Shadow was sitting in the big room, staring at earth.

Suddenly the door behind him opened.

[ Shadow ] - He turned.

[ Gerald ] - "Ready to go, my boy?"

[ Shadow ] - He was silent ". . ."

[ Gerald ] - "Ah, I see. You've got a case of the butterflies." He stated.

[ Shadow ] - "Butterflies?" He questioned.

[ Gerald ] - "My apologies, I mean to say you're nervous. It's natural, but don't worry." He said. "They're both good children, and they'll love you as much as I do." He said afterward. "Why my Grand-Daughter can't stop talking about how excited she is to meet you! Ho, ho, ho!" He laughed.

Later. . .

[ Gerald ] - "Here we are." He said opening the door. "Hello children, I've got someone you'd like to meet."

[ Shadow ] - He stared.

[ Maria ] - "Hello there!" She said calmly to Shadow.

[ Abraham ] - "H-hi..." He said shyly.

[ Maria ] - "Wow! he's so cool looking! I love his shoes! Black + Red goes well on you! I thought he'd be taller, how many spikes do you think he's got? my favorite color is blue, what's yours? Oooo, I can't wait to show you all the books I've got!" She bombarded him with Abraham.

[ Abraham ] - "Does he know how to eat? Read? Throw a ball? Is he always going to be this short?"

[ Gerald ] - "Don't forget to introduce yourselves-" He interrupted.

[ Abraham ] - "O-oh right, I'm Abraham." He said extending his arm out for a hand-shake with Shadow.

[ Shadow ] - He stared at Abraham's hand, unaware what he wanted. ". . ."

[ Abraham ] - "Or not, geesh. Doesn't even know how to shake hands.." He said, annoyed.

[ Maria ] - "Of course he doesn't know how to shake hands! He's still a new-born!" She interrupted, annoyed.

[ Abraham ] - He sticked his tongue out at her.

[ Maria ] - "Don't pay him any mind. Here, give me your hand." She said grabbing his hand. "There you go! I'm Maria, Maria Robotnik. Now it's your turn!"

[ Shadow ] - he hesitated. "I'm Shadow, Shadow the Hedgehog.."