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[chaoscallsdummies]

Boundaries... 

This post by the @shadamyheadcanons blog really got me thinking before I started playing Frontiers. How would the other characters not involved in the game react to the main cast suddenly going missing for who knows how long? Especially with the most recent Twitter takeover making Shadow’s knowledge of the events canon! 

I personally like to think that Shadow has made some sort of effort to get along with the Sonic gang on adventures for Amy’s sake. However, with Knuckles and Tails also being stuck in Cyberspace and Sonic with the hero complex (tell me I’m wrong, please), Shadow was still left in the dark. Wondering if Amy was okay or not.  So yeah.. we can relate, Shadow. Setting boundaries is hard as hell. 

[shadowsfascination]

The birth of Super Amy

@shadamyheadcanons, another submission via detour because I couldn't upload my art piece. I landed back on several things you used in your previous headcanons, especially this one (which I now see is named 'Heart of Gold' and that accidentally works perfect with this submission). I hope you like it :) Figuring out how to paint her Rose Gold was a pain in the ass. Heads-up: it's a more a small (unbeta-ed) fic than a headcanons xD

Through all the time Amy had spent exploring caves with Knuckles, she managed to gather an impressive collection of (semi) precious stones. She carefully displayed each and every new find in the bookcase in her living room, along with other special objects they’d found.

Once Amy's interest in astrology and tarot readings was sparked, she stumbled upon the use of gemstones in fortune telling. She dug into the matter and discovered that not just the Chaos emeralds, but a lot of gems possess special powers. Eventually, as she grew more and more familiar with the supernatural, she learned how to use and control those powers. That’s how she mastered the power of invisibility and was later granted the power to heal. 

Though Amy was thrilled that she taught herself some cool skills, she kept quiet about her newfound powers. A part of her was even a little scared that her new skills were either mundane to someone like Sonic, or that they weren’t exclusively for her. After all, she wasn’t the only hedgehog with a connection to a gem that carried supernatural powers. Plus, she’d spent years trying to bring a unique set of skills to the team. She enjoyed being able to do things that others couldn’t and didn’t want that to be taken away from her.

When she opened up to Shadow about her new powers, he was not only intrigued, but also impressed by the new skills she’d taught herself. Feeling encouraged by his support, Amy opened a small, glass box and handed Shadow her favorite gemstone, an unpolished, teal-colored sapphire. 

“This was our first find, back in the days when Knuckles and I had just started exploring caves together. It’s a sapphire, my birthstone,” she explained. “I’ve treasured it ever since.” 

Shadow inspected the stone, holding it up against the backlight from the window behind them. “It’s beautiful… The color, it complements the pink of your quills so well…” 

“Aww, thank you, Shadow!” Amy’s eyes smiled the second he looked at her again. ”Although it doesn’t possess a special power, this one has always been special to me…” 

“It’s a bit of a shame you’ve stored it in this little box amongst all the others like it has no special meaning to you, though. Don’t you think?”

Amy bit her lip, contemplating the idea. “Maybe you’re right. Perhaps I could put it on a tiny velvet pillow and place it on my nightstand...” 

Once Shadow’s fingers closed around the gemstone, he bristled. A warm, elusive feeling bubbled up in Amy’s chest as she regarded the stone again. Shadow scratched his chin. Then, he fixed his eyes on the stone again, and Amy felt a little unnerved by the way he continued to stare at the crystal. For a second she feared the gem would somehow gift him with yet another cool superpower, but nothing happened. Amy bit her lip, sighing in relief and feeling silly immediately after. She grinned sheepishly at Shadow. 

“I might have a better idea,” Shadow said. “Why don’t you turn it into a necklace? Like I said, this color is great on you.”

By now, Amy’s cheeks were as pink as her quills. She wiggled on her feet, playing with the hem of her dress. 

“T-thank you,” she muttered softly, and when she looked at Shadow again, his cheeks were a little stained, too. Amy cleared her throat and looked down at her feet. “But… I have no idea how to do that.”

“Leave it to me! I know just the right person for this job, and,” he winked, “I’ll make sure she doesn’t keep this gem to herself.” 

Amy chuckled, feeling flattered by Shadow’s determination to turn her favorite gemstone into a piece of jewelry just for her. It was an offer too good to decline. “I mean, if you insist… Are you sure? I don’t want to cause you any-” 

“I do insist, Rose. I’ll be more than happy to take care of it.” 

“Then I’ll gladly take you up on that offer. Thanks, Shadow! You’re such a sweetheart.” A nice, warm feeling settled in Amy’s chest. She beamed at Shadow, who, for once, sent the slightest of a smile her way, too. 

“Why don’t we meet up next Saturday at the gym? I’ll give you the necklace, and maybe you could join me for a spar session? I’d like to see those new powers of yours in live action.” Shadow cocked a playful eyebrow at her. 

“Sounds good to me. It’s a date,” Amy said happily, lightly touching his arm before he zapped himself away. 

– – – 

When Amy was on her way to meet Shadow that following Saturday, she felt strangely elated. After changing into her workout clothes and entering the gym, Shadow awaited her inside, waving at her somewhat nervously. In his other hand was a little blue box with a golden ribbon.

“Hi, Shadow!” Amy cheered in her most bubbly voice. 

“This is for you,” he said, immediately placing the gift in the palm of her hand. 

“Awww, thank you! I can’t wait to see it! Although… shouldn’t we wait until after we’re done sparring? I’d hate for it to break during a battle…”

“But… I want to see how it looks on you. Indulge me, just this once.”  Shadow swallowed, staring at her intently. “Trust me.”

“Shadow, are you okay?”

“I’m fine,” he replied dryly, then crossing his arms and leaning forward, clearly waiting for her to open the gift. 

“If you say so?” Amy shrugged. Carefully, she pulled at the ribbon and lifted the lid of the box. Her unpolished sapphire had been turned into a beautiful droplet-shaped gemstone, attached to an elegant silver necklace. “It’s gorgeous! I LOVE it! I love it so much! Thank you, Shadow!” 

Amy latched onto Shadow and felt him stiffen up at the touch. She backed away and smiled at him.

“Could you… put it on me?” 

“Oh! Yes, of course.”

As Shadow took the necklace from her and stood behind her, Amy’s pulse started racing. With a gentle touch, he lifted her quills with one hand and reached in front of her to put the necklace on. She felt his warm breath tickle her neck as he fumbled with the lock. 

“There,” he said, and Amy wondered if she spotted a hint of relief in his voice. “Turn around. Show me how it looks,” he said, grabbing her hand and spinning her around. Amy’s breath caught in her throat and it felt like her cheeks caught fire. Her heart pounded in her chest like it did when she had an unexpected encounter with an enemy. 

“Whoah! Shadow, what’s with you today?” Amy half gasped, half chuckled. 

“I’m sorry. I’m just… nervous,” Shadow stammered that last word under his breath.

“It’s okay… I think it’s so sweet that you did this for me. Please don’t worry. I love it so much,” she reassured him, softly squeezing his hand. Then, she looked down at her chest and yelped in surprise. Bright light was emitting from the necklace, slowly enveloping her as her feet were lifted off the ground. “What is going on?! SHADOW! What did you do to my crystal?!” Amy yelled in shock.

Disillusioned, Amy stared at Shadow, and Shadow stared back. ‘It’s okay,’ he mouthed, eyes sincere and full of comfort. Amy’s skin began to glow, the usual pink of her quills fading into a shiny rose gold color. She closed her eyes, surrendering to what she finally understood was happening to her. The shock left her body, her soul radiating with warmth as the flame of her true power was kindled- at last. 

