Morning came and a loud beeping sound greeted the ears of a particular blue hedgehog. He twists and turns hoping for the alarm to turn off on its own. He groans at the piercing sound and slams the alarm, causing it to stop its beeping. After a few minutes he opened his eyes, glancing at the clock beside him. It's currently 7:13 in the morning.

"I'm glad it's Sunday." Says Sonic. After a few stretches, he stood up and slowly got ready for the day. He grabbed his glasses and a yellow shirt that has a print saying 'Speed' along with a black sweatpants. He brushed his teeth and fixed his hair. Contented with the look, he lets out a smirk. He then checked his phone, looking through his contacts. His eyes stopped at a particular name. 'Knuckles'. He dialed the number causing the phone to ring. After a few seconds, he answered.

"What?" Says Knuckles in an angry tired tone. From the sound of his voice it seems like he just woke up.

"I need your help." Replied the blue bur.

"About damn time"


On the other side of the room, Amy was getting herself ready. There was an extra unused toothbrush in the room, and some bath essentials. She took a quick warm shower, brushed her teeth and wore her signature red dress. Then she brushes her quills to smoothen out the edges. While she was enjoying herself grooming, three loud knocks were heard on the door causing the pink hedgehog to jump. She stood up and opened the door. In front of her was a black hedgehog with a pair of glasses, while beside him was a familiar ebony hedgehog with a piercing gaze.

If you compare them side by side, Shadow is far taller and more built than Shads. The way they both glance is a give away too. Shadow has this look that can kill while Shads has this look that wouldn't hurt a fly. At a closer look, Shads has freckles while Shadow doesn't. Amy couldn't believe her attention to details. There was an 'ahem' sound causing the pink hedgehog to blink. She realized that she's been staring at them for too long.

"Oh! Sorry, it's just wow, two Shadows." She sheepishly chuckled. Amy noticed that Shadow was wearing clothes. He wore a tight white sweatshirt that forms his toned body and a pair of black jagger. He wasn't wearing his air shoes, instead it was replaced by a pair of black sneakers. Shads was also wearing the same thing but instead of a white sweatshirt they were blue with gray jagger pants and a pair of slippers, plus he wore glasses.

"Woah! Shadow wearing clothes? Never thought this day would come!" She looks at Shadow with awe in her eyes.

"Isn't that shirt a bit too tight?" She pointed it out. Shadow grunts at the pink hedgehog.

"It seems that my clothes were a bit small for my alternate self." The hedgehog with glasses sheepishly said.

"We don't have time for this Rose. You, let's get this over with" as he glanced at Shads.

Shads only gave the ebony hedgehog a nod. He then proceeds to talk.

"It's best if we discuss it inside. Do you mind?" Shads asked politely.

"Oh not at all!" Amy replied. She gestured both of them inside. As soon as the two hedgehogs went in, a fresh scent lingered on the two ebony hedgehogs. The smell of shampoo and soap filled the room but they paid no mind to it. The three hedgehogs sat at the nearest table, with tea and coffee on the table prepared by Amy herself. Shads took a sip on his coffee.

"Sorry for bothering you guys early in the morning. But it is my utmost concern to talk about the upcoming events tomorrow. Also Amy, have you decided what dye you want your fur to be?" He glanced at the pink hedgehog waiting for her answer.

"Hm, well! I always wanted to try lavender" suggested the rosy hedgehog. Amy glanced at Shadow, who was silent. She wanted to know if Shadow agrees with her choice. It took him a few seconds to notice her gaze. 'At least it's not blue' Shadow thought andhe nodded in agreement.

"Lavender huh. That would do, I'll contact Sonic about the dye color then." Shads took out his red phone.

"What are you doing?" Asked the ebony hedgehog.

"Contacting Sonic about the dye thing." Replied Shads, still looking at his phone screen. After a few seconds he placed his phone back in his pockets. Eventually Shads asked Amy's and Shadow's measurements so they could prepare a set of school uniforms and casual attires for them to wear. After taking their measurements the real business starts.

"Now there are these people that you should avoid in college and a few do's and don'ts.The first one to avoid, and I mean it is Silver and Tails." Shadow and Amy raised their eyebrows, thinking as to why they should avoid the two nicest people they ever know.

"Silver and Tails? How come?" Amy asked.

"Well, Silver is known to be the jockey king together with his lackey, Tails. You see, both of them bullies me in college most of the time, giving me wedgies, locking me up on lockers, dipping my head on the toil-" says Shads as he stopped midway causing the two hedgehogs to feel sorry for him.

