The first AK Sonamy chapter of 2011. Let's hope it's a good one. I only own the plot of this story and none of the characters. And thanks a lot to all of you who support me and this story. You guys rock!
And yes for those of you who wondered. Rouge being sick last chapter was indeed a reference to my other story, A Spy's Day Off. Which I'm happy to say now has 10,000 hits! Once again, thanks you guys.
Oh yeah. And I went back and changed all the chapter titles of this story. See if you can catch the gimmick.
Don't Stop Believin'
Chapter 9: Everybody Wants a Thrill
Okay. So we got Twinkle Park here. A great place for all people who are looking for a great time. And today, Sonic, Shadow, Tikal, and Amy were all contributing to the happiness of the place. Well… Shadow not so much. We all know how he can be.
When they finally reached the booth to pay, Amy realized something. This was another dream of hers come true. She, nor anyone she was there with had to pay a cent to get in because of Twinkle Parks very famous motto.
"Cute couples get in free!"
The guy behind the booth gave them each an admission ticket and the four Mobians all passed through the gate and into the huge amusement park. Rides everywhere, food, drinks, sill toys you win in games, it was everything a theme park should be and then some. And Tikal, being new to it, was of course amazed.
"Everything looks so fun." The echidna said as she turned around in circles looking at her surroundings.
"Yeah. Just wait until you get further into it." Amy said back knowing the place like the back of her hand.
Sonic looked slightly down at his girlfriend.
"How many times have you been here before?"
"I come here with Cream and Cheese whenever Miss Vanilla asks me to babysit her." Amy responded. "And since Shadow put her into therapy, she's been asking me a lot more frequently."
Tikal first looked at Amy with confusion, and then at Shadow with the same expression.
"Why would Cream's mother be in therapy because of Shadow?"
The black hedgehog sweatdropped.
"It's a very long story."
Quickly trying to change the subject, Amy spoke up.
"So what do you guys wanna do first?" she asked all three of them.
"I'm up for whatever. As long as it's the least bit fast if you know what I mean." was Sonic's response.
Of course Sonic wanted to head for the roller coasters. If there was one thing he actually liked doing when he came to Twinkle Park, it was riding the rides. Sure they weren't as fast and as thrilling as him, but still, it was a nice break to not actually have to use his legs.
And then the faint sound of people screaming could be heard. And Tikal heard it too. She looked over her shoulder and saw a yellow colored rail. And then she saw a miniature train speed by with a whole bunch of people strapped into it. Curious to know what it was, she tugged the sleeve on Shadow's shoulder.
"Shadow, what's that?" she pointed to the track and Shadow followed her finger.
"It's called a roller coaster, Tikal. What it is, it's kind of like train. Instead goes up and down on this squiggly track. There are many of them in this place. A lot of people find them fun."
"Can we go on one?" Tikal asked now wanting to sample the experience.
But Shadow wasn't entirely sure about that. Tikal was still fairly new to this world. And sure he had made her go faster and higher than a roller coaster, but she hadn't felt all the twists and turns they can have.
"Are you sure you want to?" Shadow asked to be sure.
"Why not. It looks like fun." Tikal answered.
Shadow sighed. Oh well. If she really wanted to, why not?
"Alright. What about you two?" Shadow asked the other two hedgehogs.
"Of course." Amy answered for both she and Sonic.
Sonic only nodded in agreement and then the four of them went off to find the nearest roller coaster they could find. And it barely took them one minute for them to find one. There wasn't that much of a line so they were able to get on the next train that came along. It was four to a car and the four double dating Mobians all got into the one that was right up front. After everyone was locked in by the bar at their waist, the car slowly started to move. And then it began to slowly make the ascent up for the first big drop. As they got higher, Tikal looked to the right. She was still a bit scared of heights. But she had been higher. Shadow took her into space as Super Shadow. There was no higher than outer space. And then the car slowly leveled off, and then it pointed nearly straight down as the speed began to rapidly increase. And it was right there that Shadow learned a new fact about his girlfriend.
Tikal could scream. REALLY loud.
All throughout the ride, Tikal kept shrieking at every turn and every loop there was. Apparently she was not used to these kinds of maneuvers at all. Shadow thought she would have been fine with it. But then again, he never once made really sharp turns or loop de loops with her in his arms. So this was completely new for her.
