It was morning, Chris had already washed his face and gotten dressed and was about to head down for breakfast. Before he did, he turned to Cream and Cheese.
"Now remember Cream, you too, Cheese, stay inside while I'm gone, okay?" Chris reminded them.
"Ok!" Cream said.
"Chao, chao!" Cheese chippered.
With that, Chris went down for breakfast, leaving his friends in one of the guest rooms. But Cream and Cheese sighed in sadness and boredom.
"It's just not fair." Cream said. "I don't want to stay inside, I wanna go outside and play."
As they looked out the balcony, Cream saw some flowers growing in the garden and they reminded her of making flower crowns for her mother and all people that she loved the most. That's when an idea sparked in her head, along with Cheese.
"I know what to do! Come on, Cheese!" Cream said as she used her ears to fly down the balcony.
"Chao!" Cheese chippered as he followed Cream.
Meanwhile, in Chuck's workshop…
The rest of the Sonic Heroes and were all doing their thing to pass the time. Sonic was resting by the window, and Amy and Tails were researching the Chaos Emerald.
As they continued on doing their thing, they heard Cream giggling outside, along with Cheese. Curious, Tails and Amy walked over to the window and they saw Cream picking flowers in the garden, along with Cheese.
"I wonder what's she doing out there, Amy." Tails wondered.
"Cream is just picking flowers." Amy said.
"She knows we're supposed to stay inside while Chris is at school." Tails reminded her. "What's so important about going outside to pick flowers?" he paused and gasped as he suddenly remembered something about Cream and flowers.
Tails was seen walking down the path of a flower patch in the Green Hill Zone, minding his own business, until he noticed Cream picking flowers with Cheese's help. Curious, Tails walked up to her.
"Hi, Cream." Tails greeted her.
"Hello Tails!" Cream greeted back happily.
"Chao!" Cheese greeted as well.
"What are you doing out here?" Tails asked them curiously.
"I'm going to surprise my mum by making her a crown out of flowers!" Cream said showing him the flowers she picked, along with Cheese.
"Chao, chao!" Cheese chippered.
"I guess she misses her mom." Tails wondered.
"Yeah…" Amy said.
Sonic heard it, he also felt bad about Cream being separated from her mother.
Sonic thought about it as he stared at the "Peace Park" poster on the wall, he got an idea.
"I've got it!" Sonic grinned as he got off the window, grabbed the poster and raced out of the room.
"Huh?" Tails and Amy looked and noticed Sonic and was gone, along with the Peace Park poster.
Meanwhile, in the dining room…
Chris was at the table as Lindsey served him his breakfast. But unfortunately, the breakfast she served was anything but eatable. Chris facepalmed.
"Here you go!" Lindsey said with a smile. "It's marvellous to be back at the kitchen again! At my movie sets, the chefs won't let me cook a thing! Here are your buttermilk pancakes, dear! Enjoy!"
She placed a plate of pancakes on the table, Chris could tell right away it looked burned to a crisp. He picked one up and it immediately crumbled to bits. He sighed.
Then Ella came into the room and gasped in horror when she saw Lindsey serving her own breakfast. "Oh mistress! You shouldn't trouble yourself!" she said.
"Oh, Ella, it's so good to be home again!" Lindsey said. "I have an idea! Let's have a big party!"
"Party?" Chris asked.
"PARTY?!" Deadpool shouted from the other room as he teleported into the dining room with Vanessa, wide eyed.
"A party tonight?" Vanessa asked.
"Yes! Dinner party!" Lindsey said. "Tonight, we can all dress up! I'm sure Ella can prepare something absolutely scrumptious!"
"A party's a great idea, and do you think you can invite your brother, Sam to come over since he's my favorite uncle?" Chris asked.
"Of course, darling!" Lindsey said hugging her son happily. "You can have anything you want, anything from my adorable baby boy!"
Vanessa giggled, while Deadpool couldn't help but snicker before turning to the readers.
"Parents these days." he said.
"If you are having a party tonight, this calls for heavy-duty cleaning! Time to clear some water!" Ella said as she headed out to clean up.
"You'll never guess what we're having tonight!" Deadpool said excitedly.
"Let me guess: chimichangas?" Chris asked.
"You are good!" Wade commented.
