Chili with Aroma of a Hedgehog
STORY SYNOPSIS...
As I announced in the last chapter, I unfortunately have to cancel this story. Here is why, it's a really long story and I highly doubt I'm going to be able to finish it without a loooongggg writer's block. Everyone is still waiting for me to update Keep It Crescendo and I haven't updated that chizz since 2016 :\ Writer's blocks man. I WILL finish Keep It Crescendo though, it's an original work that deserves to be finished so don't worry I won't do the same thing for that one. I just really want to start working on other projects and I can't if I still have unfinished business you know. So enjoy this incredibly LONG chapter of what happens during the rest of Chili with Aroma of a Hedgehog.
Sally and Bartleby have sex while Sonic is gone and sulking because he thinks something is going on between Espio and Amy.
Sonic is convinced Amy has moved on and comes back to Sally to make peace. Sally tells him that she is going on vacation to clear her head and Sonic agrees that that would be a good idea. She takes Bartleby without Sonic knowing.
Amy comes back from her trip to Spagonia under a new light because Mina gave her inspiration to go and chase her love for Sonic. That it should be okay to love him because Sonic married out of spite, not because he was in love.
Manic and Sonia have this chat where he tells her that she needs to stop being pushed around by family traditions and norms, that she needs to do what SHE wants, not what others want her to do.
Amy comes back to work and tells Sonic that she came back for him. Just as she tells him this, rumors about the irregular exports start roaming around and Sonic and Amy decide to urgently attend a business trip to check these exports. Shadow finds out about this and demands Eggman to do something about it. Eggman shuts down the exports for a whole week so that Sonic and Amy won't find anything suspicious. This lack of production messes with Shadow's financial market and he becomes more greedy for money so that he can fix it.
Meanwhile Sally and Bartleby enjoy their time in their Apotos vacation. I hope you guys know what I mean by "enjoy their time." Sally finds out that Bartleby is a gold digger faking his richness, but she lets him stay with her regardless. BUT she lets him know that she'd never be with him, since he is not in her class. Eventually they go back to Station Square.
Sonic and Amy meet up at Chun-Nan and stay at a hotel together. Fortunately for Shadow, they didn't find anything suspicious. They get all lovey dovey and Sonic begs them to stay there. (He feels like something bad is going to happen if they decide to go back to Station Square). Amy lectures Sonic and tells him that they had to face their problems if they were going to get married. Sonic eventually agrees and both of them leave at different times so that no one would suspect that they were together.
Sally discovers that her father was put in jail for fraud because his company went bankrupt and he didn't pay up. She convinces Sonic to take on the debt her father had and that her father would eventually pay him back. Sonia and Manic chew Sonic off for this because if Sonic doesn't get paid back, he will lose The Grounds and Sonia grows suspicious of Sally's true intentions with Sonic.
At some point, Espio and Sonic clear the air and Amy tells Sonic that Espio was the one who saved her life while she was in Europe. Sonic feels guilty and apologizes to Espio. Espio eventually goes back home.
Unfortunately, this is where things get tremendously ugly. (THE SECOND BOMB)
Amy was so satisfied with her trip that she sings the "Rosy the Rascal" song REALLY loudly on her first day back at work. Just as she is singing, Sally and Rouge overhear her and Sally IMMEDIATELY recognizes the voice.
Unfortunately for Amy, Sally Acorn finds out that Amy Rose and Rosy the Rascal are the SAME person.
Rouge thinks that Sally is just being paranoid. But Sally, in a fit of RAGE, convinces Rouge otherwise. Rouge and Sally tell Shadow, who immediately conducts an investigation. Shadow tells Sonic that he didn't have to lead the Corporation anymore, but Sonic becomes reluctant to leave. This makes Shadow very suspicious, and he convinces Sonic to take a few days off.
While Sonic takes his days off, Shadow takes control of the Corporation again and starts being REALLY mean to Amy. He starts interrogating her about Sonic and overpiling her with work. Amy, being the diligent worker that she's always been, does her work with ease and no complaints.
Meanwhile Bartleby and Sonia meet and he starts to woo her since Sally had rejected him, this makes Sally jealous.
Tails starts feeling REALLY guilty and wants to quit working for The Hedgehogs because the guilt was starting to pick at his sanity.
Knuckles continues to try to get Tikal's memory back, but she refuses to associate herself with him because he's a "stranger." Pachacamac takes advantage of her amnesia to regain her trust, but he doesn't physically assault her, worrying that her memory would return if he would.
Rouge continues to try and get pregnant, but to no avail. Shadow starts to get impatient and under Cocoa's advice, seeks out Maria. Shadow at some point tells Rouge about the Irregular Exports, and Maria finds out on her own. Both feels uneasy about it but go along with it.
