Spring Shedding
Summary: Shadow gets to discover the 'joy' of shedding.
Disclaimer: I don't own Sonic or Shadow the hedgehogs
Claimer: I DO own Darkspike the Hedgehog.
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T.A.R.N.S.: It's a oneshot. Sorry it's so short.
Nyoshi: Please reveiw anyway. Flames are accepted as long as you don't cuss.
T.A.R.N.S.: This was longer when I typed it on my computer. Oh well.
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Shadow didn't notice until he got to work that his fur was falling out. Fortunately (or un- fortunately) for him, Sonic and Darkspike were there to explain things.
Shadow growled as he brushed more loose fur off his arm.
"Congratulations Shadow. After spending so much time on Space Colony Ark, you've finally started your cycle-of shedding." Darkspike said.
"What's with all the shedding?" Shadow wondered.
Sonic stood up and expertly shook the loose fur off.
"Spring has sprung, Shadow. That means us Mobians-the ones fur anyways- shed our winter coats." Sonic explained.
"What's a 'winter coat'?" Shadow asked.
"The thick fur us furry Mobians get during winter." Darkspike explained.
"Since it'd be uncomfortable to wear that stuff during summer, we shed it in the spring." Sonic added.
"What happens after all my fur falls out?" Shadow wondered.
Darkspike and Sonic laughed. "You're growing new fur underneath your old fur. That's why the old fur falls out." Darkspike explained.
Shadow growled again as he tried to brush more fur off himself. "How do you survive this without going insane?" he asked.
Darkspike stood up and shook the loose fur off himself. "You have to learn to shake the loose fur off."
"Shake it off?" Shadow asked.
"Sure." Sonic shook himself again, sending short tan and blue hairs flying into the air. "Just shake yourself like you were going to shake water off your fur."
It took Shadow a couple of tries, but finally he got it right.
"Congratulations Shadow." Sonic said. "Now you'll be able to shake yourself off next year."
"Next year?" Shadow repeated. "You mean this doesn't just happen once?"
"Nope." Darkspike shook his head. "It happens every spring."
Shadow groaned as Sonic and Darkspike laughed.
Fin
Hopefully this'll be an easier read now. T.A.R.N.S. 3-17-08