Cream and Cheese overheard their conversation while they remained hidden. "Wow, a party!" Cream said in excitement. "This is great, I love parties!"
"Chao!" Cheese chippered in excitement.
Later that afternoon…
At SS Elementary school, Chris was talking with his friends about the party that his mother was setting up.
"A party?" Danny asked in excitement.
"Yeah, my mom wants us to have fun while she's home!" Chris said. "My uncle's coming for the party too!"
"The racer?" Frances asked.
"Yeah, he's the coolest, and he's the leader of the S-Team!" Chris explained.
Back in the Thorndyke Mansion…
In the guest room, Cream was trying to make a flower crown with the flowers she picked from the garden, with Cheese's help. But sadly…
"This crown doesn't have enough flowers." Cream sighed as she checked the progress. "I better pick more!"
Careful to avoid unwanted attention, Cream and Cheese left the guest room and head outside. On the way, they remain hidden as they watched Lindsey decorating the house with party decorations.
"Maybe I can help decorate for the party." Cream said.
Back in school…
The final bell of the day rang, marking the end of school for today. Chris said his goodbyes to his friends before heading out. Before he stepped out, he bumped into Mr. Stewart.
"Hey, Chris!" Mr. Stewart greeted.
"Huh?" Chris asked.
"I haven't been teaching here long, but I just wanted to say thanks." he said. "I'm lucky to have some intelligent and talented kids in my class!"
"Uh…" Chris couldn't say anything.
"You kids are terrific and I want to know all of you better!" Mr. Stewart said. "So, I'm coming to visit you and your family later today!"
Chris was shocked and horrified to reply.
"I can't wait to meet your mom and get her autograph!" Mr. Stewart said before leaving.
After his teacher was gone, Chris was horrified at the thought of the Sonic Heroes getting caught, feeling worried and concerned about what will happen to them if that was the case.
Meanwhile, back in the Thorndyke Mansion…
"I'm home!" Chris shouted as soon as he arrived home.
"How was school today, Master Christopher?" Mr. Tanaka asked.
"It was pretty good, Mr. Tanaka." Chris replied.
"Oh, Chris, darling, you're home!" Lindsey rushed over to her son, giving him a huge hug.
"I hope it's okay if my teacher Mr. Stewart's coming over to visit." Chris said. "And it sounds like he's a really big fan of your movies, mom!"
"That reminds me! What am I going to wear?" Lindsey wondered in excitement. "I should've had the studio send over a gown!"
"Oh, good grief! What's with everyone coming over here today?!" Everyone looked to see Chuck walking down the steps, wearing a suit and struggling to adjust his necktie.
"How come you're wearing those clothes, grandpa?" Chris asked, walking up to him.
"Mr. Tanaka said I couldn't wear my lab coat to the party! I don't see why not!" Chuck explained while trying to adjust his necktie.
"Has anyone seen Wade?" Chris asked.
"Ah, yes." Tanaka answered. "He's putting on a very special suit I made in his favor."
"What kind of suit?" Chris asked.
"Outta my way, suckers!" Deadpool shouted.
Everyone turned upstairs and saw the merc clad in a red tuxedo with a black bowtie. He also wore some red pants and black shoes to complete the package.
"Heh, package." Wade said as he went downstairs. "What do you think?"
"It looks awesome!" Chris complimented.
"Wait for me, Wade." Vanessa called.
The merc turned to his girlfriend and his eyes widened, gasping and putting his hands on his cheeks at the sight.
Vanessa came out wearing a purple open back dress that showed off her gorgeous curvaceous frame. Needless to say, Deadpool was totally aroused at the beauty of Vanessa along with whatever skin was exposed for the eyes to see.
Wade's eyes literally popped out of their sockets, before the merc put them back the way they were, and continued staring.
Chris, Chuck and Tanaka were also awestruck at Vanessa's beauty.
"Hormone overload!" Deadpool said in a sing-song tone as he slid his hand into his pants.
"Don't even think about it." Chris said, causing Wade to frown at him.
"Party pooper." Deadpool muttered before blowing a raspberry at him and removing his hand from his crotch area.
Chris ignored him and turned to Chuck.
"Hey grandpa, if you see Sonic and the others, could you ask them to please stay out of sight until Mr. Stewart and my uncle go away?" Chris asked, in a quiet voice.
