Hello again dear readers! From the strange and confusing lands that are my mind, here is the tenth chapter. As promissed, on saturday and not a minute later. As always I hope you enjoy reading the story as much as I'm on writing it. Now, ON WITH THE STORY!

Chapter 10: Tik, tac, tik, tac…

A new day came on Station Square and our favorite blue hedgehog was doing his early running in a distant place. He had to cool his head and the best way to do it was running aimlessly while enjoying the landscape. The problem was, since he started to run he tripped over a dozen of rocks, slipped three times during his curves and let's not forget that face first on the tree back in the forest.

All this mess he was in was starting to get to his running. He could not focus properly and it clearly made maneuvering at high speeds difficult. After an hour of running he stopped and noticed where he was. The ground was starting to get covered in snow and he could see the mountain from Icecap at distance. That was enough 'cool'. He turned back and returned to Station Square.

Back at his house, he noticed someone had left a message. He clicked on the 'play' button and listened to the message.

"Hello Sonic, dear. I see you are not in home now. When you get that message, can you come here? There is something I want to talk about with you. See you"

Hmmm, what would vanilla want to discuss with him? Well, he would find out when he got to her house. Maybe she could also help him with his 'issues'. He made it to the meadows in three minutes and soon spotted the cream colored house. A white smoke puffed from the chimney and he could smell something sweet.

He knocked on the door and was greeted by Amy, to his surprise.

"Ames! What are you doing here?"

"I came to bake together with Cream. She is really looking to you tasting her food"

"Well, let's not keep her waiting"

As the two entered Vanilla greeted Sonic. She was on the couch reading a book which had a brownish cover. Sonic quickly entered the kitchen and tapped his index finger at cream's head. When she turned around she almost threw up the bowl she had on her hands.

"Oh, mis- Sonic! How nice to see you!"

"Hi Cream. So, Amy said you two were trying some recipes"

"Yes! I have a cinnamon bun almost ready on the oven and this is cookie dough"

"Can I have some-ow" Sonic tried to leg some of the dough but Cream slapped his hand lightly with the wooden spoon.

"You will get a stomach ache if you eat dough, silly" Cream lectured him in a playful manner. Sonic could only smile at the gleaming girl before him.

Cream, on the other hand, seeing his gaze and the smile on his face, felt her blood rush to her cheeks. She quickly turned around avoiding his gaze.

"A-Amy! Can you help me with the hot- the oven?"

"Coming!"

Sonic let the girls work and went to the living room where Vanilla was. He sat on the other couch facing her.

"You wanted to talk with me, Miss Vanilla?"

"I see you got my message" she closed her book and let it rest at her side. Taking a deep breath she started.

"I have been a little bit worried about Cream lately"

"Huh? How come?"

"Let's say she had been acting… differently"

"Since when she had been acting like this?"

"Since your birthday party at Rouge's place"

Sonic gulped. Cream ended in the middle of the mess during the fight with Omega. They checked her and found no harm to be done, besides a few scratches. Sonic feared that this would lead Vanilla to be overprotective, but she didn't seem too fazed at the end.

"And what does it have to do with me…?"

"How can I say? I think my little daughter is growing up…" a smile crossed her face even though her eyes looked somehow sad. Focusing again on the young boy in front of her, she finished. "And you're pretty much the reason for this"

"Wait, me?" Sonic pointed at himself. He was really confused now. "Miss Vanilla, if Cream is talking about going out alone it's because I said to her that-" He stopped when Vanilla raised her hand.

"Calm down, Sonic. She told me that you encouraged her on this kind of things. What I am saying didn't came from what she said, but from how she said"

The hedgehog kept his confused face as Vanilla explained.

"While our kids grow up, we parents also grow up. I know my daughter, what she likes, what she dislikes, when she is happy or sad, and now… when she is in love"

This surprised Sonic. "Oh… then, do you think she is… copying what she sees between… me and Amy, maybe?" he was unsure of how to react.

"Oh, no. This surely parted from her. I really hope this is a temporary thing, a crush, if you may call it that way"

"So… do you know who it is?"

"Yes, my suspicions got confirmed not long ago, which is why I wanted to talk to you. Please, promise me that you will take care of her" Vanilla was likely trusting him her very life, Sonic could see it. Well, Cream was her dear and precious only child, indeed the life of Vanilla. Knowing this, how could he refuse? Also, he felt like Cream was a treasure to be protected.

"You can count on me. Just… can I know who it is?"

"I think it'll be better if you don't know, at least for now"

"Okay, if you say so" Sonic leaned back on the couch and let out a sigh. He focused on the sweet smells coming from the kitchen rather than the recent events in his life. Vanilla got up, crossed the room and sat beside him, putting a hand on his shoulder.

"You seem tired, Sonic. What afflicts you?"

