(From now on i will use bold italics for flashbacks.)

Ch 13: Escape from Kit Isle

The Tornado 3 is in its car mode and Tails is driving out of the jet ramp. He is going 90mph through the tunnel. May is sitting in the seat behind him. They fly out the tunnel and jump off the end of the ramp. They land on the road and slow down.

"Whoo, that was awesome." Tails is really pleased at how well the new car mode works. They stop at the apartment. "May, you can go get the hovercar and we'll take it to the forest."

"Sure, okay." May jumps out and goes in the garage. She comes out in the car. "Lets go."

"I'll follow you." May starts off and Tails follows. After 20 minutes they come to a huge metal door. May shows the guard a card and the doors start to slide open. May goes through it. Tails starts to follow.

"Hold it there, buddy. Please show me the pass." Tails honks at May.

"Hey, he's with me." May is walking to the guard.

"Sorry, but the rule has changed. He is only with you if your in the same vehicle. So scram!" This guard is a jerk. He is a blue Echidna in a police uniform. He has a mini smg on him. Tails gives May a nod to go on ahead. The doors close and Tails turns around. He goes a mile back and does a U-turn brake. He is stopped at the end of the road and is right in front of a light. There is no traffic right now. Tails pushes a button and the car rises a few feet. There is one stand holding the plane up. Then it transforms back into the original plane and drops down. He starts going down the road.

"What the hell is that?" The guard sees a plane going right towards him. Tails is about to hit him when he pulls back and flies straight up. He levels out when he is above the wall.

"That worked as well as I thought it would." Tails looks ahead and sees the car way ahead of him. "I gotta catch up." Tails transforms the plane into the jet mode and flies off after May. Tails is now right above May. "MAY, UP HERE."

"Ha, I knew you would show up" May was In a happy mood today. Tails transforms the plane to the car and drops down behind the hovercar. He follows her all the way to the forest. She stops in front of a large rock. It moves over and reveals a tunnel. She drives into it.

Back at Rebel Force HQ Shadow is talking with Taurean. "I tell you that continent is forbidden and you go there anyway. What's worse, I hear your in love with a human girl!"

"Why are humans so bad!" Shadow shouted. Zack had told Taurean about what Shadow had done.

"They used to use us as slaves. Then the great war broke out between us and them. That was over 1000 years ago and we have been separated from them since."

"She isn't like that, I haven't known anyone that nice since I lost Maria!"

"You and that stupid Maria. She was probably pretending to like you. You were just an experiment to her." Taurean had gone too far. Shadow bashed Taurean in the face with his foot.

"DON'T YOU EVER TALK ABOUT MARIA LIKE THAT...or I will kill you." Shadows fist was right in front of Taurean's face. Shadow ran out the door and out of the building. He is running so fast he can barely see. The world is all a blur. He stops at the cliff that Tails was at before. Shadow punches the ground and leaves a small crater. Tears fall to the ground and leave marks. "What is my purpose? Why was I created? How am I supposed to make people happy Maria? Why did you have to die?" Shadow puts his head on his knees. 'I am so lost without you. If only they didn't kill you...' Shadow is now asleep.

In a small dark room there is a capsule with something floating in it. It was a small black hedgehog. He had just awoken from suspended animation. 'What am I'. The baby thought. The capsule opened and the fluid drained. He shivered and started to cry. 'I'm cold'. Then a man in a white labcoat came in the room. It was Gerald Robotnik. He wrapped him in a blanket. "Your name is Shadow. You will always be my son." The whole room went white.

Sight was coming back to Shadow now. He was at a huge table. There were shiny packages all over it. "Happy 10th birthday Shadow." A young 11 year old girl with blonde hair just said. It was Maria. After he opened all of his gifts, Maria took Shadow to a room with a view of earth. Maria got out a small package. "Here Shadow, This is from me." Shadow ripped it open. Inside of the box were two shoes. They were his jet blade shoes. "Remember that I will always be there for you. If something gets difficult, just think of me." The same whiteness happened again.

Shadow looked around and he was sitting by Maria. He was now 15 years old. "Shadow. What do you think it's like down on earth?"

"I don't know, but It would be nice to visit. I just don't know anything anymore. Why was I created?" Shadow looked out at earth.

"I think you were created to help people. You are meant to try your best everyday." Maria looked at him.

"I promise I will Maria. Maria?"

"Yes?" Shadow looked at her.

"I lo-" Then an explosion happened on the Ark. Maria grabbed Shadow by the arm. "What is happening." There are sirens going off. There are gunshots going off in the distance. Then a real loud gunshot went off. Maria fell to the ground. "MARIA!" She was bleeding a lot from her back. "Don't move, I'll get help."

"No...we must hurry." Maria got up and ran into a room with a capsule inside. She pushed Shadow inside. The glass came down over him.

