Day 2 is coming up. I would like to thank all my fans for reading my story. Keep up the reviews. And now the conclusion of what happens with Sonic and his crew. The next chapter will be a memorable one. Just to let you know in advance. I don't think nothing much happens today, but what do I know. Especially since I haven't wrote today yet. Guess I better get started. Oh yeah and keep the reviews coming in. The more reviews, the better the inspiration and the better the inspiration, the better the story.

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Mighty gets back from Westopolis early the next morning. He finds the Chaotix Dectective Agency is vacant and starts to wonder where everybody is at. He checks in the bedrooms, then under the dresser. He looks at the closet and smirks. "Okay, Charmy, the jig is up. Come on out." He approaches the closet and opens it. A pile of junk falls out and Mighty is swallowed by the junk in the closet. Mighty crawls out from under the pile of junk and groans. "Damn! That hurt." Mighty looks over at the refrigerator and sees a sticky pad on the door. Mighty rushes over to fridge and pulls the note off. He reads:

Dear Mighty,

The other Chaotix and I are on vacation. See ya in a week or so.

Yours truly,

Vector

P.S. We ran out of room to store our stuff, so we put it in the closet. It might be best if you don't open the door.

Mighty let out another groan. He now had to clean all this mess up by himself. When he was finished, it was 7:42 A.M.

"Those slimeballs!!!" Mighty balled up the paper and put in the trash. "How could they leave without me?" Mighty growled. "I'm a member of the Chaotix, too. I deserve a vacation, too. I guess that I'll crash their little party. Get ready, Vector, because I'm coming." He quickly leapt out of the chair he was sitting in and ran to pack.

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Back on the ship…..

Amy woke up and noticed that she was in the bed alone. She sighed. It was an ardent sigh, though. She still couldn't believe that Sonic almost confessed his love for her. She was sure that today, she would finally have her dream come true and would officially be Sonic's girlfriend. She now knows that Sonic feels the same way about her as she does about him. Last night when Amy came to their room, Amy found Sonic asleep in the bed. So, she silently prepared herself. After she came from the bathroom and put on her pajamas, she gently ran her hand through his quills. Sonic started to purr in his sleep. She then got into the bed and snuggled up in Sonic's chest. Sonic then wrapped his arms around Amy and drew her closer to him. Amy, still awake, smiled and drifted off to sleep in her Sonic's arms.

Amy started to hear the shower running and knew that Sonic was taking a shower. She patiently waited for Sonic to finish and come out of the bathroom. Sonic came out of the bathroom and noticed that Amy was still in the bed, staring at him with a smile on her face. "What?" he asked.

Amy giggled. "Nothing, I suppose. What are you about to do?" she asked.

"I'm about to go wake up by running around this ship a few times. After that, I'm going to go get some breakfast. Are you coming?"

Amy gently said "Yes" although she wanted to say, "Are you kidding me? I'd love to you beautiful, blue god."

"Great! Meet me in the restaurant when you get out of the bed." Sonic winked and took off to run laps around the ship.

Amy sighed again and got out of bed.

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Chris and Elise's room

Chris woke up and put on a baseball jersey and black jeans. He combed his hair and brushed his teeth. Mostly everyone on the ship had been spending their time with everyone else, but Chris had not been seen with Sonic since the cruise began. Chris and Elise had been spending all their time together, and had grown quite close to Elise since they had met. Chris sat down thinking about their chariot ride yesterday

Flashback…

Chris escorted Elise to her set in Oceanana and sat down next to her.

"Thank you, Chris." Elise was very pleased with his manners.

Chris smiled as the driver took off. The seahorses moved very gracefully around the park. Elise was awestruck at the sights they had seen. There were fountains and beautiful small waterfalls all around. All the water was at peace. There were trees dripping wet with dew even at 7:00 in the evening. Birds were chirping. People were walking their dogs and watering flowers. Soft music could be heard from speakers built into the front of the chariot behind the driver.

"It's so beautiful!" said Elise. "I've never before seen such beauty.

