I coughed, trying to get as much water out of my system as was possible. Even though the air around me was warm, I was still shivering as my fur and clothes were completely drenched. "Come on." I groaned and dragged someone along with me away from the water and further up the shore, my hold on the hedgehog's top and arm weak as my every fiber was exhausted and trembled from the effort, my muscles burning. Unwillingly I let him drop down on the sand while I fell on my hands and knees besides him, panting and coughing. I looked over to the dark hedgehog and checked for any sign of life. There was a pulse and he was breathing. He was still with me. I fell down on the sand on my back next to him and looked up to the orange sky. The sun was setting, the day slowly turning into night. Deciding that it wouldn't be so bad to give in, I closed my eyes and allowed myself to be taken away by my exhaustion.
- Three Days Earlier -
"A vacation?" I asked, staring at my little brother as if he had just grown a second head. We were both sitting at the kitchen table and we were enjoying a nice breakfast until my bro suddenly decided to bring this up. "Yeah! You've been fighting Eggman for a long time with no breaks and we all agree that you deserve a little bit of a vacation." The twin-tailed kitsune, Tails, told me with a smile before practically shoving a brochure in my face. I took it in my hands and briefly read it before looking back at him again. "I can't do this." I said and left the brochure on the table in front of me for me to check out. "Why not?" Tails asked, looked a bit disappointed as he only wanted to help me. "Isn't it obvious? I can't just leave you alone for that long! You're only fourteen!" I responded, a bit surprise that it wasn't as obvious to him as it was to me. That's what I thought at first, but than he started chuckling a little and I figured that he had probably thought about that too. "Don't worry about me! I can stay with Cream and miss Vanilla!" He said, shutting me up before I could ask what was so funny. "That is... Okay..." I answered, still uncertain. "So you're going?!" The kitsune asked in glee. "No, what about Eggman?" I brought another matter up. "You don't have to worry about him! We can hold him off on our own while you're away! You'll have the time of your life I swear!" Once again Tails managed to reassure me that I had nothing to worry about. I hate to say it, but he brings up some pretty good points. They have handled Eggman without my help before. It's given me the freetime to travel before and now I could do it again, except this time I didn't need to stick to our continent. "Fine." I relented with a soft sigh, to which Tails smiled in absolute glee. He was obviously happy to see me agree to his idea. It just seemed natural to me. I was his caretaker, I was practically his parent, of course Tails, like any other kid, couldn't wait to have a few days away from his elder so he could have some fun. Every kid sometimes wanted their parents away for some time, mostly because they wanted to do things they weren't allowed to just for fun. Although I highly doubt Vanilla would allow any of his future shenanigans. Well, either way, looks like I'm going.
- Eight Hours Ago -
I looked up to the small plane in confusion standing there on the airstrip, ready to take off. 'So this is what's going to take me to my destination? I expected it to be... bigger.' I thought as I looked the contraption over. I had expected something a little larger as I thought more people would be coming along, but so far the only people present were me, the pilot and this small group of guys dressed in fancy suits with briefcases and a few sturdy looking dudes, the typical businessmen and women with their bodyguards. They were probably on their way to the same hotel I was to close some deal or whatever. Was this really it? Was I traveling first class or something? I hope not, I wouldn't want anyone to pay so much for me. I looked back down at the brochure I held. Something was off, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. I sighed and stuffed it back in my pocket again. It was Tails and our friends who gave me this opportunity to go on this trip. Surely I could trust this. I guess it's just a feeling that I had. Right? That question could only be answered by facing my doubts. I boarded the small aircraft after my luggage was taken care off and got comfortable in one of the seats close to the window, figuring I would be here for quite a while. I was contemplating if this was really the right decision when I heard someone else board the plane, following the group of fancy people. I was surprised to see just who it was that decided to join me on this vacation. "Shadow!" I called out to him. Said hedgehog jumped in surprise as I startled him and looked back at me. He picked a seat at the window in the opposite row after a simple wave. "Hey." He greeted me as he sat down. He seemed a bit flustered. In fact, Shadow has always seemed flustered and a bit awkward around me for well over a year now and it seemed to get worse each time we met. It took some serious getting used to seeing that usually stoic attitude of his melting away and even disappear completely around me. Years of taking care of Tails, he was fourteen now, gave me an eye for certain things. I remember when Tails had his first little crush when he was only seven years old and that time Amy still thought she was in love with me. They acted the exact same way Shadow has been acting around me lately, though he wasn't quite as obvious yet. So, of course, I had some notion on what was going on with him, but Rouge had given me the advice to stay quiet about it and let Shadow gather the courage to begin about it himself, stating that it would do him some good. It confirmed what I had been suspecting. "So Rouge send you away on vacation aswell, huh?" I asked, moving a seat closer to him. "Yes, she told me that I needed some time to relax since the Commander barely gives me any time off. So she gave me this plane ticket and key to this fancy hotel to stay in for two weeks. No idea why she didn't just come along." He simply responded, turning towards me a little in his seat. "That's great, you should use that time to kick back and relax." I said, to which Shadow nodded as he agreed with me. We heard a voice come through the intercom, telling us that we were about to take flight. "Looks like we'll be the only ones going on this trip for fun." I stated, referring to the the small group of people sitting more towards the front of the plane, to which Shadow nodded again. "I think I've heard them talk about making this big deal about the future of technology or something farfetched. I'm not too sure." The hedgehog responded and got comfortable in his seat, ready to face hours of flying. "Well, so long as that technology doesn't lead to killer machines being send back in time to finish me off, than I'm okay with it." I stated with a smile, stretching my arms behind my head. It's gonna take a while before I get up again. As Shadow let out an amused huff, I knew that Rouge at last made him catch up on popular movie franchises. "Good thing you've had some practice." He responded and flashed me a look before grabbing a book from the luggage he had with him. As the plane took off into the sky, we allowed ourselves to relax as we forgot about how few people were around and simply enjoyed the flight and company of a friendly face.
