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Chapter 6

(Aurora's P.O.V.)

"Who are you two?!" Sonic asked while franticly trying to throw the piranha back in the river. It attempted to take something back home with it, but he managed to toss it back in.

"You asked that already." the icy blue fox girl pointed out plopping down against a tree. She stretched and placed her hands behind her head, like a cushion. I sighed, walked over to him, and stuck out my hand.

"Uh…" He just stared. I bent down to his eye level.

"What's wrong, people on this planet not shake hands anymore?" I giggled when he hesitantly took my hand. "My name is Aurora Rose."

"Rose?!" he, Shadow, and Knuckles shouted in surprise. My ears were ringing.

"Well either I'm famous in this world or my daughter still goes by my last name." I grumbled, rubbing the feeling back into my ears. Knuckles stepped up and bowed. "Hello, what's this?"

"You are Aurora, the lovely trickster goddess, that created the different emeralds of many worlds, including the Master Emerald of this planet, are you not? The one who left us 14 years ago?" he asked never looking into my eyes.

"Yes, I am Aurora Rose the trickster goddess." I was flattered, but I scratched my head embarrassed, "Making the emeralds were really a mistake…"

"Maria?" Shadow squeaked, like a child to a mother.

"Shadow, I'm not your mommy. I prefer to go by my real name and status." Subconsciously, my hand rested on my hip, as my tail swished, expressing how annoyed I was. He turned away from everyone, folded his arms. He was embarrassed, but didn't want to show it.

"Humph…"

"Fine, what is it, Shadow?"

"Nothing. Forget it."

"Ugh!"

"I think he was wondering about how the emeralds were a mistake." the girl sighed from her relaxed position.

"Err…Well…I was trying to find a way to get rid of excess energy, while I was pregnant, so I channeled it through gem making-"

"The Emeralds were around for hundreds of years!" Knuckles disagreed.

"I've made gems since I could conjure up emotional energy. And for your info, hun, I was pregnant for 750 years."

"Ooh…talk about mood swings! You must've been the life of the party." the fox girl winced. Ha, the fox girl thought she was funny. She hopped up and dusted herself off. "So…that means a year to you is every 1,000 years, I suppose." Shadow went cross-eyed slightly and was trying to count on his fingers, by tapping each on his arm, discreetly. Knuckles scratched his head, and Sonic wrote something in the dirt with a stick quickly, nodded, then kicked more dirt over it.

"Yeah. Your pretty good at math, aren't you?" She nodded. "Are you good at genetics?" She nodded, grinning this time. Now to stump her. "Explain to me how, when I mated with a mortal man, from my home world, that I ended up with hedgehog offspring of this world, 750 years later."

"Oh…I don't know that one…" she scratched her head in thought. "It might have to do more with spiritual beliefs more that genetics. Maybe since you're an ancient goddess, uh…not to be rude. But just maybe you're mate was reincarnated into this world as a hedgehog, and as your 'offspring' continued to develop it took to their father's species."

"Dammit! Thought I had you." I stomped my foot in mock anger, then I folded my arms and pouted.

"It wasn't all that hard, my species of fox ages the same way sort of…although I hope I'm not pregnant that long when or if I ever do."

"Who are you?"

"Tosca, explosive expert and thief extraordinaire, of the Dark Mercenaries, at your service." she bowed, then seemed to remember something, from the thoughtful look on her face. She turned to Shadow. "Hey, dude." Shadow didn't respond. "Dude, who looks like my sister. Yo, black and red freak!"

Shadow growled at her, as Sonic and Knuckles laughed. They were pounding the ground and clutching their bellies. I couldn't help but giggle a bit as well.

"Oh, hey! I remember you…" she trailed off. She wrinkled her nose, folded her arms trying to stay still to think. Her tails were the only disobedient things, they swished slowly behind her, curling and intertwining slightly then somehow passing each other. It was hypnotic…then she snapped her fingers when she finally remembered. "You're the guy who helped my sister buy that package of condoms."

