#Dash Wachowski

[moviesonamyblueartsills]

Family Picnic

[hisnigo2006]

🏳️‍🌈HAPPY EARLY PRIDE MONTH EVERYONE!🏳️‍⚧️

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🏳️‍🌈I hope everyone is doing great today!🏳️‍🌈

Also here is a old drawing

Also T-posing Sun Wukong....

🌈Ok that's all have a great day🌈

[piko-power]

idk what to post so here's me getting excited over an animated hedgehog lol

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 so far is VISUALLY STUNNING. The lighting, the animation and SFX, just, BEAUTIFUL ON SO MANY LEVELS.

Everything about the trailer blew my mind, but I will do a post about my thoughts and theories on it later on. For now I wanna talk about the Blueberry Muffin himself.

Sonic in the movie looked GREAT. He got a small upgrade compared to how he looked in both Movie 1 and 2. (Especially Movie 1)

But he's still the goofy, heroic dork he is, and I'm SUPER EXCITED to see my boy again!! 💕

I don't know what else to post, so I'm just gonna gush over some of my favorite (which I'll admit, are almost every shot of Sonic in the trailer. Just wanna admit that, right now XD) shots of the Blue Devil.

I will do another version of this but with Shadow, but that'll be in the future. Shadow looks INSANE in the movie, so of COURSE I will lose my mind over his design once the post comes out lol

But right out of the gate, we got a really cool shot of Sonic running through a log, I think? Absolutely love the blue glow emitting the entire dark interior. And it gave Sonic a nice glow, too.

I love how determined he looks here, too. There were some scenes in the trailer where it looked like Sonic, Tails and Knuckles were racing each other. I think it's really adorable that the Wachowski Bros. spend time together by just racing through the woods outside of their own house.

This shot looks like Sonic might be in the lead.

Tom: "It hasn't always been easy, but it can't change who you are *points to Sonic's heart* in here."

Sonic: "Yeah. In my lungs."

The pure innocence from this hedgehog is killing me 😭

This is probably after the race? Idk when this is taking place, after all, all we got is a trailer. But I'm just spitballing here, but this is definitely another scene in the series where Tom gives Sonic some profound words for him to remember by.

But anyways, I love this shot of Sonic. You can already tell there is some slight differences with how he looked in the first film and the second film, which I kind of already freaked out over on this post here lol.

His expression complete with his line is just the perfect mixture for this shot. It describes Sonic to me. He's got a heart of gold, but at times he can be just a little confuse but still got the spirit.

He's just a child 😭

Here we got Sonic casually breaking the laws of physics just to grind on a tree branch, because he's just that cool.

Now this shot here? PROBABLY ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

Sonic is up in the air, twirling around with a huge smile on his face 🥺

He is having the TIME of his life. He is just so happy AAAAAAAAA-

Also, I love that Sonic's body, mainly his chest, has become a bit more puffy (since the Knuckles show anyway), but he still has that bean shape in certain shots lmao (Got a bit of Classic Sonic in there since day one XDDD)

I mean, come on. Look at his cheeks and tell me he don't have any baby fat anymore? He's still small! He's still squishy!! 🥺

Anyways badass Blueberry. EPIC callback to the beginning of SA2, only this time Tails and Knuckles are along for the ride. (also love Tails' expression as he jumps off the helicopter.)

I love this particular shot a lot for some reason XD

Knuckles really wants to fight Shadow despite Sonic not wanting to. He wanted to handle Shadow just by talking things out (clearly he has not met the dude) and Knuckles is over here ready to throw hands.

Sonic looks very annoyed here 🤣

I'm just so happy to see Sonic and Knuckles together on screen again after the Knuckles show. I fell in love with their dynamic ever since. Sonic and Tails' bond is truly special to me, but it's Sonic and Knuckles' bond that means SO MUCH to me, and I SERIOUSLY need to write more about these dorks.

This is the face of a hedgehog who was NOT prepared for the horrors that is Shadow the Hedgehog and maybe bisexuality. XD

Pissed off Blueberry.

Sonic is one of those characters where they rarely get upset or angry, but when they, it's badass and genuinely terrifying. I am NOT ready to see Sonic get so upset in this movie.

I know shit is about to go down in this movie, and I know Sonic is probably gonna go feral when it does. And it won't be pretty.

He is NOT happy at all. But at least here he looks kind of pouty.

It's kind of funny XD

"Here. Take my stupid strand of magic hair, just make sure you clean it when you're done. >:("

"What did you do?"

