Chapter 1: Meet Emberly
It was a normal day as Tails hovered along the side walk carrying package in his arms. As he turned down an alley way to take a short cut; he suddenly heard a loud booming voice cry,
" That's the fox boy get him!" The next thing that regestered in Tails' mind was that he was suddenly knocked down onto the ground and the package hit the ground it's contents rolled out of it.
" The chaos emerald! Get it!" cried the what appeared to be the leader of a group of men. When an angelic sweet voice that had a bit of a a challenging tone to it called out of the shadows of the alley way," Tsk tsk not so fast, boys." said a beautiful,tan young female hedgehog with golden brown eyes and long black hair that seemed to flow around her hour glass shaped body, as she jumped off a nearby wall and landed gracefully on the ground. Time seemed to stop as she elgently rose from her squat position on the ground swingin her hair out of her face. They were all entracned by her beauty so it seemed. Everything seemed to move in slow motion for Tails as the hedgehog scoped him up off the ground and gently sat him down by a near by wall. "Are you ok? They didn't hurt you did they?" she asked.
"No, I..I..I'm fine..I think." replied tails.
"Good. Now stay here ok?"
"Ok." Then she quickly sprang into action. She jumped right in the middle of the group of men. " Who's first?" she taunted.
The men laughed as one stepped forward, "This should be easy, how hard can it be to beat a weak little girl?"
" C'mon give me your best shot." the hedgehog taunted. The man laughed and quickly swung his gigantic,toned muscle fist at her. How can she possibly survive an attack like that! This girl is crazy! Thought Tails as he covered his eyes with his small hands and peered through them,sliently hoping the girl would be ok, that little flame of hope he felt was soon brightened by what happened next. To his amazment the hedgehog quickly and swiftly dodge the attack and sent a hard blow to the muscular mans abdominal and sent the man into a nearby wall. The wall cracked just a tiny bit under the mans wight as he slowly sank to the ground his head spinning. What just happened could she really have done that to ME? He thought before hanging his head down in shame and disgust. Dusting her hand off the said, " Hmm that was easy." Then 3 of the other men surrounded her. Surely this is the end for her she can't possibly take all 3 of them... Tails thought, once again covering his eyes. But again to his surprise she jumped up into the air and like an angel from Heaven she desended apon them and as she did she a round house kick sending all of them flying in different directions.
"AGHH!I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU IDOTS CAN'T EVEN TAKE CARE OF 1 GIRL! LET'S GO NOW BEFORE YOU CAUSE TEAM CHOAS ANY MORE SHAME!" the apperently leader shouted as he grabbed at his head his fist clenched and stomping his feet, he looked like a little kid throwing a fit. Then threw a ball in the air. When the ball hit the ground it began spin faster and faster until finally it shot out smoke in all different directions then it began to swirl around Tails and the hedgehog who began to cough quite badly. " Can you fly us outta here?" the hedgehog asked Tails who then replied, "Yes." as he soared onto a near by roof. "I want to take you back to the base if that's ok." said Tails.
" Ok, let's go." said the hedgehog.
" Ok, but I have to blind fold you first ok?"
"Ok." Emberly replied a bit hestatly since she baerly knew this kid, but then again he was a kid right? So why not? Tails qickly blind folded her then picked her up and began to soar higher and higher into the beautiful pinkinsh orangish sky and then onto the base. " By the way," Tails said,"what is your name?"
"Emberly, Emberly the Hedgehog. What's yours?"
"Miles Prower, but everyone calls me Tails."
"Ok. That's cool." The rest of the flight to headquaters was quiet as the soared into the beautiful golden sunset. Emberly had fallen asleep which she herself could not believe because she was flying by an ocean and she had a fear of oceans so even the sound scared her because of he experence with her friend Shea last summer in Florida. Next thing she knew she was being awoken by Tails who was gently shaking her by her shoulder and repeating," Emberely,Emberly, wake up, wake up,Emberly..."
"Huh? Wha..? Where Am I?" Emberly asked drowsliy (since she had just woken up) as she placed her hand to her temple and sorta shook her head as if trying to shake off the drowsy-ness then glanced up at tails with a confused look on her face. "Do I know you? Oh, wait,wait your that two tailed fox boy I helped yesterday aren't you?" She asked flashing back to the brawl she had gotten into yesterday over some jewle and a fox boy.
"Yeah, thats me. Oh and thank you for what you did yesterday."
"No prob! I do it all the time well now anyways..."
"What do you mean now? You didn't use to? Well then what did you use to do?"
"Umm...Let's not go there right now." Emberly said with a painful expression on her face kinda like she winced; it looked like she might have gone back and recalled the appent painful memories of her mydterious past.
"Well here we are. Home sweet home." Tails said as he offered Emberly his hand which she took as he pulled her up to her feet.
"Wow! It's huge and so pretty..."
" Well I have a piece of advice to give and it is:be prepared it's a little crazy around here, wait no i take that back its REALY crazy around here. Exspecially when Amy is her that girl is insane..." Tails told Emberly. Emberly repiled back with a quizzical stare. As Tails typed in a code which emberly memorized and stored it away in her mind Emberly began to say,"So who is Amm..."
At that moment she heard someone yell,"AHH! GET AWAY FROM ME! IT'S NOT A FAIR FIGHT I CAN'T HIT A GIRL!AHH!"
"Sonic, you're so silly! Come back here and quit running away!"
"Stay away, Amy!" As Tails and Emberly entered the room they saw Amy Rose chasing Sonic around the couch ,with her arms reaching outwards, in a huge what she thought might possible be a living room with a huge big screen T.V. a couple of easy chairs here and there, a couple of couches, a coffe table, and some awards and different pictures and magazine/newspaper clipping hang in frames on the wall.
