Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

"Look look! It's Miss Rouge's house!" Cream excitedly said to her cat friend.

It had taken more time than Blaze had expected but they finally had arrived at Rouge's nightclub. The bunny accompanying the cat had greatly helped in navigating through Emerald Town to safely get to Night Babylon. The feline felt amazed at how quickly the scenery had changed from a simple and peaceful city to a busy nightlife district full of people roaming the streets, entering various buildings such as casinos and some edifices with other types of activities the cat would rather not have Cream see.

"House" wasn't exactly the right word to describe Rouge's property. The widest, yet not tallest building was Club Rouge, its large neon sign in the shape of the famous bat's head winking. There were at least three full horizontal lines of clients, all of them waiting for their turn to enter the club. Next to the massive amount of persons was an entrance empty of where "VIP" was written above it, guarded by a massive gray furred bulldog in a suit, probably the biggest canine the cat had ever seen in her life.

The cat pulled out the card Rouge had previously given her; she knew that this sort of person wouldn't hear anything unless presented with the right document. It's not like she could blame them either, they were after all only doing their job.

Blaze moved forward, in the direction of the special entrance. The guard immediately took notice of both girls as well as the card the cat held in her right hand. Without a word, the feline handed the card to the bulldog who took it and observed it carefully under every possible angle. After a minute, the imposing dog gave the VIP pass back.

"While your card is valid miss, we cannot let underage persons, and much less children, enter this place." The dog said with a gruff voice.

"If you're worried about her safety, I can take care of it just fine."

"That's not it miss, it is forbidden for me to let such a young person through this door."

Cream looked painfully disappointed which made Blaze slightly more annoyed than before. Why would they go through the troubles of making a special entrance for special guests if they ended up refusing some based on ages? Wasn't the whole point of it to make important individuals, no matter the age or gender, be able to enter?

The cat stared coldly at canine. "I see, how unfortunate. I wonder how Rouge would react once I told her that her guard wouldn't let her very important guests pass. Let's go Cream." She grabbed the bunny's hand before turning around and walked away.

"Oh this is too bad; I really wanted to see Miss Rouge too…" Cream said with a sad tone coming from her voice, her head hanging low.

"Maybe next time Cream, hopefully it won't be the same man that will welcome us." Blaze bluntly answered. She made sure to be loud enough, hoping that it would force his hand enough to let them enter.

'Damn brats, I can still hear you just fine!' The dog thought, gritting his teeth and judging his options. He didn't want to get fired over a mistake like this and preferred to avoid taking any risk. "Wait miss!" he called out, making the cat stop in her tracks "I can let you enter, under a few conditions."

The cat turned around to face the dog, hiding her surprise. 'I didn't expect this to work so easily, what an easy man to deceive.' "I'm listening."

The burly dog cleared his throat. "One: I will have to accompany you through the club and two: you cannot leave Madam Rouge's private quarters. Unless you accept those conditions I cannot let you enter this place with a child."

"We accept, let's go then."

"We're going to meet Miss Rouge, yay!"

The canine allowed them to pass through the door before entering himself; he then closed it behind him before activating multiple locks to make sure nobody would be able to go through in his absence.

Loud music, flashing lights and a sea of bodies dancing were what one would expect from a nightclub. Blaze had never been to one before in her world for multiple reasons, and aside from the fact that she wouldn't be welcomed there in the first place, one of them was that she was royalty and it would be viewed terribly if she participated in activities of those with a class lower than her.

On her rare travels, she had often heard youngsters talking about those places.

In her world, it seemed like mostly those of the middle class would go to these places. The activities consisted of listening to music, dancing and drinking. In summary it was like a dumbed down royal ball, the cat expected herself to be able to handle something like that.

Of course, Blaze had never thought that the music would be this loud, it pained her sensitive ears. She wondered how Cream was doing especially with her large ears and to her surprise the bunny didn't seem bothered in the least. In fact, the bunny was enjoying herself as she looked excitedly all around her, unaware of the curious stares she received from the customers. Those stares quickly changed directions when they noticed the large dog that led the two girls.

