#the hedgehog of the opera au

[au-sonic-smackdown]

AU Sonic Smackdown - Round 1, Right Side

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The Hedgehog of the Opera AU belongs to @thefakehedgehogaroundhere

Winds of Night AU belongs to @the-cosmic-blogger

Read more about them under the cut!

The Hedgehog of the Opera AU-

After years of bullying and scarring for his speed and haunting air about him, Sonic hones a side of him that was hidden deep underground- his love of music. He falls in love with the opera house's new star, Amy Rose, and teaches her vocal techniques, claiming to be an Angel of Music. Her best friend Cream, and her crush Blaze, are in awe of her skills and curious where she learned them from, but dismiss her honesty about this Angel as mere ghost stories… If only she'd listened.

Winds of Night AU-

[hot-topic-piss]

A couple messy sketches.

Metamy Phantom of the Opera AU. I have nothing planned for it, I just wanted them to pose pretty with each other. It would also imply Sonic is Raul and Metal is doomed by the narrative, I don’t think I’m brave enough to commit to this.

Also a bonus Amy. She’s a cutie and I love her.

[guiltypandas]

It's that time of year where I redesign Tails' parents!

This year we got BIGGG changes--- including younger versions (bottom of 1st pic) of the two!

I just thought it would be funny to make them like theatre actors idkkkk! Give them something other than just "Tails' parents"

Plus a bonus doodle! Feel free to check out my previous designs for them! I improved way too much in a year HELP.

[faker-aus]

guys shut up i figured out how to make the sonic phantom of the opera au

[thefakehedgehogaroundhere]

hey btw if anyone needs me i'm rewatching phantom of the opera for the hedgehog of the opera au check the tag for more ig

[iratusmus]

wait important question. archie fans whats your favorite pre-issue 160 arc and if you say return to angel island you have to list your second favorite. mine number 1 is probably return to angel island between jon gray + surprisingly solid writing + FINITEVUS . + KNEECAPS . but for second favorite i either have to hand it to heart held hostage (the one where mina gets shot) or the one whose name escapes me at the moment that's the sally/patch wedding arc because theyre both like basically soap operas and i love it i love it so much

[sirtotallynotatimetraveler]

I made a Pizza Tower AU! : Candy Castle

So the jist of it is, it’s a Swap AU, based off of the hit fangame Sugary Spire, but Instead of swapping the personalities and roles of the characters, it just swaps the roles of the characters, keeping the personalities of the characters the same. This AU idea was inspired off of the Undertale AU TS!Underswap that does the same thing. Some swapped roles are based of Sugary Spire and some are just my idea.

In this AU, Peppino never went into war, (yes i know that McPig said it wasn’t canon but shhh), because of that, he never got his pizza business going. He instead became shrouded in debt, needing to work unfulfilling dead-end jobs to make ends meet, as his involvement as a war veteran actually paid the bills and the pizza shop he could have bought. Instead, Theodore/Teddy Gobbstopper (The Noise), a New Yorker stereotype, sugar-obsessed candy confectioner buys out the building that would’ve became Peppino’s Pizza Shop, now named “Teddy’s Candy”.

 A corporate candy company builds a nearby castle/factory across from Teddy’s candy shop. The money hungry boss of the company sends his mascot of the company, Granny Candydimples who warns Teddy that they’ll smash his candy shop with a comically large hammer if he doesn’t do anything about it. Teddy gives in, pops in a few butterscotch candies in his mouth and sugar rushes to the Candy Castle at Mach 4 speed. 

Some Tidbits of the Characters shown so far! : 

Teddy Gobbstopper - The Noise:

He gained his earnings as a TV show actor for half of his life. As a sugar-addicted maniac, he’s always been relying on candy to aid his needs at all times. His love for candy sparked his desires to become a candy maker and is the reason why he’s always on a never-ending sugar rush, annoying the hell out of people when he’s around others.  But because of rival corporations stealing his customers, he’s become in debt.

Suzy Sugarplum - Noisette :

She owns a separate candy shop of her own and is also affected by the rival candy corporation. Teddy and Suzy fell in love after meeting in the Candy Castle, although Teddy tries to hide these feelings. She later tames a hedgehog named Sock. She’s very optimistic and silly, but she means serious business when it comes to candy sales.

Mr. LollyStick - Pizzahead:

He’s Teddy’s landlord and accountant who always bugs him to pay his bills by acting overly annoying in a joyful type of way, popping out of absolutely nowhere and playing endless pranks if you don’t pay your taxes on time. While he doesn’t care about the money as much, he does want to make ends meet.

