Chapter 3: What A Coincidence!

Nicki and Nights were still walking till they reached the mall that Nikki was talking about.

"Well…we're here" said Nikki.

"This is it?" Nights asked curiously

"Yup, this is where I took Amy. I have to admit it's huge." Nikki responded.

"I see, alright let's get to business" said Nights. Nikki nodded and they started to search around the mall looking for clues. As they searched they saw a store filled with beautiful dresses.

"Oh my gosh those dresses look so cute," said Nikki excitedly.

"I know right, they're so awesome" said Nights, squealing.

"Wanna try the dresses and take pictures" Nikki asked.

"Totally" said Nights eagerly nodding. So…they're off trying the dresses because that's what girls do apparently...

(Meanwhile with Amy, Nebula and Selene)

"This is the l coolest place I've ever seen," Selene said amazed.

"Yeah, they even have a Goth stuff here" said Nebula happily.

Amy rolled her eyes at this. "Told ya, come on lets go shopping" Amy suggested as she grabs Nebula's and Selene's hand. Nebula and Selene nodded as they went to the stores to try out cool clothes. 2 hours later…they were carrying cool outfits and some dresses they liked for their dates.

"I can't wait to see the look on my boyfriend's face when he sees me wearing the dresses that we bought" said Amy.

"Us too" said Nebula

"Yeah" said Selene. They to started giggle at the thought of how Sonic, Shadow and Adam would react to them on their dates. Suddenly the girls' stomach started to rumble.

"Whoa, it looks like all that shopping made me hungry" said Amy holding her stomach

"Yeah, let's go eat at the one of the restaurants they have here" Nebula suggested. Amy and Selene nodded as they continued walking.

(Back to Nikki and Nights)

After 2 hour passed…things just went wrong.

"Wow," Nikki spoke. "Can you believe all the stuff they had on sale?"

"I know right," Knights responded. "They sold just about everything!" The two continued walking and chatting in this manner before a thought finally occurred to Nights. "Hey, how long were we in there?"

"Uhhhhhh….2 hours" said Nikki looking at the new watch she just bought.

"And are were forgetting something?" she asked nervously

"I think so….and-" with a split second they look at each other and realized that they were still stuck as women.

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" they screamed in unison. Their scream was so loud that it can be heard around the mall. They covered their mouths as they noticed everyone looking at them weirdly.

"Ummm…we were screaming from excitement… because of clothes and shopping... and stuff" said Nikki laughing nervously. Everyone just shrugged it off, not understanding nor caring about these odd hedgehogs. They wiped sweat off of their forehead in relief.

"Okay, remember we need to lay low about this before things get out of hand," said Nights wagging her finger.

"Totally" Nikki said nodding. Just then their stomachs growled and got a hold of them.

"Well…we haven't eaten in a while so lets take a break and find something to eat" Nikki suggested.

"I guess you're right" Nights replied. So they headed off, going to a fast food restaurant to eat unaware that three certain hedgehogs are heading to the same restaurant as they took a seat and began to look up at the menu.

"Hey do you girls wonder where that screaming came from?" said Nebula thinking.

"I don't know but it sounded like two girls were panicking or something," said Amy.

"Yeah and it sounds awfully familiar," Selene said as the two girls nodded in agreement.

Nights' ears twitched. She looked up from the menu and saw them with horror. 'Oh no' she thought

"Nikki we need to get out of here now!" Nights said alarmed.

"What! We just got here and-"but Nikki was cut off.

"So did they," said Nights pointing at the three hedgehogs.

"Okay, lets go," Nicki said running along with Nights to get away. But as they ran from the restaurant many people began blocking their way because there was a dance stage that happened to be in the same direction that they were headed. As the crowd gathered, the announcer made his way to the stage.

"Hey, Hey, Hey! What's up everybody!" the announcer shouted excitedly as the people cheered in response.

"Are you ready to see some dancing!" the announcer shouted as the crowd cheered again.

"Well everybody I'm glad you're here because today we're gonna give you the most intense dance show of your life. Here we're deciding which one of you people can take up the challenge where you dance with everything ya got and sing at the same time. Whoever shines the brightest on this stage will win 10,000 dollars in cash. So are ya'll up for the challenge!" He shouted. The crowd cheered in excitement wanting to step up and take the challenge. The announcer looked through the crowd trying to pick someone to dance until he spotted two attractive hedgehogs going through the crowd and trying to get away from something or someone.

"Hey you two, wanna show some moves," he said pointing at the blue and the black and red hedgehogs as one of the multiple spotlights shines on them.

