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Silver grunted to himself as his hand lifted the disgusting towel into the air after cleaning the floor and his boots with it. He glared at the young child, the cause of the mess, whole simply stared back at him with his huge bug like eyes and quivering little lips. The light blue child didn't dwell on the glare long, before he dashed back to his pile of crayons and the wall he used as a canvas.

With a sigh, Silver turned his head back to the ultimate life form, who was still bouncing the squirming toddler in the air. The older one noticed his gaze and looked back, almost as if he was begging for a way out. However his lack of babysitting experience was the last thing on Silver's mind,"Sonic's been gone with his brother for a pretty long time Shadow. I really need to tell him about the Iblis Trigger" he sighed, his eyes laying briefly on the young hedgehog who read his book in the corner. The time traveler couldn't help but feel somewhat grateful that the subject of Iblis was being delayed by different reasons, it gave him more time to figure it out himself.

Shadow raised his brow, noticing his sudden glace, but decided not to ask. Instead he held the young child in his arms close to chest and stood up, "I'm gonna go find Sonic and ask him what to do with... this" he explained while nudging his head towards the fidgeting infant.

Silver watched as the older hedgehog walked away, leaving him alone with the four other children. With a slight feeling of dread and worry, the time traveler turned to the other children. He found it wasn't as bad as he originally thought however; the remaining four hedgehogs had pretty much settled down, now that the commotion and general excitement was over. James and Sammy were just playing together while Sonia was staring at herself in the mirror, posing all the while.

That just left Manic... Silver could feel anxiety rise within him as he just watched the young hedgehog read his book next to the fireplace. He just seemed so... peaceful. How could he possibly be the Iblis Trigger? He seemed the best behaved one out of all his family, and that included Sonic.

He had to look away, he could feel the nerves raced about in his stomach as Mephiles' words seemed to play around in his head.

'You want me to kill a child?'

'-how many children's deaths did his actions cause? How many family's had died because of him?'

His fists clenched against the towel he still held onto, while a swarm of butterflied danced around in his stomach. His mission seemed so clear to him at first, but now?

Silver felt the cold sweat run down his forehead, an irritation he had to deal with many times over his years. He placed the towel he held onto his head and smiled at the comfort. At least it was a comfort until he recognized the strong, bone chilling smell that greeted him as the end of the large cloth met with his nose. "BLEH!" Silver cried once realizing his mistake and dropping the sick covered towel to the ground.

Shadow gazed over his shoulder once hearing the time traveler cry, but decided to ignore it as nothing. He had enough with one baby in his arms. The young purple hedgehog squirmed in his hold, not liking the way she was being held. To make sure he knew, Elizabeth grabbed his large hand into her own small two, and bit into the white glove.

"Hey!" Shadow yelped in annoyance, ripping his hand away from the young infant who laughed with high pitched squeals. "Oh you think that's funny huh?" the black hedgehog snarled back, ignoring her look of glee as he continued up the small flight of stairs.

"Sonic! Silver needs you down stairs asap; and for your sake your baby better not have rabies-" Shadow suddenly stopped. His body tensed up while his stance stumbled awkwardly. His eyes were quick to lay upon the young blue hedgehog who sat on the hard wooden ground, leaning the back of his body up against a door. His knees were drawn to his chest, with his arms wrapped around them tightly. Shadow couldn't see his face as it was buried into his knees. All he could see was the young teens shoulder's shudder as pitiful sobs echoed around the room.

Shadow was at a complete loss. He had never, not once his life, ever seen the hero shed a single tear over anything. Not when he was close to death's door, not when his friends had been captured, not even after feeling he had failed the entire world. He had always shrugged his shoulders and moved on. To see him like this was just unworldly... He wasn't sure what to do.

