Hey guys, back again! This chapter came out a little more smoothly this go around. Thank you all so much for the kind reviews! It's what helps me go on and write out that next chapter quicker.

So I'll stop my talk and let you all have your next chapter!

First Shadow does the disclaimer!

Shadow: Why me?!

'Cause Sonic hid before I could get him….._

Shadow: Lucky……*sighs* Fine! Angelic Suns doesn't own any thing that deals with Sonic and co. The rich people at Sega do.

I haven't given up yet tho!

Shadow: vv;;

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Shadow looked through his sunglasses at the perfect weather that had graced Station Square. It was a nice place, great for vacations and that sort of thing. The city obviously thrived off of the tourists that were always about. That wasn't what was bothering Shadow though. It was the fact that Sonic, his old rival, had dragged him here. He wondered why Sonic had wanted Shadow to come and share the vacation with him so bad. Why was he being so nice? Why him, of all people; why not Tails or Knuckles?

Shadow shook his head gently to push away all his thoughts. He was beginning to understand how Sonic had felt a few days ago. There were so many whys floating about in his head and there were no answers to any of them. Shadow couldn't help but feel suspicious though. Everyone else he had dealt with in the past had just used him to gain their own wants. He didn't feel like going through all that again; after so many times of abuse Shadow doubted his heart could take anymore. He glanced over at Sonic. The blue hedgehog had fallen asleep in one of the lawn chairs that were in the pool area of the hotel that they were staying at. With one of his arms tucked under his head Sonic looked pretty cute.

Wait a minute….Sonic, cute?! Shadow's thoughts surprised him deeply. He had never felt to need to look for a significant other; that tied back to being used in the past. Though Sonic held a many traits that Shadow respected secretly too. Sonic was defiantly good looking as well; that was something he couldn't argue with. Blushing furiously he tore his gaze away from Sonic's sleeping form. He could not allow himself to think like that; seeing how Sonic would probably reject him anyways. Oddly that last thought hurt Shadow. Not really believing it; somehow or another Shadow had fallen for Sonic!

The noise of an airplane brought Shadow back to reality. Sonic woke up as well, with a yawn and a couple of sleepy blinks he too looked up at the sky. The plane had come into sharper view; showing that there was some serious problems with it. The plane was sputtering and dropping down in altitude. The pilot could now be seen.

"Isn't that…." Shadow looked sharply at the pilot.

"Tails!" Sonic bolted up from his chair.

Together Shadow and Sonic watched as Tail's plane spluttered one last time and then crashed out of view. They knew he had crashed when they felt a tremor and then when a giant plume of inky black smoke was splashed against the cerulean blue sky.

"I don't know what I'm gonna do with that kid." Sonic chuckled and shook his head.

"I'm gonna go make sure he's ok. You can stay here." Sonic went on.

"Like I would anyways." Shadow smirked as he looked at Sonic over the top of his sunglasses.

"Wouldn't expect you of all people to."  Sonic smiled upon seeing Shadow's playful smirk. With a good-bye wave Sonic jumped over the pool and raced down Emerald Coast to help his friend.

Shadow returned the wave and started to close his eyes again when he thought he had heard something very familiar. Pushing himself up Shadow walked into the hotel lobby. With a shock he realized who was about to go through the main doors. It was no other then Dr. Robotnick himself!

"Eggman…wonder what the doctor's up to now?.." Shadow wondered aloud.

"Ah soon I'll have all 7 of the Chaos Emeralds! Then Chaos will be perfect and I will be able to complete my plans!" Eggman laughed his evil laugh.

"Lets see here…..hmm might as well start looking for the other Emeralds in the Mystic Ruins…" Eggman got into one of his inventions and took off.

Shadow came out from the bench that he had hidden himself behind.

"I wonder what's this Chaos he's talking about? If the emeralds are involved then his plan most likely includes trying to take over something. I can't let him get away with this! The only way to stop him that I can see is to go to Mystic Ruins myself and find the emerald before him! There's no time to tell Sonic where I'm going or to let him know what's going on. He'll just have to figure it out on his own." Determined to stop Eggman Shadow took off towards to train station.