Chapter 2: A Baby Dark Arm

The egg on the table begins to crack and a small tentacle pops out. Then two more comes out of the egg shell. And one more comes out of the egg. The the egg's shell broken all the way, to reveal the creature inside. This creature has a small skinny body with for tentacles one pair is shorter than the other. It also has a long curly tip on the top, two green eyes and parts are glowing green and a round head. And it shows a smile on its face.

"It's a… it's a…" Amy says.

Then the creature says, "Ooh cue!"

Everyone but Maria screams, "Dark Arm!"

Then runs away in fright.

"Dark Arm!" Amy screams.

"Run!" Cream yells.

Maria remains still as she sees her friends run away. She then looks at her new hatchling and is even more confused. Why are they afraid of something this small. Maria looks at this 'Dark Arm' with a curious look. Maria is about to pick it up, but the little Dark Arm scoots back.

"Don't be afraid, I'm not gonna hurt you," Maria says with a reassuring smile.

The little Dark Arm looks at her with a curious look. Maria then smiles at it.

The little creature smiles back and says, "Ooh que! Ooh que!"

Marai giggle with a smile and picks up the little alien. Then she cradles it like it's a baby, and it is one.

Maria turns to her friends and asks herself, "I wonder why they ran away?"

"Come on little guy, let's go find them. I think I'll name you… Jay," Maria says.

The little creature smiles to hear its name, and likes it.

Meanwhile, Sonic and the others are able to run far from the house. They are very tired from their frightful run.

Suddenly, Sonic realizes, "Hey, wait a minute! Why are we running?! We beat those aliens before, and we certainly can take care of this one little alien!"

"Urgh, you're right. Why are we running and screaming like little kids?!" Knuckles agrees.

Cream asks, "Um, where's Maria?"

"I think we left her behind," Amy says.

"Then we better get back. That Dark Arm can attack her at any minute," Tails says.

"Then let's go," Sonic says.

Suddenly, they hear a familiar woman's voice, "You hoo!"

The five turn their heads to see Rouge along with Shadow. The two walk towards the group of five.

"Sorry for being a little late, but we had to take care of things," Rouge says.

"Um, that's alright. We were um, just, about to head back," Amy says.

Shadow becomes suspicious, "Why were you here? And where's Maria?"

"She uh, back at the tea party and we need to catch our breath and such," Sonic says.

"Something happened, didn't it?" Rouge asks.

"Nothing much, it's just Maria's has an egg that hatched and it's not what we expected," Sonic answers.

Tails rolls her eyes, "I don't think you want to get into that detail."

"Right," Sonic says.

"What hatched from that egg that made you come all the way here?" Shadow asks with a stern look on his face.

"Um well uh, you see. Her new baby is not what we expect. And it's really what we never expect," Knuckles says, nervously.

"Like what?" Rouge asks.

The five are having trouble finding the words.

"Guys!" Maria's voice calls out.

Everyone turn their heads to see Maria walking this way, and is holding her new baby in her arms. Sonic and the others become a little scared and step back. When Shadow and Rouge take a look at what Maria is holding, they flinch in shock. Maria walks over to see Shadow and Rouge here, and is very happy.

"Hi Shadow. Hi Rouge. Take a look at my new baby, isn't she cute. I named her Jay," Maria happily says.

She then cradles the little baby and snuggles it, and makes everyone very uncomfortable.

"Maria! That… that's a Dark Arm you're holding in your arms!" Knuckles yells.

"A what?" Maria asks.

"A Dark Arm. You're holding an alien of alien invaders in your arms. Those creatures are very dangerous," Rouge says.

"Why you say that?" Maira asks.

Sonic sighs, "Shadow, would you like to explain it to her?"

Shadow walks over to Maria holding a firm look on his face. Maria seems to sense tension within him, and is glaring at her new little alien baby.

"You see Maria, that little baby of yours is a Dark Arm. It's apparently a Black Arm that gone through a mountain in the Wisp Planet and gain special abilities. Eclipse is the one responsible for the experiment and has four of these things. The Black Arms and the Dark Arms poses as a threat for the planet, including that one you have in your arms. You shouldn't be close to it," Shadow says.

"But Shadow, Jay she's only a little baby. I doubt it can cause any trouble," Maria says.

Shadow huffs, "You even gave the monster a name."

"Stop being mean to Jay," Maria says.

"Maria, just to let you know your little 'Jay' is dangerous alien invader that is set on destroying this world! And you seriously want to take care of that thing!" Shadow says.

Maria simply nods her head, "Yes."

"Hold on Maria, I think you might want to rethink this. You don't know what 'Jay' eats or fully know what he or she is. Are you even think it's going to be cute when it grows up? And are you sure you're able to handle it?" Rouge replies.