Chris smiled. "Have you ever looked in the mirror?" said Chris.

Elise chuckled. "Thank you. I was never allowed to leave Soleanna because Lord Regis and the High Council were afraid of me being hurt and releasing the Flames of Disaster. As a result, I was never allowed to leave and see the world."

"That must have been awful for you," said Chris.

"It was, but now that that business has been resolved, I'm free to see the world. That's why I was glad I was invited to come on this cruise. That, and the fact that I got to meet you."

Chris blushed. "I'm glad that I got to meet you, too." Elise and Chris were then stuck gazing into each other's eyes. They felt love for each other. They knew that they would go through all means to be together and never wished to be apart. It was an incredible bond. Two kids who were always alone have now found a companion in each other. Elise closed her eyes and Chris did the same. They kissed. It was a memorable kiss. Short, but memorable. Chris and Elise broke the kiss and opened their eyes. They both smiled and blushed as they knew that now they had found something that they had almost forgot existed. They had found love.

End of flashback…

Chris was brought out of his flashback by a pair of hands grasping him by his waist from behind. Chris smiled, for he knew that it was his lover and friend.

"Good morning, Elise" said Chris.

"Good morning, baby. Did you sleep well?"

"As long as I wake up and see that you are still by my side, I will always sleep well," said Chris.

Elise laughed. "I love it when you give me those corny lines."

Chris turned around and put her hands around Elise's waist and came in for a kiss. "And I love it when you let me do that.

Elise smiled as she and Chris started preparing for today.'

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Espio' room

Scarlett awoke to find that she had the room to herself. She got up and headed for the door. She was startled by a voice that came out of nowhere.

"Leaving so soon?" said the voice. As you might have guessed, the voice belonged to Espio. He appeared in front of the door and blocked it. "Is that my robe you're wearing," said Espio eyeing his burgundy robe.

"Yeah! I kind of borrowed it," she said.

"Borrowing usually requires asking permission," said Espio.

"I'm sorry, okay. That cloak was a little uncomfortable." She began to take the robe off. Soon, Scarlett was in her bra and panties. Espio blushed.

"Uhh, don't you have any clothes to wear?" he asked.

Scarlett laughed nervously. "Yeah, but unfortunately a seamen took them."

Espio sighed. "Okay, you can keep the robe until I can get your things back."

"Thanks!" Scarlett got the robe up off the floor and put it back on.

"Well, let's hear it," demanded Espio.

"Hear what?" asked Scarlett.

"Your explanation of why you stowed away on this ship"

Scarlett grew uneasy. She was not ready to spill her guts to Espio just yet. "Uhhh… hey, why don't you go and get some breakfast and I'll tell you when you get back. I got to rinse out a few things, if you know what I mean. She winked at Espio.

"Okay, fine, but as soon as I get back, I want to know the truth, or I'll throw you out. Got it?"

"Yes, whatever you say. Bye!" She gave another wink and shut the door behind Espio as he left.

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With Knuckles…

Knuckles closed his door behind him as he left his room. He was completely rested and ready for today. This vacation was really doing wonders for his blood pressure. Usually, Knuckles was high-strung and stubborn, but now, he was without a care in the world. As he passed by Tikal's room, he heard sounds coming from the other side as if someone was crying. Knuckles knocked a loud knock because of his extreme power.

"Go away," yelled the voice.

Knuckles recognized the voice immediately.

"Tikal, it's Knuckles. Please open the door and tell me what's wrong."

There was an awkward silence until Knuckles heard someone fiddling with the door. Then, the door swung open. The sight before Knuckles was one that he had never seen before. Tikal's face was drenched as tears rolled down her face. Knuckles could only stare as he wondered what kind of soul could upset such a sweet creature.

"Tikal, what's the matter. Tikal looked up to see that Knuckles' eyes were filled with concern as a big brother shows to his little sister.

"Come in Knuckles." Tikal motioned him to come in through her tears and he did so. Tikal went over to the table next to the bed and got another tissue. She wiped her eyes and placed the tissue into the wastebasket, which was full of tissues at the moment.

