Knuckles sat Flames on the couch and ran into Tails' workshop. "So?" Sonic asked. "I can only see a way to rejuvenate something. Not cure her." Tails said. "Let me see." Shadow said as he looked. "How do you use the fire stone again?" Shadow asked. "Nope! Last time I didn't tell you, you turned me into a mindless zombie and threw me off my roof!" Tails said. "Different. This is for Flames." Shadow said. "Focus your energy on your target while aiming." Tails said as he hid behind Sonic. Shadow pointed the fire stone at the wall as it glew red and it got on fire. "Gah!" Shadow said as he dropped the stone and it stopped flaming. "Only Flames can use it. Her ability to control the fire can balance the flames in the stone." Tails said. "Good." Shadow said as he picked up the stone and teleported into Tails' house.
Shadow sat the fire stone on Flames' chest as it glowed. "What are you doing?" Sonic asked. "I've had experience with powerful objects." Shadow said as the Flames glowed with the fire stone. The fire stone dulled as Flames did nothing. "That should help. Even if she isn't waking up she is okay." Shadow said. "It-it slowed the form." Tails said as he looked at his communicator. "Of course it did!" Shadow said as he grabbed the fire stone. "Now we destroy this thing for good." Sonic said. Flames turned to her side as she groaned. "Flames? Please wake up." Shadow said under his breath as he looked at her. Flames eyes fluttered as she looked and smiled at Shadow. "Hey Shady." Flames said as she rubbed her eyes. "Are you okay?" Knuckles asked. "Yeah yeah. Just a little tired." Flames said as she sat up. "Good. Your coal results say you can do new abilities the more your form grows." Tails said. "I don't think we should mess with them though. They might make the form grow faster." Flames said. "You're right. They might. It's your choice." Tails said. "What are you up to?" Sonic asked. "Nothing!" Tails said.
"Whatever. So Flames. You never said if you were going to the dance or not." Amy said. "No. I don't see a point." Flames said. "Come on! We'll be there!" Sonic said. "Then why would she go with a faker?" Shadow said as Flames laughed. "Hardy har har. Anyway, please come." Sonic said. "I will...if Shady goes. Just so I'm not the inly one without a family." Flames said as Shadow blushed. "Not happening." Shadow said. "Then I'm not goimg either." Flames said. "That isn't a promblem to me." Shadow said. "Just fo so she will!" Knuckles shouted. "Fine." Shadiw said as Flames looked. "Great! We better get ready!" Amy said. "The dance isn't for another 4 hours!" Flames said. "Then we better hurry!" Amy said. "We?!" Flames said before being dragged by Amy and Sticks. "Help me." Flames said as she was dragged off and the boys chuckled. Shadow teleported away as the boys warched TV.
The group showed up to the dance to see Flames was already there. She was wearing a red and orange dress and some long white gloves. "Hey." Knuckles said as Flames jumped. "Are you feeling okay?" Sonic asked. "F-fine. You just scared me." Flames said. "Okay. Let's go get something to eat." Sonic said as Flames eyes bolted open. "Already ate. I'll wait here while you go." Flames said. "Okay what's wrong?" Sonic asked. "Nothing! What's wrong with you?!" Flames asked. "You can tell us." Amy said. "No I can't! It isn't easy to tell you that I had- Op! Nice try!" Flames said. "Had what?!" Sticks asked. "Nothing! It's nothing. Let's just get tonight over with." Flames said. "Sure. After you tell us why you're acting so strange." Tails said. "Then have fun with that. I'm not spilling." Flames said. "Yes you are!" Sticks said as she tackled her. "Get off of me!" Flames said as she threw punches. "Sticks! Stop!" Sonic said as she pulled her away from Flames. "I can't tell okay! I knew it was a bad idea coming here." Flames said as she teleported away. "Flames! Now what are we going to do?" Knuckles asked. "I don't know how about find her?!" Sonic asked. "Good idea!" Knuckles said as the group groaned.
