Space Colony Reborn

We were now on the space colony that my grandfather was created on. The place looked nothing like what it used to be, since the place was mostly overgrown with plant life. One room after we landed from the spaceship, we immediately noticed animal life not only living, but thriving in the atmosphere, which was a weird mix between artificial and natural. None of the creatures tried to attack as we searched through this sector. Once we reached the door that led to the next one, we realized that the ARK had no power. Apparently the doors between sectors required electrical power to operate and when power is lost, the doors cannot work. We ended up having to find another way around the door, and when we got into the next sector, we realized that this one had no gravity. Argentum wasn't affected as he used his Levitation to move around, while we had to use our extreme gear. The next two sectors also had no gravity, but thankfully no enemies were around. That changed when we entered the next sector, when the power inexplicably turned back on. We passed a few security sensors and it, for some reason, activated the defense systems. The defenses consisted of unrecognizable robots that apparently belonged to G.U.N. as the organization's emblem appeared on each machine's shoulder. We then fought our way towards the central control room after consulting a map of the ARK. Once we got there, I saw something that I could not forget.

Neoshadow was standing next to someone who looked like my grandfather, red eyes and all. A red spider-like robot was right in front of the only computer in the room, and Chocolate was standing next to it.

"You must be here for the girl, Grandson." the one who looked like my grandfather said to me and Sonic.

"I have no idea who you are, but correct." I said to him.

"The three of you might think that you are seeing things, but it is no mirage. Shadow the Hedgehog Sr. is currently alive once more." Neoshadow said to us.

"No way! My grandfather . . . alive?! I believe an explanation is in order." Sonic said to Neoshadow.

"A team of elite Black Arms soldiers landed on Mobius immediately during the purge. They had orders to grab anyone that they could rescue and take them back to Chaoxius. The team knew that they couldn't save everyone, so they prioritized the Original Shadow and his friends. We managed to get Cream, but she was killed in the crossfire when the team had to fight some R-robots. Rouge, Knuckles, and Original Sonic were already dead, corpses charred when recovered, and as for Shadow himself, well, why don't you tell them?"

"When I was found by that elite squad, I was mortally wounded and taking in my last breaths. I didn't tell you this, but after my death in the warehouse explosion back in 2015, I found an old Black Arms research facility on Earth directly underneath Mount Everest. It was concealed extremely well, so I had to look for the entrance for hours. Once inside, I went into a cryo-chamber and awakened the scientists within, as they had put themselves in there for some reason. As it turned out, by Black Arms standards, I was incomplete when that warehouse explosion occurred, explaining why I was killed. The scientists experimented on me and gave me enhancements that allowed me to use new powers. When the elite squad found me, I had them extract the enhancements so Robotnik couldn't use them. I died after the extraction process was completed, and the soldiers, just like they did with the Original Sonic, Cream, Knuckles, and Rouge, preserved my body in a cryo-tube. As for why this death wasn't final, I ended up having to play a game of chess with Death himself." my grandfather said.

"And judging by how you are here right now, you won fair and square." Argentum said to the Original Shadow.

"Correct. Death suspected that some odd force in the Cosmos is protecting me from final death. Because of that, he said that he would never be able to reap my soul."

"And as it turned out, he never died when the ARK was warped back into orbit. Your grandfather was actually saved by one of Ivo Robotnik a.k.a. Eggman's robots. However, he ended up with severe amnesia and never recovered his memory until Black Doom came by." Chocolate said to us.

"How did you find that out, Chocolate?"

"The computer here in the Central Control Room has that information. I suggest that everyone should look at it."

"1337 [)3S1Z10|\|, [|-|0[01473." the spider-like robot said to her.

"What is up with that robot with its weird speech pattern?"

"Oh, never mind E-115 Omicron. He can speak English, but it always comes out in l33t sp3ak."

The Original Shadow pulled out six of the Chaos Emeralds and said, "You must be looking for these emeralds, grandson. They were taken by Omicron and his buddies, but they are now on our side and are formidable warriors."

Suddenly a device on the wall activated, noticed the power of Chaos emanating from me, Sonic, and Argentum, and it activated an alarm. We rushed out of the Central Control Room and into an abandoned laboratory. Once we were in, the door closed behind us and a large transparent container lowered in from the ceiling. The contents of that container: a tough enemy that we had to fight.

Enemy Information: Artificial Chaos "P-1000"

Durability: Extreme

Abilities: Lasers, Ice Shot, Flame Wave

Other Information: This robot is completely immune to bullets, bombs, rocks, spears, swords, arrows, water, electrical weaponry, fire, being frozen, nuclear weapons, and lasers.

The P-1000 fired off several lasers at us, which we dodged.

"Chaos Spear!" I yelled.

I fired several Chaos Spears at it. To my surprise, they harmlessly bounced off the P-1000's body.

"Guys, we need to use the Chaos Emeralds." Neoshadow said to us.

We regrouped with Neoshadow and, after I pulled out the Red Emerald, harnessed the power of the Chaos Emeralds, causing us to transform into our Super Forms. Even Neoshadow transformed into his Super Form, which wasn't completely different from his normal appearance except that he had a patch of platinum fur where I, Shadow the Hedgehog Jr., had a patch of white fur when in normal form.

"Neoshadow, how come you also have a Super Form? I thought that your only transformation was that dragon-thing." Sonic said to Neoshadow.

"I only turned into that monster because I was overcome with dark power and negative emotions. With the Chaos Emeralds, my actual Super Form has been unlocked."

"Chaos Spear!"

I threw several super-powered Chaos Spears at the P-1000, which only slightly hurt it. It retaliated with a Flame Wave that only made it harder for us to successfully hit it.

"Chaos Blast!"

"Chaos Blast!" Neoshadow yelled.

"Chaos Blast!" my grandfather yelled.

Neoshadow, me, and my grandfather all unleashed Chaos Blasts onto the P-1000, which dealt severe damage to the machine. It responded with another barrage of lasers, which didn't harm us at all.

"Chaos Control!" all of the Hedgehogs yelled.

We struck several locations on the P-1000, and it was finally destroyed in a large explosion that damaged the laboratory.