Chapter 2: Life on ARK
Shadow was always with Maria, always at her side. They talked, ate, watched Gerald working, and they sometimes looked down at the Earth together. They were always happy. Gerald sometimes got jealous of Shadow, but not always. Maria loved Shadow so much, that she forgot that she even went to Earth.
It was one day, when Maria and Shadow were looking at the Earth, Maria spoke.
"Shadow?" Maria asked. "What do you think it's like on Earth?"
"The professor said that his work was dedicated to. the ones who lived down there. He wanted to make them happy, through the powers of Science (I can't remember his line exactly, so, don't blame me if it's wrong). "Shadow replied.
"Shadow."
"Maria, I just don't know anything anymore. I often wonder why I was created, what my purpose is for being here."
They continued to watch the Earth.
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One day.
Maria and Shadow were in the Cafeteria, eating dinner. They have been with each other for 6 months. Then, Shadow could feel a disturbance on the ARK. He stood up.
"What is it Shadow?" Maria asked.
"Something's not right here." he started walking outta the caf, and then there was a gun shot that pushed him back. He ran back to Maria to protect her.
Gerald walked through the halls to see what had happened. He saw a general, standing with a lot of soldiers.
"Ah! General Smith! So good to see you again," Gerald reached his hand out to shake the general's hand, but the general pulled his hand away.
"We have come to see the so-called "ultimate life form." Said Smith.
"Ah, yes, the prototype is-" Gerald started, but Smith interrupted him.
"You don't understand," said a soldier, "we're here to take the ultimate life form."
"Why do you want Shadow?"
"To prevent him from getting into the wrong hands." said another soldier.
"But, but you can't."
"Yes we can, Robotnik." Said Smith. "Now, where is he?!"
Maria and Shadow over heard this, so they watched.
"There it is! After them!" said a soldier and the soldiers ran towards Maria and Shadow, when 2 other soldiers grabbed Gerald and took him away. Shadow grabbed Maria and ran. They made it to the Emergency Escape room.
"Shadow, stand right there," Maria said, pointing. Shadow stood where she was pointing and Maria pressed a few buttons. A capsule went around Shadow.
"Hey! Stop right there!" said a soldier, aiming a gun at Maria. Maria ignored him and she was shot.
"MARIA!" Shadow screamed.
Maria held where she was shot, and looked at Shadow. "Shadow, I beg of you, please do it for me ("Maria!" Shadow yelled again). And for all the people who lived on that planet. Give them a chance to be happy..." Maria pressed one last button, and saying her last words, "Sayonara, Shadow the Hedgehog." Shadow got one last look of her, and his capsule fell from the ARK. The last Shadow saw of Maria was her falling to the ground.
"I don't know where, but I remember those words." Shadow said, tears running down his cheeks. "But, I will for fill your wish, Maria Robotnik." Shadow fainted, as he crashed towards the planet Earth.
Shadow was always with Maria, always at her side. They talked, ate, watched Gerald working, and they sometimes looked down at the Earth together. They were always happy. Gerald sometimes got jealous of Shadow, but not always. Maria loved Shadow so much, that she forgot that she even went to Earth.
It was one day, when Maria and Shadow were looking at the Earth, Maria spoke.
"Shadow?" Maria asked. "What do you think it's like on Earth?"
"The professor said that his work was dedicated to. the ones who lived down there. He wanted to make them happy, through the powers of Science (I can't remember his line exactly, so, don't blame me if it's wrong). "Shadow replied.
"Shadow."
"Maria, I just don't know anything anymore. I often wonder why I was created, what my purpose is for being here."
They continued to watch the Earth.
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One day.
Maria and Shadow were in the Cafeteria, eating dinner. They have been with each other for 6 months. Then, Shadow could feel a disturbance on the ARK. He stood up.
"What is it Shadow?" Maria asked.
"Something's not right here." he started walking outta the caf, and then there was a gun shot that pushed him back. He ran back to Maria to protect her.
Gerald walked through the halls to see what had happened. He saw a general, standing with a lot of soldiers.
"Ah! General Smith! So good to see you again," Gerald reached his hand out to shake the general's hand, but the general pulled his hand away.
"We have come to see the so-called "ultimate life form." Said Smith.
"Ah, yes, the prototype is-" Gerald started, but Smith interrupted him.
"You don't understand," said a soldier, "we're here to take the ultimate life form."
"Why do you want Shadow?"
"To prevent him from getting into the wrong hands." said another soldier.
"But, but you can't."
"Yes we can, Robotnik." Said Smith. "Now, where is he?!"
Maria and Shadow over heard this, so they watched.
"There it is! After them!" said a soldier and the soldiers ran towards Maria and Shadow, when 2 other soldiers grabbed Gerald and took him away. Shadow grabbed Maria and ran. They made it to the Emergency Escape room.
"Shadow, stand right there," Maria said, pointing. Shadow stood where she was pointing and Maria pressed a few buttons. A capsule went around Shadow.
"Hey! Stop right there!" said a soldier, aiming a gun at Maria. Maria ignored him and she was shot.
"MARIA!" Shadow screamed.
Maria held where she was shot, and looked at Shadow. "Shadow, I beg of you, please do it for me ("Maria!" Shadow yelled again). And for all the people who lived on that planet. Give them a chance to be happy..." Maria pressed one last button, and saying her last words, "Sayonara, Shadow the Hedgehog." Shadow got one last look of her, and his capsule fell from the ARK. The last Shadow saw of Maria was her falling to the ground.
"I don't know where, but I remember those words." Shadow said, tears running down his cheeks. "But, I will for fill your wish, Maria Robotnik." Shadow fainted, as he crashed towards the planet Earth.