Sonic

I laughed as I dodged another one of Eggman's shots. Despite feeling a slight pain in my legs from my encounter with Annihilation 320, this wasn't hard at all. "Stay still you bothersome hedgehog!!" He yelled as he tried to blast me. In an attempt to flee, I quickly ran backwards and jumped up, but I landed on Eggman's control panel and by mistake had slammed into a few of the buttons. Red lights started flashing and a loud siren blared over the speakers. "You fool!" The doctor cried as he headed out the door with a jetpack. "The Egg Mobile is going to self-destruct!"

"Nice going, Sonic!" Knuckles growled sarcastically. "We need to get out of here!" Amy screamed and held on to me. "Let's move!" I grabbed Amy's hand and we rushed out the door. With Knuckles and Rouge, following behind, we ran through a long hallway until we reached a large window. "Through here!" Knuckles punched the window, shattering it and creating a hole for us to escape. A computerized voice was heard through the speakers, issuing a countdown. Self destruct in 40, 39, 38…"How are we going to get out of here?!" Amy shrieked as we looked down to the ground below. "JUMP!" I yelled and impulsively bolted out the window with Amy. I could hear the others jump out, and I wondered how we would survive this as I fell through the air.

"SONIC!" A voice called out from the forest below us. The X-Tornado zoomed through the air, and he landed safely in the plane. "Tails!" I smiled as Tails flew the ship towards the ground. "Is everyone alright?" The fox asked as he landed the plane. "Could be better." Knuckles replied as he got up and rubbed his head. We all looked up as the Egg Mobile blew up in about a million pieces, lighting the sky with a bright blaze of fire. We were safe…but unfortunately so was Eggman. Where did he escape to this time?

Knuckles

"Eggman escaped." Sonic growled through clenched teeth as we watched the Egg Mobile explode. "At least he didn't take the Master Emerald." I said as I picked up the missing pieces of the Master Emerald. "I wonder what he's up to…" Rouge cautiously stepped out of the X-Tornado. Amy followed her, not taking her eyes off of Sonic. I glanced behind me to find Sonic looking back at her, smiling. I smirked, seeing the obvious connection between the two.

As Tails flew away in the X-Tornado, Sonic ran off over the hills, and Amy curiously ran after him, wondering what he was up to. I grabbed all the pieces and slowly walked up to the altar, placing the emerald shards down. The master Emerald almost instantly restored back to its original form, glowing a bright green. "Knuckles…?" Rouge's voice called out softly behind me. My muscles tensed, and I stood there, frozen.

Amy

Where is he going? I ran as fast as I could to try and keep up with Sonic, but I was grateful when he finally stopped. He sat down on the grass, watching the lake sparkle as the sun rose over the sky. I quietly walked over to where he was and sat down beside him. The sunlight shone beautifully over his blue quills, and I blushed as he placed his hand on top of mine. He still looked badly hurt from his encounter with Eggman's robot. "Sonic," I stared at his shining green eyes, "When you were on the floor of Eggman's ship, struggling to stay alive, I was scared. Not because Eggman was going to kill me," Tears started spilling out of my eyes as he looked at me with concern. "But I was scared because of you. I don't know what I would do if I ever lost you." Sonic affectionately wrapped his arms around me and held me close, wiping the tears off my face.

"Amy, when I was there, dying on the floor, the only thing that made me get back up," He smiled and placed his hands on my shoulders. "Was you." My eyes widened and I moved in closer to Sonic. Our lips connected, and it seemed as if the whole world had stopped just for us. This was the moment I dreamed of ever since I met him, and it was finally a reality. When we pulled away from the kiss, not a word was said. I laid my head on his shoulder and he lovingly stroked my quills. As we sat there together, there was only one thing on my mind. Love.

Rouge

I slowly walked over to where Knuckles was. "Before Eggman attacked us…what were you trying to tell me?" He blushed and turned away. "Nothing." I grabbed his hand and he reluctantly shifted himself to face me. "Why don't you just admit it?!" I angrily asked him, and he just looked at me as if he had no clue what I was talking about. "Admit what?" He stuttered, appearing nervous under my glare. "That you love me!" I blurted out, and his mouth dropped as his face grew as red as the rest of his body.

"Who told you I- uhhh…" He snapped shut, assuming that I knew how I felt about him the whole time. I smiled as I stared into his eyes, seeing how awkward he must feel. "And," My voice turned into a soft whisper. "I love you." I froze, realizing what I had just said. Knuckles admiringly gazed into my eyes, and my heart raced. Right then, I didn't know what had come over me. I lovingly pulled him in closer, and I pressed my lips against his. As we stood there, kissing, I closed my eyes and remembered what he had said to me a few days ago. "I will never love Rouge! She is nothing to me!" To my surprise, he suddenly stopped kissing me and gently placed his hands on my waist. "Rouge..?" He said in a voice that was so soothing it made me melt. "I love you too."