CHAPTER 10

(Amy Rose)

Amy chewed on Sonic's quill tips furiously. She was beyond reasoning with. No matter what Tails and Knuckles had said, Amy refused to forgive Cream. The rabbit had pushed her last button and a price had to be paid. She didn't forgive Sonic either. Which was part of the reason why she was currently ruining his quills. Not that Sonic minded, of course. Somehow, he had distorted the reality around Amy once more so that it appeared to him that she was actually grooming him lovingly. And he sighed in contentment. Bliss.

It just made Amy even more frustrated.

"Wait until I get a hold of that no good, sandwoody, backstabbing hare!" Amy muttered, tying tiny knots into Sonic's fur. "She has no idea what kind of enemy she just made."

As Amy continued to mutter and grumble to herself, Sonic continued to fawn over Amy's "gentle" nature.

Tails stood somewhere in the background, staring with a cross between disgust and fascination at the two hedgehogs. First of all, he found it horribly inappropriate of Sonic for suddenly falling in love with Amy, whom he had constantly pushed away in the past. After all, it was Amy who had switched personalities with Rouge, not Sonic.

The gang continued on rather at a fast pace down the unusually dark streets of Station Square. The sky was smoky and it leaked down in between homes and buildings to curl up on the roads, hampering everyone's vision. A storm was charging up. Tails looked up worriedly, wondering if Cream was ok.

Then suddenly, a shadowed, round figure bustled past the gang, not noticing them, and seemed to be running towards the center of Station Square.

"Was that-?" Tails started.

"Dr. Eggman!" Amy growled softly, like a lioness stalking her prey. Amy threw Sonic aside and made to follow the evil doctor.

"Amy!" Sonic cried. "Where are you going, my sweet? Angel!"

"Shut up, Sonic! I'm going after Eggman!" she hissed. "Wherever that baboon is, I'm sure Cream would appear." Then she cracked her knuckles and glowered at the bobbing figure up ahead. "I've got things to settle."

Sonic clutched his heart and fell backwards with hearts in his eyes. "Amy's determined face is just so BEAUTIFUL!" he squealed to himself.

Tails couldn't help but wonder if it was Sonic who had actually turned into Amy. He was certainly starting to become more like a squealing fangirl. What has his independent, older brother become?

Shaking his head, he ran after Amy, hoping to see Cream himself.

Knuckles, on the other hand, stayed behind and helped Sonic regain his sanity. After that was over, the two started running to Tails and Amy when Knuckles suddenly stopped. Sonic paused to look back at Knuckles for a brief moment before deciding that Amy was more important and running to her again.

(Rouge the Bat)

Espio's hands held Rouge's like a pair of handcuffs, limiting her ability to move. People on the streets cast them odd looks and sometimes they asked to take a picture with them. It wasn't because people never saw a mobian couple out in public before. No. The real reason was much worse.

To avoid catching unwanted male attention, Espio had forced Rouge into a large, sumo suit.

So...basically, Rouge was walking around outside, looking like a fat man.

"Mr. Espio?" Rouge stared questioningly at the pink chameleon with large, sapphire eyes.

"Hm?" He didn't look back in fear of succumbing to the power of her puppy eyes.

"Do I really have to wear this?" Rouge whined a little. "It's uncomfortable."

"Yes, you really have to wear it." he replied.

Rouge grabbed hold of Espio's arm and hugged it, trying to slow him down. "I don't wanna walk around like this anymore."

Espio blushed and coughed to hide it. "You can take it off when we get to a less populated area."

Rouge huffed in exasperation. "But Mr. Espiooo."

"Rouge, I think your mental condition is worsening. Stop acting so cute!" Espio's face was cherry red now.

Then an all too familiar sound reached the couple's ears.

"ESPIO!"

Espio turned around, his eyes widening in a disbelieving way. A red blur headed straight for him. Espio flinched, but then regained his composure in time to throw some ninja stars. However, Knuckles dodged them and continued like a stampede of rhinoceros, gaining speed. Espio's hands fumbled to his nunchucks and whipped them out just as Knuckles came up. The males' heads collided as Knuckles attacked with a headbutt and Espio's hands let go of his weapons. The weapon flew up and onto Rouge's head with a dull thud.

