AN: Well here's my fanfic, hope you all enjoy! Some things in formatting the fanfic irritated me but I guess we're all going to have to go with it.


On the planet Mobius, a certain mad scientist laughed evilly.

"Hohohoho! At last, my greatest experiment can now commence!" Proclaimed Dr. Eggman as he typed in the acquired information into one of his super computers.

"Decoe! Bocoe! Man the levers!" The doctor ordered his two robotic servants. The duo marched obediently to the sides of a cylinder glass capsule.

"As soon as I say so, I want you two to pull down those levers at the same time," Eggman explained carefully on a single button to power his machine.

"At the exact same time, Doctor?" Bocoe questioned unconfidently.

"Of course I'm sure!" Eggman roared silencing the trembling robot.

"Now!" The doctor announced.

Switches were pulled. The sounds of electricity rumbled in the machine. Steam flowed inside the capsule, completely masking whatever occurred inside. The two robot servants left their posts to stand beside their master who strained to see what was inside. Bokkun who just flew in the room from lunch even hovered over Eggman's shiny head to see what was going on in child-like wonder.

The steam slowly departed revealing only an inanimate yellow face. The doctor quickly left the sides of his servants to look at his monitor. He grimaced and pounded his fist down on the keyboard, startling his two robots.

"No! How can this be?!" He fumed.

"How can what be Doctor?" Asked Bokkun.

"These errands I made you go on to retrieve traces of Maria's and hedgehog DNA were all a waste of time! It's a miracle my grandfather managed to create Shadow. But this is nearly impossible! Her new body is only stable and healthy," The angry scientist gritted his teeth.

"But Dr. Eggman sir, that's a good thing!" Decoe said with glee.

"You fool! Her body may be intact but these readings state she has no consciousness. No life-force to animate herself."

"Huh, only a shell with nothing inside..." Bokkun looked toward the capsule.

"Even a sniveling child can figure that out you dumb-bots!" Eggman hissed at his cowering servants.

Shadow was taking a long walk through some of the jungles of Mobius at night. He found himself doing this quite often now. Especially when he thought of Maria. The best friend he believed to ever had in his life. He stopped tearing up after thinking of her for so long. He was used to thinking of her often without the need to express his sorrow through crying. However the new so-called friends such as Sonic and company he gave a colder shoulder to. For years now, the longing-ness to have Maria back turned his feelings from missing a best friend into missing the girl he loved. He wished he held her while she was still alive.

"I wish you were alive Maria. I need you now," He spoke in a low voice under his breath.

Unknown to the dark hedgehog, he didn't notice that he walked past the pyramid where the Master Emerald sat. At the base sat Knuckles guarding it when he noticed it spoke to him through thought.

A sad being yearns for his lost love. I'm granting his wish for her to return to him was all it said.

Knuckles looked up at his precious emerald to see it giving off a mysterious glow that left as quickly as it came.