Hello! I want to thank those who have been reading my first Sonadow one-shot, and a special shoutout to .fox for being my first reviewer! It means a lot to me! Since the last chapter is part 1 of the Merhog one-shot, this chapter will feature part 2. I hope you all enjoy it!


Sonic gaped at him, stunned at what he just heard. "W-What do you mean you want to be the only one to see me in my costume!?"

Shadow looked away, keeping his eyes shut as he fought to control his blushing cheeks. "Y-You misunderstood me! W-What I meant to say is that you don't have to dress up as a mermaid anymore!"

"And why not?" Sonic arched his eyebrow, tilting his head in confusion.

"There are other ways to help treat your aquaphobia. If you are in dire need of work but still wish to learn how to swim, I can help you," Shadow explained, as he opened his eyes.

"Shadow, I'm fine getting private swimming lessons at the aquarium and working as a mermaid performer. Thanks to that job, I don't feel scared whenever I'm performing as Syren while in costume."

"But do you need financial help?"

"I'm alright, Shadow. I have a trust fund."

"A trust fund?"

Sonic nodded. "You remember the President from Central City?"

Shadow blinked, glancing over to Sonic. "I do recall the commander telling me about him."

"For all the heroic stuff my friends & I did to keep the city safe from Eggman and other bad guys, the President rewarded us by adding money into our own separate bank accounts as a trust fund."

"He did?"

"Yup! Let's just say it's the first time I've seen a lot of 0's that would give a grown man, such as Eggface, a heart attack."

"So you're financially secure?"

"Yeah, but I only use some it for my home, food, water, electricity, utilities, gifts, and anything for a comfortable life. For the rest, I donate to charities since I really don't need all that money."

"You donate to your community?"

"Yup! Those who lost their homes, business, or medical help due to Eggman always attacking the city need the money more than me. I made sure to donate to every legitimate organization that can help others get back on their feet."

"I almost forgot you're too kind for your own good."

"That's because I enjoy helping others," Sonic grinned. "But that still doesn't explain on why you got frustrated over my costume. There's nothing revealing about it!"

Shadow gave him a deadpanned expression. "The shell bra makes your chest appear large."

Sonic quickly covered himself, turning red in embarrassment. "Then quit staring at it, you creep!"

"Switch to a different top that will hide it!"

"I'm starting to think you're secretly a pervert!"

"Do I look like one to you!?"

"Apparently, yes!"

"If I'm a pervert, then you're dense!"

"How am I dense!?"

"Because you have no idea how beautiful you looked when you were swimming around as a sexy mermaid! I couldn't keep my eyes off you!"

Sonic felt his face heating up, as he pointed his finger at himself. "Y-You think I'm beautiful and sexy?"

Shadow froze, realizing what he just said as he looked away and covered his face with his gloved hands. "Y-You were already stunning before you were a mermaid. But after you wore that costume, your extreme beauty left me speechless."

"R-Really?"

"Yes, and I wished that you did not show it to those people at the aquarium."

Sonic placed both hands on his cheeks, still feeling warm. "I-I don't know what to say, Shadow. I-It's the first time my own rival would say such nice stuff about me."

Shadow scoffed, uncovering his face as he glanced back at Sonic. "Appreciate my words because I mean it. You as a beautiful mermaid left me breathless. I did not want anyone to stare at you anymore, which is why I got you out of that wretched place."

"You do know it's an aquarium where families visit, right?"

"So?"

"The aquarium is also Cream's favorite place to visit."

"She can choose a different one."

"Can you find another aquarium that has mermaid shows?"

"I'm certain there are plenty that have them."

"Good luck convincing her," Sonic snickered, then smiled a little. "So, I actually left you breathless while in my mermaid attire?"

Shadow groaned. "You're not letting this go, are you?"

"Nope!"

"Be lucky I'm holding myself back from touching you."

"Why? You wanna touch my tail?~"

"I swear I'll kill you."

"Calm down, hotshot. We can continue right after you take me back to the aquarium."

"And why would I do that?"

"You do realize that you kidnapped me and took me here while I was in the middle of the show, right?"

"It was for your own safety. The adults were leering at you."

"They can't touch me because I'm in a giant glass tank."

"But they have unpleasant thoughts, Faker. You need to be more careful."

