Disclaimer: I unfortunately don't own any of the characters used in this story except E-100 Alpha.
Well, it's finally happened. Yes, that's right, we've reached the final chapter. I hope you've all enjoyed writing this fan fiction as much as I enjoyed writing it. This last chapter will hopefully answer any remaining questions you might have left. Thank you all who reviewed my story and helped me make it better along the way.
Chapter 12
Several days had passed since Alpha's defeat and the disintegration of the chaos emeralds and the Master emeralds. As Tails woke up that morning in his workshop, he immediately looked at his calendar, and noticed that the weekend he had been waiting for had finally arrived.
"Oh, wow!" Tails exclaimed. "I can't believe the big day is already here!"
Tails quickly ran downstairs to the front door and opened it in a hurry only to find out that a shadow was above his doorway. He assumed that the shadow was placed as if someone was perched on the roof. When Tails look behind him on the roof, he found out he was right as he saw a familiar figure standing there.
"Hi there, Rouge!" Tails said as he waved to her.
"Hey there, kid." Rouge said back.
"What are you doing here so early?" Tails asked.
"Well, I remembered that while we were watching you fight E-100 Alpha on the news the other day, Amy had mentioned something about a special event that was happening today and that you were trying to tell everyone about before complications arose." Rouge said as she flew down to him.
"That's right. Today is a special day. I need to contact the others to make sure they haven't forgotten." Tails said in a hurry.
"Well calm down, Tails. I have something here that will make your life a lot easier." Rouge said as she reached into her pocket.
"Oh wow, a cell phone!" Tails exclaimed. "This would have saved me a lot of trouble before."
"Yeah, I ran into Sonic today, who suggested this idea. He may be reckless at times, but he's a pretty smart guy when actually stops and uses his head." Rouge replied. "Tell everyone to meet us at the Floating Island."
Tails then used the phone and called each of his friends and did as Rouge instructed. He first called Amy and Cream. Then he called the Chaotix, and they said they would find everyone else and meet them at the island. Tails and Rouge quickly went to the island together to see if anyone was there. When they arrived a little while later, Tails found Knuckles, Tikal and Shadow.
"So, Knuckles what are you going to do now that the island has no need for a guardian anymore?" Tails asked.
"I decided to stay here for now. I don't have a reason to leave right now, anyway." Knuckles answered.
Rouge quickly noticed that Shadow and Tikal were standing very close to each other and decided to ask them a question.
"So, are you two kids an item, or what?" Rouge asked, making a sly smile.
"Shadow and I are friends who are getting to know each other, and Knuckles was kind enough to let us stay on the island with him." Tikal replied.
"Well, I guess you'll have one more roommate on the island now also, Knucklehead." Rouge said extending her smile.
"What are you talking about?" Knuckles said nervously.
"I think I should stay here too, I mean, if I didn't, you'd obviously miss me too much. Am I right?" Rouge asked winking at him.
"Well, yeah....but I" Knuckles started.
"And with no Master Emerald or chaos emeralds anymore, you don't have any reason to be scared, because I have no reason to steal from you, so you don't have ANY excuse to reject my offer." Rouge said as she came closer to him causing him to blush.
"She's got you there, Knuckles." Tails said trying to contain a small laugh.
"Oh, what the heck. Sure you can stay Rouge." Knuckles said.
"Alright!" said a voice from behind them causing them to turn their heads.
"Sonic! When did you and the others get here?!" Knuckles shouted as he noticed that all of his friends were standing behind him smiling.
"We actually just got here." Amy answered. "That's great Knuckles. Now you won't be lonely anymore."
"I'm glad you have more friends now." Cream said sweetly.
"Chao!, chao!" Cheese squeaked happily.
"That's great and all, but what are we celebrating anyway?" Espio interrupted.
"Yeah, what's so special about today?" Charmy asked.
"Don't you remember?" Tails asked him back. "It was exactly one month ago today that we all worked together to stop Metal Overlord and all became friends."
"I think that's pretty special." Big said.
"What's a "Metal Overlord?" anyway?" Mighty asked.
"We'll tell you about it later." Espio said.
"So, if we're supposed to have some sort of party, where's the food?" Vector snapped.
"Oh, that reminds me, I forgot to do something in Station Square. I'll be back soon." Sonic said as he dashed off in the distance.
