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This one has taken me a long time to perfect as this is really a long one. But I loved how it turned out and I hope you guys like it too. :)", "writing": "[b]Chaos Backstories: Shadow the Hedgehog[/b]\n\n[i][u]Laboratory; Space Colony Ark, 1941[/u]\n\n“She is beautiful,” A small feminine voice said. “Indeed, but she still needs a bit more work to be done on her. I don’t want her to end up like Biolizard.” An old man replied.\n\nThat old man was none other than Dr. Gerald Robotnik, the world's greatest scientist of the 20th century. He had been recruited by the Guardians of the United Nations, or G.U.N. for short, to work and research and create cures for incurable diseases, all while trying to create the ‘Ultimate Lifeform’ known as ‘Project Shadow’. He had been working on this for a decade now and he has finally been able to create the perfect being.\n\nThe last prototype, Biolizard, was a great success but suffered from many complications, resulting in him being stored away. Gerald had been worn out by the many failures from his many versions, he had almost thought of giving up until someone came to him.\n\nBlack Doom, the leader of an alien race called the Black Arms, came to him on a comet that orbited the Earth every 50 years, to help him create the ‘Ultimate Lifeform’. Of course, Gerald was suspicious of Black Doom at first but both gained each other’s trust after awhile of getting to know one another. In order to create the perfect being, both had to make a wager. Black Doom would give the necessary amount of blood to Gerald while in return he would give the seven Chaos Emeralds to him when he returns in the next 50 years. Gerald, being the clever one, saw through his intentions and started to create the Ultimate Lifeform for many means, whilst starting to plan a way to thwart Black Doom’s plans.\n\nOne year had taken Gerald to test the blood of the Black Arms until he was ready to create the perfect being. During that time, his granddaughter Maria had come to live with him, due to a disease called Neuro-Immune Deficiency Syndrome (NIDS) that couldn’t allow her to stay on Earth anymore. Maria had become fascinated by the project her grandfather had been working on. At times she would refer to the project as a younger sibling of hers. Gerald took note of this and decided to make this being be a female, other than a request from Black Doom but for also his granddaughter to be able to play with someone like her.\n\nThe life form was created with an egg of a female hedgehog that offered herself to the project and the blood and semen of Black Doom. The small embryo was kept inside a small tube, like that of a uterus with everything it needs, where the embryo will grow.\n\n9 months had taken for the small embryo to take form as a small black furred hedgehog with red streaks on the quills. He waited patiently for the small creature to be born, so did Maria who had just turned five years old. The day finally came when he would finally be able to hold his creation in his arms.\n\nIt was late in the afternoon when Gerald began to open the containment unit that held the little creature protected in a fluid similar to that of amniotic fluid. Maria was there beside him with many towels and blankets. The fluid began to drain away, leaving nothing but the small hedgehog shivering from the loss of the warm fluid. Soon it started to cry, indicating that it survived its birth. At somewhere between 8 and 9 p.m. on June 19th, 1941, the Ultimate Lifeform was born.\n\n“She is so cute. What should we call her grandpa?” Maria said as she wrapped the small bundle of fur in the warm blanket. “Shadow, it is the name that her father had given her. She will be named Shadow, Shadow the Hedgehog.”\n\nMaria giggled as she was given her new little sister into her arms. “Hi, Shadow. It’s me your big sister Maria.” The small hedgehog had only smiled as she reached out her arms towards the pale skinned girl.\n\nGerald couldn’t have been more proud than ever. He had just done something that would go down in history. He had created the Ultimate Lifeform.\n\n_____________________________________________________________________\n[u]\nFourteen Years Later[/u]\n\nSpace. An endless void of nothing but black and white. Shadow, now fourteen years old, was standing in front of one of the many windows that let her see the vastness of space. She loved space. Everything about it was so mysterious, she wanted to discover and solve all its mysteries. \n\nSuddenly a patch of warm arms wrapped around her body. It was Maria. Shadow smiled as she turned to face her.\n\n“Hello there, have you finished your studies yet?” Shadow asked as she let the arms slowly leave her. “Yes actually. I came to see what you were up too.”\n\n“But it looks like you’re doing the same thing as always. Staring right dead into space.” She added. Shadow only rolled her eyes.\n\n“Just for the record, I love space. Nothing will ever stop me from ever loving it.” Shadow claimed, making Maria giggle at her response.\n\n“But I have to admit, space can be a bit interesting,” Maria added as she decided to watch space as well. The two siblings held their hands as they watched the sun come up from the other side of Earth. This moment could’ve lasted forever but, everything must have an end.\n\n_____________________________________________________________________\n\n“Shadow, hurry!” Maria shouted. She and Shadow were running down the many hallways of the Ark to one of the laboratories. G.U.N. soldiers were arresting the scientists that were aboard the ark.\n\n“Maria! Where are we going?!” Shadow asked as both entered a room. “I need to get you somewhere safe and away from those soldiers!”\n\nMaria had started to activate and open a capsule right in the middle of the room. “Get in!” Shadow did as she was told and walked inside. The sound of soldiers pounding down the door grew louder and their hearts pounded even harder. Maria closed the capsule as she continued to do things on a small control panel.\n\n“Maria, what’s going on?” Shadow asked as soldiers came crashing into the room.\n\n“Stop and get yourself away from that control panel!” One of the soldiers shouted. Maria refused as she continued to do more things on the control panel.\n\n“I said stop and back away!!” The soldier repeated again, this time getting his gun ready to shoot.\n\nMaria grabbed hold of a lever and pulled it down.\n\nBOOM!!\n\n“MARIA!!”\n\nMaria had been shot down by the soldier, she laid on the floor as blood spilled out of her body. Shadow dropped down to her knees.\n\n“Maria!! I’ll save you!!” Shadow began banging on the glass to no avail. “S-Shadow, I beg you… please do it for me…”\n\n“Maria!!” She kept banging, not knowing that the capsule would soon be shot out into space. “For all the people who live on that planet… Give them a chance to be happy…”\n\n“Let them live for their dreams. Shadow, I know you can do it.”\n\n“That’s the reason why you were brought into this world.”\n\n“Maria!! Please!!”\n\n“Sayonara, Shadow the Hedgehog.”\n\nThe capsule went flying out into space as Maria exhaled her final breath before passing away. Shadow sobbed at the death of her sister, soon going into a comatose state as she entered the earth’s atmosphere, where she wouldn’t awaken until 50 years later.\n\n_____________________________________________________________________\n[u]\nSonic Adventure 2\n[/u]\n“Come on Shadow!! We’re almost done with this guy!!” Sonic yelled as he attacked the final hazard.\n\nIt all happened suddenly. From being awakened by Dr. Eggman to joint sides with Sonic in order to keep the earth safe. Thoughts clouded her Shadow’s mind as she attacked the final hazard again. Just how was it possible for all of this to happen in such a short amount of time? She really didn’t know how to answer that question but she had something at hand right now. She needed to stay focused.\n\n“Sonic! I’m slowly losing power! I don’t know how long I can last!!” Shadow stated as her super form started to lose power. Being the first time she has been in a super form, it would make sense that she would start losing it.\n\n“Alright! Let’s end this now!! With Chaos Control!!” Sonic suggested as he came closer to Shadow, his hand extended towards with a smile on his face. She nodded and grabbed his hand.\n\n“Chaos Control!!!!”\n\nThe ark was pulled back into orbit and the final hazard was defeated. The earth was safe once again.\n\n“Yeah! We did it!!” Sonic yelled triumphantly as he swung his fist in the air. He looked over to Shadow struggling to stay in her super form. He quickly glided over her and held her in his arms.\n\n“Good job back there! If it wasn’t for you I don’t think I would pull this off.” Sonic said as Shadow just leaned against his embrace.\n\n“Sonic… thank you…”\n\n“Hehe, what?”\n\n“...Chaos control…”\n\n“Shadow!”\n\nIn an instant Sonic was teleported back to the ark while Shadow stayed behind. Coming closer to the atmosphere, she was slowly falling down to earth.\n\n“Maria… is this what you wanted right?”\n\nHer fur started to burn up but that didn’t bother her. She was ready for this.\n\n“This is my promise I made to you.”\n[/i]\n_____________________________________________________________________\n\n[u]Shadow’s Office, G.U.N Headquarters, 2010[/u]\n\nMuch has passed ever since I had been awoken from my 50 years suspended animation, familiar faces, and new ones. I thought that I was the only one who survived the Ark Raid but it seems like others had survived it as well. Other than Commander of G.U.N. Abraham Tower, many of the scientists that help to create me were present in G.U.N. working for the Commander with the purpose of continuing Geralds Research.\n\nI also have met new faces. Rouge the Bat, my closest friend and partner. She has matured over these last few years from her selfishness to a kind and caring person. And there’s Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends. They annoyed me at first when we met but as time went on they also changed. Especially Sonic, the hedgehog that I nearly killed and but helped save the planet. He had outgrown that childish attitude for a mature young man that I thought would be impossible for him to even be. But you’d be surprised how much people change.\n\nI, myself, have changed from the person I was. Though I struggled during the first year with the whole amnesia thing, I began to put my life together. Currently, I’m living with Rouge in a small apartment near G.U.N. Everything had been fine ever since the Black Doom incident. Life started to look good for me until one day, my demons came back to haunt me.\n\nI sat in my office, filling out paperwork that I had gotten earlier, signing and writing many things. I was bored out of my mind from staring onto white and black sheets. I slowly started to doze off when the telephone on the desk started ringing, startling me awake to pick up the call.\n\n“This is Shadow the Hedgehog… who’s calling?” I asked as I normally do as was I slumped in my chair.\n\n“Good afternoon Shadow, it’s me again, Dr. Ramsey.” I shot up from my chair to talk to Dr. Ramsey in a better tone. Dr. Ramsey was one of the scientists that helped Gerald create me, I was very good friends with him.\n\n“Oh, Hello doctor, is there anything I can do for you? Or do I have to come in for another test?” The type of this he would do are usually quite simple. As I said earlier, the commander has decided to continue Gerald’s research, so Dr. Ramsey and a few others continued off where they left off with me. With my consent, of course.\n\n“It’s another test, this one will take a bit longer than the last one but I won’t take much of your time.” The doctor replied. “I’ll be there in a few minutes.”\n\nI hanged up the phone and stacked all the paper into one pile before straightening myself and going straight to the laboratories.\n\nI walked down the large hallways of the building and down the elevator to the underground labs. I knocked on the door leading into the lab, waiting for someone to open the door. Sooner or later, the doctor opened the door, letting me in.\n\nI walked over and sat on the metal table that was usually set in the middle of the room. It was rather dim in the room, usually, the room is bright. I looked over the doctor who was working on something, his back was facing me so I couldn’t quite see what he was doing.\n\n“Alright Shadow, today I’m going to inject some of this liquid into your body to test your regenerative abilities. You might feel a bit of a burning sensation but it should be something you can handle. Your arm please.” Dr. Ramsey explained before showing me the needle.\n\nI nodded and rolled up my sleeve and extended my arm to the doctor. He grabbed my arm, wiped it with alcohol and injected the needle inside, pushing down on the syringe. I hissed as the liquid entered inside from the burning that the doctor warned me about.\n\n“Hurts, doesn’t it? How do you feel? Light-headed, nauseous?” The doctor asked after putting away the syringe in a small case.\n\n“I’m fine. Just burns.” I stated before lifting myself off the table and headed for the door.\n\nAs I was about to open the door my body felt weak all of a sudden. I stopped in my tracks as I leaned against the door for support. My temperature rising and my vision blurred. What the hell is happening to me?\n\n“I see the injection is working. I’m very impressed.” The doctor said before turning to face me. I looked over my shoulder only to be shoved against the wall by a soldier that I didn’t know was in the room.\n\n“What’s… happening?” I asked as I tried to escape the soldiers tight grip but failing.\n\nThe doctor walked closer to us, a maniacal laughter filling the cooled room. “Don’t worry Shadow, you’ll be in good hands with me.”\n\n“Liar…” I groaned as my legs collapsed, almost falling to the floor while the soldier kept me in place.\n\n“You’re right. After what you made me go through.”\n\n“What do you… mean?”\n\n“You ruined my career as a scientist back at the Ark. I had no money, no home, no dignity. Now I’m going to make you pay by finishing what Gerald started.”\n\n“Be prepared you creature, this is the last place you’ll be in before I keep you away, forever.”\n\nMy eyes widen with fear at his statements. I soon began to shut down, my entire body collapsing. The last thing I saw was the doctor covering my face, concealing me in darkness.\n\n______________________________________________________________________________\n\nI slowly awoke from my slumber, my eyelids lifting as they tried to see their surroundings. I quickly shut them closed as a blinding light not far up above, blinded me for a moment. It isn't a comforting light. It burns my eyes to stare at it.\n\nAs I stare up at the ceiling, unable to even blink, something occasionally blocks the white light. No, there is more than one. Silhouettes that move in and out of my vision.