Beta Project: Epsilion
by Visler
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Author's Note: This one is for all of you Sally fans out there. Get ready! I'm about to show
you the true power I possess!
P.S. WARNING: Brief nudity.
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----- Chapter 7: Opposites Attract -----
She turned the water off and stepped from the shower, shivering as the cool struck her nude
body. Wraping a towel around her form, Sally Acorn exited her bathroom. She almost screamed
when she saw Sonic standing in her hallway. By the look on his face, she could tell the
hedgehog was really sorry.
"I'll be... uh... waiting for you in the... um... living room." Sonic stuttered. Sally smiled.
She loved it when he blushed. The blue hedgehog took this as his cue and moved from the
hallway. Sally shook her head and closed teh door to her bedroom.
* * * * *
Sonic couldn't make himself stay still. He was too nervous. He had wanted to ask her the
morning they were to look for the plans to the De-Roboticizer, but he had found Shadow
instead.
"Stupid!" Sonic shouted at himself in a whisper. He jumped when a hand softly gripped his
shoulder. He turned to see Sally smiling at him.
"Don't be so hard on yourself. It was an honest mistake." Sally said removing her hand from
her boyfriend's shoulder. Sonic smiled and nodded. "Now that I'm dressed, why don't you tell
me what you wanted?"
"I need to ask you something." Sonic answered placing his hands on her waist.
"Shoot." Sally smiled falling into his embrace. He kissed her forehead.
"Sally..." He wanted to say it. He was determined to, but the words wouldn't come. He had to
improvise. "Wanna go for a walk?"
"I get the feeling that you're trying to tell me something, but you're too afraid to."
Sonic smiled at her and led her out the door.
* * * * *
She felt weird. It was the first time in a long time that she had not followed Sonic around.
For some reason, she didn't care. She had found something more interesting to watch... And
easier to follow. He didn't run... rephrase that, He didn't skate everywhere at the speed of
sound like a certain someone she knew. He spent most of his time taking in the sights.
That's when she realized that he probably hasn't seen much planet side. He was problbly kept
from public eye up in that cold space colony, ARK
It was easy to spot him in a crownd. His black fur made him stick out easily in their colorful
population. The people of Knothole seemed to stare at him as he walked through the small
village. Amy couldn't blame them all for staring. He did look menacing, but she had seen his
other side, his confused and amazed side. She had glanced up at him just as they had entered
the village's limits. Though his face had remained emotionless, his eyes had told her that he
was curious and amazed.
He walked into the village square and looked around. She watched as he studied the fruit of
a nearby fruit cart. He cocked his head and turned away. His actions reminded her of a lost
child eperiencing life for the first time. She felt sorry for him.
It was when he sat down on the fountain's edge that he had noticed her. She pretended to be
looking at something in a nearby stall so that he wouldn't suspect her of folowing him. She
shook her head as if making up her mind and walked further into the square. She pretended to
just now notice him. Amy smiled and waved sheepishly. She was taken aback when he moved his
hand to gently tap the edge of the fountain next to him. He wanted her to come. She hesitated,
but went to him.
"Hi, Shadow." Amy said in her usual tone as she sat next to him. "How do you like our town?
You did say you were going to look around right?"
"Hm." The older hedgehog smirked turning his red eyes away from her. His eyes grew distant,
and Amy could tell he was reviving a memory he had locked away. He closed his eyes and looked
at the ground. "The professors on the ARK genetically recreated a garden which came to be
known as Eden. Maria took me there once, a long time ago, but I still remember it clearly.
Your village, Knothole, resembles Eden in a lot of ways."
"Knothole isn't an Eden all the time, but it does get pretty close." Amy said trying to sound
like herself. Why had Shadow's last words hurt her so much? He looked at her noticing the sad
tone in her voice.
"What's wrong, Little Flower?" asked the black hedgehog softly. He watched as a tear fell from
her eye, and gently wiped away with his thumb.
"I- I don't know." Amy cried, falling into the older hedgehog. She felt Shadow stiffen; unuse
to the contact. She didn't want him to be afraid anymore. She wrapped her arms around him and
cried harder, unable to stop herself.
