Until the late afternoon came around, Amy, Cream, and Big were taking a well deserved rest. No one came in after The Sonic Fan Club, which was actually a good thing for them. They sure were beat! But now, Amy was ready to get the posters up for the citizens of Grand Metropolis to see! Feeling recharged from the break, she hopped down from the fuchsia couch and came in the dining area where Cream and Big were, "OK, you guys! Are you ready to do some advertising?"
"Yes!" Cream said. She was sitting at their favorite table by the window with Big.
"OK." Big said.
"All right! Let's go get our posters!" Amy said! When The Sonic Fan Club dropped by, they had to put away the posters in the computer room. So, after they went in the back to pick up their assigned stacks again, the team of three headed out the café and into the bustling city!
Amy was smiling as she walked along the sidewalk, leading the way as Cream walked behind her and Big behind the little rabbit. The sun was still shining, but it wasn't too hot. A nice breeze would occasionally blow as they walked. It sure was a beautiful day to advertise! Amy wanted to work their way up to the deeper parts of the city, so she started them off not too far from the café. Coming to a stop, Amy says, "Let's start here!"
"OK!" said Cream.
"Umm... Where do we post them?" asked Big.
"There's plenty of trees and telephone poles around here, so post them up on as many as you can!" Amy replied. She was feeling so ambitious for everyone to know about Café Team Rose! After the three nodded in agreement, they went on a posting spree! Amy wasn't far from the two as she used thumbtacks to secure the posters on the nearby poles. Cream had Cheese and Chocola help by holding down the posters on the poles so she could thumbtack it. Big was posting on his own like Amy, but he was doing a good job getting the posters up! Everything was going well, until the wind picked up! Amy and Big on a reflex held onto their posters so they wouldn't blow away. It was quite the strong breeze! Cream, on the other hand, was caught off guard since she was in the middle of posting on a tree! Her light weight couldn't handle the pressure of the wind and was blown away with her Chao!
"Aaaa!" she cried out, accidentally letting go of her posters as they scattered in the air!
Hearing Cream's cry, Amy looked up and noticed that the wind managed to blow away her and the posters! Not to mention, the two Chao! "Oh no!"
Big knew what to do! Taking out his trusty fishing rod, he casted the long line towards the sky, catching Cream with ease! He then reeled her in, bringing her back safe and sound on the ground. Amy praised his quick thinking, "Nice catch Big! It's been awhile since something like this happened. Talk about old times!" She was referencing the past when Team Rose first came to be! It felt like yesterday to her when they were on a search to find Froggy and Chocola.
"Thanks Mr. Big!" said Cream. She was so thankful to have him around!
"Huhuhuhu." Big chuckled. He was always happy to help a friend in need!
Cream then noticed Cheese and Chocola weren't around! "The wind must have blown away Cheese and Chocola, too!"
But at that moment, the two Chao were luckily close by despite how strong the wind was for them! They were fluttering together back to Cream, "Chao Chao!"
"I'm so glad you're OK!" Cream said! If they were lost, they would have to find Cheese too instead of just Chocola!
"The gang's all here!" Amy cheered! "But looks like we have some missing posters now. Let's just pick up the ones we can find!"
Then, the three began picking up the scattered posters. Since Cream had a small stack to begin with, they were able to find at least a few of them. Good thing Cream had most of her stack already posted! After picking up the ones they could find, they moved on and continued to post anywhere possible!
Later that day, the sun began to set, changing the sky from blue to shades of orange. The rest of the day was spent advertising, but together, they managed to cover a good amount of the city! There were still lots of places left to post, but this was a good start! Amy decided to call it a day, especially since Cream was suppose to be home before dark. But before they parted ways, Amy praised them for a job well done, "Great job today, you guys! We got a lot of posters up, so let's let them do their thing and show everyone our café! See you tomorrow!"
"Goodbye!" Cream said as she waved goodbye to her friends.
"See you tomorrow!" said Big, waving goodbye as well before leaving.
Café Team Rose was then closed for tonight. With their advertisements up and running, the only thing left was to hope others would see their posters and give their café a try!
When early morning arrived the next day, Team Rose got together in the café to do some practice runs before opening time! They were playing Café again, but this time, Amy chose to be the customer! Big kept up the good work and took her order while Cream got it right out! They were getting better and better, and Amy was happy to see the growth! When lunch time came around once again for most in Grand Metropolis, Café Team Rose was open and ready for business!