Power, confidence, and joy flowed through her veins when she opened her eyes again. Amy smiled, regarding her new appearance. She ran her fingers through her quills, feeling how they pointed upwards and touching the spikes that had grown out of her back. Then, she stretched her arm, opening the palm of her hand, conjuring her hammer out of nowhere. It was twice as big but felt light as a feather.

Suddenly, she locked eyes with Shadow and approached him, elegantly gliding through the air. When she stopped in front of him, her eyes flashed with anger as she pointed at him, hammer lurking threateningly in her other hand. “You!” she hissed at Shadow, who still gaped at her in awe. “You knew about this, didn’t you?!” 

“I did,” he said calmly, looking at the still glowing necklace.  

“Why didn’t you tell me?! Do you have any idea how scary that was?” She bloated her cheeks. 

“I do... What did you think my first experience was like?” 

Amy blinked, stammering as she tried to come up with an answer. “I thought because you were created with all these powers that you… I mean, I don’t know!” Amy dropped her hammer and crossed her arms. “I guess I never gave it much thought…” 

Shadow touched her hand. “That’s alright, Amy. I’m sorry I couldn’t tell you…”

Amy lowered her defenses, letting her arms fall to her sides.

“If you’d known, it wouldn’t have worked. I don’t know how to explain... The gem picks you, and it always takes someone else to function as a portal for the power to find its way into you. In Knuckles’ case, that was his father. In Sonic’s case, it was the Doctor, believe it or not. In my case, it was Gerald. And, in your case, it’s me…”

Amy’s eyes widened. Tears welled up, but she swallowed them away.

“I knew this day would come, eventually…” he said in a low, husky voice. 

He swallowed, and Amy suddenly spotted the crown of beads that glistered on his forehead. She curled her fingers around Shadow’s hand, and he laced his fingers with hers. 

“You believed in me,” she sobbed silently.

“Of course I did. I thought I made that pretty clear.” 

Amy chuckled. 

“Rose, regardless of any special powers, you’ve always been special to me. Just because… I don’t know, eh… Chaos, you throw me off my game! I just think you’re amazing…” 

Shadow’s face was flustered when he locked eyes with her again. Amy could see the clumsy, nervous smile he was trying to suppress, but she couldn’t be fooled. Swiftly, she pulled him closer, lifting the both of them off the ground to pull him into a warm embrace. 

“Thank you,” she whispered, rubbing her hands on his back while they spinned slowly in mid-air. 

“Y-you’re wel-welcome,” he sputtered. 

“I think you’re amazing, too…” Amy softly touched his cheek with her lips. Shadow froze at the touch and started coughing until his face was almost as red as her usual dress. She put him down on his feet again, tilting her head in sympathy as he patted himself on the chest. 

He then cleared his throat and straightened his back. “I have a proposal for you.” 

“Let’s hear it,” Amy said, smiling. She couldn’t remember the last time her heart beat this fast.

“I want to spar with you in your super form.”

“Really? You mean that? No offense, but is that a good idea? I mean, I don’t stand a chance when you attack me in your super form…” 

“I brought something for myself, too…” Shadow closed his eyes, smirking as the seven Chaos Emeralds appeared in a perfect circle around him. 

“Oh, you’ve thought this through, mister…” Amy giggled, summoning her hammer again. 

“Guilty as charged,” Shadow proudly admitted. The emeralds circled around him in a blurry haze of color and light until his quills were a bright, glowing yellow and light flared around him. 

“Needless to say, you keep your inhibitors ON,” Amy demanded, swinging her hammer back to charge it with energy. 

Shadow nodded, but then held his hand up. “One more thing,” he said. “If you manage to win from me, I’ll take you out.” 

Amy blushed, accidentally slowing down the energy transmission to her hammer. She blinked, pinching her arm to check if she could be dreaming. 

“I’m being real here. I’d like to go out with you sometime.”

“I’ll give it my best shot, then!” Amy flashed him a confident smile, clenching her hands into fists. She felt elated and energetic, more ready than ever to engage in this battle and not only win this fight, but also his heart. “If we do end up on that date, you’ll have to tell me the story of your first super experience.” 

“Fair enough. You got yourself a deal.”

“I’ll be looking forward to it,” Amy teased, winking at him. He huffed, playfully smirking at her. She’d never seen him smile so much before today. 

“Cocky, I like it… You ready?” Shadow asked, positioning his arms in front of his body in a defending pose.

She chuckled. “Wait! But… what if you win?” Amy asked shyly. 

Shadow smirked. “Then you’ll take me out.”

 

[[I know her dress is green and in the fic it's red. The red was SO butt ugly with the rose gold, and she HAD to be rose gold, so I changed the color palette. Let's just say she buys a new dress for her super form and Tails manages to make a device for her so the dress changes along with her when she transforms. Works for me ;)]]

[just-a-guy119]

(This was originally posted on #shadamyheadcanons as a submission but for some reason when I submitted it the paragraphs were missing, no idea why that was the case so I’ve decided to resubmit it here to make it much more easier to read)

Convoluted title I know but this one is going to be pretty jumbled up as it’s just an idea I’ve thought off and wanna see if anyone does anything with it.

You know how Amy has the rings similar to Shadows inhibitors, hers are probably weights whilst shadows are inhibitor rings, I’m not sure if this has been mentioned or something but I think this idea could be cool, though it would also deviate from the original story of SA2 quite a bit, let me explain.

My idea is that with Amy’s modern design for SA1 and SA2, her outfit would be the exact same but without the rings on her wrists (maybe replace them with the bands she has on her riders design).

Instead she doesn’t get the rings until the end of SA2 when sonic returns to the ark after him and shadow fought the final hazard. Obviously the story would have to get reworked slightly with Shadow and Amy possibly having a few more scenes together and give Amy her own character arc, she still doesn’t fully believe in herself as she isn’t treated as an equal. (because let’s be honest the early 3D days Amy was ignored and not taken seriously by almost everyone in CD, SA1 and SA2, including Sonic).

One way to make Amy more important to the story of SA2 is to have her get to the ark much quicker so there could be an extra scene or two with her and Shadow. (It doesn’t even have to be shipping stuff but Shadow having flashbacks of Maria through Amy’s words similar to the how Amy helps Shadow remember Maria’s final words in SA2)

A way I think would work best to get Amy on the Space Colony Ark quicker is during prison island, instead of Rouge being trapped fighting the R-1/A Flying Dog she fights Amy instead.

The way this would occur is that when Amy would free sonic, he would tell her he needs to find that faker and make him pay, then runs off instantly, leaving Amy behind. In the hero story, after the stage metal harbor there would be a cutscene with Amy walking around, saying that she’s lost and she’d get annoyed and say out loud

“I would sacrifice anything for everyone to take me more seriously, even that fake hedgehog”

(Remember this)

(Also this might seem out of character for but at this point she‘s like 13? I’m not sure but she’s angry and this is something someone her age would say. Keep in mind she only sees Shadow as a Sonic copy, thinks he’s a Villain so she doesn’t really care about like, same with her and metal sonic.)

This part would be in the dark story Playthrough.

Then she runs into Rouge, Amy remembers she was with Eggman and fights her, trying to get answers however they both get locked in the room like Rouge did in SA2. The story would continue as normal with shadow showing up and surprisingly, he’d save both of them without hesitation, teleporting to the ark just before prison island blows up.

A scene would take place right after with Amy looking confused and relieved however Rouge instantly begins questioning why he saved them, Shadow says it would’ve been more hassle for him to get the emeralds off Rouge in a few seconds but Rouge counters by saying that’s a fair point but he could’ve just left her behind (pointing to amy) however he actively ran over to her and saved her too. He just walks off saying she talks too much however amy runs grabs his hand and says.

