Keep It Crescendo
Chapter 4: Get Low
I'M SO SORRY I AM A HORRIBLE PERSON BLEAUGHHHHHH!
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But I'll go more into depth at the end of the chapter.
The club boomed with music and everyone cheered along.
Sonic and Knuckles walked in and Sonic was amazed at the scenery.
"Woah."
"I know right, c'mon let's go get some drinks."
Sonic nodded as they both walked toward the bar. Meanwhile, two girls were in the back getting ready for the big competition.
"You're going to do great Amy!" Rouge exclaimed as Amy stretched her legs.
"I hope so."
"Attention everyone! The weekly Club Cielo dance battle competition is coming right up with your 4th round and your competitors will be the dancer who has been winning the past four rounds Blaze the Cat and the legendary Amy Rose!"
Everyone began cheering and Sonic raised an eyebrow.
"Your favorite person is about to compete Knuckles."
"Heck yeah! This is gonna be so lit!" Knuckles exclaimed.
Sonic nodded and turned to the stage. A purple cat walked on and stretched her hands while a pink hedgehog walked on as well and stretched her legs.
"See that, the pink hedgehog is Amy Rose," Knuckles said as Sonic's eyes moved to the pink hedgehog's. He smirked, she was kinda cute.
"On the right side of the dance floor, we have the winner of Division B, Blaze the Cat!"
The crowd cheered and Blaze waved back and forth.
"On the left side of the dance floor, we have our non-stop winner! Amy Rose!"
The crowd blasted with cheers and whistles. Amy threw up the peace sign and stretched her legs.
"Now competitors, shake hands."
Amy and Blaze shook hands.
"May the best win," Blaze said as Amy nodded.
"Let's get the jam started!" the DJ yelled as he began playing Lean On by Major Lazer.
Blaze started first, flipping to the side and to the other side.
Amy snapped her fingers and swayed her hips when the chorus began playing. She did a 360 and the crowd cheered in awe.
Sonic lifted his eyebrows, impressed with these movements.
Blaze did a double 360 but tripped during that process and fell. The crowd gasped but Blaze stood up and continued as if nothing had happened. The music neared it's end and Amy and Blaze stopped.
The announcer jumped onto the stage and held a paper that held the winner of the round.
"Wasn't that a scenery?"
The crowd cheered and the announcer pulled out his paper.
"How many of you thought Blaze won?"
Various people cheered, cheering Blaze on.
"How many of you thought Amy took that W?"
The crowd boomed with applause and the announcer nodded.
"Well it looks like you all have eyes because you're right! Amy Rose is our winner!"
The crowd cheered, especially Rouge and Knuckles, who had run into each other during the competition.
Sonic clapped his hands, clearly impressed with Amy.
"Now before we give Amy her award, we have a surprise for you all!"
Amy looked over at the announcer in a confused manner.
"WE HAVE A SURPRISE ROUND! Now anyone within the crowd can come up and compete against Amy, winner receives the prize. No sign-ups necessary! Do I have any volunteers?"
The crowd was so silent that you could here crickets chirping in the background.
"No volunteers?" The announcer asked as Amy cockily stood and crossed her arms.
"I volunteer!"
The crowd looked over at a certain blue hedgehog that held his hand up.
"Well c'mon up!" the announcer said.
Amy observed the hedgehog in curiosity, she had never seen him around town. He must've been new, and why was he with Knuckles?
Sonic jumped onto the stage.
"What's your name my good man?" the announcer asked.
"Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog"
"Where are you from? I've never seen you around here."
"Los Angeles."
"Oooooo LA! Well it's time to get into position, good luck Sonic, good luck Amy."
The announcer stepped off and Amy looked over at Sonic.
"Don't start crying when I beat you," Amy confidently stated.
"Oh sweetheart you don't know who you're talking to," Sonic said.
"Like I haven't heard that one before."
"Alright let's get started!" the DJ yelled as he started playing Get Low by Dillon Francis and DJ Snake.
Amy kneeled down and held her arms up.
Once the chorus hit Sonic did a flip and did the pop and lock. The crowd stared in awe at Sonic's moves.
Amy was baffled. He wasn't bad at all. He was actually good, really good... Amy twirled around Sonic and swayed her hips in front of him. Sonic and Amy then made a dramatic ending at the end of the song and the crowd burst with applause.
"WOW! That was amazing!" the announcer said as he went up on the stage.