Hours passed, Shadow had fallen asleep with that book on his lap and a small empty bag of peanuts on the tray of the seat next to him aswell as a can of soda, his guard completely down for once. I was close to following him to slumberland in my original seat, actually. My eyelids were heavy and it was difficul for me to stay awake from being this inactive for so long. Alas, sometimes running couldn't be my single mode of transportation. But then something shocking stopped me from falling asleep. An explosion. Shadow and I were immediately wide awake. We briefly glanced at eachother in shock and concern before jumping up from our seats. Out of the windows on the right side we could see smoke and fire, one of the engines had caught fire from the mysterious blast. On our way to the cockpit we found the six other passengers lifeless in their seat, foam and saliva running down the corners of their mouths and their eyes rolled back in their skull. "Shadow..." I turned to look at him while the whole plane rumbled and shook. "They were poisoned." Shadow gasped, the cause of death for these people aswell as their bodyguards obvious. The sudden explosion, the poisoning. It didn't take long to connect the dots and one look at Shadow told me he had figured it out aswell. Someone had been looking to take these people out and wanted to cover their tracks by crashing the plane. We would just be collateral damage. With a grip on my shirt, Shadow pulled me along to the cockpit, only to find it empty, its door having been ripped clean off its hinches by the blast. We were the only ones left. "Sonic, we need to get out of here now!" Shadow yelled over to me, trying to be heard over the deafening sounds all around us as he stated the obvious before searching for parachutes. I quickly followed his example, but there were none. Just then another blast send us flying out of the cockpit. Luckily we were spared the injuries. "Sonic?" Shadow called my name as I got up, pulling him along with me as he had landed right on top of me. I ran towards the door and opened it. The dark hedgehog did not have the time to question my actions as I tightened my grip around his wrist and jumped out, pulling the hedgehog out along with me. I could heard Shadow call my name in terror as I jumped without a second thought or even a small reminder of my aquaphobia, just barely audible. I pulled him close to my chest, trying to keep him safe as we plummeted down below towards the ocean. The plane had come down low enough, we should survive. But as Shadow was below me, though not on purpose, he felt most of our impact with the water and didn't immediatly get air when we sank into the ocean, causing him to pass out and leave me to fight my fear against water just to keep him near the surface and afloat. I had to get us both to the island that I could see faintly in the distance. I had to.