\n\nMy sight becomes clearer and I blink, my eyes unable to open until the burn fades away. When I open my eyes again, I can recognize the dark silhouettes.\n\n“Doctor Ramsey?” I spoke as fear quickly rose inside me.\n\n“I see you’re awake now. Are you ready for what is next?” He said with a devilish grin plastered on his face. I looked down at my body and saw that I was naked and strapped to the examination table I was laying on. My cheeks turned to a bright red as a wave of embarrassment washed over me.\n\n“No! You can’t do this!!” I panicked as I tried to struggle free from my restraints. It didn’t budge, the straps were too tight.\n\n“Let me help you relax. Keep it still.” Suddenly I was kept still by the other scientists around me, keeping me from moving. The doctor grabbed a syringe that was on a tray. He grabbed my right arm and checked the veins popping out.\n\n“Ready?”\n\n“No! Wait, please!” I shouted at the top of my lungs, fear and panic spreading through my body. My struggling got fiercer, but it was useless against my restraints and the scientists.\n\nRamsey got rid of any air inside and took my right wrist, and positioned the needle at my wrist's artery. He pushed it in and forced the liquid inside, not even a moment passed before my body grew heavy and went limp, the veins in my right arm burning.\n\nI screamed at the top of my lungs as the sedative burned its way through my blood and into the rest of my body. \n\nNow that I was rendered immobile, there was no way I could escape. This state of immobility rendered me to even move my fingers or toes.\n\nThe doctor held a scalpel, the metal glinting at me. All I could do was stare at it as Ramsey inched closer to me, only stopping until the small blade was just an inch away from my right eye. He held it open.\n\n“Now, let’s see if Gerald really made you immortal. ” He stated and plunged the scalpel into my eye.\n\nSuch cold, uncaring eyes. They look like they're staring at something less than them. Like they're staring at vermin. Feeling suddenly returns to my body. I can feel something moving.\n\nOh, Chaos... Why can I feel their hands inside me?!\n\n_____________________________________________________________________\n\nI’m not sure how much time had passed since I was kidnapped and abused. I never felt so weak and defenseless before. Bruises, cuts, puss, and blood spattered the table and my body. It hurts. Everything hurts.\n\nThey would leave me in the lab overnight, leaving cuts opened, causing it to get infected or to let it regenerate. It was so painful. Not only that but the injections were like acid as they surged through my entire body. The number of screams I voiced caused my vocal chords to strain, talking became painful.\n\nI became nothing. I was just another victim of a man’s revenge. I lost all hope as nobody had rescued me. Nobody came to my aid. I was alone here. I was left to rot in this room with no hope of ever seeing the light of day. I just let my tears fall freely onto the table.\n\nSuddenly loud noises were heard from outside the room. I didn’t bother with them. They were probably screams of others. But the noise became louder as it went on.\n\nSuddenly the door was broken down, revealing three figures.\n\nI couldn’t believe it. It was Sonic, Tails, and Rouge. They were here. They came for me.\n\nI wanted to talk but my throat couldn’t let me. All I could do was turn my head to them.\n\n“Shadow!” They yelled as they came to my side. Rouge was in shock at the state I was in, so was Sonic. Tails quickly examined my body before looking at the distraught Mobians.\n\n“I need to patch her wounds quickly. You two make sure nobody gets into this room.” Tails ordered. Both Mobians nodded before performing their appointed task. Tails gathered everything he needed before starting to stitch my cuts.\n\n“That should do it. It should hold until we get back to my workshop. Guys, we’re ready.” Tails said and lifted me up carefully. Sonic came to my side to carry me out.\n\nHe held my arms for a moment, his face a bright red. He took off his jacket and wrapped it around me, covering my exposed body. “That should keep you warm.” He said I nodded before he picked me up in his arms.\n\nI laid my head on his chest as they started to leave the room, possibly to the tornado. I was exhausted from everything, the soft beating of Sonic’s heart felt very relaxing. I slowly fell asleep in his arms, finally getting myself out of this nightmare.\n\n_____________________________________________________________________\n[u]\nTails’ Workshop, Mystic Ruins[/u]\n\nI slowly awoke from my sleep as I looked at my surroundings. Sonic, Tails, and Rouge were standing at the far side of the bed. I tried to catch their attention but to no avail. I waved my hands but nothing. I only had one other choice.\n\n“ G-Guys…” I voiced a hoarse and harsh tone, hurting my vocal chords even more than they already were.\n\nThat seemed to catch their attention as they turned to face me. Rouge went to my side, helping me sit up straight. I still wore Sonic’s jacket but had a shirt underneath.\n\n“You’re awake. We’re so glad.” Tails said. I only nodded in response. Sonic noticed my lack of vocalization.\n\n“Can you speak?” He asked as he leaned down on the bed. I shook my head, bowing my head down. He walked away but returned with a small notebook and a pen, handing them to me. “This should help you while you get your voice back.” He stated. I nodded as a thank you. I clicked the pen and started to write on the notepad.\n\n‘Where am I?’ I wrote and turned the pad around for the rest to see.\n\n“We’re in my workshop and home in the mystic ruins. We brought you here because it has all my medical supplies and it will provide us a great hiding place from those trying to get to you.” Tails answered. I nodded before writing something new.\n\n‘How did you guys find me?’ I wrote again. This time it was Rouge to respond, “We tracked your Chaos energy from the Master Emerald and any recordings from Headquarters. From there we were able to pinpoint your location.”\n\n‘What about Dr. Ramsey? Did you guys get him?’ I wrote again. “G.U.N. has him in custody for the time being. There is going to be a court session for his crimes against you. I’m pretty sure he won’t win so you don’t have to worry about him getting to you again.” Rouge stroked my cheek, reassuring me that her words were true.\n\nLastly, I wrote my final question on the pad. ‘What happened to me?’ Everyone seemed a bit reluctant to tell me at first. Tails soon got the courage to answer my question.\n\n“I did an analysis on your body and it… suffered some damage.” He stated. I nodded for him to continue. “The injections put into you destroyed part of your regenerative abilities, causing the rate of reproduction of cells in your body to become drastically slower but still faster than the average Mobian. This will also make your aging speed is that of a normal Mobian as well, meaning that your immortality is gone.”\n\n“Other than that, everything else is completely intact. You may be sore for the next couple of days or so, but you’re completely fine. You just need to rest until you’re all healed.”\n\nI let everything sink in little by little, every bit of information being processed in my brain. I was ruined. I am not the same as I once was. I never thought something like this could happen, to me.\n\nI hissed in pain as I grabbed my lower right side as it throbbed with pain. I looked down to see blood pouring out onto my hand. Tails quickly came to my aid with a first aid kit in hand and examined my wound.\n\n“Don’t worry, the cut just opened. I can stitch it back up.” Tails began to undo the bandages and started stitching away. I laid there while Rouge stroked my quills for comfort.\n\n“There that should do it. Now rest, you’ve had a long day.” Tails said before packing his medical supplies and putting them away and heading towards the door. Rouge left as well after saying good night.\n\nSonic was left in the room with me but he didn’t leave just yet. Instead, he walked over to the side of the bed and kneeled down beside me. He gazed at my newly bandage wound. “Hurts doesn’t it?” He said and I only nodded.\n\n“I still can’t believe they did this to you. At least they’re getting what they deserve.” He said, this time in an irritable tone. “Welp I should let you rest now. Hope the wounds heal soon. Goodnight, Shadow.”\n\nHe stood up and walked towards the door, finally becoming alone. I turned to lay on my side, facing the large window just straight ahead. I slowly let my heavy eyes close before falling asleep.\n\nI was safe.\n\n_____________________________________________________________________\n\nI woke up the next morning with excruciating pain all over my body, mostly on my wounds. It was painful to move an inch of my body.\n\n“S-So-” I cut myself off as my vocal chords were still hoarse from screaming but a bit better, yet I still can’t yell to get anybody. I needed painkillers fast but how could I get them? I only had one option.\n\nSlowly and painfully did I get up from the bed and swing my body for my legs to hang beside the bed. I hissed in pain as I began to put pressure on my two feet that haven’t been used in forever. I got myself standing, making sure to keep my balance. I slowly shimmied over to the door, making sure to use the wall for support. I was nearly there until I tripped and suddenly lost my balance and started falling down to the floor. But I didn’t feel anything hard or cold. Instead, I felt something warm and soft, relaxing to the touch. I slowly peeked my head up to see what I landed on.\n\n“Hey, careful now. We don’t want you to hurt yourself now.”\n\nIt was Sonic, he caught me just in time. I slowly let my head rest on his chest sighing in relief.\n\n“I know you didn’t get up with no reason. Is there something you need?” Sonic asked. I looked away from him. How could I tell him what I need without hurting my voice?\n\n“You can whisper, you know.” He suggested. Guess I could give it a try. He lowered his head and I closed in on his ear. “P-Paink-killers…”\n\n“Painkillers, huh? That can be arranged.” Sonic mused for a moment before lifting me in his arms, much to my surprise. He carried me all the way back to the bed I had been sleeping on and laid me gently on the soft cushion.\n\n“I’ll be right back, don’t go anywhere.” He said before turning the other way and heading down the stairs for my drugs.\n\nI turned my head to look at my surroundings. My room was an infirmary for those who needed medical attention. It has two beds, a nightstand, shower, and a shelf with medical supplies and medicines. To my right was a large window that looked over all of the mystic ruins, in the far distance getting a glimpse of angel island.\n\nAfter a long time of waiting, Sonic came back with two plates and two cups on a large tray. He set the tray on a table next to me and set one of the plates in front of me as he sat at the side of the bed, setting his own plate on his lap.\n\nThe plates were decorated with eggs, hashbrowns, bacon, and sausages. I was also given a cup of coffee, still warm from the coffee maker.\n\n“I figured you might be hungry so I made you breakfast. Here are your painkillers too.” Sonic explained as he handed my painkillers and a fork. I took the pills before grabbing the fork and start eating.\n\nI finished my plate way before Sonic, leaving it spotless. Sonic looked at me flabbergasted. I tilted my head in confusion. “I guess you were really hungry. Can’t blame you, I would be if I were you.” Sonic chuckled as he rubbed the back of his neck.\n\nI soon chuckled as well as his remark, a small smile appearing on my face. Sonic gazed at me when I did that.\n\n“Your laugh, I’ve never heard it before. It’s… nice.” He said. Now it was my turn to blush. All I could do was lip sync a thank you to him as I turned the other way as he continued on with his meal.\n\nThen Rouge came in the room, still in her pajamas. “Good morning, I see you guys woke up early,” Rouge said as she took a seat on a chair nearby.\n\n“Good morning, Rouge,” Sonic replied as he took a bite out of his hash browns. “I see you made breakfast just for the two of you and not the rest. Rude.” Rouge exclaimed.\n\n“Well, that’s what you guys get for sleeping in. Besides, I wake up early to go out for my daily runs.” Sonic replied as he set his plate down on the nightstand.\n\n“How are you holding up, hun? Any better?” Rouge asked as she held my hand. I raised my other hand and shook it in a so-so manner. “Don’t worry, you’ll get better soon.” I nodded as I let my head fall back, closing my eyes.\n\n_____________________________________________________________________\n\nLater that day, Tails had started doing some examinations on my health. Everything was normal and I was recovering as predicted. Some sore spots here and there.\n\n“Just so you won’t have to keep taking those painkillers. I’m going to give you some medicine that will last longer. Just give me a sec to get it prepared.” Tails said.\n\nI fidgeted with my hands as I waited for Tails. A small shine appeared in Tails’ hands. It was a syringe. I froze as flashbacks of the torture started to flood my mind. I grabbed the bed sheets tightly as I was shaking uncontrollably.\n\nSonic noticed my discomfort and went to my side. “Shadow, what’s wrong?” I didn’t reply as I was clouded by the feeling of those sharp thin needles piercing my body.\n\nTails turned around, holding that syringe in his hand. I suddenly took a hold of Sonic tightly, not wanting to look at the syringe anymore.\n\n“H-Hey! What’s wrong?” Sonic asked worriedly before setting his eyes on the very object I hated. “Tails, I think we should skip the medicine and stick with the pills for the time being,” Sonic suggested as he rubbed my back in an effort to try and comfort me.\n\n“Oh, right.” Tails quickly hid the syringe.\n\n“Hey, it’s fine. You don’t have to be scared.” Sonic said as he tried to get me off his body with no success. I just hugged him tightly.\n\nAfter a while, I slowly but surely did I let Sonic go after beginning to settle down. I looked the other way and rubbed my arm in embarrassment for what happened. Usually, I would never let my feelings get the better of me but why suddenly did it happen?\n\n“Tails, what exactly happened?” Sonic asked him. “PTSD. After what she’s been through, I would have to conclude it to that.” Tails answered. “Is there any way we can help with that?” Sonic questioned. “For the time being, make sure she doesn’t see anything that can trigger her. Like the needles.” Tails answered. “Alright then,” Sonic said before heading back and sitting down next to me. “You better?” I only nodded as I laid back down on the bed and brought the blanket up to my body, facing away from the others.