NB there is the prologue to this story at the bottom of this page.

Sonic adventure 2: A shadow's memory

By Master hunter

I did this for Sonic's 12th birthday (23rd June 2003, but I'm sure you already knew that being a Sonic fan). It's my adaptation of one of the best Sonic games ever created, Sonic adventure 2 (well duh! It's in the title).

This originally started as a Big the cat specific fic, which later grew into an explanation of why Big appeared in SA2 (DC version), which grew again into a full account of the plot in SA2.

I don't bother describing in detail the levels and bosses cause you probably already know them. One part I found really hard was merging the two timelines. Especially during the Dark sides' meeting on ARK and Sonic's escape from GUN (city escape).

Red (which I hope works when I upload) signifies Flashbacks, my only fic to use them.

Oh and finally I'm a big fan of British Indie rock band the Stereophonics. Each of the Chapter titles is based on one of their songs from the album Performance and Cocktails. The name of the song is under the title.

EVERYTHING is Copyright SEGA SONIC TEAM considering it's their game I'm making the account of. Although I do very briefly mention the 3 Shadows.

DON'T FORGET THERE'S A PROLOGUE UNDER THIS LINE.

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Prologue

Power, mankind has craved power since he was born. Power allows you to control, to master, but it can also corrupt if your heart is not pure. I was a victim of corrupt power 50 years ago. I died from a gunshot to protect someone in power, despite not being any real threat to him, or her. My only joy is that I saved my best friends life, I saved him from facing the same fate I did.

But that was not it for this corruption, far from it. You see because of my death the ones who loved me went insane trying to avenge me. My grandfather, plotting the Earth's destruction to avenge my wasted death, and ended up being executed for it.

Who am I? I am Maria Robotnik, a scientist like all my family, who was killed to guard a terrible secret. A secret that could ruin the government, a secret that had to be covered up.

None of this mattered until today, when my cousin Ivo stumbles across something, something that probably would've been better off forgotten….