Me: Once upon a time, I got a sheet labeled 'The 100 Art Challenge'. I stink at drawing (I can't even draw a stick figure right). So, I thought 'Why not make it the 100 Drabble Challenge?' Ta-da! 100 themed, Sonic drabbles from yours truly! Enjoy!

1: Introduction

The little snow leopard peered out nervously from behind her mentor's legs, bright blue eyes intently studying the figures in front of her. She hated meeting new people. Her mentor knew that. There were too many new thought patterns, all jumbled together into a chaotic mess inside her head. There were too many minds, too many new opinions and emotions. Her head hurt trying to read them all.

Ignoring the people her mentor was speaking with momentarily, she tried in vain to block out their thoughts from her head. It helped a little, but she could still hear them, chatting away. She couldn't tell which voice belonged to which figure yet; she could only begin to decipher them when they were alone. Right now, she could barely catch bits and pieces of what they were thinking, and she didn't like what she was hearing.

'This girl can read thoughts! How rude! Talk about an invasion of priv-' This was a woman.

'-can't believe they took me away from the master emerald for this! I should be back guard-' This was a deep, gruff voice. He sounded annoyed.

'-read thoughts! Fascinating! I wonder if they'll give me a chance to study-' A younger, enthusiastic voice.

'-could use a chilidog about now…I wonder if they have a stand anywhere nea-' This voice was older.

'-poor thing! She looks so scared! She so cute, though! I wonder if I could take her shoppi-' A young girl.

'-don't think I'll ever be able to play with her if Mr. Tails gets his way…Maybe if I-' A very young girl.

'How can I get them to understand? I don't want them to treat her like a freak! She's only seven! She doesn't deserve this!' There. These thoughts were familiar to her, a blessing in the hurricane she was currently experiencing. She could tell her mentor was worried for her, though. If her mentor was worried…She subconsciously inched closer, gripping the woman's shirt firmly with her tiny bare fist, accidentally digging her claws into the soft fabric.

Now feeling more secure, she glanced warily around the room, scanning the faces, trying to use expressions to match thoughts to people. It would help her settle some of the chaos in her mind.

Her mentor was currently explaining their situation to a two-tailed fox, who didn't seem to be listening, unable to take his excited blue eyes off of her. He might be the one who wanted to study her; he seemed to fit the age. A red echidna was leaning against the back wall, glaring out at nothing. Possibly the annoyed one?

As she continued to read their faces, guessing who was who, a particular figure caught her eye. Standing quietly in the back was a red-eyed, black hedgehog. Unlike the others, who had a million thoughts raging through their heads, his was strangely blank as he gazed calmly at her. In the midst of the chaos of churning emotions and thoughts, he was placid, serene, tranquil…When he caught her staring back at him, he gave her a small nod and turned away, closing his eyes, drowning out the commotion.

Without quite knowing why, the young leopard was drawn to him. Maybe it was his silence. Maybe is was his calm expression or the fact that he acknowledged her, unlike the others who's thought ran circles around her, as though they forgot she could here them. For some reason, though he'd only just met her, he'd given her more respect than any of the rest, save her understanding mentor.

Subconsciously, the leopard's tight hold on her mentor's shirt loosened. After a moment's hesitation, she started toward him, her feet moving of their own accord. To an outward viewer, the whole room quieted as she crossed it, heading toward the hedgehog in the back. To her, the room seemed to get louder, some of the individual thoughts echoing their owner's confusion while others simply continued observing her, sizing her up, and judging her at a glance. She kept her gaze on the silent one, keeping him her sole focus. He was her safe-haven in all of this madness.

The black hedgehog watched her approach with a mild curiosity, a few stray musings entering his head, but none of them judged her. They soon ended as she approached him, standing before him without a trace of shyness. She tried once again to drown out the other thoughts, focusing entirely on his. As she looked into his eyes, she soon entered his mind. The leopard briefly searched it and liked what she saw. It was mostly peace and acceptance, though there was a little anger, but it was framed by an underlining sorrow that was rooted deep inside of him.

Then, she took one of his big, strong hands in her tiny, fragile one, signifying that she'd chosen him. He would be her new mentor, the one she followed in silence, the one who took care of her and protected her. He would be the only person she spoke to.