\n\nSonic sighed in discontent as he started to rub my back for comfort. Tails left the room and went downstairs, leaving me with Sonic. Sooner or later Sonic stopped rubbing my back and sat up on the bed and leave the room as well. Suddenly I felt my eyes tire out and close as I began to sleep.\n\nI woke up a few hours later as I was shaken. I looked up to see Rouge. “Hey, Shadow. You have some visitors.” She said. I slowly sat up to face her. I grabbed the notepad and pen and wrote on it. “Who?” I wrote. “Cream and Vanilla. They heard what happened and they wanted to see how you were doing.”\n\nI only nodded as a response. “I’ll go get them.” With that Rouge walked out the room.\n\nSooner or later she came back with my visitors. Cream ran to my bed and hugged me. Vanilla sat on the edge of the bed with what seemed like a box in her hands.\n\n“Hello Shadow, how are you feeling?” Vanilla asked. I shook my hand in a so-so manner. “At least you’re alright.”\n\n“Ms. Shadow, mommy and I made you a pie to make you feel better. It’s an apple pie, I know how much you like apple pie.” Cream said as she brought the pie to me. I only smiled and did a silent thank you.\n\nI opened the box and picked up the fork that was inside and started to eat the pie.\n\n______________________________________________________________________________\n\n[u]The next day[/u]\n\nI woke up to the smell of waffles and bacon filling the room from the first floor. I slowly sat up on my bed and stretched my back, having it pop in such a good way. I sighed in content.\n\n“Morning!” Sonic said as he came in the room with a tray of breakfast in his hands. “Good morning,” I repeated as he sat the tray on the nightstand as he handed me my plate of waffles.\n\n“Hey, you can talk now.” Sonic noticed as he sat down next to me and started to devour his plate. “Yeah, my throat is still raspy but I’ll manage. Guess that apple pie Cream gave me did help me.” I said before devouring my plate as well.\n\n“You know, Tails says that we can start to help you with trying to walk again. Your body has healed, somewhat, so we’re gonna try and do that today.” Sonic spoke through each bite. “Really? That fast?” I said surprised. Well, at least this will help be able to go from room to room than staying in this bed all day. “Yeah, I was surprised too. But at least you’re recovering and that’s all that matters.” He said as he sipped his coffee. I gave a small smile as I sipped my coffee as well.\n\n“Hey.” I turned my attention to Sonic. “Do you wanna go downstairs?” Sonic asked. “Yes. I would like too.” That was all I need to say before I was swept up from the bed into Sonic’s arms. I must say, he has some very strong arms. Sonic started going down the stairs into the living room of their home.\n\nThe first floor was spacious and connected smoothly to the kitchen and to the workshop. There was a tv, a couple couches, coffee table, and to the corner was a pine tree decorated with lights and ornaments of all different colors. Was Christmas this close already? I have been gone more than I thought. Sonic put me down gently on the couch, sitting next to me once he put me down. “So, how’s it look?” Sonic asked. “It’s nice. I still can’t believe I’ve been gone for so long.” I said as I gazed at the tree. Sonic noticed me looking at the tree, “When were you… you know.”\n\n“Probably the beginning of November. I’m not sure, everything is somewhat a blur.” I answered. “Oh, geez. Well, sorry for not getting to you sooner.” Sonic said in a guilty tone. “No, it’s fine. It wasn’t your fault.” I reassured him as I laid my hand on top of his. Sonic smiled as his cheeks turned red. “ You okay? You look a bit red.”\n\n“Huh, oh yeah I’m fine.” Sonic stutters nervously as he retreats his hand away from mines. He looks the other way.\n\nAs I was about to ask him something, I saw Tails come down the stairs. “Oh, good morning. Didn’t know you guys were up already.”\n\n“Mornin’ bro. Yeah, decided to make breakfast as usual. I made you that omelet you always like.” Sonic said. “Thanks.” Tails yawned and walked into the kitchen to devour his plate.\n\n“Welp, we better get changed. Don’t wanna be in a sweaty shirt or pj’s all day.” Sonic suggested as he stood up from the couch and stretched his arms up, popping some bones into place.\n\n“Right.” That’s all I said before he picked me up and started walking back to my room.\n\n_____________________________________________________________________\n\n[u]Later that day[/u]\n\n“Alright Shadow, I made these two rails for you to use them to support your weight for when you’re walking through it.” Tails said as he made a final examination to make sure it was secure.\n\n“You ready?” Sonic asked before nodding. He grabbed ahold of my hands as I grasped his arms tightly in my grip. I slowly lifted myself up from my chair and set pressure on both my feet. Hissing at the pain, Sonic stopped for me to readjust to the feeling. We then continued and I started to lift my legs and move them forward. \n\nSonic guided me through the rails as I held myself on the rails carefully and gently, stopping and continuing my exercise. Just as I was about to finish, my foot landed wrong, causing me to trip myself.\n\n“H-Hey, easy there.” Sonic caught me in his arms just in time before I hit the floor. I just stared at him. My face felt like it was boiling.\n\n“You okay?” Sonic asked. “Uh! O-Oh, yeah. I’m f-fine.” I stuttered as Sonic helped get me on my feet. “Thank you.”\n\n“Hey, you look a little red. You feeling okay?” Sonic said as he noticed the change of color on my muzzle. “Y-Yeah, I’m fine,” I said.\n\n“Alright Shadow, we’re gonna do the exercise again but make sure not to mess up your footing. Take your time, we got all day.” Tails said as I started back at the beginning of the rails.\n\nThis is going to be a long day.\n\nAfter an hour of my exercise, I was finally done. I could feel my legs getting their strengths back, I should be getting to walking on my own in a day or two. For the meantime, I’ll stay in my wheelchair.\n\nJust as Tails and Sonic were putting away the handmade rails, someone rung the doorbell.\n\n“I’ll get it!” Sonic called out as he sprinted towards the door, leaving Tails having to drag the rails himself.\n\n“Knock, Knock, it’s Knuckles.” A voice said as they came into the garage.\n\nIt was Knuckles, obviously.\n\n“Hey, Knux! Nice seeing you drop by. What brings you here?” Tails greeted him with a usual fist bump. “Sup Tails, been awhile. Oh, Sonic told me to come here.” Knuckles greeted him back. He turned to look at me.\n\n“Hey, Shadow. Heard what happened, you doing okay?” Knuckles asked as he came closer. “I’m doing fine,” I said a bit exhausted.\n\n“Why did Sonic call you here?” Tails questioned him but it was Sonic who answered, “Oh, I told him to go here so he can drop off something.”\n\n“Speaking of that, here’s that Chaos Emerald you wanted.” Knuckles said as he took out said chaos emeralds from the backpack he had on. “Thanks, man. I think we’re even.” Sonic said as he grabbed the emerald.\n\n“Here.” He handed me the emerald.\n\n“Why are you giving it to me?” I asked, hesitant to grab the emerald.\n\n“I figured since you’re still healing I thought getting you an emerald would help you heal faster, due to you being made purely of Chaos Energy,” Sonic explained as he gestured me to take the emerald from his hand.\n\n“Thank you.” I grabbed the emerald and felt its energy surging inside me. It had been so long that I’ve felt my energy levels be what they once were. Once my energy levels were satisfied, I handed the emerald back to Knuckles who rejected, “You keep it. You never know when you need it again.”\n\nI nodded as I kept the emerald close. “Oh, before I forget…” Knuckles searched through his backpack and pulled how a small square tin can. “Here.”\n\n“What is it?” I asked, inspecting the can before taking off the lid. There were dried leaves of assortment shades of red.\n\n“That’s a special type of plant that grows on angel island. I use it to make tea whenever my body is sore. I thought of getting you some since you were in this state.” Knuckles explained as I continued to look at the leaf in my two fingers.\n\nI put the leaf back into its container and put the lid back on, “Thank you, for bringing this.”\n\n“Sure thing. Anyway, gotta go. Can’t leave the island alone for too long. Bye guys.” Knuckles said as he waved goodbye and left the room. The rest bid him farewell.\n\n[i]‘Although I should be grateful, why do I feel guilt?’[/i]\n_____________________________________________________________________\n\n[u]A Few Days Later[/u]\n\nI woke up to the sun shining in my closed eyes. I adjusted to the light as I let out a yawn. I sat up on my bed and looked at the clock that was on the nightstand. I have switched from the infirmary to an actual room a couples days ago since I’m able to walk on my own, sorta.\n\n[i]‘7:05 A.M’[/i] Sonic is probably still out on his run. I swung my legs over the edge of the bed and slowly stood up. The pain had gone away and now I’m able to walk but my legs were still sore.\n\nI carefully made my way down to the living room and next to the kitchen. As I suspected, Sonic was still out. I ventured into the fridge and took out a packet of eggs and bacon and set them on the island. I opened the freezer and grabbed sausages and hash browns. I then grabbed a pan from the many pans hanging above the island and set it on the stove. I began preparing breakfast.\n\nJust as I was about to cook the hash browns, the front door opened. I turned around to see who it was, “I see you’re back from your run.”\n\nIt was Sonic. He was in his running clothes with one headphone out and clenching a water bottle in his hand, all while being covered in liters of sweat.\n\n“And I see you’re awake.” He said as he walked over to the kitchen. “What’s all this?” He questioned as he glossed over the packages of food scattered around the island.\n\n“Well, you guys have been taking care of me for the past week, and so I thought of making breakfast for you guys to show my gratitude,” I explained as I stirred the eggs.\n\n“That’s very thoughtful of you but let me take over,” Sonic said before grabbing ahold of the spatula that I had in my hand. “Hey!” I said as I grabbed back the spatula. “Come on! Let me do it!” Sonic said as he grabbed the spatula once again but this time I didn’t plan on letting it go.\n\n“No! Let go!” I yelled as I tried pulling it out of his grasp. “Never!” Sonic declared as he stepped back to pull the spatula out of my hand.\n\nThroughout the struggle, we didn’t notice but we ended up tripping on Sonic’s water bottle that had been knocked down by our struggle. Sonic fell backward with the spatula still in hands while I was pulled forward as I still my hand on the spatula.\n\nWe landed with a loud thud as we tried to figure out what had happened. Sonic laid there rubbing his head from the fall. I held my head as well, for as much muscle Sonic has, he is as hard as a rock.\n\nI slowly lifted my head. That was a mistake.\n\nSonic and I stared wide-eyed, realizing the event that was occurring.\n\nOur lips touched as we both stared into each other’s eyes. Bright Emeralds into fiery rubies. None of us dared to move until I slowly back away.\n\nI stood up quickly and so did Sonic, having the spatula still in his hand.\n\n“How about we… make breakfast together?” Sonic suggested, forgetting the events that had just occurred. “Yeah, that sounds great.” I agreed as we finished preparing our meals.\n\nSonic was finishing up the hash browns as I sat at the island with a cup of joe in my hands. “Hey, Silver texted me yesterday saying that he and Blaze are coming to see how you’re doing later today.” Sonic broke the silence, noticing my silence.\n\n“Does the entire world know about me?” I questioned harshly, sipping my coffee.\n\n“No,” Sonic said nonchalantly. I looked at him in confusion.\n\n“When we rescued you, we brought that one doctor to G.U.N. custody and told the commander to not say anything, or at least not mention you in the capture of that madman.”\n\n“We know how much your image towards others could affect you, so we decided to make sure nobody but the commander and our friends know what happened to you.”\n\nI looked at him and stood up to give him a hug. “Thank you.” Sonic wrapped his arms around me in comfort. “You’re welcome.”\n\nWe separated before hearing footsteps become louder.\n\n“I see you two are already up.” Rouge yawned with Tails right behind her. They sat on the island. “Morning guys. Yeah, we decided to make breakfast.” Sonic greeted them as he handed them a cup of coffee.\n\n“Thanks, hun. How you doin’ girl?” Rouge asked as she sipped the black liquid.\n\n“Better, I guess,” I said as I served her and Tails their plates.\n\n“That’s good. Now let’s get to eating.” She declared as we all sat down and ate breakfast in peace.\n_____________________________________________________________________\n\nThrough the next few weeks, Rouge has informed me that Dr. Ramsey was sentenced to death due to his illegal experimenting and other various crimes he’s committed. I was glad to hear that, my heart felt at ease once again, knowing that what happened to me won’t happen again.\n\nChristmas was just around the corner and every corner of the workshop was decorated with nothing but Christmas decorations. Colors of red, green, and gold covered everything. As the days went on, presents started appearing one by one under the tree. They were each of different sizes, colors, and shapes. You couldn’t tell who was getting what.\n\nI still hadn’t gotten a present for anyone. Not that I could, especially after what happened. But I still feel bad that I won’t be able to give at least one present to anyone. It would most likely be Rouge, as I always gave her a present. Though, I’ll probably be excused from getting everybody a present because of what happened.\n\nSoon enough Christmas Day came and everyone who was invited came over to have a giant feast. Everyone was dressed up in their best duds. Rouge had bought me a dress to wear for this occasion.\n\nRouge was wearing her usual red sparkly dress, special to a certain echidna. Tails wore a button up shirt and black pants. Sonic was in a suit but with no tie and had his jacket open. It was the only time I ever say Sonic dress up in something that wasn’t athletic clothes.\n\n“Woah. You look stunning.” Sonic said. I was wearing a slim velvety black dress with a short black sweater with red lipstick on.\n\n“Thank you. You look… handsome yourself.” I complimented. I was flustered.\n\nOnce everyone had arrived, we started the feast.\n\nThe feast had your common foods, turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberries, stuffing, etc. Everyone had a filled their stomachs to the brim with food and wine. Everyone played a couple of games and some just relaxed as the Christmas specials were on.