The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog & the Mario Bros. 2

Written by: The Andromeda Rose

Chapter 1: The Time Gone By

[Narrator:] It seems like only yesterday the gang defeated the Biolizard, Sonic & Amy, Silver & Gold, & Knuckles & Tikal had their children, & the day Luigi & Daisy got married, who are expecting a surprise on the way in only a few months. In fact, three months have passed since they defeated the Biolizard & everyone has moved out of the Blue Typhoon & they have parted, going their own way. No one has seen each other since after Luigi's proposal to Daisy, & they only met up because Scarlett convinced them to come, while making a futile attempt at reuniting them back together at their wedding in early July of 2011, & they parted again. & during the wedding & reception, no one spoke to each other at all except for Scarlett to Shadow & Silver, & vice versa, Luigi to Mario, & to Scarlett, & Daisy to Peach, her husband, her brother-in-law, Mario, & to Scarlett.

As for their whereabouts? Scarlett stays with her Padre & Madre for one week & with Shadow the next. When she's with Shadow & his daughter, they make their way around Mobius. Their main base is in a small, single-family home in Kyoto, Japan. Only she, Shadow, Flora, Silver, Gold, Mario, & Peach, come to visit them. Even though the entire gang has kept some contact with one another, they aren't as close as they used to be. Scarlett still visits Sonic & the others.

As for Sonic & Shadow? Don't even ask. They're friendship has gone back to the way they used to be: occasional allies, but mostly foes.

As for Mario & Sonic? Their friendship has gone down the drain (please, excuse the pun) just like everyone else's has. No one associates with the "other company's character" anymore; but Silver & Shadow tend to get along with the Marios better than any of the other Sega characters do.

Melody now lives in her own room at Tails's workshop, where Tails teaches her about mechanics & works with him as his helper. Sonic, Amy, & their children live in Amy's home. Silver & Gold live in a small apartment in the Emerald City, in Sicily. Luigi, along with his wife, Daisy, now live in the Italy of Mobius, as does Mario, in Milan. Peach, though, still lives in the Mushroom Kingdom.

Basically, no one has seen each other for quite sometime because of a fight between the gang happened after Luigi's proposal & has separated them ever since. In fact, it almost separated Sonic & Amy.

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…Three months ago…

"I like Sega so much better than Nintendo." stated the blue hedgehog nonchalantly.

"Nintendo was the first to ever create a really fun game unlike blue & black hedgehogs zipping around at Super Sonic Speed. & it was one of the very first game companies." defended the red plumber.

"Playing card company. Sega makes games with actual storytelling & the games actuallyhave a plot. Not the same old "Save the Princess from King Koopa!" all of the time!"

"Sega can't even create another character without copying another like you & your doppelganger over there."

"WHOA! Wait a minute! First of all, Professor Gerald Robotnik created Shadow. Second, he is not my twin like your brother." he pointed his finger at the accused green plumber, "& third, they only call him "doppelganger" because he looks like me."

"Nobody talks that way about my little brother Mr. Pricklepants."

" "Mr. Pricklepants?" I'm a hedgehog you pasta-eating plumber! Who would ever let plumbers make their own games? I mean, all they do is work on pipes & things like that."

"We do a lot more than just that riccio!"

"Like what? Constantly save princesses who don't know how to stay out of trouble?" he laughed.

Over across the room, more & more of the gang began arguing over race, whose game company is better, & various other things like the Master Emerald.

"The Master Emerald is the most powerful thing in Universe! Don't you understand that the Master Emerald has the power to wipe out the entire Universe?" yelled the echidna.

Everyone's relationships with each other just fell from the top of the mountain, clear to the deepest canyons below. Nobody wanted to have anything to do with "the other company."

…Late September in the Present: Shadow's Home…

"Flora, have you seen my peach coloured hair bow?"

"Here it is Scarlett." Shadow walked to the bathroom door, inside, standing in front of the mirror where Scarlett was struggling to zip the zipper of her yellow, fifties-style, knee-length dress; he laid the bow on the sink.

"Grazie mille Flo-oh, it's you Shadow. Grazie for finding my bow."

