Disclaimer: I don't own anything except Shade, Sonar and Sigma.

Shade: Finally we show up in a story. However please note that me, Sonar and Sigma will appear in an introduction story some time later.

How the Eggman stole Christmas

It was Christmas time in Station Square, people where getting ready for the big day. The Sonic heroes were looking forward to Christmas, Shadow even agreed to help Sonic decorate the tree. Omega and Knuckles broke up the fight.
"Cindy should be here anytime now," Amy said as she and Cream came into the room, "Who's Cindy?" Shadow asked, "Amy's cousin" Shade answered with a grin, giving his "Big brother" a punch in the arm. A knock brought the black fox's attention to the door. As Amy closed the door, Shade saw a small pink hedgehog was at standing there. Amy then began to introduce the small girl to Sonic and the others, "Guys, this is Cindy. Cindy, this is Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Omega, Rouge, Cream, Big, Vector, Charmy, Espio, Sonar, Sigma and Shade"
"Well, now that's over let's continue with the shopping," Sonar said as he held up a purple wallet, Rouge then yelled "Hey that's my wallet".

Meanwhile on the nearby MT Egg, two Furriers can be seen climbing the mountain, one a purple walrus, the other a coyote wearing a toupee, they are Rotor and Antoine from the Sonic comic.
"Are you sure about this?" Antoine asked with a trembling voice, "Antoine don't be such a scared cat, we're just gonna knock on Eggman's door and then run". As they climbed over the ledge, they stopped cold, as standing before them was the door to Dr Eggman's lair, who hated Christmas more then he hated Sonic. With a gulp, Rotor stepped towards the door. As Rotor reached the door, it burst open flames spewing from the entrance as a voice roared. Rotor and Antoine began running down the mountain, screaming for their lives. Metal Sonic stepped out of the door, looked at the retreating forms of Antoine and Rotor and yelled "Yeah, you better run. And don't come back" Metal then walked back into the lair.
"Good work Metal" Eggman said as he rummaged through his tools and pulled out a cupcake, "Every year it's the same thing with those people. I don't like them, nope, not a bit" he then paused to think and then yelled, "Metal, fetch my cloak" and then walked outside saying, "I've been cooped up here too long". He then strutted over to the ledge, staring at Station Square while saying, "So they want spend some quality time with the Eggman, well, I could do with some amusement". With that Eggman smiled with a grin that had to hurt his face, "Ow, my mouth". After a quick climb down the mountain, Eggman stuck on a mask, put on his cloak and hood, then headed into Station Square.

Shadow looked around the shop in confusion, he had no idea what to get Shade, "Shadow, he's a clone of you, okay he's a fox and not a hedgehog but he's still a clone of you, so you should know what to get for him" Sonic said as he paid for his gifts, "But half of his personality is yours, which makes him a completely different person"
"Hey there Sonic, Shadow, how are you doing?" Cindy asked as she walked up to them, "Fine," Sonic replied and then added, "Oh, I just remembered, I need to post a letter, want to come with me Cindy?"

No one is certain why Eggman hates Christmas, maybe his shoes were too small or maybe his head was wound too tight or maybe, just maybe his heart was just two sizes too small, "My underwear is two sizes too small" Eggman snapped at the narrator. As Eggman walked through the street, causing trouble, he is stopped by a shop assistant on the street and was asked "Excuse me sir, we're having a sale and …", Eggman rolled his eyes, lifts his arm and the man falls unconscious by the smell. Eggman gives his armpit a sniff and, with a green face, said "I should have a bath more often" making sure to step on the shop assistant, continued to walk down the street.

As Sonic and Cindy entered the post office, Sonic walked up to the window and asked, "Hi, I would like to send a letter"
"Okay, please wait over there and we'll get back to you." Meanwhile, Eggman and Metal were in the back disorganizing the mail by putting them in the wrong boxes and for some reason, stuck a six-month-old cheese sandwich in with the letters.
"Mhahahahahahaha, It'll take years to sort this out," Eggman said as he jumped down from the ladder and started throwing more letters in to the boxes while saying in a sing-song voice, "Junk mail, Junk mail, black mail, chain letter, junk mail, chain letters, blackmail, black mail, bills, bills, bills…" just as he finished, Eggman heard the door opening. Panicking Eggman and Metal quickly hid in the corner of the ceiling, defying the law of physics, and began to watch who was coming in to the room. As the door opened, Eggman saw a small pink hedgehog skip inside. Cindy went over to a big mail cart and placed some cards inside. Then she took the time to look around. Cindy walked over to a conveyer belt that was dropping presents in a small hole in the floor and into the stamping station. Eggman saw that the girl wasn't going to leave and he was beginning to slip. With one more final breath, he fell on the floor with a THUMP, which alerted Cindy.

As Eggman stood up he stared at the little girl with a look that scared Cindy as she realised that standing before her was the mad doctor that Amy and the others told her about.
"You're the… the… the…" Cindy strutted as Eggman bend down and placed his face right in front of hers, "The? The Eggman" Eggman roared, causing Cindy to yell and fall over backward in the pile of presents that was being sucked down in the hole. Eggman looked at what just happened, a bit surprised, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Hmm, that went well" and began to head to the exit. Cindy was trying with all her might to get back up, but she couldn't. She wasn't scared at all, but when she saw a big compressor in front of her stamping all the presents with force she began to panic, "HELP!!! I'M STUCK!!! SOMEONE!!!" Eggman stopped as he heard the yell and then heard a voice say, "Your not going to leave her are you?" looking at his shoulder, he saw a small angle that looked like him, "and you are?" Eggman asked.
"I'm the good side of your conscience"
"Then where have you been all this time?"
"Don't listen to him," a third voice said, turning around, Eggman saw what looked like him dressed like a devil, "let me guess," Eggman said, "You're the evil side of my conscience?"
"You bet, now leave the girl to her fate"
"Your evil!" the good side of Eggman's conscience said
"And you smell"
"Okay that's it" Eggman's good conscience said as he and Eggman's bad conscience started fighting with Eggman and Metal staring, when Cindy's screaming brought his attention back to what was going on. With a sigh, Eggman muttered, "Bleeding hearts of the world unite" reached in to the pile and pulled Cindy out. As he started to leave Cindy said "Thank you for saving me". At this Eggman stopped cold and turned round, "Saved you?" he said with a tone that suggest that he's planning something, "Is that what you think I was doing? I just noticed you weren't properly wrapped" Eggman then began to wrap the little girl in wrapping paper, "Metal, pick out a bow" he said and then opened the wrapping a bit to ask Cindy "Can I borrow your finger for a moment?" and with Cindy wrapped up Eggman and Metal put on their masks and left the post office just as Sonic entered the back room. Seeing Cindy, all wrapped up, Sonic quickly unwrapped Cindy and chuckle, saying, "Getting a bit carried away with the Christmas wrapping aren't you?" as they left Cindy could only think, If Eggman was so mean then why did he save her?

If you want to know more about Team Shade, read their bios' in my profile. Hope you enjoyed the first chapter, please tell me what you think.