Disclaimer: I do NOT own Shadow, Mephiles, or any other character that is owned by SEGA. The characters I DO own are Markus, Marianna, Bonnie, and Clyde.
~Chapter 1: The Beginning~
Many years ago, there were two hedgehogs, one female the other male, who were walking down the streets of Westopolis. In their arms, were two bundles. The bundle in the female's arms then started to cry. "There, there," she said. "Please don't cry. Be strong, my daughter, be strong." The male hedgehog looked at her. His gaze then went to the baby girl in his wife's arms. "Marianna, you do realize that we cannot keep these two. They'll give us trouble." Marianna looked at her husband. "I know, Markus, I know. What else am I going to do if I cannot say goodbye to my twins?"
The two kept on walking. Marianna started to think to herself. "What will happen to my children? I know that someday my daughter will find out her true abilities, but what will come of my son? Will he have the opposite powers of my daughter?" Markus looked at his partner. He noticed that Marianna was deep in thought, though without asking, he already knew what she was thinking about. "Don't worry, Marianna, the children will be fine." As Markus said that, he and Marianna stopped at the entrance to an ally way.
Marianna kissed her son and daughter one final time before she placed her daughter in Markus's arms. Markus then walked down the ally way. He looked at the children in his arms. He whispered to the baby boy as he placed the twins in a box, "Please, my son, take care of your sister for me." Markus then walked away. He then turned and said, "Someday we will meet again, my children." He turned back around and started walking towards Marianna.
When Markus went back to Marianna, he found her crying. "Why are you crying, my love," Markus asked. He was worried. Markus was afraid of what would become of his children. Most of all, he was worried about Marianna and how she would cope with the fact that she will never see her children again. "Marianna, please stop crying. I am sure that someone will find the twins." Marianna looked at Markus. Her face was wet from crying. Marianna then stood up. "Markus, who do you think will find my babies?" Markus looked at his wife. "I don't know. I don't know," he said. Markus then walked over to Marianna and the two walked away, never to be heard from again.
