Author's Note: I didn't think I would get this many reviews for just starting out! You people are too kind! I've been informed that my friend Kitty-Kat is getting quite a couple of reviews for her story too. So all is well, for now. R&R if you want. To the chapter, valiant readers!
Blackspeed_Mistress
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Disclaimer: Oh brave and honorable readers, Sonic characters do not belong to thee! I haveth possession of Marika, Bradley Robotnik, Faith, Rapture, and Youma. Steal, and I shall kick thine arse.
One Fatal Mistake
A pink hedgehog skipped down the sidewalk. Her red dress swayed with each step as she merrily hummed a tune. Amy Rose had just received a medal. SHE had received a medal for helping to save the WORLD. Her proud emerald eyes glanced at the award hanging from her neck.
Wait a minute, what did she do?
She stopped skipping and resumed a normal pace. Her mind replayed the previous events. That's right, she released Sonic from Prison Island and convinced Shadow to be on their side.
But right now, Sonic has disappeared, and Shadow is dead.
Amy sighed in despair. Nothing could be done for Shadow, the poor guy. She looked at the ground in time to notice a mangled corpse of a squirrel. Inwardly cringing at the mess, she sidestepped it and continued.
Sonic, he was probably running around the city. Most likely trying to forget the whole thing happened. Hopefully he would return to his normal attitude. She couldn't stand having her idol depressed. The way he acted at the ceremony was so unexpected. Almost scary. She would have to do something extra fun with him next time.
Mind set, Amy Rose walked to the apartment building. She had a feeling something would happen. Something good, something bad, and something mischievous.
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Tails thanked the auto mechanic and hauled the Cyclone inside the garage. Being a hero sure has its advantages! The garage, their hotel rooms, everything was free. They could probably have anything they wanted! The young kitsune glanced back at the small auto repair shop. Where are they going to put the cars they need fixed now? Tails felt a small tinge of guilt. He needed a place to keep his mech while Sonic and him were on vacation. The vacation didn't go as planned, but at least they can enjoy the rest of the time. Maybe. Try to at least. Sonic didn't seem like he was going to enjoy it.
On the contrary, Sonic most likely hated his vacation.
He shook the thoughts out of his head and started towards the hotel. On his way to his room, a maid stopped him.
"Miles Tails Prower?" She inquired. Tails nodded.
"I have a message for you. From Sonic the hedgehog."
She preceded to hand Tails the note. He read it while continuing on to his room.
Tails,
Meet me in the lobby of Christine Chappell Hospital. Now.
It's about Shadow.
Yours Truly,
Sonic the Hedgehog
The kitsune turned and fled down the hall. He passed by the receptionist who happened to have a small box in his hands.
"Sir, I have a package for you!" He called. Tails sprinted to the carrier, swiped the box from his hands, and zoomed off.
"Thanks!"
Once outside, the fox wound his tails up and flew past the other people. He whizzed through the streets, stopping only for a small rest. His surroundings were new to him, so he had no way of knowing where to go. Sure, he knew how to get there, just not from HERE. Tails decided to ask for directions when he bumped into someone.
"Ow! Hey, watch it!" the person exclaimed.
Apologizing quickly, he looked up. It was Rouge. She carried a large, black, velvet case in her arms.
"Oh, hi Tails," she greeted. "Where are you going?"
"To Christine Chappell Hospital. Sonic's there."
Her turquoise-shaded eyes widened, clearly surprised.
"Do you know how to get there?" The kitsune continued. "Because I'm kind of lost."
"I know this whole city! Just try to keep up!" The voluptuous bat winked and ran in the opposite direction. Tails flew and followed her as best he could. They soon came to a part of the city that he recognized. It was less crowded with a few apartment buildings scattered about. Amy lived closest to the street. They were only a few feet in front of the building when Rouge shrieked and stopped. Tails almost collided with her a second time.
"What's wrong?" He asked. Rouge pointed at the mess on the sidewalk. It was the remnants of a squirrel.
"I almost stepped on that thing!" She cried. Tails rolled his eyes as a voice called out.
"Hey guys!"
Both of them glanced at the apartment building where the voice originated. Amy stood on her balcony.
"What are you guys doing here?" She questioned. Before Tails had a chance to explain, Rouge answered for him.
"Sonic's in the hospital." She called back. The pink hedgehog flipped.
