It was a very nice day, today. Shadow had one of the best times of his ever. He finally got to spend time with Rouge, and tell her how he felt. So, now he just practiced using his new power in new and old ways.

For one, he can now turn his hands into hammers, and he can even make fists the size of a body. What I just said now, was exactly what he did just now. He did a stretching punch to his boxing bag. Though he was enjoying his newfound ability, it left him with some side affects.

Whenever he turned his hands into hammers or make body-sized fists, it took him awhile just to revert back to normal. But after he practiced tying up his boxing bag, with his elasticity, as he reverted, he began loosing energy, and it left him tired. "Hmph. That was intense." he grunted.

Then he finally went to the kitchen, and drank milk. He all of a sudden, he felt hungry, and he ate all the food in the refrigerator. That was another weird symptom that he had. He ate, as if he was eating in a hot dog eating competion, but even though he didn't get fat from all the food he ate, it hurt his stomach really bad.

"What the hell!" asked Maniac. What kind of crap is this!" Maniac ranted as he saw the empty fridge. Then Sonic, Rouge and the others arrived. They were as shocked as Maniac was. "Whoever did this, is going to die a million deaths." said Maniac.

Rouge secretly knew that it was Shadow, but she didn't tell them. "Come on, guys, it's no big, now we can go exercise, and go shopping." Sonic stated. "I'll probably go out somewhere." Rouge stated. "Fine." Sonic stated. "Well, we can go buy at the Station Square Mart." Chris interrupted. "Sounds good to me." Sonic complied.

Then as they were about to go, Shadow was at the door too. "Hey guys." "Hey Shad." said Sonic. "Hi Rouge." "Hi." Then they (Shadow and Rouge) kissed. "Where are you going?" "I'm going out." "Well you be careful." "I will Shadow. I will." Then they kissed again.

"Nice." "Sonic, I feel great. I feel like I can do anything." "That's good." Sonic complied. "Whatever you do, just don't go mutating on me, okay." he added sarcastically. "Definitely." Shadow complied as he stretched his arm across.

As his arms stretched, Sonic was speechless by what he and the others saws. "You never listen to me, do you?" Sonic stated sarcastically. "So far, I've been like this for two days, and I thought you and the others would think that I was a freak." "No, you aren't, but we're gonna go try and find a cure for you." "Thanks Sonic." "I hope things work out between you and Rouge." said Sonic. "Definitely." Shadow complied. He managed to go outside and exercise for awhile.

Then Sonic ordered Tails to stay, and try to analyze Shadow's situation. Then Sonic decided to go and find a cure for Shadow. So he, Amy, Sonia, Cream, and Maniac went to Eggman's base. "I wonder if his privates can stretch far." Maniac stated sarcastically. "Not now, Maniac." Sonic pleaded. "How are we going to get Eggman, if we don't know where the base is?" Sonic asked. "I know where he's at." Rouge stated.

"Where is he at? And how did you know where to find him?" Sonic asked. "I contacted Topaz, and she gave me the exact coordinates of where Eggman is at." she replied. "That's great, now let's go crack that Egg open." Maniac stated sarcastically as he loaded his mini guns.

Then they went to Eggman's location, and sure enough, it was another one of his bases. It was on an island that was near the city. They snuck inside. Sonic and the others destroyed all the robots guarding the base.

Then they went into Eggman's special room, and sure enough, he was there. Then as he tried to get into another one of his aircrafts, Maniac blew it up with a rocket launcher he obtained from the base. "You can't go anywhere now Egg." he stated. "Eggman, what did your beam do to Shadow?" Sonic asked. "What beam?" "I have no idea, what you're talking about."

Then Shadow burst in through the window, as a pinball. He reverted back to normal after that, and then he tied up Eggman, using his elasticity. Eggman tried to squeeze out of it, but it was no use. Sonic and the others did not even want to ask what he was doing here.

"You better tell me, what the hell is happening to me, or I'm going to squeeze the living hell out of you." Shadow ordered. "The cosmic laser I shot at you left you with some unusual side effects. And I thought that you would be dead." Eggman replied.

"I can't die. I'm immortal." said Shadow. "You're wrong. I secretly have found the molecules, that make you immortal." "So." "Since, you have new found abilities, you also lose energy, when you overextend your new power." Eggman replied. "Do you call this overextending?" Shadow asked he squeezed tighter around Eggman. Then he faced him and shouted angrily, "Do you!" Rouge was about to prevent Shadow from killing Eggman.

"Now give me the cure for this symptom, or I'm gonna..." Shadow ordered. But then he got unconscious, after using up all that energy. Then Rouge picked up Shadow and took him back to the mansion. "I'm going back to the mansion." she said. Sonic and the others nodded.

"Now tell us where the cure is." Sonic ordered. Maniac had his mini guns pointed at Eggman, if he tried to do something stupid. By now Eggman, could barely move. "There is no cure." he replied. "What?" "But his power, and effects are temporary." "Okay." "Thanks Eggman, oh, and before we go, we left you a little surprise." "What?" Maniac lined up all these mines in the room and replied, "It's My BMW. My Boozed Up Mine Wagon." Then they got out. Eggman laughed as he picked up a mine, and thought that they were just duds.

Then Maniac activated the mines and blew up the base. Eggman was skyrocketed out of the base, and shouted, "I'll get you Sonic, and friends, if it's the last thing I do." He landed on dry sand.

"Well at least we have some good news for Shadow." said Sonic as he and the others hurried back to the mansion.