((( alright, let's take a break from the story, shall we? I have a little questionnaire that I gave to all my willing participants...
Knuckles: she used blackmail. TT
A: right, anyway, this questionnaire asked a few personal questions which I thought would be interesting to know. So, before every chapter, there will be posted the question and the answers given by each of these characters ok, guys. Here's the first question!
What are your perforations in music?
Tails: mostly classical and techno. I like Bach and Chopin, mostly, and Crystal Method. Oh, and DJ Scribble and the Basement Jaxx
Sonic: RADIOHEAD! Um, and Maroon 5, Riddlin' Kids, Good Charlotte, Lit, Gorrilaz, Newfound Glory and Custom. SOAD can suck my-
Knuckles: alrighty, then, Sonic TT. yeah, I like Limp Bizkit, 50 cent, Nickleback, Chevelle and also Maroon 5. Sonic got me into it. Creed rocks.
Rouge: Shakira, Jewel, Madonna (before she sided with Slutney Spear-me aka Brittany spears) Garbage, No Doubt, The Donnas and Train.
Espio: Linkin Park, System Of A Down (Sonic you can suck mine, you bastard) Metallica and Billy Idol.
Sonic: Billy Idol?
E: don't knock him. He's classic.
Shadow: Pass.
A: answer the question or I chain you to the bed again.
Sh: eek"". Ok, Disturbed, Cold, NIN, Injected, Drowning Pool and Saliva.
A: is that all?
Sh:….. do I have to? Argh…and I like the Beatles. Happy?
A: thrilled.
Charmy: I like fun bouncy music! Bouncy bouncy bouncy!
Cream: Enya and Sarah Brightman and sigh Josh Groban...
Vector: I like some of the older groups like the Doors and Janis Joplin. That was when they 'made' music.
Big: doooooh... what's music?
Sally: I'm a big fan of Alanis Morrisette, Sheryl Crow, Vanessa Carlton and Michelle Blanch. YOU GO GIRLS! WOMAN POWER! YAA!
Julie: looking fearfully Knux well, um, uh... Avril Lavigne's my fave, but I always had a soft spot for Nora Jones and Dido...
Const. Remmington: sees Knux and screams, running away
K: you forgot your hat...
Amy: teehee! Oh-kaaay.. let's see... Justin Timberlake sigh...
Sn: coughFAGcough
Amy: ... and Brittany Spears
All except Amy: BOOOOOOOOOOO
Amy: um, I think that's it the airhead has spoken
A: and that's all the time we have for now! I'll ask another question tomorrow! Onto the fic!
)()(Sure, I own Sonic & Co. and Jupiter and the Moon too! )()(
Chapter 5- The Scheme is Formed
Shadow typed frantically at the keyboard, staring intently into the screen as he hacked his way into the Mobius City Central Information Circuit.
"Would you rather I do it?" Karpa asked, leaning over his shoulder.
"Shut up, woman. I'm almost done."
"You said that an hour ago."
He emitted a low growl in reply as he continued to type at sound speed. Karpa laughed and stroked his red and black quills absently. Shadow froze.
"What…….. are you doing?"
"They're strangely soft, you know? It's interesting how they're only red on top..."
"Don't do that."
She laughed and turned from him, looking to the door and unconscious guards of the Mobius City Police Department, swishing her short tail with boredom.
"I'm in."
"Good. My turn."
He stood and let her have the seat. She cracked her knuckles and tapped into the directory.
"So, will you tell me who has the emerald yet?"
"Maybe"
"Maybe as in yes?"
"...maybe..."
He sighed with aggravation and began to pace.
"I'll tell you under one condition." she stated finally.
He stopped. "What do you want?"
She chuckled darkly, swiveling in the chair. She smirked, giving him a sultry half-masted gaze. "Come here."
He did as he was told, a little hesitantly.
She reached out and seized him by the tuft of white fur on his chest, pulling his face centimeters from her own. She looked long into his scarlet eyes, then opened her mouth, almost as if she were about to kiss him... instead, she spoke in a low voice…
"Tell me what goes on up there... in that head of yours... from my research of you, I found your whole existence so profound, so enigmatic... tell me..." this last sentence said in a whisper as she leaned into his ear. "Tell me who you are..."
Shadow's eyes had fluttered shut almost involuntarily as she whispered in his ear; he found himself almost hypnotized by her voice, but soon regained himself, pulling from her grasp and "hmf"-ing stubbornly.
"Your tricks don't work on me, woman. You can hack into a computer, but not my mind. And I'll tell you who I am. I'm the perfect being, the ultimate, the most powerful. Surely, if you'd done your homework, you would know this."
She frowned up at him for a moment. "There's more. And I won't tell you until you tell me." She swiveled back around in the chair and resumed her typing.
Suddenly, -she didn't even remember being removed from the chair- she found herself pinned against a wall with the dark hedgehog's hands around her neck; her feet were just above the ground. She gagged for air.
He gazed coldly in her pink eyes, watching as her pupils began to dilate.