"Wait what!" Nikki and Nights said shocked as they turned around.

"Come on show us how far you can go" said the announcer waving his hand at them to come forward at the stage.

"Dancing in front of a crowd, no thanks!" said Nights scoffing. Nights' loud, and rather rude, response had garnered the attention of the people around them and even attracted a few more spotlights. The crowd "ooohed" at them.

"Hey come on. Show some spirit, ya know ya want to dance" he said as the crowd looked back at him.

"Well we don't! Come on Nikki lets bail" she said grabbing Nikki and trying to move through the crowd, but they refused to budge and began to boo at them.

"Oooooh these girls are chickening out huh?" the announcer said as the crowd laughed, which got Nikki and Nights really mad.

"Hey that's enough what's with you anyway?! Can't you find someone else to dance!" growled Nights twitching her eyes.

"Hey Nights," Nikki whispered. "Don't you think you should be a little less... aggressive about this." At this spot of reasoning, Nights had just noticed that her screaming has gotten the attention of just about everyone in the crowd as well as the few remaining spotlights. As she noticed all of the attention she was receiving, Nights' cheeks became a heated red while Nikki continued to whisper. "You know maybe we should just go up there and just get it over with..."

"ABSOLUTELY NOT!" Nights shouted, her voice even louder due to her embarrassment. By this point the crowd and even the announcer were almost totally silent, trying and failing to hear what Nikki had begun whispering, all the while worrying when the black hedgehog will offer another ear shattering scream.

Nikki continued whispering. "Look, the girls are at a restaurant, so they'll probably be eating for a while and won't be able to see us on stage." This logical reassurance made Nights calm down slightly, letting her calm down and listen clearly as Nikki continued. "Besides, I can dance pretty well and and I know you can sing all those emo songs when you think no one's home." Nights felt completely embarrassed again knowing her secret was uncovered from her roommate.

Growing fed up with all the waiting, the announcer finally spoke into the microphone in a semi-loud voice breaking the overall silence. "So are ya going on stage or not?"

This simple question had regained the crowd's attention, as their interest had finally peaked. What had started off with faint whispers among the crowd had eventually evolved into full-blown chanting, eager to hear the response of the two eccentric, and oddly entertaining hedgehogs. "DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! DO!" the crowd shouted and stomped at the same time.

"This is 10,000 dollars we're talking about here," said Nikki in her normal voice, which was somewhat muffled by the crowd's ever increasing chanting.

Nights' head was spinning right about now. Partly because of the embarrassment, partly because of the crowd chanting, and partly because of "Nikki's" rare instance of logical reasoning. "ARRRRHHHHHH! FINE WE'LL DANCE BUT WHEN WE'RE DONE WE LEAVE THIS STAGE!" Nights yelled in annoyance, frustration, and embarrassment. The crowd cheered, clearly enjoying Nights' diva persona. They made their way to the stage, getting tips of how the challenge works and picking a song for them to sing and dance to. Apparently Nikki just…..picked one of the songs she thought of and Nights was not too happy about it.

"Nikki are you serious, you know how I hate this kind of music." said Nights. Sonic always had bad taste in music and even after becoming a girl that didn't seem to change.

"Oh come on. She's not THAT big of a bitch. Besides, we need something to dance to and this is the only song they have that you don't COMPLETELY despise. Lets get this over with and we'll get out in no time" Nikki replied coolly. Nights just rolled her eyes at this. Even as a girl, Shadow was still too cynical about things. Some things don't change.

"Fine, but this will be the last time we hear that song, otherwise I WILL go nuts and it will not be pretty!" she warned with a snarl.

"Deal" Nikki responded. 'Heh, it doesn't matter if you're a girl or not. Nothing with you is EVER pretty.' Nikki quietly laughs at her own thought while the music starts.

As they wait for the beat Nikki walks like she owns the place and looks at Nights, expecting her to do the same. After a few seconds of standing there awkwardly, Nights finally caught on to Nikki's act and started marching to the opposite side of the stage, evening her pace with Nikki.

Nikki had seen enough dance shows to know some of the more feminine moves and she thought in her head of which ones would be the easiest to then starts moving her right hand to their chest on and off, swaying her hips as Nights tried to imitate her moves, somewhat awkwardly, but still with enough finesse to capture people's attention.

(Meanwhile)

"So you say there's some dance show going on or something?" Selene asked upon seeing the crowd, holding her takeout bag along with her two friends.

"I think so. If we're lucky, maybe we'll find some seats to eat and watch the show," Amy said. "Look, the show's already started," she said pointing at the two female hedgehogs. Nebula looked at the girls on stage and thought.