Maria looks the baby and it's starting at her with a smile. It lift two of its small tentacle sand rub them against her face. Maria smiles and give the alien a hug.

"Don't worry, I'm sure I can find a way to take care of and find out what it likes to eat. I'm sure the reason why they're scary it's because of how they're raised. I'm sure I can raise Jay to be a sweetheart," Maria says.

"If you say so. And it does sound a bit logic," Tails says.

Amy sighs, "Let's just get back to the table and finish our lunch. You and Shadow can join us, Rouge."

After getting back to the table at Amy's home, they are having lunch and snacks. Maria looks down to see the little Dark Arm is looking hungry.

Maria holds a scone, and asks, "Would you like some?"

Maria presents the scone to the Jay the Dark Arm, but turns it head with it eyes closed. Maria can see that it doesn't eat scones.

Maria then looks at the hot dog she has in her arm, "You want a hot dog instead."

Maria takes a piece off if her own, and about to give it to Jay. But then, Jay grabs the hot dog from her bun and starts to eat it. Jay seems to really like it.

Maria giggles, "I guess you like to eat hot dogs."

"Hmm, that alien has good taste," Sonic says.

"Don't tell me you're giving in to it?" Shadow asks.

"I know you're not all that keen on Maria taking care of a creature that is part of your alien relatives, but it seems that little Jay and Maria are pretty happy together," Sonic says.

"I have to agree with Sonic on that one Shadow. Maybe we should give it a chance," Rouge says.

Shadow grits his teeth with an annoyed look, "Maybe just one chance. But the minute it starts becoming a problem, little Jay is out of here."

"Don't worry, I'm sure Maria will take good care of it," Sonic says.

Shadow sighs, "Why do I doubt it?"

After having lunch, Maria has taken little Jay home and are now in the kitchen. She writes on a piece of paper. Curious, Jay looks at what Maria is writing. She sees two different it herself. One with a happy face, the other with a frown. Under the one with the smile is the word 'hot dog."

After finishing, Marai says to Jay, "Alright Jay, this is a list of the kind of food you like to eat. The happy face means you like to eat, the frown means that you don't. I'm going to show you some food and you let me know if you like them or not."

Jay nods her head in reply.

Maria brings out a slice of apple and gives it to Jay. She sniff it curiously and take a bite. Jay smiles with glee. Maria then nods her head and writes it down. She tries giving it a carrot, and it likes it too. However, Jay doesn't seem to like cucumbers, zucchini and brussel sprouts, but it likes spinach, lettuce, and asparagus.

Hours later, Maria is able to come up with a good list on what Jay likes and what she doesn't like. It seems that she likes a lot of meat type things and not to much with fruits and vegetable. There are also food that she like and dislike as well.

Maria then make dinner for Jay with some of the food she likes. Then she makes some for herself. The two are able to eat their dinner without any trouble or pickiness form Jay.

After dinner, Maria takes little Jay to the restroom. She is going to give Jay a bath. She fill up the water with warm water and bubbles, Now she is going to put the alien in.

"Alright Jay, it's time for bath," Maria happily says

Jay scoots back and shakes her head.

"Come on Jay, you got to get cleaned up. There are bubbles for you to play in," Maria says.

Jay feels skeptic about getting in the tub of water.

She nervously says, "Ooh cue!"

"Don't be afraid, I'll be with you," Mara reassures.

Jay looks the tub and then looks at Maria. Finally she nods her head in reply. Maria picks Jay up and puts her in the tub. She sticks one of her tentacles in the water, and feels relaxed. She then jumps into the water. Soon Jay smiles and blows the bubbles around the water.

Mari giggles and takes off her gloves, "Good girl, now it's time for a scrub."

Maria puts her hand to Jay and scrub her with the soap and already puts in her hands. Jay feels relaxed and makes baby sounds. Maria then grabs a cup to put water in the cup and rinse Jay her with it. Once she is clean, Maria takes Jay out of the tub and dries her with a towel.

Later in the night, Maria is dressed in her pajamas and goes to her bed with Jay in her arms. She places Jay in a basket with a blanket and tucks her in. Then she goes in her own covers

"Good night, Jay," Maria says.

Jay saddens and says, "Ooh que! Ooh que!"

"What's wrong?" Maria asks.

Jay jumps to Maria and wraps her tentacles on her arm, "Ooh que! Ooh que! Ooh que! Ooh que!"

Maria is confused about Jay clutching her arm, but understands in second.

"Okay Jay, you can sleep with me for the night," Maria says with a smile.

Jay happily jumps from Maria's arm and snuggles into her covers.

Maria says, "Good night Jay."

"Ooh cue!" Jay says, feeling sleepy.

Soon the two fall asleep for the night. They end up sleep for the rest of the night without disturbance.