If you're Losing Hope…

Chapter Two: The rest of them

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Hello! Chapter two, FOR THE PEOPLE! :D I love writing. Remember to submit OCs for a spot in my story! Oh, and I've added "The Lady of the Lake" to the OC list! Info was in the long-ass author's note at the end of Chapter One. Enjoy!

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While Isis and Shadow were making their way towards the Castle (Unknowingly), the rest of the gang was still freaking out about the crystals and trying to escape them. There was an invisible barrier about 20 feet beyond the now completely crystallized pool, and the crystals were closing in at an alarming rate. Cream had stopped crying, and just stared at the crystals with a look of terror on her face. Knuckles and Rouge were, surprisingly, having a civil debate over what to do. Sonic looked restless, and he walked quickly over to Matro and Chrome.

"Hey, Sonic," said Matro. "You look uneasy."

"I don't know what's happening." He jumped up on his heels a few times. "Where are Isis and Shadow? What do we do? How do we even know what to do? I don't know, and it's driving me crazy!"

Chrome folded his arms. "I'm pretty worried too, you know. But…" he shook his head. "I think we should try our luck with the crystals."

Matro stepped back. "Why? We have no idea where that'll take us! Isis and Shadow could be dead, for all we know!"

"Well, it's not like we have much of a choice!" Chrome snapped. "Give it a few minutes. Those crystals will cover the ground completely, and then what do we do? Fly? That won't last forever, and I bet the crystals would climb up if they needed to."

Sonic nodded. "Besides," he cut in, "what Isis said about the Time Discrepancy—it makes sense. I'll bet the crystals are just the portal to another dimension!"

"That's essentially what Knuckles and I came up with." Rouge sauntered towards the group of three. Amy, Blaze and Cream came closer. "We should just do what Isis did. She didn't really look afraid of it, did she?"

There was a murmur of agreement.

Amy looked appalled. "Are you all insane?! Those crystals could kill us!"

Blaze shook her head. "No. Isis assured us that that wasn't possible, and I value her word. Does anybody else think she was lying?"

Nobody else spoke up. Amy looked around, made a loud screeching noise, and stomped off to the edge of the crystals. She pulled out her piko-piko hammer and began smashing the crystals… or, at least, she attempted to smash the crystals, for her hammer disappeared as soon as it came into contact with them. She began to fall forward with the momentum, and she let out a shrill scream before she fell onto the crystals.

She was gone in a flash of light.

Sonic yelled "Amy!" and threw himself after her, and when he stepped onto the crystals, he, too, disappeared. Blaze told Cream to wait, and if the crystals didn't disappear, to jump on them, and the violet feline leapt onto the shimmering solids. She was gone in a spark of flame.

Rouge flew over to Chrome, who was hesitating, and picked him up by the arm. "Down you go!" She laughed as she dropped him. He yelled obscenities at the bat before he vanished. Rouge turned her attention to Matro, who put up his hands and said "I'm goin', I'm goin'." He stepped forward and dissappeared.

Knuckles and Rouge stepped on together, with a sharp nod from both ends. They were gone with a peculiar swirl of red and white.

The Crystals vanished with them, and Cream found herself able to go home and tell everyone else about what happened. Silver almost started crying when he learned of his cousin's disappearance. Tails looked troubled, but only retreated to his workshop.

The group was not seen for a while. Crime rose steadily. The Chaotix took a job with G.U.N., helping prevent and solve crimes. But what of the gang? Well…

That's tomorrow's story.

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Hope you enjoyed! PLEASE, DEAR GOD, SUBMIT YOUR OCs. YOU CAN PUT THEM IN A REVIEW, I DON'T CARE. I NEEEEEEEEEED THIS. PLEASE.

That aside, I apologize for this chapter's length. The next chapter will be longer, I promise. Bye!