As soon as he got to the booth, King Doom greeted his son as he sat down.

"How did you enjoy the village, Shadow?"

"Dull. Peaceful. Too much freedom." Shadow replied indifferently, knowing just what to say to please his father.

"Very good. Don't fret. They'll all be dead soon."

Shadow was silent.

"Those children. I've been thinking about what to do with them. Of course, we'll kill the queen and make Prince Sonic lead our army but what to do with his siblings?"

"Perhaps they would do good as servants." Shadow suggested. "Sonia could be put in the kitchen while Manic could care for the maze."

King Doom nodded, a proud glint in his eye, before turning to listen to Queen Aleena, who had just appeared on stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome you to the show of the kingdoms. Tonight you will see the many talents of the royals as well as some of the people as well. May you be dazzled by our many talents!" She announced before disappearing into a flash of light.

In her place was Princess Amy. She closed her eyes and began to sing. Shadow excused himself and ventured down to behind the stage where he thought he'd find the blue prince. As he walked through the stage, he found Sonic sitting on a speaker with one foot hooked under his other leg that just dangled. He held a red guitar in his lap as he strung it's cords. Eyes were closed as he listened to the singing and didn't notice as Shadow walked closer.

Sonia seemed to be looking for her brother before she noticed Shadow. She moved and hid behind a large trunk.

To Shadow's disappointment, Sonic seemed to be playing along as Amy sung.

"It's a nice instrument." He said, catching Sonic's attention.

The blue prince blinked, as if confused before blushing and holding the instrument close.

"Thank you. I'll inform the owner of your opinion when I see him next." Sonic smiled.

"This isn't yours?" Shadow asked, slightly shocked.

"Well it was. When I was a kid. But now, it belongs to a dear friend of mine. He let me borrow it so that I may practice. But now, since I know all the music, it's just for perfecting them. Manic or Sonia will usually give me whatever music they find." He explained.

Shadow nodded before speaking up.

"I have a request for you. Would you accompany me to a midnight picnic in the woods tonight?"

Sonic blushed, temporarily losing his grip on his guitar. He smiled clumsily and jumped down to stand in front of the eastern prince.

"I would very much enjoy that."

Shadow nodded as the pink fur of the princess rushed over to them and all but shoved him out of the way.

"Sonikuu! Did you hear me sing? Did you like it? That song was for you!" Princess Amy exclaimed, excitedly.

Sonic chuckled slightly before nodding.

"Of course, Ames. How could I not remember the song we learned together as children? Your singing voice had matured beautifully over the years." Sonic complemented, earning a huge blush from the pink princess.

"I'm so happy, Sonikuu!"

Sonia took this moment to walk over to the three, holding her keyboard.

"Ready to go on, Sonic?" She asked.

"Yeah, Sonia. See ya later!" He grinned, waving to Amy and Shadow before taking off after his sister.

The two sat in silence. Shadow didn't want to admit it but the frilly princess seemed to emit an ominous aura from beside him.

"Would you like for me to escort you to your booth, Princess Amelia?" Shadow asked.

"Before you do." Amy said, crossing her arms. "Don't expect me to not notice the looks you give my Sonikuu, don't expect me to let you just sweep him off his feet. Sonikuu is mine."

Shadow remained silent before holding out his arm to lead her back to her booth before returning to his own.

So that's all I got prewritten so my updates are either going to be longer or shorter, I have no idea. I do have the whole story planned out so hopefully the updates will come sooner. But thanks ya'll for reading!