Here's the second chapter. Rouge asks Shadow to go out with her, but later Spookina's plan is set in motion. Read on to find out what happens.

"That's the last time I let that idiot use my bike." Shadow grumbled as he began to put the finishing touches on his newly repaired bike. A certain blue hedgehog wanted to take his bike out for a drive. He not only did that, but he damn near totaled the thing when he crashed it into a store trying to avoid incoming traffic. It took Tails and Amy to stop Shadow from throttling Sonic. It took several hours for Shadow to put his bike back together again, let alone get it in working order again. Luckily, fixing bikes wasn't that hard for him.

As Shadow was busy fixing his bike. Rouge quietly stepped in the room and walked towards Shadow, dropping a piece of paper at his feet. She gave a soft, but audible sigh in an attempt to attract Shadow's attention. Shadow, however, didn't seem to notice or care that Rouge was near him. Annoyed by the lack of response, Rouge sighed again, but louder this time. Shadow still didn't answer her. At the edge of her patience, Rouge violently yanked Shadow out from under the bike. "What? Who's talking?!" came the black hedgehog's startled yell. "Oh, it's you, Rouge. What is it?"

Rouge in return said nothing, but glared at Shadow while impatiently tapping her foot. "What?" Shadow asked again. Rouge pointed at the piece of paper on the ground in front of her. Shadow picked it up and read it aloud. It was an advertisement for a carnival that was taking place at Station Square's boardwalk tonight at six o'clock. "It looks fun to go to, don't you think?" Rouge asked. "And what? You want me to take you there?" Shadow asked.

"Okay! See you at six!" Rouge answered quickly as she left out the room. "Now just a minute I didn't..." Shadow tried to protest, but by the time he did, Rouge was out of the door, leaving Shadow alone. "Having girl trouble, I see." Sonic chimed in, having just walked into the room. "Sure you wanna be near me right now?" Shadow asked. "C'mon Shads, you're still not mad about your bike, are you?" Sonic asked. "You nearly totaled it." Shadow replied.

"Oh, come on! You've got it in working order, right?" Sonic asked. "Anywho, why don't you just take her out? Show Rouge you have a good side for once?"

"I don't have time for frivolous things like that." Shadow replied.

"And that's your problem Shadow." Sonic began. "You're a good guy, but you're not a nice guy. That's why some people feel uncomfortable around you. I'm not saying romance her or nothing. I'm just saying that you should spend more time with your teammates."

"You know, I find your advice kind of hypocritical considering you always run from Amy every time she tries to ask you out." Shadow replied.

"Hey! I can be nice to Amy... When she isn't in fangirl mode." Sonic retorted. "Look, I'm not going to force you or anything. Just think on what I said." And with that, the Blue Blur left the room, leaving his dark counterpart to think on their conversation. And indeed, it gave Shadow much to think about. He had been neglecting Rouge as of late. Not out of a particular dislike, but because he was busy with G.U.N's missions. And honestly, he had grown fond of her, not that he'd admit it. Perhaps a quiet evening alone wouldn't be so bad.


Meanwhile, at Club Rogue...

Rouge was at her own nightclub getting ready for her evening with Shadow. She had tried, and failed, repeatedly to get that stubborn mule of a hedgehog to go out with her. Every time she did he would always put it off, saying he was too busy with G.U.N. But this time she was sure she got his attention. This time he would go out with her. As she was finishing putting her eyeliner on, she walked onto the hall where she was met with the most beautiful sight imaginable: A large blue diamond in the middle of the hall. "Well, hello beautiful." Rouge said. "Now how did you get there? It must be my lucky day."

She walked over to grab the diamond when all of a sudden, it sprouted legs and ran from her. "Ooh, I love it when they play hard to get." she said as she chased after the diamond, eventually cornering it in the living room. "The mighty predator has trapped her helpless prey." She said as she pounced on the diamond before it could run away. "Ha! No Jewel, living or otherwise can escape Rouge the Bat, Treasure hunter extraordinaire." As she observed her new prize, The diamond suddenly grew a new face, flashing a fanged sinister smile. Rouge dropped the diamond, but before she could do anything, Zack had thrown a bag over her.

"Well that actually worked out well." Hugo said as he returned to normal form and floated towards Zack and the struggling Rouge.

"Why thank you. That's the nicest thing I've ever heard you say." Zack replied with an arrogant smile.

"Ah, don't let it go to your head." Hugo replied as he rolled his eyes. "Let's just get back to Spookina." But before the two could do anything, Rouge's wings sprouted from the bag and she began to take flight. Both Hugo and Zack held onto the bag in an attempt to hold her down but instead Rouge dragged the screaming ghosts throughout the club, erratically flying through every room in the building due to not being able to see where she was going. Eventually the mad flight ended back in the room with Rouge attempting to throw the ghosts off by flying around the room. She managed to throw Hugo off, but Zack still clung to her, eventually managing to pull her down.

Rouge struggled to take flight once again. "Do something, Hugo!" Zack demanded. Hugo frantically looked around the room until he saw a taser on the coffee table. Rouge normally had it with her in case of home invasions. Hugo grabbed the taser, turned it on and jammed Rouge with it. Rouge let out a muffled scream as pain and electricity spider-webbed through her body. Rouge eventually crumpled to the ground. Zack took one long look at Rouge before punching Hugo in the face. "What the hell did you do?!" Zack screamed.

"You told me to do something!" Hugo protested.

"I didn't say taser her, you blooming idiot!" Zack shouted. "Luckily she's still alive. Just unconscious. Let's just get to Spookina before we cause an even bigger mess." And so, the two ghosts picked Rouge up and flew to the mansion.


Later, at the ghost's mansion...

"You tasered her? Seriously?" Spookina asked after the three of them tied up the still-unconsious Rouge and locked her in the closet. "I said kidnap her, not nearly kill her."

"Well, she was struggling!" Hugo protested. "I had to do something, and- Oh, never mind!" He folded his arms and pouted. "Well, at least no one was hurt too bad." Spookina said. "Now, wish me luck boys..." Her body then began to melt, reforming into the shape of Rouge. The only obvious difference was that she still retained the beauty mark on her cheek. "I've got a hedgehog to woo." She said in Rouge's voice. She then took off, leaving the two male ghosts by themselves. "Well, there she goes." Zack said.

"Yep." Hugo replied. "So, what do we do in the meantime?" Zack placed a hand on his chin as he stopped to think. "Wanna play Street Fighter? I'll set it up."

"And I'll get the snacks." Hugo said.


And that's the second chapter. The story really gets interesting next chapter. Stay tuned!