ShadowthaHedgehog: You're welcome. I guess I can write something good when I set my mind to it.

And now, to focus on finishing this!

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Episode 5: The Sunset Vista

Dream Sequence

I woke with no idea what was happening. Amy was still on my shoulder, already awake, and staring into my eyes. We hugged again, and this time, I was rubbing her back while doing so.

"Amy, you look radiant in the morning." I said, whispering into her ear.

Understandable now, huh Corey?

Our lips drew together, and just when our lips were about to touch—"WAKE UP YOU TWO!" yelled a voice.

End Dream Sequence

DAMMIT SONIC, I was so close again!

I suddenly woke up, my eyes snapping open, and I fell over on my side. Sonic was standing over me, grinning as though he knew something the two of us were stumped on.

"Why are you smiling?" I asked, unsure of what the answer was.

"You and her… together…" Sonic said, fighting not to laugh.

"You shut up!"

"Make me!"

"Later, for now, a second Chaos Emerald is at a place I've been to before. Thank God. I can use Chaos Control to warp us there."

"You can't use Chaos Control, you don't even have a--" I cut Amy off midsentence by pulling out the yellow Chaos Emerald.

"I found it at my feet." I said.

"Now, then, warp away." Amy said. The two drew closer to me, and Amy held on to me for whatever reason.

"Chaos Control!" I yelled, driving the three of us away. In a brilliant green flash of light, we appeared in a place that I and Crash had explored while trying to save his girlfriend, Tawna Bandicoot. She later dumped him, the bastard.

"Welcome, the two of you, to the Sunset—WHOA!" I exclaimed, just as a giant rock whizzed past the three of us.

"Who threw that?" questioned Sonic, eyes darting around.

"I think I know… SHOW YOURSELF KOALA KONG!"

"You got me." said a burly voice. After mere seconds, a second, heavier rock whizzed right past us, breaking apart into a pile of debris within seconds of hitting a random pillar.

"Corey, after nine years… nine long years of rehab, we meet again at last. This time, I WILL CRUSH YOU!" Koala shouted, making a dramatic entrance across from us.

"Then you'll crush us all." I said, getting into a battle stance. I remembered how I and Crash had beaten him last time I saw him. I motioned for the other two to get into a huddle.

"Listen, when he throws a rock, you need to hit it back at him. He's stronger than the last time I had to beat him, but I didn't have two friends to help me last time. Eight deflect-backs should knock his lights out."

As soon as I finished my statement, a rock flew at me. I punched it back, with great effort. As I predicted, the rock had stunned him momentarily. He had pumped back up. No sooner than he was finished did he throw more rocks. One headed for Sonic, and he somehow used a homing attack to reflect the rock at him. It stunned him for a moment longer than the last time, though.

As a rock headed for Amy, it was clear she was unable to make it. And as fate would have it, she got hit by the rock, a small crack appearing on the rock. I kicked it back in his face.

Three down… and five to go. I need to tend to Amy.

"Sonic, listen. I need you to do this alone. Just make sure we don't get hit by rocks." I said, anger hinted in my tone as I ran to Amy's side. I crouched by her, and discovered a small nosebleed.

Koala Kong, if you killed her or put her into a coma… I'll… beat your ass to death.

A sign of life, she put her hands up to touch my face. I grabbed one of her hands, not roughly.

"I'm here." I said, unsure of what to do. "Are you okay?" I asked tentatively.

"I guess so." she replied. Just then, a rock hit me in the back, and I heard Sonic yell "Sorry wrong way!" I fell on top of Amy, and our lips touched. I felt myself grow hot in the face and saw her turn light red from a blush of her own.

Note to Self: Do not count that as first kiss, because it wasn't a kiss at all.

I got back up, and discovered that Sonic had hit him twice while I was seeing if Amy was alright. A rock headed for Amy, but this time, she pulled out her hammer and hit the rock. It smacked Kong dead-on in the face. He got miffed, and began to throw more rocks, faster. I discovered only one way to do this.

In a battle cry, my hair stood up and turned a slight golden-yellow, eyebrows and aura matching, and my irises changed from a golden to an emerald-green. I began to move faster than I could normally, and hit two rocks back at Kong. One hit him in the face and the other hit him in the crotch.

"That absolutely had to hurt." I said, grinning as he fell over unconscious. I then turned to face Amy and Sonic, who had their mouths hanging open with a what-happened-to-you look.

"I DID THIS WITH METAL MADNESS, EXCEPT THE ONE I USED WAS SUPER SAIYAN 2, WHILE THIS ONE IS THE REGULAR SUPER SAIYAN 1!" I yelled, miffed at how they could be so stupid to forget something like that.

"Oh yeah…" Sonic said.

"Now then, before I was so rudely interrupted…"—I shot a death-glare at the unconscious Koala Kong—"welcome to the Sunset Vista!"

Amy ran up to me, and then cried into my chest. Although I could barely hear her, she said "I felt so weak… thanks for saving me." I inaudibly answered: "You're welcome."

"By the way, there's a really good view of the sunset from a vantage point. My favorite point, mind you." I then tripped over something that felt like a gem. "Dammit!" I muttered, brushing off the dirt, and saw that it was the second emerald, the gray one.

"That's two for us!" I declared. "And now, off to the vantage point!" I said, running away as they followed. We soon had to climb up a ladder, which led to the vantage point, where I and Crash had stood in that exact same position, nine years ago to this very day, looking upon the sunset, and the third of three islands we traversed.

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The flashbacks and yet another love scene occur in the next episode.

I would like for you to R&R, Mr. Bush.

"Mr. Bush" refers to you, the viewers!