- Present -
I groaned as I slowly woke back up. My senses slowly returned and I could feel the warmth of the sun on my body. I figured I must've slept through the whole night and morning. I brought a hand up to my head and rubbed it as I had a very bad headache, my hand coming in contant with fabric. Something had been laid underneath my head. "Sonic?" I heard a familiar voice carefully call out to me. I immediatly recognized it as Shadow's. Hesitantly I opened my eyes, expecting the bright rays of the sun to shine in my eyes, but it didn't. Instead of the sun, I caught Shadow's face in my sight. He wore an expression of concern as he looked down on me, kneeling on hands and knees, his face and torso hovering over mine. "Shadow?" I acknowledged him and the hedgehog released a sigh of relief before helping me to sit up straight. When it took me so long to wake up, Shadow feared that I suffered from possible internal damage or something close to that. I groaned as my headache continued to throb against my skull. "Headache?" Shadow asked and I nodded, confirming his suspicions. Suddenly I felt his hand resting against my forehead. I closed my eyes along with his as I enjoyed the comfortable cold that came along with his touch. Slowly I could feel my headache fading away. When I opened my eyes again, it was completely gone. "How did you do that?" I asked in surprise and shock, shooting up into a sitting position. I had no idea Shadow was capable of doing that! "It's something that I discovered I could do a couple of months ago. My Chaos Energy allows me to heal minor injuries and ailments. It takes a lot out of me, but I'm learning to control it." He explained, also telling me why our bruises and fleshwounds had suddenly disappeared out of nowhere. Including the large cut on his temple where he must've hit his head on rubbish from the plane that could've also knocked him out cold. "Really? Awesome!" I responded enthousiaticly, amazed that Shadow could do something like this. Looks like I can still learn something new, even right after a plane crash. Shadow pushed himself upright and up on his feet before walking closer to the ocean. My eyes followed him. It wasn't until I noticed dark shapes in the water that I knew what had caught the hedgehog's attention. 'What is that?' I asked myself mentally and stood up to follow him, but soon stopped once I had reached the shore line to instead watch Shadow retrieve something from the knee-deep water. It looked like a bag. "Is this yours?" Shadow asked, holding the sportsbag up in the air. I recognised it as one of the two bags I had used to pack my stuff in. "Yeah, that's mine." I said and joined him in the water. I took the bag after it was handed to me and hung it over my shoulder, ignoring the fact that it was quickly getting my fur and clothes wet again, before helping Shadow look for more stuff that might be drifting in the water. "How long has this been going on?" I asked, referring to the debris that drifted all around us. "Quite a while. A lot of it stayed on the plane, but it seems like you have more luck with your stuff because I have not seen anything of my own." Shadow said, clearly a bit displeased that he had lost all of the belongings he had brought along for what was supposed to be a nice and relaxing vacation. I placed a hand on his shoulder as a reassuring gesture. "Don't worry, I'm sure we can find a store in a nearby town to buy some new stuff for you. That is, if my money dries up." I reassured him with a chuckle, certain that there had to be some sort of civilisation nearby. Shadow, however, didn't seem to sure and just kept searching. For our sake he hoped I was right.
Later on I would discover that my companion's fear of being completely alone on this island wasn't for nothing. I had been wondering through the jungle for at least an hour in a straight line and I had yet to find any sign of mobian or human life. Apparently Shadow was right in assuming we were the only ones stranded on this island. I wiped the sweat off my forehead and released a sigh. It was really hot out here. I was glad I had at least some shade provided to me by all the trees and other plant life. After walking and searching for another hour and a half, all I came across were more plants and animals. I decided that it was time to head back to the beach, wondering how things were going on Shadow's end. To say I was surprised once I had returned, was an understatement. A nice smell reached my nose as I finally returned that evening, having wasted the whole morning and part of the afternoon on sleeping and the remainder of the day on searching for a town or something. I was right in thinking that Shadow was luckier in getting things down on his end. He had a campfire set up on the sand with some wood that he had found in the forest near the beach and it seemed like the smell came from something Shadow had caught in the ocean. I dropped my sportsbag on the soft ground, catching my companion's attention. "Sonic, I caught us something to eat!" The hedgehog stated, holding a pretty big fish on a branch. I wanted to question just how Shadow had managed to catch it, but soon noticed the large burn wound on one of the fish's sides. Looks like Shads uses his powers for other things besides fighting and healing. I walked closer and dropped down on the sand opposite to him. I could tell that Shadow didn't have this fish for all that long. His pants were still damp all the way to his thighs, showing how deep he had been in the water to catch our dinner. "Did you find anything?" Shadow asked, referring to my 'nice' walk through the jungle. I shook my head with a sigh. "I found no one, absolutely no one. And I even took a little sprint! Looks like we're the only ones here, Shadz." I answered and from the corners of my eyes I could see the darker hedgehog next to me shifting uncomfortably with the thought of being alone with me, as if just realising it was me he would be stuck with. I kept myself from chuckling lightly, knowing