This day had been quite the agitating one for Shadow the Hedgehog. For hours, Amy dragged him to store after store in the Central City Mall in order for her to find a wardrobe befitting her new physique. Out of the hundreds of clothes she'd tried on, though, she had only bought six, and out of those six, only one could be used for training. Somehow, Shadow had managed to put up with it all, but when Amy picked out an ensemble consisting of a low cut, lime-green blouse with an orange skirt, the Black Blur's patience had run out. 'That tears it!'
"Enough, Amy," Shadow exclaimed before she could try it on. "This time I'm picking the place to shop in. After that, we're leaving!" Amy looked at him with a defiant expression and asked, "Says who?" Shadow replied with a glare, "Says ME, since it's MY money you're spending." Amy just pouted playfully. "Fine. Sure."
Shadow rolled his eyes and scoped the immediate area looking for a nearby establishment. Picking the fifth store that caught his eye, he headed for it. As Amy followed him, she noticed, to her initial disdain, that it was a punk/goth store. Making absolutely no effort to mask her annoyance, she said to him, "Somehow, I'm not surprised that you picked this place."
"Enough, Amy," Shadow exclaimed before she could try it on. "This time I'm picking the place to shop in. After that, we're leaving!" Amy looked at him with a defiant expression and asked, "Says who?" Shadow replied with a glare, "Says ME, since it's MY money you're spending." Amy just pouted playfully. "Fine. Sure."
Shadow rolled his eyes and scoped the immediate area looking for a nearby establishment. Picking the fifth store that caught his eye, he headed for it. As Amy followed him, she noticed, to her initial disdain, that it was a punk/goth store. Making absolutely no effort to mask her annoyance, she said to him, "Somehow, I'm not surprised that you picked this place."
She watched as Shadow looked back at her with a genuinely confused look on his face...as an array of goth, punk and metal merchandise, imagery and customers loomed behind him. "Huh??? What do you mean???" he asked, as an appropriately dark song played in the background. Amy just sighed and said, "...Never mind. What exactly am I supposed to find here, Shadow?"
"Whatever will be suitable for your new look in battle," he answered. "Something tough and sturdy." Amy looked around and, as minutes of browsing passed, some of the styles struck a chord within her. Whether it was Shadow's dark influence or her own evolving sense of style, the girl slowly found herself liking what she saw. She soon chose 6 outfits (ignoring Shadow's insistence that she only choose 2):
"All right, all right," Amy giggled, "I guess this is enough. Thank you, Shadow. This really means a lot to me." Shadow nodded. "Hmph. You're welcome, Amy."
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The two finally made their way out the mall, with Shadow wearing his new threads, when suddenly, random people started running away in terror. Shadow and Amy looked to where they were running from and saw a small army of robots shooting at the townspeople and wrecking nearly everything in sight! Leading them, of course, was none other than the mad scientist, Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, piloting his Egg Walker mk. 2. The would-be tyrant was flanked by his Egg Emperor and Egg Breaker robots.
Eggman stood up in his machine and cleared his throat. "People of Central City! I do hope you can forgive me for my rather abrupt entrance, but I'm in a bit of a hurry. I have matters of the utmost importance to discuss with the Mayor, you see, and, as you can tell by the entourage I've brought with me, I'm quite serious. So, if someone would kindly inform him I'm here, I would appreciate it." He added, with an evil grin, "I would hate to have to travel all the way to City Hall."
Amy gasped in shock. Shadow just sighed in disappointment. "What the hell is he up to now?"
"No idea," Amy said. She then smirked and set her bags down. "Whatever it is, it's not going to work!" Shadow quickly glanced at her. "Amy, don't even think-"
Amy cut him off, "Somebody has to! Besides, this is a great chance to put my training to the test!" She then raced off to the scene. Shadow threw his bags down and started to go after her, but soon stopped. 'One moment...this would be a good opportunity to see how far she's come. Let's hang back and see what happens.'
He could only hope he didn't have to step in.
"Whatever will be suitable for your new look in battle," he answered. "Something tough and sturdy." Amy looked around and, as minutes of browsing passed, some of the styles struck a chord within her. Whether it was Shadow's dark influence or her own evolving sense of style, the girl slowly found herself liking what she saw. She soon chose 6 outfits (ignoring Shadow's insistence that she only choose 2):
- A Gothic Lolita dress,
- A grungy T-shirt and jean combo (this was chosen for training),
- A deliberately incomplete gown,
- A simple shirt and sweatpants ensemble to replace her torn-up Extreme Gear attire (this was for training as well),
- A set of leather clothing (Shadow blushed at the implicated assumptions that number would give),
- A strapless white tanktop, a purple vest, and matching skirt, with blue sandals.
"All right, all right," Amy giggled, "I guess this is enough. Thank you, Shadow. This really means a lot to me." Shadow nodded. "Hmph. You're welcome, Amy."
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The two finally made their way out the mall, with Shadow wearing his new threads, when suddenly, random people started running away in terror. Shadow and Amy looked to where they were running from and saw a small army of robots shooting at the townspeople and wrecking nearly everything in sight! Leading them, of course, was none other than the mad scientist, Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, piloting his Egg Walker mk. 2. The would-be tyrant was flanked by his Egg Emperor and Egg Breaker robots.
Eggman stood up in his machine and cleared his throat. "People of Central City! I do hope you can forgive me for my rather abrupt entrance, but I'm in a bit of a hurry. I have matters of the utmost importance to discuss with the Mayor, you see, and, as you can tell by the entourage I've brought with me, I'm quite serious. So, if someone would kindly inform him I'm here, I would appreciate it." He added, with an evil grin, "I would hate to have to travel all the way to City Hall."
Amy gasped in shock. Shadow just sighed in disappointment. "What the hell is he up to now?"
"No idea," Amy said. She then smirked and set her bags down. "Whatever it is, it's not going to work!" Shadow quickly glanced at her. "Amy, don't even think-"
Amy cut him off, "Somebody has to! Besides, this is a great chance to put my training to the test!" She then raced off to the scene. Shadow threw his bags down and started to go after her, but soon stopped. 'One moment...this would be a good opportunity to see how far she's come. Let's hang back and see what happens.'
He could only hope he didn't have to step in.
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