He straightened himself and pondered talking about it with her. He decided no harm could come from this, so he started to tell Vanilla all the events that occurred to him, since the day at Twinkle Park to the incendiary end of date he had yesterday. Vanilla listened to every word and then said what she had in her mind.

"Well, it seems for me that you have a lot of attention. How do you fell knowing there is people vying for you?"

"Confused, I guess. Most of them never really showed interest before and the ones that did already ended, well, you catch my drift…"

"Don't you think they could have made mistakes at the past? Or that other people can notice you?"

"I know. A lot of girls notice me, but those times weren't a fangirl thing. I could see that they really meant it"

"And that is what is troubling you?"

"Yeah… I don't want anyone to get hurt… and I don't want to get myself hurt again… That's why I don't wanna make any other mistakes…"

"If you don't start anything there's no way something bad will happen, is that what you are saying?" Sonic nodded.

"But what if 'doing nothing' end being a mistake itself? More than that, sometimes the lack of action hurts more than acting poorly"

This dropped on his consciousness like a bomb. By ignoring everyone, he could be already hurting them. But still, how to proceed?

"And what should I do?"

"How about really give it a try? Give them a chance to show how much they care for you, enjoy the most time you can with each one of them. Sooner or later things will get clear, and you'll know how to deal with this situation"

"Are you sure about it…?"

"I trust in you, Sonic. In time, you will do the right thing, and when it happen, don't forget to be happy"

Her gleaming smile seemed to banish all the worries and problems from his mind. Sonic felt like everything could be solved if he kept persisting. Vanilla gave the hedgehog a warm hug, which the hedgehog returned with the same affection, in a mother-and-son fashion.

After that Sonic looked renewed and the two entered the kitchen just in time to see Cream getting her cookies from the oven. They went to the dining room where Amy was setting up the table for everyone. They spent part of the afternoon chatting and enjoying the baked goods Cream put so much effort in doing them.

The smile in her face grew every time she got a compliment from Sonic, just like her chances to having a heart attack. She felt like her chest would explode and at some point she really thought they would notice her uncommon behavior because Sonic said something about her being a beautiful and nice girl.

She politely got off her place and went to her room, almost tripping on the stairs. Actually, she tripped on the last step and fell face first. When her mom asked what was that she said it was nothing. Looking at the mirror, she could not tell if her face was red from the fall or because she was blushing, maybe both. Anyway, she was red as a tomato, just because Sonic said something nice to her.

She had to tell someone what she was feeling. Sonic was the first person on her mind, if not the only one, but that could be strange. Then she remembered of someone. She got her phone and checked her contacts. Finding the name she was looking for, she quickly called her friend and jumped on her bed. Reaching her dear blue plush, she heard someone answer in the other side of the line. "Hello to you too. I have to tell you something…"

Down on the dining room, Sonic and Amy were cleaning the table and washing the dishes. After thanking Vanilla they said goodbye and went back to the city. Amy remembered him of their date and Sonic told her to wait for him at her house by 4 p.m. They parted ways and went to their houses. Amy took a whole hour to get ready, so when she finished herself Sonic was knocking at her door. They walked together to the cinema.

Even though there were a lot of action movies today, Sonic chose a romantic one. Amy insisted that they didn't have to watch this one, but he bought the tickets anyway. Internally she was screaming in delight that he chose this one. She had been waiting to see this movie for some time now, and she was going to have Sonic by her side!

'Be still, my heart. Don't jump at him, Amy, focus' Amy focused her entire attention on the movie, otherwise she would pretty much hug him like there was no tomorrow. The story was about a couple that got apart after arguing. While they were apart the girl received a notice that he suffered a serious accident. In order to save him, she had to get a huge amount of money and she decided to win a bet crossing a great distance in a short time. On her tracks she remembered a lot of good times she had with the guy.

Amy thought it was lovely and she told Sonic how she would run around the entire world to save him. Sonic, of course, said it would not be a problem to him, but also admired the strong will of the girl in the big screen.

The movie ended with the couple back together. The happy ending would keep at a fictional level, thought. Right when they were going out the cinema, Bunnie crossed ways with them. Upon seeing the two hedgehogs walking with their arms interlocked, she instinctively got in front of them.

"Hey, Sonic, Amy! What are yer doin' around 'ere?" She tried her best not to sound annoyed when addressing to the pink hedgehog.

"We just watched a lovely movie together!"

Bunnie's lips curled into a little smile "Did she drag ya here, sugah-hog?"

"Nah, actually, I invited her. And you? Came to see a movie or are you already going?"

"I just out from this race movie" she lied "I was heading back home when I saw you two" She was going to watch the same movie Sonic and Amy watched.

The hedgehog couple left the building and Amy could feel Bunnie staring daggers at her without even looking. During their diner, much less expensive than the last one Sonic went, they encountered with Mina, in her disguise, that is.

