Shadow the Hedgehog

"No you won't Skye. That's my job," said Shadow.

"Long story short Mina was 'adopted'. A ludicrous plan, but then again this whole week hasn't exactly been rational."

Shadow sat there in thought, wondering how he'd get the information of Miles' whereabouts from Mina.

"She doesn't have much of a choice. Most humans she meets on a daily basis are in their mid 20s at the youngest and aren't there to be her friend. So I'm glad she and Melody get along so well."

"No she doesn't I'm afraid. Being employed by GUN means she doesn't get much opportunity to live a normal life. Closest thing to friends there are Rouge, Omega and I."

"I've got my fingers crossed," said Rouge. "Yeah, that would be very worrying. But we'll see what they're like in time," said Shadow.

"That's a neat trick. Wish I could do that," said Rouge as Skye made the umbrella appear. "They might be more similar than we give them credit for. Who knows?" said Shadow.

"Well you haven't done any reality warping in a while. And I'm sure Melody could always smooth things over if you did do something."

"I think you'd struggle to do that. There's nothing about you that would set her off."

"Heh, wouldn't be surprising. She does have one. Somewhere."

Shadow laughed. "Now that attempt would turn ugly pretty quickly."

"I'm not even sure that's possible. Who else could he possibly fit in there?"

"I'm afraid you'll have to get used to it. Unless you want to move in with someone else. I'm sure Crowley has plenty of space in his apartment," he joked.

Shadow gave a slight shudder when Skye called him 'uncle'. "No problem Skye. And I know what you mean."

Shadow cast his mind over the ingredients then offered Skye a glass. "Sure. We decided to save the alcohol for later, so this batch is fine for you to drink."

Shadow and Rouge emerged from the kitchen and sat down on a sofa, the latter of the pair placing a pitcher onto a table before pouring out 2 glasses. Shadow picked his up and took a sip, giving a contented nod.

Rouge went back into her room and came out with an armful of bottles before making her way into the kitchen. Shadow instinctively followed her. "I'd say it's too early for a cocktail, but we're on leave. So why not?" he said as he gave her a hand, putting some fruit into a blender.

"It was on a need to know basis. The only one who needed to know was Ziona, and I told her straight away."

"Indeed. Zet helped me, and got stabbed for his trouble."

"I might be able to fit that into my busy schedule," joked Hope. "Just be sure to come back in the same condition," added Rouge.

"I suppose you can have a doughnut. And where are you going?"

Rouge looked around the room, standing next to Shadow before going into her room and reappearing with a drink from the fridge. "This is gonna be a long night," she muttered to herself.

"Hi Melody. Care for a contractually binding jumbo doughnut?" she asked as she held out the box.

Hope went over to her computer and transferred the files over from her PDA, before opening a cupboard and picking up a small box. "All done." "I suppose we should head back now," said Shadow. "Unfortunately I think you're right. Just don't leave me alone in there. Things are getting weirder by the minute," replied Rouge. Shadow nodded and chaos controlled them back.

"I have no doubt they'll be back. I think Hope had just completed her schematics and wanted to deposit it safely. Not the sort of thing you want to carry around with you all day," said Crowley, in an attempt to reassure Melody.