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Okay everyone, this is NOT the end, there is more to come! This WILL have a happy ending!

Yes, it will be a cliffhanger. Reply and tell me what you think is going to happen.

(After a few weeks later and the world has cooled down)

Shadow sat back, leaning against a large tree overlooking the sea high above on a rocky outcrop.

Helen leaned back against Shadow; her wheelchair had been fixed and updated thanks to Tails and some equipment up on the ARK. Something strange had also happened not long after Sonic and Shadow returned to their original bodies.

"Helen! Shadow!" A little voice squeaked, rushing over in a light blue color. Helen looked down and easily picked up the tiny blue Chao, two others raced over towards them. One was dramatically larger and slightly darker, a mature aura hung around him, and however his immature grin got rid off all thoughts. The other Chao had a small smirk and his arms were crossed, a habit he picked up from watching Shadow.

"What are they trying to do now Swift?" Helen asked, tilting her head and flipping the Chao in her hands.

After Sonic and Shadow had returned to their bodies, a strange mutation had arose with the body swapping, now, weather they like it or not, everybody in the little group could speak Chao.

The older blue Chao rolled his eyes and the smaller one snorted.

"Oh please, you insulted Cheese and took off running like a coward."

Not to mention the smaller Chao happened to steal a dictionary one day…

The Chao in Helen's arms struggled, his tiny wings flapping.

"Let me go!" He squealed and Helen complied. He took off running, and the young other Chao took off running after him. The adult Chao, now recognized as Cheese, flew after the two, leaving Helen and Shadow alone once more.

"Do you think that they remember you guys?" Helen asked, looking at the chasing Chao. Shadow shook his head, a small smile on his face.

"They have not a clue." He leaned back, arms behind his quills as his eyes were closed.

After Sonic and Shadow returned to their bodies, Swift and Sable had spawned a cocoon, not only going through a phase, but actually going through reincarnation and hatching with no memories.

Swift and Sable were never Sonic and Shadow.

Shadow opened his eyes as a light breeze ruffled his quills and Helens hair. Helen smiled at the sunset that glittered over the water like diamonds. Helen smiled and leaned back as ease, pressing against Shadow's chest.

"…Shadow."

"Hm?"

Helen hesitated but she knew what she must say.

"Thank you, for protecting me even when you were Sable, and for being a friend."

Shadow looked down in shock, he was sad to say that not many people actually apologized to him, let alone even cared about him.

"You know, we're alike in a few ways." Shadow started, gaining the attention of Helen very quickly.

"Oh? Do tell." Helen's eyes glittered mischievously as she whispered that back in reply.

"Not many people understand us; quite a few make fun of us, although I don't think anyone has offered a man-hunt for you…" Shadow trailed off, thinking about something with a frown on his face.

"Yet." Helen giggled, poking Shadow in his shoulder. Shadow grinned slightly.

"Yet." He agreed, causing Helen to giggle once again.

"We're both loners but have friends-"

"Since when do you have a friend?" Helen asked, looking shell-shocked and wide eyed. Shadow's ears drew back in embarrassment.

"Oh shut up." Helen giggled in response.

"But really, who is your friend?" Helen asked, now wanting to know.

"You mean you aren't?" Shadow whined, very unlike him, Helen smiled.

"Nah, I'm your mother in all sort of ways." She grinned cheekily at Shadows embarrassed face. It quickly vanished and Shadow closed his eyes slightly, Helen looked at his peaceful face.

"Shadow?" Helen asked softly, Shadow grunted in reply, still having his eyes closed.

"How did you restore your memories?" Helen randomly said, catching Shadow by surprise, he slowly sat up, letting Helen wiggle a little to his side.

"What do you mean?" Shadow asked, tilting his head slightly like a dog would.

"I….I get these….flashes…..and I think I forgot something as a kid….or something like that." Helen tried to explain, stressing slightly over her description of the strange events.

"It's okay, I know what you mean. Is it the same thing over and over again, or is it different?"

"Its….the same thing, but it starts and ends at different points." She explained, only ot have Shadow nod.

'Yeah, that's Amnesia for you, I can say that medical problem ruined a few good years of my life." Helen spun, eyebrows lifting.

"Years? You forgot more than once?" Helen crossed her arms and Shadow winced, looking everywhere but at her.

"Um…look! It's a shooting star!"

"Shadow…." Shadow knew better than to argue with the tone Helen was using.

"Fine….i've lost my memory…..times." Shadow whispered the amount of times and Helen narrowed her eyes eyen more.

"What was that?"

Once again it was to quiet for Helen to hear.

"Louder Shadow, loude-"

"I said I lost my memory four times!" Shadow shouted, instantly blushing at Helen cracked up loudly.

"Four times? When was that?" She weezed out, still laughing crazily.

"Um…once when I was released from a Cryostats chamber, then when I fell down from space-"

"You fell down from space?"

"Sonic was up there to, it was after defeating a giant lizard that was technically my sister."

Helen just stared not saying a thing, Shadow was uneasy.

"You are telling me that story later."

"Okay, then before the Black Arms invasion-"

"You were a part of that?" Helen interrupted much to Shadow's amusement and annoyance.

"Yes I was in it, I'm actually Black Dooms son, and he's the leader of the Black Arms."

Helen just stared at Shadow, once again and snorted loudly.

"Okay, I think you are a messed up alien hedgehog, having a giant lizard for a sister, and a psychopath alien for a father."

"Er, I actually killed him…."

"….You killed your father." Helen deadpanned, Shadow didn't respond.

"Okay that was only three, what was the last one?" Helen sighed, waiting for something completely crazy and out of the world….possibly literally.

"Do I have to say?" Shadow whined, acting more like Sable that Shadow at the moment. Helen crossed her arms and Shadow looked at his feet.

"I…I was racing Sonic, and I slipped a little….and…."

"and?" Helen encouraged, Shadow winced.

"I hit a tree."

Shadow was slightly impressed by Helen, having held in her laughter for ten seconds, Rouge only lasted three. Helen was crying she was laughing so hard, Shadow couldn't help himself, but joined in also, filling the air with the rare noise.

"I don't think I've ever heard you laugh." Helen noted, causing Shadow to frown.

"I don't normally…"

"Oh? Why is that?" Helen pried, pulling her lower body closer so she could hug her knees. Shadow eyed this sadly.

"Hey, why is it you can't move your legs?" Shadow asked gently, Helen looked up surprised.

"Oh! I have like a fluid clot or something, it pressed against the spinal cord so much that it actually blocked off all brain signals, my spine is almost fine, it just won't send signals."

At once Shadows head snapped up and a strange light filtered through his eyes.

"Oh? Is it a tumor like substance?" Helen thought, blinking slightly.

"I-I think so, why?" Helen squeaked slightly as Shadow randomly picked her up, hooking the wheelchair with his foot, and snagging it through his quills.

"Sha-Shadow, what are you doing?" Helen yelped, clutching hard onto the hedgehog as he took off running, she was faintly aware of a twitch of a smile on his face as he ran. But Helen didn't look, no, she closed her eyes and hung on as tight as she could.

"Where are we going?" Helen shouted, blinking away the blur the speed had on her eyes.

"We're visiting Tails." Shadow responded, and this time, Helen saw the smirk.