Hey everybody what's shaking? I guess you could call this the sequel to the sequel of Always with the End comes Hope and Rebirth, or you could call this the sequel to Chibi Love. Thankees saphireKat for replying to Chibi Love and for thinking MJ is great! I hope this is a good story! Before I put the disclaimer I'm putting the ages of the characters!

Sonic- 26

Tails-19

Kilala-19

Cream-17

Knuckles-29

Rouge-29

Shadow-26

Amy- 24

MJ-23

Here's the disclaimer!

Disclaimer- I DON'T own any Sonic characters except MJ. Kilala belongs to my best friend Jena who I'm making an art portfolio for!

"5 Years Without You…"

By MJ the Seal

Chapter 1

A Cry For Help

It was a cold December day as snow glazed the streets of Speed City. It had been 10 years since the Ark incident and when MJ shrunk and got back to normal. The gang had moved on and Eggman re-appeared, but the gang defeated him and he snuck back into hiding. Knuckles and Rouge had gotten married 9 years ago and already had 2 children. Sonic and Amy got married also and had a child as well. Tails and Kilala were making wedding plans and Cream was still searching for a special someone. Shadow wanted to propose to MJ…until she disappeared…5 years ago… Today was the very day she went missing in December and Shadow was walking through the cold streets the memory etched in his brain. He wore a red scarf and a black jacket with his trademark gloves and hover shoes. He was walking towards his apartment and glaring at every happy couple that he saw. Christmas offers lined the store windows along with happy customers all in the Christmas spirit.

"MJ…where are you?" Shadow thought as he saw a happy couple walk by him holding hands. The memory began to play in his mind again and he didn't bother to stop it.

Flashback

Speed City Train Station, December Day 5 years ago

Everyone was gathered at the train station today to bid MJ farewell as she left on her trip. She was leaving to go visit her friend Maya who lived far away. The train was to depart soon and she was saying goodbye to all her friends.

"Bye guys! Now don't you forget me when I'm gone!" MJ said as she stood in front of her friends holding a small bag of luggage.

"We won't, but you better remember to get us souvenirs!" Kilala reminded as she smiled at her friend.

"I won't well I better get going…" MJ walked over to Shadow and hugged him one last time.

The very last time…

Shadow hugged her back and she hopped onto the train and waved everyone goodbye, until the train disappeared from view.

"Goodbye!" Everyone cried as the blue train disappeared from their sights. Everyone left except for Shadow who stayed behind. When everyone disappeared left the station he took out a small box and opened it. Inside was a beautiful ring with a lovely diamond on it.

"You'll be in for a surprise when you get back…" Shadow mumbled as he quickly put the box back into his jacket pocket. He ran off towards his apartment thinking of what MJ would say when she got back.

A week had gone by since MJ left and today was when she was supposed to come back. Shadow was sitting on the bench that was in front of where MJ's return train would stop. The train was heading for the station and Shadow felt the ring in his pocket. The train slowed to a stop and he waited for MJ to get off. 5 minutes had passed and a crowd of people were leaving the train with their luggage and seeing all of their friends and family. 10 more minutes had past and the train's passengers had stopped getting off for there was no one else on the train.

"MJ where are you? Did you catch the wrong train or something?" Shadow wondered as the train left. "No…she would've called on her cell phone…wouldn't she?" Shadow waited at the train station for the next few hours hoping MJ would come back…

But she never did…

End Flashback

Ever since then, Shadow hated the sight of couples, especially married ones. He still had the ring; it was sitting in his apartment untouched from the very day MJ disappeared. Shadow sometimes went to the station to see if MJ would walk off one of the trains, her white hair flowing in the wind, a smile on her face. She never did…and Shadow called her cell phone a couple times and checked to see if she was home. No matter where Shadow looked he could never find MJ. He told his friends of the news and they were shocked. The searched for a whole year and nothing came up, even though they reported it to the police. It seemed as thought MJ disappeared off the face off the planet.

"MJ please come back…my life's a wreck without you…" Shadow entered his apartment, a small, 3 roomed apartment with a small living room, bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom. It had the basics of a house, nothing special except a laptop and a few pictures. He threw off his jacket and went into his room to find something strange lying on his bed. It was a video tape, and…MJ's cell phone.

"What…how'd her cell phone get in here…and what's the heck is with this video tape?" Shadow studied the tape and the cell phone carefully for anything strange. The white cell phone with a seal keychain attached to it seemed normal, and the mystery video tape seemed normal as well. Shadow popped the tape into the cassette player and watched as the mystery began to unfold.

"WHAT!" Shadow screamed as his eyes bulged open in shock. For playing on the TV screen, was an older version of MJ bruised and wearing rags. Her white-furred face drenched with tears and covered with fear spoke to the TV with an important message.

"Shadow…please I need you…on the train…5 years ago…there was an accident." the older MJ began as she looked around nervously. "The train was high-jacked by two of Eggman's robots. I tried to stop them but reinforcements came and kidnapped me. I've been trapped in Eggman's hidden base for 5 years…He works me to death and there's nothing I can do to stop him!" tears slid down MJ's face even faster now as she looked around again. "Please Shadow…I know you can save me…I'm being taped by a spy in the base. She sent this video to you along with my cell phone that Eggman nearly destroyed."

"MJ I have to send this now! Eggman's coming!" a young voice said and the camera turned off.

"MJ…finally after all these years I'll be able to find you…" Shadow thought as a tear went down his face. He looked over to the cell phone and turned it on. A picture of himself and MJ popped up on the screen and he smiled.

"1 new voicemail! 1 new voicemail!" a robot voiced chanted as a picture of a flying letter appeared on the screen.

"Okay okay just shut up you little pest!" Shadow angrily mumbled as he pushed on the letter and put the phone to his ear.

"Shadow if you can hear this message it means you must've gotten the video tape." MJ's voice said as it continued to speak. "The person who was taping me was a small chao named Chibi Star. She pretends to work for Eggman as a messenger, and she is a black hero chao with a star on her belly. She also wears a yellow ribbon around her neck. Eggman's base is located…"

"End of message!" The robot voice chimed as the message was cut off.

"NO! NOT NOW OF ALL TIMES!" Shadow roared in aggravation as he closed the flip-phone shut. "This always happens…no matter how hard I try MJ ends up getting hurt and it's all EGGMAN'S FAULT! MJ please stay safe until I find you…" and as Shadow said that he raced out the door to look for MJ once more.

Meanwhile

"CLANK, CLANK, CLANK!" went the floor as a robot began to walk through the prison located in Eggman's base. It was checking up on the prisoners and making sure they weren't doing anything suspicious. It walked passed jail cell 151 where MJ was being held captive. A small black chao with a yellow star and yellow ribbon flew into the prison where MJ was sitting on the floor. MJ smiled at the small chao and bent down to where it was sitting.

"Did you deliver the tape and the phone?" MJ whispered as Chibi Star looked up at her.

"Yes MJ I made sure he got it and I saw him watch the tape and listen to the voicemail! Unfortunately…the message on the voice mail was cut off before you could tell him your location." Chibi Star explained as she looked sadly to the floor.

"It's okay Chibi Star…I wish I could repay you for helping me…"

"It's my pleasure and you're already repaying me by telling me stories! So…could you please tell me one now! PRETTY PLEASE!"

"Yes…what do you want me to tell you about?"

"Well…a love story about you and Shadow…"

"Okay. Once upon a time many years ago…"

OOO Cliffy! Well, that's the end of chappy 1 of 5 Years Without You…Please R&R I would like to mention no flames please and that I may not be able to update due to school projects that are due. I very sorry if this chappy was short, but I will try to make the next one longer!