Shadow Gets His Driver's License! XD

Written by: ZairaDrayan/ckaira77!!

ZairaDrayan: I found inspiration in this plot when I was listening to an Adventures in Odyssey episode where Connie was teaching Eugene how to drive. I couldn't help but think of Amy teaching Sonic how to drive. However, my brain then took a step ahead. What if it was Zaira teaching Shadow how to drive... How did he learn to drive all of those cool vehicles in Sonic 06? Does he really have a driver's license or does the government let him off the hook? Hm... After this, we'll know, at least!

Sonic was simply hanging out at his house one day when Shadow storms in through the door. Sonic watches as Shadow walks into the middle of the living room and throws a bunch of games on the ground. He hisses at them and begins to stomp on them. Sonic stands up and looks at the games. They were a bunch of future Sonic games that hadn't yet been made (remember that this takes place sometime after Sonic X Race of Doom which was before all of those other games let's assume). The blue hedgehog didn't get what all the fuss was about.

"Uh, Shadow? Why are you crushing a bunch of Sonic games in my living room? Couldn't you have gone to your own house to do that?" asked Sonic.

"You don't understand! The thing is that... I was only brought into the Sonic universe recently and I... don't know how to drive...," Shadow explained.

Sonic looked on the back of the crushed game cases. He saw a few photos of Shadow driving a bunch of different cool vehicles. He nods to himself for a second and turns back to Shadow.

"Well, the answer is simple isn't it? Someone is going to teach you how to drive," Sonic pointed out.

"Like who?" Shadow asked with a shrug.

"Someone who isn't me," Sonic replied.

"Why's that?" asked Shadow.

"Well...," Sonic started. His sentence faded into a flashback.

"Alright Sonic, this is your first time driving. Please, don't kill us," Amy almost begged.

Sonic jumped into the car, started it up, and hit the gas petal. The result... wasn't so great... Sonic's head hurt just thinking about it. He was brought back into reality.

"Let's just say I didn't have a very great experience with driving myself...," Sonic finished. Shadow nodded.

"Ugh! Sonic you said that I would find the sugar in your pantry! Sonic the Hedgehog, I did not find any sugar!" Zaira snapped in the kitchen.

"Are you sure you looked in the freezer?!" asked Sonic.

"The freezer?"

"That's where I keep the sugar!" Sonic replied.

Shadow could imagine Zaira rolling her eyes. He had no idea how she always appeared in the same house he was in... It was almost as if she were stalking him... EVERYBODY LEAVE A COMMENT ON HOW CRAZY I AM!! Actually, don't. Please...

"I found it! It was in the box of popsicles that you bought last year... Eek! Was that a dead mouse?! No... That was a potato covered in ranch dressing... Smells horrid!" Zaira exclaimed.

"Get out of my freezer before you die right now!" Sonic commanded.

Shadow heard the door slam shut and Zaira walked into the room holding onto the bag of sugar. Although, the sugar look like it was thrown off a cliff, run over by a bus, used in one of Tails' crazy science experiments, stuffed into a bag that was stuffed into Sonic's freezer, and left to rot over millions of years only to emerge now in Zaira's hand. Shadow felt his stomach begin to rise up and begin to do flips. He had to open a window and breathe in some fresh air.

"Yeah... This is sugar... THE WORST IN THE WORLD I MEAN!! I think that something died in it!" Zaira exclaimed.

"Oh yeah... I did happen to get a pet rabbit and I think it died in the-"

"THAT'S ENOUGH!! Quit it before I gag! Please! I can't get the sugar I need at the moment! I don't have a job, I don't get enough money, and I'm not paid like all of you Sega characters! You get money for just being in Sonic games! What about me?! Sonic, help me!" Zaira begged.

"Why don't you ask for help from your sister Kaira?" asked Shadow.

"She's also in a financial bind... We're broke, people still don't trust me after everything I did when I wasn't such a good person, they won't pay me anything... I've been stuck! I'll do anything Sonic!" Zaira begged.

"Anything?"

"Anything!"

"Well..., I'll go to the store and buy some stuff for you if you teach Shadow here how to drive. He's become one of those characters that is slowly being written out of the Sonic universe. Sort of like Rouge! You'll have plenty of time!" Sonic chirped.

"You are slowly being removed?! How could Sega do such a thing?!" demanded Zaira almost in horror.

"They told me that I'm getting a comeback sometime. For now, I'm taking some vacation time. Sega is still paying me because people are still buying games with me in them. I'm now loved by many fans. It's a shame that Sega didn't let you join the Sonic cast... Especially after we recommended you...," Shadow answered.

"No sweat... I'm good... They just didn't like me... I'm a Drayan with green wings, green eyes, and a personality that makes everything difficult! I'm too hard to get along with! They said that my personality copies Blaze too much and they also said that they can't give Shadow a girlfriend!" she cried.

"What?" asked Shadow.

"Nothing! I didn't say anything!" she shouted.

... (I am crazy...)

"Right... Anyway, I do need some pointers on how to drive," Shadow stated shoving what she said a second ago out of his mind.

"I will teach you. Have you taken the driver's test before?" asked Zaira.

"Once..."

"I'm not going to ask about it because you didn't get the license then... So, Sonic, can I use your car?" asked Zaira.

"Uh... I guess... Don't do anything to it...," Sonic told her slowly.

"Alright! However, today, I just want you to go through this driver's manual Shadow. Don't ask why I have this with me at the moment... Just go through it tonight. Memorize it! It'll help you out on the written portion of the driver's test.

