A/N: must not write author's notes. Must not write author's notes. Oh to hell with it. This chapter may contian dodgy quotes from Moulin Rouge

Ch 5: She knew

Sonic ran. It was what he normally did. But even though he had planned to go back to Signo, he had taken a detour. He had gone to Eggman to find out exactly what happened that night at the base. He had to know.

Elsewhere, Rouge and Shadow were sat discussing things. They murmured quietly and sternly, no hint of any emotion in either of their voices. They were discussing what to do with Signo's body; her funeral and so on. They were at the underground apartment, the one that had previously been inhabited by Signo. Rouge sat back in the chair and stared at the scratty book that lay on the glass table next to other various items. Signo's dairy. Both she and Shadow knew that Signo had never revealed its contents to anyone, and there would be information in there that no one knew she ever contained. Shadow was surfing through the computer dairy of Professor Gerald, as he had been doing for the last few minutes.

"Oh my god" he whispered. As he stared at the computer screen. Tears fell down his face as he read silently. The words of Signo's will rang through his head. 'The disk containing Professor Gerald Robotnik's computer dairy – he will find it very interesting ' he continued to stare at the page.

Date: 14th February

Subject: Signo the hedgehog

On the earth today they are celebrating a little holiday called 'valentines day' a foolish thing if I say so myself. But it is ironic, for strange things I have seen studying the future today. I got to today 55 years from now, which by this time I believe that PROJECT SIGNO is around the age of 16 or 17. She was writing in that dairy of hers and I wondered why the chaos emerald was showing me this, it seemed lime a normal day. I read the section that she was writing.

14th Feb – Valentine's Day.

Today is that day that Professor Gerald told me about when I was younger, when me and Shadow and Vengance and Denny and Sabre and Maria were on the ark.

He said that it was a holiday on earth where the people express their 'love' for each other by sending cards and chocolates and roses. He had told me when I was on my own. He said it was foolish and there was no such thing as this conspiracy called 'true love' he said that this was where people said they would die for the one they loved. He told me this was silly and no one should die for anyone else, just his or her selves.

I didn't understand a word he said at the time, but I do now. Sonic and me. That's who it reminded me of if I thought about it. I haven't told anyone, but I remember what happened on a mission to one of Eggman's bases. I had had one of the best experiences of my life.

For once, I think Professor Gerald was wrong. Which he never is. But he was this time. There was such a thing as love. And it was no way foolish.

A life without love is terrible, love is like oxygen, love lifts us up where we belong, all you need is love.

I was in love. And I had been ever since I fell on that speedy blue hedgehog in Club Robot. Nik. I get butterflies when I'm around Sonic. But he says I'm his best friend. And it pains me because I want to be more than that. But if he is happy with being best friends then I am happy because I couldn't live with the thought of him not being happy.

All the guys know about this Valentine's Day malarkey anyway. But if I sent Sonic a card he'd think it was from one of his thousands of useless immature fan girls and would toss it aside. He doesn't actually do that, but you can tell that's what he's thinking if you look at his eyes. Anyway I have to go plan for this big mission that the guys and me are taking in about a week. Love you.

This astounded me. But I didn't have much time to think. The image change quickly form scene to scene, showing, a young boy with a voice recorder, explosions of robots, my grandson Ivo, people crying, PROJECT SHADOW and Denizen, the same boy with the voice recorder sitting at a hospital bed and I heard a will being read out. I didn't have enough time to take it all in and process the information. This was a spark and then the chaos emerald went dark. I have decided to put my research on hold until I can work out what went on.

Date: 15th Feb

Subject: Shadow the hedgehog

I have warned Shadow of what I have seen. He seemed to take it into account and went to talk it over with Denizen.

Date: 2nd March

Subject: Signo the hedgehog

I believe that if the dairy was correct, this must be around the time of that mission that Signo mentioned. After studying what I saw carefully, and considering the fact that it must be a major aspect for the chaos emerald to malfunction like that, I have come to the conclusion.

That mission would destroy PROJECT SIGNO. I have attempted t study later dates and have found no trace of further dairy entries, no evidence of Signo's existence, long gaps in time that are being hidden, clouded visuals of the apartment and blocks in conversations. Therefore, 55 years from now, PROJECT SIGNO WILL BE ELIMINATED, by a blast or explosion caused presumably by herself.

Shadow stared at the screen. Rouge had come over and had begun to read over his shoulder. Her mouth was hanging open with fear and shock. Cruel shock. Shadow and Rouge were both thinking the same thing.

Signo had known she was going to die when she set off that explosion.

Sonic burst through the door of Eggman's control room and stood – glaring at the doctor, who had just swung around in the chair.

"Eggman" he spat "Give me my memory back. I need to know what happened"

"And why should I help you, you heinous hog?" Eggman cackled evilly.

"Because if you don't" Sonic whispered. He walked over then grabbed Eggman by the neck and with unknown strength picked him up and slammed him against the wall with his hand around his throat. "I will hurt you, like you hurt Signo"