Yeah, no, he's furious. It's actually scary seeing Sonic like this. I have seen pictures of Sonic in rage mode in the comics and yeah, you can say that Sonic's about to reach his limit, if you know what I'm saying. (btw best moment in the Archie comics hands down)

Okay, one last image, I PROMISE-

THIS ONE, is my favorite out of all of them. Everything about this shot is just... I... don't even know how to explain how much I love this.

The lighting. The intensity of this whole scene. Sonic's anger. His powers going up to 100.

Yeah, this movie is gonna drive a little crazy. :)

Of course I'm just getting started on my Movie 3 hype rambles lol. Don't want this post to be too long or annoying-

I'm just so happy to see my comfort character back in action. I'm so happy that EVERYBODY'S back! I CAN'T WAIT DUDE!!!

[howcouldtheyletmebeanadult]

Day 20: im feeling better! Anyways, i remembered that we have baseball!Sonic from Sonic dash, and it made sense to me to draw this guy with the outfit

Ver Without background:

[asunnydreamer]

Made some cards for the boys a while back but forgot to post them here. But I'm still proud of how these turned out!

However, I have once again redesigned their dresses Qvq

Future posts of my Dancing Powers boys will have the updated dresses I have sitting in my AU folder. And there's extra stuff cooking too so keep a eye out for those!

[dancingpowersau]

Asks Open!

The Magical Boys are ready to answer questions! And who knows! Maybe you��ll get some doodles and drawn answers too!

[firstruleofmethclub]

He thought I was dark

"Humans are like a virus"

Thieved from Priscilla

[welcome-to-green-hills]

HEADCANON TIME!

When Tails arrived to earth, he was fascinated with the organisms that inhabited the planet. He spent weeks studying the flora and fauna in Green Hills as soon as he moved in with the Wachowskis. Taking note of his interests, Sonic takes his little brother to the forest to get a closer view of the subjects he’s interested in. Sonic and Tails would spend hours wandering around in the forest documenting all of the species within the area. This has become a weekly ritual between the two. On one of their nature walk, Tails spots a few pill bugs rolling into balls. He scoops a few of them up to take home to study in his lab, claiming that they're just as cool as his big bro.

I wanted to make a small art piece for Wholesome Sonic & Tails. It’s always a pleasure to see them appear on my Tumblr dash every Wednesday!

[itsscromp]

Sonic with a kid reader who thinks he's rlly funny? I used to have laughing fits when I played sonic adventure 2 as a kid 😭

Sonic the hedgehog x reader

Ahh, my first-ever sonic request, Don't you worry anon. Shall be coming right up :D. Word count:591

Your family recently moved to Green hills as your Mom took a job their to be closer to your grandparents as well. You were really nervous, a whole new town. a new school, new people. It was a little scary to say the least.

Your dad and you were walking around town when he ran into the police chief of the town, Tom Wachowski.

"Tom ??" Your dad called out.

"D/n ?? Oh man its been way too long !!!"

"Dad... who's this man ??"

"Oh, this is my child y/n, Me and Tom used to go too the same school together when we were your age" He smiled.

"Oh cool" You perked up.

"How are you two liking green hills ??"

"So far so good, It's a nice get away from the city. Much quieter"

"Yeah I usually get that a lot" He nodded and then turned to you.

"What about you y/n, How are you liking green hills ??" He smiled softly.

You took a few steps behind your dad, Looking down at the ground.

"Oh... yeah they're a little bit shy to new people" Your dad said to him.

"No no that's fair" He then perked up at an idea about how y/n can feel a little comfortable and welcome to green hills.

"Say, Would y/n like to make a new friend, show them around green hills ??" He offered.

"What do you say y/n ??" Your dad offered, You eventually nodded as tom them picked up his phone.

Withing seconds you saw a a blur dash by before stopping in front of tom.

"Donut lord" it greeted

This little creature looked like a blue hedgehog, you and your dad were slightly baffled how tom was not unfazed by it.

"Sonic, I'd like you to meet y/n" Tom greeted this sonic to you.

"Oh hello their" He waved "The names Sonic, Sonic the hedgehog also named the blue blur trademark pending"

This caused you to smile and start to giggle.

"How about you and sonic go to the baseball field y/n, I think you two would have fun"

You nodded as you followed Sonic to the baseball field.

"I love to play baseball all the time, It's just so much fun" He was zooming past you at breathtaking speeds, before handing you a baseball bat and helmet.