Flames cried in the woods under a tree as she looked at her hands. "Why me? Sonic coukd take this. But not me. WHY ME?!" Flames said as she made a shockwave of fire which sliced a tree. "I'm a monster. I freak. Why me? Why do I have to be the one to sacrifice myself for those losers to stop a stone?" Flames said as she burried her head in her arms. "Because you're a flame." said someone. Shadow was sitting in the tree as she wiled her tears. "No I'm not! Why shoul-" Flames said before Shadow kissed her. Flames eyes bolted open as she looked at his lips touching her's. "Shady?" Flames asked as he stopped. "Yes Flames?" Shadow asked. "Why did you kiss me?" Flames asked as Shadow smirked. "I love you Flames. I've always loved you." Shadow said. "I love you too Shady. But I'm in love with Knuckles." Flames said. "Sorry. I just don't like to see you upset. It was stupid." Shadow said. "No it wasn't. You like me. You care about me. I care about you too Shady. You and Knuckles share my heart more than anyone else okay. Maybe one day Knuckles will fall in love with a real girl and not a mistake like me." Flames said. "You're not a mistake! You're a bright flame ready to light the way for that faker and his friends." Shadow said as Flames blushed. "Our secret anout that kiss. Deal?" Flames said. "Deal. Promise me you'll never go dull." Shadow said. "Promise." Flames said as she hugged him. "Promise me you'll change when I'm gone." Flames said. "What do you mean gone?" Shadow asked. "I had a vision. I was made to sacrifice myself to stop that stone. I'm the only thing strong enough to stop it. Promise that you'll change. That you won't try to destroy the world anymore!" Flames said. "I already promised you that. And I'm keeping that promise to you." Shadow said.
Flames and Shadow teleported to a small area in the woods and heard the music from the dance. "Shall we?" Shadow asked. "We shall." Flames said as they danced. Flames giggled as she looked at his eyes. "Flames?!" she heard someone call. "Gah!" Flames said as she lost balance and fell. "Are you okay?" Shadow asked. "Fine. Thanks Shady." Flames said as he helped her up. "There you are! And you too Shadow." Amy said. "Yeah. Here we are." Flames said. "Why did you run off?" Amy asked. "I was afraid." Flames admitted. "Of what?" Amy asked. "My vision would come true at the dance." Flames said. "A vision?" Amy asked. "Sorta. I saw me screaming as the coal went to the top of my forehead. Then I saw me breaking the fire stone in my coal form. After that I saw Knuckles and Shady running at me." Flames said. "That's awful. That's why you were sweating. You were scared." Amy said. "No- duh." Flames said. "Additude much?" Amy said. "Sorry. Just being me." Flames said. "Just try to get that additude under control." Amy said as Flames nodded. "Okay." Flames said.
The three returned as Amy told her what Flames said. "We need to find a way to cure her." Tails said. "It isn't a disease. It's a curse. Wherever I go I cause destruction." Flames said as her hair flamed. "So does a fire. Yet we need it to light caves, keep us warm, tell stories around, and use as a weapon. You just don't see it." Knuckles said. "No. I don't. If I was normal I wouldn't have to deal with a stone. I wouldn't have to deal with not having a family! I wouldn't have to deal with controlling six different personalities! I wouldn't have to deal with me!" Flames said as her eyes flamed. "That's new!" Sonic said. Flames growled as the ground broke underneath her feet and lit from the core and her flaming hair and eyes lit higher. "Of course it's new! Once when I control one thing I have another thing to control right after it!" Flames said as her hands sparked along with the flames. "Flames! Calm down!" Sonic said before getting hit with a shocking/flaming coal. "I don't take orders from someone like you!" Flames said. "Flames!" Shadow said. "What?!" Flames snapped as she turned around. "Remember your promise! You promised me that you will never dull! Keep that promise!" Shadow said as Flames' eyes dulled. "Shadow?" Flames asked. "Flames? Are you, you?" Shadow asked."Shadow." Flames said as she fell unconscious. "Flames!" the group said as they looked at her coal skin grew up her neck. "That can't be good." Sonic said as Shadow picked her up and walked her to Amy's house.
It had been a day since the coal grew and Flames hadn't woke up. "Come on Flames." Shadow mumbled as he looked at her. "Shadow!" Amy said. "What?!" Shadow snapped. "You can't stalk her all the time. She's resting. Let her sleep." Amy said. "She's been asleep for a day now. I think she had enough rest if you ask me." Shadow said. "Well I didn't! Leave her asleep!" Amy snapped. "Get well Flames." Shadow said as he teleported away. "Drama king." Amy mumbled. Amy sat down at the end of the couch as she ate a salad and watched TV.
