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Some good advice from our friend Sonic... 💜

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girliepops ✨💖

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exploring

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She wants to play subway surfers on your phone

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Figured i'd bring back my old knuckles design from a few years back since sonic is getting popular again : )

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Everyone’s favorite all-stars are here! :0

And all their voice actors are gonna be at New York Comic Con so I figured I’d make a little print for it ~ see ya at NYCC ~! :P

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Fae jumped at the sight of the beast, she did hear from Morgan about something her girlfriend did over here but she certainly wasn't expecting THIS. And the big beastly Spectre growling at her certainly didn't help her anxiety... but it quickly turned to confusing when she had found herself being nuzzled by the beastly Guardian. It was strange but... it was nice. "...Thanks...".

"Hey guys..", Fae appeared again, she didn't seem to have her usual perkiness though, "You mind if I hang out here for a bit? Something weird happened and I just wanted to get aw-!!!!". She'd quickly notice that things were... not quite normal here right now. "........Can see something weird happened here too...".

Thunderhawk: -gives Fae an empathetic look- “Of course Fae, stay as long as you need too. If you need an ear to listen I’m here for you.” -his voice soft and reassuring, giving Fae a gentle smile-

Iris: “Sorry to hear that bud… Of course you can hang. Things have been a little weird around here lately but umm we manage…for the most part…” -they give a nervous smile-

The werechidna Spectre appears suddenly at the sign of a new person entering his territory. Approaching Fae he circles her, sniffing all around her, not recognizing her scent he begins to growl. 

Iris: -gets between the beastly Spectre and Fae- “Hey now! Don’t growl at my friend, she’s going through a tough time. Surely you remember Fae right? My buddy from a different dimension?”

Spectre stops his growling, tilting his head from side to side looking back at Fae. Noticing she wasn’t in the best of mood he begins to pace, as if he was actively thinking of something, a way to comfort her perhaps? Although his large form made it difficult for him to be much of a supportive grandfather like he usually is. 

He circles around Fae again this time he gently lays down close to Fae, his large paws stand on each side of her protectively, he softly brushes the top of her head with his muzzle giving her a gentle reassuring pat. 

It wasn’t much, and he certainly didn’t want to overstep and accidentally scare or worst harm Fae, he just wanted to show he cared in the only way he could. By being there for her, like an overgrown emotional support dog, soft, comforting, and protective. 

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🌙Post spooky sleep 🧡

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Iris was wide awake, even as the night was getting late there was no stopping the excitement for Halloween. Thunderhawk and Iris had found some fun recipes for some decorative Halloween treats and what a better time to try them out than make some for their Halloween celebration. They both started out baking together, putting on some music and having a grand old time, until Thunderhawk had been called for some sort of meeting, and judging by his response it seemed rather serious. 

By the time their first round of cookies were out of the oven, cooled, and decorated, It’d been some time since they heard anything back from Thunderhawk, or anybody for that matter. Growing rather worried as the time passed Iris decided to make a small platter of freshly baked cookies for the Guardians, if they were going to be staying up all night to deliberate, might as well have a little midnight snack.

Iris made their way to their meeting room to deliver their care package, ringing on the intercom to ask for permission to be let in only to strangely find a bit of resilience from Sojourner. 

Sojourner: “You can’t come in.”

Iris: “I don’t mean to stay.. I-I just wanted to give you all something to snack on for the night that’s all... Is everything alright?”

Sojourner: “Peachy. Look, we’re having a bit of a dire situation at the moment and you can’t come in.”

Iris: “oh… c-can I help in any way?”

Sojourner: “No.”

“oh um ok…” Iris awkwardly muttered, only growing concerned the more Sojourner tried to push them away. 

“I um I guess I’ll just leave these in the kitchen and leave you all to it…” The hedgehog stated defeatedly, their ears drooping. 

From the intercom the sound of static and distant chatter could be heard, before Iris could walk off Sojourner’s voice would come back on. 

“FUCK, FINE! You all want to bring them in here, whatever happens is on YOU!”

With that, the doors to the meeting room swung open, upon entering Iris was met by the visibly stressed Guardians with Sojourner looking the worse out of all of them. They wanted to ask but they knew better than to inquire on Guardian business. 

“Just whatever you have leave it on the table, but slowly and with no sudden movements alright?” Sojourner stated bluntly. 

