sᴏɴɪᴄ ᴛᴏʏ: 𝓐𝓭𝓿𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓸𝔂𝓼 𝓲𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓵𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓸𝓯 𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓼

      How are the other toys in other departments of the store? Cream, while walking with Bokkun, came across a shelf with manuals in the department with books and magazines, and her attention was drawn to the manual for a new game about Shadow the Hedgehog based on the animated series, which has not yet been officially released. — The Adventures of Shadow the Hedgehog: Instructions for passing the game? — she read the title of the cover questioningly and took one copy in her hands, deciding to familiarize herself. — Ha! So the game about him turns out to be released only in a week, and for some reason the developers wrote and released a manual in advance? For what? — What are you talking about? — the cat messenger stopped and asked the rabbit. — Yes! I came across a manual for a game that has not yet been officially released. — So it was officially released a week ago in Japan. It’s just that we have its release scheduled for a few days later. But the manual was released at the same time as the game and it was simply translated from Japanese into Russian, and then sold in advance before the game itself was released. — Bokkun explained. — Did you also read information about new games on the Internet, like me? — asks the rabbit. — Well, yes. Suddenly, a toy car pulled up to them with Amy and Blaze behind the wheel, as well as Maria, Omega, Metal Sonic and Eater in the back seat. — Hello, girls! Let me down? Amy asks jokingly, sticking her elbow out above the door. — Thank you. — the rabbit answers and moves to the first place, between Blaze and Amy. — Did you steal a car from a toy shelf? — asks the messenger, sitting down behind. — Why did they steal it right away? Lent so to speak! — the cat made an excuse. — Yes, every thief can say that. Everyone knows this. — Bokkun answers. — Okay, don't quarrel! Go! — Rose answers and wanted to move, but Cream shook her lightly by the shoulder and asked: — Just don’t tell me that I’m still little! Can I also drive this car? — Do you have a driver’s license? I mean, do you even know how to drive? — the hedgehog is interested. — You offend! I only played video games with racing simulators that I already know driving by heart. — Cream answers. — Okay. — Amy answers and changes places with Cream, giving her the steering wheel so that she can drive the car. By the way, she really knew how to drive well and even slowly turned corners. — Nothing complicated! And you don't need a driver's license! — the rabbit brags to herself out loud: — By the way, is this our first time in this department? — Yes. It's pink!... And what? — the hedgehog turned to the rabbit. — Maybe they sell Barbie dolls here? And since there’s Barbie here... That means... — after a pause, the bunny looked slyly at her friends and batted her plush eyelashes. Of course, everyone immediately understood that Cream was hinting at the Ken dolls and they moved on. However, on the way they were stopped by one of the dolls with wings and striped tights with red hair. She stood in the way, extended her hand and said: — Stand! Cream managed to jerk the steering wheel at the last moment and stop on her left side in front of the likeness of a fairy. — You are crazy? I could run over you! — the rabbit swore at the one who stood in the way. — Are you aware that you are in Sinitsin’s store? Here, toys are prohibited from leaving their shelves and wandering around the departments. — the doll explained. — But you ran out of your shelf. — Blaze explained to her. The witch looked around, making sure that there was no one and asked: — And what? — What does it mean and what? — Cream was indignant at this question. — Aren’t you contradicting your own rules? — This rabbit is right, Will. — next to the doll, another one appeared in the same costume, but she had dark skin, dark hair color and round glasses. — You tell them they can’t leave the toy store shelves, even though you broke that rule yourself. — Tarani, what if people find out about these toys? Especially Sinitsyn himself? Then our secret will be revealed because of them! — the red-haired girl said with obvious concern in her voice. — Don't worry, Will. It’s still very early and there are no people here, and store employees won’t walk around here unnecessarily. — Tarani reassured, and then turned to Cream and the others. — You're sorry that this happened. The toys have never left their shelves, so seeing you calmly walking around the store is something new for us. — It's okay. This reaction is understandable, because people really shouldn’t get toys. — Amy answered calmly. — Hm-m... You don’t look like the toys that are sold here... — another one came down to the two witches, but this time she had fair skin and brown hair. — How did you get here? The toys in the car looked at each other, trying to understand whether it was worth telling them about who they were and why they came here? They didn't accuse the girls of anything, but their behavior seemed suspicious. — The fact is that we have one very important matter here and we need to find Mikhail Sinitsyn. — Cream answered seriously, without revealing all the details. The witches also looked at each other. They stood in a circle and started whispering whether they should help them with their case or not? The toys sitting in the car were still waiting and did not understand what they were whispering about? By that time, the little witches had finished their discussion and said at the same time: — Sinitsyn is not here yet, but we know where his office is and can take you there if you want. — Thank you very much! — Blaze thanked. — Jump in with us, girls! — Mephiles warmly beckoned the little witch into the back seat, placing his hand and elbow above the door. — Mephiles is not a park for meeting girls who walk alone. — Omega counted him down. — Oh, shut up! — the crystal hedgehog swore, waving his hand. — Don't express yourself! — the rabbit told him. — Boys, don't quarrel! We are ready to do anything for you. — they heard the voice of the fourth. She also wore the same clothes, but was