Captain Crackle - Peppino Spaghetti :

Full name, Peppino Ravioli Crackle, has been in debt for years, trying to work his way into finally fulfilling his lifelong dream of owning a Pizza Parlor. He’s been subjected to signing a painstaking lifelong contract of selling his likeness to be the mascot of a sugary cereal brand, Captain Crackle, a joyful, charming cereal pirate roaming the 7 milky seas. He even had to change his last name as part of the contract. He’s a short-tempered anxious mess, constantly wondering if he’ll make it out of debt and out of a job he hates. He seeks comfort and joy out of the little time he has out of work, making pizza and singing opera tunes in the kitchen.

Mr. Gus - Gustavo :

Like Peppino, Gus, full name Gustavo, also is in debt, hoping to also open a restaurant of his own. He’s Captain Crackle’s sidekick who does most of the work and he’s also a bunny themed mascot for his own cereal Chocklinz, where he always gets bullied by goblins who tell him “Chocklinz are for Goblins”. He secretly works on the side as a bartender at a hidden place called Gus’s Soda Tavern. 

Oh, and here’s the Swap Chart! :

The Noise <--> Peppino

Noisette <--> Gustavo

Pizzahead <--> Mr. Stick

Snick <--> Brick

Gerome the Janitor <--> Pepperman

The Priest <--> The Vigilante

The Fake Peppino counterpart would be a Fake Ted, but maybe instead of being like a mutant science experiment maybe it will be a weird rusty robot version of Teddy,

Granny Pizza (The pizza that guides you through the tutorial and stuff) <--> Pizzaface

Mort The Chicken from the hit game Mort The Chicken <--> Cookie Blair from the Copyright Hit game Cookie’s Bustle 

I’ll be making a Part 2 in the near future! Stay tuned fellas!

(Oh, and if you want to make fan art of my AU, please do! Just be sure to credit me as the creator of the AU and link my blog page!)

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- Moon Knight (comics)

🌌 Original Sources 🌊

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[curetapwater]

Was thinking about how Infinite is a mask-wearing obsessive drama queen and then this happened. Because I'm unsure how wide the age gap between these two is, I'd prefer if the obsession here wasn't viewed as romantic (although I'm pretty sure the original also has quite the age gap but still Infinite just doesn't seem like that type of person to me). Knowing Infinite, he probably heard Shadow calling the Opera Ghost pathetic for threatening everyone from the basement with stupid parlor tricks and Infinite threw a tantrum about it and concocted some crazy scheme to lure Shadow into the basement to idk use his voice for his music as some kinda karmic twist of fate like ooooo he's my student he needs me to sing better who's the pathetic one now. And he uses his illusion powers to convince him that he's an angel of music sent by Maria or something. Nothing's going on under the mask, he just wears it for The Drama.

This is my first time drawing Infinite. His hair is fun.

Oh also Team Chaotix owns the opera house because I think that'd be funny.

[reptilian-angel]

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[au-sonic-smackdown]

Round 1 bracket!

Here is everyone who will be participating in AU Sonic Smackdown!

Now, I know everyone is very excited and eager to compete, but due the ongoing global strike for Palestine, I have made the decision to postpone the event until January 29. I believe it is better to not draw too much attention away from the current genocide with this event and don't feel comfortable starting until the strike is over.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. See you all on January 29 at 12:00 PM EST!

AU names + credits under the cut

Left Side-

Bound by Fate (by @midnightshard06) VS Old Man Sonic (by @wereh0gz)

Empire AU (by @sonicaspeed123) VS Chaos Project AU (by @the-gay-ghost-king)

Cybernetic AU (by @estellardreams) VS Break the Cage (by @segafan13)

Heart of Gold, Soul of a Warrior (by @gaiakoraidon) VS Freaks AU (by @eloaholiveira)

Pokemon: Green Hill AU (by @starprincejelly) VS Restless Spirit AU (by @awobbles)

Prophecy of Chaos (by @pajulammas and @tillytilli) VS Sonic's Shatterselves (by @thefantasylife)

Bad End Future AU (by @tittydicktea) VS Sonic: Time Restoration (by @nostalgic-soda and @chaos-and-the-emeralds)

Untitled Mecha Sonic AU (by @dragoningachahell) VS Small Animal AU (by @soupsv0id)

Right Side-

Lord CT (by @liminaltumbly) VS Gaia Born AU (by @juliemultiverse)

NEOSEGA! (by @chopp-6467) VS Evil Sonic Au (by @kittygamer2888)

The Hedgehog of the Opera (by @thefakehedgehogaroundhere) VS Winds of Night (by @the-cosmic-blogger)

Halloweentown AU (by @colorfulplasma) VS Words Hurt AU (by @oddogoblino)

