Chapter 3
Sorry, I forgot about this. ShadTikal4ever does not own Sega, or any of the Sonic characters.
Shadow was walking to the pool when Amy ran up beside him. As she stopped right next to him, his red and black swim trunks shifted in the wind. She was wearing a long dress. Shadow gave it a glance, as it's bright pink couldn't be missed, but Amy saw it as a glance of confusion.
"This is only so I don't get sun burnt when I sit down on a chair." Amy said. Shadow crossed his arms, which showed he understood. After a few minutes, Shadow got a little impatient.
'Just where is this pool? Sure is far away from our apartment...did I just say ours? It's Amy's...' Shadow thought to himself. As if to answer his thoughts, the pool appeared to their right. Kids were splashing happily inside it, while adults were lying down, get a tan. As Amy hurried to get a good spot, Shadow took a breath and dove into the water. He opened his eyes, and closed them again. He swam up, breaking the surface. He took a deep breath. His eyes felt like they caught fire. And to make matters worse, just as he cleaned out his eyes, he was hit by someone, and got knocked underwater again. As he surfaced, his eyes and throat stung.
"Shadow! Glad you're here! Erm, sorry about that..." said a voice next to him. He reached out and closed his hands around the neck of Miles 'Tails' Prower. Shadow held his grip for a few seconds, but realized who he was attacking and instantly released his grip.
"Tails, watch where you're going." said Shadow in a raspy voice. The chlorine in the water affected his voice, hurting his throat when he talked. He put a hand to his throat, while his other hand rubbed his eyes. He noted to himself that Tails was probably thinking about Cream, and all anger subsided.
"Sorry Shadow...anyway, I'm gonna go ask out Cream soon." said Tails excitedly.
"Whatever, just don't mess things up." said Shadow, but with a slightly calmer demeanor. Tails smiled back.
"You too, Shadow!" said Tails, laughing. Shadow's smile immediately subsided.
"Tails, what are you talking about?" Shadow said seriously.
"You mean you haven't heard? Almost everyone we know heard about it. Amy's been talking to Cream and Rouge about asking you out. Cream was nice enough to tell me." Tails said, laughing. Shadow gave Tails a puzzled look, making Tails laugh all the harder.
"Sonic...what happened to him?" Shadow asked. Tails immediately shut up. After a few awkward moments, Tails answered, avoiding Shadow's eyes.
"You see, Shadow...after your fall, Sonic changed. He seemed to doubt himself, to hate himself for letting you fall...for letting you die. He started replaying those events in his mind, only with him saving you. He eventually went mad because of this." Shadow felt an unnatural feeling sweep over him. Was it a cruel surprise, or just a feeling of extreme shock? Shadow was still contemplating this when a voice said, "Shadow? What a surprise seeing you here!" Shadow turned around and saw Knuckles wearing sunglasses, and a pink bathing suit. Shadow burst out laughing. Tails stared at Knuckles as though he were an alien.
"Knux, that's the weirdest thing I've ever seen," said Tails, and he started laughing. If looks could kill, Tails would have died.
"He looks as stupid as I've always thought he was." stated Shadow. Knuckles turned beet red.
"Hmph! What're you two doing here?" asked Knuckles. Shadow would probably never come unless someone forced him into it. And Tails...well, he actually liked the pool.
"Cream called Amy and she dragged me over here..." muttered Shadow, looking down. They started telling jokes (or at least Tails did) when they heard a cry of help. There was Sonic in the eight-foot end, screaming for help.
"Oh no, Sonic! He can't swim! Someone, please go help him!" Tails screamed, not even bothering to hide the fear in his voice. Shadow, realizing he would regret this later, swam over to help the terrified hedgehog. As Sonic started to drown, Shadow pulled him up, and swam over to the side of the pool. With one swift movement, Shadow pushed Sonic onto land. Amy and Cream ran over to help Sonic when they realized there was a really big problem. Sonic wasn't breathing.