I'm glad everyone liked the moments between Cyborg Sonic & Cyborg Shadow from last chapter. You'll definitely see more moments between them, but I will also include moments between Boom Sonic & Boom Shadow. In the meantime, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter!
Shion giggled as he touched both the fluffy yellow tail and shiny yellow tail, admiring their color as Tails held him on his lap while sitting down. One of his tails is wrapped around Shion while Cyborg Tails sat next to him and placed his robotic tail near Shion so he could touch them both. Once his organic double is done holding Shion, Cyborg Tails gets to hold him next.
Right now, Team Sonic had arrived in Roboken to visit Team Cybonic, mostly to give Shion the full tour of the city filled with robots. Mighton & Bolts joined in while explaining which parts of Roboken they should visit, along with asking questions about Shion, which Sonic didn't mind explaining. Though the circumstances of how Shion was born surprised them.
"Are you saying you were the one who gave birth to him?" Mighton looked at Sonic in disbelief. "But aren't you a male?"
"Even I'm not sure how it's possible. But yes, I did gave birth to Shion," Sonic answered. "The others were there during my delivery, along with my family doctor."
"Is this true?" Mighton glanced at the rest of Team Sonic.
Amy nodded. "It's true. Sticks & I were there to see Shion being born."
Sticks agreed. "As for how he was made, Sonic did the courtship ritual with-
Sonic quickly covered her mouth while laughing nervously. "Ignoring what she just said, do any of you want to hold Shion? Cyborg Sonic had been the lucky one to hold him first."
"Me! I really want to hold the little angel!" Cyborg Amy gleefully raised her hand.
After they all finished the tour, they arrived at Team Cybonic's headquarters where they are now playing with Shion in their living room, which is spacious and cozy for them. Bolts took a lot of photographs of Shion interacting with everyone, what he is doing, and how he responds to his surroundings. As for Mighton, he, Bolts, & Cyborg Sonic went somewhere to check on something, though Sonic has a good idea on where they're going.
"Has the security system been effective here in Roboken?" Tails asked his cyborg counterpart.
Cyborg Tails nodded. "It has. Thanks to the new upgrades we installed, we were able to find him."
"Find who?"
"Cyborg Shadow."
Sonic froze, gazing at them in disbelief. "Y-You guys found him?"
"We sure did!" Cyborg Knuckles smirked, folding his arms. "He never stood a chance against us!"
Cyborg Amy sighed. "Actually, he never even fought us. He just surrendered when he appeared out of nowhere."
"I didn't believe it one bit," Cyborg Sticks frowned. "I tried to fight him, but Cyborg Sonic wouldn't let me."
"In the end, we detained him and brought him over to Mighton, where he was given a trial," Cyborg Tails explained, patting Shion's head with one of his robotic tails. "Though what's surprising is Cyborg Sonic begged the judge he wanted Cyborg Shadow to be placed on probation, which is shocking that he actually wanted our enemy to be spared from punishment."
"Which isn't fair because I wanted to poke that jerk with a stick while he's in prison!" Cyborg Knuckles huffed.
"Cyborg Knuckles, he isn't a rabid animal," Cyborg Amy said.
"But he does like to cause pain."
Cyborg Amy shook her head in exasperation. "Anyways, the judge accepted Cyborg Sonic's plea and sentenced Cyborg Shadow to probation, meaning he must wear an ankle monitor and be kept watch by both Mighton & Cyborg Sonic so he wouldn't escape."
"That'll explain where they went," Tails said, giving Shion to Cyborg Tails so he could hold his nephew. "But is that a good idea? He kidnapped Shion and tried to steal his chaos energy."
"I'm still throwing him into a volcano if he dare tries to kidnap my baby again," Sonic snarled. "Since Cyborg Sonic & I share the same personality, maybe he has a plan to help Cyborg Shadow change into a better person."
"If he can do that, then Shion will be safe from Cyborg Shadow," Amy concluded.
"But I don't trust Cyborg Shadow. His façade still indicates he's an evil robot out to get us," Sticks pondered. "And I still believe our Shadow is an evil alien plotting to destroy us all."
"Sticks, my mate is not an evil alien. He's a hedgehog," Sonic said. "Speaking of my mate, does anyone know where he went right after the tour?"
"I'll say it once and I'll say it again – what is the real reason for coming back!?" Mighton glared daggers at Cyborg Shadow.
Cyborg Shadow, who was sitting in his prison cell with electric shackles on to prevent him from getting out, rolled his eyes as he looked away. "Your ugly face disgusts me."
"Don't joke with me, you criminal! You're up to your old tricks again, aren't you!?"
"How would I do that when I'm in here?"
"Listen up you-
"Wait!" Cyborg Sonic held his hand up. "Let me handle this. I've seen how my counterpart and his rival interact with each other."
"Is that wise? The probability of Cyborg Shadow telling you everything is 1 out of 300," Bolts calculated. "It'll be impossible for him to spill everything to you."
"Trust me, I got this," Cyborg Sonic approached the metal bars separating between him and his dark counterpart. "Cyborg Shadow, you chose to surrender without no resistance. Why?"
"What I do is none of your concern," Cyborg Shadow glared at him.