"Excuse me, stranger, have me met before?"

Mina looked up and saw Sonic, getting a huge smile across her face. Then she noticed Amy by his side, and her smile faded a little.

"Oh, I don't think so, hehe. Please take a seat"

"Oh, we don't want to bother you, right Sonic? Let's find another table"

"Last time I checked there were no more tables for two. Come on, you are not bothering anyone" Mina forced a smile. She had to talk with Sonic, even if it meant face the endless rage of Amy Rose.

Since Mina didn't order anything yet, they chose their food together. Soon the food came and they talked about anything, sometimes getting near 'sensitive issues'. Whenever Sonic wasn't looking Mina and Amy glared at each other in a serious cold war. After paying the bill, Sonic and Amy said goodbye to Mina and went to the park. While walking through it Amy noticed some gardeners removing burnt sticks and replanting bushes.

"What happened here? The ground seems to have been scorched"

"Don't even ask" Sonic let out a sigh. He was really trying to follow Vanilla's advices and enjoy the time with Amy, but wherever he looked to, his problems seemed to get thrown right at his face. "Look Amy, I wanted this to be fun and all, but I guess we're having a hard time at it and-"

"Sonic?"

'Oh, for the love of…' Sonic mentally face palmed him as he recognized this voice. He turned around and found Sally staring at them. "Umm, yo, what's up Sal?"

She gazed intensely at the couple in front of her, focusing on their locked arms. Sally approached with a frown on her face. Amy was already on the edge, but she managed to keep control. How she did it was a mystery. The chipmunk faced Sonic.

"Can we talk, you know, in private?" She tried to put a hand on his shoulder but Sonic backed off. He tried his best not to sound rude.

"Yeah, another time. As you can see Amy and I are on a date, so-"

"It won't take too long. Besides, you will lose nothing at all…"

"Excuse me?"

Amy was doing her best to control her temper and not drop the hammer, but she wasn't obligated to take the sassy remarks of the princess. She unfolded her arm from sonic and stepped in front of her. Sonic was ready to hold her but Amy would not react physically, yet.

"Listen here, royalty or not, this was very rude. Whatever you 'think' you have to say, it can be said after we end our date"

"Now you listen, pinky. Don't stick your nose were it does not belong" Sally gave a flick on Amy's nose, making her back away. The hedgehog had her head to close to Sally's comfort. The princess expected this to upset the hedgehog and make her throw a tantrum, like she used to do. To say she got surprised with Amy's self-control was an understatement.

The pink hedgehog held her aching nose and mentally counted to ten, keeping her eyes closed. As for Sally, her plan completely backfired. Sonic looked at least unpleased.

"Sally, I won't even start on that thing you just did. Amy is right. Whatever you have to say, it can and will wait till we are over spending time together, if you really want to say it, that is"

Sally raised her hand to speak but got cut by someone.

"Shut it, princess. Yer the wrong one here" Bunnie was leaning on a tree and glared at sally with an annoyed face. Everyone turned to her. Sally said what Sonic and Amy had in mind.

"What are YOU doing here?"

The question made Bunnie realize that showing up wasn't the best thing to do. Too late to go back, she had no excuses and ended explaining the truth.

"I… kinda… followed ya guys… aftah we met at the cinema"

"Why?" Sonic's question was simple and reasonable, but the answer to it was just the opposite. Amy just stood where she was, staring at the developing mess in front of her, her left eye starting to twitch.

Bunnie looked away and fiddles with her fingers. Her voice was low and Sonic would notice her blushing if he was close enough. Unfortunately, Sally was close enough and seeing her 'friend' get all shy around Sonic made her feel sick, and jealous too.

"I… well, what can I say…"

"You can say goodbye and leave"

Rabbit and chipmunk stared at each other, eyes full with the green flames of jealous. Just when Sonic was moving to stop a fight before it started, another person entered the scene, in a not so friendly way.

"Ridiculous…" the girls and Sonic turned around to find Mina standing there with a blank face. She startled with everyone focusing on her. She didn't mean to say it out loud. "Ummm, hello…?"

"Please say that Amy forgot something at the restaurant…"

"Who you are calling ridiculous?!" Sally and Bunnie said at the same time, glaring at each other again.

An upside down curve grew more and more on Amy's face. She already passed her limit long ago, but for the sake of her date, she would maintain her composure. The mongoose didn't make it any easy, though. She had the nerve to tell sonic that she missed his company in her presence. And what did she meant by 'special moment at the park'? Amy clenched her hands and counted though teeth. "56… 57… 58…"

"Nice, more inconvenient people!"

"Shush, princess! I'm talking to Sonic here"

"Oh, shut up and leave 'im alone, gal!"

"What was that, hayseed?!"

"Can this get any worse?" the answer to Sonic's question came from the sky and wore skintight clothes. Rouge landed at his side instantly wrapping her right arm around his neck.

