Hiya folks. I'm back with that sequel to Timeless that I promised. Warning: there may be some violence and gore in later chapters.
Disclaimer: Serena doesn't own anything Sega and other folks do.

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Previously: Shadow and Fleetway Super Sonic fought on the destroyed planet, Zero. Both Hedgehogs were sucked into the fake Chaos Emerald. Shadow attempted a final Chaos Control that managed to teleport the fake emerald that served as their prison, back to Earth.

Months had passed. By Shadow's unfortunate luck, Dr. Eggman had found the fake emerald. Eggman analyzed the emerald and found two chaos signatures: Shadow's and one that he his machines did not recognize. The evil scientist hoped to extract the energy and use it in a weapon against Sonic and his friends.

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Chapter 1: The Surprise

At Tails' workshop:

Sonic had been getting on with his life, but was no longer as cheery as he used to be. He really missed Shadow. He still believed that the midnight hedgehog had survived whatever had happened. He shook his head.

"No, he would have come back by now…," he muttered dejectedly. He needed to clear his head.

"Hey, Tails," Sonic yelled as he went to the front door and put on his bright red and white sneakers.

"I'm headed out for a run," he yelled as he dashed out the door not waiting for a reply.

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He loved running. It was his way of forgeting his worries if only for a little while. As he was taking a lap around the continent, he ended up running past one of Eggman's old bases and was shocked to notice that there were signs of recent activity. The curious hedgehog decided he would take a peek. The evil doctor had not attacked him that week which was nice for a change, but a bit boring.

"Since that crazy scientist hasn't attacked me for a while, he must be planning something big," thought Sonic as he ran around the perimeter searching for a way into the base. He found his entrance in the form of a ventilation duct.

"Heh! Same old Egghead," Sonic chuckled shaking his head.

"He never seems to remember that I'm able to get in through the ventilation system. I.Q. of 300… yeah right," The blue hedgehog thought sarcastically as he crawled into the confining space.

It took him a while to find where Eggman was. The ventilation system, like the rest of the base, was like a huge maze. After about ten minutes (and a bunch of annoying dead-ends) he finally found the scientist. He watched silently as he watched the man fiddling with something on the examination table that Sonic himself could not see. When the obese man had finally moved aside, Sonic almost gasped out loud at what he saw. There lying on the table was Shadow.

"Shadow… you were alive after all," Sonic thought.

To Be Continued…

I know this is a short chapter. I just needed to find a way to start this sequel. Please Review! ^^,