"You also didn't attack Team Cybonic this time."
"All of you were too weak to even defeat me."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm certain."
"Or is it because you were running low on chaos energy?"
Cyborg Sonic smirked when he saw his rival snarling at him. "Last time, you kidnapped Shion because you needed some chaos energy, which is why you extracted some from him even though his father had a larger amount. Now, when you came back, you avoided fighting us and chose to turn yourself in." He folded his arms over his robotic chest. "You were worried about being defeated due to your low reserves, which is why you've chosen a last option you would deem as cowardly."
"Your point?" Cyborg Shadow growled.
"Admitting defeat."
"THAT'S A LIE!" Cyborg Shadow roared as he stood up from his makeshift bed. "DEFEAT IS FOR THE WEAK!"
"You sure about that? It sounded like you had no other choice or risk getting defeated by my team and me."
"Watch what you say to me, Cyborg Sonic. I know your weakness."
"Oh yeah? And what's that?"
"Loyalty to your pathetic friends and this city."
"Everyone knows that."
"For now, but not your real weakness."
Cyborg Sonic's eyes narrowed. "What are you implying?"
"I do not know. What are you inferring?" Cyborg Shadow smirked evilly.
"I don't like that evil smirk of yours."
"Why? Are you afraid?"
"Psh! No way! I'm not scared of you!"
"Alright! Enough of this!" Mighton hit the iron bars, glaring at Cyborg Shadow. "Whatever evil plan you're up to, it's never gonna work! You'll be trapped in here for a very long time!"
"Only if he violates his probation," Bolts added. "As of right now, he's still on good behavior, so we cannot keep him in prison while he's following the rules."
"There's no way he'll follow the probation protocols!" Mighton folded his arms. "Cyborg Sonic, you better have a good reason on why you choose to have this criminal be spared from his crimes!"
Cyborg Sonic sighs. "Mighton, I know you and everyone else don't trust Cyborg Shadow because of his crimes, but none of us understand the real him. True he inherited everything from his organic counterpart, but I saw my organic counterpart getting along well with his rival. If he's able to change him, then there's a chance I can help my rival change into a better person."
"And if it doesn't work?"
"Trust me, I can fix him. I'll prove to you all that Cyborg Shadow isn't a bad guy."
Bolts gulped. "I hypothesize that the chances of Cyborg Shadow being good is-
"I'm right here, you know!" Cyborg Shadow snarled in irritation. "I don't enjoy being insulted!"
"We're not insulting you. I know how sensitive you are with words," Cyborg Sonic said. "We'll come back with your ankle monitor so you can finally get out of here. But in the meantime, don't do anything dangerous that could endanger your life."
"No promises on that last part," Cyborg Shadow tsked.
Rolling his eyes at his stubbornness, Cyborg Sonic left with Mighton & Bolts, reminding himself that he volunteered to keep an eye on him, since they just started their weird friendship. It'll start off as rocky, but Cyborg Sonic will handle it as long as he is able to help his rival open up more, along with reaching out to thaw his icy cold heart.
Enemy or not, Cyborg Shadow deserves a second chance. Dr. Eggman had always been given one, so why not for his dark counterpart? Plus, Cyborg Shadow seemed to be a really cool guy and tough customer who can keep up with Cyborg Sonic. It'll be neat to have races with his rival, and they've already had gotten close when they touched and kissed.
Once he was certain they're finally gone, Cyborg Shadow scoffed as he sat back down and glared at the corner outside of his prison cell. "They're already gone. Come on out, you coward."
"You should watch what you say if I were you," Shadow appeared from the darkness. "Unless you want to be beaten into a bloody pulp."
"Was that supposed to terrify me?"
"Along with experiencing what true hell is like."
"I already experienced it after meeting those pathetic robots."
Shadow shook his head. "I'll get straight to the point. Where is it?"
"Where's what?" Cyborg Shadow arched his eyebrow.
"The Lost Crystal of Power. It's obvious you have it in your possession."
"I don't even know what you're talking about."
"You also have the Chaos Crystals on you."
Cyborg Shadow's glare darkened. "So what?"
"During our battle, I noticed your chaos energy reserves are the same as mine. Since you didn't get them from me or my pup, it's obvious you got them from another source. Luckily, I recognized what those energy sources are."
"What's it to you?"
"How can you be my robotic double when you're still weak?"
"Are you implying I'm inferior to you!?" Cyborg Shadow got up, walking towards the bars until he stopped. "You know nothing about me!"
"By luck, you were able to defeat me and my mate when we first met," Shadow folded his arms over his chest. "The second time we fought, we were evenly matched."
"That's because you went soft, which made you weak and pathetic!" Cyborg Shadow spat at him.
"Deny it all you want, but you haven't been getting stronger at all. You're only relying on your own powers," Shadow grinned evilly.
"How I get stronger is none of your concern!"
"Are you getting stronger or weaker?"
"Say another word, and I will destroy you!"
"I'd like to see you try."
"Along with your mate and pup!"
"Can you handle an angry mother hedgehog who won't hesitate to throw you into a volcano?"
"I can easily survive in lava!"
