Hey Chapter 2 is up again. I had to change it a little...
Disclaimer- I don't own Sonic or any characters except MJ. If I did that would just be plain awesome.

Chapter 2
The Beginning

MJ woke up. She was in the guest room of the Thorndyke mansion. She started to look around the room. Then she saw it. The ring that Shadow lost when he fell from the Ark, was sitting on the nightstand. It wasn't a dream. She got out of the bed and walked over to the clock and saw it was 9:30 am. Then she checked the calendar and saw it was 3 days after the Ark incident. She had another flashback.

flashback

MJ was crying and holding Shadow's ring, sitting on the floor. She felt like a little kid who was being watched by a baby sitter. It was stupid for her to be crying. But it was all she could do to ease the pain. She looked out the window and everything went black.

"I must've fainted wonder where everyone else is?" MJ wondered.

She left the room and found Cream watching some TV show, Ella cooking, Knuckles sitting around and looking bored, and Amy helping Ella in the kitchen. Cream turned around and saw MJ standing at the doorway to the room.

"MJ! You're awake!" Cream cried as she ran over to MJ.

"Chao Chao!" Cheese cried as she followed Cream.

"Hey." Knuckles said not bothering to turn around and look at MJ.

"Hi…" MJ mumbled.

"Are you still sad?" Cream asked her happy face now full of concern for her friend.

"Yeah..." MJ replied.
"Don't worry, Sonic and Tails went to go see if Shadow survived the crash or something." Knuckles yawned. He didn't really care about MJ waking up.

"I'm cooking a cake to celebrate when they come back!" Amy announced.

"Want to go pick flowers with me in the garden?" Cream asked.

"Okay." MJ said. The 2 went out to the garden with Cheese following them.

Cheese was picking flowers while Cream and MJ began to chat.

"I'm sure Mr. Shadow is still alive! He might've used Chaos Control to teleport him somewhere!" Cream exclaimed.

"Yeah, but he lost his super form when he fell remember?" MJ asked.

"MJ, how much did you like Shadow?"
MJ blushed very red like a fire truck.

"Well-I-uh…loved him…" MJ admitted.

"Oh, sorry for being so nosy" Cream apologized.

"It's okay just as long as you don't tell anyone!"

"Okay!"

6:00pm. 3 days after the Ark incident

"Dinner time!" Ella announced. Sonic jumped off the staircase into the kitchen.

"Awesome! I'm starving." Sonic said.

"Hey, where's MJ?" Tails asked.
"She probably doesn't feel like eating. I think she still misses Shadow." Chris guessed.

"Oh I found this earlier" Knuckles said as he pulled out a Chaos Emerald.

"A Chaos Emerald?" Amy asked.
"Yeah."

Meanwhile

"I have to see if Dr. Eggman has Shadow or not and if he does I'll do anything to get him back!" MJ thought as she remembered what happened earlier.

Flashback

MJ was lying on the bed when Bokkun flew in with a TV.
"Message for MJ the Seal!" he announced.
"What's Eggman want?" MJ asked as Bokkun turned on the TV. Eggman's head popped up on the screen and said a message.
"MJ I think I found something you might be interested in. Come by my base tonight and see what it is. Ps. Come alone!" the TV turned off and Bokkun threw it to MJ. He quickly flew out the window when the TV exploded in MJ's face.

End flashback

MJ was running through the forest as fast as her feet would take her. She needed to find a river or something so she could swim. She would get to the base much faster because she can swim as fast as Sonic can run. According to the map Bokkun gave her Eggman's base was somewhere far away from any water source. MJ didn't care as long as she found out what Eggman wanted her to see. She was hoping with all her heart it was Shadow. But if it was...what would she have to do to get him back? And why did Eggman tell her he had him? She shook these thoughts out of her head and hoped for the best.

Meanwhile

Sonic was sleeping on the roof until he saw MJ run out of the house. He almost followed her, but he decided she just felt like running like he does. But, MJ's disappearance still bothered him a little.

Meanwhile

MJ was standing in front of Eggman's base that he didn't bother to hide. Then Eggman appeared on the TV monitor at the door.
"So finally decided to show up eh?" Eggman cackled over the voice box." Well then have I got a surprise for you. Come in come in!" as Eggman said that the doors opened to reveal his base. It was filled with tons of robots, the walls and floors were machinery, but for some odd reason the robots were lined up in servant costumes and it was made to look like a royal palace. She took one step in and all of the robots bowed down.
"What the heck is going on here?" MJ thought, she already had a good idea that Eggman was trying to persuade her to do something, but she just walked up the aisle not knowing that something was about to change her life forever. Eggman was sitting on a chair getting fed grapes, and being fanned with a leaf from his loyal robot servents, Decoe and Bocoe.
"What do you want with me Egghead?" Shouted MJ who was getting disgusted at Eggman for making his base look like the royal palace at Taj Mahal.
"Calm down. It's not like I'm going to destroy you or something." he said with no tone, he looked quite bored.
"Decoe! Bocoe! Follow me and MJ you better follow me too."
"Right away doctor!" Decoe and Bocoe said eagerly.
"Whatever." was all MJ said. She just wanted to get out of the base quickly before something happened.

Eggman took her down a long hallway, and another hallway, and another,another,another, and so many more MJ was starting to get dizzy. They finally stopped in front of a normal looking room. They entered and what MJ saw shocked her. There was Shadow lying in some tube like object without any signs of injury.
"W-what is he doing here?" MJ asked shocked and scared.
"One of my robots found him after he crashed. You should thank me I saved his life barely." Eggman said. "Should we remove him from the status tube now doctor?" Decoe asked.
"Yes of course. I have some business to deal with MJ first."
"What do you mean by business?" MJ asked having an idea this was going to cost her.
"Just follow me into my lab." As Eggman said that he started walking out the door and MJ followed him to his lab which, thankfully, was in the next door down. They entered and Eggman began to speak.
"As you can see, I have Shadow in my possession. I know how much you care for him, so I need you to do something for me first if you want him back that is..."Eggman said.
"Of course I want him back! But not if I have to work for you!" MJ said trying to keep her cool and not hit Eggman on the head with a cinderblock.
"Oh no of course not. I just want you to get the Chaos Emeralds for me"
"WHAT? I'm not going to do that! The last time Knuckles and Chris worked with you, you used the Emeralds to take over the world!"
"Well it's either you do that or I have Shadow destroyed!"
MJ was shocked she never thought Eggman would have the guts to destroy Shadow. He could be joking, but MJ didn't want to put Shadow at risk. Even if it meant working for the tub of lard.
"Where's the first Emerald at...?" MJ said upset at the fact she had to work for Eggman. She was willing to do anything for Shadow, even if it meant going to prison, or her friends hating her.
End of the new Chapter 2! Yay! Please reply and no flames please!