"Speaking of beau, when was Pietro coming to pick you up tonight?"

"In…fifteen minutes. We're going to the movies, then to the new restaurant downtown, after that, we'll come back home."

"I expect you to be back before ten thirty."

"Don't worry Shadow; I'll be back before that clock chimes its thirty minute chime. If I can just zip this stubborn zipper." she tugged at it & tugged at it, but nothing worked.

"Mmm-hmm." he grabbed the zipper & gave it a good tug & the zipper went up smoothly.

She sighed, "& the zipper decided to work for you eh? Grazie Shadow."

"You're welcome." a loud knocking was heard at the door.

"Shadow, can you get the door? I'm not even ready."

"I'll grab it. You get in your room & finish dressing in there."

Scarlett picked up her belongings & left for her bedroom.

"Ciao, Scarlatto!" called the little black & orange hedgehog.

"Ciao, Flora, can you tell Daddy I'll be out in a few minutes?"

"Yeah. Is it Pietro this time?"

"It's the one-eyed monster. Who'd you think it was? Now go tell Daddy."

"Alright."

She ran into the living room where Pietro sat on the couch & Shadow stood by the TV set talking.

"Hiya Pietro!" she waved to the human, he in turn waved back to her, "Daddy, Scarlett wanted me to tell you that she'll be out in a few minutes."

"I don't think we're going to have to wait that much longer Flora." he pointed behind her where Scarlett walked into the room in her yellow dress.

"Ciao, Pietro."

"Buona sera Scarlatto, how are you tonight?"

"Bene, grazie. E tu?"

"Buono."

"I'll expect her back no later than ten thirty."

Pietro opened the door & allowed Scarlett to go first, "It's…nineteen hundred hours right now so we have…four & a half hours to kill. I'll make sure of that. I'll see you later Shadow. Ciao!"

Scarlett poked her head in the doorway, "Ciao! I love you Shadow!"

"I love you too & be careful out there."

"We will." the two Italians left the house & got inside Pietro's car & drove away.

TASH&MB2

"What's on the Big Screen tonight Pietro?"

"I was thinking about seeing that new movie Toy Story 3 at the drive in."

"When you said "the drive in" it reminded me of the Beach Boys' song, "The Drive In." "

"Yeah, it does…Say, how did the reunion go? How are your friends doing? Mario & Peach & Luigi & Daisy & Toad & Yoshi…?"

"I didn't go to any reunion at all."

"Then where were you last weekend? I thought you were at Westopolis with your family?"

"We never have had a family reunion; all of our family lived in the Blue Typhoon."

"Define "lived." Is everything okay?"

"There was a big fight three months ago about whose company is better & all…" she recounted all that had happened & how Sonic & Shadow became rivals again, thus causing Shadow to set up his main home, which is a secret to the others, in Kyoto, where he, Flora, & Scarlett take breaks from traveling Mobius.

"Just because they're from different companies?"

"Yeah. I'm "property" of both companies, so they can still get along with me. & besides, my relationship with Silver, & more specifically Shadow, couldn't possibly break. We literally grew up with each other. I really wish there was a way that I could've stopped the argument-unless…"

"What did you say?"

"Oh, it's nothing really. Just a little…Imagination Wheels turning in my brain. You know what I miss most of all? I miss celebrating holidays with them. Especially when playing football! Knuckles was the best thrower of all of us! We always played that while waiting for the food to be ready during Thanksgiving!" water began collecting in her eyes & soon turned into crystals racing down her face & to the ground.

"Don't worry Scarlett, something's gotta break." he gently wrapped his arm around her shoulders as they waited in the line of cars to get in the Drive In.

Later that night, after Pietro had dropped her off at her home, she had begun crying again. She did her best to hide the tears from Shadow & Flora, but it was emotionally killing her inside.

She lay in her bed wide-awake thinking about the good times the family had had.

The time when Silver became Rainbow Confetti Cake, & also the time when Amy had her kids, & how Shadow supported Sonic when he was swimming with him back to the tunnel which would take them back to Mobius, in Il Fiume di Prezioso Gemme, & various other times.

