Shadow was in the Captain's room, watching TV. The Captain sat nervously at the wheel, worrying what Shadow was going to do to him. The Captain had locked the door so no one could get in.
"The boat, SpiritBlue, is still on it's way back to Station Square," the TV Man said, "we still do not know why, we have lost all contact with the boat."
The screen then changed to Knuckles and a Reporter, standing there. Knuckles had his arms crossed, and seemed to be mad. He kept turning his head to the direction of the Mystic Ruins while the Reporter was talking to the camera.
The Reporter then turned to Knuckles, "so Knuckles, is it true you saw Rouge and Eggman together?"
Knuckles turned back to the Reporter. "Yeah. They were heading toward the Mystic Ruins."
"What did you say you saw in Rouge's purse?" The Reporter asked.
"It was some sort of gem. I couldn't tell what it was, I didn't get a good look at it . . . But I know she's up to her tricks again," Knuckles sighed.
"And why did you stop chasing them?" The Reporter asked.
"Because I saw you guys and decided I needed to warn everyone that Eggman and Rouge are up to it again . . . Sheesh," Knuckles said.
"Back to you," the Reporter said, turning to the camera.
The TV Man came back on the screen and Shadow turned it off since it was getting boring. Shadow threw the remote on the table near him and leaned back in his chair.
The Captain was still nervous, and it was showing on his face. He tried with all his might to keep the boat steady.
Shadow sighed. "How far are we?"
"A-About half way, Shadow's Ghost Sir . . ." the Captain stuttered.
Shadow grunted. "Can you go any faster?"
"I believe so . . ." the Captain said, looking at the power gauge. He put his face near the intercom. "Full power, we need to get to Station Square before our supplies run out!"
The boat picked up speed and Shadow smiled. "Good."
There was a pause, and soon the Captain spoke up. "Um, Shadow's Ghost Sir?"
"What do you want?" Shadow asked, throwing a dirty look at the Captain.
Shadow turned the TV back on.
"Why do you want to go back to Station Square?" The Captain asked nervously.
"That's for me to know, and you to find out," Shadow said.
The Captain nodded quickly. He went back to driving the boat, and keeping his questions to himself.
~ ~ ~
The boat pulled up to the port, and the Captain finished the Docking Procedures.
Shadow quickly jumped up and ran off the boat. Reporters were all over the place, waiting to get some information. They were all sitting down, and the moment they saw the boat they jumped up and turned their cameras on.
One reporter pushed to the front of the ground, nearly tripping on her high heals.
She grabbed Shadow to stop him, but Shadow twisted his shoulder to get her off. She let go, and Shadow continued to push through the crowd, pushing people, flicking off and punching cameras.
The reporter quickly walked back to Shadow.
"Is it true you really are Shadow the Hedgehog?" She asked, holding out her mic.
Shadow roared at the reporter, turned on his skates and started to run off.
"Wait!!!" The reporter shouted.
Shadow stopped and turned to her, crossing his arms. "What?!"
"How did you survive the fall from ARK?" She asked.
"You'll find out soon," Shadow growled, turning around and skating off.
The reporter just blinked.
~ ~ ~
Amy, Sonic, and Tails were at the Station Square mall. Amy was far ahead from Sonic and Tails, and they were just lagging behind. Amy was holding a big bag and had a huge smile on her face.
Sonic sighed and crossed his arms behind his head. He bent his head down and whispered to Tails, "this is pure torture."
Tails nodded, whispering back, "you're telling me."
"Oh come on guys!" Amy exclaimed. "It's not like you've never gone shopping before! And besides! You still owe me for talking Shadow into helping!"
Sonic sighed loudly. "I know . . ."
Amy skipped along, and finally came to a big clothes store. Her eyes became wide and she skittered into the store yelling, "come on!"
Sonic and Tails groaned loudly and reluctantly went into the store. They sat down on some chairs and looked up at the TV hanging from the ceiling. Amy ran around, gathering a whole bunch of clothes.
The TV flashed to a screen with Shadow pushing through a crowd.
Sonic's and Tails' jaws dropped. They blinked at the screen.
"That's . . . That's . . . Shadow!" Tails gasped.
Most of the people in the store gathered around the TV too.
"No way!" Sonic shouted at the TV. He rubbed his eyes and looked at the screen again. "It really is Shadow! But . . . How did he . . . I thought . . ."
"We know why the boat, SpiritBlue, made a sudden stop! Shadow the Hedgehog is back!" The voice on the TV said, cutting Sonic off. "He didn't tell us how he survived the fall and he has ran off. Here is the captain of SpiritBlue."
The screen flashed to a screen with the Reporter on it and the Captain.
"When did you first see Shadow?" The Reporter asked.
"He came to the Captain's Deck all soaking wet and banged up," the Captain said.
"Is it true he claimed to be a ghost?" She asked.
"Yes," the Captain sighed, he was ashamed of himself for believing him. "He did."
Sonic and Tails blinked, their jaws still dropped.
Sonic looked to Tails. "We've got to find him!"
Meanwhile, Amy was in the dressing room. She looked in every room, and no one was in them.
"That's strange . . . There's always someone in here!" Amy said, and then she shrugged, walking into a room. "Oh well."
"I can't believe he's alive . . . Shadow . . ." Sonic said, shaking his head.
"Let's go!" Tails shouted, and they ran out of the store.
Soon Amy came out of the dressing room. She still didn't know what was going on. Amy walked to the Check-out and put her clothes on the counter.
"Your total is $53.75," the cashier said.
"Just one moment," Amy said, looking around.
"Sonic?" Amy called.
She kept looking around. "Sonic?!"
Amy looked around once more, growling loudly. "SONIC, I'M GOING TO GET YOU!!!"
