Morning

Silver was still asleep in his bed. Sonic was putting all of his assignments in his bag. Shadow as up and wearing his suit top and black cargo bottoms.

"Shadow, that's not how you go in for a job interview." Sonic laughed. Shadow crossed his arms and looked at Sonic with a death glare. Sonic laughing started fainting away, "Maybe I should shut up."

"Maybe you should." Shadow said, he left. You can hear from outside the same things were happening again with the car. Sonic was walking to college, but he remembers the street that Manic and his friends jump him for his stuff. Sonic gulped and cross the other side of the street. He heard hip hop or rap music booming on the other side of the street.

"Manic, there he is!" A guy shouted. Sonic started to panic and ran.

"Where you going with my homework bro!" Manic yelled. Sonic climbed over the gate of the of the college and ran into a crowd of students.

"Damn it, we lost him." One of Manic crew members said.

"Don't worry, my bro can't hide forever you know." Manic said.

Inside the class

Sonic opened the door in a rush and slammed it behind him

"You're late Sonic." Tails said, he was wearing whatever professors wear. All the students were laughing at Sonic. Sonic sighed and sat down, his ears perked up when the door was slammed.

"Late as usual, I know Tails." Manic said. He sat down next to Sonic, but his gang was circling around him. Manic whisper to Sonic, "I'm going to kick your ass later."

At the Mobius Center

Shadow walked down office. He looked in each one and saw mobians working on computers; some were sleeping, talking to each other, or on the phone. 'Why did I pick this?' Shadow thought.

"Do you know where Mac Brown office at?" Shadow asked a cheetah. He was wearing a bossiness suit.

"Gotoyourleft,thenyouseeadoor. Nicetomeetyousir."The cheetah said in a flash, he shook Shadow hand quickly and went back to his station. Shadow walked away slowly and followed the direction.

He found the door that said Mac Brown. Shadow notice in front of the word Mac, it said 'Big'. Shadow shrugged and went inside the room. He sat down in the chair and looked around the room. He looked at a picture, there were 3 bears.

"Wow, that's a bit obvious. Where's Goldie locks?" Shadow thought, and then he saw a picture of a girl being torn up with blonde locks. 'The hell?'

The room started to vibrate, which was odd. Then it felt like something was stomping, Shadow keep jumping out of his seat. The door was open and Shadow turned around. He saw a grizzly bear wearing a suit trying to go through the door.

"These doors keep getting smaller." The bear growled. He went through and looked at Shadow. The grizzly made a cough, "Sorry what you had seen."

Shadow didn't say anything he saw how big the grizzly was. He was chubby because of the fur or fat he had. The grizzly corrected his glasses and sat down in his chair. The chair broke; the grizzly roared and picked up the phone.

"Barbara! Everything keeps breaking every 2 weeks!" He yelled. Shadow was surprise but he was hiding it."Get me a new door way and a chair!"

He slammed the phone and t broke, the grizzly calmed down and stuck out his hand." My name is Mac, you must be Shadow."

"I am." Shadow shook his hand.

"I read your file, and you were a G.U.N. worker?" Mac asked, he put down Shadow's file on the table.

"Yes." Shadow answered.
Mac put his hand on his chin and studied Shadow, "You look like someone I know."

"Please don't say Sonic." Shadow begged.

"You're the Black Sonic. The one who had save the city from alien invaders." Mac said.

"Pretty much." Shadow crossed his arms.

"Why are you looking for a job here anyway Black Sonic?" Mac asked.

"Look, I need a job for money. I don't want to work somewhere famous so people could recognize me. I just want to be a normal hedgehog." Shadow sighed.

"I do need to show off the other companies that I have a super hero hedgehog. You're hired." Mac said.

"Hired!" Shadow was surprise.

"That is right." Mac said. He opens the door of his office," Frank, you're fired!"

"Bullshit!" The Frank guy yelled. Mac closed the door." You will start on Monday Mr. Robotnik."

Back at the Apartment

Silver was still asleep, he heard annoying sound at the door.

"Silver, open the door!" Sonic screamed, his brother and the gang were going towards him.

"I told you to meet me at the Square, now you're dead!" Manic barked.

"Crap, Shadow is coming back." One gang member said. Manic dropped Sonic, "This isn't the end bro."

They left and Silver opened the door finally, "What is it Sonic?"

Sonic came inside mad," You were sleeping, were you?"

"No." Silver lied. Shadow slammed the door open, "I got the job, now leave me alone!"

"Don't think this is over Shadster, we celebrating with beer again. Just put this on." Sonic wrapped a bandana around Shadow's eyes. "I call the real shotgun!"

Outside the bar

"Try to drive my car again and I will kill you." Shadow growled.

"You always say that. Keep the bandana on." Sonic said. Silver looked at the bar and saw the name.

"Sonic, why are you taking him here?"Silver asked.

"Face his fears." Sonic said, he opened the door and let Shadow inside. Music was vibrating the place, people talking, games going off, and people fighting. Silver knew that this was going to be a bad idea.

They sat down at a table and Shadow's eyes were still covered up. Sonic took it off and Shadow looked around.

"Sonic, why did you sent us here?" Shadow barked.

"You need to face your fears Shadow." Sonic said. Shadow growled when he got up. He crash into the waitress.

"Sorry." Shadow and the waitress said. But the waitress voice was so familiar. Shadow looked up and saw Rouge. She was different, her hair grew out more with spikes on her forehead and she had glasses on. White tank top and black jeans. His heart started to beat in his chest, he never seen her in awhile and she still might be mad at him. Shadow got up in a flash and left.

"Hey Rouge!" Sonic and Silver waved at her. Rouge wave back. Everyone heard Shadow's car drive off.

Back at the Apartment

Sonic and Silver were knocking on the door, "Open up!"

"Enjoy yourselves sleeping outside!" Shadow said, he was drinking more beer.

Sonic sighed, "You need to face it."

"Well, I just did."

Silver spoke," Whatever happens, it will never happen again."

"That's a lie." Shadow said. Sonic and Silver leaned on the wall and sat downing groaning. They heard someone coming, it was Rouge."Rouge, how do you know where we live?"

"Bat mobile?" She said, she knocked on door.

"Leave Sonic!" Shadow shouted. Rouge knocked on the door again, Shadow unlocked the door.

"I told you two to…." He saw Rouge but he try to close the door. Rouge was pushing the door open with Shadow using his force.

"Shadow, stop acting like this."She said. Sonic and Silver were pushing the door with her.

"Leave me alone woman! When I said I don't want to see you again, I mean it!" Shadow said. Rouge got off the door, and the door shut up again.

"I'm here to say sorry Shadow. I'll see you guys at the funeral." Rouge sighed and she left. Shadow open the door a little bit, Sonic and Silver went inside.

"Finally." Silver sighed. Sonic looked over at Shadow, he was looking out the window. Shadow looked sad still and he was drinking again.

"You can't keep hiding forever you know." Sonic sighed.

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