Chocolate Madness
Note: This my own original chapter.
(Gotta Go Fast!)
(Ayla's Theme song - KC Undercover Theme Song)
(Ayla's POV)
*A month has gone by since the tournament. Soon, after it ended, the government was able to fish Emerl out of the water. They originally wanted to take him to Area 99, but Chuck managed to convince them to give Emerl to him & Tails. They immediately began to work on fixing him. It took them a week. When he was done, he looked completely different. He was now black, yellow, & gray with blue eys & he could talk. He also insisted that we give him a new name. We all decided on Gemerl. It was now February & according to Chris, the 14th of this month was a holiday called "Valentine's Day". He said it was a holiday where people can express their love for each other. Some people go on dates, others confess their love to the person they have feelings for. I looked it up online & apparently it's celebrated all over the world in different ways. The one that really caught my attention was the way it's celebrated in Japan. Girls give homemade or store bought chocolate to the boy they like. That got me thinking, maybe I could make some chocolate & give it to Shadow. I just needed some help & I knew just the person to ask*
*I went into the living room to find Ella serving snacks while my brother & friends were watching TV. Gathering up my courage, I walked into the room*
Chris: Hey, Ayla.
Ayla: Hi. Um . . . Ella?
Ella: Yes, dear.
Ayla: Uh . . . You know Valentine's Day is coming up . . .
Ella: Of course.
Ayla: So . . . I was wondering . . . Could you teach me how to make chocolate!?
*Everyone in the room looked at me surprised. Well, except Sonic, who looked at me like I had two heads*
Sonic: Did you hit your head when you woke up this morning?
Ayla: What's that supposed to mean!?
Tails: I think what Sonic is trying to ask is "What gave you this idea?" And no offense, but you know you're not a very good cook.
Ayla: . . . *blushes* I just wanted to do something special for the holiday.
*Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Amy, Cream, Cheese, & Vanilla giving me knowing sly smiles. I blushed even harder*
Ella: I'd be happy to teach you, dear.
Ayla: Really, you will?
Ella: Of course.
*Amy, Cream, Cheese, & Vanilla came up & Amy wrapped me in a hug*
Amy: We'll help too.
Cream: We can all do it together.
Cheese: Chao-Chao.
Vanilla: We can all have fun.
Gemerl: I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EAT, BUT I'LL JOIN IN.
Ella: Shall we get started ladies and robot?
*We all headed for the kitchen*
(Third-Person POV)
Sonic: Chris, you might want to call your Dad and order a boatload of chocolate.
Ayla:*off-screen* I HEARD THAT!
(Ayla's POV)
*Later, the 8 of us were in the kitchen, all wearing aprons*
Ella: Now, first thing we do is choose what kind of chocolate we use.
*She went to the fridge & pulled out three bowls. Each bowl had a different kind of chocolate (Milk, Dark, & White). I looked at each bowl & thought about what kind of chocolate Shadow would like. After about a minute, I decided to do milk chocolate for my friends & brother & dark chocolate for Shadow (he looks like the type that doesn't like really sweet stuff). After we chose our chocolate, it was time to make our sweets*
recipe/235896/homemade-valentines-chocolates/
(Sonic's POV)
*I decided to go to the kitchen & check on the girls & Gemerl. It had been really quiet for the past few hours, which was weird (I expected to hear screaming & smoke detectors going off by now). I looked in & saw all the girls & Gemerl standing around the kitchen island, mixing chocolate. I looked at my sister & saw the determined look in her eyes. She was doing better than I thought. She's growing up really fast*
(Ayla's POV)
*A few days later, I had decided to go buy some wrapping paper for my chocolates when I ran into Rouge*
Rouge: Homemade chocolate. Wow!
Ayla:*whispering* Shhh! Keep it down!
Rouge:*whispering* Sorry. So who's the lucky guy?
Ayla:*blushing**whispering* Well . . . It's for . . . Uh . . .
Rouge:*whispering* It's for Shadow, isn't it? *my face went completely red* Knew it! But, I'm afraid you might have a lot of competition.
*I turned to where Rouge was pointing & saw 3 highschool girls standing in front of a poster of Shadow, blushing & giggling*
Highschool Girl: I'm going to send him a scarf I knitted myself.
