Chapter 7

All Fixed Up

I woke up to Amy shoving me and yelling angrily "SONIC WAKE UP!" I shot up out of bed and shouted "WHAT'S WRONG!" she handed me the phone and replied "I thought you were never going to wake up! It's the police; they want to talk to you about yesterday." I took the phone and quickly said "Yesterday?" She crossed her arms "Yeah, yesterday… You've been asleep for fourteen hours!" I shook my head and rubbed my eyes before putting the phone up to my ear.

"Hello?" The person on the other end immediately began to talk "Hi this is detective O'Brian with Station square Police Department, Is this Sonic the Hedgehog?" I replied quickly "Yes, what can I do for you detective?" The detective responded "We need you to come in as soon as possible to look through some photographs; we believe the third person you saw was the leader of the Station Square Snakes… If you identify him it could help us hunt him down quicker."

I sighed "Alright I'll head down there when I get the chance." He thanked me and hung up. I gave the phone back to Amy and told her what was going on. She nodded and playfully said "Okay, but we are going to have a talk later about your hibernation." I came up with an Idea to call tails and knuckles and see if one of them could come and watch Amy while I'm away. To my surprise both of them were able to stop by for a while.

I got dressed and stayed with Amy until they showed up; apparently Tails had been testing the new Vertical Take-Off and Landing system he had installed on one of his planes so they got here pretty quick. I heard the knock on the door and got up to answer. I opened the door and invited them in "Hey guys, glad you could make it." I said motioning for them to sit down. "What exactly is going on?" Tails asked followed by a nod from knuckles.

I sat down along with them as Amy came out of her bathroom. "Hey Tails… Hey Knuckles." She said, sitting down next to me on the couch. They both waved and I continued "Well I guess first I'll break the big news…" Tails interrupted and exclaimed "You mean that you and Amy have been seeing each other!?" Knuckles didn't see that coming "What!" he said, standing up. I starred daggers at Tails; that not being what I was going to say. Amy chuckled at me for blushing and held her hand out.

She giggled and replied "Oh Tails, Its gone so far beyond that." She showed them the ring and laughed at their expressions; Tails jaw dropped "Holy Cow!" And knuckles came over giving me a slug in the shoulder "My man… Finally you grew some balls!" I rubbed my shoulder and told them all to relax. "The real reason I called you guys over here." I said snapping my fingers to get their attention, and then Continued "Is because I've been on really bad terms with this street gang." Knuckles and Tails looked at me in confusion.

"What do you mean street gang?" Knuckles asked. I proceeded to fill both of them in on what had happened. "I already told Tails but about a week ago I got the Shit beat out of me by this street gang, They had one of their guys pretend to be a bystander then struck me in the back of the head with a baseball bat. Broke my Jaw, fractured some ribs and gave me a concussion." Tails listened and Knuckles just got angry "All you got to do is tell me where they are and I'll…" I stopped him in mid-sentence and replied "They're Dead, but that's another story for some other time." Knuckles rolled his eyes and let me continue.

"I don't think they were part of the same gang, but I ran into another group that was trying to rob a jewelry store I got the ring at. Needless to say I foiled their little plan and saved the day." Knuckles and Tails acknowledged me and I kept talking "So just yesterday I went over to my place to get some clothes… All of a sudden Amy calls me and tells me some people are trying to break in."

They both tilt their heads, concentrating on my words. "I rush over and have the misfortune of recognizing them as the same guys from the Jewelry store." I stopped for a second, hanging my head… I hated having to recall those thoughts. The feelings I felt when I ended their lives was something I never felt before; it felt as if my very soul had been set aflame with a wave of fury never before experienced.

I was stuck in thought when Amy squeezed my thigh. "Sonic are you feeling alright?" She asked feeling my forehead. I opened my eyes and replied "Could you get me a one of my pills babe?" She smiled and went to her medicine cabinet. "Babe" Tails snickered, receiving a punch from knuckles to shut up. She came back with one of Eggmans pills and I quickly took it in an attempt to quell my growing migraine.