As for Amy, she screamed a few times, but not as much as the echidna girl. Sonic and Shadow however, remained silent the whole time. They were used the stuff like this. They could probably even do a better job than the coaster by themselves. Heck, those two hedgehogs were such rivals they'd probably race each other on the track.
After a good two minutes worth of that, the train finally returned back to where it left. As Shadow stood up to get out, he noticed Tikal wasn't moving. To be sure she was alright, he gave her a nudge and thankfully she looked back at him. She wasn't scared or anything like that. She was holding both her head and her stomach at the same time.
Sonic actually had to help Shadow get her out of there and help walk her out into the open.
"You okay there, Tikal?" Sonic asked her.
Tikal found her legs again and stood by herself. But Shadow still kept one of his arms around her.
"That was something else." She muttered back in response. "But I feel really dizzy."
"Yeah. Roller coasters tend to do that." Shadow said as a bit of a late warning.
"Maybe we should stay clear of the big rides until you get used to some of the easier stuff first." Amy suggested.
"That sounds good to me." Tikal answered back with her stomach feeling better.
And then they continued on with their day. And Sonic began to officially do what Amy wanted him to do. Mostly through the hours, he had his eye on Shadow, hoping that watching him would help the blue one regain his touch at being an awesome boyfriend. Although Sally was still haunting him, he was with Amy now. And he had to make sure that she knew that one hundred percent.
But there were pros and cons with this plan. The pros were Shadow and Tikal had been together long enough to actually be a good enough example for Sonic to follow. But then there was the one and only con Sonic could find. And that con was Shadow.
This was Shadow the Hedgehog he was watching. His dark semi-evil doppelganger. Sonic had always tried his best to remain his exact opposite so he didn't end up being anything like him. But now Amy wanted Sonic to observe Shadow's behavior around Tikal. And Sonic found that really weird. For God's sake. The guy brought a gun to Twinkle Park! What kind of sick twisted mind does something like that? There are kids everywhere!
Amy was really hoping this would make Sonic hold her again like he did the first two weeks in their relationship. His arms so tight, his lips so tender on hers, she wanted it all back. But then her thoughts were immediately shifted as a bright flash temporarily blinded her. She looked to her right and saw that Sonic had his blue digital camera out looking at the screen.
"Hey. That's a good one." Sonic observed his work.
"Give me that!" Amy snatched the camera out of his hands and took a look for herself.
It retrospect, it wasn't a bad picture at all. Amy was looking slightly upwards at the sky with a slight breeze in her hair and a flat smile on her mouth. But she always took these things out of perspective.
"I look terrible!" she complained.
And of course Sonic expected the overreaction from her.
"What? Are you saying I'm a bad photographer?" he asked in a fake offended tone.
Amy scoffed and pointed to the picture.
"Couldn't you at least get me from my good side?" she said to him. "This picture of me is horrible!"
"No it's not." Sonic said flatly as he took back the camera before Amy could delete it.
"Oh yeah? And how do you figure?"
And then Sonic gave the best answer she could hear.
"Because it's impossible to take a bad picture of you."
Amy felt like she was going to melt. Already Sonic was starting to get that touch back. She could feel it. And then she gave a smile and then Sonic just had to take another picture of her. Which he immediately did. As the two looked at it, they both smiled at each other.
"Shadow? What is that thing Sonic keeps pointing at Amy?" Tikal asked her boyfriend.
Oh yeah. Shadow remembered right there. Tikal had never heard of the concept of taking a picture.
"It's called a camera Tikal. It's used for taking pictures of stuff." Shadow replied.
And just like Shadow predicted, that got the girl confused. And the face she made showed it. Immediately he began to explain.
"It's like this. There are a lot of moments you just want to capture and look at forever. Right?"
Tikal nodded of course understanding at least that.
"Well, that's what a camera is for. Here let me show you."
Shadow took the camera out of Sonic's hands and then pointed the lens right at Tikal.
"Smile." With that word, he pressed the button that snapped the photo.
Tikal gave a cute smile when Shadow told her to and then Shadow showed her the picture of her.
"Oh wow. That's really amazing." She murmured as she looked at the picture of herself.