"I will, don't worry about it."

"You saying that doesn't make it any better."


Cream happily squealed in joy as her mouth opened wide in awe when she saw Sonic dancing with Bluey, Emi, & Bianca in the giant water tank, showing off their graceful movements in their mermaid attire as they continued to impress her and the rest of the audience. Cheese & Chocola were happily chirping as they clapped, while Tails is busy wiping his eyes with a tissue due to crying from tears of joy.

"He not only learned how to swim, but is able to face his fear head on!" Tails sniffed while smiling. "I'm so proud of you, big brother! You're almost there!"

Amy, who is recording the show on her phone, happily nodded. "I agree with you, Tails! He's no longer avoiding his problems, but instead facing them head on!" Her green eyes sparkled in delight as she zoomed in on Sonic. "Not only that, but he also looks stunning as a mermaid! Why, he's a big hit with the children!"

She gestured to some of the other children who were here to watch the show with or without their parents, staring in awe and excitement as they watched Sonic spinning and twirling around, almost as if he was dancing as his quills fan out to float in the water.

Holding back a huge squeal at how pretty he looked, Amy continued to record the show. "I have to show Blaze this video! She must visit this aquarium whenever she comes for a visit!"

"And I need to take more pictures so I can put them in our memory books," Tails added, getting his camera out to take pictures of Sonic dancing with Bluey the seahorse.

Meanwhile, Rouge & Shadow were in the background away from the crowd, but getting a good view of seeing Sonic gliding around in his mermaid attire with his coworkers. This caused Rouge to smirk as she glanced at Shadow. "Who knew Big Blue would look gorgeous as a mermaid?"

"Indeed," Shadow replied, staring at Sonic with a neutral expression.

"Shadow, you're still staring at him."

"I'm surprised he is able to handle his fear of water."

"Don't tell me you were checking him out?"

"Oh please," Shadow tsked and looked away with his eyes closed. "I'm only studying his appearance."

A snicker next to him caused him to open his eyes, and glare at the person laughing at him. "Do you find my statement funny?"

Milo smirked, placing his hands up in surrender. "Chill out, buddy. I just wanted to see you, that's all."

"And why is that?" Shadow glared daggers at the male bat.

"Don't you remember? I'm the guy whom you nearly gave a concussion to."

"The one who wouldn't let me see my rival?"

"Like I told you before, only employees are aloud there," Milo placed both hands behind his back. "By the way, where's my apology for almost killing me?"

"You're not worthy to be killed, now what the heck do you want?"

"Sheesh. You really are grumpy. I still don't get what Sonic sees in you."

Shadow snarled, hearing Rouge silently snickering as he continued to glare at Milo. "Cut to the chase already!"

Milo grinned, pulling something out of his pocket and holding them out. "Interested in seeing some photos? Most of them feature your boyfriend as a merhog." He placed his other hand out to prevent Shadow from getting closer. "I'll give them to you, but only if you are willing to pay."

Shadow grabbed his wrist, pulled out a stack of cash, placed them on Milo's hand, and took the photos from his other hand. "Keep the change, you dimwit."

As he sped over to a corner and admired the photographs of Sonic swimming or having fun in his mermaid attire, Rouge giggled as she looked at Milo. "You actually took pictures of Big Blue?"

Milo placed the cash in his pant pocket. "To make a profit. Good thing I guessed right on him having a lover. Though I'm still surprised that his boyfriend would be a broody dark hedgehog who gets jealous easily."

"Whenever it involves his cute blue boyfriend dressed as a gorgeous mermaid, he'll definitely get jealous."

"Then he'll be even more jealous once he sees what Sonic is wearing right now."

"Right now?"

Shadow whipped his head to see what they were talking about, then his eyes started to glow red as he saw what they meant. "WHY IS HE WEARING SUCH A REVEALING TOP!?"

"I insisted he wore it so he could impress you, though its mostly to see how possessive you are towards him," Milo grinned mischievously. "Consider it payback for not apologizing on what you did to me earlier."

"NOW YOU'RE DEAD, YOU INSIGNIFICANT COCKROACH!"


Part 2 is now done! The next theme is a surprise, so be sure to watch out for that! Don't forget to review and comment if you want to know what it is!