\n\nSoon everyone gathered around the living room and started passing out presents. Everyone got at least 1-3 presents each, some more than others. I just sat on the couch as I watched the others open their gifts.\n\nOut of nowhere, Sonic handed me a present. I looked at him confused. “I know you weren’t able to get anybody a present but that’s okay. So we all decided to give you something. Open it.” Sonic explained as I opened the small box in my lap. I removed the paper wrap and found the gift.\n\nIt was a picture frame. Inside was a picture with all of us. I remember when it was taken. It was taken this summer when everybody decided to go to Emerald Coast for vacation. We all decided to take a picture together in the beautiful water. It… it was the only time I ever smiled in a picture before.\n\n“So… do you like it?” Sonic asked as I gazed at the photo. I was never given something like this before.\n\n“I… I love it. But why did you get me this?” I said as I looked him in the eyes. Those bright emerald eyes.\n\n“We know you felt alone when you were tortured. So we thought of giving you something that could let you know that you still have us and that we’ll always help you in times like this.” Sonic explained. I looked back at the picture and smiled.\n\n“Thank you.”\n\n“Hey, guys, who want's to drink some of this champagne?!” Knuckles said as he held the champagne in the air. Everybody said yes and were given a glass of champagne, except Tails, Cream, and Charmy.\n\n“You want one?” Sonic asked. I shook my head, “Aren’t you underage to be drinking?”\n\n“Oh come on, I’m nineteen, basically an adult. Besides, I gotta have some fun, right. Just drink one.” Sonic said as he handed me a glass. “Well, alright,” I said as I grabbed the glass and started drinking.\n\n______________________________________________________________________________\n\n[u]Morning[/u]\n\n[i]Ugh. My head.[/i]\n\nI opened my tired eyes only to close them from the sudden brightness. Once I’ve adjusted I lifted my head to see my surroundings. Everything’s a mess. Empty champagne glass, trash, and food are scattered around the living room. Everyone else is still asleep. Knuckles is laying on the floor next to Vector. Rouge, Amy, and Tails are sleeping on the couch. Cream, Charmy, Espio, and Vanilla are on the other couch. Silver and Blaze are in the recliner.\n\n[i]Looks like everybody had a bit too much fun last night. Wait. Where’s Sonic?[/i]\n\n“Ugh. Moan.”\n\nI looked down and saw Sonic sleeping under me. I quickly pushed myself away from him. What did the hell happen? Why does he have lipstick on his face?\n\n[i]Oh…[/i]\n\nI grabbed a leftover spoon and looked myself at the reflection. My lipstick I had on was smeared and nearly visible. I looked back at Sonic, he was still sleeping and it looks like we had too many drinks last night. Our clothes were even a little roughed up and our quills as well. [i]What the hell did I get myself into?[/i]\n\nSlowly did Sonic started waking up. “Ugh, my head hurts.” He lifted himself up and looked at me. “Shadow? What happened last night?” He asked as he held his head.\n\n“We might have taken one too many,” I said. “Ugh. You might be right about that one. Do we have any aspirin?” He asked.\n\n“It might be in the bathroom,” I said before he stood up and walked over to the bathroom upstairs. I really hope he doesn’t notice the lipstick.\n\nMoments later Sonic came back downstairs with the lipstick all gone from his face. He came back to the couch and sat next to me. His face was serious and a little concerned. He turned to face me, “Shadow, I remember kissing you last night. Do you?\n\nI was a bit surprised to have him ask me that directly. “I...” Suddenly flashbacks from last night started to appear in my head. One of them stood out more than the others. I was the one to kiss Sonic first and then it went out of control.\n\n“Y-Yes,” I answered. [i]Oh, dear chaos help me.[/i] “Thank god it isn’t me who remembers.” Sonic sighed in relief as he leaned back on the couch.\n\n“Sorry, for kissing you. I didn’t mean too-” I apologized before being cut off. “Hey, it’s not your fault. It was mine for giving you the champagne. Let’s just forget that ever happened. Okay?” Sonic said. I nodded in agreement as I grabbed a napkin and wiped the smeared lipstick from my lips.\n\n“Want some coffee?” Sonic asked as he went towards the kitchen. “Sure,” I said as I watched him go. I’ve got say, he’s a good kisser. Wait, why am I even thinking about that?!\n\n______________________________________________________________________________\n\n[u]Feelings[/u]\n\nThe days after Christmas were a bit awkward between Sonic and I. Ever since that accidental kiss we’ve been avoiding getting ourselves into anything that could lead to something like that. Sonic would always go out for his runs and defeat Eggman. I just stayed back and helped around the workshop. I’ve been able to use my powers again and slowly have my immune system been getting better. Tails say's I might be able to go back to GUN by the middle of January, which wasn’t that far away.\n\nBut something has been bothering me. Whenever I’m around Sonic I feel strange inside. Like if I had butterflies. My face would turn slightly warm. Even Sonic, sometimes he becomes stiff and stuttery. His pale cheeks would turn slightly red when helping me out with something. It might be because of what happened on Christmas.\n\nAlso, that photo Sonic gave me. Whenever I look at it, I get the sudden feeling of guilt inside. I don’t know why I get it. I stopped looking at it after the feeling became too much.\n\nNew Year's came and everyone was here again. We had dinner and awaited midnight. This time I refused to have a drink, Sonic as well. We knew what would’ve happened if we had given in. Everyone had a good time and Sonic started making those corny New Year Jokes. Overall it was fun. But during the party, I felt uneasy. The feeling of guilt came back and it ached. Seeing everyone here was great and but my heart couldn’t let me enjoy the night.\n\nI had decided to go to my room to help relax. The feelings inside of me couldn’t let me enjoy the party. Just why was it happening? I sat at the edge of my bed and tried to get my thoughts together.\n\n[i]Calm down Shadow. Calm down, it’s only a feeling. Get over it[/i].\n\nI sighed in defeat as I fell back on the bed. I closed my eyes but I opened them up once again when the door to my room opened.\n\n“Shadow, you in here?” It was only Sonic.\n\n“Hey, why aren’t you downstairs with the rest of us. We’re all waiting for the countdown.” Sonic said as he came closer to my bed.\n\n“I… I just need to get my thoughts together,” I said before lifting myself up, looking away from him.\n\n“Hey, is there something wrong?” Sonic asked he put his hand on my shoulder. I shook it off. I wasn’t in the mood to talk.\n\n“Hey! If there’s something bothering you, you can tell me. You’re my friend.” Sonic said as he lifted my chin to face him. I sighed in defeat as I turned my body to face him.\n\n“It’s been going on for awhile now.” I started, pausing to get the right words out. “It’s… a feeling that I keep getting whenever your friends are around.”\n\n“Don’t tell me you like someone?” Sonic questioned. I looked at him surprised.\n\n“No, that’s not it. Where did you get that from?!” I asked as I put my hands on my hips.\n\n“Well, the way you were wordings things it sounded like you had feelings for someone,” Sonic explained as he rubbed the back of his neck. I sighed as I continued.\n\n“These feelings towards them is mostly… guilt.” I admitted at last.\n\n“Guilt?” Sonic repeated as he awaited my explanation, but nothing came out of my lips. “But why would you have guilt? I mean, what happened to cause this?” Sonic questioned. I could see he wanted to help me but in order to do that he needed for information.\n\n“It’s… complicated. I am not the most social person and I’m usually independent and never ask anybody for help.” I began.\n\n“Go on.”\n\n“When I was stuck at that lab I reflected on things and realized that I was alone. I couldn’t call anyone for help. Then, you guys came to rescue me. You guys took care of me. You guys helped me get through this. I…” I paused for a moment.\n\n“Shadow?” A tear ran down my tan cheek.\n\n“I just feel so guilty and unworthy of deserving your guy’s help.” I sobbed as I clenched my dress tightly.\n\n“Throughout the time we’ve known each other, all of you have given me so much. You guys helped me see things I couldn’t see before. You’ve helped me in times of need. And what have I done for all of you? Nothing! I have done nothing to repay the countless of times you guys have been there for me.”\n\n“I don’t deserve friends like you.”\n\nI cried uncontrollably as I looked the other way so Sonic wouldn’t have to see. A pair of warm arms wrapped themselves around me as they brought me closer to their owner. I rested my head on top of Sonic’s chest as I continued to cry. He rubbed my back and rocked me back and forth.\n\n“Just let it out. I’m here for you.” Sonic coed me as I just let my feelings out.\n\nI just cried and cried until I cried no more tears. I had no idea how many emotions I had bottled up inside, but it felt good to let them out. I parted from Sonic’s embrace as he lifted my chin to look at him.\n\n“Listen. Although you may think you haven’t repaid us, you have. All those times you’ve helped save the world and just anything you’ve done in general has been repayment.” Sonic said as wiped the last tear away.\n\n“You’re one of my closest friends Shadow and I would do anything to help you. Just you being here is more than enough for me.” Sonic stated as he smiled joyfully at me.\n\nI could only stare at him in astonishment. All my worries were being cleared up by just that talk alone. I looked straight into his brightly lit eyes. The light coming from the moon made his emeralds eyes glow.\n\n“Uh… Shadow? You there?” Sonic asked but I didn’t answer.\n\nOur lips suddenly touched as I threw myself onto him. He was wide-eyed by my sudden motion but slowly let him fall into temptation and returned the kiss. We kissed for a long time until we parted to catch our breaths. I quickly back away from him and cover my mouth.\n\n“Oh chaos, I’m sorry I wasn’t supposed to do that!” I said I looked the other way, my face flustered.\n\n“I liked it,” Sonic said. I quickly spun around, “Y-You did?!”\n\n“Yeah. Don’t think you’re the only one who wanted it.” Sonic smirked as he leaned closer. “Besides, I’ve been waiting to kiss those luscious lips.”\n\n“Stop, it’s embarrassing!” I said as I grabbed a pillow and put it on Sonic’s face. “Still though, I really have been waiting to tell you how I felt,” Sonic confessed as he set the pillow down.\n\n“You have?” I asked. “Yeah, I know it’ll be weird to the others but I really do like you Shadow,” Sonic said as she stroked my cheek. All I could do is smile and lean on his touch.\n\n“So, does this mean we’re…” I started but he answered, “Yeah.”\n\nWe both leaned into each other and gave another passionate kiss. The sound of the others yelling ‘Happy New Years’ were heard from downstairs. We didn’t pay any attention, I just wanted to be with my new lover.\n\nI climbed on top of him as we started to undress. I moaned from his delicate kisses as he traveled down to my collarbone. I took off his jacket and unbuttoned his shirt and threw them to the floor. I ran my hands over his sculpted chest, marked with small and large scars and markings. He unzipped my dress and undid my bra, revealing my ample breasts to him.\n\n“Oh… ah…” I moaned as he sucked one of my breasts while squeezing the other one. Our hips started to grind against each other, my inner thighs becoming wet. The sensations were too much to bear as I started becoming more aroused by the minute. That’s when I lost it.\n\n“I can’t wait anymore…” I mumbled as I pinned Sonic down to the bed. “Woah! S-Shadow?! What’re y-you doing?!” Sonic said as I unzipped, took off, and threw his pants and boxers out of the way.\n\n“I need you…” That was all I said before taking off my own dress and dropping it on the floor. I aligned his member to my nether lips, spreading them for what was about to come.\n\n“S-Shadow w-wait?!” Sonic tried to stop me but it was too late. His member broke through my vagina as waves of pleasure washed over us. I stayed still for a moment from the sudden feeling of having something inside for the first time.\n\n“Shadow… you okay?” Sonic asked concerned that I didn’t hurt myself. I felt no pain, all I felt was pleasure.\n\n“You’re so big… Better to fuck me with…” I growled as I began to move up and down his member. “Ugh… oh…” I moaned from the friction between us. Suddenly I was pinned down, Sonic on top of me and giving me a wide grin.\n\n“Don’t think you’re the one taking control. I’m the one who’s gonna fuck you.” Sonic growled as he pulled out his member to the tip only to push it back in at full throttle.\n\n“Ah! Do that again!” I nearly screamed from the pleasure. “Your wish, my command.” He thrust again in the same way as before. He began thrusting at an even pace, slowly building up speed until he was nearly pounding away at my pussy. The sensations were breathtaking and wonderful.\n\n“S-Sonic? Hold me.” I pleaded as I stretched my arms towards him. I leaned into my touch and held me tight as we reached our climaxes. I knew I was getting close, so was Sonic as his member twitched inside of me. But I couldn’t let him release, at least not inside. Does he even know when he is going to orgasm? I knew how fertile I was but I don’t want to risk myself getting pregnant.\n\n“Shadow… do you want it inside or out?” Sonic asked as he kissed the side of my neck, surely leaving a few hickeys in its place. I guess my question was answered. “O-Out… please…” I answered as I clenched onto him as tight as I could. Just a few more thrusts and I’m done for.\n\n“AAHH!” I screamed at the sky as I felt myself orgasm. Sonic being quick, pulled out and orgasmed away from me, making sure he didn’t accidentally release inside. Once he was done ejaculating he let himself fall down to the bed by my side and released a sigh of content and exhaustion. I too was exhausted as well.\n\n“H-how was that for… for your first time?” He questioned as he grabbed his shirt and boxers from the floor, offering me his shirt. “It was… amazing… thank you.” I said as I took his shirt and put it on.\n\n“Glad you loved it. Now let’s go to sleep, I can see you’re exhausted.” Sonic said as he started getting comfortable. “But what about the others? They’ll know we’re missing!” I started rambling. “Don’t worry. They’re probably drunk out of their minds to find us. Now let’s go to sleep.” Sonic reassured me as I too started getting comfortable.\n\n“Good night, love,” Sonic said as he hugged me tightly.\n\n“Good night,” I said before dozing off to sleep.\n", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "Chaos Backstories: Shadow the Hedgehog

