What happens now, I don't know, but I can't be wrong. Here are the romances in this fic… other than what's mentioned in the summary.
Shadow X Rouge…
Tails X Cream
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Episode 4: Team Fly/Losing to Love
When we got up to the top of the stone pedestal-arena type thing, we received a horrific surprise… Tails, Cream, and Crash were at the top of it, looking down on us. If that wasn't bad enough, they heard every little thing that all of us had said down there while fighting the robots.
"Not bad for someone who had to perform CPR on…" Crash began, cut off by "FREAK OFF CRASH!" from me. The little CPR incident was a touchy subject for me still, even after a week.
Flashback
"Well, if it isn't the legendary Team Saiyan," says a voice from behind us as we turned to leave the power plant. I sweatdropped, and asked Zach: "Just how did they know we were Saiyans?"
"Because you let your tail hang out and not wrap it around your waist like I do." Zach said, miffed at how I could be borderline stupid.
"Oh yeah, that." I said.
We whirled around, only to see Team Rose occupying the other end. (A/N: Pretend that there's a pool of water nearby.)
"Now what?" I asked.
"We fight." Zach replied.
"You do realize…" I was cut off by Amy almost hitting me with her hammer.
"WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO, KILL ME WITH THAT THING?" I yelled out.
"Exactly. How did you know?" she asked, taking another ferocious swipe with the hammer missing me by a mere inch.
"I think you don't know who you're messing with! I think it's only fair to warn you: I don't hit girls, unless they hit me first."
"I didn't hit you… yet…" with that, she took another swing, and hit me on the foot.
"OW!" I yelled, nearly throwing my shoe off in the process of doing so. "Hey, you hit me! I'm not going to hold back!"
"Whatever…" she said.
I began to form a portion of energy in my hand, swirling it into a lightning bolt. I aimed it.
"I will now conduct an experimental technique: SHINING SURGE FLASH!" I yelled, throwing the bolt in a shower of lightning, sending her flying into the void of water below. "Dammit! I overdid it again!" I shouted, diving into the water after Amy, leaving two very confused teammates – and two very confused rivals, behind.
The water was cold, but seeing Amy sink just made me activate a new surge of adrenaline, and swam after her. A hundred thoughts surged through my mind, possibly sparking if not igniting "The Relationship", even if it is denied.
Why the hell am I doing this?
I got her by the wrist, and felt myself fading away in terms of oxygen, so I beat it for the surface, arms and legs pumping.
I broke the surface. I placed her gently on the dry ground of the power plant. I stood up soaked.
"Okay, who else here knows CPR here besides me?" I asked, adrenaline fading. An awkward silence followed for about a second. I realized something.
"OH SHIT!" I shouted. And so the CPR session began…
End Flashback
"You should've seen the look on your face…" Crash said.
"I TOLD YOU TO FREAKING SHUT UP ABOUT IT ALREADY! WHAT'S PAST IS PAST!" I bellowed.
"Whatever…"
"You idiot – at least I learned the damn thing… OH MY GOD WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?" I said, suddenly peeking over Crash's shoulder to see that Tails and Cream were…kissing!
"How cute…" Crash mumbled.
"New subject…" I mumbled. I realized that they were not platonic but in love. I yawned out of boredom, and decided to change the subject.
"So, what team name did you guys get?" I asked Crash, changing the subject. I did not want to fight these guys at all. Period. End of discussion.
"Well, we were about to go for 'Team Assorted Animals' but then we realized it sounded really gay…" Crash said.
"So what did you get?"
"We picked something we were good at, from our old teams, since we were the Fly members from our old teams, so we went for 'Team Fly'."
"Same case for us three, except we were the speed members of our old teams, so we got 'Team Speed'. Simple." I then gazed over at Tails and Cream, who now had their eyes open. When they realized what they were doing I guess, they both hit light red in blushing.
"Realized it too late? Too bad, I would have dearly loved to catch a Creails scene…" I said, nearly falling over laughing. Crash looked as though if he were going to faint laughing, and Sonic and Amy just stood there.
"What the hell is Creails?" Amy asked, slightly disturbed.
"A fanword for Cream and Tails."
And with that, everyone EXCEPT for the two newly created lovebirds fell over laughing.
Fire in their eyes, which I noticed, they began to try to mutilate us all.
"Crash run!" I said, Crash running.
"As for us, 'Team Speed' I have to say one thing and one thing only: CHEESE IT!" I said, already running.
"Hey wait for us!" Sonic said, him and Amy running at top speeds after me.
We ran for a good quarter mile before we stopped.
"Now that was close!" I said, looking at Crash getting furiously beaten by his teammates.
"This is for laughing at the kiss…" Tails said, slugging Crash in the eye, and I winced, as though Tails had just hit me.
"Ow…" I said.
"And this is for laughing at Mr. Corey's jokes!" Cream shouted, but half politely. She hit Crash in the stomach.
"I feel your pain Crash…" I mumbled.
"Maybe we hit him too hard…" I heard Tails say.
"Tell me about it." I muttered to myself. I sat down, because it was getting late. I began to have weird thoughts when the sunset came along, sending glistening golden sparkles across the ocean.
Sunset… Vista… vista… sunset… I think that's where a Chaos Emerald is…
As I was thinking, a Chaos Emerald was miraculously at my heels, so I picked it up. It was the yellow one, nothing special here. I stuffed it into a different pocket than the power ring. Sonic was out running, but I didn't know where Amy was. I soon found out when she sat next to me though.
"The sunset… it's beautiful…" Amy said, resting her head on my shoulder. A single thought ran through my head as she did this.
Is she falling head over heels for me?
"Not as beautiful as you though…" I said nearly aloud. She had heard me though.
Making a move is in the question, I guess.
"Do you really mean that?"
"I mean it with my heart, Amy…" I said. She had blushed, and I could tell. Jade eyes stared into my own, and she hugged me again, tighter than after the Metal Madness fight.
I brought my arms up in retaliation, and found myself hugging her back. It was no longer just a random thank-you platonic hug, but this time, warmth and gentle, as though a celestial force had wiped out everything except her, me, and the sunset scene with a single swipe of his hand.
Now was the time to admit my feelings. Better then than never.
"Amy, there's something I have to tell—" I said, but she cut me off. I sat there gob-smacked, but still hugging her.
"I already know. If you were half the pure good you are now, you would have not sacrificed some of your pride and left me to suffocate. For that, I drew that you at least liked me, if not loved me. To tell you the truth, I was miffed at what you did to me at first, but after I found out you saved my life, I began to have a crush on you. Corey, I…" Amy replied to my half-finished statement. She was having trouble finding the right words, but I knew what was coming, but let her finish her statement: "I love you, too."
"And that, is something I already knew too." I said. The sunset disappeared, and after a few moments, she fell asleep. I put an arm around her, and fell asleep, still standing up.
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Wow, but this isn't the end! I'm planning to have the Black Arms come back. So R&R, Now, Please?