that it wouldn't do his self-esteem any good. Once our dinner was ready, Shadow retrieved it from the fire and pulled out a knife attached to his thigh in its own little holster, briefly explaining that he had found his luggage in the ocean while 'fishing' after all. I had considered asking what an army knife was doing in his luggage and just how it got past security, but knew that it would be useless. I figured he had a way and a reason. He then proceeded to cut it in half, the intenstines, bones and head all already removed before roasting it, and handed half of it to me. "Looks like you've done this before." I couldn't help but notice as Shadow seemed quite handy when it came to surviving. "Once during a failed G.U.N mission, Rouge and I got stuck in the mountains in the middle of Winter." He started and I knew where this tale was going. "She was hurt and we were in enemy territory. I wasn't doing so good myself, so my Chaos Energy was used only for healing. I had to go pretty far to take care of us so I could survive until I could take us back home. Rouge just barely made it and I had lost a couple of fingers and toes due to frostbite." He explained, eyes concentrating on the fire gleefully burning on the heap of twigs. I cringed at the thought. I've heard of Shadow and Rouge being flown over to the closest hospital after successfully escaping from enemy territory through a Chaos Control before collapsing before some strangers' feet. The G.U.N Commander himself had gone over there to check up on his best agents and I, naturally, hitched a ride to see my two missing friends myself. I hadn't heard the story from Shadow and Rouge could barely remember a thing because of a serious infection plaguing her body most of the time there, but his bandaged hands with a missing pinky and ring finger on his left hand and a missing pinky and index finger on his right had already told me quite the tale. The others and his remaining toes had been salvageable and the missing ones simply regrew because of Shadow's alien DNA. Or that was the hypothesis. "Afterwards I studied up on survival methods in all sorts of different environments and climates in case I'd ever need them again. I suppose I was right in learning more." Shadow told me, seemingly proud of his knowledge. As he should be. He began to dig around in his soaked bag and pulled a pocket-sized book out of if that was encased in this plastic bag to protect it from the weather along with his phone. He opened it and gave the book to me. The front read 'The Great Survival Book' despites its small size. "Rouge told me it was ridiculous to take it along nearly everywhere I go, but it felt safer to take it with me. It might not seem much, but it has served me well. You can take a look if you want." He continued, offering me the book. It took it and started scrolling through it, trying my best not to get it dirty whilst I ate my half of the fish. "It's pretty interesting." I stated after my last bite and I wasn't lying. This book contained all sorts of ways to survive in extreme conditions. It had tips and even pictures to explain as clearly as possibly how to do certain things. It was a pretty nifty book. The scribbles Shadow rode down along the sides of many of the pages helped awell, but I found myself more intrigued by the written words more than the actual meaning as I had never seen the hedgehog's handwriting before. It was so elegant. Shadow threw his stick into the fire and stretched his arms and back. "Well then, I suppose this ends our first day on an uninhabited island." Shadow stated and yawned. It was clear that he was tired and I shared that state of mind. Especially after spending those few hours in the hot jungle. "Yeah, I guess I'll turn in for the night aswell." I said and yawned afterwards. I grabbed my sportsbag and pulled it closer before I lied down to rest my head on top of it. I looked over at Shadow as he pushed his bag aside and folded up the jacket he wore yesterday when boarding the plane to use it as a pillow. As both of us got comfortable on the sand, I closed my eyes and tried to sleep. "Night, Shad!" I told him and turned over on my side to sleep. "Good night." Shadow responded as he laid on his side aswell, gaze still focussed on the fire. I dozed off soon after.
The next morning I woke up early in the morning for a change. The sun was already high in the sky, but I was lying in the shade. So it wasn't exactly affecting me in any way when I woke up. As I looked at my right, I didn't just notice that the last remaining embers of the campfire were still dying out, but also that Shadow was nowhere to be seen. "Shadow?" I muttered with my ears flattening a little in concern as I sat upright. The hedgehog's absence worried me and made me fear something bad could have happened to him, but, thankfully, Shadow quickly made his presence known to me. "Get back here!" I could hear a voice shout in anger. I looked over to the shore line and noticed Shadow attempting to 'fish' again through the use of his Chaos powers and it didn't exactly look like it was going as smoothly as it did yesterday. I stood up and walked over to the ocean, watching as Shadow tried to keep hold of a fish, but instead ended up losing his balance and falling into the water. A chuckle I couldn't suppress escaped and made Shadow look up to me. "Sonic, you're awake." He noticed and stood up. He looked annoyed as the fresh t-shirt he wore was now clinging to his figure. It showed quite a slender, if not slightly feminine, figure, though trained. It was something neither me nor our friends found odd anymore. After knowing Shadow for so long, we weren't surprised to see his curves anymore. Shads had very a special gender. He used to be an hermaphrodite at birth until the Commander at the time expressed concerns regarding Shadow's ability to keep his ultimate bloodline secret by laying and knocking up more than one woman. With only female reproductive organs, his offspring couldn't possibly be spread