Confused by the request Iris figured it had to be for a reason so they complied, making their way to the large table slowly, and it wasn’t long until they got close enough to the table to find the reason why. Iris stoped in their tracks as they heard a deep growl emanate from the room.

They thought it was some sort of Halloween prank, but the way the Guardians were on the edge of their seats said otherwise. Iris slowly looked around the room for the source of the strange growling until they felt something large behind them breathing down their neck. A cold shiver ran up their spine, the moment they turned around they were greeted by a large beast that looked like a mixture of a werewolf and an echidna.

Iris immediately froze in place, tightening the grip on the tray they were holding, their eyes widened, heart pounding looking up at the large beast towering over them.

“Iris don’t panic-“ one of the Guardians tried to assure them.  

“PUPPYYYY!!” Iris’s tail was in full wag their fear completely replaced by excitement, even as the large beast bared its teeth at them.

Iris: “Wait.. is that? Spectre?! So that’s what ‘To Beast’ must have meant huh? Cool!”

Sojourner: “Aren’t you ever so detail oriented, look just don’t-“

Iris began to giggle as this beast version of Spectre began sniffing them, not recognizing their scent as their family, he began to growl at them again only for Iris to present them with the tray of cookies.

“You hungry? Would you like a little snack? Seems like you’ve been having quite the rough day huh? You deserve a sweet treat! Plus I know how much you love sweets~”

Spectre sniffed the platter of baked goods, immediately finding the scent pleasing, he stuffed his face into the tray devouring its contents in just a few bites. Once there was nothing left on the tray he gives it a few sniffs before looking back at Iris now completely docile. 

Sojourner lets out a deep sigh pinching the bridge of his nose, just so incredibly over the day’s events. “Gee why don’t you take him out for a walk and give him some treats why don’t you” he said sarcastically.

“I mean… I do have some more sweets baking in the kitchen... What do you think? You want some more sweets? You’ll have to wait for them to bake but I’ll give you some if you’re nice~” Iris spoke to Spectre with a happy tone in their voice, they were unsure if Spectre could fully comprehend what they were saying in this feral form but for the most part he seemed to comply. Spectre tilted his head very canine like, his tail finding a small wag at the idea of more sweets. 

“I guess that settles it then” Iris smiles at them.

Sojourner: “… … You know that he could completely maul you, right?” 

Iris: shrugs “Yep, a risk I’m willing to take.” 

Sojourner: “o-k.. fine whatever just don’t-“

Iris: “what?”

Sojourner: “touch him.”

Iris: “Whaat? I would never! …Even with how incredibly fluffy he looks…”

Sojourner: “I’m serious! He could bite you or something”

Iris: “….I don’t mind that either...”

Sojourner: “… … Oh sweet chaos… look just let us know if anything happens, in the mean time I have some ladies to call and have a strong word with.”

With that said that Sojourner grabbed himself a cigarette from his vest and a communications device, closing the door behind Iris and Spectre, leaving The Brotherhood back to their deliberation. Iris makes their way back to the kitchen with the beastly Spectre following them. The hedgehog offers him the rest of the cookies which he devours them happily.

As The Brotherhood worked all night to find some solutions for their elder, Iris would spend the night baking and decorating sweet treats with werechidna Spectre by their side, who watched their every move waiting for more treats to come his way with a wag of his tail.  

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(Morgan once again was chatting with some of the Guardians, no shenanigans planned, just the tall Guardian girlie looking for some chatter... but another echidna appeared. A short white furred female) "Helloooooooo~ Theres my beloved~" Morgan sighed and rolled her eyes, "Hello, Arcana. Just having a chat..." "In an alternate dimension? Without me? I'm hurt..." The woman's eyes wondered to the few echidna's she saw standing around... a smirk then appeared on her face, a glimmer of mischief in her eyes. Morgan glared, "Arcana. Don't. Leave them alone". "TO BEAST!!", she suddenly raised her voice and casted a spell, it randomly hitting at least one of the random Guardians stood around. "ARCANA!!" "Oh relax it'll wear off... in a few days", she giggled.

Spectre was idly hanging about in the background, the presence of these new faces were becoming more of a norm these past few weeks with their continuous surprise visits. Initially he didn’t think anything about Morgan’s partner coming to visit, until he felt something off about her, like she was planning to do something nefarious.

His suspicions would shortly be proven right by her actions. By the time her voice was raised he had already moved swiftly from his spot, phasing in thin air appearing in front of her suddenly, taking the brunt of whatever spell she’d casted. 