"Anyways! Shadow you should avoid these two and Amy, you should also avoid Silver as well. He's known to lure new innocent students to sleep with him. Despite dating Amy, they're both open minded at dating others. Silver has other lackeys too. Scrouge, Charmy, and Espio. I'm sure you heard of them from your universe. Best to avoid them as well." Added Shads.

"What if I fucking beat them up?" Shadow said as he cracked his knuckles. Beating them should be easy enough for the Ultimate Lifeform. Shads gulped at the ebony hedgehog.

"I know you can beat them, but please as much as possible avoid doing so. I don't want trouble or anything that would jeopardize my scholarship." The ebony hedgehog pleaded.

"Violence won't solve the problem, Shadow. Besides, I never thought Silver and Tails to be those kinds of people from this universe. They're the kindest people I've known." Amy commented.

"Fine. But if they try to touch me, I will not hesitate to leave them half alive" a smirk plastered on the ebony hedgehog's face.

"Anyways, the next to look out for is Amy" says Shads as the pink hedgehog's face widens in surprise.

"She's known to be the 'Queen of Rosenberg Academy' given from her name, her family owns the academy and also the Rosenberg corporation with the most advanced high tech on the market. She's basically loaded but her personality is nasty and she's currently dating Silver. She does have lackeys as well. They're Cream, Rouge, and Cosmo"

"I didn't know my alternate self would be like that." She pouted while her ears drooped.

"And why should we avoid her?" Shadow asked.

"Cause well, we used to uh.. date." Shads scratches his head. This time Shadow's eyes widened for a moment and went back to his poker face while Amy's mouth opened.

"That was 2 years ago. Ever since we broke up she started to harass me and if you're asking why I haven't changed schools yet, it's because all the colleges I applied for turned down my application for scholarship. Amy must've done something. So being in a poor family, I didn't have any other choice but to apply for Rosenberg Academy."

"I'm sorry Shads." Says Amy as she gently touches his shoulder.

"Heh, it's okay. It's not your fault." He smiled at Amy.

"To continue, you should avoid her for real. She tends to hang around a lot with Rouge. Don't worry though, Rouge is pretty chill. We hang out from time to time in secret. I actually feel bad since she has to do Amy's homework as well. Out of her friends, Rouge is the safest." Shads paused while thinking if there are some people that he left out.

"Are you dating Rouge?" Amy asked. A small blush appeared on Shads' face.

"Oh no, no, no, no! She's my best friend! Besides, she's dating Knuckles." He said as he shook both of his hands.

"Oh my bad! I thought you guys were dating." Amy scratches her head feeling embarrassed.

"Well, speaking of dating, are you and Shadow.. you know? Together?" Shadow spat his coffee while Amy felt her cheeks burning.

"We're not.. no.. we're basically friends." As she tried to clear the misunderstanding. Shadow wiped his mouth and frowned at the ebony hedgehog.

"What makes you say that I'm dating this pink brat?" Says Shadow as the rosy hedgehog glared at him. She did not like being called 'brat'

"I just thought, since you were very overprotective towards her, and I used to date Amy. So maybe my alternative is dating her as well."

"I'm just looking out for a 'friend' so don't confuse my concern for something else." Shadow said as he emphasized the word 'friend'.

"Aww… I didn't know you saw me as your friend. You are my friend too, Shadow!" She stood up and hugged the ebony hedgehog. As her chest squished through the left side of the ebony hedgehog, feeling the softness. A blush creeped through his face as he tried to squirm away from Amy's death hug.

Shads raised his eyebrows at the scene and lightly chuckled.

"Sure.. 'friends' indeed"

Amy lets go of Shadow causing her to ask what he meant. Shads only shrugged at her, leaving her question hanging in the air. Shadow knew what the ebony hedgehog meant and glared at him. Sweat beads formed at Shad's forehead and he continued to talk.

"It's time for the do's and don'ts. This is exclusively for you, Shadow." As he points at the ebony hedgehog.

"Don't get into fights, please avoid doing so because it might harm my scholarship. Avoid cutting classes, no matter how boring they are. Don't get cheeky with the professors, the more you antagonize them the more you put yourself into trouble. Always be polite to everyone, don't frown, scowl, or even glare at them and lastly, be mindful and respectful."

"You're asking me to be a doormat?" Shadow asked with an uninterested look. A blush creeped through Shads' face feeling embarrassed.

"Not necessarily! I'm not saying you should be a doormat, you just have to be nice to people. Becaus-" before Shads could finish, Shadow cuts him off.

"Whatever." He replied.