"Shall we test it out then?"
Before Cyborg Shadow could retort, his ears twitched at the sounds of footsteps approaching. Shadow used chaos control to teleport out of his location, just as when Cyborg Sonic appeared from the entrance with Mighton & Bolts. "We're back, Mr. Grumpy!"
Cyborg Shadow rolled his eyes. "Mr. Grumpy? Really?"
"How about Broody instead?"
"Never mind. Just kill me already."
"No can do! You're on probation!"
"I change my mind."
"Oh quit being a drama queen!" Cyborg Sonic used the keys to open his cell doors. "Now, let's get that ankle monitor on you, so hold still and remain on your best behavior."
Sonic softly hummed as he rubbed Shion's back, who was sleeping peacefully on his soft chest. He & Shadow arrived back home a few hours after their trip to Roboken, and Shion was already knocked out when they got home. They already ate back in Roboken, so they didn't have to worry about cooking dinner late at night.
For now, Sonic & Shadow are resting on their bed, watching their baby slumber as Sonic continued to rub Shion's back. "Have sweet dreams, our little one."
Shadow, who was laying on his side while facing them, looked at the plush toys resting in-between them. "And this time, dream about us instead of the medieval era."
Sonic chuckled. "He obviously loves those plush toys of King Arthur & Sir Lancelot."
"I still don't understand how you were able to make them."
"Got help from the moms at the mommy and me class I went to with Amy."
"That would explain the bandages on your fingers," Shadow picked up the Sir Lancelot plush toy. "I have to say. You did an impressive job on them. I never thought my look-alike could wield a powerful sword."
"Arondight is what he called it," Sonic whispered. "While King Arthur wields Excalibur."
"How fascinating."
"I know."
"But why make them instead of us?"
"So he'll know where his true origins come from."
Sonic pressed a gentle kiss on Shion's head, causing his ears to twitch a little. "Once he gets older, he'll inherit our skills and characteristics, depending on which parent. Whether it's our speed, powers, using a sword, or an unknown ability, I want him to know everything about his heritage."
Shadow's eyes softened. "Including our background?"
"It depends if we wanna talk about it or not. If you don't want to, I won't make you."
"Good, because I don't feel comfortable yet."
"I won't push it."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome," Sonic kissed Shion's forehead, then carefully got up to place him in his crib. "Tomorrow, we gotta go grocery shopping."
"That sounds fun."
"There will also be a Farmer's Market, so the whole team is coming with us."
"On second thought, never mind."
"This stuff is amazing!" Knuckles drank from the open coconut. "What do you call this!?"
The vendor, who is a male anthropomorphic orange orangutan wearing a brown apron, chuckled. "Why its coconut juice, young man. Fresh from the finest coconuts you can get in the Galapagos Islands."
"Sir, you have opened my mind to new possibilities! Give me 5!" Knuckles slammed his money on the table.
Meanwhile, Tails is looking through his grocery list on what he needed. "Next we need are tomatoes."
Sticks picked up a tomato, holding it close to sniff it. "This one is ripe enough."
"How can you tell?"
"It has the scent of a real tomato."
"Just by your nose?"
"That and the texture indicates its ready to be used for cooking."
The vendor, who is a female anthropomorphic gray elephant wearing a green dress with printed sunflowers on it underneath a pink apron, smiled. "You have an excellent nose, young lady. My tomatoes are ripened and ready to be used for anything."
"My nose never failed me," Sticks beamed.
Tails wrote it down on the back of his list. "Besides tomatoes, we also need avocados."
Amy browsed through the fruit, until she spotted what she needed. "Yippee! Fresh strawberries imported from China!"
An elderly female anthropomorphic panda, dressed in blue farmer attire with a white apron over it, smiled sweetly at her. "You have a good eye, miss. Our strawberries are organic and grown beautifully with plenty of love."
"Exactly what I need for my strawberry shortcake recipe!" Amy happily squealed, buying the amount needed for her recipe.
As for Sonic & Shadow, they were at a coffee stand, checking the various coffee beans and brands from different areas. Mostly Shadow is inspecting them, while Sonic held Shion and stayed close to him so he wouldn't go insane. "I never knew the Farmers Market would have what you needed."
"Coffee is my life," Shadow answered, picking up a small black bag. "Good, they have Arabica Coffee. We need to buy plenty since I'm running low on them."
"Remember to label them so I'll know they're coffee beans and not chocolate."
"They do have a bitter flavor."
"Tell that to your tongue."
Shadow chuckled a little, as he placed more in the basket and held them out. "I'd like to purchase these coffee beans, please."
The vender, who popped out from under the stand, opened her mouth to reply, but then gasped as her eyes widened in astonishment at seeing him. "S-Shadow?"
He was stunned when he got a good luck at the vender, who is a female anthropomorphic white bat with makeup on her face. She wore a black & purple jumpsuit under a dark purple apron, dark bat wings, white gloves, and a golden hoop earring dangling from her left ear.
"R-Rouge?" he nearly whispered.
Cliffhanger! Rouge had made her appearance, and you'll see her along with Omega next chapter! If you want to see what their reaction would be after seeing Shadow again, then remember to review and comment!
