Chapter Eighteen: Looking For That Which Is Lost
They all reappeared in the wreckage. Sonic and Shadow fell to there knees from exhaustion, so Amy and Huri helped them to their feet.
" Are you okay?" Amy asked.
Huri looked at her husband with the same question in her eyes. Sonic and Shadow nodded. They were exhausted, but they would live. Everyone began to search frantically through the debris. It was far worst than they thought that it would be.
No one was sure how much time had passed. Deep down, everyone knew that no one could survive this, but that didn't mean they weren't going to hope. The moon was high above their heads, meaning that it had to be around midnight. Huri sat down for a rest. When she did, she heard something crack.
Quickly, she got up and moved the metal and wood. All eyes were on her and she knew it. Shadow walked over to her when he saw that she was struggling with a rather large piece of wood. He helped her lift it up, knowing both of them got many splinters for it. They threw it aside, nearly hitting Sonic.
" Watch where you're throwing things! I swear, I'm flying object prone!"
" Oh shut up Faker!"
" I'm not a faker! You're the Faker!"
" No you are!"
" No you are!"
"No you!"
" You!"
" Will you two just shut up!" Amy and Huri screamed in unison.
Sonic and Shadow shrank back in fear, nodding fiercely. Amy and Huri had veins throbbing in their foreheads. Page and Kage looked at each other, now understanding where they had gotten that. Huri bent down when she saw something glistening in the moonlight. Carefully, she moved some dust off the object.
Her breath got caught in her throat at what she saw. She picked it up, and walked over to Cream, head down she held out her hands. Cream took the object, and her head went down too. In her hands, she held Tails' goggles, his now broken and bloody goggles. Blood covered the strap that went behind his head.
The glass on the right side was cracked. Cream clenched them tightly, and fell to her knees. Her body shook with each heart-breaking sob that escaped her body. She slammed her fist into the dirt, over and over again. Trying her hardest to rid herself of the thought he might be dead.
They had only found a pair of goggles. A pair of blood soaked goggles to be exact. That didn't mean anything right? All it ment that he was hurt somewhere, that's it. There wasn't enough blood on them to prove he was dead, just that he had been hurt.
Tears once again, streamed down everyone's face that could cry. Tails couldn't be dead! He was needed too much just to go and die. His life was just beginning! He couldn't be gone!
" Damn you Tails."
Everyone looked at Cream.
" We are supposed to be having a baby! You said that you would be there! You promised!"
Silence. All eyes were on her as she revealed this information. Shadow, was most shocked of all. Tails hadn't mentioned that when they were talking.
" I need to talk to you," he mumbled, then he looked at Cream and Gen, " don't worry Gen, you're gunna be fine."
Tails dragged Shadow about ten feet away, and turned his back to everyone else. Shadow copied his lead.
" What do you need?" Shadow asked.
" It's the bomb, it has a heat sensor. If I take that off her, someone else will still have to slip it on in under five seconds."
" Why don't you just let me or Sonic use Chaos Control on it?"
" To dangerous, plus I doubt you two have the strength right now."
" True, so what do you have in mind?"
" I'm gunna put it on."
" Tails that's crazy! Not to mention dangerous!"
" Point being?"
" Cream is gunna kill you."
" No she isn't, wanna know why?"
" Sure why?"
" Because you are going to knock her out for me."
" What?"
" You heard me, I'll nod, then you knock her out."
" I'm not going to do that."
" Yes you are, or I'll make you watch Barney again. You remember the last time don't you? I believe you had the song in your head for about a week. Do you want that to happen again?"
Shadow sighed, " fine, but are there any injuries I have to be aware of? I don't wanna hurt her."
" There aren't any injuries, just don't punch her in the stomach, she was holding it when Nickel kicked her."
" Okay, what happened to that guy anyway?"
" Turns out that he is the bastard that killed her mom, so he's kinda dead at the moment."
" I see. So what will happen after you slide it on?"
" You guys will leave so the bomb won't hurt you."
" What about you?"
" Someone has to stay behind so you have longer than five seconds to escape."
" You can't do that!"
" You and everyone else has kids! I just rebuilt Omega, Gamma, and Emerl I'm not letting anyone else do it! Cream will get over my death, she promised. If you have a problem with my plan, deal with it. But if you want the bomb, you're going to pry it from my cold dead body!"
Shadow cringed, but turned to face Tails. Tails faced him too, and held out his hand.
" Do you promise?"
They shook hands, and made their way back over to the group.
"Damn you Tails, you little ass," Shadow whispered under his breath.
