Well, here's a new chapter, which I though would be shorter than the rest, but turned out to be longer than I thought. I decided to write it, as it focuses on the other characters, and what they do here leads to their roles in upcoming chapters.
The next morning was a very dark one, as it was raining hard. The beautiful blue sky from the day before had been eaten away by grey rain clouds, from which heavy rain drops were falling, giving Mobius a very gloomy atmosphere. Not many pedestrians were walking about in the bad weather, and most of the few that were daring to go out and get soaked were dressed in thick rain coats and Wellington boots, holding umbrellas above their heads, though they did not do much good to keep them dry.
Amy was making her way to Cream's house, having been invited there by Vanilla that morning over the telephone. Amy was carrying no umbrella, and was wearing only the dress, shoes and hair band she normally wore, but nothing to protect for from the rain, which was why Vanilla was shocked to see Amy soaked from head to toes when she opened the front door of her house after Amy had rung the doorbell. She didn't seem to noticed straightaway how Amy's face looked as gloomy as the weather.
So, after spending fifteen minutes drying Amy with some warm towers and fixing her a steaming cup of hot chocolate, Vanilla sat down on the couch in the lounge next to her and finally asked how she was.
Amy sighed miserably and stared into her cup. Her reflection in the hot chocolate stared back. "I just can't believe any of it. None of this seems real. It's like a bad dream. First the one I love dies at the hands of another - and then I find out that the ruthless person who took his life is someone who's supposed to be my friend - and Sonic's best friend. I can't believe it's happening. But let's face it - it is. I just don't want to believe it is."
"I know, dear." Vanilla put her arms around Amy. "Don't worry. That sly little fox who made you think he was your friend won't get away with the terrible act he's done. The police will catch him eventually and lock him up."
"It won't really do much good though, will it," sighed Amy unhappily. "It won't bring back Sonic, will it?"
"No, but it will stop him from killing another person."
Amy wiped her eyes. "Yeah, I guess. Losing Sonic is bad enough. I'd hate to lose another friend."
Vanilla squeezed Amy gently, offering the little hedgehog plenty of warmth and comfort, as if she were her own daughter.
Cream then came down the stairs with Cheese flying next to her. She spotted Amy with her mother. "Are you okay, Amy?"
Amy looked back at Cream. "I th-think so, Cream."
"I think you should see this. Come on up."
Vanilla let go of Amy and Amy handed her the cup she had been drinking from before following Cream and Cheese up the stairs. They went into Cream's room and looked out of the window. Amy had to look hard to see blue flashing lights of police cars, in the grey atmosphere of the weather, all parked outside Tails' house.
"What are they doing there?" Amy asked, slightly annoyed. "They said he escaped last night. So they should be looking where he could be, not looking where he isn't."
"They must be looking for evidence," Cream explained. "Maybe the weapon he used to kill Sonic."
Amy thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered. "Well, they won't find it there. Because he left it at my house."
"He did?" Cream looked at her. "Well then, let's go and hand it in."
"Oh no, Cream!"
"What?!" Cream looked surprised. "Why not?"
"I...I can't even look at that thing. Never mind pick it up! I had to cover my eyes when I walked past where it was lying on my carpet. I can't bare to look at that thing...which killed my love, and was in the hand of our so-called friend." Amy looked down at her feet. "I'm sorry, Cream."
"Oh, it's okay Amy," replied Cream, rubbing her back.
Amy looked up towards Tails' house. "But I would like to go over and have a little word with the police."
"Oh, I don't think my Mama will let us out. She won't let me, at the thought of a killer on the loose."
At that moment, Vanilla's voice called up the stairs. "Cream! Cheese! Amy! I'm going out to the shops! Will you to be okay here?!"
"We will, Mama!" Cream called back.
"Okay. Well, I'm locking the door, to keep you safe, okay. Goodbye." And with that, Vanilla walked out of the front door. Amy, Cream and Cheese heard the door bang, followed by the sound of the key locking it.
"Right," remarked Amy. "Now's our chance."
"But how can we get out?" asked Cream. The door's locked."
"Well then, let's go out the window."
"Oh. Good idea."
Amy opened the window wide and looked out. The rain fell down onto her head. There was a drain pipe running down the wall beside the window, so she carefully stood up on the window sill. "Gently does it." She reached out and took hold of the pipe with both hands. Then she took her feet off the window sill - then cried out as the pipe broke and she fell, landing on the front onto the ground.
"Amy!" Cream cried out. She flew out of the window and landed by her friend's side. "Are you alright?"
Amy got to her hands and knees, groaning. "Yeah, I'm fine." She looked up at Cream and gave her a puzzled look. "Hey, how did you get down here so safely and so quickly?"
Cream giggled. "You forget Amy that I can't fly."
"Oh, well, thanks for reminding me, Cream," groaned Amy grudgingly.
Cheese came flying out of the window and hovered by Cream's side. Amy stood up. "Well, shall we go?" And with that, they headed away from Cream's house and headed towards Tails', ignoring the cold wind and heavy rain.
They soon arrived to find the house surrounded by several police lines and many officers walking in and out of the front door. They could hear smashing sounds coming from inside, and they guessed that the police must be ripping apart everything in sight.