"NO...MARIA, DON'T DO THIS." Shadow was pounding on the glass, but it was too strong.

"Shadow I beg of you. Do it for all the people on that planet. Give...them a chance to be happy. Shadow...I know you can do it. That's what you were created for. Sayonara...Shadow The Hedgehog..." Maria pulled a lever. The capsule shot down to the Earth.

"Maria...I...love you. It was a dream. She is right, I gotta stop being so selfish. She would've wanted me to keep trying to make things better. I will save this planet from the darkness." Shadow looked out to sea. The barrier was still there. The whole place was all greenish. There is a rustle in the bushes. All of a sudden Tails appeared. He had a look of terror on his face. "Tails? What's the matter?"

"We've got huge trouble at the power plant. I was just called at the dojo." Tails rushed into the woods and Shadow followed. There was a clearing and the Tornado 3 was parked in car mode. Tails jumped inside and so did Shadow. They sped off. As soon as the forest ended Tails turned it to plane mode and then jet mode. They were almost to Genocide City. He landed right next to the main building. The tower that was projecting the forcefeild was all electrical. The whole thing was lit up like a Christmas tree. It was sparking all over.

"What the hell happened!" Shadow shouted at Taurean. He was lying on the floor with blood everywhere.

"The...She is behind...you-" Just then the same hedgehog girl from before landed on Taurean's back. She still had her armor on. A blade came out of her wrist armor. She stabbed Taurean in the back and jumped back.

"You son of a-" Shadow was really mad now.

"Your too late, this whole place is gonna blow. Then we will invade this island and enslave all of you! Bu-bye." She was about to run away, but she turned around because of a golden light. Shadow was floating in mid-air. He was glowing a golden light. His fur was becoming platinum as his power grew. "I'm not sticking around for this."

Shadow charged at her and grabbed her by the neck. He punched her helmet and it shattered. He then destroyed almost all the armor except for the chest and lower body piece. Shadow let go of her and she dropped to the ground with a thud. She was extremely pretty without all that armor on her. Shadow went back to black. "You can't escape the blast now. That is your punishment." The tower was becoming more unstable. Shadow quickly ran over to her and stomped on her legs, breaking them.

"NO...don't leave me here...I promise I will change...'sniffle'..." Shadow got in the car with Tails.

"Are you sure we should leave her?" Tails looked back at her.

"No, she is lying. She can never change after what she did. I don't care if she is a girl." Tails quickly drove and then flew out of there. Now the electrical surge was so bright they could still see it from the distance. Then it exploded so large that it engulfed the entire city. Then a force was pushing the tornado 3 almost upside down. Tails turned it to jet mode and got away from the wind.

"Shadow, hold on to something. I'm going to emergency land in those woods." He pushed a big red button through a glass cover. A dome of glass covered the two seats. The wings retracted into the plane. The tail retracted its wings and rudder. Some metal grey armor covered the whole plane. It looked a huge bullet with two ends. Tails huddled up into a ball. A cushion covered the controls so they would be safe. They were only a few feet from the forest. BAM...BAM...BAM. They were hitting tree after tree until they came to a stop. The plane left a path of destruction. It wasn't very big though. "Are...you okay, Shadow?"

"I'm fine, that was good thinking to make a safety mode for this thing. But can we get out of here. I'm kinda afraid of capsules." Shadow's face was a little pale. Tails pulled the button back up. The armor retracted first. Then the glass lifted up. Shadow jumped out before it finished changing to plane mode.

"That was close. The dojo should be around here somewhere." Tails looked around.

"TAILS! Your safe!" May came running over to him and jumped right on him, knocking him down. She was kissing him repeatedly all over his face. Then she just put her head on his chest. "I thought you died in that huge explosion." Tails just put his arms around her.

"Thank god your alive, Tails. Oh and you too Shadow. Heh, sorry." Kaida appeared with Zuyen. They all went back to the dojo. Tails layed on the couch with May. Shadow was explaining to Kaida about what had happened. They were in the kitchen.

"We have to get out of here now. The army is already storming the ruined city. If we don't leave now they will capture us. Were going now." Shadow went to the living room and got Tails and May. They went back to the Tornado 3. Tails got it back to car mode and drove to the front of the dojo. May hopped into the back seat. Shadow sat on the tail of it. Kaida and Zuyen were going to follow in the hovercar. They left the dojo and went to the far side of the island back near Ace's house. Shadow got out and is running now.

"You thought you could leave the island without me?" A voice was on the radio of the hovercar and the Tornado. It was ace. Tails was now in the ocean flying low in plane mode. Behind them was a car shaped thing flying towards them.

"Hey it's Ace, long time no see." Tails said. They were away from the island far enough to not be seen. Shadow is running on the surface of the water looking for uncharted isles. There is one just up ahead.