Shadowâs Birthday Surprise! (A wholesome Sonic fanfic)
(This is in honour of Sonic Adventure 2âs 24th anniversary AKA Shadow The Hedgehogâs debut game! đ€â€ïž)
It was a beautiful day in Green Hill Zone. The sun was shining and the wind was gently blowing on the horizon. Somewhere around there, a black furred anthropomorphic hedgehog was strolling along. This hedgehog was well known as Shadow The Hedgehog, who was created on the Space Colony ARK. Shadow was heading home from a G.U.N. mission that he, Rouge and Omega, the other members of Team Dark, went on.
âAhhh, what a long day. Glad all thatâs over. Now, I can finally get some rest.â
He soon reached his destination. His house was a pretty big and fancy house, perfect for the Ultimate Lifeform. He put his hand on the doorknob, turned it and opened the door slowly. When he walked in, the room was pitch black. It was quite odd, even for him.
âUhh, whyâs it so dark in here? Iâm just gonna turn on the light.â
He manages to find a light switch in the pitch black darkness and flips it on. Then suddenlyâŠ
A whole group of voices shouted and confetti flew into the air. Shadow was jumpscared by this and he looked towards the direction to where it was coming from. He was surprised to see Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Rouge, Cream and Silver all standing there with happy looks on their faces, throwing confetti and blowing noisemakers.
âHappy birthday Shadow!â
They all shouted. Shadow was just flabbergasted.
âHuh? Wh-what is this?â
The room was also filled with balloons and streamers and a few party games in random places. Sonic ran over to him, wearing a black and red striped party hat, like everyone else was. He puts a black and red striped party hat on Shadow.
âHey, happy birthday Shads!â
âWe thought that we would throw a special birthday party for you!â
âIt took a little bit of convincing for some of us, but this will be worth it! And yes, Iâm talking about you Knuckles.â
Knuckles was put on the spot. He raised his fists up.
âCome on Amy, I was unsure OK?â
Rouge flew over to Shadow.
âHere Shadow, wear this.â
She places a red ribbon on his chest that had âUltimate Birthday Boyâ printed on it.
Shadow sighs as Rouge chuckles.
âOh, real funny RougeâŠâ
Sonic asked him. Shadow was unsure.
âIâŠIâm just not used to this. No one has ever thrown me a birthday party before.â
Sonic puts his hand on Shadowâs shoulder.
âDonât worry, weâll make sure that you have a great time.â
Cream and Cheese approached Shadow.
âOf course! We like to see you having fun!â
Cheese happily said back.
Shadow was slightly glad that Cream was here. He thought for a moment.
âHmph. Fine. Iâll let you do this for me. But donât you let me play any ridiculous child games.â
âOh, we wonât. Itâs all gonna be big boy games.â
Shadow gave a slightly annoyed expression.
âDo me a favour and never say that again. If you do, Iâll kick you in the back of the head again.â
âOK, OK, fine! Geez! You donât have to be so grumpy all the time!â
âNow letâs get this party started!â
Sonic blows a noisemaker on Shadowâs face, causing him to swat it away with a âAh!â noise. Sonic chuckles.
The gang all started playing various party games like Ring Toss, Pin The Tail On The Donkey, Musical Chairs, Simon Says, some Just Dance, and even a game that they called Storytime Freeze, where they would make up a story, but they would pause at various dramatic moments, and everyone else has to put some random twists into the story. That was probably the funniest game because of Shadowâs ideas.
ââThe hedgehog was at his limit. The giant frog was about to eat him.â So what should the hedgehog do?â
âHe finds a HUGE gun, and I mean, HUGE GUN, and he shoots down the giant frog and eats him whole. Donât ask me how he managed to do that.â
Shadow said. Sonic was surprised at this, but it was expected from an edgy hedgy like Shadow.
Later, Sonic had gathered everyone around.
