Me: Hey peoples. I'm back with another chapter
Amy: Hm, and only a month later. Not bad
Me: Are you gonna time how long it takes me to make a chapter constantly?
Tails: If it has to be done then yes
Me: Nice to know you all have faith in me
Shadow: Keep telling yourself that
Me: Oh how I missed you Shadow
Knuckles: By the way, why did you change your name again?
Me: Because I prefer PyraohXBlaze as my name than the other one
Sonic: Just settle on one already
Shadow: Yeah, we're tired of changing your name
Me: Bite me. This name is permanent. Anyway I hope you enjoy this action filled chapter. Tails do the disclaimer please...and I hope you can forgive me
Tails: PyraohXBlaze doesn't own the rights to Sonic the Hedgehog and Co. They belong to Sega...wait forgive you for what?
Me: CUE THE STORY!
Cream had just finished feeding Emily before she sat on the couch next to Tails. Emily nuzzled against Cream's chest before falling asleep. Tails rubbed her head before putting his arm around the young rabbit.
"She looks so adorable" Cream commented, leaning her head on her boyfriend
"Yeah, which is weird since she's Shadow's daughter" Tails replied, earning him a playful nudge
"Tails, that's not nice"
"I'm just saying"
"Speaking of Shadow, what did he mean by 'remember our talk'?"
"Oh…well, Shadow was just warning me that I better do a good job watching Emily or else suffer the consequences"
"What consequences?" Cream asked shocked
"He's going to strangle me"
"Why would he strangle only you? We're both watching her"
"Because you're too cute to hurt" Tails smiled as he planted a kiss on Cream's cheek, causing her to blush
"Oh Miles, you're such a flatterer"
Their laughter was interrupted by rustling from outside. Tails stood quickly, listening out for anymore sounds
"What was that?" The young rabbit asked frightened
"I don't know." Tails commented "Stay here, I'll go check it out"
Tails bravely walked towards the door. While he was scared out of his mind, he knew he had to protect Cream and Emily. The fox opened the door and stepped out. Glancing around, he couldn't see anything. It was too dark to beyond the trees and bushes. After five more minutes of scanning, Tails walked back into the house.
"Well, was something there?"
"No, I didn't see anything. Maybe it was a bird or a frog."
"In any case, we should put Emily to bed" Cream stated, getting up and walking towards the stairs.
"Ok, you go ahead. I'll get some snacks for us" Tails walked into the kitchen, but couldn't shake his eerie feeling. As he opened the refrigerator, chills ran down his spine. He felt something dark behind. Turning around, his clear blue eyes were greeted by metallic crimson ones.
"Hello Tails. It's been awhile" Metal Sonic let out a little chuckle
Before Tails could respond, the robot hedgehog slammed the fox inside the refrigerator. He picked him up again and flew him into the television before tossing Tails on the floor. The poor mangled fox tried to pick himself up, coughing up blood. He lost his ability to use his left arm. Blood dripped down his face. His fur was dirty, burnt, and full of shards.
"What are you doing here Metal Sonic?!"
"Simply to complete my mission"
"You want to take over the world just like Eggman?!"
"No, you worthless pelt of flesh. Why would I want to rule this world when I can destroy it?"
Tails nearly fell to the floor. 'Metal Sonic wants to destroy the entire planet?!'
"How is that even possible?!"
"Anything is possible when you have an infinite source of energy"
"Infinite source…do you mean the Chaos Emeralds?"
"Now if needed those, why would I come here?"
Tails thought for a second before realizing the horrible truth. His face looked plae as he turned towards the stairs.
"No…" the young fox whispered
"Now you're using your brain Tails"
Tails ran upstairs as fast as possible. Metal Sonic's laugh clung to his back. He began to panic, fearing the worse situation possible. 'He'll keep Emily alive, but what about Cream'
As Tails got to Emily's room, he saw one Eggbot carrying a sleeping Emily and another Eggbot about to shoot an unconscious Cream.
