[Mini Story: Couple Situations]
No One's POV
Let's explore various moments between the couples Sonendy and Shalia.
{Waking Up}
Sonendy:
Sonic woke up in the morning, gently petting Wendy and Carla's heads as they woke up.
Sonic: Slept well?
Wendy: Oh, good morning.
Carla: We slept well but… WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN OUR ROOM?!
Shalia:
Shadow woke up in his room and saw Chelia sleeping next to him.
Shadow (panicking): (DAMN WHAT DID I DO?! WHY IS SHE IN MY ROOM?? I MUST BE DREAMING, RIGHT??? DID WE AT LEAST USE PROTECTION?!?! WHAT IF THE OTHERS FIND US LIKE THIS?!?)
Chelia woke up and saw Shadow sweating profusely in the early morning.
Chelia: Hm? Morning, Shadow. What's wrong?
Shadow: What are you doing in my bed?
Chelia: You offered me to stay, remember?
Shadow: I'm pretty sure I never said that.
Sting walked into the room.
Chelia: Oh hi!
Sting: Hey…
Shadow: I swear it's not what you think!
Sting: Oh don't worry, I know. Hurry up and come down, we're having breakfast.
He closed the door and left.
Sting (shouting from afar): Hey guys, Shadow slept with Chelia in his room!
The others: WHAT?!
Hearing that, Shadow turned pale with embarrassment.
{Eating Together}
Sonendy:
Wendy took some rice with sauce and held it up to Sonic.
Wendy: Come on, say "Aaaah."
Sonic: Aaaah.
He opened his mouth and ate, doing the same for Wendy afterward.
Shalia:
Chelia took some rice with sauce and held it up to Shadow.
Chelia: Come on, say "Aaaah."
Shadow stared at her seriously. She pouted while looking at him. He looked around before eating.
Chelia: Great! Now it's my turn.
Shadow took some rice with sauce and held it up to Chelia.
Shadow (sighing): Come on, say "Aaaah."
She opened her mouth and closed her eyes—but was surprised to receive nothing. Opening her eyes, she saw Shadow doing the dishes.
Chelia: Huh? Where's the food?
Shadow: I gave you the food but since you just opened your mouth, I ate it instead. Now get out of my house!
{Doing Something Silly}
Sonendy:
Wendy dropped a plate and it shattered.
Sonic (cleaning up): It's okay, it happens to everyone.
Wendy (sad): Sorry!
Shalia:
Shadow saw she had broken a plate. He handed her a broom and dustpan.
Shadow: Your mess, your responsibility.
{Sickness Case}
Sonendy:
Wendy had a fever, and Carla had gone to get medicine after Sonic's persistent begging.
Sonic (stroking her head): Don't worry, once Carla returns with the meds, you'll be back on your feet.
Wendy (weakly): I hope so.
Sonic: Alright, how about we give you the shot now?
Wendy: M-My shot???
Sonic showed a package containing vials for syringes.
Sonic: Come on, show me your butt!
Wendy (embarrassed): WHAT?!
Sonic: Come on, it's not like I've never seen it before.
Still blushing, Wendy undressed and showed her backside.
Wendy (burning red): Can you hurry up? This is really embarrassing!
Sonic: Okay, but which hole do I use?
Wendy: What do you mean, which hole?
Sonic: Well, so I can insert my syringe.
Wendy: YOU DON'T PUT A SYRINGE THERE!
She noticed he was also naked.
Wendy (panicking, realizing): Why do I feel like I know this scenar—OH MY GOD!!!
Carla returned with the medicine but chose to wait after hearing the moaning inside.
Carla (disappointed): I really don't know what to do with you two anymore...
Shalia:
Chelia had the flu. Shadow came to visit her.
Chelia: Oh my hero! You came to save me from the evil flu?
Shadow: Okay, either you're delirious or you're really sick.
Chelia: I'm really sick!
Shadow touched her forehead.