The black hedgehog nodded in agreement and then handed the camera back to Sonic. Deciding it was a good picture himself, Sonic saved the picture of Tikal to the camera's memory and turned it off to conserve the battery life.
Wow. Sonic watched the little interaction with Shadow and Tikal. Those two really did go good together. Whenever Tikal needed help understanding something, Shadow was always there for her. Maybe Sonic COULD learn a thing or two from his so called, 'evil twin'.
Another hour went by and Sonic kept a close eye on the other couple. Their interaction with each other was very standard when it comes to couples. They kissed, held each other, and every so often they asked Sonic to take a photo of them. Of course Shadow didn't smile for them, but then again, when did he EVER smile?
After about a good two hours of time spent there, the four decided to get some food. Sonic and Shadow selected a table while Amy and Tikal went up to order the food. And while they did, the two girls engaged in conversation.
"So here's a question that's been bugging me for some time now." Amy started. "What's it like to live with Shadow?"
Tikal wasn't really sure why Amy would ask such a question, but she was able to give an answer nonetheless.
"It's really nice. It's just me and him all the time, the only place he goes without me is work, I couldn't ask for a better man than him."
But then Amy remembered something that might get Tikal a bit down. Shadow was the Ultimate Lifeform. He was created to be ageless. Which he was. He could live forever. And as for Tikal…
"Tikal, you do know Shadow is immortal. Right?"
Tikal nodded. "Yes. He told me. Why do you ask?"
"Well…I'm just saying because long after you're….gone, he might find someone else."
"Actually Amy, that's not a problem. Because I'm immortal too."
The green eyes on Amy bugged out to the max when she heard that little tidbit.
"What? How?"
"Oh. Being inside the Master Emerald for so long altered my genetics somehow. I'm ageless just like Shadow is." She looked over at the black and red hedgehog with a smile. "He and I can literally be together forever." She said sweetly.
Amy just had to smile. It was still a bit weird to now know Tikal is immortal, but that only made her even more the perfect girl for Shadow. She would never leave him. They could be together for hundreds of years and many more to come.
"That's so romantic." The pink hedgie murmured.
Tikal giggled and kept staring at Shadow.
"He's mine. I just hope we stay that way."
"A romance as strong as yours? Something like that is destined to last."
As the girls were talking, the two hedgehogs over at the table remained silent. There wasn't really a lot Sonic could take from just watching him sit there. But then Shadow brought out that handgun of his again. And that made Sonic back away from him a bit.
"Okay. Can you please tell me why the hell you have that with you?" Sonic demanded. "This is Twinkle Park for cryin' out loud! There aren't any terrorists here!"
Shadow sighed thinking Sonic was just overreacting.
"Keep your shoes on." Shadow told him as he put the gun back in his coat. "GUN requires all of their field agents to carry with them a concealed weapon at all times. It's not by choice. It's just protocol."
That made a wave of relief wash over Sonic. He didn't bring it because he wanted to, he was just doing his job. He could live with that. But then he thought of something.
"But Rouge doesn't carry one."
That made Shadow sweatdrop. But he just had to tell this.
"Oh yes she does."
Shadow always had a knack for making Sonic confused.
"What do you mean? I've never seen Rouge with a gun in her hands."
"Oh she rarely uses it but she has it on her. Always does."
"But where does she keep it hidden?"
Shadow paused right there and looked at Sonic awkwardly.
"She has it….well uh…..uh…"
He never got tongue tied before.
"What's wrong?"
Shadow decided to not answer in words. Instead he opened up his hands and then he held them up in front of his chest. His fingers curled to make it look like he was grabbing something. And then when he made it look like he was lifting something up and down from his chest, Sonic got the message. His emerald green orbs were fully showing and his jaw dropped.
"No f***ing way."
Realizing he got his message through, Shadow put his hands back down and nodded with a, 'mm-hm."
Sonic was completely shocked.
"You mean she keeps her gun in between her…?"
"Yep." Shadow finished for him.
Maybe that was a little too much information for Sonic. She knew Rouge had a more developed body than most girls he's met, but he didn't think her breasts were THAT big.
"How do you even know she keeps it there?" Sonic asked a little afraid of what the answer might be.
"I work with her. I've seen her reach down there and actually take a while to grab it." Shadow responded.
