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here's the next chapter

please... no flames

FIVE YEARS LATER…

Shadette walked the streets. 'Alone… again…' she thought to herself, 'why can't I find him?' she looked to the stars. She did that every night. She found her former home, ARK. It was old, rusty, and decrepit.

"Hi," a voice said from behind her. She readied herself and whirled around. She saw a blue hedgehog.

"What do you want with me?" Shadette said, still keeping her fighting stance.

"Hey, I just wanted to know why you look so lonely," the blue hedgehog said, "my name's Sonic. What's yours?"

"I… I'm Shadette," she said slowly. She was cautious.

Suddenly, a little fox came running up. "Sonic! What ya doin'?"

"Hey, Tails, meet Shadette," Sonic said. Shadette tensed up. "Hi," Tails said, extending a hand for a handshake. She took it. She gave a small smile.

"Hey, I got an idea. How about we all go get a chilidog? My treat," Sonic said and flashed a friendly smile at Shadette. She smiled back and followed.

Sonic and Tails took Shadette to a small outdoor chilidog place. It was their favorite place. She'd never had a chilidog before, so when Sonic set one in front of her, she didn't know what it was.

She stared at it for a minute until Tails said, "What's the matter? Why aren't you eating?"

"Sorry, I… I've just never had anything like this before," Shadette said looking at her food.

"What?" Sonic said, choking on a bite of chilidog, "You've never had a chilidog? You've got to be kidding!"

"No, I haven't," Shadette said, looking down.

"How come?" Tails asked.

"Well, to tell you the truth, I've never had a lot of money. Come to think of it, I've never had any money. Ever," Shadette said.

"Wow, what did you eat?" Sonic said, thinking he already knew the answer.

"Garbage," she said, picking up her chilidog and taking a huge bite. She ate the rest quickly.

"Jeez, eat like a person. No one's gonna take your food," Sonic said.

"Man, I didn't realize how hungry I was…" Shadette said, mostly to herself. She then continued to eat. Then a girl came up to Sonic and hugged him. She was a pink hedgehog girl. She had a red dress on.

"Oh Sonic, I missed you," she said in a squeal-like voice that hurt Shadette's ears.

"Your girlfriend, I take it," Shadette said with a smile.

"NO!" Sonic shouted in horror.

"Who's this?" the girl said with an almost happy smile.

"Amy, meet Shadette. Now please, let go," Sonic said in a choked voice. Amy and sat next to Sonic while eyeing Shadette, and Shadette knew that they wouldn't get along.


I'm sooooo sorry that my chapters are so short. i'll try to get the next one up ASAP. but i can't guarantee when that will be, sorry to inconvenience you. please read and review.