Me again. Sorry if this chapter took a while. I've been kinda busy. To answer your questions, that last chapter was very important. You'll see in a chapter or two. Anyway, on with the...um…story!
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Chapter 3
"Not Again!"
Tails and Cream stepped inside the door of Tails's house. They went into the living room to play a few video games, only to find Knuckles ushering them to the couch.
"Sit here. This is going to take a while." Knuckles said.
"What's wrong Knuckles?" Tails asked.
"Eggman's back."
"What??" Sonic, Tails, Amy, and Cream exclaimed in unison. They blinked at each other before turning their attention back on Knuckles.
"As I was saying, he's back. He's decided to improve the quality of his machines this time around instead of sending numerous pieces of shit to kill us. I've had Rouge do some spy work." Knuckles brought out a small holographic projector, courtesy of Rouge, and showed everybody a diagnostic of one of Eggman's robot's systems.
"Whoa." Tails took the projector into his hands and started fiddling with it. Numerous screens appeared to show Tails all that he wanted to know at once.
"What is it?" Sonic asked.
"This thing is high-tech. If it weren't only a prototype, and if it didn't have a fatal startup bug, we'd be fucked right now."
"Tails! Don't say that word!" Cream berated.
"Sorry."
"Is there anything you can do to stop it?" Sonic asked
"Yes, but it'll take some hard work and heavy studying on my part."
"Well then get working!" Knuckles exclaimed.
"I'll help!" Cream followed Tails into his lab.
"Now what?" Asked Knuckles. Before he could react, Sonic grabbed his hand and blasted out the door. Through the wind, Knuckles could barely hear Sonic's explanation.
"I have something of my own interest I need Rouge to spy on. Where is she?"
"Still on Angel Island."
Sonic changed direction slightly. They soon arrived at a bridge leading to Angel Island. They crossed it and met up with Rouge on the other side.
"Hey Rouge."
"Well, if it isn't the Blue Blur. Is there a reason you are here?"
"I need you to keep a steady watch on Eggman. You can contact us through this radio." Sonic held out a small radio Tails had invented many years ago.
Rouge scrutinized the device and turned around.
"Humph. What's in it for me?"
"A Chaos Emerald."
Rouge's ears perked up. "What color?" she asked slowly.
"Any color. We have many."
Rouge turned around seductively. "You got yourself a spy."
Sonic grinned as Rouge put on the radio eyepiece Sonic had brought for her.
"Great. When can you start?"
"Now." Rouge spread her large wings and jumped into the sky.
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Tails looked at his dusty plane. If they were to defeat Eggman's new robots, Tails would need to completely renovate the Tornado.
"Want me to get something?" Cream asked
"Yeah. Go into my room. There's a large bookcase there. On the top shelf are tons of physics and mechanics books. Get them all."
Cream nodded and exited the garage. She walked up the stairs and entered Tails's room. She walked around, looking at a familiar photo of the gang. Even the Thorndykes and Eggman were in that picture. Cream's brow furrowed at the thought of the Thorndykes. However, she soon turned around and looked at Tails's bookcase. It was full of large and heavy books. Cream grabbed a bag and swept the contents of the top shelf into it. Cream walked back to Tails's lab, flapping her ears to help support the weight.
"Thanks. Place them on that table over there."
Tails pointed to a large glass-topped table with a cord attached leading to his main computer matrix.
"We can use the scanner to pick out parts that are important to building a robot."
Tails walked over to the table and sat down in a chair. Cream sat next to him. A Computer terminal appeared, and a female voice asked for a name.
"Miles."
"Password?"
"Tails."
"Voice recognition confirmed. Welcome Miles."
"Computer, scan books on optical table A. Search for airplane mechanics/physics and robot mechanics/physics. Sub search: power sources and materials. Begin."
"Searching…" Tails and Cream only had to wait three minutes before the search ended and thousands of pages appeared on the screen, all divided into sections, subsections and books. A second page appeared with the sub search's results.
"Cream, since you are going to be helping me, you need to be able to operate the computer. Computer. New user."
"Please state your name."
"Cream."
"Please state a password."
"Amy."
"Please repeat these words: table, dolphin, radio, xenophobia."
"Table. Dolphin. Radio. Xenophobia."
"Welcome Cream. How may I help you?"
"Computer. At ease." Tails commanded before turning to Cream. "Cream. What I am going to do is start from scratch. Take this radio." Tails handed Cream a radio. "I'm going to look for some materials. When I ask you for a component's materials, tell that computer that component and ask for materials. Alright?"
"Okay."
"Thank you. It would have taken a lot longer without your help." Tails turned to leave.
"Tails, wait." Tails turned back to Cream and was met by a hug. "Good luck."
Tails smiled and left.
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Amy sat in the living room. After Sonic had left, she had nothing to do. She could always go shopping, but that didn't feel appropriate for the current situation. She had thought about helping Tails and Cream, but she'd probably just get in the way. After a while, Amy decided to go and help Tails and Cream anyway. She walked into Tails's workshop and sat down next to Cream at a computer terminal. After Amy explained how she felt, Cream told Amy all of the recent events, excluding the hug she gave Tails. Cream registered Amy on the computer and they sat back to wait.
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
