(No one's POV)
"Blaze!" Amy squealed in glee and this time she darted towards the poor cat giving her a bone-crushing hug. Blaze tried to speak up but her throat was pressed so hard that she felt like she was being choked to death! "Oh Blaze! It's been so many years! We have so much to catch up on and..." Amy released Blaze instantly and clutched her throbbing head.
"Amy!" Sonic yelped and was about to run towards her but Shadow beat him to it.
"Rose, are you okay?" his bass voice was hinted with worry. Amy nodded and glanced at the lilac kitty who was gasping in precious oxygen and massaging her throat.
"Sorry Blaze, I guess I got a little bit carried away..." Amy chewed on her bottom lip and tried to give the periwinkle tabby an innocent look. Blaze just shook her head motioning that all is well.
"Anyway, what are you guys doing here?" Tails piped in after recovering from his minor shock. He scanned both the alabaster hedgehog and lilac cat only to find that they've only changed in height after like two-three years. Blaze has got a bit of a feminine aura surrounding her now instead of that raging fire that she used to have when she was cold-hearted. Silver was almost the same height as Sonic (since he was a year younger than Sonic) but it was hard to tell with his five quills on his forehead. His fur has changed slightly in tone; a bit of a darker shade than the neon like fur he used to have a few years back.
"I had a vision of what's going on here and it was really really bad!" Silver waved his arms in the air to add effect but only got a weirded out look from everyone else. Silver cleared his throat and carried on as his tanned muzzle flushed into a light crimson colour. "This is why Blaze and I came here. We managed to pick up Shadow on the way unconscious but he told us what was going on here." Silver chuckled nervously as Shadow rolled his eyes.
"It's bad enough having to deal with Faker but now I have to deal with Pot-head," Shadow muttered and was completely aware that Silver heard every word. Silver ignored him not wanting to create an argument at a situation like this.
"So you two must be the two alliances that Mephiles told me about," Sonic clicked his fingers and walked towards the time-traveling duo. "Glad it's someone we know!" He let out a smug smile as he peered at the lack of gap between the two. "You guys are really close to just be 'friends'." Blaze cocked one eyebrow at the sapphire hedgehog while Silver put his hands on his hips.
"Well I could say the same thing about you and Amy, right?" Silver smirked at the flushing hedgehog.
"What are you talking about?" Sonic argued back in defense folding his arms.
"You know what I'm talking about; you're not even denying it to start with." Silver gave a goofy grin at the fuchsia faced hero while he glared daggers at the sterling being.
"Okay, enough." Amy interrupted the glaring contest trying to hide her own reddened cheeks. Sonic took a quick glance at her and thought to himself: 'She looks so cute when she blushes'. "Shadow, you feeling okay? You're not hurt or anything, right?" Amy tried to change the subject by pushing all the attention towards the dark hedgehog. He nodded in agreement. Sonic felt a twang of jealousy for a moment due to all the attention she was giving Shadow but quickly shook it off since he knows their brother-sister relationship. Sonic couldn't help it. He's got feelings too!
"I'm fine Rose, what happened to all those people in the hospital?" Shadow's voice trembled at the word hospital. Everyone was quiet for a moment so Rouge decided that it was her turn to speak.
"They're in a better place now. The shadow ghost or Iblis whatever his name his gave them his version of euthanasia." The bat lowered her ears and gritted her teeth.
"It's not assisted suicide, it's MURDER!" Tails blurted out trying not to cry
"It was sarcasm fox-boy," Shadow mumbled.
"Now it's not the time to be sarcastic; we have to think of a plan and fast! Any questions?" Sonic butted in wanting to solve this situation once and for all. "Actually, I do," Silver interrupted Sonic's momentum. "How did Mephiles manage to tell you stuff? I thought we killed him," Sonic looked at him and nodded. "We thought we killed him but his whereabouts remain unknown. He communicated with me through my dream or vision of an alternative future for us all." Silver had an 'o' face showing that he gets it now.
"Now, for the plan, Sonic?" Tails spoke out.
"Yep?" Sonic looked towards the kitsune.
"You said that the chaos emeralds are needed to defeat Iblis, right?"
"Yes, yes I did. How many emeralds do we have excluding Amy's?" Tails thought for a moment than rushed out of the room into his lab. Loud shuffling can be heard and a few clatter and bangs.