* * * * *
Sonic and Sally walked into the town square after finishing their walk through the village.
They were returning to Sally's hut when they heard the sound of a young girl crying. That's
when they noticed the pink hedgehog in the arms of a scared, silent, black hedgehog. Sally
left Sonic's side and went to Amy. Shadow saw her coming and faded into a shadow. Sonic
shook his head and dashed over to Amy and Sally.
"What happened, Amy? Why are you crying?" Sally cooed rocking the young hedgehog in her arms.
Sonic looked around for the black hedgehog and found him hiding in an alley. Sonic could tell
that he wanted to be left alone, so the blue hedgehog knelt on one knee beside Amy and Sally.
"... he sounded so sad. I couldn't stop myself." Amy sobbed in Sally's arms. The older girl
rubbed Amy's back trying to calm her.
"Shh... It's okay, Amy. It's nothing to be upset about." Sally whispered still rocking the
younger girl.
"But I scared him!" Amy exclaimed guiltily. Sonic looked up at the alley and found that Shadow
hadn't left. In fact, the dark hedgehog was watching. When he noticed Sonic watching him, he
shook his head. Sonic nodded and looked back at Amy.
"I'd be scared, too if you started crying on me and I didn't know you." Sonic whispered. He
was running on an improptu, and he knew he had to think fast; something he didn't usually do.
He took her hand in his causing her to look at him. He continued. "You have to remember that
Shadow hasn't had very much physical contact like that. It'll take him a while to get used
to our ways. Don't worry about it."
"I feel so bad."
"Here's an idea, Amy." Sonic continued with his imprompt story. He felt like his mind was
working overtime. (A/N: His rat went on strike! ;) ) "Why don't you go find him and
appologise? I'm sure he'll forgive you."
"You think so!?" Amy exclaimed sitting up. Sonic glanced past Amy, to Shadow, and saw him
nod in agreement. Sonic smiled.
"I know so."
"Thank you!" Amy exclaimed hugging Sonic. She ran off to find the dark hedgehog leaving Sonic
and Sally alone at the fountain.
* * * * *
She sighed as the pink hedgehog ran off to find the black hedgehog that had joined their
population. Sometimes she swore that girl was crazy. Her attention was brought back to Sonic
as he placed his hand over hers. She smiled at him.
"What a strange girl, wouldn't you say, Sonic?" Sally laughed watching the pink disappear
behind one of the many huts.
"Sally, can I ask you something?" the blue hedgehog asked quietly. Sally looked at him and
wondered if she should be worried.
"Are you okay, Sonic?" She asked feeling his forehead. He smiled warmly and reached into his
glove. Her eyes lit up as he pulled out a small ring.
"Sally Acorn, will you marry me?"
* * * * *
Author's Note: No, it's not over yet. I'm just curious if any of you figured out my reasons
for placing Sally in my fic.
* * * * *
Shadow watched in interest as the girl, Sally, started to cry. He wondered what Sonic had done
to make her cry, but when she nodded and threw her arms around him and kissed him, Shadow
wasn't worried. Then he saw the pink Amy Rose. Her face held a look of surprise, hate and grief
all in one. Shadow knew in an instant that whatever Sonic had done or said had hurt her. He
watched as she ran away. He glanced at Sonic and Sally one last time before skating off after
Amy.
* * * * *
Author's Note: Someone's gonna flame me! I don't care! Do it! I dare ya! I want some R/R's!
P.S. The rat remark was made by one of my friends at school. It basically means that, in Sonic's
mind, there is a rodent wheel. The rat in his head usually operates the wheel, but it went on
strike. Therefore, he's brain dead. (sorry Sonic Fans!)
Next to come... Chapter 8: Secrets
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*!* CAUTION: SPOILERS (DO NOT READ IF YOU DON'T WANT ANYTHING REVIELD BEFORE THE END!) *!*
For those of you just dying to know, I put Sally in Beta Project to marry Sonic. This gets Amy
jealous, so she falls back on the most unlikely person: Shadow. Now the only question remaining
is if Shadow will return her feelings, or ignore her like Sonic did.
by Visler
* * * * *
Author's Note: This one is for all of you Sally fans out there. Get ready! I'm about to show
you the true power I possess!