He then began to run around and mimic crazy voices, playing in all the positions. which you couldn't help but laugh.

"And at the pitching line also sonic"

He then ran to another part of the field making funny noises and armpit farts before running back to the pitching field.

"Uhh, I can't with that guy. You ready y/n !!" He shouted as he readied himself for the throw.

"Ready !!" You battered up as he then tossed the ball and you swung as hard as you could.

Beginning to run each plate as Sonic then ran all over the field trying to catch the ball, He then caught the ball and began to throw the ball back as you lunged at the final plate. managing to touch it as sonic then took the guarding position.

"Safe !!!!"

"Woohooo !!!" You cheered as you dusted your self off and high fived Sonic.

"You did amazing for your first game y/n !!" He congratulated you.

Smiling wide as you then sat down on the bench.

"Your really funny sonic, I like you"

After that, You two formed an epic friendship, One which would last for centuries as you or sonic would say.

Taglist: @callofdudes @fun-k-board

[bestsonicshowdown]

WELCOME, EVERYONE, TO THE ONE AND ONLY SHOWDOWN BETWEEN (mostly) EVERY SONIC EVER!

48 CHARACTERS GO IN, ONLY ONE WILL COME OUT, WHO WILL IT BE?

WHO WILL BE CROWNED AS THE BEST SONIC?

Round 1 pairs/character list is below the cut, and yes, all of these characters are canon to some degree...

I suppose except Santiago, but even then he's silly enough to be here

Nevertheless! I will hopefully post the polls of round 1 either later today or early tomorrow

making just the brackets ate away like half my day :')

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LEFT SIDE

Metal Sonic vs Zombot Sonic

Shard the metal sonic vs Silver

Mecha Sonic MK I vs Dash & Spin Sonic

Mecha Sonic MK II vs Neo Metal Sonic

IDW Sonic vs Archie Sonic

Sonic.exe vs Boom Sonic

Zonic the Zone cop vs Modern sonic*

Super Scourge vs Blaze the cat

OVA Sonic vs STC/STCO Sonic

Excalibur Sonic vs STCO Blaze

Santiago vs Classic Sonic

Ultra Sonic vs AoSTH Sonic

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RIGHT SIDE

(disney+) Ugly Sonic vs Sonic Wachowski

Cyber Corrupt Sonic vs SatAM Sonic

Sonicman vs Silver Sonic/Mecha Sonic MK 0

Shadow vs Prime Sonic

Sonic X Sonic vs Ashura glitch

(Paramount) Ugly Sonic vs Super Sonic

Dark Sonic vs Werehog Sonic

Scourge vs Surge the tenrec

Underground Sonic vs Darkspine Sonic

STC/STCO Super Sonic vs Hyper Sonic

Burning Blaze vs Dark Super Sonic

Mr. Hedgehog vs Nicky Parlouzer

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[ds9promenade]

Podcast episode discussing DS9 "Past Tense" & "Far Beyond the Stars"!

My friend Laura invited me onto their podcast to unpack Deep Space Nine episodes 3x11 & 12: "Past Tense" and 6x13: "Far Beyond the Stars," using them for a broader discussion on the role of science fiction in dreaming better futures into reality.

In our conversation, we:

compare the 2024 of "Past Tense" to our 2024

share our theories about historical events that may have inspired both episodes, as well as their relationship to other works of speculative/science fiction

point out and offer revisions for parts of "Past Tense" that somewhat undercut the story's intended messages about the evils of capitalism, ableism, police / military violence, and anti-homeless laws

gush about the artistry of the filming and acting in "Far Beyond" (Avery Brooks monologues my beloved)

and more — with a dash of humor as we go!

Give "Sanctified Imagination Far Beyond the Stars" a listen wherever you get podcasts — or read along with the transcript!

(CW: Christianity) — please do go in forewarned that Laura's Autistic Liberation Theology podcast centers around reinterpreting the Bible from a trans & disabled lens. If you skip to 44 minutes in you'll miss most of the religious commentary, except for when it makes sense to bring it up re: Joseph Sisko's 1950s incarnation as a street preacher.

