Chapter 7-Shadow and the Arrows – What is a Red-Eye?

"And a bulls-eye! Ten points!"
Mr. Hue shouted, and the crowd went crazy. Shadow smiled, then when to get his arrows.
"Good job, Shadow!" Espio said. He was another referee, and Mrs. Mint's "Little Helpers".
"Wasn't hard, really. I thought it was really fun." Shadow explained, starting to get his arrows from the target.
"I heard that this lady is being a jerk; getting you guys ticked off and mad. Being a creeper. Heard this from Vector."
Shadow nodded. "She's not even human, or at least, I don't think she is. She's just a proud daughter of a bi-" A sharp pain stabbed his right leg.
Espio took out a whistle, and blew. A long one, then two short ones, followed by another long one. This was the sing of an injury.
Shadow looked up, "Dude, I'm fine, really." He laughed nervously.
Espio leaned down, shacking his head. "No-you're not! I don't mean this to be a joke, but, you got an arrow to the knee."
Shadow laughed. "You're joking, right? An arrow to the knee? I don't think so." He didn't want to turn his head. He gulped. "I mean, no one is behind me…right?"
Espio nodded. "Wario."
Wario, who was backing up, shook his head. "I didn't do it…honest! I just came here!"
He slowly back up more, and started to shiver. "I would never…"
Bowser ran over, hearing the whistle. "What the heck happened?"
Wario, still in a deep trembled, turned and ran into Ivo. "I didn't do it!"
Ivo leaned down, and gently placed his hand on his shoulder. "We believe you." He turned his head.
Mrs. Jany came walking over to the field. "Yes…and Eggman had a bow in his hand last."
Ivo gentle hand grew tense, scratching Wario's shoulder. "Oh, so you're pointing fingers at ME now! I was nowhere close to Shadow! How DARE you accuse me of shooting my Grandfather's creation." He stud up, no more in submission. "I see through your discuses!"
Mrs. Jany stared him down as he pushed his body closer, giving a body cheek "You picking a fight with me, Doctor?"
Ivo stud his ground. "I'm not afraid."
Bowser tried to move him, but Ivo's feet were planted in the ground. "You signed a contracted Ivo, remember that."
Mr. Hue ran over, and broke the stair down between the two by standing in front of them. "Ha, let's clear the way. We need Mrs. Ginger to come and help Shadow. Let's worry about who shot him LATER!"
Bowser gently moved Ivo over to the side while Mr. Hue pushed Mrs. Jany away. Ivo cursing under his breathe on how he hates Mrs. Jany so.
Mrs. Mint ran over to Shadow, and gasped. "Oh my!" She tried her hardest to pick him up and not hurt him.
"Mrs. I'm fine." Shadow laughed weakly. "I feel great. Ow…."
Mrs. Mint shook her head. "Shadow, I need to see if the arrow hit anything internally."
Shadow rested his head on Mrs. Mint's shoulder. "It's starting to hurt…really-really bad." He tried to keep his voice from crumbling. "Mrs.… did it go through?"
Mrs. Mint shook her head. "No, it doesn't look it. But I still need to look." She got up, and walked off. "This event is over."