"I'll get you something to drink too." She said, walking towards the kitchen. I finished up what I was saying before "Anyway, I arrived and saw three guys trying to kick down the door. As soon as they saw me two of them pulled their guns." Tails ears perked up as he said "Oh no" I reassured him and continued "I thought fast and did a spin dash to subdue the first gunman. Using his gun I shot him then turned it on the other gunman. By then the third one already ran away." Tails and Knuckles stared wide eyed.

"We stood there for a moment and he threatened to take Amy and my life. I did what I had to do and shot him as well." I wiped the sweat from my forehead and breathed. Amy came back with a Cola and took a seat next to me. "I just need you guys to stay here for a while I run down to the Police Station and answer some more questions they have."

Knuckles was the first to speak "You got it Sonic!" Then Tails responded "You can count on me to!" I rubbed the back of my neck and replied "Thanks guys, I knew you guys wouldn't let me down." I stood up and walked over to the door "I don't expect anything to happen, however I just wanted to be safe."

Knuckles teased Amy about the ring as Tails walked over to me "Maybe I should be protecting this instead of the Master Emerald!" Knuckles joked as Tails went out the door with me. "Have you had any further contact with Eggman?" He asked, twitching his tails. I shrugged my shoulders and replied "Thankfully No… I've had enough problems lately." I started to take off but Tails stopped me again. "Sonic, have you gone to a real hospital since I last saw you?" He asked in a worried tone.

"No, but I feel a lot better since taking the Pills I have." Tails frowned and replied "You really need to go see a real doctor, not just a onetime visit with a piece of clunky hardware." I waved him off and departed from the complex; He yelled at me "Well… I'm going to take a look at those Capsules!" I ignored him and kept walking, it was about a ten minute run to the Police Station but it felt good to stretch my legs.

(Amys P.O.V)

"So when did speed demon finally pop the question?" Knuckles asked, raiding my fridge in the process. Tails came back just as I answered "Two days ago! Oh, it was so romantic; He took me to Little Franche-Comté and bought me this delicious dinner. We had a little Champagne and he took me up to this balcony… I think I'll always remember that night; when he bent down on one knee I thought my heart was going to stop!"

"Sounds like that first gang beat some sense into him." Knuckles said as he made himself a ham and cheese sandwich. "That's not funny knucklehead!" I exclaimed taking out my Piko Piko Hammer. "I'm just kidding geez!" Knuckles quickly replied, not wanting to get smashed into the ground by her hammer.

Tails sat in the chair and turned on the Television but seemed distracted. "What's wrong Tails?" I asked. He frowned and responded "Nothing really… I'm just worried about Sonic." I looked at him and asked "Why, did he say something to you… Is it about me?" He waved his hands and continued "No, no; nothing like that… It's just I think he needs to see a doctor about some of his injuries; from what he tells me he should be doubled over in massive pain?"

"I never really thought about it but his injuries did sound pretty severe, but he seems fine… there's no sign he's hurting anymore." I said contemplating the situation "Maybe we should have a talk with him about it when he gets back." Tails replied sinking back in my chair and watching the TV program.

(Sonics P.O.V)

I reached the Station and went to the front desk; I told the Desk Sargent I was her to see a Detective O'Brian. She asked me to have a seat as she got on the phone with him. A few minutes later a man in a detective coat walked up to me; I stood up and said "Detective O'Brian I presume?" He held out his hand to greet me; I shook his hand and he replied "Correct… Now if you will just follow me back to my office we can take a look through some photos."

I walked upstairs and sat in a chair by his desk 'I guess this is what he was talking about when he said his office.' I thought to myself as he went through a filing cabinet. He pulled out a thick folder and slapped it on his desk. He sat down and opened the file, revealing hundreds of slightly different photographs and Biography's.

"Okay" He said to me "From the description you gave us of the third assailant; he's approximately five foot seven to five foot nine, Caucasian, brown hair with possibly brown eyes correct?" I thought back and nodded yes. The Detective wrote on a form inside the folder and continued "Alright then, I'm going to show you a few photos and I want you to show me which one looks like the guy you described."

