It was a bright day on Mystic Ruins. A certain ebony hedgehog with red streaks was speeding through the forest, dodging every obstacle in his way. Focused and determined. He then started to jump off on top of the trees, jumping branch to branch. He arrived at the tallest tree standing still, enjoying the view as the wind softly blows his quills. Shadow closed his eyes breathing in the fresh scent of nature, it was something the ebony hedgehog felt in peace. 'If only Maria can see this' he thinks to himself as he deeply sighed. He was relaxed and at peace, until a certain hedgehog disrupted it.

"Heeeey! Shadow!" A feminine voice spoke.

His ears twitched at the shouting. Already knew who it was but wasn't in the mood to entertain the girl. He opened one of his eyelids and glanced below to where the shouting was. There it was, a pink hedgehog wearing a cute red dress that captures her figure with a pair of jade like eyes. It was Amy Rose. He squinted his eyes at the pink hedgehog, annoyance was shown in his face.

'Too pink' he thought to himself. Amy Rose was a persistent character, infact Shadow finds her unbreakable and strong willed. He always saw her as a good friend, a selfless person who put others before herself. Amy treated Shadow kindly despite him being rude towards her. But as years passed by, he started to soften at the pink hedgehog. He would still treat her coldy, and stern but with respect.

"What?" He replied.

"Come down for a minute! I don't have super hearing to hear you above there!"

Shadow didn't feel like leaving his spot. But knowing how persistent Amy can be, he decides to abide Amy's pleas. He jumps off the branch at a high range, flips as he lands in front of Amy with style. She shrieks at Shadow's sudden landing. Shadow dusts off his body and crosses his arm.

"This better be important Rose."

"Of course it's important! I need your help." Amy clasps her hand as she asks for pleas. Shadow raised his eyebrow dumbfounded at the pink hedgehog's action. The ebony hedgehog was about to say no to whatever Amy's request was. Then a memory of Maria appeared in his mind. The rosy hedgehog reminded him of the one he once loved and cared for. 'Maria' Shadow remembered the promise he made with her and Amy. Shadow decides to listen to her request before deciding to agree.

"That would depend on your request. If it's within my power"

"Oh! Then that's good! You see I wanted you to pretend to be my boyfriend so that Sonic would realize that all this time he was in love with me!" A vein popped out on Shadow's forehead. He could not believe the ridiculous request that the pink hedgehog was asking.

"Rose.."

"I know it sounds ridiculous but hear me out! Maybe this time.. he can finally see what he's missing and the realization that his 'Rival' managed to steal the girl who once admired him, he'll be jealous! I'm sure this will work." She happily twirled with her plan.

"..." He pinched the bridge of his nose trying to control his anger towards her stupid plan. 'Get it together Shadow, this is Amy Rose. You don't need to lash out, you're not like before. She's the only person on that faker's team who's been nothing but kind towards you. So decline her properly.'

"No." The ebony hedgehog replied. So much for declining her properly.

"Wha- Pleaaaase! Come on Shads!" Amy begged with her puppy eyes. Her jade like eyes sparkle with determination showing that she wanted the plan to happen. Shadow always liked her eyes, it always reminds him of Maria. Despite having similar shade with 'faker', Amy's eyes were much brighter and clearer compared to Sonic.

"Don't call me that! and no means no, Rose."

"Please! Just this once!" She leaned closer to Shadow, giving him the puppy eyes again. He flinched at the sight causing him to hesitate. Is he getting soft towards the pink hedgehog? It's been almost 7 years since the Ark accident. For a 20 year old brat she still hasn't changed. The girl has been a sore thumb to Shadow lately. Amy may be kind, but there's a limit to his patience. Especially towards people who are persistent.