"Don't worry! I'll be there to tell Mr. Doom and Gloom what to do." Said Amy as she raised her arm forming a fist. Shads glanced at Amy giving her a smile.

"Thanks, that's reassuring. I'll make sure your schedules are close to each other."

"That concludes this small meeting. I'll be busy getting your uniforms and casual attires ready. Sonic is out today to prepare Amy's fake ID." Says Shads. He felt a vibration in his pockets. He picked up his phone and smirked at what he read. He looked at the pink hedgehog.

"Amy from now on, your name is Emilia Thorns. Emi, for short"

"How original." Shadow comments. Amy giggled at her new name, it's not too far from her original name and she loved it.

"It seems like Sonic is done with the papers. I'll still have other things to do so both of you can do whatever you want for today, just don't leave the house if you please." Shads said as he left the room. Amy then bombarded Shadow with questions. She slams the table, pressing her face close to Shadow. Causing the ebony to lean back.

"Where are your air shoes? Where are your bracelets? Don't you die without those since you can't control your Chaos Energy? Have you embraced the art of wearing clothes now? Have you found any clues about this world? Are you-" Shadow held up his hand in front of the rosy hedgehog, signaling her to shut up.

"And why should I answer your questions? This is the part where it's none of your business." He replied harshly. Amy puckered her lips in annoyance. She knew Shadow didn't mean it but she still felt a bit angry.

"Because we're friends! You even said so yourself." Amy proudly proclaimed. Shadow's eyes twitched for a moment, he always saw Amy as a friend if only she wasn't too desperate at a certain hedgehog. Shadow would probably think of her as something more than friends. Defeated, he answered the rosy hedgehog.

"I removed my air shoes since I can't seem to use Chaos Control from this universe. They're basically useless and it's heavy to casually use them. Normally I use Chaos Energy to control the weight of those shoes but without it, they're nothing but extra weight." He answered. The rosy hedgehog still has a heavy look on her face, knowing she'll ask about his Inhibitor Rings.

"Removing the limiter won't affect me. Chaos Energy from this universe almost seems to be non-existent. They're also a bit heavy so I kept them somewhere safe." He said as he drank the last drop of his coffee. Satisfied, he stood up and started to walk to the door. Amy grabbed his arm putting his walks into stop. He glanced at Amy and raised his eyebrows.

"W-wait! Don't leave yet!" She begged. The ebony hedgehog looks at her hand on where she grabbed his arm.

"What?" He flicked his arm causing the pink hedgehog to let go.

"I uh, what are your plans today? Since we can't get out of the house, I thought it's best if we get to know each other, hang out and stuff you know!" She cupped her hands. Shadow always loved his peace and seclusion. The quietness makes him think clearly, it keeps him calm. The idea of using his free time to entertain the pink hedgehog annoys him.

"Don't you have anything better to do?"

"Uh.. no, usually I always chase Sonic in my free time. But I guess I currently can't, so I don't know what else to do." Replied Amy. Shadow pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling sorry for the rosy hedgehog. Shadow shrugged his head. The Ultimate Lifeform, feeling sorry? This was not in Shadow's vocabulary. He sighed in defeat. The ebony hedgehog knew that Amy felt scared and alone in this alternate universe, with only him by her side. She may look happy and giddy but the ebony hedgehog knew that she only pretended to be.

"Fine." Shadow said as Amy's eyes sparkled with happiness. He would allow her to come as long as she doesn't disturb him. The pink hedgehog tagged along. After roaming around the estate, they finally found the backyard. The backyard has this small garden, the flowers were mostly wilted, probably left unattended. There were lots of fallen dead leaves across the backyard. Shadow paid no mind to the current state of the garden.

He took off his white sweatshirt, causing the pink hedgehog to blush at the sight. The ebony hedgehog started to stretch, making his muscles tense. Amy stared at Shadow, not sure on what he's planning to do.

"What are you doing?" asked the rosy hedgehog. Shadow lifted one of his eyelids and glanced at Amy.

"Working out. It's what I usually do in my free time." He replied as he skipped side by side, warming up. Amy sat at the corner observing Shadow's movements. The ebony hedgehog striked his left fist, then did a side kick right away. 'He's fast' she thought to herself. Despite not being able to use Chaos Control, the ebony hedgehog can still defend himself through hand to hand combat, which the blue hedgehog lacked. Amy stared at Shadow, she couldn't help but be amazed at him. The dark hedgehog felt her piercing gaze. It made Shadow uncomfortable.

"What?" He asked the pink hedgehog.