Dark Gaia Sonic Au (by @cattyanon) VS Starhog AU (by @perry-88)

Infested AU (by @hejjhug) VS Sonic Thunderstorm (by @delightrolls)

Reflection of You (by @jeysecretive) VS Mecha Troubles AU (by @wolfinitethewolf)

Tachophobia AU (by @boom-fanfic-a-latta and @the-sky-queen) VS Starry AU (by @euanpc)

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OC Masterlist

Wizard 101

OCs

Heather Unicornrider

Fiona Flamewalker

Jack Stormsecret

Logan Mythbuster

Sophia Magicleaf

Blake Skullrider

Sadie Balanceactor

AUs

Thomas Deatheyes (Sans)

James Winterheart (Bucky Barnes)

MLP:FIM

Next Gen

Calamity Star (Tirek x Twilight Sparkle)

Cloudberry (Fluffle Puff x Queen Chrysalis)

Dark Aura (King Sombra x Queen Chrysalis)

Double Rainbow (Fluttershy x Rainbow Dash)

Eros Heartstrings (Lyra Heartstrings x Bon Bon/Sweetie Drops)

Garnet Blossom (Diamond Tiara x Apple Bloom)

Illusion Lulamoon (Trixie Lulamoon x Starlight Glimmer)

Karaoke Melody (Sweetie Belle x Button Mash)

Knightlight Sparkle (Flash Century x Twilight Sparkle)

Lightning Bolt (Scootaloo x Rumble)

Lunar Eclipse (King Sombra x Nightmare Moon)

Meteor Shower (Flurry Heart x Galaxy Star)

Morning Shimmer (Sunset Shimmer x Twilight Sparkle)

Opera Piece (DJ Pon3/Vinyl Scratch x Octavia)

Pandora (Fluttershy x Discord)

Pink Sparkles (Pinkie Pie x Twilight Sparkle)

Primary Paints (Rainbow Dash x Twilight Sparkle)

Rainbow Cupcake (Pinkamena x Rainbow Factory Dash)

Raspberry Beret (Fleur De Lis x Fancy Pants)

Rosebud (Dr. Whooves x Roseluck)

Shadow Sparkle (Tempest Shadow x Twilight Sparkle)

Silver Wing (Sandbar x Silverstream)

Starburst Glimmer (Starlight Glimmer x Sunburst)

Strawberry Blush (Wallflower x Sunset Shimmer)

Tiger-Eye (Capper x Rarity)

Time Warp (Dr. Whooves x Muffins/Ditzy Do)

Zap Apple (Applejack x Rainbow Dash)

Species

Zelda Lumen

Alastor Lumen

Miu Pink Raingel

Milky Way Cosmals

OCs

DA Flashdrive

Pink Mic

Water Wings

SCP

Researchers

Dr. Cassie Sullivan (Researcher, Compendium: Phenomic Inquiry) B Class, Level 2

Melanie Tanner (Field Agent, Ethic's Committee Subdivision: Department of Morality) B Class, Level 3

SCPs

Experiment 0102 “King Wheatley”

SCP-7777 "Sheep Woman"

SCP-9400 “049-2, Lily”

SCP-Y33T-J

Human

Yao Manako

Kalani Emirati

Theane Rosebrook (Elder Scrolls, Bosmer/Wood Elf)

Grimder Raven-Scourge (Elder Scrolls, Nord)

Carandil (Elder Scrolls, Altmer/High Elf)

Emily Rose (Persona)

Dreamwave/Stacie Wesking (Marvel)

Fallen Angel/Marzana Hekateros  (Marvel)

Rota Ayashi (Dragon Ball)

Sophia Koralia (RWBY)

Serena Ortello (South Park)

Lola Ramm (BATIM)

Gamer Girl (Baldi’s Basics)

Popular Girl (Baldi’s Basics)

Other

Shika Ayako (Touhou)

Scrinch (Touhou)

Hjönk Hjönk (Just a goose)

Rose (Wolf)

Icesong (Warrior Cats)

Nightleaf (Warrior Cats)

Pebblestorm (Warrior Cats)

Cedarmist (Warrior Cats)

Rootpaw he's #3 (Warrior Cats)

Strawberry Cheesecake Cookie (Cookie Run)

Pink Lemonade (Cuphead)

Orange Whip (Cuphead)

Skye The Hedgehog (Sonic)

Angel The Bat (Sonic)

Bubblegum Buu (Dragon Ball)

Cloud the Sheep (BATIM)

Ariella (Undertale)

Koharu Takara (Hazbin Hotel)

Alexander Valerius (Hazbin Hotel)