all around the world if it was just one individual and so could be easily kept track of. So Gerald, supposedly reluctantly, got rid of the masculine organ, though Shadow still considered himself very much a herm with the preference of being called a 'he'. It was a fact Rouge told us and Shadow had to confirm, much to his dislike as he found it embarrassing. We quickly accepted it and got used to it. Didn't mean I liked seeing it any less then the first time, to be honest. "Yeah, I am. I see that you're busy trying to catch our next meal." I responded, briefly taking my eyes off the shirt that clung to his torso. Shadow turned back to face the ocean for a few brief moments before looking back at me with a defeated sigh. "Yes, I was, but it isn't working out as it should." The hedgehog stated with a sigh. "Say, Sonic, I actually wanted to discuss something with you." He said as he watched me join him in the water, deciding to help him get us some more food. I might not like water all that much, I didn't mind staying in the shallow part. Aslong as I can still see the bottom and my feet as clear as day, I'd be okay. "Go ahead. What did you want to talk about?" I asked as I started to search for something to eat along with him. With my kind of speed, I have to be able to catch something. "I have been thinking about the plane crash..." Shadow started and I immediatly knew where this was going. "Those people poisoned, the pilots gone aswell as the parachutes, not even bothering to warn us... Do you think it could've been them who did it?" He asked, taking a little break from fish hunting to face me instead. "Now that you mention it, I think you might be onto something. Unless they were just cowards who decided to abandon ship instead of doing their jobs." I replied as I stood back up straight again, my hands settling on my hips. Shadow sighed. "Well, it's not like any of that matters now. What we should be concerned about is how we will survive until we're found. We have a lot of preparations to make." He said, clearly not looking forward to what had to come next. "Hey, I got you, don't I? I think I'll be just fine." I complimented him, to which the hedgehog couldn't help but shoot me a small smile, a rare sign to show me how much he appreciated it. Deciding that he had been in the water for far too long, Shadow left for the shore and dropped down on the warm sand. His knees were bend and his eyes closed as his body rested on the sandy surface. His smile made way for a frown. His expression looked gloomy. "I think we'll be here for a while, though. It will take some time before they know that our plane crashed and it will take even longer before they'll find us here in the middle of nowhere. To make matters worse, after a certain time, let's say a year, they will pronounce us dead and stop searching for us." Shadow said, sitting back up with each arm wrapped around a knee. I was about to open my mouth, but Shad beat me to it. "I don't mean to be so pessimistic, I know you hate that, but I've seen it happen to plenty of my colleagues." He finished, obviously concerned. I ceased my search for potential food and joined my companion on the beach, taking a seat right next to him. I lifted a hand and let it settle on his shoulder. "You always see the bad in everything. Yeah, yeah, being missing sucks, but just stay positive! Have some fun surviving while you can and you'll see that they'll have found us in no time flat!" I said and gave him one of my typical grins. His slight smile couldn't resist returning with the kind of affect I had on him.
An hour later we still hadn't caught any fish and decided that maybe we would have more luck finding something in the jungle itself. Staying true to our decision, we were now walking through the deep jungle, passing many trees and other plantlife. As we jumped over another large root that came up from the ground from a large nearby tree, I could hear Shadow breath a sigh. The heat of the day was getting to both of us, but of course, neither one of us could deny liking it. It was better then the freezing cold of a snowy mountain. "You okay, Shadow?" I asked as I briefly stopped and turned to look at Shadow from over my right shoulder. The said hedgehog nodded and we were back on our way. "Over there!" Shadow exclaimed out of nowhere and pointed towards one of the tall tree tops. I squinted my eyes and saw some brightly coloured items. Fruit. Mentally thanking the brilliant scientist that gave Shadow his excellent sight, I sprinted over to the tree and looked up. From the footsteps behind me, I knew that Shadow had followed me and came to a halt right next to me. He looked up aswell, also trying to figure out how we would get fruit down in one piece. We went over several ideas. Chaos Spear was obviously out of the question. Nothing would remain. Then we each took a look at our claws, thinking that maybe they could be used in some way or form. They were sharp, Shadow's obviously more taken care off than mine, but it wasn't something we could try. It wasn't until I had found a vine that I decided to try it. I didn't even notice Shadow's absence as I returned with the vine in hand. This might help. After many tries and fails, I finally managed to reach the fruit. But once I finally got there... "Oh, you're finally here." Shadow casually said, hanging comfortably on two branches while he plucked all the pieces of fruit and used his shirt to create a little pouch to keep them all safe in, leaving his chest bare. I was very tempted to oggle at his chest fur, white fluffy goodness no doubt, but there were more important matters. Like how the heck did Shadow get up here before me? He was down at the bottom just a second ago! I was at a loss for words when I saw the hedgehog in front of me. I wanted to ask how he got here so fast, but I could barely utter a word I was so surprised. Shadow, fortunatly, knew what I wanted to ask. "Chaos Control." He simply said and went right back to plucking what the tree had to offer.
