Pre-chapter Conversation
"Hey Boss, can I ask ya something?" Izzy started off the conversation.
"I guess so." I answered with a shrug. "What is it?"
Izzy: "What's the one thing you hate above all else?" I opened my mouth to speak. "Aside from getting low amounts of reviews."
I glared at him before getting into a thinking pose.
"Well, I suppose the one thing I hate in the entire world is bees."
"Bees?" Izzy gave me a sly look. "Why do you hate bees?"
"Ugh! They're horrid beasts!" I shouted. "First of all, they're so small; you always miss them when trying to squash them! Second, they always fly into your house during the summer. Third, they make that disgusting honey! And finally, they can sting you and kill ya!"
Izzy gave me a strange look.
"They're not that poisonous!"
"If you get attacked by a swarm, they are." I retorted, sticking my tongue out at him. "By the way, why'd you ask?"
"Oh, no reason." My partner grinned evilly as he pulled out a gift-wrapped box. "I got ya something."
"Wow cool!" I exclaimed as I grabbed the box. I was about to open it when I gave Izzy a suspicious look. "What's the occasion?"
Izzy thought fast.
"Uhhh… Author Appreciation Day?"
"Ohhh…" I nodded. "But that's not until next week."
"Think of it as avoiding the last-minute rush. Now open it!" He rushed.
"Alright, alright!"
I ripped off the ribbon and the box flew open, revealing—
"Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" A childish voice shouted. It belonged to none other than Charmy Bee, who had a huge grin on his face.
"How do you like it?" Izzy asked with a smirk.
"B-Bee…" I shivered, dropping the box. "G-Giant bee…"
"Hello Mr. Author Man!" The bug screamed flying in my face.
"Bee… Giant stinger…" I stood there stock frozen as torrents of sweat fell down the back of my head.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!" Izzy was beside himself with laughter. "I love a good prank! He went into a comatose state! HAHAHAHA!.!.!.!"
Unfortunately for my partner's plan, I glared at Charmy.
"Evil bee…"
Both Charmy and Izzy gave me a strange look.
"Evil bee must—" I grabbed a giant mallet. "—DIE!.!.!.!.!.!.!" I went for a swing but the tiny demon dodged it.
"AHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!" Charmy flew away in fright. "What'd I do!.?.!"
"Get back here, Mr. Bee!" I shouted, chasing after him with an insane grin. "I wanna show you my best friend, Mr. Mallet!" I swung and missed.
"Wow. This turned out better than I expected." Izzy commented. He was watching the whole scene while eating a bucket of popcorn.
"Get over here and take your medicine, SPAWN OF SATAN!.!.!.!.!" I roared, swinging madly.
"Somebody help!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" Charmy shouted, barely dodging my attack.
"Well, this has turned out to be interesting."
"You will die by my hand, bringer of death, destruction, and honey!.!.!" I bellowed with a demonic voice.
"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!.!.!.!.!.!" The bug screamed in extreme fright.
Let's just start the next chapter…" Izzy said weirdly.
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The Adventures of Izzy the Human
Chapter Four
Reunited At Last
Izzy walked out of the school, still deep in thought about the blonde girl who happened to have the same name as a certain gun-toting hedgehog. He also had another mystery on his hands. The sight of those rings from this morning plagued his mind.
'I don't get it. What could've caused those rings to appear? I better stay on my toes.' He thought as he reached the curb. He sat down and was about to put on his roller blades when he saw some shadows in front of him. He looked up to find his stalker, Amy, and three others.
"Oh God… What now?" He sighed as he put his skates away and stood up.
"Izzy—" Alice started.
"Look! For the last time, I don't know you and I have no idea how you even know me! Unless you have proof that I should know you, get out of my life." The blonde looked like she was about to burst into tears. Sonic scowled at the boy in purple.
'If this is how he treats friends, I sure don't wanna be his enemy.' He thought as he walked forward.
