CHAPTER TWO
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"AMY!" Cream squealed as she furiously wiggled her joystick and tapped the buttons atop the video game console. She brushed back her right ear, which had flopped in front of her face. Cheese, her little blue chao, watched the video screen intensely.
"Shoulda been watching your back!" she smiled triumphantly as she thrust her joystick one last time and slapped one more button, "Ha-ha! Game-Set-Match!"
"RATS!" Cream pounded her fist on the arcade console, almost knocking Cheese off. A little exclamation point appeared above his head as he flapped his wings and stopped himself from smacking onto the arcade floor. He restraightened his red bowtie and sat back on the console.
"Looks like someone owes me a pizza!" Amy leaned on the console, resting her chin on her hands, "Well, I'm waaaaaaaiting!"
"Ugh, you're starting to sound like Sonic!" Cream frowned, "Hey, speaking of him, where is he? I thought the guys were going to meet us here at 3:00?"
"Me too," Amy glanced at her watch, "They're never late," Amy giggled, "Especially not Sonic."
Cream rolled her eyes, then picked up Cheese, "Oh, they probably just forgot. We'd better go find them before it gets too-" she stopped suddenly as she saw something coming down the street just outside the arcade window. It couldn't be! It was broad daylight!
"Too... what?" Amy asked, "HEY!"
Cream yanked her down out of sight of the window as an obese man drove by in hulking egg-shaped vehicle, "Did you see that?"
"No, I was too busy trying to figure out WHAT'S UP WITH YOU?!" Amy folded her arms.
"It was Eggman! He just drove by!" she pointed down the street.
"What?" Amy's eyes widened, "What's HE doing roaming around downtown where everyone can see him?"
"Exactly what I was thinking. C'mon, let's follow him!" Cream and Cheese headed out the door of the arcade.
"Oh, I hope the guys didn't run into him..." Amy peered nervously in both directions before stepping outside.
"Amy, they're grown boys," Cream smiled, "They can handle themselves."
Cream and Amy walked out of the arcade and followed the general direction that Eggman's vehicle was going in. Suddenly, a familiar owl (from the Sonic Anime) flew towards the two women.
Amy yelled, "Oji-san!"
Oji glumly said, "Yea, the boys have been kidnapped. I think they are in that warehouse over there."
Cream asked, "How could they get randomly kidnapped like that if they were so strong."
Oji-san moaned, "I really don't know. It's gonna be cold this night, so take these cloaks with you." Amy and Cream donned Oji-San's black cloaks.
Amy said, "That's a spooky looking place."
Oji-san yelled, "Good luck!" The two pitufully walked into the warehouse, in the black cloaks. Both Amy and Cream sported a serious demeanor on their faces.
Eggman, who was standing parallel to them, yelled, "Now, you may not be prepared for this. You must know that they were kidnapped. Now this is why!" Eggman flicked the light switch.
Amy, Cream, and Cheese braced themselves for something to happen, but nothing did.
"WHAT?" Eggman growled and flipped the switch again. Again, nothing happened. He rapidly flipped it up and down a few more times, but to no avail. He began to examine the switch, grumbling under his breath.
Suddenly a tiny creature got shocked with electricity and lit up brightly. The lights then flashed on with a few sparks shooting out of the lights above them.
Amy and Cream gasped. Sitting in a metallic playpen were three adorable babies. One, a burnt hedgehog, was grasping an electrical wire in both his hands. His big eyes watered and he started to cry loudly. Two other babies, a fox and a echidna were fighting over a toy robot.
"Gimme those, you little brat!" Eggman seized the wires from the baby. An instant shock electrified his body. The little hedgehog and his two playmates instantly smiled and started clapping and laughing at him. Eggman toppled over.
"Ohh!" Amy cooed, her eyes turning into little hearts, "They're just so cute! I wanna give 'em a big hug!"
Eggman pulled himself off the ground - a little burnt, but otherwise okay.
Cream suddenly recognized them, "Are those-"
"Yes, these are your friends."
"But... how?" Cream asked as Cheese displayed a question mark over his head.
"Simple," Eggman smiled, "With this," he pulled out his age-changing gun, "This is my Junvenihilator, it can change the age of whatever it hits. And you two are my next targets," he laughed as he aimed it at them.
"You're gonna have to catch us first!" Amy made a face at Eggman and grabbed Cream's hand.
Eggman fired the laser. Amy and Cream ducked, but the ray hit Cheese. The chao toppled to the floor and instantly turned into a chao egg.
"NO! Cheese!" Cream started turn around.
"He'll be okay! C'mon!" Amy pulled her back and they dashed further into the dark warehouse.
Meanwhile, in the mess hall, Scratch and Grounder were playing shogi. Scratch yelled, "I move my Gold General, and you are checkmated. I win."
Grounder yelled, "You win at Chess and Checkers and Shogi! I think you are cheating!"
A voice on the PA yelled, "Scratch, Grounder, come in the warehouse NOW!"
The two yelled, "Aye aye!" before running off.