Philomela Luscinia (Hazbin Hotel)

Rose the Android (Portal)

Aphrodite Core (Portal)

Fiona Fazbear (FNAF)

Bella the Bunny (FNAF)

Clyde The Rooster (FNAF)

Vixen the Pirate Fox (FNAF)

Golden Fiona (FNAF)

Righty (FNAF)

Pink Sapphire (Steven Universe)

Sunstone (Steven Universe)

Blaze (Charizard, Pokemon)

River (Vaporeon, Pokemon)

Fan Kids

Mortem (Alice x Bendy/BATIM)

Clarissa Lawrence (Cloud;Lola x Sammy/BATIM)

Nina Arc (Jaune x Pyrrha/RWBY)

Crystal Vasilias (Weiss x Neptune/RWBY)

Adrastos Ren (Nora x Lie Ren/RWBY)

Yamato Wukong (Blake x Sun/RWBY)

Diana Magne (Charlie x Alastor/Hazbin Hotel)

Maria Dust (Angel x Vaggie/Hazbin Hotel)

Valdis (Vox x Valentino/Hazbin Hotel)

Darcie, The Acrobat (Niru x Shemira/AFK Arena)

Zeus, the Thunderstorm (Lucius x Belinda/AFK Arena)

Punk Girl (Popular Girl x Rebel/Baldi’s Basics OCs)

My Version

Vanessa Zipper (FNAF)

Iris (SCP)

Allison Green (Hazbin Hotel, Alastor)

Inky (Ink Sans, Female)

Scarlet Marisa Kirisame (Touhou Lost Word)

Danganronpa

Fan Kids

DR1THH

Chouko Naegi (Kyoko x Makoto)

Shiori Togami (Toko x Byakuya)

Katsuo Owada (Mondo x Kiyotaka)

Megumi Kuwata (Leon x Sayaka)

Daikio Ikusaba (Makoto x Mukuro)

Naori Yamada (Hifumi x Celestia)

Kishima Togami (Byakuya x Celestia)

Sayuri Maizono (Makoto x Sayaka)

Sakoi Asahina (Aoi x Sakura)

DR2GD

Yoshisato Komaeda (Nagito x Hajime)

Akio Hinata (Chiaki x Hajime)

Tomoko Kuzuryu (Fuyuhiko x Peko)

Rajani Tanaka (Gundam x Sonia)

Momoka Koizumi (Mahiru x Hiyoko)

Hiroshi Mioda (Imposter x Ibuki)

Akihito Souda (Kazuichi x Mikan)

Hiroto Nidai (Akane x Nekomaru)

NDRV3

Wakana Saihara (Kaede x Shuichi)

Haruka Saihara (Kaede x Shuichi)

Hoshiko Momota (Kaito x Maki)

Takashi Momota (Kaito x Maki)

Michiko Iruma (Kiibo x Miu)

Masami Chabishira (Tenko x Himiko)

Masuyo Amami (Rantaro x Kirumi)

Connor Idabashi (Kokichi x Kiibo)

Hiroko Yumeno (Kokichi x Himiko)

UDG

Yunori Fukawa (Toko x Komaru)

Moana Asahina (Yuta x Komaru)

Multiple Games

Aki Ouma (Kokichi x Nagito)

Akari Ludenburg (Celeste x Kokichi)

Hitoyuu Kamukura (Izuru x Junko)

Luka Soda (Kazuichi x Sayaka)

Wamiko Amami (Rantaro x Mukuro)

Anime

Koharu Matsuda (Yasuke x Ryouko)

Takumi Munakata (Kyosuke x Chisa)

OCs

Yoruno Onna (Danganronpa)

Himari Ichika (Danganronpa)

Yoshiki Suzu (Danganronpa)

[crusherthedoctor]

5, 23, 26, and 30 for the fic ask meme, please?

5. What are your fanfic pet peeves? Do they have a huge effect on whether or not you decide to read something?

You can guess the obvious ones: killing characters off (bonus points if it's unnecessarily gory and/or extremely obvious that they're being killed off because the author doesn't like them), turning Eggman into a harmless villain or non-villain, turning certain heroes into OoC assholes/sociopaths/yanderes, flanderizations (Sonic, Amy and Rouge probably get it the worst, though Knuckles and Shadow aren't far behind), Mary Sues and Gary Stus that can do everything better than the entire official cast, with the smug personality to match...

Outside of that...

- I tend to roll my eyes at high school fics, especially given how oddly common they are.

- Alternate universe fics aren't usually my thing either, although part of that is because I'm not into AU stories in general, because I find a lot of them boring at best, and obnoxious at worst (since they tend to use it as an excuse for turning characters inside out to the point of being said characters In Name Only, rather than smartly playing around with them.)

