Serene holds the phone awkwardly to just below her ear, the old flip phone designed for humans rather then Möbians. "I can't be sure if they'll come after me, but I have a feeling that at least Sonic might. He seems a little.. Like he feels he can get out of any situation. Judging by what you've told me, he's fought a giant water monster, blown up the Death Egg multiple times, gotten stuck in books, turned into a werewolf and back, and got lost in time and space twice.. I can see why he thinks that. But he.. He won't be getting out of this," She says, quietly sighing at the end. She fiddles with her glove as Eggman speaks. "Yes, yes. But can we put our plan into action soon?" he asks. Serene nods, forgetting he can't see her for a moment. "Yes sir. I will call when I see them next," she says, the discomfort she seems to have leaking into her voice a bit. "Good. I will have everything ready to go by tomorrow morning. I hope to see you by then, Midnight," Eggman says, hanging up quickly. She lets out a breath she didn't know she was holding when she closes her phone. "God, that man scares me. But... Is this okay? I could.. But I need the money," She mumbles, staring at the phone. After a long moment of thought, a determined look crosses her face. "That's it. I'm going to do it," she finalizes, putting her stuff in hammer space, before climbing a large, sturdy tree. She lies on a questionable brach, but the only one big enough to lie on comfortably out of sight. She looks through the leaves, stripping off her denim jacket and folding it behind her head. The sleeves of her yellow shirt are like a T-shirt, but they're made of a yellow mesh that goes under her arm before hitting the bottom. She stares at a hole in the branches and leaves, looking out at the stars above her. If one were to look, they'd probably see the Death Egg being rebuilt in the distance. Serene closes her eyes, muttering something under her breath, before quickly falling asleep in a dreamless slumber.
The morning comes quickly. It's about 9 am whenever Serene is awoken with a creak of the branch she sits on, and a clawing on her exposed stomach. She lightly groans as she cracks open one eye. A few flickies have gathered on her stomach, an eagle, a blue bird, and a.. Pig? She blinks and rubs her eyes with a gloved hand, before looking at them with rather wide eyes. The eagle steps on her chest and they seem to have a staring contest for a minute. Eventually, it grabs her nose in it's beak. Serene squeals in pain, grabbing it, before the blue bird grabs the pig and flies off with it in it's claws. The eagle quickly follows suit. "Dang it, that hurt.. What was that?" She complains, stopping short when she hears a loud creak from the tree. "Uh..." She grabs her folded denim jacket, before realizing it's not there. The branch lurches, then snaps, sending her flying down a good ten feet. She hits the ground with a loud crack of the branch and a pop in her shoulder and back. She yelps in pain, before sitting up, another startled yelp sounding. The branch, as well as Serene, landed right on top of a fox, with long, teal hair swept in a ponytail, and a red dress and heels. A lone tail whips around a little in agitation and pain both. Serene quickly scrambles to her feet, apologising to the fox girl. "I'm sorry, I was sleeping in the tree, and, well," she says, before getting cut off. "Hey, I'm fine. Is this yours? I saw it and came to see," the fox says, standing up and handing her the jacket. "Yeah. Thanks," she says, grabbing it and quickly slipping it back on. "No prob! Maybe I'll see ya around. Bye for now," the fox says, deep green eyes bursting with some kind of emotion (Joy? Excitement? She can't tell) as she turns to run in the other direction. Serene looks to her back, startled. She shrugs anyway, checking the pockets of the jacket, and is relieved to see everything in her hammer space is still there. She sighs and begins to head back towards the city, checking the time on her phone as she leaves.
Serene makes it to Station Square quickly, and she's walking down a shopping district, narrowly avoiding at least three cars. Teal eyes catch pink, blue, and a cream color as she strolls. She has to peek under the crowd in order to see them clearly, and lo and behold, Amy, Sonic, and a rabbit girl with a chao she doesn't recognize. The girls seem to be dragging him along on a shopping trip. Serene quickly grabs her phone, looking at it a moment, and sighs, dialing a number. Whoever she called picked up quickly, and she quickly hung up after she speaks just a sentence. "Station square, shopping district, in front of some wedding store," she says, before shoving the phone closed and into her pocket. She jogs across a walkway before waving. "Hey guys! I was wondering if I'd see you here!" She says, catching up to them. It looks like Amy was dragging Sonic along more then the rabbit, who looks no more then seven years old. She looks up at her, mildly startled. "Oh, hi Serene. Good to see you again! What are you doing here?" Amy asks. Serene stiffens a moment, before relaxing again. "Oh, just looking around. Mainly, I, uh.. I have a rip in a pair of my gloves I need thread for," she lies, and it prompts a suspicious look from Amy, but she seems to shrug it off. "Cmon, Rene, don't be afraid to tell me you're out buying clothes too! Huh? Oh. Serene, this is Cream, and her chao is Cheese. Cream, this is Serenity Midnight, but she likes to be called Serene," Amy finally introduces the two. Cream and Serene wave at each other, and suddenly Cheese flies into Serene's face. He starts saying "Chao" repeatedly, looking exasperated about something. "Cheese, don't be rude.. I'm sorry, he's not normally like this," Cream says, pulling the chao back and hugging him to her chest like a doll. He huffs as Serene chuckles. "It's okay. I just wonder what he was so frustrated about.. Uh, you okay Sonic? Been a little- He's not there."
Yeah, I'm sorry, I know this is late. Getting so little sleep recently is starting to take it's toll, and this flu bug or whatever I got over the week is not helping. I might need a hiatus for a week or two after this chapter. I know, it's annoying, especially with the mini cliffhanger I put in, but at least you get a little reference to one of my really old fics I no longer have up. It was honestly a lot of cringe, so.. Yeah. Honestly, I can only hope this one is any better, lol.. Anyway, enjoy chapter seven. Also, Rene is pronounced like Serene, just minus the first two letters.