âAre we having cake yet?â
âOh no, not yet, but itâs now time for a special game that involves everyone!â
âOoh, I wonder what that is!â
Sonic walks over to Shadow.
He suddenly placed his hands on Shadowâs sides, making Shadow let out a high pitched squeak.
Shadow said, his voice slightly shaky.
â3âŠ2âŠ1âŠTICKLE FIGHT!â
Sonic shouted out and began tickling Shadowâs sides. Shadow began letting out some cute giggles.
âHehehehe! Hehehehey! Sohonic! Stop it! Ahahaha!â
âOoh, I didnât know Shadow was ticklish! I wanna help you!â
Rouge began tickling Shadow too.
âAh! Hehehehey! Rouge! Nohot you tohohohoo! Stahahahap it!â
Soon enough, everyone else was tickling Shadow. He had fully broken now.
âAHAHAHAHA! CUHUHUT IT OUT! WHYHYHY ARE YOHOU DOING THIHIHIS TO MEHEHEHEHEEEEEE?â
Knuckles soon gave a smirk.
âYou know Sonic, this IS called a tickle fight for a reasonâŠâ
Sonic gave a sheepish look.
âWh-what do you mean?â
Knuckles pounced on Sonic and began tickling his belly.
âAhahaha! Knuhuhuckles! Thahahahat tihihickles!â
Sonic managed to place his wiggling fingers on Knucklesâ underarms.
Soon after, everyone was tickling each other in goofy ways. It was the Ultimate Tickle War. Tails was tickling Cream.
âEhehehe! Mr Tails! Hehehehehe!â
âI told you these tails were super fluffy!â
âAHAHAHA! Amyhyhyhy! Nohohot thehehehere!â
âWow, your belly is super fluffy! I could tickle it forever!â
âPl-plehehehease donât!â
Meanwhile, Rouge was still tickling Shadow.
âROUGE! AHAHAHA! I WIHILL-*gasp!* I WILL DEHESTROHOHOHOY YOHOHOU!â
âIâd like to see you try edgy boy~â
Even Cheese was involved with the whole tickling mess, helping Cream out by tickling Tailsâ cheeks. After about a few more minutes of the air being filled with laughter and pleas, Sonic thought that this was a good time for the Tickle War to end.
âOK! OK guys! Yohou can ahahall stop!â
He said, still giggling from being tickled by Tails now. Once Sonic announced this, everyone stopped. Shadow had been tickled by Rouge the whole time, and even when he did try to retaliate, he still ended up becoming a giggling mess. Everyone was panting, especially Shadow, who had been tickled the most as heâs the birthday boy.
â*pantâŠ.pantâŠ.* Donât tell meâŠyou do thisâŠat every birthdayâŠâ
âOh no, we wonât do this on EVERY birthday. But that was fun wasnât it Shadow?â
âOnly the slightestâŠitâs embarrassing when you hear me laughâŠâ
Tails walked towards a tired out Shadow.
Shadow gave an annoyed glare.
âStay out of this fox boy.â
Tails nervously stepped back. Sonic gave a nervous look.
âUhh, anyways time for cake!â
Shadow perked up at this.
âWait, thereâs cake involved?â
âYep! I baked the cake myself.â
Shadow gave a gentle sigh and looked off to the side.
âWell, I am a little bit peckish after thatâŠâ
After about a few seconds, Amy brings in a vanilla cake with icing that looked like Shadow floating in space. Shadow looked pretty impressed by the design. He had never seen cakes made like that before. The cake had 4 black and red candles on it. (Heâs not turning 4 BTW) They were all lit.
âAlright, 1âŠ2âŠ3.â
Sonic counted before everyone started singing.
âđ¶ Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you,
happy birthday dear Shadow, happy birthday to you~đ¶â
Shadow looked like he was about to cry from the intense amount of kindness for him. He sniffled.
Everyone giggled a bit at this.
