#also sonadow canon?!?!?!

[midnight1nk]

EPISODE CONCEPT #9

What if... Mario was in Sonic Movie 3?

[more below cut] LINKS: Wattpad and AO3 For context, since Sonic 3 is coming out, here's some silly goofs! though, FAIR WARNING: (1) very low effort than usual, (2) all based on pieces from the trailers and past SMG4 episodes, (more in tags). May have done this while in a fever dream. This is mostly just for fun, so onward!

Just a boring day. Well, for some exemptions.

Cozy was in their own home, Mario was currently laughing at passing memes on the TV while Luigi washed the dishes from their recent dinner. Spaghetti, naturally. And it was indeed a regular old day in the SMG4 universe, until Sonic spin-balled through the window.

Mario turned over from the couch to see the blue hedgehog in the room. He waved. "Hey, dude! Wassup?" 

Sonic says, frantically, "Mario, I need your help!"

-x-FLASHBACK NOISES-x-

Team Sonic was strolling around on their Japan trip, with Sonic wearing a birthday hat on. The three have visited many sights and experiences and the most memorable ones include: Sonic standing over the Tokyo Tower, eating from an awesome hole-in-the-wall ramen shop, Knuckles spotting and fangirling over Hatsune Miku, who just happened to be in a friendly outing with Boopkins ("HATSUNE MIKU?! IS THAT YOU? "), shopping through Shibuya...

To end Sonic's birthday on a special note, they went to eat dinner at the Chaos Garden restaurant. But just as the kitchen staff was bring Sonic a surprise cake for him, chaos ensued outside. Of course, heroes being heroes, it's up to Team Sonic to deal with it. What they didn't expect was to a familiar figure looming over them, holding out a green Chaos Emerald.

"Here it is, the Constitution."

-x-PRESENT DAY NOISES-x-

"Here, look!" Sonic took the TV remote and switched the channel to "BREAKING NEWS". On the screen, Shadow stands over robot scraps in the middle of the ruined Shibuya streets.

"Shadow the Hedgehog?"

"My ex-fiancé." 

Mario looks at Sonic, shocked.

Sonic clarifies, "Yeah, before Swag, we were supposed to get married but... he didn't show up." He looks away, sad. "My birthday today just happened to fall on the same day of our wedding years ago. Uh... anyway, Knuckles and Tails are still the hospital right now and I could use some hand."

Hearing this, Mario feels sympathetic for what Sonic went through and, he jumps with now filled determination. Ready for action. "Don't worry, Sonic. I got you! Let's go kick some a**!" 

Sonic smiles in gratitude, trying mirroring his determination. "Alright!" He gives a thumbs-up before saying wearily, "By the way, Swag's going to give us a lift."

Right on cue, Swag bursts into the wall with a tank. "Here comes Independence Day!"

Chris also pops out. "...Shadow isn't an alien."

"Yes he is. Chris, let me have this!"  Swag uncomfortably waves at Sonic like kid in trouble. "Hi, honey."

Sonic shakes his head. Mario looks at the pair confused but decided to not question anything yet. The hedgehog and the plumber jump in.

Sonic says, "Here we.........GO!"

Chris presses the start button and the tank goes in reverse. In an agonizing slow pace.

"Mamaf**ker!"

-x-TIME CUT-x-

The group finally catches up to Shadow, who's riding a motorcycle and a gun in hand. Sonic spin-balls out of the tank and chases after him through the busy traffic, while also being noticed by the people walking by.

"Hey, Shadow!" Sonic greets. "Long time no see!"

"That was an illegal left, by the way!" Random guy says, seeing the two hedgehogs speeding by.

They continue on as a giant flying squid-like robot comes into view, forcing the camera to look at it face-to-face for a second.

SQUID

And even SMG4, SMG3, Meggy, and Tari saw them.

Meggy asks, "Wait, was that Shadow the Hedgehog?"

SMG3 does admire Shadow's sense of style but...

"It is! He looks so cool," Four says in awe and looks over to Three, wondering if his guardian partner had any thoughts. Only to see Three turned away and Four could tell that he was pouting. "SMG3, are you... jealous?"

"What? NO! Shadow may be Sonic's rival, but he is nothing compared to me."