Highschool Girl 2: I'm sending him a poem I wrote. "Dark Knight of my Heart".
Highschool Girl 3: Well, I'm going to send red velvet cupcakes I'm making myself.
Rouge:*whispering* Almost every girl in Station Square seems to be planning a present for him.
Ayla:*in her mind* I knew Shadow was popular. He even has a fan club, but this is crazy. How am I going to give him my chocolate now?
(Third-Person POV)
*In his base, Eggman & his robots were watching the news*
Scarlet Garcia:*on the TV* With Valentine's Day just one day away, the love bug has spread throughout Station Square. Men and women of all ages are rushing like mad to get a gift for their special someone. *to 2 highschool girls* Excuse me, who are you giving presents to?
Highschool Girl 4:*on the TV* I'm giving mine to Sonic.
Highschool Girl 5:*on the TV* Well, I'm giving mine to Shadow.
Scarlet Garcia:*on the TV* Well, it seems obvious to me that Sonic and Shadow are going to get more presents then they can handle.
Decoe:*whispering* AND IT'S OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THE DOCTOR WON'T BE GETTING ANY PRESENTS.
Bocoe:*whispering* WHAT ELSE IS NEW?
Dr. Eggman:*turning off the TV* I HEARD THAT! Ignore me will they!? Well, I'll show them.
*He grinned evilly & headed towards his lab*
(Ayla's POV)
*It was now the big day. I had gotten up early to put the finishing touches on my chocolate. The chocolate for my friends & brother were simple candy hearts & they were already wrapped in boxes. Right now, I was decorating Shadow's chocolate heart*
Ayla: There. My chocolate Valentine's are done.
Vanilla:*off-screen* It looks lovely.
*I turned around & saw Vanilla standing behind me*
Vanilla: So, who is this one for?
Ayla:*blushing* Oh! Uh . . . No one special. Well, I'd better get this one wrapped.
*I pulled out a red heart shaped box & red ribbon*
*After breakfast, I handed out everybody's chocolate. I even gave chocolate to Gemerl, even though he couldn't eat it*
Tails: Thanks, Ayla! It looks delicious.
Sonic: Gotta say, sis. This looks better then I thought.
Ayla: Thanks . . . I think.
*Chris noticed the big bag of chocolate next to me*
Chris: Who's all that chocolate for?
Ayla: Oh, just a few for our other friends. So, I'm gonna head out and make some deliveries. See you later!
*I hopped on my board & flew away*
*And so, I spent the whole day delivering my homemade chocolate to all of our friends (Big, Knuckles, Rouge, Vector, Espio, Charmy, Sam Speed, Nelson, Lindsey, Albert Butler, Scarlet Garcia, Elmer Johnson, Danny, Frances, Helen, Mr. Stewart, Topaz, the President, Christina Cooper, Tyler, Izzy, & Jake). While I was at the White House, I asked the President if one of his agents could send a message to Shadow, asking him to meet me in the park at sunset (I had 4 other boxes besides his, but I decided to deliver Shadow's first). "Later that day, as I was making my way there, I suddenly heard screaming. I made my way towards the sound & gasped when I saw a giant silver robot using it's giant pinchers to grab anything pink, red, or heart shaped & put it in an opening at the top. I turned on my holographic wristwatch & called Sonic*
Sonic:*through the wristwatch* Hey sis, what's up? Done with your deliveries?
Ayla: Well, almost. But that's not important right now! One of Eggman's robots is attacking downtown Station Square! It's taking anything red, pink, or heart shaped! Hurry!
Sonic:*through the wristwatch* Ok! I'll be right there!
*Just as I closed my holo-watch, a shadow loomed over me. I turned around & saw Eggman's robot. It's eyes glowed red*
Pincher: RED HEART DETECTED. PREPARING TO CONTAIN.
*I knew immediately it was talking about the red heart box I used to wrap Shadow's chocolate. I got out my board & took off down the street, holding my bag of chocolate close to my chest. I managed to keep away from the robot, but just barley. Suddenly, my board hit something & I fell off. One of the pinchers reached for me*
Shadow:*off-screen* Chaos Spear!