" You're pregnant Cream?" Rouge asked.
Cream nodded as more tears slid down her cheeks, " I found out just after you guys left."
" We have to stay here for the night I'm afraid," Sonic blurted out suddenly.
When all eyes turned on him, he began to explain," there is no way the planes survived that explosion, and now Shadow and I surely don't have enough energy to teleport us that far away."
That was the truth, it was impossible to teleport a group so large so far away when they had been fighting all day. Everyone nodded, and began to move debris so they had a spot to lay down. Emerl went around to everyone and removed the many splinters from their hands. Since he had no bandages, their gloves would have to act as them. He finished, and everyone lay down.
The Master Emerald radiated heat, so they were kept them warm, so there was no need for a fire. Plus, it was dangerous to start a fire with all the wood around. Omega, Gamma and Emerl shut down for the night and the others just fell asleep. Everyone but Cream that is. Every time she shut her eyes, she would see Tails' dead body.
She couldn't stand seeing that. Unconsciously, she started to rub her stomach. Thoughts of them together as a big happy family began to disappear.
" If you really are gone Tails, then why don't I feel that. We have a strong bond, I still feel you're alive."
Her words fell on deft ears she knew, but that question still needed to be answered.
" I know your alive, somewhere, and your hurt. We'll find you Tails, I promise."
Her eyelids became to heavy, and she fell asleep. Dreaming of Tails and all the time they had spent together.
Cream's POV/Dream
" Please, help me find my mom?" Cream asked the two tailed fox and blue hedgehog.
Before Sonic could speak Tails opened his mouth, " sure! We'd love too."
The first time we met.
" Cream, I love you."
Cream blushed lightly, " I love you too Tails."
The first time we confessed their love for each other.
He leaned in and kissed her on the lips lightly. Cream was slightly surprised but kissed him back. They broke the kissed and smiled at each other.
The first time we kissed.
When she broke the embrace with Amy, Tails took her into a protective hug.
" I'll always be here for you okay?"
Cream nodded and they left the house.
The night my mother was murdered.
Tails reached across the table and grabbed her hands; he squeezed them lightly, and looked into her questioning eyes.
" Cream, I love you so much words can't really be used. I want to be with you forever Cream. I really do."
A few tears slid down Cream's cheeks, " I want to be with you forever too Tails."
" I guess, what I'm asking is," Tails got on one knee and pulled a velvet box out of his pocket, " will you marry me Cream?"
Tears streamed down Cream's as she covered her mouth and nodded, " yes! Yes I will!"
" I don't have a ring at this time, but I will get one soon," Tails stood up, only to have Cream run into his arms.
Tails kissed her on the lips, and she kissed back.
" I love you Tails, so very much," Cream said, slightly pulling away from him.
She rested her head on his chest, smiling as a few tears streamed down her cheeks.
" I love you too Cream," he whispered into her ear.
The night he asked me to marry him for the first time.
Cream sat on the bed and motioned for him to sit next to her, " what's wrong?"
Tails sat next to her and placed his hand on hers, " the mission…..it's very dangerous Cream."
" I know, you told me about it and I saw the island, what exactly are you getting at?"
" Cream, if I don't come back I…."
" Don't say such a thing Tails! You are coming back! Nothing is going to happen to you!"
His eyes softened as he took her hand in both of his, " if I don't come back with the others then I want you to find someone else that will love you as much as I do. Will you do that?"
Cream had tears in her eyes as she shook her head, " no I won't! You have to come back to me Tails! You have to! I lost my mom, I can't lose you too!"
She threw herself into his arms and began sobbing. He hugged her tightly as her body shook furiously.
" Please Cream, do that for me?"
A few minutes passed as her sobbing slowly decreased.
" Cream, please? I just don't want you to be alone. Please?"
She slowly pulled herself away from him and nodded, " fine, if you don't come back with the others, but I know you will, I'll find someone else."
Tails kissed her forehead and smiled, " promise?"
Cream nodded as she hugged him again, " Tails, you have to come back. You just have too!"
" I don't plan on leaving Cream, this is just incase. I promise you that I will do everything in my power to come back to you. Remember, we are supposed to get married after Tye is gone."
The promise he made me make.
He pulled his hands out from behind his back. A small velvet box was in each hand. She just stared at them as he handed her the box that was in his left hand.
" Open that one first."
She nodded and lifted the lid. Her mouth hung open in shock for a second as she pulled the small ring out.
" Tails, it's so pretty," Cream whispered as she stared at him.
He only grinned. The band was made of silver, and it had small pieces of garnet it in. It shinned as she stared at it.
