Sonic Series Fan Fiction ❯ The Chaos Controller ❯ Peace offering ( Chapter 5 )

Shadow stepped off his motorcycle at Robotnik’s home, which looked almost egg shaped. “No wonder they call him Eggman.”

 The gate swung up and two robots hovered over. The boxy yellow one held a large box while the spherical red one nodded.

 “Good evening, Mr. Hedgehog.” The red robot bowed. “I’m Orbot and my assistant Cubot has been asked to greet you on behalf of Dr. Robotnik.”

 “He’s too scared to fight me?” Shadow asked.

 “Well…, yes.” Orbot replied. “We were sent with a peace gift.”

 Cubot presented Shadow with a box of expensive coffees, a gift card to a local sushi restaurant, and some lavender tea.

 “He’ll happily do whatever you ask.” Orbot said. “He’s willing to hand Starline over to you.”

 Shadow nodded. “I accept.”

 Orbot bowed. “Right this way.” He said, leading Shadow and Cubot inside.

*

 Shadow sat down across from Dr. Robotnik. “You want to give up?”

 “Yes.” Dr. Robotnik said. “You can call me Robotnik or Eggman, whichever you want.”

 “Robotnik is fine.” Shadow replied. “So you had nothing to do with this?”

 “Well, I did.” Robotnik said. “Off record, of course. I don’t want any legal troubles or troubles with you for that matter.”

 “You’re not as dumb as you look.” Shadow replied.

 Dr. Robotnik glanced at his outfit, which looked a bit like a circus ringmaster uniform. “If you’re referring to my outfit, I’m supposed to be attending this costume party in a couple of hours.”

 Shadow nodded.

 Dr. Robotnik scrolled through his computer and worked his way through dozens of files that Shadow could barely follow due to the screen’s brightness.

 Shadow looked away. “Doesn’t that blind you?” He asked. “Why don’t you put the screen on eye protection mode?”

 Dr. Robotnik adjusted the screen. “Sorry about that.” He replied. “This thing resets itself every morning. I’m still working on that bug.”

 Dr. Robotnik worked on a few more files, then closed the screen. “There.” He said. “I’ve reimbursed everyone and I sent you a file on Starline in your email. You still use your old GUN email address, right?”

 “Sometimes.” Shadow said, checking the app on his phone. He nodded as he read the email. “Thanks. Enjoy your party.”

 “Thanks for letting me live to enjoy it.” Dr. Robotnik replied.

 Shadow got up and left the fortress.