He looked through some and then placed a few in front of me on the desk. I didn't take overly long before I came across his picture. "This one" I said, holding up the photograph. "He wrote down something and asked "Are you positive this is the person you saw that day?" I looked and the photo one more time but still was sure. "Yes, this is defiantly the guy I saw."

The detective took the photo from me and placed in another section of the file and filled out a few more forms. He closed the folder and clasped his hands together "It's just as I suspected… The man in the photograph is Hector Briselo; the leader of the 'Station Square Snakes.' He's been incarcerated a total twenty three times all the way from robbery to assault. I'm kind of surprised he was out doing this himself. Usually he sends his goons out to do the dirty work."

I grew angry at my misfortune and replied "Well that's just great! This bastard is out there somewhere, knows who I am, where I live and where my Fiancée lives!" The detective brought out another file and more forms. "Please calm down sir." He said sternly "Hector is already on parole; with this arrest warrant we can do everything in our power to find him and bring him to justice."

"Alright you are free to leave. But I want you to give us a call if you're contacted by Hector or see anything suspicious… You took down two of his men right in front of him; if it's my guess, he'll stay low for a while to figure out his next move. By then we will hopefully have him in custody and off the streets." I agreed and shook his hand "Thank you detective and forgive my rudeness, I'm just a little worked up about this whole ordeal." He waved it off and passed me a business card "Here take this... It's got my number on it, if there is anything I can do to help you folks out just dial me okay?" I nodded and left the precinct.

'I hope they get him quick' I thought as I walked down the side walk back to Amy's apartment "The Police haven't been known to deal with things very well in the past" I said to myself, recalling the Chaos incident a few years back. "But I suppose this is something they deal with on a fairly regular basis." I kept on walking before I stopped at a convenient store to get some beer. 'I need something to drink.' I said, scanning through the choices.

I settled on a twenty four ounce and paid the clerk. I drank it the entire way back to Amys before destroying it on the side of my head in a sad-awesome Impulse. I burped loudly as I arrived at the complex, throwing away the can in the dumpster as I didn't want Amy to know I'd been drinking; I went to Amy's room and knocked on the door.

Knuckles opened the door and I stepped inside trying to look as sober as I could 'mind you I don't drink often… but when I do, it really hits me hard.' Amy came up to me and said "Hey flop ear, how'd it go… what happened?" I stood up straight and fixed my ear. 'Dammit' I thought about my ear before I replied "It went well… I identified the third guy who ran off. It turns out his name is Hector something and he is actually the leader of the group." She sniffed the air as I continued "They put out an arrest warrant so with any luck they'll have caught him soon." Tails and Knuckles listened but Amy gave me the eye.

"What's that smell?" She asked staring at me "Sonic, Are you drunk?" Tails snickered and Knuckles said "All right, now the real party begins… Hey where's mine?" Amy took out her hammer and yelled "You are aren't you?" I waved my hands defensively and replied "I'm not drunk I swear!" She smelled the air one more time and raised her hammer "But you have been drinking!" I rolled my eyes and responded "Yeah, I had a beer on my way home." She lowered the hammer and asked "Just one beer… you promise me?" I laughed inside at her worries and answered "Of course I promise, you know I would never lie to you… However it was a twenty four ounce." She raised the hammer again and chased me around a bit "SONIC!" she yelled.

Tails laughed as Knuckles broke us up. "Yeah… yeah… you two can deal with your premarital concerns when I'm gone." She put the hammer back in Hammerspace and Knuckles continued "I'm going to go ahead and get moving if that's alright with you guys… I should probably get back to Angel Island." I finished cowering and gave him a handshake "Thank you so much Knuckles for looking after her." I replied as Amy gave him a hug. "It's no problem at all… and hey, if you have any more trouble with that gang just give me a call; I'll put an end to it in a heartbeat."

"Thanks Knuckles" I replied "But I think the Police can handle this one." Knuckles laughed sarcastically and muttered under his breath "Yeah, like they handled Chaos." Tails piped up and said to Knuckles "Are you sure you don't want to wait for me? I'll be able to fly you home a lot faster." Knuckles kept walking and replied "That's okay; I got to stop by the market and get some food anyway." He turned the corner and was out of sight.