One day Amy gets snappy towards Shadow and demands that he respect her, Shadow uses this moment to bring out the bomb.
"Why should I have respect for you when you have no respect for yourself, Rosy the Rascal?"
Amy becomes startled and Shadow tells her that the whole entire family knew who she was and there was no point in hiding her identity anymore. That Sonic had told everyone about her identity AGES ago. That she was only a toy for him to play with on his free time when Sally didn't fulfill his desires.
Amy, heartbroken, quits working for The Hedgehog Chili Industries and runs away with her mom.
Sonic, confused about the ordeal, is told by Shadow that Amy had quit with a liquidation of one million rings. When Sonic asked why, Shadow told him that Sally discovered her identity and Amy announced that Sonic was only a game to pass the time and gain money. And that she would only leave him alone if The Hedgehog Family gave her one million rings. Sonic is disgusted by this and out of spite, again, agrees to have a baby with Sally.
Manic and Vector found the situation completely suspicious. Amy was not the "gold digger" kind of person, and the two conduct an investigation.
Meanwhile Sonic gives Sally a sample of his sperm so that she can get the Artificial Insemination. But when she arrives at the doctor's office, Dr. Mighty tells her that the Artificial Insemination isn't necessary because she's ALREADY PREGNANT!
Sally, horrified, tells her mother, who is delighted to hear that she's pregnant. But when Sally tells her that it's not Sonic's baby, but Bartleby's, her mother yells at her and tells her to NOT TELL ANYONE that it was not Sonic's. So Sally lies to Sonic and tells her that the Artificial Insemination was successful and she was pregnant. Sonic finds the situation bittersweet because he loves children but he always dreamed of having a child with Amy. He tells Sally that he wanted to go to her next doctor's appointment with her to see how the baby is doing. Sally grows worried and bribes Dr. Mighty to stay silent about the baby not being Sonic's.
Shadow and Rouge panic when discovering Sally's pregnancy and Shadow starts cheating on Rouge with Maria, hoping that he could woo Maria and consume a baby with her. Rouge catches them in the act one night and threatens to tell the police about the Irregular Exports. Shadow panics and Cocoa finds Rouge to calm her down and stop her from committing such a stupidity. Rouge goes back to Shadow.
One day Tikal regains her memory and starts seeing Knuckles again, but she once again grows paranoid because of Pachacamac.
Remember how I said everyone who commits bad deeds get their punishment in this story?
Well, Pachacamac is the first. Pachacamac threatens to rape Tikal and she runs away from him to the barn, she grabs a musket for defense just as Pachacamac lunges for her and it ends up stabbing him in the stomach.
Pachacamac dies, and Tikal officially snaps. She lies to Knuckles telling him that Pachacamac left forever and the two get married. Although they live happily, Tikal starts seeing things and she goes crazy completely. So Knuckles is forced to file a divorce and intern her into a mental hospital. It's pretty depressing, but Tikal lives happily and in peace for the rest of the story.
Meanwhile Sonic and Sally come back to The Grounds because the memory of Station Square irks Sonic. Sally finds out that Amadeus knows about her and Tails and that Tails covered up their story. She threatens to put Tails in jail if he even dares to tell anyone the truth. Sonic notices Tails' EXTREMELY strange behavior and just when he asks him what's going on, Tails quits and tells Sonic he wants to work elsewhere. This saddens Sonic, but he lets Tails do it. Amadeus and Tails have a father/son moment and Amadeus wishes Tails luck in his endeavors.
Meanwhile Amy goes back to being in poverty, since she left The Hedgehog Industries without picking up her last paycheck. She struggles to find a new job because Rouge and Cocoa called all the Chili companies and talked trash about Amy, so she settles for selling encyclopedias. She then runs into Dr. Fink from the Regulatory Chili Commission and he agrees to give her a job ONLY if Sonic provides him with a letter of recommendation.
Amy, distraught, starts losing hope.
Meanwhile Manic and Vector discover that Amy never picked up the last paycheck more so demanded anyone the million dollars. Manic confronts Shadow and the entire family about this and they urge Manic not to tell Sonic because it could turn his and Sally's now stable relationship into a living nightmare. Sonia tells Manic that Elena could get really sick if too many tragedies occur in the family. Manic eventually agrees to stay quiet but warns them that he'll tell Sonic EVERYTHING if Amy comes back.
Sonic comes back to Station Square for Sally's doctor's appointment and finds out about the letter of recommendation. He is hesitant on putting too much effort into it because his opinion on Amy is too scarred. Manic, who also finds out that Amy is trying to obtain a job, tells Sonic everything. Sonic, enraged with having been lied to threatens to rip Shadow's face apart. Manic convinces him otherwise.