The Italian jumped a little when the door made a creaking noise. She barely had to turn around when she figured out that it was Shadow, "Scarlett, are you feeling okay?"

"I'm alright I guess. I just need to get some sleep. Buona notte."

"Scarlett, you aren't feeling okay; I can tell that something is bothering you." he rubbed her back soothingly, "What's wrong? You've been crying all night. Has he broken up with you?"

"No, Shadow! He hasn't! I'm just upset because the family we once knew is gone! Zippo! Nada! Niente! Nothing! All because of a stupid fight about whose company is better!"

"I know it was. The Faker started it all with his "I like Sega so much better than Nintendo" bit." he imitated Sonic with his laidback & cocky, "I'm the Fastest Thing Alive" attitude (which he only had on occasion).

"& you Shadow, I thought you'd changed. Instead, you're the same old Shadow that you used to be. You used to be friends with Sonic on the Blue Typhoon, but no, you're just-"

"SHUT IT! It isn't my fault that he doesn't want to be friends with me anymore."

"Yes, it is Shadow, you're refusing to at least try to be friends with him again. You're too stuck up to even look at him."

"Oh, so now you're getting on me about this eh? Don't forget that those Italian freaks also started it. Italians & their mouths can't even make peace! They're so hotheaded you can't even reason with them!"

"Oh, I guess all Italians are considered "freaks" & "hotheaded." Don't forget that I'm Italian too Shadow."

She stood up, grabbed her backpack & started stuffing it with clothes, knick-knacky things, & various other items. She picked up her pillow & blanket before picking up her journal.

"What do you think you're doing?" demanded the black & red hedgehog as he watched her grab clothes from the hamper.

"I'm leaving. What did you think I was doing?"

"You can't just leave. I thought that we were family."

"Family my foot! I'm not going to have you ridicule my family right in front of my face."

"Family? What family? Those Italian bimbos?" he half laughed.

"Yeah. Those "bimbos." " she held up her own sapphire blue Chaos Emerald that Sonic had given her, "Chaos Control!"

She didn't know where she would go; all she knew is that she wanted to get out of there. She ended up in the Emerald City where a thunderstorm was making it impossible to see. She wandered the streets carrying her backpack & pillow. She walked past a street called Ewing Street, & stopped beneath the sign, looking up at it. She turned down this street & passed several convenience stores getting ready to close up for the night in about fifteen minutes, considering it was only 23:45 according to her watch. As she walked down the empty street, she considered what had happened: her own family, Shadow, the one whom she had helped raise during their time on ARK, had insulted her & her Italian family & friends, the Maciocis, the Marios, & the Zambetis.

She just wished that that fight had never begun & that the family was back together again. She shook her head to shake the thoughts that were racing through her mind out & to stay out for the rest of the night. When she looked up she noticed that she was about ten feet from a crosswalk, & about a thirty feet from a sign that read "Wildwood Apartments." she waited until the crosswalk's little light-guy lit up saying that it was okay to cross, even though there were barely any cars.

She walked up to the road that the sign pointed down & followed it. It led her through lines of ground-floor apartments, each with a number gradually increasing as each row continued. The apartments were a light brown, about fifteen feet by twenty feet, & with a little white porch that faced the other apartment across from it.

She turned down a small road that led to a parking lot & continued down in between the apartments until she reached number 55. She lifted her hand to the doorbell & pressed the button. A few minutes later, the door opened, "Hello?" a seemingly sleepy, white hedgehog stood at the door, "Sc-Scarlett? What are you doing here? You're soaked & you could catch a cold!"

"Long story Silver. Long story."

"Come on in, please. You look like you've done some traveling." he held the door open for her.

"I just walked from Ewing Street, it's no big deal." she stepped inside the apartment.

"No big deal?" he mimicked her, "Ewing is more than three miles away! You know you could've Chaos Controlled here you know?" he grabbed a blanket & a towel from the linen cupboard & a pair of pajamas from his dresser. He wrapped the towel around his best friend & led her to the bathroom, then, after she came out, drier than she was before, he wrapped the blanket around her.

"I know. I just wanted some time to think is all."