Shadow: 38 degrees... you're in perfect shape.
Chelia: Are you sure you know flu symptoms?
Shadow: No, I've never had it.
Chelia realized something and smiled.
Chelia: I think I have a headache, can you check?
Shadow leaned closer to touch her head, but Chelia suddenly pulled him into a forced kiss, wrapping her arms around his neck. She tried to get into his mouth for his saliva, and once she got it, she let him go, leaving him stunned.
Chelia (feeling healed because of the saliva): Wow, I feel better all of a sudden. Thanks, Shadow!
She kissed his cheek and stretched. Shadow remained paralyzed before snapping back to reality.
{Having Fun Before Bed}
Shalia:
Shadow had to sleep over at Chelia's place tonight.
Chelia (lying on the bed, pouting): Are you really going to sleep on the floor?
Shadow: If it stops me from using my hips for certain moves, then yes.
Chelia: Please!
Shadow: NO!
Chelia: I'll make you your favorite coffee!
Shadow: You won't get me this time!
Chelia: And I'll clean your ears!
Shadow (now suddenly in bed behind her): You going to sleep or keep talking to the air?
She was surprised by how fast he moved, then smiled and cuddled him.
Sonendy:
Sonic and Wendy were sitting on the bed, each looking in opposite directions. They stayed like that for 2 minutes before Sonic broke the silence.
Sonic: Wanna have sex?
Wendy: YES!
They both blushed before embracing and lying down together.
{Training}
Sonendy:
Sonic, Wendy, and Carla were in the forest, ready to fight.
Wendy: Uh, are you sure this is a good idea?
Sonic: Yeah, this way I can see if your dragon force is really powerful.
Carla: You better not hurt her!
Shalia:
Chelia and Shadow were about to train in front of Yukino and Sting, behind the Sabertooth guild.
Sting (whispering to Yukino): Shouldn't we warn her?
Yukino: I think she can regenerate, if I remember right.
Chelia: Ready, Shadow? But go easy on me.
Shadow (giving her a death stare): No mercy for you.
Chelia (shocked): Huh???
Sting (walking away): I'll go get the bandages just in case.
[End of the Mini Story]
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Sonic's POV
Two days after the events in the Cherry Blossom Village, we returned to the guild to update everyone. Obviously, we didn't mention that I ate a whole village.
Lyon: Good thing you all came back safe. But I wonder where Ethan went.
Me: I don't wanna know because if I find him, I'll... (looking at Wendy and Carla)... I'll give him a good beating.
Chelia: By the way, Shadow wanted to see you, but you were out on a mission.
Wendy: Shadow?
Chelia: Yeah, something weird happened while you were gone. The Chaos Emeralds turned black. I felt hatred from mine for a moment (shows red emerald), but it went back to normal the next day. That's when Shadow showed up.
Carla: That's strange.
I was the only one who understood what happened, but I pretended not to know. Still, it seemed like Wendy figured out I was hiding something.
Chelia: I'll call Shadow and tell him you're back.
???: No need, I'm already here.
Shadow walked into the guild and sat across from me.
Me (smiling): I hear you wanted to see us?
Shadow: I think Chelia already told you what's happening, but it'd be better if you explained what happened to you.
Damn! Now Shadow's involved. I need to find a way to lie.
Me: Well... since Ethan kidnapped Wendy and Carla... let's say I got a little mad...
Shadow: Understandable.
Chelia: But why did the emeralds change?
Shadow: Sonic and I are recent users of the emeralds' full power, so we're connected to them and can use them remotely. I was born with it, so I'm used to it.
Shadow was eating meatballs that Chelia had served him.
Carla: So Sonic can use Chaos Control?
Shadow: Yes, but with his own speed, he can stop time—so it's kind of unnecessary.
Wendy: So if you get mad, do the emeralds turn black too?
Shadow: The emeralds can be used for good or evil, so their alteration is normal.
Me: Then I must've used negative energy.