Laboratory; Space Colony Ark, 1941

“She is beautiful,” A small feminine voice said. “Indeed, but she still needs a bit more work to be done on her. I don’t want her to end up like Biolizard.” An old man replied.

That old man was none other than Dr. Gerald Robotnik, the world's greatest scientist of the 20th century. He had been recruited by the Guardians of the United Nations, or G.U.N. for short, to work and research and create cures for incurable diseases, all while trying to create the ‘Ultimate Lifeform’ known as ‘Project Shadow’. He had been working on this for a decade now and he has finally been able to create the perfect being.

The last prototype, Biolizard, was a great success but suffered from many complications, resulting in him being stored away. Gerald had been worn out by the many failures from his many versions, he had almost thought of giving up until someone came to him.

Black Doom, the leader of an alien race called the Black Arms, came to him on a comet that orbited the Earth every 50 years, to help him create the ‘Ultimate Lifeform’. Of course, Gerald was suspicious of Black Doom at first but both gained each other’s trust after awhile of getting to know one another. In order to create the perfect being, both had to make a wager. Black Doom would give the necessary amount of blood to Gerald while in return he would give the seven Chaos Emeralds to him when he returns in the next 50 years. Gerald, being the clever one, saw through his intentions and started to create the Ultimate Lifeform for many means, whilst starting to plan a way to thwart Black Doom’s plans.

One year had taken Gerald to test the blood of the Black Arms until he was ready to create the perfect being. During that time, his granddaughter Maria had come to live with him, due to a disease called Neuro-Immune Deficiency Syndrome (NIDS) that couldn’t allow her to stay on Earth anymore. Maria had become fascinated by the project her grandfather had been working on. At times she would refer to the project as a younger sibling of hers. Gerald took note of this and decided to make this being be a female, other than a request from Black Doom but for also his granddaughter to be able to play with someone like her.

The life form was created with an egg of a female hedgehog that offered herself to the project and the blood and semen of Black Doom. The small embryo was kept inside a small tube, like that of a uterus with everything it needs, where the embryo will grow.

9 months had taken for the small embryo to take form as a small black furred hedgehog with red streaks on the quills. He waited patiently for the small creature to be born, so did Maria who had just turned five years old. The day finally came when he would finally be able to hold his creation in his arms.

It was late in the afternoon when Gerald began to open the containment unit that held the little creature protected in a fluid similar to that of amniotic fluid. Maria was there beside him with many towels and blankets. The fluid began to drain away, leaving nothing but the small hedgehog shivering from the loss of the warm fluid. Soon it started to cry, indicating that it survived its birth. At somewhere between 8 and 9 p.m. on June 19th, 1941, the Ultimate Lifeform was born.

“She is so cute. What should we call her grandpa?” Maria said as she wrapped the small bundle of fur in the warm blanket. “Shadow, it is the name that her father had given her. She will be named Shadow, Shadow the Hedgehog.”

Maria giggled as she was given her new little sister into her arms. “Hi, Shadow. It’s me your big sister Maria.” The small hedgehog had only smiled as she reached out her arms towards the pale skinned girl.

Gerald couldn’t have been more proud than ever. He had just done something that would go down in history. He had created the Ultimate Lifeform.

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Fourteen Years Later

Space. An endless void of nothing but black and white. Shadow, now fourteen years old, was standing in front of one of the many windows that let her see the vastness of space. She loved space. Everything about it was so mysterious, she wanted to discover and solve all its mysteries.

Suddenly a patch of warm arms wrapped around her body. It was Maria. Shadow smiled as she turned to face her.

“Hello there, have you finished your studies yet?” Shadow asked as she let the arms slowly leave her. “Yes actually. I came to see what you were up too.”

“But it looks like you’re doing the same thing as always. Staring right dead into space.” She added. Shadow only rolled her eyes.

“Just for the record, I love space. Nothing will ever stop me from ever loving it.” Shadow claimed, making Maria giggle at her response.

“But I have to admit, space can be a bit interesting,” Maria added as she decided to watch space as well. The two siblings held their hands as they watched the sun come up from the other side of Earth. This moment could’ve lasted forever but, everything must have an end.

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“Shadow, hurry!” Maria shouted. She and Shadow were running down the many hallways of the Ark to one of the laboratories. G.U.N. soldiers were arresting the scientists that were aboard the ark.

“Maria! Where are we going?!” Shadow asked as both entered a room. “I need to get you somewhere safe and away from those soldiers!”

Maria had started to activate and open a capsule right in the middle of the room. “Get in!” Shadow did as she was told and walked inside. The sound of soldiers pounding down the door grew louder and their hearts pounded even harder. Maria closed the capsule as she continued to do things on a small control panel.

“Maria, what’s going on?” Shadow asked as soldiers came crashing into the room.

“Stop and get yourself away from that control panel!” One of the soldiers shouted. Maria refused as she continued to do more things on the control panel.

“I said stop and back away!!” The soldier repeated again, this time getting his gun ready to shoot.

Maria grabbed hold of a lever and pulled it down.

BOOM!!

“MARIA!!”

Maria had been shot down by the soldier, she laid on the floor as blood spilled out of her body. Shadow dropped down to her knees.

“Maria!! I’ll save you!!” Shadow began banging on the glass to no avail. “S-Shadow, I beg you… please do it for me…”

“Maria!!” She kept banging, not knowing that the capsule would soon be shot out into space. “For all the people who live on that planet… Give them a chance to be happy…”

“Let them live for their dreams. Shadow, I know you can do it.”

“That’s the reason why you were brought into this world.”

“Maria!! Please!!”

“Sayonara, Shadow the Hedgehog.”

The capsule went flying out into space as Maria exhaled her final breath before passing away. Shadow sobbed at the death of her sister, soon going into a comatose state as she entered the earth’s atmosphere, where she wouldn’t awaken until 50 years later.

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Sonic Adventure 2

“Come on Shadow!! We’re almost done with this guy!!” Sonic yelled as he attacked the final hazard.

It all happened suddenly. From being awakened by Dr. Eggman to joint sides with Sonic in order to keep the earth safe. Thoughts clouded her Shadow’s mind as she attacked the final hazard again. Just how was it possible for all of this to happen in such a short amount of time? She really didn’t know how to answer that question but she had something at hand right now. She needed to stay focused.

“Sonic! I’m slowly losing power! I don’t know how long I can last!!” Shadow stated as her super form started to lose power. Being the first time she has been in a super form, it would make sense that she would start losing it.

“Alright! Let’s end this now!! With Chaos Control!!” Sonic suggested as he came closer to Shadow, his hand extended towards with a smile on his face. She nodded and grabbed his hand.

“Chaos Control!!!!”

The ark was pulled back into orbit and the final hazard was defeated. The earth was safe once again.

“Yeah! We did it!!” Sonic yelled triumphantly as he swung his fist in the air. He looked over to Shadow struggling to stay in her super form. He quickly glided over her and held her in his arms.

“Good job back there! If it wasn’t for you I don’t think I would pull this off.” Sonic said as Shadow just leaned against his embrace.

“Sonic… thank you…”

“Hehe, what?”

“...Chaos control…”

“Shadow!”

In an instant Sonic was teleported back to the ark while Shadow stayed behind. Coming closer to the atmosphere, she was slowly falling down to earth.

“Maria… is this what you wanted right?”

Her fur started to burn up but that didn’t bother her. She was ready for this.

“This is my promise I made to you.”

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Shadow’s Office, G.U.N Headquarters, 2010

Much has passed ever since I had been awoken from my 50 years suspended animation, familiar faces, and new ones. I thought that I was the only one who survived the Ark Raid but it seems like others had survived it as well. Other than Commander of G.U.N. Abraham Tower, many of the scientists that help to create me were present in G.U.N. working for the Commander with the purpose of continuing Geralds Research.

I also have met new faces. Rouge the Bat, my closest friend and partner. She has matured over these last few years from her selfishness to a kind and caring person. And there’s Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends. They annoyed me at first when we met but as time went on they also changed. Especially Sonic, the hedgehog that I nearly killed and but helped save the planet. He had outgrown that childish attitude for a mature young man that I thought would be impossible for him to even be. But you’d be surprised how much people change.

I, myself, have changed from the person I was. Though I struggled during the first year with the whole amnesia thing, I began to put my life together. Currently, I’m living with Rouge in a small apartment near G.U.N. Everything had been fine ever since the Black Doom incident. Life started to look good for me until one day, my demons came back to haunt me.

I sat in my office, filling out paperwork that I had gotten earlier, signing and writing many things. I was bored out of my mind from staring onto white and black sheets. I slowly started to doze off when the telephone on the desk started ringing, startling me awake to pick up the call.

“This is Shadow the Hedgehog… who’s calling?” I asked as I normally do as was I slumped in my chair.

“Good afternoon Shadow, it’s me again, Dr. Ramsey.” I shot up from my chair to talk to Dr. Ramsey in a better tone. Dr. Ramsey was one of the scientists that helped Gerald create me, I was very good friends with him.

“Oh, Hello doctor, is there anything I can do for you? Or do I have to come in for another test?” The type of this he would do are usually quite simple. As I said earlier, the commander has decided to continue Gerald’s research, so Dr. Ramsey and a few others continued off where they left off with me. With my consent, of course.

“It’s another test, this one will take a bit longer than the last one but I won’t take much of your time.” The doctor replied. “I’ll be there in a few minutes.”

I hanged up the phone and stacked all the paper into one pile before straightening myself and going straight to the laboratories.

I walked down the large hallways of the building and down the elevator to the underground labs. I knocked on the door leading into the lab, waiting for someone to open the door. Sooner or later, the doctor opened the door, letting me in.

I walked over and sat on the metal table that was usually set in the middle of the room. It was rather dim in the room, usually, the room is bright. I looked over the doctor who was working on something, his back was facing me so I couldn’t quite see what he was doing.

“Alright Shadow, today I’m going to inject some of this liquid into your body to test your regenerative abilities. You might feel a bit of a burning sensation but it should be something you can handle. Your arm please.” Dr. Ramsey explained before showing me the needle.

I nodded and rolled up my sleeve and extended my arm to the doctor. He grabbed my arm, wiped it with alcohol and injected the needle inside, pushing down on the syringe. I hissed as the liquid entered inside from the burning that the doctor warned me about.

“Hurts, doesn’t it? How do you feel? Light-headed, nauseous?” The doctor asked after putting away the syringe in a small case.

“I’m fine. Just burns.” I stated before lifting myself off the table and headed for the door.

As I was about to open the door my body felt weak all of a sudden. I stopped in my tracks as I leaned against the door for support. My temperature rising and my vision blurred. What the hell is happening to me?

“I see the injection is working. I’m very impressed.” The doctor said before turning to face me. I looked over my shoulder only to be shoved against the wall by a soldier that I didn’t know was in the room.

“What’s… happening?” I asked as I tried to escape the soldiers tight grip but failing.

The doctor walked closer to us, a maniacal laughter filling the cooled room. “Don’t worry Shadow, you’ll be in good hands with me.”

“Liar…” I groaned as my legs collapsed, almost falling to the floor while the soldier kept me in place.

“You’re right. After what you made me go through.”

“What do you… mean?”