"Sure, dude," Four hums, slipping into an amused expression. "Relax, you're still my number one rival."

Three paused before looking over to him, surprised and touched. "Wait, really?"

Cutting back to Shadow and Sonic, in the middle of a conversation...

"Don't you call my highlights gay!"

"They are pretty gay."

"This doesn't involve you, hedgehog," Shadow warns. "If y'know what's good for you, leave me be."

Sonic huffed, bitter, "I thought you already did that, faker."

Triggered by the nickname, Shadow shoots at Sonic, who of course is able to dodge every time. Shadow already knew that he would, it was just to buy him time. Coming in to help, Mario jumps towards Shadow. Unfortunately, Shadow sped up and Mario landed on Sonic's face, blinding the poor blue hedgehog. While Sonic tried to move Mario out of his face, he knocked out many things: people, memes, and a seller who just happened to be selling cabbages.

"My cabbages!"

Shadow, looking over his shoulder to see Chris and Swag catching up. He calls out to Swag, simply wanting to rile the man up, "I peed on you wife! She's mine. That's the law!"

He takes a different route while Sonic manages to hold onto Mario by the hand, losing Shadow in the process.

Sonic screeched to a halt, looking around. "Oh no, we lost him."

"Aw man, sorry about that," Mario apologized.

Then, a crackle over the radio.

"Sonic, Mario," Chris said. "Looks like we might have some idea what Shadow may be up to and there's a chance to stop him."

Swag joins in. "Augh, that hedgehog... Do you want us to pick you guys up?"

Considering the circumstances, Sonic sighs. "No, we'll just take the helicopter."

Just as the plot demands, a government helicopter comes by, and the two jump on as they head to Prison Island.

"Say, Sonic," Mario asks. "Not to intrude but what's going on between you and Swag?"

"Oh well, we... haven't been doing great recently. Ever since the start of our relationship, I've been trying to make it work. But..." Hidden shame and guilt showed as Sonic continued to confess, "I guess everything has been falling apart since the start after all."

Mario puts a hand on his back to comfort his friend.

"Thanks, Mario."

-x-TIME CUT-x-

At a secret hideout, Shadow walks into a control room where Eggman was waiting of him. Pulling out the stolen Constitution and that fourth damn Chaos Emerald, Shadow hands them over. "There. I got what you wanted."

"Oh hoho. At last, with the power of the Eclipse Canon, I shall rule the world." Eggman chuckles as he rubs his hands together. "And everyone will be able to watch my splatoon 2 let's play's by Eggman." He could already imagine the fame and glory he always wanted.

Shadow rolls his eyes and turns around to leave. "I can finally go to Mexico for my vacation."

"Where do you think you're going, c*cker?"

"I don't talk to people whose d*cks are less than 3 inches."

"Listen to me, motherf**cker!" Eggman scolds. "You really thought I forgot about you peeing on my wife?"

Shadow smirks. "And I'll do it again!" He quickly pulls out his phone, out of Eggman's sight, and posts something on Twitter. Then he runs away.

"What the actual sh*t? WHAT?" Eggman shouts, confused, before getting a notification on his phone. "WHO POSTED MY N*DES ON TWITTER DOT COM?!"

-x-TIME CUT-x-

Shadow is in hiding, having all of Prison Island's wildlife to run around. Following down a curved path (with a loop-de-loop in it), he jumps up into the air. Though he wasn't alone, just as he does, Sonic crosses him while holding Mario's hand.

Their forms make an "X" shape with the moon shining in the background. Ah, the good old days.

The two land on opposite sides, Sonic and Mario on the ground with Shadow on a thick fallen tree branch.

Shadow mutters under his breath, "That blue hedgehog again of all places..."

"I found you, faker!"

"Faker? I think you're the fake hedgehog around here. You're comparing yourself to me? Ha, you're not even good enough to be my fake."

The two lock eyes like a Western standoff, waiting for the other to make the first move. Sonic and Shadow, fueled by anger, lunged at each other... before getting into a kitty fight. Mario with widened eyes, merely sighs. By all the memes, they act so much like Three and Four.

Suddenly, a punch of fire from a red blur knocks Shadow away from Sonic. It's Knuckles.