P.S. WARNING: Brief nudity.
* * * * *
----- Chapter 7: Opposites Attract -----
She turned the water off and stepped from the shower, shivering as the cool struck her nude
body. Wraping a towel around her form, Sally Acorn exited her bathroom. She almost screamed
when she saw Sonic standing in her hallway. By the look on his face, she could tell the
hedgehog was really sorry.
"I'll be... uh... waiting for you in the... um... living room." Sonic stuttered. Sally smiled.
She loved it when he blushed. The blue hedgehog took this as his cue and moved from the
hallway. Sally shook her head and closed teh door to her bedroom.
* * * * *
Sonic couldn't make himself stay still. He was too nervous. He had wanted to ask her the
morning they were to look for the plans to the De-Roboticizer, but he had found Shadow
instead.
"Stupid!" Sonic shouted at himself in a whisper. He jumped when a hand softly gripped his
shoulder. He turned to see Sally smiling at him.
"Don't be so hard on yourself. It was an honest mistake." Sally said removing her hand from
her boyfriend's shoulder. Sonic smiled and nodded. "Now that I'm dressed, why don't you tell
me what you wanted?"
"I need to ask you something." Sonic answered placing his hands on her waist.
"Shoot." Sally smiled falling into his embrace. He kissed her forehead.
"Sally..." He wanted to say it. He was determined to, but the words wouldn't come. He had to
improvise. "Wanna go for a walk?"
"I get the feeling that you're trying to tell me something, but you're too afraid to."
Sonic smiled at her and led her out the door.
* * * * *
She felt weird. It was the first time in a long time that she had not followed Sonic around.
For some reason, she didn't care. She had found something more interesting to watch... And
easier to follow. He didn't run... rephrase that, He didn't skate everywhere at the speed of
sound like a certain someone she knew. He spent most of his time taking in the sights.
That's when she realized that he probably hasn't seen much planet side. He was problbly kept
from public eye up in that cold space colony, ARK
It was easy to spot him in a crownd. His black fur made him stick out easily in their colorful
population. The people of Knothole seemed to stare at him as he walked through the small
village. Amy couldn't blame them all for staring. He did look menacing, but she had seen his
other side, his confused and amazed side. She had glanced up at him just as they had entered
the village's limits. Though his face had remained emotionless, his eyes had told her that he
was curious and amazed.
He walked into the village square and looked around. She watched as he studied the fruit of
a nearby fruit cart. He cocked his head and turned away. His actions reminded her of a lost
child eperiencing life for the first time. She felt sorry for him.
It was when he sat down on the fountain's edge that he had noticed her. She pretended to be
looking at something in a nearby stall so that he wouldn't suspect her of folowing him. She
shook her head as if making up her mind and walked further into the square. She pretended to
just now notice him. Amy smiled and waved sheepishly. She was taken aback when he moved his
hand to gently tap the edge of the fountain next to him. He wanted her to come. She hesitated,
but went to him.
"Hi, Shadow." Amy said in her usual tone as she sat next to him. "How do you like our town?
You did say you were going to look around right?"
"Hm." The older hedgehog smirked turning his red eyes away from her. His eyes grew distant,
and Amy could tell he was reviving a memory he had locked away. He closed his eyes and looked
at the ground. "The professors on the ARK genetically recreated a garden which came to be
known as Eden. Maria took me there once, a long time ago, but I still remember it clearly.
Your village, Knothole, resembles Eden in a lot of ways."
"Knothole isn't an Eden all the time, but it does get pretty close." Amy said trying to sound
like herself. Why had Shadow's last words hurt her so much? He looked at her noticing the sad
tone in her voice.
"What's wrong, Little Flower?" asked the black hedgehog softly. He watched as a tear fell from
her eye, and gently wiped away with his thumb.
"I- I don't know." Amy cried, falling into the older hedgehog. She felt Shadow stiffen; unuse
to the contact. She didn't want him to be afraid anymore. She wrapped her arms around him and
cried harder, unable to stop herself.