“You ruined my career as a scientist back at the Ark. I had no money, no home, no dignity. Now I’m going to make you pay by finishing what Gerald started.”

“Be prepared you creature, this is the last place you’ll be in before I keep you away, forever.”

My eyes widen with fear at his statements. I soon began to shut down, my entire body collapsing. The last thing I saw was the doctor covering my face, concealing me in darkness.

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I slowly awoke from my slumber, my eyelids lifting as they tried to see their surroundings. I quickly shut them closed as a blinding light not far up above, blinded me for a moment. It isn't a comforting light. It burns my eyes to stare at it.

As I stare up at the ceiling, unable to even blink, something occasionally blocks the white light. No, there is more than one. Silhouettes that move in and out of my vision.

My sight becomes clearer and I blink, my eyes unable to open until the burn fades away. When I open my eyes again, I can recognize the dark silhouettes.

“Doctor Ramsey?” I spoke as fear quickly rose inside me.

“I see you’re awake now. Are you ready for what is next?” He said with a devilish grin plastered on his face. I looked down at my body and saw that I was naked and strapped to the examination table I was laying on. My cheeks turned to a bright red as a wave of embarrassment washed over me.

“No! You can’t do this!!” I panicked as I tried to struggle free from my restraints. It didn’t budge, the straps were too tight.

“Let me help you relax. Keep it still.” Suddenly I was kept still by the other scientists around me, keeping me from moving. The doctor grabbed a syringe that was on a tray. He grabbed my right arm and checked the veins popping out.

“Ready?”

“No! Wait, please!” I shouted at the top of my lungs, fear and panic spreading through my body. My struggling got fiercer, but it was useless against my restraints and the scientists.

Ramsey got rid of any air inside and took my right wrist, and positioned the needle at my wrist's artery. He pushed it in and forced the liquid inside, not even a moment passed before my body grew heavy and went limp, the veins in my right arm burning.

I screamed at the top of my lungs as the sedative burned its way through my blood and into the rest of my body.

Now that I was rendered immobile, there was no way I could escape. This state of immobility rendered me to even move my fingers or toes.

The doctor held a scalpel, the metal glinting at me. All I could do was stare at it as Ramsey inched closer to me, only stopping until the small blade was just an inch away from my right eye. He held it open.

“Now, let’s see if Gerald really made you immortal. ” He stated and plunged the scalpel into my eye.

Such cold, uncaring eyes. They look like they're staring at something less than them. Like they're staring at vermin. Feeling suddenly returns to my body. I can feel something moving.

Oh, Chaos... Why can I feel their hands inside me?!

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I’m not sure how much time had passed since I was kidnapped and abused. I never felt so weak and defenseless before. Bruises, cuts, puss, and blood spattered the table and my body. It hurts. Everything hurts.

They would leave me in the lab overnight, leaving cuts opened, causing it to get infected or to let it regenerate. It was so painful. Not only that but the injections were like acid as they surged through my entire body. The number of screams I voiced caused my vocal chords to strain, talking became painful.

I became nothing. I was just another victim of a man’s revenge. I lost all hope as nobody had rescued me. Nobody came to my aid. I was alone here. I was left to rot in this room with no hope of ever seeing the light of day. I just let my tears fall freely onto the table.

Suddenly loud noises were heard from outside the room. I didn’t bother with them. They were probably screams of others. But the noise became louder as it went on.

Suddenly the door was broken down, revealing three figures.

I couldn’t believe it. It was Sonic, Tails, and Rouge. They were here. They came for me.

I wanted to talk but my throat couldn’t let me. All I could do was turn my head to them.

“Shadow!” They yelled as they came to my side. Rouge was in shock at the state I was in, so was Sonic. Tails quickly examined my body before looking at the distraught Mobians.

“I need to patch her wounds quickly. You two make sure nobody gets into this room.” Tails ordered. Both Mobians nodded before performing their appointed task. Tails gathered everything he needed before starting to stitch my cuts.

“That should do it. It should hold until we get back to my workshop. Guys, we’re ready.” Tails said and lifted me up carefully. Sonic came to my side to carry me out.

He held my arms for a moment, his face a bright red. He took off his jacket and wrapped it around me, covering my exposed body. “That should keep you warm.” He said I nodded before he picked me up in his arms.

I laid my head on his chest as they started to leave the room, possibly to the tornado. I was exhausted from everything, the soft beating of Sonic’s heart felt very relaxing. I slowly fell asleep in his arms, finally getting myself out of this nightmare.

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Tails’ Workshop, Mystic Ruins

I slowly awoke from my sleep as I looked at my surroundings. Sonic, Tails, and Rouge were standing at the far side of the bed. I tried to catch their attention but to no avail. I waved my hands but nothing. I only had one other choice.

“ G-Guys…” I voiced a hoarse and harsh tone, hurting my vocal chords even more than they already were.

That seemed to catch their attention as they turned to face me. Rouge went to my side, helping me sit up straight. I still wore Sonic’s jacket but had a shirt underneath.

“You’re awake. We’re so glad.” Tails said. I only nodded in response. Sonic noticed my lack of vocalization.

“Can you speak?” He asked as he leaned down on the bed. I shook my head, bowing my head down. He walked away but returned with a small notebook and a pen, handing them to me. “This should help you while you get your voice back.” He stated. I nodded as a thank you. I clicked the pen and started to write on the notepad.

‘Where am I?’ I wrote and turned the pad around for the rest to see.

“We’re in my workshop and home in the mystic ruins. We brought you here because it has all my medical supplies and it will provide us a great hiding place from those trying to get to you.” Tails answered. I nodded before writing something new.

‘How did you guys find me?’ I wrote again. This time it was Rouge to respond, “We tracked your Chaos energy from the Master Emerald and any recordings from Headquarters. From there we were able to pinpoint your location.”

‘What about Dr. Ramsey? Did you guys get him?’ I wrote again. “G.U.N. has him in custody for the time being. There is going to be a court session for his crimes against you. I’m pretty sure he won’t win so you don’t have to worry about him getting to you again.” Rouge stroked my cheek, reassuring me that her words were true.

Lastly, I wrote my final question on the pad. ‘What happened to me?’ Everyone seemed a bit reluctant to tell me at first. Tails soon got the courage to answer my question.

“I did an analysis on your body and it… suffered some damage.” He stated. I nodded for him to continue. “The injections put into you destroyed part of your regenerative abilities, causing the rate of reproduction of cells in your body to become drastically slower but still faster than the average Mobian. This will also make your aging speed is that of a normal Mobian as well, meaning that your immortality is gone.”

“Other than that, everything else is completely intact. You may be sore for the next couple of days or so, but you’re completely fine. You just need to rest until you’re all healed.”

I let everything sink in little by little, every bit of information being processed in my brain. I was ruined. I am not the same as I once was. I never thought something like this could happen, to me.

I hissed in pain as I grabbed my lower right side as it throbbed with pain. I looked down to see blood pouring out onto my hand. Tails quickly came to my aid with a first aid kit in hand and examined my wound.

“Don’t worry, the cut just opened. I can stitch it back up.” Tails began to undo the bandages and started stitching away. I laid there while Rouge stroked my quills for comfort.

“There that should do it. Now rest, you’ve had a long day.” Tails said before packing his medical supplies and putting them away and heading towards the door. Rouge left as well after saying good night.

Sonic was left in the room with me but he didn’t leave just yet. Instead, he walked over to the side of the bed and kneeled down beside me. He gazed at my newly bandage wound. “Hurts doesn’t it?” He said and I only nodded.

“I still can’t believe they did this to you. At least they’re getting what they deserve.” He said, this time in an irritable tone. “Welp I should let you rest now. Hope the wounds heal soon. Goodnight, Shadow.”

He stood up and walked towards the door, finally becoming alone. I turned to lay on my side, facing the large window just straight ahead. I slowly let my heavy eyes close before falling asleep.

I was safe.

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I woke up the next morning with excruciating pain all over my body, mostly on my wounds. It was painful to move an inch of my body.

“S-So-” I cut myself off as my vocal chords were still hoarse from screaming but a bit better, yet I still can’t yell to get anybody. I needed painkillers fast but how could I get them? I only had one option.

Slowly and painfully did I get up from the bed and swing my body for my legs to hang beside the bed. I hissed in pain as I began to put pressure on my two feet that haven’t been used in forever. I got myself standing, making sure to keep my balance. I slowly shimmied over to the door, making sure to use the wall for support. I was nearly there until I tripped and suddenly lost my balance and started falling down to the floor. But I didn’t feel anything hard or cold. Instead, I felt something warm and soft, relaxing to the touch. I slowly peeked my head up to see what I landed on.

“Hey, careful now. We don’t want you to hurt yourself now.”

It was Sonic, he caught me just in time. I slowly let my head rest on his chest sighing in relief.

“I know you didn’t get up with no reason. Is there something you need?” Sonic asked. I looked away from him. How could I tell him what I need without hurting my voice?

“You can whisper, you know.” He suggested. Guess I could give it a try. He lowered his head and I closed in on his ear. “P-Paink-killers…”

“Painkillers, huh? That can be arranged.” Sonic mused for a moment before lifting me in his arms, much to my surprise. He carried me all the way back to the bed I had been sleeping on and laid me gently on the soft cushion.

“I’ll be right back, don’t go anywhere.” He said before turning the other way and heading down the stairs for my drugs.

I turned my head to look at my surroundings. My room was an infirmary for those who needed medical attention. It has two beds, a nightstand, shower, and a shelf with medical supplies and medicines. To my right was a large window that looked over all of the mystic ruins, in the far distance getting a glimpse of angel island.

After a long time of waiting, Sonic came back with two plates and two cups on a large tray. He set the tray on a table next to me and set one of the plates in front of me as he sat at the side of the bed, setting his own plate on his lap.

The plates were decorated with eggs, hashbrowns, bacon, and sausages. I was also given a cup of coffee, still warm from the coffee maker.

“I figured you might be hungry so I made you breakfast. Here are your painkillers too.” Sonic explained as he handed my painkillers and a fork. I took the pills before grabbing the fork and start eating.

I finished my plate way before Sonic, leaving it spotless. Sonic looked at me flabbergasted. I tilted my head in confusion. “I guess you were really hungry. Can’t blame you, I would be if I were you.” Sonic chuckled as he rubbed the back of his neck.

I soon chuckled as well as his remark, a small smile appearing on my face. Sonic gazed at me when I did that.

“Your laugh, I’ve never heard it before. It’s… nice.” He said. Now it was my turn to blush. All I could do was lip sync a thank you to him as I turned the other way as he continued on with his meal.

Then Rouge came in the room, still in her pajamas. “Good morning, I see you guys woke up early,” Rouge said as she took a seat on a chair nearby.

“Good morning, Rouge,” Sonic replied as he took a bite out of his hash browns. “I see you made breakfast just for the two of you and not the rest. Rude.” Rouge exclaimed.

“Well, that’s what you guys get for sleeping in. Besides, I wake up early to go out for my daily runs.” Sonic replied as he set his plate down on the nightstand.

“How are you holding up, hun? Any better?” Rouge asked as she held my hand. I raised my other hand and shook it in a so-so manner. “Don’t worry, you’ll get better soon.” I nodded as I let my head fall back, closing my eyes.

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Later that day, Tails had started doing some examinations on my health. Everything was normal and I was recovering as predicted. Some sore spots here and there.

“Just so you won’t have to keep taking those painkillers. I’m going to give you some medicine that will last longer. Just give me a sec to get it prepared.” Tails said.

I fidgeted with my hands as I waited for Tails. A small shine appeared in Tails’ hands. It was a syringe. I froze as flashbacks of the torture started to flood my mind. I grabbed the bed sheets tightly as I was shaking uncontrollably.

Sonic noticed my discomfort and went to my side. “Shadow, what’s wrong?” I didn’t reply as I was clouded by the feeling of those sharp thin needles piercing my body.

Tails turned around, holding that syringe in his hand. I suddenly took a hold of Sonic tightly, not wanting to look at the syringe anymore.

“H-Hey! What’s wrong?” Sonic asked worriedly before setting his eyes on the very object I hated. “Tails, I think we should skip the medicine and stick with the pills for the time being,” Sonic suggested as he rubbed my back in an effort to try and comfort me.

“Oh, right.” Tails quickly hid the syringe.

“Hey, it’s fine. You don’t have to be scared.” Sonic said as he tried to get me off his body with no success. I just hugged him tightly.

After a while, I slowly but surely did I let Sonic go after beginning to settle down. I looked the other way and rubbed my arm in embarrassment for what happened. Usually, I would never let my feelings get the better of me but why suddenly did it happen?

“Tails, what exactly happened?” Sonic asked him. “PTSD. After what she’s been through, I would have to conclude it to that.” Tails answered. “Is there any way we can help with that?” Sonic questioned. “For the time being, make sure she doesn’t see anything that can trigger her. Like the needles.” Tails answered. “Alright then,” Sonic said before heading back and sitting down next to me. “You better?” I only nodded as I laid back down on the bed and brought the blanket up to my body, facing away from the others.