"SONIC'S IN THE HOSPITAL?!"
And in an instant, Amy Rose was running with them. Tails started to think that they misunderstood him.
"Hey, you did understand me, right?" He meekly asked. Amy nodded.
"Tails, I know I'm a little slow, but I DO understand you!"
Tails sighed and the trio rushed to the hospital. Once inside, they spotted Sonic and another cat girl soaked in blood. Amy rushed immediately to his side.
"Sonic! I was SO worried about you! Rouge said you were in the hospital and we came here as fast as we could! Are you okay? Where does it hurt? Let me kiss it and-"
"AMY!!" The embarrassed hedgehog interrupted, "I'm not the one hurt!" He glanced to the blue-green furred girl who crossed her arms.
"So these are your friends?" She asked. Her voice sounded skeptic. Sonic gave a nervous laugh.
"I'm sure Tails-"
"Is right by you." The kitsune finished. The azure hedgehog looked to his left. Sure enough, his pal was standing next to him.
"What are you doing in the hospital when you're not hurt?" Inquired the voice behind him. He recognized the voice as Rouge. The pink hedgehog finally realized the cat's blood saturated clothing.
"Hey, are you okay?" She asked. The cat gave her a confused look.
"Yeah, why?" Amy glanced at her clothes again as she caught on.
"Oh! I'm fine, save the cuts on my arms. The blood is from that hedgehog." She explained.
"Hedgehog?"
"Shadow." Sonic clarified. The three gave him shocked looks.
"Shadow?!"
"But he-"
"Didn't he-"
"Fall through the atmosphere?"
And he would have explained further had it not been for G.U.N. crashing in. The receptionist and a few of the nurses screamed and froze. One soldier held a walkie-talkie to his mouth.
"Suspect who had been carrying Project Shadow and Sonic has been found. Assaulting now."
"Project Shadow?!" Marika thought. Sure, Sonic had saved the world from Professor Gerald's wrath with a little help from the hedgehog she brought in, but now she finds out the hedgehog's Project Shadow? Her attention was diverted to the current situation.
"Damn you G.U.N." She hissed. Her expression contorted to anger, she leapt on the nearby soldiers. There were about 5 of them, and she was ready to take them all on. Although she wouldn't get a shot at them all. After making a decent sized gash on the man's neck, she noticed Sonic was disarming another soldier of his weapon.
She noticed another military scum grab for her. Before he could reach, she sprinted towards him, ducked, and punched him in the stomach.
She sent him reeling into the wall.
The wall gave out.
The other assaulted soldiers retreated while the others looked in shock. Marika calmly walked up to the pile of rubble and smirked. Her ever-so-conscious prey was on the top.
"Now do you know how it feels like?" She curtly purred. "To be trapped, nowhere to go because the dogs keep chasing you? To loose freedom like your organization did to me? And for what? What did we do for you to track us down?"
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"You can't do this!" Maria shrieked. Faith gave her a stern look. Behind her was Rapture, looking uncertain. Leaning on the house was a light blue haired lady with a black knee length dress on. Her golden eyes scanned the scene. The wind seemed to blow a bit, catching her waist length hair and her jet-black wings.
"We can and we will! You aren't going to stop us, girl." The guardian retorted. She glanced at the hysterical girl, then back to the other two guardians.
"Youma!"
The lady straightened up. Her black boots gleamed as she walked to Faith.
"Do it."
"I'm on it." Came the cold reply. With sickle in hand, she disappeared from the realm. Faith gave the girl one more leer.
"No promise you make is going to stop our jobs." She said before disappearing as well. Maria dropped to her knees and sobbed. Rapture placed an arm around her.
"Maria." Her silky voice said. Maria looked up at her. The guardian's eyes looked pained, yet hopeful.
"It's not over. Shadow's determination is enough to keep him alive. Watch." And with that, Rapture created an image of Shadow's subconscious.
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Shadow awakened in the void he was all too familiar with. He stood up and searched for any life. What caught his eye was a bright flash of light. The light disappeared, leaving a light blue haired woman behind.
"Shadow the Hedgehog, I have come to take you with me." Came her icy reply. Shadow stood there expectantly.
"And where would we be going?" He asked. Shadow had a hunch, but he wanted to be sure.
"I will take you to the realm of spirits."
"That means I'll be dead."
"Correct."