"Yo! You want proof? I'll give ya some proof!" With that, Sonic took off and became a blur, leaving Izzy gaping.
"What the—!.?" He shook his head and glared at the fleeting teen. "I don't know what this is about, but I gotta catch up to him." He stretched out his legs and arms a bit.
"Chaos Control!" He shouted. The Dragon Emerald's Master Emerald glowed brightly, as did Izzy's body. When the light disappeared, he charged after Sonic in a blur of purple, red, and black. Alice and the others were shocked.
"So much for keeping a low profile." Knuckles groaned, slapping his head. Tails turned and saw the other kids in the area staring at them.
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Sonic sped down the street and turned left. When he got to the next light, he turned right. Before he could reach the end of the next street, there was a green flash and Izzy was standing, holding up his hand. Sonic skidded to a stop.
"Now hold it right there!" The guardian yelled. Sonic smirked at him.
"Try to catch me!" He yelled as he zoomed to the left again. Izzy narrowed his eyes.
"How can he run like that?" He asked himself before shaking his head. "Chaos Control!"
Everything around him turned green as he sprinted after Sonic. Time had slowed down. The boy in purple soon caught up to the boy in blue and gasped. Despite the fact that time had slowed down, the other teen seemed to be going at the speed of a fully geared up race car. Izzy looked down at the boy's feet and saw two blurs. He looked up and saw that the other kid was running with his arms held behind him.
'Only one person can run like that…' He thought with wide eyes. He got out of the Chaos Control warp and held up his hand like before. Sonic screeched to another stop.
"I have some questions for you."
"Like I said, you have to catch me first." Sonic replied as he ran away with that cocky grin of his. Izzy growled.
"Chaos Control!"
And so, the two sped around the entire city, scaring everybody in sight and even causing an accident or two. After about an hour of this chase, the boy in blue went supersonic and sped out of town way too fast for Izzy to catch up, even with Chaos Control. The one in purple got out the warp and panted. When he got his composure back, he held up a fist, silently vowing to find the other boy.
'They must be the ones causing this shift in balance!' He thought. 'That Alice girl and those other four. I'm even beginning to think that Shade kid has something to do with this too, but I can't be too sure.'
With that, he warped home.
The next afternoon…
"Ok. Where are they?" Izzy asked himself. He was standing on top of one of Diary Square's many skyscrapers with a pair of binoculars in his hands. He looked around for any sign of the blue blur and his four friends. After ten minutes of looking, he put down the binoculars and sighed.
"Maybe they're at the other end of town." He then jumped up.
"Chaos Control!" He disappeared.
Izzy has been trying to get to Sonic and co. all day. Unfortunately for him, he didn't have classes with any of them except for Alice and Amy. He would've interrogated them, but he didn't want to deal with the blonde and the pink one was a little too hyper at Cooking class.
°°Flashback°°
"Eeeeee!.!.!.!.!.! Sonikku—I mean—Sam let me sit with him!" Amy squealed.
"Amy, you practically forced yourself onto him." Alice replied. Amy raised an eyebrow at her.
"What's your point?" Izzy sweatdropped and looked at the knife in the sink.
'I wonder who'll miss me if I took one little cut.'
°°End Flashback°°
"That girl has problems." Izzy sighed as he shook his head. He continued looking from atop the new building he was on.
With Sonic and the others…
"Ugh… What a day." Knuckles groaned. He and the others were trudging towards the warehouse district, where they have been staying this whole time.
"You said it. That gym teacher's a slave driver." Sonic agreed. "There's no way I can ever do another push up."
"What a wimp." Knuckles scoffed. "I can easily do a hundred push ups in five minutes. How many did your so-called 'slave driver' make you do?" Sonic gave him a nervous look and mumbled something. "What was that?"
"Five." Sonic said with a glare. Before Knuckles can even start he added, "Shut it, Mr. Gullible." That got Knuckles started. His face turned redder than his hair.