It didn't affect the gazes of the male that were locked on the feline, which made her feel very uncomfortable. She answered to the winks and provocative signs with glares and scowls and yet it only made the young men snicker and whisper between themselves.

The room was a large space divided in two, on one side there was a bar with three bartenders taking care of the service: A rhinoceros, a monkey and a human woman. Surprisingly, the woman was the one that looked the most menacing even though the rhinoceros rivaled the guard dog's imposing stature. Behind them were an incredibly wide variety of bottles of alcohol based drinks, as well as soft drinks. The monkey glanced at the cat and gave her a flirty smile. Blaze completely ignored him.

In one of the corner of the room right next to the bar was an enclosed space with a single closed door with "STORAGE ROOM" written on it, guarded by a big lion with sunglasses and wearing the same suit as the bulldog. In reality, it didn't work only as a storage room but only few knew about it. This space had a per hour cost and had been made for special individuals that needed privacy, such as incredibly important businessmen or those involved in underground affairs. As long as they paid the price and kept their mouth shut, anybody was welcome inside.

The second part of the place was the main dance floor with lights coming from the tiles on the ground as well as the raised platform where the DJ resided, other than that there wasn't much to say about it.

The cat then noticed a set of stairs that went up a floor and realized that the nightclub wasn't divided in only two parts but this floor was. When she looked above, she saw that there were actually two more floors and all of them were very separated from each other.

'It's just as big as the royal castle, this is amazing. Did she get the funds to make this all by herself?' Blaze thought. She also hoped that they would quickly get to Rouge's quarters, all of this sound was giving the cat a headache, and she couldn't even hear Cream when she tried to talk to her.

Her wish was granted when they went upstairs; the second floor wasn't as populated as the first though it was still busy. This floor was mostly full of different restaurants as well as rooms for different kind of games such as bowling. She didn't manage to get a good look at the names as they were already at the third floor.

The third floor was reserved only for the staff; it was both a floor for those that worked on the floors under to relax and one to take care of paperwork. In the middle of it was a circular counter where multiple employees were busily taking care of multiple tasks.

The group walked to the front of the counter, sitting behind was a purple and short haired vixen wearing a revealing purple dress. The woman looked like she was in her twenties and had a stunning body. She was completely absorbed in her paperwork and didn't even notice the small group that was in front of her.

"Violet, Madam Rouge has guests." The dog said.

The female fox raised her head, a scowl apparent on her face. "Look Gray, I'm very bu-" Violet started but stopped herself once she noticed Blaze, her expression suddenly changed for a much brighter one. She completely pushed the pile of papers in front of her and took on a much more seductive posture "Why, you didn't tell me we had such a pretty guest~! I'm reaaaalllyyyy fond of kitties, you know~!"

The bulldog sighed, the discussion had barely started but he already felt very tired. "Violet, do your work. And how many times have I told you to wear the official uniform and not your own clothes?"

"Eh, you're such an uptight guy, how can I flirt if I wear that lousy uniform?" She took a piece of paper from the pile she previously pushed away "What's your name sugarcube?" she said biting the tip of her pen and giving Blaze a flirtatious stare, which made the cat feel even more uncomfortable than before.

"B-Blaze and Cream. We're friends of Rouge."

The woman raised an eyebrow, unsure if she had heard wrong. "Blaze-and-cream? That's one weird name you got sweetie."

The bunny raised her hand and excitedly jumped to make sure Violet would see her. "I'm Cream! Nice to meet you miss!"

The eyes of the vixen widened in surprise. "Wait a minute… Gray! What are you thinking, bringing a kid here!"

"Why do you think I'm here? I had to accompany them, I didn't have a choice." He calmly explained, already expecting Violet to mock him once she opens her mouth to answer him.

"Wow Gray, you got your hand forced by a six year old? You've gone totally soft!"

"I'm eight year old!" The rabbit protested, her cheeks puffing out in annoyance.

Gray rubbed his temples, slowly getting irritated by the vixen. "Violet could you please do your job?"

