Shadow and Sally stood side by side as they looked out at the ocean, small sailboats dotting the waters around the land of Soleanna. The scene was set as a man in the background played the accordion in front of a restaurant. Shadow looked up at the large clock tower, which had a spring pad at its entrance for some odd reason, and checked the time. He pulled out a small box of pills and quickly put it in his mouth..

"Are you still taking that prescription?" Stalky asked with concern as she watched him put the box away.

"I need to, only a few of my memories came back to me after Black Doom was killed, there is still a lot trying to push its way back into my mind." He explained as he took out a flask and downed the contents, swallowing the pill with it. Once he was done he got a glare from Sally. "What? It's grape juice, besides alcohol wouldn't do anything for me anyway with the way my body was designed."

"It's not that...I'm just worried that you're purposely trying to block out your memories." She said with concern.

Shadow shook his head and put the flask away. "I am, but only for this trip and maybe awhile after." He began. "If I let my memories come back all at once it'll just damage me further, and if I let the headaches start while we're here it'll ruin everyone's fun. I'm letting them come back slowly, but there will be things that won't come back naturally."

Sally just stared at him. "Is there...something else?"

Shadow looked away and sighed. "I guess...I'm scared."

Sally turned towards him and began to get closer. "Scared of what?"

Shadow pulled out a photograph of a younger Pinkie Pie, Rouge, Omega and himself all smiling at the camera for one of Pinkies past birthday parties. "That...my past self will take over...that the old memories will take the place of the new ones. I like this life, I find myself letting go of what I was before more and more each day. Like..."

"Like this is the life you really want?"

Shadow looked her in the eye and nodded. "Yeah, that..." He sighed again and placed his hands on the railings in front of him while staring out at the dark blue ocean. "Maybe losing my memories was a good thing, a chance to start over or something. I don't know, but right now, there's not much else I really want in life."

Sally moved closer again and placed her hands on the rails, her hand close to his. "So, no dreams, interests or goals?"

Shadow thought about that for a moment. "Well, no. I've never actually thought about what I want to do in life, I just kind of go with whatever comes my way, more often than not it's an instance where the world needs saving." He laughed a little after finishing the sentence. When he relaxed himself after taking in a breath of the fresh air his hand slipped and connected with Sally's.

Both looked to each other for a moment. As Shadow was about to pull away to avoid things getting awkward, Sally placed her hand on his, much to his suprise. "There's no beating around the bush here, we both know how we've been looking at each other the past few weeks." She stated quickly with a soft but serious expression as she stared the hedgehog in the eyes. "So...why don't we start talking about this?"

Shadow remained silent for a few moments, processing what she had just said before shaking himself and grasping her hand. "I'd like that."

Sally smiled and nodded before they began to walk towards a small restaurant side by side. Omega, Rouge and Pinkie all watched from a street corner. They all silently cheered and high fived.

"You know what happens now, pay up." Omega said to Rouge who rolled her eyes and placed a small sack of rings in his open hand. "Thank you."

"Wait, what did you two bet on?" Pinkie asked as she tilted her head adorably.

"I bet that Sally would be the one to admit her feelings first, Rouge bet on your dad." Omega explained as he counted the rings in the sack before nodding in satisfaction.

Night time, start of the festival

Shadow stood with Pinkie on his head beside Sally and Rouge with Omega standing behind them to be able to see. The night sky was lit with stars and fireworks, the lights of the town setting a calming but at the same time lovely feel as the townspeople gathered to see the Princess of Soleanna perform the ceremony that would start the festival. Everyone was gathered around the river that flowed through the town right to the centre where a large shrine stood. "I haven't missed anything have I?" The group heard Eggman asked as he suddenly appeared, wearing a black leather jacket with a light blue shirt underneath with his usual set of bottoms on.

"No, it's just starting, and really? A leather jacket?" Rouge asked with slight amusement. "Not really the best choice for trying to fit in."

"It's not about fitting in, it's about wearing something I like to wear and that I think looks good." He countered with an unamused tone.

"It's not exactly something you can really pull off." Rouge added with a smirk.

"Let's test that theory." Eggman turned around and tapped the shoulder of a young man. "Excuse me, flamboyant gentleman, do you think I'm suited to wear this outfit?"

The young man looked him over with thought before patting the pack of his friend who turned around and analysed the outfit before they both looked up and nodded. "Pulling, it, off."

"Yes!" Eggma cheered as he turned back around. "Eat it bat girl."

"Damn...even I can't go against their judgement." Rouge huffed as she folded her arms.

"I think you look good cus." Pinkie said with a happy smile.

"Thanks Pinks." Eggman ruffled her mane slightly be hire they heard the sound of drums. Soon, the boat carrying the princess began to make its way down the river, with dancers performing elegantly in the centre of the boat while a few priests, knights and servants stood around the princess.

Author's Notes:

Going full circle with the Sally X Shadow stuff. It's not a focus, it'll be touched on every once and awhile, it's not like they'll act like a couple of high schoolers in love or whatever. They're more professional than that.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, if you see any mistakes feel free to point them out in a comment or PM.

Also, still thinking of personalities for the three robots. If you've got a suggestion, I'd love to hear it.