Tails was at her workshop tuning up the Tornado wearing black overalls a white T-shirt and a backwards black cap , and Shadow was lying on his back watching her work. Shadow been visiting Tails for awhile and Tails as been curious to why Shadow of all people would be hanging out with her, so today she decide to ask.
"Hey Shadow, can I ask you something?" Tails got out from under the Tornado.
"Shoot" Shadow said.
"Why have you been visiting me so much lately?" Tails said using a rag to wipe the oil from her face.
"What, you don't like my company, fine then I'll leave" Shadow said as he got up.
"No it not that Shadow, I really enjoy you're company" Tails said.
"Then why question it then?" Shadow asked.
"You know, just a little curious" she said.
"Curiosity kills the cat, Tails" He said.
"I'm not a cat" she said.
"Toisch, well I guess it because you're the only who doesn't gets on my nerves" He said.
"Really" She said.
"Yeah, Sonic a totally moron, Knuckles ain't to bight either, all Rouge care about is her jewels, do you know she gives them names and talk to them at night" He said.
"Hahaha, that's Rouge for ya" Tails laughed.
"Well Omega just wants to hunt down all of robots and destroy them, Amy just won't just up about Sonic, Vector a loud mouth, Episo thinks he all that because he a ninja wanabee, Charmy… Charmy, and Big as got to be the dumbest live form I have ever met in my life, I swear he makes Sonic and Knuckles seem like geniuses" Shadow said.
"Hahaha, yeah where one big interesting family" Tails said.
"Family" Shadow though about the word for a second.
"Something wrong Shadow?" She asked.
"What, no it's noting, now I have a question for you Tails" Shadow said.
"Ok" Tails said.
"Why do you work on that plane everyday?" Shadow asked.
"Um" Tails give Shadow a curious look.
"I mean with you're brains you can make an even better one" Shadow said.
"It's because this plane is special to me" Tails said touching the haul of the plane.
"Special?" Shadow now looking at Tails with a curious look on his face.
"Yeah, because of this plane, I met my first real friend Sonic" She sighed.
"Tails, do you like Sonic?" Shadow asked.
"Like or like, like" Tails said.
"Like, like" Shadow said as he lies back down.
"Why would you want to know something like that?" Tails asked.
"Just curious" Shadow said.
"Curiosity kills the cat, remember" Tails smirked.
"Then I guess I have eight lives left" Shadow smirked back at Tails
"Hahaha, well, I see Sonic as an older brother" Tails said.
"A big brother, I see, well what about me, do you see me as a big brother too?" Shadow asked.
"Mmm, I never really though about that, I guess I see you as a good friend" Tails said.
"A friend" Shadow said deep in though.
"Shadow, are you ok?" Tails asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine, it just Maria was the only friend I ever, and to be honest with ya Tails, I'm not sure that I have what it takes to be a friend again" He said.
"You been hanging out with me a lot, that a good sign of a friend" Tails smiled trying to cheer up Shadow.
"Well Tails, I got places to go, things to do, and things to blow up" Shadow joked.
"Same time tomorrow" Shadow said.
"It a date" Tails giggled.
"Funny" Shadow said as he left.
Later that night, Big the Cat goes on a midnight walk with his companion Froggy.
"Hey Froggy can I ask you something?" Big said as Froggy turns a round and stare at him.
"Why are we taking a midnight walk anyway?" Big asked.
"Rbbit" Froggy croaked.
"Wow Froggy, you really smart" Big said as he see something shiny up ahead.
"What's that?" Big walks up to the shiny thing to find out it was a Chaos Emerald.
"Hey Froggy look, is another good luck charm" Big try to pick it up, but as soon as he touch it a shadow emerges from it.
The shadow circle Big, then lands and front of Big and Froggy. The shadow then takes the appearance of a hedgehog that looks like Shadow, but with grey streak instead of red.
"Hey I know you, you're Shadow the Hedgehog" Big said.
"You know Shadow the Hedgehog, tell me where is he now" He demand.
"You're Shadow the hedgehog silly" Big said.
"I'm not Shadow the Hedgehog, I'm Mephiles, Mephiles the dark" He said.
"No you're not, you're Shadow" Big said.
"No I'm Mephiles" Mephiles said.
"Shadow"
"Mephiles"
"Shadow"
"Mephiles"
"Shadow"
"Mep… wait why am I arguing with you anyway. Be gone" Mephiles blow Big away with his right hand into a tree.
"Ow" Big moaned.
"Now to find Shadow" Mephiles disappear.
"You know what Froggy?" Big ask his flat friend.
"Rbbbit" Froggy croaked.
"I don't think those shiny things are good luck" Big said.
"Rbbbit" Froggy croaked again.
"That not a very nice thing to say froggy" Big said.
End of Chapter