Amy eventually does come back and Sonic meets up with her. They clear the air and Sonic refuses to show any affection towards Amy because of Sally's baby. The damage was done and although he doesn't tell Amy about the baby, he realizes that he has to let her go since he's about to be a father with another woman. He writes the letter of rec and Amy gets the job. Cocoa, Sally, and Rouge try to stop her from getting the job but fail.
Sally tells Bartleby about the baby and tells him that he needs to make himself responsible, that they still have a chance to run away. Bartleby disagrees and tells her that he has his eyes set on Sonia now. Sonic starts growing suspicious with this new found "friendship" between them.
Sonia and Bartleby get married, and Sonic confronts the entire family at the wedding. Sonia gets mad at Sonic for potentially ruining her wedding and kicks him and Shadow out after they break out into a fist fight. Elena becomes guilty and craves Sonic's forgiveness even though she knows he may not give it to her.
Amy starts working under Dexter, an aspiring young and attractive man who falls in love with Amy. Sticks, who quit her job at the hotel, starts working under the same department as well.
Sonic finds out about Dexter and this sparks a series of chapters of these two losers fighting over Amy xD Dr. Fink threatens Amy and Dexter to keep their relationship with their clients completely professional. So Amy refuses to talk to Sonic and tells Sticks to start taking his calls.
Sonia and Bartleby move to the Grounds and Sonic gives Bartleby Tails' job, since Tails had left. Bartleby is a lazy bum who does nothing and still gets paid, Sonia knows this but says nothing because she loves him. One day Bartleby makes a deal with a business man who states that he will pay Bartleby tons of money if he buys off this "poison" sort of thing for chili plants. Bartleby agrees and puts the poison all over the chili plants, unaware of the damage it would cause.
Proportional to this, Amy and Dexter go to a meeting and are told by Dr. Fink that there are rumors going around of these Chili Business Men fakers who sell this "medicine" to help chili plants grow faster but in reality it is poison that kills off the chili plants almost permanently.
Amy is sent to The Grounds to speak to the Chili Pickers about this situation and inform them to be careful. At first, the Chili Pickers refuse to associate themselves with her, they think Amy now sees herself above everyone else. Amy proves them wrong by challenging Slash to a chili picking contest and winning. Amy then regains the Chili Picker's trust and they all ask her about her adventures in the city and with Sonic. Amy tells them everything and the Chili Pickers grow saddened to know that a love as strong as Sonic and Amy's didn't succeed. One of the Chili Pickers tells Amy that Tails had quit because of a rumor stating that he had an affair with Sally. Amy grows appalled to this and refuses to believe it, stating that Tails would never do something like that to Sonic.
Amy goes back to Station Square and Sally finds out that Sonic is still seeing her. Sally, still being pregnant, seeks Amy and finds her on her way to work. Sally starts to call Amy a whore and threatens her to stay away from Sonic for good. Just as she was yelling, Sally goes into labor and Amy takes her to the hospital, where she has the baby. Amy buys the baby a gift, pays the hospital bill, and calls Sonic to tell him about what occurred.
Amy leaves and Sally refuses the gift, despite low key being very thankful that Amy had the heart to take her to the hospital. The family is delighted to see the baby boy, but Manic grows confused because the baby chipmunk looked NOTHING like Sonic. Sonic looks past this and grows fond of the baby, making his relationship with Sally more stable. They name him Ricky.
Sonia starts to grow suspicious of Bartleby's dedication to her because she always catches him on the phone with Sally, especially when they go back to Station Square. Bartleby begins to find her insecurity unbearable and starts seeing Sally more and has affairs with her.
On the day of Rosemary's birthday, Tails comes to visit. Cosmo snaps and tells Sonic and Amadeus the truth about him and Sally. Sonic asks Tails if it's true, with Sally in the room, and he says yes. Sonic sends Sally back to Station Square and she lives with her parents for awhile. Sonic and Tails have a talk and rekindle their friendship even though Tails has to attend therapy to mend his paranoia. Tails returns and works for The Hedgehog Family again.
Sonia has an epiphany and realizes that the only people she can really trust are her brothers Sonic and Manic.
This leads to a very significant scene where The Hedgehogs are all having dinner and everyone targets Manic, condemning him for being gay and for being the embarrassment of the family. Manic, already on the verge of tears, is about to excuse himself from the table until Sonia slams her hands on the table and stands. She condemns and SCREAMS at the entire family for making her brother feel like what he was doing was wrong. She says this huge speech about acceptance and how Manic has more a pure heart than everyone in the room COMBINED, including her. She threatens that she will refuse to associate herself with the family if they continue to berate Manic. This inspires Sonic to also stand and make the same threat, stating that he, Manic and Sonia were going to permanently disconnect themselves from the family if they wouldn't have the decency to accept Manic or Elvis into the family.
