Ack! Three more weeks till school starts! That sucks, School holds me back. I don't need an education… well… I need to learn reading and writing, but when does calculus come in handy? I hate my school. I'll be in eighth grade this year and we're learning college level math! They shove knowledge down our throats. The school I go to is in the country, I live closer to the city, I want to go to the city school because it's a school full of idiots, no offence Winter, yet my parents say that City schools are bad policy. I say BLECH to that!

Chapter Ten:
Final Rush

"Ouch… that… hurt…" Rouge stood up dazed and confused. "What time is it? Did I pass out? Why… Whoa I've got boobs!" Rouge exclaimed.

"Rouge! Rouge!" Knuckles called, he had finally decided to propose, even though he couldn't stand the thought of why she would say no. The only problem, she'd completely disappeared. "Where the hell is she?" Knuckles thought aloud. Bang! Knuckles took off down the hall way, he swore he'd herd a gun shot. He was shocked to see Cream standing there with a handgun. On the floor was Mighty She'd shot him in the head from behind. "Cream? But why."

"I don't have time to explain! You have to help Tails! Eggman tried to kill him!" Cream Exclaimed.

"Eggman? Eggman's dead… you knew that, didn't you."

"Yes, I'll explain on the way. Now follow me, or, or I'll make you!" She pointed the gun at his head.

"Alright! Jeeze…"

'Whats wrong with me… Why did I attack Blaze? Who am I? No... I know who I am… a monster.'

"I thought I'd find you here, Shadow." Sonic said walking into the light.

"Sonic, hey. Aren't you gonna try and kill me, you'll get a million rings"

"No, but everyone else wants to. They all hate you now. They think you've changed, but I know you haven't. They're the ones who've changed."

"Thanks Sonic."

"Hey Shadow, ever thought about going dark again?"

"It's almost morning Vector! We can get outta here!" Amy cried excitedly.

"Good, this is the worst night ever. You know there were times tonight when I thought we would really die, and the whole time I thought If we were in a life and death situation, I would rather die than you." Vector told Amy in a sincere voice.

"Oh Vec…" Amy was sent flying up against the wall. Someone had attacked her. She looked up and saw none other than Sonic. He was holding a 2x4 and had a shot gun on his back.

"I knew you were psychotic! Die you bastard!" Vector leaped and did a body slam on Sonic laughed. He pushed Vector off of him. Vector then retaliated, biting down on Sonic's shoulder. Sonic grabbed the shogun and shot vector in the stomach. Blood spilled on the carpet. Vector attempted to get up but couldn't. Sonic jumped in the air and did a spiral to the ground, landing on vectors neck, killing him instantly. Sonic smiled.

"Vector… get up Vector!" Tears formed in Amy's eyes. She dropped to the floor and burst out crying.

"I knew you couldn't handle it. You're just a little girl, you can't control your emotions. You'll be easy to kill." Sonic said, aiming the shotgun at her heart.

"I…I…hate you…Sonic the hedgehog! I spent four years of my life chasing you, no, I wasted four years. I HATE YOU!" my jumped up and pulled out the piko piko hammer. She swung it right at Sonic's head, but he ducked. Amy swung again and knocked the shotgun from his hands. She then hit him directly in the arm, breaking it. Without thought she sent him flying against the wall. Now he had the use of one harm, and was hurt in the leg, making speed pointless. He bent down and grabbed the board. Amy swung the hammer, he ducked again, and whacked her in the head, making her eye bleed. She dropped her hammer, and Sonic went on an all out offensive. Beating her until she couldn't stand.

"Rouge! Rouge! Where are you?" Knuckles continued. And then Rouge then ran right by him without stopping to talk. "What the hell?"
Charmy and Espio were going as fast as they could. They were trying to follow the noise of the gunshot. They were about to make a turn around a corner but Shadow jumped in their way. "I can't allow you to go any further!"
"Pitiful! Just pitiful." Sonic muttered.