"I'll show ya gullible!" He roared as he tossed his book bag to the ground and charged towards Sonic. Sonic also tossed his bag to the ground and charged towards the red one. The rest of the group sighed and shrugged at them. The two strongest members of the group were about to start yet another fight when…
"MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" That laugh brought the group back to reality as they looked up at Dr. Robotnik, who was floating in his hovercraft.
(A/N: His craft is the same one featured in Sonic X.)
"It's you!" Tails yelled.
"What are you up to this time, Eggman!.?" Sonic demanded.
"Take a wild guess, hedgehog!" Dr. Robotnik replied. "I'm going to take over this dimension once I capture Izzy! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!"
"Oh hell naw!" Alice roared, taking out a machine gun. "Izzy may not remember me at the moment, but I still won't let you take him!" Dr. Robotnik sneered at her.
"You know, I still haven't repaid you for that Team Rocket joke you pulled the other day." He pressed a button on the console of his machine. "Get a load of this!.!.!" In an instant, a swarm of guard robos appeared in a flash of light. They surrounded our heroes.
"Oh please! What's a bunch of gray metal freaks gonna do to stop us!.?" Alice laughed as she targeted one of the robots.
"Uhhhhh… Alice?" The rest of the group said as they remembered what happens when you defeat a guard robo.
"Not now. I'm about to tear this tin can wide open!" The blonde readied her gun and fired. The bullets pelted the guard robo a dozen and a half times before it slumped over in defeat. Alice stood on it triumphantly.
"Yeah! I am woman, hear me roar!" The guys sweatdropped. The guard robo crackled with electricity. She sweatdropped herself. "Huh?"
°BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!°
"Ahhhhh!.!.!.!.!.!.!" Alice screamed as she was hurled through the air. She crashed into Sonic and Knuckles. They groaned as they got up dizzily.
"What a ride…" The blonde moaned. Everybody else glared at her.
"If you're quite done!" Dr. Robotnik yelled. "Get them!" The remaining guard robos readied their guns and marched towards the group.
"Even though she went about it in the stupidest way possible," Sonic said, looking at the still shaken Alice, "She's right! We'll beat ya, Eggman!" At those words, Knuckles pulled out his brass knuckles, Amy brought out her hammer, and Tails took out an energy ball launcher.
(A/N: As seen in Sonic Battle!)
The Sonic crew charged head on towards the guard robos. The robots all fired energy balls at them. The group of four dodged them with no problem. Sonic jumped up, rolled into a ball, and made to Homing Attack a nearby robot, but he just fell flat on his back.
"What the—?" He groaned as he struggled to stand. The robot that he tried to attack earlier towered over him. Its hands turned into drills, which were aimed at Sonic. He gulped.
"Yah!" Amy shrieked as she tossed a gift at the robot's head, blowing it off. The robot fell backwards.
"Whew! Thanks Amy." Sonic said with disbelief in his voice. Did he just thank Amy!.? The girl in question blushed.
Just then, a guard robo snuck up from behind her!
"Look out!" Sonic yelled as he jumped into the air. "Sonic Wind!" He slashed the air in front of him, but only a small breeze followed. "What's going on!.?"
"Pink Typhoon!" Amy called. She spun around and fired a small twister at the robot, blowing it towards a couple of others. They all exploded on contact.
"What's wrong with me?" Sonic asked himself.
Meanwhile, two guard robos ganged up on Knuckles, who smirked.
"You think I'm scared of ya!.?" He yelled as he raised a fist. He made a war cry as he slammed his fist into the closest robot. He didn't even make a scratch.
"AHHHHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!.!" He screamed as he hopped backwards while holding his damaged fist. "What's the deal!.? It never hurt to punch a robot before!"
While he tended to his hand, the two robots reared back their own fists.
"I got you!" Tails yelled as he aimed and pulled the trigger of his gun. Nothing happened. "Out of juice!.?.! I just recharged it!" He looked up at the robots.
