Luna becomes aware that she has a problem that needs to be fixed.

And, she finally meets Shadow. What happens?

Luna held the cube in her hands as she glowed intensely. Her body shimmered with large amounts of bright white light that glowed brighter than the moon itself. She sat on the edge of the building with the cube in hand, trying to find out what the final part of the riddle meant. If she let this go on any longer, she wouldn't have any more brain cells left, so she dispersed of the cube and prepared to find her next target, Shadow the Hedgehog. "Now that that burden is off of my chest, I think that it's time to do some excavation for the next victim on my list: Shadow the Hedgehog. I hope that I can find him without the assistance of LRS – 2 any longer," she said, bearing a quick glance at a defunct LRS – 2. People were staring at him, kicking his round metal body around like a crushed beer can. Luna couldn't help but chuckle in degradation at her fallen comrade. "How sad," she said, bowing her head and shaking it. "I thought that he was strong enough to beat an unknown bug. I guess that I was wrong. He is nothing but trash, and he means nothing to me now. All I need is his energy for teleportation, and that's what I have. Hmph."

As she stood on the roof of the apartment building, illuminating in the light of the full moon, she wondered about where Shadow would be. "Hmm, I wonder where Shadow would be located. Because of his personality, his past, and his overall life in general, I might imagine that he could be by some railroad tracks in a construction zone near here. I remember what LRS – 2 told me when we were still in space. He told me the last locations of my victims and where they are located now," she said. "I remember him telling me that Shadow's last location was in the construction area outside of this city. Let us go to see Shadow, shall we?" she said to herself. She charged the energy within her and teleported away, leaving the glowing cube behind. After Luna disappeared, the glowing cube disappeared. The hologram image of Yashima appeared afterwards.

"Luna, you heard my monitory warnings about the cube. I am giving you a chance to solve the riddle and save yourself from losing your life. I shall let you decide."

Luna could feel the wind flowing through her crimson red hair as she quickly vamped across the land, passing through mountains and land formations, in search for the one victim that she felt was of severe vital importance to make her mission a success. She could smell the scent of fresh victory. It smelled like frosting on a cake. She could taste the sweet taste of vindication. It tasted like candy. She could see conquest on the other side of her mind. It was such a beautiful thing to see. She believed that if she got Shadow, she would have enough minions to move on. She had already had a fairly descent amount of victims, very useful ones, nonetheless. "Let's see. Who do I have?" she said to herself. She began to count off on her fingers. "Hmm, I have Sonic, Knuckles, Princess Olmeca, and Amy," she counted. When the results came back to her, she was less than unimpressed. "Only four?! Damn it! I thought that I had more than that! I guess that I've been wasting so much time here, my mind has been playing tricks on me! I can't believe this! There is no way that I'm ready to proceed!" she screamed. She then thought about what she said when she was in space. "I need at least six members for my new army, because that is how many members my old army had. If I'm lucky, I should be to find one more member for my new amenable army. Ha!" She began to wonder if six wasn't enough. "Maybe I should go for seven. If I could, I should be able to find one more army member because I remember LRS – 2 telling me that one other person should be at that beach tomorrow afternoon. If I can, that will most definitely be enough," she chuckled evilly.

"Am I here?" she wondered. "I've been floating here for a while. Is this where I can find Shadow the Hedgehog?" She stood on the air, floating above the pavement as she stared down at a rusty, broken down construction area. There were railroad tracks that seemed to go on forever that were connected to large metal pillars that looked like they were going to collapse any minute. The entire area was devoid of any form of evident life whatsoever. The only thing that looked like it had life was a black spot on the ground with small traces of red. While it was still nighttime, her vision increased majorly, too. She noticed a black hedgehog that looked like Sonic, but with red markings on his spikes, and they were pointing upwards. "Oh, yes. That's most definitely Shadow," she said, licking her fingers in anticipation. She vanished from the sky, and she gently landed on the ground, still beaming all over with light. She didn't want to go near Shadow with his back turned, so she called out to him hoping to get his attention.

"Shadow the Hedgehog," she called, "my name is Luna the Badger. I have come from another planet from a great distance to see you. I have come to take you and shelter you in my arms. In time, you will be mine to command, for I am your new master."

He heard her speak, and he silently chuckled. He didn't turn to respond to her. He lifted his head up and smiled.

Luna spoke again. "My name is..."

"Yes, I heard you," Shadow interrupted. He slowly began to turn around. "I heard you the first time. Your name is Luna the Badger. What makes you think that you can boss me around and tell me what to do? Just because you're an alien that means you can order me and control me like a puppet? You obviously must not know who or what I am. I'm Shadow the Hedgehog, the Ultimate Life Form. I take orders from no one!"

"I'm sure you don't."

"That's right."

"Well, I'm sure that you won't mind being ordered around by an "alien." It's really going to be quite entertaining watching the "Ultimate Life Form" bowing before me. It will bring me great pleasure."

"Hmph! Sure it will," he chuckled. "Me, bow before you? That's about as humorous as watching Dr. Robotnik succeed with one of his evil plots."

Luna raised her eyebrow. "Dr. Robotnik? Who's that?"

"Dr. Robotnik is this evil scientific madman who builds all types of evil robots and machines to try to take over the world, but always fails miserably because Sonic and his miserable friends always manage to defeat him with no problem. Who knows what he's planning now," he explained.

Luna knew that she had a smart one and a clever one. Her final prize was all the sweeter. "So that's Dr. Robotnik, huh? Hmmhmmhmmhmm...AHAHAHAHAHA! He sounds like a total weakling if he can't beat a small, blue hedgehog! It's just so funny that a mechanical genius like Dr. Robotnik can't take down a small, blue hedgehog that's not even half his size! It's amazing!" she laughed loudly, causing an echo in the quiet night sky. Birds flew out of the trees nearby, squawking and chirping loudly, also creating commotion that turned the silence of the night into the shrieks and noises of wild birds. "So, now that that's out of the way, how's about we just end all of this pointless conversation between one another, and just let bygones be bygones?"

Shadow liked to hear that. That way, he didn't have to get his hands dirty. "I like that. How about you leave, and take your false promises with you?"

"Or better yet – how about you come with me and obey me, and you'll have all of the riches in the world. Many treasures await you if you join me. Anything that you want will be yours if your black heart wishes it. You will live under a powerful roof; a roof that is inundated with powers and things that your mind cannot even begin to comprehend. Powers that even the Gods can stand up and envy. There would be nothing in the universe that could touch us. All of our enemies would fall before our feet and beg for mercy. That is all that will exist for you: Never ending limitless power, and anything that your heart could possibly desire. Well, what do you say, Shadow? Do we have a deal?"

Shadow felt insulted. "Do you really think that I'm that stupid? To bow before someone, anyone, is absolute madness! I will not be fooled with your lies!"

She frowned and looked at him in disappointment. "You certainly are stubborn."

"I know."

It seems that Luna actually has a challenge addressed towards her. Which path will she take? Chapter 13 is coming soon.