Hiya peoples! Sorry for the lack of updating yet again…I would like to congratulate saphireKat for making her first story and krystalhedgehog who made ShadowxMJness possible for me. (I have SO much to thank her for!) So read their stories kk minna? Here's the disclaimer!
Disclaimer- I don't own any Sonic characters except MJ, Chibi Star, and Inferno. Kilala belongs to my friend Jena who is learning Japanese a lot faster than me…and Maya belongs to my friend Alyson who keeps annoying me. Tangy belongs to my friend Kathleen who's obsessed with Rupert Grin.
"5 Years Without You…"
By MJ the Seal
Chapter 10
"Things Are Not What They Appear To Be"
The dark figure was standing there in front of the Ring Man. The figure was extremely tall and wore a large overcoat and a hat that covered the figure's face.
"You understand the terms of agreement?" The dark figured asked and the Ring Man nodded.
"Yes yes I do...did you write all of that down Amber?" The Ring Man replied as he turned to face someone next to him.
"Yes sir…" A ferret girl replied. She was a yellow ferret with a red suit on and glasses. She also wore a red hat and a brown bang that covered her left eye. She appeared to be very shy and continued jotting down notes.
"It was a pleasure doing business with you…" the figure said before he walked away and disappeared into the crowd.
"Yes and also with you…" the Ring Man mumbled before turning to leave with Amber following behind him. "STOP!" Amber stopped walking and the Ring Man began gasping in shock. Shadow, Maya, and Inferno turned their attention back on the Ring Man who appeared to be gasping at them.
"Is something wrong?" Maya asked while the Ring man began to lift a shaky finger at them.
"Y-you're…those kids who saved the village! Shadow, Maya, and Inferno!" Amber stopped taking notes and looked up at the trio.
"How did you know that?" Inferno asked as the Ring Man began to regain his composure.
"Why this here newspaper says it all!" The Ring Man pulled a newspaper out of his pocket and smack dab on the front page was a huge picture of Shadow, Maya, and Inferno. The headline clearly stating "Shadow the Hedgehog and Friends Save Coco Village. Search for the Emeralds of Life!" Inferno grabbed the newspaper from him and began to stare at the picture.
"Well look at this good looking dragon, can't same the same about the black hedgehog…" Inferno began to boast and Shadow got a slightly irritated look on his face.
"Who were you talking to just now?" Shadow asked and the Ring Man turned to him.
"That's none of your concern…" the ring man then snapped his fingers. "Hey I've got an idea! Why don't you all work at the circus! You get great pay and-"
"No." Shadow simply replied as he began to walk away.
"Did I forget to mention…free food?" Shadow stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Inferno.
"FREE FOOD!" Inferno screamed as he began to shake the Ring Man furiously.
"Yes and all of the ladies!" Inferno began to drool and shake the Ring Man's hand.
"Sign us up!" Inferno said ignoring the fact that Maya and Shadow wanted to do anything but join a circus.
"INFERNO!" Maya shouted as she began to strangle him. "WE'RE ON A MISSION WE CAN'T JOIN THE CIRCUS AT A TIME LIKE THIS!" Amber began to jot down something down and adjusted her glasses.
"Well Amber here will give you your rooms and your PMSs." The Ring Man replied and Amber stepped up toward the trio.
"Follow me this way please." Amber said as she began to walk down the street. The trio followed in silence wondering what a PMS was supposed to be.
Meanwhile
MJ was working again in the factory painting the number on robots. She wasn't paying much attention to her work, but she had more important things on her mind at that point.
"I hope Shadow is doing all right…I hope he and his team aren't stressing themselves too much for me…" MJ thought as she continued painting the number 151. A/N: Has anyone else figured out this is my favorite number yet?
"And what Chibi Star said last night has me even more concerned…" MJ dipped her paintbrush into a paint can again as a flashback of last night began to play
Flashback
MJ was sleeping peacefully in her prison cell. She was having a wonderful dream when she felt something like a tap on her shoulder, or maybe if was more like Chibi Star screaming in her ear to wake her up. Actually it was more like both at the same time.
"MJ WAKE UP!" Chibi Star screamed in MJ's ear and MJ jumped up from her sleep.
"SHADOW!" MJ screamed. She looked around the prison cell and just saw Chibi Star there. "O…it's just you."
"Gee thanks I feel so special…" Chibi Star said her voice dripping with sarcasm. "Anyways I got news!"
"What?" MJ asked as Chibi Star flew down onto the cell floor.
"Well… you know how there's tons of spies trying to stop Eggman and free the prisoners?" MJ nodded. Chibi Star wasn't the only spy; she was one in a huge network of them.
"Yeah what about it?"
"Well one of the spies contacted me from Coco Village and said that Shadow and the others were headed toward Circus Plaza with the first Emerald in their possession! I contacted the spies in the Circus Plaza and they said that they would help them and get the next Emerald located there, but they aren't going to tell them directly."
"Then how are they supposed to tell them?"
"Well there are plenty of ways, but they didn't say what they were going to do, and one of the spies might have found the next Emerald holder…"
"That's wonderful, but when do you think you can tape me again?"
"Well…I could probably do it tomorrow…"
"Okay thanks Chibi Star, you have no idea how much you've helped me!"
"No problem MJ…" Chibi Star said before she began to leave the cell. Chibi Star hovered in the air and turned back towards MJ. "By the way…what were you dreaming about?" MJ began to blush.
"N-nothing…" Chibi Star eyed MJ suspiciously before flying out of the cell. MJ was dreaming about Shadow saving her, but then again what else would she dream about?
End Flashback and Meanwhile
"Your room is here Mr. Inferno." Amber said as she pointed to his room. Inferno walked inside but turned around before shutting the door.
"You can just call me Inferno, no need to be formal!" Inferno said.
"Have a nice day Mr. Inferno." Amber said before she walked away with Shadow. Maya had already gone into her room earlier while cheering. Amber walked all the way down to the end of the hallway before stopping at the last door.
"Here is your room Mr. Shadow…" Amber said. Shadow began to walk in when Amber spoke up. "Your PDA is in the first drawer of the nightstand, o and also…" Amber paused for a few seconds before continuing. "Beware…things are not always as they appear to be…Have a nice day Mr. Shadow…" Amber scurried away before Shadow could even ask what she meant by that.
"This circus business isn't what it appears to be…" Shadow thought before walking into his room and shutting the door.
Sorry to end the chappy so short…I ran out of ideas of what to write next…gomen nasai. I could use some ideas peoples! Anyways R and R and I'm now accepting flames. - Ideas needed.