"Oops…" He ducked, waiting for the inevitable strike. But it didn't come. Instead, he heard a couple of clangs.
"Huh?" Tails looked up and saw that Knuckles had tripped the robots.
"Come on!" He grabbed Tails' hand and ran away from the explosion. All of our heroes (including Alice, who got out of her daze) stood back to back.
"What's the deal? Why can't any of us except Amy use our moves?" Sonic asked. Tails got into a thinking pose. That was when he saw something glowing in Amy's pocket.
"Uhhh… Amy, what's in your pocket?" He asked. Amy gave him a confused look before she dug into her pocket and pulled out the blue Chaos Emerald.
"A Chaos Emerald?.!" Dr. Robotnik said with shock.
"Now I understand!" Tails said as he figured out why only Amy can use her abilities.
°°Flashback°°
"Listen up guys, leave your emeralds here so that Eggman can't grab them." Sonic said. He and the others were standing by their lockers, which for some reason, were right next to each other. Everybody else looked at him like he was nuts.
"If Eggman's the principal here, what makes you think he won't go searching for the emeralds?" Tails asked.
"That's easy. So far, he doesn't know we're here." Sonic replied.
"How can you say that? We just saw Shadow." Knuckles said.
"I know that. If I know that faker as well as I think I do, he probably won't tell Eggman we're here til later. And besides, they don't know that we have any of the emeralds with us."
"What makes you think he won't make a guess?" Alice asked. Sonic scoffed.
"He may be a genius, but he's too dumb to think we'd hide them here." Everybody else sweatdropped. "Come on, we better try to find Izzy." Sonic put the green emerald in his locker. Tails and Knuckles followed suit with the yellow and Master Emeralds respectively. They then left. Amy turned to Alice once the boys were out of earshot.
"I'm going to keep my emerald with me." She said as she put the blue emerald in her skirt pocket. "Despite what Sonikku said, I don't trust Eggman." Alice nodded.
"Yeah. I'm keeping the purple one with me too. I refuse to let my memento of Izzy get into his fat hands." They both left to catch up with the others.
°°End Flashback°°
"So that's it, huh?" Sonic said.
"The Chaos Emeralds must allow us to bypass most of the rules of reality in other dimensions." Tails said. "Amy can use her abilities because she still has her emerald with her."
"It also explains why I can still carry all my guns." Alice supplied. Knuckles glared at Sonic.
"And also why we can't attack! Nice going!" The blue haired boy shrugged.
"Oops?" Everybody else slapped their heads in exasperation.
"Enough stalling! Attack!" Dr. Robotnik yelled. The remaining robots charged up their lasers. Sonic grabbed Amy's emerald and sped around the battlefield, attacking the robots at near light speed. The good doctor gasped as they all exploded.
"Heh. Gotta do better than that, Eggman." Sonic said, rubbing it in. Dr. Robotnik sneered before giving a devilish grin.
"Who said I was through?" He snapped his fingers and a bunch of E-2000 units appeared. The group gasped as the mechs started charging their laser cannons.
Elsewhere…
"Man! I've been searching for hours and nothing!" Izzy groaned as he got out of another Chaos Control warp and looked around. He was on the roof of a building that was near the warehouse district, where our heroes were fighting. He grabbed his binoculars to get a better look.
"I don't know why they'd be by the warehouse district, but it couldn't hurt to check." He was about to look through the binoculars when he heard a rumble of thunder.
"That's odd. The weatherman said it was gonna be sunny all day…" The guardian looked up at the blue sky and gasped. He put on the binoculars to see a most horrible sight.
"Omochao! Thousands of them!" A flock of the robotic menaces was flying through the air. They flew across the sky and out of sight. "What was that all about?" He then heard an explosion. He shifted his focus to the warehouse district, where a cloud of smoke had appeared. Izzy adjusted the binoculars and noticed Sonic and the others.