"Fine geez. So Blaze and Cream…" She wrote the names on the paper with her pen before staring at the cat again, a smirk on face. "So Blazy kitty, I'm gonna need your hobbies, address, favorite food, phone number… Oh yes, do you have a boyfriend, or maybe… a girlfriend?"

"U-um…" Blaze wasn't sure of how to answer to this, it's the first time a girl had been so… aggressive to her, at least in this manner.

"You know you're really adorable when you're embarrassed, Blazy." The vixen said, her smirk getting wider, the fox stood up and leaned forward to approach the cat, which made the feline take a step back. Blaze was starting to sweat nervously.

"Blaze, this person is scary." Cream commented, hiding behind the cat's legs.

The bulldog cleared his throat to interrupt the discussion. "Violet."

"What?"

"Control yourself and stay professional."

"Sheeeeesh, at this rate you're never going to get a woman Gray…" This earned her a glare from her coworker. "Anyway, to meet Rouge you have to go through the balcony over there." The fox pointed at an opening on her left. "Just walk a bit and you'll find another door, knock on it and Rouge should open it."

"It's Madam Rouge, Violet."

"Yes, yes Mister Gray." The vixen rolled her eyes before looking at Blaze again and then winked at her. "And kitty, if you ever get bored, you know where to find me~."

The dog bowed in front of the cat and the rabbit. "I apologize on behalf of my co-worker; she just doesn't know how to stop herself."

"I-it's fine. We'll get going then, thank you for your services, both of you." Blaze said.

"Bye bye!" Cream followed.

The rabbit waved as she caught up with Blaze to the direction the fox had pointed to. The vixen snickered when she noticed that the cat was maybe walking a bit too fast, as if she wanted to get as far away as she could from the place, leaving the two employees alone.

"Gray, once they come out I want you to get me that cat's phone number. This is an order from your superior." The vixen whispered to her colleague.

"You're not my superior, Violet."

"Oh, right. Um, do it as a friend then?"

"No."

"Pleaaaaase?"

"No."

"You're a terrible colleague you know that? By the way, don't you feel like you've seen Blazy before; like on television or something?"

He turned around and went downstairs, his head hurting from listening to the vixen for too long. "I'm going back to the VIP door, there might be someone waiting there. Get back to work yourself, it wouldn't hurt you for once."

She didn't have any time to protest as he was already long gone.

"This guy, seriously… He needs to have some fun from time to time or he'll end up like that Shadow dude." The woman shrugged, putting the large pile of paper back in front of her "Ah whatever, back to work I guess. I'll just have to ask Rouge some informations later. "

The pain in the cat's ears eased up greatly once they went to the balcony, the sound of the music was still loud but it was nothing compared to how it was on the first floor. The chilly breeze felt much more enjoyable as well than the air filled with various, sometimes unpleasant smells of the people dancing downstairs.

There was one last set of stairs going upward before they reached a door. It was completely empty of guards and the door looked extremely plain. The cat hesitated a few seconds before she gave a few knocks on the door as she waited for an answer. She felt nervous, it was the first time she had come by herself to the house of a friend, every other time she had been dragged or offered to go, whether it had been Sonic, Tails or Vanilla's house, the cat hadn't ever taken the initiative by herself. Maybe Sonic was the one to give her the idea to get there, and she was truthfully grateful for that, but he wasn't with her now. Cream had also mostly acted as a guide for the feline so far, though her presence did reassure Blaze a bit.

This was a big step for her and Blaze was completely aware of it. Questions and doubts were racing through her mind. Was if she bothered Rouge while she was working? What if it had been a terrible time to come? Maybe she should just come back another day and contact her before she comes another time?

She didn't have time to think anymore as the door suddenly opened, revealing a yawning bat. Rouge was wearing her usual clothes, though it looked like she had hastily put them on before opening the door.

"Maron if you came here to complain about Violet stealing your girls again then I swear-" The bat started before she wiped her eyes and opened them, once she saw Blaze and Cream, her expression switched from surprise to joy and finally to horror. She immediately grabbed the hands of the cat and the bunny before forcefully dragging them in the house and quickly closed the door. "C-C-Cream?! Why- How- What are you doing here?!" Rouge flailed her arms up and down wildly, completely panicking. "This isn't a place for children! Blaze-"

"I can explain." Blaze said as calmly as she could before she told her winged friend what exactly had happened. From why Cream had come with her to this current situation, the cat explained everything as best as she could, omitting a few details such as her one sided interaction with the vixen. "…That is how it happened." She concluded.