Shadow: Knowing you, it's surprising you resorted to that. You must've been truly desperate.
Me: Desperate, huh...
I stood up and grabbed a meatball.
Shadow: DON'T TOUCH THOSE!
He snatched the meatball from me.
Shadow: Don't ever touch my balls without asking!
All the other Lamia Scale members stared at us, stunned.
Carla (annoyed): He means the meatballs!
Others: Oh.
Shadow: Anyway, G.U.N. needs us.
Chelia: Another mission?
Wendy: Isn't that the organization that asked us to fight aliens?
Me (annoyed): Yeah, and we didn't even get a reward.
Carla: Really? When was that?
Wendy: Oh yeah, that was the day we got sucked into Shadow's black hole and told you we were on vacation.
Shadow: Anyway, we'll need you for this mission.
Me: Why?
Chelia: Let's just say the last mission didn't go so well.
Flashback
No One's POV
Shadow was on a rooftop with a sniper, aiming at a target. He had to shoot a target requested by his employer. Chelia, dressed in business attire, was walking through a gallery filled with Eggman's robots after infiltrating it.
Chelia (via earpiece): All clear. I don't think I was followed.
Employer (to Shadow): Are you in position?
Shadow: Yes.
Employer: The blue Egg Pawn in the center…
Shadow fired, breaking the glass and blowing up the robot in front of Chelia.
Employer: …is the one you aren't supposed to shoot. It holds valuable info!
He cut the communication. Alarms blared.
Chelia: Uh, Shadow?
Shadow appeared beside her, lifting her bridal style and leaving the building.
Shadow: We're leaving.
Chelia: What about the mission?
Shadow: What mission?
End of Flashback
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Wendy's POV
Sonic burst out laughing while Shadow stared blankly and Chelia smiled nervously.
Chelia: So now you know everything.
Sonic (still laughing): Hahahaha OK we're coming with you ahahahaha.
Carla: And this time I'm coming too.
Me: Of course.
Shadow opened a portal that showed no image. Chelia entered first, followed by Sonic and Shadow. I took Carla in my arms and entered too.
We arrived in a large futuristic city, all colored white with flying vehicles.
Sonic: Wow, this is...

Shadow: Metropolis.
Chelia: What are we doing here?
Shadow: We need to find a target.
Carla: Why are there no people?
I looked around—she was right. The city was beautiful, but empty.
Shadow: That's the problem. Overnight, all the inhabitants vanished. G.U.N. reported one survivor—a robot.
Sonic: When it's robots, it's always another one of that bald mustache guy's dumb inventions.
Chelia: We need to search for a base belonging to Dr. Eggman nearby.
Me: We should split up.
Shadow instantly teleported with Chelia.
Sonic (annoyed): He could've at least teleported us too.
Me (nervously smiling): He's more used to teaming up with Chelia.
Carla: We should start looking too.
Sonic: Alright, princess, you take Wendy and search from the air. I'll run below.
Carla: Uh… alright.
He called her princess?
Sonic dashed off while Carla carried me through the air. We saw him running through loops and jumping between buildings, but I remained deep in thought about the emeralds.
Carla: Wendy, why so quiet?
Me: Oh, it's nothing. I'm fine.
Carla: Wendy...
Me (worried): It's just... Sonic using negative powers worries me.
Carla: You mean that form that turns him black?
I nodded.
Carla: Yeah, if he reaches a certain level of rage, he could lose control...
Me: That won't happen... I won't let him fall into darkness.
Carla: You're right. As long as we're here, nothing bad will happen to him.
One hour later, I looked down and saw Sonic trying to show us something. We saw a destroyed entrance and went down to enter. Inside, we heard gunshots. As we got closer, we saw Shadow dodging attacks from a red-and-black robot, almost as big as Elfman, with Chelia nearby. Shadow was about to leap at the robot, but Sonic rushed in to separate them.
Sonic: Whoa whoa, calm down!
