Shadow was currently at the shopping mall in Station Square gathering the things he would need for Pinkie. Omega was on babysitting duty while Rouge was out on a job. Shadow had considered getting a job to help provide rings for the group, but all he had to do was run through one of the zones to get a hefty amount.

Still, he wondered what it would be like working for G.U.N. with Rouge and Omega. He shook those thoughts out of his head and walked into the next store. After looking around the Isles he came across a selection of baby foods, he looked at the list that Omega had given him and selected a brand that was suitable for Pinkie to eat.

"I wonder how Omega and Pinkie are getting along right now."

~

Meanwhile

"CHOO CHOO MOTHA BUCKAS!!!" Omega and Pinkie were currently at an amusement part playing on the bumper trains, a modified version of bumper cars.

Pinkie laughed in happiness as they plowed through the other children on the track.

~

"I'm sure they're fine." As he filled his basket with more essential items he accidentally bumped into someone. "Oh, sorry about that." Shadow then looked up to see a familiar crocodile. "Vector?"

"Oh Shadow. Didn't think I'd see you of all people here."

"I could say the same thing to you."

"We got stuck with a babysitting job that we thought was a murder case, we would have declined but we are getting a hefty load of rings for it. Why are you here anyway?" Vector looked at Shadows basket and raised a brow. "More importantly why do you have all that baby stuff?"

"I kinda...have a kid now."

"Well then congratulations man, who's the lucky girl?"

"No one, someone left a box on my doorstep two nights ago."

"Oh, that's cruel." Vector and Shadow continued talking as they picked out more stuff. When Shadow reached for a branded baby milk Vector stopped him. "You don't want that stuff, it's from one of those factory places. You're better of with this store brand, straight from a farm and it's cheap." Vector handed him a plain bottle with the stores logo on it.

"How come you know so much about this?"

"I used to run a daycare before creating The Chaotix. Gotta know this kinda stuff with a kid around Shadow, you might wanna do some research."

"I will, thank you."

"Hey, I don't think I've ever seen you smile before. That kid must be some kinda Saint to pull that off."

"She's gotten me to smile, Rouge to become her adoptive mother, Omega to agree to be her nana, Tails to have a heart attack and Amy to stop thinking about Sonic for a full two hours." Vector just walked wide eyed as they paid for their stuff and walked out of the store before shaking his head.

"This I gotta see." Shadow rolled his eyes and led Vector to his home. After walking for ten minutes they came across a tiny alligator. "Huh...he's a tiny one isn't he?"

"I think he could be a good pet for Pinkie, no idea why though." Shadow picked up the small creature and they continued on their way. When they got back they saw Omega carrying a small pink ball of fur in his hands. "Hey Omega, everything alright?"

"Shush, Pinkie is asleep." Vector looked at the ball of fluff and froze. Pinkie was curled up with her hooves close to her body and was hugging her tail, snoring peacefully.

Too adorable...stay strong...don't squeal...don't...squeal!

Just then Vector passed out while standing, his body freezing in place. Shadow just looked to him then to Pinkie multiple times, this little pony was the definition of death by cuteness.

"Hey Shadow, what do you think Eggmans reaction will be like when he sees Pinkie?" Shadow scratched his chin in thought.

"He'd either die of a heart attack, try to weaponise her cuteness..."

"She already did that."

"...or he would stop trying to take over the world." Both of them looked to each other before smirking. Pinkie started to stir and stretched like a cat, causing them both to smile softly. She opened her huge baby blue eyes and yawned, she then looked around and spotted Shadow. Smiling, she spread her forelegs wanting to be held by him.

He picked her up and hugged her, causing her to nuzzle into his chest. Shadow showed Pinkie the tiny alligator and she gasped, she then grabbed it and hugged it, then giving it the name 'Gummy'. Upon further inspection the tiny creature seemed to have no teeth, it then latched onto Pinkies mane with his gums and froze, causing Pinkie to giggle."

"Alright, let's go give Eggman a heart attack."

"Yay!" Omega threw his hands in the air with joy, he then turned around to see Vector still frozen. "You go on ahead, there is something I have to do." Shadow nodded and started his hover shoes, he then skated his way in the direction of Eggmans current base.

Omega walked up to Vector and scanned him.

Subject Vector the Crocodile status: cuteness induced coma
Course of action: You know what to do

Omega slowly raised a stick. "I love my life."

Eggman sat in his control room as egg-pawns monitored the base and Station Square. He looked at one screen in particular and raised a brow. "Why is E-123 poking Vector with a stick?"

Just then the alarm in the base went off, signalling that an intruder had entered the base.

"Who is it? Sonic, Knuckles?"

"It is Shadow your supreme roundness, and he appears to have a small equine and reptile with him."

"Call me that again and I use your parts for the Cubot Series! Anyway, what does that emo want now?"

"Sir, the badnicks have encountered Shadow and are...letting him through willingly?"

"WHAT!?!" Eggman grabbed the robot and threw him out if the way, staring at the screen. He then heard a knock at the door to the control room. "Did...did Shadow just knock at my door? Without blowing a hole in the wall?" He hit a switch that opened the door and Shadow slowly walked in.

"Why hello there my dear nephew, how have you been?"

"I TOLD YOU TO STOP CALLING ME THAT!!!"

"And you still think I listen?"

"Uh...fair point, now what do you want this time?"

"I want you to meet your new cousin." Eggman raised a brow as Shadow walked up to him. He smirked and held Pinkie up to his face, her staring at him with a huge smile.

Eggman just sat there as all of the robots in the room malfunctioned due to the sheer volume of adorableness. For the first time ever Eggman took of his glasses and revealed his sapphire blue eyes, Pinkie then took the glasses and put them on, also adding a fake moustache and rubbing her hooves menacingly.

"I can't take over the world if it has something this adorable in it."

"You're going to try anyway aren't you?"

"If I don't who else will?"

"Egg-Robo?"

"Scrapped."

"The E-100s?"

"Destroyed or gone rogue."

"You really need to keep track of your boss robots."

"I know." Eggman took Pinkie from Shadow and looked her over. "Fascinating, where did you find her?"

"Box on doorstep."

"That's just cruel, even I think that's too evil." He stroked Pinkies mane a few times before giving her back to Shadow. "I assume she's already imprinted on you yes?" Shadow nodded. "And you're ok with that?" He nodded again. "Very well, I'll give you lot a few years to get her raised before I attack again, I don't want to rob her of her childhood."

"This coming from the guy who traps animals in robots, blew up half the moon, summoned a God of destruction and almost destroyed the planet multiple times."

"Shut up and leave already, before I change my mind." Shadow rolled his eyes and skated out of the base. "Now that I'm alone...HNNG!!!" He grabbed his chest and fell limp in the Egg-O-Matic.

Author's Notes:

I'm giving a few characters their own backstories such as Vector in the daycare.

Also, I'm planning on having the Omega Stick thing being a running gag throughout the story....

....because reasons.