Tails and Amy pulled me back inside and shut the door. "Easy guys what the hell?" I asked, breaking away from their grip. Tails looked at me and answered "I want to talk about earlier" I sighed, not wanting to go back to this discussion. "Oh come on Tails… I think I can have a beer if I want one!" He shook his head and continued "That's not what I'm talking about." I walked over to the couch and turned the television up; Amy quickly walked over and grabbed the remote, turning the set off. "Sonic! We're being serious." I inhaled and asked "About what?"

Tails came and sat next to me while Amy just hovered over us. "Sonic" Tails said "I want you to go see a doctor." I slapped my hands down and replied "Oh not this again; I'm telling you guys I'm fine." Tails cocked his head to the side annoyed "Sonic you have to be in pain still… people who get hurt like you did don't just get headaches every now in then. Hell, I sprained my wrist one time and thought I was going to die."

I hung my head low and replied "Okay, if it means that much to you all… Then I'll go see a doctor." I closed my eyes when Amy and Tails both hugged me; Tails got his keys out and said "Let's go" I opened my eyes and responded "What, we have to go right now?" Amy pulled me up and Tails replied "Why not, besides I want you guys to see the new VTOL design I gave the Tornado 2!" We left the apartment and started for the plane 'which Tails had apparently managed to Land in a parking space.' It had the same X shape but the propeller was gone, replaced by two jet engines on top and one in the back.

"This is it, Ta-da!" Tails said excitedly. Amy was impressed as was I "What does the VTOL stand for?" she asked. Me and Tails both replied in unison "Vertical Take-Off Landing" Tails jumped in the plane and replied "I see you've been studying Sonic." I rolled my eyes and Climbed up to the backseat, taking Amys hand and pulling her up with me. Tails looked back and said "Sorry about the space back there, I know it's not much." I smiled as Amy sat in my lap "I don't think that's going to be a problem." I said as the windscreen slid closed automatically. Tails started the engine and Amy covered her ears "It's kind of loud don't you think?" She asked.

I grabbed an Ear-muff headset off the clip beside me and put it on her. Tails kindly gave me his saying he didn't use them anyway. "What do you mean you don't use these?" I asked curiously as the Tornado lifted up off the ground like a helicopter. Tails flipped some switches and replied "I like to hear l the noise the engine makes; besides if I hear something rattling around I'd like to know the second it happens."

I put the headset on and turned both of them on. "Can you hear me?" I asked Amy. "Loud and clear!" she giggled. Tails finished pushing buttons and flipping switches and said "Okay her we go." The wings rotated and the engine roared as we flew away from the complex. It flew through the sky with ease… I could feel the speed in my stomach as we reached full power. "Hold on tight!" Tails suddenly said "It looks like a bit of turbulence up ahead."

I hugged Amy tight as we encountered the instability. The plane rocked violently and Amy came up off my lap and slammed back down. "Good lord." I huffed; coming dangerously close to being in massive pain, straitening my pants she quickly replied "Are you okay? I didn't mean to hurt you!" I laughed and responded "You didn't hurt me… just try not to do that again." The rest of the ride went smoothly; we were about five minutes away from the Clinic when Amy started moving around trying to get comfortable. She kept doing this every now and then until the stimulation was enough to give me a Semi.

It didn't take long before she noticed. She turned and looked at me with a blush "For me?" She asked seductively. I smiled as she gently rubbed herself on my zipper. "Amy" I said closing my eyes, taking in the pleasure. Amy stopped and teased me "Maybe at some point we should join the mile high club!" I laughed but Tails yelled "Not on my plane you won't" We both jumped out of our skins and Amy replied "How did you know what I said?" Tails chuckled and pointed to his ear "These puppies are like radar." He joked.

[3:47 P.M.]

We arrived at the Clinic and the wings on the plane folded up as it went into hover mode. "You were right Tails." I said "The VTOL does handle great." He landed in a spot and turned off the engines. "I know right… I'm so glad I used it!" He exclaimed. I put the headset on the clip along with Amys. The windscreen unlocked and Tail jumped out. Thankfully my hard-on went away so I didn't have to walk weird; Amy got up and let me get down first. I held out my and caught her as she jumped down.