"Couldn't you do your thinking at Shadow's? By the way, why aren't you at your home?"

"Shadow & I got arguing about how the argument three months ago started & blamed Sonic for starting it. & then he insulted the Marios for starting it too & he said that Italians are hotheads & freaks & that you can't reason with them. When he said that, I packed my bags & left until further notice. You know, Italians aren't that hotheaded! You can reason with them & we aren't freaks! Of all the things he could've said, he called us freaks!" she threw her hands up in the air exasperated & started talking in Italian until Silver convinced her to speak English or Japanese or some language he could actually understand. She recounted all that had happened that night while Silver listened.

"Scarlett, I'm sure he didn't mean to say that. You know him & his temper, he gets pretty angry sometimes."

"But he called us freaks!" she wiped the tears from her eyes, but more came out after she did.

"I'm sure he didn't mean to offend you Scarlatto."

"Family doesn't say things like that to each other. He has no right to say things like that."

"He's the one who should be called hotheaded." he lifted the teakettle off the stove & poured some of the hot water into a cup with a teabag, "Sugar & milk?"

"Please."

He stirred in the sugar & milk & gave it to Scarlett who sat on the couch wrapped in a blanket.

"Here, drink this. It should help you fall asleep more quickly."

"Grazie mille Shiruba." she took the steaming hot cup from him & took a sip.

"Want me to stay up with you for a while longer?"

"No, I'll be fine. Buona notte."

He nodded his head hesitantly, "G'night."

Three o'clock in the morning. All in the apartment were asleep until a very, very loud crash of thunder sounded. Scarlett sat up straight in her bed on the couch terrified. She looked around her & saw another lightening bolt shoot across the sky, followed by the sound of louder thunder.

She jumped out of her bed & ran down the hallway, which would take her to Silver's room. He would keep her safe.

Halfway down the hallway, she collided with a furry thing; when she did, she fell with the furry thing forwards, landing on top of it.

"Ow!" she cried, "Silver, is that you?"

"It's me Scarlett. Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. But are you? I didn't mean to hurt you or anything. I was just looking for you because-the thunder woke me up & it scares me." just then, another loud crash of thunder was heard causing Scarlett to jump forward toward Silver.

"I figured that would happen. Shh…it's okay. I'm here. I'm not gonna let anything hurt you." he stroke her back as she buried her face in his chest fur & cried.

"I'm so upset! There's nothing we can do to pull the family back together!"

"I know. Please, Scarlett, let us go back into the living room & stay up playing chess for a while. Okay?"

"Okay." though she didn't really want to play a game of chess with him, she compromised with herself & assumed that she'd be calmer after the game.

TASH&MB2

"Check mate!"

"But Silver, that's the third time you've won!"

He crossed his arms, "& the third time you've lost out of five games."

"Okay! You win for tonight." she followed Silver to where he was on the couch & sat next to him, "What does the Mobian Weather Channel say about the thunderstorm? Or what about the Emerald City's local channel? Has it passed yet?"

"I haven't even turned on the TV yet & you're already asking the weather." he flipped the switch on the TV set & tuned into the MWC, then to LS, or the Local Station for Emerald City, "The thunderstorm hasn't fully passed over the city yet. But, are you up for another game of chess?" he turned off the TV & turned to his right to find the Italian girl asleep on the couch beside him, "Goodnight Scarlatto."

Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! SMACK!

The white hedgehog, who, had apparently used his telekinesis powers while asleep, awoke to find his alarm clock on the floor beside the wall near the dresser. He got up & replaced the clock back to its original post on the nightstand & began to get ready for the day.

After he had showered, he came into the kitchen where Gold, the mother of his children, was preparing pancakes for breakfast turned, toward him, "Good morning dear."

"Morning Goldie."

"I found ourselves a guest in the living room this morning. Is everything okay?"

"No. She & Shadow had an argument about the argument a few months ago…" he recounted all of the night's events.

TASH&MB2

"& that's why she's here. She's really upset about all of this happening & such."

"Poor dear. I hope she & Shadow make up soon; they're so close to each other. I couldn't bear to see them part."

"I know what you mean. & if they do part, where would she go?"

