You lived in The Gloom after leaving town in search of The Heart. Never to be seen again, not by Sonic, the townsfolk, Rogue, and especially...not by Shadow. You now protect The Heart, the source of all life within the depths of the darkest place on earth. You survived all these years but your heart still longed for a certain hedgehog. Even though the ghost of Maria and even somehow Rogue came before you. You were out scavenging for food within the darkness, preparing for what you assumed was night fall until...you heard some familiar voices heading towards you.