SuperSonicSpeed: I OWN NOTHING!

Shadow: I thought that the disclaimers were our responsibility?

SuperSonicSpeed: uuuummm, i wanted to give you a break?

Shadow: Something funny's going on. *suspicious glare*

SupeSonicSpeed: 'You have no idea...'

Sonic: On to the story!

"Are you sure about this Knuckles?" asked a very concerned two tailed fox as they approached their destination.

"Positive. This plan is full proof! We just need to stay silent. Shadow has the ears of a rabbit with ears bigger than its head."

"That doesn't make any sense..."

Knuckles face palmed, "Alright, you seen the movie Dumbo (Don't own the movie!)?"

"Yeah, those elephant ears were huge!"

"SHH! Do you want elephant ears to hear us?"

"Sorry... But was the basket really necessarry?"

"Ofcourse! I always see this in the movies." Tails face palmed as Knuckles saw Shadow's house just a few meters away, "Alright, absolutely no sound. Good thing that kit is asleep or else we may not be able to pull this off."

The blue hedgie sofly breathed, unaware of its surroundings. The basket he was in was a was just the right size for him, and the baby blue blanket matched his light blue streaks. A small pillow was right under him and he snuggled close to the small teddy bear as if he were looking for comfort. Tails began wondering if this small kit would actually be able to make Shadow show another side of himself. Then again, they might end of playing catch with the basket. He let out a shiver of the image. He can see it now, Shadow throwing the basket to the forest without even seeing what was inside. 'I really hope that doesn't happen...'

Knuckles knodded at Tails, meaning that Shadow was indeed home. He swallowed the lump in his throat, "Here it goes..." He began to whirl his tails slowly and flew to the front porch. Knuckles tip toed over and placed a note on the basket as Tails gently placed the basket on the front door step. 'Now to just ring the doorbell and...'

"What are you doing?" asked a deep voice. Only, instead of the voice coming from infront, it came from behind, "and what's this about elephant ears? Hm?"

"Oh! Uh! Hi Shadow!" Tails said quickly as he and Knuckles tried to hide the basket behind them, "We were just, um..."

"Here to say hi! and as for the ears, we were talking about a movie!" Knuckles interupted quickly. 'He could hear us from that far!?'.

"Really?" Shadow sounded unamused, "What is this really about?"

Tails was about to say something but Knuckles beat him to the punch, "Ok, we admit it! We came for your chaos emerald because we were doing research on... uh"

Tails interupted this time, "On how the chaos emerald reacts to DNA when transforming into super versions of yourselves."

"... Forget it, now step aside." 'Where is that Faker anyways. I thought he would've been here with his fan club.' He took a step foward but still, the fox and echidna didn't move. That's when he noticed a small basket behind them. "What's that?" he asked suspiciously.

"What's what?" asked Knuckles, pretending to be dumbfounded.

"Don't play with me Echidna." Shadow glared. That's when he heard a small yawn. 'What?'

'Oh no! The baby woke up!' Tails began to sweat a bit as he imagined the previous scene over and over again.

'Not now!' Knuckles sweat dropped.

Shadow took a step closer and saw a small blue hand coming out of the basket. 'A baby?' That's when he stood right infront of the basket ignoring Tails and Knuckles sudden intake of air. 'A baby hedgehog? It looks like that Faker! But it has streaks like me and his eyes have a tinge of red.' He examined the basket, 'Hmm... Baby in a basket and a note on top means one thing.'

"Don't look now, but I think your mini Faker is having a heart attack." Tails saw the baby kit panicking and Shadow continued, "And my reply is NO. I won't be taking in this baby." With that, the ultimate lifeform entered his house and slammed the door.

'Wow, I thought that at least Mr. Ultamite Life form would recognize me' thought the baby. 'But at least i won't be trapped in there. Back to the house Tails!'

"I've got another plan" Whispered Knuckles as he took out a small parachute and tied it to the basket. He also wrote another note and replaced it with the other. "Say hi to Shadow for me kid." He got into a tossing position.

'WHAT!? KNUCKLES NO! And you already said hi!' Sonic squealed.

"Knuckles that's too dangerous!" Tails exclaimed

'Thank you Tails!' Sonic gratefully thought.

"No it's not! He's even squealing with joy."

"Where are you even trying to..." Tails then noticed the chimney, It seemed to not be in use. "Alright then"

'What!? Tails!' Sonic felt the basket slowly ascend, 'I hate you both...'

Then with a slight grunt, Knuckles tossed the basket into the chimney.

"Let's go Tails!" Knuckles quickly said and grabbed Tails's wrist to start running.

Inside Shadows House

Shadow was heading upstairs to turn in when he heard a sudden thud. 'They didn't...' He rushed down stairs and started looking for the place the sound came from. 'Nothing in the kitchen which means...' He sped to the living room where he was met by a hedgie in a basket. He picked the basket up and took the note.

Dear Shadow,

Thank you for deciding to take him in after all! Hope you enjoy the present! Oh! He doesn't have a name yet, so feel free to name him anything you wish. I bet you're thinking Faker #2. Have Fun!

Sincerely,

Knuckles

PS: It's not Sonic's kid. Tails did a DNA test to make sure.

Shadow was ready to rip the paper when he looked down and saw the blue kit sitting and staring.

"What are you looking at?" Shadow almost made his voice sound menacing.

'... Ofcourse he doesn't know how to treat a baby... hmph. Nice idea Knuckles...' the kit sighed.

Shadow caught a grumbling sound coming from the hedgie's stomach.

'I'd kill for a chili dog right now...' Sonic slowly put his hand on his stomach.