"She could stay here, but we'd have to find a larger home with the kids growing up & all."

In the living room, Scarlett woke up & looked around her, trying to remember where she was at, Oh…stupid me; I'm at Silver & Gold's place in the Emerald City. she turned her attention to the fireplace where pictures of the gang stood; I wonder if my plan will work…I'll have to find a spot first. I could use Metropolis Park's recreation room! It'll be perfect! She listened to Silver's voice coming from the kitchen, "I'm going to the drug store after breakfast to pick up the pictures we sent in a few days ago."

"Okay."

I'd better say good morning & get something to eat & get moving.

"Buon giorno guys."

"Good morning Scarlett."

"Hey, Scarlett. Sleep well last night?"

"Sì, I did. What about you two?"

"Very well." they both said simultaneously.

"Buona. I'm going to travel around the world today. I should be back by eight o'clock."

"Eight? Does it have to be that late?"

"Yes, Mr. Poet, eight o'clock & no later. What's for breakfast? It smells like…homemade blueberry pancakes with strawberry syrup!"

"Did you peek? Or do you just have a good nose?"

"I have as good a nose as Tails when I want to smell something."

"Okay Tails, will you please do the dishes before you leave?"

"Will do. Oh, I just remembered, I want you all to meet me at Metropolis Park's recreation room at twelve o'clock sharp! No later. Okay?"

"What for?"

"It's a surprise!"

They finished their breakfast & she used her own telekinesis to float the dishes over to the sink & washed them, "I'll see you guys later this evening. Love you! Chaos Control!"

She reappeared in front of Sonic's house. Knock! Knock! Knock!

"Hello? Oh, good morning Scarlett, what brings you here & how're you doing?"

"Good thank you. I want you, Amy, the kids, & Tails to meet me at Metropolis Park's recreation room at twelve o'clock sharp. No earlier Speedy."

"What for?"

"It's a surprise. Anyhow, I've gotta be going. Bye-bye! Chaos Control!"

Next, she came to Angel Island, the home of Knuckles, Tikal, & their family, "Nakkuruzu? Nakkuruzu? Are you here? Tikal? Anyone?"

A red figure jumped out of a tree in front of her & frightened her, "Right here Scarlett."

"Knuckles! You scared me!"

"What brings you to Floating Island?"

"A surprise at Metropolis Park's recreation room at twelve o'clock sharp. Bring Tikal & the kids too. Ciao! Chaos Control!" & she left just before he had the chance to object to anything.

TASH&MB2

"Shadow, you'd better not be mad at me still…" she knocked on the door & a black hedgehog soon opened it. The first words out of his mouth were, "Scarlett? Scarlett, I'm sorry for offending you & your family. Is there anything I can do to make up for it?"

"Actually, yes, yes there is. Come to Metropolis Park's recreation room at twelve o'clock sharp. Okay?"

"Alright."

"Ciao. Chaos Control!"

She continued to keep this up with every person who was involved with the fight until she reached the Mushroom Kingdom, "I need all of you to come with me to the park right now. It's almost time!"

"Alright. Alright. We'll go."

"Chaos Control!"

The group was transported to the recreation room in Metropolis Park where everyone else from the "other company" was waiting.

"What's the meaning of this?" cried a voice.

"I have means of bringing this family back together whether you like it or not. Even though we're all from different companies, we still get along right? Silver, you & Yoshi got along at the Winter Olympics didn't you?"

"Yeah we did."

"What about you Ames? You, Peach, Blaze, & Daisy got along didn't you?" she showed them the picture of the group from the Winter Olympics. They all seemed so happy back then.

"Mario, you & Sonic learned to get along like Luigi & Shadow did. No?" she showed them two separate pictures of Mario & Sonic, & Shadow & Luigi posing for the picture, actually smiling & having a good time with one another.

"I guess we did." Sonic folded his arms together & looked away, irritated.

"Sonikku!" she reached into her backpack & pulled out a very thick pile of paperwork, "This, my family, is a copy of the paperwork that Nintendo & Sega did. Remember when Nintendo bought Sega? Nintendo fully owns Sega."