"Do you consider stalking a bad thing?"

Everyone turned to the bat and Rouge pointed at Bunnie and Mina.

"These two have been following you since you crossed ways with them"

"And how do YOU know this, huh?" Sally questioned, implying that the bat was accusing herself too.

"Well, princess, there's a difference between 'stalking' and 'surveillance'. Now, Sonic, about yesterday-"

"In othah words, SPYING!" Bunnie shouted at the white bat. Obviously a case of the pot calling the kettle black.

"Yeah! What right you have to do this?!" (hey…)

"Don' agree with me, ya nitwit! Yer don't have any reason in 'ere!"

"Who is the nitwit?!" (hey)

"Ya deaf or just plain stupid?!"

"You two are stupid! I came first to talk with Sonic and you are getting in the way" (hey, can you all…)

"Oh, please, princess. We all know and are tired of your poor excuse of a speech. Now, sonic dear, I know I messed up yesterday but look, I really meant it when I said-"

"EVERYBODY SHUT THE HELL UP!"

And Amy finally flipped. Took a lot of time, right? Well, if there was any doubt that she was riled up, it completely vanished. Her fur stood on the end and her entire body was shaking in anger. Her pupils were almost dots and she was growling.

"All I wanted… was pending some quality time with sonic, just the end of the afternoon… it went well, we were having an lovely date… but then YOU ALL DECIDED TO SHOW UP AND BLOW IT!". Everyone recoiled at the burst of Amy. She had been too calm in that mess, they should have noticed.

"WHAT NOW!? WHO'S GONNA TO SHOW UP?!" Amy threw up her fists as she glared at the bunch in front of her. Just as she said it, a fast figure came out of the blue, aiming at the blue one.

Sonic was tackled to the ground, sliding impressive 30 feet in the grass. Looking at the figure in front of him, he could not be more surprised. Guess who it is (No, seriously, I dare you to figure out who).

In the distance, Sonic heard a call. He looked to his left and tilted his head a little. A bluish light was approaching and it seemed to be saying something. Sonic leaned on his elbows and focused on the light.

"Watch… she is…time…? That time…? What time of the month? …wait a minute…" as sonic made the connections he paled and slowly turned his head to face the lavender feline on top of him (Yes, it's Blaze. Who else could be?). He gulped upon seeing her face.

Something was off. Blaze had her eyelids half closed and her vision seemed foggy. Her breath was accelerated and her body was emanating a lot of heat. Not like when she was using her powers, but hotter than normal. Her ears were half bent down and her tail wagged furiously from one side to another. She held a strange grin while staring at him and… was she drooling?

Just when her hands started to get near certain 'parts' of his body, Silver landed and ran at their direction shouting. "Everyone! Get away from Blaze! She's crazy!" The group got distracted, Blaze included, and Sonic used this to his favor, rolling him and the cat around the grass. Once on top of her the hedgehog jumped up and gave some steps back, then looked at Silver.

"Silver, what the heck in going on?"

"puffpuff… she is…wheeze… on her period… pant …"

A sweat drop formed on the blue hedgehog's head as the other girls' faces went blank. Such a sensitive matter, right? This crazy cat was a new thing to everyone except Silver. As he recovered his breath, he stood near Sonic between him and Blaze. The feline was sitting on the grass, leaning on her hands like a normal cat. Her eyes never left Sonic.

"Silver, bro, care to explain?"

"What more need an explanation? The fiery feline is on rage mode!" Bunnie pointed at Blaze, focusing on the little flame on the tip of the cat's tail.

"Well, actually, this usually doesn't happen…" everyone turned to Silver. Okay, not every girl becomes grumpy, but that seemed to be the case with the cat. Amy knew very well that cramps could completely ruin one's mood.

"You see guys, Blaze tends to be more distant when she's… like that. But this time she asked me to lock her in her room and I don't have idea why"

"So why is she here?" Sonic pointed to the always watching cat. "And why did she jump on me? Is she mad or… oh…"

Maybe Blaze was angry because of what happened before. But, even if he was harsh, this could not make her that angry, right? As Sonic pondered what was happening, Blaze started to walk closer to him on all fours, just like a normal cat.

"What…?" Rouge stared at the scene, deciding if she should laugh or be confused. When Sally got near Sonic to grab his arm, the little flame on Blaze's tail grew and she bared her fangs at the chipmunk. Sally immediately stepped back.

"She hissed! She hissed at me!"

"She gets wild when she is on her period?! That's why she locked herself, Silver?"

"No! I already said this never happened before, Sonic! I locked her anyway but she escaped"

"How?"

"She blew up the wall of her room" Silver deadpanned.

