Water gushed over the side of the tub as Shadow and Rouge thrashed their heads about in the water. Omega kept watch as they swerved their heads from side to side, driven with the spirit of competition as round, shiny apples floated around in the tub around them.
Shadow resurfaced, an apple caught in his teeth, and Rouge followed soon after with one of her own. They both spat the fruits onto the piles beside them, with Shadow wheezing and Rouge coughing.
"What happened... to being able to hold your breath for ten minutes?" Shadow taunted, earning him a glare from Rouge in the midst of all her coughing.
"THIS GAME IS BIASED," Omega remarked, earning him an odd look from Rouge and absolutely nothing from Shadow.
"What do you mean?" Rouge asked, voice strained from all her coughing.
"I CAN'T DESTROY YOU BOTH AT THIS GAME AS I SHOULD." If robots could pout, Omega would have been the prime example. "I LACK A MOUTH FOR HANDS-FREE APPLE ACQUISITION."
"Sorry sweetie," Rouge apologized, patting his arm. "I'll try to think up a game you can join next time."
"Pff." Shadow rolled his eyes, unimpressed. "Only a coward hides behind an excuse like that. Either prove you're good enough to challenge me or shut up, and stay in your corner."
If robots could glare, Shadow would have been on fire. "CHALLENGE ACCEPTED."
"Hmph." Shadow smirked. "Now you're talking."
"Omega," Rouge said, exhaustion flattening her tone, "you still don't have a mouth, you can't-"
She was cut off by Omega slamming his entire upper body down into the tub, cracking into pieces. Water flooded onto the ground of the cavern, apples flowing along and rolling around on the floor in all directions.
If robots could belly flop, Omega would be the pioneer.
Shadow and Rouge stared in silence as Omega picked himself back up onto his feet, beeping with satisfaction. "I AM THE WINNER. YOU MAY APPLAUD NOW."
"Omega! That was our only tub!" Rouge griped.
"I FAIL TO SEE THE ISSUE. I HAVE COLLECTED THE MOST APPLES WITHOUT USING MY HANDS. I HAVE WON THIS GAME."
"Look at this mess!"
"IT APPEARS YOU FAIL TO UNDERSTAND. REITERATION: I HAVE WON. THERE IS NO MORE NEED FOR A TUB."
"You're one heck of a cheater, Omega," Shadow said, almost sounding pleased.
"He ruined our apple piles," Rouge pointed out, gesturing to the messy slew of water, apples, and tub pieces on the ground. "That means that our points can't be counted."
Shadow's face immediately went stony. "You've messed with the wrong apple-bobber, Tin Can," he threatened his robotic cavemate.
Omega's pleased beeping grew louder.