"Hey! There they are! Sam, Miles, Amy, Alice, and that Bruce guy who looks more like a Walter." He glared at the camera. "Ok! We get it! Now drop it!"
(Me: Alright, alright!)
"Anyway, they seem to be huddled together. But why?" He zoomed away a bit and saw the E-2000 units. His eyes went as wide as saucers. "Robots!.? In the Boring Dimension!.?.! Ok, this has officially turned nutty! I gotta get to those guys! But how?"
Suddenly, a rail appeared out of thin air. It stretched out towards the ground. Izzy sweatdropped.
"Boss?"
(Me: °Shrugs° Wasn't me.)
"Hmmmm… Must be whatever caused those omochao to appear…" He sat down and took his blades out of his book bag. "I hope I don't trip and fall."
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"Goodbye hedgehog!" Ivo said with a grin. The E-2000s were about to fire.
"Is this it?" Alice asked as she closed her eyes. Purple energy glowed at the tips of the robots' lasers.
"Chaos Blade!.!.!" A voice yelled as many red flashes of light soared through the air and destroyed a pair of robots. The others stopped charging their weapons as everyone else turned to the cloud of smoke that appeared.
"Who did that?" Tails asked as a figure came into view. It was Izzy skating on his blades towards the battle.
"It's him!" Knuckles yelled. The purple clad guardian soon reached the battle zone.
"Woaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!.!.!" He yelled as he frantically moved his legs and arms around to stop. He went past everybody.
°CRASH!.!.!°
Everybody, including the robots, sweatdropped as Izzy, covered in garbage, skated back to the middle of the area.
"Izzy…" Alice sighed.
"Ok! Break it up!" Izzy ordered, taking a banana peel off his head. "As guardian of the Boring Dimension, I demand an explanation!"
"It's his fault!" The Sonic crew yelled as they pointed up. Izzy looked up and gasped at the sight of Sir Fatty.
"EGG—I mean—Dr. Robotnik!.?.! What in the world are you doing in this dimension!.?.!" Dr. Robotnik laughed evilly.
"Why to take it over, of course! Trying to take over my dimension was so boring! It got old! So I decided to try my luck in this new territory! And once I tap into the power of your emerald, I'll be invincible! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!"
"Fat chance, big boy!" Izzy retorted, shaking a fist.
"You won't have a choice after I'm through with you!" Ivo pointed at the guardian. "Attack!" The E-2000s floated towards him.
"Hey! Your fight's with us!" Sonic yelled as he engaged a couple of robots.
"And you're not taking Izzy without a fight!" Alice declared as she charged in with a bazooka. Sonic used his Sonic Wind to dispatch some robots and Alice blew up a few.
"Chaos Control!" Izzy yelled. He disappeared and reappeared on top of one of the E-2000s. He then teleported to another one that was up in the air. He kept doing this until he got near Dr. Robotnik's hovercraft. He held up his left hand.
"Chaos Beam!" A purple energy ball appeared in his hand. Ivo looked on in horror as Izzy fired the ball and hit the craft.
°BOOOOOOM!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!°
"Nooooooooooooo!.!.!.!.! Not agaaaaaaaaain!.!.!.!.!.!" Dr. Robotnik's voice echoed as he became a star. Izzy teleported back to the ground. The remaining robots were soon destroyed and everybody was breathing hard.
"Now that that's taken care of," Izzy said as he turned towards the others. "Who are you really and what was with Ivo?"
"Don't you remember us?" Alice asked as she walked up to him.
"Do we really have to go through this again?" He groaned.
"Show it to him." Sonic said. Alice nodded.
"Show me what?" Izzy asked. Alice dug into her purse.
"Maybe this will jog your memory." She said as she grabbed the boy's hand and placed the purple Chaos Emerald into it. Izzy gasped.
"A Chaos Emerald?"
"Remember the promise you made to me?" Alice asked. The purple emerald was glowing brightly, resonating with the Dragon Emerald.