"You're testing my patience Rose." Shadow was about to snap at the rosy hedgehog until he suddenly felt a sense of danger. Chill ran down his spine, shrugging the feeling off he prepared his stance ready to fight. He shushed at the talking pink hedgehog, telling her to stay behind him. Amy was starting to freak out at the dark hedgehog's actions. Shadow focused his chaos energy to spot where the danger would be. A spark pops out of his mind showing him the location.

"Below!" He screamed. He grabbed the pink hedgehog, bridal style but he was too late. A dark portal appeared beneath the ebony hedgehog swallowing him and Amy at once. He cursed that he let his guard down, that he wasn't fast enough to save both of them. His vision started to grow dark, eyes heavy. That was the last time Shadow remembered until he passed out.

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"I can't believe this! The machine actually worked!" Shadow's ears twitched when a familiar voice spoke out.

"Indeed it does, but at what cost? It would take months to repair it" a raspy voice replied.

"You're right brother, but what are we going to do with these two?"

"Hm.. I don't know. Let's wait for them to wake up, then we can decide what to do with them."

"But why is he naked? Do males not wear clothes from their world?" The raspy voice asked.

"Probably. If it bothers you so much, let him wear some of your boxers." The familiar voice replied. Shadow heard a groan from the man with a raspy voice. The other voice laughed at the groan that his partner emitted.

"Look at those bracelets and shoes though. Doesn't that look like the prototype shoes you've been working on?" Continued the familiar voice.

The ebony hedgehog had enough of these two voices bickering and slowly opened his eyes. A piercing pain erupted in his head. It was as if nails were digging in his head. Shadow tried to shake off the pain. His vision was blurry, it took him a few seconds to focus on the voices.

"Hey look! Your double is finally awake." A familiar cerulian hedgehog spoke. He had emerald like eyes with his usual signature smirk, wearing thick framed black glasses. The blue hedgehog was dressed in a dark blue blazer with a white button up shirt. He wasn't wearing his signature red and white shoes, instead it was replaced by a black oxford shoes paired with dark blue pants to go along with his blazers. If Shadow would've guessed it looked like a school uniform.

"Oh hey! I hope you're okay. I guess the portal did a number on your head." The dark hedgehog spoke. To Shadow's surprise it was something that he would never have dreamed to see. In front of him was his exact copy. Ebony fur with ruby like eyes and red streaks that compliments his fur. He wore the same clothes as the cerulean hedgehog but with red glasses and a red tie. Shadow glared at the two hedgehogs in front of him, especially towards the blue hero.

"What the hell? Agh.. Sonic?" Shadow let out a groan. The more the ebony hedgehog talked the more his migraine worsened.

"It seems that my double knows you brother." The dark hedgehog with a uniform said.

"He is from an alternate dimension after all. Maybe my alternate self are probably brothers or friends with your double." He added.

"Double?! Friends?!" Shadow hissed at the cerulian hero. He was about to use his Chaos Spear to attack the blue bur but realized that he was tied up in a chair. He struggled to get himself free but to no avail. Shadow felt weak and his headache isn't making it any better.

"Jeez, stop struggling. We're not going to harm you in any way." Sonic shaked his hand trying to reassure the angry hedgehog that they meant no harm. Shadow glared at the blue hedgehog, then to his double. 'Did the overweight Doctor make a clone of me again?!' He angrily thought. The ebony hedgehog felt his stomach curl. A sudden thought came. He felt that he had forgotten something or someone. 'Amy!' his mind screamed as he noticed that the pink hedgehog was nowhere to be seen.

"Where is she?!" Anger was shown in his face. If looks could kill, Sonic would've been dead right on the spot. The two hedgehogs glanced at each other. Then faced back to the tied up hedgehog.

"You mean Amy? If that's still her name from your world." The cerulian hedgehog replied. A loud growl came from the tied up Shadow.

"We let her rest in the other room." The ebony hedgehog added. Shadow glared at his double, unable to trust his words. The other Shadow noticed his glare and let out a sigh of defeat.

"I'll bring her out." Silence once filled the room as Shadow's double left.