âSo Shadow, do you have any birthday wishes?â
Silver asked him. Shadow thought for a moment before thinking of something. He said it in his mind.
âI wish that I would be able to find a light to the darkness within me. I wish that I have more people that support me. And I wish that Iâll find the dang fourth Chaos Emerald.â
He gave a smile once he finished making the wish in his mind.
âThere you go. I wished.â
âNow blow out the candles Shadow!â
Cheese chimed in. Shadow gave a âhmphâ sound and a nod before gently blowing on the candles, putting them out. Everyone cheered.
âAlright! Now letâs have some cake!â
Knuckles said. Amy cut the cake into equal slices for everyone and put them on plastic plates. She put a slice on Shadowâs plate.
âWait, do you want me toâŠeat this?â
Shadow asked. Amy giggled.
âOf course silly! Go ahead! Try it!â
Amy said. Shadow gently cut off a piece of it with his plastic fork and ate it. He froze for about a few seconds.
âSo, do you like it?â
Amy asked, happily waiting for an answer. Shadow waited a few seconds, before swallowing his piece. After about 2 more seconds, he finally replied.
âThis isâŠreally good.â
âIâm glad you like it birthday boy!â
Shadow was starting to become flustered by the birthday boy nickname, but he didnât mind it too much.
âIâll gladly eat the rest of this.â
And with that, Shadow continued eating the rest of his slice of cake.
After about a few more minutes of eating, the sun was finally setting on the horizon, and it was time for everyone to leave. Everyone said goodbye to Shadow as they walked out the door. Sonic was the last one to say goodbye.
âEhh, you know Shadow, I have something that I wanted to tell you for a while.â
Shadow gave a slightly puzzled look.
âSpill it out hedgehog.â
Sonic hesitated for a second before speaking.
âIâŠactually kinda like you. I mean, youâre actually really cool and stuff. Cause even though youâre really grumpy and edgy all the time, you actually have a heart. CauseâŠwe wouldnât be here if you had no innocence. Like, we would all literally be kicked out of the party once we surprised you if you didnât have a heart. And because of that, I respect you.â
Shadow was shocked at those words.
âWaitâŠreally? IâŠI never thought that youâd say that until now.â
âYeah. Itâs kinda strange after what weâve been through. And honestly, our relationship is sorta like a brotherly bond. We tend to fight occasionally, but we can use teamwork to accomplish the toughest of battles.â
Shadow gave a smirk, holding in a chuckle.
âI guess it kinda is like that if you compare it that way.â
âNot saying we are brothers of course. Weâre not even biologically related.â
âYeah, thereâs no way.â
âHey Sonic! You coming?â
Sonic heard Tails yelling from outside.
âOh, I gotta go now. Tails is waiting for me. Bye Shads! And uhâŠhappy birthday.â
Sonic then gave him a wrapped up box, ran out the door and closed it. Shadow gave a wave.
Shadow was surprised at the box that he was holding. There was a tag that said âTo Shadow, from everyoneâ. Curiously, he slowly opened it up, and inside it was a drawing of everyone around Shadow, and Shadow was smiling. At the top of the drawing was text that said âBest Ultimate Lifeformâ. Shadow gave a smile at the picture and proceeded to frame it. And just like that, the moon had already rose up. Shadow stared at the window for a moment. He thought about something for a few seconds before giving a smile.
âI guessâŠthat was a pretty good party. I never thought it would happen to me. And even though Sonic was there, IâŠI enjoyed it.â
Shadow took off his party hat and his âUltimate Birthday Boyâ ribbon. He gave another look at the ribbon and gave a small giggle. He set them both on the table. Shadow then gave a large yawn.
âI guess itâs time for me to take a Chaos nap now.â
He slowly walked upstairs into his room and tucked himself into the blankets. Just before he turned off the lamp that was next to him, he whisperedâŠ
âThank you for the Ultimate party.â
And just like that, he turned off the light.