“Thank you”

Shadow just stares back for a second and says “it won’t happen again…” then walks off. (This would purely be a dark story cutscene)

To me this makes more sense as she doesn’t really do much in the story other than help shadow, maybe even have sonic and tails think she died (and in the hero story, actually have the player think she’s dead for most of the story) and have sonic realise that he should’ve treated her much kinder and as an equal and not someone who holds them back. This could even make sonic wanna go after shadow even more as he thinks that him and eggman killed her, to further set up the rivalry his shadow but that part is just me throwing ideas around for a potential SA2 rewrite I’m thinking of doing. This new concept also won’t be a typical “damsel in distress” as it’s flipped on its head since Shadow actually saved her by “kidnapping” her.

Let’s say in this hypothetical rewrite Shadow starts off like the others, he doesn’t take Amy seriously at all similar to everyone else as he’s only known her as “sonic’s fangirl” but Amy begins to learn that there’s something more to shadow, he doesn’t just want to conquer the earth like eggman, he wants revenge on everyone on earth (maybe he’d say something like “they took everything I cared about away from me” when she’d ask him why he’s doing this, I dunno) and she’d grow to understand him.

Through this, shadow would learn to treat Amy as an equal as she says she’s fed up of not being taken seriously by anyone so shadow does just that, he actually begins to listen to her closely. Through shadow treating her as an equal and talking to her, he begins to realise she’s making valid points about how no-one deserves to be killed but he doesn’t falter in his mission however she’s slowly chipping away at Shadows exterior as he acts slightly kinder to both her and Rouge.

Maybe even Rouge could get some development from Amy too with Rouge listening in on one of their convocations and amy says that

“I try to be kind to everyone, even though sonic doesn’t treat me as an equal…I know being kind works because you’ve treated me as an equal because of it…”

This causes Rouge to hold some of the master emerald shards and think…She’s used to being around selfish people so that’s all she knows but being kind…She’s never tried that.

(this could explain why Rouge gives the master emerald pieces to Knuckles after he saves her because she’s learning to be kind as well)

At the end this, all this buildup and the extra scenes would would make it more believable for Shadow to be convinced by Amy and she will also learn a lesson here, correct me if I’m wrong but shadow would be the first person to treat her as an equal. The way shadow would truly treat her as an equal is by actually thanking her, at the risk of sounding too cliché he would tell her.

“Thank you…you’re worth much more than you think, Amy Rose”

This coming from the ultimate life form himself would mean something, at least to Amy.

After that he says

“I need to keep my promise to Maria…and to you” then he runs off.

When Shadow appears to fight the Biolizard, Knuckles would ask why he suddenly changed sides, he could say something like

“That friend of yours, Amy Rose, you should all thank her…”

With sonic responding with a in a guilty tone

“Yeah…I know that now…”

And the same thing would happen, Super Sonic and Super Shadow would fight the Final Hazard and using the chaos emeralds to become super for the first time along with taking off his inhibitor rings would take its toll on shadow and cause him to fall to earth…only leaving his inhibitor rings remaining like in the original story.

The final scene of this version of SA2 would have Sonic returning aboard the ark without Shadow, he has a smile but it looks sad most of them would congratulate Sonic but Rouge would ask where’s Shadow?

Sonic would close his eyes and let out a shaky breath, saying that he couldn’t have won without Shadow…

(I do recommend that this part is best experienced whilst listening to SA2s “the last scene” OST on loop whilst reading this part for extra emotional kicks, trust me it makes a difference. this all is purely emotional but in a good way so you have been warned.)

(Each “ending scene” between the rivals would take place in this order)

Firstly a unique one, amy and rouges reaction to shadow death.

Sonic walks over to Rouge and Amy who are standing at the centre of the room, giving them Shadows inhibitor rings and says

“This is all I could get before I saw him fall to earth…”

He’d give one to both of them and say he’s sorry. Rouge would look away and walk off, holding her tears in however Amy’s eyes widen…like she’s realising something. The blue hedgehog would look at amy and speak.

“I’m sorry…I never took you seriously, even after you’d stop chasing me…I promise to listen to you like I do with Tails, Knuckles and even Eggman…”

He puts a hand on her shoulder to comfort her but she drops shadows ring and she slaps sonics hand away and shakily whispers…

“No…”

This confuses everyone but this time she shouts...tears streaming from her eyes

“I did this to him…I don’t deserve any of your respect… I sent him to his death, he wanted to help because I begged him too. I killed him”

“I even said I would sacrifice anything for all of you to take me seriously, even him and…it feels like I did! It feels like I sent him to his death just to get you guys to listen to me! It’s all my fault!”

With that she runs off, running past everyone, sonic and tails would try to chase after her however surprisingly Rouge tells them to leave her, that she’ll talk to Amy.

The second “ending” scene would take place and it would be another unique one.

Rouge would find her where the convocation between Shadow and Amy took place about how she knows being kind pays off because shadow begun to treat her as an equal. She’s crying and Rouge walks over to her and just watches, unsure of what to do however Amy wipes her tears and says she can’t be weak…

Rouge nods her head and helps her up however Amy asks Rouge something…

“S-Shadows inhibitor rings… could I have them?”

Rouge at first looks confused but then after smiles and nods her head, giving them to her.

The final scene between Tails and Eggman would play.

Eggman and Tails look ahead at the stars…The fox is unsure on how to feel, they won but it feels like they lost…surprisingly Dr Eggman speaks up in a tone Tails has never heard before.

“As a child, I looked up to my grandfather because of all the great things he accomplished in his life. He was my hero, and I wanted to be a great scientist like him. But... did he really mean to destroy us? To destroy Me?”

Doctor Eggman, the most renowned genius in the world sounds so defeated, even cracking at one point, even after Tails and Sonic have stopped him time and time again, the mad Doctor has always bounced back…but now…he sounds so defeated.

Much to the doctors surprise, Tails speaks up, attempting to comfort him.

“I’m…Im not sure but one thing I know, he was tipped over the Edge, pushed to a limit that no person should ever have to endure, he lost everything and took it out on everyone…he had the right to be mad but he didn’t have the right to destroy everything… I…I don’t know what to say Eg-“

Tails stops himself

“Ivo Robotnik, I’m sorry you had to go through that, I can’t imagine what it must feel like.”

The Doctor looks down and wipes his glasses clean…

“T-Thanks… I’m going to be shutting down the Space Colony Ark in 30 minutes, that’s all the time everyone has up here, then it’s never to be set foot on again”

With that, the Doctor walks off, tails looks back to see Sonic look at Ivo Robotnik. They seem to stare at each other, almost as if they’re having a mutual understanding through their sight alone but the Doctor kneels down and sonic does something unexpected, he surprisingly hugs the Doctor, he can’t hear what they’re saying but Tails figures it’s private…but he could’ve sworn he saw the Doctor wipe his eyes…

The scene between Rouge and Sonic would play after that

Rouge walks over to the blue blur and speaks.

“I calmed Amy down…I don’t know when she’ll feel better, could you and the others…be there for her? Help her get over her grief?”

Sonic looks at the bat and slowly nods…

“I will, I promise. Me, Tails and even Knuckles will help her, or at least try as much as we can… Again I’m sorry about Shadow”

Rouge looks at him and shakes her head.

“You tried your best…in the end that’s all that matters. But do you think…that the doctor only creates him for revenge? Or something more?”

She questions with sonic looking at the planet below.

“I’m not sure…but what in do know is that he was a brave and heroic hedgehog who sacrificed his life to save everyone, that’s who he was.”

Rouge nods her head and walks away.

The scene between Knuckles and Rouge would play.

Rouge is standing, looking out to the coldness of space, uncomfortably with her Arms crossed and biting her lip, trying desperately to hold back her tears, she may not have known shadow for long or as personally as Amy did…but it still doesn’t change anything, right now all she feels is the coldness surrounding her.

