Cosmo was still running down the pathway but she stopped, crying silently.

"Cosmo?"

Cosmo turned to see Cream and Cheese, running to her, "Cosmo!"

"Cream, what are you doing out here?" Cosmo asked.

"I hope you aren't too unhappy." Cream said, "Shadow-papa didn't mean to say that."

"Try talking to him when he was on the attack then." Cosmo said.

"But he knows it was a mistake. He should know because he went through the same thing with Miss Maria." Cream said.

"He's right, Cream." Cosmo bowed her head sadly, "Maybe they would be happy if I just left."

"Tails wouldn't ever be happy without you because he cares too!" Cream sighed, "But if you want time away from the others, I don't mind joining you and neither would Cheese."

"Chao-chao!" Cheese agreed.

Cosmo smiled and huggled them, "Thank you, guys."

As they started to walk on, Cream noticed a familiar purple cat and a white hedgehog by the road.

"Mr. Silver! Mrs. Blaze!" Cream ran to them as Cosmo followed.

"Cream, what brings you and your friend out here?" Blaze asked.

"Cosmo's upset about an argument with Shadow-papa and we are just taking some time alone." Cream explained.

"I'm just a little sad, Princess Blaze." Cosmo added.

"Blaze, maybe I can help with this." Silver put in.

"If you think you can..." Blaze asked.

"I'm sure about this, look." Silver put his hands flat as a green misty ball appeared in his hands and as Cream, Cosmo, Cheese and Blaze looked on, they saw a small image of Vanilla's house.

"That's my home." Cream said.

"Yeah, it is." Silver looked closer, "And I'm seeing some figures... one like a tall rabbit and a black hedgehog..."

"Shadow and Vanilla." Cosmo spoke.

"Yes, it's them." Blaze nodded.

"But..." Cream squinted, "What are they doing?"

"I can't see clearly but... it looks like she's hugging him and he's..." Silver paused, confused himself, "He's kind of crying. Someone's hurt him..."

"I did, because I was just standing up for Cosmo and-and I said Miss Maria deserved to die." Cream spoke, sadly.

"Cream..." Cosmo said sadly.

"I didn't mean it; I didn't mean to say that to Shadow-papa..." Cream whimpered as Blaze hugged her.

"Now we see the problem, right, Silver?" Blaze asked.

"Yeah, Bl-!" Silver suddenly startled, "Wait, wait!"

"What?" Blaze looked with him at the image.

"What is it, Silver?" Cosmo asked, worried by his face.

"I just... I just saw Shadow, he... he's fainted!" Silver said, "Vanilla's trying to... but he isn't waking up!"

"Shadow-papa!" Cream cried.

"Oh, it's gone..." The green ball of mist disappeared from Silver's hands.

Cream suddenly stood up, "Cosmo, even if he said things about you, we can't leave him like this!"

"Even if so, I'm going with you." Cosmo got up too.

"Girls, wait, the weather seems to be..." Blaze looked worried as the clouds grew darker.

"We can't stay longer, Mrs. Blaze. I'm sorry." Cream and Cosmo ran down the path back home, "Goodbye, Mrs. Blaze! And thank you, Mr. Silver!"

"Thanks so much!" Cosmo called back too.

"Silver, we have to go now!" Blaze said, staring at the clouds as strong winds blew harder.

"Right, Blaze!" Silver looked after Cosmo and Cream, "I hope the girls will be okay, this weather's getting crazy."

--

Back at the house, there indeed was trouble heading its way towards it: A GIANT TORNADO. Tails flew down to get to ground as Knuckles ran up.

"Get everyone to shelter as fast as you can!" Tails yelled over the screeching wind.

"I'm already on it, Tails!" Knuckles looked around wildly, "Sonic?! SONIC?! Darn it, Sonic!"

"Right here!" Sonic dashed over, "We have to get underground now!"

Tails then realized something in shock and horror, "...COSMO! WHERE'S COSMO?!"

"Tails, come back!" Sonic shouted but the little fox already flew off.

--

Out on the front porch, Vanilla and Shadow, still a little dizzy, were searching for someone else too.

"Cream, dear!" Vanilla cried, deeply worried for the young child.

Shadow dashed out farther, "Cream, where are you?!"

--

Not too far off, Cream, Cosmo and Cheese could see the house a few yards away.

"Hurry, we have to get to the shelter!" Cream cried.

"I'm coming!" Cosmo yelled.

--

"Let me go! I have to find her!" Tails cried as Sonic had grabbed the squirming fox in his arms.

"We can't right now, I'm sorry Tails!" Sonic shouted.

"Let's go!" Knuckles hollered.

--

Cream and Cosmo tried to head up the path, dodging anything the wind tossed at them. Cheese dropped to the ground as Cream held him tight and followed Cosmo.

--

"We can't find Cream!" Vanilla cried, as they reached the shelter.

"No signs of Cosmo, either. They're somewhere in the storm!" Tails cried.

"We have to go now, Miles!" Sonic shouted, opening the door as the others followed.

"I'm not leaving without Cream!" Shadow argued but he felt dizzy again, and Sonic and Knuckles grabbed him and pulled him inside.

"Come on, Shadow, get a hold of yourself." Sonic said.

"Please let Cosmo be okay and Cream too." Tails begged quietly.

--

"Mommy!" Cream cried, running for the shelter but the door had already been locked, "Mommy!"

"Tails!" Cosmo banged on the door but they couldn't be heard, "Tails, please! It's me, Cosmo!"

"And Cream!" Cream hit the door harder, "Mommy! Shadow-papa!"

"Chao!" Cheese pointed to the huge twister heading right their way. Thinking quickly, Cream took Cheese and Cosmo and leads them inside the house to the basement.

"Cream, we're trapped!" Cosmo yelled.

"I'm frightened, I want Mommy!" Cream whimpered.

"Anyone-!" Cosmo didn't think to dodge as a piece of board broke off the wall, and hit her hard in the back of her head, "AAHH!"

"Cosmo-AH!" Cream suddenly got hit too by another piece of wood and she, along with Cosmo, passed out as Cheese flew over them crying, "Chao-chao! Chao-chao!"

Blackness had already closed in on them...