"I know that Amy and Tails are in my room but I haven't seen Sonic or Cream and Cheese all day." Chuck whispered in a deep thought pose.
As the two discussed in silence, from the corner of their eyes, they saw Cream and Cheese setting up decorations in the sitting room. Chris and Chuck gasped in shock.
"It's Cream and Cheese!" Chris whispered.
"Is something wrong?" Lindsey walked up to her son and her father-in-law.
Chris and Chuck reacted and turn to Lindsey as they desperately tried to block her view of the living room, trying to prevent her from seeing the humanoid rabbit and the chao.
"Uh, what's the matter with you two?" Lindsey asked in confusion.
"Uh everything's okay here, mom!" Chris replied nervously. "You better hurry up and get ready! Me and grandpa will take care with the rest of the decorating for tonight's party!"
"But there's plenty of time!" Lindsey said.
"Yeah, but you know how time flies when you're putting on your make-up!" Chris said. "Right, Grandpa?"
"Uhhh, yes and don't forget, all of the food that has to be prepared, too!" Chuck agreed, playing along with the plan.
"Oh, well, I'll go see how Ella's doing in the kitchen!" Lindsey ended up agreeing as she left for the kitchen.
Chris and Chuck sighed in relief, before Chris rushed to the living room, while Chuck headed outside.
In the sitting room…
"What are you doing here, Cream?" Chris demanded before he saw Ella came in carrying the laundry. He quickly pulled Cream behind the sofa in the nick of time.
"Oh, busy, busy, busy." Ella murmured, and then she noticed the decorations that Cream set up. "Mrs. Thorndyke decorates like a little kid!" she commented with a smile before she left.
After Ella was gone, Chris turned to Cream. "Cream, I asked you to stay upstairs so nobody would see you!" Chris tried to reason with her.
"That room was boring, and we only wanted to help you get ready for your party." Cream tried to explain.
"Master Chris understands, it is very thoughtful for you to help us get ready, Cream."
They all react in surprise as they turn around to see Mr. Tanaka.
"Mr. Tanaka, you know about these guys?!" Chris asked in disbelief.
"Of course." Mr. Tanaka replied.
"You knew all along! Do you think you could help me and grandpa keep this as a secret right now?" Chris asked Mr. Tanaka.
"I will." Tanaka.
"Thanks a lot." Chris sighed in relief.
But soon his relief turned into horror when he noticed that Cream and Cheese were gone.
"They're gone!" Chris panicked. "Cream, Cheese! I wonder where they wandered off to."
Meanwhile, in the kitchen…
Ella was preparing some deserts and refreshments for the party until she heard Lindsey calling her. "Ella! Ella!" Lindsey called.
Ella turned off the mixer. "Yes?" she called.
"I can't find my green musagi!" Lindsey called. "You didn't send it to the cleaners, did you?"
"I know, it should be there!" Ella called.
"It's not here!" Lindsey called.
Ella sighed. "I'm on my way!" she called and left the kitchen, heading for Lindsey's room. "Good grief."
After she left the kitchen, Cream and Cheese snuck in without being spotted. As they look around, they saw the food that Ella has been preparing for the party, they gasp in awe as they admire it.
"Wow, look at all that food!" Cream commented in awe.
"Chao, chao!" Cheese chippered in agreement.
Cream looked at the mixer cup filled with fruit pulp, while Cheese looked at the hand mixer on the bowl. Their curiosity got the best of them when they end up pressing the ON button, turning them on and they started sending bits of fruit pulp and cake dough everywhere, causing a huge mess!
"OH NO!" Cream and Cheese ended up rushing out of the kitchen in panic.
Ella came back after helping Lindsey out with finding her dress, only to find…
Meanwhile…
Chris, Wade, Vanessa (who both have been informed of Tanaka's knowledge of the animals) and Tanaka were still looking for Cream and Cheese, until they heard screaming coming from the kitchen.
"That was Ella!" Chris gasped.
Soon…
The group arrive at the kitchen only to find a huge mess caused by the out-of-control mixers and a mortified Ella sitting next to the wall, covered in fruit pulp and cake dough.
"Ella! Are you alright?" Chris asked his maid in concern.
"My dinner's a disaster…" Ella lamented.
