Tails and Cream sat on the bench, eating down the ice cream they had bought at a small ice cream stand. The sun was pretty bright, caused a burst in hear, but Tails and Cream didn't care. They were more focused on their ice cream.
They both finished their ice cream, and began to walk around the town. A casual walk.

"Oh Tails," Cream began. "Thanks for the ice cream."

"No problem, Cream" Tails replied while putting his arm around Cream's shoulders. They continued their walk, admiring each other. "Hey, do you---." Tails was interrupted by a hit in the head. Tails fell straight to the ground. Cream became shocked, she felt frozen. She looked behind at the attacker. A gray echidna girl, with red glowing eyes. Ruby.

"Why?" Cream asked. The echidna laughed. Cream started to back up, trying to brace herself for a fight. Something that she wasn't in a condition for. Ruby began to walk toward Cream. She got a sinister look on her face.

Here came a kitsune to save Cream. He slammed his shoulder into her, causing her to hit a nearby wall.

"Cream it's ok," Tails said. Tails grabbed Cream and they began to run, they turned a corner, and stopped. "I won't let anyone hurt you."

"Tails…" Cream and Tails leaned against a glass window, trying to relax, but it would cease. Ruby landed in front of them. She threw a punch at Tails, which he dodged by ducking. Tails kicked at the echidna, which he missed too.

"Cream! Go!" Ruby upper cutted Tails , allowing her to slam her other fist into his stomach. Tails fell to his knees, holding his stomach, panting. Ruby held up her right fist, and slammed down. Tails did a side flip, landed to his feet, bent down, and launched at Ruby. He held a fist out and smacked Ruby over. Tails started to fly over her, and landed behind her. He lifted his feet as he tilted and kicked at her back. She flew forward, stomach out first. Ruby hit the ground and rolled around. The street scratched her up.

Cream watched this fight, she couldn't stand it. Ruby got up and ran at Tails. Tails swatted at her, but she disappeared and moved behind him. She hit him in the back of the head again. Tails fell to his knees and hands.

"No…" Cream muttered. Tails quickly turned and tried to hit Ruby, but she moved to the side and kicked him in the stomach. Cream closed her eyes and began to cry. Tails was then picked up, by the neck. Tails grasped Ruby's wrist. Ruby smiled at Tails, pulled her arm back, and threw Tails. Cream opened her eyes to see a kitsune fly into a glass window. Cream was now in complete shock. She ran towards the shop he had crashed in.

She ran right through the door, and looked around. She saw a pile of glass, with Tails on top. He was covered with blood on his face, chest and gloves. Tails breathing had ceased.

"Tails!"

-

Cream jumped up in her bed, breathing hard. Cream was sweating like crazy, her blankets were drenched.

"Tails…" Cream muttered. She started to worry about Tails. "Oh no…" She slipped out of bed and ran right out of her house, in her white pajamas. She started to cry as she ran; her pain was keeping her from flight. Cream was running as fast as she could to Tails' house. "No… he can't be dead."

In five minutes, she reached Tails' house, and walked right inside. Her hard breathing ceased as she walked to his room. She saw her kitsune laying on his bed, sleeping peacefully. Cream walked next to his bed, she noticed his breathing was fine. Cream's tears began to sink down her face. She jumped at Tails and held him. Tails woke up, surprised mainly at Cream's actions.

"Tails… I thought you were…"
"Dead?" Tails asked. "Cream, like I said, I won't let anyone hurt you. Don't worry, if I get hurt."

"Oh, Tails." Tails put his arms around Cream as well.

"It's ok."

After the usually morning things, Sonic and Tails decided to have a day to themselves.

"Tails, that was pretty cool," Sonic said.

"What?" Tails asked.
"Cream."
"Oh." Tails started to blush a bit. "It's bad enough you all cheered."

"Yeah yeah." They arrived at a corner of a street, just standing in the shade. Sonic turned around, but didn't turn back. Tails finally decided to ask.

"Sonic, what are you looking at?" Sonic didn't answer. "Sonic. Sonic, seriously." Tails turned around and saw what Sonic was looking at. Swift and Cocoa. "Now what."

"Really Sonic." Swift said. "Why don't you just say you were doing it?"

"Because, it's not the truth," Sonic said.

"Are you still on that?" Tails asked.

