As their eyes adjusted to the light, Sally looked down at the Critters. "Amy!" she whispered.

Amy took a step forward, shocked. "Sally?" she said climbing into her metal paw, "What are you doing?"

Sally lifted Amy out of the pot as she looked down at her. "I can't let them eat you." she said firmly.

Amy's mouth dropped open, trying to say something but couldn't find the words. "You guys got to go!" she said tipping the pot of Critters, "Go on go!"

As every Critter piled out of the pot, they started to run away from the castle. "You're free go, get out of here!" she said putting Amy down.

"But Sally, if you go in there without us, you'll know what they'll do!" Amy said.

"I know." she said backing up.

"But Sally!" Amy said following her.

"I know." she sighed. Sally went back to Amy and kneeled down to her little friend. "It's okay, it's okay Amy. You showed me how to be happy and I never would have known because of you. I love you for that."

Amy was touched as she said, "I love you too Sally."

"Sally! What's taking so long!?" came Chef Egghead's voice.

They both gasped as Sally started to head back to the door. "Go on now. You half to get out of here!"

"Sally come with us!" Amy suggested, trying to save the unfortunate fate of her dear friend.

"And make it easier to find you guys? No way! You half to go now!" Sally replied closing the door.

"Sally!" Amy cried as she tried to prevent the door from shutting. Sally frowned as she leaned down to slowly slide Amy away from the door.

Amy hugged Sally's finger. Sally started to tear up smiling. When Amy let go Sally said before shutting the door, "Bye Amy."

Amy stood their with a sad gaze as she went to catch up with the others.

"Critters! Critters! Critters! Critters!"

Everyone all over the town was seated around the table chanting for their food, excited. Sally pushed the pot in as everyone let out a loud cheer.

Metal Sonic couldn't handle it as he asked, "Wait! Chef, can't we wait for Lady Glitter Sparkles?"

Sally looked at the mention of her fake name and the look on Metal Sonic's longing face for her.

"You're absolutely right!" Robotnik said before addressing to the crowd, "Now attention everyone. There will be no Critters until the king's plus one arrives!"

As soon as he said that everyone in the room started to groan in annoyance and anger. Sally's head lowered as the Chef smiled deviously saying, "Unless."

"Unless what?" Metal Sonic repeated with a questionable look.

"Well unless, she doesn't come at all." Metal Sonic's face became hurt as he held onto the roller blade tighter. "But that's crazy talk, I mean who wouldn't want to be with you?" he finished.

Harsh whispers started to go around as Sally longed to tell her King that she was his Lady Glitter Sparkle.

Metal Sonic put the blade down as he sighed, "Well, maybe-maybe we should start the feast."

Everyone around them started to cheer out again, "Critters! Critters! Critters!"

"Critters! Critters! Critters! Critters! Yeah!" the Critters cheered as they went down the escape tunnel.

Critters jumped down the hole to escape the town as Sonic motioned them to go through.

"Come on! Come on!" Amy ushered, "No Critter left behind!" As the last bit of Critters went down the hole, Amy looked back at the castle.

She took a few steps towards it as Sonic looked at her. "Amy?" he said. Amy turned to face Sonic, "Sally just ruined her life to save ours! It's not right!"

"She deserves to be happy just as much as us." she motioned turning to look back at the castle, "They all do."

"Alright everybody, who's ready to eat Critters!" Chef Robotnik asked. The crowd replied in a cheer as Metal Sonic let out a sad sigh.

"King Metal Sonic Jr." he addressed making Metal Sonic look at the Chef, "There is only one thing that can make you happy, and only one bot who can provide it."

Unfastening the lid, he opened the pot as he said, "Bon appetite!" He gasped as he looked into an empty pot.

"They're gone?" he uttered in surprise.

"Gone!" cried out the crowd.

"Gone?" Metal Sonic said.

Sally jumped at the sound of an unhappy Chef's voice, "Sally! What did you do?"

He started to go towards her with his metal hands transforming into hot ray beams, "You ate them! You greedy, greedy, pig you!"

Sally started to back up as she said, "No. I-I…"

"You ruined Critterfest!"

"Chase her out!"

"Punish her!"

"Melt her!"

"That's it! Guards seize her!' Chef ordered.

The guards started to corner as Sally closed her eyes in fear, accepting her fate. Just then a loud crash sounded.

Everyone looked to see that the Snack Pack was riding in Sally's roller blade. As the roller blade headed towards the floor, the Snack Pack jumped over Robotnik's head and managed to land on Sally's head.

Sally smiled as her skate went on her foot. Sally started to spin as she smiled. The Critters smiled too, as they used their hair, tail, quills, fur (etc) to transform Sally's hair back into Lady Glitter Sparkles hair.

When she stopped spinning, Sally looked at the king. Metal Sonic gasped in shock as he got up from his place to confront her.

"Lady Glitter Sparkle?" he said. Sally nodded as the Critters started to go on her hand.

"But-but how? Why? Why would you do this?" Metal Sonic said as she went to stand in front of him.

Sally placed the Critters on the table as Amy said, "Because she was afraid you wouldn't want someone like her."

"I mean hello, is it me you're looking for? I don't think so." Sally said looking down, sad.

Metal Sonic was so shocked as Robotnik became more angry and snapped everyone out of it. "Guards! Lock her up!"

The guards were about to get her again as Metal Sonic tried to say, "No!" Metal Sonic tried to stop them as Amy cried, "Wait!"

Metal Sonic and Sally looked at the pink hedgehog. "King Metal Sonic, when you were with Sally you were feeling something, weren't you?"