Chelia: You got here just in time!
Me: What's going on?
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Chelia's POV
Shadow teleported us instantly to the top of a tall building, but he only brought the two of us.
Me: Uh, where are the others?
Shadow: They can handle themselves.
Me: Did you at least give them communicators?
Shadow: They can communicate with each other.
Me (smirking): Just admit you wanted us to be alone.
Shadow (annoyed): I can leave you alone if you want.
Me: No, please don't!
Shadow: Something's wrong with Sonic.
Me: You mean the fact that he used the negative power of the emeralds?
We started walking.
Shadow: When I looked at him, I felt a dark aura waiting to be used, like he was using someone else's magic...
Me: Like he was possessed?
Shadow: Maybe.
Me: Aww, that's cute, you're worried about him.
Shadow: I'm not worried about him!
Me: But now that you mention it, he was once possessed by Mephiles when we were fighting aliens.
Shadow stopped and grabbed both my shoulders.
Shadow: Why are you only telling me this now?!
Me (nervously smiling): I kinda forgot that detail...
Shadow: Not surprising—your head's always full of love and dirty thoughts.
Even though he was right, I pouted while looking at him.
Shadow: What happened after that?
Me: Well, he was controlled by Mephiles, who forced him to beat me up...
Shadow (activating Chaos Aura): If I find him, I'll tear him apart!
Me (holding him back): Let me finish before you blow up.
He deactivated his Chaos Aura and sighed.
Me: Anyway, Wendy saved me, and after discovering that I had Iblis' soul, I fought Mephiles, but he defeated me and took Iblis before vanishing.
Shadow: Wait—you had Iblis??
Me: Yeah, even though it gave me some burns...
Shadow walked up to me and unbuttoned my shirt, leaving my chest exposed.
Me (extremely embarrassed): WHOA SHADOW WHAT ARE YOU DOING???
Shadow (serious tone): I want to see if he left any scars.
I slapped him and put my shirt back on.
Me (blushing): You didn't have to undress me in public! What if there were people?
Shadow: There's no one around, and besides, you're an exhibitionist, so I don't see the problem.
Me: I'm NOT an exhibitionist!
After a few jumps from building to building, we found a base beneath us in the center of the city. Shadow teleported us in front of the armored door with a code system.
Me: We'll need a code to get in.
Shadow: I have a code.
Shadow kicked the door in, breaking it.
Me: I like that code.
We entered. It was a dark room with a huge computer lit up in the center.
Shadow: I knew that egghead had surveillance cameras all over the city.
Shadow began using the keyboard to check some footage before the inhabitants' disappearance. He found one from the day before yesterday—people were going about their day, and then suddenly the screen glitched for five seconds. When it returned, everyone was gone.
Me (worried): What just happened???
Shadow: There was interference. This wasn't a normal disappearance—it was definitely transdimensional.
Me: Transdimensional?
Shadow: The emeralds can do that, but I doubt they're the cause since we have four of them. You'd need all seven for that kind of power.
I felt a presence behind us. Shadow seemed to sense it too. Suddenly, he pushed me away, and a robot appeared out of nowhere and started shooting. Shadow protected me.
Shadow: Stay here!
He rushed the robot, dodging bullets by jumping off walls to distract it.
???: All Eggman robots must be eliminated!
Eliminate Eggman's robots? Isn't this one of his?
Shadow stood in front of it, ready to attack, but Sonic appeared and stopped him.
Sonic: Whoa whoa whoa! Calm down!
Wendy: Chelia, are you okay?
Me (relieved): You got here just in time!
Wendy: What's going on?
Shadow: That pile of scrap tried to attack us.
???: I must eliminate all of Eggman's robots!
Carla: Who are you?

???: I am the last of the E-100 series. I am E-123 Omega.
Shadow: Nice to meet you. Goodbye.
Shadow was about to hit him, but Sonic stopped him.
Sonic: WAIT! Maybe he can help us.
