Now we move onto Amy's short story saga, where the plot actually moves along quite a bit. Yes, there's more to it than filler, so let's dig in…or don't and say you did.
Song used:
Rooftop Run (Day) – Sonic Unleashed (Yeah, I use quite a bit of these)
Crazy Carnival Saga: Chapter 25 – Day of the Carnival (Because I ran out of decent titles)
It had been a few weeks since the weird things going on at the house on top of Creepy Hill, which wasn't actually that creepy to be honest. The sun shined brightly in the cloudless sky as Sonic got to his feet on top of a rooftop as Rooftop Run Day from Sonic Unleashed began playing. "Ready…GO!" Sonic yelled before hopping across three rooftops then jumping off and grinding along a rail before hitting the ground. He took off at blazing speed, running through various things in his way soon before drifting round to the right, then drifting to the left moments later.
After dodging a few civilians which he came across, he jumped on a nearby spring, hit two more and landed in an apartment building high above. He slid under the table in the middle of the room and ran out the door; spin attacked an Eggman robot which suddenly appeared, then jumped out the window and ran along the balcony before leaping off and landing on a straight path. He took off again, avoiding walls and oil drums placed along the path by sidestepping to the left and right without losing speed.
After a short while, Sonic ran up a wall as he reached a dead end and ran around it using the wall. He continued down the new path, dodging obstacles once again before hitting a spring sending him flying left, and then he hit another and finally landed on a rail which spun round several times before he hopped onto another which appeared on the right. It twirled as it bended to the right, before Sonic flipped and landed on a left rail which soon became a loop which he went through before jumping onto another to the right. He sped up and was sent flying high into the sky.
He flipped several times and curled into a ball before landing on the pavement ahead with both feet, then sped off a second later, knocking several robots and obstacles out the way while avoiding any civilians. He encountered a dozen Eggman robots huddled together just ahead, which he proceeded to speed right through, knocking them all out of the way as he made his out of the area.
In the wide open area of who knows where, stood Amy's house at this particular time. Amy awoke to the sound of music in her ears, and then noticed that she'd left the television on. After a few moments, she flipped up out of bed and got ready for the day ahead of her. A long while later, she was ready and checked her calendar which hung from a wall by her bed.
A majority of the dates in the calendar had something to do with Sonic, the most distinguishable case being to stalk him, but today's date was different. Today was the day of the carnival, and Amy was looking forward to this day so her and Sonic could go together, just because. Amy packed a bag of unknown things and ran out the front door, shutting it behind her.
As Amy made her way to Tails' house, Crystal soon flew up to her from behind and waved. "Hey Amy, what's up?"
"Oh, hi Crystal, I'm going over to Tails' house. By the way, how do you do that thing where you disappear and reappear so randomly?"
"A few gifts from family, friends, whatever."
"That sounds great. Well, today is the day of the carnival, so are you going?"
"I didn't know there was a carnival until you just mentioned it, but I guess I'll go." Crystal rubbed her chin as she said, "I have this strange feeling something bad is going to happen there, but it's probably just gas." She shrugged a second later. "I assume you're gonna ask Sonic, who'll probably say no, but you'll still keep trying?"
"How do you know he'll say no?"
"Because this kind of thing's just not his style. But I understand what you see in him though."
"You do?"
"No. I'm just saying what you wanna hear."
"I'm not sure if you're trying to be nice or not." Amy said, scratching her forehead.
"Somewhere in the middle to be totally honest." Crystal took out her purple diary and then said, "You know what you should do? You should try to be a little less clingy, that's bound to work."
"Less clingy? What are you trying to say?"
"Well…" Crystal paused for a few seconds, and then backed up slightly as Amy took out her Piko Piko hammer. "Hey, let's not get carried away here…"
Meanwhile, at Eggman's base, Eggman was currently updating some files on a computer, Eggman Nega was fixing a robot, and Rose was reading a book in a corner as Virus walked in, who now had feet once again. Virus cleared his throat before speaking, "Fellow associates, I have recently found us a new member to help speed up the process of the plan." He then glanced over to the door where a mysterious teenaged figure walked in right on cue as Eggman, Eggman Nega and Rose all looked over.
The girl had long brunette hair with blue eyes; she wore a thin black hoodie with a black and red skull on the front, and dark blue jeans to match, as well as yellow shoes. She walked up to Eggman and shook his hand. "Hi, my name is Lily Locket, nice to meet you guys."
