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could sue me for anyway.
Knuckles laid out the power crystal and the Master Emerald on the table in Tails' workshop. Shadow and Rouge had regained consciousness thanks to one of Tails' machines. Maria laid down her necklace on the table as well, and Tails' picked them all up and put them in various places on his now completed Rejuvenator machine.
"So, how is this thing supposed to work?" Sonic asked as he looked at Tails working.
"It's rather simple, Sonic," Tails said. "The power crystal magnifies energy up to one hundred times its normal power. Eggman used it and solar energy to inexpensively power his base. The energy from the Master Emerald is directed into the power crystal, which magnifies it to be powerful enough to bring back years of life. Maria's necklace acts as a sort of anchor which holds her spirit here while her body undergoes the transformations," Tails finished.
"Tails, you could get rich off of this machine!" Rouge said. "Everyone will want fifty years of their life back."
"Actually, this machine will only work once. The insane amount of energy from the Master Emerald will cause the power crystal to shatter once it is used," Tails replied. "Which reminds me, Shadow, how did you get out of the Stop Ray? I watched what you did from here, and what you did should've been physically impossible. What were you thinking?" he asked.
"All I thought about was Maria," Shadow said. "And the promise I made to Maria about coming back."
"True love sure seems to have its powers," Sonic said.
"I'll say," Tails said as he walked over to the machine.
"Wait! Will the Master Emerald be in any danger?" Knuckles asked with concern.
"No, your emerald will be quite safe," Tails said.
"Well, shall we get started?" Maria asked. She was as anxious as any of us.
"Sure thing, Maria. Go over there in that capsule and just relax. Shadow, can you come here for a second?" Tails asked.
"What is it?" Shadow questioned as he walked forward.
"I need you to put this on," he said as he put a wired helmet in Shadow's hands, "and think of what Maria looked like fifty years ago. Picture her in your mind. I'll take care of the rest," he said as he walked over to the controls.
"Are you ready, Shadow, Maria?" Tails asked.
"Ready as I'll ever be," Shadow replied.
"Let's go for it," Maria said.
Tails pushed a couple of buttons and pulled a couple of levers. The lights dimmed, and the inside of the capsule glowed as bright as a sun, forcing most of the group to look away, except for Knuckles, who put on his sunglasses. The Master Emerald spun rapidly, and the power crystal glowed a pale green in color. Shadow had his eyes closed and fists clenched, as if all he was doing was thinking about Maria. Suddenly, everything stopped. The Master Emerald stopped spinning, the power crystal shattered into a hundred pieces, the lights went back to normal, and the bright light in the interior of the capsule slowly dissipated. Inside was a strikingly beautiful girl, who was looking at her own hands. Looking at where the wrinkles used to be. Looking at a body she thought she had long lost.
"Maria!" Shadow yelled as he took off his helmet and went to release her from her capsule.
"Shadow!" she shouted as she came out.
"You're back!" Shadow said as he looked at her.
"Have a look for yourself!" Tails said as he handed Maria a mirror.
"Oh, wow!" she said as she looked into the mirror. "How can I thank all of you enough?"
"It was nothing," Sonic said. "We're glad you're back."
"Looks like everything is back to normal, at least for awhile," Rouge stated.
"Except for one thing," Knuckles said. "If you aren't a clone of Sonic, and you're not the ultimate life form, then what ARE you?" he asked Shadow.
"I don't think what I am matters much anymore. I think WHO I am is good enough from now on," Shadow said as he looked at Maria.
"Oh, Shadow," she said as they embraced.
Everyone smiled. They had been successful.
THE END
Hope you liked my story, and please review it if you are feeling up to it. Please look for other stories I may write in the future. Thanks for reading!
THE END of my first fanfic.
Knuckles laid out the power crystal and the Master Emerald on the table in Tails' workshop. Shadow and Rouge had regained consciousness thanks to one of Tails' machines. Maria laid down her necklace on the table as well, and Tails' picked them all up and put them in various places on his now completed Rejuvenator machine.
"So, how is this thing supposed to work?" Sonic asked as he looked at Tails working.
"It's rather simple, Sonic," Tails said. "The power crystal magnifies energy up to one hundred times its normal power. Eggman used it and solar energy to inexpensively power his base. The energy from the Master Emerald is directed into the power crystal, which magnifies it to be powerful enough to bring back years of life. Maria's necklace acts as a sort of anchor which holds her spirit here while her body undergoes the transformations," Tails finished.
"Tails, you could get rich off of this machine!" Rouge said. "Everyone will want fifty years of their life back."
"Actually, this machine will only work once. The insane amount of energy from the Master Emerald will cause the power crystal to shatter once it is used," Tails replied. "Which reminds me, Shadow, how did you get out of the Stop Ray? I watched what you did from here, and what you did should've been physically impossible. What were you thinking?" he asked.
"All I thought about was Maria," Shadow said. "And the promise I made to Maria about coming back."
"True love sure seems to have its powers," Sonic said.
"I'll say," Tails said as he walked over to the machine.
"Wait! Will the Master Emerald be in any danger?" Knuckles asked with concern.
"No, your emerald will be quite safe," Tails said.
"Well, shall we get started?" Maria asked. She was as anxious as any of us.
"Sure thing, Maria. Go over there in that capsule and just relax. Shadow, can you come here for a second?" Tails asked.
"What is it?" Shadow questioned as he walked forward.
"I need you to put this on," he said as he put a wired helmet in Shadow's hands, "and think of what Maria looked like fifty years ago. Picture her in your mind. I'll take care of the rest," he said as he walked over to the controls.
"Are you ready, Shadow, Maria?" Tails asked.
"Ready as I'll ever be," Shadow replied.
"Let's go for it," Maria said.
Tails pushed a couple of buttons and pulled a couple of levers. The lights dimmed, and the inside of the capsule glowed as bright as a sun, forcing most of the group to look away, except for Knuckles, who put on his sunglasses. The Master Emerald spun rapidly, and the power crystal glowed a pale green in color. Shadow had his eyes closed and fists clenched, as if all he was doing was thinking about Maria. Suddenly, everything stopped. The Master Emerald stopped spinning, the power crystal shattered into a hundred pieces, the lights went back to normal, and the bright light in the interior of the capsule slowly dissipated. Inside was a strikingly beautiful girl, who was looking at her own hands. Looking at where the wrinkles used to be. Looking at a body she thought she had long lost.
"Maria!" Shadow yelled as he took off his helmet and went to release her from her capsule.
"Shadow!" she shouted as she came out.
"You're back!" Shadow said as he looked at her.
"Have a look for yourself!" Tails said as he handed Maria a mirror.
"Oh, wow!" she said as she looked into the mirror. "How can I thank all of you enough?"
"It was nothing," Sonic said. "We're glad you're back."
"Looks like everything is back to normal, at least for awhile," Rouge stated.
"Except for one thing," Knuckles said. "If you aren't a clone of Sonic, and you're not the ultimate life form, then what ARE you?" he asked Shadow.
"I don't think what I am matters much anymore. I think WHO I am is good enough from now on," Shadow said as he looked at Maria.
"Oh, Shadow," she said as they embraced.
Everyone smiled. They had been successful.
THE END
Hope you liked my story, and please review it if you are feeling up to it. Please look for other stories I may write in the future. Thanks for reading!
THE END of my first fanfic.