In the midst of the busy streets, a green crocodile had his eyes closed while bobbing his head to the music coming from his headsets. He wasn't paying attention to anything else around him, so if he bumped into a pole, he only had himself to blame! But, that most likely wouldn't happen because a fuchsia chameleon was walking by his side. Unlike his crocodile companion, the chameleon wasn't nearly as careless. He was silent as he observed their surroundings, ready for anything that could be a potential threat to them. Another Mobian was with them, which was a happy, cheerful bee! The bee seemed to be in a musical mood with the crocodile, flying behind the two as he happily sung a song he made up for all to hear! These three were no other than Team Chaotix! What could they be up to?
Suddenly, one of the posters Cream dropped yesterday came rushing towards Charmy! It surprised him as the colorful poster landed on his face, causing him to go flying back, "Whoa!"
Espio stopped walking to turn around. He remained calm, thinking Charmy was just being himself and doing something silly again. But, when he turned around, he noticed the bee was lying on his back on the ground with the poster covering his small body. Leaving Vector's side, he went over to Charmy to pick up the poster, flipping it over to read the message. He didn't bother helping Charmy up because he wasn't truly harmed. In fact, the little bee's energy returned as he sprung up to say, "What was that!? Hey, what's that, Epsio? I wanna see! I wanna see!"
Espio's golden eyes scanned the poster from top to bottom as he read aloud, "Café Team Rose. Come for the cutest and the most amazing dining experience ever. You won't regret it. Help wanted."
The name, Team Rose, sounded awfully familiar to Charmy, "Café Team Rose? Haven't we heard of that name before?"
When the song in Vector's headsets ended, he opened his eyes and realized his team wasn't around him anymore! And when he turned around, he also noticed he walked quite some distance from them! What were they doing!? Good and angry, he marched right over and snapped, "What are ya doing!?" Once he made it to them, he snatched the poster right out of Espio's hands to read it himself! As rude as he was, Espio just let it go. No sense on causing a scene in public.
"...A café, huh?" began Vector after he finished reading, "I wonder what the pay is like. They don't have it on here! You should always put what you're gonna pay your employees! Who runs this joint!?"
"I don't know, but Team Rose rings a bell!" said Charmy, "Should we check it out?"
"It does for me as well. But, I don't see a point on going." said Espio with folded arms. To him, the wording on the advertisement sounded like a bad gimmick. Most of the time, he could detect deception right away.
"We're going, boys!" said Vector as he started to head towards the direction of the café, "I'll just ask the owner personally! Just in case the pay is good!"
"Wait up Vector!" said Charmy as he flew right behind him!
After a sigh and a shake of his head, Espio had no choice but to follow them, "I have a bad feeling about this..."
Inside Café Team Rose, Amy was taking her time cleaning off a table with a towel until she heard the bell ring for the first time today! Excited, she left the towel on the table and says, "Big, finish cleaning the table!" and speed-walked right over to greet the guests!
"Okey dokey." said Big. He went over to the table to resume wiping the table for her.
With a smile, Amy says, "Welcome to Café Team Rose! How many to...day!?"
That's when she realized the guests were Team Chaotix! She hasn't seen them in forever! "Hey...I remember you guys!"
"So YOU run this place!" exclaimed Vector! Looks like he wasn't here for a friendly reunion. "Why didn't ya put the pay on your poster!? Are ya trying to mislead people!?"
Amy wasn't expecting him to raise his voice! "Uh... The pay...? ...Oh, yeah!" she said with nervous laughter, realizing her mistake, "Sorry! I think I forgot to add it on there..."
"Well, how much you pay then!? If I like what I hear, the boys and I will play here as a live band! We'll play at night 'cause we're busy during the day. Y'know, detective work! And believe me, we're really good, so you better have something worth our talent!"
A live band!? No one was expecting this! Not Amy! Not Espio! Not Charmy! No one! Amy would love a band to play for her café, but she totally forgot that she needed to pay people to get them to work! So far, it's only been Cream and Big working for her, and they worked for free. Or...maybe they did want to be paid! Could they be hiding the fact they want to be paid and expecting a paycheck soon!? She doesn't have the rings to keep paying people at all! To make herself look good for that moment, she said on a whim, "U-Uh, yeah! I'll pay you guys…10,000 rings a night!"
10,000 rings a night!? Amy knew good and well she doesn't have that kind of money! Vector's eyes turned into golden dollar signs! This was music to his ears and so, he says, "You got yourself a DEAL! WOO! This is more than I make in a week in the detective agency!"
This sounded too good to be true to Espio. He was already skeptical of their advertisement and uncomfortable with the girly atmosphere. He couldn't picture himself performing in a place like this, but it looks like it's about to happen. As for Charmy, he was excited about the pay too and couldn't wait to perform! "YEAH! This is gonna be awesome!"
What has Amy done!?
To be continued! Team Rose will be right back!