It had taken a just a few minutes for Rouge to settle down, she was now sitting in an armchair filled with a ridiculous amount of jewels on the sides. "I see. I can't believe that this Gray would let you pass with a child like that, even with the card." The bat sighed and slumped down in her chair, already feeling exhausted.

"W-well, I might have slightly forced his hand." The cat stuttered, which made Rouge raise an eyebrow.

"Forced his hand?..."

""I wondered how Rouge would react if I told her you didn't let her friends pass through." Is what I said."

"Blaze, I don't think you needed to go that far. After all, you were in the wrong too by bringing Cream here."

"I deeply apologize Rouge; I didn't know that I would bring so many troubles to you." Blaze held her head low in shame, to think that simply visiting a friend would end up disastrous just as they met.

"I'm sorry too Miss Rouge, maybe I shouldn't have insisted so much, it's all my fault…" Cream said as her eyes started getting teary, making Rouge feel extremely guilty even if she had no reason to.

The bat patted both of the girls' heads before speaking up. "What's done is done. It's a good thing that Gray accompanied you guys; it did limit the future problems I might get by quite a bit."

"Still-" The cat tried to protest but it was in vain as Rouge shook her head.

"It's fine sweeties, I've never had a kid come at the club before but I'm sure I've had worst."

It was Cream's turn to protest as her cheek puffed out in anger. "I'm not a kid; I'm eight year old now!"

The bat chuckled in answer. "Whoopsie, my bad! Yes you're a grown girl now." She then turned to Blaze again. "By the way, did one of my employees bother you?"

"N-no." Blaze stuttered, shifting the direction of her gaze away from the bat.

Rouge grinned, having figured out that something did happen. "Hmm really? I'd be surprised if Violet didn't bother you. She's a very reliable girl but if the client happens to be anything that looks remotely cute, feminine and legal will make her turn into another person."

"Miss Violet was scaring Blaze!" The bunny suddenly exclaimed which made the cat jump in surprise.

"Aha, I knew it. So how was your first experience of getting hit on by a girl like Blaze?"

Blaze sat back before sighing. "…Unique." She said before rubbing her forehead. Just thinking about that "experience" made her head hurt.

"Right? It was the same for me; poor girl was trying very hard to control herself when I first met her. That was the most hilarious job interview I had to lead. It's been a while since I teased her too, maybe I should do that tomorrow…" The bat pondered, imagining what she could do to bother her employee.

'…Somehow I feel bad for Violet now.' Thought Blaze

"So, why'd you come here? Usually when people visit me it's because they want something from me."

'Something from her? I do not really want to say that I came here because I had little to do; that would be rude… But I don't have any ulterior motives either, what am I supposed to-' The cat's thoughts were interrupted by the rabbit next to her.

"We just came to have fun Miss Rouge!" Cream exclaimed. It definitely was another way to phrase that they came here with no purpose but not one that displeased the cat.

The bat blinked twice, not expecting an answer like that. "…Huh, I'm so used to boring businessmen I forget I can also receive friends at home." The bat stood up and picked up a nearby cellphone before dialing a number. "You did tell your mom you've come with Blaze, did you Cream?"

Cream nodded. "Yes, I'm the one who wanted to go with Blaze. Mister Sonic gave us the idea because he's busy tonight."

Rouge pushed the call button on the phone; it rang a few times before somebody answered. The bat didn't give any time to the other person to say anything as she immediately started speaking. "Violet, this is Rouge, if I have any appointments set for today, cancel them, I'll be busy. If they need a reason, tell them that friends came by. Good luck." She then immediately hung up and looked back at her guests, a smile on her face. "Now then, what was that about Sonic being busy? This got me curious."

"Oh, he's on a date with Amy." Blaze casually said.