"Oh, Knuckles. I'm so confused."

"What about?" he asked.

"Silver. I'm not sure what to think about him. For a moment, I seemed to like him, but now it seems as if he was all a phase. Yet, I still seem to somewhat attracted to him." Knuckles placed his hand on her shoulder, still not understanding the situation.

"If you're still attracted to him, why are you crying?" he asked.

Tikal sniffled. "Well, it seems that as soon as I started to like him, I found him with Wave. I won't go into details, but Silver denied having anything to do with her, yet I saw him leave this room, and came in with Wave standing there exposed."

Knuckles' eyes grew wide. "Oh! Well, I don't know much about Silver, but I do know about Wave. She and those birds are quite tricky, and you can't believe everything you see or hear when they're involved. I know that we're supposed to be cool now and everything, but I still don't trust them. As for Silver, my advice would be to follow your instincts. They've helped me this far, and I've turned out fine."

"If you always follow your instincts, then why are you trying to neglect Rouge?" asked Tikal.

Knuckles grew nervous. "Well, uhhh….. I am following my instincts. They tell me that she is my rival, and nothing more."

"You're lying."

Knuckles blushed. "I am not."

"Yes! You are. You're blushing."

"Well, maybe that is a lie. I just don't see how a jewel thief and the guardian of a jewel can be in a relationship," said Knuckles.

"But you could see someone from the past with someone from the future, huh?"

"Hey, personally, I think you two would make a great couple. Silver is not that bad a guy."

"Rouge is not that bad a girl, and she really likes you. Why don't you give her a shot?"

Knuckles sighed. "Only if you promise to give Silver a shot. My instincts tell me that you two will make it"

Tikal's tears had dried up. She even managed a small smile. "Okay. You got a deal."

Knuckles smiled. "Good. I'll check up on you later. In the meantime, let's get you some breakfast"

Knuckles headed towards the door when Tikal called out to him. "Wait!" Knuckles turned around. Tikal walked over to him and hugged him. "Thank you for everything."

"You're welcome," said Knuckles as he put his right arm around Tikal. After that, she gave him a smile and they left the room together.

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Sonic finished his hundredth lap around the ship, and headed for the restaurant for what he hoped was a romantic breakfast with Amy. Sonic entered to find Blaze, Silver, Vector, Charmy, Espio, Tikal, Tails, Chris, and Elise sitting with Amy. Sonic searched the other dining area only to find Shadow, Knuckles, Rouge, Vanilla, Cream, Storm, Jet, and Wave. Sonic cursed under his breath. "Damn it! Guess I got to wait a little while longer to be with Amy alone. He opened the box containing the item he bought and smiled once again. He then closed it and joined Amy downstairs. Amy smiled as he took a seat right next to her.

"What took you so long?" asked Amy.

"I had to run a few extra laps to be fully awakened," said Sonic.

"Well, I took the liberty of ordering your breakfast for you," said Amy. "I'm sure you'll like it."

"Thanks, Ames."

Amy had ordered Sonic some toast and grits, orange juice, and bacon. It was no chili dog, but whoever heard of chili dogs for breakfast anyway. Sonic finished his breakfast and went to chill by the pool, but never got in. Everyone knows that Sonic detests getting his fur wet.

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Espio returned to his room to find it completely vacated. He sat down Scarlett's suitcase that he got from the lower deck after he had his breakfast. Espio had been so swift that the crewman didn't even notice a floating suitcase behind his back or things jingling inside.

He sat some food down on the table by the bed, and walked over to the bed. He was suddenly caught by surprise when he was tackled to the ground. He looked up to see Scarlett looking down at him with a smirk on her face.

"Pinned you," she said before laughing.

Scarlett's soft body pressed against his caused Espio to have a delayed reaction. "What the hell was that for?" he finally asked.

"Do I really need a good excuse to have some fun with you?" she said.

"How did you do that?" he asked.