"GET AWAY FROM HER!" Tails screamed as he kicked the robot by Cream out the window. An explosion followed its impact on the ground. Tails silently thanked Sonic for the training. Months ago, Sonic helped Tails strengthen his leg muscles by running constantly. While he couldn't run as fast as Sonic, he could still keep up.
"Cream c'mon, you have to wake up." Tails pleaded, trying to wake his rabbit girlfriend
"W-what?" Cream woke up groggily. "Tails! Oh my goodness! Are you ok?"
"I'm fine, but we need to grab Emily and get out of here"
"Emily?" Cream's memory slowly returned as she frantically began looking for the infant. "Where is she?"
"That robot has her" Tails pointed at the round robot standing before them. It changed his hand into a machine gun and fired at the couple. Tails grabbed Cream with his good arm and jumped out of the way.
"Take this!" Tails threw out a ring bomb which landed on the robot's head. As it reached up to take it off, Cream dashed out and snatched Emily away. She then flapped her ears to fly while she pushed off the Eggbot with her feet. The robot stumbled towards the window before exploding, causing an even bigger hole in the wall. Emily started whining in Cream's arms.
"Shh, it's ok Emily. Everything is ok now" Cream comforted the little echidna-hedgehog.
"No, it's not" Tails said grimly "Metal Sonic is here too. He wants to take Emily and use her power."
"Power? What power?"
"No time to explain. We need to get o…" Tails was interrupted by a metallic fist sending him flying into the wall. Cream gasped as the robotic hedgehog stood before her. The little rabbit held a firm grasp on Emily.
"You can grip on her all you want, Cream the Rabbit" Metal Sonic stared menacingly "It won't stop me fro…"
"Energy Cannon!" Tails interrupted, firing a ball of yellow energy at Metal Sonic. He fell out of the window with a painful howl
"Cream, get Emily out of here now before he…" Tails was cut off once more, this time by Metal Sonic slamming his head into the ceiling.
"YOU ARE REALLY STARTING TO ANNOY ME TAILS!" The metallic blue hedgehog formed a tighter grip around the young fox's neck
"Bite me" Tails coughed out
"I'll do more than that" Metal Sonic flung the poor fox into Emily's crib. Wood and plastic flew everywhere, burying Tails.
"TAILS!" Cream cried out "Are you alright?! Please answer me!"
"Forget about him. You should be more concerned with handing over that infant"
"Never! I won't let you take her!"
"You won't let me take her? Foolish girl. I'll take her even if I have to pry her from your cold dead fingers."
Metal Sonic backhanded Cream into the other clean wall. Cream covered Emily with her body to absorb the shock. Despite Cream's best efforts, Emily finally woke up and started crying
"Ugh, that noise is annoying. Just be quiet." Metal Sonic began charging an attack through his hand. Cream looked on with fear as her death was coming for her. She protected Emily, knowing at the moment. Emily's safety was more important. As Metal Sonic fired a red ball of energy at Cream, Tails jumped in front of her and took the full brunt of the blast. Tails, Cream, and Emily crashed through the wall into Shadow and Tikal's room. Luckily, Cream was still holding Emily so she kept her safe as she landed by the bed. Unfortunately for Tails, he fell on the nightstand and twisted his ankle.
"How cute Tails." Metal Sonic laughed "You look like a rag doll trying to protect everyone."
"Tails, you have to get up!" Cream cried
"Cream…" Tails muttered. "Protect…Emily"
Emily was still crying her lungs out. The young rabbit tried comforting her, but it wasn't working. Metal Sonic slowly walked towards them.
"Cream the rabbit…your attempts to protect this amuses me, but now I grow bored." Metal Sonic put a foot on Cream's back. He lowered his right hand towards her head. "It's time for you to die."
"Emily!" Cream called out "Please, crawl away from here!"
