Chapter Sixteen: Hope Still Remains
Back with Amy, Cream and Rouge, they all woke up from their naps, and the sun was slowly rising.
"The sun is rising. Is it dawn?" Rouge wondered.
"Not too sure, but it's definitely morning soon." Amy replied.
"But still no sign of us being rescued. Wonder what is keeping the guys so long?" Cream wondered.
"It has been so long now. Like where are they?!" Amy feared.
They all pondered for a while, wondering where the guys were to save them. Suddenly, Cream noticed something in the distance.
"Hey, Girls! Isn't that the Tornado in the distance?!" Cream exclaimed with hope.
Amy and Rouge looked on, and looked at the plane coming towards them from the distance.
"It IS the Tornado!" Amy shrieked in excitement.
"And they're all there! Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow!" Rouge mentioned, as she points towards it.
"We are gonna be saved after all! I knew Tails wouldn't give up hope!" Cream exclaimed happily.
"And I knew Sonic cared for me!" Amy cried happily.
"And Shadow is here too. No idea why Knuckles is here too, but he must want to help also." Rouge happily stated.
All the women were shedding happy tears, as they looked on towards the Tornado making its way towards them. They were also right to believe that Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Shadow were there too.
Cream walks towards the bars, and held onto them with her hands.
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(Cream singing)
You're the one who's closed the mouth of the lion
The one who's put the giants in the grave
With your hands, you've turned the oceans into dry land
All to save
You've opened up the eyes of a blind man
You're the one who's calmed the storm and walked on waves
You've rose and left this empty tomb behind you
All to save, all to save
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(Cream singing)
It's impossible for you to fail me
There's not one day that you'll not go before me
Even while I'm at the end, I will never forget
It's impossible for you to fail
It's impossible for you to fail
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Amy and Rouge also make their way towards the bars, and also placed their hands on the bars. The three of them all look towards the Tornado approaching them.
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(Amy singing)
Your love is deep enough to find me from the valley
And strong enough to raise me from my shame
(Rouge singing)
A Holy Lord who's freely gave me mercy
All to save, all to save
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(Amy, Cream and Rouge singing)
It's impossible for you to fail me
There's not one day that you'll not go before me
Even while I'm at the end, I will never forget
It's impossible for you to fail
It's impossible for you to fail
.
The Tornado was getting closer, and the women continued watching. The girls definitely knew for a fact it was the four guys. They saw Sonic's blue fur, Tails' orange fur, Knuckles' red fur, and Shadow's black and red fur.
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(Cream singing)
Though I stumble with doubts, you are here even now
(Rouge singing)
Forever faithful, forever faithful
(Amy singing)
Though I don't always see, I'll now choose to believe
(Rouge singing)
That you're all faithful, forever faithful
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Cream has a lot of happy tears flowing from her eyes. She knew the whole time that Tails would rescue her, and there he was right in front of her eyes.
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(Cream singing)
It's impossible for you to fail me
There's not one day that you'll not go before me
.
(Amy, Cream and Rouge singing)
Even while I'm at the end, I will never forget
It's impossible for you to fail
It's impossible for you to fail
It's impossible for you to fail
.
Meanwhile, with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Shadow, the four of them had noticed the island with the cage. They all gasped in shock.
"Hey guys, is that the girls?!" Knuckles pointed out.
"It is!" Sonic exclaimed with happiness.
"Tails, land on that island, so we can rescue the girls!" Shadow demanded.
"Roger that, Shadow!" Tails responded.
After that, Tails lowered the Tornado towards this mysterious island, and he put on the landing gear. As the Tornado lowered, it slowly lands on the island, and it stops directly next to the cage. They four got out of the Tornado, and ran towards the cage.
"You girls are safe!" Tails exclaimed in relief.
"Tails, you came for me!" Cream was reaching her hand through the bars to grab hold of Tails'.
"And you're here too Shadow!" Rouge stated with joy.
"Just happy you're safe, Rouge!" Shadow stated in relief.
"Sonic!" Amy called.
"I am here, Amy! Don't worry, we are gonna get you all out of here!" Sonic told them.
"Only thing is, this doesn't seem like any ordinary cage. This looks as if it is powered by Infinite's magic." Knuckles mentioned.
"It is powered by Infinite's magic. We tried everything we could to break it." Cream mentioned.
"My kicks with my most powerful boots can't break it." Rouge added.
"Not even my Piko Piko Hammer could break it, and this damn thing is heavy." Amy finished.
Knuckles even approached the cage, and tried punching with all his might to break the door down, but it would not even dent.
"No, that is not working at all." Knuckles grunted.
Shadow even tried using Chaos Spear towards it, but again, nothing happened.
"No, it's no use. It is not going to budge." Shadow added.
"Tails, do you have any idea on how or what we could do to break this open?" Sonic asked.
"I am not so sure how to. This looks as if it is beyond anything humanly possible to break." Tails explained.
"So is there absolutely nothing we can do to break this then?" Shadow wondered.
"Well, there is only one thing in mind I can think of. This will be a challenge however." Knuckles thought.
Everyone was curious to know what Knuckles meant by that.
"The only way to open that, is to defeat me!" the voice mentioned.
Everyone looked up to see the source of where the voice was coming from, and they all gasped in horror.
"INFINITE!" everyone exclaimed in fear.