Maria's 2nd Chance.

Chapter 1

Maria's Pov.

I was now at peace in the afterlife. When I was Alive; I was very sick with Nids, any sort of germ could've been fatal to me, but I always kept a positive outlook on life. I couldn't control My situation, so there was no point for Me to be sad or unhappy.

My Grandfather; Gerald Robotnik, Made Me live on a Spaceship called Space Colony Ark. The reason I was sent to the Ark to live was, because I was then away from all the germs I could be exposed to on Earth. My Grandfather was doing research on the ark, He told Me, He was also trying to find away to make Me better.

Then one day, not long before I passed away, I saw Grandpa walked out of his research Room with a red and black creature. The creature was black with red highlights on it's quills, it also had ruby coloured Creature must had been a hedgehog, but it was over 3 feet tall, it also walked upright, it was wearing shoes and gloves. I walked over to Grandpa to see what that creature was that was with him. "Grandpa!" I say, as I looked at the red and black creature.

"Maria, this is Shadow, I just created him." Said Grandpa, as he pointed to the black creature. "Is he a hedgehog?" I asked, I was expecting Grandpa to reply but... "My name is Shadow, Shadow the Hedgehog." Said the Creature, as he looked at Me. I was surprised that the creature could talk. "Grandpa, did you teach Shadow to talk?" I asked. "No Maria, he was created to speak and understand many different languages. Said Grandpa. "Grandpa, why did you create him? I asked. "I created Shadow to help the People who live on Earth, Life can be hard for them at times." Said Grandpa. Then he asked me to do a favour. "Now Maria, Can you show Shadow around the Ark, I have to get back to researching?" Said Grandpa. "Sure thing, Grandpa. I say, I then Smiled at Grandpa and Shadow. "Shadow, Go follow Maria." Said Grandpa as he walked back inside his research room.

I then walked around the Ark showing and explaining all the rooms on the Ark to Shadow. "This Place is very interesting." Said Shadow. "I know, Shadow." I Say, as I give Shadow a smile."

Shadow then walked over to a window on the Ark, a view of Earth could be seen if you looked out the window. Shadow spent a lot his time that i was with him looking out that window. then one day, I asked Shadow why he was always looking at Earth. He replied; "I wonder what it is like down there."
I Replied; "I want to one day visit Earth, but Grandpa told people who live down there face a lot of challenges, that is the reason he created you so you could help all the people of Earth." "Maria, one day we will both go to Earth together, I will do my best to help all the People on Earth." Said Shadow, he then looked at me and smiled. I smiled back at him. "Promise, Shadow?" I said. "I Promise, Maria." Said Shadow.

I made friends with Shadow; He became My bestfriend. We would play lots of games together, we played tag, hide-and-seek and we played board games also. before we went to bed; we would take turns reading a bedtime story. Me and Shadow shared a bedroom, in our room was a set of bunks, Shadow slept on the top bunk, I slept on the bottom bunk.

But sadly all happiness comes to a end.

The last day of My life was like any other day, Me and Shadow woke up, had food, Then played a game of Chess and then after playing Chess, Me and Shadow started playing tag. "Tag! You're it." Said Shadow as he tagged Me. I laughed and then started chasing Shadow, then all of a sudden we hear some gun shots and researchers screaming. "FIND THE CREATURE!" I heard a man yell then he came running towards me and Shadow.

We both then started running for our lives, I was so terrified I just wanted to cry, but I had to get me and Shadow to safety. We both ran into a room with a escape pod that went straight to Earth, 1 person needed to pull the lever, only 1 of us could escape to Earth. Shadow's life was way more important than mine. I pushed Shadow into the escape pod. "Please Maria, don't pull the lever." Begged Shadow, as he tapped on the glass. A Man now had a gun pointing at me. "If you pull that lever, I will shoot you!" Said the Man who was pointing a gun at me.

"Please don't pull the lever!" Begged Shadow again, as he was trying to smash the escape pod. "Shadow, I will always be your friend, please help the people on earth for me. Sayanara Shadow the Hedgehog..." I say, as I then pulled the lever. The gun was fired, then I felt a sudden pain in my back, I then fell to the ground. "Maria...!" Was the last thing I heard Before I crossed over to the other side.

I knew that Shadow was good guy, he would be so much help to the people on Earth. In Heaven there is no time, no sins, no deaths and no weapons. It is a very peaceful place, Grandpa is in Heaven with me now, so is my Mother; Meredith and my Father; Geraldo. My parents passed Away when I was a Toddler, My Grandpa raised me. I was so glad that our Family was all together, but 1 person was missing. Shadow was missing, he was immortal so the chances of him joining us in heaven were quite slim. My biggest wish was to see Shadow again, even if it was just for 1 more time. Shadow's biggest wish may have been to see me again too.

I always wonder what Shadow could be doing on Earth now, I'm not sure how many Earth years it has been since I last saw Shadow. But things were about to change for me very shortly.

Grandpa, Mother and Father all walk over to me, I was laying in a field of pink flowers. "Maria, it is your time to return to Earth." Said Grandpa. "Huh?" I say, I now felt very confused. "Shadow's wife is about to give birth to a daughter, you are going to be reincarnated as Shadow's daughter." Said Grandpa "But I have already lived my life." I say. "Your life was too short, sometimes when a life is cut too short, God will send you back to Earth for another chance." Said Grandpa. "Will I remember who I was? I asked Grandpa. "Not at first, but eventually you will start getting memories from your previous life as you grow older." Said Grandpa. "Will you all miss me when I go back to Earth?" I Say to my whole Family. "We may miss you, but we all know that Shadow will be the best father in the universe, he will love you very much." Said Grandpa.

I now felt excited about seeing Shadow again, but it mean't I was no longer with Grandpa, Mother and Father. "Will I ever get to see you all Again?" I say. "You may be immortal like Shadow, but one day Heaven and Earth will be one place, So we will all meet again." Said Grandpa. "Ok, I'm ready to be with Shadow again." I say then I give Grandpa a hug. Mother and Father then hugged me. "We all love you, Maria." Said Mother. "I love you too." I say. "Goodbye, Maria." Said Father. "Sayanara." I say to everyone. I then fade away from everyone until, I see nothing but darkness.

Author notes

So this is the first chapter of my newest Fanfiction. I got the idea to write this fanfiction after a roleplay that I was roleplaying in. in that roleplay Shadow had a newborn daughter, who was a reincarnation of Maria.