"Well, duh! I'm a chameleon. Just like you can disappear, I have my own camouflage method." Scarlett stood at the wall, but instead of disappearing, she merely blended in so that it seemed as if no one was standing there. Espio kept staring at the wall where Scarlett had disappeared to until someone grabbed him around his waist. "I can disappear whenever I'm near a wall, however, when I'm in the middle of nowhere. I'm completely visible unless I lay on the ground." Scarlett dived over the bed and hit the floor. Espio quickly looked over to see that no one was there. Then, out of nowhere, a hand came out of the carpet and pulled Espio to the floor. "Got you, again," said Scarlett becoming visible again as she got up from the floor. She laughed hard as Espio got up from the floor.

Scarlett blinked and when her eyes opened, Espio was gone. She started treading backwards as she knew that Espio was still in the room. She turned around and started trying to get a glimpse of Espio. She came up with nothing. Scarlett still scoped out the room. Suddenly, Scarlett was being forced against the wall. Espio became visible again and was holding Scarlett by her arms. "Who's got who, now," he grinned.

Scarlett looked at Espio with a seducing smile. "Looks like you got me," she replied. Espio and Scarlett were caught in the moment. They just stared at each other. Espio hadn't realized that he was still holding Scarlett against the wall. "Uhhh, you can let go, now," she said.

"Oh!" That's all Espio could say. With a stupid look on his face, he let her go. "Well, that was awkward. Hey, I brought you some breakfast."

"Thanks," she said as she went over to the white box and opened it. "I love scrambled eggs. How did you know?"

"Just lucky I guess," said Espio. He watched as she quickly devoured the eggs. Espio laughed at her when she had gotten egg on her face. She started to walk around with egg on her jaw.

"Those eggs must've been full of flavor because I can still smell them. What's so funny?" asked Scarlett.

Espio took his index finger and stroked her cheek, getting the egg off her jaw. It was more like he was caressing her cheek than stroking it. He then held his finger up and showed her the egg on his finger. Scarlett slightly blushed.

"Guess the yolk's on me," said Scarlett. Just then, there was a knock at the door. Scarlett pressed up against the wall and disappeared. Espio looked over at her and then went to answer the door. There was a big, grey cat standing in the door with a sailor outfit on. He spoke.

"My name's Tom, the Sailor, and I serve on this ship." Espio saw that Tom was looking more at the room than he was at him.

"Can I help you with something?" Espio asked.

The cat looked at him. "Yes! It would be very helpful if you would let me know if you spot a female, magenta chameleon walking around here. She is a stowaway that has managed to slip by us. She needs to be brought to justice." The cat flexed. He looked a lot like Storm the Albatross as a cat.

Espio looked the cat directly in the eyes and said, "I'll let you know if I see anything." He closed the door and turned around. Scarlett was coming out of the wall. She had a sign of gratitude on her face.

"Thanks for covering for me," she said.

"No problem," said Espio.

"I'm just glad it wasn't Byron the Bloodhound. He could sniff my scent out easily.

"Why are they even after you?" asked Espio

"I'm a stowaway. Duh!"

"Why didn't you pay?"

"Do you know how expensive it is to get on this cruise liner?" Scarlett thought about what she had just said. "That's right, you do. Well, that's why."

"Then why did you sneak on?"

"I deserve a vacation."

Espio stared in disbelief. "You mean the reason you needed me to cover for you is because you're too cheap to pay for a ticket?"

Scarlett slightly chuckled. "Seems that way, and now I need another favor. I need to stay here for a little while longer. Just until this ship reaches its destination. I have some more business on the island of Dratin"

"That's the rest of our trip!" exclaimed Espio.

Scarlett stared at Espio with puppy dog eyes. "Pleeeaaaaase." She said.

Espio growled. Fine, fine. I'll cover for you, but you ain't kicking me out of my own bed."

Scarlett smirked. "I don't mind sharing."

Espio blushed and then his eyes grew large like they do when you get a big surprised. "You mean I don't mind sharing."

"You don't? Thank you very much, Espy."