“Got any plans”

A gruff but soothing and kind voice asks, Rouge slowly turns around to see the Echidna looking at her with…worry? Surely that can’t be right, the same Echidna who crashed the shuttle the heroes used to get here…

“Y-yeah, I think I’m going to give up this line of work, too much work for too little pay, plus-“

She looks at Knuckles’ reflection in the window

“I’ve got something better than jewels in mind…”

She says with a crack in her voice, she hopes that the Echidna didn’t pick up on it, that’s he’s as dimwitted as everyone thinks he is but obviously he catches on…

“Hey…are you okay?”

“Y-yeah…I’m just looking down below. It’s beautiful, don’t you think?”

She says, desperately trying to steer the conversation away from current events.

Knuckles looks down at earth and grunts…

“It was…but after today…I can’t look at anything the same way again”

He pulls out the master emerald which has shrunken down.

“Heh, Tikal helped me learn to do this, makes it much more easier to carry around, want to hold it? I know you love jewels…”

Rouge looks at him wide eyed…why had he offered to let her hold the master emerald? Surely he’d know she could easily run off with it, Knuckles opens up her hand with his own and gives it to her, letting her hold it.

“I-I think it might make you feel at least a little bit better…”

That’s when it clicks in her head…he’s trying to comfort her, in his own little odd way, he’s trying to comfort her, make her feel better, sadly at the realisation of this, here eyes begin to water up, her vision getting blurry and the facade breaks, she slowly begins to let the tears fall from her eyes…

She drops the master emerald on the floor and cries into knuckles’ shoulder, hugging him as hard as she can, expecting him to push her away or shout at her that she dropped the master emerald but…that’s not what happens, he holds her tightly and tells her.

“Don’t worry…It’s alright to cry, he was your friend”

And finally the scene between sonic and Amy would place but slightly altered.

Here it is…

Planet Earth, such a beautiful and disturbing place, after this day, after what he’s heard and seen happen, he can’t look at it the same way again, what anyone can be capable off if they are pushed enough to the edge…

Sonic looks ahead at Earth, the stars and and feels…guilty…he was there, he saw Shadow fall however he lied to everyone…

After the final chaos control on the Space Colony Ark which retuned it to its normal position in space, no longer heading towards earth, Super Sonic looked around and saw two Rings floating, he picked them up and flew over to where he saw shadow, no longer in his Super form, very slowly moving away from the ark and towards earth.

Suoer Sonic quickly flew over to shadow however what happened…was heartbreaking.

Sonic would’ve been able to catch the ultimate Lifeform, in fact he should’ve but Shadow…Shadow pushed him away, he said that he doesn’t deserve to live after what he’s done, he broke Maria’s promise, hurt so many people and almost killed everyone. Sonic told him that he deserves a second chance to make them happy but Shadow smiled…

“Sonic…it’s funny you know, I think in another time, we could’ve been friends, maybe if things turned out differently we would be…but we’re both running out of energy, my super form has already run out and yours… it’s going to run out anytime now. So this is my final gift to you…goodbye, Sonic The Hedgehog.”

“SHADOW! NO!”

Shadow ended up using his remaining energy to use chaos control on sonic to teleport him back to the Ark, which right after it happened, Sonic’s Super form ran out…

From the observation deck Tails told sonic that Eggman was going to shut down the Space colony ark in 30 minutes which was around 20 minutes ago so the teleporters from earth and the Ark wouldn’t work, Sonic said he’s gonna catch up with tails nodding and walking off, leaving Sonic alone in the observation deck…

“The Ultimate Life form…Shadow The Hedgehog”

Just as he goes to walk away he sees Amy walk over into the observation deck, her eyes are puffed from crying but he can tell she’s trying to be strong, he smiles and walks over to her.

“I’m…Im so sorry Amy…I don’t know how close you got with Shadow, but I couldn’t save him… I appreciate you easing off on the romance but I shouldn’t have just ignored you when you needed my help…”

“I forgive you”

Amy replies with a smile, a sad smile but a smile nonetheless.

“People make mistakes, we’ve seen that today…but we also know that we can change for the better…so here’s to a better tomorrow Sonic.”

Amy extends her arm for a handshake with Sonic smiles and accepts.

“Here’s to a better tomorrow”

However he looks down at her wrist and sees something…new.

“Hey…are those?

Amy looks at her wrist and let’s put another smile, but this time it’s not a sad one…

“Yeah…these were his, I asked Rouge if I could have them, she said yes. Even when Eggman saw me wear them I could’ve sworn I saw a genuine smile from him. I think they look great but I also want to remember him like I remember you.

As a hero, someone I admire and want to be like.”

Sonic closes his eyes smiles.

“Me and you both Amy…me and you both”

Amy asks if he’s ready to leave and sonic Smiles.

“Yeah, let’s go back to the planet as cool and blue as me…”

They leave the room and the lights turn off but sonic looks back one last time.

“Sayonara…Shadow The Hedgehog”

The End…

Author’s notes:

(you can skip if you want cuz this is long enough already but it gives additional context to some scenes. There are also some other submissions I’ve written noted here to)

If you haven’t noticed I have written some submissions here before as (I think?) an anonymous user but finally made an account, specifically for this blog.

Most notably

Submission #59: A take on Shadamy

I’m 60-40 on this, it’s not written the best but I think my concept of their relationship is good enough

Submission #68: Yet another take on Shadamy

Not particularly proud of this one I can’t lie, the concept is decent but I didn’t proof-read it so it’s it’s sloppily written, I might either make a part 2 as a submission or just rewrite it and make it a complete story, though there was that one person who enjoy commented that they enjoyed it, I’m glad they did

Submission #74: Yet another Shadamy Scene Rewrite

I think it’s my best Shadamy piece I’ve done, it’s a very simple SA2 (can you tell it’s my favourite sonic story/game yet?)scene rewrite based on shadow and Amy’s first encounter on prison island.

Though I kinda wish I called the title of my first submission “yet a take on Shadamy” to fit in line with my “yet _____ Shadamy _____”

I wanted those final scenes to pull at the heart strings, sure it’s possibly too emotional for a Sonic story but I really don’t care, all of those scenes were based on experiences in my life so I tried to write the characters as “realistic” as I possibly could. I even snuck in some Knuxouge because I think it’s the only sonic ship that should be canon in the games, it makes the most sense to me. I also really hope I didn’t come off as bashing Sonic, that really wasn’t my intention, I really like Sonic as a character but I think this was the most realistic character development I could’ve given him. Rouge was definitely more emotional here but I think that makes sense, I didn’t even think of knuckles consoling her until a bit after so I promise it wasn’t just for a knuxouge moment. I couldn’t really do much with Tails, best I could do is have him sympathise with Eggman and referring to him as “Ivo Robotnik” was my was of showing that tails truly cared about Eggman in that moment. Also Sonic hugging Eggman might be slightly out of character but everyone is at their emotional limit here, including Eggman himself was hurt here, he found out the man he admired, his grandfather didn’t just not care about him but was willing to kill him, if felt personal to him and sonic saw that…

What I tried to do was not to create a Shadamy story (even though it certainly comes across as such because even though I love Shadamy, I don’t want any relationships in any main sonic games, hint at them sure but not proper relationships). Instead I tried to create a story with the basis of Sonic adventure 2 (my favourite sonic story) and improve certain aspects.

It just so happened that in my eyes, giving Amy a proper role would do exactly that and filling in details such as making it even more believable that Shadow would turn good at the end, giving a proper character arc to Amy and improving on Rouge’s and giving Sonic a character Arc with both realising that people can change for the better because knuckles wasn’t evil in 3&K, he was tricked. Sonic would also learn to take Amy more seriously.