If you are interested the full episode, some of the places we go in our winding conversation are:

Womanist midrash & sanctified imagination, which enact this call to imagine possibilities for the oppressed — to "make a way out of no way"

How Jesus's use of parables to teach about his envisioned "Kingdom of God" —where there's access for all, oppressors reformed and oppressed liberated, all needs met and all gifts celebrated — invites people to engage their sanctified imaginations to join in the work for a more just world, here and now

AutScape's & Crip Camp’s modeled possibilities for a fully accessible, disability-centered world

various directors / show writers who, through writing, discovered something new about themselves (think the Wachowski sisters & The Matrix, Dan Harmon and Community)

If you give it a listen (or read), I'd love to hear what you think! Did you connect with the concept of imagining better futures into reality? Any other Star Trek episodes you think encapsulate that well?

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Transcript of the above audio clip:

Avery: I definitely think the writers of this episode were thinking about how When Deep Space Nine was coming out, people's response to seeing Sisko was, Yeah, is, you can't have a black space captain. A black man can't be the hero of Star Trek!

Which just shows, like, for the viewers, like, Yeah, we've come a long ways here in the 90s. But we still think it's ridiculous to imagine a black space captain and it's only just becoming possible now.

Laura: yeah the um, , editor of the magazine says "put it in a drawer for like a couple of decades and might be--" it's like, yeah, that's

Avery: Yeah.

Laura: inside joke.

Avery: At the end, when, um, Benny Russell breaks down after being fired and everything, the street preacher comes back and, Benny says, "Tell me, please, who am I?"

Don't you know?" "Tell me." "You're the dreamer and the dream."

Laura: ah, this is so amazing.

Avery: And, like, yeah, that fits on so many different layers with, uh, Benny Russell is dreaming Sisko and dreaming Deep Space nine, and also Sisko is dreaming him, and also breaking the fourth wall,

Laura: yeah, because they're, neither of them are real, they're both fiction and yet they're, yeah. real.

Avery: Yeah. Yeah. Breaking the fourth wall, the writers and Avery Brooks are the dreamers, and the dream. This is, this is what, people have been dreaming of, this even the possibility of this. And they're making it true.

Laura: and at the end, you see him looking out the window and seeing Benny Russell in the reflection of the glass and

Avery: it's such a good shot. It's so good. It like gives me chills

Laura: you Have to cast something into the space you're not there yet to-- that becomes you.

Avery: Yeah. dream yourself into being.

[hisnigo2006]

Here is My Beloveds(⁠✯⁠ᴗ⁠✯⁠)

[tailsshowdown]

🦊💥WELCOME, TO THE ULTIMATE TAILS SHOWDOWN! 💥🦊

32 CHARACTERS, BUT ONLY 1 WINNER.... WHO WILL FALL, AND WHO WILL RISE TO THE CHALLENGE?

Round 1 characters and pairings listed under the cut! (I can't guarantee that I got every single Tails ever but gosh dang I tried my best)

Also!! It would be a great help if you reblogged this for a greater sample size!

LEFT SIDE

Tails Chao vs Cookie Run Tails

Tails Nine vs Tails Wachowski

OVA Tails vs StC/Fleetway Tails

IDW Tails vs Archie Tails

Dash and Spin vs Shōgakukan Tails

The Blacksmith vs Ali Baba

Care Bear Tails vs Tails Doll

Titan Tails vs Turbo Tails

RIGHT SIDE

Boom Tails vs X Tails

Modern Tails vs Classic Tails

Anti Prower vs Light Mobius Tails

OK K.O.! Tails vs AoStH Tails

Sails Tails vs Mangey Tails

Super Tails vs Kitsunami the Fennec

Hyper Tails vs Robot Tails

Prime Tails vs SatAM Tails

[howcouldtheyletmebeanadult]

Day 60:redraw of a screenshot from Sonic Dash.

Original:

[asunnydreamer]

I revamped my magical hedgehogs one more time, with ACTUAL dresses and a little change in colour scheme.

They also have aliases that act a little like codenames.

Changed their nicknames to be something I feel is more fitting for this group of hogs - except Zee, he’s fine as he is.

Feel free to let me know what you think of their outfits.

[heckinconfusedparade]

question: If Prime Shadow (of what we know of him so far) ever met the Wachowski family, what would his reaction be?

Meet the Wachowski’s

Shadow has always seen the unchanging.

On the Ark, nothing ever changed. A strict routine, and the view hardly alters, with the view of the earth only changing slightly. The stars seemed to never move, and even the asteroids were starting to look familiar.

This feeling of unchanging continues in the void. It was new and interesting at first, but Shadow had quickly lost interest. How long has he been stuck here? He isn’t quite sure. But every now and then, something changes. But that change is something he’s familiar with, so is it really a change at all?