"Let's see what the judges have to say about that," the announcer opened the card and widened his eyes at the result.
"A tie?"
"A tie?" Sonic and Amy yelled in unison.
"A tie!?" the crowd repeated.
"There must be a mistake, I've never gotten a tie!" Sonic and Amy said in unison.
The announcer showed them the card and it was true, they both got a tie.
"I guess these two new rivals will have to split the money," the announcer said.
"Split the money?" Amy asked in panic.
She needed the entire load of money, how will she be able to pay for her studio and her grandfather's medicine.
"Tough luck toots," Sonic winked as he smiled and walked off the stage.
Amy widened her eyes and walked toward Rouge.
"What happened? Did I trip, did I move the wrong way, or—" Rouge covered Amy's mouth to get her to stop talking.
"No Amy, that Sonic guy is actually good, I'm sorry..."
Amy sighed and looked over at Knuckles.
"Her Knuckles!"
"Hey Amy!"
They hugged and Sonic looked at them inquisitively.
"Allow me to introduce him because obviously you guys didn't have the best of greetings. Amy and Rouge, this is Sonic, he's new here because he gained a job opportunity in a dance studio. Sonic, this is my friend Amy and this is my girlfriend Rouge."
Rouge and Sonic shook hands and Amy huffed, but shook his hand anyway.
"You aren't half bad," Amy told him.
"I'd say the same for you."
"Well you know me, gotta Keep It Crescendo."
"Keep It Crescendo? What does that mean."
"Musicians refer to crescendo as a word of strength, hitting a note with force. That's how I feel with my dancing, gotta hit every dance move with force. Keep It Crescendo."
"It's her catch phrase," Rouge explained.
"Wow, I kinda like that. Keep It Crescendo..." Sonic repeated.
Amy smiled, she loved that phrase just as much as she loved dancing.
"Well, if you guys excuse me I have to get home, my grandfather's waiting," Amy said as she hugged Rouge.
"This isn't over, I'll beat you the next time," Amy told Sonic.
"Yeah, right," Sonic cockily said as Amy walked away from them.
Sonic looked over at her mysteriously.
She was something.
"Grandpa! I'm home!" Amy announced.
Amy lived in a small, wooden cottage on the small side of New York.
"I'm over here."
Amy walked into his room and she saw him weakly smiling at her from his bed.
"Grandpa, did you take your medication today?" Amy asked as she kneeled down next to him.
"Darn that medication! It's disgusting!"
"You have to take it anyway grandpa," Amy said as she grabbed the pills and popped one into his mouth.
She gave him a glass of water and he gulped it down.
"The only reason I'm even bothering with these medications is for you Amy, I wouldn't mind dying if it were just me."
"Don't say that, please."
"It's the truth, but I promise I'll try to get better, for you. I just feel horrible that you have to waste so much money on me..."
"It's no bother Grandpa, I appreciate doing it."
"And is that Scourge kid treating you right or does he still hit you and mistreat you?"
"He doesn't hit me!" Amy exclaimed, attempting to hide a bruise from the side of her elbow.
Grandpa Rose sighed, "When are you going to learn that you deserve someone better?"
"Scourge is a good guy Grandpa. Remember, he's the reason why my dance studio is up and running. He manages my studio..."
"You should get someone more reliable to manage the studio."
"But who? See that's the thing, until I can find someone who's willing to manage it I'm stuck..."
"You'll get through it, and if I see another bruise like the one on your elbow, I swear I'll get off of this bed and I'll kill him."
"You noticed?" Amy asked, a flush of pink appearing on her cheeks.
"Amy, you can't hide things like that from me."
Amy sighed.
"It happened yesterday... he got mad because I was 1 minute late to our date... 1 minute! He knows I end practices at 5 pm and he made our date at 5:10 pm, I couldn't make it in time"
"That jerk, I'd kill him if I wasn't interned onto this bed."
"And then there's the issue with Scourge's half uncle wanting to destroy my studio..."
"Eggman?"
"Yes... I don't know what to do... and then I tied today at the dance competition so I'm only receiving half of the money... what do I do?"
"You lost?"
"Yes, to this blue hedgehog, he's really good, they say he's a dance legend in LA."
"You'll win next time, because I know you're the best."
"Thanks grandpa, I know I can always count on you."
"I love you Amy."
"I love you too Grandpa."
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