Manic, Sonia, and Sonic excuse themselves from the table and leave the room. Bartleby and Sally were going to join their spouses but Sonia and Sonic demanded for them to stay put and to find their own ride home. The three siblings have an emotional moment and promise to always trust each other and to be there for one another. Sonia realizes that she couldn't let family norms and traditions disconnect her from the people who care about her the most. At this point in the story, Sonia has a change of heart, and learns to become more favoring of Amy and Elvis. Since her relationship with Sally starts to become rocky.
This is when the four year anniversary of Maurice's death occurs, and The Hedgehog Family gathers around to hear his next testament. Here is the letter.
To My Family,
If you are reading this, I am assuming that we have hit the four year anniversary of my passing. Before anything, I want to remind you of the morals I placed in my first letter. I hope the way I split my Industry didn't cause problems within the family.
Manic snorted as he looked at Sonic and Shadow.
Once again, I want to remind you that I want you to run the Industry with care, humility, and honor. I don't want you to be utilizing the Industry for any kind of third party affairs. ESPECIALLY if it involves any kind of black market.
Shadow took a sucked in his breath and rolled his eyes as he turned to Silver, who was glaring at him.
To my wife Elena, I hope you are doing well, just know that I love you.
Elena smiled, touched with his words.
To my grandson Shadow and my son Charles, I'm sure The Corporation has been doing well under your care, but please remember to continue treasuring it with care, as it is the brain of every operation.
To my grandson Sonic and my son Jules, please continue treasuring the heart of where it all started. My precious Grounds. Both of you need to cherish it with your life, and with your heart.
Sonic, Sonia and Manic frowned and looked at one another at the mentioning of their father...
Now, before we disclose my second letter, I need Angela Rose or her daughter, or both, to be present.
Sonic widened his eyes as the rest of the family glanced at one another in confusion.
"Who in the world is Angela?" Elena asked as the rest of the family nodded in confusion.
Sonic turned to Elena and responded, "She's... she's Rosy the Rascal's mother."
The entire family gasped as Shadow stood up in fury.
"IS THIS SOME KIND OF JOKE!?"
"I'm sure it's a joke!" Cocoa spit out. "A joke created by Sonic, Manic and Vector!"
Vector indignantly looked at Cocoa, "You think I would make this up!?"
"OF COURSE YOU WOULD!" Rouge yelled as she got up. "YOU'VE ALWAYS FAVORED SONIC MORE THAN SHADOW, MAYBE THIS IS SOME SORT OF TRICK TO GIVE SONIC THE ENTIRE FORTUNE!"
"I agree with Rouge!" Sally explained. "You and Amy are friends Vector! I wouldn't be surprised if she put you up to this!"
"I am willing to go to the police so that they can verify that this document is legitimate!" Vector retorted as Sonic stood up.
"THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY! I CANNOT BELIEVE ANY OF YOU WOULD QUESTION VECTOR'S CREDIBILITY AFTER ALL THE THINGS HE'S DONE FOR US!"
"I agree with Sonic!" Sonia exclaimed. "You are all being too cruel to Vector!"
"If you guys want to verify the legitimacy of that letter give it to Grandma, I'm sure she can recognize Grandpa's writing more than anyone," Manic suggested as he sided with his siblings.
Vector nodded as he gave it to Elena, Elena revised the letter and looked at the signature.
"Yes... this is indeed Maurice's writing..."
Shadow slammed his fist on the wall as he shut his eyes in frustration.
"GREAT!" Cocoa yelled. "Now we have to deal with that stupid prostitute's mother!"
"COCOA!" Charles yelled. "ENOUGH! WE ARE BRINGING ANGELA ROSE, and possibly Amy, TO THIS HOUSE, PERIOD! NO QUESTIONS ASKED!"
Sonic went to go pick Angela up while Amy was at the Supermarket and Amy ordered Angela to not say a thing until she got there. Amy then arrived at The Hedgehog Home and tried to avoid everybody's stares. Vector then read the testament.
Maurice gave Angela a portion of The Grounds as a token of their friendship, this cause the family to grow suspicious on Angela's relationship with Maurice.
Sonic and Amy freak out and Sonic wonders if he was in love with his "Aunt" this whole time.
Angela debunks this and states that Maurice was not Amy's father. Angela had come to The Grounds for work and her money was stolen on the first day, Maurice defended her and the two became great friends. They would always meet up at night at the chili plants to talk about nonsense. Angela reassured that Maurice loved Elena and he was never not faithful to her. Elena is relieved and encourages Angela to continue. Angela then states that one day she overheard a group of gangsters planning to kill Maurice, but Angela and Amadeus warned Maurice in time, saving his life. Angela then admits that one day she had gone to go tomato picking and she met a man who cheated on her, this turned out to be Amy's father. She came back with the baby in her arms and Maurice was determined to repay his debt by tending to them and giving them anything they needed.