"Shut up," Swift said. Sonic was suddenly in front of Tails, holding Swift. He was trying to attack Tails. Cocoa kicked Sonic in the side, but Sonic caught it. Tails moved and put Cocoa into a head lock. Cocoa was desperate to get out of the lock, he tried using his ears to push Tails away.

"You all need to calm down," Tails said.

"Why should we?" Cocoa yelled. Sonic and Swift were long gone, fighting speed at speed. They would appear hitting their arms or legs at each other. There would be no end.

Cocoa pushed his arms down, causing the lock to be undone. Cocoa then kicked backwards, causing Tails to step back a bit. Cocoa pivoted on his left foot 180 degrees and launched to Tails. Tails ducked on to his back, and bent his legs, keeping the bottom of his feet facing up. As Manos was over Tails, Tails kicked up, causing Manos to fly up. Tails arched himself onto his hands, went backwards on to his feet. Manos was closing in, and Tails grabbed him, and threw him into a wall. Manos fell to the ground.

Tails looked up at the fight between Sonic and Swift. They couldn't get a straight shot at each other. They finally landed on the ground, with their arms limped to the ground, and their backs arched. They breathed heavy, showing how tired they truly were.

"This is bullshit," Swift said.

"Stop complaining," Sonic said back. Manos got off the ground and walked up to Tails. Sonic noticed this. "Tails!" Tails eyes blinked in confusion. Manos smacked Tails on his head. Tails fell forward, motionless. "No!" Manos jumped into the air and flew at Sonic. Sonic moved, and kicked Manos in the back. Swift moved in front of Sonic, and then kneed him in the face. Sonic fell to his back and Swift jumped high in the air and pulled out a purple chaos emerald.

"Chaos beam!" Swift yelled. A purple beam shot at Sonic, direct hit. Sonic was left with black marks all over. Tails was knocked unconscious. Swift and Cocoa left.

-

"Cream," Amy began. "That dream is just… crazy."

"Yeah I know." Cream said. "When I woke up, I thought he was dead." Cream began to tear up again. Amy put her hand on Cream's shoulder.

"It's ok. You know he won't let anyone hurt you, right?"

"Yes, I do." Cream was told the same thing by Tails.

"But, I'm kind of worried about Sonic and Tails now."

"Why?"

"Because the last dreams you and Tails had seem to have come true." Amy got up. "I think we should make sure they are ok."

"Yeah. You're right." Cream got up as well, and they began to run out of the pool area they were at near the beach. "Where do you think they are?"

"Probably the corner of South End Street. They always end up going there."

-

A few hours passed, and Tails woke up. He realized he was laying in the middle of the street, along with Sonic.

"Sonic," Tails said as he got up.

"Ahh! What?" Sonic yelled as he stretched.

"We lost."

"Yeah." Sonic sounded pretty down.

"Oh my god! Sonic!" A girl voice yelled. Sonic and Tails looked over and saw Amy and Cream running towards them.

"Tails!" Cream yelled.

"Amy, Cream!" Sonic and Tails yelled. Sonic got up, and got grabbed by Amy. Tails and Cream hugged at the same time.

"What happened?" Amy asked.
"We got ambushed." Tails said.
"Swift and Manos." Sonic said. It was surprising he could actually remember names.

"What is with these guys?" Amy asked. "They took you two down." Amy pulled out her cell phone and dialed a number… Wait, where did she get a cell phone? "Hey, meet us at the 'red café'". Tails and Sonic stared at her, puzzled. Amy got off the phone and saw Tails and Sonic. "What?"

"Oh, nothing," they both said looking away.

"You two are so mean. Come on."

"Where?" Tails asked.

"To the red café."

"Ok, I'm hungry." Sonic said.

"You have a bottomless pit for a stomach." Amy said.

"You should of seen him a few weeks ago, he cleared my fridge." Tails said laughing. Aside the fact they were going to eat, it was awkward that it's out of nowhere. It wasn't long ago that Sonic and Tails got thrashed down, but to go and eat after waking up in a street, that's just plain strange. But, Sonic didn't care, he was hungry. On the other hand, Cream and Amy were worried about them. After Cream's dream, she definitely worried. Amy worried too after being told about it.

They all started to walk down the road Sonic and Tails had gone down. Passing the many shops that were always there. Tails looked at Cream, and Cream eventually looked back. Tails moved fast to look forward, blushing at the same time. Cream smiled, and let her left hand grab his right hand. They locked together, finger by finger, and continued to walk to the red café with Sonic and Amy.