"I figured this Clinic would work better than the hospital since everyone is always in such a hurry there." Tails said, watching the windscreen close back. "Good" I replied "I wasn't in the mood to sit in a waiting room for the rest of the day." We walked in and opened the window to the receptionist; she gave me a pile of forms to fill out since I'd never been here before. It was nothing but general information and questions as to what the problem is; I filled out paper after paper before I handed it back to the receptionist.

"Okay Sonic take a seat and the doctor will be with you shortly." The receptionist said then closed the window. I took my seat next to Amy and Tails and sat back for the wait time. "So… What did you guys do while I was gone?" I asked, making small talk to pass the time. Tails relaxed his head in his hands and spoke "They had a marathon of 'Pizza the Action' on today, we watched that most of the time… I'll tell you there was this one episode where Chef Galloping Graeme finally made some Chocolate Pudding Surprise; I was certainly happy to see it not try and kill a bunch of people!" Me and Tails shared a laugh since Amy had no clue what he was talking about.

[4:05 P.M.]

A few patients came and left before the nurse finally called me back. We walked down the hallway into her office where she took my temperature and blood pressure. "Your temperature is normal but your blood pressure is a bit low." She said, taking the cuff off my arm. "What do you mean?" I asked as she wrote in her chart. "Normal blood pressure should be around one-twenty over eighty… yours was a hundred over sixty five. Have you been doing any strenuous exercise recently?"

I cracked my neck and replied "well I run just about everywhere I go… so if you count that strenuous. But I rode here and had time to rest so I don't think that's it…" Amy interrupted and said "He has been sleeping for a really long time, do you think that has anything to do with it?" The nurse wrote in her chart some more and replied "Excessive sleep is a sign that his blood pressure has been low." She stood up with the chart and continued "Now follow me and I'll put you in an exam room."

We followed her into exam room three and told us to wait here for the doctor. I sat on the bed and Tails and Amy took the chairs. "See Sonic!" Tails said "I told you something else might have been up." I shrugged my shoulders and replied "Relax Tails, I'm sure it's nothing." I laid back and thought to myself 'I hope it's nothing.'

The Doctor arrived and sat on his stool. He was a middle-aged Indian guy named Gregory Anissian; He finishing up looking through the charts and asked "Alright Mr. Sonic, What seems to be the problem?" I sat up and replied "Well about a week ago I got beat up pretty bad by this street gang." He listened carefully to my story "I was diagnosed with two fractured ribs, a broken jaw and a Concussion by another Doctor" Tails glared at me as Anissian wrote that down in his folder and told me to continue "I was just trying to get a check-up to see if I'd healed yet."

"Well Mr. Sonic" The Doctor replied "We'll have to give you an X-ray to see your ribs… I wouldn't expect much progress; it takes a long time for stuff like that to heal all the way. And you said your jaw had been broken…" He looked through the chart and continued "Along the Oblique line?" I traced a line across my jaw showing him where the pain was "That's the Oblique line of your jaw." He responded. "What about the Concussion?" I asked, making sure he didn't forget. "Have you had really bad headaches lately or other symptoms including dizziness, vomiting, nausea, lack of motor coordination, difficulty balancing, or other problems with movement or sensation?"

I thought back to all the headaches I kept getting, but it was never to server. "I've had some light headaches every now and then… but none of the other things you listed." He wrote in his chart and stood up. "Come with me to the X-ray room and we'll have a look at your jaw and ribs." I got up and so did Amy and Tails "You two can stay here…" The Doctor replied "It won't be ready for a while; we're just taking the images." They sat back down as we went across the hall. He placed a lead apron on me and pulled a large machine up to my Jaw. "I want you to stay just like that until I come back." The Doctor left the room and in a few seconds I heard a loud click.

Anissian came back in and took the apron off. "Okay now I want you to lie down on the Table and I'll position the machine right over your ribs… Just like last time, you'll need to stay still until the procedure is complete." I did as he said and got on the table "Have you been doing this for a while Doc?" I asked, making quick chit-chat. "Yeah, going on thirty years now; it is just something I was born to do, you know what I mean?" He replied, putting the X-ray machine in position. "I defiantly understand what you mean." I said, thinking about all the times I saved the day.