Later on, after getting back down through the use of Shadow's Chaos Control, the two of us walked back to the beach, deciding that the walk back would be nice. The weather was cooling down to comfortable temperatures, so why not enjoy it while it lasts? The pieces of fruit were still hidden in Shadow's handshift bag. Both of us were glad that we had found them. That meant we had some food for at least another day or two. If we were lucky, even three! As we reached our destination, Shadow ordered me to get some more wood, which is exactly what I did. I didn't stray too far from the beach, even though I had been kind of wandering around through the jungle only yesterday, I knew that it was probably a good idea to stay together. Only that way we could be certain we wouldn't lose eachother. Well, not until we know the place a little better. When I returned, Shadow was sitting in front of the campfire, waiting for the branches I would bring while writing with a pencil on the inside of the survival book's cover. "What're you writing?" I asked curiously as I dropped the wood on the pile of ashes. The hedgehog closed the book with the pencil in it and lit the heap of branches with just a snap of his fingers before he answered me, a small trick he had learned from observing Blaze and the way she controls her powers. He liked to try out new things with his powers from time to time. "I figured that, if we are going to be here a while, we might aswell built up our lives here if we want to make this a temporary stay. I was busy making a list." He responded. "A list? Can I see it?" I asked and got the book handed to me. I opened it and read all the things Shadow had managed to sum up so far. "Load balancing, shelter, mapping, ... You've really thought this through, haven't you, Shad?" I said after reading the short, for now, list and handed it back to its owner. "I'm trying to, but I have the feeling there is still a lot that I'm missing. But what we need to concentrate on now is getting a roof above our heads. This might be a warm and tropical area, but rain will still fall. And having shade is nice too." He said while stuffing the book away in his bag. "Sounds like a plan. I suggest that we start on it first thing in the morning." I stated, to which Shadow agreed.
We spent the next few days working on something simple to call a home away from home until the rescue team found us and brought us back to mainland. I can't run all the way back, even with my speed. I'm not gonna risk that with all that... water. Shadow can't Chaos Control all the way back because he can't travel that far without an emerald. So we were stuck and worked on our little home instead. By the time it was finished, close to a month had already passed. Shadow and I stood in front of a small cottage after putting the last finishing touches on it. It was made of the strongest wood we found, vines and large leaves from the tall palm trees. I might've never build a house before, but it wasn't half bad, even if I do say so myself. Minecraft combined with Shadow's survival guide and knowledge really helped! It looked sturdy, the palm leaves were hung in the front door to create a curtain door, it wasn't all that big, just spacious enough for little over two people to sleep in. The simple tools we had created to make our jobs easier, like sticks and stones to make a hammer or Shad's knife doubling as an axe with the smaller trees, were not as affective as the tools you'd buy on mainland, but they got the job done, at least. The inside of the cottage was pretty much empty save for two thin sheets, that we found amongst the remaining rubble from the plane that washed ashore, that were covering a good few layers of the same leaves that made up the door. Shadow breathed a deep content sigh as his arms crossed in front of his chest. As we looked at it as a whole, both of us could only be proud of the home we had made for ourselves. How many people could say they build a hut on an uninhabited island without a blueprint or the proper tools? "It's not as bad as I thought it would be. In fact, I dare say it's pretty good. Never would I have ever imagined either one of us could actually build something as nice as this." Shadow said, a slight smile present on his muzzle as he was taking as much pride out of this as I was. "Yeah, we did a great job! Even if I do say so myself." I responded, grinning at him. I couldn't keep myself from wrapping an arm around his shoulder. Shadow didn't look up to me, but his smile widened just a tad little bit. He was content with my gesture, his heart fluttering in his chest. Knowing his feelings for me, there is no doubt in my mind that he was happy with it. And his smile somehow made it all the more worthwhile.
We had our good days as time went on, but we had our less good ones too. And our first storm on the island was pretty much enough reason to get in a downer mood. "Sonic, those clouds have been worrying me all day." Shadow muttered after I returned from my daily search for wood, gesturing to the sky. My left ear twitched as I caught his words and looked up aswell. The sky was filled with dark threatening clouds heading our way. I'm pretty sure that could only mean one thing. A terrible storm was heading this way. "This can't be good." I stated and quickly made my way over to Shadow. It's been chillier today than we were used to of this place, but we hadn't really expected a storm to come. "Come on, we're going inside. When the storm hits we'll be at least safe and dry." I said and placed a hand on Shadow's back. The hedgehog didn't argue and simply followed as I pushed him along to our cottage and entered. As if on cue, the temperatures dropped even more and the wind started to pick up. We both sat on our handmade beds and looked at eachother as we heard the roar of the wind growing louder and passing around our small abode. "You okay?" I asked and Shadow nodded. As the storm came closer and closer, we could soon hear the rain hitting the roof and the walls, the wind sounding even more furious. The fur on my neck stood on end and my ears were drawn back. If I wasn't sitting down, I'm sure that my tail would've hidden between my legs. It showed just how nervous I was and I wasn't the only one who felt this way. This was the first time either one of us experienced a storm this way. Without a house with strong foundations and a furiosity we weren't used to. So naturally Shadow didn't feel too comfortable either. It was getting cold too, we had no room for even a small fire inside. And so, after much thought and hesitation, Shad crawled over to me and sat down on my bed next to me, laying his head to rest on my shoulder as his arms wrapped around my torso when it became even colder. "It's important to conserve body heat." Shadow used as an excuse, trying to hide the embarrassment he felt aswell as the storm was really getting to him, something that he couldn't control. I simply wrapped an arm around his shoulder and rubbed his upper arm. It's because of Rouge that I'm not sitting here on my own now. She had send him along on what was supposed to be a relaxing vacation to give Shad the opportunity to confess to me. Well, I guess I can count this as his first move.
