"Dawww idn't he cute when he's sleepin! Looks just like a sleepy hedgehog!" The yellow cube-headed robot snickered. Orbot sighed and looked woefully at his counterpart. The two robots had come across the sleeping hedgehog in one of the control rooms. Sonic's ears were twitching involuntarily, his hands resting on his chest and breathing deeply. Soon as he had gotten back the poor thing was confused out of his mind. He found a place to hide under a dark desk, and ended up falling asleep there.

"He IS a hedgehog. Let's just do what the boss wanted."

"Aw you're no fun!"

Carefully Orbot lifted Sonic's head while Cubot lifted his feet. "Agh, ya didn't tell me he was gonna be so heavy!" The yellow robot complained.

"Where do you think all those chili dogs he eats go?"

"Uhhh in his stomach duh! What kind of question issat?"

"It's an expression…"

"Espresso? No thanks ahm not thirsty!"

"Just start moving."

The robots carried the unconscious hedgehog through the hallways until they reached the experiment room. With a bit of difficulty they lifted his fluffy body onto a sleek silver table. "Did you find Sonic?" A booming voice called from the corridor. The two shaky robots moved aside as the rotund man stepped into the room. "Yes sir, here he is." Orbot spoke intelligently. The doctor's wide grin flashed under his mustache. "Excellent! You two can go until I call you back, this might take a while." Orbot and Cubot wafted out of the room and the door was slammed shut behind them. Eggman brought down a white light over the hedgehog and assembled various technological devices on the edge of the table. He carefully lifted a soft blue ear and securely planted a microchip into it. He then wired it to his computer and transferred specially made data into it. "It amazes me how evil I am sometimes hohoho. My grandfather may have only been able to give Shadow one motive, but I have completely rewritten you with years' worth of fake memories in a single chip. Now my enemies will be your enemies and my goals, yours." The man put a hand on the hedgehog's soft blue forehead. "All my plans are finally coming to reality! It makes me positively tingly!"

Back at Amy's house the pink hedgehog was rushing around as Tails watched from the doorway. "Amy we have everything we need, can we pleeeeease go?" He asked tiredly.

"Yeah, I just wanted to pretty myself up for my Sonic!" She said pensively as she adjusted her red headband in a mirror time and time again. "Amy-" He tried again. "I'm ready. I'm ready! Let's go! She rushed out the open door, spinning the little fox around and dragging him with her.

"Hello Amy! Hello Mr. Tails!" A quiet voice popped out of nowhere. Amy looked down and beamed. The tiny cream and orange rabbit was there holding a basket of flowers. Her little blue chao, Cheese was sleeping happily curled up with the plants. The young girl's big innocent eyes beamed up brightly. "Hi Cream! We can't really stop right now though… sorry sweetie." Amy said sadly to her friend. The young rabbit shook her head in understanding starting again,"It's not that important… I just wanted to give you and Mr. Sonic some flowers! Mama said it was alright. I made you crowns too!" She smiled sweetly lifting up the pretty basket. "Sorry Cream, but Sonic isn't here…" Tails mentioned scratching the back of his head. "Huh? Where is he?" She asked again in her sugary tone. The tiny chao stretched a bit in the basket and let out a peaceful yawn.

Amy smiled a bit sadly and answered, "He was captured by Eggman and he can't get away without our help this time. We'll find him and bring him back okay? Then you can give him your crown." The little rabbit's petite amber eyes flickered with worry. "Okay. Please be careful Amy and Mr. Tails! If anyone can save Mr. Sonic you can." She beamed. Amy and Tails climbed into the Tornado and waved goodbye. Cream waved happily back to both of them and got back a ways from the plane.

The grass blew this way and that from the Tornado's wild propellers firing up. Tails gripped the throttle in his confident hands and pulled. In seconds they were taking off down the runway. The palm trees along the edges were lowered to their sides to make room and soon the plane was off into the sky.

Soon everything was back into position and the plane had taken off. Cream stared after them as they took off through the sky disappearing in the mass of white clouds overhead. "What if they need help finding Mr. Sonic, cheese?" The tiny girl asked the chao thoughtfully. "I know who can find things! He would be able to help them for sure… Cheese we have to go to Angel Island and fast. Mama won't mind if were a little late, since it's for a good reason."

"chao chao!"

Cream beamed down at the little creature and started flapping her ears for takeoff.