Despite this conversation being extremely dirty and having nothing to do with becoming a better boyfriend for Amy, Sonic was strangely starting to like where this conversation was going.
"You gotta admit." Sonic looked ahead imagining them in his head. "They are big."
Shadow began to do the same thing.
"Mobian cup size 42-D to be exact."
And once again, Sonic was concerned for his friend.
"Okay. How the hell do you know how big Rouge's breasts are?"
"It's on her medical file at GUN."
"Okay. New question. Why were you looking at her medical file?"
"There was nothing else to do. Eggman's been quiet lately and it gets boring around the office."
"So you look at everyone's personal files to pass by the time?"
"It's actually a good way to get to know people without actually talking to them. Just last week I found out this guy who I work with has schizophrenia. It was then I finally understood why he always pulled his gun on the toaster in the break room."
Sonic was about to ask why the hell GUN let's a schizophrenic work there, but he finally got enough sense to stop himself from doing so. Then Shadow got back to the topic they were at.
"But you're right. Rouge's knockers ARE big."
The two of them smirked very strangely while looking up at the sky imagining them again. And then to make things weird, they didn't even notice they're girlfriends walk up and notice them with those strange faces. They followed their eyes and looked up too.
"What are you guys looking at?" Amy asked.
The two hedgehogs jumped up in their seats a bit not expecting them to be right over their shoulders.
"Uh….I thought I saw Eggman." Was the only answer Sonic could think of.
But Amy didn't fully buy it.
"If you thought you saw Eggman, why were you smiling?"
Sonic was out of ammo. And then Amy asked another question.
"What were you two talking about?"
Sonic gave a small chuckle.
"Oh just…guy stuff. What were you and Tikal talking about."
Amy shrugged.
"Girl stuff I guess. We got the food."
Thankfully for Sonic, Amy dropped the subject and then all four of them began to eat. Amy had gotten her and Sonic both two chili dogs each. Amy ordered hers with a little less cheese. Shadow and Tikal shared a small tub of popcorn. The two of them went back and forth popping small pieces into the others mouth.
After they finished eating, they got up to go off and do some more stuff.
"So now what should we do?" Tikal asked wanting someone else's opinion.
"Well I was thinking…" Amy stopped short when she heard something. "Oh my God."
She slowly turned to the left and saw a small building in the middle of an open area of the park. There was a sign on the front of it that read, "Glee Karaoke."
"Oh my God! I LOVE Glee!"
And yes. Amy was indeed a fanatic about that new musical show on FOX. It was called Glee. Before anyone else could say a word, Amy rushed off for the small building as the other three wound up following her.
Amy stopped right in front of the door and then looked back at Sonic.
"Oh Sonic! Let's sing. You and me together."
That was a suggestion Sonic was not really on board with.
"I don't think so, Amy."
"Oh come on. You've been watching Glee with me ever since we got together. I even showed you all of season 1 on DVD! Remember?"
Oh how Sonic remembered that. Sure Glee was an entertaining show and all, but to watch it episode after episode for hours on end, it was a bit much.
"Yes I remember." Sonic bitterly answered.
Shadow just looked at Sonic with a whole new opinion of him.
"You watch Glee now?" he asked almost ready to laugh.
"You tell anyone, especially Tails, and I'll tell Rouge you went through her file." Sonic threatened.
That immediately made Shadow shut up. As much as he found Rouge annoying, he knew how angry she could get. And if she found out he went through her personal information, work would probably become a living hell.
"I'm not sure, Amy."
"Oh come on, Sonic. You sang at my Christmas party."
"Yeah but me singing is only a one time thing per year. At your party. I kinda made that a rule"
"Please Sonikku? Just one song. Pleeeeeeaaaaaaaassseeee?"
Amy made the cutest eyes she could make and then made her bottom lip tremble a bit. It didn't take a genius to know she had gotten that little trick from Cream. And it worked. Every. Stinkin. Time. Being cute and knowing you're cute is a very dangerous combination.
"Fine. One song and that's it." Sonic gave in.
"Great!" Amy grabbed his hand and pulled him into the building while Shadow and Tikal followed them in.
The inside of the place was kind of like a theatre. There were multiple seat sections and a small stage. Shadow and Tikal took part in the medium sized audience while Sonic and Amy went over to sign themselves up to sing. After they did, they had to select a song to choose. Amy chose for them already having one in mind.