The family is relieved to know that nothing had ever happened between Maurice and Angela and Elena is given closure. Angela then tells Amy in private that her father died during a raid in Emerald Hill Zone.
Knuckles, who reunited with Sonia and both of them became friends again, finds out that Bartleby has been cheating on Sonia with other women. Bartleby hates him, and tries to make Knuckles look bad in front of Sonia, but fails. Knuckles tells Sonia about Bartleby's infidelity.
Sonia consults Manic about this and Manic visits Dr. Mighty to ask him for proof that indicated that Sally conducted the Artificial Insemination. Dr. Mighty returns the checks Sally had given him to stay silent and gives them to Manic, stating that Sally has been bribing him to stay silent and that Ricky was NOT Sonic's child.
Manic, appalled by this, tells Sonic. Sonic grows furious and they call Sonia over to tell her about the situation. Turns out that Sally and Bartleby had been planning to run away with a quarter of Sonic and Sonia's money and they were going to meet up at a restaurant to discuss the arrangements.
Sonic and Sonia go to this restaurant and confront Sally and Bartleby, who they caught making out, this turns into a heated argument. Sally confesses that Bartleby is Ricky's real father and Sonic grows furious. Sonic tells Sally to leave their home for good but to not take Ricky. Sally screams at Sonic and tells him that Ricky is her child and that he was going with her. Just as Sally was about to leave, Sonia grabs Sally and starts smacking her and beating her to a pulp... in the MIDDLE OF THE RESTAURANT. It was a pretty dramatic and hilarious scene xD Sonic stops Sonia only to start beating Bartleby to a pulp. Sally takes this opportunity to go to Sonic's house to retrieve the baby and run away.
Vanilla, who began working for Sonic and Sally, was ordered to not open the door for Sally. Sally calls the cops and the cops tell Sally that she may not take the baby until Sonic comes and tells his side of the story. The cops threatened that if Sonic and Sally didn't come up with a consensus, the baby was going to be taken to an orphanage until they settled their dispute in court. Sonic and Sally didn't want this and Sonic agreed to let Sally have the baby.
At some point during the Dexter vs Sonic thing, Sonic's lovesickness for Amy forced Manic to get Sonic a therapist, aka Mina. What a coincidence. After the argument with Sally, Sonic goes to Mina and she comforts him. Word of this dispute gets back to Amy and she grows worried for Sonic and doesn't sleep all night just in case he decided to visit. Sonic doesn't visit her because he doesn't want to talk to anyone he's romantically associated with. Because of this, Amy feels like there's something going on between Mina and Sonic.
Sally and Bartleby stay in a hotel and Sally has a change of heart, realizing that money was running low and she needed to provide for the baby. Bartleby lies to Sally stating that he is trying to find a job when in reality he is cheating on her with... wait for it... FIONA!
Backstory on Fiona, she ends up running away from France after her prostitution business was discovered and now she's a broke woman who is trying to marry a man with money. She pretends that she's rich, just like Bartleby.
Eventually, while Sally is taking a shower, Bartleby abandons her and takes her money. He then feels a little bit guilty when he sees the baby sleeping on the bed, so he goes back and leaves a few hundred dollars for the baby.
NEXT PUNISHMENT - BARTLEBY AND FIONA
Bartleby and Fiona start making out while Bartleby is driving and they end up crashing into an oil truck, causing the car (which happens to be Sally's car) to explode.
Fiona dies.
Josephine - get this - is Bartleby's MOTHER!
Bartleby still survives for a few extra days, but his skin is tremendously burnt. The last thing he mutters is "Mom..." before he dies.
After discovering that she was abandoned, Sally tries to run away from the hotel without checking out because she has no money to pay for the account. She runs into Josephine, who works there, and Josephine helps her escape. Sally begins to live with Josephine in the projects and gets a job as a school teacher, determined to provide Ricky with the best life possible. Sally learns to be humble, her parents abandoned her and ran away to not pay Sonic back for the debt they had with him, Bartleby left her, and Josephine was there for her in her time of need.
One day Sally gets a call stating that Bartleby was dead and Josephine has a panic attack. Sally accompanies Josephine to Bartleby's funeral.
"But Sally, my son has done so much wrong to you, I don't want to force you to go..."
"I'm not going for him Josephine, I'm going for you."
Sally's heart changes for the good, and enjoys her new life with her son and her friend Josephine. She finally discovers what it means to be TRULY happy. She allows Sonic to see Ricky whenever he wants. And that ladies and gentlemen, is how Sally's story ends.
