Ok… I am working on this at school, so it may be a while… and I do have spell check for once! Ok, 3rd Chap… and I am planning to have Rikku in this Chap.

Disclaimers: I do not own Sonic and Co.; they belong to Sega and Sonic Team. I do not own Rikku, she belongs to RikkuMcClowFox!!!! I own Shala, and Twilight, and in this one, Twilight is a hedgehog, not a cat.

Chapter 3: The Mall Problem

At the mall

"I hope that I don't get anybody thinking I am going to steal anything again," Shala said quietly to Amy.

"Don't worry, as long as your with us, no one will suspect you of stealing a thing," Amy whispered just as quietly.

"Remember last time I came here with you guys."

Flashback

"Oh great, here comes security."

"Hey, come back here, ya thief!!!!"

End Flashback

"Yeah, but this time, let's not run, and just explain what we're doing."

"There's the thief again!!!" a security guard yelled.

"I'd rather not!" yelled Shala.

"Aww come on, you can take them."

"And get thrown in jail, no way!"

"You really need to learn to be braver…"

"Yeah right…"

"What are ya doin' here, thief," the security guard asked, suspicious.

"I never stole anything, and never will," Shala hissed, on the defense.

"Oh yeah, you really look like the thief."

"Well, then you have the wrong person, 'cause I never stole anything from any store in this mall!"

The boys had just noticed that they were way back there, and fighting with the security guard. Sonic was the first back.

"What is going on here?!"

"This dude thinks I stole stuff from the stores!" Shala yelled, temper rising.

"She didn't… I know her well enough that she would never do it…" Sonic said to the security guy, "Shala may look like the thief, but she isn't."

They heard a chuckle from up above, and automatically looked up. There was a light blue hedgehog up on the 5th floor, the floor no one was allowed on.

"Who are you?!" Shala yelled, pretty mad already, and this situation really wasn't helping.

"I am surprised you don't remember me, Shala the Hedgehog." Shala growled quietly. "I am someone that should be on your mind a lot, but for some… unapparent… reason, I am not…" Now the hedgehog was staring at Shadow. "Shadow the Hedgehog, what an unexpected surprise. I know someone who would really… love to be here today, but could not." Now it was Shadow's turn to growl.

"Get on with it, you freak."

"Me, a freak, HA, you must be joking."

"Not one bit." Shala was unfazed by this weird hedgehog's comments.

"Then… let's see-" She was cut off mid sentence by an angry yowl that made everyone jump. A second later, a fox that Shala recognized very quickly was next to her, and the sky blue hedgehog was only yards away from them.

"Great timing Rikku!

The vixen nodded in acknowledgment, daggers out, keeping her eyes on the hedgehog.

"It's been awhile… Twilight…" Rikku said quietly. Now everyone were getting out of the mall as fast as they could, afraid for their lives.

"Not very much time has passed since we last met, Rikku," Twilight said, hostility very clear.

"Silver, you might want to help out, you've just been standing there watching this, now help us!" Shala said in a whisper.

"Alright…" and he used his telekinesis to pin Twilight to a wall.

"Now why are you here?"

"I won't tell you…" Twilight chuckled as they heard something behind them. But when they turned, there was a weird green flash of light, that blinded them momentarily…

Mistgirl1212: Ok!!! I finally got this chapter done!

Shadow: Grr…why don't I have many lines!

Silver: Me too! and what was the green flash?

Mistgirl1212: um… I was short on time ok... and i am still working on that...