Sonic and the others heard sarcastic clapping behind them as they saw a red aura body with the fire stone in it's chest. "Why did you hurt my friends?!" Flames asked. "To get the energy to fight you. I control the flaming fire! Not you! There can only be one!" FS said. "Stop now! I don't want these powers if I have to go crazy and try to kill my friends!" Flames said. "You have no choice. That's what the fire stone's purpose is. Destruction." FS said as it threw a shockwave at Flames. Flames jumped over the shockwave as the others copied. "Sonic! Go check on the others at Tails' workshop. You two stay and help me tear that fire stone from it's chest." Flames said as they nodded.

Sonic ran in the workshop to see that all three of them had been passed out. "Come on. At least one of you wake up." Sonic said as he went back and forth shaking them. Zooey groaned as her eyes opened halfway. "Zooey! Come on help me wake them up! That way I know they're okay." Sonic said. Zooey shook Tails as Sonic shook Amy. "Sonic?" Amy moaned as they all looked at Tails. "He was so weak didn't fight back." Amy said. Zooey shook Tails as he didn't wake up and she cried. "No. No I won't believe it." Sonic said as he saw a water bottle. "Please Tails." Sonic said as he poured the water an his head. Tails didn't wake up as Sonic looked down and dropped the water bottle. "He has a pulse. He must be sleeping." Amy said. "Let's hope so. We better get him off the floor." Sonic said.

Flames stomped the ground as the ground broke. "I don't think so!" FS said as it deflected the break. "What? How did it do that?" Flames asked. FS's chest glowed as bolts of electricity attacked Shadow and Knuckles. "Shadow! Knuckles!" Flames said as she looked at her comrades which was in no condition to battle. "You know how to stop me." FS said. "I won't do it!" Flames said. FS's form darken as it looked more like fur. "Then I'll take Sonic's power and then the whole world's." FS said. "I was a mistake. An accident. A nobody." Flames said. "Don't listen to it Flames!" Shadow said. "That's right! You were a mistake. And what did people do? They gave you shade." FS said as it reached it's hand out. "Yeah. I tried to help them and they didn't even care. I'll show them!" Flames said as her hair flamed. "Flames! Don't do it!" Knuckles said. "Quite buffy!" Flames said.

Sonic showed up with Amy, Sticks, and Zooey to see the FS manipulating Flames. "Get her away from that thing!" Shadow said trying to stand up. "Flames!" Sonic said as Flames winked at him. Sonic realized what she was doing as he played along. "Don't do it Flames!" Sonic said as he winked at Amy and Sticks. Flames grabbed the fire stone and pulled it from it's chest as they both screamed. "Flames!" they all shouted as a bright light came from the fire stone.

The light dulled as smoke circled a figure. "Flames?" Sonic asked. Flames opened her eyes as her hair and eyes flamed and she walked slowly towards Sonic. All her skin was coal as she had no mouth and her eyes were full with fire. "Not you too!" Sonic said. Flames grabbed his throat and clinched it tight making him gag. "Flames!" Shadow said as he grabbed her shoulder. Flames looked at him as she dropped Sonic and turned to Shadow. "Flames. Please." Shadow said. Flames kicked him to the ground as she balled her fist. "Yeah she isn't listening to you! That's a whole new person just in her body! I think I'll call it Coaliza." Sonic said. "No time for jokes." Shadow said as he dodged Coaliza. "Flames. I know you're in there. I know you can hear me! Fight it!" Shadiw said as he dodged a powerful and deadly shockwave made of electricity and fire. Coaliza didn't listen as she kicked him about thirty feet back. "Flames!" Knuckles said as she looked at him. "Stop! Please!" Knuckles said. Coaliza just punched him back as she turned to Amy who had hit her with her hammer. Coaliza made a hammer made of stone and hit Amy into Sticks. "Well that hurt." Sticks said. "Coaliza." Sonic said as Coaliza looked at him. "Coaliza, Flames, they're the same person. Flames. Look at yourself. You're hurting your friends. Fight back because if anyone would know that you have a powerful punch it's me." Sonic said.

Coaliza looked at the group as she stepped back. The coal started to disappear as her hair and eyes stopped flaming. "Flames!" the group said as she closed her eyes. Flames didn't answer. "Flames?" the group asked as they walked closer to her. Flames fell to the ground as she gave out a painful sigh. "Flames!" Shadow and Knuckles said as they ran at her. "Oh no. She used the coal form. That means..." Sonic said as he looked at the motionless body. "Flames. Flames answer me." Knuckles saud as he popped her slightly on the check. Amy checked for a pulse but gasped to not finding one. "Knuckles. I'm so sorry." Amy said.

Tails woke up to see Sonic and Shadow running into the workshop. "Tails! She's...she turned." Sonic said as Tails gasped. "The fire stone. It was destroyed when she sacrificed herself to stop that thing." Shadow added. Tails felt her bones and organs as he sighed. "She broke her bones but not organs. I can get her breathing until they heal which might take another six months. She'll be in a coma until then." Tails said as Shadow and Sonic sighed. "It's better than her dead." Shadow said. Tails sat her carefully on the bench as he carefully took a machine and placed it over her mouth and nose. "This will be on her until her bones heal. After that I can get her to breathe on her own." Tails said. Flames chest rised and lowered as the three sighed.

