Ninja Wing and Confessions

**Ninja Wing and Confessions** is the twelfth episode of the Spinoff Series, Shard's Journey. It's also the penultimate episode.

## Characters

* Shard the Hedgehog
* NICOLE
* Miles "Tails" Prower (Mentioned, not named)
* Cream the Rabbit (Mentioned, not named)
* Sonic the Hedgehog (Mentioned)
* Amy Rose (Mentioned)
* Rosemary Prower
* Amadeus Prower
* Merlin Prower (Mentioned, not named)
* Chaos (Mentioned)
* Gerald Robotnik (Video recording)
* Doctor Eggman (Mentioned)
* E-26 Ninja Wing (First appearance)
* Tortoise Robot (First appearance)

## Plot

This episode begins with Shard, NICOLE, Rosemary, and Amadeus arriving back at the latter's cottage after witnessing something falling to Earth. None of the four of them can figure out what it is, when NICOLE's handheld form starts beeping a transmission. This turns out to be Gerald's message that is currently broadcasting all over the Earth. Amadeus is shocked as he heard Gerald was banished from Mobius 3 years prior to him being born, also claiming Gerald to be a grandfather at the time and he wouldn't be alive now. Rosemary realizes that this is an old message that waited until now to be broadcast and NICOLE realized that the message in question was filmed in 1954, it's now 2004, 50 years later. The group all realize that what they saw in the sky was the Space Colony ARK and that Tails and Cream were among the group who had gone to Space and Rosemary remembers that Sonic had calmed Chaos just over a week prior.

Unknown to NICOLE, Shard, and the Prower parents, a condor robot starts throwing shurikens, cutting the trees. Satisfied, he keeps moving toward the cottage.

Back at the cottage, NICOLE's proximity alert goes off and realises another robot is nearby: E-26 Ninja Wing. She notes to Shard that he's quick, but, can't take a lot of punishment. Shard transforms into his robotized form and he and NICOLE take off to find the E-Series robot.

Ninja Wing is still up to no good and Shard and NICOLE both arrive quickly. The robot throws more shurikens, only for Shard and NICOLE to leap out of the way. When Ninja Wing is about to strike with his beak, he ends up crashing into a tree truck and his beak is stuck. Both inorganic Mobians stare in surprise at this battle going so poorly on the villain's end and things get more confusing when Ninja Wing's Wing Boomerangs hit more trees instead of NICOLE and Shard. NICOLE suggests that she and Shard should take turns landing blows on Ninja Wing as he isn't going anywhere except for down when he gets himself free and crashes to the ground. Before Ninja Wing could kick or peck the two inorganics, they use their Cyber End move to end Ninja Wing as quick as possible. NICOLE and Shard are proud of another good set of teamwork and are about to go back, only for NICOLE to pull Shard close and kiss his cheek as he turns back to his organic form, confessing her love. Shard is surprised, as he is a machine himself and NICOLE points out she's a machine, too. She had her nanites put in so she can experience what Shard had lost and understand what he had. Shard understands where NICOLE is coming from and is worried he can't have children with her, but, NICOLE assures they'll find a way. Shard has his own confession, that he too fell in love with NICOLE, but, he though she'd see him as a monster. NICOLE assures him she thinks of him as anything but that and tells him how hard working and brave he's been in the past six months, holding off Eggman's robots all by himself and how noble he is. She also notes that Amy and the Prowers would think that of him, too. Shard thanks NICOLE for his help and she tells him she'll never turn against him even if others might. Both of them kiss each other as a tortoise robot is watching from afar, saying the new couple's demise will come as the episode ends.