"The promise…" Izzy remembered that day like it was yesterday. He gave the purple emerald to the blonde so that she can remember him. Tears welled up in the boy's eyes at the memory of that day at the Emerald Coast.
'She kept it all this time…' He thought as he looked up.
"A-Alice? Is it really you?" He asked. The girl's eyes lit up as she nodded.
"You finally remember."
"Of course I do!" Izzy yelled as they both hugged each other, never letting go for fear of getting separated again. After a few minutes, they parted and looked into each other's eyes. "I've missed you."
"Same here." Alice replied, trying to hide her blush.
"But who are they?" Izzy pointed at the other four kids. Alice turned towards them.
"That's Sonic." She pointed at the blue haired kid.
"Hey. It's been a while." Sonic said as he waved.
"And that's Tails." Alice pointed at the blond boy. Tails gave a thumbs up. She then pointed at the pink one.
"And that's—"
"Let me guess. Amy?" Izzy said. Amy nodded and glomped Sonic. The older teen gasped for air and struggled out of her grip. "And you must be Knuckles, huh?" He said to the remaining kid.
"Right. I hate to admit it, but those were some fine moves you pulled on Eggman." The guardian said.
"Speaking of whom, what's he doing here and how'd you guys get here?" Izzy asked.
"We'll tell ya once we get to safety." Sonic said as he got out of Amy's grip.
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"Now I get it. You guys used Chaos Control to get here and Dr. Robotnik must've done the same thing with Shadow." Izzy said.
Everybody told him what happened and what they're doing here. They didn't mention anything about the good doctor or the beautiful thief being in charge of the school or the evil Shadow being a student.
The group was now sitting in the living room of Izzy's apartment. The walls were painted a sky blue. By the window was a loveseat and across from the white entertainment system was a sofa. Both pieces of furniture had floral patterns on them. The floor was covered with a shag rug. Outside, the sun was setting. Alice and Izzy were sitting on the loveseat while Tails, Amy, and Sonic sat on the sofa. Knuckles opted to stand and lean against a wall.
"That's right." Tails replied. "Now, what was it you were saying about stuff appearing?"
"Oh right. Yesterday, I saw a bunch of rings floating on the way to school and then today, I saw a ton of omochao flying."
"AHHHHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.! EVIL!.!.!" Amy shrieked. Everybody else sweatdropped.
"Anyway… Also, a rail appeared just before I got to you guys."
"It's obviously the Chaos Emeralds." Sonic spoke up. Everybody but Knuckles gave him a questioning look.
"He's right." The guardian said. "The Chaos Emeralds and the Master Emerald are embodiments of the balance of reality and belief. Because we brought all the emeralds to this dimension, the balance here shifted more towards belief instead of reality."
"Hmmmmm… That's why everything's been appearing…" Izzy said in thought. He then looked at Knuckles. "If all your emeralds are here, what will happen to your dimension?" Everybody else but the redhead and Tails put on horrified expressions.
"Don't worry." The blond spoke up. Everyone turned to him. "I created several fake Chaos Emeralds to act as substitutes while we're gone."
"Like the one in the ARK incident?" Amy asked.
"Exactly." Tails nodded. "We had to be prepared since we didn't know what effect the absence of the emeralds would have on our dimension."
"So I guess that means more stuff will be appearing?" Alice asked. Izzy put on a mournful look.
"It's supposed to be my job to maintain the balance between reality and belief here like Tikal said. But the balance keeps shifting. What if the world gets destroyed because of your emeralds being here?"
"It shouldn't be anything to worry about." Knuckles reassured. "After all, nothing happened when your dimension's emeralds were in our dimension." He pointed at the Dragon Emerald.
"Yeah, but that might've been because my emeralds were too weak." Izzy said, lowering his head. Alice held his right hand. The male looked up at her.
"Listen, if you're that worried about the balance, we'll just go back to our own dimension." Izzy's eyes widened.
