Little Bundles of Love And Joy

Author's Note: I made this after playing Sonic Adventure 2, so I really hope u enjoy this one-shot you guys requested. Sonic Adventure 2 is a pretty cool game, maybe you guys should check it out! 👌
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A flash filled the space-like room as the teleporter to 'Chao World' was activated. The warp panel buzzed, and another flash filled the room. Standing on the once empty panel, was none other then Shadow the Hedgehog. It wasn't unusual to see the hedgehog here, not that anyone would know that. Looking around uneasily, as if he expected someone to jump out and scream, 'got you!' he slowly descended from the panel, glancing around once more.

Sighing in relief as he came to the conclusion no one else was there, he made his way briskly towards the glowing rainbow stairs that lead downward towards one of the three gardens in the room. Smiling as he saw the familiar stone gate with the purple flames and 'devil' chaos, he looked around once more, before rushing through the dark passage way that lead into the 'Dark Garden'.

Upon entering the garden, Shadow sighed as a cold breeze blew over him, the sort of breeze that would send chills up the average person's spine. However, since his often came here, he was used to the cold wind, and now it was nothing more then a refreshing, spring-like breeze to him. The familiar sounds of wolves howling, and owls hooting somewhere beyond the stony walls that blocked off the garden from the rest of the world beyond the gate filled his ears. He often wondered what was beyond the stone walls, but never thought to deeply of it, passing it off as one of the many things on his 'not important' list.

Making his way slowly around the garden, he picked up the soiled fruits that had fallen while he was away, throwing them into a large, covered, bin he had brought to the garden after a chao there had eaten several rotten ones, and was unable to recover from the sickness they brought. Not daring to risk the health of another of the precious creatures, he instantly solved the problem best he could, using the compost created in the bin for planting new trees when they died, and fertilizing the already growing ones.

Checking around the trees once more for rotten fruits, he gave the area the 'ok', then made his way around the tree's once more, carrying a hand woven basket, placing the good fruits that had fallen to the ground. Making sure each fruit type from each of the trees was in it's own section of the basket, he set it down by the small machine in the chao garden that allowed easy transfers to other gardens around the world. Nodding at his work, he made his way back towards the passage that lead back out to the main lobby.

Slowly ascending the stairs, he peered over the floor, glancing around to make sure no one had yet come. Sighing in relief once more, he started up the stairs, but nearly fell back down when the teleporter activated again. Jumping down several stairs at a time, Shadow watched from the only angle he could without being seen, as the worst possible person, in Shadow's mind, appeared on the panel. Crap! Shadow screamed in his mind, Crap crap crap crap crap!!! Why...why him...WHY!? Of all the people... he groaned slightly as he watched none other then Sonic the Hedgehog make his way across the room, towards another set of glowing stairs that lead upwards, to the completely opposite garden of the one Shadow had just been in, known as the 'Hero Garden'.

Shadow had been in there once. Once. From there be vowed to avoid it as much as possible, dubbing it, 'too happy' and, 'much to bright'. The fact that a good number of chaos raised by Sonic and his friends ran forward as soon as he entered, circling his feet, singing their little hearts out as loudly as they could did not help his view on the place at all.

He waited a moment longer, waiting until the very edge of Sonic's blue spines disappeared down the passageway, before rushing back up the stairs, across the floor and through the gate that head under the chao's 'schooling' area. Throwing open the door of the school, he ran towards the 'black market' opening the door and quickly kneeling down to talk to the small chao merchant.