I don't know why, but lately, I've been getting spur-of-the-moment ideas for this work of art, ladies and gentlemen. A buddy of mine, who has the YouTube username "latroy6", wants me to send him a sample of this fic so he can turn it into an animation on his YouTube channel. This guy has the last two chapters of someone's work that he finished off, called "Tails' Love Triangle". When he suggested I send him a sample for this idea of his, I said "Okay". He asked me about sabotage and I told him I was working on it. That's what you'll get here, folks.

"Talking"

'Thinking'

"Loudspeaker"

Eggman Nega's Plot

The skating competition went well for everyone, both audience and performers. Well, except for a certain pink hedgehog. Amy, in all of her anger for her loss to Blaze earlier at the Ski Jump, got last place by a long shot. It was not her best performance and she knew it. This one, she couldn't blame on Blaze, and they both knew that, so they did not trade any quips this time around. Silver was watching the whole thing and he couldn't help but feel sorry for Amy. He didn't know if it was out of love or pity for the pink hedgehog, but he felt like he had to comfort her.

"Okay, ladies and gentlemen, the final results of the Ice Skating competition are concluded! It was a close call with the exception of Amy Rose, who came in dead last! The medalists are: Princess Peach for the Bronze, Blaze the Cat for the Silver, and Shadow the Hedgehog for the Gold!" Toad exclaimed over the loudspeaker.

"Oh man! How's Sonic supposed to be impressed with me if I can't even get a Bronze medal, Silver!?" Amy asked.

"I don't mean to joke around, Amy. I'm just trying to lighten the mood here, but I think you needed to worry more about Shadow than you did Blaze," Silver suggested, half-joking, half-sincere.

"Yeah and in the meantime, your 'sister'/Sonic's 'girlfriend' is standing up there with a 'you' medal," Amy said in her own joke. Due to Silver's naïveté, it took him a couple minutes to get the joke. Afterwards, he finally got it.

"Way to pick on my name. I ought to buy you some roses."

"Why?"

"Because your last name is 'Rose'."

"That's cute, Silver. Real cute." That's when Blaze walked up to them. She extended her hand out to her in a friendly gesture.

"I thought we were both acting a bit immature back at the Ski Jump, so I wanted to make up for earlier. Remember that you weren't the only one who lost to Shadow," she said.

"This doesn't change anything between us, Blaze! Remember, whoever has more Gold medals gets Sonic!"

"That reminds me, and Silver, you had better listen up, too: Eggman dropped by earlier and informed me and Sonic that Jet the Hawk and Eggman Nega are here. You, Silver, are going to be targeted by Jet during your bike race while Sonic & Knuckles are in Nega's sights. You three are going to have to be careful."

"I might've been around Sonic too long, but it is just Jet. I can whoop him, no problem. It is Sonic that I'm worried about, though. Nega's more cunning than Eggman is." Silver then jumped when Amy started speaking.

"That comment about Jet is the problem, Silver! The Babylon Rogues don't play by the rules! He'll probably loosen a few bolts on your bike! Promise me that you'll be careful."

"Okay, Amy. I promise."

A while later, Blaze had found Sonic waiting for her. He had already informed Knuckles about Eggman's report, but due to past experiences, they were still wary of what he mentioned. Although Sonic, for once, figured that it wouldn't hurt to be careful, given his normally carefree attitude. "Hey, Blaze. That was a nice performance out there," he said.

"Sorry it took so long. I had to inform Silver and Amy about what Eggman told us. I think she might be getting sweet on Silver."

"If that's the case, then he might just end this ongoing catfight between you two. No offense."

"None taken, Sonic."

"I told Knuckles the same thing. He has the same wariness we have towards both Eggheads. We did agree to be careful on the Hockey rink, though."

"That's what Silver promised Amy."

"That's what I'm promising you." After that, they kissed each other. Amy was watching, but for reasons unknown even to her, she was slightly less mad than she was before… but she was still angry, so she passed by the lovely couple in anger. When they heard the door shut, they broke apart and looked around.