"I can't believe it." Knuckles said as they sat on Amy's couch. "She knew it would happen if she touched it." Zooey said. Sonic then ran into the room with a hopeful smile on his face. "Tails has her breathing!" Sonic said as Knuckles smiled and ran out the door. Knuckles saw her on the bench as Tails checked the computer. "Don't touch her! One wromg move and her bones will pop out of place!" Tails said as Knuckles nodded. "We should get her a surprise." Zooey said. "She was talking about how the town didn't like her. Maybe we could have the town help us." Amy said as the group nodded. "How about we make her a house?" Amy asked. "Yeah. And we can have a celebration for her bravery when she wakes up." Zooey said. "Girls." the boys said.

(three months later)

Knuckles looked at the unconscious fusion when he noticed her journal on the table.

journal entry from three months ago*

The...the vision. That figure wasn't me. The coal thing was but not that figure. The fire stone is in it's chest. If I touch it I'll turn but I know it's the only way ti stop it. This is why I was made. When Tails found that stone something woke up in me and that stone. My time hasn't come to get all emotional but I really don't want to start something. If anyone is reading this. Bye.

End of journal entry*

"Oh Flames. You knew that the stone would grow. I'm so glad you're alive." Knuckles said as he brushed his fingers in her hair as she purred softly. "I missed that." Knuckles said as she gave a faintal smile. Amy and Zooey walked in covered in dirt as they looked at him brushing her hair with the tip of his fingers. "We're halfway done with her house. We has the whole group come together for the design except for you." Amy said. "You need a punching bag and a picture of her and us." Knuckles said as they nodded. "You've really matured since she came." Tails said. "She's a good teacher." Knuckles said.

(a momth later)

"Her fingers and toes are healed fully. Shouldn't take long before she wakes up. Another month or so." Tails told Knuckles. "I can't believe she about died on us." Sonic said. "Yeah. She's very brave knowing what it would do that." Knuckles said. "Hey guys." Zooey said. "Hey Zoe. Is the house ready?" Sonic asked. "The village worked really hard on that house. Everything is almost ready. She'll love it." Zooey said. "I bet she will." Tails said as they looked at the unconscious fusion.

(2 months later)

The group was talking when they heard groaning. "Flames?" Knuckles asked as he turned to see she was still asleep. The group walked around Flames as they had there fingers crossed. "Please." the group said as they looked at the fusion. Flames groaned but didn't wake up as they group gave an irated groan. The group was at the door walking out when Somic heard mumbling. "Huh?"

(Fearless Nightcore)

Sonic turned to see Flames' hand moving slightly. "Come on." Sonic said as the others looked. Flames eyes slowly opened halfway as the group sighed. "Flames! Why did you do that?" Knuckles asked as he hugged her. Flames just looked at him confused as the group walked closer to her. "Flames?" Sticks asked. "W-who?" Flames asked. "Do you remember us?" Tails asked. "No sorry." Flames said. "This is bad. She has memory loss." Zooey said. "It has to be up there somewhere." Knuckles said. "Do you have any idea what you did six months ago?" Tails asked. "Um...nope. What did I do?" Flames asked. "You sacrifice your whole life for the village. You're very brave. We just need to get you to remember it again." Amy said as she looked around. "Maybe her journal?" Knuckles said as he held up the brown book. "Never thought I would say this but you're a genius!" Tails said.

"What's this?" Flames asked. "Your old journal. When you had a memory of something you wrote it in this journal." Amy said as she gave her the journal. Flames flipped threw the pages reading as the group waited for a sign that she remembered her past. "What's this?" Flames asked as she flipped to some hidden pages.

Journal entry from ???*

Amy wants me to do some weird survey so I thought I would practice in here.

Flames the fusion:

Power of: speed, flight, teleportation, and fire stone(never use).

Age: Technically only a few weeks. But With the ages I want to go with 16.

Power moves: Flaming coals, breaking the earth, summoning fire from Earth's core, etc.

Likes: Singing, Chillin with team Sonic, Knuckles, Shadow(best friend), Machinery, etc.

End of journal entry*

"Flames?" the group asked as she teared up and looked at the cover of the book. "Flames-" Knuckles asked before she hugged him. "Knuckles!" Flames said as he smiled. "Welcome back Flames." Sonic said. "Here. It took longer than I thought for all of your bones to heal so one of your legs are still broken." Tails said as he gave her some crutches. "Thanks for everything. You shouldn't have gone threw all this for me." Flames said as she looked down. "Hey. We're your friends. We'll do anything for a friend." Sonic said. "Glad you think so." Flames said. Not just us." Amy said. "Surprise!" the village said. "What's this?" Flames asked. "You were so brave when you sacrificed yourself for the village. They agreed." Amy said.

"We even made you a house." Zooey said. "You did that for me?" Flames asked. "You saved us from destruction. We shoukd at least save you from the cold." Amy said as Flames smiled. "Thanks." Flames said as they had a group hug.

Flamed looked at the ruby red house as she smiled. "It's perfect." Flames said as she walked in. It was a caramel brown with wooden floors and two windows. "I..I love it!" Flames said. "Knew it." Zooey said. "Thank you. All of you." Flames said.

(the end...I beg to differ. This is only the beginning for Flames. Remember the lake fiasco? That will be a bigger deal in the next book:

Sonic boom: Devil's fire unleashed.

Flames will be the star of my next book too. Hey, at least it isn't Tails.)