A helicopter hovered over a IHOP restraint, high above the sky, hidden by the clouds of the morning sky.
"He went to… the international house of pancakes?" Rekha said almost dropping over.
"it appears so" the pilot replied.
"what's that animal doing in there.."
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Shadow sliced his first pancake. And took his first bight. As he chewed he noticed everyone around him staring. He did nothing but stare right back. They jumped in fright and looked away. Shadow smirked, and took another bite, as the crowd stared again. A waitress came up to him "mm-m-m-more coffee si- um.." the waitress was shaking almost.

Shadow swallowed the pancake, "Sure, I wouldn't mind"
The waitress poured him another cup of coffee.
An old man hid behind a booth about 4 booths away from where Shadow sat at, talking to his granddaughter.

"That's his 13th cup.." he whispered, in shock.
The girl looked at her grandfather "Ohh" she said staring in amazement. "Grandpa do ya think he's friendly?" she asked, innocent in everyway.
"Well… I'm not really sure hehe" the old man laughed uneasily.
"I wanna pet em" she said.
"Pet him? You can't pet him, that guy saved this whole planet you know, he's stronger then he looks.." he said eyeing her, hiding his own doubt of the hedgehog. So much power in a little guy like that? Could it be possible? He did have 13 coffees.. but was it possible? The old man thought.
"Aww but he's soooo cuuuute" she said with her eyes gleaming with anticipation.

Shadow sipped his coffee eyeing the people across from him, one booth over, whom were leaned over their booth seat, to see shadow.
Shadow looked a little drunk from all the coffees but still his grumpy self. "Get your own coffee" he pointed at the man and set his empty cup down. The waitress refilled his coffee without even asking, it wasn't every day she served a talking hedgehog! In fact she stood right by the table, staring like everyone else in the whole pancake house did.

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"This will get us nowhere, take the helicopter back to headquarters Rekha ordered.
"Right away" the pilot answered, turning the helicopter around, following Rekha's orders.

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Shadow put his hand on the table and got up, walking from the table and straight through the walkway. People at their seats all stared as he walked away. The girl jumped out and grabbed his arm, and stared at him.
"You're so soft!" she rubbed her cheek against his arm.
Shadow blushed at this, but then recovered his badass attitude, and pulled his arm away, walking out to the door.
Shadow walked outside the IHOP, on the sidewalk, looking at the stores he passed by. One in which was a jewelry store. Yellow tape blocked the entrance. Shadow could see police inside the shop, talking about a burglary.
"Hmph" shadow said resentfully moving past the jewelry store.

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"It's good to be home" Rouge stretched her arms and jumped onto the couch in her living room. "Now lets see what's in this envelope" Rouge got out the gray envelope that the women had given her earlier. "What's this?" she pulled a few sheets of paper out, along with two tickets to the cruise to island Mardea. "Directions? I would of expected something a bit more fancy then a piece of paper like this… Wha? Shadow's invited too? My my" Rouge put the papers and tickets back into the envelope. "How am I going to make mr. Strong n' silent go on a cruise.." Rouge yawned and laughed to herself.