On Broken Wings chapter 3

Sonic was on a tree branch outside Tails' workshop. He was resting peacefully until he heard foot-steps coming from the near-by forest. 'Oh no...Amy...'

"Sonic! We're home!"

"Great..." He heard that they were at the base of the tree now. "I'm sleeping!"

"Look who I found!"

"Huh?" Sonic slowly opened one eye to see a familiar dark hedgehog. "Shadow!" Both his eyes shot open and he jumped down to them. He couldn't believe it. He put his hands on the other's shoulders. "You really are alive!" He laughed and fell on the ground. Shadow tilted his head to the side slightly.

"Wow. Amy was right. You do know me." Sonic stopped laughing and looked up.

"What do you mean?"

"How many people did I know?"

"Did?"

Amy took over. "I'll explain later." Sonic looked confused but curious. "Let's go find Tails!" Cream and Cheese cheered and rushed into the workshop. Shadow jogged after them.

"Amy, what did he mean 'did know'?" Sonic questioned the girl.

"He doesn't remember."

"Anything?"

"Anything about himself."

"Maybe that's a good thing."

"Huh?" The pink one looked up.

"Shadow seemed pretty unhappy when he did have his memory. Maybe he's getting a second chance."

"Maybe." They walked into the house but Sonic tried to get in faster and away from Amy.

"Sonic!"

()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()() Inside---

"Mr. Tails! Looky! Looky!" Cream and Cheese jumped around Tails' main workshop.

"Cream! What did I tell you! And look at what?"

"Him! Him!" She pointed to the doorway.

"Him wh---Sha...dow!? He stuttered the name as he saw him in the doorway.

"Hi."

"Wow, I can't beli---" he was cut off but two more hedgehogs who pushed Shadow out of the way as they ran in.

"Sonic! Stop running away!"

"Never!"

"Stop running around my workshop!"

"Hey! Don't fight!" Cream entered.

"Choa, choa!" So did Cheese. Shadow, surprisingly, quietly laughed while watching them. He may not have had his memories and was confused but he was feeling pretty good. Sonic noticed Shadow and asked:

"Hey Shadow! Stay here with us!" Shadow looked at him then nodded. "We have another room don't we?" Tail's nodded.

"It was originally for Knuckles but he barely leaves that emerald. Shadow can have it. I'll show him where it is. Come on, Shadow." They both walked out of the room and down a staircase. Tails' workshop was on the fist floor because it was the original building. They built a basement and an attic for which they put rooms. In the attic was Cream, Cheese, and Amy. Downstairs was Tails and Sonic and now, Shadow. Sonic came up with the idea of who got what rooms so he wouldn't be bothered by someone who wanted to marry him. Amy. Amy was happy because she was with Cream and Cheese so they were all satisfied.

Tails lead Shadow to a wooden door, which he soon opened to reveal a dark grey room with only a bed in it and a dresser. It also had a dark wooden floor.

"Heh...sorry Shadow. You'll have to fix it up."

"That's ok. It's nice and dark." Shadow walked in and jumped on his bed in a laying position.

"Ok. See you around." Tails left to let Shadow get adjusted but within minutes the dark one was asleep. Light shined in the room's one small window that had been dug in the ground for the basement.

()()()()()()()()()() Upstairs---

"Wow. Shadow came back!" Tails was excited to have their newest friend back.

"You do know he doesn't remember us right?" Sonic added.

"He doesn't?"

"Didn't you notice the bandages on his head?"

"Yeah but I didn't know he didn't remember us. What else doesn't he remember?"

Everyone held the same response. "Everything about himself."

"Jeez..." Tails sweatdropped.

Amy tried to lighten the mood. "Hey lets go get paint for Shadows room!"

"Good idea Amy!" Cream hopped about happily.

"I think Shadow fell asleep." Tails said.

"Kay! So it'll be a surprise!"

"Then what are we waiting for?" The fast-pace hedgehog said.

They all walked outside and toward the train that went back and forth to Station Square.

"What color?" Amy asked now realizing they didn't know him that well.

"Uh. He seems to like dark colors." Sonic said.

"His rooms already dark." Tails added. They all sat down on the grass to think about this.

All of them boggled their minds over a color.

"I know!" Cream jumped up. "Lets get a lot of colors! That way he can choose!" Everyone looked at each other.

"Good idea Cream." Sonic gave her a thumbs-up and she giggled. They got up and continued their way to the small train station where they waited for the train. They weren't waiting long. Only ten minutes but Sonic was complaining how slow it was for him. Amy shut him up the last five minutes by hitting him on the head with her hammer. When the train came and they were on, Sonic rubbed the huge bump on his head courtesy or Amy. Cream and Cheese sat up on the seats looking out the windows at the scenes going by. Amy and Tails soon joined them.

Sonic sat in his seat. 'Kids are so easily amused and entertained.' he sighed looking at them. 'But they're happy so whatever.' He was trying not to notice the glances of the other passengers. When they were about to pull into the station, Amy and the others got up before the train stopped. And when it did stop Amy was sent to the floor while the other three just hovered. They had quick reflexes. They helped Amy up then left the train. Unfortunately, nothing goes that easy. They all got separated by all the people pushing around.

Cream was able to get into an area where the density of people was a lot less. Cheese flew over from his hiding spot on a ledge. He landed on Cream's head.

"Cheese!" She cheered at the choa as he smiled back. "Lets find the others!" They jumped up and went off searching.

Sonic stood on a staircase in a ticket area, which was quite big. He scouted the area for the others but didn't see anyone. He ran off in search of them. To him, this seemed like a game of hide and seek. Plus he could run around with a reason.

Tails was in a long hallway with seemingly no end. 'Where the hell am I? How'd I get pushed all the way here?' He sweatdropped and continued looking around. He heard someone scream and recognized who it was right away. It was Amy.

"Where the hell did everyone go!? Sonic is this another plan of yours!? Grrrr! When I get my hands on you I'll smash your head with my Hammer!"

"Amy!" Tails had found the noise maker. "I don't think this was Sonic's fault.

"Yeah, I was trying to find all of you. How ungrateful." Sonic was behind Amy.

"Soooooonic!" She jumped and hugged him.

Tails sweatdropped. "What happened to your speach?"

"Huh?" Amy already forgot it. Sonic was sweatdropping.

"Look we found everyone, Cheese!" They both cheered as they came up to the others. "Amy sure is loud." Sonic held back his friend so she wouldn't harm Cream for saying that.

"Lets go to the store already!" Sonic shouted out. "This time, don't get lost." To insure this he picked them all up. Tails in his right arm, Cream in his left, Amy holding onto his back and Cheese was on his head. He ran like the hedgehog he was around the city till he found a paint store. He put them all down and walked in with them.

Sonic spoke up, "Ok, how about this. Each person get one color. And Amy, no pink." Amy puffed up he cheeks. "Ok go!" They all split up and got a bucket of color. Sonic got dark blue, Tails got some mustard looking color, Amy got crimson red, Cheese got small buckets of black and white and Cream got dark green.

()()()-----Tails' Workshop---()()()

"I wonder where everyone went." Shadow walked around the place looking for everyone when the door slammed open.

"Hey Shadow we got ya something!" They all held up the paint buckets. "For your room." Shadow smiled.

"Cool. Thanks." They all smiled widely.

------To be continued