Thank you everyone for reading! Chapter 3 is a history chapter (don't go yawning on me now... It's Starr's story).

September 23rd

Shadow rolled in his bed, trying to find the snooze button on his alarm clock. It was 11am and a Saturday. But this was a special Saturday, this was the day that he, along with his friends, would find the truth about Starr. He got ready and made it to the cafe by noon. When he got there, he saw the other standing in the grass area of the cafe, behind where no one could see them.

"I'm glad you could all come," Starr said. "But what I'm about to tell you is too complicated to say. I have to show you."

Then Starr opened her hands out and a light appeared in them. The light consumed the group and Starr said, "I'll take you back to the final years of my kingdom."

A young, pearl-white female hedgehog was the daughter of King Terran IV and Queen Mira III. Her name was Princess Mabel and she was eighteen years old. She was to marry the greedy Prince Thor, a green hedgehog from a neighbouring kingdom but the princess didn't love the prince. Instead she loved the servant hedgehog boy, who was the same age and who worked in the kitchen and would sneak out her bedroom window at nighttime to see him.

Because the Prince was jealous, he followed the princess one night and saw her kissing the servant boy. He overheard them have a conversation:

"Oh Mabel, I love you so much."

"I love you too Adam but my parents want me to marry Thor. I don't love him and he only wants my throne." By now Thor had stormed off angry.

"We could elope, start a new kingdom in a new land. I think Normasil is outdated anyway, I heard of this new land called Mobius. I think it would be great for us."

"Oh Adam," she started kissing him again. "Let us elope tomorrow night!" They discussed the details of their romantic runaway before sleeping for the night.

The next day Mabel had a normal day, pretending that she wasn't eloping. However, Thor was staying at the castle for a couple of day because of bandits on his road home and he wanted Mabel to himself for her beauty and throne. Being a master of darkness, inherited secretly by his grandfather, he conjured up a potion and slipped it into Mabel's water for breakfast. Joining the royal family for breakfast, he watched as Mabel drank the water in her cup. He laughed in his head as she took the entire potion; now she couldn't bear children.

That night Mabel eloped with her lover, Adam the Hedgehog, to the land of Mobius. They found a small castle there, abandoned, and decided to stay there for the night. That night, they made love to each other, hoping to have children together.

Together, the two lovers cleaned up the castle to make their own. Mabel became suspicious when she received her period that month; she thought that is she were pregnant, she wouldn't be bleeding. They went to a doctor and found out a horrible discovery: she was barren. The doctor sugested going to the local good witch who could help them. They went and the witch gave them a potion that would give her children. Mabel waited until her time of the month was over to drink the potion and waited another week until she was more possible to get pregnant. They tried again and she was successful. By that time, the castle was set and they told the broken town of their ruling. The people cheered for them and threw a party when the royal told them about their expecting.

The time came for the baby to come, but not all went well. This was me, when I came into this world my mother started to bleed heavily and the doctors had to perform a hysterectomy I order to save her life. I, however, came out a healthy baby. My parents were worried at first because I came out ebony instead of white or light blue (Adam was a blue hedgehog). But my parents were thrilled for me and called me Starr because I brought light in their dark world.

Years would go by and by the time I was sixteen, a war broke out. Thor had heard of my parents' wealth and powers and wanted revenge. He transformed himself into a dark being called Doom Mist; he gained the powers of death, taking life and giving it back as long as the victim was still alive.

Looking in the library, I found a prophecy pertaining to the events happening. It read:

A black mist will cover the land,

but a light will consume it.

The light will go through time with the mist,

and will be with it until the appointed time.

The seven powers will join the four lights,

and the four lights will destroy the black mist when it leaves the original light.

Now know that we had no idea what that meant, I still don't know what it means. But the war was getting worse and Doom Mist was ready to destroy the castle. I confronted Doom Mist and told him that I'd make a deal with him: he stays in my body, free to do what he pleases inside me as a vessel and the war would end. In order to bring peace to my people I had to except on one condition: he stays dormant until one day each month where he could wake. He was free to leave my body anytime but his true powers stayed inside me.

We made the deal and he went into my body. What my family didn't know was that he poisoned the minds of the townspeople and they were trying it get into the castle trying it kill the royal family. My parents, wanting the best for their only child, decided to send me to the future so I could have the chance to live my life. They set a time where I would go, they set up an account for me, a place to live and a place where I could get an education. Right before they closed the casket i would travel in, the townspeople broke into the room and that was the last time i saw my family.I woke up here, in this time, hoping for a life.

The next thing the gang knew was that they came back into their own world. All were stunned at what they experienced.

"Oh Starr," Amy said as she wrapped her arms around the female hedgehog.

"Princess," Tails started to say but Starr cut him off.

"Please, I'm not a princess here. I'm a student, a kid."

"You're very mature for a kid," Silver said. "And brave, to make a deal with that thing. I don't know if I could do that."

"What happens when Doom Mist wakes up?" Rouge asked.

"I get five minute seizures every hour for twenty four hours. Every fifteenth of the month, starting at midnight is when it happens."

"Well that Doom Mist doesn't have a chance with us," Sonic said positively. "As long as we're together, nothing can hurt us."

Starr smiled and hugged Sonic for the encouragement. She thanked everyone that came, leaving Shadow at the end.

"Starr," Shadow asked. "Are you doing anything today?"

"No."

"Would you like to go for a walk? Near the river?"

"Really? I'd love to!"

She'd love to!

Shadow put out his arm for Starr to grab and she complied. They walked along the river until they found a quiet spot under a maple tree. They sat under it and looked at the rolling waves in the water.

"I love this spot," Starr said out loud. "It's so peaceful."

A spot she likes... Like what Rouge said...

"Starr," Shadow said to her. "I need to tell you something."

"Yes?"

"Remember that day when I walked you home? Well... I like it when I walk with you." Stupid.

"Me too. I like it when we walk together." Silence. Now or never Shadow!

"Starr I like you. I like you a lot." Did I just say that?

"Y-you do?"

Y-y-yes. This doesn't have to do with the incident with Scrouge. I think your r-really p-pretty." Starr looked at Shadow with gentle eyes. She pulled him closer towards herself, their noses touching. Shadow's heart was racing.

"Kiss me," she said.

"P-pa-pardon?"

"Kiss me. You'll know then if you love me."

Shadow leaned his mouth into hers and when he was close enough, she leaned in close and they touched. Their lips locked instantaneously, fitting perfectly as if they were made for each other. Shadow slipped his right hand around Starr's neck, carressing her quills while placing his other hand on her waist. Starr put her one hand on Shadow's cheek while putting the other on his back quills, stroking then causing Shadow to flinch closer to Starr. They, with nothing holding them up, toppled on the ground with Shadow on top of Starr. They broke the kiss and stared at each other, each breathing heavily. Shadow knew his answer.

"I love you Starr the Hedgehog," Shadow said romantically.

"I love you too, Shadow the Hedgehog," Starr said romantically back. They held each other close, still laying on the ground.

Yes there was fluff at the end, but I liked it. Sorry it took so long. If anyone has events or adventures they could go on, let me know. I'd love to know what I can do with these characters.