Little Emily opened her eyes and stopped crying. She saw Metal Sonic charging her attack and Cream reaching out to her. Emily then grabbed Cream's finger. To her and Metal Sonic's surprise, Emily's eyes started to glow red. Suddenly both Cream and Tails were shrouded with green energy. Emily let out a huge scream as a fiery red explosion emitted from her body. The blast blew Metal Sonic into the next room. Once the dust settled, Cream opened her eyes to see Emily asleep and the house on fire. She also noticed that she wasn't shielded anymore.
"Emily…did you protect Tails and I?" Cream asked quietly "Anyway, we need hurry and…"
Metal Sonic struck the back of Cream's head and knocked her out.
"What a nuisance" The chrome azure hedgehog complained "That infant is better than I thought. If she had better control over her energy, she could've destroyed me. Funny how she used that attack. Must run in the family." Some of Metal Sonic's circuits sparked as he picked up Emily. "This brat damaged my circuit. I need to get out of here and go for repairs." He flew through what remained of the ceiling and left.
Tails woke up in time to see him leave. A wave of guilt crashed over him. Just as he was about to yell, he saw debris about to fall on Cream. His body reacted by using his good leg to jump on top of Cream and protect her. A piece of wood stabbed his already in terrible condition arm. Tails wanted to pass out, but he knew he had to call Sonic. Using his wristwatch, he dialed Sonic's number. 'Please answer' Tails thought
"Yo Tails, what's up" Sonic answered "How's the babysitting with Cream going?"
"Sonic…help us…"
"Hey, what's wrong?!" Sonic could sense there was trouble with his friend.
"I failed…Emily's gone"
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE'S GONE?!" Amy, who was standing next to Sonic. Gasped
"She…was taken…by…"" Tails' eyes began to close
"Taken?! BY WHO?!" Sonic didn't get an answer and began to worry. "Tails? TAILS!"
Sonic hung up the phone and turned towards Amy
"Amy, call Knuckles and Rouge and make your way to Mystic Ruins. I'm gonna go find out what's up with Tails and Cream"
"Shouldn't we call Tikal and Shadow?"
"No, they'll flip out. Let me find out who did it at least. Maybe we can take care of this ourselves."
"Just be careful Sonic" Amy pleaded
"You know me" Sonic commented as he walked towards the door
"That's why I'm worried"
Sonic grinned back at her before running towards Mystic Ruins. He ran as fast as he could 'Tails…Cream….please be alright'
Five minutes later, he arrived at Shadow and Tikal's house. He was shocked to see the state it was in. Their home was on fire and half destroyed.
"No…no…NO!" Sonic cried out as he ran into the fiery house. "Cream! Tails! Where are you?!"
"Up…here" Cream faintly cried out. The blue hero raced upstairs to srr both of his friends beat up and under debris. He was mostly shocked at Tails' condition. He looked like he was on the verge of death.
"Cream…Tails…hang on" Sonic lifted the debris and picked up both of them. "We're getting out of here"
Sonic raced out of the house and moved far enough from it to give Tails and Cream fresh air.
"Thank you Mister Sonic" Cream said, catching her breath
"It was no problem, but that can wait. What I want to know is what happened?"
"It was Metal Sonic" Sonic's eyes widened, remembering his visions.
"What?! Why would he come here?!"
"Tails mentioned he wanted Emily for her power"
"What power?" Cream explained to Sonic how Emily was the one who started the fire with her explosion and shielded her and Tails. "She's capable of that?!"
'To think…she can use his move at such a young age'
"Son…ic" Tails gasped. Sonic and Cream turned to the poor mangled fox. His head supported by Sonic's hand.
"Hey there little buddy. You should rest now. You're all banged up."
"How can I…rest when…I failed" Sonic and Cream gasped as Tails began to shed tears. "He counted on me. Shadow counted on me to protect Emily. I gave him my word…I gave him my word Sonic"
"Tails…it'll be ok"
"NO IT WON'T!" More tears rolled down Tails' face "I betrayed Shadow…I betrayed Tikal…I even betrayed Emily. I was powerless to save her. How…how can I ever face them again Sonic?"
