Adventures Through Emerald Eyes

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Chapter 6: A Collection of Thoughts

A pearl-tinted daisy sat in gold via a stray streak of light that emanated from the overhead sun as it slipped its way through clustered pillars of coffee-colored bark. Spotted by a tan and tangerine butterfly, the petal-filled present became center in the circle of life, as nearby, sat a charcoal-legged spider, patiently biding its time. The predator and the bait sat in wait, basking in light rays that were dancing from the movements of skyward leaves. Swooping up above the tall grass at the sides of a dirt trail, the soft-winged adventurer made its decent.

Whoosh, and the butterfly spiraled away, corkscrewing into eternity.

"Okay!" the pink hedgehog panted, leaping over the trunk of a fallen tree, "I'm-...I'm almost there!" With each heave of her shoulders, Amy Rose watched the light-green of the sun-soaked field pierce through the chestnut-brown stalks of the forest that much more. She was nearing the end of the woods with each new bound. "Gosh, I bet I'd look pretty pathetic if Sonic were to catch me trying to run right now!" she laughed, funneling in more air. With a forced swallow, the pink hedgehog jerked her head around towards the leaf-encased trail. "Nope. Nothing," she thought. Emerald eyes shot wide as the tip of the scarlet sandal on her right foot clipped a stone, knocking her movements off balance. "Oh, no!" Amy yelped, landing hard on her left foot. Sliding her leg out, the pink hedgehog held the opposite up behind her back and skidded to a halt in a hailstorm of gray, black, and brown pebbles.

Her bare shoulders rose and fell steadily as she stood at the edge of a creek bed dressed in a red swim-top, matching miniskirt, cardinal-colored flip-flops, and her usual ruby headband and gold-colored bracelets. Quivering in her hands was a jade-tinted pastry in the shape of a diamond, held in place by a smoke-colored, circular base. "Heh!...Heh!...For a second there, I thought I'd lost you!" the pink hedgehog chuckled. Her emerald-stare rose towards the olive-tinted canopy above as the echo of a woodpecker rang in the distance. "I don't know how I'd be able to show my face at that party if I lost Knuckles' cake!" her mind uttered. She could see the ruby-colored echidna, crossing both arms with a scowl.

"Nice goin'!" the red brute would say.

Behind Knuckles, Amy envisioned Rouge shake her own head with closed eyes, then Cream, Cheese, and Tails sigh at the ground with wide orbs and ever-deepening frowns. The worst, came last, though, as her blue-eyed beloved stared into her soul with a shallow look of disappointment.

Swallowing hard, the pink hedgehog blinked, returning to the present. Amy suddenly shook her head with a laugh. "That won't happen!" she said. Emerald eyes narrowed, as she peered through the forest and made-out the start of the clearing at the path's end, just a hundred feet away. Her chin lowered gradually, as Amy's lips locked together tight. "Now," the pink hedgehog declared, deepening her voice, "Let's get you to that party."

Do it Amy! We all know you can deliver! Ready to see some familiar faces, including Tails, Knuckles, Cream, Cheese, Rouge, Sonic, and maybe even...Eggman!? (Well, he'll at least come up in conversation I'm sure.) Then STAY TUNED for the full-length premiere, coming this Sunday!

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STAY TUNED for Chapter 6: A Collection of Thoughts...Premiering Sunday, September 22nd at 9:00p.m. EST!

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