- Archie-tier soap operas? No thank you.

- Villain teams up where they specifically make a point about not including Eggman because he's too pathetic. Doubly hilarious when some of the members needed to rely on Eggman and/or his resources in the past, like Eggman Nega, Lyric, the Deadly Six, etc.

- If Sonic and Eggman are forced to team up, no matter how briefly, I’m closing that shit. Because goddamn am I sick of THAT happening in the series as it is.

- I tend to immediately check out if Sonic says "Ames" or Amy says "Sonikku". Because I'm extremely petty, apparently.

23. What's your absolute favourite trope to write?

Too many to name, so here's a list of some of them:

- Build up. Whether it involves character development, the characters' interactions and fee-fees with each other, the background lore, establishing the villain's threat and personality, setting things up near the beginning or middle that may or may not be noticed by the reader the first time around, only to have a big payoff later on that gives earlier chapters a whole new context...

- Creating memorable locations and giving them their own details. Already talked about this in the previous ask, so I won't repeat myself here. Although, to add onto it...

- Creating a primary setting for the story as a whole. While there are exceptions, I've found that a lot of my favourite games tend to focus on one place in their world rather than going all over the place. (South/Westside/Angel Island in the Genesis trilogy, Dragon Realms/Avalar/Forgotten Worlds in the Spyro trilogy, DK Island/Crocodile Isle/Northern Kremisphere in the DKC trilogy, Beanbean Kingdom/Rogueport/other examples in some Mario games...) I think this might be because there ends up being a lot more passion put into their environments and overall character, rather than treating them as a footnote.

- Giving the villain a group of henchmen that have their own different quirks, yet are no less dangerous than their master. (Eggman has the Hard-Boiled Heavies of course, while Razor has "The Gifted".)

- Pushing the hero to their physical and/or mental limit, only for them to triumph through their determination/super power of teamwork/etc.

- Showcasing the friendship and loyalty shared between the heroes.

- In the case of new characters, making them stand out and be memorable without falling into Sue territory. With Trudy, it's fun to give the readers a feel of her personality, and (hopefully) endear herself to them without being annoying or overpowered.

- Letting shy or mellow characters come out of their shell. (Yep, Trudy again.)

- A final battle where everything around you is constantly changing.

- The heroes have triumphed, the nightmare is at an end, and peace has finally returned... but at a great cost, to cement how much of an impact the villain had even despite their ultimate downfall.

- Tastefully-handled aesops that either aren't as common, or are done in a more unconventional way. For example: "you may have your limits due to reasons beyond your control (like having a condition), but that doesn't mean you should limit your quality of life, and it doesn't mean you can't see the world".

26. What's your biggest distraction from writing?

It's a tie between constantly second guessing myself and worrying if my writing is good enough, and being discouraged by how it's a lot harder to get your fanfic noticed when compared to fanart...

30. Post a snippet from your current WIP without context - no more than 300 words.

(It's over 300 words, but screw it lol.)

"You... you..."

"What? No one-liners? No petulant nicknames? Or did you jump into all this with the expectation that I was in over my head, with forces beyond my control, being the ~mere mortal~ that I am?"

"But how...? How could you... do this...?"

"You were so pumped up and ready to lecture me, weren't you? So certain that this was another Chaos. Another A.R.K. Another Gaia. Another opportunity to point and laugh at the man who simply wanted a worthy empire."

"This isn't about your stupid empire," Sonic muttered breathlessly. Rage and confusion plagued his mind in equal quantities. "It's about-"

"Well you thought wrong." The doctor playfully wagged a finger, mocking the hedgehog's own tendency. "I took my time with this one, you see. I can do that, you know, despite what you may believe. Everything was set up perfectly, not that YOUR room temperature intellect would be able to appreciate the beauty of it. No one else on the planet could achieve this, not even dear old grandad, tried as he did... but I did! And this sad fossil right here...?"

His glance turned towards the motionless figure slumping between them. Then gave the body a kick for good measure, followed by a smug chuckle.

"Never stood a chance."

"You... you have to stop this," Sonic's fists were trembling uncontrollably. "This is wrong! WRONG! Even for YOU! Look around you, Eggman! Look at all this insanity! It doesn't have to be this way!"

"You're right. It didn't have to be this way."

He walked closer to him. Slowly. His grin carefully rearranged itself into a bitter scowl. Sonic could swear there were daggers pointing at him from behind those glasses.

