A Star Reignites

A Concert Of Acceptance

"Are you sure this is going to work?" Shadow asked Sonic as the two of them set up another speaker.

"I don't see why it wouldn't work." Sonic shook his head. "If the humans see us working on this together, and they see me enjoying you two sing, then they'll have to believe that I'm supportive of you guys. And, if that's all it really takes, then they'll stop judging you too."

"Well, I guess it's worth a shot." Shadow shrugged. "I mean, what could it hurt?"

"Exactly." Sonic clapped the dust off his hands. "Alright. That's all the speakers up. Drake! How's the sound looking?"

"Yo! Sound is off the chain, Sonic!" Drake called back, holding a pair of headphones to his ears as he tested the sound board. "Once those babies are hooked up to this they'll be pumping beats so clean, nobody will be able to resist the urge to stop and listen."

"Great, 'cause that's what we want." Sonic nodded before looking at his sister, who was testing the microphone she held in her hand. "Star, come over here."

Star looked up to him before setting the microphone back on its stand and rushing over to him. "What's up? The speakers set up?"

"They are." Sonic nodded, looking between the two hedgehogs. "Are you two ready? Do you have a song you'll be singing? Did you work with Drake on a beat?"

"Don't worry, brother, I'm professional." Star smirked. "I had an entire song written down as we were waiting for Drake to get here."

"Yes, and I already went over it with her." Shadow nodded. "And before you ask, yes, Drake went over different melodies with us to see what fits best and we have one picked out. We know what we're doing."

"I know you do." Sonic nodded. "I'm just making sure."

"And we appreciate it." Star assured him. "If you're right about this plan of yours, then Shadow and I will finally be able to walk around like a normal couple instead of being looked at and talked about like zoo animals."

"That's... accurate." Shadow agreed.

"Trust me guys, I have high doubts that this isn't going to work. Besides, I kinda have other motives to this plan."

"Oh?" Both hedgehogs questioned him.

Sonic blushed a bit, smiling nervously as he rubbed the back of his head. "Well... I know you guys were singing my lullaby to me when Star used her Song Blast, but because of the ringing in my ears I couldn't really hear you guys. I could feel the vibrations of your vocalizing, but I don't exactly know what you sound like together, so I'm kinda curious."

"Aww." The couple playfully teased him, making him blush more.

"Yeah, yeah. I know, it's all funny and cute. Whatever. Now go. We're about to start, so you gotta get into your positions on stage. Quickly."

Star and Shadow nodded and quickly ran back onto the stage, grabbing their microphones and waiting for their cues. Sonic rushed over to Drake and plugged the speakers into the sound board before telling him to hit it before rushing back to the front of the stage, standing with his friends as they waited for the couple to start singing. Some curious humans stopped to see what was going on, some confused to see Sonic looking up at Star and Shadow with hints of excitement, but nobody said anything about.

Suddenly, a nice smooth beat started to pump through the speakers around the stage, and Shadow stepped up with the microphone in his hand.