"Likewise, so what special skills can you offer us, Miss Locket?"
"You'll see soon enough, just give me a task, any task."
At Tails' house, he was currently fixing up P.A.L who's wires had been damaged for weeks when he suddenly heard Sonic yell, "Tails, you'd better have a good explanation for this!" As Sonic ran into the living room, Tails looked up at him. Sonic was a lighter shade of blue, and wore a black t-shirt with the Sonicteam logo on it, with black pants which had two stripes going down the side. But besides those small details, Tails noticed that Sonic was now female. After a few seconds of silence, Tails then said, "Nice shirt."
"Thanks, Big was selling them for some reason, but that's not the point! Why am I like this? And how?"
"You ate that chilli dog in the fridge, didn't you?"
"Of course, why?"
"There was some pill I made which contained quite a large dose of female hormones, you know, for T&A."
"T&A? Are you suddenly developing hormones?" Sonic questioned him.
"Moving on…if my guess is correct, you should revert back if you sneeze." Tails grabbed a can of pepper. "So here you go."
"Geez, it's like something out of a bad fanfiction story…" Sonic whined as he took the can and walked off.
Knuckles climbed in through the window moments after Sonic left and walked up to Tails. "Hey, what was it you wanted to see me about?"
Tails got to his feet and handed Knuckles a wireless controller and a scouter. "Okay, Amber's gonna come over in a bit with a copy of that new game, Pure Ownage, and we're gonna play co-op story mode, which can be done with four people. That scouter will be able to clearly see the screen while you can join us using that pad."
"But how does that work exactly from that kind of distance?"
"It just does, okay? So it's taken care of."
Meanwhile, on the roof of the house, Sonic who was now back to normal, was lying down and looking up at the sky.
"Hey Sonic!" He heard Amy call from behind. "The carnival is in town, you wanna go?"
Sonic saw Crystal from within some bushes to the right hold up a sign which said, "Say yes."
Sonic held up a sign saying, "Why?"
Crystal turned over her sign, "Why not?"
Sonic spun his sign round which said, "I dislike that remark." He then put the sign down and yelled, "Alright Amy, since Tails and Knuckles are also busy doing something."
"Well the carnival is already on right now, in Central City…"
"It is?" Sonic hopped off the roof and landed beside Amy. "Well then, let's breeze!" he said before running on ahead. After a few seconds, Crystal quickly passed him, causing him to speed up and pass her, which caused her to spread her wings and fly past, followed by Sonic speeding up and shooting by once again. Seconds later Crystal passed by him on a rocket, which made Sonic speed up once again and fly by as Crystal sighed, "That's cheap…"
Meanwhile, Lily and Rose had arrived at the entrance of the carnival area and were talking to Virus through communicators. SA2 ran a shop near the entrance where he sold guns, for some strange reason. As they entered the area, Virus spoke to them. "Okay, I hope you two are clear on the basics of this, because we'll start soon enough. Until that time, have fun." He then disconnected.
As he did so, Lily turned to Rose. "So, this place seems more like an amusement park than a carnival. What do you wanna check out first?"
"Anything you aren't checking out." She replied before walking off.
"You'll warm up to me eventually, because us two gotta work together!" Lily yelled back.
"I won't be doing any warming up for a long while." She said as she kept walking.
Song used:
Ridin' Dirty – Chamillionaire (but only a bit for certain reasons)
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As the song started, Shadow was running through the streets at a fast pace with an iPod in his hand. As he passed a police car, the driver quickly gave chase. Shadow turned around, then looked ahead as he began singing, "They see me skatin', they hatin', patrolling they tryin to catch goin' over thirty! Tryin to catch me over thirty! Tryin to catch me over thirty! Tryin to catch me over thirty! Tryin to catch me over thirty!"
He then drifted round a corner as he continued. "My skates are so cool! Their awesome! They're waiting for me to go right over thirty! Tryin to catch me over thirty! Tryin to catch me over thirty! Tryin to catch me over thirty! Tryin to catch me over thirty!" He managed to escape the police moments later and hopped into a car near an alleyway where Rouge and Omega were waiting.
As he got in, he heard the song playing in the car. "What is this I don't even." He punched the radio which damaged it. "That's just ridiculous."