Fifty years ago in Space Colony ARK, G.U.N soldiers come into the space station to shut it down. The police come into the science room and captured everyone who are on board. All except three.
Running through the halls there is a black and red color hedgehog holding a hand of a blond girl. The hedgehog is helping the girl run away. Behind them is an old scientist with a long gray mustache.
The old man shouts, “Keep running, I try to stall them as long as I can.”
“Grandfather!” The girls scaredly shouts.
The man says, “Shadow, take Maria and get to the escape pods. Hurry!”
“Right,” Shadow answers.
Shadow then hurries with the girl, Maria in tow. The old man stays behind to stall the G.U.N soldiers.
The hedgehog Shadow continues to run with Maria to make their escape.
“Shadow, we need to go back,” Maria worriedly says.
“I know I’m worried about the Professor, but he wants us to hurry,” Shadow says.
The two continue to run down the halls until they reach the door. The door automatically opens as they run inside, and close soon after. Shadow and Maria stop to see an empty escape pod.
“Shadow, what are we gonna do?” Maria asks.
“We need to get to the planet before they come, but it seems that there’s one escape pod left,” Shadow says.
He turns to Maria, “You get inside the pod and I’ll set the coordinates to earth.”
“No Shadow, you should go in. They’re after you, so they won’t do anything to me. At least you’ll be safe,” Maria denies.
Suddenly, they hear footsteps.
“They’re coming! Herry Maria, you need to get in the escape pod,” Shadow says.
But Maria doesn’t go in the pod. Instead, she pushes Shadow inside and the pod closes behind him.
“Maria!” Shadow exclaims. He then tries to punch and kick himself out, but the pod won’t open.
Maria is setting the coordinates to get to the planet. Just then, the door open to reveal a G.U.N police officer.
The officer shouts, “Freeze!”
Maria gasps and turn to see the officer holding a gun at her.
He says, “Take your hand off that lever.”
But Maria places both of her hands on the lever and refused to let go.
The man says, “I’m not fooling around here!”
We all her courage, Maria pulls the switch.
“Stop!” The man shouts, and fires the gun.
The next moment, Maria falls to the ground after the lever has been pulled.
Shadow screams, “Maria!”
The man drops the gun and falls into depression and shame. Then leaves the room raking the gun with him.
Even though she has fallen, Maria manages to lift her head to face Shadow, who is desperately trying to get out of the pod.
At the last moment of her life, Maria begs Shadow, “Shadow please promise me… that you’ll help people… and be friends with them.”
“Maria!” Shadow screams.
I’m sure you’ll be very happy there Shadow. I only wish that I could come along with you. The world looks so beautiful from up here in space, but my grandfather says that the people who lived there have to face many problems. That’s why you were created to help those people and to be their friend,” Maria says, showing a smile on her face.
She says, “Sayonara… Shadow the Hedgehog…”
Maria closes her eyes and her head lands on the floor. At the same time, the escape pod goes through the trap door. Shadow’s escape pod continues to go into space. Suddenly a meteor hits Shadow’s pod and sets him off course. Now he flies deep and deep into space. In the pod, Shadow has been knocked out due to the collision of the meteor. Where he goes, not even Shadow knows.