BUT IT AIN'T OVER YET, THE THIRD BOMB IS TICKING LADIES AND GENTS!
Now that Sonic was officially divorced from Sally, Amy becomes accepted by The Hedgehog Family and she and Sonic go on vacation together. Sonic tells Amy that he doesn't love Mina and she tells Sonic that she doesn't love Dexter. They romantically enjoy their vacation and plan their wedding.
Dr. Fink offers Amy a once in a lifetime job in England, and Amy is hesitant to accept because of Sonic. Sonic agrees to go live with her and her mother in England.
Unfortunately, things back home aren't so pretty. Knuckles discovers that Bartleby had poisoned the chili plants and the plants started dying at maximum speed, causing a plague to form in the plants. Sonia finds out and automatically feels guilty for even allowing Bartleby to work in the fields in the first place. Elena finds out and grows tremendously worried. There is no way they can reach Sonic so they wait for him to return.
Meanwhile things also get rocky with Shadow's side of the family. Maria is furious because Shadow chose Rouge over her so she gathers evidence to incriminate Shadow. Maria's father helps, also furious because they had to cancel the wedding Maria and Shadow had planned. Maria's father informs the Regulatory Chili Commission that The Hedgehog Chili Industries was conducting Irregular Exports under Paprika Enterprise. Dr. Fink shuts down The Hedgehog Chili Industries until they've been cleared from all investigations.
Charles demands an explanation from Shadow and Shadow blames it all on Sonic and Amy, stating that they were the ones in power when the Irregular Exports were being conducted. Shadow then shows Charles the papers Sonic and Amy had signed, approving the Irregular Exports. You guys remember right? The ones Eggman was forcing them to sign?
Dr. Fink discovers that Irregular Exports were indeed being conducted and told the police. The police puts matters into their own hands and Shadow is called up to make a declaration. While being interrogated, Shadow throws Sonic under the bus and throws dirt all over his name, stating that it was all Sonic's idea.
Manic, Vector, Elvis, and Sonia find out about this and grow furious. Shadow had declared war between both sides of the family, and the four of them wouldn't rest until Sonic's name was cleared.
Sonia finds out Bartleby died, just as her divorce with him was complete and filed.
Meanwhile Knuckles, Amadeus, Rosemary, Tails and the Chili Pickers try to desperately save the chili plants, placing medicine onto them. The Bankers who had thrown Sally's dad in jail threatened that if Sonic didn't pay off the debt in a week, they were going to take away The Grounds from him. Knuckles stresses and tells Sonia, who becomes more devastated.
Everyone agreed that Elena shouldn't find out about anything, knowing full well that she'd have a heart attack if she did.
Sonic and Amy come back from their trip. Amy and her mother prepare to leave for England.
Sonic comes back home, only to be hit with LOADS of bad news from his siblings and Vector. Vector warns Sonic that Amy's trip to England was going to have to cancel, because the chances of her being called up for an interrogation were very high. Sonic doesn't want that to happen because Amy's reputation and career were at stake. He needed to urgently get her out of the country. Elena comes into the room and asks what Vector and Sonic were talking about. Vector tells Elena that he was simply telling Sonic that Sally had agreed to let him see the baby. Elena hesitantly believes it and leaves the room.
Vector and Sonic decide to visit Shadow and confront them about the situation. I will type this scene down, as it is one of the most dramatic scenes in the whole story.
Sonic Confronts Shadow Scene
Characters in the Room: Shadow, Rouge, Cocoa, Charles, Silver
Characters Entering the Room: Sonic and Vector
Shadow grabbed a cup of whiskey and walked toward the couch, "I think the police isn't going to let Rosy the Rascal leave the country. They are going to call her up to interrogate her, and based on the evidence provided, I doubt they'll let her leave."
Cocoa smiled, "It's about time the Chili Industry found out about the kind of person Amy Rose is."
Silver sighed and sat next to Shadow, "How many bad things did you say about Sonic?"
Shadow's eyes darkened and slammed his cup on the table, "I don't know, and I don't care. All I did was demonstrate my innocence."
"Shadow, I want a copy of your declaration," Charles informed just as Vector and Sonic began entering the room.
Shadow turned and started clapping, "Wow, the criminal has arrived ladies and gentlemen."
"Criminal? You're gonna get me out of this Shadow," Sonic warned menacingly as he approached Shadow.
"Sonic calm down," Charles warned.
"Don't worry Uncle Chuck, I'm calm," Sonic answered as he glared at Shadow, who stood up.
"What's wrong with you imbecile? You really think I should help you after what you did? Don't be stupid, the one who needs to resolve this is you."
