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"YOU'RE Maria?" Knuckles asked. "The way Shadow talked, here I was expecting some hot chick."
"You're asking for it, Knuckles," Shadow said with an icy-cold look in his eye.
"Let's not start anything right now, OK?" Tails stated.
"Ahh, you're not worth it anyway," Shadow said as he looked away from Knuckles. Poor Knuckles was torn between telling Shadow to take it back or to just keep his own mouth shut.
They were all back at Tail's workshop, talking about Maria. As if Shadow didn't do enough of that by himself.
"Guys, Shadow was incubated and put to sleep for fifty years. His aging process was halted. Maria wasn't like this the last time he saw her, so we should all give him a break," Tails said.
"It's such a joy to see you again, Shadow. I thought I never would again," Maria said to Shadow.
"Neither did I," Shadow replied. "But I surely didn't expect you to be like this!"
"What do you expect, when you keep me waiting for fifty years!?" Maria accused. For being over sixty years old, she still had a lot of pep in her.
"Guys," Tails said. He looked uncomfortable when everyone stared at him, but, he had to get his next point across. "I think I can get the young Maria back."
"WHAT!?" Shadow yelled as he looked at Tails.
"Well, I haven't really tested it on people yet, but I have a machine that might take the fifty years of age off of Maria. It's called the Rejuvenator," he said.
Everyone stared at him dumbfounded. "Let's get it fired up!" Shadow shouted.
"It's not that easy," Tails said. "We need to get some things first."
"What do we need?" Sonic asked.
"Well, lets see here," Tails said as he pulled out one of his notebooks from a drawer behind him.
"What's that?" Rouge asked as she pointed at the notebook.
"What? This?" Tails replied. "It's a notebook Eggman left behind on the ARK. I picked it up before I left."
After flipping through the pages, he finally found what he was looking for. "Ok, we need something personal of Maria's, a energy crystal, and the Master Emerald," Tails said.
"I'll go with Maria to her old home. We are sure to find something there," Shadow said.
"Alright, I'll take care of the energy crystal," Rouge said. "Whatever that is."
"There is only one energy crystal in the world," Tails explained. "And right now it's in the possession of Dr. Eggman. He uses it to power his base."
"In that case, I'll go with you," Sonic said to Rouge. "I'll take care of Eggman while you get the crystal."
"I guess I will go get the Master Emerald," Knuckles said. "I have to check up on how Tikal is doing anyway."
"Then it's settled! I will stay here and start working on the machine. I haven't used it in awhile," Tails said.
"Hey, Tails, could I borrow your Tornado 2?" Shadow asked as he pointed at Maria.
"Sure," Tails said as he walked over to his machine. "The controls are labeled."
"Thanks!" Shadow said as he looked at Maria. "I was afraid that I would have to carry you!"
Meanwhile,
"Muwhahahah! My plan worked! Shadow thinks he is a clone, and nobody noticed the mistake I made!" Eggman said to himself as he watched a TV set which showed Prison Lane. "This may work yet!" He looked some more at the TV set. Eggman pushed a button on his desk. "Double security in the Power Room!" he yelled over the intercom. Eggman leaned back in his chair. "Let's see if they take the bait."
"YOU'RE Maria?" Knuckles asked. "The way Shadow talked, here I was expecting some hot chick."
"You're asking for it, Knuckles," Shadow said with an icy-cold look in his eye.
"Let's not start anything right now, OK?" Tails stated.
"Ahh, you're not worth it anyway," Shadow said as he looked away from Knuckles. Poor Knuckles was torn between telling Shadow to take it back or to just keep his own mouth shut.
They were all back at Tail's workshop, talking about Maria. As if Shadow didn't do enough of that by himself.
"Guys, Shadow was incubated and put to sleep for fifty years. His aging process was halted. Maria wasn't like this the last time he saw her, so we should all give him a break," Tails said.
"It's such a joy to see you again, Shadow. I thought I never would again," Maria said to Shadow.
"Neither did I," Shadow replied. "But I surely didn't expect you to be like this!"
"What do you expect, when you keep me waiting for fifty years!?" Maria accused. For being over sixty years old, she still had a lot of pep in her.
"Guys," Tails said. He looked uncomfortable when everyone stared at him, but, he had to get his next point across. "I think I can get the young Maria back."
"WHAT!?" Shadow yelled as he looked at Tails.
"Well, I haven't really tested it on people yet, but I have a machine that might take the fifty years of age off of Maria. It's called the Rejuvenator," he said.
Everyone stared at him dumbfounded. "Let's get it fired up!" Shadow shouted.
"It's not that easy," Tails said. "We need to get some things first."
"What do we need?" Sonic asked.
"Well, lets see here," Tails said as he pulled out one of his notebooks from a drawer behind him.
"What's that?" Rouge asked as she pointed at the notebook.
"What? This?" Tails replied. "It's a notebook Eggman left behind on the ARK. I picked it up before I left."
After flipping through the pages, he finally found what he was looking for. "Ok, we need something personal of Maria's, a energy crystal, and the Master Emerald," Tails said.
"I'll go with Maria to her old home. We are sure to find something there," Shadow said.
"Alright, I'll take care of the energy crystal," Rouge said. "Whatever that is."
"There is only one energy crystal in the world," Tails explained. "And right now it's in the possession of Dr. Eggman. He uses it to power his base."
"In that case, I'll go with you," Sonic said to Rouge. "I'll take care of Eggman while you get the crystal."
"I guess I will go get the Master Emerald," Knuckles said. "I have to check up on how Tikal is doing anyway."
"Then it's settled! I will stay here and start working on the machine. I haven't used it in awhile," Tails said.
"Hey, Tails, could I borrow your Tornado 2?" Shadow asked as he pointed at Maria.
"Sure," Tails said as he walked over to his machine. "The controls are labeled."
"Thanks!" Shadow said as he looked at Maria. "I was afraid that I would have to carry you!"
Meanwhile,
"Muwhahahah! My plan worked! Shadow thinks he is a clone, and nobody noticed the mistake I made!" Eggman said to himself as he watched a TV set which showed Prison Lane. "This may work yet!" He looked some more at the TV set. Eggman pushed a button on his desk. "Double security in the Power Room!" he yelled over the intercom. Eggman leaned back in his chair. "Let's see if they take the bait."