"S-S-Sonic… S-stop…" Amy tried to cry out. Sonic raised the 2x4 and brought it down at full speed. Before it hit Amy, the board was kicked out of Sonic's hands.

"Leave my girl alone!" Rouge exclaimed, heroically.

"Girl?" Knuckles whispered, who was now watching on the sidelines.

"Heh, I see Sonic, that you managed to break free of your prison. But… you do realize that… you're in that bat girl's body, right?" Sonic asked.

"Of course! She was the first to show up! Now are we gonna fight or what?"

"Okay, but first, thanks for the body, ha ha hahaha!" While Sonic was laughing Rouge kicked him in the face, sending him backward. She did the same move again. This time causing his mouth to bleed. He licked the blood that dribbled down his mouth.

"Oh that was just sick! And uncalled for! You'll pay for that sick act!" She slammed her foot in Sonics stomach. Now seriously injuring him.

"You win, but I'll be back!" He took off down the hallway, headed for Shadow.

"Amy!" Rouge bent down and held the severely beaten Amy in her arms. "I should've told you this earlier. And I mean years ago. I love you… I always have, I've just denied it in the past… I want to be with you for the rest of my life!" a tear ran down her face.

"Uh… Rouge…Are you…" Knuckles tried to speak, but couldn't.

"I'm sorry… that I… hurt you…" She then got closer and closer to Amy. And then kissed her passionately.

"Rouge frenching Amy? Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice… wow that's hot!" Knuckles said, now thinking he'd entered a dream world.
Amy then opened her eyes, she kissed back…until she realized who it was she was kissing. "AHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

"You're serious? You're Dr. Eggman?" Shadow asked Sonic.

"Yes, everything I told you is true."

"No… I can't do this… I can't continue on! I have a family I'm deeply in love with."

"I thought you might say that… That's why I had Mighty plant bombs at your house after you left… and don't think that your sweet Blaze is safe either!" The two entered the computer room and Shadow gasped. Blaze had been gagged and tied to a chair. Sonic grabbed a gun and pointed it to her head. "A life of crime, or a lonely life without a family. You decide."

"You mother fucker…"

"No! Why did he have to die! Why?" she'd been crying for some time.

"Sonic, what do we do?" Knuckles asked Rouge, Sonic had explained everything.

"I guess we go to the computer room and stop Eggman…" The two then took off leaving Amy with a passed out Tails, Charmy and Espio. Plus Cream, who was in sorrow as well.

Rouge and Knuckles entered the computer room and gasped. Shadow had knocked Sonic out who was sprawled on the floor. Blaze and Shadow were hugging each other.

"Uh… what did you do to my body?" Rouge asked "I beat the shit out of it. Call us even now, remember what you did to me on the Ark."

"Yeah, but, you slaughtered him!" Knuckles exclaimed.

"It was easy! Nothing compared to the time I was fighting that alien swarm, Black Arms. Yeah, I impaled one with a spike and then pulled out all his internal organs and kept them as rations. I then grabbed another one and used him as a shield from their gunfire. Finally I tossed a truck on a couple, then grabbed a sign post and used it to decapitate the final alien. Then I burnt his body to remind all the Black Arms just who they were dealin with." Shadow said.

"Uh… okay… was that necessary?" Sonic asked.

"What the… What am I doing in Sonic's body?" Sonic asked. Everyone looked up and noticed that Eggman had gotten up and switched bodies with Rouge, who was in the computer.

"He's trying to get away!" Knuckles ran for the computer, but stopped in shock when a robot fell through the ceiling, Metal Sonic Then Pressed the switch button. Eggman's mind was transported to Metal Sonic.

"Another day Sonic!" he then flew off. Sure to plan again.

"Well that was anti climactic." Blaze said. Sonic and Rouge then switched their body's back.

Sonic stared at his hands, he was excited. "My body! My real body! Now its time to take Eggman down."

"Uh… dude, you kinda let him get away…" Knuckles said.

"Oops, well, when I see him again, I'll make him pay for killing Vector!" Sonic announced heroically.