Cream was on the verge of tears, seeing her boyfriend so sensitive and full of guilt. Sonic, on the other hand, was pissed off. Not at Tails, but at Metal Sonic for causing his best friend so much pain.
"Cream…take care of Tails until the others get here"
"Mister Sonic, what are you going to do?" Cream asked, having a good idea of what it was.
"No! You can't"
"Why not?! He took Emily and beat up you and Tails!"
"I know, but we need you here. Shadow is going to be really upset when he finds out. He said that if Tails didn't do a good job he would strangle him"
Sonic stayed quiet, thinking about Shadow's feelings.
"If you're gone when we tell him what happened, no one is going to be able to stop him from hurting Tails."
"…But Cream…"
"Sonic please, I'm begging you. Don't leave and look for Metal Sonic."
Sonic, surprised at Cream not putting mister before his name, battled with his anger before giving up.
"Fine, you win Cream"
Cream sighed as she ran over to hug the blue hero
"Thank you"
Sonic patted her head before telling her to check on Tails. Seeing Amy, Knuckles, and Rouge in the distance, he told Cream to explain to them what happened. He then pulled a phone out of his jeans pocket and dialed a number.
'He isn't going to be happy about this' Sonic thought
-Shadow and Tikal
Shadow and Tikal were sitting on the grass in the park by a lake. They had taken a stroll after dinner and decided to sightsee.
"It looks so pretty at night" Tikal exclaimed, referring to the lake
"Yeah and so does the moon" Shadow added
"You're right. Tonight was wonderful"
"We need to do this more often"
"Well Cream did say she doesn't mind babysitting"
"And Tails will be with her so it all works out"
"How about next week, we go to the movies"
"I'm more concerned with you right now" Shadow flipped over so that he was on top of Tikal.
"Shadow, you're so naughty" Tikal whispered seductively
"Well, you're not pushing me off, so what does that make you?"
"A little excited" Tikal pulled Shadow down and began tongue-wrestling. Before things got too intense, however, Shadow's phone went off. He was going to ignore it, but Tikal pushed him up. "Answer it"
"It's probably Sonic trying to bug us"
"What if it's Tails?" Knowing he couldn't win, he pulled out his phone. He grumbled seeing it was Sonic.
"What do you want Faker, I'm busy"
"Shadow, this is important" Sonic replied in a serious tone. Shadow picked up on it and stood up. Tikal sensed something was wrong and got up too.
"Sonic, what is it?"
"Something terrible has happened"
"Sonic, talk to me and tell me what's going on"
"I'm sorry Shadow, but Emily is gone." Shadow could only stare at the phone in shock after hearing Sonic's response. After two minutes, Shadow put the phone in front of his mouth and yelled out
"WHAT?!"
Me: Well, time to get yelled at
Tails: WHAT THE HELL PYRAOH? I NEARLY DIED!
Me: Can you please not scream in my ear
Shadow: I'm going to skin you
Me: What did I do
Tikal: You had our child get kidnapped
Shadow: You shouldn't be alive right now
Me: I feel two dark auras surrounding me
Sonic: Guys you know this is just a story. You don't have a child
Shadow: Sonic *pulls out ax*
Tikal: You never learn do you *pulls out spear*
Sonic: Oh God, Tikal too? * runs being chased by the duo*
Rouge: Well that's a first
Me: Better him than me. I'm surprised to be alive right now
Cream: How could you do such a thing?
Me: Look, it had to be done for this story to progress. It pained me to do it
Tails: Jerk
Me: You'll get over it. So readers, please Read and Review. Positive criticism and no flames. Hope you enjoyed the chapter. See you next time
Amy: Sonic is in trouble. You need to help him
Me: What are you crazy?! Tikal is after him too. That's a walking death trap. I'm getting the hell outta here
Knuckles: Me too
Rouge: Right behind you
Cream: Sorry Mr. Sonic
Tails: Good luck
Amy: Poor Sonic
Sonic: GUYS PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME
