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Shadow: I thought I told you guys to flame him!
...Shadow...
Shadow: ...Hey! This is "general audiences" remember?
Oh...da--...darn. Oh well. Anyway, at the risk of being sued and hit by Tails, I do not own Sonic or any Sega related things! On to Chapter 2!
Shadow grumbled angrily, steering his vehicle down the road. Tails patted his friends back, smiling in triumph. "Hey Shadow man, you really are the greatest."
"You mean ultimate."
"Isn't that what I said?"
Shadow sighed in exasperation. "What do you need to go to the mall for anyway?" Tails looked back at Cream, who sat in the backseat playing with her ears. "Well…umm, we kind of wanted to checkout chao care."
"Chao care…?" Shadow asked, quirking a brow.
"Yeah! It has all the needs for a chao and chao itself! Neat, isn't it?"
Shadow twitched, not responding to Tails enthusiasm. Another left, and the car came to a halt. Everyone's body flew forward with the force. "Whoa, what was that!" Shadow grunted as he viewed the spectacle in front of him.
"Road block…"
Amy and Tikal stood in front of a massive line of cars, just outside the mall. Each had a whistle in her mouth, signaling when cars should stop or go. "Nice idea Tikal. Help the needy, right?" Amy asked moodily.
Tikal smiled as she waved another car on by. "Of course Amy! It's only right that we help when the traffic lights go down." Amy shook her head, stopping a car from moving. "Isn't that what the policemen are for?" she asked, waving to another row of vehicles.
A black Mazda pulled up to Tikal, rolling down its windows. Tikal furrowed her brow in confusion and annoyance. "Sir, when it is your turn, I'l—Shadow!"
Shadow's eyes peered from inside the blackness of the car. "Mm. Tikal…what're you two doing out here?"
Tikal smiled, holding out her hands to the vast crossroads. "Why, helping the public of course!"
Shadow chuckled, taking a look around. "Looks fun and exciting."
Tikal nodded her head. "It is. What brings you here?" she asked, tilting her head.
Shadow nodded to Tails and Cream and then pointed to the mall up ahead. "I've got to take these two to the mall so they can check out their chao games."
"Its chao care Shadow!" Tails' shot from the passenger seat, who then promptly waved to Tikal. "Hiya Tikal!"
Tikal waved back, before returning her attention to Shadow once more. "So, you need to pass?"
Shadow sighed at the unneeded question. "Only if we want to get there." he replied sarcastically. Tikal nodded, ignoring the comment. She waved them by while blowing her whistle. With that, Shadow pressed the gas hard, bursting out of the intersection. Tikal blinked and held her hand out to the Mazda. "Hey, slow down!" Mistaking the point for a moment to go, the cars to Tikal's right began to head through. Amy looked horrified as she saw one of the cars she had let by smash right into each other. This then created a large traffic accident.
"Tikal!"
"Hello. Welcome to Emerald City Mall," an electronic voice said as Tails and Cream passed by. Shadow ambled behind them, his hover boots making a loud thud when he walked onto the marble flooring. "Yo, whattup dawg!" The electronic voiced called out when Shadow entered. Shadow sighed, clenching his fist.
"This is it!" Cream called from the doorway of Chao Care. Both younglings entered quickly, taking everything in. "Wow. Cream, look! They have Chao chew toys! Oh, and check out this Chao shampoo! And look at the new Chao Robot that does your homework!"
Shadow stayed outside the shop, arms folded, resting on the glass window. His eyes were closed, his breathing soft. It had nearly been fifteen minutes since the two had entered. And yet, they had somehow managed to keep up interest in this chao stuff. Shadow nearly dozed off when a familiar voice spoke up in his ear.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't Shadow the Hedgehog. How goes everything?" Shadow's eyelids shot open, immediately sizing up his greeter. With a grunt, Shadow recognized it to be Rouge.
"…Rouge. I thought you, Knuckles, and Sonic went to watch a movie." Rouge smiled, floating in the air using her wings.
"We went but they had to cut the film. Apparently someone had a heart attack inside the theater." Rouge nodded, recalling the events. Shadow shook his head.
"Stupid people. Go to watch a movie about killing and end up only at the door of Death. Ironic," Shadow mumbled. Rouge grinned darkly, picking up Shadow's words.
"I should be asking why you're here though. I mean- Shadow the Hedgehog- at a mall? No way. There has to be a reason for your being here." Shadow nodded to Tails and Cream, still inside the shop. Rouge smiled in understanding. "What's this? Is Shadow becoming soft? Are you really a kindhearted hedgehog under that cold exterior?"