He reeled back, oddly enough he didn’t feel any pain or anything abnormal, but regardless of what it was it was instinct to keep his family safe. After the initial shock, Morgan and Arcana received a proper old man scolding. Spectre addressed them sternly about Arcana’s sudden actions, advising her to not repeat that behavior, and finally stating he wouldn’t take threats to his family lightheartedly. 

He left it at that before excusing himself to his quarters, behind him he could hear his son giving the pair a piece of his mind. With a pointed tone, his message of their recklessness lacked a lot of the grace his father’s had, but it was certainly heard.

Spectre had retreated back into his room, preforming some cautionary tests to audit his health after whatever magic had invaded his body. Besides an elevated heart rate there was nothing abnormal for him to worry about, so he decided to wind down for the night, finally making himself comfortable in the privacy of his own quarters. 

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What started as a mild annoying headache had now escalated to a full on migraine, medication didn’t help, relaxing didn’t help, not even the comfort of the dark helped. The elder had begun to pace around the room, flipping through books he’d made levitate all around him with chaos abilities, looking for answers and finding nothing that could compare to what he was feeling.

At this point he was on edge, his skull crushing headache was making it hard to think or even focus, and now his body began to ache badly. Something was happening to him, but he was too blindsided by pain to notice, until it was too late. 

What proceeded felt like a blur of sensations for Spectre, he could feel sharp claws as he grabbed at himself, easily ripping whatever fabric was on him. His growling had become more visceral in nature, sounding less like a man and more like a beast. At some point he’d end up stumbling on all fours on the floor, yet the room around him looked a lot smaller than it usually did. He had the strong urge to scream into the air, but all he could hear were howls.

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Sojourner had made his way to his father’s quarters. While he’d given his father some space to take care of himself and unwind after the day’s event, 3 hours of silence from the elder was concerning. Sojourner knew his father well enough that he knew he’d at least acknowledge one of the messages he’d sent asking if he was alright. He feared that his father was going through one of his ‘bad days’, perhaps the incident had triggered something in him, regardless he needed to know that his father was alright especially after that strange howling he thought he heard earlier. 

His fears would be nearly confirmed when he walked into Spectre’s room and saw that is was thrashed. His books were tossed all around the floor, furniture was knocked over, what remained of his clothes were tattered shreds, and the room was covered in large deep scratches. While he’s seen his father through the worst of his mental health struggles, this was rather extreme, now fearing that the Legion could be behind this. The more he thought about what scenarios could have caused this, the more he began internally panicking, Sojourner would take a breath and tried to remain calm as his father had taught him to do in crisis situations. 

“Pops?” He began calling out, hoping he would still be here and just hiding at best. 

“Sir?! Are you here? Where are you?���It’s just me… just wanted to check up on you… after today and all… Pops?!!” He continued to call out as he looked around the room for any sign of him, only finding more disarray in the process.

“Da-!“ Sojourner stopped dead in his tracks as he noticed a pair of glowing red eyes staring straight at him from a dark corner of the room.

While red eyes were typically a sign of his father’s presence, there was something very different about these eyes, just by noting their positioning in the room, whatever this was would tower over his father’s height. A deep growl could be heard coming from its direction. Before Sojourner could even act the creature had lunged at him, pinning him to the ground with a hardy thud, knocking the wind out of him. Sojourner attempted to push the creature off of him or even manage to slip away but it was of no use, the creature was huge and heavy, its large claws had a good grip on his chest. 

Surprisingly enough while the snarling creature got in Sojourner’s face he wasn’t mauling him. While a good sign a very odd one at that, instead the creature was sniffing? Him? 

“Urg… get.. off.. me!” Sojourner managed to shout between hard breaths, his hands beginning to glow green with chaos energy in retaliation. To Sojourner’s utter shock, the creature complied backing off from the echidna. He immediately got up, preparing to defend himself, but the creature would just circle him, observing him with a low displeased growl but no intention of attacking. 

“What the hell…” Now that the echidna was in no immediate threat, he was able to get a good look at this ‘creature’. It was unlike any life form he’d encountered before on island, it was massive and beast like. It walked on all fours like a canine but it’s claws were huge and looked like they were meant more for digging. It had wolf-like ears but also long spines like an echidna would, and a massive tail. He could even see something shimmering on his body through its thick unkempt fur. 

