Sonic-Frozen Crossover-Chap.4
As night began to fall, Sonic and Tails watched the castle windows as nobles from all around cast shadows against the light pouring out from them, dancing to some light and happy tune in that grand ballroom of theirs.
Sonic turned away and started to hook himself to the sled.
"Let's get going', little bro," he said.
"Huh?" Tails turned around. "We're leaving already?"
"Yes," Sonic grunted as he began to push the sled. "No one's going to buy ice today around here. We should go up to that one place with the inn, maybe those guys'll want some ice."
Sonic began to pick up speed, throwing his weight against the wind as its summer coolness gently nipped at his nose.
Tails cast one last glance at the palace, then he shrugged it away as he followed his childhood brother into the wilderness.
Amy watched the dancers in the ballroom at a respectable distance. She smiled as she watched their graceful movements, seeming to glide across the room. Her sister stood on the steps of a raised platform, watching it all with a noble neutrality that slightly irritated Amy on the inside.
'Why does she have to be like that all the time?' she asked herself. 'She never lets anyone get close to her…not even me.'
One of the castle stewards came up to her. "You must presume your place next to your sister."
"Wait, what?" Amy was caught off-guard, but could complain no further as he gently took her arm and led her next to her sister.
They stood in awkward silence together for a few minutes, the years of silence defining their relationship.
"Hi there," Blaze said.
"What? Oh, hi there. Yeah, hi." Amy could still feel the awkwardness between them.
"You look nice tonight."
"Thank you. So do you."
"Thanks."
Their conversation was broken by one very round nobleman whose brown mustache bristled outward from his face.
"My lady queen," he greeted in an eloquent manner. "As the Duke of Egglton (pronounced Eagleton, mind you), which is currently your most loyal trading partner, it will be my honor to lead you into your first waltz as Queen?"
"No thank you," Blaze kindly replied. "I don't care much for dancing."
"Princess," the nobleman took Amy's hand in his own. "Would you care to dance with me in your sister's place instead?"
"Uhh," Amy desperately looked to her sister for help. "I don't really- whoop!"
Before she could reject the offer, the older gentleman pulled her onto the dance floor. He began to dance in a way that was awkward and would've embarrassed Amy if she had tried to dance like that. Standing stiffly while the gentleman tried in vain to impress her with his dancing skills, Amy looked to her older sister. Blaze was giggling at the scene.
Once she had the opportunity, Amy managed to get away from the gentleman.
"He can work up a storm, dancing with those gangly limbs. And he's wearing heels!"
"Goodness," Blaze replied.
"This has been so much fun," Amy breathed. "I wish it could be like this all the time."
"I do too," Blaze said before she could check herself. But remembering her duty to keep her secret, she added sadly, "But it…just can't be."
She turned away and immersed herself in the crowd. Amy wondered what that meant, and before she could go after her sister, she spied smoky black and grey quills bristling smoothly out from a handsome hedgehog's brow.
Smiling to herself, she pursued the handsome Shadow.
That night was perhaps one of the best in Amy's entire life. She had a terrific time with Shadow, who confessed that there may be something going on between her and himself. She realized that he was probably the most ideal person she could ever get hooked up to, and even more so since he basically had rights to his kingdom taken up by a multitude of brothers.
"Twelve, to be exact," he had said. "And I'm the youngest out of all of them."
Amy didn't mind, though. She really liked this seeming-perfect guy, and he seemed to like her. They spent the night just as she envisioned it, laughing and talking with her Prince Charming.
In the middle of their discussion, Shadow took Amy's hand in his.
"Can I say something crazy?" he asked. Amy giggled, motioning for him to continue. "Will you marry me?!" he asked almost pleadingly.
"Can I say something even crazier?" Amy asked. "Yes!"
Now presenting, the Duke of Egglton-
Eggman: Eagleton! Eagleton, get it right, author!
Ahem! The author can pronounce it however she wants!
Anyway, coming up with these alternate characters was fun, especially the Duke. There was so much potential for Eggman as the Duke, and I really hope I pulled him off. If these two met, I guarantee they would hit it off very well.
R & R!