"WOAH!" Mario shouted. "THE FLAMES OF DISASTER!"

"We're here to help you, Sonic!" Tails also comes into the scene, flying with his two tails, alongside Chris and Swag on a chopper.

Swag announced, "You activated my trap card!"

The group circles around Shadow, not giving him a chance to escape. As the hedgehog gets up, Mario confronts him. "Dude, you're such a jerk for what you did to Sonic. You guys could've been happy!"

Shadow huffed, "Happy? I could've been if it weren't for what Sonic did to me." His mind drifts off to reminisce. "I promised Maria that I would be happy one day..."

-x-FLASHBACK BUBBLE-x-

From the capsule launched from the Ark, Shadow from the past peered through the glass.

Maria's voice echoed in his mind, "Shadow, remember: furries are second-class citizens..."

"Maria..."

Insert green screen explosion.

-x-BUBBLE FADES AWAY-x-

"I didn't even do anything to you," Sonic said. He takes a step forward and points at him. "This doesn't change you leaving me at the altar..."

Shadow blinked. "Me? You're the one who left me hanging!"

Everyone else seemed to follow suit. "...Wha?"

"Don't you remember? I've been trying to call you all morning that day!"

-x-FLASHBACK NOISES-x-

Shadow has been panicking all morning, the chaos of this last-minute wedding. The two hedgehogs aren't exactly good planners, they were just so excited to get married. In both of his hands, Shadow held up a white bowtie and a wedding dress, unsure what to pick. He scrambled to his phone and called Sonic on speed dial.

"Sonic, which one of us is the bride?" he asked out loud, shaking the phone in his hands. "Sonic? Sonic, I need an answer!"

Unfortunately, at the same time, Sonic was already at the altar. With his phone turned off for the ceremony. Shadow didn't know. He hurried to the altar, wearing both a bowtie and a dress, too late to find out that Sonic wasn't there. Sonic had already left, thinking Shadow didn't want to marry him.

-x-PRESENT DAY NOISES-x-

Everyone stares at each other as the realization settles in. After all this time, it was a misunderstanding.

Mario's mustache has grown comically big. "...oh."

"...wait, I guess it does," Sonic mumbles under this breath.

Standing up, Shadow says, "I tried to move on. I know you did too. But Sonic, could you give me another chance? For us?"

"Shadow, I..." Sonic glances back over to Swag before hanging his head low. "...I can't."

A ping from Mario's phone chimes in. Then, a sudden chain of pings came from everyone else's phones.

"A Nintendo Direct?"

Just as the Direct voiceover finishes announcing a game, unexpected news comes up.

"What's this?" the Voiceover questioned. "Doctor Eggman has his own announcement?"

Eggman appears at the screen, who clearly looks drunk. "I'VE COME TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT: SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG'S A B*TCH*SS MOTHERF**KER, HE PISSED ON MY F**KING WIFE!"

The scene cuts to Frankie watching the Direct on TV with a mortified expression. "Mommy?"

"THAT'S RIGHT HE TOOK HIS HEDGEHOG F**KIN' QUILLY D*CK OUT AND BE PISSED ON MY F**KIN WIFE, AND HE SAID HIS D*CK WAS THIS BIG. AND I SAID 'THAT'S DISGUSTING'. SO I'M MAKING A CALL-OUT POST ON MY TWITTER DOT COM: SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG, YOU GOT A SMALL D*CK. IT'S THE SIZE OF THIS WALNUT EXCEPT WAY SMALLER!" He does indeed hold up a walnut to the camera. "AND GUESS WHAT'S HERE'S WHAT MY DONG LOOKS LIKE."

A sound wave from the sky turned everyone's attention to the Ark orbiting by the edge of the horizon. It has "Robotnik" all over it.

"THAT'S RIGHT, BABY. ALL POINTS, NO QUILLS, NO PILLOWS. LOOK AT THAT, IT LOOKS LIKE TWO BALLS AND A BONG." The Eclipse Cannon charges up. "HE F**KED MY WIFE SO GUESS WHAT? I'M GONNA F**K THE EARTH! THAT'S RIGHT, THIS IS WHAT YOU GET: MY SUPPER LASER PISS. EXCEPT I'M NOT GONNA PISS ON THE EARTH, I'M GONNA GO HIGHER..."

