"Work?" Shadow repeated curiously.
"What kind of work?" He continued.
"Uh... important work?" Amy smiled sheepishly back at him. Shadow did not look impressed.
"Who was the work for?" He questioned.
"Uh... someone..." She was trying to avoid the question.
"Who?" Shadow wasn't going to give up any time soon. Amy sighed. There was no more avoiding it.
"My squad leader. He ordered me to find Alpha base and then destroy it." Amy looked down to the ground in shame.
"So you're one of them are you? Pft. We'll soon change that." Amy's eyes went as wide are dinner plates when she looked up at him and said "You aren't going to kill me?" Shadow burst out laughing.
"That's the best laugh I've had in awhile! Jewtzilla did well getting you!" Shadow was trying to stifle his laughter as he spoke and Amy just sat dumb-founded. Shadow sighed when he eventually got the laughter out of his system.
"Jeez... I can't laugh that much too often. You'll be the death of me, I'm sure. Anyway, earlier you were wondering about that 'future mate' stuff, right? Well, I'll explain. Around these parts, there are several clans that want that tree behind you. It's our home, but also the best tree in these parts. Back to the point, the Echidna tribe and the Fox tribe aren't to happy with me staying here without a mate simply because they claim that the tree's positive effects on the fertility of the leader's mate is being wasted. So basically, if I don't find a mate by the end of the month, they're gonna start an all out war with me." Shadow explain all that with a straight face and Amy got more and more worried as he explained.
"But... the end of this month is when my squad leader plans to attack!" Amy blurted out. She stood up and looked at Shadow with her clear emerald green eyes.
"Damn... her looking at me... it makes me feel... weird." Shadow thought as she continued to stare at his blood red eyes. Shadow cleared his throat.
"I'm going to get Ammo, she'll teach you everything you need to know." Shadow broke eye contact then walked away to find the hyper-active pink hedgehog who had earlier called him 'Shad'.
He came back only minutes later literally dragging a half concious pink hedgehog behind him.
"I don't wanna go to the wizard of Oz... I have a heart... NO IT'S MINE YOU CAN'T HAVE IT YOU-" Shadow interupted the pink hedgehog by slapping her before she swore at the tinman for trying to steal her heart in her dream.
"OUCH. Shadow there was no need for that." Ammo grumbled rubbing her now red cheek.
"I don't want you using bad language to our guest. Now, Ammo, say hello to Amy." Shadow growled. Ammo quickly shook Shadow's hand off her and started to greet Amy.
"Hello, My name's Ammo. And you a- w-wa-wait! I know you! You're-muh mymm!" Shadow placed his hand over Ammo's mouth to stop her from blurting out something everyone would regret.
"Ammo, don't say that yet. I am glad you recognise her but don't tell her until she asks. Understand?" Shadow whispered in Ammo's ear and let go of her so that she could nod her head.
"Sorry. As I was saying, what's your name?" Ammo smiled but it seemed fake and forced.
"Amy. Amy Rose. I hope to get alone with you all while I'm here." Amy's smile back wasn't much more natural.