Side note but I’ve always head people say that sonic has always been a flat character however I disagree, I think that became the case after SA2 because in that game, he learned that not everyone is purely good or bad, he learned that people will do bad things for good reasons and good things for bad reasons.

Another detail this adds is making it way more believable for Sonic to go back to Eggman when he takes Amy hostage because in SA2, sonic and tails just leave amy wondering around, both creating a liability and ignoring their friend however up to this point (in the hero story), Sonic, Tails and eventually Knuckles thought Amy had died on Prison Island but hearing her alive and being taken hostage would make it a good twist from a story standpoint along with making it WAY more believable that Sonic would rush back to Eggman. (even though tails was there).

Of course I had to add a scene between sonic and shadow, making it make more sense as to why shadow fell to earth and sonic couldn’t save him, I wanted to add shadow saying that they could’ve been friends in another time because that WAS true at one point, in heroes and 06 they respected each other and were friends with a slightly rivalry. In shadow the hedgehog, minus all the “evil” paths (which I don’t seem as canon) shadow and sonic are usually on good terms. Only in Boom is where there was an active distaste between the two.

Anyway that’s enough of me rambling. I originally wasn’t going to write some scenes and just skim through them like I have done with others but the ones near the end were too important for me to just simply skip. I’ve been writing this for about close to 3 hours now on my phone and I still have a few things to say but I’m satisfied with what I’ve written for now.

I’m going to be honest but this is the most emotional piece of work I’ve ever written, (coming from a guy who doesn’t think these characters beyond a few should be all “lovey-dovey” but speak through their actions and what they’re willing so do to make friend/partner happy) like I did with knuckles here.

Anyway I’m not going to link my AO3 here because my work isn’t nearly as emotional, it doesn’t have much shadamy and I also don’t wanna self promote here as well but if I write a SA2 rewrite with this concept, if I’m allowed to link it I will however it won’t be for a while as uni is killing me.

I hope you all enjoyed me rambling, I apologise for it being so damn long but I just has WAY too much to say and just ended up writing another part of a fanfic. Leave your thoughts below and owner of the blog (is that what I call you? Idk) keep up the great work.

[bearfoottruck]

Thank you so much! I appreciate the tips!

Hey, I just read your latest post on your favorite portrayals of Shadow and Amy, and I gotta ask: HOW did you manage to beat "Sonic Heroes" with its frustrating system of collecting the Chaos Emeralds? I've had trouble with that one, not only because the Chaos Emeralds are required to beat the game, but also because you can only obtain them via Special Stages that you need keys for, keys that - I might add - will disappear if you get hit even once.

It can definitely get frustrating! I never managed it as a kid because I gave up. There are some tricks to getting the emeralds, though:

1. Always play as Team Rose. You only need to get each Emerald once, not once with each team, thank God. Team Rose’s stages are shorter and have fewer enemies, which makes it easier to hold onto the key. Just take it slow, and you’ll be fine.

I also like to amuse myself by seeing how far in the level I can get just as Amy, but that’s probably just me.

2. Keep track of key and checkpoint locations. By which I mean, in relation to each other. For example, I had to replay Mystic Mansion a bunch of times, and I noticed there wasn’t a key after the last checkpoint, so just stopped touching that one and jumped off a ledge whenever I got to that point in the level. It helps that Team Rose’s stages have more extra lives than the others.

3. In the Emerald special stages, DON’T USE SPEED FORMATION!!! This seems counter-intuitive given that you’re trying to catch up to the damn thing, but the Emeralds in this game have some weird mechanics with rubberbanding to your speed. Always use Power formation and boost whenever you can, and you will catch up in NO TIME, for real. After I found that trick on the internet, I went from not even getting close every time to catching the Emerald in seconds. There are tons of debates online over how to do these, but this is what worked for me. And just hold the boost button, don’t repeatedly tap it. Tapping it makes the Emerald speed up.

It’s an odd game with some frustrating mechanics, but it’s doable with persistence. No way am I getting all A-ranks, though, lol.

[shadowxamyweek]

What are Shadow and Amy's opinions on Chao? Do either of them have any of their own?

Amy: Ooooo-! I want one so badly! They are so so so so cuuuuute! o(TヘTo My apartment is just too small! They need room to run around and play, you know! If I still was at my old house, I would absolutely have a chao!

Shadow: You can always stop by to play with Rosie.

Amy: Really? (*°▽°*) Oh Shadow, that would be the best thing ever! Thank you!

Shadow: No problem... They um, they miss you, anyway.

Amy: For real? How can you tell?

Shadow: You left your towel at our last sparing session. I keep trying to give it back, but Rosie hides it in and amongst her things. She likes to sleep on it.

Amy: AWWW! PLEASE SEND ME A PICTURE!! ＼(♡▽♡)／

Shadow: (´◡`)

[w0lp3rtinger]

No Butterflies for Me - Love Triangle - ShadAmy Week 2024

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She was quick with a joke, too, when she felt like a laugh, and Amy loved to laugh. She loved laughter and living and - just- life. All of it. That’s what made her such a good friend.

But she loved him. Without question, she loved him.

Faster.

Sonic huffed, lips twitching. Love-love, he called it. Separate from the other types of love. Why, he couldn’t even begin to explain. He just heard it said that way once and it stuck.

It should have been a no-brainer.

So why didn’t he love her back like that?

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AAAAA!

Massive thanks to @shadowsfascination , @shadamyheadcanons , and @lambpaca for looking this over! This is the ONE prompt from this week I'll be getting in on time, and it's frankly the one I've had the idea for long before the prompts were even decided.

[killingthecringe]

How do you think Rouge and Omega would react to shadamy? Does her being there shake up the team dark dynamic in any way?

They tease Shadow without mercy or regret for WEEKS.

In actuality I think they'd be very happy for him. Amy is strong in all of the social areas he lacks and Shadow is attentive in a way that amy needs.

I think Amy would try her best to not butt in on Team Dark time, because she knows how valuable Rouge and Omega are to Shadow. But in situations where it's the four of them, I feel like she gets along well with Omega and Rouge.

If you want some extra reading:

@ppeachx3 I believe has a bunch of fics kind of hinting at Rouge and Omega's opinions on the matter, as does @shadamyheadcanons

I know @shadowxamyweek also has something going right now with the character asks in a similar vein.

[bearfoottruck]

Hey everybody, I just want to let you all know that even if I don't agree with all of you, I nevertheless understand and respect where you're coming from, and I'm grateful for the people who are genuinely kind and respectful to me. Having good people to talk to means A LOT to me. I especially wanted to give shout-outs to @shadamyheadcanons and @starlight-emiko for being some of my favorite people on here. Rock on and boogie down!

[sonougeheadcanons]

Cuz do you see rouge And Sonic enjoying the Sonic Paramount movies

Oh, definitely! I even made a submission on @shadamyheadcanons about how Shadow and Amy attended the red carpet premieres of the first two Sonic movies.

[shadowsfascination]

Along the side of the road | CH 8

Here we go :) Stay tuned! The plot will get thicker and things will get messier.

Thank you, my friends and beta-readers, @w0lp3rtinger and @shadamyheadcanons for your patience and feedback <3

[shadowxamyweek]

Is Shadow being immortal canon? I thought it was just a generally accepted headcanon by the fandom

...Yes?

The pause and questionmark are not directed at you, they are directed at Sega.

I confess, I'm a bit of a stickler for what lore I consider canon. If it's in the games, it's canon to me. If it's anything outside of the games, including the game manuals themselves... then it's not.