"She still hasn't woken up." Amy said as the group sat at a table. "What did you expect? You saw how bad it turned her. If it was me I don't think I would be alive right now!" Tails said. "Yes you would." Sonic said. "You know what I meant." Tails said. "I know. It's just-" Amy said before she was cut off. "I'm fine." said someone from behind her. Flames was standing behind Amy as she waved. "Flames? You were oit cold when I left." Amy said. "Well I woke up." Flames said. "Are you okay?" Tails asked. "No. Everything but my head is coal. I don't have long before I turn into thay coal form. Then I don't think I can handle all of this energy." Flames said as she looked at her hands. "We'll find a way to fix-" Tails said before Flames cutted him off. "Cure." Flames said. "Cure this form before you can turn into it." Tails said.
Zooey walked up to the group as they waved. "Hey guys. Me and some of the people in the village were wondering what happened to Flames the day of the dance." Zooey said as Flames hid her face. "I'd rather not say." Flames said. "It's okay. We're just the worried about you." Zooey said. "Really?" Flames asked. "Yeah. You weren't being yourself and I thought Shadow did something to you again." Zooey said. "No. Shady is on our side now." Flames said. "How did you get him to do that?" Zooey asked. "He did it on his on. I saw he needed a friend so I became his and he promised to not try and destroy the world anymore." Flames said. "Wow. So will you tell me what happened to you?" Zooey asked. "Fine. Look." Flames said as she lefted her head to show the coal. "Gah! I mean...no there is no other word for that. How long until you are that coal form?" Zooey said. "My organs and bones will be crushed and I will die within seconds." Flames said as Zooey gasped. "Is there anything I can do to help?" Zooey asked. "Actually yes. There is the fire stone. If you, Amy, and Tails could examine it and find a weakness we could use it to stop the coal form." Flames said. Amy, Tails, and Zooey nodded as they Flames called Shadow. "Hey Shady." Flames said. "Flames. You're up. Where are you?" Shadow said. "Meh Burger." Flames said.
Shadow teleported beside Flames as she hung up. "Do you have the fire stone?" Flames asked. "Yeah why?" Shadow asked. "These three are gonna try and find a weakness." Flames said as Shadow gabd them the fire stone. "Thank Shadow." Zooey said as the three walked off. "What about us?" Knuckles asked. "We...We are gonna find a way to slow it down." Flames said. "When you are having fun you seem to not change." Sonic said. "Anyone have an extra hoverboard?" Flames asked.
"So what all do we know about the fire stone?" Amy asked. "It is a very powerful stone that can control fire and the Earth's core. Flames has its power which means they are both connected. That thing is evil. And according to Flames it is planning to do something." Tails said. "But what?" Zooey asked. The fire stone lit up as bolts of electricity attacked Amy, Tails, and Zooey. "Gah!" they all grunted as they fell to their knees. "What's happening to us?!" Zooey asked. The three fainted as the stone glowed red still attacking them with the electric bolts. "Get ready Flames." a voice said as the three groaned and an aura came out of the stone making a body shape. "Leave... Flames alone." Tails groaned. "What will you do to stop me? You don't have the energy to even walk." The fire stone said as the it's aura body stood up and pushed his head to the ground with it's foot. "Your right. But Sonic will stop you." Tails said as he let it hold his head down with his foot. "Not if I do the same thing to him." SF said as it walked off.
Flames and Shadow was riding hoverboards as Knuckkes and Sonic drove their racing vehicles. "I just love the breeze in my hair!" Flames said as she dodged some rocks. "F-flames." Amy weakly said over the communicator. "Amy! Whoa!" Flames said as she fell off the hoverboard. "Flames. The fire stone. It took our energy. Tails and Zooey passed out and I don't think I can stay up much longer. Warn... Sonic." Amy said as she hung up. "Sonic! Shadow! Knuckles!" Flames said. "What's up?!" Sonic asked. "Tails, Zooey, and Amy was attacked by the fire stone and it's after me now. It grew a body!" Flames said as they pulled the breaks and Shadow jumoed off the hoverboard. "What?! Are they okay?" Sonic asked. "They're regaining their energy but yeah." Flames said.