"You will tell me or you will die."
She smirked, coughing in an attempt at a laugh, staring callously at him through the rising moisture in her eyes. She was only able to mouth the words "Kill me, then."
She saw the cool metal floor rush up to meet her as she fell to it. She coughed, waiting for her vision to regain itself before staggering to her feet. She dusted herself off, coughing again lightly as if nothing had happened but still bearing a flushed look in her face.
"Like I said, you need me, I need you. You can't kill me, so I'm just going to have to get to know you. Aren't I?" she rasped, rubbing at her sore neck..
He turned from her, folding his arms. "Just finish the job so we can get out of here."
Sonic looked up from his paper as Knuckles- of all people- burst through his front door. He just stared at the hedgehog with an excited gleam in his eyes before he said in a hastened voice, "I got a job."
"No shit?"
"Nuh uh." he grinned holding up a sheet of paper in his hand. "As of today, I am now a certified bartender!"
Tails almost fell over laughing as he was coming down the stairs.
"But... I thought you didn't want to be a bartender..."
"Hell, it's a job. I don't care. And I get EMPLOYEE DISCOUNTS!" this last phrase said in an almost squeaky voice, his throat tightened with excitement.
Sonic's brow creased in confusion. "But, you're not 21 yet..."
"They don't have to know that, do they?"
The hedgehog sighed. "Whatever makes you happy."
Knuckles stepped out the door again. "I'll seeya later. I gotta go tell Tarsa!"
"Who?"
The door slammed shut, and Sonic shook his head.
She almost screamed as she found herself picked up suddenly and spun around. When she discovered that her assailant was Knuckles, she looked at him as if he had lost his mind.
"I got a JOB!"
"... good for you, Knux." Tarsa said, eyeing him warily and retreating behind the counter.
"Let's go out tonight, you an' me. I'll treat you to dinner. How does that sound?"
She smiled shyly, pretending to occupy herself with organizing bottles for a moment.
"My, you're bold today... I ... I don't know, it's kind of sudden... I mean, I barely know you..."
"All the more reason to say yes! We have so much to talk about!"
"Would... would it be alright if I declined?"
His face took on a pall of disappointment. "... not really..."
She looked absently at her mood ring. It was amber at the moment, and she felt that was just about right. Taking the scrunchie from her wrist, she tied back her overly long tendrils. "I really have to get back to work..."
Disheartened, our former guardian gave up. "I have to get a couple things anyway." He said, walking sadly to the back of the store and to the left.
The sun was beginning to set over Angel Island, and poor Dr. Robotnik (AN- lol "Poor Dr. Robotnik") had spent another full day launching various objects at the impenetrable shield around the island. Sitting in one of his bizarre contraptions, he let his head fall against the console and began to cry.
(AN- ok, that was a pointless paragraph.)
Shadow and the mysterious Karpa Fairchild had boarded up for the night at a motel just outside of Monotreme.
"What are you doing, pray tell?"
"Sending out another spy drone." Shadow replied with annoyance at the nosy echidna as he connected wires. 'She thinks she's all "holier than thou" with her little "prim and proper" British accent and her "highbred echidna" bullshit and her-'
"So, what will it do?"
He looked at her as if she must have had Down's syndrome. "It will spy." And under his breath while turning back to his work, "you dim-witted British bitch..."
"If you think I didn't hear that, you're the one who's dim-witted. What I was asking- was instead- who are you going to spy on?"
"A certain group of people I deem suspects."
She smiled widely, stepping in front of him and bending over to face him as he was kneeling.
"And why round up suspects when you already have a verdict?"
His lip twitched with anger. Again, she found herself pinned against a wall, this time being held fast by her arms. He leaned in, tilting his head ever so slightly.
"You want to know me then?" he asked, voice deepened and rasped with a mixture of rage ……and to his surprise…lust.
She grinned demonically at him, biting her lip with anticipation. "Absolutely."
She found her mouth no longer empty- to her shock- as he ravaged it with a rough kiss, pinning her more forcefully to the wall with his body. She moaned in surprise, returning the kiss, nipping at his tongue.
He broke away at this, letting lose of his hold on her arms -which were now undoubtedly sore- a little bewildered at his own actions.
"My God, Shadow, I didn't know you had it in you! Why on earth did you stop?" she said breathlessly, putting a hand to her flushed cheek.
"I ..." he really hadn't meant to do THAT of all things, but unfortunately it happened. So now he had to make it look like he meant to do it, and be cruel at the same time. This was difficult.
"Oh, hell." He didn't have an excuse this time; in fact he rather enjoyed it... So it was back against the wall again, resuming the actions aforementioned with renewed fervor.
((( eee! Quasi-lemoniness! I think it's going to get MUCH more lemony in the next chappy! Yes I do! But what about poor Knuckles? I'll see what I can do )))
Knuckles: Yay! Our author rocks! All hail her ever-beautiful grace Aeyvi! Wait, YOU MADE ME SAY THAT, YOU BI- gets gagged with a dirty sock murferner. T.T