"But you pushed me, Sonic. You pushed me. You pushed... and pushed... and pushed." His tone was quiet. Too quiet. As if he genuinely felt betrayed by not getting what he believed was entitled to him. "I have waited so long for my respect in this world, and it's all because of you. You and your insipid army of squeaky-voiced sheep. You've gotten in my way every time... every single time... and I'm sick of it. Sick of it. Sick of you not knowing your place like the rodent you are..."

Sonic's intense glare remained frozen. He never denied that the doctor was a villain. Never questioned that he was a menace. But with all their history together, there was a side of him - perhaps a selfish side of him - that wanted to believe he wasn't like the rest of them. He wanted to believe the doctor was a step above all those other monsters he faced through the passage of time, no matter all the things he did.

But...

He couldn't really do that anymore, could he...?

"You were fun in your time, hedgehog. I can't deny that there was some entertainment to be had between us, and had things been different... I may have remembered you as a worthy adversary. But like all toys that were brand new once upon a time, you became worn out just like the rest of them. And now?"

He pulled out another switch.

Sonic's heart almost stopped.

"I don't want to play with you anymore."

[birds-punch]

The One That Got Away

“Summary: Shadow finds himself comforting his arch-rival after witnessing the messy break-up with the Princess.

(Takes Place after issue 134, aka the Infamous Slap.)

Characters: Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Sally Acorn (mentioned).

Pairings: Sonadow (Pre-relationship), Sonally (Past.)

A/N: Here’s the next Archie! Sonadow AU fanfic. Sorry for the terrible wait. Hope u all enjoy reading this! 

Shadow skidded to a stop as he surveyed the green vegetation area of Knothole forest, looking for a certain blue hedgehog who ran off in a fit of distress. He did not understand why he wanted to look for the blue hedgehog who is also his arch-rival, but his instincts were telling him to and being the Ultimate Lifeform, he knew his instincts were never wrong.

When the black hedgehog learnt, that Sonic has somehow came back from the dead; or more accurately…came back to Mobius from being lost in space for a year, Shadow has been feeling a strange emotion just like what he felt during that same year. Ever since the day Sonic “died”, he’s been feeling a very strange emotion in his chest which was vastly different, than the warm magnetic pull he felt when the two of them saw each other face to face. It was cold, empty and painful that constantly gnawed at him, much to his own irritation while he kept continuing his ongoing mission of discovering his true purpose in life.

But now that he learned Sonic is alive, that terrible feeling of pain and emptiness had been replaced with the warm magnetic pull he felt before. Which was why earlier that night, he found himself hiding away from everyone’s view in the trees as he watched what had literally played on stage, like a messed-up tragic soap opera that he used to watch with Maria during his time on the ARK.

After going deeper into the forest, he finally found a familiar shade of azure blue in a small clearing, sitting near the lake in a fetal position, his head resting in his arms.

In any different kind of scenario, the black hedgehog would’ve found this scene of his arch-rival wallowing in sadness, rather pathetic. But because of what happened earlier tonight, this was understandable; since it seemed like both him and the princess loved each other very much. Shadow also didn’t understand why he feels that same empty feeling when he thinks of his rival’s now former relationship with the princess at times.

The black hedgehog begins quietly walking closer before he stopped at the blue hedgehog’s side, who either did not noticed his presence or became too emotionally drained to even respond to any kind of sound or movement.

“Faker?” Shadow spoke, seeing if this might initiate a response in his rival.

Sonic jumped from his spot, being rather startled by the voice. He quickly turned his head around to the side, to see his black and red rival standing over him with an unreadable expression. The blue hedgehog made quick work of wiping any eyes left on his face and eyes before plastering on a small fake smile, “H-Hey Shadow, what’cha doing all the way out here near Knothole?”

Like when he was looking for the blue hedgehog, Shadow allowed himself a moment to observe the blue hedgehog. His green eyes that were once filled with life, were now nearly dead and lifeless with a slight red tint and swollen due to crying. Bags also started forming under his eyes and his quills were slightly drooping, along with his ears.

The black hedgehog took a seat next to his rival, much to the latter’s surprise; as he started trying to think on what he should say to him, without showing that he cares for his rival after witnessing what happened over several minutes ago.

“You should be with your friends, blue hedgehog. Not out here alone.” Shadow said, before mentally kicking himself, what the hell was that?

Hearing what his rival just said, Sonic immediately groans as realisation kicked in, hiding his face again.

‘Can this get any worse for me?’ he thought.

He slightly lifted his head, “Did you see all that, Shadow?”

The said hedgehog looked at the blue blur before letting out a sigh, “Yes, indeed I have Faker. I only came out here because I…because I.” he immediately looked away, knowing his attempt at trying not look like he cares, is starting fail.