Suddenly, they heard womanly screaming coming next to them. They turned and saw Deadpool on his knees next to his splattered chimichangas.
"Why?!" Deadpool cried.
"Wade. There's already chimichangas at the table." Chris pointed out.
"CAN'T YOU SEE I'M MOURNING?!" Deadpool shouted before going back to crying. Chris sighed.
Meanwhile…
Lindsey had just finished dressing up her red dress and was now sitting by the mirror, putting on some earrings.
"This should do, at least for my entrance!" Lindsey said.
Her phone started ringing. She answered it. "Hello? Thorndyke residence…" she listened to the man on the other side, it was her director. "Oh! A movie? The starring role?" she asked, as she continued to listen. "Wow, really?" she asked in excitement, but then she remembered something. "Oh, actually I'm having a little party for my son tonight."
While she was talking, Cream and Cheese overheard her from the door.
Lindsey sighed sadly. "Oh, I didn't realize. We have to shoot on location first thing tomorrow morning. I know you can't put off a hundred million-dollar production on hold for a party. I'll leave immediately. Goodbye."
Lindsey hung up the phone; she looked down in a state of deep sorrow. She began to sob. "Why does it always have to happen this way? I don't even have time to spend with my little boy." she covered her face with both hands as she sobbed loudly. "I may be a great actress but I'm a… terrible mother. Please forgive me, Christopher!"
Cream and Cheese saw Lindsey sobbing, a sight that made them feel terrible. Cream looked very down in sorrow, along with Cheese.
Meanwhile…
"Cream… Cheese…" Chris looked around the house.
"Ah, maybe they went back into the lab with grandpa!" Chris thought and dashed out of the house.
Wade and Vanessa were about to follow him, until they heard Ella calling. "Master Chris! Where are you?" they saw her come into the room.
"Is something wrong?" Vanessa asked.
"Have you seen Master Chris?" Ella asked them. "I'm afraid their mother will be leaving for another movie."
"What? So she won't be staying for the party then?" Vanessa asked.
"I'm afraid not." Ella said. "Oh, what am I going to do…" she then left the room.
Wade and Vanessa looked at each other in concern, but they decided to follow after Chris
Meanwhile, Lindsey had her coat on as she was ready to leave in her limousine, as Mr. Tanaka helped the chauffer put her bags in the luggage area. Ella walked up to Lindsey.
"I've looked all over but I'm afraid I couldn't find Chris anywhere." Ella apologized.
"Ella, please tell Christopher how sorry I am, and apologize to Mr. Stewart and my brother." Lindsey said.
"They'll understand. You take care, Mrs Thorndyke." Ella bid her farewell.
"Call me if Chris needs anything." Lindsey bid farewell as she got in her limousine.
"Certainly, Mrs. Thorndyke." Mr. Tanaka bowed as his way of bidding farewell.
The chauffer drove the limousine with Lindsey sitting in the back, as they left the mansion. Ella and Mr. Tanaka watched their mistress leave, saddened by the fact that she had to leave her son again.
Meanwhile, Chris, Wade and Vanessa quickly arrived at Chuck's room as they swung open the trap door. "Cream! Cheese! Are you here?!" Chris looked around.
Chris looked around until he saw Chuck, Tails and Amy staring at them.
"What, they're not here?" Chris asked.
"Weren't they with you?" Chuck asked.
"They're wandering around some place and Mr. Stewart's gonna be here any minute now!" Chris said. "What am I gonna do when he sees them?"
"I have an idea!" Deadpool said as he pulled out a detonator-like device from behind him. "We'll use this in case he finds out!"
"No!" Chris scolded him.
"Stay calm. Let's all split up and each one of us will search through a different part of the house 'til we find them." Chuck declared.
Everyone else agreed to help them.
Meanwhile…
Lindsey looked down in sorrow as her chauffer drove her to the hotel. They fail to notice the green car that drove past them, heading for the Thorndyke Mansion. It was Mr. Stewart driving the car. In the back was a bouquette of roses that Mr. Stewart had bought for Lindsey Fair Thorndyke as a gift from her fan.
At the front door…
Mr. Stewart arrived at the mansion. Mr. Stewart carried the bouquet as he walked up the front door. He then rang the bell. It was Mr. Tanaka who answered the door.
