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Chapter 5: The Only Way

Amy laid down under a tree she felt so incredibly tired, not to mentioned she just promised a bunch of money that she couldn't pay. "What am I gonna do where am I suppose to get that money." Amy then had an idea there was one way she could get it she had been getting money from a certain sources when she really needed it. She hated it but she knew she needed it more than she hated it. She pulled her cell phone from her waist and dialed a number. She cringed as she heard the voice on the other side answer.

"Hello Amy."

"Look I don't have time to talk okay I need some more money… please." Amy closed her eyes tightly as she waited for an answer.

"You know I'll give you all the money you need Ames as long as you give me what I want." "I'll meet you in the park."

"Hey Shadow what were you talking to Amy about?" Knuckles asked as he packed up his base guitar.

"We just joined their band so we're going to be able to tryout at the M.O.A and we're getting paid." Shadow smirked at the three of them.

"How did you manage that?" Tails asked.

"Hey I'm Shadow the Hedgehog anything's possible." He picked up his guitar and started playing.

"Cream have you seen Amy sense she left earlier?" Rouge stopped next to Cream who was watching TV on the couch.

"No I haven't seen her."

"Well it's getting late and she hasn't come home yet." "It's already dark out I think we should go look for her."

"Okay let's go then." Cream got up and put on her tennis shoes.

The two of them had been walking the streets for hour and half and hadn't seen any sign of Amy. Rouge noticed a house they were passing and she started walking up to it. "Rouge do you know who lives there?" Cream asked.

"Yea." Rouge continued up to the door while Cream waited at the sidewalk. Then Rouge knocked on the door which was answered by Knuckles.

"Rouge?" He looked at her confused.

"Hey Knuckles I'm sorry to bother you guys like this but have you seen Amy?" Knuckles and Rouge kinda had a special thing for each other and Knuckles had told her where he lived in case she ever needed help.

"Ah yea she was here a while ago, asked us to join your band."

Rouge had a worried look in her eyes. "Do you know where she went?"

"She was talking with Shadow before she just ran off, are you looking for her or something?"

"Yea she never came home." Rouge looked downward trying to think where her friend would have gone.

Knuckles put his hand on her shoulder. "Hey don't worry will help you look for her."

Rouge looked up to see his smiling face. She couldn't resist wrapping her arms around his neck in a big hug. "Thanks Knuckles."

"Hey Knucklehead get a room!" Sonic shouted from the couch. He and Tails were snickering as they made comments to one another. Shadow was sitting in a recliner reading a book.

"Shut up and get up. We're gonna help Rouge look for Amy." Knuckles had been released from Rouges grasp but she noticed that he was holding her hand and she blushed a little. They all got up accept Shadow who didn't even seem to pay Knuckles any attention. "Come on Shadow you should help too."

Shadow put the book down and rolled his eyes as he got up. When Tails had walked outside he saw Cream standing on the sidewalk and walked over to her and they stared talking with one another.

"Okay lets split up and search we'll meet back here in three hours." Knuckles left with Rouge, Cream and Tails searched together, and Shadow and Sonic went off on their own.

Cream and Tails were walking down South Street. Tails looked at the rabbit she was so cute. She was in a pair of Bermuda shorts and a light green mid-drift. She had her ears down so that they just rested on her shoulders. "Hey Cream."

"Yes Tails?"

"Shadow said we were joining your band I was just wondering what instrument you play?"

"The drums."

"Sonic's our drum player and I work the pluses you know like background stuff."

"That's cool we've never had one of those in our band."

Knuckles and Rouge were searching in the direction of the East. They were walking quit closely together. Rouge looped her arm with his and rested her head on his shoulder. "Knuckles thanks for helping us."

"No problem." Knuckles smiled in response.