Chapter 6: A Journal Of Secrets

Everyone screamed as they fell down a tunnel. The tunnel opened and they fell into a large room. Sonic groaned and sat up, rubbing his back as he looked around. Manic, Sonia and Shadow had also sat up.

"Where are we?" Sonic asked.

"I...I'm not sure," Manic said as he stood. "Sonia, do you have any ideas?"

Sonia shook her head. "Not really," she replied.

"It seems we're in a hidden room," Shadow said as he got up and looked around. He smirked, "This may be what I've been looking for..."

Sonic smirked and started walking around. The room was pretty big, filled with books, artifacts, and other things. The four hedgehogs started to look around, and saw some medallions on a table. Sonia walked up to them.

"These look like the medallions that we used to have," she told Sonic.

"They do," Sonic agreed. "But these are different. They each have some sort of animal engraved upon them. The blue one has a dragon, green has a tiger, pink has an eagle, and black has a centaur. Each medallion has the same color as our fur."

"Interesting," Shadow said. He reached out to touch the black medallion, and it started to glow. It sent out a bright light that shocked him, and he groaned. The other medallions shocked the others as well. When the light faded, the medallions had engraved themselves on the chests of Sonic, Manic, Sonia and Shadow.

"What...what was that about?" Manic asked as he looked at the engraving on his chest.

"I'm not sure, Manic," Sonic said. He looked at his also.

Sonia shrugged and walked away, looking at the books. As she rummaged through them, she saw a diary. Her eyes widened as she saw the name on its cover.

"Manic, Sonic," she said, holding up the diary. "This diary was written by our mother!"

Sonic and Manic rushed over as Sonia opened it. Shadow walked up to the group also, curious about what the diary had to say. Sonia turned to the first entry and began to read.

June 21, 1952.

My parents have finally completed it. After working with scientist Gerald Robotnik, they have achieved what they have been working on for so long. The Key is finally complete. It will unlock a weapon that we have been creating. In order to activate it, the Key must be used.

June 30, 1952.

Gerald has been working on a project for us in the ARK. Medallions have been created that will allow the wearer special transformation powers, passed down through generations. My family will use them when the time is right.

Manic's eyes widened at that, and he looked at the engraving on his chest. "So these will allow us to turn into animals. Cool!"

"Most likely the ones engraved on them," Sonic said. "Let me read."

He took the diary and flipped a few pages over, then saw another entry.

August 12, 1954.

The weapon is almost ready. With the right amount of Chaos Energy, along with ancient technology used to create it, it will have power unimaginable. It must not fall into the wrong hands. There are already enemies searching for it.

"Why would the Royal Family make a weapon like that?" Shadow asked.

Sonia, Sonic and Manic all shrugged. Manic took the diary, flipping to the next entry. This one was by Gerald Robotnik.

December 4th, 1954.

After many long years, the weapon is finally complete. GUN has gotten wind of it and is searching for it as we speak. Aleena's parents have passed away, and she has given birth to a black hedgehog named Shadow. We have decided to inject him with blood from an alien named Black Doom, creating the Ultimate Life Form. He will have many powers when he grows older.

Shadow's head snapped up, and he grabbed the book. The black hedgehog flipped to the back of the book, reading the last entry.

January 1st, 1955

GUN has found the ARK and is invading it. No doubt they want the weapon, along with Shadow. Because of the Chaos Energy in Aleena's and Shadow's bodies, both people are immortal. His mother, Aleena, decided to wipe his memory of her to keep him safe, and ejected him down to Earth in a pod that will put him into suspended animation. I can only hope that he will awaken one day, remember who he is, and join his mother once again. The weapon has been hidden, and the Key was split into four parts, hidden as well.

The journal entry ended, and Shadow set the book down. Disbelief was on his face, and he looked at the royal hedgehogs, who were also shocked.

"I'm your...brother," he told them.