Sonic didn't give into Amy. She tried to get him to do something…. 'Lovie-dubie'. Sonic finally had his chance to get her to stop, they arrived at the café. They all walked in and looked around.

"Hey, over here!" Rouge yelled waving her hand. Sonic and the others smiled and walked to the table. They sat pretty much in this order, Sonic, Amy, Shadow, Amy and Tails, Cream, Knuckles.

"Those counterparts are good fighters," Shadow said. He took a drink of his soda.

"You're tellin' me," Sonic said back. "I think if Cocoa hadn't got up, the fight wouldn't of ended."

"Who's Cocoa?" Rouge asked.

"The rabbit." The waitress came to their table with 4 other drinks, the same soda Rouge, Shadow, and Knuckles had.

"You all ready to order?" The waitress asked.

"I'll have a chicken sandwich and a side of salad," Sonic said.

"I'll have a bowl of tomato soup," Amy said.

"Crackers?" the waitress asked.

"Please."

"Nachos, with beans," Shadow quickly said.

"Just give me a bowl of salad, with Italian dressing," Rouge said.

"Do you want croutons?"

"Yes." Rouge said. "Can I have tomatoes place?"

"Sure."

"Give me the special." Tails said.

"Just give me some tomato soup too," Cream said. "Crackers please."

"Give me the three chicken special," Knuckles said.

"Mashed potatoes and corn?" The waitress asked.

"Definitely, please."

"Ok, I'll be back when you're food is ready." The waitress walked off to the kitchen.

"It's been a while since we've been out," Amy said.

"Big time," Knuckles said. Cream took a drink of her soda.

"I wish we'd do this more," she said. "It's good if we all do this together."

"Of course, we know who doesn't like to do these things." Rouge said looking at Knuckles.

"Wait, who said I didn't like to do this?" Knuckles quickly said.

"Come on, Suga'. I'm just messing you."

"It's good you go out any way Knux," Sonic said. "It'll help you."

"What are you trying to say?"

"You need to talk to us more."

"I talk plenty."

"When we force you to."

"You're messed up."

"Yeah I know." Everyone started to laugh. The conversation continued. When they were out together, they always brought up stories and even stories they could all relate to. Usually during the guy's night out is when stories came, but all the guys were here, so it counted.

"I remember when it was that party at the park, man, you should-a seen Knuckles embarrass himself." Sonic stated.

"Yeah, then Tails did too, he and Knuckles were putting on a show." Cream said.

-

Could juggling be an embarrassing thing? Knuckles was juggling in front of a crowd, with sticks of fire. The party seemed to get more fun as the night drew near. Sonic and the others watched Knuckles.

"Look at that guy go," Sonic said. Sonic found this funny. Tails ran over with sticks of his own and started to juggle as well.

"Oh dang," Shadow said.

"They are good," Amy said. They were all amazed to see these two juggle. To spark the fun, knuckles and Tails began to pass the sticks to each other, performing another juggle.

"God dang!" Sonic yelled. "This is the best time we've ever had together."

An unforgettable night.

-

"Gosh I remember that," Rouge said. "It was pretty cool. You should both do it again next time." Tails and Knuckles looked at each other, and smiled.

After a small subject change, the waitress came back with all their meals. They were delighted about this; just the sight of food was mesmerizing them. The waitress memorized each and every order given to her.

"Thank you!" They all yelled.

"You're welcome," she replied back. Just as the waitress left, they all began eating. All conversation was lost, they were focused on their hunger. Unlike the others, Sonic seemed to think with his stomach instead of his head. This must be the exception for the others today.

After all the eating, they were stuffed. They all laid back with at least one hand on their belly's.

"That was good," Knuckles said.

"Same," everyone else said. Amy scooted sonic over so she could get out. She left to go pay the bill. By the time she got back, only Shadow was at the table.

"Where did everyone go?" she asked.

"Bathroom," Shadow replied. "Is that the name of it?"

"Yes." Amy laughed and sat down. One by one, the others came back. Cream, then Knuckles, then Rouge, then Sonic, then Tails. "You all ready to go?"

"Yep." Sonic said.

"Yeah, let's go." Knuckles said. Amy and Shadow got out of their seats, and followed the others outside. Random conversation started, usually not all together, but within groups. Sonic ended up looking back at Tails. He started to watch him more ever since the moment the night before. He thought it was cute, especially how Cream and Tails held hands.

'I feel great around him.' Cream though.