Sonic sighed in discontent as he started to rub my back for comfort. Tails left the room and went downstairs, leaving me with Sonic. Sooner or later Sonic stopped rubbing my back and sat up on the bed and leave the room as well. Suddenly I felt my eyes tire out and close as I began to sleep.

I woke up a few hours later as I was shaken. I looked up to see Rouge. “Hey, Shadow. You have some visitors.” She said. I slowly sat up to face her. I grabbed the notepad and pen and wrote on it. “Who?” I wrote. “Cream and Vanilla. They heard what happened and they wanted to see how you were doing.”

I only nodded as a response. “I’ll go get them.” With that Rouge walked out the room.

Sooner or later she came back with my visitors. Cream ran to my bed and hugged me. Vanilla sat on the edge of the bed with what seemed like a box in her hands.

“Hello Shadow, how are you feeling?” Vanilla asked. I shook my hand in a so-so manner. “At least you’re alright.”

“Ms. Shadow, mommy and I made you a pie to make you feel better. It’s an apple pie, I know how much you like apple pie.” Cream said as she brought the pie to me. I only smiled and did a silent thank you.

I opened the box and picked up the fork that was inside and started to eat the pie.

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The next day

I woke up to the smell of waffles and bacon filling the room from the first floor. I slowly sat up on my bed and stretched my back, having it pop in such a good way. I sighed in content.

“Morning!” Sonic said as he came in the room with a tray of breakfast in his hands. “Good morning,” I repeated as he sat the tray on the nightstand as he handed me my plate of waffles.

“Hey, you can talk now.” Sonic noticed as he sat down next to me and started to devour his plate. “Yeah, my throat is still raspy but I’ll manage. Guess that apple pie Cream gave me did help me.” I said before devouring my plate as well.

“You know, Tails says that we can start to help you with trying to walk again. Your body has healed, somewhat, so we’re gonna try and do that today.” Sonic spoke through each bite. “Really? That fast?” I said surprised. Well, at least this will help be able to go from room to room than staying in this bed all day. “Yeah, I was surprised too. But at least you’re recovering and that’s all that matters.” He said as he sipped his coffee. I gave a small smile as I sipped my coffee as well.

“Hey.” I turned my attention to Sonic. “Do you wanna go downstairs?” Sonic asked. “Yes. I would like too.” That was all I need to say before I was swept up from the bed into Sonic’s arms. I must say, he has some very strong arms. Sonic started going down the stairs into the living room of their home.

The first floor was spacious and connected smoothly to the kitchen and to the workshop. There was a tv, a couple couches, coffee table, and to the corner was a pine tree decorated with lights and ornaments of all different colors. Was Christmas this close already? I have been gone more than I thought. Sonic put me down gently on the couch, sitting next to me once he put me down. “So, how’s it look?” Sonic asked. “It’s nice. I still can’t believe I’ve been gone for so long.” I said as I gazed at the tree. Sonic noticed me looking at the tree, “When were you… you know.”

“Probably the beginning of November. I’m not sure, everything is somewhat a blur.” I answered. “Oh, geez. Well, sorry for not getting to you sooner.” Sonic said in a guilty tone. “No, it’s fine. It wasn’t your fault.” I reassured him as I laid my hand on top of his. Sonic smiled as his cheeks turned red. “ You okay? You look a bit red.”

“Huh, oh yeah I’m fine.” Sonic stutters nervously as he retreats his hand away from mines. He looks the other way.

As I was about to ask him something, I saw Tails come down the stairs. “Oh, good morning. Didn’t know you guys were up already.”

“Mornin’ bro. Yeah, decided to make breakfast as usual. I made you that omelet you always like.” Sonic said. “Thanks.” Tails yawned and walked into the kitchen to devour his plate.

“Welp, we better get changed. Don’t wanna be in a sweaty shirt or pj’s all day.” Sonic suggested as he stood up from the couch and stretched his arms up, popping some bones into place.

“Right.” That’s all I said before he picked me up and started walking back to my room.

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Later that day

“Alright Shadow, I made these two rails for you to use them to support your weight for when you’re walking through it.” Tails said as he made a final examination to make sure it was secure.

“You ready?” Sonic asked before nodding. He grabbed ahold of my hands as I grasped his arms tightly in my grip. I slowly lifted myself up from my chair and set pressure on both my feet. Hissing at the pain, Sonic stopped for me to readjust to the feeling. We then continued and I started to lift my legs and move them forward.

Sonic guided me through the rails as I held myself on the rails carefully and gently, stopping and continuing my exercise. Just as I was about to finish, my foot landed wrong, causing me to trip myself.

“H-Hey, easy there.” Sonic caught me in his arms just in time before I hit the floor. I just stared at him. My face felt like it was boiling.

“You okay?” Sonic asked. “Uh! O-Oh, yeah. I’m f-fine.” I stuttered as Sonic helped get me on my feet. “Thank you.”

“Hey, you look a little red. You feeling okay?” Sonic said as he noticed the change of color on my muzzle. “Y-Yeah, I’m fine,” I said.

“Alright Shadow, we’re gonna do the exercise again but make sure not to mess up your footing. Take your time, we got all day.” Tails said as I started back at the beginning of the rails.

This is going to be a long day.

After an hour of my exercise, I was finally done. I could feel my legs getting their strengths back, I should be getting to walking on my own in a day or two. For the meantime, I’ll stay in my wheelchair.

Just as Tails and Sonic were putting away the handmade rails, someone rung the doorbell.

“I’ll get it!” Sonic called out as he sprinted towards the door, leaving Tails having to drag the rails himself.

“Knock, Knock, it’s Knuckles.” A voice said as they came into the garage.

It was Knuckles, obviously.

“Hey, Knux! Nice seeing you drop by. What brings you here?” Tails greeted him with a usual fist bump. “Sup Tails, been awhile. Oh, Sonic told me to come here.” Knuckles greeted him back. He turned to look at me.

“Hey, Shadow. Heard what happened, you doing okay?” Knuckles asked as he came closer. “I’m doing fine,” I said a bit exhausted.

“Why did Sonic call you here?” Tails questioned him but it was Sonic who answered, “Oh, I told him to go here so he can drop off something.”

“Speaking of that, here’s that Chaos Emerald you wanted.” Knuckles said as he took out said chaos emeralds from the backpack he had on. “Thanks, man. I think we’re even.” Sonic said as he grabbed the emerald.

“Here.” He handed me the emerald.

“Why are you giving it to me?” I asked, hesitant to grab the emerald.

“I figured since you’re still healing I thought getting you an emerald would help you heal faster, due to you being made purely of Chaos Energy,” Sonic explained as he gestured me to take the emerald from his hand.

“Thank you.” I grabbed the emerald and felt its energy surging inside me. It had been so long that I’ve felt my energy levels be what they once were. Once my energy levels were satisfied, I handed the emerald back to Knuckles who rejected, “You keep it. You never know when you need it again.”

I nodded as I kept the emerald close. “Oh, before I forget…” Knuckles searched through his backpack and pulled how a small square tin can. “Here.”

“What is it?” I asked, inspecting the can before taking off the lid. There were dried leaves of assortment shades of red.

“That’s a special type of plant that grows on angel island. I use it to make tea whenever my body is sore. I thought of getting you some since you were in this state.” Knuckles explained as I continued to look at the leaf in my two fingers.

I put the leaf back into its container and put the lid back on, “Thank you, for bringing this.”

“Sure thing. Anyway, gotta go. Can’t leave the island alone for too long. Bye guys.” Knuckles said as he waved goodbye and left the room. The rest bid him farewell.

‘Although I should be grateful, why do I feel guilt?’
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A Few Days Later

I woke up to the sun shining in my closed eyes. I adjusted to the light as I let out a yawn. I sat up on my bed and looked at the clock that was on the nightstand. I have switched from the infirmary to an actual room a couples days ago since I’m able to walk on my own, sorta.

‘7:05 A.M’ Sonic is probably still out on his run. I swung my legs over the edge of the bed and slowly stood up. The pain had gone away and now I’m able to walk but my legs were still sore.

I carefully made my way down to the living room and next to the kitchen. As I suspected, Sonic was still out. I ventured into the fridge and took out a packet of eggs and bacon and set them on the island. I opened the freezer and grabbed sausages and hash browns. I then grabbed a pan from the many pans hanging above the island and set it on the stove. I began preparing breakfast.

Just as I was about to cook the hash browns, the front door opened. I turned around to see who it was, “I see you’re back from your run.”

It was Sonic. He was in his running clothes with one headphone out and clenching a water bottle in his hand, all while being covered in liters of sweat.

“And I see you’re awake.” He said as he walked over to the kitchen. “What’s all this?” He questioned as he glossed over the packages of food scattered around the island.

“Well, you guys have been taking care of me for the past week, and so I thought of making breakfast for you guys to show my gratitude,” I explained as I stirred the eggs.

“That’s very thoughtful of you but let me take over,” Sonic said before grabbing ahold of the spatula that I had in my hand. “Hey!” I said as I grabbed back the spatula. “Come on! Let me do it!” Sonic said as he grabbed the spatula once again but this time I didn’t plan on letting it go.

“No! Let go!” I yelled as I tried pulling it out of his grasp. “Never!” Sonic declared as he stepped back to pull the spatula out of my hand.

Throughout the struggle, we didn’t notice but we ended up tripping on Sonic’s water bottle that had been knocked down by our struggle. Sonic fell backward with the spatula still in hands while I was pulled forward as I still my hand on the spatula.

We landed with a loud thud as we tried to figure out what had happened. Sonic laid there rubbing his head from the fall. I held my head as well, for as much muscle Sonic has, he is as hard as a rock.

I slowly lifted my head. That was a mistake.

Sonic and I stared wide-eyed, realizing the event that was occurring.

Our lips touched as we both stared into each other’s eyes. Bright Emeralds into fiery rubies. None of us dared to move until I slowly back away.

I stood up quickly and so did Sonic, having the spatula still in his hand.

“How about we… make breakfast together?” Sonic suggested, forgetting the events that had just occurred. “Yeah, that sounds great.” I agreed as we finished preparing our meals.

Sonic was finishing up the hash browns as I sat at the island with a cup of joe in my hands. “Hey, Silver texted me yesterday saying that he and Blaze are coming to see how you’re doing later today.” Sonic broke the silence, noticing my silence.

“Does the entire world know about me?” I questioned harshly, sipping my coffee.

“No,” Sonic said nonchalantly. I looked at him in confusion.

“When we rescued you, we brought that one doctor to G.U.N. custody and told the commander to not say anything, or at least not mention you in the capture of that madman.”

“We know how much your image towards others could affect you, so we decided to make sure nobody but the commander and our friends know what happened to you.”

I looked at him and stood up to give him a hug. “Thank you.” Sonic wrapped his arms around me in comfort. “You’re welcome.”

We separated before hearing footsteps become louder.

“I see you two are already up.” Rouge yawned with Tails right behind her. They sat on the island. “Morning guys. Yeah, we decided to make breakfast.” Sonic greeted them as he handed them a cup of coffee.

“Thanks, hun. How you doin’ girl?” Rouge asked as she sipped the black liquid.

“Better, I guess,” I said as I served her and Tails their plates.

“That’s good. Now let’s get to eating.” She declared as we all sat down and ate breakfast in peace.
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Through the next few weeks, Rouge has informed me that Dr. Ramsey was sentenced to death due to his illegal experimenting and other various crimes he’s committed. I was glad to hear that, my heart felt at ease once again, knowing that what happened to me won’t happen again.

Christmas was just around the corner and every corner of the workshop was decorated with nothing but Christmas decorations. Colors of red, green, and gold covered everything. As the days went on, presents started appearing one by one under the tree. They were each of different sizes, colors, and shapes. You couldn’t tell who was getting what.

I still hadn’t gotten a present for anyone. Not that I could, especially after what happened. But I still feel bad that I won’t be able to give at least one present to anyone. It would most likely be Rouge, as I always gave her a present. Though, I’ll probably be excused from getting everybody a present because of what happened.

Soon enough Christmas Day came and everyone who was invited came over to have a giant feast. Everyone was dressed up in their best duds. Rouge had bought me a dress to wear for this occasion.

Rouge was wearing her usual red sparkly dress, special to a certain echidna. Tails wore a button up shirt and black pants. Sonic was in a suit but with no tie and had his jacket open. It was the only time I ever say Sonic dress up in something that wasn’t athletic clothes.

“Woah. You look stunning.” Sonic said. I was wearing a slim velvety black dress with a short black sweater with red lipstick on.

“Thank you. You look… handsome yourself.” I complimented. I was flustered.

Once everyone had arrived, we started the feast.

The feast had your common foods, turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberries, stuffing, etc. Everyone had a filled their stomachs to the brim with food and wine. Everyone played a couple of games and some just relaxed as the Christmas specials were on.