"Was that Amy just now?"

"I think so. Want to head over to the Bike Track to keep an eye out for Jet?"

"Sounds good to me. We have to make sure Silver's bike is in good shape."

They met Amy at the bike track, finding out that she has cooled down after her losses against Blaze. They saw no sign of Silver just yet, though.

"Hey, Amy. Where's Silver?"

"I haven't got a clue. I thought he would be with you, Sonic."

"He might be inside. C'mon. Let's have a look," said Blaze. They had a look around and saw Eggman's most hated creation, E-123 Omega, guarding the doorway, as per instructions from Rouge. "Let's ask Omega where Silver's at."

"Don't need to. He's on a practice run. Look," said Sonic. Sure enough, Silver was going on a practice run at half his usual top speed. Sonic, Blaze, and Amy knew that he was preserving energy for the race itself.

'Okay. So far, so good. Jet hasn't messed with my bike any. That doesn't mean I can be any less careful, though.' Sonic was thinking the same thing Silver was. He knew Jet from racing him at the EX World Grand Prix, so he knew Jet would do anything to prove he was better than anyone else. This includes the race that shouldn't have counted because Wave blew up Sonic's Extreme Gear. Poor Tails had to make another one for him.

Once Silver got done with his run, he saw Sonic and the others and approached them. "Hey, guys. What's Omega doing there?" he asked.

"Apparently Rouge has assigned him there since you would be a target for sabotage. He's keeping an eye out for Jet," said Amy.

"Eggman Nega must be targeting the hedgehogs in the events."

"I don't think so. If that were the case, then Amy and Shadow would be on the hit list," said Sonic. Omega heard this and approached the group.

"Confirmation: blue hedgehog is correct. His target, once again, is Blaze the Cat. Guard Mode engaged," the robot said. This only served to tick off Blaze even more. "Other sabotage agents include: Magikoopa, Dry Bowser, Dry Bones, and King Boo."

"Boy, Knuckles will be in for a real scare, that's for sure," Sonic joked. At this, Blaze was blinded by rage, only to have Sonic hug her tight and calm her down. "You know that if you keep charging at him while you're angry, you might get yourself killed, Blaze. Marine's not very good at guarding her tools, much less the Sol Emeralds."

That made Blaze stop and take a few breaths. Then she thought about what Sonic said for a moment. "Okay, Sonic. We'll just have to see what Jet actually does."

"That's given that he could get past Omega over there," Sonic said while pointing to the giant robot in question.

"Hehe good point."

Later the Cycling competition began with Silver gaining quite the lead and Tails following close behind, followed by Luigi and Yoshi. Not too long after that, a green bird on an equally green bike zoomed past Luigi and Yoshi, spinning them off of the track—Jet the Hawk! He got up next to Tails and kicked him off of the track, leaving Silver to face the green avian alone. "It's about time I caught up with you, Silver! If you think you can ride as fast as me, then you've got another thing coming!"

"Jet! So what Eggman said was true! You and Nega are here!"

"Of course it's true! And once I'm done with you, Sonic the Hedgehog is next!" That's when Tails looked up and saw a few bolts loose on Silver's bike. He then got out his screwdriver and passed it to Silver.

"Silver, your bike!" he exclaimed as Silver and Jet passed by him again. Silver grabbed the screwdriver with his psychokinesis and tightened each bolt quickly, but carefully. Once he got done he turned his full attention back to Jet. He was on 'Mission Mode' and Sonic, Tails, Blaze, and Yoshi knew that meant that they had to stay out of his way.

"If you think that sabotaging my bike would deter me, Jet, then you've got another thing coming!" he exclaimed as he caught up to Jet.

"Nice save, Tails!" Sonic said.

"No problem. Luigi, Yoshi, and I are technically disqualified, so Silver's technically the winner here. I just hope he can beat Jet."