Cybernetics? On this beast? Could this be a plot from the Legion… what the hell is this thing? The more he studied this creature the more familiar it’s appearance felt to him. His black red fur with hits of white showing his age, his piercing red eyes, even the arrangement of his cybernetics… It didn’t dawn on Sojourner until the creature faced him again, noticing the white crescent moon marking on his chest that starkly stood out against his dark fur. 

“D-Dad?” Sojourner muttered in disbelief…

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A Spooky First Meeting for Shepherd (A Halloween short story)

(Image was drawn by the wonderfully talented @btm-txt and was the main inspiration for this Halloween Short story) Anyone who knew Shepherd one thing about him, that he HATED crowds and parties... but he LOVED Halloween just as much as that.

So it certainly surprised the whole family that he was doing something no one ever expected.

He was going out tonight. To a party of all things. Angel Island was not that big on events to do with Halloween, which was always a disappointment for him. And when they were, it was more catered to children. So when he heard word of an adult Halloween event taking place that very night. He was intrigued.

His family had tried to warn him however that the party might not be exactly to his taste, but he wanted to take the chance. When would there ever be an adult Halloween event again? He didn't want to be disappointed anymore than he already was, his family already talked him out of his original costume. He had spent so much time prepping it, to make his costume a terrifying and practical piece of art. All for them to want him to settle for a bare bones devil outfit, all down to the plain horn headband, tail piece and dirtied shirt and pants. But hes still had his hopes that the event would be up his alley and not at all like they kept saying. Unfortunately... they were right. Shepherd really did try to enjoy himself, he really tried. He wanted something to celebrate Halloween as an adult so badly, somewhere he could enjoy a true night to celebrate the wonderful horrors and darkness of the night. But this was not it...

He'd quickly realised that while the event was catered for adults, it wasn't for the 'scare' factor... it was for the mass drinking and the more provocative attendees and entertainers. He personally had no interest in such matters, in fact he'd find himself annoyed when at the chance to dress on Halloween people would rather look sultry then scary... Seth would just tell him not to 'slut-shame'. He just wished he could find more like-minded scary people in this holiday, that was all! All that was around here was mostly youths drinking, dancing and chattering to loud music and occasionally having whatever drugs were available. Even his attempts to enjoy the music and helping himself to some drinks didn't improve this outing. Shepherd was at his wits end, and had quickly retreated to a bench. Contemplating where he should cut his losses and go home disappointed. But right now, he needed a moment to collect himself, all this stimulation was becoming so much for him. "What a letdown...", he muttered quietly to himself, rubbing his temples with one of his hands, the music was starting to make his head pound.

"Pardon me, but would it bother you if I could take a seat beside you?", a voice suddenly spoke to his right, the tone immediately catching him off guard, the tone was almost old-fashioned. When he glanced, he saw someone in a simple sheet ghost costume... or at least a terrible attempt at one. The sheet was sheer, so he could see the person underneath it, at least slightly. Even some of their spines had poked through the sheet. The one thing he could definitely see was a pair of golden eyes staring at him through the sheet. Shepherd wasn't amused, he gave an annoyed sigh, "Look. If you want to chat with someone, I'd highly recommend you go to ANYONE else but me. I am no mood for stupid small talk...", he grumbled, putting his head on his hand. The alcohol he had has already loosened his tongue. The other person didn't seemed that upset, or even phased by Shepherds reaction, "Oh well, no. I did not wish to converse at all, actually. I just want to sit and observe the passerby's. There is no where else I can find to sit however, and you already seemed bothered enough. It was only the polite thing to ask". "...Oh", Shepherd was a bit caught off guard by the very honest response. If they really didn't want talk then, was there really any harm in them sitting beside him? "...Um... sure, go ahead", Shepherd shuffled to the left, giving the stranger space to sit. The bench creaked as they sat down, crossing their legs and showing their leather boots. And while Shepherd for a while remained sat, scowling in his frustration over tonight, he anticipated anxiously at the stranger to make some kind of awful small talk with him. Just waiting for one of those tedious questions 'So how's your night been?' 'Enjoying the party?' Ugh. He dreaded small talk. Having to force himself to converse was so painful, he couldn't understand how people could do it with no issue. But the stranger kept their word, the more minutes and not a word was spoken between them. They hadn't even glanced at Shepherd's direction, they really just people watching, occasionally snickering at whatever sight amused them. It was certainly a welcomed change of pace from most interactions he's been forced to interact with. In fact when the stranger would speak, it was more to themselves, another giggle escaping them, "And they call this scary? Heh. How peculiar". Even though Shepherd knew that they likely weren't making any attempt to speak to him, those words just triggered something in him. The spark had been lit of his frustrations over this holiday. He threw his head back, groaning, "Honestly! These days, people more than anything just use this holiday to dress up ridiculously or provocatively and get drunk! I get people will call me a grumpy old man for this, but I'd just KILL for this day to be more scary!... or at least find someplace that celebrates it that way". The stranger's eyes widened through the holes, sparkling with interest. They tilted their head at Shepherd, "Oh, you want it to be more scary?".