"Wait, wait a minute. Aren't you two dating? Doesn't that mean he's cheating on you?" The bat said

"B-Blaze is with Mister Sonic?!" The bunny nearly shouted, shocked by the news.

"Please don't tell me you also saw that lie the medias are spreading! And no Cream, I'm not like that with Sonic!" Blaze desperately tried to explain, which only made Rouge's grin become wider while it made the bunny calm down a bit, though Cream was confused now, unable to understand if her best friend was in a relationship with Sonic that yet another pink hedgehog was in love with.

"I heard about it and I don't usually trust television, but I saw it live and it's not every day I see that particular hedgehog on a table for two with a candle on it and a woman on the other end." Rouge stood up from her chair and stretched, obviously curious in this story and dead set in knowing what happened. "No seriously, how'd you do it? That guy has only chili dogs on his mind. Tell me your secrets oh great seductress!~" the bat teased, making Blaze frown.

"We only ate there as friends, nothing more and nothing less. It was very kind of him to take me out for dinner, and the candle was on the table as a source of light. If it was considered as something else then it clearly was a mistake from the owner of the restaurant, just like many of the events that followed…" She ended with a sigh, tired of having to deal with this seemingly impossible to escape story.

"You know, too many misunderstandings can't be misunderstandings in the long run. By the way, is he the fastest thing alive in the good or bad way in bed~?" Rouge said, enjoying picking on her new best friend.

Blaze immediately covered the ears of the younger rabbit with her hands. "R-R-Rouge!" The cat only managed to stutter, her face completely red in embarassment.

The bat laughed at her friend's reaction. "I'm just teasing you! And Cream's a big girl by now, I'm sure she knows what I'm talking about, right dear?"

"Hm? Oh! Sorry Miss Rouge, I didn't listen much of the conversation, I was so busy admiring your place! It's so nice here; you've got so many jewels and they're everywhere in your furniture!" The bunny exclaimed. Somehow it relieved Blaze that Cream's attention span was low; at least she wouldn't have to worry about her bringing up that misunderstanding again.

"Of course honey, I'm not the greatest treasure hunter of all time for nothing."

"Treasure hunter?" Blaze inquired.

"That's my official title sweetie." Rouge answered with a wink; Blaze immediately understood what the bat meant, she wasn't about to tell a little girl that she was a thief.

At the mention of treasure hunter, Cream's eyes nearly sparkled. "Best treasure hunter, that means you're like Indiana Jones?!"

"Oh my, you know your classics honey! While this handsome man is a pretty good treasure hunter, he's not quite as awesome as I am." The bat then smirked, staring at the little bunny. "Do you like movies Cream?"

"Yes, I really do!"

"I see. Okay then girls, tonight is movie night! Let me just change into my battle gear and bring the mega sized ice cream bowl and we'll be set. Wait for me on the couch in front of the big screen!"

The bat hurried to her room, leaving her guests alone. Cream had started to wander around the room they were in in silence, admiring each piece of furniture Rouge had.

"Miss Rouge is a nice person; Amy always told me I shouldn't trust her but she's very kind, right Blaze?" The bunny suddenly started.

"She's an odd one but she means no harm. How come Amy said that about Rouge, did it have something to do with Sonic?" Asked the cat while raising one of her brow.

Cream stopped in her tracks, pondering for a moment before answering. "Um, I don't remember everything Amy said but I think she met Miss Rouge a few times and they really didn't like each other. Ah but I'm sure it wasn't about Mister Sonic!"

"…I'm surprised; is there any specific reason as to why they dislike each other?"

"I don't think so."

'How intriguing, why would Amy act like that with Rouge?' The cat thought. While her first encounter with the bat had not been the friendliest, after fighting through the issue, Blaze understood that Rouge definitely wasn't a bad person, just somebody with the not-so-noble hobby of stealing jewels. Maybe the pink hedgehog judged the bat based on that?

Then again, Blaze wasn't seen as a good person in her own world, maybe it was why she managed to get along with Rouge. "Strange…" she muttered before sitting in the middle of the two person sized couch. Blaze noted that the television in front of her was much, much larger than the one at Sonic's house.

