#theidiotclawmate

[askthehedgehogs]

be who you areeeeee for your prideeeeee🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

ARGH! NOT AGAIN!!!!

I’m not going to any Pride events! I’m gonna go be gay in the middle of nowhere so nobody can get glitter on me!

[askthewachowskifam]

hi

*Sonic abruptly stopped licking Shadow's head.* MY FACE! WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO MY BEAUTIFUL FACE!?

*Shadow looks visibly disturbed.* Thanks for the nightmares.

We could have gone our entire lives without knowing this creature exists, by the way.

[asktheyurihogs]

they “were” so cute? what happened are they not cute anymore ☹️☹️☹️☹️ (/j obviously. you guys are awesome mothers and the little hogs are soooo cute)

D’awwwhhhh you’re right. They get cuter every day!!!

APUH!

Mah…

They both like dogs a lot, thanks to Bluey. But right now, Lyra’s favourite is monkeys—which is funny ‘cause. You know. B-word. And Nova likes whales.

[arknews-sonadow]

can i give sonic a sheriff outfit for a few minutes :>

I mean, sure, but you'd have to send—

Sonic. Something arrived for you.

Eh? Oh! Haha. I know what that is.

*Shadow tilts his head*

Er. So. *He pulls a sheriff's outfit out of the bag* They want me to wear this.

......... They want you to dress like a cowboy?

Sheriff.

I see.

One sec! *Sonic starts changing in the living room. Shadow blushes and turns away respectfully*

Heh. It fits! How do I look? Yeehaw!

*Shadow risks a glance* ... Ridiculous.

That talk'll get yer a night in the ol' hoosegow!

I'm moving out.

Oooh do you still have that maid costume somebody sent?? We could have a costume party!!

NO.

Damn. All right. Jeez...

[thesonadowshow]

[theblacklance]

“the fisherman’s son”? what’s the story on that, lance? i don’t mean that in an . accusatory way. i’m just wondering :3

Lance: In the town where I was born, lived a man who sailed to sea. The town was small, so he was the town fisherman. Every morning he and a few friends brought in ample amounts of fish for sale. He had a son who, through his father's passion for fishing, grew to love fishing as well. Every afternoon I would see him and his father fishing in ponds together. Never keeping anything, but just enjoying the activity and bonding time. Both the son and his father were very kind souls, but something about that boy when I was younger.. drew me in. That's when I first realised, perhaps I was not "traditional" in terms of romance. I had what you would call a "crush" on him for many years. I have heard he is doing well in a new town after the other was raided and burnt to the ground. I hardly spoke to him, but the few times I did, it was nothing short of a joy.

[ultimatelifeform70]

oh my god shadow are you okay😭

...how many of those brownies did you eat?

Do I look okay to you?! I look worse than when I plummeted to earth!

How many did I eat? It … wasn’t all of them. But it wasn’t just one.

[askchaoshogs]

Wait, since nothing appeared on the tracker when it was set to track the master emerald, maybe the big green/red circle is the master emerald?

Shadow traveled up into the mountains. From just looking at them, he was surprised at how long of a mountain range it was. It was not a quick over a few peaks and then proceeding with what was on the other side.

No, instead the mountains rose and dipped - with some spots plateauing out before returning to reaching for the sky.

Just as the ring dinged with a new message, Shadow came upon a valley. There were few trees, helping make the lake that was the main feature all the more prominent. Though there was only one thing more prominent than the lake itself: the island that clearly did not belong. There were far more trees on the island, all of them in full growth despite the climate. And reflected off the dull green-gray of leaves was the green glow of a very familiar treasure.

Shadow was staring at Angel Island.

He looked at the message that popped up, his ears flicking. "That does appear to be the case," he agreed. It was reassuring the Master Emerald had survived - it meant he had a proper chance at saving Sonic from... whatever was wrong with him.

The hedgehog started reaching for his quills, before pausing and shaking his head. Just because he knew where he was going now didn't mean Chaos Control was necessary. Not after insisting against using Sonic's Emerald for it.

So he made the trek down by foot. With the green glow to guide him now, it took him no time at all to reach the island - and ultimately the altar that held the giant Emerald.

Sitting on one of the pillars, clearly uncomfortable with his chosen perch, was Silver. "Took you long enough. Getting slow in your old ages?" he teased. Though the teasing grin dropped when he realized it was only Shadow.

"Where... What happened to Sonic? He's supposed to be with you." Silver's ears tilted forward - trying to catch any sound of the blue hedgehog's approach.

Shadow growled at him, before gently pulling out the emerald. "I was not there to know what happened, but his form disappeared and the emerald's been like this since."

Silver frowned, floating over to the hedgehog to look at the emerald. It was still dim - not even being this close to the Master Emerald was returning its own glow.

"They had mentioned you would be receiving outside assistance, but the ring is certainly an unusual method for that." Silver waved at the ring.

Shadow frowned. "They?" He looked around, before what was missing dawned on him. "Where's the red echidna-- Knuckles? I was led to believe he would be here as well."

"You've got some smart helpers! Knuckles and his friend will be able to explain more - and hopefully help Sonic."

Hesitation. Enough that made Shadow lift an eye ridge and frown at him. "But?"

A grimace. "...Buuuut to do it I need the Emerald that's currently housing you." He vaguely pointed at Shadow's chest.

The scowl and bristling was expected, but Silver didn't expect Shadow to then calm down and grumble what sounded like agreement. "Fine. How do I do that?"

Silver held up one hand, lifting Sonic's Emerald into the air. "Uh... I don't know," Silver admitted. "All I really know how to do is pull the Emerald out of you...? But once it's separated, you shouldn't leave a body behind or anything."

Another scowl, but Shadow crossed his arms and gave a small nod to go ahead.

"This... might be a little painful," Silver warned as he held up his other hand.

A little would end up being an understatement. If Shadow wasn't sure he held an Emerald inside him before, he certainly did now. As Silver's telekinesis gripped the Emerald and began trying to pull it out, his body shrieked in protest - trying its hardest to keep the gem where it belonged. Shadow struggled with staying still and trying to release the Emerald to Silver's grasp or allowing his body to jump the future hedgehog and forcibly make him stop.

The red glitching that covered his body gave Shadow's answer for him, and in the next moment was nothing but the Red Chaos Emerald.

Silver took them to the Master Emerald, carefully setting them on top of the larger gem.

Once he was sure they would not roll away, he lifted his hands to his mouth. A golden flute appeared and he began to play it.

The two Chaos Emeralds began glowing, lifting onto their ends and spinning for a brief moment before dropping back onto the Master Emerald. Both now dull.

The flute disappeared, and Silver took a breath. Maybe finally they could begin to progress toward saving the future.

Again.

A nudge would pull Silver out of his thoughts. He looked at the ring. "Oh... uh..." He gave it another wave and a smile. "Hi everyone. They'll be a second, so I guess in the meantime... what's up?"

This was not part of the deal.