"Like I said, stay here and don't move until I come back." He left the room and I heard the same type of loud click. He came back and told me to head back to the Exam room "I'll be in there in a minute with the negatives." I stood up and walked out, going towards the exam room. I went back inside and sat on the bed; Tails looked at me and said "Well?" I leaned back and replied "He'll be here in a few moments with the X-rays."

A few minutes later the Doctor entered the room with the negatives. "Sonic" He asked, looking at the photos and his chart "You stated that you received theses injuries about a week ago, is that correct?" I leaned back up and replied in confusion "Yes… why?" He wrote on the chart and responded "And you were diagnosed the same day you sustained the injuries?" I sat all the way up and said nervously "yeah… where are you going with this?" He put the negatives on backlight screen and turned it on.

I stared at the images looking for anything noticeable before Anissian continued "As you can see, it looks like you are almost completely healed." He pointed to the right photo of my ribs and said "I can't see any sign of fracturing; however there does seem to be evidence of slight stress." Everyone in the room looked at the Doctor even more confused at what he was saying "How can that be?" I asked. He shook his head and replied "Well either you were misdiagnosed by this other Doctor or it happened longer ago than you specified."

I understood his concern, I wasn't overly sure myself what was correct. 'It had to be a misdiagnosis' I thought to myself 'There is no way I was gone for more time than I was told; I mean Amy told me it had only been a few days that I was gone." Amy suddenly stood up and replied "I'm not so sure of that… when I first saw him 'about four days ago' He was in pretty rough shape." She continued "Now that I think about it, he did look like he was in a lot of pain that evening."

Anissian wrote that down in his chart and said "That's strange... And you said you haven't been treated for anything?" Tails spoke before I got the chance "Not exactly, He's been taking some pills prescribed by the other Doctor" Annisian continued writing and asked "What is the name of the medication?" I shook my head and replied "I can't remember the name."

He looked up and stared at me "Well I won't tell you to stop taking this medicine if it's making you better; but I strongly recommend you get the name of it and do some research on it. As for your Jaw… the same thing goes, it looks like it has healed up." I sighed in relief and asked "What about the concussion?" He laughed and responded "Hold on I was getting there… As for the concussion, since you don't have any severe symptoms some Tylenol or Aspirin would probably help your headaches."

He wrote even more in his chart and said "Alright, I think we're all done. Is there anything else Mr. Sonic?" I shook his hand and replied "Nope, I think you've addressed all the issues." Amy and Tails followed us out of the room down to the receptionist. "It was a pleasure" The Doctor said as he called the next patient "If you start to feel worse come back right away alright."

He left us to pay the receptionist; I pulled out my wallet and immediately stuck it back in my pocket. "Well…" I said "I have no money left." Tail rolled his eyes and replied "oh okay… I'll pay for this." I laughed and thanked him. We paid and left the building, walking back to the plane I asked "See, I told you I was okay." Amy hugged me as Tails unlocked the windscreen "I'm glad you're not in any pain." She said. I helped her up and then sat down in the backseat. She sat in my lap as Tails circled the plane.

"What's the matter Tails?" I asked, curious as to what he was doing. He jumped up in the pilot seat and replied "Just making sure nobody left a dent." I furrowed my brow and responded "What in the world are you talking about?" He flipped some switches and the Windscreen slid closed "Hey it's happened before…" He said "I came out of the depot store and some one left a nice ding on the paneling."

He pushed some buttons and the engines came to life. Amy grabbed a headset as we ascended into the sky; I put mine on and asked "Amy, is there anything we need to get from the store before Tails takes us back home?" She put her fingers to her lips and replied "No, I just went shopping the other day so we should be fine. What time is it by the way?" Tails looked at the dashboard clock and said "It's a quarter past five." The Wings rotated along with the Jets as we took off towards Amys Apartment. We remained quiet most of the ride except for a few questions here and there.

