"Hey! I'm Kaoru and I don't have a witty way to start off this episode! Whoooooo!" Kaoru laughed loudly and nodded at someone off stage. "So I guess that means we should get this party started!" She skipped over to a small table in the center of the stage and picked up what looked like an Xbox controller. "This is a controller that I stole from Tails's house. This is the key to the future of Kaoru's Toyland...Or at least the future of this one toy. So who here can guess what the new toy is?"
Kaoru waited expectantly, staring creepily into the camera. "WRONG! You are wrong sir! It is right there, black and white, clear as crystal! Our new toy is obviously Shadow: Player 2! And by that name you can tell me exactly what he does, right? RIGHT! This toy is a toy that will play video games with you! Ever have those Forever Alone days when all your friends are out on hot dates and leave you hanging to play video games all by yourself? This is the solution!"
Kaoru waited as Star led the toy onto the stage. It took a while because she had to push him in a rolling chair and have Cream push a TV with them. The Shadow toy refused to take his eyes off of the TV screen, so he wouldn't stand up to walk himself. He was wearing a T-shirt that said "Talk Gamey To Me," and had on a pair of thick-rimmed classes. He was leaning forward and jamming down the buttons of the controller as hard as he could.
"What's he playing?" Kaoru asked Star.
Star rolled her eyes. "Shadow the Hedgehog."
"Anywho!" Kaoru laughed. "This is what's important. Shadow: Player 2! cost 387,389,589 Gigabytes! He's fun for the whole family and loves playing video games! The only problem though is that he only plays Dark games. If you try tom make him play anything else he will refuse to play it...Or he may destroy your TV. It kind of depends on whether he likes you or not."
Kaoru walked over to Shadow and waved a hand in front of his face. He swatted her hand away and kept playing. "Of course, you really shouldn't turn him on until you are ready to start playing. Otherwise he completely takes over the game system and you may never snap him out of it. If you do happen to accidentally leave him on the best bet would be for you to grab his arm," she demonstrated, grabbing his arm tightly. "And then what you need to do is..." she reached over and pressed the power button, immediately Shadow freaked out.
He started screaming and flailing around, trying to get out of Kaoru's grasp. They both ended up wrestling on the ground and trying to one up the other. It didn't take long for Kaoru to pin the still flailing toy. "Hurry Star!"
Star picked up the controller that Shadow had dropped on the floor. She pointed the controller at Shadow and pushed in what seemed to be a cheat code. When she was done, she smiled widely and put the controller on the chair. Shadow was now lying still beneath Kaoru and she stood up, dusting herself on.
"Well then," Kaoru laughed. "I hope you all know martial arts. And well. I made him to where I would barely be able to beat him. And I have black belts." She smiled down at the toy. "The cheat to turn him off in case of an emergency is in the instructions booklet. To turn him off normally, all you have to do is say 'Game Over.' However! This only works if one of you have won the game and or saved it. It won't work when he is playing by himself."
"Taylor! Taylor! Get off of the game machine! It's time for dinner!"
"Uh-huh! Okay mom!" Taylor answered, hitting save. "Game over." The Shadow next to him curled up into a little ball and fell asleep. Taylor looked up and seemed surprised when he noticed the cameras in his room. "Oh. Hello there," he laughed. "I guess I finally get to be in a video. Um. I bought this toy, because. Um. Well. My girlfriend dumped me because I played too much and now she doesn't want to be my player 2 anymore. Shadow is ten times better than she ever was anyway. Yeah! That's right Melissa! Shadow is better than you're ever going to be!"
A young girl was watching Shadow play the video game from behind him. She shook her heads at the cameras. "I honestly don't even know how he got turned on. I'm pretty sure I was the only one in the house. I think he turned himself on. I don't think I'm going to be able to turn him off. Do any of you think you're strong enough to handle him?"
"Don't you think it's better to just watch him?" a teenage girl was telling her boyfriend. "Just turn him on and let him play. We'll learn the story line and it'll go by faster. You're not good enough and it takes forever with you...Come on...Just turn him on..."
"I really should rethink the suggestibility levels that some of these things have," Kaoru mumbled. "I just don't think that they are high enough." She shook her head. "It doesn't matter. Anyway, I think it's about that time where we have to say goodbye. Remember kids, Shadow is addicted to video games and trying to put him through rehab may be bad for your health! Also, warning: My crazy outweighs my pretty. For example."
She turned the Shadow toy back on and he immediately ran for the game, beginning to play it. She grabbed his wrist firmly and motioned for Star to turn off the console. As soon as she did, Kaoru dropped Shadow's wrist and he stared at her angrily before he pounced at her, starting another fight.
A/N
Thanks to Sonic Speed Blue Blur 23 for giving me this idea and letting me use it. Great ideas, people! Great ideas!
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and please review.