"Imbecile?"
"Yes, imbecile," Shadow responded as Sonic punched him in the jaw.
"SONIC!" Rouge and Cocoa yelled as they ran towards Shadow.
"THIS IDIOT HAS ME ON THE VERGE OF GOING TO JAIL!" Sonic yelled as Charles held him back.
"Who was the one who consoled you about doing those Irregular Exports Sonic?" Shadow started as he cleaned his bloody lip. "Your Rosy?"
Sonic threatened to hit him again but Charles pushed him back, "YOU GUYS DIGGED UP MY GRAVE THE DAY YOU ALL FORCED ME TO WORK AT THE CORPORATION!"
"DON'T SAY SUCH STUPIDITIES SONIC!" Charles yelled.
"STUPIDITIES UNCLE CHUCK!? STUPIDITIES? You all told me to leave my sacred Grounds to come work at the Corporation so that THIS IDIOT can conduct his Irregular Exports in Paprika Enterprise. I warned you all! I told you that I had no experience with working in an office! But Shadow said it was okay, that nothing was going to go wrong, that EGGMAN knew what he was doing and to just sign everything Eggman gave me. So that's what I did. I signed, signed, and SIGNED LIKE AN IDIOT! Of course! It's GENIUS! If there was something under the table to be done, let's have Sonic play the culprit and blame it all on him!" Sonic yelled as Shadow smirked confidently.
"Don't play the victim Sonic," Shadow stated. "I thought you went to university, EVERYBODY knows you shouldn't sign a paper without reading everything. I'm sure you and Amy aren't as innocent as you say. Who knows, maybe SHE was the one behind it all!"
"Uncle Chuck I swear Amy and I had nothing to do with this I swear!" Sonic exclaimed with wide eyes.
"HOW DOES THAT MAKE SENSE!? How could a licensed Doctor in Agricultural Science and our manager not know about these Irregular Exports? It makes no sense!" Shadow argued.
"YOU'RE ALL WITNESSES THAT WHEN I BECAME THE DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION AND AMY BECAME THE MANAGER, THIS ONE SAID THAT EGGMAN WAS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THE EXPORTATIONS!"
"That sounds like a childish excuse don't you think? Hopefully the police believes you, because no one signs something without knowing what it is," Shadow pointed out.
Sonic growled and paced around the room, "Okay, okay then. But if I rot to the ground, I'm bringing you all with me. I promise you!"
"Sonic please," Charles begged in frustration. "Let's talk rationally. Without yelling."
"Fine then, let's talk... 'rationally,'" Sonic stated as he put air quotes over rationally. "Why don't you turn yourself in?" Sonic asked as he pointed at Shadow.
"Me?"
"Yeah, why don't you back down from everything you said about me. Because I'm pretty sure you spit wads of dirt over my name."
"Get out of here," Shadow threatened.
"No, no one is leaving. Let's talk Eggman," Charles stated as Sonic scoffed.
"Are you kidding? I'm pretty sure this one is hiding him somewhere! No one has seen Eggman since the RCC found out about the Irregular Exports. Coincidence? I think not!"
Shadow laughed.
"Laugh Shadow," Sonic started. "Laugh all you want. But if you want to prove that I was the one who conducted those exports, you're also going to have to prove what I wasted my money on. Because unlike you, I can provide evidence on every single penny that I spent. The police is going to find it very odd that if I spent my time conducting those operations, how is it possible that I still have so many debts?"
Cocoa bit her nails, nervously glancing at Charles, who was entranced by Sonic's every word.
"Fine, then we'll have to check Amy's financial documents."
"Don't be stupid. If Amy had money she wouldn't of ended up in poverty when you guys threw her out of the Corporation. Because Dr. Fink and Dexter are witnesses of the state of poverty she was in when she was hired into the RCC. And don't you DARE lay a finger on Amy again, DON'T YOU DARE!"
"You know where I think Amy Rose belongs?" Shadow asked as he approached Sonic. "Jail."
Sonic narrowed his eyes, "If you hurts her in any way, shape, or form, I swear that I'll kill you. I swear it."
Shadow narrowed his eyes as the entire room stared at Sonic in shock.
"Don't threaten me, because it won't take much effort for me to move a finger so that the stupid Chili Picker can end up in jail. Instead of threatening me you should be spending your time thinking about what you are going to tell the police."
"If you're doing this because you want The Grounds, well, I guess The Plagues were one step ahead of you," Sonic said with a fake smile. "Let's go Vector."
Vector nodded as he and Sonic headed for the door.
"Sonic wait! Listen to me!" Charles exclaimed.
"No Charles," Vector stated as he turned. "It's too late for family dialogues. Now, it's time for the lawyers to talk! SEE YOU IN COURT SHADOW!"
