(A/N): Please read and review, so I can post the next chapter.

A TRUTH REVEALED

Soon it was morning and Amy had awoken first she looked up at Shadow with a smile. She gently kissed his forehead. The kiss woke him and he stared back at Amy with a smile.

"Did it really happen?" He asked as he pulled Amy closer to him.

"Yea it really happened." Amy said as she got up and offered a hand to Shadow who took it and stood up next to her.

"We better get the others and start for the island." She said as she stretched.

"You're right let's get going." Shadow said in agreement.

Shadow got the guys up and Amy got Rouge and Knuckles up, and they were soon on their way to Metreon. They were walking over a huge field of flowers, and Amy was holding Shadows hand as they went. But Eclipse came up next to Shadow and told him that he needed to speak with him, and then walked head of the two.

Shadow let go of Amy's hand and quickly jogged to catch up with Eclipse.

"What is Eclipse?" Shadow asked.

"There's something I need to tell you." "The reason Tartress took control of
Amy was because he knew she had great power and that he could control her, the thing is Amy's power is just a hint of your great power." Eclipse said as he stared at the ground.

"What are you saying?" Shadow asked in a firm tone.

"I'm saying that he was just testing his own powers, Tartress probably thinks that if he could control Amy that he can control you."

"But why Amy?" Shadow asked.

"Because you love Amy."

"That doesn't make sense." Shadow said in an angry and confused voice.

"Shadow it's time you learned who you really are."

"What do mean who I really am?"

"You are not originally from Earth."

"What!" Shadow yelled.

"You are really from another world, and in this world you were the guardian and master of a jewel, and with it you protected the planet and it's people, but one day an evil sprit appeared, Tartress, and you battled it was to the death, it was long and hard, but just as you were about to give the finally blow, Tartress pulled one of his biggest mind tricks, he drained your memories and because he was to weak to finish you off he did the next best thing that came to mind he put you into a minnie rocket a sent you a million light years away from our planet, but in an attempt to save our planet a few of our strongest magic protectors, were able to cast a spell and banish Tartress too the same fate he had given you, so he was locked a way in the Earth, with but one hope of being free again, the spell could only be broken by you that's why he was released when you disrupted his prison."

"But even if this is true I don't see what all this as to do with Amy."

"It was said that your lover would become your equal, you became equal in every way, in intelligences, hope, love, and power." "Tatress most likely thinks that if he can hold your equal he can hold you, but he is wrong, he sees her as your weakness."

" That's what she is, isn't she…my weakness?" Shadow said in low voice.

"Some may see it that way, but with her by your side you become stronger you have more confidence, and the pure love you have for her that she has for you, makes you stronger than you could ever imagine."

"I think I understand but why did you keep this from me, and how do you know all of this?"

"I know this because when Tartress was released we of your home plant were warned because the skies of our home planet turned black as a warning to the evil that had once more been awakened and I was sent to find you and help you destroy that evil once and for all." "And I kept this from you because I was not to tell you until fate allowed me."

"And this jewel I protected it was the 8th chaos emerald wasn't it?"

"Yes." Eclipse answered.

"This is too much to soon, how will I tell Amy?"

"Just tell her, if she truly loves you she will understand, and she will go on loving you just the same." Eclipse said as he tried confronting Shadow.

Shadow soon rejoined Amy.

"What did Eclipse want to talk to you about?" Amy asked.

"Amy there's something I need to tell you." And with that Shadow explained what Eclipse had told him to Amy.

"What will you do now?" She asked as she looked away and let a tear run down her face.

Shadow stopped and pulled Amy's face to his. "I am going to love you no matter what happens, I promise." He said as he pulled her closer and kissed her.

"That is so sweat." Rouge whispered into Knuckles ear as they watched.

It made Knuckle's fur tingle when she whispered like that too him. But he just nodded his head in agreement. They had all been walking in silence when finally they reached the ocean's shore.

"We will have too travel south over the ocean until we reach an island, we should know if it's the right one if Knuckles starts feeling the 8th emerald's pulsations." Eclipse said as neared the waters edge. "Tails can the Tornado take us there?" Eclipse asked as viewed the ocean.

"Yea sure." The fox replied.

Soon they were headed for the island they were in the same seating as last time. Only Amy was resting in Shadow's arms as they sat on the wing. After six hours they finally saw an island come into view. Knuckles could feel heavy pulsations coming form it and said that the emerald must be there.