" It's a promise ring. As long as you have this ring and I have your faith in me, I know that I will make it back," he stated.
" You have my faith Tails. I know you wouldn't leave me," she hugged onto him tightly.
She was truly afraid; he had been acting strangely for the three weeks.
He hugged back just as tightly, " you're forgetting about my other present Cream."
He pulled away from her a little bit and got on one knee. Cream smiled as he opened the box to reveal a golden engagement ring. The band was made of gold and in the middle was a small diamond, and it was surrounded by small little pieces of garnet.
" Will you marry me?" he asked as he held her hand.
" I believe you already know the answer to that, but to answer you again; yes! Of course I will marry you when you get back!"
He slid the ring onto her ring finger and stood up, " just making sure I have a reason to come back."
Tears spilled from her eyes as she hugged onto him tightly, " I know you'll come back."
Tails smiled as he also slid the promise ring onto her index finger.
The second time he asked me to marry him, with a ring this time.
" Ready for take off!" Tails yelled as the engines started up.
Everyone waved as the plane disappeared.
" Be safe everyone," Cream whispered.
The last time she saw him before the group left to go get rid of Tye.
" Tails I'm pregnant," Cream whispered.
It took a moment to sink into Tails' head. After a moment or two, he smiled.
" We're going to have a baby," Tails stated dumbfounded.
Cream nodded as she helped him to his feet.
" We're going to have a baby?" Tails asked with a questioning tone.
" Yes Tails, we are going to have a baby," Cream whispered.
" We're going to have a baby!" Tail yelled with excitement.
Cream started to laugh as he picked her up and swung her around. He was also laughing at the news.
" We're going to have a baby!" Tails yelled again.
He continued to yell that until he was out of breath. Cream was laughing at his reaction. They slowly came to a stop, but were both still laughing.
When I told him that we were having a baby.
" Tails you can't do this! We need you! I need you!" Cream shouted.
" I love you Cream, remember your promise to me, and I'm sorry I couldn't keep mine," Tails nodded, and her world went black.
The last time I saw him.
Normal POVCream bolted up. That dream, all the important moments she and Tails shared together. The sky was getting lighter, meaning that dawn was approaching. She rubbed the sleep from her eyes and looked around. Gen was sitting down, next to the Master Emerald.
" It was you," she whispered.
" Who was what?" Cream asked.
Gen looked at Cream and smiled, " the Master Emerald, it's the one that told me to find everyone."
" Really now, how do you know this?"
" I knew that the presence was familiar in my dream, and then how Tikal rushed us to find them, it wasn't Tikal or Chaos that told me to find them, it was the Master Emerald itself. The pieces just fit together."
" Are you sure?"
" Yes. I'm right, aren't I Master Emerald?" Gen questioned.
After a minute, the Master Emerald glowed, then Tikal and Chaos appeared.
" Yes, you are correct young guardian," Chaos said telekinetically.
" Yes, the Master Emerald was showing you what would happen if you didn't go after them. By starting the engine to your plane, you saved everyone," Tikal added.
" Not everyone, Uncle Tails is gone and it's my fault. If I would have fought back when Tye grabbed me, he would still be alive."
Cream smiled, " he isn't gone Gen. He is still alive, I know it."
Gen looked at her with tears in her eyes, " how do you know?"
" I just feel it. We have a connection, like how you knew where to find your parents, I knew where to find Tails. That same instinct is telling me that he is indeed alive."
" Then where is he?"
Cream frowned, " I don't know, but I know that he is alive and that's all I care about right now."
Gen smiled, and ran to hug Cream. Tikal and Chaos disappeared in a flash of green. Cream hugged her back. When they broke the embrace, Gen had a questioning look on her face.
" What's wrong Gen?"
" Auntie Cream? How did you become per-eg-o-nit?" Gen had problems pronouncing pregnant.
Cream sweat-dropped and chuckled nervously, " ask your mom and dad. They can explain it to you."
Beams of sunlight hit them, and Cream smiled.
" Help me wake everyone up so we can go to the base."
" But the base is gone Auntie Cream!"
" We have something we need to pick up from there though."
Gen nodded and began to wake everyone up. When they were awake, Sonic and Shadow grabbed the Chaos Emeralds and teleported them back to the destroyed base. Everyone but Gen, Gamma, Emerl, Omega, Cream, Page and Kage were surprised to see the destoryed base.
" What happened!"
Cream sighed and looked at all the adults, " I guess I'll explain it all."
The other's nodded with there mouths opened and shocked looks in their faces.