The rat chief walked by and Cream called to him. "Excuse me."
The cheif turned to her. "Whoa! You need to get away from here little girl. This is police work. Not for little girls like you. So you go away and go somewhere for little girls."
"Hey! Don't patronize her!" Amy snapped, annoyed.
The chief turned to Amy. "Ah, Miss Rose. What are you doing here. You did your interview last night, so we don't need you for anything else."
"I just wanted to ask what you police are doing here. You should be looking for Tails, he isn't here! You know that. He escaped before you could catch him."
"We have plenty of police officers looking for Prower," replied the cheif. "We, meanwhile, are looking for evidence."
"Well I don't think you'll find any in there!"
"Why?" The chief frowned. "Do you have any?"
Cream looked at Amy and and Amy looked sheepishly down at her feet. "No."
"Then bog off and let us get on with our work."
Cheese chirped angrily, as if to say "No need to be rude!", but the cheif took no notice.
The girls began to walk away, but then Amy turned back and asked, "Oh, one more thing; which way did Tails go?"
"We think he headed North West," the chief replied. "Now like I said, bog off!"
The girls walked angrily away. As they walked down the path, they spotted Shadow, who smiled when he saw them. "Hello, Amy. How are you feeling?"
"I guess...I'm okay." Amy sighed miserably.
"Who'd have thought Tails, Sonic's so-called best friend, would have killed him?" Shadow sighed.
"Yeah, it's hard to believe," replied Amy, sniffing.
"But don't worry. Forget about Tails. You have friends like us, who care about you. Like me." Shadow then pulled Amy into a tight hug. Amy felt suprised at first, but smiled and hugged Shadow back. Cream and Cheese looked on, puzzled.
"And us!" called a voice. Amy broke the hug and looked past Shadow to find Knuckles and Rouge walking together towards them, side by side. It was Rouge who had spoken, and was still speaking now. "Are you okay, Amy."
"I think so."
"What's happening at Tails' house now?" asked Knuckles.
"They're searching for evidence," explained Cream. "I told Amy she should hand in the knife, since Tails bought it to her house and left it there."
"But I can't," said Amy sadly. "This knife had killed Sonic. I can't look at it, never mind hold it."
"Fair enough," remarked Shadow. "Besides, everyone knows it's Tails anyway."
"Where is that sly fox anyway?" asked Rouge, frowning. "Do they know?"
"They said he headed North West," replied Amy.
"That's towards Mobius Low Town," exclaimed Knuckles. "A fitting place, if any, for a criminal like him."
Amy's eyes widened. "In that case, I'm gonna go there!"
"WHAT?!" The others all cried out in unison.
"I have to catch him!" Amy yelled with determination. "I'll make sure he never kills again!"
"Are you crazy?!" snapped Knuckles angrily. "He won't think twice about killing you!"
Amy took out her hammer. "He's have to get past my good friend, Mr Hammer!"
"Well, I'm going with you," remarked Rouge, stepping forward.
"Me too," added Knuckles, smiling. "I wanna give Tails a taste of the pain we all feel."
"I'm coming too," piped up Cream.
"Chao!" added Cheese.
"Sorry!" replied Knuckles. "But it's too dangerous for little girls like you!"
"Don't call me a little girl!" Cream yelled angrily, surprising Knuckles.
"Chao!" Cheese snapped, furious.
"I may be the youngest, but I have dealt with dangerous situations before! I've just been patronized by the police cheif! Don't you do the same Knuckles! I'm coming with you, whether you like it or not-"
"Okay, okay!" Knuckles cried, suprised at seeing this side to Cream. "But we're all gonna keep an eye on you too."
"Thank you Knuckles," Cream smiled sweetly.
"Chao." Cheese chirped.
"Shadow, are you coming too?" Rouge turned to the black hedgehog.
Shadow remained silent for a while, then smiled. "Sure. Let's catch Tails and make sure he never kills again!"
"Yeah!" Amy yelled, smiling. Then her face fell and she put a figure to her lips. "Um, how do we get there quickly. The police hace blocked the house, so we can't take the X Tornado."
"They've probably smashed it to pieces anyway," muttered Knuckles quietly.
Cream giggled. "You all forget that I can fly. "I'll take you all there."
"I'll carry you Knuckles," Rouge told Knuckles. "Cream can carry Amy."
"What about Shadow?" asked Amy.
"I'll just run. I'll be okay," smiled Shadow. "C'mon. Let's go stop that killer."
So Cream and Rouge flew upwards. Amy took hold of Cream's ankles and Knuckles did the same with Rouge's. As the two flying animal's flew upwards, Rouge groaned at Knuckles' weight. "About time you went on a diet?"
"Are you calling me fat?"
The others giggled. Then Cream, Rouge and Cheese flew North West, with Amy and Knuckles hanging below, and Shadow running on the ground, all hoping to catch their former friend, Tails.
So there you go. There's the new chapter. Sorry if there are parts to it which are quite shoddy. I wasn't really in a writing mood today, but I had to make an update, and I need to update a bit more often, since a week Tuesday, I'm jetting off to Spain, so I won't be able to update for a week.
So, I hope you've enjoyed this chapter - even though I didn't enjoy writing it.
