Chapter 1:

The Beginning

Warning ! ! ! Warning ! ! !: Sonic Adventure 2 Battle spoilers!!! What happens in the beginning of story really happens at the end of fighting FINAL HAZARD. Disclaimer: Apple- " The characters from SA2 battle are not mine! . . .How many times do we have to go through with this?" Tootsie- "I don't know ask the people who started this why." Apple- "Nah . . . .Oh I just forgot it. Please don't sue! All you will get is pocket lint and a scrunchi!" '....' - this means thoughts "...." - this means some one is talking {....} - this means memory (....) - this means something is being explained or me and Tootsie will be talking. ............................................................................ .......................... "Here I come you creep!" So Shadow rushes up to the FINALHAZARD as orange eggs hit him as well as two swiping beams. When he gets close enough, one of the beams hit him and he gets thrown back a couple of meters. "Shadow! Are you alright?" Sonic's voice was heard. 'I have to do this... for Maria...' Shadow got his senses back and with a burst of energy he rushed to the FINALHAZARD. "RRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOAAAARRRRRRRR!!!!!" FINALHAZARD was defeated... "Alright! We did it Shadow!" Sonic had appeared next to Shadow his gold quills waving around in the non-existent breeze. "Good job, Sonic." When that was said, Sonic and Shadow shake their hands but then they both look up at the same time to see the space colony ARK was still hurtling towards Earth! They look at each other and nod their heads as if reading each others minds. They then start to fly to the space colony with their arms extended outward."We won't let that get through!" Sonic says confidently. {"Shadow, I beg of you..."} "Maria?" Shadow swore that he heard her voice... {"Shadow, give them a chance to be happy... All the people on that planet... Sayonara, Shadow the hedgehog..."} A single tear was shed down Shadow's face and then he looked more determined than ever. They then clasped their hands together and yelled... "Now Shadow!...CHAOS CONTROL!" A bright yellow light engulfed them and the colony. The space colony ARK was now safely in orbit around the Earth again and all the people of Earth were safe. "Maria... This is what you wanted, right? This is my promise I made to you . . ."

"Where's Shadow?" Rouge the bat asked timidly to Sonic who has now been restored to his original blue self. Sonic bends his head downward and shakes it. He walks to the window and Rouge goes to join him. "Do you really think he created Shadow to carry out his revenge on all those people on Earth?" Rouge asked Sonic really wanting to know what all this is about. "He was what he was. A brave and honorable hedgehog! He sacrificed himself to save the Earth." Sonic said back to Rouge and she left to go talk to Knuckles. By another window, Dr. Eggman (Tootsie- "I'm going to call him Dr. Robotnick as it is his REAL name and I don't like calling him Eggman." Apple- "yeah you tell them Tootsie!") And Tails were talking. " as a child I always looked up to my grandfather for all the great things he accomplished. He was my hero. . .but to think did he really want to destroy Earth?" Dr. Robitnick confided into Tails. "I don't know but what I do know is that we all did it together!" Tails said back to Dr. Robotnick. Again somewhere else in the room Knuckles was talking to Rouge who was looking out a window at the Earth. "Are you going to go back to stealing those jewels you love so much?" Knuckles asked Rouge. "Nah. I'm going to stop that line of work. To much work for to little pay, besides, I have something better than jewels in mind . . .it will all work out." Rouge said as Knuckles walks towards the window she was looking out of. "Alright if you say so." Knuckles said. "Shadow, the ultimate life form..." Sonic whispers to himself. "Sonic, what's the matter?" Amy Rose says to him. "Aw nothing. Now lets go home. Back to the planet that's as cool and blue as me!" Sonic gives Amy the thumbs up sign as this is said. Amy then just walks away from Sonic and his arrogance. Everyone then just walks out the door so that they can leave. But Sonic, being the last to leave looked behind him before he left. He looked out the window to all the stars where Shadow had died..."Sayonara, Shadow the Hedgehog."

In that whole adventure in the space colony ARK all 6 of them learned how to be friends. Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, Amy, Rouge, and even Dr. Robotnick. But as soon as they reach Earth all this will be forgotten... They will be enemies again and this adventure will forever just be sitting in the back of all their memories... Until something big reminds them all of what crisis can do... ............................................................................ ...................................... 'Were am I ? . . . . .What happened? . . . . .Maria . . .' Shadow the hedgehog slowly opened his eyes. . .

"What?!?! . . . .Were the heck am I?" Shadow was panicking at the sight before him . . .Nothing! . . . As far as he could see was black! . . . He couldn't even see himself. Then, out of nowhere, a bright flash of light . . . . and Maria appears. "Shadow . . ." "Maria . . ." they said. "It's nice to see you again Shadow . . .it's been so long." said Maria, "I'm happy to see you too Maria . . .But, where are we?" Shadow asked. "Well, I'm afraid to say that you have died. . . I came bearing a message . . .shall you listen?" she said patiently. "Of course I will, Maria." Shadow said calmly. "Well I came to tell you that, because you are dead, you either go to heaven or hell right?" Maria now looked at Shadow awaiting an answer. "Yes. . ." Shadow was getting a bit worried. He didn't know what all this was leading to. . . Maria continued her explanation, "Well, you have done bad things for a great majority of your life and I'm ashamed for you because of it." Maria had a disapproving look on her face and it was directed towards Shadow. Shadow looked downward in shame. He didn't mean to. . . It was all for Maria. . . Maria suddenly got a smile on her face. "But, You sacrificed yourself to save the Earth and for that I'm very proud of you." Maria was now beaming at Shadow. "Really?" Shadow said hesitantly as he raised his head to see Maria. "Really." Maria was still beaming at him, "But I'm afraid that we still don't know where to put you." "What do you mean?!" Shadow was looking panicky again. He didn't want to stay in this endless void forever! "Don't worry Shadow. You have been given another chance! You are allowed to go back to Earth until you die again. You get to choose where you end up. Heaven or Hell. I'm in Heaven. Good Bye..." Maria's figure slowly disappears as her voice fades in the distance. "Maria? . . . MARIA!!! . . . MARIA COME BACK!!! . . . . ." Shadow starts running . . . calling Maria all along the way. . . "MARIA!!!" ............................................................................ ...................................... Apple- "So we come to the beginning of this so called tale!" Tails- "Your not talking about me are you?" Apple- "Of course not! What gave you that idea and how in the world did you find me? This is supposed to be my private place were no one including Tootsie could find me!" Tails- "Well I guess it isn't secret any more because every one knows!" Apple- "WHAT!!!!!" Tails- "Yeah when Sonic found out he told every one!" Apple- " I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!!!!" *a big bolt of lightning hits Tails* Tails- "Ouch . . . ." Apple- " Now that's the end of that! Well please review!" ............................................................................ ......................................