"And what if I decline?"
A sickle materialized in her hand.
"Then I take you by force."
He smirked.
"Try and take me!" Her golden eyes narrowed.
"I am called the grim reaper for a reason. You will not win."
With amazing speed, Shadow homing attacked his enemy. She blocked and swung at him with her sickle. The hedgehog dodged by somersaulting into her. Before he hit, she flew upwards and hurled the sickle at him. It missed, crashing into the "floor", about few centimeters from Shadow's head. He quickly plucked the weapon out of the ground and ran. The guardian materialized five black feathers in each hand and threw them. They weren't normal feathers; all of them were razor sharp. One struck Shadow in the arm. He winced and chucked the sickle back to its owner. Unfortunately for her, it pierced into her wing. She fell to the ground and took the sickle out. Rage built inside, she charged at the hedgehog. He curled up into a ball and spindashed at her. Time seemed to slow down as the two passed.
Both turned around, waiting for the other to fall.
"You fight well." The guardian declared. She sank to the ground as her knees gave out. Shadow stood there with a smug look on his face.
"Tell me," the icy voice continued, "I have seen your life. Why is it that you want to live?"
A hard look crossed his face. His expression looked uncaring, but his pain filled eyes deceived the disguise.
"Maria." He simply whispered.
She got the hint and pieced the puzzle together. The girl made him promise something that he could only do while alive.
"You have earned the right to live, Shadow the Hedgehog. I will await the day when we meet again."
The grim reaper vanished, and Shadow fell to the ground in deep sleep.
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"Sonic the Hedgehog?" The doctor asked. Sonic anxiously nodded. The group listened intensively.
"Your friend made it through." Sonic and the others jumped for joy.
"YES! Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes!!!!!" The hedgehog ran around the lobby like a hyperactive child. Amy hugged the nearest thing, which was Tails, with all her might. Tails didn't even mind! Rouge laughed out loud at the childish antics. Marika smiled and watched from a distance. This was turning out to be a good day after all. The doctor waited until they have calmed down a bit.
"Also, you are permitted to see him at this time."
The good man led them down the hall to Shadow's room. In Sonic's point of view, it was agonizingly slow. By the time they were there, he was about to go crazy from anxiety. The group entered Shadow's room. It was nothing special. A small dresser was to the right while a door leading to the bathroom was on the other side. The window was near Shadow's bed.
Shadow himself looked like crap. Left arm was in a cast, or so he could tell. His right arm was partly bandaged. In fact, almost everything was bandaged. At least his fur was cleansed from the blood and dirt. Amy gasped in horror.
"Oh my-"
"Shhhh!" Sonic hushed. The bandaged hedgehog moaned and opened his eyes. He sat up with much difficulty.
"Ugh...where am I?"
Everyone crowded around his bed. Sonic first replied.
"You're at Christine Chappell Hospital." Shadow turned his head to the azure rival.
"Sonic?" He nodded in response. Tails was next to him.
"We were so worried about you!"
"Take care for now on!" Rouge said. The blue-green cat nodded and winked.
"No more falling out of the sky, ok?" He looked down, confusion in his mind.
"Why?"
They looked at each other in confusion. Amy meekly spoke.
"Because Shadow, we're your friends."
"Yeah!" Tails agreed. "You should have seen Sonic when the President awarded our medals! He was ticked!"
Sonic nervously laughed.
"Well, what was I supposed to do? Take all the credit myself? Come on! I don't do that!"
Amy pouted.
"Oh yeah, Mr. Big Ego?"
"Hey Tails, what's that?" Rouge asked. She pointed to the box in his arms.
"Actually, I don't know." He mentioned while opening it. "They just gave it to me at the hotel and-" He pulled out a medal.
"It's Sonic's!" The Azure hedgehog backed away from it.
"Oh no! Keep that thing away from me!" He frowned as he saw Rouge holding another case.
"Is that your medal too?"
"Nope! Look!" The treasure hunter opened the case to reveal 5 neatly cut diamonds, 7 rubies, and 2 emeralds. The group looked in awe as Shadow watched them. He inwardly grinned.
Maybe living wasn't as bad as he thought.
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Author's Note: There ya go! I hope I got their personalities right. I forgot to mention last chapter that Faith and Rapture are mine. And I got a few questions myself. What does STC mean? And I know that there's a certain name for the furries, Amthromorths or something. Can somebody tell me? Tell me how it was! This is Blackspeed_Mistress signing off!
