In Cosmo's Shadow
By Kellie Fay
Disclaimer: Sonic, Shadow, Tails, Cosmo, and the others all belong to SEGA, Team Sonic, 4 Kids and other people not me.
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Chapter 6
The Gift
Later that afternoon Sonic came by with some dinner. "Cream's mom loves to feed people," Sonic said, while spreading out the meal. "If you ever want something home cooked she always has chores that need to be done. A few hours running errands and chopping wood for her, and she'll feed you for like a week."
Shadow took a bite out of the savory casserole, and looked up at Sonic feeling comfortable enough with him to tease. That should just about cover you for a day then," he said with a smirk.
Sonic, always willing to laugh at himself shrugged, and smiled. "No then she makes more," he informed Shadow. "Oh, and here, I almost forgot, this is for you." Sonic took out a blue package, and tossed it over to Shadow. Curious Shadow opened the package, and found a black, leather bound, notebook, and a computer data chip.
"What is this?" Shadow asked, even though he suspected he knew what this was and how Sonic got it.
"Oh When Egg-man woke you up on Prison Island he helped himself to a lot of data in their computers, and his grandfather's personal diary. I figured you might want the information."
Shadow looked at Sonic carefully. Sonic acted like the gift was more of an afterthought rather than something of importance, but Shadow needed this information badly, and he knew that Sonic knew that. "How did you get this information from the Doctor?" He asked.
Sonic still looked disinterested grinning that infuriating all-knowing grin of his. "Oh I ran into him the other day we got talking, and he thought you might want the info."
Shadow eyed Sonic up and down. He wondered what Doctor Egg-man would say if Shadow asked him about the encounter. "Do you want to stay with that story, or are you trying to think of a better one?" Shadow asked him.
Sonic feigned indignation. "What's that supposed to mean?"
Shadow now smirked he knew he had Sonic. "The Doctor doesn't give information up readily. He either had an ulterior motive, or you stole it from him."
"Hey I didn't steal nothing. He put it in my hands, for what it's worth" Sonic insisted.
Shadow still felt suspicious of the gift. Just before bed Shadow sensed someone spying on him. He chaos controlled out of the house, and up to Rouge's tree house. Shadow knew she'd gone flying out to visit Knuckles. From his vantage point above he saw something small moving in the shadows in the forest. Another chaos fueled teleport landed him right on top of Bokun.
AHHH GET OFF OF ME SHADOW! The little machine complained.
Shadow released Bokun but kept one hand on the creature so it could not escape. "What are you doing here pest?" Shadow asked.
"Doctor Egg-man said it wouldn't count if I came here, and just watched you! He said so!" The little robot shouted.
"What are you talking about?" Shadow asked confused. "What doesn't count?"
"There was a landslide by our base a few days ago and Sonic dug us out. Then he and Dr Eggman went, and talked for a long time and they wouldn't let us robots listen in at all. Then he sent me to get that old book for Sonic. The one he just gave you. Just before Sonic left he told Doctor Egg-man that he meant it when he said that they'd have problems if he started messing with you, and Doctor Egg-man said that he would never try to control you anyway cuz you have a bad temper, and if you ever woke up enough to figure out he was using you you'd level the whole planet just to get him. Sonic laughed, and said you'd have help, then he said thanks for the data chip and book and left."
So that's how Sonic got the data chip, and book! Shadow wondered. Again he bristled at Sonic's attitude. How dare that infuriating pin cushion dictate who he could and could not talk to!
Then again… Shadow looked at Bokun, "Did Sonic say I had to stay away from the Doctor, or that he had to stay away from me?"
Bokun shrugged. "I don't know. He wouldn't let us listen. All I know is that when they came out Sonic said that he didn't want Doctor Egg-man messing with you."
So me paying the Doctor a visit may be perfectly okay. That makes more sense. Sonic never tried to dictate terms to Shadow, but he has been acting as a buffer between him and the others. Sonic dictating terms to Doctor Egg-man reminded Shadow of how Sonic treated him with the others.
Maybe I will pay the Doctor a visit. I want to know exactly what Sonic said to him.
He looked down at the little robot in his hands, and just dropped him without ceremony to the ground.
"If anyone asks," Shadow said sternly, "I didn't notice you."
Bokun, still shocked at being set free backed away rising into the air while he did so. "Sure you got it, bye now!" The little machine flew away. Shadow noted his direction, and then began moving towards Doctor Egg-man's new base.
Coming Soon Chapter 7
A Visit To The Doctor:
"Egg-man turned around again and gave Shadow a long calculating look before turning back to his work. "Oh, that's good to hear. Anyway, I gave Sonic only a copy of the data, and I transcribed the hand written notes a long time ago. Sonic thought it would be good for you, but if you want my advice I'd say pack that disk and those books away and never look at them. You won't like what you see."