"C'mon, 'Leen'." The much older male mocked. The smaller female gave him an displeased stare, as did the silver hedgehog beside her. The Möbish hedgehog, ebony in colour, laughed. "señor celoso el segundo." She remarked to the male. Aleena would have to learn Möbish sometime.
"Don't call me Leen." She responded chalantly. The male merely smirked, he was probably trying to find a new way to annoy her - it became his hobby very quickly when he found out who she was and how she acted. "Don't mind him." The other woman smiled over to Aleena. Aleena nodded back "If I was raised to, I'd have more than an ounce of sympathy for a pirate like him; only finding enjoyment in teasing ladies." She curtly replied.
Jules snickered "Pirates do worse." He told the hedgehog. She shrugged back in response. "It doesn't affect me, does it?" Jules shook his head with a small smile. "Wish I could think like that - being a prince means I can't worry for myself.". The purple hedgehog huffed "By the looks of things, I'll understand soon." She groaned. Alumin perked up, as if robotically.
"What do you mean?" He asked, giving Aleena a confused look. Reno huffed at the silver male, who glanced at him and quickly averted his gaze. "I see..." he muttered sadly.
The six boarded a ship labelled the SS. ARK. Aleena couldn't help but find it pretty. The wood had been stained a faint grey and the large sails were adorned with silver paint - resembling the crew's symbol of sorts. Oil lanterns hung from large wires, hung pole-to-pole. She gaped at the spectacle for a moment, not wanting to be teased once more by 'Nik' - as her friends called him.
"Never liked the idea of an arranged marriage." The woman stated solemnly. "I'm truely sorry for you poor kids. Love isnt a one and done - nor does it have any rules." She hugged her husband, who nestled his head in the crook of her neck. She stared at her partner lovingly. "I've found my love though." She sighed lovingly, suddenly stiffening. She cleared her throat and looked to the four. "We're actually expecting." She cooly stated, clearly hiding her excitement.
Aleena felt a sudden jerk of excitement hit her. She gasped in suprise. The orange hedgehog looked between the couple, Jules giving Nik a smirk. Aleena had no idea what Alumin was doing though - he was thinking something through, what however was unebnounced. "No idea what we will call them, but I'm thinking Mephiles." Nik told the group
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It was just about nightfall, maybe a little after. Scourge had lit most of the gas lanterns scattered about the ship, some hung from the sail poles and so Tails was tending to them. Sonic had been helping shadow in his office, writing down past reports he had written, ordering reports and that of the like. The two had done that in peace for the most part - Sonia or Manic had come in a few times to ask things or raise concerns but each encounter lasted only a minute or so.
Rouge eventually walked in. Her face was written with concern and she was evidently distressed. Shadow set aside his report and stood up from his desk, walked around it and to the white bat. Rouge glanced at Sonic, who gave her a concerned look. She payed him no heed however and turned her attention to Shadow.
"no hay suficientes dormitorios para todos." She mumbled, as if Sonic could understand Möbish - or Möbican in her case.
It was an annoying form of communication Shadow and Rouge used when they wanted to talk about something serious, but didn't want Sonic or anyone else to know. It made sense why they would use such communication; Shadow was part Möbish and Rouge was Möxican - two countries with similiar languages that had minor differences between them. He understood it was the language Rouge was most comfortable speaking - given ut was her first language - but most of the time she only spoke it when something was wrong.
"la gente tendrá que compartir, no estreses Rouge." Shadow cooly replied. "Pídele a Scourge que te ayude a organizar las cosas, ya sabes quién se sentiría cómodo compartiendo con quién." He glanced at Sonic and back at Rouge, as if he was implying something. Sonic just raised a brow at Shadow. He wanted him to explain what they were saying after.
Rouge just sighed. "No sé cómo son sus hermanos. Sabemos lo que está pasando entre Scourge y el verde, pero ¿le gustaría estar en el mismo dormitorio que Scourge?" Shadow shrugged "preguntar." He merely stated, as if he was pointing out the obvious. Rouge rolled her eyes "podría pensar que estoy siendo grosero" She muttered as she walked out.
Shadow turned to Sonic. "She's just stressed about the limited sleeping areas." He summarised. Sonic nodded back, it made sense. The ship was smaller than the SS. ARK and the crew, plus their hostage, was much bigger. They would need to possibly find a new boat at their next docking. It would do for now though.
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The young ebony hedgehog awoke, gasping for air and coughing. He grimaced at the feeling of wet sand being caked on his fur and clothes. His head pounded violently as he fumbled to stand up. It wasn't until he noticed he wasn't aboard the ARK that the memories of the night flooded back; the betrayal of his brother, his father's last moments. He fell back to his knees in anguish.
"¿Shadow...?" A feminine voice called. Shadow looked up, finding a familiar white bat at the beginning of the nearby docks. The bat turned to the boat beside her; she had clearly flown off of the ship to get a better look at Shadow. "¡Es él papá! ¡Su Shadow!" She called to a greying bat who flew down to her side. Shadow looked at the two, getting up.
"¿Dónde está Robotnik, Shadow?" The man asked. Shadow shook his head as tears welled in his eyes. "Mephiles nos traicionó" He muttered. The bat, just two years older, immediatley engulfed him in a hug. "Está bien, prometo" She comforted.
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5th of November, 2023
Happy Bonfire Night to any English readers!!!
I forgot to mention but I wont be translating the Spanish (Möbish) as it looks messy so, if you don't speak Spanish, feel free to ask me in the comments or just translate things yourself! You can also just fill in things yourself or guess xddd
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