Shadow: How is this tin can supposed to help us understand what's going on here?!
Me: We'll know once we ask him!
Shadow: Hmph!
Wendy: So, um, Omega, why do you want to destroy Eggman's robots?
Omega: The Doctor created me as an unbeatable war machine but abandoned me in this base for years—until my brothers disappeared.
Sonic: The other E-100s?
Omega: Affirmative.
Me: So, you're mad at your creator for leaving you behind.
Omega: Affirmative.
Shadow: Then he's coming with us.
Me, Carla, Wendy, and Sonic: Huh?
Shadow: If he can help us reach Eggman, that's fine by me.
Me (nervous smile): You were the one who wanted to destroy him at first.
Omega: If we share a common goal, I suppose we can assist each other. Scanning nearby individuals: Shadow the Hedgehog, leader of the unnamed group, supported by Chelia Blendy. Sonic the Hedgehog, second leader, supported by Wendy Marvell and Carla the Exceed. Mission: Locate the only target in Metropolis who may have survived the sudden disappearance of its citizens.
We were all shocked by Omega's perfect analysis.
Sonic: Wow... that's just... wow.
Wendy: He knows our mission just by scanning us.
Shadow: At least Eggman finally created something useful.
Shadow had an idea.
Shadow: Omega, analyze Sonic's body and powers.
Sonic: Huh? Why me?
Omega: Analyzing...
Sonic: NO, DON'T ANALYZE ANYTHING!
Omega: Analysis complete: Sonic the Hedgehog
Age: 16
Species: Mobian
Magic: Second Generation Dragon Slayer, Lightning Type
Relationship status: In a relationship with Wendy Marvell and Carla
Dragon Force: Super Sonic
Health: 100%
Mind: Possessed by a Mephiles remnant, triggering Dark Super Sonic form more easily
Warning: Risk of Solaris power increase with each use of negative Chaos Emerald energy
Possible solution: Direct elimination of Solaris or death of its host
End of analysis.
Sonic: .....
We were all shocked. Sonic was still Mephiles' vessel, unknowingly boosting his power.
Wendy: ...Sonic?
Sonic (head down): This... this can't be...
Shadow: That explains your descent into darkness. Mephiles was using you to channel the emeralds' negative power.
Carla: Who is Solaris?
Omega: Solaris: Transdimensional entity that alters reality. Fusion of Mephiles the Eternal Darkness and Iblis the Flames of Disaster.
Sonic suddenly screamed in pain as a dark aura surrounded him.
Wendy and Carla: Sonic!
He dropped to his knees, then stood with glowing violet eyes and a smile.
Sonic (possessed): Well, I didn't expect this pile of scrap to figure me out. Seems he's smarter than all of you.
Sonic began transforming into Mephiles.
Wendy: SONIC NO!
She tried to run to him, but I stopped her.
Wendy: Let go, Chelia! He needs me!
Me: Don't go—can't you see that's not him?!
Carla (angry): Where is Sonic?!
Mephiles: Don't worry about your friend. He served me well by gathering emerald energy. He made it easier for me to charge enough power to create more rifts.
Shadow: Bastard! So you're the one who captured those citizens!
Mephiles: Don't worry! Their souls will become my shadow army to destroy you—it'll be great fun.
Shadow activated his Chaos Aura and rushed Mephiles, piercing him through the heart. Mephiles began laughing.
Mephiles (laughing): Seems you've gone blind, Shadow.
A flash blinded us, and we saw Sonic instead of Mephiles, coughing up blood... Shadow realized he had ripped out Sonic's heart.
Sonic: ...Sha...dow...tha...nks...
Sonic fell, bleeding heavily. For the first time, Shadow looked terrified as he saw his rival collapse. He dropped the heart and backed away, his hand soaked in blood.
Wendy and Carla (crying): SONIIIIIIIIIC!!!
They rushed to heal him. I saw black smoke above us.
