By Life Comes Sacrifice
Episode 2
Shadow's Story
Sonic looked at Shadow blankly. "You have found, who?"
Shadow looked at him as if he was stupid. "You don't know who Maria is?"
Sonic looked at Knuckles who was rubbing the bump on his head. "No not really… Not at all…" Sonic said looking back at Shadow.
Shadow closed his eyes and told his story.
" I, as you well know, was created by a relative of Dr. Robotnik. I was named Shadow, the Ultimate Life-form, but I never had the chance to use my great power. The Space Colony ARK was attacked and stormed by military personnel. Maria took me to the central control room. That was the last time I saw her. As we went through the door she was shot. Her dieing word pleaded me to make them pay, to get revenge… That was the last time we met… Now, fifty-two years later, I have found her… She also got away from the military right after she sent me to Earth. She however was sent to another place. The place was called the Transparent Island…"
Knuckles' eyes lit up. "She actually got onto Transparent Island. But no one has been there since it disappeared…"
"She was sent to the island and since then I have searched for her, hopelessly. I knew deep down in my heart that she never got off ARK. However, I was wrong…"
Sonic put his hand on Knuckles back and helped him stand up again. "Go on, how did you find her?"
Shadow smiled, "I found her when I crashed my plane and landed on land that wasn't there before I touched it. Strangely enough, the whole island was made up of trees and grassy hills. I explored the place until I saw a capsule that I recognized as one from ARK. My hopes were lifted slightly, but fell as soon as I found her lying on the ground. She was dieing… Strangely enough, she was the same age as she was when she sent me way. I found out that she was somehow warped in time. She arrived just a few days before I found her. I now have to get the Chaos Emeralds so I can heal her and she and I can live our lives again…"
Sonic held Shadow's arm. "Hey, Shadow, don't you remember that the Chaos Emeralds have evil power in them?"
Shadow sighed. "Yes, of course I do!"
"Then why would you give this Maria girl evil energy to heal her?"
Shadow glared at him and pulled his arm out of his grip. "I have no choice…"
Sonic spoke to Shadow as he walked off toward the Master Emerald again.
"Yes you do!" Shadow turned around and faced Sonic. "We can take her back to our headquarters and we can heal her…"
Shadow shook his head. "No, you don't understand…"
"What's to understand, she is human right?"
"Yes, but I don't have her anymore!"
Sonic looked at him, confused. "What do you mean, you don't have her anymore?"
Shadow glared at him. "As in Dr. Eggman has her!"