The laser fires, passing over the stratosphere and...

"I'M PISSING ON THE MOON!"

The moon explodes, half of it completely destroyed.

"HOW YOU LIKE THAT, OBAMA? I PISSED ON THE MOON, YOU IDIOT!"

The feed cuts to Obama's live reaction, confused by the cameras shoved in his face.

"YOU GOT 23 HOURS BEFORE THE PISS DROPLETS HIT THE F**KIN EARTH! NOW, GET OUT MY SIGHT BEFORE I PISS ON YOU TOO—"

But just as he's about to start the timer, he accidentally presses the self-destruct button.

"...f**k."

The Ark shakes wildly before it starts to plummet into the planet. The Direct abruptly ends as the voiceover is still stunned by what happened. "Was...was that part of the Direct?

The group slowly turned to Shadow wanting an explanation. Shadow gulped. "...well, sh*t, I only said that just to f**k with him."

Everyone screams, terrified that they're gonna die. It includes the group, who are unsure what to do. Except for Sonic and Shadow, who looked over each other a give a knowing nod.

Sonic turns to the red plumber, "Mario, we need a way to get to space."

"Okay-dokey!" Mario smiles with determination. He pulls out a cannon out of thin air.

Sonic and Shadow jump in it and by a hit from Mario, they get launched into the sky in their spin-ball form and go through the Ark like bullets, making the orbiting society explode into a million pieces (yes, another green screen explosion). 

It's Out of This Park! (wii sports music plays)

The world cheered as the two hedgehogs and Eggman fall back to the planet. Crashing back on Prison Island, Sonic was the first to get up. He was always so resilient. Swag, naturally worried for his wife, ran up to him. But Sonic didn't even notice Swag or his own bruises and ran over to check up on Shadow.

"Shadow?" Worry washed over Sonic. "Dude, don't give up. Please."

With a cough, Shadow wakes up, holding his head as if all he got was a headache. "Augh, I'm not dead, hedgehog."

Sonic nevertheless was relieved Shadow was okay. Seeing how Sonic was with Shadow, Swag found himself deep in thought as memories (good and bad) of his relationship crossed his mind. As much as Shadow's pleas were shown on his face, Sonic reluctantly had to say goodbye.

Sonic, walking past Swag, headed towards the tank. "C'mon, let's go..." Noticing that Swag hasn't moved an inch, he stops and turns. "Swag?"

"My dear, do you still love Shadow?"

Sonic could only respond with silence, guilt and self-conflict mushed together. Swag goes up to him, kneels down and puts his polygonal hands on Sonic's shoulders.

"Sonic. As they say, if you really love someone, you let them go. I love you but I want you to be free and have a chance to be happy."

Shocked and perhaps still registering those words, Sonic asks, "Are...are you sure?" 

Swag nods. A new emotion filled Sonic's heart, prompting him to give Swag a grateful hug. "Thank you, Swag. I hope you have a chance to find your happiness too."

After a moment, the two part, in their way a farewell. Sonic runs up to Shadow with tears welling in his eyes. Sad to break it off with Swag, relieved that he doesn't have to hurt their relationship anymore. Happy to rekindle past love.

"Shadow!"

Shadow, whose back was towards Sonic, turned to see. Only for Sonic to wrap his arms around his neck and kiss him. While he was surprised by it at first, he soon fluttered his eyes closed and kissed back.

[OG credits to: Myly14]

I love you.

Swag observes from afar. Chris comes from behind and puts a hand on his friend's shoulder for comfort as Swag sheds a tear.

Wiping it away, Swag reassures, "It's okay, Chris. I'll be okay, I know he'll be too."

-x-TIME CUT-x-

In Three's Coffee and Bombs, Mario was introducing the hedgehog couple (currently holding hands) to the cafe, on their tour of the Showgrounds.

"SMG3 makes the best coffee around," Mario proudly says before leaning over to Shadow. "Plus, quality weapons."

Shadow slips up a curious smile and seeing it, Sonic shakes his head full of fond. Their relationship will take a lot to heal but the two of them know they could do it. Getting coffee seems like a good start. But of course, Shadow would only order the coffee beans. Before them was Four telling his order to Three.