'He's hungry. Great... I don't even have a bottle. I guess i have to go... Shop-... I'll call Rouge.' He heard the grumbling again and sighed, 'I'll just have to warm up some milk and spoon feed it.' He swooped up the basket and walked to the kitchen. It was small, but he didn't really use it much. His energy came from chaos energy. not food. He placed the basket on the table and opened the fridge.

'Woah! He has some left over chili in there! He even has some doggies in there!' Sonic looked around the kitchen to see if the last ingredient was around, 'Fruit. Cereal. THERE! Hotdog buns! I can't believe it! I thought he said chili dogs were nothing but slop to him!'

Shadow found his objective item and a small pot. He poured some milk in and started warming it up. 'Hopefully this kit won't cry.'

"Ga boo."

"Huh?" Shadow looked at the blue hedgie and saw him pointing to the Hotdog buns. "You're too young for that..." Shadow replied with a hint of boredom. Sonic pointed at the refrigerator, the buns, and then at Shadow. 'What is he trying to say?' Sonic continued to point at the items until Shadow realized the ingredients that he had in the fridge. He walked over to the baby.

"If you're asking for a chili dog, then no. But you'll get one at some point inyour life. They're actually pretty good. The first time I tried one was when that faker stole my lunch and left me that. "

A giggle escaped the blue kit's lips. Shadow merely peeled of his right glove, washed his hands, and dipped his finger to test the milk. 'Close, but just a bit more.' He smiled inwardly, 'If only Maria could see me now...'

Flashback

"If you don't rest then you'll end up tired tomorrow." Shadow spoke with a hint of annoyance.

"But I can't sleep. I'm too hyper!" Maria jumped on the bed and laughed as Shadow pinched the bridge of his nose.

"The proffessor said something about..."

"Warm milk? Oh yeah! That usually helps when I feel giddy." she smiled and Shadow was amused by her behavior.

"I'll be back in a few minutes." The door slid open and Shadow headed for the Ark's kitchen.

End of Flashback

'Hmph... only a few minutes wasn't exactly accurate. The milk always seemed to have an "accident" in the pot. I lost count on how many times I bur- I mean tried to get it just right. By the time i got back, she had already fallen asleep.' He unknowingly chuckled.

'He's laughing?! I wonder why?' Sonic curiosity got the best of him as he tried to get out of the basket.

"Alright, milk is ready." Shadow poured the milk into a cup and grabbed a spoon. That's when he noticed the baby slowly losing his balance as he tried to stand, "Already trying to walk?" He rushed right when the kit began to topple over and caught him by his scruff. The hedgie stopped moving instantly. Shadow placed him back on the basket and sighed. "You're gonna be a handful." 'For the night that is. He's going back to Knuckles and Tails tomorrow.'

'Believe me when I say I would loooove to torture you more, but sadly I still want to be alive tomorrow..'

Shadow dipped the spoon and drew it close to the hedgie's mouth, "Open wide."

'How about no.' Sonic turned his face.

"Don't start with this little game." Shadow glared. "It's either this or going to sleep with nothing."

'Why does he always have to have good reasons? Why didn't I eat the Chili dogs before I went to chase Egghead?' Defeatedly, he opened his mouth and felt the warm milk and cold spoon.

"Was that so bad?" Shadow asked calmly.

Sonic shook his head and opened his mouth again, but instead of another spoonful, he was lifted and staring at Shadow straight in the face.

"Do you... Understand me?" Shadow asked suddenly. Sonic knodded and he was put back in the basket and given another spoonful of milk, "You are pretty interesting. In your own way, I mean." Shadow began to muse, 'Could Eggman have tried to create his own version of myself? But then, that's why he created Shadow androids didn't he?'

He was cut from his thoughts as he noticed all the milk in the cup was gone and a soft yawn penetrated the still air. He couldn't help but yawn as well.

"Guess that makes two of us." He picked up the baby and headed for his room.

'I hope his room isn't as dark as his personality.' Sonic burped as the patting on his back stopped, 'How does he know these things?'

Shadow opened the door and turned on the light. Sonic's eyes opened wide. The room was painted night blue and there was a king size bed in the middle with cabinets on either side. A few bubble chairs hung on either corners of the room and on one of the walls was a big t.v.. The walls seemed to be made of glass and the floors were light blue and made out of marble. As he was put on the bed, the sheets felt plush and soft. He automatically curled up into a ball and got comfortable. Shadow placed pillows on the edges of the bed and a few on the floor for precaution.

"You havn't even seen the best part of the room." Shadow replied and went to the light switch.

Sonic's ears twitched, 'There's more?' The lights shut and he was greeted by hundreds of shining stars projected on the cieling. They looked almost real! 'It's like his room is a space theme! I need to get one of these in my room.'

Shadow made a small smile as he saw the hedgies reaction. He was practically doing the puppy dog eyes and they were shining like the stars themselves.

"Get some rest, we have a busy day tomorrow." Shadow lied down on the other side of the bed and closed his eyes, 'What name should I give the kit? Ugh! Why am I even thinking about that anyways? Knuckles, Tails, I'm coming for you.'

As the hours past, a whimper disrupted the silence.

SuperSonicSpeed: Another Chapter down!

Shadow: You're making me take care of a baby...

SuperSonicSpeed: Yes?

Shadow: -.- That explains why you gave us a "break" from the Disclaimer today...

Sonic: NO CHILI DOGS!?

SuperSonicSpeed: *slowly heads towards the exit*

Shadow: *Blocks the door* Oh no you don't. You're gonna suffer through Sonic's anctics while I leave.

SuperSonicSpeed: Hehe... Oh boy... While Sonic's freaking out, Thank you readers! Review please! Let me know if you all want more cute Fatherly Shadow chapters. I'm debating if I should just make a ton or a few chapters like these. Let me know what you think! Thanks again and see you next time!