The Ultimate Nightmare

One perfect sunny day, Sonic was out and about doing the things he did best-running and running some more. The hedgehog loved to live up to his nickname, the 'Blue Blur'. He was currently running around Mystic Ruins enjoying how the wind pushed back his long quills when he ran into something very hard. (Well, he was going about 700 mph or something.)

"Ow." Sonic looked up at what he'd run into. "Oh, hey Shadow! Wazzap?"

"...faaaakeeerrrr!"

Sonic did a double-take. Shadow did not sound like that- his voice was all high-pitched and weird sounding. The azure speed demon stood and looked his dark rival in the face. Shadow's face was blank and his eyes were wide and staring.

"Uh, Shadow?"

"Faaaakeeerrrr!"

"Are you feeling ok?"

"Faaaakeeerrrr!"

"..."

"Faaaakeeerrrr!"

"...riiight." Sonic was seriously creeped out at this point and was ready to move on until Shadow regained his sanity. "Well as fun as this is, I gotta go. Later!"

Sonic ran off, heading for the canyons when-

"Faaaakeeerrrr!"

"What the?!"

Sonic turned and saw Shadow running behind him, still staring.

"What are you doing?!"

"Faaaakeeerrrr!"

"Seriously Shadow, stop saying that!"

"Faaaakeeerrrr!"

Sonic gritted his teeth and sped up. Shadow sped up too. Sonic took a sharp turn, running in the direction of Station Square, going sonic. He entered the city, going this way and that, running up buildings, dodging through traffic, even entering the sewers for a moment. He stopped once he left the city, pausing on a small grassy hill, grinning. He'd lost him, he was sure of it. Nothing could keep up with him for long.

"Faaaakeeerrrr!"

Sonic froze, breaking into a sweat, his grin gone, his pupils very small. He slowly turned. It...it was impossible!!!!

"Faaaakeeerrrr!"

Sonic screamed.

The rest of the day was horrible. No matter where he went, Shadow was right behind him, showing no emotion, barely even blinking, and always saying the same thing.

"Faaaakeeerrrr!"

"GET. AWAY. FROM. ME!!!"

"Faaaakeeerrrr!"

Sonic had started to lose it. It was so annoying and...and freaky! Had Shadow taken happy pills or something?! By noon, Sonic was almost crying. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore.

"WHAT DO YOU WANT?!?!" He'd finally shrieked when they were standing in a random field in Idaho. Shadow slowly raised a finger and pointed into Sonic's face.

"FAAAAKEEERRRR!!!!"

"GAH!" Sonic passed out.

Shadow stood there and blinked down at the unconscious form of Sonic before glaring and Knuckles who just happened to be standing there at the time and growled, "Pay up."

And a very angry and disappointed echidna, handed the Ultimate Lifeform two-hundred bucks.

Epilogue

It was nighttime by the time Sonic woke up. He quickly sat up and looked around, searching for the incredibly out-of-character Shadow. He didn't see anybody and scratched his head.

"Huh...it must've been a dream. Glad it's over."

"Faaaakeeerrrr!"

"AAAAUUUUGHHHHHH!!!!!!!"

The End.

Author's Note: Ah, I am soooo evil! ^^ This was thought up by me and my friend, known here as Fantazz.
Sonic, Shadow and Knuckles belong to SEGA.

R&R