AN: OMG NO WAI. XD Yeah, yeah, I said a SONIC HEROES retelling of Shadamy-goodness. But seeing as I recently managed to complete the Dark Story of SA2B after a few weeks of snatching game time inbetween homework, family matters and resisting the urge to go shopping with no money: I decided to celebrate by writing this! Please enjoy, but also be aware that if you haven't played Sonic Adventure 2 Battle yet, this will contain spoilers. Also, I'm very aware of the "norm" that occurs in some Shadamys - if you see me falling into such traps, LET ME KNOW! I wanna keep my writing unique and fresh for you guys.

Title: Sonic Adventure 2 Battle: Retold
Summary: Ever wondered how a single sentence can cause an entire chain of events to change? When Amy hugs Shadow on Prison Island, such a thing could occur…by altering a few words.
Disclaimer: Nope, still don't own Sonic the Hedgehog…just a lowly English student.

Chapter One: Prison Island

Amy gazed around the island, thankful for the few survival and espionage skills she had acquired over the years. Having heard that Sonic had been taken to Prison Island, she had decided to try and get over there to free him, seeing as she knew he had been with Tails at the time of his apparent crime. The pink hedgehog had made her way to the secret facility with the help of - Big the cat. Unbelievable as it may seem, the large purple feline knew his way on the waters as a fisher and boatman, equal to Tails when airborne. She had been surprised at how the easy-going personality he had was ideal for travelling the seas, and even more shocked when he knew perfectly the location of Prison Island. When she had questioned him about it, he simply winked at her and said that he "knew things about the ocean". Amy didn't ask anymore, largely because they were in sight of the shore. With some quick manoeuvres, Big steered them to a docking area forgotten by security cameras or personnel. Amy set off and waved goodbye to him, thanking him for his expertise and help. With a wave and a slow "No problem Amy!", he soon became a purple spot against the swells of blue.

Now that she had safely arrived, she had to hurry inside. With a small smile, she toyed with the card key she had stolen from an ignorant guard. Easy access of course. While 'discreet' wasn't Amy's middle name, she knew better then to barge into a prison and demand the release of an inmate. Especially on a top secret government island-turned-complex. Scurrying around planes, robots and people, Amy soon found a clear area for her to gather her bearings. She thought carefully, thinking about the dangers of entering the base and trying to calculate the best route to not be noticed by the cameras. A few robots she could handle. An army swarming onto her location from all angles however, was a completely different story. However, she spied something in the corner of her eye - a hedgehog, male, was standing nearby! Amy's mind ran at the speed of sound. She didn't know any other male hedgehogs, and the sea was shining off his fur, making it reflect the blue, deepening Sonic's already royal colouring darker. With a tiny squeal she ran over to him, tucking the card key into her pocket.
"There you are!" Her voice sang with glee as she wrapped her arms around the hedgehog. "I've been so worried about you!" She pressed him close to her, resting a side of her head against the back of his shoulder.

Shadow the Hedgehog, had not been expecting this. He had been listening to Dr. Robotnik list orders to be completed by each team member, twirling the radio he had been given. Nodding at his instructions, he tucked the radio into his glove - when someone had tackled him from behind. He had been about to growl, when the person spoke. A female voice, happily greeting him. He froze, a memory clicked into his mind.
"There you are!" Shadow had been about to turn, when a pair of arms hugged him from behind. "I've been worried about you." He smiled slightly, recognising the feminine voice.
"Maria?" he asked, not attempting to escape her embrace but turning to try and see her over his shoulder.
"Maria…Maria?" he murmured slightly. He felt the female rest her head against his frame. He half closed his eyes, still drifting in his dreamlike state. The arms tightened their grip slightly, not uncomfortably, but firmly. They moved to slip away slowly. Amy had realised her mistake, and was now withdrawing from him, blushing at her error. But before she could step away, Shadow's hands moved up to her arms, holding her limbs in place. This only deepened the girl's blush as she tried to think of what to say. Rouge and Robotnik both had froze at the initial event, but now were reacting to it. Rouge grinned, close to laughter at the sight. Robotnik was pretty annoyed and impatient, but still finding the humour in the image. Rouge spoke up, her voice oozing with mischievous teasing.
"I didn't know you were such a ladies man Shadow!"

Eyes fully opened. Standing up bolt straight, he whipped around sharply, snapping out of his memoirs. The girl who had been holding him came into view. His eyes narrowed. She was not unattractive, but was definitely not Maria. She was a pink furred hedgehog with jade green eyes, wearing matching red dress, boots and headband. If he really was a ladies man, he'd admit that she was kinda cute. But right now, he was curiously annoyed. Amy was blushing, quickly uttering apologises and excuses, such as the classical "I'm so sorry" and the self explanatory "I thought you were someone I knew". The hedgehog she had just been cuddling was now shown not to have blue fur. Instead, ebony black coated him, with slashes of red on his quills, arms and eyes. A white patch of fur was present on his chest. She could admit that he was very striking, which contributed to her heavy blushing. Robotnik crackled with joy at the situation.
"I see you've met my new partner in evil Amy - Shadow the Hedgehog!" Both hedgehogs considered each other, as Shadow did so with hypnotic, enquiring eyes only and Amy backed away slightly, nervous.

Robotnik laughed again. "You two go ahead! I'll deal with her…" Amy backed away quicker, knowing that she couldn't take on Robotnik's laser equipped mech with her hammer. But before the doctor could chase the young hedgehog down the harbour in his walking weaponry, Shadow interrupted, surprising both him and Rouge.
"Wait." Shadow took a long glance at Amy, clearly deep in thought. "Take her with you."
"What?" Robotnik cried with shocked appal. Rouge blinked and listened closer.
"Take her with you." He repeated. He no longer looked at Amy, who was staring at him in surprise. His gaze was faraway, focusing on nothing in particular. "Bring her to the ARK." By now, the 'leader' of the three villains was enraged.
"Since when do you give the orders here Shadow? I released you!" Shadow turned away from him and began to walk away slowly.
"Maybe, but you need my assistance to get safely to the ARK. So, you'll do as I say."

Robotnik was about to argue more, but it was clear that his words would fall on deaf ears. He turned to Amy, highly irritated.
"Rouge, get on with your mission." he snapped. The bat flapped her wings slightly, giving Amy a sly smile before taking off, vanishing into the base.
"As for you!" Amy turned to Robotnik, confused and somewhat annoyed at the collective ignorance of her exclaimed questioning of what was being discussed. Robotnik had an ironic smile on his face. "It looks like you get to spend more time at mypleasure, under Shadow's request. It'll be like Little Planet all over again!" The genius openly sniggered, while Amy grew quite worried. She had come here, intending to be independent and save Sonic for once, and was now being captured by Dr. Robotnik (again!), at the orders of the hedgehog who was probably responsible for the mayhem blamed on Sonic.

This superbly sucked.

AN: And it's done! If you can't tell what I changed, when Amy first hugged Shadow she said Sonic's name - in this version, she didn't, which sparked the memory with Maria… I'm not sure how long this will last, as I can easily flex the timeline a little bit to allow more events to happen, though I do have some events I want to include. Give me some reviews and some ideas of how long you want it to last and what you thought of the chapter!