Shepherd crossed his arms as he kept laying his head back in his frustration, "More. Than. Anything. But no. Apparently the way I want to celebrate is 'too much' according to my family. What's the point. then?! I'll hear of Halloween celebrations that go so far into the scare factor, yet here? It's unheard of! We've had Halloween celebrated here for as long as I can remember but even still It's just-just-...ugh!!", he slouched over again, pouting a little, he knew this was ridiculous to complain about. He could really feel his age at his behaviour but this was a frustration that he had felt for bubbling for a long time. He could hear a small snicker coming from the stranger, "And yet, despite all your frustrations and loathing, you find yourself here? Quite a contradiction, I must say". Shepherd sighed, sitting back up and looking towards them, "Well.. truthfully, I'd rather not be here. I just wanted to give this a chance. Hearing this being catered to adults got me... excited, for once. I understand my families concern if I go out dressed how I'd like and I terrify some children and innocent passerby's that don't partially want to see anything frightening on their day to day, but I didn't even get to do it here... not that it would've mattered, anyway... I'd still stand out". The stranger just chuckled lightly again, "Hm. For someone who didn't seem interested in talking, you've been quite a delight to speak to thus far. May I get your name?", they stretched out a hand, brown patches on the fingers, with dark claws on the tips and...oddly iridescent fur on the hands. "...Shepherd", the guardian reluctantly responded whilst shaking the hand, expecting some sort of unwanted connection of that name and the Guardian title... the woes of being a local immortal celebrity of sorts. But again, he'd get no such response, "It is a pleasure to make you acquaintance Shepherd, I am Beleth. But you may call me Bel if you wish".

Hm. An unusual name. But that wasn't a bad thing. "So, this was not apart of you plan of a 'terrifying' costume, hm?", Beleth teasingly asked, their finger tips touching the fake horns on Shepherds head, who surprisingly hadn't flinched at the touch, "How adorable...". The comment made Shepherd smirk a bit, raising an eyebrow, "Adorable? I certainly wouldn't use that word to describe anything about me". Beleth laughed, touching them more but eventually backing their hands away, "Well, nonetheless, they are nothing compared to my own". This made Shepherd very confused, "You...have horns?". "Can you not see them? They are right here", Beleth gestured around the top of their head, and true to their word, the short spikes that had cut through the sheer sheet were indeed horns. Not at all short spines like Shepherd had initially thought. "I do not believe my spikes were not a good choice for this costume", Beleth laughed, adjusting the sheer sheet again, "Not very well thought out on my behalf". Shepherd made a face, "I've got to ask. Why did you choose to wear this costume. It's-...honestly awful". Beleth laughed loudly in response, leaning their head back as they did so, "Well, truth be told, I have never celebrated this 'Halloween' before, and I was not certain how to dress for it. I just saw similar costumes like this and this material was all I could find". "This is your first Halloween? Ever?", Shepherd tilted his head, his curiosity caught. "Yes! Where I come from, we don't celebrate this holiday, in fact I hadn't even heard of it!". This intrigued Shepherd more, "Where are you from?".