Sometimes he sees Sonic being flung through space, sometimes he sees glimpses of him when he runs fast enough.

However there’s another change, much rarer. Sometimes a shutter passes by, but he can never get close enough before it disappears.

Today Shadow will make an effort. He wants to get somewhere. Anywhere. This void will drive him insane if he sticks around any longer! Using the shards around him for extra boost and footing, then activating his air shoes, Shadow wanders further than he had when he first got here. Suddenly he feels gravity pulling him off his course, and he is pulled into some kind of wormhole. Shadow shields his eyes from the swirling colours and discomfort. He also curls into a tight ball, fearing that the gravity may pull him apart.

And then he’s falling. He uncurls to check what’s happening, and he sees a bunch of trees rapidly getting closer. Shadow enters a spin dash to break his fall and he crashes into the ground, which causes a crater to form around him. Some rocks are cracked in half, and some tree trunks have a crack going halfway up.

Shadow tries to quickly gather his thoughts and figure out his surroundings. Yeah, he doesn’t know where he’s at. Just before he’s able to even stand up to explore more, he hears voices approaching. Shadow stands up and balls his fists tightly, ready to take on whoever is coming.

“I think it came from over here!” One voice said.

“I hope a tree hasn’t fallen.” A second voice, but deeper says.

Shadow can’t believe his eyes. It’s Knuckles and Sonic. Shadow sees red. That blue bastard! He sprints forward, grabs Sonic, then pulls him along with him. Sonic isn’t even able to scream or realize what’s happening. Knuckles is trying his best to follow, but whoever took his brother is much faster than he is.

Shadow reaches a clearing in the woods and throws Sonic to the ground. Sonic looks up at the hedgehog looming over him.

“Who are you??” Sonic is super confused.

“Don’t play stupid with me, Sonic.”

“Dude I legit have no idea who you are!”

“Save it. You think you can just destroy our world then move on?”

“What??”

Sonic gets to his feet “look, I don’t want to fight you. What’s going on?”

Shadow sneers, his rage clouding his judgement. Sonic receives a nasty punch to the face. Sonic holds his cheek and punches back.

The two begin wrestling. Sonic begins charging up his chaotic energy. Shadows eyes widen and he takes a step back “how are you doing that?” at first he’s appalled Sonic has been hiding this flashy ability, but then he gets a closer look: this Sonic is shorter than he remembers, and he has blue arms. He takes a step back, and Sonic calms down. Shadow realizes that this Sonic also looks younger.

Sonic stands stiffly, ready to take on any more incoming attacks “who are you? How do you know my name? What world have I destroyed?”

Shadow realizes one last thing: this ain’t his Sonic!

“My apologies. I think I have you mixed up with someone else.” Shadow immediately has a less scary aura surrounding him.

Sonic still isn’t sure about this guy.

Shadow feels awkward now. Whoops.

Then a red force of extraterrestrial nature comes full force right at him, and Shadow is send flying, crashing straight through a couple trees.

“Holy crap!” Sonic rushes to stand between Shadow and Knuckles “relax, it was a misunderstanding!”

Knuckles looks at Sonic, and the red sparks go away. He trusts Sonic’s judgement, but he doesn’t trust the guy who just ran off with his little brother. Sonic goes to the stranger and helps him up “you ok?”

Shadow groans, holding his ribs “I’m alright.”

Sonic brings Shadow back to the clearing, “you gonna tell us who you are, now?”

“Shadow.”

“Is that a nickname or is that your actual name.”

“I was given the name Shadow when I was created.”

Sonic and Knuckles look at each other. ‘Created’ is a weird word to use.

Sonic looks back at Shadow and asks “how do you know my name?”

Shadow stretches, already feeling better. “I think I might have travelled from another universe.. more accurately, I came from a void. I used to have a universe, but then the you I know broke it. He shattered a brightly coloured gem and next thing I knew, I was in a void surrounded by shards. I’m sorry for attacking you. I’m now going to save my energy for my Sonic who desperately needs a beating for this stunt. That r-reckless..” he sighs, clearly hurt by what this other Sonic had done, “I’m sorry, I’ve said too much.”

Knuckles approaches “do not be sorry. I do not blame you for wanting to kick Sonics butt, especially under your particular circumstance. However. You still hurt my brother. That cannot be forgiven immediately.”

Shadow blinks. “Brother..?” This is new. He never really thought about those two having a brotherly relationship.