Sonic was about to say 'what?!', but was cut by the lavender cat tackling him to the ground again. He spun and tried to throw her off again but she pinned him to the ground by holding his arms. Sonic looked to the Blaze's face. Half open eyelids, heavy breathing, a goofy grin plastered on her muzzle. Sigh 'just my luck…' of course she wanted to smooch him, who didn't? 'If Silver get all mushy around me I swear I'm gonna flip!'

Sonic struggled to break free but Blaze had advantage over him, literally. She leaned kiss him and at the last second Amy came connecting a flying kick with her two legs on the cat's sides, sending Blaze away. Everyone's eyes turned into dishes seeing such a drastic measure. Drastic yet efficient. Amy got up and dusted herself off, the snapped her head back at other girls, giving a death glare.

"Anyone else wants to pull a clever trick?"

Before the girls could respond, an annoying and well known voice sounded from the sky.

"MWAHAHAHAAHA! FINALLY! I really had some doubts before but now you will be gone for good, Sonic!"

Sonic covered his face with his hands, not wanting to see the doctor and his newest machine, whatever it was. "Come back another day, egg face. Not the best time right now!"

"What is it that I hear? Sonic the Hedgehog is not motivated to fight? HAH! Splendid! This will make crushing you a cake walk!"

Eggman pulled some buttons on his control panel and his machine went on attack mode. It was an oval ship where his hover pod was allocated. Around the main ship, metallic orbs flew around like satellites, probably due to a magnetic field generated by the main body ( remember Robotnik launching fake Robotniks at Sonic, back in the Sonic The Hedgehog 2? Yep, gonna throw myself at you. Problem?).

"The only pastry yer gonna get is a three layer punch cake, egg breath!" Bunnie rocket to strike the ship but one of the orbs entered in her way and she got electrocuted, falling to the ground. "Ow, I'm seein' mah stars…"

"You petty nuisances! Get out of my way if you know what is good for you" The mad doctor threatened as he launched his orbs at Sonic.

The blue hedgehog dogged the huge balls and approached the main ship from under it, but when he jumped to attack two orbs entered in his way. Sonic got electrocuted but managed to land on his feet and dashed to avoid being crushed. This was a problematic contraption for sure.

Mina and Amy were trying to distract the doc but that resulted in Eggman sending three orbs at them. Amy dodged one just like Mina, but tried to rebut the third. The metallic satellite was heavier that she expected and her hammer conducted the electricity, making her scream in pain. Sonic turned to her and at that moment of distraction a ball hit him in the back, sending him flying.

"What's up, Sonic? Have too much in your mind? Can't focus? You are not putting up a fight at all" the evil genius had a twisted grin crossing his face as Sonic seemed not only mentally affected, but physically too.

"I'll show you who have to keep up with who!"

Sonic was ready to evade the oncoming balls and dash at the main ship but the spheres got frozen in the air, surrounded by a bluish light. He looked to his left and saw Silver holding his arms up, his hands glowing with the same light.

"Sonic. I can handle this. Get away from here"

"Are you kidding?! I'm gonna kick egg-for-brains in no ti-"

"You are not in condition to do this right now! Clean up your thoughts and then come back to fight"

Silver had another power besides his psychokinesis, some kind of latent telepathy. He could not read minds or control the others, but he could sense the feelings of the people. Let's call it a super empathy. Right now, the silvery hedgehog could feel the turmoil in Sonic's head.

"Don't tell me what I can and cannot do, bro"

"Sonic, if you don't leave at once I'll go there and psycho kick your-ARGH!" Silver lost his concentration and let one ball get free and hit him.

"Care to focus on the battle? I want to finish you by 10 p.m" Eggman was spinning his orbs around the main ship with increasing speed. Sonic got into a fighting stance, ready to dash whenever the doctor launched his attack.

"I'm gonna wreck your little toy before diner!" at saying that, Sonic was grasped by Blaze in a hot hug. "Or… I could leave this to Silver. You are at it, man!" Sonic got loose from Blaze's arms and dashed away. Blaze let out a purr and ran after him.

"HEY! Get back here you crazy cat!" Amy went after them with her hammer on hand.

"Where do you think you are going, pinky?!" Sally shouted.

"She's goin' to be outta mah way, be soah of that!" Bunnie started to fly at the direction they went leaving Sally no other choice that run.

While on her way, Mina passed by her, slowed a bit, stuck her tongue at the princess and sped up, leaving her in a cloud of dust.

"*cough* damn this girls and their mobility advantages *cough*"

"Don't be jealous your highness! That does not suit you!" Rouge flew by her and Sally's eyebrows only got more furrowed. She mumbled something about mutant speed demons and unfair competition.

