Okay, I lied. Turns out I got a bit busy just after the first chapter, and haven't had much free time up until now. I know it's been a while, but there's not much I can do about it. So, while I can, I'll crank out Ch.2 for you people out there.

Chapter 2: The Game on the Box with the Dancing and the Music

Sonic opens the door and sticks his head out, craned toward the sky. "You two get off the roof before Amy explodes! I can't afford another huge medical bill!" Knuckles laughs, but Amy scowls evilly at them. Sonic immediately finds it convenient to be completely silent. Tails and Cream then dash into the house, promptly collapsing, Tails on the floor, Cream on the couch, both panting heavily.

"They'll be like that all night," Sonic whispers to Knux. He nods in agreement.

"So, what's first on the agenda guys?" Amy calls from the kitchen. Suddenly, Tails sits bolt upright, going silent and wide-eyed. A moment later, Cream does the exact same thing.

"Uhh...I think these two have an idea," Sonic replies. Amy peeks out, staring curiously at the two.

"The game!" Tails shouts.

"On the box!" Cream follows.

"With the dancing!" exclaims Tails again.

"And the music!" replies Cream even louder.

"Wha?" Knux asks, utterly confused. Amy continues to stare, wearing the same look of confusion. Sonic immediately understands, however. "I'll get the pads," he sighs. Amy then realizes it as well. "Oh, that. Yeah, I should've guessed." Knuckles continues to be bewildered until Sonic unfolds the pads, then he finally gets it. "Ah, I see. Well, don't expect me to join in. I was never any good at DDR."

Tails and Cream can barely contain themselves, both shivering with excitement as Sonic gets evyerthing plugged in. The moment the game starts, Cream cries out, "FIRST!", and immediately jumps on the left pad.

"Second's better anyway!" Tails retorts, taking his place. Cream scrolls through the track list, and chooses an incredibly fast one.

"Let's see how you handle this!" she exclaims.

"You're no match for me!" he replies as the music starts. As Sonic and Knux watch in awe, the two proceed to dance up a storm, hitting every beat perfectly. The track eventually ends, leaving them both with identical, perfect scores. "I dunno why they bother," whispers Sonic to Knux. "They never screw up..." "Hey, whatever makes 'em happy, I guess," Knux replies with an air of cynical wisdom about him.

"Too easy! My turn to pick." Tails says, scrolling through the list, choosing an even faster song. "And I'm cranking up the difficulty! We'll see who's handling it now!" Yet the results are the same, as they both still score perfectly. About halfway through the track, Tails shouts, "LEFT!" Cream tries to hit left, right, and up at the same time, gets confused, loses her balance, and falls over, Tails cackling like a maniac.

"Hey, no fair!" she cries, and springs at him, sending them both flying across the room. Tails gets up quickly and runs for it, both disappearing into the hallway.

"Well, I guess that's that," says Amy simply. "Super-nachos are ready!"

"Oh yeah!" exclaim the guys, jumping off the couch into the dining room, where a huge plate of nachos with every imaginable topping awaits them. Within a minute they decimate half of it, Amy watching them with an odd, disgusted happy look on her face. Nobody notices Tails walk back into view, until he exclaims, "Look what I found!" Everyone looks, and gasps in horror.

End Chapter 2

Hehehehe, I love a good cliffhanger now and then. The question is...what did Tails find? And where's Cream? Maybe finding other things? Who knows! Even I'm not sure what'll happen!...well, maybe I have a good idea, but it's not set in stone...So, here's your chance to influence the story, readers! R&R with ideas, and I might just honor one or two of them! Unless they all suck, then I'll just go with my original plan...of evilness...and doom...and yes, I know that one's a bit short, but I'm a little lacking in the idea department lately. Hopefully I'll be able to come up with more for Ch.3.

And, for the record, I'm not any good at DDR either. I just know some people who are...