(I DON'T OWN SONIC!)
"Amy? Are you feeling alright?"
Sonic stuttered.
"I'm feeling fine, why?"
"What happened to your voice within the last three seconds?"
"I got it back to normal."
Amy smiled.
"Amy's back!"
I cheered.
Everyone else cheered along with.
Amy had always picked the team up when they were feeling down but when she hit age 14 she turned punk.
I'm not exactly sure why.
Without her there wasn't a hint of cheery bright although moderately creepy happiness left.
Tails is constantly in his workshop.
Cream is… well, you met Cream.
"So… are you gonna rejoin the team?"
Sonic's voice showed he was desperate to have her back.
He missed her always being there for him.
She is in fact his Best Friend.
"As long as you stay on the team!"
She rocked back and forth on her heels.
"Wow. Is this what you've been hiding the last three years?"
Sonic was still in awe of her sudden change of heart.
"Of course, don't you recognize it?"
"Not really."
Sonic looked down.
"Well, that's okay."
Amy picked him up.
"We'll have new memories to build now."
She and Sonic spent that night talking.
"So… do you think the debris wave had anything to do with it?"
Shadow and I were leaned up against a large rock.
Stella had fallen asleep on my shoulder.
We were trying to crack the missing people code.
The next day I woke up my head was on Shadow's chest and my arm was around Stella.
I shifted into more comfortable position.
Moved Shadow's hair out of his eyes, held Stella a bit more securely and closed my eyes.
"Have shame."
I sat bolt upright waking up Shadow.
"Hm? I'm up!"
Shadow said yawning and rubbing his eyes.
Ogwa looked me in the eyes and shook her head.
"Snuggling up to Shadow."
She shook her head again.
"They don't look bad together when you really think about it."
Carlos said.
"I can't tell if you're being nice or not."
I looked at Carlos suspiciously.
"He's being nice, believe me."
Carly rolled her eyes.
"Aw… who's the little one?"
Roxxi pointed at Stella.
Petite didn't say anything she was putting on her fourth coat of lipstick.
I'm surprised if anyone has ever seen her actual face.
I didn't want to tell Roxxi who Stella was without Stella ever seeing Roxxi.
"Little star, wake up, hon."
I whispered in her ear.
"Don't tell me this is your adoptive child!"
Ogwa exclaimed.
I threw my shoe at her.
"Mm? What's up Maria? Where's Shadow?"
"Doesn't she mean dad?"
Carlos said.
I glared at him.
"Shadow's right here. I want you to meet Roxxi."
Roxxi smiled.
"Cool! She has fangs too!"
Stella was really excited.
Shadow had fallen asleep again.
"Steak sauce has been hunted to extinction."
I whispered in his ear.
"Not the Steak Sauce!"
Shadow screamed and woke up.
"You're gonna have to stop doing that one point."
He glared.
"Maybe later."
I giggled.
"Eek!"
Ogwa hid behind Carlos.
"Sh-she giggled."
Ogwa wasn't kidding, she was actually scared.
"Hey, Maria and Shadow's kid, does she do that a lot?"
Carlos said looking at Stella.
"Me? I only wish I were Maria and Shadow's kid, but I'm not."
I looked at her annoyed.
"What?"
I rolled my eyes.
"What do ya want?"
I asked impatiently.
"Touchy."
Carlos mocked.
"We wanted to ask you a few questions about the debris storm yesterday."
Ogwa got out from behind Carlos.
"But then we saw you getting comfy with Shadow!"
She spat his name as though it tasted bad.
"And you had to wake me up."
I mumbled.
"You weren't asleep, though."
Ogwa said.
I threw my remaining shoe at her.
"I think she's saying shut up."
Roxxi looked at Ogwa.
"Oh. Sorry."
Ogwa hadn't yet grasped the concept of most things that are illogical.
"We really don't know much about the debris storm at all."
I admitted.
"That's what we were talking about last night before we fell…"
"In love?"
Carlos suggested.
"Into a black hole?"
Ogwa piped up.
"In a pool?"
Carly laughed.
Roxxi opened her mouth but Shadow stopped her.
"Asleep."
He said bluntly.
My jeans vibrated and everyone could faintly hear the melody of "I am."
"Ooh! That's one of Shadow's theme songs! Maria knows it by heart!"
If there was a Maria/Shadow trivial pursuit game you wouldn't want to go up against Stella.
I blushed and answered my cell phone.
"Hello?"
"WHERE THE HECK ARE YOU?
I took my ear away from the phone.
"I STAYED UP ALL NIGHT WAITING FOR YOU TWO TO COME HOME!"
Breeze screamed.
"Hi, Breeze."
Shadow said.
"I should've guessed."
I could see her shaking her head and sighing.
"I'll come home immediately."
I said.
"No, I'll come to you. I need to beat the crap out of Shadow personally."
"See you soon."
I said.
Breeze hung up.
I looked at Shadow.
"Man, would I hate to be you."
I patted him on the shoulder.
"I'll pray for you."
"You came over here because of Shadow?"
Ogwa said.
"No, not exactly."
My face became flushed.
"She came here 'cause I wanted to see Shadow."
Stella smiled.
"Hey! Maria! What're you doin' here?"
Not him.
"It couldn't be. Johnny?"
I moaned.
"Well, now a day they call me "The Johnster." But hey, I can change just for you, baby."
"Who is this guy?"
Shadow's fists were clenched and he began to get up.
I pulled him back down.
"No reason to get angry, Shadow. It's just…Johnny."
I shuddered.
"He's my ex-next door neighbor. And I prefer to keep it that way."
"Who are your new friends?"
"Meet, Ogwa, Roxxi, Carlos, Petite, Carly, Stella, and Shadow."
I pointed as I named them off.
"His name's Shadow?"
Johnny laughed.
"Nice name."
Shadow almost yanked his wrist out of my grip.
"Um. We ought to go."
I stood and picked up Stella.
I motioned for the Dawgz to come with.
"Oh, come on, you're not going to leave me here are you?"
Johnny ran up in front of me.
"Ya know what, actually I am."
I pushed him out of the way and let go of Shadow's wrist giving him full reign to pound Johnny's guts out.
He started to walk behind us and I sighed.
I elbowed Shadow.
"Could you take care of him?"
Shadow nodded cracking his knuckles.
"Don't make it too bloody."
I smiled.
I didn't mean to.
I seemed so evil.
I turned and looked at Johnny.
I didn't regret it.
Stella giggled and hugged me.
I picked her up and hugged her back.