"Tails? What are you doing?"
"Bear with me for a sec, I'm coming!" the fox's voice echoed and then darted back into the room with a glowing bundle in his hands. He put it down the table revealing a few chaos emeralds. "We have three chaos emeralds here in my workshop!" the boy chirped happily.
"What about the other four?" Shadow questioned while Silver and Blaze just sat on the sofa waiting to help or something.
"Wait! What about yours Shadow?" Silver exclaimed. Shadow's eyes lit in realization and handed his to the fox.
"That makes four now. One is on Angel island safe with Knuckles but the other two are somewhere unknown." Tails sighed.
"You can track them foxy can't you?" Rouge regained her seductive tone making Tails slightly uncomfortable. "Yeah, I can but I have to find my chaos emerald tracker first." Tails chuckled nervously.
"Okay, you do that while Shadow and I pry Knuckles to give us the emerald. Okay hun?" Rouge winked but frowned at the scowling, dark hedgehog.
"Why do I have to go?" Shadow pierced his ruby eyes at the flirty bat but she just shook her head.
"Think that hothead would actually give me the chaos emerald? He may be a gullible fool but not gullible enough for me to just swipe that precious under his nose!" Rouge ranted while dragging Shadow out of the door. Shadow growled at this gesture and yelled:
"Let go of me you idiot!" Shadow swiped his arm out of Rouge's grip and ran towards Angel island. Rouge sighed in frustration and started to flap her wings. She looked back at the remaining group in the workshop and waved her hand.
"See you later and Amy, take care hun!" as she said her last words, she took off.
"So, what now?" Blaze mumbled. She was kind of bored just sitting around doing nothing. She supposed Silver was feeling the same way at the sleepy position he was in on the sofa.
"I'll go look for the chaos emerald detector, you guys stay put." Tails then ran back into his lab leaving the three hedgehogs and cat.
"Where do you think the chaos emeralds might be at?" Sonic asked Amy randomly. Amy gave him a look saying 'how am I suppose to know?'. Sonic shrugged at her expression. Soon, Tails ran back into the room but his frown was transformed into a Cheshire cat grin. The four mobians noticed the strange device that Tails was waving in the air.
"I found it! I just have to plug it in the computer, put a chaos emerald in the device, search for the co-ordinates and..." as Tails babbled on, Silver just cut him off.
"Yeah you do that, what shall we do while you're at it?" Tails scratched his head with one of his finger showing that he was in a deep thought then sighed.
"All I need you guys to do is wait for a bit then we can move on to what we can do!" the four mobians groaned; especially the azure hero who was fidgeting a lot.
"I'm going to go for a run, be back in a sonic second!" Sonic replied.
"You can take as long as you want," Amy added but Sonic just shook his head.
"I can't stay too long out without you having a bodyguard, Princess." Sonic flicked her nose in process and dashed off.
"How dare you Sonic The Hedgehog! You know how much I hate being called PRINCESS!" Amy fumed and vented her anger on a innocent pillow causing all the feathers to burst out of it.
"First my doors, now my pillows. What have I done to deserve this!" Tails whimpered and got back to his computer. Silver was busy being entertained by Amy's mini tantrum on the pillow while Blaze was slightly amused.
(Angel Island)
Knuckles was in his usual position guarding his beloved and ancient master emerald. All the peacefulness and beauty of the island has turned into loneliness, isolation and creepy ever since Iblis showed up. So much has happened in so little days giving the poor echidna an experience of a hangover (without the alcohol). Suddenly, he twitched at the sound of beating wings and rushing footsteps. He had his back turned on the intruding duo.
"Shadow and...Rouge," Knuckles gruff voice alerted the bat's ears. Normally, he always call her bat-girl or something like that but today, he's actually using her name. Shadow just remained motionless. "You're here for the chaos emerald, aren't you?" Knuckles faced the both Rouge and Shadow with a neutral look on his face. In his left hand was a chaos emerald which sparkled. If Rouge was in a normal situation, her eyes would've been filled with greed at the sight of the emerald however, it was filled with hope and relief. Before either Rouge or Shadow could ask any questions, Knuckles lifted up one of his hands to show that he wasn't finished. "Tikal has been talking to me through the master emerald and showed that the eight chaos emeralds can stop this demon...this bastard from destroying us all. My instincts told me that one of you guys would eventually come to retrieve the emerald." Knuckles looked deep into the chaos emerald like he was in a trance but soon snapped out of it. He walked towards Rouge and took her hand placing the emerald in it. "I trust you but only today, Bat-girl." Knuckles smirked at the playful insult he threw at her. Shadow just scoffed at this moment and gazed deep into the forests as a distraction. Rouge smiled; not a seductive or flirty smile but a genuine one. She leaned forwards towards the echidna and in a heartbeat, she let go. Knuckles face was completely flushed as he touched his lips. The warm sensation was left tingling his lips. His confused violet eyes scanned the bat only to notice that her face was tinted slightly.
