DL: We're back! Sorry it took so long, I had to do work for my classes. If I thought sixth grade was hard, I'd hate to be in eighth right now…

Shadow: Yeah, so…stay in school!

Shadowpaw: And don't do drugs!

Kussia: Okay, no offense, but…don't do that…

DL: That was gay!

Shadow: No it wasn't!

Shadowpaw: It was American! (starts doing the American Anthem)

Shadow: Oh, and this Sonic themed stuff doesn't belong to her…it belongs to the wonderful people who thought of something as perfect as me!

DL: You guys are crazy…ooh, look! Is that an ice cream vending machine? (runs over and puts dollar in) Must have choco-taco!

Kussia: You're all crazy!

DL: Stupid machine! WHERE'S MY FRICKIN' ICE CREAM?"

Chapter2

A Little Trouble

Shadow looked up at the big sign. It was very colorful, with flashing lights and moving pictures. In big red lights it flashed "Circus Park". Shadowpaw tapped his shoulder. He looked at her, and she pointed at Tails, already far ahead. She crossed her arms. "Are ya coming?" He looked at the sign, sighed, and nodded. Shadowpaw grabbed his arm and jerked him away. "Then let's get going!"

They walked down a path surrounded by flashing arrows pointing in different directions. Suddenly, an Eggman robot stepped out from behind an arrow and shot at them. Shadowpaw easily dodged it, ran up to it, and slashed at its head. Its head rolled on the floor, and wires fizzled as it toppled over. She picked up her paw and blew on it, and Shadow rolled his eyes. "Show off…"

She glared at him. "What about you, 'Mr. Ultimate Life form'?" Shadow tried to tell her off, but Tails shushed them both. "Quiet! We have to use stealth for this!" Shadowpaw groaned. "Stealth? We're gonna tip-toe around the place and pick up rings like wimps? Kussia's starting to sound a bit friendlier now…" Tails shushed her again. She grumbled and crossed her arms. Shadow rolled his eyes, and they walked around the park.

Suddenly, a robot jumped out and shot at them. Shadow dodged it, and Shadowpaw pushed Tails down. Shadow destroyed it with one hit, and Shadowpaw handed him its gun. He shook his head and pushed it away. "No, you probably need it more than me." Shadowpaw crossed her arms and glared at him. "What's that supposed to mean?" Shadow shook his head quickly. "No, no, it's just that…"

She just scoffed and stomped off. Shadow sighed. "Difficult…" A robot's arm hit him in the head, and he glanced at Shadowpaw. She was standing there, whistling. Shadow grumbled. Tails nudged him, and he followed him, picking up rings on the way. When they stopped to rest, Shadow counted them up. "We only have about a hundred rings. How many do we need?"

"Four hundred."

"Crap…"

Shadowpaw leaned against a big shining bouncy looking platform. Suddenly, she shot up like a spring. Shadow and Tails watched as she crashed into a big cushion thing. A little jingle played, and rings fell from a little box above it. As Shadowpaw fell down, Shadow counted up the rings. "Hmmm, ten…twenty…fifty rings altogether!" Shadowpaw hit the ground, and Tails helped her up. Shadow, though, just got up and walked on ahead.

Shadowpaw glared at him, and didn't talk for a long time. As Shadow shot the balloons and jumped through the hoops, Tails and Shadowpaw followed in silence, destroying any robot that got in the way. Finally, they stopped in front of a big pulley. Shadow counted them, and snapped his fingers. "We're a ring short…"

Shadowpaw tapped his shoulder and pointed at a ring on the ledge above them. He reached up, but a robot shot at him. He grabbed his arm. "Damn robots…" Shadowpaw hissed and sliced the robot's arms and legs off. It clattered to the ground in a heap, and Shadowpaw smashed its head. Tails stared at her, surprised at her sudden outburst. Shadow finally grabbed the ring, and Tails nodded at the pulley. "Let's get out of here."