Silver eyed the whole scene dumbfounded. When he said he could take care of Eggman, he expected some HELP from the girls around. As a huge orb was flying into his direction, he face palmed and let out an annoyed sigh. "I really thought they would help? It's no use…"

As our brave hedgehog from the future endured the wrath of egg face, the blue blur made his way through the city, with a bunch of girls on hot pursuit. Rouge and Bunnie were trying to hit each other while flying, and Amy was holding on the car Sally hijacked. Amy had been training her running skills but she was far from catch up with the 'normal' speed of Sonic. She knew he always held back so she could keep up.

Anyway, two persons were more capable of keep up with the blue speedster at least for a while, namely Blaze and Mina. The mongoose kept one eye at Sonic and the other in the cat, ready to trip her on the first opportunity. As for the mad feline, Blaze could not care less about the competition. She fixed her eyes on the prize, that being Sonic.

The blue hedgehog made sharp turns in alleys and streets in order to outwit his relentless pursuers. After seven 90 degree curves and a high jump over Speed Highway Sonic finally managed to get them out of his spines and dashed to his house. Locking the door behind him, he breathed heavily. Not that he was tired, just relieved.

The tension was so much Sonic almost hit his head on the ceiling when the phone rang. The frantic hedgehog quickly got the phone.

"Who is there?"

"Wow, it's me, Tails. You okay, Sonic?"

"Sorry lil bro, you almost gave a heart attack"

"How come? What happened?"

"Long story. Anyway, what gives?"

"Remember when you came here to know about Omega?"

"Yeah. Any news on the code thing?"

"Nope, but I found something strange in the piece I removed from Omega. I think you should see it. Can you come now?"

"Umm, I'm not sure if this is a good time to leave my house-" BLAM! The door went down to the floor and a lavender figure jumped at his back. "I'll be there…"

As Sonic threw his phone on the couch Blaze leaned and licked him on his cheek. This startled the hedgehog.

"Now, this is a bit too much don't you think?!"

Staring at her face Sonic concluded that she wasn't thinking at all. He was going to perform his third attempt to flip someone off him in less than an hour. This was wrong in so many ways. He successfully threw the lunatic cat on his couch and got up, only to find Mina Bunnie and Rouge struggling to pass by where used to be his door.

They ended falling over each other and Sonic took the opportunity to leap over them. Once outside he made another stop as Sally harshly stopped the car in front of his house. Amy shoved the princess aside and got over the driver's seat.

"Out of my way, princess. Sonic, my love, I'm coming!"

"Oh, no you are not!"

Before Amy could step out of the car sally held her by the ankle and Amy hit the sidewalk. Wasn't her arms stretched out to reach Sonic, she would have a really serious injury in her face. Sally scrambled over the pink hedgehog but got held just like she did seconds ago.

Sonic grimaced at the whole mess around him. His mouth formed a flat line as his eyebrows furrowed in annoyance and worry. Then he sniffed something in the air. He turned around, following the smell of something burning and he found Blaze hissing again and his couch on fire.

He would have done something about it but the trio down on his doorway got up and Blaze was still hissing. Plus, Amy and Sally were pulling each other's hair. Good thing he got sprinklers installed some time ago. But he could not regret more buying that fireproof couch. It cost 70 buck more, but it would be worth now.

Anyway, Sonic dashed away, breaking the sound barrier in ten seconds. Under five minutes he was on Tails' door. He knocked quickly on the door, looking around for any threats, resulting in Tails receiving some knocks on his head.

"Hey! Cut that out!"

"Oh, sorry buddy"

"Geez, what have bitten you?"

"Let's enter and I tell you" Sonic ushered Tails inside and closed the door behind him. Soon the fox and the hedgehog were on the elevator getting to the lab underground.

"So, it goes like this: Amy and I were dating. Why? Because I wanted to be nice. We went for the cinema and met with Bunnie. We went to eat and met with Mina. We were walking on the garden and Sally came out of nowhere. The two started to bicker and Bunnie showed up again, then Mina and then Rouge! Everyone started to argue, Amy got pissed and- this is the strangest part- Blaze tackled me to the ground, then-"

"Hey, hey, hey, don't forget to breath" Sonic was really agitated. "Now, let's see if I got it right. You were on a date with Amy, the other girls showed up and Blaze attacked you?"

"Yeah"

"Ok, proceed"

"I said Blaze attacked me, but not in the… 'conventional' way"

"What do you mean?"

"Silver came flying and he said Blaze was on her… period"

"Oh…" a faint blush appeared on Tails face. "Was she… mad?"

"I wish she was… she, well, was… wild"

"Wild…? As in-"

"She looked at me like a lion stares a piece of ham!"

The sudden statement made Tails flinch, one because Sonic waved his arms nonstop and two because it was something that he could not even imagine.

"Umm, aren't you overstating it a bit too much…?"

Sonic slowly place his hands on Tails' shoulders and looked straight at the young fox.

"Tails… she got on top of me like I was a mattress… twice"

"… I'm speechless…"

"Oh yeah, almost forgot. Eggman appeared and attacked"

"No big deal" (somewhere, Eggman sneezed)

"Anyway, what do you wanted to show me?"

