On the run and faced with a difficult escape, Shadow the Hedgehog knows that he has a chance to buy some time from the military capturing him and ending his freedom. Stranded on a small moon, on a planet far from Earth and Mobius, Shadow finds himself hurt, and alone. At first. He finds himself in the care of a woman who takes him in and heals him. Her name is Maria.

Gerald Kintobor's greatest achievement was Shadow the Hedgehog, and the light of his life was his granddaughter. Before the attack on the ARK, before the madness, and before the hatred, there was hope, there was happiness, there was something to look forward to, and there was choice. A Chaos Chronicles short story based in an alternate universe.

Once, the Earth felt fire and was transformed, but now that another world in another time has crossed over to the dead world made anew, there are those who feel that old sins are still fresh and seek to punish, unaware of their misunderstanding or uncaring for the well-being of others. The Xorda stalk the stars once more, and Humanity is still in the cross-hair. But where are they?

A crate. Normally not a bad thing, but there's something about this seemingly simple thing that has horrified two crewmen. Lore story into the background of the Chaos Chronicles