Hey everyone, it's LoveandEdify…

Pinkie: AND PINKIE PIE! :-D :-D

Yes, and Pinkie-Pie. I'll bet you're wondering why it's been so long since I've updated this

Story…

Pinkie: Oh working, our relationship, other stories, a certain 2020 pandemic in Lovey-Dovey's

world…

Me: Well yeah, there's those things. It's true that I've been working on other formats as well.

Such as Quotev and FimFiction. But as for this story in particular… well, that one's a little

more complicated.

Pinkie: Ok, I'll admit it… I was the one who jammed cookies into your computer to see if it

would feel any happier. :-(

Me: Wait, you did what?! No, it wasn't for that reason at all. And I got that issue fixed just

fine, so no need to feel sad.

Pinkie: Then what is it?

Me: I just needed to change the direction this story was going. (And I'm going to spoil some

things that were going to happen) So, someone (I can't remember their name right now) sent

me a DM asking for the Freedom Fighters to join in on the fun. Figuring it was fun to show off

a rebranded, new generation of Freedom Fighters to impress classic fans of the Sonic

Franchise; I decided to go for it. It was supposed to be a little bit like Suicide Squad, like a

completely random team bands together to complete a task and learn about each character

along the way. I needed some meat in Determination Of The Strong to balance out what I

already had in More To Me Than That, and thought that would be a fun way to please the

fans.

Pinkie: But… ?

Me: But… it was too extravagant. Not only was I going to have to figure out how to pigeonhole

everyone's personalities into this one story, I felt like I was losing my original vision in order to

please my fans. Now, those who know me (both in person and online) know how much I love

my fans; but if 2020 and 2021 have taught me anything, it's that one of the greatest ways to

waste your life, is by letting everyone consume you so much that you forget who you are. So,

I took a break from that particular story (and writing) for a while. I expanded to new formats,

found new sites, and wrote new stories that I'm 1,000,000% proud of. And in that time, finally

went on to decide to scrap the "Freedom Fighter" idea and go on with my own vision. And I

think you'll love that one just as much, if not more.

Pinkie: Yep, and that's a PinkieDovey promise… :-D :-D :-D

Me: That's our ship name?

Pinkie: Well I thought it was fun.

Me: If you say so. Anyway, another reason I decided to update this now is because soon…

Shadow the Hedgehog is returning to Death Battle, our all-time favorite YouTube channel!

(Pinkie has Rooster Teeth, but I do not; and she decided to not watch it until we both could

together. So please don't spoil the results for me.)

Pinkie: Yippee! *bounces up and down with excitement* Ready to make our prediction?!

Me: I sure am! Alright, let me count it down. *clears throat* The winner, is…

*1, 2, 3… *

Both: "Shadow!" "Ryuko!"

*both stare at each other in confusion*

Pinkie: You're betting against Shadow?!

Me: Well yeah, I mean, you should be familiar with the show enough to know how nerfed he

gets in those things.

Pinkie: Yeah; but Shadow's faster, stronger and he's our friend… shouldn't that be enough of

a reason to bet on him?!

Me: Yeah, sure. But I think they're actually dead-even. Plus, Ryuko has about 5 super-forms

to choose from, if I'm correct; and Shadow just has his one. I'm pretty sure her versatility is

what separates this fight…

*Both growl at each other for a bit, then soften up*

Pinkie: Oh who am I kidding, we can't let that come between us. :-) :-) :-) This fight should be

fun! Although, I'd really love to bet on it…

Me: As much as I should be surprised by that, I don't think it really does. Alright then *extends

hand* it's a bet.

Pinkie: It's a bet… *extends hoof, as they both shake in agreement* And no welching out.

Me: Oh come on, what's the worst that could happen…?