I have such a narrow-bracket view of the story and these characters due to two things:

1: There seems to be a disconnect between the different 'branches' of the Sonic Franchise. There's the Shadow we see in games, there's the Shadow we see in marketing and social media (like Twitter Takeover), There's the Shadow we see in IDW, and then there is the Shadow we see Sega write about in character profiles like on Sonic Chanel and the official Sonic the Hedgehog website. This exists with all the characters to a degree, but I feel Shadow presents an egregious case of it. 2: Sega has a tendency to retcon things or change their language or act like stuff didn't happen and... I don't like it XD But they can't change games that have already been published and played. As such, to me, in-game dialog/play/story/etc is the crowning jewel of truth within the Sonic story.

But that these are *my* paramaters. They do not have to be *your* parameters.

So while there hasn't been any mention of immortality *in game*, there has been plenty *outside* of it. Lots of different official Sega sources say Shadow is 'immortal', but no examples or specifications have been provided in game. There's also plenty of times the whole 'immortality' portion is omitted. Most noticeably, it's not mentioned in the Sonic Channel character profile, nor the character profile provided on the official Sonic the Hedgehog website. At best, it is mentioned intermittently in game manuals and external sources.

(And I know we see Shadow in stasis in 06- I'm aware- but I'll also point out we don't know *when* he went into stasis. Furthermore, I cannot help but wonder if, much like Black Doom in SHtH, Mephiles took a portion of truth and twisted it to scare Shadow. (Also, like.... Shadow was under such heavy security when GUN put him down for an ice nap the first time. Why would they just leave him out and about like was shown in 06? I doubt the truth of what Mephiles shows Shadow.))

I actually reached out to @squid-in-a-party-hat, @fyeahsonicthehedgehog (x), and @forgottensonicfacts (x), as well as some friends of mine like @shadamyheadcanons for help collecting information to provide you with as well-rounded answer/opinion as I can. In fact, Squid has a video on this very subject XD They do a great job of weaving together all the different types of canon (comic, anime, social media, etc) so if that's how you prefer to operate, I really, really recommend them.

Anyway, Here are some game manual examples in chronological order.

SA2 (2001):

Sonic Heros (2003):

And...I want to take a moment to show something interesting between the original Japanese and the English translation. The japanese translation says 'unaging and undying' which gives us narrower guidelines, but the Heros profile is the only time I've seen that.

Shadow the Hedgehog (2005):

Which OUT OF ALL OF THEM you'd think it would be mentioned in his title game but like... *gestures*

Sonic 06 (2006):

Sonic and Mario at the Olympic Games (2020):

Then there are these online examples, stemming from both Sonic Chanel and the Sonic the Hedgehog Website. They are both officially owned and operated by Sega/Sonic Team. Note they don't mention his age or the immortality at all.

Sonic Chanel, 2007:

Sonic Chanel, 2010:

Sonic Chanel, 2022:

This is the character profile put up on the Sonic the Hedgehog website 2024, separate from Sonic Channel but still official.

(In talking to @forgottensonicfacts- I had asked about times Shadow had been called 'ageless' or '50.' Turns out the 'ageless' bit was written in a Scholastic's book and, so far as anyone has found.. there is no official mention of Shadow being listed as '50 years old.' I had been so sure it had been officially listed at one point in time. Really glad to be wrong on that one, frankly, because that would have been daft XD)

So this is what we have about Shadow's 'immortality' that has been put out by Sega themselves. Not the comics, not the media team, just Sega/Sonic Team.

Now... this is where I pick apart that word 'Immortal' and broaden the scope a bit.

Not to be 'that bastard,' but I popped on to the Oxford Dictionary just to get a concrete definition for you and they define the adjective use of the word as being, "living forever; never dying or decaying."

1- Shadow's already almost died. He *would* have died were it not for Eggman saving his sorry ass. We know this. It's a whole-ass plot point in his story because it's due to this he ends up with amnesia.

2- Even though Gerald was tinkering with immortality, that doesn't mean he succeeded. We also don't know how that immortality would look/work/act like.

3- In Sonic Battle (for Gameboy), several of the characters have a healing ability. Shadow is one of them. However, Shadow's healing ability is one of if not *the worst in the game.* Also, in the story itself, he get shot and is down for the count *for a while*.

4- We have not seen any of the characters physically change in game save for the big age up/design shift that happened when Sonic went 3d in Adventure. As such, we cannot personally test/see whether or not Shadow goes through any changes at all, be them aging or just changes to their body.

So... all in all... I feel this leaves a huge amount of room for interpretation.

Maybe Shadow isn't immortal after all. Nothing spectacular, it's just that portion of the Ultimate Life Form project didn't succeed.

Maybe the 'immortality' is his healing factor, and it needs to willfully be employed. As such, if Shadow WANTS to age, they need to intentionally and willfully allow themselves to do so by NOT employing the healing factor.

Maybe the 'immortality', being the healing factor, can wear down/slow down over time, especially due to overuse.

Maybe Shadow can live forever barring any really traumatic physical harm, but their body will physically change over time.

Maybe Shadow is immortal like how Oxford puts it, but there is a way to stop that perminantly if they so choose (like genetic therapy).

Maybe Shadow is immortal in the sense that they will never physically age, grow, or change. Ever.

Truthfully, that's pretty cool! Like, this gives people a lot of stuff to work with and play around with, compare notes, talk- that's the fun part of fandom! And no singular person is right! @shadamyheadcanons has this one that's fun. I personally like the idea that Shadow's 'immortality' wears down over time and gets weird, causing their Black Arms genetics to kick off (like a third eye ooooough gimmie gimmie gimmie.)

I don't know if this was the answer you were looking for. Perhaps I've just confused things further- I've been known to do that XD

Ultimately, what I'm trying to say is- it's whatever you want it to be, and nobody can stop you <3 So go have fun!

[w0lp3rtinger]

Making Mischief Ch 5

AAAAAHAHAHAHAAAA I FINISHED!

WOOOOO!

AND ONCE THE SECRET SHADAMY SANTA IS DONE I WANNA GET BACK TO WORKING ON HANGING ON!

GONNA RIDE THIS HIGH AS LONG AS I CAN!

@shadowsfascination , @shadamyheadcanons, and @killingthecringe were a huge help when it came to editing this. I greatly appreciate their patience in dealing with my scattered little brain <3

Ch 4 can be found here!

(You can also read it on DeviantArt if you would like by following this link. I may… actually go back to uploading on A03 however. Remains to be seen.)

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Amy briskly walked back down the little gravel path to the parking lot. Above, the moon glowed brightly, and below, the flickering lights of jack-o-lanterns lit her way. 

She wiped the tears from her eyes, huffing as she did so. 

This was stupid. 

She was being stupid. 

But hearing someone else say it still hurt. 

Not that her friends had, not directly. Rouge would never be so cruel towards her. Still, she was right. Of course she knew matching Halloween costumes wasn’t fate, and a peach ring in a cake wasn’t a surefire sign, and a hundred thousand apple peels would never tell her who it was she might marry one day. 

How many people did she know whose name started with an ‘S,’ and how could she ever tell who a stupid apple peel was referring to anyway? 

Amy’s laugh was bitter as she opened her trunk and tossed her things in. And if she slammed the lid shut harder than necessary, well, who would blame her? They were all down by the water and–.

Amy froze, running a hand down her face. 

She never made her lantern. 

With a sigh, she turned and faced the moon. One hand covered her mouth as her other arm wrapped around her midriff as though trying to hold herself together.

“Sorry,” she whispered. “I got distracted.” 

The moon said nothing, but in the distance, she could hear cheering as the lanterns were released into the tide to light the way to shore. The band picked up a lovely, soulful tune, one that echoed across the water and through the trees. It was a sound that rattled Amy’s bones as she shivered in the dark. 

It was a melancholic thing that, though hopeful, still hurt. 