"Excuse me?" Shadow raised an eyebrow, as the two immature idiots laughed their butts off. Oh, who am I kidding, I had to stifle a giggle or two behind a hand.

"Yeah, that's how she reacted when the boy, on the bus, asked her to buy it for him. Although she was embarrassed as hell when you helped. As soon as she handed it to the dude she said if he asked her again she would personally neuter him on the spot. It was so an empty threat, since we were hired to guard the bus." She had a big smile on her face as she snapped her fingers, making small electrical sparks appear and disappear. "Funny thing though, she was flirting heavily with you and tried to keep you from seeing what she was buying."

At Amy's…finally…

(Sonic's P.O.V.)

Knock, Knock, Knock.

I was beginning to get impatient. I want to see Amy, and apologize. It may've been a dream, but I want her to know how I feel.

Knock, KNOCK, Knock.

Even if the other guy's are watching.

KNOCK, KNOCK, Knock.

It's not like Eggman is watching or anything. Maybe I should propose…Wait! I don't have a ring! I don't even have enough rings to buy a ring…Ha, that sounds funny. Dude, focus. I was so into my own thoughts I almost didn't hear Rouge say that I could come in.

"Amy?" I looked around, Rouge was lounging on the couch eating some grapes and watching some T.V. program advertising jewelry. "Rouge, where's Amy?"

"Rouge?" I jumped when I heard Knuckles. Heh, forgot I had three other people behind me.

"Hey, Knucklehead." Knuckles shoved me out of the way and pounced on her. "No, my grapes. Mine!" she giggled, trying to keep the grapes away.

"Give me one." he was reaching for the grapes in her extended hand. Me and Shadow looked at each other confused. We both knew he could just grab some…grapes that is…

"What are the magic words." she was smiling broadly.

"Rouge, you're a beautiful woman and I love you. So, please give me a grape or two." He was still reaching for the grapes, but kissed her exposed neck.

"What else?" she giggled again, like a over flirtatious cheerleader. I couldn't tell what was going through his mind or what his facial expression was, but he cupped her head, rubbing her cheek with a thumb. He coaxed her into his lap.

"And I will protect you and the baby with every fiber of my being if you allow me to." He kissed her once and continued, "Will you ever take me as your husband?"

"Hmm? Giant rock on the ring finger of my left hand says: yes." They nuzzled each other.

"…WHAT?!?" several voices mixed together, including my own. Knux and Rouge…but they always act as if they hate each other. And what about a baby?!?

"By the goddess… Oh, wait. That's me… My ears are ringing! Can ya'll scream a bit louder? I think there is still some hearing left in my right ear… Mortals, ugh…" Aurora sat down on the beanbag chair rubbing her ears. Rouge finally gave Knuckles the bowl of grapes, but looked panicked as she stood.

"Y-you! I didn't think you'd come. I-I don't have the payment-" Rouge was rambling, not her usual style.

"Chill. You have time." Okay…Who else is confused? "May I see my daughter or do I have to wait another 14 or so years?"

(Amy's P.O.V.)

From my hiding place, I couldn't believe my ears. Knuckles and Rouge are having a baby and aregetting married. She is so lucky. But what surprised me most was the human. She…she was very familiar.

"Amy whatever you do. Do Not go to that woman!" Envy growled. Why not? She looks harmless. "She is an evil woman. She will cause us more mental anguish than any person should be able to withstand." What are you talking about? "She is the woman who gave birth to us, bound us together, and left us on the first door step she found." Wait, I thought the talking fly was mother? "Stop mocking me! Mother is a goddess. Haven't you been paying attention?! But not only is she a goddess, she's a shape-shifting, no good, trickster goddess. The reason for chaos." How do you know this if you've been inside me for our entire life? "For the most part, I'm a spirit. I roamed the empty halls of the forgotten library of time, which contains the knowledge of all worlds and subjects."

"Girls, please, come out." I don't know what compelled my legs to move, but I stepped out of the dark hall with the clothes I made piled almost to the ceiling. I set them on the recliner and stepped up to my "mother." She stood up smiling. She was very tall, but then, right before my eyes, she shrank to my size.