The bunny sat on her left and Rouge suddenly jumped on the other side, placing the cat tightly between Cream and the bat, which made Blaze feel slightly uncomfortable. For the sake of not being seen as rude she didn't complain about her position.

Rouge had changed into a pink sleeveless nightdress with red heart patterns on it; it was also very loose though the bat didn't seem to mind it. In her hands was one large transparent bowl filled with multiple variety of ice cream, from the basic chocolate to some more exotic passion fruit variety. The bat put the bowl on the cat's lap before giving both of her guests large spoons, she then grabbed a nearby remote and pushed a button to activate the television.

"Hmm, what are we going to watch? Since Cream is here, we have to choose between..." Rouge then gave Blaze an extremely serious stare, the cat started to get nervous, unsure of what the bat was about to say. "Pixar or Disney."

"Disney!" The bunny immediately shouted, startling Blaze again.

"What is a "Disney"?" The cat inquired, having no clue of what they were talking about.

"Blaze sweetie, I hope you're not about to tell me that your world doesn't have something called cartoons?" Said the bat with a worried tone.

Blaze shook her head. "As far as I know I have never heard of such a word, but I don't have a television where I li-"

Rouge gasped. "No way! We have to fix this with a Disney marathon!" she said, furiously tapping on the remote as multiple screens quickly defiled. "Let's start with a personal favorite of mine then…"

"Beauty and the Beast! Or maybe Mulan? No wait, Pocahontas!" Cream shouted again, the bat immediately nodded in approval.

"Cream, you've got excellent tastes, you'll grow up and become a fine lady for sure."

"Thank you Miss Rouge, Mom always tells me this as well!"

"Here we go then! Oh and after this I'll make sure to teach you girls how to completely make any guy yours, a necessary skill for any lady~."

Before Blaze or Cream could understand what Rouge was talking about, the movie started. The cat had been expecting real actors, her eyes widened when she realized that she was looking at animated drawings, looking extremely lively.

With one last press on Rouge's remote, the lights in the room they were in were turned off and they all fell silent, completely immersed in the wonderful world of princesses and princes.

A few hours later, the lights went back up as Blaze sighed in relief, not only because she would finally be free from being between Rouge and Cream constantly eating the content of the bowl on her lap but also because the movies they just had finished watching all had happy endings.

Rouge had an honest smile on her face, it had been a very long time since she had enjoyed herself like this, it's not every day that friends would come to visit her and spend time with her having fun.

"So," the bat started, taking another big spoon of ice cream while staring at the cat. "How'd you like your first Disney movies sugar?" she asked, making the bunny just as curious as she looked at Blaze as well.

"Very enjoyable, the scenario is interesting and the work done on the drawings are well done." Blaze answered. Though she didn't say it, she had particularly liked Mulan and Beauty and the Beast, more than the other movies they had watched. 'It was interesting to how the Beast dealt with rejection from the village or how Mulan was treated once they discovered she was a girl…' The cat thought, before turning her gaze to the bat next to her. "I also feel like there are important lessons to be learnt from these movies. You said they had been made for children yes? Then they are very well thought out."

"Right? That's the reason why I like them so much. Don't you think the world would be a better place if everybody had those values? Then again, that'd be asking for too much, wouldn't it be?..." She said, looking nostalgic. For a moment there, Blaze almost felt something close to melancholy coming from her winged friend but didn't have time to ask anything as Rouge quickly went back to her usual self. "Well well, it's past midnight already. Is it fine for Cream to stay so late? Did you guys also plan on sleeping here? I wouldn't mind but I need confirmation first, I don't want to get into troubles for nothing." Rouge said, standing up and picking up her phone that was lying on a small drawer behind the couch.

"There's no problem! Mom is with Cheese so he'll protect her if anything bad happens." Cream answered, obviously not understanding what the bat had asked.

The bat tilted her head, unsure of what the bunny was talking about until she realized the little girl thought Rouge was worried about her mother. "That's not what I meant. Can you input the phone number of your home in my phone Cream?" Rouge handed her phone to the bunny who executed herself, slowly inputting number after number before giving it back to the bat. "Thanks honey, I'll be right back then." Rouge confirmed the number before calling as she stepped into another room.