Blackspeed_Mistress
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Disclaimer: Oh brave and honorable readers, Sonic characters do not belong to thee! I haveth possession of Marika, Bradley Robotnik, Faith, Rapture, and Youma. Steal, and I shall kick thine arse.
One Fatal Mistake
A pink hedgehog skipped down the sidewalk. Her red dress swayed with each step as she merrily hummed a tune. Amy Rose had just received a medal. SHE had received a medal for helping to save the WORLD. Her proud emerald eyes glanced at the award hanging from her neck.
Wait a minute, what did she do?
She stopped skipping and resumed a normal pace. Her mind replayed the previous events. That's right, she released Sonic from Prison Island and convinced Shadow to be on their side.
But right now, Sonic has disappeared, and Shadow is dead.
Amy sighed in despair. Nothing could be done for Shadow, the poor guy. She looked at the ground in time to notice a mangled corpse of a squirrel. Inwardly cringing at the mess, she sidestepped it and continued.
Sonic, he was probably running around the city. Most likely trying to forget the whole thing happened. Hopefully he would return to his normal attitude. She couldn't stand having her idol depressed. The way he acted at the ceremony was so unexpected. Almost scary. She would have to do something extra fun with him next time.
Mind set, Amy Rose walked to the apartment building. She had a feeling something would happen. Something good, something bad, and something mischievous.
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Tails thanked the auto mechanic and hauled the Cyclone inside the garage. Being a hero sure has its advantages! The garage, their hotel rooms, everything was free. They could probably have anything they wanted! The young kitsune glanced back at the small auto repair shop. Where are they going to put the cars they need fixed now? Tails felt a small tinge of guilt. He needed a place to keep his mech while Sonic and him were on vacation. The vacation didn't go as planned, but at least they can enjoy the rest of the time. Maybe. Try to at least. Sonic didn't seem like he was going to enjoy it.
On the contrary, Sonic most likely hated his vacation.
He shook the thoughts out of his head and started towards the hotel. On his way to his room, a maid stopped him.
"Miles Tails Prower?" She inquired. Tails nodded.
"I have a message for you. From Sonic the hedgehog."
She preceded to hand Tails the note. He read it while continuing on to his room.
Tails,
Meet me in the lobby of Christine Chappell Hospital. Now.
It's about Shadow.
Yours Truly,
Sonic the Hedgehog
The kitsune turned and fled down the hall. He passed by the receptionist who happened to have a small box in his hands.
"Sir, I have a package for you!" He called. Tails sprinted to the carrier, swiped the box from his hands, and zoomed off.
"Thanks!"
Once outside, the fox wound his tails up and flew past the other people. He whizzed through the streets, stopping only for a small rest. His surroundings were new to him, so he had no way of knowing where to go. Sure, he knew how to get there, just not from HERE. Tails decided to ask for directions when he bumped into someone.
"Ow! Hey, watch it!" the person exclaimed.
Apologizing quickly, he looked up. It was Rouge. She carried a large, black, velvet case in her arms.
"Oh, hi Tails," she greeted. "Where are you going?"
"To Christine Chappell Hospital. Sonic's there."
Her turquoise-shaded eyes widened, clearly surprised.
"Do you know how to get there?" The kitsune continued. "Because I'm kind of lost."
"I know this whole city! Just try to keep up!" The voluptuous bat winked and ran in the opposite direction. Tails flew and followed her as best he could. They soon came to a part of the city that he recognized. It was less crowded with a few apartment buildings scattered about. Amy lived closest to the street. They were only a few feet in front of the building when Rouge shrieked and stopped. Tails almost collided with her a second time.
"What's wrong?" He asked. Rouge pointed at the mess on the sidewalk. It was the remnants of a squirrel.
"I almost stepped on that thing!" She cried. Tails rolled his eyes as a voice called out.
"Hey guys!"
Both of them glanced at the apartment building where the voice originated. Amy stood on her balcony.
"What are you guys doing here?" She questioned. Before Tails had a chance to explain, Rouge answered for him.
"Sonic's in the hospital." She called back. The pink hedgehog flipped.
"SONIC'S IN THE HOSPITAL?!"
And in an instant, Amy Rose was running with them. Tails started to think that they misunderstood him.
