Hey there, everybody! I finally took a little break time in my full time college schedule to get back to writin'! So I hope you enjoy what I got waiting for you all this time! And for you 'Cataclysmic Emerald' fans, this is for YOU!
He goes to work in a brand new dawn,
With the early morning sunrise.
He's got his dream and he's holding on,
It's getting harder everyday.
He loves a girl who speaks her mind,
Don't always look at life the same way.
Sharing truth that will heal in time…
They want to believe something real,
Still they're searching.
They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight…
Time moves on as a fading town,
And they struggle with the changes.
The stores have closed, friends have moved away,
Now it's hope that sees him through.
The kids have gone, but they'll see them all
At the Sunday congregation.
Sharing dreams truth will heal in time…
They want to believe something real,
Still they're searching.
They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight…
Ooh, it's words that divide them,
It's love that defines them.
They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight…
In our darkest hour, oh, we look to the sky,
With a silent prayer, believe that God's on our side.
In a land where freedom rings, and where eagles fly!
Ooh yeah, YEAH!
Yes. This is the song that has been echoing throughout planet Mobius until very recently. The reason? Mainly because it has once more brought out the sense of freedom among the citizens. For time and time again, this peaceful planet has been saved by the threats of great evils and forces of darkness. Yet every time, heroes such as Sonic the Hedgehog, and his large group of planet protectors have also proved time and time again that good always wins. Ain't that the truth? And these days, this effort is greatly doubled, since now there is a second planet to protect: Mobius Z. For three years ago, it was known worldwide that Angel Island's Master Emerald went through a spontaneous combustion causing a dramatic after affect. All of the Zones discovered on planet Mobius had disappeared and terraformed into a brand new world, now known as Mobius Z.
But let's turn our attention now to a much more enjoyable scene! Today we find Sonic and Amy Rose together at the fun-filled Twinkle Park. After a big morning of riding the Twinkle Circuit, exploring the Mirror Mansion, and spinning across the roller coaster, the happy couple finally took a break for lunch at the food court. As they ate together enjoying their first date since, well a loooong time, they most likely had no idea what laid in store for them within the next few days…
It all began with an innocent question from Amy:
"You know, Sonic? I'm curious. What exactly made you decide to ask me for a date out of the blue last night, huh?"
Sonic gave her a weird gaze. "What, Amy? Can't I just have fun with a close friend of mine? You think I need a reason to do something special for a girl like you?"
"No, of course not, Sonic" Amy assured him.
"Well, your wrong! I do!"
Amy looks surprised. "What?"
"I had a perfectly good reason to ask you out on this very day."
Now Amy was curious. "Ok. I'm waiting…"
Sonic explained. "Well in case you've forgotten, exactly one year ago today, we finished one of our most incredible adventures ever!"
Amy pondered this for a moment. Then suddenly, it came back to her.
"Oh yeah! I remember!"
The event Sonic meant was when Mobius Z was under siege from one of the greatest evils he and his friends had ever faced: The seven spirits of a 6000 year old demon named Catalyst. That was an adventure none of them would ever forget. And so, Amy began to reminisce: Wearing her magician outfit like she had in her past life as Saiuka the magician, fighting with her special powers and deck of magic cards, fighting side by side with her friends and their own magical properties, savoring victory once defeating her opponent…
"Uh, Amy? Hello? Mobius to Amy!"
"Huh? Wha?" Amy snapped out of her flashback hearing Sonic's voice.
"Oh sorry, Sonic. Guess I was spacing out there for a second."
Sonic just smiled at her. "That's ok, Ames. I'm not surprised you did. That was quite an adventure we went through, wasn't it?"
Just then, Amy remembered something else. A special friend whom she, Sonic and the others had to say goodbye to that same day: Necronos. A small tear began to form under her eye. Sonic noticed it and wiped it away. The look in her eyes gave away what she was thinking.
"It's ok," he said. "I miss him too." And they sat smiling at each other remembering their friend.
Hours passed and the sun was due to start setting at any moment. But Sonic and Amy weren't ready to call it a day yet.
"Hey, Sonic. Do you feel like going to a movie before dinner?"
"Y'know something? I was just gonna say that!"
Well, great minds think alike I suppose. And so holding each other hand in hand, the two set off to start their evening together.
Elsewhere in the world, the anniversary of Catalyst's defeat didn't go unknown by the rest of the people. Knuckles and Julie-Su were also beginning their evening together in Echidnaopolis, and Shadow and Rouge were invited to join them. Tails was sharing with Cream the documents he typed up chronicling the adventure he and the others went through that same year ago. Vector and Espio treated Mighty and Charmy to a night out at Casino Night City (a neon town built as a tribute to gambling fans of the Casino Night Zone). And once more the most recent hit song echoed throughout the world…
They want to believe something real,
Still they're searching.
They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight…
Ooh, it's words that divide them,
It's love that defines them.
They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight…
In another location (to be specific: Knothole City), a familiar character watched numerous monitors and satellite cameras overlooking both Mobius and Mobius Z in a small room of his vast research lab. A voice called to him from his doorway.
"Rotor! It's 6:00! Aren't you gonna head on out to dinner yet?"
Rotor answered. "Be right there! I just gotta finish the last global activity scan. Give me five minutes tops, Ok?"
"Alright, but that's all you get! We don't wanna cancel our reservations now. You realize how hard it is to get reserved at Blue Moonlight during the busy season? I mean-"
"OK! I get it. Hold on a sec!"
Rotor turned to one monitor and began punching in a command on the control panel.
"Well, no activity on Mobius Z since one year ago. Looks just as safe as ever! Now to log this into my main computer; and begin the final scan for tonight, just as a formality."
Rotor sat back as the satellite began its last scan on the planet, feeling sure nothing would be different. Two minutes passed without any change. When suddenly…
'BEEP!' Rotor opened his eyes.
"Huh?...This……this can't be right. Activity detected?"
Rotor quickly punched in a few commands and scanned over the numerous Zones of the planet.
"Emerald Hill…OK. Tidal Tempest…Fine. Diamond Dust…That's good. Sunset Park…No problem. Gigapolis…Clean. Labyrinth…That's fine, too."
Suddenly, he stopped. He found something at the top right corner of the screen.
"What's this?...No way! This can't be………New Zone forming? But that's crazy! All the Zones should be there already!"
But the computers were never wrong. Rotor designed them himself. Not being able to doubt the properties of his own creation, he concluded:
"This is big news! And bad news, too! I've got to tell everybody! This is could be really big trouble…"
With that, Rotor grabbed his coat and ran out of the room to spread the news. But if only he had stayed back for a few more seconds, he probably would've been 100 percent convinced that it IS big trouble. For as soon as he was gone from sight, a small note suddenly appeared at the bottom of the same monitor:
"…I…will…have………my revenge…"
Note to everyone: I'm still in full time college, remember, so continuation of this story will most likely be very slow. I mean it. So I ask that you all pleasebe patient with me, for you can guarantee that this story will go on! With that said, bye for now! R&R!
(A/N: "Faith In The Heartland" sung by Journey)