"Come in..." Booboo said as he went inside. Shadow went to enter, but biffed his head on the low doorframe. He rubbed his head and ducked below the entrance, watching the frame closely, making sure not to hit it.

"Would you like some chao fruit?" Booboo asked from somewhere in the house.

"That would be fine..." Shadow was inside now and closed the door. He turned and walked forward, but hit his head again. This time on a low ceiling frame. He backed up and hit the back of his head on another frame. He stopped and rubbed both sides of his head. He tried again and managed to make it to the main room. It held a fireplace and a large, but short wooden table. On the table was a map. Shadow walked over and picked it up. The entire chao racecourse was mapped out on the sheet of paper. It labeled the requirements of certain areas and how much should be needed.

'I should sneak up behind and scare him.' Shadow thought to himself. He crept passed the fireplace, watching the door to the kitchen. He smacked his head against another frame from not paying attention in front of him and landed on his ass. He also landed on a few thumbtacks, causing him to bounce up in the air (like cartoon characters) and squished himself into the ceiling.

"Do you want...?" Booboo stopped at the sight of the empty room. Then Shadow came crashing down on the ground. Booboo became startled and back away a little. Shadow turned to him with a tear in his eye and said:

"Just the fruit would be fine." Booboo went back into the kitchen as Shadow stood up. He whimpered every time he pulled a thumbtack out of his rear as he walked to the table.

After a few minutes of talking, Shadow had found out the resent events that have happened since his disappearance.

"I'm telling you, it gets boring around here." Booboo said.

"Why is that?" Shadow asked.

"This place is so...so..."

"Neutral?" Shadow finished the sentence.

"Yes." Booboo shivered at the thought, being the dark chao that he is.

"Then you do plan on leaving?"

"Yes, yes."

"What about Sonic?"

"What about him?"

"He's become very attached to you."

"Screw him, he pets me too much." Shadow raised an eyebrow.

"When you plan to return?" he asked

"I need time to write my story, finish the drawings I started when I was in the Chao Kindergarten. I think I'll never..."

Later that night, Shadow and Booboo were outside, sitting on the edge of the hill, smoking a joint.

"Ah, the finest weed in New Zealand." Booboo said as he took another puff. He blew out the smoke forming a little person in the air.

"Watch this..." Shadow said as he took a rather large intake and blew out some smoke as well. It formed a hedgehog, not resembling anyone in particular. The hedgehog turned its head towards the person and 'walked' over took it. It mean, beady eyes turned angry and started beating the crap out of it. There was nothing left, but a pile of smoke with the hedgehog jumping up in down in celebration.

"Shadow, this will be a night to remember."

"Ah, I'll believe it when I remember it..." Shadow muttered.