As soon as the ebony hedgehog got out of the room. He leans at the door behind him. Today was a crazy day for Shadow. Successfully creating a portal to another dimension together with his brother Sonic was a feat itself. It took them years for the portal to work and now that it worked, they have to deal with his alternate self and Amy. He pinched the bridge of his nose thinking of a way to deal with the problem. He checked the time on his watch and it was 2:35 in the morning.

'I should check on Amy. She should be awake by now.' He thought to himself.

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The room was dark and only a single light from the lamp shade illuminated the area. A certain rosy hedgehog was sleeping soundly on the red mattress. She twists and turns to find comfort in her sleep. Failing to find comfort, she opened her eyes. A piercing headache came, she winced at the sudden pain she felt. Amy let out a soft moan as she rubbed her temple.

"My head ugh.." A sudden realization dawned on the pink hedgehog. This was not her room. She suddenly stood up wanting to investigate the area, ignoring her headache till something tugged her back to the bed. Amy grunts at the pain. She looks at her arm, to her surprise they were handcuffs interlocking with her hand. She tried to yank it off but to no avail.

"Nothing like my peko peko hammer can deal with." Amy raised her arm summoning her signature hammer but nothing came. She tried calling it out again and again.

"Why isn't it coming?!" Frustrated, she slammed her arm on the mattress. She plops her head down in defeat. She glanced at the room once more, to what little the light could offer. There were a bunch of bookshelves stacked on the right side of the wall. 'Whoever owned the room must've loved reading' the pink hedgehog ponder. Behind the wall on where the mattress lays were a bunch of rock star posters. Some of the posters were worn out and some were new. She glanced at her left side and there was a set of albums and photographs scattered on the table.

Amy peeked at the photographs. They were images of Shadow and Amy. The first image she saw was Shadow wearing a pair of glasses with a summer shirt, holding a trophy. His hands interlocked with a familiar pink hedgehog wearing what looks like a sundress with a cute red rose on the side of her head. Her quills were longer and she smiled brightly.

"What the-? Is this me?" Amy wanted to take a closer look at the photographs but the handcuffs were in her way. 'Darn these handcuffs' she cursed in a whisper. Ignoring the photographs, she glanced once more at the room. The walls were painted in black and the lamp isn't giving enough light for her to see the end of the room. She plops her head in the bed again, forcing herself to wake up in this dream. She took a whiff on the bed, a cinnamon scent lingers in her nose. It was familiar, yet calming but she couldn't put her finger on who. She closed her eyes hoping that someone would break her free from wherever this place is.

As the pink hedgehog was about to fall into her slumber, she heard a sound. They were footsteps that were getting closer and closer. She could see the door knob twisting. She sat still on the bed, preparing to face whoever was behind the door. The door slowly creaked. To Amy's surprise, it was a familiar ebony hedgehog that she knew.

"Shadow?" There was a sense of relief in her voice.

"Ah, you're finally awake. How are you feeling?" Beside the dark hedgehog he turned on the light switch. There was a *click* sound and a bright light illuminated the room. Amy winced at the sudden brightness. She rubbed her eyes, focusing her vision to the ebony hedgehog.

"I uh, I'm fine. But my head really hurts." Says Amy as she puts her palm in the head. She glanced at Shadow, her jaw dropped at the scene she saw.

"Are you.. wearing glasses? And clothes?" It was the first time the pink hedgehog saw Shadow wearing clothes. She stares at the ebony hedgehog, checking him out from top to bottom. 'He doesn't look bad with those clothes. He actually looks like a nerd.' She thought to herself. A smile creeped in her face, bursting into a laugh. Amy laughed so much that tears were welling up at the corner of her eye. Shadow raised an eyebrow at the pink hedgehog who was embracing herself in laughter. He rolled his eyes at the laughing Amy. 'What is wrong with wearing clothes?' Shadow ponders. Wearing clothes was normal from the world of the ebony hedgehog.