"May I help you?" Mr. Tanaka asked.
"I'm Chris's homeroom teacher, Mr. Stewart." Mr. Stewart said.
"Welcome, sir. We've been expecting you." Mr. Tanaka made a small bow before letting them in.
As the Mr. Stewart came in, Chris came to greet him. "Hi, Mr. Stewart!" the boy greeted him.
"How are you, Chris?" Mr. Stewart greeted his student.
"Ah, welcome, you must be Chris's teacher." Ella came in to greet them, along with Wade and Vanessa.
"You must be the famous Deadpool." Mr. Stewart greeted him with a handshake.
"Yeah, I'm famous even outside this story." Wade commented.
"I'm Vanessa Carlysle, his girlfriend." Vanessa introduced herself with a handshake.
They all entered the living room, as they made their proper introductions and settled down to get to know each other. Mr. Stewart noticed the decorations that Cream and Cheese had made.
"Do you like them? Mrs. Thorndyke isn't only a great actress but an artist too!" Ella said.
"Well, it's great! I can't wait to meet Chris' mother and give her my compliments!" Mr. Stewart said.
"I'm very sorry, Mr. Stewart, but just before you arrived, she was off for a very important movie part and she had to leave right away to start filming." Ella looked down sadly.
"No way!" Chris looked in shock and sadness.
"Oh…I see…" Mr. Stewart said sadly. "I was really looking forward to meeting her in person. I guess I'll offer these to you." He handed the bouquet over to Ella.
"Oh, why thank you, Mr. Stewart!" Ella thanked him as she took the bouquet. "What beautiful roses!"
She was about to leave as Mr. Stewart sat on the sofa next to his student, until they heard a loud cracking sound coming from outside. The Sonic Heroes heard the sound too.
While everyone was going to look out the window, Mr. Stewart walked up to a nearby portrait, as he took out a listening device.
Ella looked out the window and saw Chuck lying on ground, with broken plant pots and dirty all around and on top of him. Chuck quickly got up, chuckling nervously and rubbing the back of his head.
"Sorry about that. I was looking for something and they fell on top of me." Chuck explained.
"I don't think I know what you are up to but you better be on your best behavior because Chris' teacher is here!" Ella told him.
"Oh, I better come in and say hi!" Chuck said as he ended up coming in through the window.
"Oh sir, why can't you just use the front door like everybody else?!" Ella scolded.
"One way in is just as good as another!" Chuck said.
"Oh good grief." Ella sighted.
Chris sighed also, until he noticed a pair of feet wearing orange and yellow shoes, causing him to scream in terror, grabbing everyone's attention…
"What's the matter, Chris? Why did you scream?" Ella asked in concern.
"Uh, it's nothing!" Chris lied, as he sat back on the sofa, acting like nothing happened.
"Well, my, this certainly is an extraordinary painting!" Mr. Stewart said admiring the painting, also acting like nothing happened.
Cream and Cheese were indeed hiding behind the curtain. They looked out the window and saw Sonic appearing on a tree, carrying bouquets of the flowers he picked from Peace Park. Sonic used a sign gesture explaining what he was up to, before he left.
"Oh!" Cream exclaimed. "Thanks, Sonic!" She ended up walking out of her hiding spot while carrying Cheese, not realizing the mistake she made. "How kind of him to go find some flowers for me!"
As Cream and Cheese blew their own cover, Ella gasped in shock, Chris reacted in horror, Chuck facepalmed, while Wade slowly pulled out the detonator, but Vanessa forcefully pulled his arm down.
"No… It can't… is this little animal talking?!" Ella gawked in shock, as she picked Cream up from the ground.
"Talking animals?" Chuck asked, pretending like he knew nothing. "What a joke!"
"Yeah, who'd believe that?!" Wade added.
"Yes, that's some joke." Mr. Tanaka piped in.
"I haven't heard anything at all!" Vanessa played along.
"Woah, this painting…" Mr. Stewart said as he continued to admire the painting.
"Thanks for finding my stuffed animal toy for me, Ella!" Chris said picking up Cream and Cheese from Ella.
"Stuffed animal?" Ella gave a puzzling look. "Look, I've heard that thing talking and nobody is going to convince me otherwise!"
