Take care
A/N: I just remember I had this stashed somewhere, and that I promised a friend of mine that I'd write it, so be prepared for feels, fluff, a once again toddler speedster and his grumpy temporary big brother figure.
Shadow's POV
"Faker, where's the-What happened to you?" I yelled, looking down at a shortened blue hedgehog.
Glaring up at me, he replied, "Egghead turned me into a toddler."
I sighed and mumbled, "I guess I could takeā¦"
"Yay! Thank you so much, Shadow." He exclaimed, clinging to me.
Picking up the four year old, I inquired, "When does it wear off?"
Sonic shrugged and looked past me.
Blasting out of my grip, the now younger hedgehog paused as Amy looked at him, she squealed and held him close, exasperating, "You're so cute. Eggman did this, didn't he?"
He nodded, questioning, "How'd you know?"
Sheepishly smiling, she answered, "It happened to Cream yesterday, and Ms. Vanilla is taking care of her."
"How long does it last?" I asked, taking Sonic from her.
"For two weeks, but I'd ask Eggman first." She suggested before leaving.
Making our way to Eggman's base, I knocked nearly breaking the steel door. Opening the door, Eggman boasted, "My invention worked, excellent."
Holding the toddler out, I said, "Here. It would be more appropriate, since I don't do the whole 'taking care of kids' thing."
Clinging to me, Sonic whined, "But it'd be uncool, besides you're like the big brother I never had."
He mumbled the last part, making me smile lightly. "Alright, fine. I'll take care of you, but we never speak of this again."
Beaming a smile, he agreed, "Deal."
Running back to the ARK, I groaned, mumbling, "I don't know the first thing about taking care of a four year old."
Sighing quietly to himself, Sonic looked around, blocking out my rambling.
"Okay, taking care of Faker can't be that hard." I concluded, turning towards the spot Sonic had been sitting. Rushing past my room, I quickly went back to it. Sonic smiled innocently at me, asking, "What's in the closet, Shads?"
Carrying him out, I scolded, "You should know better than to run off like that, besides anything in that closet isn't safe for you as of now."
Not getting a snappy reply, I realized the toddler had fallen asleep. Putting a blanket over us, I stiffly held Sonic and later fell asleep with him.
A/N: I should be working on my other fics, but I can think of anything, and for some odd reason they aren't holding much of my interest. So, I decided to write this, because Papa Shadow is best Shadow; plus it's a head canon of mine for my only crossover pairing. Review please.