"Umm….girls don't you think they look familiar" Nebula asked not taking their eyes off of the disturbingly familiar looking black and red female hedgehog.

"Yeah but I don't know where…" Amy replied as Selene nodded in agreement. They kept looking at them as the song keeps going, Amy focusing on the light blue one as she tried to make a far-fetched connection.

(Nikki/Nights)

"I hear your heart beat to the beat of the drums

Oh, what a shame that you came here with someone

So while you're here in my arms

Let's make the most of the night like we're gonna die young"

The two hedgehogs were now singing in unison as the lyrics came up, though Nights seemed to be taking most of the lead. She then marched towards Nikki's direction, her walk somewhat resembling a strut. Nikki started in Night's direction as well, but as Nights sang, Nikki had bent her knees a little and started sliding across the stage in her own spins and twirls.

"Wow, they got some great moves," Selene said, completely unaware of the suspicion of her two friends.

(Nicki/Nights)

"We're gonna die young

We're gonna die young

Let's make the most of the night like we're gonna die young

Let's make the most of the night like we're gonna die young"

"Something is up with them" Nebula said suspiciously but stopped her train of thought as her stomach grumbled yet again.

"Lets just forget about this" Amy suggested. "I don't really think this is the best place to eat anyway. Selene nodded, completely losing interest in their plans to see the competition when she realized there was no place to sit and eat. Nebula left with her friends but for some reason couldn't get those two hedgehogs out of her mind. She shrugged the thought off as she joined her friends for a better place to eat.

(Back to Nicki and Nights)

As they both met each other on stage, Nikki slid down to Night's feet, leaving herself in a kneeling pose as she put her hands in the air. As Nikki slid to her feet, Nights also put her hands up in the air, striking a tall standing pose. The two were perfectly symmetrical with one another and as they looked at the crowd with half lidded eyes, they only heard cheers from the very impressed crowd.

As the song continued, the two kept their act going. Nikki break danced to the beat of the song, slowing down to her well choreographed twirls whenever necessary. Meanwhile Knights kept singing and walking around the stage, catching the audiences' attention with her flashy looks and poses.

They continued to do this until the song had begun to end. As it did, Nikki slid back to Nights' position while doing the Moonwalk as Nights stood at the center of the stage, swaying her hips. When they met for the last part of the song, the two turned their back on each other; then, as if somehow reading each other's minds, the two moved their arms that were outstretched to the audience. They stretched their arm out above their heads, Nights making a fist while Nikki had her palm exposed, as if reaching for a high five. As they looked at the crowd while the song ended, the crowd erupted into an uproarious applause and the announcer made his way onto the stage.

"Wow! That's some dance moves you got ladies, care to share," the announcer announcer flirted, moving his eyebrows. Nicki and Nights just glared him

"No..." Nikki said awkwardly "...but you could give us that 10,000 dollar check you promised us." The crowd and announcer laughed and Nikki couldn't help but laugh along for a little bit. "Ha ha ha... but seriously what about the check?"

The crowd laughs again. The announcer finally speaks up again after calming from his laughter. "Don't get me wrong. You were great and I'm sure you girls would be a tough act to follow, but that's just not how this works. It wouldn't be fair to just give the money to the first contestants to perform. We gotta wait for at least five more acts, have the judges decide which act is the best, and THEN we give out the prize money."

"WHAT!" Nights yelled. "We wasted all that time for nothing! Come on Nikki we're leaving RIGHT NOW!" She turned around, grabbed Nikki, and began to drag her off the stage, much to the crowd's amusement.

"Come on Nights!" Nikki protested. "Do we really need to be in a hurry? It's only five more acts..."

Before Nikki could complain any further, the crowd looked up in surprise as a pinkish mist hovered above them. All Nikki and Nights could do was stare at the mist, dumbfounded as the lights blacked out, causing everyone else to scream.

AN: Before anyone cries foul at the girly behavior of Sonic and Shadow, I must say one thing…. they're girls so they'll naturally take up some of those interests. Besides, it was my cousin's idea, and if was just a small joke, no harm done. And I'm sorry if the Nebula the Hedgehog's OCs don't have a whole lot of personality in this one, but nothing big has happened yet and quite frankly, there's not a whole lot of opportunities for banter.

As for the final dance scene, yes, that was also my cousin's idea. I had to re-work a LOT from her original draft, but after some rewriting, I got to feel at least semi-happy about it. The plot finally begins to thicken by the next chapter, so be prepared.