The sun was setting down, turning the sky orangey-red to a dark night sky. The weather was normal but still cold as winter. Amy and her friends are inside Shadow and Silver's Tipi tent for the night. Sonic in his blue wolf form was keeping Amy warmed up so that she won't get a cold.

"If you want we can head back at my place" Sonic said through telepathy.

"But Crimson will find us" Amy said.

"No, I'm sure he went far far away from the village, Amy. So no worries" Sonic said.

"Okay Sonikku. Let's go" Amy said. Sonic got up to let Amy ride on his back while they head out from the tent. It was pretty dark in the forest but Amy held a torch to allow them to see.

"Be careful out there" Amethyst called for them.

"Don't worry, Mom. I'll be fine" Amy called back. Amethyst goes back in the Tipi tent to get some rest.

Sonic and Amy soon arrived to the stone house and Amy jumped off Sonic to let him turn back to a hedgehog.

"For a wolf you really are soft and warm" Amy said.

"Uh thanks" Sonic blushed.

"Uh...sorry I said that. I didn't mean to make you blush" Amy chuckled nervously.

"It's alright, let's go inside and have something to eat" Sonic said, opening the door to his house. They both got in and closed the door after. Sonic took out some wood for the fireplace while Amy helped preparing the fish they caught today.

"I wonder how long King Scourge will give up. I really don't like him and he doesn't have a heart to love women. I just hated when he forces women to marry him. He can't force them" Amy sighs.

Hearing this Sonic goes to holding her shoulders, "I have no idea, Amy. But that Scourge has destroyed an indian tribe to make places for his colony. But he won't destroy this one as long as I and my people including yours are still alive" he said

"I hope you're right. Because no one has ever defeated him. He's too strong and dangerous. He won't stop at nothing when he gets me" she said.

"But he won't stand a chance against shape-shifters. We got more teeth, claws, horns and hooves against him" Sonic said.

"You're right. But when it comes to war, it gets ugly for those that will die or survive. I never like wars" Amy said.

"I understand. We Native Americans do anything to prevent extinction of our people. And I don't want that to happen either" Sonic said. Then they roasted their fish over the fire place until it was roasted enough to be eaten.

Back at the village

Silver and Shadow were putting on different paint marks on their faces and quills. Silver put on red markings over his eyes and on his cheeks to make streaks and blue dots over his eyebrows. Shadow was doing his symbol on his shoulder and applied yellow paint on his face with some animal blood.

"Man, sometimes I don't know how you get used to the rotten blood smell" Silver said.

"It's already drying. You are so naïve, Silver" Shadow rolled his eyes.

"Yeah but it smells dead and these marks on us are supposed to scare enemies or animals" Silver said.

"Yes, and now we prepare for the night's hunt" Shadow.

"Dude, we're not predators in our animal forms you know. Though we are two times bigger than normal wild animals" Silver said.

"No, we hunt as hedgehogs" Shadow grinned, holding a spear.

"Oh, I see" Silver said with his ears down. Shadow chuckled and heads out from the tent with Silver behind his back. He had his bow and arrows with him.

"Next time, try to be polite with wild forest animals" Silver said.

"Alright, if they don't have children or are pregnant" Shadow said.

"Good, because I prefer fishing" Silver said. He had a fishing net with him if he and Shadow are gonna fish instead.

"The bow and arrow is always your favorite weapon" Shadow said.

"Yes, because it's faster to shoot things like a shotgun" Silver said.

"Alright lets go" Shadow said. When they got far in to the forest they spotted a pack of male wild boars.

"See, quiet steps" Shadow whispered to Silver, he sneaks quietly on his toes to hide from the wild boars. The boars where snorting in the ground shuffling with their tusks and looked for some insects and worms to eat. While distracted, Silver and Shadow got their arrows up and the boars saw them.

"OOOOOIIIINK!!!!" the wild boars squealed in fright and is about to run away when Silver already aimed his arrow at the boar in a quick speed.

He let go of the arrow and it struck one of the boars in the neck, killing it. The other wild boar ran away from his fallen comrade.

"Shadow, take the other boar" Silver nodded to Shadow.

"Very well" Shadow nodded. He jumped out from the bush and ran in full speed after the second wild boar.

"Come over here you running ham!" Shadow shouted. The wild boar ran between some rocks while Shadow chased it.

Silver shook his head and morphs into a deer to chase after them in a quick speed. He dashed past Shadow and pounced on the boar with his sharp antlers.

The boar dies by the horns penetrating his throat and Silver morphs back to a hedgehog, but his forelocks got blood on them due to being the antlers.

"Nice look, Silver" Shadow joked.

"Very funny, Shadow. I got blood on my forelocks" Silver rolled his eyes and shakes the blood off his forelocks.

He then lifts up the boar by his telekinesis to avoid getting more bloody again while Shadow goes to the other one they killed, but he carried it by his bare hands instead.

Unknown to them, a strange purple non-mobian cougar was hiding in the bushes.

"Those boars will be my meal soon" the cougar thought and sneaks past the hedgehogs to get one of the boars. But they heard the rustle in the bushes and turned around.

"Who's there?!" Shadow shouted. Then the cougar jumped out from the bushes and snatches one of the wild boars with the jaws.

"RAAAHAAAAGH!!!!" the cougar shrieked.

"Oh no you don't!" Silver morphs into a deer again and goes after the purple cougar.

Shadow growled lowly that Silver is still being naïve again. He knows he's tough to handle dangerous things, so Shadow carries the dead boar and heads back to the village.

"You're a shape-shifter, huh? Are you human or mobian?" Silver said in telepathy to the purple cougar.

"Enough talk! Give me that dead beast!" the cougar growled through Silver's thoughts.

"Aha! You are one! And no it's my prey, kitty!" Silver shouted in his mind and continues to chase the purple cougar. The cougar jumped over some logs with the boar in her jaws and Silver followed her. After a while of running, the cougar tripped over a tree root and drops the boar.

"You know, you could've watched your step" Silver said through telepathy, walking up to her and helping her up.

"Hmph! I didn't trip on purpose you idiot! And quit following me in the snowy forest! You'll catch a cold!" the purple cougar growled.

"Sheesh! Calm down. I was only helping you up. Don't I get a 'thank you' from you?" Silver asked.

"Fine, thank you" the cougar muttered and drags the wild boar with her jaws, looking away from Silver.

"That is one pissed off kitty" Silver said and leaves.