It was a close call, but the end result was in the heroes' favor as Silver crossed the finish line first. "Whether or not Jet crossed first, the winner is still Silver, as Jet isn't even supposed to be here!" exclaimed Omochao. Silver was still disappointed that he won when Yoshi, Tails, and Luigi were unfairly knocked to the ground. Omochao noticed this, so he thought of an idea. "Instead of taking the Gold, how about we have a rematch tomorrow, okay, Silver?"

"That sounds good to me, Omochao." With that, he left an aggravated Jet behind, not because he lost, but because Sonic and Blaze flipped him the bird and left with Silver, Amy, and the other riders.

"I'M GOING TO GET YOU FOR THAT, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG!"

They met at the lobby to congratulate Silver for beating Jet, the first of the would-be sabotage agents. "Okay, one down, five to go. We just have to find them," Tails said, as he figured out from Omega earlier. "The 2-on-2 Ice Hockey match is tomorrow, Sonic, so you and Knuckles have to be extra careful. We'll keep a lookout for Eggman Nega."

"Who are your opponents," Blaze asked.

"Wario and Waluigi," he said. "I just hope Wario doesn't gas us to death. The last thing we need to smell is garlic. P.U.!" Everyone knew from personal experience what Wario's eating habits were, so they instantly got Sonic's joke.

Afterwards they all turned in for the night, with Blaze spending the night with Sonic (A/N: Not THAT way, you dirty perverts! This is still a 'T' rated story!). Sonic woke up to a pleasant sight the next morning. Apparently, during the night, Blaze cuddled up to him and slept just as soundly as he did, if the peaceful expression on her face was anything to go by. He worked his way out of her arms and kissed her on the forehead. Once he got out to the lobby, he noticed Silver sitting in a chair drinking some hot chocolate. "Good morning, pal. Did you sleep well?" he asked.

"Sort of. Amy spent the night with me, so I let her have the bed while I took the couch. What about you? Did you and Blaze have a good night?"

"If you're asking if we had sex, then no. We just fell asleep and she cuddled up next to me. I've got to meet old Knucklehead at the Hockey rink. See you later." Sonic then made his way to the Hockey arena where Knuckles was waiting for him.

"It's about time you showed up. Did you sleep past your alarm clock or something?" asked the red echidna. "Or was it Blaze who held you down?" he teasingly concluded.

"Oh, please. It's not like I got in a tickle fight with your favorite bat," Sonic retorted. Knuckles wound up speechless.

They made their way to the arena to practice, finding nothing out of the ordinary. They didn't realize that Eggman Nega was in a press box overlooking them while he had King Boo plant some remote-detonation bombs under the ice while Sonic & Knuckles were practicing. "Alright, Nega. Your bombs are planted. What now?" asked King Boo.

"We'll wait until the game actually starts, then we'll set them off. Sonic will be out of the way, definitely hurting Blaze badly. Knuckles, Wario, and Waluigi are just bonuses," the evil megalomaniac explained.

Later, the game was well under way, with Sonic & Knuckles in the lead 5-4. The rule was this: the first team to get to 7 points wins. Sonic managed to swipe the puck from Waluigi and make his way to the center of the arena. But then Nega hit a button on his remote control, causing the ice under Sonic's feet to explode. This sent the hedgehog high up in the air before falling in the water with Waluigi, Wario, and Knuckles. "SONIC!" Blaze exclaimed worriedly.

"What are you doing, Blaze?!" Silver asked. She was diving into the water to save Sonic from drowning.

"When I give you the signal, I need you to pull me up, Silver, got it?!"

"Okay, but be careful." She dove in and managed to find Sonic in a heartbeat. Knuckles and the Dastardly Duo already made it out. She pulled Sonic out of the water, which was Silver's signal. He used his psychic powers to lift Sonic and Blaze out of there.

"Let's get him to the infirmary," said Knuckles.

"Okay," she said, though she was still worried about him. Luckily, she and Amy didn't have an event, so she could stay with Sonic while he slept.

CHAPTER 4 END

Longest chapter so far, folks. I don't know about you, but I think this is turning out to be a pretty good story. As always, read and review. I'm open for suggestions.