On Broken Wings final chapter

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Final chapter:

It has been only one day since that last incident. After a long struggle and journey home, they were all now in the den. Most of them were asleep but Rouge was still awake and looking over Shadow who hadn't woken up since he passed out. There was one other person who was awake. Tails, in his workshop repairing Omega. Rouge looked in the direction of the workshop then back at Shadow who started to stir from his place curled up on the sofa. He didn't wake though.

Cream had woken up before but went back to sleep after having a quick snack which Amy had made for her before too going to sleep. Rouge leaned on the sofa next to her, asleep.

Rouge started to feel an uncomfortable pattern about Shadow being passed out and her watching him but she didn't mind because she knew it wasn't his fault and that he needed them. Then she began to wonder what Maria did to his memory. How did she alter it? She was soon to find out.

Shadow stirred once again before slowly opening his eyes and letting them adjust. It wasn't dark, everyone was just sleeping from heavy exhaustion. Shadow's eyes looked around the room, Rouge saw then his eyes settled on Rouge while the hedgehog sat up.

"Where am I?" he said while looking around the room.

"You're home."

"Home? ARK?"

Rouge shook her head. "You moved to Earth."

"Like Maria!" Rouge started to understand what Maria did. She got rid of some memories and gave Shadow fake ones. "Is Maria here?" Rouge shook her head. "Yeah, I guess she wouldn't be. She had something important to do. I'll see her someday."

Rouge nodded. "Yes, you will." she lied.

"I remember moving now! You guys came to ARK to take me to Earth to live."

'This is what Maria wanted.' Rouge thought. 'I'll carry out your wish Maria.' she smiled. Shadow looked upward as though he was trying to see something. He out his hand on his head and grabbed Katana who was sleeping on his head. The chao yawned.

"Hi, Katana."

"Chao."

Shadow's room had been repainted to cover up the blood. it was only repainted over the blood so there were patches of black paint over them. His paintings still remained.

Sonic yawned and stretched waking up from his sleep. He turned to the others who were awake.

"Oh, Rouge?" Shadow asked, getting her full attention.

"Yes?"

"What happened yesterday? I can't seem to remember."

"Eggman attacked."

"Did we win?"

"Yeah, we won." Shadow didn't seem to remember teaming up with Eggman. Ever. Shadow put Katana back on his head.

"Hungry!" Sonic said, he got up and walked over to the bat and dark hedgehog. "How you guys feeling?"

"I'm fine." Rouge said.

"I have a headach..."

"I'm hungry." they were silent. "Amy!" he went over to her and nudged her.

"I'm sleeping..."

"But you're talking."

"Sleeping..."

"Need food."

"Need sleep."

"Amy!" Amy jumped up and hugged him. "Can't breathe..." Shadow tilted his head, Rouge laughed. "Let go..."

"Only if you help me cook."

Sonic thought about this. "Fine..." Rouge kicked Knuckles.

"Wake up, Grumpy."

"Meh..." Knuckles said half asleep. Cream was cuddled up with Cheese sleeping away.

"Rouge, I have another question."

"What is it, Shadow?"

"My memory feels like it's missing some things. Or something like that..."

"You fell and hit your head yesterday. Don't worry about it."

"Oh, ok." Shadow believed everything that the others said and that his memory was the truth.

-Later that day-

"There is so much I want to learn about Earth." Shadow said to Cream while they were outside.

"We'll teach you!" she said happily. Shadow nodded. Katana and Cheese played and ran around on the grass.

"The last thing Maria said to me before she left was..." Shadow paused.

"Was?" Cream edged on.

"Be happy, Shadow. That's what I want for you. So, don't mourn this parting because we'll always be together."

"Maria really cares about you."

"Yes. I also promised her I'd make other people happy too. She cared for everyone."

"Shadow?"

"Yes?"

"Are you happy?" Shadow smiled.

"I am." Cream smiled back.

For everyone to be happy and for Shadow to be happy was Maria's greatest wish and her last gift to Shadow. The ones close to Shadow agreed and promised Maria that they would protect that.

FeatherWings- Thank you everyone who reviewed! look forward to the sequal!