They glanced away for a moment, "Uh... quite far from here... I do not wish to bore you with the details but I oddly have been mistaken for a local. I suppose I do bare resemblance to you echidnas. Must be able to blend in somewhat". Beleth moved their hands off the top of their sheer sheet, showing their face fully to Shepherd. While yes, they did have some echidna traits, they did not seem one entirely. Their fur appeared more leathery at some spots, and the iridescent shine was not natural to any echidna he's seen before. Instead of spines, they seemed to have more spikes going across their skin, and the protruding fangs were not an echidna trait either... unless they were fake. But they certainly didn't look it. And their clothes too, if Beleth hadn't worn the sheet, they still would've blended in fine. Their look was a sort old-fashion look, almost like they were a vampire. A poofy sleeved shirt, with a beautifully detailed jewel choker. A corset around their torso that looked almost like ribs. They probably would've looked better if dressed just like this alone, but Shepherd didn't want to make such a comment. Nonetheless, they were quite unique to look at. Shepherd could safely he's never seen a face like Beleths before. "Ah, so you're a hybrid", Shepherd nodded, this made a bit more sense to the characteristics. "Yes! Exactly!", Beleth agreed, perhaps a bit too quickly, they smiled and tilted their head at the Guardian, "Care to guess what exactly I'm a hybrid of is?". Shepherd took the challenge, looking them over, "Uhhh... an echidna and...", as he looked Beleth up and down, trying to think of anything that they could resemble, some of their details seemed reptilian to him, so that was his first guess, "A lizard perhaps?". "Yes! Exactly! You are quite observant!". Perhaps it was just the drinks but Shepherd found himself enjoying this conversation, and Beleth's company. Guess he found a silver-lining to this disappointing evening. "So, since you have made it so very clear you would rather be elsewhere. Would you care to join me? The charm of this celebration has worn by now", Beleth gave a smile, "But I would very much enjoy to keep speaking with you". Instinctively, a part of Shepherd wanted to decline. Socialising was just such an unknown for him, he couldn't understand so many of these unspoken rules and doing it for long always wore him out. Yet... Beleth had been quite a breath of fresh air. He couldn't remember the last time he had a pleasant conversation with a stranger... at least not one that involved any of his family or his previous wife. And so, Shepherd gave a small smile, "Sure...I'd like that". The two stood up, which made Shepherd realise that... Beleth was taller than him?! His surprise must have been on his face, as Beleth gave another laugh. "I am assuming you noticed my height? I have been told I am 'freakishly' tall". "Yeah... and people told me that...", Shepherd gave an awkward chuckle, not really expecting to find his new acquaintance towering over him. But he shook his head, snapping him out of it, "Anyway. Did you have anywhere in mind?". "Hm. As the local one here. How about you show me around? Perhaps you have a more terrifying place in mind, since that is what you wanted so terribly". "...I'm not sure you're joking or not but I could actually do that. I know this island very well. I can show you many spots where I know some freaky things happened". Shepherd spoke, not even joking about his offer. Beleth's smile increased, "I would delighted. Do go on, Shepherd". The two walked alongside eachother, continuing to talk as they left the loud and crazy party. While the event itself had failed to please both of them, they seemed to have been happy enough in their own company. And gotten a better treat than any candy... a new friend. Kindred spirits that managed to find eachother on this spooky night.

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shade doodle!!!

sega bring her back

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I drew this because I like Knuckles.

I want to play sonic x shadow generations！

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Sonictober 2024 Day 24! Theme: Tempo. In order to time travel on Little Planet, you need to get into a good rhythm of running fast, smashing robots and avoiding obstacles all at once. Piece of cake for the fastest thing alive in the past, present and future!

Art by @miitarion

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Iris excitedly approaches the Guardians "Sooo The Brotherhood finally decided to have a little costume party since I got a little too hype to dress up for Halloween. Got me thinking... Any of you all planning on dressing up for the holiday? I'd love to know what you'd be for Halloween!" 🤩

Fae: Hahaha, I hope you guys have fun! I might be hanging out with my friends just for a lil chill night in for Halloween. I have my costume all ready just about! hehe. Gonna be going all Babadook this year hehehe! I got the Shepherd approval of my costume too! Marcello: I hope you fun with that, Iris! (grins widely) But yeah, while we don't really do much partying or going out. Most of us take the chance to have a few sweets and snacks and maybe watch a seasonal movie or too in a little costume. I've got mine ready! I found this HILARIOUS blow up costume and it looks like I've been picked up by an alien. My dad HATES it but it's SO funny! (he starts laughing) Some of the others are either still deciding or got theirs ready. Rhett: I'm kinda thinkin' either wear uh one of my previous one-piece costumes of the movies I really like... ooooor paying tribute to one of my favourite bands. I love some of their looks... it's just a lot of make-up. (awkwardly laughs)... It's already a lot for me to feel okay with dressing up. Coal: I got the night off, thank god, so I'm happy to spend it with the family. I'm going as Hannibal Lecter... mooostly for the joke of me being a chef and bringing food while dressed up as a cannibal. It's fucked up but funny. (Snorts) Johnathan: I HAVE to do Beetlejuice this year, I've got all the stuff I need for the costume! Morgan: While I'm going to be with Arcana for the holiday, this time of year is more her 'Valentines' day if anything... but I'm still going to dressing up as that Lady Dimitrescu... I wanna see her drool over me. (she snickers)...And I just wanna wear that hat.

