It was an exciting day for Amy Rose! She was inside her new café with her closest friends, Cream and Big. They were finishing up their last minute preparations before the grand opening! Amy was totally loving the atmosphere. The place was lit up with colorful lights and just screamed pink and girly, suiting her style perfectly! Cream added in her own personal touch by setting different kinds of cute stuffed animals and Chao plushies on the counters, couches, and some of the dining chairs. As for Big, he was content watching the two girls decorate. But he was sure a big help lifting and carrying the heavy stuff!

"This place looks awesome!" Amy exclaimed. "Cream, you're almost done with the banner?"

"Yes, almost done Amy!" the little rabbit responded. She was doing a good job hanging up the long "Welcome" banner. There was no need for a ladder since she's able to fly with her long, floppy ears! She also had her two Chao, Cheese and Chocola helping out.

"Great! Did you make sure the soda fountain is working all right, Big?" Amy turned around to ask the large purple cat. She noticed he was holding a clear plastic cup in his right hand, half-filled with orange liquid.

"Mhmm. I thought having some of the orange soda would be nice after all that work." said Big, confirming what the drink was in his hand.

Amy had a puzzled look on her face. What did he mean by "after all that work"? It wasn't like the machine had been broken and needed to be fixed or anything. She just wanted to make sure it could pour the drinks properly. If something was wrong with the machine, Big could have quickly brought it to her attention. There was really no sort of "work" involved. In fact, that was the only job he was assigned at the moment!

"OK... That's good then." Amy said, sorta laughing it off now.

"Done!" both Amy and Big heard Cream announce. The banner was now stretched out across the room! Amy was happy with the results and praised her, "Great work, Cream! Now we can open up!"

"Very good." Big added.

Cream was glad the banner turned out as planned. She then flapped her ears a few times before her feet met the ground.

"All right, you guys! We have lots of people waiting outside, so let's get going!" said Amy, beaming with positive energy!

"OK!" Cream and Big said.

Amy then led her team to the front entrance. Even though she was pretty confident and excited about her café, she still had to take a deep breath to ease her nerves. This was it. It was showtime. Remembering her goal of running a great establishment for her one-true-love, she puts on a confident smile before opening the door!

The crowd of Mobians which mostly consisted of girls were chatting with one another until Amy stepped out to shout, "Hello, everyone! Thanks for waiting!"

Stepping out to let Cream and Big show themselves, she continued, "We're now open! Welcome to Café Team Rose!"

The crowd clapped and cheered as they flooded right in! Either they were super hungry or they really wanted to see what Team Rose had in store for them!

"Whoa!" said Amy, almost falling back from the rushing Mobians! Cream was lucky to have Big there to scoop her up in time!

"Thank you, Mr. Big." Cream said thankfully with a smile.

"Huhuhuhu. You're welcome." said Big. He was happy to help.

As the storm of Mobians started to clear up, Amy saw a panda girl with round glasses drop her beige tote bag and the books she was carrying on the ground. What a mess! Amy wasn't going to let her newest customer pick up everything by herself! She went straight over and started helping her out.

"Thank you so much..." said the soft-spoken panda with blushing red cheeks. She was clearly embarrassed.

"No problem!" Amy said. It was truly not a problem at all, until she came across a few things amongst the fallen items... There was a Sonic themed notebook! A Sonic pen! A Sonic shaped eraser! Photos of Sonic! Was that a signed autograph!?

Amy no longer thought of her as an ordinary customer, but a rival! However, she had to keep it professional and pretended as if she was totally fine with it. As long as she wasn't his girlfriend or anything, she had to at least...somewhat accept there were big fans of Sonic like her.

Picking up the last book, Amy stood up to hand over the stack she collected, "There you go!"

The panda stood up as well to receive the books, "Once again, thank you so much."

After a bow which genuinely expressed her thanks, the panda took her leave and went inside the café. Encountering her newest "rival" made Amy even more fired up to succeed!

"Cream! Big! There's no time to waste! Let's get to work!"

To be continued! Team Rose will be right back!