Oh, fuck.

Sonic blinked for a few moments looking surprised, before he was able to recover some of that cockiness back to make a remark at his rival, “Aww! I didn’t know you cared about me, Faker. It almost makes me see you in a whole different light.”

Shadow only gave a glare his rival, little annoyed that the blue blur was able to figure out his intentions that easily. This only made Sonic chuckle in return as he begins to feel slightly better from the events, that possibly took place nearly an hour ago. It did not last exceptionally long however, as the thought of it made the hedgehog feel sombre again.

Noticing that his rival had become depressed again, Shadow decided to speak up again, while also deciding to give up trying to hide his care for his rival’s well-being. At least for just one night.

“Everything alright, hedgehog?” he asked, despite already knowing what.

The blue hedgehog looked at his rival for a short moment before answering, “Aw, it nothing Shadow. Just thinking about…Sally and everything.” He then lets out a sigh, perking the black hedgehog’s ears a little.

Shadow found himself falling deep into his thoughts as he began to remember…

Sonic’s face became one of sadness, as he gently brushed the princess’s hand away from his cheek.

“Sorry, Sal. I…can’t.”

A loud slap resounded throughout the area, as everyone watched in shock or even gasped loudly. Shadow who was watching everything from the cover of the tress, even looked slightly shocked as he watched what just happened. He felt an extremely dark feeling form in his chest as he watched the princess slapped the blue hedgehog across his face, hard.                                                                                      

“I SHOULD’VE KNOWN YOU’D BE SELFISH!”

As the blue hedgehog held his throbbing cheek, his expression turned to one of great shock, to seething anger. “Selfish…? Selfish?!?”

He then screamed at the top of his lungs in a tone filled with utter outrage and anger, that the black hedgehog has never heard him use before: “I SACRIFICED MY LIFE TO SAVE THE PLANET, ENDED UP ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE UNIVERSE BECAUSE OF IT, DID EVERYTHING I COULD TO GET BACK ONLY TO FIND OUT I LOST A WHOLE YEAR OF MY LIFE AND NOW I WANNA JUST END THIS STUPID WAR! HOW IS THAT SELFISH?!”

The princess already started having tears coming down here, “Do you know what it was like believing you were dead? It completely broke my heart! Watching Mecha hurt you, brought it all back and I refuse to have my heart broken again, Sonic.”

While the black hedgehog was able to understand her reason for calling Faker selfish, he was also fairly sure that she wasn’t the only selfish person here.

“WHAT’S MORE IMPORTANT TO YOU, ANYWAY?! PUNCHING OUT ROBOTNIK’S LIGHTS, OR BEING WITH ME?”

A huge heavy silence fell over everyone as the two started to face off against one another. Like the blue hedgehog’s lover, or ex-lover as it seems right now; Sonic also started to have tears running down his muzzle. Shadow’s expression had changed back to his regular cold expression, but his eyes were slightly wider than normal, as he continued to watch the scene.

Taking her ex-consort’s silence as a no, the princess ran off the stage leaving a devastated Sonic.

“THEN HE CAN HAVE YOU,  ALL TO HIMSELF!”

In a matter of seconds, the two tailed fox and the pink hedgehog came rushing to the edge of the stage, asking their friend if he was alright, snapping him out of the depressed trance. The moment the blue hedgehog had noticed that everyone had all been watching, his eyes widen as he began to hyperventilate and started shaking like he was going into shock, before he dashed off into the forest without a single word, ignoring the cries of his friends to come back.

Straight after the devastated hedgehog fled into the forest, Shadow found himself up on his feet and immediately heading for the distressed hedgehog. He didn’t understand why he wanted to, but his instincts were screaming at him to go after him; as well as that magnetic feeling that seemed to be getting stronger. The only thing he knew, is that he must find his rival…

The black hedgehog fell back to Mobius, his flashback of earlier tonight now fading away. After blinking a few times to help clear his vision, Shadow turned his head back to the blue hedgehog. His expression was still quite depressed from remembering what happened, along with his green eyes that are now slightly flickering with light, but not a lot to look completely alive. And unlike earlier when his rival was speaking to him, he kept his head down at a low angle keeping his stare on the ground with a look of sadness.  

Shadow briefly wondered what he should do. Should he tell his rival what he thinks he should do next now that he and the princess are no longer together? Or should he just leave and ignore the small voice, telling him to do the contrary? After considering his two options; the Ultimate Lifeform took in a deep breath. Well, he got himself into this and he should finish it.

Letting out a huge sigh, Shadow started speaking.