"Hey, you did understand me, right?" He meekly asked. Amy nodded.
"Tails, I know I'm a little slow, but I DO understand you!"
Tails sighed and the trio rushed to the hospital. Once inside, they spotted Sonic and another cat girl soaked in blood. Amy rushed immediately to his side.
"Sonic! I was SO worried about you! Rouge said you were in the hospital and we came here as fast as we could! Are you okay? Where does it hurt? Let me kiss it and-"
"AMY!!" The embarrassed hedgehog interrupted, "I'm not the one hurt!" He glanced to the blue-green furred girl who crossed her arms.
"So these are your friends?" She asked. Her voice sounded skeptic. Sonic gave a nervous laugh.
"I'm sure Tails-"
"Is right by you." The kitsune finished. The azure hedgehog looked to his left. Sure enough, his pal was standing next to him.
"What are you doing in the hospital when you're not hurt?" Inquired the voice behind him. He recognized the voice as Rouge. The pink hedgehog finally realized the cat's blood saturated clothing.
"Hey, are you okay?" She asked. The cat gave her a confused look.
"Yeah, why?" Amy glanced at her clothes again as she caught on.
"Oh! I'm fine, save the cuts on my arms. The blood is from that hedgehog." She explained.
"Hedgehog?"
"Shadow." Sonic clarified. The three gave him shocked looks.
"Shadow?!"
"But he-"
"Didn't he-"
"Fall through the atmosphere?"
And he would have explained further had it not been for G.U.N. crashing in. The receptionist and a few of the nurses screamed and froze. One soldier held a walkie-talkie to his mouth.
"Suspect who had been carrying Project Shadow and Sonic has been found. Assaulting now."
"Project Shadow?!" Marika thought. Sure, Sonic had saved the world from Professor Gerald's wrath with a little help from the hedgehog she brought in, but now she finds out the hedgehog's Project Shadow? Her attention was diverted to the current situation.
"Damn you G.U.N." She hissed. Her expression contorted to anger, she leapt on the nearby soldiers. There were about 5 of them, and she was ready to take them all on. Although she wouldn't get a shot at them all. After making a decent sized gash on the man's neck, she noticed Sonic was disarming another soldier of his weapon.
She noticed another military scum grab for her. Before he could reach, she sprinted towards him, ducked, and punched him in the stomach.
She sent him reeling into the wall.
The wall gave out.
The other assaulted soldiers retreated while the others looked in shock. Marika calmly walked up to the pile of rubble and smirked. Her ever-so-conscious prey was on the top.
"Now do you know how it feels like?" She curtly purred. "To be trapped, nowhere to go because the dogs keep chasing you? To loose freedom like your organization did to me? And for what? What did we do for you to track us down?"
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"You can't do this!" Maria shrieked. Faith gave her a stern look. Behind her was Rapture, looking uncertain. Leaning on the house was a light blue haired lady with a black knee length dress on. Her golden eyes scanned the scene. The wind seemed to blow a bit, catching her waist length hair and her jet-black wings.
"We can and we will! You aren't going to stop us, girl." The guardian retorted. She glanced at the hysterical girl, then back to the other two guardians.
"Youma!"
The lady straightened up. Her black boots gleamed as she walked to Faith.
"Do it."
"I'm on it." Came the cold reply. With sickle in hand, she disappeared from the realm. Faith gave the girl one more leer.
"No promise you make is going to stop our jobs." She said before disappearing as well. Maria dropped to her knees and sobbed. Rapture placed an arm around her.
"Maria." Her silky voice said. Maria looked up at her. The guardian's eyes looked pained, yet hopeful.
"It's not over. Shadow's determination is enough to keep him alive. Watch." And with that, Rapture created an image of Shadow's subconscious.
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Shadow awakened in the void he was all too familiar with. He stood up and searched for any life. What caught his eye was a bright flash of light. The light disappeared, leaving a light blue haired woman behind.
"Shadow the Hedgehog, I have come to take you with me." Came her icy reply. Shadow stood there expectantly.
"And where would we be going?" He asked. Shadow had a hunch, but he wanted to be sure.
"I will take you to the realm of spirits."
"That means I'll be dead."
"Correct."
"And what if I decline?"
A sickle materialized in her hand.
"Then I take you by force."
He smirked.