We arrived at the Complex and I shouted over the engines to Tails "You should really think about installing a radio for long distance entertainment." He laughed and exclaimed "Just watch the scenery go by, that'll give you plenty to do!" I rolled my eyes and replied "Yeah, except for when you've seen the same scenery over and over." Tails transformed the plan and hovered over a parking space "You're too impatient and bore quickly Sonic; you need to relax and take in the beauty of the world. My mother always told me that no matter how similar your surroundings look, there is always something you did not see or wasn't there." Tails lectured, pushing buttons and landing smoothly.

I helped Amy back out of the Tornado and we returned to her Apartment. "Did you want to stay for dinner Tails?" She asked as we turned the corner. Tails rubbed his stomach as she opened the door and replied "What are you making?" She closed the door behind us and walked into the kitchen, looking in the fridge she responded "Let's see; we have all the ingredients for shepherd's pie?" I looked at Tails and we both nodded and exclaimed in harmony "That sounds great!"

(Amys P.O.V.)

I gathered up all the ingredients and laid them on the counter. Sonic tried to impress me by chopping the meat at high speed "You mess up one time and you'll be missing a finger." I said, making him slow down a little. Tails came up to the Bar window between the Kitchen and living room to make conversation. "So… Have you guys thought about the wedding?" He asked, sitting down on a stool. He saw both of us blush and continued to pry "Are you going to have it soon?"

I started snapping ends off the green beans as Sonic finished chopping; I was going to say something but Sonic beat me to it. "It will defiantly be soon." He said, making me smile. "Probably in the next few months… I just wanted to make sure everything is situated before we set a time." He grabbed a glass pan out of the cabinet and put the meat in it, then started peeling the potatoes.

Tails stood up and said "I got to use the bathroom." I laughed and replied playfully "You don't need my permission." He walked away and me and Sonic were left to continue making dinner. I finished the green beans and put them in the pan with the meat. "Once you get done peeling the potatoes" I said to Sonic "I need you to mash them alright?" He acknowledged me and I gave him a small metal cooking hammer to do the job. A few moments later Tails came back and sat in the living room. Turning on the TV he responded "Wow, their still doing the Marathon of Pizza the Action." He sat back and proceeded to watch the show, leaving us to finish the meal in peace.

I shucked the corn and removed it from the cob, placing it in the pan with the rest of ingredients. Sonic suddenly grabbed me from behind and wrapped his hand around my stomach, pulling me into a hug before saying "I love you." I leaned my head back on his shoulder and replied "I love you too." He kissed me and held me tighter. He broke away but continued to hold me; gently swaying side to side he asked "Are you ready for me to put the mashed potatoes on top?" I mixed up the meat and vegetables and said "I forgot to get the carrots out of the fridge." He released me and opened the fridge.

He rummaged around for a minute before I responded "They should be in the produce drawer; they're already cut and pre-packaged so all I need to do is put them in." He found them and closed the Refrigerator. He handed them to me and I cut them open; pouring some into the pan I mixed it together once more and said "Now it should be ready for the mashed potatoes." He smiled at me and grabbed the bowl full of potatoes. He drizzled the mashed potatoes on top as I spread them out evenly.

The oven was already at the right temperature so we just slid the shepherd's pie in and set the timer. "Want to go watch some Chef Galloping Graeme?" Sonic asked me as he took off his oven mitten. I checked the Oven one last time and replied "Sure, we got about thirty minutes." We walked into the living room and noticed Tails had dozed off… I giggled and Sonic sat down on the couch patting the seat next to him. "Are you sure you don't want me to sit in your lap again?" I teased, remembering the turbulence. "Very funny" He replied. I sat down cuddling against him and he put an arm around my shoulder as we watched TV.

[6:35 P.M.]

The timer went off on the stove and I stood up to check the Pie. Sonic poked Tails a few times until he woke up. He opened his eyes and replied "Oh… sorry guys, I was up late last night making last minute adjustments to the plane." I took the Shepherd's pie out and of the oven and playfully said "That's okay Tails… At least you didn't almost sleep a full day like someone I know!" Sonic chuckled and came into the kitchen to wash his hands and set the table "Hey, I have low blood pressure." We all laughed and I sat the Pie down on the table.