I am actually kind of nervous about this one. It'll be long and Shadow is quite a bit out of character, the latter of which I feel like I should apologize for. ^^; Well, it was either 'The Lost World' or this one and obviously you guys chose this one. So here you have it! The first chapter shortly describes their first month there. You'll try to love it, won't you? ;u;
Oh yeah. The future will contain lots of Mpreg. It's not like they have a convenience store or pharmacy to buy birth control in. Or like
This story kinda reminds me of the movie cast away, how the main character survives on an inhabited island for four years with washed up packages after the plane he was on had crashed into the ocean when a lighting storm hit the plane. The movie was so good, and I'm sure this story will be good too.
IT'S SO GOOD!!! I LOVE THE STORY!! XD Shadow is so dorkish and shy. So cute. >u< This story kinda
Well, this story sure is inspired by movies like that. And games like 'Stranded Deep' and 'The Forest', minus the cannibals. And Sonadow won't be calling any lost volleyballs Wilson soon. XD Also, did you now the director of that movie actually stranded himself to see what it was like just for inspiration for the movie? That's where the inspiration for Wilson came from!
YAY! YOU LOVE IT! :D Is he that much out of character? Goshdarnit. :'D Well, this story sure is in
Wonderful start to the series, loving it absolutely loving it. Also of course I don't mind you quoting me. I'd been looking super forward to this first chapter after it was more or less decided that you would indeed begin uploading, it was worth the wait, but now I hunger for more. ^_^
Wonderful start to the series, loving it absolutely loving it. Also of course I don't mind you quoti
oh and about shadow's character being slightly off, I wouldn't worry about that to much, back in the day around another person he cared about he was much softer and gentler I imagine.
oh and about shadow's character being slightly off, I wouldn't worry about that to much, back in the
Nope, mean I imagine it's a bit closer to how he was with maria, a softer, gentler, shadow and that is fine, and with the person he loves, I can't begrudge him acting softer. Plus honestly he still seems strong mean the story about him and rouge in the mountains, and him wanting to be prepared for any potential future issues. He's a good character and I eagerly await the next entry hope this time it shows up in my subs instead of my notices.
Nope, mean I imagine it's a bit closer to how he was with maria, a softer, gentler, shadow and that
Oh, I see. I, too, can see Shadow show a softer side to people who really matter to him. Like Maria, Rouge, and Sonic in this case. XD So I'm glad it doesn't bother you and you can even understand it. ^^ And I'm even happier that he still seems like a strong character here. X3 And the next chapter shouldn't take too much longer to upload. ^^
Oh, I see. I, too, can see Shadow show a softer side to people who really matter to him. Like Maria,
I'm really loving this story >w< I simply can't wait to see this whole story unfold I can't wait to see how Sonic and Shadow will get closer and survive on the island together ^w^ I bet with the two hedgehogs missing now that their friends must be very worried about them. I know Shadow was a bit out of character but I found it so adorable how shy and awkward Shadow was described early on around Sonic. The idea of Sonic and Rouge just waiting for him to gain some courage to say something is adorable! ^^ I can't wait for the next chapter of this story I know it's going to be great!! X3
I'm really loving this story >w< I simply can't wait to see this whole story unfold I can't wait to
I'm really glad to read you're loving it! X3 When I get past this one part that I'm stuck at, I'll be uploading chapter 2 soon! ^^ Oh, they'll get close very soon. >u> In the next chapter, up to four more months pass. XD That's plenty of time to grow closer together! X3 Oh sure, their friends will be very worried, but should I really give them any screentime when there's much Sonadow loving and Mpreg to be written? XD I'm glad that you didn't mind his out of characterness. I just somehow found it hard to imagine Shadow to be distant when all alone with his crush. ^^; And yush, it was adorable for those two to give Shadow the time he needed to gather his courage. ^^
I'm really glad to read you're loving it! X3 When I get past this one part that I'm stuck at, I'll b
It's really good! I am glad I voted for it! I like how you built it up in a good pace. Shadow really putting his abilities to use here. And he is more a female than a male huh what do you know. I am surprised anyone can resist that fluffy white chestfur. Yes shadow was a bit out of character but it was just cute. He have feelings for sonic so work around his personality might very well turn into that. Plus he is still not the best with emotions. U said there will be lots of m-preg.
Should they name it hedgehog island then? XD but yeah they will have a lot of free time so it makes also sense in that regard that it would do something else than just surviving. But living on the island with cubs to take care of must be difficult! Not to that point yet I know!
