November 15, 1994.
Shadow felt a push. "Shadow!" a voice whispered excitedly. "Shadow". The black hedgehog opened his eyes. "Hm?" he asked. A blonde haired blue eyed girl stood over him, shaking him. Shadow gently pushed her hands away and sat up in his bed. "What is it Maria?"he asked, rubbing his eyes. The girl tugged on his arm. "C'mon sleepyhead!" she pondered. Shadow stood up, his legs wobbly, he was still a young hedgehog, needed sleep,it was nearly midnight. Gerald had sent him to bed hours ago. But he followed Maria, down the long dark corridor, to the labratory. No scientists were there, so it was kind of quiet, except for the crying. They headed towards the noise, and for once, Shadow was a bit scared himself. A small black and orange hedgehog approached them. Shadow knew him. Still walking behind Maria, he waved. "Hi Melypsis" he said nervously. The hedgehog smiled at him. "Im a big brother" he said. Shadow raised an eyebrow. "Really? When did this happen?" "Just wait and see" said Melypsis, pulling Shadow along. They finally reached the noises. A taller hedgehog, Melypsis' father, blocked their way. Melypsis tugged his glove. The hedgehog looked down. "Oh you want to see?" he asked. Melypsis nodded.
The hedgehog picked him up. Maria picked Shadow up. "See?" said Melypsis. Shadow looked down. "Oh" he said. His eyes widened. "Maria? He asked. "What are those?". Maria patted his head. "Those are hedgehogs, just like you". Shadow smiled at the two hedgehogs in their mothers arms. One particular hedgehog looked at Shadow with big red eyes. Shadow smiled back at her. Maria leaned him in closer. The little hedgehog reached for Shadow. Shadow laughed, he stuck out his finger and she grabbed it with her small hand. Shadow's eyes brightened. "Hehe, looks like that one likes you" said Melypsis. Shadow nodded. He looked at the mother. "What are you naming these two?". The mother smiled at him. "Sky and Cleo" she said. "Um...which one's which?" asked Shadow. The mother ponited at the one holding Shadow's finger. "Sky" she said. She pointed at the other black hedgehog with blue highlights in her hair. "And Cleo" she said. "Sky" said Shadow.
Shadow looked up at Maria. "Hey, can I go get something?" he asked. Maria put him down and watched him run away. He came back with a doll that him and Maria had made together. It looked like Shadow exactly. Maria picked him back up. Shadow handed the doll to Sky. "Sadow!" she cried, grabbing the doll. She hugged it tight. Shadow laughed. He watched her. Later on, the two girls fell asleep. Sky still had the doll in her arms, head laying on it's head. "Adorable" he thought.
To be continued......
Shadow felt a push. "Shadow!" a voice whispered excitedly. "Shadow". The black hedgehog opened his eyes. "Hm?" he asked. A blonde haired blue eyed girl stood over him, shaking him. Shadow gently pushed her hands away and sat up in his bed. "What is it Maria?"he asked, rubbing his eyes. The girl tugged on his arm. "C'mon sleepyhead!" she pondered. Shadow stood up, his legs wobbly, he was still a young hedgehog, needed sleep,it was nearly midnight. Gerald had sent him to bed hours ago. But he followed Maria, down the long dark corridor, to the labratory. No scientists were there, so it was kind of quiet, except for the crying. They headed towards the noise, and for once, Shadow was a bit scared himself. A small black and orange hedgehog approached them. Shadow knew him. Still walking behind Maria, he waved. "Hi Melypsis" he said nervously. The hedgehog smiled at him. "Im a big brother" he said. Shadow raised an eyebrow. "Really? When did this happen?" "Just wait and see" said Melypsis, pulling Shadow along. They finally reached the noises. A taller hedgehog, Melypsis' father, blocked their way. Melypsis tugged his glove. The hedgehog looked down. "Oh you want to see?" he asked. Melypsis nodded.
The hedgehog picked him up. Maria picked Shadow up. "See?" said Melypsis. Shadow looked down. "Oh" he said. His eyes widened. "Maria? He asked. "What are those?". Maria patted his head. "Those are hedgehogs, just like you". Shadow smiled at the two hedgehogs in their mothers arms. One particular hedgehog looked at Shadow with big red eyes. Shadow smiled back at her. Maria leaned him in closer. The little hedgehog reached for Shadow. Shadow laughed, he stuck out his finger and she grabbed it with her small hand. Shadow's eyes brightened. "Hehe, looks like that one likes you" said Melypsis. Shadow nodded. He looked at the mother. "What are you naming these two?". The mother smiled at him. "Sky and Cleo" she said. "Um...which one's which?" asked Shadow. The mother ponited at the one holding Shadow's finger. "Sky" she said. She pointed at the other black hedgehog with blue highlights in her hair. "And Cleo" she said. "Sky" said Shadow.
Shadow looked up at Maria. "Hey, can I go get something?" he asked. Maria put him down and watched him run away. He came back with a doll that him and Maria had made together. It looked like Shadow exactly. Maria picked him back up. Shadow handed the doll to Sky. "Sadow!" she cried, grabbing the doll. She hugged it tight. Shadow laughed. He watched her. Later on, the two girls fell asleep. Sky still had the doll in her arms, head laying on it's head. "Adorable" he thought.
To be continued......