"See you around, Knuckie..." she took off just before Knuckles could protest.
"What was the meaning of this gesture?" Knuckles thought out loud.
"Idiot," replied the dark voice. Shadow stepped forwards. "It means she loves you, you could tell in your eyes." Knuckles blushed as the same colour as his fur. Shadow smirked at his reaction and sprinted off the island leaving a very red echidna all alone. Knuckles chuckled and scratched the back of his head.
"I love you to Rouge," Knuckles felt the warm feeling surrounding his heart forcing it to surrender in its power. Not only did Rouge steal jewels but she stole the echidna's heart too.
(Tails workshop)
"I'm back! Missed me?" a cocky voice bellowed in the room. His eyes fell on one of the sofas consisting a sleeping rose. His rose. "When did she fall asleep? I only went for about 5-10 minutes." Sonic asked to himself oblivious to the fact that Silver, Tails and Blaze was just peering out of the door. Sonic darted towards Amy and crouched down beside her. He stroked her unique bangs causing her to stir slightly. She was in a deep sleep. Sonic smiled at this picturesque scene and gently, oh so gently, kissed her forehead. Her skin felt so soft that he could've mistaken that he was kissing a rose petal. Sonic leaned his face forward and his gaze fell on her lips. "Should I?" Sonic thought to himself but shook his head. "What am I thinking? I can't do it yet, that would be king of cheating! Stealing our first kiss without her realising it. Why is she so irresistible?" Sonic's eyes again fell on Amy's lips. It was slightly parted and looked so soft to touch. It was tinted in a darker shade of her skin. More of a rose colour showing its natural pink look.
"Sonic," three mocking voice harmonized with each other making Sonic lose his breath for a second. He turned his head and gulped in shock. Standing behind him with a smug look on their faces were Tails, Silver and Blaze. Sonic stepped away from Amy with his cheeks flustered.
"It isn't what you think! I was just checking her temperature!" Sonic fibbed but realised that the spying trio didn't buy it. He sighed in defeat and carried on. "How long have you guys been standing here?" Sonic twiddled with his thumb and tried to control the heat in his cheeks.
"The whole time, Sonikku." Tails teased and playfully jabbed his elbow into Sonic.
"That's cheating, kissing a girl while she was asleep." Silver tutted.
"Sleeping Beauty can only be awakened by a kiss," Tails stated mocking a posh person. Sonic growled and pouted.
"I didn't kiss her..." Sonic grumbled receiving a 'really' look from the trio. "...on the lips, yet..." Sonic mentioned the yet bit quietly so only he could hear himself. "But you were about to," Blaze mused. Sonic rolled his eyes but changed the subject right away.
"Tails, have you found out where the chaos emeralds are yet?" Tails nodded.
"Yeah, they're in this place called: The Kingdom of the Dark." Tails stated. Sonic cocked his head at this statement. "It's in the same place where Mephiles once ruled and Amy lived..." Sonic glanced at Amy who seemed really peaceful.
"Once Shadow and Rouge arrives and Amy wakes up, we shall leave to that kingdom," Sonic spoke receiving a nod of agreement from everyone else. He glanced back at Amy and sighed.
"Once this is all over, you'll tell her right?" Tails asked curiously. Silver smiled and so did Blaze. Sonic gave a grin and ruffled Tails' bangs. "We'll see bro, we'll see but if anyone tells her or gives her a hint..." Sonic gave them all a menacing look. The group sweat-dropped in a anime way.
A rose with a dark secret part 11by FireWitch25 Fan Art / Fan Fiction / Horror©2014 FireWitch25 Yey, I finally done it! There's obviously Knuxouge and Sonamy too! Tune in for the next chapter folks!;) (Wink) Previous: art…