"Pretend you're a toy!" he whispered.
"Ok…" Cream whispered.
"Chao…" Cheese chippered in a quiet voice.
Then Sam Speed came in. "Hey hey! Ha ha, where's the party?" Sam greeted them.
"Oh, hello Uncle Sam!" Chris greeted him.
"This is Mr. Stewart, my teacher!" Chris introduced Mr. Stewart to his uncle.
"A pleasure!" Mr. Stewart shook hands with Sam. "I understand that you're involved in the highway patrol somehow."
"Well I don't like to brag, but I'm the leader of the S-Team!" Sam introduced himself.
"That statement is only half-correct." Chuck gave Sam a deadpan look.
"Really?" Mr. Stewart asked curiously.
"My uncle drives fast! No other driver's quick enough to catch him! That's why he's called the 'Speed King'!" Chris explained and mentioned one his uncle's many speed-based nicknames. "You came up with the name yourself, didn't you?"
"Sure! A little self-promotion wouldn't hurt anybody!" Sam chuckled. "But let's cut the chit-chat here and get this party moving, it's too slow!"
"And your mouth is too fast!" Ella added.
"Shots fired!" Deadpool commented.
Sam turned his attention to the merc.
"Deadpool?" he asked. "What brings you here?"
"Oh, kid's just a big fan." he said referring to Chris, but covering up the fact that the animals were here. "Just wanted him to spend time with his big hero."
"Uh, that's right!" Chris said, playing along.
"Anyway, I'll admit it, I like living in the fast lane! Even when I'm in the supermarket, no matter how many items I have, I'd use the express checkout!" Sam continued on. "I can't even walk my dog; I'd make him run! There's only one guy who's faster! I'd never saw anything that moved that fast, but don't you worry. I'll catch up with him someday!"
Sam chuckled, while everyone gave off deadpan looks at "Speed King's" arrogance and obsession with speed.
"And I thought I was a better wisecracker in this story." Deadpool commented while looking at the readers with a raised eyebrow.
"What did he look like?" Mr. Stewart asked.
"It's weird, but it looks like a blue hedgehog! He even had a spike…"
Before Sam could continue his description, however, he looked toward the window, and he gasped in shock to see Sonic lying on a tree's branch, waving at him with a sly grin on his face.
"Hey, there he is!" Sam reacted pointing at the window.
Sonic quickly vanished by moving so fast, Chris, Chuck, Mr. Tanaka, Wade and Vanessa managed to catch only a glimpse from the corners of their eyes, while Ella looked too late.
"There, did you see? It was the blue hedgehog I was talking about!" Sam said.
"Sorry, I was admiring this painting!" Mr. Stewart pretended like he saw nothing while admiring the painting.
"I didn't see anything, did you?" Chuck asked Tanaka innocently.
"Perhaps your eyes were playing tricks on you, sir." Mr. Tanaka said.
"I haven't seen any hedgehogs on that tree at all." Vanessa played along.
"Neither have I." Wade said.
"But I'm telling you, I saw it! You saw it too Chris, didn't you?" Sam asked his nephew.
Chris simply shook his head, while smiling innocently.
Sam rubbed his eyes in exasperation. "I saw it! My eyes don't lie! That thing waved at me and ran off!" he said.
"You know… they thought I was crazy too when I heard that animal talking!" Ella said.
"Animal talking?" Sam asked Ella, who replied with a nod. "Well I didn't hear it say anything, but I'm sure it could understand what I said! We both saw the same creature! That proves I'm not crazy!"
"The animal I heard was over there!" Ella said, pointing at Cream and Cheese on Chris' arms.
"You know, I'm sorry Mom can't be here for the party but she got a phone call and had to leave to make a movie! I was pretty mad!" Chris immediately changed the subject. "Mr. Stewart was looking forward to meeting her but she went away before he even got here! That was pretty rude, huh?"
"Nah, that sounds like my sister alright!" Sam said.
However, what Chris didn't realize is that the way he just talked about his own mom, made Cream suddenly remember about Lindsey's lament, but most of all, the fact that she herself was separated from her mother by Dr. Eggman. She broke herself free from Chris's arms and landed on her feet.
