Sonic the hedgehog presents: Maria Robotnik's Return.

Chapter 1: To the ARK

Shadow the hedgehog was walking through the abandoned halls of the space colony ARK to get his mind off a few things that got him angry through the day, one of them was Sonic filling his rocket shoes with toothpaste as a prank. Shadow would get revenge on that somehow, as he entered His old room he tried hard not to sneeze when dust entered his nose.

"Sheesh this place is a mess" he said to himself and indeed he needed to clean it for it was spring cleaning time, but he couldn't do it alone.

"I know I won't like this" He got his cellphone and dialed a few people he knew to help him.

"Hello? Faker?" He asked on the phone.

Later…

"Thanks for coming to help with the spring cleaning guys" Shadow said as Sonic, Amy, Tails, Knuckles, Cream, Cheese, Rouge, E-123 Omega and The Chaotix came into the ARK, Gemerl even tagged along to help out.

"No problem Shadz" Sonic said with a smirk, Shadow just rolled his eyes.

"Where do we start?" Tails asked, Shadow showed the others around the ARK to show the places that were the filthiest and the ones that just needed a good scrub.

"I and Omega will start in the kitchen, you guys start in the old lab" Shadow said.

"Okay Mr. Shadow" Cream said as she, Cheese and Gemerl went into the lab, Shadow and Omega began to clean up the dirty dishes and put them away and throw away the trash. During the pickup Shadow found an old drawing and saw that it was one of Maria's drawings of earth, Shadow smiled at the picture and a tear formed in his eye.

"My sensors show that you are in depression" Omega said "Why is that?"

"I just miss Maria" Shadow said "It's an emotion thing you wouldn't understand".

"If I was a living I would understand" Omega said "I think".

"You think Shadow's going to like it when we clean up his room?" Charmy asked Vector.

"Of course" Vector said "After all… He did save us last week from Egg man".

"Point taken" Charmy said as he began to dust the bookshelf, Vector picked up old clothes and Espio wiped down the walls. During the cleanup Charmy accidentally knocked down a book and it went crashing to floor, Charmy picked it up and read the cover.

"Operation Maria?" Charmy asked, Vector and Espio turned their attention the confused bee and Vector grabbed it and read it.

"To who is reading this" He began "The G.U.N. agents have raided the Ark and were commanded to shut down Project Shadow and they have shot my granddaughter Maria".

"Who's Maria?" Espio asked.

"She must be that Human girl Shadow really cared about" Vector answered "However I have found a way to revive her, I have surgically removed the bullet and placed her in a special pod to cure her of her NIDS. But it will change her in different way".

"Different way?" Charmy asked, the three were starting to get curios and read on.

"She will change from Homo sapiens to Erinaceus albiventris" Vector said "Not only will she changed into a Hedgehog she will also be immortal and will be as fast as Shadow".

"This is getting very weird" Charmy said in a freaked out voice.

"But if Maria is released and if she is reading this" Vector read on "I am sorry Maria but I am no longer alive".

"That is so sad" Espio said.

"At the end of the book there are directions to the hidden lab room so she can be released and be with Shadow again" Vector flipped to the last page and on there were coordinates to the hidden room "We have to tell Shadow this! Come on Espio and Charmy!" The three ran to find the dark hedgehog and found him and Omega finishing up in the kitchen.

"Mr. Shadow we have something to show you!" Charmy said"

"What is it?" He replied in an annoyed voice.

"It has to something to do with that human girl!" Espio said "What was her name? Maria?" Shadow's eyes suddenly bulged out of his head.

"This book shows were she is and how she can be brought back to life!" Charmy said, Shadow grabbed the book and read it. He started to smile and flipped to the last page.

"Get everyone else" Shadow said.

Later….

"I don't get it the entrance is supposed to be right here!" Shadow complained as he searched the wall in Maria's room.

"Okay Shadow your just wasting everyone's time" Knuckles said.

"Cut it out Knuckles" Rouge said "He's just over excited about Maria still alive".

"If she is alive" Sonic said, everyone turned to give him a look.

"What? I'm just saying" He said.

"Ugh! We're never going to find that hidden button!" Shadow said as he slammed his fist against the wall, suddenly there was rumbling noise and a secret hallway was revealed.

"Seems like every day is a new mystery" Tails said, the group walked down the darkened hallway and saw an eerie glowing light from behind a door.

"This must be it!" Shadow said as excitedly ran to open the door.

"Wait for us shadz!" Sonic said, Shadow just ignored him and slammed the door into the wall. Shadow gasped at what he saw.

"What is it shad- WOAH!" Amy gasped as well as she and everyone entered the room, there was a table where old surgical instruments were placed and a small cup that held the bullet was next to the tools.

"Where's Maria?" Shadow asked in a disappointed voice.

"Think she might be over here?" Amy asked.

"What do you mean?" Sonic asked Amy.

"Because there's a sign that says Operation Maria" she answered as she pointed to the sign, underneath it was a red button.

"This is it!" Shadow said, he ran over the button and pressed it. In a moment there was a strange mechanical sound and a large glass container came up.

"Oh… My… Gosh!" Rouge said, inside the container was a peach colored hedgehog with blonde hair and a blue dress. But her face revealed more, Shadow's face suddenly widened with excitement and he started to pound on the glass. The hedgehog suddenly woke up and saw the hedgehog.

"Shadow? Shadow!" The hedgehog said.

"Maria!" Shadow said with excitement, the glass broke and green fluid rained out of the container and Shadow grabbed Maria.

"Maria! Thank god you're alive!" Shadow said as he hugged his best friend that was now a hedgehog.

"I'm glad to see you too Shadow!" Maria said as she hugged him back, she suddenly saw Sonic and the others behind him.

"Uh… Shadow?" Maria asked.

"Yes Maria?" He asked.

"Who are they?" She asked.

Chapter 2 coming soon