'I love her so much.' Tails thought. Tails gave a quick peck at Cream's cheek.

'Look at those kids.' Sonic thought.

"Sonic!" Amy yelled.

"Woah, what?"

"You're not even listening huh?"

"Wh… I.."

"Thought so."

"Come on, they are so cute together."

"Who?" Sonic stopped walking. Amy looked at Sonic with confusion. "Oh."

"How do you control the master emerald?" Shadow asked.

"It depends." Knuckles began. "You use chaos control for chaos emeralds right?"

"Yeah."
"It's different or the master emerald."

"How different?"

"I'm the guardian, I can use it. Why?"

"Curious."

"Shadow curious?" Rouge asked.

"That's new," Tails said.

"Come on, I was wondering." Shadow said in a "don't-pick-on-me" type of voice. They all walked over to Sonic's place. His place was more of a bachelor pad, comfy blue sofa, fish tank, lava lamp, small kitchen. This is the life, as he would say. Shadow and Knuckles sat down, leaving the others to just stand. Sonic pulled out an ice tray, filled it with water, and placed it in the freezer.

"Why do you like this setup?" Shadow asked.

"I prefer things small and simple." Sonic replied. Sonic walked over to a small table and grabbed a remote. He pressed a button, and a part of the wall flipped, revealing a tv.

"When did you get that going?" Cream asked.

"Tails set it up a while ago."

"That's pretty cool." The TV turned on to a news station. Pretty weird, considering he didn't change the channel.

"It's pretty strange to see Sonic like this." Amy said. "I can still remember when he was always doing things his way. He never liked to be… normal."

"Normal?" Tails asked strangely. "Girl please, we're all dysfunctional, get over it."

"Are you called us stupid?"

"No."

"I hope not." Cream and the others laughed at this, you could swear a couple of them were about to shed tears it was so funny to them.

Tails and Cream sat down on the couch together near Knuckles and Shadow. Cream laid her head on Tails shoulder. Tails smiled and closed his eyes. He was tired, especially after that fight. A good rest will replenish his energy. Cream looked at her white shirt and black pants. Her thoughts were… strange, but she looked at the resting kitsune's face.

Sonic pulled out a few glasses from the dishwasher and began to put them away. Something on the news caught their eyes. Eggman was on the news. Sonic, Tails, Amy, and Knuckles knew about him being a weatherman.

"What the hell?" Shadow said.

"He's a weather man." Sonic said.

"That's news to me." Maybe it was a strange thing. Even the ultimate life form didn't know about this. Rouge kind of laughed at the thought, though she didn't know either.

"I guess the fat guy actually did good," Rouge said.

"No kiddin'." After the weather forecast was done, sports had come on. Well, Sonic was now in front of the TV, though he didn't root for a specific team.

Shadow looked at Tails, and saw him sleeping. Shadow closed his eyes…

-

Tails walked through the strange halls. Big cubic pillards, dark floors, and lights thrown all over the ceiling. He was pretty confused as to where he is. He found himself in the middle. The place was pretty big, at least a half mile in length, width, and height. Tails' ears perked, he hears something. Tails bent his knees and jumped, a blue kitsune charged under him, and disappeared.

Tails landed, and looked up. He saw Swift and Azuru with their hands out, glowing. Tails was suddenly in an arm lock by Ruby. He saw Ruby walk in front of him though, so the thing holding him was a chaos ghost.

"Chaos blast!" Swift and Azuru yelled.

-

"Ah!" Tails yelled as he opened his eyes. Shadow opened his eyes as well.

"Tails?" Cream was shocked up Tails' sudden wake up.

"Another dream." The others saw him breathing hard. Tails and Cream hot up off the blue couch.

"Look," Shadow began. "I saw the dream."

"Woah!" everyone yelled.

"I know. But, we have a final battle. I know where we need to go."

"Wait, what's going on?" Sonic asked.

"Our battle verse our counterparts."

"So it's finally come." Sonic smacked his fist into an open hand.

"What are gonna do?" Amy asked.

"Simple," Shadow began. "Fight. Let's go."

"Where?" Tails asked. Shadow looked at Tails.

"The dock."

-

At the strange halls, the group walked to the middle. From left to right, Amy, Knuckles, Sonic, Tails, Cream, Shadow, and Rouge walked through these strange halls. At this point, they knew what was about to happen.

They stopped directly in the middle, to see their counterparts…