"Come back soon Sonic sweetie!" Amy yelled.
"So Tikal." Rouge said as she approached her. "Was that weird dream I had a little while ago your doing like I thought it was?"
"Well, I guess you could say that. You also had that dream because Knuckles was the top priority on your mind. That's why the emerald transformed into his image if I remember correctly." Tikal said as she smiled.
"I knew it." Rouge said.
"I wonder where Sonic went off to." Mighty said.
"I don't know, so does anyone want to play charades or something?" Charmy asked.
"I think I'll pass." Espio muttered out.
"That goes double for me too." Knuckles said turning away.
"The Ultimate Life form does NOT play games." Shadow said coldly.
"Oh, come on Shadow." Tikal said pulling his arm "It might be fun."
"That's okay Tikal." Rouge said. "Besides, they're just SCARED they'd lose."
Just as Rouge finished her sentence, Sonic rushed by carrying a huge stack of what looked to be at least a dozen pizzas. The stack was so enormous that from Rouge's frontal point-of-view, It looked as if it was running towards her instead of Sonic.
"Okay guys, so who's hungry?" Sonic said as he placed the stack of pizzas on the ground and stepped aside so that the others could reach them.
"Hey Sonic." Amy said attracting his attention. "Just where did you get all of that pizza anyway, and how did you pay for it?"
"Well Amy, when Tails, Knuckles, and I saved Station Square from E-100 Alpha, the people were grateful. So grateful in fact, that the local pizza parlor said I could drop by anytime if I had any requests. That's when I got the idea to get pizza for this little bash. Food was the one thing my little bro didn't count on when he wanted to throw this party." Sonic explained.
"Well, I'm not perfect." Tails said as he bit into a slice of pepperoni pizza.
"Your fine just the way you are." Cream said as she fed Cheese a slice of sausage pizza.
"Chao, chao!" Cheese squeaked happily.
"Wow, the little guy sure can EAT." Sonic said. "I guess that a chao named Cheese would like pizza of all foods."
"Oh yes, Cheese loves it." Cream said. "He was always a picky eater, and cheese was the first food that he liked. That's why he's named Cheese."
"I should have figured." Sonic said.
The festivities continued throughout the day and went straight through the night where the stars began to shine and moon lit up the sky. Very soon after the gang noticed several constellations in the sky, a meteor shower occurred and everyone made wishes to all of the falling stars they saw.
"I'm just curious Amy, what did you wish for?" Sonic asked.
"If I tell you it might not come true." Amy replied.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Sonic said.
"Don't worry. I already got what I wanted." Amy said as she leaned her head on Sonic's shoulder.
"I guess some things never change. Oh well, it's too beautiful a night to worry about it anyway." Sonic said as he looked into the night sky.
After the party, things between the gang went smoothly as ever. Sonic still races on with Amy Rose chasing him all the time. There has been a rumor, however, that he starting to occasionally slow down a little more every time he sees her.
Tails and Cream spend a lot of time together now. Whether he's watching Cheese for her, or showing her his latest invention, the two of them are still good friends. They are now almost inseparable.
Knuckles and Rouge are still living together on the Floating Island together. They still have an occasional argument about one thing or another that leads to a physical fight. Afterwards though, they always apologize, and somehow grow closer as a couple.
Shadow and Tikal also live on the Floating Island alongside Knuckles and Rouge. Shadow talks to her about his memories with Maria. Tikal also talks to him about the history of the ancient echidna civilization. They too have become good friends.
Big the Cat still lives in his hut in the jungle, along with Froggy. They spend all of their free time lounging around and fishing all day. Occasionally, they are visited by Amy and Cream, but their schedule never changes.
Omega and Gamma currently reside within Tails' workshop watching over it, and protecting him when he is there. They decided if they have to work for a genius, they'd pick a kind fox over a crazy eggman any day.
The Chaotix returned to their normal jobs as detectives. Their business hasn't really been that much more successful than usual, but their policy of "We take any work that pays." has made them the most popular detectives around.
Everyone knew that the adventure with E-100 Alpha and the chaos emeralds was indeed a special one. Even though they had many more afterwards, they never forget that particular adventure, because it made them all closer friends in a real Sonic Team Adventure.
The End
Well, what did you think of my first fan fiction? Please reply soon. I might even write another one when I have some more free time on my hands. Good-Bye for now.