"Can we have a little sparring match?" Amy replied. Shadow felt baffled at her suggestion. A crazy fangirl wanted to spar at the Ultimate Lifeform? He thought little of the rosy hedgehog.

"You? Spar with me?" The ebony hedgehog cockily replied.

"I may not look like it but I'm pretty sure I can take you on." She winked at Shadow. A small blush creeped through his face. Shaking his head, he accepted her challenge.

"Let's see what you got then, Pinkie." He positioned himself ready for a fight. Amy did the same as well.

This was his first time seeing the pink hedgehog in action without her trusty hammer. After a few seconds, Amy dashed towards Shadow, using her right fist to attack. The ebony hedgehog smirked, her moves are too predictable. He dodge her attack and slid at the side, kicking the rosy hedgehog behind. Amy nearly stumbled, but got her balance back. She grunts at the ebony hedgehog.

'I'll wipe his stupid smirk off!' She angrily thought. She starts to dash again towards the ebony hedgehog, this time Shadow dodge to his left. Amy knew he was going to dodge on his left side. She positioned right away to strike his left. This shocked the ebony hedgehog, instantly causing him to use his arms to block. He managed to block her but his arms felt numb after her attack. Shadow did not expect her fists to carry such power. No wonder she can carry her hammer at ease. He always thought it was a mere toy.

"Not bad. Never thought you had it in you, Rose." Shadow commended the rosy hedgehog.

"I just never showed this side of me."

"Then why are you always in need of saving? I can see you handle yourself pretty well." Curious, the ebony hedgehog asked.

"A hero needs to save someone, yeah?" Replied Amy. Shadow didn't like her ideals of 'saving'.

'Does that mean she purposely got herself captured, so faker can save her? What the fuck?!' Amy noticed the frown on Shadow's face, knowing what the ebony hedgehog was thinking.

"I didn't get myself captured on purpose you know. I just always let my guard down, but not anymore." As she raised her fist in the face. She ran towards the ebony hedgehog. She struck her fist left and right, while Shadow dodged at ease. She tried to kick him off only for him to grab her leg.

"White huh?" A flush creeped through the rosy hedgehog.

"UGH! YOU PERVERT!" she screamed as she used her other leg to attack causing the ebony hedgehog to fly. He got into his stance fast, and wiped the dirt on his face. He smirked at the flushed Amy.

"This is why you shouldn't wear such a cute dress." Shadow commented. He shook his head, realizing that he just called the rosy hedgehog cute. Amy failed to realize his comment and began to attack. The flustered hedgehog starts to attack randomly, her movements start to slur making her attacks predictable. Shadow once again dodge her attack at ease.

"You're starting to get predictable." He taunted the pink hedgehog. She groaned at Shadow. Using her strength, she fists the ground causing the floor to shake and crack. Amy was lost through her rage. This was slowly getting out of hand for the ebony hedgehog. She tried to strike Shadow but he jumped, going behind Amy and instantly pinning her down. She whimpered at the pain.

Finally, the match ended and Shadow had won. Amy, still pinned down on the floor, was breathing heavily. Shadow eyed the rosy hedgehog from behind, he could see her slender back making him look away.

"Feeling calm now?" Shadow asked, still looking away.

"Yeah.. I'm sorry, I guess I've taken it too far." She replied. The ebony hedgehog lets go of Amy. She stood up and tapped her dress. She stared at Shadow and started to laugh. The ebony hedgehog raised his eyebrow at the laughing Amy.

"That was fun! It's been awhile since I felt this much alive!" She thanked Shadow for the match.

"Hmph!" Was the only response Shadow gave. A scream echoed through the estate. The two hedgehogs darted their eyes at the scream. It was Sonic, looking out at his window with his mouth wide open.

"WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO THE GARDEN?!" cried the blue bur. The once garden now became rubbles due to the aftermath of the fight.

"Ooops!" Amy scratched her head feeling embarrassed.


It was 2:00 in the afternoon.

Shadow and Amy were both called by Sonic to talk about what happened in the garden. They went to his room, both got an earful of him.

"So let me get this straight, you both had a sparring match? And things got out of hand? How the hell did it end up like that?!" Yelled the blue hedgehog. Despite the garden being in a poor state, the blue blur loved that place. It was his mother's favorite hobby, nurturing the tending to the plants. It was the only memory that his mother left before she passed away.

"We're sorry! We'll work hard to fix the garden" Amy apologized while Shadow crossed his arm, not budging at Sonic's yells. The pink hedgehog glared at Shadow, wanting him to apologize as well. The ebony hedgehog would not apologize for he knew it wasn't his fault in the first place. He wasn't the one who trashed the place.