When you said that they had their ups and downs I thought u meant they had an argument. That would be interesting but it was the weather u meant. Like it a lot so far gj!
It's really good! I am glad I voted for it! I like how you built it up in a good pace. Shadow really
I'm glad you're glad! X3 I was a little worried it was all going a little too fast, but so far nobody seems to complain. In fact, this is the fastest I've had these many comments since I've been on Inkbunny! XD That has to mean something, right? XD And yush, Shadow is making use of his abilities here. I thought it'd make sense for him to try to use them this way. I wouldn't say 'more female', though. When I write him as a c-boy, I always imagine him with slightly more curves than when I write him as a herm or a male. He was actually supposed to be a hermaphrodite in this fic, but for the sake of their future daughters, I thought it'd be wise if Shadow came off as a little more motherly. Since they'll be cut off from mainland, they'll only have their parents to go off of. As for Shadow's personality change, I'm glad it didn't bother you. I forgot it was more than just 'The Lost World' he'd be a bit out of character in. ^^; I found applying his character here a little difficult. Yes, there will be lots of Mpreg. ;D
Well, it is an undiscovered Island, so they might aswell call it that! XD They pretty much own it now, don't they? XD Yeah, of course they'll find other ways to spend their time with. Their list of chores will end eventually and when love does bloom and their desires for eachother becomes to irresistable, 'accidents' are bound to occur. They have no protection to rely on and the 'pulling out'-method is the most useless of ways to prevent a pregnancy, after all. ^^;
Yes, weather is one of the 'downs' they experience. And sometimes it's just depression, which will get some screentime in the next chapter.
I'm glad you're glad! X3 I was a little worried it was all going a little too fast, but so far nobod
I wonder..when they get to a point of finishing that list will they try to make signs that they are stranded on the island? Like big letters SOS because maybe a plan pass or something....perhaps even eggman start getting frusterated with the lack of hedgehogs. He kinda give the impression that he wants the battle to continue. Plus he want to kill sonic too and that plane crash is highly unlikely to kill the heroes! When you think about it...
Perhaps they try to make a boat but as the incident happens. Shadow get pregnant and that escape is therefore delayed. And in the end not possible route. Not a safe one that a parent want to force their child to participate. The island as I understood it is very large? Oh and one more thing! If shadow and sonic doesn't want pregnancy, they can just do in....the ass??
It's not like it won't work! Although I can understand the temptation of doing it the other way.
I wonder..when they get to a point of finishing that list will they try to make signs that they are
I'm sure they'll try something to draw someone's attention. It may or may not work, but one thing's for sure, they'll be there for a while. XD
Yes, should Shadow find himself pregnant, that could delay things a bit. And yes, the island is very big. They could, but the urge would still be there.
I'm sure they'll try something to draw someone's attention. It may or may not work, but one thing's
Well I hope not forever! Their children deserve to live in the modern world too! Kinda also wonder how many children ur thinking of. I can totally see to many as a problem XD but I guess shadow and sonic are rich ! The shock it will be when their friends get to see them again added with children! Also wondering is it going to be one child per pregnancy or many? Like a lot of mammals do.
Well I hope not forever! Their children deserve to live in the modern world too! Kinda also wonder h
Well assuming he follows the one half rule for shadow, and assuming shadow only has two nipples, should be at most one child, two at most per pregnancy. If shadow has more, well that number raises.
Well assuming he follows the one half rule for shadow, and assuming shadow only has two nipples, sho
True but it's not like he can't get two. Twins ftw! Then think also about how long a pregnancy last. Per month and so...also take account what the hybrid blood can affect the child. It's not like shadow as hoglet needed to drink Because he was created and not born. But considering sonic being pure hedgehog it might dominate the alien blood.(also the fact to be born and not created) thought I always still do like to think it's more to it! With tons of different possibilities. But yeah it makes sense it's only one.
Didn't expect someone else to reply thou that's a new :3
True but it's not like he can't get two. Twins ftw! Then think also about how long a pregnancy last.
Well, of course they're not going to stay there forever. They'll get to experience the modern world too. XD I do admit, at the beginning of working on this fic, I had like six kids in mind. Because no protection! XD It was a joke at first, but then I really started to consider it and now I'm thinking of bringing the number down a little. Like three kid. Or maybe four? I honestly don't know anymore. XD
It's going to be one child per pregnancy, two at most. ^^ Staying true to feral hedgehog standards is for a different fic. XD
Well, of course they're not going to stay there forever. They'll get to experience the modern world
Three sounds like a good number really, personally wouldn't like more than that. Plus shadow and sonic won't really have years between the hoglets ages. So it's certainly enough XD I wonder who will rescue them though.....
Three sounds like a good number really, personally wouldn't like more than that. Plus shadow and son
