Me: Wow. I've been very busy. Sorry for not updating in so long. It would appear I, surprisingly, have a life. Never noticed that before.
Sonic: You were playing Starcraft the whole time!
Me: ...Shut up.
Chapter 5: Problems
"Tails, whats going on?" Shadow asked. Tails shuffled his feet.
"Well... the thing is, I didn't think of anyway for us to know if Eggman attacks," Tails explained. "And, I... um... kinda didn't really plan on a way back..."
"Wait. You didn't think of a way for us to go back? You're not usually this forgetful, Tails." Sonic said. Knuckles grabbed Tails and began shaking him.
"You have to figure out a way! I have the Master Emerald to protect, ya know!" Knuckles shouted.
"You'll figure something out, right Tails?" Sonic asked. Tails nodded slowly, looking somewhat sad.
"I'm sorry about all this, guys." Tails muttered quietly.
"Don't sweat it, buddy," Sonic said, patting Tails on the back in an attempt to cheer him up. "You always find a way to fix these kind of things. And if you need any help, we're here for ya!" Tails smiled a little.
"Thanks, Sonic." Tails said. Then he walked over to a table and sat down, thinking.
"I think we should leave him alone for a minute. He probably needs to concentrate." Cream said. Everyone nodded in agreement.
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A few hours later, Tails had yet to think of anything. No one could blame him, what with the huge fight going on. Rouge had started trying to take the Sol Emeralds again, and Knuckles started defending them, as Blaze was nowhere nearby.
"Hey you two, knock it off!" Vector shouted, trying to keep them apart. Knuckles hurled him out of the way, smashinghim into Espio, who then collided with a wall. Charmy then flew away and hid under the table Tails was at. Amy and Cream went over to Vector and Espio, making sure they weren't badly injured.
"Shadow, try to make sure this doesn't get out of hand. I'm going to find Blaze." Nova finally said, terribly irritated with all of this.
"Try to find Sonic while you're at it. Haven't seen either of them for awhile." Shadow answered. Nova nodded, and started looking around for the two.
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Sonic was sitting on the roof of the temple, watching the sun set.
"Hey, Sonic," Blaze said, sitting next to him. "Whats up?"
"Nothin'. Just watching the sun." He answered. "What have you been doin'?"
"Well, I was actually looking for you." She answered.
"Well, looks like ya found me!" Sonic said, chuckling a little. Blaze smiled at this. "So, did ya need something?"
"Yes," Blaze answered, a nervous tone in her voice. "I... uh... wanted to ask you something..."
"Ask away." Sonic replied.
"Well--" Blaze started, but she was interrupted by Nova.
"There you two are!" He said. "You need to come inside, both of you. Knuckles and Rouge are fighting. Rouge apparently tried to take the Sol Emeralds."
"Why now?" Blaze thought. She and Sonic stood up and followed Nova to the fight.
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"Rouge!" Blaze shouted, an incredibly angry tone in her voice. "I told you NOT to touch those Emeralds!" Her body shot flames all around. Everyone but Rouge and Blaze quickly left the room.
"I-I wasn't going to--" Rouge started, but Blaze wouldn't hear it.
"No! I gave you a warning, but you wouldn't listen! I have no choice but to punish you now!" Blaze yelled. A ball of flame appeared in her hand, and it quickly grew in size. Rouge was paralyzed with fear.
"Wait!" Sonic shouted, running over to Blaze. She turned her head to face Sonic.
"What is it, Sonic?" She asked, her voice much calmer now.
"You can't do this. Blaze, I understand how you feel, but Rouge is our friend! You have to forgive her!" Sonic pleaded. Blaze stared at him for a moment.
"You want to defend this thief?" Blaze asked. Sonic shook his head.
"I'm not defending a thief. I'm protecting a friend." He answered. Blaze thought for a moment, then waved her hand, and the ball of fire disappeared. At this point, Rouge collapsed, and Knuckles ran over and picked her up. Blaze quietly left the room. Sonic tried to stop her, but he was ignored.
"Blaze..." Sonic said quietly.
"Sonic," Knuckles said. Sonic didn't face him. "...thanks."
"Well..." Amy said, somewhat dazed by the event. "I guess we should go to bed now. Its kinda late." Everyone quietly went to various rooms, leaving Sonic standing alone in the shrine. He began walking around, until he spotted Blaze going to her room.
"Blaze!" He called, running to her. Blaze slowly turned to face him.
"Hi, Sonic..." She said, quietly and sadly.
"Blaze, I was wonderin'..." He said. "What did you want to say earlier? When we were on the roof?" Blaze's eyes widened.
"Um... It was... uh... nothing..." She said quietly.
"Are you sure?" Sonic asked. Blaze nodded. "Well, all right, if you say so... good night."
"Good night, Sonic." She answered. Sonic walked back to his room, taking one look back at Blaze. When he was out of sight, Blaze went into her room and lied on her bed.
"Sonic..." Blaze thought. This thought remained on her mind for the rest of the night.
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