Shadow slammed his cup onto the floor, "TELL SONIC ONCE AND FOR ALL, THAT I WON'T STOP UNTIL HE'S IN JAIL!"
Vector stepped out the door and Sonic slammed it.
Charles sighed, "What would Jules say about all of this? Shadow, couldn't you be less threatening!?"
"What are talking about Charles!?" Cocoa yelled. "Sonic threatened to kill our son!"
"Sonic was calm until Shadow started berating him!"
"What did you want me to say!?" Shadow yelled. "TO NOT WORRY!? THAT WE'LL ALL THROW OURSELVES UNDER THE BUS SO THAT THE LITTLE BOY CAN GET A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP!?"
"Sonic made a lot of good points Shadow!" Charles threatened. "You better be telling the truth!"
"It's like Vector said, this isn't a family situation anymore, it's a lawyer situation! So I'd like to kindly ask you to STOP TALKING ABOUT IT!" Shadow fumed as he walked up to his room.
"I'm sorry Charles but I can't believe you would side with that delinquent than with your own son!" Rouge yelled.
"If Sonic does something deadly to Shadow, you're going to have to pay the consequences for the rest of your life!" Cocoa yelled.
Charles shook his head in dismissal as he eyed Silver, who quickly turned away and refused to make eye contact.
This was not good, this was not good at all...
End Scene
After the dispute, Sonic goes back home with Vector. Sonic is convinced that he needed to find a way to send Amy to England without her suspecting anything. Sonic knew that if Amy found out about what was going on, she was going to cancel her trip to England to be by Sonic's side. Vector also warns Sonic that even if Amy does leave for England, she might be brought back for an interrogation and it may get worse for her because the police is going to assume that she is running. Sonic HAD to ensure that Amy got out of this unscathed.
So Sonic commits the most stupidest decision he has made throughout the whole story.
THIS IS WHERE PART ONE OF THE THIRD BOMB IS DROPPED.
On the day of their departure, Sonic meets up with Amy and she excitedly talks about the things they will do while they are in England. Amy notices that Sonic is acting weird and asks him what's wrong. Sonic tells Amy that he feels guilty going with her...
Because he wasn't in love with her.
Amy, shocked, asks Sonic for an explanation and Sonic tells her that he feels guilty playing with her heart and apologizes for wasting her time. Amy slaps him across the face and tells him to never look for her again. Amy and Angela leave for England, and Sonic, though heartbroken because he lied to her, feels relieved because Amy would be safe.
Sonic gets called in for an interrogation the next day, and to ensure the police was not going to look for Amy, Sonic commits another stupid decision.
PART TWO OF THE THIRD BOMB.
Sonic declares himself guilty.
He tells the police that Amy is a victim and he forced her to sign those papers. The police believe him and they tell him that they were going to do a bit more investigating, but to expect to be arrested.
Sonic goes home, tells his siblings what he did, and I am going to write what happens after that too as it is also important.
Sonic Gets Arrested Scene
Sonia collapsed onto the floor in tears, "My family is falling apart."
"Sonia please don't say that," Sonic said as he kneeled down. "You know I had to do it."
Elvis hugged Manic in consolation as Vector sighed.
DING DONG
Sonia gasped as Sonic approached the door, revealing two police officers.
"Sonic the Hedgehog?"
"Yes that is me."
"Sonic the Hedgehog, you are under arrest for the conducting of Irregular Exports, you must come with us immediately."
Sonic took a deep breath and turned around, allowing the officers to cuff him and walk him towards the police car.
Sonia noticed this and stood up, running towards the doorway. "NO YOU CAN'T TAKE HIM! HE'S INNOCENT! HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING! YOU ARE TAKING AN INNOCENT MAN! PLEASE STOP!"
Manic and Elvis put their hands on Sonia's shoulders.
"Sonia please," Manic said as his voice cracked. He was trying hard to be strong, but seeing Sonic get dragged to the vehicle was too much to bare.
Sonia shook her head as she ran to the vehicle, putting her hands on the window next to Sonic. Sonic pleadingly looked at the police officers, causing them to sigh and roll the window down.
"Sonia please you're making this harder than it should be..." Sonic softly said as Sonia desperately grabbed onto his hand.
"I LOST MY GRANDPA, MOM AND DAD, AND MY HUSBAND! I CAN'T LOSE YOU TOO SONIC! PLEASE, YOU PROMISED ME YOU'D NEVER LEAVE ME! MANIC AND I NEED YOU!"
"I'll be back Sonia I promise, I trust Vector and I know he'll clear my name," Sonic comforted as tears began forming in his eyes.
Ma'am, please step away from the vehicle," one of the police officers stated.
"Sonia come on," