The Maria Files

Author's note: I was reading a story when I realized I never ever review until the end of the story! I want to stab myself for that sometimes, but I do read the whole thing. I'm a pretty fast reader.

I love you all so much! (So, you'll review more right? I'm kidding, I'm kidding!)

I have no sense of humor whatsoever…It's so sad. My stories are bland. Oh, but I'm good at drama! Somewhat! Yay!

I'm sorry! I spent a while doing project upon project and only go one entry finished! I'm so sowwie….weh! So please don't stab me!

File 8 Angel Island; The lost Sanctuary

Entry 4 Cautious Path


Tails felt the plane jerk underneath them as he landed.

"… HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Amy laughed loudly. Tails whirled around.

Shadow was shaking his head off the side of the ship, where Talon had fallen off. He had dragged Miserie with him, but she must have kicked him and he was face down in the sand.

"I'm so sorry… hahaha… Talon, you're clumsy!" Amy said, grinning.

"And stupid." Shadow said, jumping off the plane. He kicked up some dust into Talon's face. Tails didn't know if was accidentally or on purpose, but he was sure if Shadow wanted to hurt Talon he would have landed on him.

"That's mean, Shadow!" Miserie said, from where she was sitting on the ground. "Talon, can you hear me?"

"Guys!" Sonic grinned at all of them, and Tails turned to look at Sonic.

"Hey Sonic!" He said happily.

"How about now, Talon? Huh?" Miserie paused, then walked around the side of the ship. "Tails, I think Talon is dead."

"He's WHAT?" Sonic asked.

"He's fine." Shadow said. He glared at Knuckles, who was glaring right back at Shadow form where he was sitting in the sand.

"SONIC!" Amy cried, dashing at Sonic.

"Uhm, Amy…" Sonic started, but he had already started running away.

Tails sighed. This group was a big family, He decided.

"Well…" Knuckles finally said. "What are we gonna do?"

"Wha…What do you mean?" Tails asked.

Shadow sighed. "About the Master Emerald."

Tails thought. He looked out into the enchanting glistening blue of the sea and the sky blue of the sky dotted with big white clouds, but he said nothing.

Miserie watched Amy and Sonic running around for the thirtieth time. "What's that emotion?" She asked suddenly, and Shadow, Knuckles and Tails stared at her.

"What emotion?" Knuckles asked.

"…That one." She pointed at Sonic and Amy. "What's that emotion?"

Tails looked at Sonic and Amy.

"Friendship?" Knuckles finally said.

"Hatred in one party and love in the other." Shadow said. Miserie glanced at him sideways.

"It's probably love." Tails said, shaking his head.

"Is there something I'm missing here?" Knuckles asked. "Sonic hates Amy chasing him."

"…I don't think so. He provokes her all the time. He likes it." Tails said.

"amy is funny." Miserie said. "I don't understand her. I don't really understand." She looked at Tails. "Do you?"

"What?" Tails asked.

"Do you understand Amy?" Miserie asked.

"Not…really."

"Hmm…" Miserie said. "Knuckles, do you?"

"Nope."

"What about you, Shadow?"

Shadow shook his head.

Miserie looked at Sonic. "does anyone understand Sonic?"

"Couldn't if we tried," Knuckles summed up for the group. He walked away to inspect Talon, and Shadow walked off towards the water. For a little while, as Tails climbed out of his plane, there was complete silence.

"…So I can't find out what that emotion is…" Miserie said, sounding sad.

"What?" Tails asked.

She looked at him again. "When you understand someone, you know how they think. You know what they feel. It's funny how sometimes best friends really don't know each other. When you're best friends, it's not only about fun and games, it's about understanding. You know why they're sad. You know why they're happy. Their emotions are no secret anymore. That's a best friend."

Tails paused before saying, "Why do you want to know what the emotion is?"

"…" Miserie smiled. "It must be a good emotion." She said wistfully. She looked at Sonic and Amy. "I'd like to feel that way most of the time." She paused. "Instead of feel sad or lost. That's how I'd like to feel."

"Do you feel lost?"

"No, not usually. I guess I'm pretty happy. But still. I want to feel an emotion like that." Miserie paused, and then she laughed. "I'm so selfish."

Tails halfway smiled, but he didn't know where she was going with this conversation, and he didn't want her to immediately start crying.

"Tails, did you hear me?" Miserie asked.

"Sorry." He apologized. "I was just thinking…you're not selfish."

"Thanks." Miserie said. "I asked you if you were going to talk with Sonic. You seemed like you wanted to before."

"I was, but…" Tails looked over and saw Talon limping towards them. Knuckles grudgingly followed behind him.

"Miserie…" Talon said, weakly. Miserie looked worried.

"Yes, Talon?" She replied, taking her eyes off of Tails and turned towards Talon. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Talon said, slowly. Knuckles shook his head.

"He insists you saved him." Knuckles said.

"He tried to kill her," Shadow called.

"Stupid…" Talon started on a string of words, but he looked at Miserie in the middle of his all curse word sentence and stopped.

Miserie leaned over. "What does all that mean?" She asked Tails.

Tails grinned. "Nothing much." He told her. Miserie just nodded her head.

"So then, it's like 'pervert', right?" Miserie paused. "I thought there were people named pervert."

Nope, Talon IS a pervert, Tails thought, and Shadow said, to his surprise:

"Talon IS a pervert." Tails and Miserie turned and Shadow was walking towards them with a frown.

"But what's a pervert, Shadow?" Miserie asked.

"Someone like Talon. I mean, look at him. When ever you hear the word pervert, think Talon."

"Okay." Miserie agreed.

Tails laughed as Talon's eyes widened.

"but-but!" Talon stuttered.

"It's okay Talon." Miserie said. "We'll make sure you get better. Is being perverted a disease?"

Shadow said, "In Talon's case, he must have gotten it from his mom."

"You leave my mom out of this!" Talon said.

"Why?" Shadow asked.

"Your mama was so dumb, she failed a pregnancy test!" Talon said.

"Wow. You must think you're really smart." Shadow said. "Unfortunately, I don't have a mother, so say what you want. You're not making fun of anyone."

"how could you no have a mother?" Talon asked.

Knuckles sighed. "so have they been like this for a while?" he asked Miserie.

"What's a faggot?"

Knuckles nodded. "Yup."

Tails grinned and left to go break Amy off of Sonic.