Shadow woke up humming the chao garden tune.

"Argh! I knew it." He said, rising to his feet. It was still dark; he couldn't have been out long. His eyes fell on the emerald. He walked up to it with caution, making sure not to hit his head this time. He bent down on one knee and reached out to grab it. Suddenly, Gerald Robotnik's face, flashed before his eyes. Shadow jumped back, hitting his head on the door frame. Shadow entered the main room and put on a maroon colored robe and a green tie. He sat down and pulled out a pipe. He put it in his mouth and began to ponder on the subject.

"Precious..." He muttured. He blew into the pipe and bubbles came floating out. "The one emerald... Cake... Ice Cream... Maria..."

"Booboo!" Sonic's voice was heard from outside. He burst though the door and saw the emerald on the ground. He picked it up and walked it over to Shadow. "Where's Booboo??? He's gone, hasn't he? He always said he would. Just wait 'til I get my hands on him..." Sonic said angrily. Shadow turned to see Sonic holding the emerald.

"Oh, Booboo's emerald, he's gone to stay in the dark chao garden. Shadow took up a small bag off the table and had Sonic place the emerald inside it. He threw it into a safe that was underneath the table and slammed the door and spun the combination key. Shadow pulled out the safe and picked it up and put it in another safe against the wall. Shadow wrapped it tightly with a rope and then pulled out a large chain and wrapped it up and locked the two ends together with a padlock. Shadow took out a tape roller and made an X out of yellow tape that read: 'DO NOT CROSS' He then turned to Sonic and said, "It is now yours."

"Thanks, I guess." He gave a smile and Sonic raised an eye-brow.

"I must go." Shadow turned and went for the door, but hit his head on a ceiling frame and falling down... again.

"But you just got here." Shadow rose to his feet with his eyes spinning slowly in his head.

"I must seek answers..." He continued heading for the door. He ducked quickly and watched the ceiling frame go by and ended up banging his head against the next one.

"Answers to what?"

"To questions that need answering." Shadow stopped at the door and turned to Sonic.

"What questions?" Sonic asked.

"I hit my head so many times I can't remember my name..." He answered.

"It's Shadow!"

"Yes, oh course, it's all coming together." Shadow yelled. "Sonic don't speak of the emerald and let nobody get to it, understand?" Sonic nodded and Shadow spun around to leave, but yet again he smashed his forehead on the door frame.