"Um..."

"Also, we'll be meeting back here tomorrow for the first lesson at two in the afternoon! Don't worry, I know you're open because I checked your calendar. See you tomorrow! Sonic, I recommend that you take that freezer and shoot it into space where nobody can get it! Clean that out today, or DIE TOMORROW!!" Zaira yelled running out the door.

"Now I see why she didn't make the Sonic cast... She's a cross of Blaze and Amy...," Sonic commented.

"She made all the plans without my permission... I'm the student! I should have the ability to talk to my own teacher on when we should have class! At least, I should!" Shadow retorted.

"Oh well! She checked the schedule! You should be fine! Just be sure to read that driver's manual she gave you! When Amy gave me mine, I sure didn't!" Sonic chirped.

Shadow walked out the door. It was going to be quite the month...

Lesson 1: The VERY beginning

Shadow ran over to her house. He banged on the door and she opened it. Shadow pointed to the clock in her living room. It read 2:15. Zaira sighed.

"At least, you're on time. Let's see how much you remember from the driver's manual I gave you. After you get into your car, what is the first thing you do before driving?" she asked.

"Fasten your seatbelt," Shadow replied simply. A preschooler knew that much.

"Yep. True or false: Leaving your car keys in an unattended car is against the law."

"Completely true...," Shadow said starting to get bored.

Zaira threw the book behind her. He memorized it front to back. "Alright, we can start with the driving lessons, I guess."

The two of them went around back and Shadow saw that Zaira had built a giant track in the backyard. Kaira was driving around a remote control car on the track. She looked over and drove it off. "Driving lessons?" She then sighed and picked up her car and turned it off. She left the yard.

Zaira and Shadow climbed into the car (that was conveniently placed there for them...)and fastened their seatbelts and Shadow over for her first instructions. Zaira got out the key and held it up. Shadow stared blankly at her.

"I suppose it's best to start at the beginning! This is a key. Say it."

Shadow continued to stare. "Say it?"

"Yep. Say it."

Shadow groaned and rolled his eyes. "Zaira, I don't think that it's really nessesary to start at the very beginning!"

Zaira glared at him and then started acting like a know-it-all. "Look, I'm the instructor, you're the student. I make the rules! NOW SAY IT!! What is this?"

Shadow paused. Half out of surprise and half out of terror. "Um... A key."

"Right. The goes into this slot here called the ignition! Say it!" Zaira commanded. She wasn't going to hear any objections...

"Ignition..."

"To start the car, we always turned the key away from us. Which direction do we turn the key?" asked Zaira.

"Away from us..."

"Very good, Shadow! Let's move on to something more difficult!" Zaira chirped. Shadow groaned again.

"REALLY?!? I'm just dying to learn about rear-view mirrors!" Shadow yelled.

"Okay, calm down. I'm sorry. I'm going to show you how to actually start-up and drive the car," Zaira explained. Shadow sighed with relief. "This knob sticking up out of the floor. Do you know what that is?"

"That's the gear shift."

"Correct. Now, there are different positions the knob can be in. The position that it is in now is called neutral. When the gear shift is in neutral, you can start the car! Okay, go ahead," Zaira coaxed.

"Now?" asked Shadow suddenly nervous.

"Yes!"

Shadow put the key into the ignition and turned the key away from him. The engine started! Zaira nodded in approval.

"Very good! Now, see those petals on the floor? The one on the right is the gas petal. You step on it to make the car go. The one in the middle is the brake. That one will make the car stop. However, the one on the left is the one we're worried about right now. It's called the clutch. Basically, you step on it and put the gear shift into the number one position," Zaira explained.

Shadow stepped down on the gas pedal and put the gear shift into the number one position. He was surprised that it was so easy. "Huh. Well, that was eas- AHH!!"

The car jerked forward and then lurches back and dies instantly. Shadow was leaning on the steering wheel causing the horn to go all nutty and Zaira was stuck on the dashboard. She pulled herself out of that predicament and dusted herself off. Shadow got off of the horn.

"What happened?!" demanded Shadow.

"You let the pedal up...," Zaira stated.

"Weren't you supposed to?" asked Shadow.

"No! You're supposed to hold it down!!" Zaira yelled getting frustrated again.

"You didn't tell me to keep the pedal down!!"

"Well, now you know. Do it again."

Shadow sighs and starts up the car again. He puts the gear shift back into the neutral position. He steps down onto the clutch and puts the gear shift into the number one position. This time, he holds down the clutch. "There. I did it."

"Okay. Now, ease down on the gas pedal. While you are doing that, ease up on the clutch. Got it?" asked Zaira.

"I think so."

"But slowly or else the car will-! AHH!!" Zaira cried.

Shadow did the process too quickly and the car lurched forward and fell backward again. Shadow yelled in surprise and found himself on the steering wheel again while Zaira was stuck in the dashboard again. The horn rang all throughout the clearing.

".lurch forward and die again..."

Shadow sat up again. "Don't think that was my intention... I think I have it now however...," Shadow said breathing heavily. Who knew driving would involve so much lurching?!

Zaira got herself out of the dashboard and opened the side door. She hopped out of the door and closed it. Shadow rolled down the window. "What are you doing?"

"I'm going to get a neck brace... This is going to be a long afternoon... You practice on your own for a little while. Okay?" asked Zaira wearily.

Shadow nods to her and rolls up the window. It really was going to be a long

day...