"Oh my Mobius! I would hahaha never see this d-day to hehehe come!" She continued to laugh.

It's been a while since the ebony hedgehog saw Amy laugh genuinely. He couldn't help but blush at the sight. After the pink hedgehog laughed for almost 2 minutes, she collected herself and asked the blushing hedgehog.

"Done laughing?"

"Ahaha.. ah.. yeah.. sorry. So where are we?"

"That's what you're about to find out" Shadow took out a bunch of keys at the side of his pocket. He shakes the keys in front of Amy. A smile crept through her face. The ebony hedgehog walked towards her getting closer. He glanced at the rosy hedgehog. Amy gave Shadow a 'what?' look. The pink hedgehog noticed the longing in his eyes. A small blush creeped through her face. Shadow ponders at her, remembering Amy from his world. 'They both look alike but different'. He shrugged at the thought, aware that he's been staring at her.

"Sorry, you just reminded me of someone." The pink hedgehog gave him a sad look thinking that he was talking about Maria. He leans close to unlock the cuffs. Amy took a whiff on the ebony hedgehog. A familiar scent of cinnamon overpowers her nose, the same scent as the bed. She concluded that this room belongs to Shadow and he was the one who tied her up.

"Why did you cuff me anyway?" There was a pause on the ebony hedgehog, and a small twitch in his eye.

"For safety precautions." He replied with an empty look on his face. Amy was finally free from the handcuffs. She rubs her hand feeling the red marks that the cuffs left.

"Safety precautions? It's not like I bite." Said the giggled pink hedgehog.

Shadow fixes his tie which became a habit of his. Then made an 'ahem' sound to catch the pink hedgehog's attention.

"Come, they're waiting. Especially your Shadow." He signals his hand to the door. A dumbfounded look was on Amy's face. 'My Shadow?'

"What does that mean?" She asked.

"You'll know." He replied coyly. Before Amy left the room she took one last glance at the photographs. She wanted to ask Shadow about it but shrugged at the thought. 'Now is not the time for that. But maybe I'll ask him about it later,' she smiled at her decision.

The hallways were dark and the lights were dim. The place was pretty big, Amy could get lost around here. Shadow noticed the fear in Amy's eyes and grabbed her hand, interlocking with his. Amy shivered at the sudden gesture. He looked back at the rosy hedgehog with a smile on his face. Her cheeks felt hot while her eyes widened at his expression. 'Is he.. smiling?' Confusion only filled the thoughts of the pink hedgehog. But for some reason, his warmth filled Amy with comfort.

"You'll get lost. This house is quite big after all." They both continued to walk. Three minutes have passed Shadow stopped at the blue door. There were grunts and yells on the door.

'Get the fuck off of me!' A husky voice yelled.

'Come on! It's already weird enough to see you naked!' A familiar voice yelled back.

'I don't wear clothes!'

*thump*

There were sounds of wreckage. The ebony hedgehog's face turned pale. Worried about what happened on the other side of the door. Hearing enough of the ruckus he opened the door with force.

"What the hell is going on?!"

The cerulian hedgehog was pinned on the ground, a foot was on his face while his arm was getting yanked. Shadow was no longer tied in the chair. Both the cerulean and the ebony hedgehog looked at Amy and Shadow.

"S-shadow?" There was a hint of confusion in her voice. Bewildered that another Shadow was infront of her.. wearing boxers? with a piercing gaze.

"Hngh.. bad timing bro." Sonic chuckled.

Thank you guys for reading chapter 1!

This is actually my first time making a fanfic and I'm pretty much new to the Sonic franchise.

I'm not a writer so I hope the writing is decent enough.

I'll be posting the designs of the characters on my twitter account: /KeroFlakes

if some of you are curious about what they looked like!

I'm still trying to think of a cover photo of the story, but as of now, I'll leave it blank.