commander laughed even harder now. "Oh no... She hasn't. Nothing could survive that. Didn't you see? That capsule 's flight path to the earth is too steep, she'll burn up in the atmosphere. And if she doesn't she's going to land right in the middle of the Ocean... Hmph... she's really not a problem."

"I... I see sir."


The Capsule made it through the atmosphere in on piece, but something was wrong, terribly wrong. For years, no one thought of it, indeed it had never been reported. No one cared, no one dared to wonder what it was doing, in Boulder Bay. How many years had passed, its contents undisturbed...?

Of course it mattered somehow. Someone with black and red fur with a white tufted chest was looking for it. Because that capsule held the answer to a question he'd been seeking since his second revival... 'Who is my mother?'

On the other hand, we turn the clock back... 18 years. The water is shallow because of a drought, and something metal catches the eye of a Mobian Hedgehog and his brother. The two of them come forward only to be horrified at the sight. At last one of them dares speak... "Jules... how... how awful!!"