"You're wrong!" Cream yelled angrily at Chris. "Your mum felt very badly about she had to go and she tried to find you to say goodbye! You're lucky! You get to talk with your mom on the phone all the time; I can't do that!"
Cream started to cry as she ran out of the door, followed by Cheese, leaving everyone looking in shock.
"Well, I hope you enjoyed that!" Mr. Tanaka spoke up. "I've been rehearsing my ventriloquism acts for weeks now and if I do say so myself, I'm not half-bad!" He cleared his throat.
Vanessa giggled nervously, while Wade looked away and whistled, pretending like it was none of his business.
"Ah yes, this painting is stunning!" Mr. Stewart said while he continued admiring the painting on the wall.
"Would you cut that out?!" Deadpool shouted. "We heard you say that three times a few paragraphs ago!"
And then, right out of the blue, Tails and Amy came in rushing into the room.
"Cream!" Tails called out.
"Come here, Cream!" Amy called out.
Everyone reacted in shock and surprise again, as Tails and Amy ran right past them before they left going after Cream and Cheese, completely oblivious to the fact that they just blew their own cover.
Sam and Ella stood there with their mouths agape in shock and surprise.
"Well, we tried." Wade said as he pulled out the detonator and prepared to push the red button.
"Don't!" Chris scolded him.
"I'm seeing more of them now!" Ella murmured as she was about to fall over, until Chuck caught her.
"Hey, Ella, would you care to dance?" Chuck asked with a big grin on his face.
The next thing you know, Chuck started dancing with Ella. Vanessa couldn't help but giggle, while Wade pretended like it had nothing to do with him.
Mr. Stewart looked down at the listening device. After overhearing what happened with Cream yelling at Chris, he began to have second thoughts about it. He decided not to plant the device as Mr. Stewart put it away in his pocket.
After the party was over, Sam got in his sports car.
"Well Uncle Sam, I hope you can come and visit me again!" Chris said.
"Yeah, but you know me, Chris! It'll have to be a quick visit!" Sam said as he and Chris shared a laugh.
"I better get going, I've got homework to grade." Mr. Stewart said. "Please give your mother my regards and tell her that we hope to meet soon!"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Stewart." Chris apologized.
"Later boys, see you in my rear-view mirror!" Sam bid them farewell before taking off. Mr. Stewart got in his car and left.
Chris, Chuck, Mr. Tanaka, Wade and Vanessa returned back to the living room, to find Ella sitting on the sofa, looking sober, with the bouquet on her lap.
"Oh dear, I'm working too hard! I'm hearing things!" she murmured.
Chris looked at Ella, feeling horrible for her. Tanaka leaned over to him. "Mr. Chris, would it not be wise to let Ella in our little secret, too?" He whispered to him.
"He's right. Things would be a lot easier if she were on it, too." Chuck agreed.
"I agree as well, if you really trust her as not only a maid, but also your friend, I'm sure she'll understand." Vanessa said.
"In case it doesn't work out, we'll use this." Deadpool said as he pulled out the detonator.
"Please don't." Chris said calmly, and Deadpool complied by putting the detonator away in his pocket.
Later that evening…
Chris told Ella about their first meeting with Sonic, telling her about the adventures they had with Deadpool, helping them find missing friends, and how they are helping them collect the Chaos Emeralds, the keys to returning to their dimension, and how they are battling against Dr. Eggman. They took Ella over to Chuck's workshop where the Sonic Heroes were (with Cheese, Tails and Amy comforting Cream). Chris told them it was alright and introduced Ella to them and vice versa.
With all the explanations, Ella came to understand everything and accepted them as her friends, especially with Cream and Cheese, who agreed to help her around the house and the kitchen. Cream explained her situation to Ella about how she and Cheese were kidnapped by Dr. Eggman and got separated from their mother, before ending up on Earth along with the rest. She also admitted that she and Cheese were the ones who caused a mess in the kitchen earlier.
"What a relief!" Ella said. "I'm so happy you don't have to hide from me anymore, sweetie!"
"Yeah, we can be friends and I can help you out in the kitchen!" Cream said.
"You're such a dear, I'm sure that your mother misses your family!" Ella said as she began to sob emotionally.
"Please don't worry, Sonic and my friends will find a way to get us back home and you can take care of me until then." Cream reassured, with tears streaming down her eyes, emotionally.
