Chapter Eleven
The Aftermath
One month later and no Sign of Sonic. One month had passed with no word or appearance, and everyone kept to themselves. After hearing the news, Amy bought herself an apartment in the city center and left Chris's mansion. Cream followed to live with her not long after, never leaving Cheese's side incase he was stolen and Mr.Sonic wasn't around to save him. The Chaotix returned to their little building, no one heard from them much. Stacey was rumored to hang out with the Chaotix crew, but not much else was known about the Ocelot's residence. Spike was just as distant, no one heard from him, but he was spotted hanging around the darker parts of Station square, avoiding crowds and the pain of being mistaken for Sonic. Kylo, (figuring she'd be on earth for a bit longer) bought a small apartment on the outskirts of the city, closest to the river. Tails was broken most, he had separated himself form Chris and with Dr.Thorndyke's help, bought a small building serving as a workshop for him. Blaze visited him every so often, comforting the broken fox in whatever way she could. Niomie…Who knew what happened to Niomie, she'd been sighted in the woods, but even Kylo did not know where she was staying. Charmy was still energetic, but around Spike, he felt uneasy. Vector locked himself in his office often, telling everyone to go away if they came to his door. Espio hung out with his Boss, but divided his time between everyone. He visited Amy and Tails often, constantly assuring Cream that Sonic wasn't dead. But he didn't believe his own words anymore. He did check up on Kylo once in a while. As he did for Spike. Surprisingly enough, He often stumbled upon Knuckles, Who'd wonder the woods in search of Chaos emeralds, incase they were needed. Even life in Station Square was slowing down as the days dragged on with no bragging hedgehog or a blue blur saving the day. But Sonic couldn't be dead, could he?
No.
As night fell on station square and citizens tucked into their homes and prepared for another day of slow moving time, a certain sushi resteraunt was having some issues with slippery panthers…
"You will get out and stay out!" a shrill Chinese voice cut through the darkness of an alley. The back door of the certain sushi door opened and light poured along the alley. A rather large Chinese man stepped into the light, holding a Mobian panther by the collar "No Mobians get freebees here, no get out and Stay out or else!" The man yelled to the panther, in one swift movement, he threw the panther into the wall on the other side of the alley. The man turned on the spot and slammed the door behind him. The black panther picked himself off the ground. He looked almost too much like Big the Cat, though he was shorter, and very slim. His fur was grey and dusty, lined with darker, almost black stripes. His red eyes pierced the darkness and his long, skinny tail snaked out from behind him. He was draped in a red hooded sweatshirt and a pair of baggy jeans. Wearing red & white shoes with tiny jets on the soles. His hands were covered in white fingerless gloves, he looked generally like your average Mobian gangster. Kicking a trash can over in frustration, a feline's screech echoed through the alley as an orange Earth cat shot across the ground, away from his home, which had been overturned by the angered panther's kick.
"Yeah, cheers to you too." The panther sneered, placing on hand on a dumpster's lid and swinging himself onto the top. He walked silently over to the wall the Dumpster was up against and leaned against it, sliding into a sitting position. After gazing admireabley at the stars, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a large salmon. "Good think I managed to snatch you up!" He said to the dead fish, then began to nibble on his meal, leaning back against the wall, his head tilted upwards to gaze in wonder and awe at the bright lights that littered the sky's piercing darkness with an everlasting bright glow. One star got particularly brighter, off to the panther's left. 'Quarma,' the panther gazed in awe as the large star grew brighter every second. And he pinned his ears against his head as a bright yellow blur shot across the sky, traveling so fast that even Niomie's eyes could not track it. All the panther did see was blood red eyes as they shot over the buildings. Leaving a still hot yellow trail wherever he went…