"Yeah I was," he admitted turning to her, "I just thought it was to much chili dogs."

"Me too." Sally agreed.

"That feeling, that was happiness." Amy said making everyone gasp.

"But you half to eat a Critter to be happy. Everyone knows that. Don't you?" the taylor asked.

"But Sally and King Metal Sonic has never eaten a Critter in their life!" Amy replied.

"No I haven't," he smiled, "Yet here I am." He grabbed the other skate, placing it on Sally's other foot.

"My belly empty, and my heart full and warm." he held onto Sally's hands as they both gazed at each other.

"Don't listen to her!" snapped Egghead, "There's only one way to be happy, my way!" he pushed the two apart.

"No." Sally said.

"With me in charge, I'll serve you every Critter everyday of the year!" he raged as he pound the table. Sonic flew in the air as Robotnik grabbed him. Sitting King Metal Sonic down, he forced him to open his mouth.

He let go of Sonic as he made Metal Sonic's tongue come out. "With me as the new king! All of life will be a endless happiness!" Egghead said crazily.

Sonic started to run only to stop before the knife could slice him. He backed away from the blade until he fell onto the King's tongue. "Now go on, eat! Eat!" he shouted.

Metal Sonic was forced to slowly retract his tongue with Sonic on it. Sonic let out a terrified cry as he tried to get off the tongue but was no use.

Just as he was about to go in his mouth, Amy dived in and cried, "No!" Amy landed on Sonic, saving him from being eaten.

Getting up, Amy helped Sonic to his feet as Amy said, "Happiness isn't something you put in, it's already their! Sometimes you just need someone to help you find it!" she said.

"I can be happy?"

"I want to be happy!"

"Me too!"

"Can I really be happy?"

"Of course! It's inside you! It's inside all of us!" she smiled looking back at Sonic. "And I don't just think it, I feel it."

A spotlight shined on Amy as she started to sing,

"I got this feeling, inside my bones. It goes electric wavy when I turn it on!"

Sonic smiled as he joined in,

"And if you want it, inside your soul!"

"Just open up this your heart, let music take controle!" Amy and Sonic sang together as the others joined in.

"I got that sunshine in my pocket. Got that good song in my feet.

I feel that hot blood in my body when it drops. Oooo! I can't take my eyes up off it, moving so phenomenally. You gon' like the way we rock it, so don't stop!"

"And under the lights when everything goes. Nowhere to hide when I'm getting you close. Can't stop, won't stop! When we move, well, you already know. So just imagine, just imagine, just imagine!"

At that moment all the Critters came out and started to turn the place into a bright, happy wonder.

"Nothing I can see but you when you dance, dance, dance. Feeling good, good, creeping up on you. So just dance, dance, dance, come on. All those things I should do to you. But you dance, dance, dance. And ain't nobody leaving soon, so keep dancing!"

Amy used her quills to get a Robotizier to spin and start dancing. She then went over to another and started to make them do a wave.

"I can't stop the feeling! So just dance, dance, dance.I can't stop the feeling! So just dance, dance, dance, come on!"

As the Snack Pack and Critters danced all the Robotiziers cheered in happiness as they ripped off their bibs and started to dance. Chef Egghead growled thinking NO! Not all my hard work is going to waste!

He pushed the two guards out of the way as he pulled out two knives. He let out a luagh as he aimed for Sonic and Amy. The two gasped as Sally wittnessed the scene.

She threw the spoon she was holding and hit the Chef straight in the forehead. He backed up from the pain as two Critters came down and squirt lemon into his sensors.

"Ow, my eyes!" he cried backing away. Sticks and Marine came as they cried out, "Let's do it!" Using their tails, the twins tripped Egghead into the pot. Cream pushed the pot as Knuckles threw a lighted match into the pot.

As he flew out the door, everyone went outside to watch them. Shadow emerged from the Chef's pouch as he screamed along with him.

Amy danced next to Sonic as they sang,

"I can't stop the feeling! So just dance, dance, dance! I can't stop the feeling! So just dance, come on!"

As everyone, both the Critters and Robotiziers danced, the town started to change colors and became much more happy.

"Nothing I can see but you when you dance, dance, dance

(I can't stop the feeling)

Feeling good, good, creeping up on you

So just dance, dance, dance, come on

(I can't stop the feeling...)

All those things I should do to you

But you dance, dance, dance

(I can't stop the feeling...)

And ain't nobody leaving soon, so keep dancing."

Everyone gathered around the Critter tree as it started to become full of life again. Standing on a mushroom, King Andy placed a crown on Amy.

She smiled at him as King Andy lifted Amy's hand in the air. "Our new Queen!" he cried as everyone cheered.

King Metal Sonic gave Sally a warm hug as Sally cheered for her friend. Sonic walked towards Amy as she placed his hands into his.

Just as he was about to say something, the mushroom began to move. Tails smiled as he used his twin tails to launch the mushroom high in the air.

As it stopped Sonic said, "I know it's not officially hug time but." He opened his arms as Amy said, "Now that I am Queen I degree hug time, is all the time."

Sonic brought Amy in for a warm, comforting hug. Amy smiled in his embrace until the two felt a pair of arms hug the two.

They broke away in confusion as they saw the bee smiling at them. "Up high!" he said.

Sonic and Amy grinned at each other as they shared the same idea. Giving him a high five, the bee flew off the mushroom laughing in joy.

Sonic and Amy laughed as they danced with each other on the mushroom.

And they all lived Happily Ever After. For now.

The last chapter of Critters! I said for now because I'm hoping a sequel comes out!