Soon everyone gathered around the living room and started passing out presents. Everyone got at least 1-3 presents each, some more than others. I just sat on the couch as I watched the others open their gifts.

Out of nowhere, Sonic handed me a present. I looked at him confused. “I know you weren’t able to get anybody a present but that’s okay. So we all decided to give you something. Open it.” Sonic explained as I opened the small box in my lap. I removed the paper wrap and found the gift.

It was a picture frame. Inside was a picture with all of us. I remember when it was taken. It was taken this summer when everybody decided to go to Emerald Coast for vacation. We all decided to take a picture together in the beautiful water. It… it was the only time I ever smiled in a picture before.

“So… do you like it?” Sonic asked as I gazed at the photo. I was never given something like this before.

“I… I love it. But why did you get me this?” I said as I looked him in the eyes. Those bright emerald eyes.

“We know you felt alone when you were tortured. So we thought of giving you something that could let you know that you still have us and that we’ll always help you in times like this.” Sonic explained. I looked back at the picture and smiled.

“Thank you.”

“Hey, guys, who want's to drink some of this champagne?!” Knuckles said as he held the champagne in the air. Everybody said yes and were given a glass of champagne, except Tails, Cream, and Charmy.

“You want one?” Sonic asked. I shook my head, “Aren’t you underage to be drinking?”

“Oh come on, I’m nineteen, basically an adult. Besides, I gotta have some fun, right. Just drink one.” Sonic said as he handed me a glass. “Well, alright,” I said as I grabbed the glass and started drinking.

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Morning

Ugh. My head.

I opened my tired eyes only to close them from the sudden brightness. Once I’ve adjusted I lifted my head to see my surroundings. Everything’s a mess. Empty champagne glass, trash, and food are scattered around the living room. Everyone else is still asleep. Knuckles is laying on the floor next to Vector. Rouge, Amy, and Tails are sleeping on the couch. Cream, Charmy, Espio, and Vanilla are on the other couch. Silver and Blaze are in the recliner.

Looks like everybody had a bit too much fun last night. Wait. Where’s Sonic?

“Ugh. Moan.”

I looked down and saw Sonic sleeping under me. I quickly pushed myself away from him. What did the hell happen? Why does he have lipstick on his face?

Oh…

I grabbed a leftover spoon and looked myself at the reflection. My lipstick I had on was smeared and nearly visible. I looked back at Sonic, he was still sleeping and it looks like we had too many drinks last night. Our clothes were even a little roughed up and our quills as well. What the hell did I get myself into?

Slowly did Sonic started waking up. “Ugh, my head hurts.” He lifted himself up and looked at me. “Shadow? What happened last night?” He asked as he held his head.

“We might have taken one too many,” I said. “Ugh. You might be right about that one. Do we have any aspirin?” He asked.

“It might be in the bathroom,” I said before he stood up and walked over to the bathroom upstairs. I really hope he doesn’t notice the lipstick.

Moments later Sonic came back downstairs with the lipstick all gone from his face. He came back to the couch and sat next to me. His face was serious and a little concerned. He turned to face me, “Shadow, I remember kissing you last night. Do you?

I was a bit surprised to have him ask me that directly. “I...” Suddenly flashbacks from last night started to appear in my head. One of them stood out more than the others. I was the one to kiss Sonic first and then it went out of control.

“Y-Yes,” I answered. Oh, dear chaos help me. “Thank god it isn’t me who remembers.” Sonic sighed in relief as he leaned back on the couch.

“Sorry, for kissing you. I didn’t mean too-” I apologized before being cut off. “Hey, it’s not your fault. It was mine for giving you the champagne. Let’s just forget that ever happened. Okay?” Sonic said. I nodded in agreement as I grabbed a napkin and wiped the smeared lipstick from my lips.

“Want some coffee?” Sonic asked as he went towards the kitchen. “Sure,” I said as I watched him go. I’ve got say, he’s a good kisser. Wait, why am I even thinking about that?!

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Feelings

The days after Christmas were a bit awkward between Sonic and I. Ever since that accidental kiss we’ve been avoiding getting ourselves into anything that could lead to something like that. Sonic would always go out for his runs and defeat Eggman. I just stayed back and helped around the workshop. I’ve been able to use my powers again and slowly have my immune system been getting better. Tails say's I might be able to go back to GUN by the middle of January, which wasn’t that far away.

But something has been bothering me. Whenever I’m around Sonic I feel strange inside. Like if I had butterflies. My face would turn slightly warm. Even Sonic, sometimes he becomes stiff and stuttery. His pale cheeks would turn slightly red when helping me out with something. It might be because of what happened on Christmas.

Also, that photo Sonic gave me. Whenever I look at it, I get the sudden feeling of guilt inside. I don’t know why I get it. I stopped looking at it after the feeling became too much.

New Year's came and everyone was here again. We had dinner and awaited midnight. This time I refused to have a drink, Sonic as well. We knew what would’ve happened if we had given in. Everyone had a good time and Sonic started making those corny New Year Jokes. Overall it was fun. But during the party, I felt uneasy. The feeling of guilt came back and it ached. Seeing everyone here was great and but my heart couldn’t let me enjoy the night.

I had decided to go to my room to help relax. The feelings inside of me couldn’t let me enjoy the party. Just why was it happening? I sat at the edge of my bed and tried to get my thoughts together.

Calm down Shadow. Calm down, it’s only a feeling. Get over it.

I sighed in defeat as I fell back on the bed. I closed my eyes but I opened them up once again when the door to my room opened.

“Shadow, you in here?” It was only Sonic.

“Hey, why aren’t you downstairs with the rest of us. We’re all waiting for the countdown.” Sonic said as he came closer to my bed.

“I… I just need to get my thoughts together,” I said before lifting myself up, looking away from him.

“Hey, is there something wrong?” Sonic asked he put his hand on my shoulder. I shook it off. I wasn’t in the mood to talk.

“Hey! If there’s something bothering you, you can tell me. You’re my friend.” Sonic said as he lifted my chin to face him. I sighed in defeat as I turned my body to face him.

“It’s been going on for awhile now.” I started, pausing to get the right words out. “It’s… a feeling that I keep getting whenever your friends are around.”

“Don’t tell me you like someone?” Sonic questioned. I looked at him surprised.

“No, that’s not it. Where did you get that from?!” I asked as I put my hands on my hips.

“Well, the way you were wordings things it sounded like you had feelings for someone,” Sonic explained as he rubbed the back of his neck. I sighed as I continued.

“These feelings towards them is mostly… guilt.” I admitted at last.

“Guilt?” Sonic repeated as he awaited my explanation, but nothing came out of my lips. “But why would you have guilt? I mean, what happened to cause this?” Sonic questioned. I could see he wanted to help me but in order to do that he needed for information.

“It’s… complicated. I am not the most social person and I’m usually independent and never ask anybody for help.” I began.

“Go on.”

“When I was stuck at that lab I reflected on things and realized that I was alone. I couldn’t call anyone for help. Then, you guys came to rescue me. You guys took care of me. You guys helped me get through this. I…” I paused for a moment.

“Shadow?” A tear ran down my tan cheek.

“I just feel so guilty and unworthy of deserving your guy’s help.” I sobbed as I clenched my dress tightly.

“Throughout the time we’ve known each other, all of you have given me so much. You guys helped me see things I couldn’t see before. You’ve helped me in times of need. And what have I done for all of you? Nothing! I have done nothing to repay the countless of times you guys have been there for me.”

“I don’t deserve friends like you.”

I cried uncontrollably as I looked the other way so Sonic wouldn’t have to see. A pair of warm arms wrapped themselves around me as they brought me closer to their owner. I rested my head on top of Sonic’s chest as I continued to cry. He rubbed my back and rocked me back and forth.

“Just let it out. I’m here for you.” Sonic coed me as I just let my feelings out.

I just cried and cried until I cried no more tears. I had no idea how many emotions I had bottled up inside, but it felt good to let them out. I parted from Sonic’s embrace as he lifted my chin to look at him.

“Listen. Although you may think you haven’t repaid us, you have. All those times you’ve helped save the world and just anything you’ve done in general has been repayment.” Sonic said as wiped the last tear away.

“You’re one of my closest friends Shadow and I would do anything to help you. Just you being here is more than enough for me.” Sonic stated as he smiled joyfully at me.

I could only stare at him in astonishment. All my worries were being cleared up by just that talk alone. I looked straight into his brightly lit eyes. The light coming from the moon made his emeralds eyes glow.

“Uh… Shadow? You there?” Sonic asked but I didn’t answer.

Our lips suddenly touched as I threw myself onto him. He was wide-eyed by my sudden motion but slowly let him fall into temptation and returned the kiss. We kissed for a long time until we parted to catch our breaths. I quickly back away from him and cover my mouth.

“Oh chaos, I’m sorry I wasn’t supposed to do that!” I said I looked the other way, my face flustered.

“I liked it,” Sonic said. I quickly spun around, “Y-You did?!”

“Yeah. Don’t think you’re the only one who wanted it.” Sonic smirked as he leaned closer. “Besides, I’ve been waiting to kiss those luscious lips.”

“Stop, it’s embarrassing!” I said as I grabbed a pillow and put it on Sonic’s face. “Still though, I really have been waiting to tell you how I felt,” Sonic confessed as he set the pillow down.

“You have?” I asked. “Yeah, I know it’ll be weird to the others but I really do like you Shadow,” Sonic said as she stroked my cheek. All I could do is smile and lean on his touch.

“So, does this mean we’re…” I started but he answered, “Yeah.”

We both leaned into each other and gave another passionate kiss. The sound of the others yelling ‘Happy New Years’ were heard from downstairs. We didn’t pay any attention, I just wanted to be with my new lover.

I climbed on top of him as we started to undress. I moaned from his delicate kisses as he traveled down to my collarbone. I took off his jacket and unbuttoned his shirt and threw them to the floor. I ran my hands over his sculpted chest, marked with small and large scars and markings. He unzipped my dress and undid my bra, revealing my ample breasts to him.

“Oh… ah…” I moaned as he sucked one of my breasts while squeezing the other one. Our hips started to grind against each other, my inner thighs becoming wet. The sensations were too much to bear as I started becoming more aroused by the minute. That’s when I lost it.

“I can’t wait anymore…” I mumbled as I pinned Sonic down to the bed. “Woah! S-Shadow?! What’re y-you doing?!” Sonic said as I unzipped, took off, and threw his pants and boxers out of the way.

“I need you…” That was all I said before taking off my own dress and dropping it on the floor. I aligned his member to my nether lips, spreading them for what was about to come.

“S-Shadow w-wait?!” Sonic tried to stop me but it was too late. His member broke through my vagina as waves of pleasure washed over us. I stayed still for a moment from the sudden feeling of having something inside for the first time.

“Shadow… you okay?” Sonic asked concerned that I didn’t hurt myself. I felt no pain, all I felt was pleasure.

“You’re so big… Better to fuck me with…” I growled as I began to move up and down his member. “Ugh… oh…” I moaned from the friction between us. Suddenly I was pinned down, Sonic on top of me and giving me a wide grin.

“Don’t think you’re the one taking control. I’m the one who’s gonna fuck you.” Sonic growled as he pulled out his member to the tip only to push it back in at full throttle.

“Ah! Do that again!” I nearly screamed from the pleasure. “Your wish, my command.” He thrust again in the same way as before. He began thrusting at an even pace, slowly building up speed until he was nearly pounding away at my pussy. The sensations were breathtaking and wonderful.

“S-Sonic? Hold me.” I pleaded as I stretched my arms towards him. I leaned into my touch and held me tight as we reached our climaxes. I knew I was getting close, so was Sonic as his member twitched inside of me. But I couldn’t let him release, at least not inside. Does he even know when he is going to orgasm? I knew how fertile I was but I don’t want to risk myself getting pregnant.

“Shadow… do you want it inside or out?” Sonic asked as he kissed the side of my neck, surely leaving a few hickeys in its place. I guess my question was answered. “O-Out… please…” I answered as I clenched onto him as tight as I could. Just a few more thrusts and I’m done for.

“AAHH!” I screamed at the sky as I felt myself orgasm. Sonic being quick, pulled out and orgasmed away from me, making sure he didn’t accidentally release inside. Once he was done ejaculating he let himself fall down to the bed by my side and released a sigh of content and exhaustion. I too was exhausted as well.

“H-how was that for… for your first time?” He questioned as he grabbed his shirt and boxers from the floor, offering me his shirt. “It was… amazing… thank you.” I said as I took his shirt and put it on.

“Glad you loved it. Now let’s go to sleep, I can see you’re exhausted.” Sonic said as he started getting comfortable. “But what about the others? They’ll know we’re missing!” I started rambling. “Don’t worry. They’re probably drunk out of their minds to find us. Now let’s go to sleep.” Sonic reassured me as I too started getting comfortable.

“Good night, love,” Sonic said as he hugged me tightly.

“Good night,” I said before dozing off to sleep.
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