Disclaimer: Although the original concept for this story is mine, Sonic and all other related characters are property of Sega. All songs used in this story are property of their respective owner(s).
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Shadow Speaks Out!
Chapter 4
After revealing his new wardrobe, Maria was laughing hysterically while Shadow was still ignoring her. He had put his headphones on and was listening to a screamo song on his iPod. After about five minutes, the human girl was red in the face and having a difficult time breathing.
"Well, if she's not willing to cooperate, then I'm sure if this interview is such a good idea!" The ebony hedgehog declared.
Joe pleaded vehemently, "But, you have to stay! I've been given responsibility over you by shadowfan13, and I can't screw this up!"
"Well, then, you'll just have to deal with it, won't you?" Shadow said, putting an end to the conversation. He was about to walk out the door when Joe the cameraman came up with an ingenious idea.
"Walk out that door, and you'll have to face the fangirls."
Shadow's face then went stark white, but he covered his face so that no one could tell he was afraid. "You're bluffing!" the ebony hedgehog declared.
"You think I'm bluffing, don't you? Well, as they say in my business, the camera never lies!" the cameraman said. He then rolled out a television set on a cart and placed it in front of Shadow. He then turned the screen on, revealing Shadow's worst nightmare.
Before his crimson eyes, the ebony hedgehog could see for himself the sheer number of fangirls in the other room. He made a rough estimate that there were at least 250 girls wearing black t-shirts with his face plastered on them. Joe then pulled out a microphone and said in a loud voice, "Behold! Shadow the Hedgehog walks among you!"
A camera quickly zoomed in on the obviously frightened hedgehog. His face was displayed on the fangirls' side of the wall, immediately sending them into a wild frenzy. They were literally fighting each other to get one glimpse of their ebony hero. Whenever some lucky fangirl actually saw the male hedgehog, she would faint and fall to the floor, guaranteeing an instant trampling. Had the volume on the television been higher than one percent, everyone in the room would have gone deaf from the screaming within seconds.
"Now do you believe me?" Joe asked, giving him a look that said, "Don't even try me, hedgehog?"
"How will I know that this isn't some video recording?" Shadow replied with another question, taking his headphones off.
At that moment, one of the fangirls screamed, louder than any of the others, proclaiming, "OMFG!! A BATTERING RAM!!"
Then, as one body working together to achieve one universal goal, the fangirls arranged themselves so that they could ram the wall with the strength of an army. Shadow almost fell over from the shock of the battering ram colliding with the wall.
"Talk about proof!" Joe said, happily, knowing that he had convinced the ebony hedgehog to stay.
"Oh, really? How will I feel safe here, if I've got a mob of fans waiting to get their hands on me?" Shadow asked, putting his headphones back on.
The cameraman said very irritably, "Look, hedgehog, the only thing separating you from instant death is 4 inches of solid steel and iron. If I push this button, it's all over." He then produced a module that held one very big red button. If the ebony hedgehog didn't have to worry about his fangirls, he might have been tempted enough to push that button, just to see what it would do.
"OKAY, I'LL DO WHAT YOU WANT, JUST DON'T HURT ME!!" Shadow pleaded.
"Alright," Joe said, finally producing results, "I want you to do anything the fangirls want you to do."
"WHAT?!" Shadow screamed.
"I'm not going to let you get hurt…unless you don't cooperate that is," the cameraman smiled evilly. He then picked up the microphone again and spoke, "Okay, ladies, what would you like Shadow to do for you?"
Immediately, like a massive crowd at a rock concert, one side of the girls was screaming, "SING FOR US!!" while the other side was shouting, "DANCE FOR ME, SHADOW!!"
Unsure of what to do, Shadow pulled out an old CD from within his quills. Amy looked at him strangely and asked, "Uh, why do you keep CDs in your quills?"
"If you saw the weapons I keep on me, you wouldn't ask me that question." He then picked up a CD player from one of the tables and pressed "play." As the music began to play, two unknown secrets came to light about the ebony hedgehog. One of those secrets was that he was a very good dancer, while the other was that he had perfect pitch, even when imitating female singers. The song he was singing at the moment caused Maria's mouth to drop wide open:
Oh
baby baby, oh baby baby Oh baby baby, how was I supposed to
know Chorus
That something wasn't right here
Oh baby baby, I
shouldn't have let you go
And now you're out of sight,
yeah
Show me how you want it to be
Tell me baby cuz I need to
know now, oh because
My loneliness is killin me (and
I)
I must confess I still believe (still believe)
When I'm
not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign, hit me baby one more
time!
Shadow had stooped so low as to sing a Britney Spears song! Worst of all, he was thoroughly enjoying himself! He thought it was absolutely hilarious that his fangirls were screaming and fainting over his
impression of "Hit Me Baby One More Time." They continued their screaming until the worst thing imaginable happened: he forgot the rest of the words to the song.
Immediately, their ecstatic joy turned into bloodthirsty rage. "KEEP SINGING OR ELSE!!" they demanded over the TV screen; Shadow didn't want to know what would happen if he stopped. Out of his desperation, he skipped a couple of songs on his CD to something more recent by the female pop star. He then decided to make one simple change to the first line in the song.
"It's Shadow, betches!" He began, swaying to the music as he sang:
(I see you...)
(And I just want to dance with you)
Laugh
Every time they turn the lights down
Just want to go that extra mile for you
You public display of affection
Feels like no one else in the room (but you)
We can get down like there's no one around
We'll keep on rockin' (We'll keep on rockin')
We'll keep on rockin' (Keep on rockin')
He kept singing for several minutes, Maria and Amy feeling very tempted to scream and run out of the basement like possessed people. As they endured the torture of the song, they nearly strangled Shadow when he said, "And now, because I'm such a nice guy, I'm going to sing an extra song for ya'll tonight!" As he started dancing again, more fangirls continued to faint and shout at the top of their lungs.
I'm
bringing sexy back (yeah) Take 'em to the
bridge Dirty babe (uh-huh) Take 'em to the chorus Come here girl
Them other boys don't know how to act
(yeah)
I think you're special, what's behind your back? (yeah)
So
turn around and I'll pick up the slack. (yeah)
You see the shackles
Baby I'm
your slave (uh–huh)
I'll let you whip me if I misbehave
(uh–huh)
It's just that no one makes me feel this way
(uh-huh)
Go
ahead, be gone with it
Come to the back
Go ahead, be gone with
it
VIP
Go ahead, be gone with it
Drinks on me
Go
ahead, be gone with it Get your sexy on Get your sexy on
Let me see what you're working with
Go
ahead, be gone with it
Look at those hips
Go ahead, be gone
with it
You make me smile
Go ahead, be gone with it
Go ahead
child
Go ahead, be gone with it
And get your sexy on
Go
ahead, be gone with it
Go ahead, be gone
with it
Repeat 6 times
At the end of his song, every Shadow fangirl had fainted and was out cold on the basement floor from sheer excitement. The ebony hedgehog was quite pleased with his singing and dancing skills. He then turned to Joe and said, "Now, you see, that's how Shadow the Hedgehog rolls!" When he turned around to face Maria to make a smart-mouthed comment, he noticed that neither his sister or his pink girlfriend weren't in their chairs.
"Where the bloody heck did they go?!" Shadow demanded, turning back to face the cameraman.
Joe shrugged, "Well, while you were singing, they were screaming in agony and ran off somewhere."
Very annoyed, Shadow asked the camera crew, "Would someone please go catch them?" One of the directors complied and ran out of the house to begin his search. "Well, if those two don't want to stay, they don't have to." The ebony hedgehog thought to himself as he sat back down in his seat.
To be continued