* * * * *
Sonic and Sally walked into the town square after finishing their walk through the village.
They were returning to Sally's hut when they heard the sound of a young girl crying. That's
when they noticed the pink hedgehog in the arms of a scared, silent, black hedgehog. Sally
left Sonic's side and went to Amy. Shadow saw her coming and faded into a shadow. Sonic
shook his head and dashed over to Amy and Sally.
"What happened, Amy? Why are you crying?" Sally cooed rocking the young hedgehog in her arms.
Sonic looked around for the black hedgehog and found him hiding in an alley. Sonic could tell
that he wanted to be left alone, so the blue hedgehog knelt on one knee beside Amy and Sally.
"... he sounded so sad. I couldn't stop myself." Amy sobbed in Sally's arms. The older girl
rubbed Amy's back trying to calm her.
"Shh... It's okay, Amy. It's nothing to be upset about." Sally whispered still rocking the
younger girl.
"But I scared him!" Amy exclaimed guiltily. Sonic looked up at the alley and found that Shadow
hadn't left. In fact, the dark hedgehog was watching. When he noticed Sonic watching him, he
shook his head. Sonic nodded and looked back at Amy.
"I'd be scared, too if you started crying on me and I didn't know you." Sonic whispered. He
was running on an improptu, and he knew he had to think fast; something he didn't usually do.
He took her hand in his causing her to look at him. He continued. "You have to remember that
Shadow hasn't had very much physical contact like that. It'll take him a while to get used
to our ways. Don't worry about it."
"I feel so bad."
"Here's an idea, Amy." Sonic continued with his imprompt story. He felt like his mind was
working overtime. (A/N: His rat went on strike! ;) ) "Why don't you go find him and
appologise? I'm sure he'll forgive you."
"You think so!?" Amy exclaimed sitting up. Sonic glanced past Amy, to Shadow, and saw him
nod in agreement. Sonic smiled.
"I know so."
"Thank you!" Amy exclaimed hugging Sonic. She ran off to find the dark hedgehog leaving Sonic
and Sally alone at the fountain.
* * * * *
She sighed as the pink hedgehog ran off to find the black hedgehog that had joined their
population. Sometimes she swore that girl was crazy. Her attention was brought back to Sonic
as he placed his hand over hers. She smiled at him.
"What a strange girl, wouldn't you say, Sonic?" Sally laughed watching the pink disappear
behind one of the many huts.
"Sally, can I ask you something?" the blue hedgehog asked quietly. Sally looked at him and
wondered if she should be worried.
"Are you okay, Sonic?" She asked feeling his forehead. He smiled warmly and reached into his
glove. Her eyes lit up as he pulled out a small ring.
"Sally Acorn, will you marry me?"
* * * * *
Author's Note: No, it's not over yet. I'm just curious if any of you figured out my reasons
for placing Sally in my fic.
* * * * *
Shadow watched in interest as the girl, Sally, started to cry. He wondered what Sonic had done
to make her cry, but when she nodded and threw her arms around him and kissed him, Shadow
wasn't worried. Then he saw the pink Amy Rose. Her face held a look of surprise, hate and grief
all in one. Shadow knew in an instant that whatever Sonic had done or said had hurt her. He
watched as she ran away. He glanced at Sonic and Sally one last time before skating off after
Amy.
* * * * *
Author's Note: Someone's gonna flame me! I don't care! Do it! I dare ya! I want some R/R's!
P.S. The rat remark was made by one of my friends at school. It basically means that, in Sonic's
mind, there is a rodent wheel. The rat in his head usually operates the wheel, but it went on
strike. Therefore, he's brain dead. (sorry Sonic Fans!)
Next to come... Chapter 8: Secrets
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*!* CAUTION: SPOILERS (DO NOT READ IF YOU DON'T WANT ANYTHING REVIELD BEFORE THE END!) *!*
For those of you just dying to know, I put Sally in Beta Project to marry Sonic. This gets Amy
jealous, so she falls back on the most unlikely person: Shadow. Now the only question remaining
is if Shadow will return her feelings, or ignore her like Sonic did.