"Sonic, I'm back! And I have a new friend with me." Tails yelled over the choas that was apparently normal. Emberly continued to glance around the room tryin to take in all the details of the room.
"Aww man! Please tell me it's not another kitten!" Sonic whinned. "
" No, Sonic, it's not a kitten this time." Suddenly Sonic stopped dead in his tracks even allowing Amy to run right on into him almost knocking him down and Amy hit the ground landing with a small thud on her butt. Wow she looks like an angel! Tails man your awesome! Sonic thought to himself. "Sonic!" Amy said as she got up dusting herself off. "What is your problem?" she asked with a sharp tone in her voice. Then she saw what he was looking at...Great! Just what I need another girl who wants to steal Sonic from me, well shes not quite as as bad as the last one.. Amy thought. As evil thougths boiled in her mind. "HMPH!" Amy said turning her head and closing her eyes as she threw her arms around her chest and crossed them her nose high in the air.
"Sonic, this is Emberly the hedgehog. Emberly, this is my friend Sonic the hedgehog." Sonic's jaw hung wide open. Just then hearing her name, Emberly ever so elgantly turned around as her hair seemed to wrap aorund her face then swish off to the other side of her and land elgantly behind her except for a few strand that still stayed by her eyes giving her a mysterious look. She gently extended her hand out to Sonic, who was now trying to play it cool, and shook his hand. Sonic's heart pounded a million times faster than normal, he had butterflies swirling around inside of him, he wasn't sure he could even talk. Play it cool,Sonic! Sonic thought. Emberly just smiled warmly back at him and said "Hi! Nice to meet you!"
Finding his voice which kinda surprised him Sonic took her hand and gently shoke her handas he replied with a smirk,"Hey, you two."He's kinda cute is that his girlfriend? Wow, he could do better...What does he see in her! Like he could go with me for example I"m way better than her... Emberly thought. Amy,who was watching this whole ordeal,suddenly went from pink to a firery red as steam shot out from her ears ,suddenly, she banged her hammer on the gorund so hard the whole earth seemed to quake beneath their feet.
"What's your problem?" Emberly asked with a challenging tone and her eye brows sighlty raised.
"You! You come here and act like you're so great! Like you own the place! I know you like Sonic, and you can't have him!" Amy retorted.
"EXCUSE ME!" Emberly shouted back as fire danced in her eyes.
"Wha...?"Sonic said trying to grasp what had just happened and how the peaceful room turned into a war zone where tenshion hung in the air.
"Amy, I really wouldn't do this if I were you I mean Emberly..." Tails began but was cut off by Amy.
"SHUT UP, TAILS!"
"If you wanna start something ,honey,then bring it I'm not scared of you or your litte hammer." Emberly said her temperature inatantly rising more and more every second.
"THAT'S IT!" Amy screamed as she bum lunged at Emberly who swiftly and quickly dodge the atttack and as she did mangaged to get a quick punch in which hit Amy on the head. Amy got up and jumped up her hammer ready to strike aimed above her head Emberly double back hand springed out of the way and landed grace fully on her feet.
"Is that the best you can do?" Emberly taunted her eyes still ablaze with fire dancing wildy a deadly smile creaping upon her face. Amy charged at Emberly again and swung her hammer like a baseball bat at Emberly who then landed gracefully on top of it as Amy brought it back towards her self Emberly shot upward and began to spiral down in a liberty which she pounded on Amys head like a jack hammer on cement nailing her face into the carpet.
"Had enough yet? I don't think so. I don't think you know my full potential yet. Let me show you..." Emberly growled as she pulled Amy up by her hair when suddenly Sonic yelled,
" No,Emberly! Don't that's enough. You've practically killed her already!" Emberly chuckled a little bit and stared into Amy's eyes full of fear her scratched and burised body that tembled with shock and fear every bit of perky-ness scared right out of her.
"Ok," Emberly said that evil smirk still on her face,"I'll leave her alonenow. I hope you learned your lesson and will think twice before you challenge me again." Sonic nodded and Amy shook her head firecly.
"Amy, I think you need to go and clean up and rest a little ok?" Sonic asked. Amy just nodded her head. "Tails please take her back to her house." Sonic said to Tails. Tails also nodded and picked up Amy as he helped her to the door as the automated doors began to close Tails sent Emberly a worried stare. When the door closed and Tails and Amy were gone Sonic whirled aorund to face Emberly. "And just what was that all about?" he asked as he stared into Emberly's face, a look of hurt crept onto her face.
"Look I'm sorry I beat up your girlfriend..."Emberly began but was quickly cut off by Sonic.
"She's NOT my girlfriend!"
"Ok, Well as I was saying. I have quite a history of hurting people, but I"ve changed , but I still have the same temper. I"m very tempermental... Anyways I"m sorry and I understand if you want me to leave so I guess I'll be on my way..." Emberly said heading towards the door when Sonic grabbed her by her arm and turned her around saying,
"Wait...Emberly, I'm sorry...I just was surprised you can stay if you want your fighting skills may come in handy sometime." Emberly looked slowly down at his hand wrapped around her wrist and smiled her dazzeling smile at him. Sonic quickly removed his hand. You didn't have to do that you could of held me longer I wouldn't have cared... Emberly thought silently.
"So where do I sleep?" Emberly asked Sonic her eyes sparkeling.
"You mean your staying?" Sonic asked his heart skipped a couple of beats. Emberly giggled and then replied,
"Yeah." YES! Sonic thought. HE had to resist the sudden impluse to ball his fist up and pull it down to his hip and whisper 'yes' outloud.