They all grabbed the pulley, and held on tight as it rushed past giant balloons and floats. Shadowpaw shook her head. "What an egghead…" They jumped off the pulley and ran through the robots fighting the GUN soldiers. As they neared the exit, Tails thought about Shadowpaw's outburst again as he dodged bullets and lasers. She seemed mad…but why? Wasn't she mad at Shadow a few seconds earlier?

They finally got to the exit, and ran off without another word. As they raced past the outer defenses, Tails picked up a remote and pressed a few buttons. A few minutes later, the TornadoX flew up to them. (Many people say that the Tornado is the blue plane thing that can change into a jet thing, but the first Tornado is actually the red plane that Sonic and Tails used to use in Sonic DX Directors Cut before Tails made the blue one. Of course, I have a small hunch that maybe he painted the red plane blue and modified it...oh, well)

He flew in, and motioned for Shadow and Shadowpaw to get on. They grabbed onto the plane, and it took off over the treetops. They flew on, and Shadowpaw and Shadow sat on the plane, silent. Finally, they got to a clearing. Tails landed, and Shadow and Shadowpaw got off. He waved at them both. "Sorry I have to leave you guys, but I've got to return these rings. Bye!"

Shadowpaw waved as he flew away, but Shadow already ran off. She ran after him and tapped his shoulder. "Can you give a cat a break? Slow down!" Shadow didn't answer, but he slowed down. She ran beside him, trying not to complain anymore. Finally, they came across a bunch of ruins. They stared up at the ruins, until finally Shadowpaw said, "Well, here goes nothing!" They both walked in, prepared for anything.

They weren't as prepared as they thought.

The whole place was swarming with monsters. Shadowpaw gaped at the sheer number of them gathered in one place. A swarm of black hawks flew past them. Shadow recovered from the shock and quickly walked on. Shadowpaw shook her head and followed him. Soon they came upon a dead end. A vine protruded from the ground and trailed on to the other side. Shadow jumped on and grinded off to the other side. Shadowpaw looked down.A huge black abyss waited for her if she fell.

She looked back up and gulped. She jumped on the vine and grinded after him. She saw someone standing on the other side, but she couldn't see who it was;its back was facing them. When it turned to look at them, though, it was clear who it was. Rouge waved at them, and they jumped off the vine. Shadowpaw stumbled and almost fell, but she righted herself and walked over to them.

Rouge was talking with Shadow, but stopped when she looked at Shadowpaw. She crossed her arms. "Well, if it isn't Shadowpaw. Is she still following you around?" Shadowpaw stomped her foot. "I am not following him!" Rouge laughed and winked at her. "Sure, whatever you say, kiddo." Shadowpaw grumbled as Rouge kept talking to Shadow. Finally, they started their trek through the ruins.

Shadow destroyed any monsters in their way, and Rouge counted them up as they went. The last time she had counted the monsters, there were fifty of them. Shadowpaw helped out, too. Whenever some came from behind, she gave them a good one two. Once, the flock of black hawks dived at Shadow. Before they could land a hit, though, Shadowpaw jumped up and kicked the tobacco out of them.

Shadow and Rouge watched her knock the hawks senseless, until a roaring made them look around. Shadowpaw looked up from punching a hawk, and pointed up at a ledge. When Rouge and Shadow looked up, their eyes widened. A giant flower was growling at them. It roared again, thumping the ground with its leaves. Shadowpaw got up and walked over to the ledge. "A flower? What'll they think of next?"

She climbed up the ledge and faced the flower. She smirked. The flower growled at her and thumped its leaves. Shadowpaw just walked over to the flower and kicked it. It wilted and curled up. Shadowpaw turned to Shadow and laughed. "That was too easy!" Shadow looked behind her, and his eyes widened. Shadowpaw smirked. "What's wrong?" She looked down, and saw a huge shadow was blocking the light coming from above. She looked up, and the flower hulked over her, its leaves thumping harder on the ground.

The flower picked up its head and whacked it against the ground. Shadowpawjumped out of the way and off the ledge. She landed on her feet-paws, (i call it what i will, leave me alone!)but fell down on her stomach. She looked up at Rouge, who was smiling at her. "Is it still too easy?" Shadowpaw grumbled and got up, brushing herself off. She crossed her arms and looked at the flower. It growled at her. She shivered, but looked at Rouge and nodded. "I just need a different tactic."