"Ugh, nevermind. It's just I forgot to take into account that both of you came from an alternate universe, so super powers and such are bound to happen."

"So, who did it?" Sonic added as he looked at Shadow. Expecting him to admit his faults. He only glared at the blue bur. Amy noticed the tension between the two, she steps in admitting it was her fault. Sonic didn't expect the rosy hedgehog to wield such strength. Especially from her small frame. After an hour of Sonic's earful lecture a knock came from the door. Snapping the blue bur from reality. The door opened and it was Shads carrying two duffle bags in his hands. He glanced at Shadow and Amy, and raised his eyebrow.

"Did I miss anything?" Questioned the ebony hedgehog.

"They trashed the garden." Sonic plainly replied. A hint of anger in his voice. Silence filled the room, a sad look was plastered on the ebony hedgehog. Once again Amy felt guilty of what she did, she lowered her head and cupped her hand. Shadow on the other hand couldn't care less. The blue blur felt the awkwardness in the room.

"What's in the bag?" Sonic asked, so he could break the silence.

"Shadow and Amy's clothes. I bought the dye as well. How's it going with the papers?" He said as he dropped the bags on the table.

"All good. She can start going to classes tomorrow. I made sure her schedule is close to yours, as promised. Also I gave Knuckles a heads up."

"I see.. Great! All according to plan." Shads opened one of the bags and pulled out a lavender bottle. He passed it to Amy. She only gave him a questionable look.

"Apply the dye when you take a shower. You have to take it every three days." Amy nodded.

"As for your clothes, they're in these two bags." Shads passed the left bag to Shadow, while he passed the right bag to Amy. The pink hedgehog stared at her bag.

"So uh.. does that mean that uh-" Amy says as her face starts to turn crimson red.

"Hm? Is there a problem?" Asked Shads.

"You said clothes right? Does our undergarments count as well?" This time Shads' face starts to flush red.

"Ah!, yes of course, I let Rouge select them for you. I already told her about the two of you." As he tries to shake off his blush. Sonic let out a laugh, Shads only glared at him.

"Have you guys eaten lunch? I grabbed some food on the way here." Shads asked. A grumbling sound echoed through the room. The three hedgehogs looked at the source, it was Shadow who was crossing his arm. A small blush creeped through his face as he looked away. Amy giggled.

"We haven't eaten yet." She replied and everyone laughed, except for Shadow.

They all ate at the dining hall. Shads bought chinese food for all of them. Amy talked to Shads, asking about how their world is and according to Shads, humans don't exist from their world. Their technology is far more advanced and it turns out, Eggman is Sonic and Shads' foster father. Which made Shadow scowl in disgust. Eventually Sonic brags about how they won through every science fair and how smart they were, which is normal for the blue hero. He may be different from the 'Sonic' Amy knew, but they both have the same characteristics, which is his love for flaunting his ego, his cockiness and his charisma. Shadow on the other hand didn't say a word, minding his own business while he ate his food.

After they ate and cleaned up. Shads and Sonic went their own ways, since they needed parts to create the machine, leaving Amy and Shadow alone in the dining room. It was 4:00 in the afternoon, too early for the pink hedgehog to sleep. She clears her throat catching the attention of Shadow who was still sitting on the table, deep in his thoughts.

"So what are your plans for the rest of the day?" She politely asked.

"That's none of your fucking business." He rudely replied. A vein popped out of Amy's forehead.

"We can play a game together!" She suggested.

"No."

The pink hedgehog pouted at Shadow. 'Alright Mr. Gloom and doom! If that's how you want it to be? Fine!' She angrily thought as she marched to the door grabbing the duffle bag that contained her clothes. She frowned at the ebony hedgehog and left. Leaving Shadow alone in the dining room. He let out a heavy sigh. The ebony hedgehog has been feeling on edge ever since they came to this universe. Losing his ability to Chaos Control, made him feel weak and pathetic. He looks at his wrists, that were once a reminder that he could never be part of 'them'. Eventually all his friends and the people he cared about will die, leaving him alone. This is why he pushed everyone away before he got himself hurt. He doesn't want another 'Maria Accident'. It was his burden to take.

He shrugged at the thought and left.


KeroFlakes: That's the end of chapter 3! I hope you guys enjoyed it :D

The next chapter is going to be Shadow and Amy on their first day of school. Technically, for them it is.

I honestly didn't know how to put a horizontal line _ But guess now I do?

I made this chapter extra long for ya'll :D

C&C are welcome!