"You called?" I looked to the ground instead of in her eyes. She moved my chin directing me to look her in the eye. At first, she looked as if she was going to hug me, but she raised one of her pale white hands and snapped her fingers.

Pain…

Agonizing, gut-wrenching pain…

I couldn't open my eyes it hurt so much. I could hear Sonic as clear as day and then the pain subsided. It was as if I never moved, but I felt hands around my middle, holding me steady. Beside me was Envy. She was standing in shock.

"Am I really…standing in my own body?" Envy almost choked as she felt her body. She reached up and fuzzed her quills, felt her face, reached back to her butt, and even looked down her shirt.

"Yes, my daughters, you're both in your original bodies." I felt weird, like a part of me was missing. I looked to Envy. She, my purple twin, was wearing a black ACDC tattered t-shirt, a pair of black baggy men's shorts with chains running from every pocket, and black combat boots.

"ALRIGHT!!!" She done the air guitar thing, that I have never understood, and hugged mother. Releasing her then did a back flip off the couch, slipping into one of those flairs break-dancers use, then jogged in place. "WOOO!! I am so out of here…" she started to head for the door, but looked at Espio. " Yo, Espio. You have an opening for a waitress or summat?"

"Uh… yeah. Can you speak Japanese?"

She started to count on her fingers, "Two dialects of it, Chinese, German, Spanish, a little French…ooh I can also sign some in English…but I might get in trouble for it." She grinned in a wide tomboyish way.

"What about uniforms?"

"Hmm…Never heard that language before…" He did not look amused. "I was just jk-ing. I don't mind uniforms, but if your expecting me to where anything girly your going to get a size eight in the balls. I'll where traditional kimonos or gothic lyola, but no bright colors."

"Umm…Envy? Y-you would do know t-that you would look better in brighter colors." She was my confidence! That's why I feel empty, and afraid to speak.

"HA! Bullshit!" She flopped beside the recliner pulling stuff off the top. "Are you getting any cash for this?" I nodded. "I claim fifty per-cent profits, since I was a part of you when you made this…I have nothing…nothing but my name and the clothes on my back…" She looked sad and her yellow eyes distant, it broke my heart.

"Sure." The hands on my waist slid to my hips.

"Promise?" She sniffed. I nodded. "Man, you're too easy. But…thanks…I hate to admit it but I owe you a lot…"

My hands trailed behind me to figure out who had me. I heard a squeak, when I discovered it was a male. Oops... I turned. "Oh, sorry, Sonic."

"A-A-A-Am-Am"

(Sonic's P.O.V.)

"Sonic are you alright?" She turned around and felt my forehead. This can't possibly be my Amy… "Sonic? You look sick…" Can it?

"Amy?"

"Hmm?" She turned quickly toward the recliner. "Oh!" She grabbed a sixth of the pile. "I made these for you, Sonic."

"Uh…"

"Here go try them on…the rest of you too." She happily passed out clothes, whittling down the pile to a small one. "Oh! Where's Tails?"

I didn't hear the rest of it since I walked up stairs to her room. I just wanted to see what these looked like before everyone else.

"Let's see…black boxer-briefs…brown shorts that are past the knee…and …oh, she has got to be kidding…" I picked up the pink t-shirt that said in blue letters: Property of Amy Rose, touch him and you die. Shaking my head, with a smile, I put everything on…okay it took awhile…a long while.

I didn't want to look like an idiot. Even though I felt stupid, everything actually looked cool. Although I'm going to have to put it through the speed test later. I walked down the stairs feeling awkward.

"Oh, Sonic!" Amy ran up and hugged me. "Did I do good?" She looked at me with big blue eyes. I thought they were green…

"Well, I could of done without the shirt, until-" I was going to say 'until you agree to let me be your boyfriend' and tease her a bit to make my rose happy. But no. She read too much into my past where I turned her down. We were shoved out the door. "Uh…What…What just happened?"

"Well, I think breaking her heart for a millionth time did it. Way to go, loser." Rouge half growled as the others left me standing there.