Espio put his hand to his face and sighed, "This is going to be a long vacation."

"Yeah, but you get to spend it with me," said Scarlett.

"Lucky me," said Espio sarcastically.

5:30 P.M….

Ladies and gentlemen, we have reached our rest stop for today. This is Neonopolis, a city that relies on tourism for income. Like Nights Babylon, it is always dark here. I'll let you, the passengers, explore what all this city holds. We will depart at 7:30 P.M. Be there or be square. That is all.

The Sonic gang exited the ship to find that it was indeed night. Neon signs lit up the sky. You couldn't see a house nowhere around. There were just businesses everywhere. Nightclubs, strip clubs, casinos, bars, hotels, etc. These places all had neon signs, and it was about as bright as day here. Vanilla was stuck babysitting again because there wasn't a single place around that allowed children without an accompanied adult. All the girls' eyes began to sparkle as they took in the environment. "Wow! Pretty!" they all said in unison. The group stayed together as they walked down Electron Avenue. Soon, the Babylon Rogues broke away from the group and went off on their own, using their extreme gear to move. Vanilla took the children to see a light show. Elise and Chris went to Royal Gardens Cinema to see a romance movie. The Chaotix went to a film festival that was in town today. That left the main group as Sonic, Knuckles, Shadow, Silver, Rouge, Blaze, Tikal, and Amy. They had nothing to do.

"You'd think a city this flashy would have something to keep you busy forever," said Blaze.

"We'll think of something. Does anyone want to do anything?" asked Amy.

"We'll think of something. There are four guys and four girls. There's bound to be some activity that we can do together," said Rouge. All the guys did an animated sweat drop and blushed.

Blaze gasped. "You guys are so nasty," she said.

"What? We didn't say anything," said Knuckles.

"I could see it in the expressions on your faces. We're not that easy," said Blaze. All the girls pouted and turned their nose up. Then, Rouge smirked and whispered something into a huddle that the girls had gotten into. They all began to smirk. The guys did another animated sweat drop.

"Alright guys, we can forgive you." The guys sighed, but noticed that Amy still had a smirk on her face. "However, for us to completely forgive you, you must go with us to do some-" All the girls yelled out. "Shopping!!!!!"

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" yelled the guys.

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At the mall….

Amy, Rouge, and Blaze dragged their guy around to different parts of the Starlight Mall. Blaze dragged Shadow into a JC Penny's. Rouge dragged Knuckles into a shoe store. Sonic got dragged into a perfume shop by Amy. Silver was left standing in the middle of the mall with Tikal, since they were the only couple left and Tikal didn't know too much about malls. They kept staring at each other, and then quickly looking away. Silver was the first to break the silence.

"Look, Tikal, ummmm, I know that you're still sore from the whole 'Wave incident' but I just wanted you to know that I'm sorry that I hurt you, and that's coming from the heart. All I want to know is if we can still be friends?" he asked.

Tikal was unaffected by these words because she had already made up her mind about Silver. "Silver, I don't think that's going to happen.

"Okay," said Silver, heartbroken. There was a tear in the corner of his eye, but he did not let Tikal see. He turned towards the exit and started to walk when he heard Tikal call out.

"Silver!" He used his telekinesis to wipe his tears and then turned to face Tikal. Her eyes were watering and there was a smile on her face.

"We can't be friends," she started, "because I want to be so much more than just your friend."

"What?" said Silver with a smile on his face. He rushed over, and he and Tikal were swept up in a hug by each other. Silver felt reborn. Tikal was happy, too. She had finally found happiness after so long. Not peace, but happiness.

"I don't mean to sound rude, but what made you change your mind about me?" asked Silver.

"Well, I really never lost faith in you. From the second our eyes met, I knew you would never lie to me. What had happened with Wave had just confused me, but Knuckles helped me to see the light. Silver, I love you," she said.

"I love you, too," said Silver. They hugged again. Then, it happened. Tikal brought herself in and kissed Silver on his lips. It was a long, wet kiss, too. That kiss was rated PG-13.