Mephiles (in the smoke): Thanks for the help, Shadow. I was going to get rid of him after taking enough energy anyway. We'll meet again soon.
The smoke vanished. I ran to Sonic to help heal him. Shadow sat trembling on the ground.
Wendy (crying, using magic): Come on, please don't leave me... wake up, Sonic!
She used healing magic, even though it was useless.
Me: Wendy...
Wendy: NO, HE'S GOING TO LIVE, DO YOU HEAR ME? HE CAN'T DIE NOW!
I started crying as I watched her desperately try to save him, even though it was too late.
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[Mini Story: Shadow the Therapist]
Chelia's POV
Shadow wanted to become a therapist for some reason. Of course, I supported him. He set up an office in the city, and I visited him every day to check on things, but it got worse day by day.
On the first day, I saw an angry client leave his office.
Me: Um, everything okay, Shadow?
Shadow: Why don't people like hearing the truth?
Me: Huh?
Shadow: That client said she has trouble attracting men. I told her, "Men aren't attracted to a 3/10 with a body count of 3×10." She got mad and said she hated me, so I told her, "That's normal. They hated Jesus for telling the truth too."
Me: .....
Shadow: What?
Me: Maybe try motivating them instead of being brutally honest?
Shadow: No.
Me: Maybe I should assist you for now.
Shadow: If you want.
The next day, a client in a wheelchair entered.
Shadow: Hello, please take a seat!
The client looked confused—he couldn't stand to sit.
Me (coughing to ease the mood): So, sir, what seems to be the problem?
Client: Ever since I became paralyzed, people constantly make fun of me.
Shadow: Listen, sir—sometimes you need to stand up for yourself.
The client was shocked.
Me: What he means is, don't let people mock you—nothing's stopping you from moving away.
Shadow: Actually, something is—he's disabled.
The client was stunned.
Shadow: Just roll away from them.
I facepalmed. The next day, another client came in.
Me: What's wrong?
Client (sad): I keep hearing voices in my head telling me I'm useless and doing nothing with my life.
Shadow: Wow... I didn't know I was telepathic.
Me: Shadow!
Shadow: What?
Another day, a client came.
Client (sad): Whenever I talk to someone, they say I'm boring.
Shadow: Wow... you just read my mind.
Yet another day, a client arrived.
Client (sad): I think I'm losing hope... my dog died, my boyfriend died...
Shadow (bored): And I'm about to die of boredom. Can we change the subject?
I threw a notebook at him, which he caught. The next day, another client came.
Client (sad): My father died and it really hurts. I don't know what to do anymore.
Me: I understand. Losing a loved one is hard...
Shadow: That's why it's time to stop being a baby. It's been 9 years since he croaked. If you love him so much, go join him!
Me (facepalming): Shadow, why...
Shadow: Sorry, honey, I'm a therapist, not a babysitter.
The next day, no clients—only the police.
Me: Uh, can we help you?
Officer: We'd like to ask Shadow a few questions.
Shadow: Go ahead, please.
They strapped a lie detector to his arm.
Officer: First question—clients are complaining. Do you think you're guilty?
Shadow: No.
Police: He's telling the truth.
Officer: A client recently died. Do you think it's your fault?
Me: A client died???
Shadow: No, it's not my fault.
Police: He's telling the truth.
Officer: What were you doing the night before the murder?
Shadow: I was at your house f*cking your mom.
Officer: Haha, very funny.
Police: Uh... he's telling the truth.
Officer and Me (shocked): WHAT?!
Officer: That's impossible—my dad would've beat him up!
Shadow: It was your dad's idea. His fantasy was watching me sleep with his wife while he... watched from the closet.
Police: He's telling the truth.
Officer: OKAY, ENOUGH. WE'RE DONE HERE !
Shadow: Glad I could help you.
They left, and I was still shocked by Shadow's revelation.
Me: Shadow, can you explain?
Shadow: For your own good, I'd rather not.
[End of the Mini Story]