Disclaimer: All Sonic characters (Sonic, Knuckles, Shadow, Amy) are not my property they belong to Sega and Sonic Team. Any chao names are my property though. And all other characters are mine as well. Also Flame all you want I'm wearing a flameproof suit today.

Notes: This takes place a year after sonic adventure 2

Chapter 1: ARK

Space colony ARK, Saturday 21, 10:30am

The Main entrance doors slowly were pulled open and Light flooded into the hallway, computers flashed to life and security robots activated. General Alex Mcgaphin typed something into the nearest consol and the security bots de-activated once again. He and the twenty or so soldiers marched down the halls searching every inch of the colony for any sings of Dr.Eggman. "Sir! There is nothing in sector two" the crackling voice of Mcgaphin's radio exclaimed another voice popped up. "Nothing in sector five" and another " neither in sector six"
"Sir the base is cleared." Replied a final voice
"Damb it" Alex walked over to the control room the doors sliding open; he checked the maps till he saw it a small flash near the coastal jungles. "Men" he shouted over the radio. "We're heading out

Green Valley, Saturday 21, 1 pm
Sonic ran through the grass creating a bend between the emerald green strands as he made his way towards the now stronger signal of the chaos emerald. He stooped to check the direction of the signal and stated of again smiling to himself. This was his domain open land racing the wind he rounded a slight slope overlooking the lake. "Wow look at that." He said as he watched the silver scaled fish leap from the water.
He reached the entrance to an old mine about twelve minutes after the fish sighting. He looked down into the deep darkness. "Man Knuckles is the underground guy how did I end up with this emerald?" he took one more look behind him till he shrugged and ran down into the mine. He reached the first fork half way from the entrance he pointed the radar Tails had made but the signal didn't change. Sonic crossed his arms tapping his foot. "Hmmm.ya." he pulled out a coin from his shoe flipping it he let it hit the found. "Heads left it is." Three hours after. "Hmmmmmm." Sonic sat thinking on the edge of the entrance he had been through the entire mine, and nothing no change in the signal at all. "Ahhhh man how could I be so stupid." He jumped up smacking his forehead. Exiting the mine he started climbing up the mountain resting occasionally, the signal got stronger and sonic smiled to himself as he reached the top under a thin layer of soil a light green glow emanated. Triumphantly he held the gem in his hands smiling. "That's number five looked at the rolling hills and pleasant country seeing Triumph city in the distance where he and his friends were staying. " Sonic." "Shadow!!" Sonic was startled by the sudden memory of his voice. "Sonic.Bring the emeralds to ARK once again." the voice faded into the chambers of Sonics mind. Sonic stood there thinking, that was no dream that was shadow's voice. "Must have the last emerald in ARK" Sonic grabbed the emerald. (He had drooped it in surprise) and started running toward Triumph. Shadow was alive they could finally prove who was the real hedgehog.

Triumph City, Sunday 22, 3 pm Knuckle's stood on the tower waiting for some singe sonic he had left early yesterday and still wasn't back maybe he had ran into some trouble at the mine, or maybe Eggman got to him, Knuckles shook his head. "Sonic hurry up." He walked down the stairs to their room where Amy and Tails were. "Any singe of him Knuckles" Amy asked wringing her hands. Knuckles shook his head. "Not so much as a dust cloud he must still be out in Green Valley." He walked over to the window. "He might have ran into some trouble I'm going out to look for him. Before they could protest he opened the window and glided out over the city.
Don't worry Amy we can take the Tornado and search for him as well." Tails said grabbing the keys to his personally built walker/plane. "Ya Tails you're the greatest." She ran up and hugged the Fox boy.
"Well let's hurry then maybe we could sneak by Knuckles without him noticing us

Desert Fortress, Sunday 22, 5pm Dr.Eggman sat down to his supper of ham and potatoes as he had thought Shadow had survived the fall to earth his hyper form had protected him. The big question was where could he be he wasn't where he crashed and nobody saw a black hedgehog any where near his crash site. Well that would have to wait, Eggman smiled to himself as he dug into his meal. "What a great meal." He said to himself as he walked over to his computer, searching for the energy signals of the Emeralds he had promised Tails that he would lend a hand. "I can't believe that Fox boy changed my outlook on life but I guess I have grandfather to thank for that too." He then sat up quickly five signals were heading to ARK and one was already there. Alex reached the signal to find a note with a bracer that the military had but on Shadow to track him.
Dear General
Hope you are well but I must not let you get in my way. It seems to me that you want to stick me back into that lab trapped like a
wild animal Well to bad I'm going to lead you on this wild goose chase till my task is
done.
Good-bye and happy hunting.
Shadow The Hedgehog Ultimate Life-form