"I will, Cream. I will." Ella said emotionally.
"Thank you, Ella." Cream said.
"Chao!" Cheese chippered.
Sonic, Wade, Vanessa and Chris watched from the door.
"Looks like Cream and Ella are getting along." Sonic said.
"Yeah…" Vanessa said with a smile.
Wade didn't say anything except he felt emotional as a tear ran down his eye. Sonic noticed and grinned. "I saw that, tough guy!" he remarked.
"What? N-no… I'm not…it's… manliness juice." Wade tried to cover up, wiping away his tears.
Sonic continued to look at Wade with a sly grin. The merc exasperated. "Okay, fine! I'm just trying not to look like a wuss in front of the readers!" he admitted.
"Screw you, narrator!" Deadpool muttered through his tears.
Sorry, had to.
Chris smiled, but then his heart sank when he realized the earlier incident with Cream, he looked down in guilt as he left. Sonic, Wade and the others noticed.
"What's up?" Sonic wondered.
"I don't know, but we should check on him." Vanessa said.
Soon…
Sonic, Wade and Vanessa soon found Chris in his room. Sonic went to check on Chris.
"What's up, Chris?" Sonic asked Chris.
"I didn't mean it when I complained about mom missing the party, but Cream got really angry." Chris said, looking down sadly. "I didn't even think about how bad she misses her mother. I… just hope she doesn't stay mad at me."
"Don't worry, it'll be okay!" Sonic reassured with a wink. "Yeah, I did have a lot of disagreements before, but I got over it now. And I'm sure Wade here feels the same, even if he doesn't want to admit it."
"Aw, bite me!" Wade scoffed and looked away.
Then, Cream came in with Cheese carrying a flower crown made of flowers that Sonic picked from Peace Park. "Chris! I have this for you!" she said.
"Wow! Thank you!" Chris knelt down. Cream placed the crown on his head.
"You can wear it to school and tell your friends that I made it for you!" Cream said.
Cream placed a flower crown on Sonic, Vanessa, and even Wade's heads.
"Thanks." Sonic said.
"This is really nice, Cream. Thank you!" Vanessa said.
"Umm… thank you… I think…" Deadpool nervously said.
"You're welcome!" Cream said. "Now I'm going to give Ella her flowers!"
As soon as she left the room, the merc turned his attention to the readers and frowned.
"You're laughing at this, are you?" Deadpool accused, pointing at the readers with his finger. "And I'm especially talking to you, narrator!"
Sorry.
Sonic smiled happily. "Congratulations guys! Cream only gives out flower crowns to everyone she loves very much and considers them her friends!" he explained.
"Really? You think she likes me?" Chris asked Sonic.
"Of course!" Sonic said with a wink and thumbs up, as he showed his own and placed it on his head.
In the dining room…
Everyone had gathered at the dining room for dinner. The Sonic Heroes, Wade, Vanessa, Chuck and Mr. Tanaka had all been given flower crowns by Cream and Cheese, as a token of friendship. Ella was the last one to get hers as she knelt down, allowing Cream to place it on her head.
"There you go!" Cream said.
"Thank you, Cream and Cheese." Ella said.
Everyone cheered with joy, Ella laughed with joy as she held Cream and Cheese in her arms, both also laughing with joy.
It was a happy moment as the Sonic Heroes no longer needed to hide from anyone in the house anymore.
"I never felt so emotional in my life!" Deadpool tearfully said as he threw his arms out, unaware that he still had the detonator in his hand and accidentally pressed the red button.
Eventually, everyone noticed and entered into panic mode.
"No!" everyone yelled as they all waited for an explosion to go off.
It didn't.
Instead, the detonator in Wade's hand exploded, causing confetti to fly into his face.
There was a moment of silence between the family, until they all broke into laughter.
Chuck walked up to the merc, still laughing.
"I see you've found the special party popper I just made!" Chuck said between laughs. "I was wondering where that went!"
Deadpool stood silent, until he too broke into laughter.
Eventually, everyone calmed down as they enjoyed the rest of the party all together, as the camera zoomed out the window and into a full view of the Thorndyke Mansion under the night sky.
A/N: Looks like the secret's out, for now I mean! Seems I'm uploading quicker than I thought! Anyway, please leave a review, until then!