Me and Tails washed our hands as Sonic put the food on the plates. Tails sat down and I grabbed the milk out of the fridge to fill everyone's glasses. Amazingly, Sonic waited for me to sit down before he devoured his food. "Dig in" I said to Tails as I stuck my fork in. Sonic chewed and exclaimed "This is delicious!" Tails perked up "Really?" he asked "I've I don't think I've ever had it before." I looked at him and replied "You've had a Pot pie before right?" He nodded and I continued "It's kind of like those but with mashed potatoes instead of crust and beef for chicken." I took a bite as Sonic spoke "try it, I promise you you'll like it!" Tails chewed a bite and quickly replied "Like it? I love it!" I giggled and took another bite "Thanks Tails!"

We all enjoyed the meal as we continued to stuff ourselves and make small talk. "Hey Sonic?" Tails asked "Have you thought about getting a house outside of the city?" Sonic looked at him confused and I lightly kicked Tails underneath the table. Tails yelped and Sonic glanced at me "I see you and Amy talked quite a bit while I was gone." I hung my head and took a sip of milk. He put his hand on my shoulder and laughed "I'm only kidding Amy!"

I looked up at him as he suddenly became serious "I'm not trying to hide any of this stuff you know… So you shouldn't try either." I blushed and Tails joked "Gag me with a spoon." Sonic laughed and replied "Ha... ha... just wait into you start getting mushy with Cream, I'm going to rip on you so bad!" Tails took a bite and looked away, trying to hide his red cheeks. I abruptly remembered the phone call I had while Sonic was out in the Police Station "That reminds me" I said "Cream called earlier and wanted to know if, since it was Saturday I could go to the beach with her tomorrow."

Sonic nodded and let me talk "She said she didn't mind if a few people tagged along since it was just her, Vanilla and Cheese." I finished my last bite and asked "I wanted to know if you guys wouldn't mind coming with me?" Sonic responded quickly but Tails remained silent "Sure babe… I haven't been to the beach in a while." I smiled and replied "Great, what about you Tails?" He stuttered a bit and said "I-I'm not too sure about that… I-I have some more work to do on the Tornado."

Sonic didn't seem to take that for an answer "Bah, the VTOL system worked fine… you need to take a break; besides… don't you want to see your girlfriend?" He teased. Tails blushed more and quietly replied "I hate you so much." Sonic laughed and said "I know you do buddy!" I took the spoon out of the pie and said "There's still enough of this for left overs…"

Sonic stood up and stretched "That hit the spot." He said, taking our plates to the sink for us. I brought the Pie in the kitchen and took out the saran wrap out; tearing a piece the size of the pan off, I placed it around the edges and put it in the fridge. I came out to wipe the table off and noticed Tails was still sitting in the chair. "What's wrong Tails?" I asked concerned. He shook his head out of thought and replied "Nothing, I-I was just thinking about something."

Sonic teased from the Kitchen "Probably Cream in her bikini!" Tails grew really red from the comment and shouted back "No that's not it… ah never mind!" Sonic gave a victory pump but stopped when I put my hand to my hip and glared at him. "Tails, I'm just joking with you." Sonic said, apologizing for if he went too far. Tails took out an after dinner mint and placed it under his tongue. "Uh huh, well look guy's thank you kindly for the dinner… I think I'm going to head out."

I put the rag down on the table and hugged him "Thanks for looking after me Tails." I said, giving him a peck on the cheek. Sonic replied "Yeah, I'm really grateful for that; I owe you one." Tails rolled his eyes and responded "No problem." Me and Sonic walked him out, Sonic hugged him and asked "Tails… You've been like my brother since the day I met you on Westside Island." Tails looked at him confused "I want you to be my best man at the wedding when the time comes."

Tails was shocked but immediately replied "Of course I'll be the best man!" The two exchanged another brotherly hug before Tails turned and walked towards the Plane. "Oh" I said "Don't forget about the beach tomorrow." He gave a simple nod and jumped up into the Tornado. He started up the turbines and waved us goodbye. We waved back and walked back inside.