It took a few minutes and a few more performances before Sonic and Amy got their turn. And to only make things stranger, Vector turned out to be one of the people in front of the two hedgehogs. He sang, or at least tried to, his own version of Shout It Out Loud. Espio and Charmy were there in the audience hoping that no one would be able to connect them to the tone deaf croc. Shadow just couldn't let an opportunity like this pass. He took out his GUN issued smartphone, and started to record Vector try to sing a KISS song. When he finally ended, Shadow then uploaded that video to Youtube.
That video got 100,000 hits in less than an hour. And the count is still climbing.
And then it finally became Sonic and Amy's turn and the two entered the stage with mikes in their hands. When Sonic came out on stage, people already cheered for him because of who he was. And then the background music began to start up and that made everyone start to cheer louder. It was probably the most famous song in all of Glee. Sonic took the first verse.
(BGM: Don't Stop Believin': Glee Version)
Sonic:
Just a small town girl
Livin' in a lonely world
She took the midnight train goin' anywhere
Amy smiled at his superb voice and then it was time for hers.
Amy:
Just a city boy
Born and raised in south Detroit
He took the midnight train goin' anywhere
Everyone except for Shadow started to rhythmically clap to the song as Sonic and Amy went on.
Sonic:
A singer in a smoky room
Amy:
A smell of wine and cheap perfume
Both:
For a smile they can share the night
It goes on and on and on and on
Strangers, waiting
Up and down the boulevard
Their shadow's searchin' in the night
Streetlight, people
Livin' just to find emotion
Hiding, somewhere in the night
It wasn't exactly what Amy had planned, but singing with Sonic made her feel closer to him. Their voices worked out perfectly together.
Amy:
Working hard to get my fill
Everybody wants a thrill
Both:
Paying anything to roll the dice
Just one more time
Amy:
Some will win
Sonic:
Some will lose
Both:
Some were born to sing the blues
Oh the move never ends
It goes on and on and on and on
Strangers, waiting
Up and down the boulevard
Their shadow's searchin' in the night
Streetlight, people
Livin' just to find emotion
Hiding, somewhere in the night
As they guitar solo came on, Amy and Sonic clasped their free hands an interlocked their fingers. They weren't looking out to the audience despite the ovation they were getting. They only looked at each other's eyes. Then they brought the mikes up to their mouths again.
Both:
Don't stop believin'
Hold onto that feelin'
Streetlight
People
Don't stop believin'
Hold onto that feelin'
Streetlight
People
Don't stop!
The music came to a halt and everyone in the audience stood up as they gave the two hedgehogs a round of thunderous applause. And just like throughout the entire course of the song, the two of them didn't care. Sonic thought this was gonna be dull and boring. But it was in fact the opposite. It was fun and he liked making Amy smile.
And that's when it hit him. THAT'S how to be a good boyfriend. To do whatever it takes to make your special someone smile. Even if it means doing something ridiculous like singing one of the most popular songs in all the world. It finally happened. Sonic found his touch again. And then to prove it, he gave Amy a big fat kiss right there on stage in front of everyone.
As Amy felt her eyes close like she was in a trance from the kiss, she knew as well Sonic had gotten it back. He had never kissed her so passionately before. Except for that Christmas Eve.
When the two parted after a good forty five seconds of sucking the other's lips, they smiled at each other.
"You doin anything afterwards?" Sonic asked with the same smile.
"YES!" In her mind Amy was jumping around for joy because her plan had worked. Not in the she expected but results are results.
"How about we go back to your house and just hang for a while?" Sonic suggested.
"That….sounds great."
The two of them exited the building and received their compliments on the way out about how great they were. Tikal even got Shadow to say they were good.
After three more hours of fun, it was time for them to leave. Shadow and Tikal got on the hedgehog's red and black motorcycle and headed back home. And then Sonic and Amy walked hand in hand back to her house.
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At first I wasn't sure whether to have them sing, but then I thought why not?
Alright you guys. Chapter ten is the one you HAVE to read. I promise it'll be like one of those TV episodes when you just get shocked out of your pants. Like 24. I miss that show.
I'll get it done as soon as I can. See ya!