Two pair of eyes turned to the white bat and winced.

"Are you ok, my love?" Espio called.

"Your love?" Knuckles scoffed. "She's my sweetheart!"

"My fiancée!" Espio smirked.

"No! She's my baby!"

Rouge rubbed her pounding temples and moaned. "Did Mr. Knuckles just claim to be my father?"

Espio cast a side glance towards Knuckles and smirked. "You idiot."

Knuckles blushed bright red. "S-Shut up! I didn't mean it like that!"

Then, a loud boom shook the ground and rumbled the buildings around them.

Rouge turned towards the source of the sound and cried out to Amy. Quickly, she got up and ran to the pink hedgehog's aid. Knuckles and Espio glanced at each other, came to a mutual understanding, and went after Rouge.

(Cream the Rabbit)

Cream and Shadow stood side by side staring at Dr. Eggman's latest invention: The Eggbeater 3000. It was large and odd-looking just like all of his other inventions. It sat right in the middle of Station Square's center with Dr. Eggman on top of it with a large remote. As usual, the civilians fled and the heroes joined together to bring justice and peace.

"Hey, Eggbutt!" Cream shouted. "What's with the police cosplay?!"

"Silence, you fool!" Dr. Eggman replied. "It's all part of my master plan! Muhahahaha! You will never defeat me!"

Sonic stepped up beside Cream and scoffed. "Watch me, my delicious strawberry tart, I'll beat this thing down within seconds!"

Amy rolled her eyes.

Shadow glared at Sonic before glancing quickly at Amy and then facing forward again, leaving Amy wondering if Shadow's movements were a figment of her imaginations.

"Ah, Sonic. You underestimate the power of Nature!" Dr. Eggman cackled. "Behold! Crumble to your dooms!"

Dr. Eggman pushed some buttons on the remote and the machine whirred to life, aiming straight at Amy Rose. The moment everyone realized that Amy was the one in danger, Sonic went ahead to attack and Shadow moved to defend Amy. Every action was too late. In a flash of green, Amy Rose was altered once more, but she was not the only one.

"Amy!" Sonic and Shadow screamed.

For Amy, it was just like falling into an ocean of fireworks. When the lights disappeared, reality returned to her like a long lost puppy and she embraced it. However, she quickly realized her mistake. Sonic was staring at her even more intensely, which had seemed impossible just moments before.

"What?" Amy asked a bit roughly.

Hearing her voice, Sonic blushed. "A-Amy. You...look...so..."

Sonic never finished his sentence. The emotions took over and he pounced and immediately started licking her cheeks. Amy's eyes widened in surprise.

"Sonic! Down dog! Get off of me!" Amy protested.

Sonic didn't seem to hear her. Instead, Shadow had to drag the blue hedgehog off and throw him to the side and when that failed, he tied Sonic up to a street lamp with heavy chains.

"Nooo!" Sonic cried. "Shadow! Let me go!"

Shadow ignored Sonic and just calmly turned around, picked up Amy, and disappeared in a flash of red light. Sonic continued to struggle, but less wildly than before.

A few feet away, Tails wondered about Dr. Eggman's attack and its effects. Amy didn't seem to be hurt physically, but Tails didn't really get a good look at her before Shadow stole her away. Glancing at Sonic and sighing at the sight, Tails turned towards Cream and called to her. That was when a storm of worry crashed in.

"Cream?" Tails shouted. "Cream! What's wrong?!"

Cream was hunched over and pulling at her long ears as if they unwanted weeds in a rose garden. Her eyes were glazed over with pain and darkness. Suddenly, Tails didn't think that this was Cream at all. Certainly, the once sweet and kind rabbit was gone.

Then, Cream threw back her head and laughed at the sky as it started to rain.

Woah. What in the world did Eggface do now? XD

This story is getting crazier and crazier- even I almost can't believe the complete chaos of the plot. haha. Almost.

To everyone that was waiting patiently for this chapter, THANK YOU! I'm glad I can at least bring a small joy to someone on this Earth. Again, Thank You for liking my story! I 3 YOU!