"No don't. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say it like that." He said desperately. "It's just that my powers have been messed up since I got back here. I thought that I was supposed to only lose the speed I had in your dimension like Tikal said."
"Was that ball you used to attack Eggman one of your old attacks?" Sonic asked. Izzy nodded.
"That was my Chaos Beam ability."
"For now, we have to stop Eggman." Knuckles said. "He seems to be after you." Izzy scoffed and smirked.
"Let him try to take me."
"Izzy!" A female voice called. "Feed the cat! She's bugging me!" The group sweatdropped.
"Who was that?" Amy asked.
"My mom." Izzy replied, sweatdropping as he got up.
"Your mom!.? Oh! I must meet her!" Alice jumped up. Izzy walked into the kitchen and towards an open door with the blonde close behind.
"You called, master?" He said jokingly to his mother, who was lying on a bed.
She had black hair like Izzy and a lighter tan than the boy. She glared at him and pointed at his cat, Sadie, who was lying next to her. Sadie was brown with black stripes going along her body.
"Feed her. It's your responsibility to take care of her, remember?"
"Yes ma'am." Izzy replied, nodding. His mom looked past him.
"And who's that with you?" Alice pushed past Izzy and walked into the room.
"Hello. I'm Alice Palm." She said. "I've always wanted to meet you." Izzy's mom looked at her son curiously.
"Izzy, you never told me you had a girlfriend!" Izzy looked astonished.
"Her!.? But—" He stopped when he saw the murderous look in his "girlfriend's" eyes.
"Oh yes! I love him so much! I can't wait til we get married!" Alice squealed with a grin as she grabbed Izzy in a hug.
"MARRIED!.?.!" Both Izzy and his mom yelled. Izzy looked incredibly nervous when he saw the icy glare his mom sent Alice. She got up to deliver a few choice words.
"Now see here, missy—"
"Oh my! Look at the time! I gotta feed Sadie before she starves!" Izzy yelled desperately. Sadie looked like she was enjoying where the conversation was going. Before his mom can say anything, Izzy grabbed the cat and Alice and slammed the room door shut.
"That was close…" He sighed as he put down Sadie. He also let go of a blushing Alice and went into the fridge.
"What was that about?" She asked.
"Let's just say my mom is a bit overprotective." Izzy replied from inside the fridge. He soon reemerged with half a can of cat food in his hand. He moved to a food dish and started spooning some food into the plate.
"Hey. She likes me." Alice said as Sadie started rubbing up against her legs while purring.
"Nah. She only does that when she's hungry." Izzy stated dryly as he finished putting the food in the dish. Sadie immediately ran to the dish and started eating. "See what I mean? The rest of the time, she wants nothing to do with me."
"Oh… Listen, can I talk to you in private?"
"Uhh… Sure." Izzy replied. He also had something to say. He walked out the back and into the parking lot that was behind the building with Alice following. They walked over to a hill, where they were able to see the setting sun. They faced each other.
"You go first." They both said at the same time. They both chuckled.
"You go." Izzy said.
"Alright." Alice took a deep breath. "I have missed you terribly. For the past six months, you were on my mind every single day. I felt empty without you around to liven things up. The week or so I spent with you in my dimension was the best I've ever had. After you left, I just couldn't function as well as before you came along. I only had that Chaos Emerald and the picture to remember you by." She pulled out the picture of the group from her purse.
"I still have that picture too." Izzy said as he took out a wallet. He opened it and took out the photo, which looked slightly bent. Alice's eyes watered.
"You still kept it."
"Of course I did. You've also been on my mind this whole time. You invaded my dreams. It was hard to concentrate in school because I only had this picture and those CDs to remember you by."
"Speaking of which, how did you enjoy them?" Alice asked. Izzy chuckled to himself.
"Oh they were fun to listen to. In more ways than one." Alice looked confused before she shook her head.
"Anyway, I guess there's only one other thing to say." She took another breath.