Chase: I'm not usually THAT huge on dress up... but I found this cool and easy costume of that Scorpion dude from the videogame, I can at least move around in it. Can't stand the idea of being in a costume that's just so constricting.

Seth: I'm going to be dressed as a sweet transvestiiiiite from traaaaansexual Transylvaniaaaaaaa!~ (laughs) And Shepherd can't be mad at me for dressing like that, he KNOWS that movies iconic!

Journey: I'm going classic this year, got a werewolf costume! (pokes her tongue out with a smile) I love the little ears I got, and the paw gloves too!

Cedar: While my main plans is to pump my veins full with enough sugar to stop a mans heart, and to fill the fridge with Halloween themed food to feed the family for days. I am coming along... I got a silly pumpkin costume. It'll at least suit my figure.

Salem: I uh... (he looks off, a little embarassed) I'm uh... dressing as this wizard from a series I like... I know-it's a little nerdy... I like the cloak a lot though. Johnathan: And you got the wand too! And the hat! It's gonna look great, Salem! (grins) Salem: Ahaha... yeah... (clears throat) Lance isn't going to be with us this year. He'll spending the holidays with his boyfriend, Vincent. They're having a movie marathon too. Similarly, Knuckles is with his friends off-island this year. Chase: Yaaaaeah, we don't usually have everyone on these holidays, it's just how it is. And some of us aren't huge on it for all kinda reasons. Theodore for isn't really into the spooky stuff and this year, he'll be away with his boyfriend, Beau.

Marcello: Hadar is the same way! he's never been that big on Halloween and REALLY can't handle horror movies... He'll be one of the couple of us that are just gonna be doing a bit of work this year. Make sure we don't fall behind on anything. Seth: Sorrel, too. Although he simply can't stand horror movies but not the normal reasons... they make him make him angry, he'll go on and on about them being 'inaccurate' when they're injured or killed. (chuckles and shakes head) And, of course, Tiberius never gets involved with Halloween stuff, he hates a lot about the holiday... and h'es been especially pissy this year due to all the pranks that have come upon him for the last couple of days. (giggles at the many flashbacks he's currently having at Tiberius suffering at the hand of the Halloween pranks) Morgan: Hm. Wonder who could've been responsible for that. (giggles)

Rhett: Speaking of which, what about the old man himself? Surely he's gonna be doing something. It's one of the days he's not guaranteed to be working. Coal: (Snorts) Assuming he's going to be trying to fight off the instinct to tell us any movie fact about whatever movie we got lined up for Halloween if he hadn't chosen it for us.

Marcello: (gives a genuinely surprised look) He...actually has other plans tonight. He's going out. (Everyone turns and gives mixes of confusion and surprise) Fae: Yeah! I know! He's going to some party event thing on the night of... he got interested when it was mostly catered for 'adults'. Shepherd: Yes. Angel Island isn't usually privy to celebrating this particular holiday as largely as others... much to my chagrin. But this year, I got intrigued seeing that for once, theres an activity catered for adults. I... figured, why not try and enjoy it on this holiday that I enjoy. (crosses arms and looks away) At least the best without my preferred costume...

Marcello: Dad, when you showed us. We all kinda screamed... it was too much. Shepherd: But isn't that the whole point?! It's Halloween! This is a holiday meant to celebrate horror and such! And I'm going somewhere 'adult', why should I worry? It's not like I'll have to be around children... (huffs) Nevermind that, I have an alternative that's more or less 'appropriate' (he rolls his eyes) Nevermind that... I do hope I can enjoy it. (he walks back off) Seth:.. Does he know that if it's an adult event it's... likely more about y'know... MY kind of entertainment.

Fae: Ehh... I don't think so...

Marcello: I haven't had the heart to tell him. He BARELY ever does anything like this, so... I don't wanna ruin it... Dad deserves to have fun! And, hey! Maybe he'll have some fun, make a friend or something! (Everyone makes a variety of faces at that phrase) Marcello: (pouts and puts his hands on his hips) Hey! You never know! Anything could happen!