Cop and the Thief

Chapter 07

Later around night time, Nebula has already taken her medicine to help the minor sore throat to get better. Right now she is with Blaze to run some tests on her like she did with Silver.

"So how did it go with Silver?" Nebula asked.

"It went fine, He's such a nice guy to talk to" Blaze said.

"I see. He told you about his origin and that I adopted him as my brother so he won't feel lonely" Nebula said.

"Yup. Though I do feel sad for him when he said he got thrown out from the orphanage for no reason" Blaze said.

"Yeah, he told me that too when I first met him. He was so young and innocent to be kicked out of the orphanage" Nebula's ears went down.

"But you're lucky to be both alive" Blaze said.

"Yep, we are a small family" Nebula said, "He is kinda cute and handsome but I'm 4 years older than him. But I do love him like a brother to me" she said.

"Awww, it's cute that way" Blaze said.

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Later Shadow, Nebula, Silver and Blaze were watching a movie together. Silver was letting Nebula lay her head on his chest fur like a pillow.

Shadow felt happy seeing the foster siblings being kind to each other. He then got up to make some popcorn. He looked back and saw how cute Nebula looked when she's sleepy.

"Awww, she's a beauty" Shadow said to himself and put the micro-popcorn in, waiting for it to pop.

"*Puuuuuurrrrrrrr*" Nebula purred in her sleep on Silver's fluffy chest fur.

"Is she....purring?" Blaze's eyes widen.

"Yeah, she does that all the time on my chest fur" Silver chuckled shyly.

"Oh, hedgehogs can purr like cats do" Blaze joked. Silver snickered and pets his adoptive sister's quills. Meanwhile, Shadow was finished popping the popcorn, at the same time he had a strange feeling.

"Why does my heart beat fast?" he asked himself. He shrugs it off and joins the others in watching the movie.

Nebula's nose twitched from the smell of popcorn, "Huh?" she wakes up.

"Want some?" Shadow asked her. Nebula happily accepts and takes some popcorn to eat.

"Maybe later you can help us know how to eat right" Nebula said.

"Maybe. At least you know how to use a fork" Shadow said. Nebula nods and ate her popcorn. Silver reached out for some too and so did Blaze as well.

"So how are you feeling, little bro? The sore throat is going away?" Nebula said.

"It's fine, Nebula. I feel better" Silver said.

"Great. And it's better being here than being in the cold abandoned apartment" Nebula said. They all watched the movie until the end. Blaze was going back to her place since it's late.

"See you tomorrow everyone" Blaze said before leaving.

"Bye doc" Silver waved to her. Shadow was sitting next to Nebula fiddling his fingers for a moment.

"Well Nebula, wanna sleep on the floor near the couch?" Shadow asked Nebula.

"Um, if you have a bed mattress for the floor that would be great. Back in our abandoned place we use mattresses to sleep on the floor" Nebula said.

"Okay, I'll get you one and a warm sheet and pillow" Shadow walks to get a mattress for Nebula. She waited for him while Silver fixes the couch to sleep with a blanket.

"Oh, we can't go to bed without brushing our teeth" Nebula said to her adoptive brother.

"Yup. Uh, Shadow, do you have extra toothbrushes?" Silver asked Shadow from the living room.

"Yes, there are two more toothbrushes in the bathroom. The black one is mine" Shadow said. Silver and Nebula goes into Shadow's bathroom and saw two toothbrushes. Silver took the cyan blue one and Nebula the purple one.

"Good thing he's got extra toothbrushes" Nebula said.

Silver nods and began brushing his teeth after applying toothpaste. Nebula began brushing hers too and after a few minutes they spit it out into the sink, flushing it away.

"Wow, this toothpaste has a minty flavor" Nebula said.

"Yeah *yawn* Well good night Nebula" Silver said tiredly and goes to the couch to sleep.

"Good night Silver" Nebula said. She walks to the living room and saw Shadow finished fixing her mattress with pillows and sheets.

"Here you go, Nebula. Hope you sleep well" Shadow said.

"Thanks, Shadow" Nebula said.

"No problem. Good night" Shadow said before going to bed himself. Nebula looked at him and smiled, never seen him so kind before. She then goes to sleep.

A while later after Shadow brushed his teeth and changed into his men's shorts; he gets in bed and turned off the lights. He was shirtless since his white chest fur usually warms him up.

He heard his iPhone vibrating that he's got a text message from someone; he grabs his phone from the nightstand and looks to see who it is. It was from Sonic.

'Chief Scourge wants to talk to you tomorrow at 7pm at the police station. He's been pissed off all day and I so wanna punch him'

Shadow sighs and texts him back that he'll deal with the chief tomorrow morning.

"I better hope Mr. Scourge gets out of duty soon" Shadow sighs and rubs his eyes.

'So do I' Sonic wrote back.

"I'm too tired right now so I see you both tomorrow" Shadow wrote back to him.

'Okay Shads, Good Night' Sonic wrote the final message to him. Shadow then gets back to bed and fell asleep.

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At the police station

Sonic was getting annoyed with the boss being too pissed off. Few cops and officers moved away from Scourge's office to not hear his angry yell.

"What are we gonna do with him? He won't simmer down" a pink hedgehog standing next to Sonic. She was also a cop like him too.

"I have no idea, but it may be that Shadow is busy keeping an eye on Nebula and her brother" Sonic said to her.

"I guess, I better hope Scourge calms down soon" the female hedgehog said.

"So do I, Amy" Sonic said.

"I can't stand that chief. He's so bossy and rude" Amy said.

"Yup, let's go talk to him why he's angry" Sonic said. He and Amy walks in to see Scourge less angry.

"Boss, why are you angry?" Sonic asked him.

"Where is Shadow?! He hasn't been here since yesterday!" Scourge said.

"He's working on making the wanted thief Nebula and her brother as normal people. He told me that she is not stealing for fun, but for survival" Sonic said.

"Hmph! Is that why he's not here? He didn't even send that wanted thief in jail! That's what I want to hear from him tomorrow morning!" Scourge yelled.

"Sheesh! Simmer down, Scourge" Amy said.

"Until I see Shadow tomorrow! Understood!" Scourge yelled again. Sonic and Amy nods as they leave.

"Man, I wish Shadow was here" Sonic said.