Sonic zips to Shadows side “don’t worry, Shads, your confusion is completely normal! Everyone we know that’s from another universe is always shocked to hear that Knuckles and I are brothers, and that we were adopted by human parents!”

“You have PARENTS?!” Shadow is flabbergasted! “Is Tails your brother too?”

The two nod. Shadow feels some relief, at least that’s familiar.

Sonic gestures for Shadow to follow him “come with us! If there’s anyone who can help you, it’s Tails! But be warned! He’s not great with strangers!”

Shadow rolls his eyes “he’ll be fine.”

“Maybe he will, but you might not be.” Knuckles points out. Shadow feels a sense of worry, “what do you mean?”

Sonic suddenly has the biggest smile “HE HIT KNUCKLES WITH A CAR”

It’s just one shock after another with these people! Shadow has no idea what to do with this info. He’s maintained his usual poker face pretty well up until now. His jaw is slightly dropped. Shadow wonders what kind of place he’s ended up where Tails is hitting people with cars.

They make it to the house, and Tom is there waiting for them.

Tom looks at Shadow and Shadow looks at him. Tom is used to aliens in his house by now, but this is a completely different guy. “Who’s this?” Tom asks his son. Sonic stands between Tom and Shadow. He gestured to Shadow, “Dad, this is Shadow. He spawned in the forest!” Then to Tom, “Shadow, this is my dad.”

“I’m Tom, nice to meet you.” Tom offers his hand to shake, which Shadow slowly takes.

“Father, where is Tails?” Knuckles is getting right to the point here!

“Tails is with your mom at the convenience store. While you two were gone, Tails was very upset to figure out that he had eaten all of his mints, so he and Mom are getting more so he doesn’t explode, snap, or attempt to disassemble the fridge.. again.”

Sonic turns to Shadow “well, guess we’re waiting a little bit! Come with me! I have questions!!” he smiles and grabs Shadow by the wrist then drags him up to the attic with Knuckles close behind. “Welcome to my room! It’s also Tails’ room, but it was my room first!” Sonic starts jumping on his bed. Shadow takes in what’s in front of him.

“What’s other me like?” Sonic asks. Shadow saw this coming, so he planned an explanation in his head, “the Sonic from my universe is a big hearted fool who trusts far too easy. He tends to act on impulse and disregard the worries of those around him, including Tails who I heard warning him before he shattered the world. Things must go a certain pace for him to stay sane, but he takes detours from his goal.” Shadow notices Sonics sad face, and sighs “..however, Sonic has helped me through some tough situations. He has demonstrated the ability to reach peoples hearts. His priority has always been to help others. I don’t know how he manages it, but what I do know is that he will face deadly impossible odds over and over again, not caring if it will kill him. He has beaten those odds every single time. I guess I should have more faith in him..”

“Sonic has helped me through tough times as well. He ran into certain death with honour.” Knuckles recounts, thinking back to their rivalry and battle against Robotnik. Shadow nearly cracks the tiniest smile as he says “ah, that idiot.”

Sonic wonders why he is the way he is. Why does he run into deadly situations? Maybe that’s a thought for another time.

Knuckles now wonders about his other self “what about me?”

Shadow thinks “Knuckles is a loner. He is usually guarding the Master Emerald alone, but I do occasionally see him when Dr. Eggman attacks, or is causing trouble. I respect him. And Tails, because I know you will ask, is-“

SPEAK OF THE DEVIL!! Tails has appeared in the attic hatch. When Tails notices Shadow, he freezes up, and twirls his tails to look like a single one. He stands closer to Knuckles and keeps his eyes locked on Shadow.

Sonic wasn’t kidding when he said Tails wasn’t very good with strangers. With no adrenaline or preparation, he’s defensive and shy.

“Tails, this is Shadow.” Knuckles offers his hand for Tails to hold, which Tails refuses.

“Hi..”

“Hello.”

Awkward already.

Sonic breaks the awkward silence “Shadow here is from another universe that was broken by another me, and has apparently been in the void since. We found him in the forest!”

Tails’ interest is piqued! But not enough to get comfortable with this guy juuuust yet.

Shadow realizes that if he wants to get anywhere, he needs to gain Tails’ trust.

His thoughts are interrupted by Knuckles holding up Shadows arm, “why do you wear rings?” Knuckles asks, “is it a cultural thing?” Shadow takes his arm out of Knuckles’ grip and holds out his wrist for him to see “they’re called inhibitor rings. I wear them to limit my power.”

Sonics face shifts to concern “wait wait wait hold on-“ the others look at him, “so you’re telling me that your crazy speed and strength isn’t your full power?!”