Amy sighed as she wiped the tears from her eyes, her mouth settling into her palm. Shaking her head, she opened the trunk again and rifled through the dark. No doubt what she looked for wouldn’t be where she wanted it. Her fingers ghosted over sticky, bruised apple flesh until she felt the cool bite of glass. 

She gasped quietly. There it was.    

From the darkness of the trunk, Amy pulled out a silverback mirror. It was old and fairly tarnished, its glass only reflected a portion of its surface clearly. The rest was murky or obscured with age. 

Amy held it to her chest as she looked back up at the moon. 

She took one deep breath, then another. 

“I’m almost done,” she whispered. “I know… I’ve asked a lot tonight, but if you could help me one last time, I’d really appreciate it.” 

Amy ran a thumb over the glass, wincing as she felt a patch of sticky apple juice catch the fabric of her glove. She cleaned the surface off on the hem of her dress before disappearing into the dark. It was an old animal path she took, one that ducked and weaved between the branches. She had to be careful not to stumble as she went along lest she drop the mirror. Still, she had done it so many times it was practically ingrained into her brain. 

Somewhere, she could hear rustling through the trees. Somewhere, she could hear an errant and restless bird shifting in its sleep. Somewhere, she could hear the mournful singing of the living. 

It was a song of waves wine dark and faces white as the moon, of hands pushing back to shore, of promises to live happily. 

Amy looked back up to the moon, its speckled face peeking through the canopy. 

“I’m working on it,” she hissed. “Just help me with this first.” 

With that, Amy stumbled through the trees. She caught herself with one hand as she ran up the hill to the cliff overlooking the cove. 

Her heart was thrumming, her mouth dry. She licked her lips as she tried to take deep breaths. 

Slowly, she brought the mirror up before her. Her reflection was grainy. The dark treeline and the pale moonlight cast her face into strange contradictions, highlighted by the sweat upon her brow. 

“On Hallow’s Eve, when moon is bright,” she whispered, “and the veil is thin between these lives, mirror in hand, I walk back to thee. Please tell me who my lover be.” 

Amy swallowed, willing the shaking in her hands to stop as she slowly started to walk backwards along the cliff edge. 

One.

This was crazy. This was absolutely crazy. 

Two.

There was a very slim chance this would work at all, and even if it did, it probably wouldn’t work for her. 

Three. 

She had tried, alright? But incantations, they just didn’t click. 

Four.

Tarot cards had always been more her thing, but lately, they had been so argumentative with her. 

Five. 

She just wanted one solid answer. That was all. 

Six. 

Nobody wants to feel like they were being yanked around. Nobody likes being given noncommittal answers. Nobody likes pitying looks from their friends who clearly understand a subtext she just couldn’t grasp. 

Seven. 

Even a ‘no’ would have been better at this point. 

Eight. 

But that wasn’t really true, was it? 

Nine.

No, Amy knew what she wanted. 

Ten. 

There were eyes in the treeline.  

Amy froze. Her heart thrummed in her throat, her breath a painful knot in her chest. The eyes were wide and bright against the dark behind them. Their gaze was soft, yet more intense than anything she had ever known. Something like a wave, powerful and overwhelming, swept through her, making her knees shake, her hands tremble. It took her by the soul.

The eyes, the eyes were all she could see. 

A thrum, a vibration, a moment where she was outside herself- outside herself- outside herself- wrenched like she was caught in a riptide, and all she could see were those eyes.  

Then Shadow walked out of the dark, and she could breathe again. 

She cursed, letting the mirror fall to her side as her face fell into her free hand. Amy groaned as she shook her head while behind her footsteps, silent like settling leaves, came closer.  

“What are you doing?”  

He was quiet. He was almost always quiet, but something about it against the backdrop of silence that suddenly seemed to fall upon them spooked Amy. Or maybe it had something to do with the way that the grainy mirror had seemed to make his eyes glow faintly in the dark, how the makeup around his eyes highlighted the hollows of his face, how his chest fur burned like a white fire in the middle of a gaping black hole. 

She shook her head again, trying to get the image out of her mind. 

“Amy-” 

“Nothing!” She whipped around, holding the mirror to her chest like a shield. “Nothing, alright?” 

Shadow stopped walking towards her. She watched as his hands swung uselessly at his sides until they clenched into fists, tucking under his arms as he crossed them. He looked away then. 

“How did you find me?” Amy winced as her voice cracked. 

“You’re lucky Cream doesn’t always listen. She’s the one that told me where to look for you.”

Amy huffed, hunching her shoulders as she looked away from him and over the cliffside, only to be struck dizzy by just how high up they were. The lights in the cove looked so small out on the water, and the waves themselves looked like nothing more than ripples in bed linens. 

The shaking of her knees finally was too much, and Amy plopped down onto the grass.  She gripped the dirt beneath her as if, perhaps, if she didn’t, whatever it was that had washed over her might try to carry her off again. 

Amy heard Shadow as he sat down next to her. She did not turn to look. 

Amy swallowed, holding the mirror to her chest as she steeled her nerves before looking back up at Shadow. “I was fine until you almost scared me off the ledge, you know!” 

Shadow rolled his eyes. “Is that right?” 

“Yeah, it is!” 

“So I should just leave you here then?” 

“Yeah, you should!” 

“And I suppose you want me to lie like you wanted Cream to lie, about not knowing what you’re up to? And not tell Rouge or Blaze where you are? Do you not understand that they are worried about you?” 

“They shouldn’t be! I’m fine!” 

“They don’t think so.” 

“Well, they’re wrong!” 

Amy, breathing heavily, looked past him and towards the treeline. Where was the little path she had taken up here? Where was her escape? If she couldn’t find a path, forget it. She’d figure something out. She always did. 

Movement brought her attention back with a snap, and she caught Shadow with his hand reaching out towards her. As soon as they locked eyes, the hand stalled mid-air, then dropped towards the grass. 

“Silver told me you weren’t acting like yourself,” Shadow’s voice was low, slow. “He was right, you’re not. Now what the hell is going on?” 

She turned her face away, gritting her teeth. “Doesn’t matter. Didn’t work.” 

“Tell me anyway.” 

“You’ll laugh.” 

“And what if I promise to not?” 

Amy paused them, lips parted in a snarl ready to retort, only to stall at the sincerity in his voice. She took one deep breath, then two, as her fingers ran through the grass around her. 

“I… wanted…” Amy licked her lips, “I wanted t-to see… who I would marry.” 

There was silence, and the silence stretched. Amy blinked against the tears in her eyes as she tried to swallow the call to cry that bubbled up from within her, like water from a cursed well. With a huff, Amy let herself fall forward onto the grass, arms crossed so that her chin could rest upon her hands as she watched the lanterns drift steadily out to sea. 

Beside her, she could hear Shadow shuffle. 

“My understanding was that today is a day of remembrance.”

Amy nodded, humming. 

“Then why was it so important to do… whatever it was that you were doing… today, exactly?” 

“The veil between the land of the living and the land of the dead is thinner,” she mumbled, her lips brushing against her folded hands as she bowed her head, trying to hide her losing battle with her sorrow. “And the dead are supposed to be able to see far into the future and the past.” 

“So… you were trying to ask your ancestors-” 

“If I would marry Sonic, yes.” Amy finally let her face bury itself in the grass, her hands coming up to rest atop her head as her voice cracked again. “The apples, the peach ring, the-the matching outfits, that mirror spell you caught me in the middle of... I tried everything I could think of just to get a sign, and I got so caught up in what I was doing I didn’t- didn’t even make my own lantern.” 

She heard Shadow hum. The quiet settled between them again, the sound of the sea and the singing below the only sounds. 