Speech was extremely difficult for her. With so many other thoughts whirling around in her head, it hurt to try and form the words and to focus one speaking them. Most of what she planned to say was stolen by another's thoughts, causing her to forget. It was very easy for her to forget things…

She quieted her mind as best she could and focused on one word, repeating it over and over in her head until it finally left her mouth. "Name," she said, looking him in the eye. She couldn't focus enough to make her word sound like a question, so it came out more of a demand, and her voice was quiet and scratchy from lack-of-use.

The hedgehog blinked at her, thinking a moment before replying. "Shadow. My name is Shadow."

"Shadow," the leopard repeated, tasking the foreign name and enjoying the way it rolled off her tongue. The name fit him nicely. She giggled and Shadow smiled. 'Welcome to my life, Shadow the hedgehog.'

2: Driving

"Tails, are we there yet?"

"No."

"Ouch! That's my knee!"

"It was on my side! Quit folding your legs!"

"Tails, I'm hungry!"

"Are we there yet?"

"No! Quit asking!"

"Charmy! Stop kicking the chair!"

"Tails, I'm bored."

"Mr. Tails, can we turn on some music?"

"Not right now."

"Pretty please?"

"No!"

"Are we there yet?"

"NO!"

"Tails, are we lost?"

"No."

"Are you sure?"

"Tails, I have to go to the bathroom."

"Charmy! Why didn't you go before we left?"

"I didn't have to go then, Vector!"

"Are we there yet?"

"NO!"

"Now can we turn on some music, Mr. Tails?"

"No!"

"I still have to go…"

"Well, you're just going to have to hold it!"

"You're mean."

"Mr. Tails isn't mean! He's a nice person who lets us listen to music! Right Mr. Tails?"

"I said not now, Cream!"

"I should be back guarding the Master Emerald…"

"Quit complaining, Knucklehead!"

SMACK!

"OW! Hey! Why you-"

"Stop fighting!"

"But Tails, she hit me!"

"I mean it, guys!"

"Stay out of this, Shorty!"

"Shut up, bat-girl!"

"Are we there yet?"

"Sonic! I swear, if you ask me that one more time-"

"I'm gonna pee my pants!"

"Gah! Tails, pull over!"

"I can't! We're 3,000 feet in the air! You're going to have to wait!"

"Are you sure we're not lost, Tails?"

"Amy, I have the map right. Here."

"Are you positive?"

"….No. You happy?"

"Oh my gosh, we're LOST!"

"SHHHHH! I was kidding!"

"Now, can we turn some music on?"

"Cream! I don't want to-Oh fine. Go ahead."

"Yay! …Uh, is it this button?"

"What bu-No! That's the-

"How about this one?"

"Not that one either!"

"Tails, are we there yet?"

"Sonic!"

"Oh, here it is!"

"Cream, no! That's-"

THAWAP!

"AAAG! What hit me!"

"Is that an airbag?"

"Shut up and get this thing off of me!"

"Cream, it's this button!"

"Ohhhhh….Thank you, Mr. Tails!"

"Are we there yet?"

"Someone shoot me…"

"Ohmigosh, I love this song! Oooh-Ah-Oh-Ah-Auoh! Dance, send me oh's! Jappa eat a hand and-"

"Amy, those aren't even the words!"

"Of course they aren't, Sonic! They're the misheard lyrics! This song is in another language, after all…"

"It sounds like French."

"I gotta go reallybad!"

"It's not French, you idiot! It's German!"

"How can this be German! It sound nothing like-"

"Are we there yet?"

"You're some bee! See tanning melody!"

"How would you know what German sounds like? You spend you're entire life guarding my emerald!"

"It's not your emer-"

"Caramelladancen! Oooh-Oooh-Ooah-Ooah!"

"It's French!"

"German!"

"Can you fly any faster?"

"Would you like to drive!"

"French!"

"German!"

"Fre-"

"Are we there yet?"

"YES! WE'RE HERE!"

The whole plane fell silent as they slowly realized Tails had landed aboard Eggman's base.

"Oh," was all Sonic said before jumping out of the now-open cock pit. "Then let's go trash some Egg-bots!"

"Yeah!" everyone cheered, scrambling out of the plane to follow him, knocking off stray robots as they charged toward the door. Tails stayed behind for a moment, gathering back the scattered pieces of his sanity. He groaned, resting his spinning head against the seat.

They should pay him for this.

Me: What do you think? Should I continue? I'll have the next two or three drabbles in about a week. Let me know!

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