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"AMY!" Cream squealed as she furiously wiggled her joystick and tapped the buttons atop the video game console. She brushed back her right ear, which had flopped in front of her face. Cheese, her little blue chao, watched the video screen intensely.
"Shoulda been watching your back!" she smiled triumphantly as she thrust her joystick one last time and slapped one more button, "Ha-ha! Game-Set-Match!"
"RATS!" Cream pounded her fist on the arcade console, almost knocking Cheese off. A little exclamation point appeared above his head as he flapped his wings and stopped himself from smacking onto the arcade floor. He restraightened his red bowtie and sat back on the console.
"Looks like someone owes me a pizza!" Amy leaned on the console, resting her chin on her hands, "Well, I'm waaaaaaaiting!"
"Ugh, you're starting to sound like Sonic!" Cream frowned, "Hey, speaking of him, where is he? I thought the guys were going to meet us here at 3:00?"
"Me too," Amy glanced at her watch, "They're never late," Amy giggled, "Especially not Sonic."
Cream rolled her eyes, then picked up Cheese, "Oh, they probably just forgot. We'd better go find them before it gets too-" she stopped suddenly as she saw something coming down the street just outside the arcade window. It couldn't be! It was broad daylight!
"Too... what?" Amy asked, "HEY!"
Cream yanked her down out of sight of the window as an obese man drove by in hulking egg-shaped vehicle, "Did you see that?"
"No, I was too busy trying to figure out WHAT'S UP WITH YOU?!" Amy folded her arms.
"It was Eggman! He just drove by!" she pointed down the street.
"What?" Amy's eyes widened, "What's HE doing roaming around downtown where everyone can see him?"
"Exactly what I was thinking. C'mon, let's follow him!" Cream and Cheese headed out the door of the arcade.
"Oh, I hope the guys didn't run into him..." Amy peered nervously in both directions before stepping outside.
"Amy, they're grown boys," Cream smiled, "They can handle themselves."
Cream and Amy walked out of the arcade and followed the general direction that Eggman's vehicle was going in. Suddenly, a familiar owl (from the Sonic Anime) flew towards the two women.
Amy yelled, "Oji-san!"
Oji glumly said, "Yea, the boys have been kidnapped. I think they are in that warehouse over there."
Cream asked, "How could they get randomly kidnapped like that if they were so strong."
Oji-san moaned, "I really don't know. It's gonna be cold this night, so take these cloaks with you." Amy and Cream donned Oji-San's black cloaks.
Amy said, "That's a spooky looking place."
Oji-san yelled, "Good luck!" The two pitufully walked into the warehouse, in the black cloaks. Both Amy and Cream sported a serious demeanor on their faces.
Eggman, who was standing parallel to them, yelled, "Now, you may not be prepared for this. You must know that they were kidnapped. Now this is why!" Eggman flicked the light switch.
Amy, Cream, and Cheese braced themselves for something to happen, but nothing did.
"WHAT?" Eggman growled and flipped the switch again. Again, nothing happened. He rapidly flipped it up and down a few more times, but to no avail. He began to examine the switch, grumbling under his breath.
Suddenly a tiny creature got shocked with electricity and lit up brightly. The lights then flashed on with a few sparks shooting out of the lights above them.
Amy and Cream gasped. Sitting in a metallic playpen were three adorable babies. One, a burnt hedgehog, was grasping an electrical wire in both his hands. His big eyes watered and he started to cry loudly. Two other babies, a fox and a echidna were fighting over a toy robot.
"Gimme those, you little brat!" Eggman seized the wires from the baby. An instant shock electrified his body. The little hedgehog and his two playmates instantly smiled and started clapping and laughing at him. Eggman toppled over.
"Ohh!" Amy cooed, her eyes turning into little hearts, "They're just so cute! I wanna give 'em a big hug!"
Eggman pulled himself off the ground - a little burnt, but otherwise okay.
Cream suddenly recognized them, "Are those-"
"Yes, these are your friends."
"But... how?" Cream asked as Cheese displayed a question mark over his head.
"Simple," Eggman smiled, "With this," he pulled out his age-changing gun, "This is my Junvenihilator, it can change the age of whatever it hits. And you two are my next targets," he laughed as he aimed it at them.
"You're gonna have to catch us first!" Amy made a face at Eggman and grabbed Cream's hand.
Eggman fired the laser. Amy and Cream ducked, but the ray hit Cheese. The chao toppled to the floor and instantly turned into a chao egg.
"NO! Cheese!" Cream started turn around.
"He'll be okay! C'mon!" Amy pulled her back and they dashed further into the dark warehouse.
Meanwhile, in the mess hall, Scratch and Grounder were playing shogi. Scratch yelled, "I move my Gold General, and you are checkmated. I win."
Grounder yelled, "You win at Chess and Checkers and Shogi! I think you are cheating!"
A voice on the PA yelled, "Scratch, Grounder, come in the warehouse NOW!"
The two yelled, "Aye aye!" before running off.