Hey! Sorry for not updating!

In my defence, it was NOT my fault.

The server is all messed up, it had ERROR TYPE 2

I had to go on like 40 disscussion boards until i found out how to fix it.

Silver used his powers to very carefully open up the first page. Tails had a special camera that was hooked up to the TV, easily using its entire screen.

Old yellow pages first looked up, before the screen fizzled then adjusted, changing the reception of visual.

The words then became clear on the screen.

"January 17

I remember small things."

Rouge started out loud, all eyes were on her, not the screen.

"I remember screaming and shouting, running through the blood of ones I do not know, but almost recognize."

"This is starting to sound like the ARK." Sonic put in, Rouge exhaled softly and resumed reading.

"The blood, the gunshots, and the echoing of the corridor. Faint flashes of light, then the door. I remember the large grey metal door that I slammed shut, holding off the approaching foe. But I don't know who I'm against, what are they?"

A tiny glassy effect appeared in Rouge's eye, she had never truly read it, but she had to, to know what happened.

"The door gets dents in it, I can recognize them easily, a guns shot. The girl I was with was at a control area, pressing buttons I somehow knew. She was programming an escape pod."

"The door is almost open, but she's not panicking, I praise this girl, she has courage."

"This is right as she…." Knuckles didn't have to say the next part, but the others knew what he meant. Nobody confirmed it, as if saying it out loud would confirm it.

"She turns to me, a light in her eyes, like little stars. 'Shadow, could you do me a favor and stand right there there's a sensor that needs to be activated.' I move to the spot, I feel myself do so. I trust this girl, I don't know why, I just do."

"No…" Amy whimpered, not sure of what she was doing, just what would happen.

"She hits a few more buttons, and I wait. The door is blasted open, and she gasps, pulling down a lever. Before I can act a thick wall of glass falls around me. A pod, why do I always have bad times in pods?"

"A man is inside the room now; he has his gun pointed at the girl, a harsh frown on his face.

'Don't pull that lever!' He shouted, cocking his gun, but the girl wouldn't listen, she lunged at a lever, a few feet away, loud banging as a single bullet whizzed through the air, the girl crumpled to the ground."

"No…please don't…." Cream whimpered, tears coming down her face, Cheese tried to help, but he too was sad.

"The man turned, leaving to find someone who could hack the pod open. He glared at me, and I noticed something. One eye of his was blue, while the other was brown."

Rouge and Sonic's eyes widened, they glanced at each other quickly, eyes afraid.

"This is not good." Sonic stated, Blaze blinked and Knuckles frowned.

"What are you talking about?" He asked, crossing his arms.

"The….G.U.N. Leader, the one in charge of everything….he is the only one in G.U.N. with two different colored eyes."

A pin drop would echo in the silence of the room…Rouge slowly started reading again.

"'MARIA!' I was screaming, trying to break the pod, but I couldn't. I was in agony, my closest, only friend, no…my sister was laying on the ground, dead.

No, she moved, slowly she got up to her knees, left hand clenched around her midsection. The man had missed her heart and hit her stomach. She slowly reached up, panting as the crimson blood stained her clothes red, and she gripped a lever and smiled weakly."

'Shadow I beg of you, please do it for me…'

"I was in shock, I banged even harder, shouting her name, but the pod seemed like a one way with sound.

'For all the people on that planet…give them a chance to be happy…Let them live for their dreams. Shadow, I know you can do it. That's the reason why you were brought into this world…'

I felt tears drip down my muzzle, I had never cried before then, Maria was growing pale, weak, she gripped the handle hard with her hand, removing the left and putting that on the lever also, revealing the large sickening hole in her gut.

I screamed at her, I kicked and punched. I knew Maria could hear me, but she ignored me, closing her eyes and whispering her last words.

'Sayonara Shadow the Hedgehog'

"I saw her collapse; her eyes open a sliver, dull and lifeless. The lever was pulled and I was shot down to Earth…."

Rouge finished reading. The room was silent, but Amy suddenly gasped.

"That's why!" She suddenly shouted eyes wide. All turned to look at her, she blushed slightly.

"On the ARK….I…..When I was trying to convince him not to blow up the world…."

"Wait, Shadow almost blew up the world?" Blaze and Silver's eyes were big.

"We'll explain later." Tails directed over, they frowned but Amy was biting her lip.

"I….I think I almost said exactly what Maria said…."

Rouges eyes were big, Sonic's jaw was dropped.

"I…I think I said…'Shadow, I beg of you, please do it for me… Do it for a better future!'….he flinched slightly….then ran out to help you guys…I think he cried a little."

Again it was all quiet. Silver was quietly looking through the entries, looking at them slightly. Every once and a while he frowned or gave a small sad smile.

"What are you looking at?" Blaze whispered, Silver levitated the book over, letting blaze read the first page.

"Maria wanted to try out the hover shoes the doctor had given me. It was strange to not wear them, but even stranger to see Maria flying around the room. She skidded down stairs, eventually falling down and being unable to get back up. I shouldn't mock her for this, after all my first experience with them was not pleasant."

Blaze smiled a little, she could easily see the joy Shadow had. Amy, Sonic, Knuckles, and Rouge were busily talking in whispers. Silver and Blaze looked through a few more entries. Not all were like this; a few were more gruesome, such as training or testing. It was in no order whatsoever so the two had to guess the age of the hedgehog.

Tails suddenly looked up, a slight smile in his eyes.

"Hey Rouge? On the ARK were their security cameras?"

Rouge frowned but thought; she scratched her chin and slowly nodded.

"I can easily hack into a few and see the information. I could find Shadow's strength's, weakness, and pastimes, practically like a visual diary if you want to."

"Isn't that invasion of personal privacy though?" Sonic asked, Rouge shrugged.

"It may help us change Shadow back." Knuckles reasoned, Silver shrugged and softly set the book down.

Amy suddenly frowned.

"I think this will have to wait, there's a report. Apparently Eggman's attacking downtown this instant."

Amy reported, holding up a little hand held screen with Eggman on it, laughing and firing weapons at G.U.N. robots.

"Let's go Silver." Sonic shouted racing out of the home.

Silver also did, but slightly slower, but still following. Blaze did also, leaving the rest all alone in the house…

Hey! Mephiles and Shads haven't been in for a while, so i'm putting both of them in the next Chap!