blonde with long hair. — Is that all?... Or is there another doll among you in tights, but also with a different hairstyle? Bokkun asks. — Yes, don’t forget me. — this time it was definitely the last one who came down. Her hair was also dark and in pigtails. — In general, there are more of us here, but we are based on the five main heroines of the animated series Enchantress. — Sorceresses? — Cream widened her eyes and turned to them. — That same animated series about witches that lasted only two seasons, and the rest came out in the form of comics? — Yes, but now, according to rumors, our animated series is going to be rebooted, and therefore the toy factories have made us all at the level of success of the series in advance, although even the trailer has not yet been released. — Will explained. Having finished the conversation, the witches jumped into the back seat of the car and the toys drove on. — Good for you, boy! At least you have your own girlfriends, but we didn’t even have our own boyfriends here. — the rabbit said gloomily and put her elbow over the door, looking somewhere into the distance and sighing heavily: — I’m always unlucky, so unlucky. — Come on, don’t whine! — Amy patted her on the shoulder. — I’ll meet some guy here along the way, if you really want it. For example, we can find you a male Ken doll to pair with you. CinemaSins: She-hedgehog thinks that Ken is a suitable match for a rabbit? Nightmare! AntiSins: Unlike people, toys have no discrimination. In the world of toys, they are all just intelligent beings. And anyway, what’s the problem for a rabbit being paired with a human Ken? Even the 2006 Sonic game showed that a romantic union between a hedgehog and a human is possible. Whoever understands is well done! — Ken? — asks Cream and closes her eyes, imagining how the Ken doll carries her in her arms in a wedding dress. — Yes. It would be great if! Then you all would never make fun of me and laugh at me because I am forever stuck in childhood, although deep down I am almost a grandmother. All the toys in the car appreciated Cream's joke and laughed at once.

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      How are Silver and Shadow? Shadow defeated Silver, knocked him to the floor onto a piece of cardboard, and tied his torso, arms and legs with pieces of iron wire that he broke out of a large reel of iron wire from craftsmen's supplies. Having tied him to a cardboard mat, he pushed him inside an empty box, similar to Shadow's escape capsule, like all the other boxes that contained the rest of Shadow. At this time, Silver was still twitching and trying to convince the plastic black and scarlet hedgehog. — Yes, listen to me! You are not a real hedgehog Shadow! You're not even a perfect life form! You really are a toy, just like me. We are all toys, do you hear? — YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND WHO I AM??? — suddenly appeared in front of the transparent plastic window of the box, appearing in front of Silver's face. Then he stood up and began his monologue: — I am Shadow the Hedgehog! The ultimate life form, born to rule all! I was created to bring order and justice to people, but they rejected me and now I will conquer the entire universe. That's who I am! — after his epic monologue, he clenches his right hand into a fist and laughs evilly. Silver looks at him questioningly and doesn’t understand why he’s laughing? Is he sick? At that time, Shadow took the box itself in both hands and placed it in an empty space between two similar ones. Leaving him here, he rubbed his hands together and leaves, continuing to laugh villainously. Silver was left all alone inside the box on the shelf. He was even mentally indignant: — "Here you go! Once again I found myself inside a box on the back shelf of the store, just like the first time. Well, at least they put me not in the department with the Silvers, but in the department with the Shadows. Still, at least there’s some variety!” He didn’t even suspect that six more of the same Silvers would come running here, a couple of whom he himself had freed before. Chief Silver saw them and couldn't believe his eyes that they would be here. — Let's free all of these for one thing! — one of them suggested and all six agreed. — GUYS!!! — Silver shouted inside the box and twitched slightly. Six Silvers, oddly enough, still heard him and noticed him. They were shocked to see him among the toys that didn't look like them. — Silver? — asked one of them, and the rest ran to free him first. — How did you end up there? — asked another. — It's a long story. Can you help me get out of here? I helped you. — Of course, we are now. The two ran to the box, took it, put it on the floor, pulled out the cardboard along with Silver, nailed to it with wires. And then they untied the wires from his arms and torso. — Thanks guys. — He thanked them and then began to remove the two remaining wires from his legs. At this time, the rest of the Silvers pulled out and freed two more toy Shadow hedgehogs from two boxes in the same way. One of them asks: — Why are you dragging us out of here? — We are organizing an escape. We are revolting for freedom. We are tired of sitting and collecting dust on the back shelves of the store, seeing children pass by us. We decided that it would be better for us all to run away and find our own owners. For one thing, we decided to free everyone else in the store. — explained the third white hedgehog. — There is just a problem. Security may notice our absence or our escape and interfere with us. — explained the fourth. Our Silver did not pay attention to their conversations. He freed himself further and ran further, although he did not know where this Shadow had gone. — Where did he go? — Who is he? — the fifth asked him. — Another toy of Shadow, who considers himself a real hedgehog Shadow. — he explained and one of these Shadows, sitting in a box on the side, answered him: — There! I saw him go into the sporting goods department. — Thank you. — he thanked him and ran on. The rest of the Silvers at this time were helping to free the rest of Shadow's toys. — And yet, what will we do then when we free everyone else? And how can we escape? — asked the third. — It’s okay, we’ll think of something. — the first one answered.