A few minutes later the bat came back. "She said that it's fine as long as you're with her Blaze." She said. Blaze nodded in approval, already aware that she would protect Cream at all costs. "Now then girls, time for you to learn a few tricks on how to make any man go head over heels for you-" Just as Rouge was about to finish her sentence, the door that led outside opened, revealing an ebony hedgehog standing in front of it with two plastic bags full of groceries in his hands. "-Except this depressive guy."

"Who're you calling depressive you noisy bat?" Shadow spat back while entering. He closed the door behind him with his foot before moving to the kitchen and dropped the bags there. He then joined the living room before he noticed the guests. One he knew and didn't care about, another he didn't know but wouldn't care about anyway.

He had gone to search for Omega and hadn't found the robot yet, he guessed that his artificial friend was probably destroying another one of Eggman's bases at the moment. While he was at it the bat had given him a list of things to buy as they had been running low on supplies.

Had it been anybody else he would have rudely ignored them but since it was Rouge, he would prefer to avoid her constant nagging if he hadn't bought what she needed.

"Ahem, Shadow, this is Blaze, a friend of mine. Blaze, this is Shadow, don't let his tall, dark and handsome appearances fool you, he's just a super moody guy." The bat introduced.

Blaze stood up and put her hand forward, waiting for a handshake. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Hi Mister Shadow." Said Cream, she didn't look quite as eager as before but still trying to be as cheerful as possible.

The dark hedgehog crossed his arms, ignoring both the bunny and the cat in front of him. "I didn't know you kidnapped children and forced them to act like your friends Rouge."

"I didn't know you had a sense of humor Shadow." The bat replied with a scowl before turning to Blaze. "Sorry, he's also pretty rude. A sulky, rude, good for nothing hedgehog."

"What was that you damn bat?" Practically barked the hedgehog.

"You're deaf or something Shady?" Was the reply that came from Rouge as they locked eyes.

They both glared at each other, practically head butting. Cream was hiding behind Blaze while the cat was trying to decide on whether she should step in or not.

Blaze didn't stop them and decided to observe the hedgehog instead. He looked somewhat close to Sonic but there was something… off. The air around him felt heavy, though both Cream and Rouge didn't seem to mind, or even notice that.

"Hmph." The dark hedgehog walked past Blaze but quickly stopped and turned around, staring at the cat. His uninterested gaze had suddenly become menacing and Blaze had noticed herself that the air around the hedgehog had become even heavier as she spun around to meet his stare. "You… You're hiding something."

Blaze was immediately taken aback. "Excuse m-?!" The feline had no time to finish her sentence that the dark hedgehog had suddenly approached her at extreme speed, by pure instinct Blaze jumped back even though Shadow had shown no sign of attack. What she was sure of was that for a moment there, she felt a murderous intent, imposing enough to make her back up.

The bat raised an eyebrow, unsure of what her dark teammate was going on about. 'What's up with him?' She thought, ready to step in if anything bad happened.

Cream quickly went to her best friend's side, aware that something was going on but not understanding what exactly was. She just knew that her friend might get hurt and she did not want that.

"There's one… No, two energies I can't identify." He continued, pulling a gun from behind his back and aiming it at the cat. "If you don't tell me exactly what you're hiding, I'll blow your head off."

The three girls' eyes went wide in surprise and fear.

Conflicted feelings appeared in the cat's heart, Shadow was in the wrong and yet the dark hedgehog was partially right to point a gun at her. Everybody feared the unknown, but in Blaze's case she knew that if she revealed her secrets then she would be even more feared.

The cat did not want Rouge to know what she really was; she didn't want to be seen like a walking hazard by one of her few friends and even less by one she had just met.

'Have I ruined yet another enjoyable evening?...' She thought as sadness and regret crept up in her heart.

Steeling her resolve, the cat put her negative emotions away for the moment. She was in imminent danger and there was no time to think about such petty things as feelings.

She had to find a way to deal with the situation as fast as possible.