Not feeling comfortable with the surprising situation, Shadow placed a closed fist to his lips and released a cough from the back of his throat. The blue hedgehog's ears flickered at the sound. When hearing that he was not alone, Sonic cried a sharp gasped and lashed his head around to see who was there. His gloved hands quickly raced to his cheeks and brushed away the wet streaks that marked his mussel. "What are you doing here?" he snapped, staring at the ultimate life form and his baby sister, who still squirmed unaffected.

Shadow wasn't effected by his tone either though, albeit a bit surprised. "Silver wanted to speak with you" he explained, still looking uneasily at the world hero. A moment of silence passed between the two, until Shadow broke the ice. "Why were you crying?" he asked.'

"I wasn't crying!" the teen snapped back instantly. His hands once again wiped his cheeks just in case any traces could be seen. "Michel lashed out at me and caught me in the eye" he mumbled defensively.

"I see" Shadow replied with an uncertainty, nodding his head slightly. His eyes glanced around the dim lit hallway, it was no more impressive then the rest of the house; dirty walls and ripped up flooring.

As the silence quickly grew, it was just as quick to be destroyed. A high pitched scream echoed through the other side of the door Sonic leaned against, while the sound of tiny fists banged against the hard wood. "I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP!" the blue blur screamed up, slamming his own fist against the door in response.

Shadow tensed up, he was completely out of his comfort zone and had know idea what to do or what to say. There is nothing worse them messing with family ties.

It wasn't long before the cries of the young child faded away, and Sonic rested his eyes upon the Ultimate Life form. A small, tired smile formed across his lips as he reached his arms out for the little purple girl. Shadow happily handed her over to her brother, glad to get her of his hands, and watched as the blue hero held her close to his chest and leaned his head upon hers.

A tired sigh passed through Sonic's lips, as the older hedgehog slowly sat down beside him. He watched the child with slight amusement and she sunk her tiny teeth into her brothers shoulder. The action was followed by a squeal of delight as she reached out a small hand towards the Life form. He, in turn, gasped her hand with only his finger and thumb and watched as she squeezed tightly.

"What's wrong with her?" Shadow asked, his uncharacteristic smile once again turning serious as he spoke to the young hero. Sonic looked at him with a raised brow for just a second, before deciding there was no reason to protest. "I don't know" he confessed, "She's really under grown. Everyone thinks she's only a year old when they first see her. She can't run normally or anything, I-I... I just don't know."

He ran his fingers through his sisters purple quills and watched as made to grab his hands. Shadow observed the whole thing, he remained silent, allowing the blue blur to carry on. "The only thing I do know is that she's a mute" he said with a pitiful smile. "Are you sure?" Shadow asked, his eyes never leaving the girl. "Well I think so. I mean, Elizabeth is three years old and she hasn't said her first word yet... How else can you explain it?" Sonic replied somewhat frustrated, Shadow could tell, it was as if he had explained this many times before.

The black hedgehog simply nodded in response, he came close to taking his leave, but was stopped when Sonic spoke up. "Trouble is I can't really let her out of my sight, I think that's why Michel acts the way he does with her... but what else can I do? If I spend more time with him, then James will get upset, and if I put the two together Sonia will start acting up, and then Sammy will throw up and- and- Gah!" he cried, slamming his hands onto his forehead.

Shadow, knowing he wasn't leaving anytime soon, relaxed himself back down. "What about the other one?" he questioned, crossing his arms over as was usual with him. Sonic had to think for a moment, before his face list up in remembrance. "Oh yeah Manic! I keep forgetting about him" he laughed, until realization hit him like a shovel of what he just said. He slumped down against the wall further as a loathing frown rested across his muzzle. "He's the one who actually behaves himself and I treat him like crap!" he hissed.

The older hedgehog looked down, not knowing what to say next. This was the last kind of situation he ever expected to find himself in. "Fa- Sonic" he addressed using his real name for once, "Where are your parents?"

The question came at a slight surprise to young teen, he never thought of Shadow actually taking any interest in the back stories of anyone, especially his. Still, with a sigh he answered, "Mum died about three years ago, just after having Elizabeth. Apparently there was some kinda 'complication'" he said whilst quoting with his fingers. "- and I think that's why Lizzy is the way she is. The next day, my mum died in her sleep. I promised my dad I'd help look after the kids but... I guess that wasn't enough either" he mumbled.