Shadow half nods. Sonic’s jaw drops.

Tails’ interest is further piqued! Enough to ask a question! “Shadow, do you know anything about the void you came from?”

“There are floating crystal shards everywhere. Sometimes I see a shuttle-“

“Shuttle? What colour is it? What shape is it?”

“Everything has a purple hue, but I assume it’s red. It’s also round.”

Tails gasps “I think you’re from the same universe as Nine then!!”

Shadow furrows his eyebrows “who’s Nine?”

“He’s another me! He’s also looking for Sonic! It’s been a while.. I wonder if he found him!”

Shadow thinks about the possibility of there being more than one Tails in his universe, and the thought alone makes him feel immensely annoyed.

“That’s absurd. Why would there be more than one Tails?”

Tails shrugs and gets on his M.E. where he has kept data and code from each universe that he has visited or has come to visit him.

Sonic chills out behind Tails then turns to Shadow, “hey Shads-“

“Don’t call me that.”

“You never finished telling us about what your Tails is like!”

Shadow lets out a “hm.” as he thinks about the kindest way to go about this. He doesn’t want to invoke this kids wrath and get hit with a car. He formulates a response in his head that comes out as “I don’t hate him, but he’s just a smaller version of Sonic with a brain.” The look he gives makes the others, especially Tails, uncomfortable. They can tell that he isn’t too fond of the fox. Shadow wonders what he said wrong! Why are they looking at him like that? Shadow says “I don’t talk to him a lot, but he’s a good kid, I guess.”

That makes things a little bit better.

Shadows social battery is draining faster by the second, and he’s getting impatient.

Tails has a lightbulb moment, “Shadow you said your world was broken, right? Can you tell me what happened? I have a small theory, but I need evidence to back it up! You don’t gotta explain every detail, but tell me what you feel is important to your situation.”

Shadow recalls what had happened, “a few days before the incident, my friend Rouge was talking about this rare gem called the Paradox Prism. She said it was powerful. I had no interest in any more powerful gems, so I declined to go with her. The day of, I was looking for something, when I was hit with a blast of blue energy, which no doubt came from Sonic. I ran into him later and we had a fight about it. The fool as always had his head in the clouds, but he looked panicked when we heard an explosion in the distance. I followed him shortly after, just in time to hear him being warned about not knowing what the gem does. When I showed up, Eggman almost had it out of the ground, and Sonic spin dashed into the gem. I sensed danger so I used Chaos Control to evade the blast. I ended up in the void I mentioned earlier, and upon further investigation, I discovered that by hitting that prism, he shattered the world.”

Tails listens closely and nods, “if I’m correct, and you’re from the same place as Nine, that might mean your world shattered into smaller worlds.”

Shadow crosses his arms and leans his back on the desk, “I believe you’re correct. Every now and then, whenever Sonic runs fast enough, I see him. A few times I’ve seen him in person being flung across the void, only to disappear in a flash of light.. I’m planning on throwing him off somehow.”

“Do you use the floating shards to get around, or can you just float in freedom?” Sonic asks, the question having rattled around in his brain for a bit. “A bit of both,” Shadow says, “I use the shards, and I use my air shoes to get around.”

“Air shoes?”

“Air shoes.” Shadow lifts his foot up and shows off his air shoes in function. The boys are amazed! Tails has so many questions, he’s bouncing in his seat. He taps his cheeks to regain focus and composure, "OK! I also think that when the world shattered, bits of your friends were shattered too! I think because Sonic was the one to break it, he became a 'creator'. That means there's only one of him! I don't know anything about the other worlds besides what Nine told me, so I can't confirm at this moment in time, but it's a hunch!" Tails says, logging what Shadow told him into his computer.

"Who is this Nine you keep mentioning. I know he's another you, but what else?" Shadow asks plainly. Tails' body language droops "he came from a world where Eggman won. No nature anywhere. He never had Sonic to save him from his bullies, so.. he just took it. He lives alone now. His attitude is not like mine, he's a lot more negative. He made himself 7 extra mechanical tails, hence his name being Nine."

"Bullies?"

"Yeah, he and I were both bullied for our extra tail. Your Tails might've too."

"Bullied.. how?" Concern grows in Shadow's tone.

Tails looks away to hide his face "U-uhm.. well it was common for me to be called a freak and for people to t-tug on my tails..."