"What about it?" inquired the blue hedgehog & the red Italian.

"I read through it earlier this morning after I left Silver's place & found on page fifty-two, paragraph eight, that it says that the Sega characters belong to Nintendo but go by Sega's name since they've been known as Sega characters for such a long time & not to confuse their fans."

"Sega belongs to Nintendo?" he looked to Scarlett who nodded a "yes."

"Then that means that we're-how do you say? Related in a way?"

"Sì. We're family."

"Why didn't Sega say anything to us?"

"They probably wanted you guys to continue the rivalry that's been going on for years & didn't want you to get too close to each other as Best Friends which would cause the companies' prosperity to decrease because Nintendo fans wouldn't want to buy Sega stuff & vice versa."

"They are really going to pay for this!"

"They probably figured that you guys would figure it out sooner or later."

"Golly naz! Guys, I didn't know all of this-I mean, I'm really sorry. Please forgive me."

"Good grief. Sonic, guys, I'm sorry. I can't tell you how bad I feel about this whole thing stinking thing!"

"Mario, it was my fault. I'm the one who started it about "Sega is a better company" bit that ended up separating the entire family. Scarlett over here, if she hadn't done something about it, wouldn't have us as her family anymore. I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry too." the last few words of Mario & Sonic were echoed by the others on Sega's side as well as Nintendo's.

"Scarlett, I don't thing we can thank you enough for bringing the family back together again. Thank you."

"Sì. Grazie Scarlatto."

"Thank you's" were echoed through out the room.

"& just to think that the whole thing was started over a stupid little argument about whose company was better when the others' company actually owns our company!" laughed the blue hedgehog along with the others.

"Hey Scarlett, I'm sorry again for calling Italians "hotheaded." Will you forgive me please?" pleaded the black & red hedgehog.

"Of course I will. I forgive you."

"Thanks Scarlett. Now let's go & spend time with our family."

She smiled, happy that the family was back together, "Alrighty."

As the gang caught up with one another, they learned of a surprise.

Luigi stood up from his seat, "Guys! Guys, I'd like to make an announcement if only you'd listen to it."

"Go on, we're all ears." said a few.

"Well," he wrapped his arm around Daisy who was sitting beside him, "Daisy & I are going to have a baby in March of next year!"

Upon hearing this, Mario's face went completely from very surprised, to happiness, "My little brother! My little brother is going to be a daddy! Congratulations little bro.!" he hugged his brother tightly, "Congratulations Daisy!" he hugged his sister-in-law gently for fear of hurting her &/or the baby.

"Grazie Mario."

"Congrats you two!"

"Yeah!" many more congratulations to the parents-to-be were given.

"My Padre really is going to be a Padre of his own kids," Scarlett hugged him proudly, "so he should know how to care for them. Right?"

"Because I raised you since you were a toddler. But I have no clue how to raise bambini."

"We could help teach you. Most of us here have had kids of our own."

"Sure we can."

"When you hand over the Chaos Emeralds you may teach him." came a villainous voice from behind the gang. Everyone turned around to face their worst enemy…Eggman!

"We don't have all of the Chaos Emeralds Egghead!"

"Oh, yes, you do. Shadow has one, Scarlett has one, & the Blue Typhoon has three for its engine-of which I have right here in my hand. So I have four, & you have three."

"No way Hosea! & don't try to convince us otherwise."

"Alright then. Egg Army, attack!" the entire Egg Army knocked down the walls of the structure causing the roof to cave in on the Team.

& during all of this chaos, the Seven Chaos Emeralds were united together, causing Chaos Control, thus, sending the Team to the planet called "Earth."

A/N: Guess you didn't expect Luigi & Daisy's "surprise on the way" didn't cha? I just love it how you can portray the characters in your own way & actually give them a personality! I think it's so sweet that Luigi's gonna be a daddy soon! I've always wanted to see those two married & having una bambina-a baby.

ANother thing, for the rest of this story, I'll be adding some commentaries of my own: they'll help to clear some things up & give me something to do…

Also, when you see "Disclaimer" after an A/N commentary, it's usually for the next chappie, unless specified.