"You know, I didn't have a single idea of what this was meant to do, but now I think a figured it out…"

"You figured what out?"

Tails led him to a table full of chemicals and glasses boiling a variety of colored liquids. On another table stood the weird gun that was attached to Omega. Tails got a little beaker with a pinkish substance in it.

"This is a sample of the substance that was inside the shells of the gun. My first analysis could only determine that some neuro agents were present in its composition. I didn't understand then I made another sequence of tests and managed to reproduce the chain reaction to create more of the substance, thus allowing me to separate it on its basic elements and… you are not following…"

Sonic held his hands up with a confused face. Tails cleaned his throat and started again.

"After a lot of science, and I mean a LOT, I discovered that this pink liquid has the power to trigger chemical reactions in the body concerning the brain. These reactions are specific though, and very strong, I have to say."

"What kind of reactions?"

"Releasing of neuro transmitters and certain hormones. I'm still measuring the full extension of its effect but until now what I see is an exponential increase on the hormones responsible for affectionate responses"

"English, please"

"In other words, it's a love potion"

Sonic stood still for a whole minute.

"You kidding, right…?"

"Afraid not"

Sonic took another minute to think about this new information. Why would Eggman do such thing? What did he even gain in exchange?

"What do you think, Tails? If you were a mad scientist, what would you do if your arch nemesis got a bunch of girls head over heels for him?"

Tails pondered a bit about it. It was indeed an intriguing question.

"Hmmm, I'd expect the enemy to be distracted by the girls. This way he would not put a fight. Do you feel that way?"

"Well, I won't lie, my mind is full of dealing with the girls… I can't believe this lame plan is actually working"

"On the bright side, I took the liberty to start developing a nullifier of the Love Drive"

"Love Drive?"

"Yeah, Love Drive. Love potion don't sounds like science at all"

"And when will it be ready?"

"Four days, maybe a week"

"A WEEK?! I won't survive a week!"

"Come on, Sonic, love crazy or not, it's just the girls. What harm can be done?" BLAM!

The sound of something hitting Tails door at the ground floor echoed through the elevator shaft. Tails went to the control panel and hit some buttons. An image of a camera popped up and showed his door on the ground slightly burned. Another camera showed the girls wandering around the house. Tails turned on the sound.

"Sonic! Where are you?"

"Come out, whatevah yer hidin'!"

"I just want to talk, remember?"

Tails didn't believe in his eyes.

"Hey! Do they realize doors actually COST to be repaired?"

"Dang it! They are here. How did they know I was here?"

"Maybe they followed you, or maybe- hey! This is a very expensive steel door!"

Blaze started to scratch the metal door of the elevator, melting it slowly.

"Tails, lock the lab!"

"Dude, relax" Tails pressed the lock down button and another huge steel door shut she elevator entrance.

"Can I stay here until the nullifier is ready?"

"I'd prefer you don't"

"Please Tails, I need somewhere to hide"

"Do you realize this sounds and IS ridiculous?"

The light flicked a bit and they felt a little tremor. On the screen, Bunnie was using her arm cannon to melt her way through the reinforced doors.

"Oh, come on!"

The now frustrated Tails started to type something on his computer and when Sonic asked what he was doing he answered. "I'm calling Shadow. He is at the ARK right now"

"What for? Are you gonna ask him to fire the laser at them?" Sonic pointed up where the girls should be right now.

"The ARK is an abandoned space colony, extremely difficult to reach. Did I mention it's located OUT of the planet?" Tails held a cheeky grin as Sonic realized. Just when they high fived, Shadow popped up on the screen.

"Who in world makes a call to a space colony?"

"Hello Shadow. Sorry to interrupt you-"

"You mean wake me up"

"Yeah… anyway, we need your help, rather, Sonic does"

"And what is it, faker?"

"Well… it's a long story, but I need to stay on the ARK for a while…"

"I'm immortal, I have plenty of time, spit it out" a loud bang was heard from the elevator. On the cameras, Amy was hitting the half melted door.

"Can I sum up?" The glare of Shadow told him not. "Alright, so back a my birthday party Omega went-"

"Oh, no, stop! Give the short version! I can't stand you talking that much"

"Alright. Blaze, Mina, Sally, Bunnie, Rouge and Amy are currently under the effect of a love potion and I'm the target of their affection. I need a place to hide while Tails makes an antidote"

Shadow held an emotionless face as he stared through the small monitor on the panel. He remained silent for two long minutes, while Sonic was getting more and more nervous with the loud bangs coming from the levels above. Suddenly, a small smile started to form into Shadow's face and he brought his hand over his mouth. He could not hold any longer and burst into laughs.

