Snowball Fight

Disclaimer: I don't own any characters present in the story.

Character(s): Silver

He never thought he'd be in this position; whenever they partake in any of these spirited, yet slightly aggressive, competitions, it was usually Sonic or Amy that everyone would fight over, sometimes Shadow if they managed to drag him out and convince him to join their "trivial" game – as he would say – in the first place. Of course, Sonic and Shadow are the obvious choices for most of their contests, simply because their speed allows them to do so much before anyone else even got a chance to move. This is especially true when having a snowball fight. And it doesn't help that ninety-nine percent of the time they made a move, they were on their mark, so any target they had their eyes on would likely be down for the count, especially with how hard the black hedgehog throws. Although they do shine in these games, they weren't – by any means – bad on anything else; they were valuable team members, regardless of the game.

As for Amy, she had the highest speed and aim out of everyone else left, and though they were nowhere near what the previous two hedgehogs had, she was quite the force to reckon with. Additionally, she possessed a good eye for symmetry and a creative decorating sense, talents that benefited whatever team she was on in the snowman-making contests, especially.

So, while no one was particularly bad at any of the games (everyone was actually very competent in most of the competitions; each person was able to hold his or her own, so each game ended in an intense fight), it was painfully obvious why everyone fought over having these three on their team. Since there were usually only three teams, it all evened out, with each hedgehog on a separate team. This way, each group had a close-to-equal chance of winning. Silver didn't want to imagine the team they made up if they were all on one; at that point, they would be practically unbeatable. And yet, his team managed to beat them; how that was possible, Silver didn't know.

All he knew was that now, after that last close game, he was now being fought over as well.

The reason lies within his play style of the last game. Before, Silver would refrain from using his powers, since using them felt like cheating. However, after considering that – if that was the case – Sonic and Shadow had been cheating long before he has, Silver decided to play a game or two with his psychokinesis, using his mind rather than his hands to compete. It turns out that it was a huge improvement, one that won the snowball fight for his team as Sonic sulked at his loss and Shadow turned way, grunting as if he didn't care. Silver knew better; he's known the black hedgehog long enough to know when his pride's been hurt. His comment after the fight ended was also a good indicator ("We lost to their team?!"). Soon after, his group also dominated the snowman-making competition, Silver able to use his psychokinesis to straighten out the snowman's body and form perfect, round balls for them to use. Combine that with Amy's designing expertise – since he was on her team for the two games – and the rest of the group's efforts, their win was guaranteed.

After such a showcase of what he could accomplish with his powers, he became as valuable as the other three hedgehogs as a teammate. Although Shadow tried to prohibit him from using his powers, claiming that they were an unfair advantage, he couldn't counter Silver's claim that his using his speed was also such an unfair benefit. Ever since, Silver has exercised his powers in a majority of the games, counting them out only when he felt that he wanted a clean fight.

Still, at least every game was more balanced, and – even though Silver didn't think it was possible – more intense than before. Things were going to get a lot more fun around here.

Smokestep: I hate my sleeping schedule, absolutely hate it. I'm sorry everyone; I didn't mean to make my prediction yesterday true. No, it was not my intention to post this even later than the other chapters. That was just how it happened, sadly. I'll try really hard to break this streak tomorrow, so for those with this on their alert list, be aware that even though the date hasn't changed, you will probably find another chapter from me today. So, check periodically.

Anyhow, hope you enjoy this extremely late – or is it extremely early? – chapter. If you have anything to say, you know where to click. I'd really appreciate any feedback. Nonetheless, I'll see you all later today for the next installment. Have a very good morning/afternoon until then!

Response To Reviews:

Christian Ape99: Well, now you know.

ABCSonicKirbyWarriors: Yeah, there are a lot of apologies flying around today, huh? Either way, though, thanks for reviewing last one. Normally, when I see that a frequent reader didn't review a chapter, I assume that either (1) they are too busy to or (2) they . . . they don't like the story anymore or the chapter, I suppose? I don't know; it was something like that. I know I had two reasons before; I just can't remember the second one. But I digress. Thank you for your input; I hope you find the time to give me some for this chapter as well.

ShinyShiny9: Maybe slightly. At least you made up for it by giving me all your opinions in one; thank you for that. As for this last chapter, it was originally going to be in Amy's perspective, and that chapter was fully completed, but it just didn't sound right when I read it. So I wrote one with Knuckles' point of view, and thought it sounded better. Seems like I made the right decision, especially considering I like writing more unique ideas and presenting them in a different fashion. Anyhow, I look forward to your thoughts on this chapter.

Twin-books: Oh, no, you went and did it again Twin-books; now the review responses are going to make up half this chapter. Good job. /sarcasm off/ Alright, let's do this. So, if you mean to simply add a "he," therefore making the sentence ("Although currently he felt [he] could make an accurate assumption..."), you would be correct, and I'll go edit that in after I'm done with this. However, if you meant to move it ("Although currently felt [he] could make . . ."), that be incorrect, because there wouldn't be a noun/pronoun the "currently felt" would apply to. Who is currently feeling? Just so you know, I'm merely adding this alteration because I thought that's how you first meant it. You probably meant the former way, though, so I will grant you this win. With that, I think you now took the lead by one; I'm pretty sure the current score is 1:2. Don't get too comfortable, though; I'll catch up soon enough. Anyhow, now that that's all said and done, thank you for the feedback. I look forward to whatever you have to say next.