Hello again friends! This is the chapter 4 of Shadow's long, long night!
Amy: You should probably respond to some of the reviewers. They're all very nice to you.
Sonic: For once, I have to agree with her.
Knuckles: Hey, where are the usual muses? Shadow and Cream? Tails? Where is Tikal?
Tails: I'm right here.
Cream: I'm here, Mr. Knucklehead.
...Uh...
Shadow: ...Sorry,I was a little...preoccupied.
Tikal: Hee hee.
...I'll say. Oh well. On to review responses! Puts on review hat.
Chapter 1;
Marie the Hedgecat: Excellent! I'm glad to present you with the First review medal! Hands outfirst placemedal
Sonamyfan: I'm glad you liked it! I shall continue with much vigor and life! Bwahaha! Plus, you get second place Hands out second place medal
Kai-senpai: Yay Shadow! Who doesn't love Shadow! Crickets chirp in the background. Well, whatever. You get third place! Hands out third place.
Metaldragon75767: Me like comedy too! . And you should never, ever listen to Shadow. (Shadow: Jerk)
Amyluva: Yes, we would all be scared! And if not, I'd write them to be scared! BWAHAHA!
Chapter 2;
Kai-senpai: Hey again! I actually don't mind feeling stalked...it makes me feel imporant! Yep!
Sonamyfan: VERY COOL!
: Thank you! I didn't think it was that funny!
Marie the hedgecat: God, that made me laugh. XD
bluerocker115: Thank you! I love it too!
Chapter 3;
JediWanda RitoAnn: Its just as fun to write it too! I will continue onwards, and nothing will stop me!
Gahlik the Echidena: ...0.0 Yes. Of course I will! Don't hurt me!
Jessica the Hanyou: Yes, Tikal must be very high. Bwahaha. 'course, if I don't think of something, Gahlik up there is going to murder me. x.x
metaldragon75767: I will try to increase the humor! Thanks for the advice! And I will update soon! Whee!
bluerocker115: You too? Well, if you don't mind being my human shield when Gahlik comes to 'erase' me, I'll be happy to agree with you! x.x
Marie the Hedgecat: Its like that bass stuck onto the plaque once said: "Don't worry, be happy."
And now, onto the s-...I do not own anything belonging to Shadow! No--
Sonic: You mean Sega.
Yeah! Onto the story!
Shadow gloomily strolled through the park, his arms crossed behind his head. "Maria…" he muttered, closing his eyes. The memory of his childhood friend was nearly too much to bear. A small line was gathered at a hot dog stand. Having left before eating, Shadow ambled to the food service stand. He stood behind a large woman, his view of everything else blocked out by this obese woman. Shadow sighed, lowering his eyes to the ground. A small tear found its way to the pavement.
"Maria…you were so nice, why'd you have to let yourself go? When you were a so little…now you're such a big part of my life, no matter how late it is…but now look at what's happened. Why?" Shadow sniffed sadly, before being smacked to the ground.
"OW, what the hell was that!" Shadow asked, rubbing his sore cheek. He looked up to the massive woman who was breathing heavily, her expression one of hate. She yelled at the hedgehog.
"I should've hit your harder, young man! You do NOT make fun of me! I don't care how fat I am, I'm proud of my body!" Shadow groaned, confused. "What?" The woman seemed to grow more annoyed and she huffed. "My name is Maria, little boy!" Shadow's eyes widened.
"Look lady, I didn't mean to…" The woman spat at Shadow before turning back to face the hot dog stand. Shadow let out a sigh.
Amy shook Tikal awake. "Tikal! Wake up, Tikal!" Tikal groaned, rolling over. Her eyes fluttered open. She blinked, confused of her surroundings. "Wha…what happened?"
Tails suddenly appeared over Tikal. "We found you here on the ground, knocked out. Your lips were bleeding. I guess you bit yourself when you fell," Tails shrugged.
Cream giggled from the side, "Ms. Tikal? What did you try to do to Mr. Shadow?" Tikal sighed, shaking her head. "Nothing Cream…we just talked."
Amy smiled, realizing it as well. "Are you sure those car fumes didn't get to your head?" Tikal shook her head again, still denying anything. Tails grinned. "Are you positive..?" Tikal nodded. "One hundred percent sure?" Tikal nodded again. "Positively sure?"
"SHUT UP TAILS!"
Shadow grumbled, throwing down his hot dog. "This tastes like plastic! Hot dog stand man, I have a complaint!" Shadow yelled to the man at the stand. "Y-yes, sir?" Shadow winced.
"I don't like that tone son! But that is beside the point; I'm here to complain about the service and taste of these hot dogs! Why are they so…plastic tasting!" The hot dog stand man (who we shall refer to as "Josh") smiled awkwardly, "You've tasted plastic before?"
