Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic The Hedgehog or any of the characters, they are owned by Sega and Sonic Team.
May 29th 2000.
Production seemed to be going well, despite the rough start.
The rest of the city scenes had been filmed, everyone being mobbed by fans asking for autographs and photos between filming.
Summer had begun and it was time to pack up and take production on the road.
While Adventure had mostly been filmed in the city of Station Square and built sets, they were determined to make this one bigger.
They would be filming on location, taking the cast and crew out to different environments, including the jungle, the harsh desert, an abandoned island prison and a few more.
"This is great, we haven't done a space battle in years." Sonic said.
"Yeah, I've been meaning to ask, what exactly do they do when you go super, do they dye your fur or is it lighting?" Shadow asked.
"It's actually computer animated, it looked really weird back when we first used it, but after awhile you get used to how it looks." Sonic told him.
"Hey, you two are needed on set." One of the stagehands told them.
"You ready?" Sonic asked.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Shadow said.
As Sonic and Shadow walked on set, they remained unaware of one little mistake.
That same stagehand had left their coffee by the audio equipment and as they walked away, the stagehand had taken a fall, knocking the coffee over, causing it to spill inside the machine.
"Oh no." The stagehand said.
The stagehand looked around to see if anyone had noticed his blunder.
Breathing a sigh of relief, he quickly grabbed a rag and wiped up the remaining coffee, leaving no trace to be found.
"It's probably okay." He told himself and walked off.
Later.
"I can't believe he had you call me faker, I mean what are we, little hedgehogs?" Shadow asked.
"Yeah, and what was up with you saying, I'm the coolest after I attacked you?" Sonic questioned.
"I know, that's like the most random thing I could've said." Shadow said.
"I mean, don't get me wrong, Ray can write a good script, but this dialogue is kind of a mess." Sonic said.
"To be fair, could any of us write a better one?" Shadow asked.
"Good point." Sonic said.
As Shadow continued to talk to Sonic, his phone went off, interrupting them.
Shadow looked, seeing that it was Rouge.
"Hey, are you busy?" Rouge asked.
"No, we just finished the last scene for the day." Shadow told her.
"What's up?" Shadow asked.
"Not much, it's just that there's this party later tonight, with a lot of celebrities showing up, so I was wondering if you would be my date?" Rouge asked him.
"Of course." Shadow replied, without a second thought.
"Great, I'll see you tonight, dress formally." Rouge told him.
Shadow ended the call, looking over to see Sonic with a smirk on his face.
"What?" Shadow asked.
"So, you and Rouge?" Sonic said, nudging him with his elbow.
"Unfortunately not." Shadow remarked.
"But, you obviously have a thing for her." Sonic said.
"Be that as it may, she's still going through a rough time, she needs a friend right now, not a rebound." Shadow told him.
"That's why I've decided to keep our relationship professional, as nothing more than friends." Shadow exclaimed.
Sonic looked at Shadow, with a newfound respect for him.
While most guys would have jumped at the chance or taken advantage of the situation, Shadow acted honorably and decided to put her feelings and well being first.
Sonic knew those feelings all too well, putting Amy before himself as well.
"Well then, have a good time tonight." Sonic told him.
"Thanks." Shadow said.