"But I thought you hated him…" Rouge started, but Sonic cut her off.

"Yeah…but it's different now that he's dead…it's…sad… Besides! I'm the hero and I've gotta act all cool about it and stuff"

"But your not the hero! I beat Eggman…" Shadow said.

"You were only the hero once and no one liked it."

"Don't bring that up again."

"Uh… guys… I think we should join the others…" Blaze said, but Sonic and Shadow were now deep in argument, so the three left them to continue their quarrel.

EPILOGUE:
Four Days Later

"Vector… He had so many sides to him. He was tough and never backed down. He always wanted a challenge. Yet he was nice and caring. I remember we were at an ice cream shop, and a little girl dropped her ice cream on the floor. Vector offered her the money he was going to use to buy his ice cream. He was a…a g-g-reat p-erson…" Amy was standing in front of Vector's casket, she was making a speech about how much she loved him, but she couldn't hold back the tears. The minister, an armadillo, stepped up.

He patted Amy on the shoulder and whispered, "There, there, you may sit down now Amy."

"Thank you, Father." She told him while wiping her eyes with her handkerchief, Vector had given it to her.

"Now, will everyone stand up please, and say your last words to Mr. Vector. Remember, if its too hard for you, you do not have to." The pastor announced. Everyone stood up and walk towards the casket. Charmy approached it first.

"Oh dude… I-I'm sorry… that I was a jerk to you b-b-before you died… You were like… m-my brother." Charmy walked away crying. Next was Espio. Who showed no trace of sadness, everyone expected that from him.

"Things will be weird without you, Vector. That bumbling buffoon of a cat wants to join Chaotix, I think his name is big… I haven't seen him here, I think he got lost." Espio laughed. "Remember how we used to make fun of him… okay, I don't want to get all mushy, and I don't want any clichés, but… you were like a…a… a colleague to me." Espio said, avoiding the "you were like a brother to me" cliché. Shadow was next.

"Uh, well, yeah, remember that time at the chemical plant, when we fought? That was pretty cool…" He said, struggling for words. Blaze stepped up.

"Okay Vector, I know we swore never to mention our two day relation ship again, but I wanted to tell you, It wasn't you, or me, I can't help it if I fall in love with someone else. Who wouldn't like Shadow?" Blaze walked away, and Sonic stepped up.

"Why Vector? Why? I hated you. I thought you were a dirty lying son of a- sorry forgot it was a funeral… I always thought you were playing Amy. I guess it was just my jealousy… I can't believe you… saved her." Sonic started to shake. A tear ran down his face. "Th-thank you… V-Vector. You saved Amy. You saved my love… You saved my life." Sonic walked away wiping his tears. Knuckles and Rouge were next. "I'm sorry this had to happen, you really were a cool guy." Knuckles said, Rouge squeezed Knuckles' arm and started to cry in his shoulder.

"Vector I'll miss you…" Cream said walking up.

"I will too…" said Tails standing next to her.

Amy walked up. She couldn't stand to look at him, it her too much. She burst out crying, and walked away.

"Alright will the pallbearers please follow me?" The minister asked. Charmy, Espio, Tails, Sonic, Knuckles, and Shadow stood up. They grabbed the casket and walked towards the hearse.

"We are here today to mourn the soul of Bean. He was an arson, but a beloved arson… and… many people liked him… and stuff." The minister said, he wasn't enthusiastic because one person had showed up, and personally, he could care less about a cowardly criminal. He also couldn't help but stare at the morbidly obese cat who had barely fit into the pew.

"Did he just say Bean, Froggy? I thought this was Vector's funeral…" Big whispered.

Well. It's over, and just so you guys know, It really isn't over. Because I think I'll make a sequel next summer. It won't be a mystery (even though this one wasn't really either) but action/adventure. Oh yes, and Eggman is back in his body, don't ask how. Super Sonic can't even handle Eggman's new threat. And the return of Hyper Sonic! I think I'll call it:
THE DEAD END CHRISIS in reference to this. How does that sound? PLEASE REVIEW!