*A green spear of Chaos energy hit the pincher & destroyed it. Shadow landed in front of me*
Ayla: Shadow! What are you doing here?
Shadow: I was on my way to meet you. Looks like you need some help.
*Suddenly, a blue blur came zooming towards us. It stopped in front of me, revealing my brother*
Sonic: Hey! Crab hands! Claws off my baby sister!
*Usually, I'd tell him not to call me a baby. But I'm gonna let it slide this time. Just then, Eggman flew down on his Eggmobile*
Dr. Eggman: Nice of you two to show up, Sonic and Shadow.
Sonic: What's this all about Egghead!?
Dr. Eggman: It's simple. If no one will send me any Valentine's Day presents, then I'll just take everyone else's!
*He started laughing his head off. Sonic & I rolled our eyes. Shadow face-palmed*
Shadow:*whispering* I can't believe he's related to Maria.
Ayla:*whispering* I feel your pain.
Sonic: If your quite finished. My sister has a date to get to. So, we're gonna wrap this up.
Ayla:*blushing* It's not a date!
*Just then, we heard a car screeching. All 3 of us turned around & saw Chuck's car coming towards us. Along with Sam Speed's car & Topaz & Rouge in a Police car. Knuckles flew down towards us. Chris, Tails, Amy, Cream, Cheese, Gemerl & Chuck jumped out of the car*
Amy:*brings out her hammer* Don't forget about us!
*Working together, we were able to destroy the robot. When we were done, the robot was left smoking. Just as Eggman was about to fly away, I grabbed the 4 extra chocolates from my bag & threw them towards his Eggmobile. They landed in without him noticing*
Dr. Eggman: You may have won this round, but I'll be back!
Sonic: And we'll be ready.
*As soon as Eggman was gone, people rushed towards the robot on all sides to find their Valentine's Day presents (which were somehow undamaged)*
Knuckles: What did you throw in Eggman's ship?
Ayla: Just a little surprise for him.
*Later, as the sun was setting, I was standing in front of the park fountain with Shadow. I had my chocolate for him hidden behind my back*
Jem & the Holograms - First Love - YouTube
Shadow: So, why did you want to meet me here?
Ayla:*blushing* Well . . . Um . . . *I took out my chocolate* . . . I wanted to give you this! *Shadow looked surprised* I - It's chocolate I made myself. I don't really know if you like sweets, so you don't have to except it if you don't want it.
Shadow: I'll take it.
Ayla:*sigh* I understand. I figured as - wait what?
Shadow:*taking the box* I said I'll take it. You went through all that trouble, so why waste it? Thanks.
*My face turned completely red*
Ayla: Y - You're welcome.
(Third-Person POV)
*Little did Ayla know, she & Shadow were being watched from the bushes by their friends & teammates*
Amy: Awww! That is so sweet.
Topaz: Who knew Shadow had a soft side.
*Chris looked at Sonic, who was turned away*
Chris: You okay, Sonic?
Sonic: I'll let it slide this time. I don't want to ruin this moment for Ayla. *he turned his head towards Ayla & Shadow slightly**in his mind* Don't think I'll let you win my baby sister that easily, Faker.
*Meanwhile, Eggman arrived back at his base, feeling very frustrated*
Dr. Eggman: Decoe! Bocoe! Get me some ice cream and cake, now!
Decoe & Bocoe: YES, DOCTOR!
*As they were heading down the hallway, Bokkun looked inside the Eggmobile to see the 4 chocolates that Ayla had thrown in*
Bokkun: HEY, DOCTOR! THERE'S SOMETHING IN HERE!
*The other 3 looked inside to see the chocolates with a note attached to one of them. Eggman picked up the note & read it*
Dr. Eggman
I know you're my enemy. But, I thought you at least deserved a little something on this special day. So do your cronies. Enjoy.
Signed You-Know-Who
*As soon as Eggman finished reading, he saw his 3 robots already digging into the chocolate*
Decoe: DELICIOUS!
Bocoe: DELIGHTFUL!
Bokkun: YUMMY!
*Eggman shrugged, picked up the last box, opened it, & ate the chocolate*
Dr. Eggman: It's good.
*Ayla appeared. She turned to the audience & winked*