“Listen Hedgehog, I’ve never been in a relationship like your former on with the princess, nor do I know why it feels like to be in one; but…” Well, here goes nothing. “I don’t think that you’re the only one who’s at fault like what she had told you earlier tonight,”

Sonic lifted his head to look at the black and red hedgehog, his expression being that of surprise. Is Shadow trying to talk to him about this or…give him his opinion about it? The blue hedgehog wasn’t sure anymore but allowed himself to listen to what his rival has to say.

“It seems like, the princess doesn't know you or understand you enough to know that you’ll do anything to ensure this world’s protection. Even if you must sacrifice yourself for it. Because you believe that if no one else can stand up for themselves, you wonder who will?” The black hedgehog paused to run his hand through his quills in slight frustration. Why did he decided to do this? He’s never had to deal with anything like this or given this kind of talk to anyone before. “And it may also be a good thing that you broke up with her because; now you could find someone who truly understands you, who can keep up with you, someone who’s willing to give you space and treat you like a person instead of an object and…someone who’s willing to let you fight and be with them at the same time.” Shadow averted his eyes away from the blue hedgehog, not sure what else he could say and feeling a little annoyed, that he had to open up his thoughts like that to his rival.

The blue hedgehog looked at his rival in awe as a strange warm feeling in his chest began to bloom just from hearing Shadow’s words. Despite initially trying to avoid showing how much he cares for him, it was quite obvious that he does, even though it’s actually none of his business and that Shadow had a choice if he wanted to try to comfort him or not.

“You really think it was good that Sally and I broke up, despite the slap?” Sonic could still feel that stinging pain on his cheek from it, along with the broken shards of his heart which seem to dull quite a lot, thanks to his rival and the warm feeling that seem to work as a strong anesthetic.

“What do you think, hedgehog?” Shadow responded, arms folded and giving him a look that accurately says, ‘Come on think, you idiot!’

Seeing the look that he was receiving from his rival, Sonic began thinking on Shadow’s words and the breakup between him and Sally. Despite the fact, he declined when she asked him to give up fighting and stay by her side, he does understand her reason why she asked him however, if he imagined he was in the same position where she sacrificed herself and got lost in space for year instead of him. But he knew that if they or anyone is going have a real future; he needs to help fight this war with everyone else too, otherwise there is a possible chance that they won’t be able to win.

And…if he was also being pretty honest with himself; He hated the idea of someone trying to groom him into someone he’s not; like he’s some-kind of pet or fancy toy for them to play with, instead being treated like an equal. Of course, he knows Sally would never treat him like that, but the thought of it really does scare him. Plus, she should’ve known by now what kind of a person he is by now after all those together, even as kids so; it’s just like what Shadow said. If Sally doesn’t understand his need to risk his life in order to help or save other from Robotnik and to protect Mobius, then maybe she isn’t the one for him.

Sonic couldn’t help himself but let out a breathless laugh, from the irony of the entire situation he got himself into with the black hedgehog.

“I never thought I’ll ever say this but, I think you’re right Shadow.”

The black hedgehog only smirked in response, feeling a little smug. “Hmph! So, you are not as stupid as you look, Faker!”

He then stood up, from where he sat next to his rival. Sonic followed him shortly, standing up from the ground before placing his hand on the Ultimate Lifeform’s arm.

“But really Shadow, thanks for that talk you gave me. I appreciate it.”

Shadow’s eyes widen a little from the touch on his arm, as the warmth in his chest, seemed to grow hotter and started going up to his muzzle. He fought hard to keep the warmth away from reaching his cheeks.

“N-no need to thank me Faker.” He took a small pause to calm himself before continuing, “But know that after this, nothing changes between us. After this night is over, I believe that it is best for the two of us, to forget that this ever happened.”

Sonic only smirked back, “Alright then Faker. After this, we’ll leave this little talk between us forgotten and we’ll go back to kicking each other’s butts, the next time we ran into each other again. Not that you ever managed to kick mine anyway.”

The black hedgehog simply rolled his eyes, “Keep dreaming, Faker.” He said before also adding, “You may also want to go and find your friends as well considering how you just ran away from them earlier tonight.”

This made the blue hero pout after hearing that last sentence, his rival had said to him. But he does have a point though (as much as he hates to admit it.). “And I’ll also forget that you’re also the Ultimate Softie too, Faker!” he yelled out, after waving a goodbye and taking off towards Knothole.

As the blue hedgehog ran off, leaving the black hedgehog standing there by himself in the clearing. Shadow places a hand over his chest where the warmth seems to be, briefly questioning what it is. He then lets out a tiny sigh before skating off into the other direction. Time to get back on his most important mission, now that this one is complete.

(END)

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