"Even me." Tails added. "Take one good swing at me and you're still in. I don't want to see you get out. You're in the top four!"
Cream did not respond. She just removed her name from the wheel and spun it again, landing on Knuckles.
"Knuckles, truth or dare?" She asked, in her soft voice.
"I know what you're capable of. Truth."
"Do you think Miss Rouge is pretty?"
"Hmph. Yeah! I'm decently sure everyone here agrees with that." Knuckles looked around. "Anyone disagree?"
Nobody raised a hand or spoke up. "Yeah, me and everyone else." He concluded.
"I feel like you're avoiding the question, Knuckie. Do you think I'm pretty? You're asking others' opinions."
"I'd say!" Knuckles rebounded, gazing at Rouge.
"Your turn's done, bud. The wheel is down there." Sonic nagged, pointing at Tails' phone while looking Knuckles in the eye.
"Oh, right." Knuckles spun the wheel, comically landing on Rouge. He sighed. "Rouge, I hope you've gotten used to this."
"I sure have!" Rouge laughed. "Dare."
"I'll make it easy. Help me take these stupid heels off."
"Stupid?" Rouge yelled. "How dare you!"
"Stupid on me, better on you. They're clearly your thing, not mine." Knuckles grunted as both he and Rouge tugged to get one off.
Only a few people laughed, but when Rouge was sent flying after tearing one shoe off, everyone burst into laughter, including Knuckles. Removing the second shoe had the same effect. He put his regular sneakers back on, and the game continued. Rouge spun Sonic.
"Once again it's you, Sonic. Truth or dare?"
"Eh, truth."
"Sounds like you're getting bored." Shadow noticed.
"Indeed. This has gone on quite a while." Sonic slightly closed his eyes. "Looks like you are getting pretty… comfortable over there."
"Perhaps I am." Amy shot back.
"This isn't all too bad, you know." Shadow agreed.
Sonic couldn't keep back a smug grin.
"Over here, Big Blue." Rouge reminded him. "I'm gonna play off a common theme here. If you could, would you snuggle with Amy?"
"Probably not. I've got Sal here and I don't need anyone else." Sonic pulled Sally a little bit closer. Just for comedic effect, Tails cuddled up closer to them as well.
Sonic spun the wheel, sitting back almost immediately, holding Sally and Tails each under one arm. "Hey Rouge, truth or dare?"
"I don't think I can trust you. Truth."
"Well number one, you can trust me, but here it goes. How long have you loved Knuckles?" Sonic rubbed his hands as if expecting a riveting answer.
"I don't know. It was probably the first time I saw that manly figure guarding the Master Emerald. It was love at first sight, and then when I met him, I knew he was just the man I was looking for."
"Well, isn't that lovely." Zooey instigated from the back of the room.
Knuckles chuckled nervously as Rouge spun the wheel. "It's you, Knuckie. Finally, you're not the one giving me a dare. Which one?"
Knuckles trusted Rouge enough. "Dare."
"Take a break from the Master Emerald."
Most of the others audibly gasped at this. Knuckles leave the emerald unguarded? It just did not seem possible.
Knuckles began laughing. "What you don't seem to understand is that I'm not the only one. There are a handful of others. Perhaps I'll call in sick."
"Hey, Knuckles! Instead of that, why don't you join us again?" Vector suggested.
"Starting Team Chaotix was a good time and all, but it's lost its appeal. I'm no secret agent. If I was good at being quiet I'd be in a way different place right now."
"Please?" Charmy begged. "I thought you were good at it!"
"It looks like you've lost your memories. I was terrible. Guarding the emerald is enough for me, I'll pass." Knuckles was surprised that he got a legitimate job offer just like that. He didn't want to mention it, so he spun the wheel to keep the game going.
"Rouge! Truth or dare?"
"It's that time again, is it? Very well, I'll take another dare."
"Here's a good one. Tell me something you like about all the dudes in the room."
"Sounds like you're targeting me a little, but I'll still do it. You're muscular and pretty hot too." Knuckles blushed. "Sonic's dashing, if not a bit egoistic. Shadow is the stereotype of a bad boy, and I love all of it. Vector is also quite muscular and handsome, and quite rich."
That was a disgusting comment from Rouge, although she didn't realize it.
"Espio… I don't know the first thing about him. He's mysterious for sure. Charmy's a kind soul. Tails is a living genius, and I really like Silver's, you know, the thing he does with his hands."
"It's called telekinesis." He corrected.
"Yes, that's very nice. Is that everyone?"
Knuckles agreed.
"My turn's over. It's time for…" Rouge spun the wheel. "Sonic. Truth or dare?"
Before Sonic could speak, Knuckles interjected. "Better not chicken out again."
Sonic stared down Knuckles. "Thanks, I'll take a dare."
"Do you want to stay in the game?" Rouge threatened.
"If at all possible, I would like to."
"First, a little backstory." Rouge began. "Last Halloween, Knuckles and I gave out some candy to all the kids who came here. Knuckles was dressed as a boxing champ, and I dressed as a maid. We'll show you upstairs. Your dare is to wear the maid outfit here."
This outraged everyone present, getting an outcry, almost howling from the room. However, Sonic conceded. "A dare's a dare. I asked for it." He left the room with Rouge and Knuckles to put on the maid costume.
Sonic's fears were confirmed when he saw it was a gothic maid uniform: short and black with white strings. "Ugh, you gotta be kidding me." He whined.
"It'll all be over soon enough." Knuckles reassured.
Rouge gave him the outfit, which he put on mostly himself, getting some unwanted assistance from Knuckles with tying the bow on the back. Sonic was grateful he wasn't forced to put the bonnet on too.
Knuckles and Rouge took him in front of the mirror. Sonic was horrified at what he saw. "Nah-ah! No way! This is so…"
"Humiliating?" Knuckles guessed.
"I was gonna say embarrassing, but yeah, that too."
"I think you look really cute!" Rouge objected.
"I don't even wear pants. And somehow, this is embarrassing for me to look at."
Rouge put a hand on his shoulder and motioned him out of the room. "Are you ready to go?"
Sonic jerked back in fright. "No, I don't think I can go through with this."
Knuckles was annoyed. "Come on, Sonic. We've already been up here for three minutes."
Sonic sent Tails a message that he would be a few more minutes, as Knuckles sneaked a few pictures of Sonic. "Well then, I'll help you get out of this thing."
Unfortunately for him, Sonic saw Knuckles do that, and punched the phone out of his hands, denting and cracking the screen. In return, Knuckles threw him down on his back, getting his phone before Sonic could take it. Sonic gave up any other efforts.
Getting out of the maid uniform was easy compared to putting it on. Once that was done, Sonic returned downstairs with Knuckles while Rouge put the costume away.
Seeing Sonic return as his usual self told the room he was out. The only remaining players were Rouge and Knuckles.
"Guys, it's over for me." Sonic sighed. "I'm not wearing that."
"Too shameful?" Shadow taunted. "Too detrimental to your carefully cultivated ego?"
"Yes, extremely." He had to admit. "It's only Rouge and Knuckles left, so this will be the last spin, to see who starts the chain."
"How about dares only?" Blaze suggested.