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      And our toys in the car at that time drove past the department with Barbie dolls. — It seems to me that we have already been in this department. —Mephiles says to himself. — Not true! This is our first time in this department. It's still pink. — Amy answers. Without arguing, they moved on and left this department, moving to another, next door, and it was here that Kens were sold. — Brake, brake! — Blaze asked and they stopped the car. We walked back a little and returned to the shelf where the Ken dolls were. Everyone was dressed differently. Someone was a lifeguard, someone was a surfer, someone was a fireman, someone was a policeman, someone was a doctor, someone was a plumber, someone was complete in a striped overalls, someone was a gardener, someone was a cowboy, someone is an astronaut, and someone is tanned like a black man. Amy, Cream, Blaze and Rouge, as well as the witches, when they saw all the Kens, their mouths were amazed at what they saw. Each Ken doll was special, and some even had high-quality abs on their chests. Every Ken on the shelf had fun. One of the Kens, dressed as a waiter, saw a car with toys and addressed them: — Hello, girls. We can help you with anything! — Yes, you can. — said the rabbit. — Can I have fun with you too? — Of course, join us! - Ken the surfer politely invited her, who ran to the plastic wave and jumped on it, after which he lay down on the board and pretended to be floating far into the water. — HOORAY!!! — Cream was happy and wanted to run to them. However, Amy grabbed her hand and did not let go. — Cream, stop! We don't have time for this! We will be waiting for you in Sinitsin's office. — Amy answers her. — Are you going to Sinitsin? Would you like me to take you to him? — Ken the waiter offered his help and went down the stairs. He runs up to their car and gets behind the wheel himself. — Please fasten your seat belts, throw away your chewing gum and do not open the doors until you arrive. Thank you for your attention! Rose looked at Ken and felt like her heart was about to burst out of her chest. She turns away, closes her eyes and says to herself: — Calm down, Amy, calm down! You are a married hedgehog, a married hedgehog, a married hedgehog. Cream rolled her eyes, jumped over Blaze and Amy, pushing them over and sat down between the hedgehog and Ken. — Make room for those who are widows! — she said and turned her gaze to Ken, looking at him with romance. They drove on, passing a department where they sold books, and on the way, by coincidence, the toy Shadow himself was walking. — This toy looks like... Shadow? Amy asks, pointing her finger at him. — Yes, it looks like it's him. — Omega answers. — What is he doing here? And why is he walking around the store? — the red-haired girl didn’t understand. — STOP, WHO'S COMING!!! — Shadow shouted, hearing someone driving behind him and took a fighting stance. Ken stopped the car in front of him. — What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in the toy aisle Shadow? — asked the witch with glasses. — Please get out of the way, you are blocking our passage. — Ken asked. — Mr. Shadow, I know you, you are a new game based on the animated series about Shadow. — Cream replies, smiling and amazed at who she sees. — I don’t understand what you’re talking about, but I don’t have time to chat with you. — ULF himself answers them, considering himself real and passing by them on his way back. — Are you leaving already? — asks the rabbit. — You don’t even want to listen to what I found out about the game about you. I know how to defeat Black Doom. Shadow's eyes widened, he froze in place and turned around with him, asking: — You know? — Are you already interested? Hop in with us, I’ll explain everything on the way. — says Cream. — Then we’ll have to take you on the way back to the department with Shadow’s hedgehogs. — Ken explained. Black and scarlet sat in the back seat with the witches. The car started moving and they drove on. When Silver himself came running here, he saw their car and ran after them, shouting to them: — WAIT!!! GUYS, STOP!!! But they were so far from each other that they did not hear him and drove on. On the way, Silver got tired of running, stopped, grabbed his knees and began to catch his breath: — How tired I am! Ugh!