Shadow roared. "Look buddy, I just want some damn service around here! I'm tired, hungry, and really pissed off! Just give me a good hot dog and I won't have to report you to the police for poisoning your food!"
Josh grinned, stifling laughter. "Sir…did you take the wrapper off the hot dog before you ate it?" Shadow looked back down to where his food lay. Sure enough, a tin foil had been wrapped around it. Shadow groaned.
"…Life sucks."
"Yes sir, have a nice day."
Amy paced back and forth. She glanced at the clock which read '1:00 A.M.' She cursed silently. "Guys, we have a problem." She turned to face the group…
…who had all fallen asleep? Amy snorted in annoyance, "GUYS! WAKE UP!" Her comrades suddenly squirmed to attention, saluting and lining up in order from tallest to shortest. Amy sighed, slapping her forehead.
"The one," Tikal said, lowering her salute. "The proud," Tails continued, following suit. "The U.S. Marines!" Cream finished, mimicking the previous two. Amy fell down comically, groaning in exasperation. "This is gonna be a long, long night."
Amy stood up slowly, "Guys, we really need to find Shadow! Cream's mother is going to be really mad if she finds out Shadow abandoned his duty!"
Tails jumped forth, "Private Tails requesting permission to speak freely, ma'am!"
Amy groaned and put her hand over her eyes. "Permission granted," she mumbled.
"Perhaps Shadow went somewhere to eat, seeing as how he left before we handed him chili dogs!"
Cream shyly stepped forward, "Um...Commander Amy?" Cream asked, tugging on Amy's skirt. Amy gritted her teeth.
"I'm not a commander, and this is NOT the marines!" Cream cringed in fear. Amy sighed, "I'm sorry Cream. I guess I'm just a little anxious." Cream sniffed and stuffed her face into her hands, before running off. "Cream!" Amy cried after her.
Tails shook his head negatively at Amy, "Tsk..." He walked to the bathroom. Amy looked to Tikal, who was now back on the couch, sleeping.
"...I'm going to bed."
Cream stood outside, gazing at the bright stars. She sniffed, holding back more tears. "I want to go home," she muttered, closing her eyes. She envisioned her mother and Cheese, waving at her. She saw Shadow standing next to his car, leaning against it cooly as Cream ran up and hugged her mother and her chao.
It wasn't long before Cream noticed she had been walking. Now she stood in front of a freeway, trucks and cars passing by quickly. Cream sniffed once more, before holding her head up proudly. "I bet I could be just as fast as Mr. Sonic or Mr. Shadow." And with that, she bounded onto the freeway.
Shadow quietly sat inside his car, cruising down the freeway. He was behind a large truck with a lot of tanks of liquid. Shadow sighed, trying to pull out from behind it. It seemed to cut him off every way he went. Shadow honked, hoping to alert the driver that someone was behind him. Only five minutes ago had he returned to Amy's house, taken his car away without being noticed, and was now on the freeway.
"This sucks."
The truck in front of Shadow suddenly began to swerve, and Shadow pressed the brakes hard. His car nearly spun out of control. He hit the truck full force, and was instantly knocked out the window and into the foresty area next to the freeway exit. He rolled on the ground, finally halting. With a groan, he pushed himself up. "What was that?"
Looking around, Shadow's eyes fell on something he dreaded to see: Cream's body. He winced, racing over to her. "Cream?" he asked, trying to shake her awake. Nothing. "Cream!" Again he shook her, but to no avail.
A loud creak made Shadow look away. The truck was tipping over, the liquid tank hitting the street with a bang. It burst open, the tank pouring its contents out. Shadow shielded Cream from whatever it was, both being washed over. It was a full two minutes before Shadow opened his eyes again. He stared right into Cream's face, which was covered in the gooey liquid. The rabbit smiled, opening her eyes.
"Hello Mr. Shadow."
Shadow smiled, rubbing the liquid off Cream's face. It felt like...shampoo? Shadow quirked a brow, looking back at the truck. It was then he noticed what it had been carrying.
"Pantein Pro-V: Wave enhancer and Hare rejuvinator."
Shadow smirked. "They spelt hair wrong."
Cream smiled, noticing the title as well. "No they didn't Mr. Shadow. It worked just fine..."
Wow...LAME chapter.
Shadow: Stop complaining. If its that lame, write a better one.
Shut up. I don't see you writing.
Shadow: That's because I have no control over the author, unlike you.
Cream: That is a bit of violence, Mr. Slayer. Shouldn't this be moved to T?
No! I don't care if it had a small amount of violence and two slight curse words! It will be K+ for all eternity! BWAHAHA!
Tails: ...Read, review, and Gahlik...please murder this guy.