Rouge rolled her eyes and walked over to the ledge. A box was sitting there, hiding in the shadow of the ledge. She kicked it open and revealed a semi-auto rifle. Shadowpaw blinked as Rouge threw the gun to Shadow. He caught it and jumped on the ledge. He aimed in midair and shot at the bud. After a couple of shots, it withered on the ground and died. He threw the gun back down, and Shadowpaw picked it up, staring at him. Shadow waited as Rouge flew up, and left before Shadowpaw climbed up. When she finally got up, he was on the next vine with Rouge flying next to him.

Shadowpaw sighed. Suddenly, the ground beneath her feet crumbled, and she fell back down. She growled and started to climb again. But, a black hawk flew by and grabbed her. She kicked and punched it, but it didn't let go. Finally, it dropped her on a platform. She stood up, dizzy from altitude sickness, until she heard growling, and a thump, thump. She gulped. She turned around, and she stared into the 'face' of a giant flower.

She dropped the gun, and the flower roared. Then, she felt a sharp pain on her neck, and she blacked out.

Shadow & Rouge

They walked on the path for what seemed like a long time, but they didn't encounter anymore monsters. Rouge looked back behind them. "Maybe we should turn back; we might have missed some." Shadow nodded, and was about to turn around when he noticed that somebody's whines were missing. He looked around. "Where's Shadowpaw?" Rouge looked around. "I don't know. We better find her. They walked around, yelling out for her, when suddenly Rouge stopped. She pointed at a ledge. "Shadow look at this!"

Shadow looked at where she was pointing, and his eyes widened. Rouge was pointing at a gun. It looked familiar… He slapped his forehead. Of course! It's that gun I gave Shadowpaw! Rouge gasped, and he followed her vision. On another platform, a group of Eggman's robots were carrying something black…Shadow looked closer. It had white paws. He yelled, "Shadowpaw! Wake up, Shadowpaw!" Rouge shook her head as they walked into a small ship. "She can't hear you, she's too far away." Shadow glared at the ship as it passed over their heads. After a while, it tilted up and flew into the sky. Rouge squinted as it flew in front of the sun, and out of sight.

Shadow pounded his fist on a box. "Damn it! Eggman's got Shadowpaw!" Rouge looked at him worriedly. "Where is he going?" Shadow shook his head. "I don't know. We better follow him. Come on!" He ran off, and Rouge shook her head. "What does that egg-bellied coward want with Shadowpaw, anyway?" She flew after him, and he ran off through the ruins. He ran right past the monsters, until he stopped and Rouge almost ran into him. She screeched to a halt behind him, and he turned around to look at her.

"Of course! How could I be so stupid?" He turned back to the monsters and killed them with ease. He started to glow blue, and he took a Chaos Emerald from behind his back. (Where he kept it, we'll never know…) Rouge's eyes sparkled at the sight of it, but Shadow held it high and yelled, "Chaos Control!" With a blue flash, he was gone. Rouge blinked until she didn't see spots, and she flew out of the ruins, thinking.

What is Eggman up to this time?

Commentaries

Shadowpaw: YOU HAD ME KIDNAPPED BY THAT FRICKIN' IDIOT EGGHEAD?

DL: I think it fits the plot well…besides, it was all Kussia's idea…

Kussia: No it isn't!

Shadowpaw: KUSSIA! (chases Kussia)

Shadow: Did Kussia really tell you to put it in the plot?

DL: Nope!

Shadow: I thought so.

Shadowpaw: Come back here, Kussia!

Kussia: (ducks behind Shadow) Tell her to stop!

Shadow: I can't tell her to stop!

Kussia: But I thought you guys liked each other?

Shadow and Shadowpaw: (standing and staring at each other) …

DL: (tip-toes away) Until next chapter, bye!

Shadowpaw: Ja ne!

Shadow: Where'd you learn Spanish?

Shadowpaw: It's Japanese, you dimwit!

Kussia: Shut up, flirters!

Shadow and Shadowpaw: KUSSIA!