"Try and take me!" Her golden eyes narrowed.
"I am called the grim reaper for a reason. You will not win."
With amazing speed, Shadow homing attacked his enemy. She blocked and swung at him with her sickle. The hedgehog dodged by somersaulting into her. Before he hit, she flew upwards and hurled the sickle at him. It missed, crashing into the "floor", about few centimeters from Shadow's head. He quickly plucked the weapon out of the ground and ran. The guardian materialized five black feathers in each hand and threw them. They weren't normal feathers; all of them were razor sharp. One struck Shadow in the arm. He winced and chucked the sickle back to its owner. Unfortunately for her, it pierced into her wing. She fell to the ground and took the sickle out. Rage built inside, she charged at the hedgehog. He curled up into a ball and spindashed at her. Time seemed to slow down as the two passed.
Both turned around, waiting for the other to fall.
"You fight well." The guardian declared. She sank to the ground as her knees gave out. Shadow stood there with a smug look on his face.
"Tell me," the icy voice continued, "I have seen your life. Why is it that you want to live?"
A hard look crossed his face. His expression looked uncaring, but his pain filled eyes deceived the disguise.
"Maria." He simply whispered.
She got the hint and pieced the puzzle together. The girl made him promise something that he could only do while alive.
"You have earned the right to live, Shadow the Hedgehog. I will await the day when we meet again."
The grim reaper vanished, and Shadow fell to the ground in deep sleep.
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"Sonic the Hedgehog?" The doctor asked. Sonic anxiously nodded. The group listened intensively.
"Your friend made it through." Sonic and the others jumped for joy.
"YES! Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes!!!!!" The hedgehog ran around the lobby like a hyperactive child. Amy hugged the nearest thing, which was Tails, with all her might. Tails didn't even mind! Rouge laughed out loud at the childish antics. Marika smiled and watched from a distance. This was turning out to be a good day after all. The doctor waited until they have calmed down a bit.
"Also, you are permitted to see him at this time."
The good man led them down the hall to Shadow's room. In Sonic's point of view, it was agonizingly slow. By the time they were there, he was about to go crazy from anxiety. The group entered Shadow's room. It was nothing special. A small dresser was to the right while a door leading to the bathroom was on the other side. The window was near Shadow's bed.
Shadow himself looked like crap. Left arm was in a cast, or so he could tell. His right arm was partly bandaged. In fact, almost everything was bandaged. At least his fur was cleansed from the blood and dirt. Amy gasped in horror.
"Oh my-"
"Shhhh!" Sonic hushed. The bandaged hedgehog moaned and opened his eyes. He sat up with much difficulty.
"Ugh...where am I?"
Everyone crowded around his bed. Sonic first replied.
"You're at Christine Chappell Hospital." Shadow turned his head to the azure rival.
"Sonic?" He nodded in response. Tails was next to him.
"We were so worried about you!"
"Take care for now on!" Rouge said. The blue-green cat nodded and winked.
"No more falling out of the sky, ok?" He looked down, confusion in his mind.
"Why?"
They looked at each other in confusion. Amy meekly spoke.
"Because Shadow, we're your friends."
"Yeah!" Tails agreed. "You should have seen Sonic when the President awarded our medals! He was ticked!"
Sonic nervously laughed.
"Well, what was I supposed to do? Take all the credit myself? Come on! I don't do that!"
Amy pouted.
"Oh yeah, Mr. Big Ego?"
"Hey Tails, what's that?" Rouge asked. She pointed to the box in his arms.
"Actually, I don't know." He mentioned while opening it. "They just gave it to me at the hotel and-" He pulled out a medal.
"It's Sonic's!" The Azure hedgehog backed away from it.
"Oh no! Keep that thing away from me!" He frowned as he saw Rouge holding another case.
"Is that your medal too?"
"Nope! Look!" The treasure hunter opened the case to reveal 5 neatly cut diamonds, 7 rubies, and 2 emeralds. The group looked in awe as Shadow watched them. He inwardly grinned.
Maybe living wasn't as bad as he thought.
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Author's Note: There ya go! I hope I got their personalities right. I forgot to mention last chapter that Faith and Rapture are mine. And I got a few questions myself. What does STC mean? And I know that there's a certain name for the furries, Amthromorths or something. Can somebody tell me? Tell me how it was! This is Blackspeed_Mistress signing off!