As the black hedgehog laughed, the blue one stared at the screen with an annoyed face. Shadow almost vanished from their vision because he was crouching and holding his sides from laughing too hard. He got up and leaned on his hand as he wiped a tear away.

"Damn! Hahaahah, that was funny. I will give it to you… it's not easy to make the ultimate lifeform laugh, heheheheh… but you managed to do so! Hahaha!"

"Yeah,yeah, I'm hilarious. Can you teleport here and give me a lift?"

"Hah! Are you serious?! Of course not! Hahahaha!"

"Why not?!"

"One, this is MY space station. Go find one for yourself! Two, I'm here because I want to be ALONE. And three… do you realize how ridiculous you are sounding? Hahahahaha!"

Shadow went into another laughing fit. "Sonic the Hedgehog, world famous hero, running from a little bunch of girls! Hahahaha, I pity you!"

Shadow removed himself but Sonic and Tails could hear him laughing on the background. Tails turned to Sonic and said he warned Sonic this was ridiculous. Sonic sighed in defeat, but got startled with a huge noise of something falling.

"Great, there goes another door…"

Tails took a deep breath and turned to his friend.

"It pains me to have to do this but… Sonic, out of here" the fox pointed to the hallway that led to his runway.

"What?! Come on, Tails, buddy. Don't let me down now"

"Sorry Sonic, but these crazy girls will end wrecking the whole place after you. I promise that I'll have the antidote ready as soon as possible"

"Please little bro, help me out there"

Another sound of something breaking made it clear to Sonic that the fox wasn't going to give way.

"I swear, if these lunatics break anything beyond what they already did, YOU are going to pay for it!"

"Alright, understood! But where do I go now?"

"Just go for the runway and dash to get a boost. You will end landing somewhere near Mystic Ruins"

"Mystic Ruins? Seems a good place to hide for a while… ok buddy, thanks for the help, anyway"

"Good luck"

Sonic dashed through the hallway until he reached the underground runway where the Tornado was kept. He made a start stance and readied himself. Tails hit the button to open the doors of the runway and Sonic performed a super peel out (the move where he forms an eight figure with his legs, remember?). Upon seeing the green light, Sonic removed his hands from the ground and sped by the track, launching himself and traveling a great distance in the air.

A few minutes later the elevator's door went down and the group of girls stepped out of it. They looked around and found no sign of Sonic.

"Tails! Good to see you! Have you seen Sonic?"

"No Amy, not in a while…" he could at least buy his older bro some time. Unfortunately, none of the girls believed in him. Rouge spun the chair he was sitting and l lifted him on eye level.

"Now, you little stubborn boy! Tell where he went to before I use your fluffy tails to make a scarf!" the poor kid started to shake and stammer

"W-w-well… you s-see-"

"No I don't see him! That's why I'm asking!"

"Amy…? A-a little help here…?"

"Just spit it out, Tails!" now Tails understood why Sonic was running away. These girls were relentless.

"He went Mystic Ruins"

Everybody turned their attention to the black hedgehog on the huge screen. He still held a grin on his face (maybe his face broke from laughing too much).

"Shadow! You are still online?!"

"You were the one that called me. Anyway, I want to see faker panicking. This ought to be funny as hell, hheheh!"

"Thank you for the hint Shadow!" Rouge said as she took off just behind Bunnie.

"You're welcome"

"Hey, where's Mina and Blaze?" Amy looked around.

FLASHBACK. 5 MINUTES AGO.

Blaze was sniffing something in the air. As Rouge lifted the young fox, the lavender cat came closer and sniffed his tails. Something got her interest and ran through the hallway Sonic went not long ago. Mina noticed this and dashed after her.

"Mina, where are you going?"

"Blaze here knew Sonic was in the garden, in his house and in here. I don't know if this crazy cat is a medium but I'm sticking with her for a while, Sally"

END OF FLASHBACK.

"Hey Tails, I'm going to borrow your plane. See ya!"

"Amy, wait! You cannot-"

"Don't sweat; I'll pay you for the fuel!"

'This is not what I fear…'

"Do you even know how to pilot a plane?"

"Be quiet princess, and maybe I'll let you stick together with me"

"Don't tell me to be quiet! But I admit that I could use a lift"

"Just remember this is a plane, not a crane"

"Hey!"

Amy and Sally entered on the cockpit and the pink hedgehog started the engine. Under two minutes they were up in the sky on their way to Mystic Ruins. It was hedgehog hunting season and Sonic was the maximum prize.

End of chapter 10

Just look at that beaultiful chapter! I'm not talking about quality (but I really hope so!). I'm talking about the fact that, counting the title and end line, there are exactly 7777 words on this chap (lucky seven! Just kidding, I'm not a surpestitious person...). Now, there is a guy named bikerboy and he's also writting a pretty cool story. Check it on if you ever have some time. Reviwes and oppinions are always welcome. Thanks for reading!