"One Cyanide Supreme Latte with ten shots of expresso—"

"And five spoons of sugar," Three finishes that sentence for Four. "Yeah, yeah. I already know your order, scrub." He picks up the usual blue mug with constellations. "But you don't think you're getting special treatment."

"C'mon! Aren't I your most loyal customer?" Four flutters his eyes with a cheeky smile. Three tries to look away, Four knew how to push his buttons. "Besides, you do owe me a latte, remember?"

"Did not."

"Did to."

Sonic tries to be discreet, leaning over to Mario and gesturing at Four. "Woah, he's bisexual. I didn't know that."

Mario and Shadow nod in agreement. Though Sonic must've been a little too loud for both Four and Three to look in their direction. While Three completely short-circuited at the implications, an embarrassed Four lunged at Mario, telling him to not say anything about what's going on between him and Three.

Well, it really was just another boring day, with a few exemptions.

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Ink here! Still in the middle of the fever dream, aha. Hope that brings a happy ending for everyone. Remember, no movie spoilers for other people and me (gonna see it over the weekend). Let's see how much of this I got right for the official version. :P

[jetboots]

i gave in and made a sth sideblog.... here's the sillies. wish we could've seen sonic falling on his face in sonic prime lmfao

[pastasilly]

sonadow but with terios.. runs away

[lothbats9000]

Their game isn't even out yet but I can already tell it's gonna make me cry so I'm coping by drawing happy Shadow's

[head---ache]

Disaster gays

[izuizzy]

“Little bird, let your wings carry you on winds up high.

“Let the bright blue embrace you, the bright blue sky.

“Little bird you are free, horizons in your eyes.

“Little bird, take me with you, let’s soar you and I~”

[sonicpilled]

( taken from sonadow wiki)

this might be the most crazy ive sounded but like i feel like something silly is going on…. like ok the sonadow bumblekast ian flynn stuff i still cant get over (basically he explained his take on sonadow and said it could work without changing the characters personalities) and that was the last day of pride month ya. but um.. 5 days before the first episode of sonic prime s2 releasing. on yt! 16 days before it will release fully..!! But um. i dunno i think something is goin on cuz with this thing i saw!! july,the tanabata festival…the celebration of the annual meeting of 2 separated lovers.. n what happened in the first episode of sonic prime s2 that was released in july..? what 2 characters were reunited..? hmmmmmmmmm

[6larosie9]

Day 7: Pride

@sonicfashionweek

[aqualotic]

I know the kids like soft Sonadow and that has its time and place but I need more of Shadow impulsively kissing Sonic with blood staining both their teeth after a viscious fight, after which they proceed to not talk about it for a wholeass decade.

[eggmansplatformboots]

he will not be getting over it

[hyper-cryptic]

Do u know when wolves do THAT face when another wolf snaps at them. okay now do u understand why Shade's cringefailing

(Warning, ooc. This is an AU.)

[neometalsilver]

sonadow being canon in the spanish dub you cannot make this shit up

[itz-pandora]

HI THERE BRO

BEST SONIC SHIP??

There is no best because each one has pros and cons. Everything is subjective

[demegod-dess]

Weird question but I'm trying to write a sonadow video essay because hyperfixation yippee. Anyways I thought if possible it would be fun to learn and talk about early examples of sonadow fan-work or just any early perceptions of it and was wondering if anyone knew of sources relating to that?

Like for example if anyone knows of an old geocities site that's archived on archive.org or smth and has any mention of it? I don't know how common of a ship it would've been that early, especially to openly enjoy cause y'know homophobia and all that, but if anyone happens to know of anything let me know please and ty o7

ALSO!!! Normally do this in art posts but since I haven't done one in a while, daily click reminder!!!: https://arab.org/

[sonknuxadow]

also i know theres going to be a massive influx of sonadow questions since theyre the only characters in this one and all i want is for those questions to be ignored. please please please . regardless of whether the answer is positive or negative theres no good not annoying outcome to sonadow questions being answered because shipping should not be brought into these sorts of things

[izuizzy]

I'm finally posting Jax~ He's Vanitas's s/o hehehe (mainly in good timeline but he's also in the canon) Prns are He/They, he's a tasmanian devil btw if you're wondering