I also own Diana Robotnik and Alicia Robotnik, PATENT PENDING!!!! lol.

30 Minutes

Chapter 2, The Basement

10:00am, November 12, 19X3

Thomas talked to his father for a while about Shadow, "So, since he is the 'ultimate lifeform', once word gets out, wouldn't GUN try to put a stop to all of this? They have tried before--" Gerald interrupted, "--How could I forget?! Alicia lost her life trying to hide my files--!" Thomas shuttered, then lowered his head. Gerald immediately realized what he had said, "Tom, I-I'm-I'm so sorry, I didn't--" Thomas said, "She did..." He stood up in a blink of an eye and picked up his chair and threw it across the room. He then kicked the television screen and the glass shattered. He stomped out of his apartment and slammed the door, the force of the slam, many picture frames fell off the walls. Gerald hung his head in shame 'How could I have done this? Now he hates me... I wish I could apologize, but that would make things worse but if I don't apologize, he will think I don't care. I'm so sorry Tom, I am sorry Alicia....please forgive me......" (a/n: Thats how it is with my family, its very strange....)

Maria and Shadow, who were in the playroom heard everything, but chose not to listen untill Maria heard Gerald talk about Alicia losing her life to hide his files. Maria immediately knew what was going to happen. It happened a couple times before during her short little life. Maria knew and admited the fact her mother was dead, but she had a different analogy about the situation. She thought everything happens for a reason and if you grieve over the past, you will never live the future. Its better just to go out and enjoy life instead of mourning over something that cannot be changed. Maria is smarter then most kids her age were, thats because she has Gerald genes in her.

Maria hung her head, not for she felt sad about having no mother, but for the fact her father (at the moment) hates his father. Maria was very confused by this and talked to Shadow, "Shadow, daddy is sad cuz mommy is dead, and he woves (loves) his famiwy (family), but gets mad at his daddy alot, if he woves his famiwy, won't he twy (try) to stay happy?" Shadow looked in deep thought with his eyes narrowed. It looked almost funny how Shadow tried to look grown up at times when he had the innocence of a child. Shaodw said, "I guess so. Lets find daddy!" (A/n: Hmm, Shadow called Thomas 'daddy' already, he already considers himself Maria's brother.) Maria and Shadow crept passed a crying Gerald, in search of 'their' father.

10:35am, November 12, 19X3

Thomas was impatiently pacing in an elevator going into the basement of the ARK. No one was allowed to go in there, except for robots (a/n: They look alot like Eggman's robots, except bulkier and all silver and black.) who ran everything, like the water, heat, air conditioning, etc. PING!!! The elevator stopped and the doors opened. The basement was dark and veryscary looking, everything was silver and black. There was water dripping from pipes and steam coming out of the boilers. You would half expect and murderer to pop out and kill you. Tom ran behind a heater and leaned againest it and slowly slid untill he was sitting down. He put his face in his hands and sobbed, "Alicia, I'm so sorry, if I only knew, I could have saved you. Now, you can't even see your own daughter grow up.."

11:02am November 12, 19X3

Maria and Shadow were (slowly and ever so carelfully) walking down a stairwell. Shadow was continuely jumping over (side to side) the railing. Maria chirped, "Don't do that, you'll fall and get hurt!" Shadow didn't listen to her and he jumped a little to far away and landed on the rail and timidly, began to grind in it. Shadow looked terrified, "Maria, HELP ME!!!!" He began to go a little to fast, and Maria couldn't keep up with him, "SHADOW, COME BACK!!!" Shadow started to have fun on the rail, "BYE- BYE!!" The spiraling staircase made shadow so dizzy, he fell off. He got up and didn't even notice he fell. His head was moving in a circular motion and then he was no longer dizzy. Maria, came running as fast as her 9 month old legs could carry her. When she reached Shadow she was out of breath. Shadow began to hop up and down, "Let's do that again!!' Maria shook her head. At the bottom of the staircase (which was were they were), there was a door that said 'BASEMENT: DO NOT ENTER'. Maria and Shadow could not read and they squinted at it and Maria said, "Shadow, what does that say?" Shadow squinted harded at it, "Hmmm.... Its says 'Baked Brownies behind this door'!" Maria gasped with delight, "Do they have rainbow sprinkles?!" Shaodw squinted, "uhhh, YUP!" They opened the door and walked around. Maria hugged onto Shadow's arm in fear, "uhh, Shadow, were are the brownies at?" Shadow said, "uhh, around this corner." They turned around a heater and found Thomas. Maria shouted, "DADDY!!!!" She ran over and hugged him. He hugged her back, "Ria!" All the robots stopped suddenly and turned to them. They had guns inplanted in there hands, whoever went in the basement was obviously a trespasser. They were at gun point. Thomas held onto Maria. There was 10 robots with guns at them, Thomas knew they wouldn't survive. Shadow was really scared, but got angry, "NO ONES GOING TO HURT MY SISTER!!!!" Shadow jumped in the air the robots shooting at him, but everyone missing, then he landed on a water softener. He did something he never had done before, he shouted, "I want you all to DISAPPEAR!!!" He moved his hand in a slashing motion (he was trying to do a cool pose while talking). All the sudden, and orange/yellow firebolt came crashing down on all the robot destroying them all, it also made the hugest dent in the floor below them, but reamained there nonetheless. Shadow looked at his hand in surprise and wonder, "Did. I. Do. That?" Thomas and Maria stayed perfectly still. Thomas' dark green eyes huge, and locked on Shadow and Maria's icy blue eyes and big as superballs. Shadow jumped down and slowly walked up to them. Shadow was surprised as them and said this, "I want to go home..." Thomas said, clamed a little bit, "Ok, I'll go make us lunch."

11:28am November 12, 19X3

Shadow was tugging on Thomas' shirt, Thomas looked down at him, "Yes?" Shadow asked, "Whats a lunch?" Thomas explained it to him. Shadow said, "Oh! Thats a lunch! Thank you, Mr. Robotnik!" Thomas chuckled, "Call me 'Dad'." Shadow smiled, "Okay, Dad."

12:10pm November 12, 19X3

Shadow and Maria were sitting at the dining room table making farting noise with their mouthes and then squealing with laughter. Thomas put 3 of macaroni and cheese on the table, and sat down. Shadow waited and watched them eat for a minute. Thomas noticed this and said, "Do you not like macaroni? I can make you something else?" Shadow shook his head and smiled, "I'm hungwy!" He picked up his spoon and ate the macaroni mercilessly. Before they were evne halfway done he finished his food with one noodle on his face. Shadow simply said, "YUM! I LOVE MACAWONI!!" Thomas smiled and ruffled his head (as if ruffling his hair). Gerald burst in the apartment and practically shouted, "Thomas, I'm so very sorry will you forgive me?!" Thomas stood up, and hugged his father, "Of course I forgive you, I can't stay mad forever! Want some macaroni?" Gerald smiled, "That would be great..." They went in the kitchen and made more food. Shadow and Maria looked at eachother. Maria said, "Do you want us to be best friends forever?"Shadow smiled and said, "Yeah!" They made that a pinky promised and smiled. Shadow saw Maria eat her macaroni and he went into the kitchen. Shadow looked up a Thomas, "Daddy, can I have some more?" He held up his bowl. Thomas smiled, "Sure." He put more macaroni in his bowl and Shadow sat down to eat.

Ok, woah, long chapter. Took me a few hours to write it! Ok, R&R, no flames!