"Quit your flapping Rouge," Shadow commanded, hiding his face from her. Rouge only smiled in response.
"Well, I must be heading back to the boys. Have fun with your kids, Shadow-baby." With a wink, Rouge flew off and around a corner. Shadow smirked as he watched Rouge retreat. He took out a Chaos Emerald and held it firmly in his hand. "Don't worry…I will. I will."
"Great, now how are we going to leave?" Rouge complained from behind the steering wheel. A large traffic accident had created an even larger traffic jam. Cars moved slower than snails, inching their way across the cement. Sonic sighed from the backseat, glancing over his watch every now and then.
"I can't believe it. How could such a thing have happened?" Knuckles asked, trying to get a better look by standing up and looking out the window. Rouge impatiently pulled him back into his chair. Knuckles grunted and crossed his arms.
"If only I had brought the Chaos Emerald from Club Rouge, Sonic could've Chaos Controlled us home," Rouge sighed, banging her head lightly on the wheel. Sonic frowned.
"I thought you did bring it Rouge. I saw you take it out at the mall and show half of everyone inside." Rouge shook her head. "No way! It isn't in my pocket and it isn't in the car. Knuckles?"
Knuckles turned his head stubbornly, gazing out the window. "Don't look at me." Rouge turned to Sonic, who shrugged. Rouge sighed dejectedly when a loud roar of an engine caused them all to look to their left. There was Shadow, Tails, and Cream. Tails and Cream held up a chao (though Cream was holding up Cheese, whom she hadseen interacting with some chao at the chao care shop). Shadow, farthest away from the occupants of Rouge's car, held up a yellow Chaos Emerald, tossing it up and down whilst smirking.
"Why that ungrateful hedgehog!" Rouge managed to shout, just before the Mazda became enveloped in a large flash of white. It then vanished from its original spot.
"Dude that was the greatest thing ever! Did you see the look on Rouge's face when you showed her the emerald? Priceless!" Tails laughed. Shadow smirked proudly, keeping his eyes on the road. Although, Tails' house was only a few feet away.
When all had entered, Shadow shut the door and strolled off to the kitchen. He was hungry and wanted something bad. He opened the fridge the second time that day and looked inside. Rolling his eyes, Shadow took out the ham and cheese. He tossed them to the counter and dashed over to the cupboard where the bread was stored. Another five minutes later, Shadow had a complete Ham and Cheese sandwich. To him dismay, however, Cream and Tails looked at him with big, pleading eyes.
Oh crap…
Tikal and Amy sat inside the police deparment. An officer was pacing the room, holding a clipboard and seemed to be in deep thought. "What were you two thinking?" he finally asked. Tikal smiled nervously. "We only wanted to help the needy, sir." The officer smiled, jotting something onto his clipboard. "Well, look here. The police force takes care of the people, not you. Got that?" Tikal nodded. "Good. Now, why did you do cause a major traffic accident?" This time, Amy spoke for them. "It was an honest mistake sir. Really." The officer chuckled, jotting down more things onto the clipboard. After a moment of silence, the officer made his way to the phone. He pressed a few buttons before speaking.
"Hey Johny. Yeah, I got 'em both here. Yep, I've extracted all data and came to a conclusion: both have comitted serious offenses such as: attempting totake two officers' identities; refusing to cooperate during arrest..."
"WHAT?" shrieked Amy, her face going red in anger. "We did no such thing!" Tikal grabbed her friend and pulled her down back into the seat, then threw a smile towards the officer, who then continued.
"...refusing to cooperate during interrogation; attempting to take down a fellow officer..."
"This stinks," Amy said. She and Tikal had found themselves in a cell for some of the most hardened criminals to date. "And that officer's a phony!" Tikal shushed her friend. "Quiet Amy. We'll get both of our phone calls soon. Just wait."
Before Shadow could come up with an excuse to avoid cooking for the two, the phone rang. Shadow smiled and dashed off to retrieve it. "...Yes? ...Amy, what's wrong? ...WHAT! JAIL!"
Uh-oh. Cliffhanger.
Shadow: ...I can't cook for squat.
I know. You apparently can't cook for Tails or Cream either.
Shadow: ...smarta--
HEY! GENERAL AUDIENCES!
Shadow: Oh, just shut up.
Cream: ...Um...please read and review...please.
Shadow: FLAME HIM! BURN THE HERETIC!