Shadow feels the blood leave his face. Shit. If this Tails and his Tails suffered the same way, Shadow might have unintentionally triggered some terrible memories. No wonder the kid is so afraid of him! If he and his Tails ever meet again, he has some apologizing to do. It never occurred to him that during their fights, to Tails, it would be more to him than a regular fight if someone is grabbing his tails. He's aware he's rude to him, but he never intended to be a bully.

Shadow is getting dirty looks from Tails' older brothers. They don't like that he's making Tails talk about something that might be uncomfortable.

Shadow feels awkward again. He also feels like this is taking too long. So he takes out his chaos emerald and puts it on the desk directly in front of Tails. Tails picks it up and gives Shadow a questioning look. Shadow says "analyze this. Maybe it will help you." Tails hooks up some things to it and is blown away by the numbers he's receiving. This gem is insanely powerful. Just holding it he feels more powerful. Tails is able to analyze the cosmic genetic makeup of the universe it came from, and locate the last few locations Chaos Control was used judging by recent spikes of energy. He begins uploading the coordinates to his portal gun. Knuckles is looking mighty confused at how that chaos emerald is so big.

"Sit tight. This may take a while." Tails says, staring at the file transfer speed he desperately needs to fix one day.

Sonic saunters over to Shadow and smiles at him "wanna run to pass time?" Shadow thinks for a moment, trying to not look into Sonic's pleading eyes. Shadow finally sighs "fine.."

Sonic cheers and leads Shadow back downstairs. He yells to his parents in the kitchen "Mom, Dad, I'm taking Shadow on a run!" he doesn't wait for a response before opening the door and racing off with Shadow.

Sonic is so happy to find someone who can actually keep up with him at his normal speed. Tails and Knuckles are very fast, but Sonic always finds himself slowing down. This is a welcome change of pace.

Running has always been a huge comfort for Shadow. They're fun and they clear his mind. When he faced an identity crisis, running has always been there for him. Shadow is glad that he is able to run around again after floating for so long. He feels so free!

The two have a small chat about how great it feels to move before looping back to the house.

When they open the door, the smell of dinner hits them.

Sonic sniffs the air and turns to Shadow with a big smile "Oh! Shadow! You should eat! You've been in that void a long time, you must be hungry!"

Shadow hadn't realized how hungry he was until he could smell food. His mouth is watering. He is in no position to refuse, so he ends up joining the Wachowski's at the dinner table. The food is heavenly for a man starved.

Maddie is super happy to meet another one of her boys friends! Shadow isn't very talkative, and she respects that. She lets him eat before asking him any real questions. Her first question is "when was the last time you ate?"

Shadow responds "I don't know. I don't need to eat to survive, so I never started counting." Not eating would be super painful, but it wouldn't kill him. He's immortal. Unless his body is destroyed, he will not die.

"You say you don't need to eat to survive, and I recall you mentioned being created," Knuckles asks, "are you artificial?"

"Yes, but I am not a robot. I was made in a lab, and that's all I will say. I wasn't mistreated, but it brings up bad memories." Shadow answers, his face neutral. He is not going to tell these people his life story. What he said did answer any questions the others had.

Tom and Maddie were about to ask him about family, and they decide that may be a bad idea, if Shadow says he had bad memories of a lab.

Tails slips upstairs to check on the portal gun progress. He comes back down with the gun in one hand, and the chaos emerald in the other. He hands Shadow his emerald and says "it's done loading!"

Sonic playfully punches his little brothers shoulder "finally! Your NASA computer is slow!"

Tails looks at him confused "I didn't get my computer from NASA!"

"It's a joke, buddy."

"Ohh. Sorry."

"It's ok. Maybe next time it'll land."

Everyone gathers outside (Tails said it was the best location) and Tails fires the gun. The portal opens, and on the other side they see the void Shadow was talking about. It's strangely beautiful, but also very lonely looking.

With a sad concerned expression, Sonic asks Shadow "..you sure you want to go back?"

"I have to. If I want a chance to fix my world, I have to go back and find Sonic. Goodbye, and thank you for your hospitality."

"Bye, Shads." Sonic says.

"Take care." says Knuckles.

"Bye Shadow! If you see Nine, tell him I said hi!" says Tails.

"Be safe!" Maddie says.

"Take it easy." Tom says.

Shadow gives a small wave, clutches his emerald, takes a deep breath, and jumps into the portal.

The portal closes behind him, and Shadow is back to being alone, leaving behind the kind smiling faces.

Then he sees Sonic running. This is his chance.