"I can't believe she accused ME! I wasn't even CLOSE to the efing place!" Ivo was raging. The sun was slowly going down, and everyone was scattered again. "I mean, how would she know?"
Bowser, who was sitting next to him while Ivo was ranting, sighed. "Remember what I said, before the events took place. Let's head to the bar…ease up." He slapped his back. "Ivo, you really need to lighten up."
"Lighten up? What did I do to that…that…" He sighed. "Ya, let's go."
Bowser took his arm, and led him to the Underground Casino. Ivo, now starting to shiver, looked over at Bowser. "Uh…do they serve…tea…or something other then…drugs? I don't drink…"
Bowser chuckled. "Just relax. They have something that will work."
"How do you know that?"
"I checked before hand. It's called Love Dose."
Ivo sat down at the very round bar. They were the only two there. "But…I get ti-"
"Stop complaining!"
"Wait, how do you know about" He was cut off by a nice young man as he moved over to the two, smiling. "Did I hear Love Dose? Any of you two a Red-Eye?"
Ivo slowly raised his hand. "I…am…Sir."
The man leaned down, and gave a gentle glare that made Ivo feel safe. "Don't you worry. Love Dose will help you relive that Red-Eye stress."
"What is a Red-Eye, anyways Doc.? Heard you talkin' about it with Bowser. About how Mrs. Jany is one."
Ivo and Bowser turned their heads. Vector was sitting by a table. He's headphones were around his neck.
Ivo sighed. "An evil organization that drives people into doing evil biding. Like the Red-Eye try there hardest to make me kill Sonic." He turned his head to the left. "They stick you with a needle, and make you a slave of evil. Love Dose is said to ease the Red-Eye, making it easier to break from their clutches. I helped design the drink."
Bowser nodded. "I, for one, never had the needle, but they have threaten to take the rest of my family away from me." He looked down. "Like they did with my wife."
Ivo looked down into Bowser's face. "And, does Peach know this?"
Bowser nodded. "So, why not two Love Doses please. Mrs. Jany has been driving us utterly insane."
The man nodded, and bent down under the counter. "The cool think about Love Dose, is that it isn't as bad for you as other alcoholic beverage." He placed two clear glass bottles down on the table. "Bad think is: You can trick people in thinking it's clear soda. That's all it tastes like." He looked up at Ivo, who started to look nerves. "What's the matter?"
Ivo gulped. "I'm not one to drink."
The man smiled. "Then Love Dose is a good choice. Like I said; it's not as bad for you."
Ivo's heart was about to jump out of his chest. Bowser gently patted him on the back. "Don't worry. We'll only have one each, ok?"
Ivo nodded. "Ok…" He, along with Bowser, lifted the glass. "I don't know what I'm getting myself into…" Putting the bottle to his lips, and slowly tipped it forward, his eyes closed shut. Slowly at first, he started to drink it, but the more he drank, the quicker he got, and the pinker his cheeks became. Light tears were forming in his eyes.
"Ivo, breath!"
Ivo stopped, and placed the glass on the table, chuckling. His face was very pink. "I keep forgetting…how wonderful…it feels." He started to drink again.
"Must be have hard times, if he feels like that."
Bowser nodded. His face was also pinkish, but not as bad as his human comrade. "Mrs. Jany's pointin' fingers at him for everything bad."
Ivo stopped drinking again, and his chuckle got higher. "Why didn't I think…this sooner…" He hiccupped.
"You ok Ivo?"
"Neva beta. Where's Fluffy?"
Bowser made a weird face. "Fl…Fluffy?"
Ivo placed his head on the counter, and chuckled more. "You sound funny. Yes, Fluffy. He's Blue, and small. Has green-huk (he hiccupped again) eyes."
"You mean Sonic?"
"NO! Fluffy!"
The man leaned over to Bowser. "Must be his name for the little hedgehog." Ivo took his glass again, and started to drink from it some more. "Sonic must also make him feel safe. Maybe he should be with him…" Bowser nodded.
Ivo placed the glass down, for the last time. It was empty. He smiled, his face now red, and chuckled some more. Bowser, who had also finished, gently helped Ivo up. "You, my friend, are done for today. Ok?"
Ivo nodded. "Can…I go home now?"
Bowser sighed. "Uh, you can come with me. I'll lead you to Fluffy."
Ivo smiled, and chuckled again. "Fwuffy!" He gently clapped his hands. "My wittle Fwuffy." He's words started to sway. He hiccupped again. "Fwuffy."

Over in the Main Base, Sonic had fully recovered, and waited for Ivo to return from "his walk with Bowser" as someone put it. He saw Bowser walking with Ivo on his back, and sighed. "Ivo's drunk."
Bowser came into the room. Ivo had since passed out. His head was under one on his right arm, witch was around Bowser's next. His other arm was over Bowser's left shoulder. "He got really mad at Mrs. Jany. I though a Love Dose would do."
Sonic sighed. "Oh well. Let's go to bed. Everyone else is."
Bowser nodded. They made their way into the first room where Mario sat on the first bunk. There ware two bunk beds, one on each side. Ivo had chosen the bottom left one, and Sonic choose the one on top of him just that morning. Bowser Gently placed Ivo on the bed, and sat down on his.
Sonic curled up next to Ivo. "Night…." He muttered.
Ivo smiled weakly, and curled himself next to a ball. "Ni…Fwuffy."