"Oh, get a room!" yelled a red hedgehog as he passed by. Silver and Tikal broke their kiss and smiled as they looked at each other.

"Well, let's get out of here. C'mon, I'll buy you a snow cone," said Silver.

"What's a snow cone?" asked Tikal.

Silver laughed. "Right this way," He led.

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With Shadow and Blaze……

"Blaze, where are we going?" asked Shadow.

"I want to look extra special for you tomorrow night, so I've come to get some earrings, an outfit, purse, and shoes to match," said Blaze.

Shadow shrugged as Blaze took him by the hand like a little child. "Blaze, I don't care about what you are wearing. I care about what's on the inside."

"Awww, you're just saying that because you don't want to wait as I try on everything."

"Is it working?"

"A little. I guess I can go without the purse. Now come on. All you have to do is tell me what you like the best" Blaze motioned for Shadow to sit down while she took a few dresses into the fitting room.

"This is going to be a long day," said Shadow

After an hour of sulking, Shadow was glad to see Blaze at the checkout. She had three bags.

"All for you, Shadow," she said.

Shadow smiled at her, but he was smiling because his nightmare was over.

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With Sonic and Amy……….

Amy took another bottle of perfume and sprayed a sample on her chest. "Smell this one, Sonic," she said. Sonic was sniffling from all the aroma therapy he was getting.

"Could you just pick one, Ames? The room is starting to spin, and all the fragrances are starting to smell the same," said Sonic.

Amy giggled. "I guess that I've had enough for one day. Give me the White Rose and a Blue Waterfall"

"That'll be 50 rings," said the cashier, an orange bat.

"Sonikku, can you get this for me?" asked Amy.

Sonic was still dazed from sniffing all the perfumes. He shakily raised his hand that held a green discover card. "Ch-ch-ch-ch-charge it."

Amy grabbed the card and the orange bat swiped it. "Thank you! Come again."

The bat handed Amy her bag, and she left with Sonic leaning on her for support. She looked at Sonic all over Amy and shook her head. "Poor hedgehog. It looks like he's going to have his hands full for a while with that one."

"Well, Sonic, I've had my fun today. Let's do this again, soon."

Sonic groaned.

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Knuckles and Rouge……

Knuckles was quietly tapping his foot as Rouge was going through her hundredth pair of shoes.

"How do these look?" she asked.

A vein started to throb in Knuckles' head. "They look just peachy. Now can we go?"

"Hmmmm. I don't think taupe is my color. Let me try these on."

"Why can't you decide on one pair and let's get out of here," said Knuckles.

"You can't rush these things. The pair of shoes you wear must match your clothes, earrings, purse, eyes, and nail polish."

Rouge tried on a pair of periwinkle heels. "I like this color, don't you?"

"You know what I like? These." Knuckles held in his hand a pair of red pumps. He smirked.

"I think those shoes make me look like a stripper," replied Rouge.

"Exactly." Knuckles winked.

Rouge gave a small smile. "Thanks, but I think that I've made my decision."

"Finally," he said.

"I'm going to get these diamond slippers," she said.

She took the shoes and gave them to one of the assistants, a female bandicoot. Her nametag read Coco. Coco went up to the counter and scanned the shoes. "Your total comes to 500 rings," she said.

"Knuckie, I've got to run to the ladies' room. Would you mind paying? Thanks!" said Rouge as she sped off leaving Knuckles standing at the register.

"Rouge, get back here," yelled Knuckles. Rouge was almost out of earshot. Knuckles turned around and chuckled nervously.

"Would that be cash or charge?" asked Coco.

A few minutes later, Rouge emerged from the bathroom and spotted Knuckles standing outside with a bag in his hand.

"Thank you, handsome," said Rouge when she approached Knuckles. She hugged him. When she finished, Knuckles held out his hand.

"Don't you want these?" he asked.

"You hang onto them for a while," she said.

Knuckles mumbled something so low that even he didn't hear what he said.