Shadow raised his brow, unsure of what the hero meant, "What happened?" he asked, surprised himself by how truly curious he was. Sonic gazed at the floor as he remembered back towards that day, the day it all fell apart for him, "Last time he spoke to me was at night, right before I was putting the kids to bed", a small chuckle briefly escaped through his lips, "My dad always wanted me to be a hero, you know, saving the world and whatnot. I mean, I've always been fast, we knew it was strange, but my biggest dream as a kid was to become a world hero. Dad loved the idea. Mum? not so much. Anyway, the last night I saw him... all he said to me was 'be the hero', after that he just walked out of the house. I didn't have a clue what he was talking about. I wanted to ask him, when he came back. I stayed up all night for him... but he didn't" he finished.

"He just walked out on you?" The Ultimate Life form questioned with disbelief. The teen simply snorted, "Worse. He was found three days later, just outside of town. He overdosed himself, so he wouldn't have to deal with us" he smiled bitterly. "What? He left you alone to look after your brothers and sisters? What the hell was wrong with him?" Shadow exclaimed, for once taking sympathy on the blue blur.

Sonic, feeling his back beginning to ache, moved the now sleeping young girl onto his shoulder, and used a free hand to help him off the ground, "Yeah well, it wasn't much difference other then him getting drunk every night" he grunted sounding just as bitter as he looked. Shadow said nothing, but instead stood up along side of the teen. He felt he had nothing more to ask or say, as the whole picture had basically been drawn out for him.

"Can I come out now?" A small whimpering nose shouted through the door once again. Sonic through his head back and let out a long and frustrated growl. His hand rested upon his forehead, where he could feel a staggering headache coming on. He looked towards Shadow with apologetic eyes as he handed the child over to his former rival once again, and just like before he did not seem to pleased with having her back, especially as he managed to get rid of her once.

"I'm sorry, it's just while I deal with... this one" he explained desperately, forgetting his brothers name. "Michel" Shadow corrected. "Shut up!" the teen hissed, taking his attention away from the older hedgehog and to the door where he mentally prepared himself for what awaited.

Shadow took that moment as his cue to leave, though he was temporarily stopped by the young hero. "Hey, if she wakes up or anything, just through a few things into a blender and give it to her would you?" he requested. The black mammal lowered his eye lids in response, before once again turning to take his leave.

"Shadow?"

He once again stopped and turned his head to look at his younger companion, "Yes?" he questioned, with plenty of annoyance in his voice. The younger hedgehog simply stared at the bottom of the door, refusing to look at him as he spoke, "There's no need to tell anyone what I said... right?" he mumbled, lowing his head down further.

Shadow stared at him, knowing that look all to well. It was the look when you felt shamed, like everything was upon you and you were the one to blame. It was a look he had used often, a look he managed to put behind him, and the look the world famous hero had started to use as well. It was guilt.

He knew there was only one way to answer, "I don't see why, you did nothing wrong" he said proudly, as if he was defending himself.

Sonic head turned to face him, worry starting to fill in his eyes while his mussels tensed up. "Please-" he started to beg, but was cut off instantly. "However, it's not my place to say anything. It's up to you" he finished, leaving Sonic to relax just a little. On that note, Shadow turned his back to him and descend towards the stairs, knowing he had left Sonic to think.

Still, he found himself thinking as well. If Sonic hadn't of wanted anyone to know what had happened... why did he tell him?

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand Done!

Woaw, I can't believe how long it took me to finish that 'o3o

Btw, the last bit is NOT implying Sonadow in this story, so don't think it's anything like that. It implies something... but not that!

Ugh, my hands hurt now T^T

Hope this chapter what to your liking, please leave a review so I can be motivated to write more.

Peace out xoxox