"I love you, Izzy." She closed her eyes, hoping that she doesn't get rejected. After a few moments in which the boy had a shocked expression, he smiled and took her hand. Alice looked up.
"Izzy…" She stared into his chocolate brown eyes. The boy stared into her ocean blue eyes.
"Alice, I love you too." He said as the two embraced in the final moments of the sunset. They parted and leaned in again. This time, they gave each other a soft kiss on the lips. It felt like heaven for them as they deepened the kiss. After what seemed to be an eternity, they parted, panting hard.
"Wow…" Izzy breathed.
"Yeah…" Alice giggled.
"It was like the feeling of getting the last Chaos Emerald in Sonic Advance 2."
"More like the feeling of getting a new custom made grenade launcher." They both laughed again.
"I'm glad we got that out of the way before something horrible happens." He joked after a few minutes. Alice put on a sad look. "What's the matter? I was only kidding."
"I know, but I just can't forget about what happened on Eggman's ship. You almost died." Izzy smiled.
"Come on. That's all in the past. You saved me, remember? As long as you're around, you don't have to worry about me dying or anything."
"You mean it?" Alice asked. Izzy nodded.
"You bet. Let's go back. I almost forgot I'm still entertaining." The two walked back hand in hand to the guardian's apartment. When they got there, they heard a scream.
"That was Mom!" Izzy yelled as he and Alice ran up the stairs. "Mom! What's the matter!" He yelled as he ran in the kitchen. If Dr. Robotnik is threatening her, so help him…
"Oh Izzy. Thank God you came back! Get these freeloaders outta here!" She pointed at Sonic and co. Izzy sighed with relief.
'Leave it to Mom to make a big deal out of everything.'
"Mom, it's alright. They're my friends." He said.
"Then what were they doing in your room?" His mother asked.
"My room?" He asked as he looked at the group.
"We were just looking around when she came in, screaming." Sonic said.
"Mom, they're ok. They're not thieves, alright?"
"How can you be sure?" Izzy's mother asked.
"They're not, ok!.?" Izzy sighed and rubbed his forehead. "They're harmless."
"HEY!" Knuckles yelled.
"Ok… Maybe not completely harmless." Izzy corrected. "Anyway, can they stay with us for awhile?"
"What!.?" His mom yelled.
"They don't have anywhere else to go!"
"You say they're not thieves, yet they're bums?" Izzy sighed.
"Sit down, Mom. I'll tell ya everything." And so, he told his mother everything regarding the Sonic crew, the Chaos Emeralds, and his job as guardian of the Boring Dimension. When it was all said and done, his mother laughed at him.
"Yeah right! You gotta be kidding me!" She yelled. Izzy sighed again.
"Looks like I'll have to show you some proof. Chaos Control!"
He disappeared in a flash. He reappeared a few minutes later, holding a pizza box. To say his mother looked surprised would be an understatement. She fainted immediately. Everybody else sweatdropped. The boys except for Tails helped her onto the couch in the living room.
"What a day." Sonic sighed.
"Now what were you guys doing in my room?" Izzy asked, turning towards them.
"Like we said, we were just looking around." Tails replied.
"You have a lot of weird stuff." Knuckles said.
"'Weird?'" Izzy repeated.
"Well yeah! Look at all the stuff you have in there." Amy said. The whole group looked inside the boy's room, which was close to the living room.
"What about it? It's just a normal room with normal stuff inside."
"Maybe to you, it's normal." Knuckles remarked. Inside Izzy's room were a lot of Sonic games, including those on the Game Gear. Posters featuring Shadow decorated every wall. Alice sweatdropped.
"He almost killed you, yet you have posters of him?" Izzy shrugged.
"What can I say? I'm a fan boy."
Everybody else sweatdropped. After eating dinner and celebrating Izzy and Alice's new relationship, the group went to sleep.
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Izzy and Alice have finally been reunited! Will their relationship fare well in the coming days? Find out next time!