As they headed to look for the others, Rouge looked over at Knuckles, who was swaying the bag back and forth. She let out a small sigh. Knuckles looked over at her and caught her sigh.

"Rouge, is there a problem?" he asked.

Rouge shook her head. "There isn't a problem. I'm just a little confused."

"About what?"

"Well….. about us. I mean, are we a couple or aren't we?" Rouge asked.

This came as a surprise to Knuckles. He knew that he and the bat girl had gotten a little close over the years, but who would have thought that they were this close. Knuckles did indeed care for her, and after the talk with Tikal earlier this morning, Knuckles knew indeed that he had feelings for her. "I don't know, Rouge. Do you want us to be a couple?"

"I know this is an awkward moment for me to say this, but Knuckles the Echidna, I love you. I didn't want to tell you because I didn't know if you felt the same. So, I will ask you now." Rouge took a deep breath. "Do-"

Knuckles pressed his lips against Rouge's. He enjoyed every moment.

"That beats guarding the master emerald any day," said Knuckles.

Rouge noticed that she was out of character when she said that and quickly reverted back to herself. "Not bad, Knuckie. Stick with me, and I'll show you how to do it better." She smiled.

Knuckles pulled a box from behind his back. "Close your eyes. I've got a surprise for you." Rouge did so. Knuckles crept behind Rouge and slipped a necklace around her neck that contained the Rain Stone. Rouge opened her eyes and was amazed at what she had found around her neck.

"Knuckles, I don't know what to say."

"Your smile says it all," said Knuckles.

"You sure know how to make a girl feel special."

"I got it before we went back to the boat, yesterday. I knew you'd love it."

Rouge gave him a peck on the cheek. "And I love you, too."

They continued walking until they met with the others, who had gathered at a fountain in the mall.

"Knuckles, because of your screwing around, we've missed the ship," said Sonic.

"Don't blame me. It was Rouge who took all day trying to decide on a decent pair of shoe."

"How are we going to get back now?" asked Blaze.

Shadow cleared his throat and held up a green chaos emerald. "Luckily, I keep one on me in case of emergencies." Everyone crowded around Shadow. "Chaos Control!!!" The gang disappeared in a green light that left the shoppers stunned.

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Back in Sonic and Amy's room……

Sonic was sitting on the bed watching a music video on BET. Amy was taking a shower and getting ready for bed. Sonic took his box from behind his back and looked inside once again. "Tonight," he thought. Amy came out in what appeared to be a Japanese robe and Sonic placed the box back behind his back. She took a seat on the bed next to Sonic and stretched out. Sonic turned off the TV.

"What's wrong, Sonic?" asked Amy.

"I've been meaning to do this since yesterday. Now, I'm not so sure how to do it. Maybe, you'll understand when I give you this." Amy looked at him confused. Sonic pulled a black box from behind his back and placed it in Amy's hands. Amy glared at the box, wondering what it could be. She opened the box and there sat a pink ruby pendant in a diamond covered necklace. Amy's eyes sparkled from the sight before her. On the back of the pendant, there was an engravement. It read 'All My Love." Amy was practically in tears.

"Oh, Sonic! I love it. It's beautiful." Amy placed it around her neck.

Sonic took Amy's hand. "Amy Rose," he began. He looked over to the door to make sure it was locked. After examining the door, he continued. "I love you, and I would be honored if you would be my girlfriend."

Tears began to roll down her cheeks. "Of course I will. I've dreamed about this moment for a long time. I've always considered you my boyfriend, only now it's true." Amy hugged Sonic tightly. Sonic knew that Amy had a mean hug, but this one was ten times worse. It felt as if Amy was snapping him in two. He did not complain, though. For he knew that he loved Amy and vowed to protect her with his life.

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That's all folks. I hope you liked it. I already got an idea for a sequel. Don't think this one is over. I got a few more chapters in me. I want to thank everyone for their reviews. Keep them coming. I love reviews. You're gonna love the next chapter. I'ma try to make it all mushy and stuff. Give me some time. It's coming.