“I spent the whole night reaching out trying to find out if- if-” Amy sniffed, her voice squeaking when she spoke again, “-but I didn’t even- the whole point of today is to celebrate life and light the way for your loved ones to find you again, and all I did was mess around and ask stupid questions. I totally forgot-…”  

Amy heard Shadow shuffling again, coming closer. She did not want to look up, though. Her teeth were gritted, lips pulled back as she tried to stifle her crying. Instead, she took measured breaths through her nose as she watched her tears roll down the blades of grass. 

“They forgive you,” He said, the certainty in his voice palpable.

Amy shook her head.

“They forgive you,” Shadow punctuated his words. “They are your kin. They love you. Besides, with how you tell me you’ve been pestering them all evening, I think they can figure out where to find you.” 

Amy couldn’t help but giggle at that, watery though it was. She sniffed as she wiped her nose, letting her eyes close as she sighed. Slowly, she matched her breathing to the ocean waves below, the breeze rolling over her in steady waves. Her hands clenched and unclenched in the grass.

“Do-,” Shadow cut his own thought with an audible clip, sighing before he found his words again. “Do you think… maybe they don’t want you to know?” 

Amy sniffed, shaking her head. She opened her mouth to reply, but all that managed to come out was a low, pathetic squeak. Somewhere above her, she heard Shadow grumble before she felt something wrapped in a napkin press slide through the gap between her forehead and the ground until it bumped into the bridge of her nose. Amy lifted her head to find a folded-up square that was already beginning to come unraveled and revealing the pale pink edge of a peach ring. 

She blinked, lifting her face to look at Shadow, who she found sitting on the cliff edge an arms-reach away. He wasn’t watching her. Rather, he was looking out over the water, over the swath of lanterns steadily making their way out to sea. The ocean breeze ruffled his quills, the grass, her bangs, as she slowly took the peach ring in hand and sat up. 

“I don’t know what you need that for,” he muttered, “but you can have mine.” 

Amy bit her lip, willing herself not to cry again as she looked at the peach ring in her shaking hands. With unsteady fingers she tore it in half, holding out half towards Shadow, who took it without looking. She rolled her half between her fingers. It sparkled in the low light, the sugar glinting in the moonlight as it crunched between her fingers. 

“Thank you,” she whispered, to the moon, to the peach ring, to the quiet boy next to her, to her ancestors who might be listening. “Maybe…it is better for it to just be a surprise.”

And she took a bite.

[killingthecringe]

do you write fics and/or have any faves you'd want to shout out?

I do actually! Most of the stuff I write is Shadamy; as are a good portion of these recommendations.

There's a bunch of t and up rated fics here so just be mindful about checking ratings and tags/ warnings in advance <3

My a03 is here <3

My Friend Mozie writes some amazing stuff. Their fic Time to Grow Up is one of my all-time favourites even if it rips my heart out every time.

Anything by @shadamyheadcanons is fantastic. Their A03 link is here. I'm personally biased towards Shadow Sensations because that was the first one I found.

@overtdemon knocks it out of the park every time, and writes what I think is the most awkward Shadow, which I adore. If the Glove Fits was such a joy to read.

@suna1suna1 writes some fantastic sonamyshad, including Hedgehogs and Privateers. They play off the dynamics of each of the characters incredibly well!

@w0lp3rtinger has some fantastic stuff as well! What Is It You Want, which is a subset of Hanging On To Tomorrow, is one that really got me back into writing fic at all!

@shadowsfascination has also just been putting out some phenomenal stuff lately; the rose gold amy was awesome!

@sthrox has a fantastic cast of characters in their fics, I'm personally a fan of how Amy's family is written, especially in Shadamy Rain

Some additional fics that I like as well:

Hard Candy by JiolionRuns: As the war against the Eggman Army ended, many mobian children were orphaned and placed in Restoration shelters. One of which is where Shadow the hedgehog would encounter a peculiar hoglet who will make him realize a thing or two.

Green with Envy by Reaxeons: What if Dexter was actually real and not just made up? And what if he was a massive douche. What if Shadow helped Amy out, and that sparked a series of events that would change how they see each other? Fuck around and Find Out. ;)

In Bad Faith by ShadamySomeday: Amy convinces Shadow to kiss her to make Sonic jealous. What will happen when his possessiveness and feelings for her push things farther than either of them expect?

Ups and Downs by Zehntacles: Rouge ropes Shadow into going on a date with Amy Rose, while Amy plans to use her date to make Sonic take notice of her. Will either be able to stand the other long enough to get through this night unscathed?

Let's Go Home by Nothing_Fancy: Amy is now 20, and has always loved Sonic the Hedgehog. She didn't plan on ever loving anyone else, but after a near death experience and a broken arm, she finds herself getting closer to her new roommate. To make matters complicated, a darkness threatens to take away her new found happiness. Can Amy figure out just who she wants to be with and how to defeat the impending doom, before it's too late? Takes place after Sonic X and treats Sonic Boom as the future of X.

"The Brothers of Chaos" by ThePurplePyroHedgie: AU: Leaving her past behind her, Amy, a skilled nurse, winds up working as a medic for the notorious M.C, "The Brothers of Chaos." Along the way, she learns about what makes this group so dangerous & well known. However, one of the members of the club soon realizes that their new medic is hiding a formidable secret.

One Hundred Moments by laineybug0: These two hedgehogs weren't meant to be together. Everything was stacked against them from the beginning- from her love for another hedgehog to his obligations as an Agent of G.U.N. What does it take for two people to come together despite the odds? How many fleeting and harrowing moments before they can have their happily ever after?

[sonougeheadcanons]

All right! @shadamyheadcanons just gave us a mention! Bring on the submissions!

[shadowsfascination]

Thanks for tagging me @pancreasman :)

Last song I listened to: I kid you not, it was Fastest Thing Alive, the intro from Sonic the Hedgehog (it was on TV XD)

Currently watching: rewatching Jane the Virgin, just finished Maid and Baby Reindeer, which were both really good.

Spicy/sweet/savory: Sweet, but I also really like spicy chips and cheese.

Relationship status: happily married.

Current obsessions: I'm rather consistent with my obsessions, lol, so... *drum roll* ...Sonic! ;) Mainly Shadow and Amy because they are fantastic together. I also really like plants, flowers and animals.

Fav color: depends on the mood, but I'm really into all kinds of greens and blue's.

Feel free to join in on this if you see this, but for now I'm tagging @katetcake @deadrabbithq @ochako @nvrfearthefall @shadamyheadcanons

@zayphantomslayer @eddymimi @dg-darkfantasy (I know I haven't even talked to some of you guys at all before, so no pressure at all :)

People I wanna get to know a lil bit better game :))))))

Tagged by the impeccable @skyderman

Last song I listened to: Street you live on - Remi Wolf

Currently watching: a bunch of horror ARG analysis videos that are gonna give me anxiety probably

Spicy/sweet/savory: Sweet. Gimme them watermelon sour patch kids

Relationship status: never had anyone. Probably never will 🥲

Current obsessions: Sonic mostly. Also learning to 3D model, playing sudoku instead of talking to people, studying film/animation and trying to find some semblance of happiness in the godforsaken world we live in.

Fav color: favorite is a nice canary yellow followed by pink, emerald green, and sage.

Tagging these rad people!!!! @lollytea @artfartt @ilovericecakess @w0lp3rtinger @momotarotea @ppeachx3 @shadowsfascination

@halloweenorangesoda @killingthecringe

[nvrfearthefall]

"Amy's words caught her throat when shadow swiftly leaned down to press a brief, warm kiss to her cheek.

'Merry Christmas, Rose.'"

Based on the story, "In a Pinch" by the lovely @shadamyheadcanons

Thank you so much for your overall existence! 🤧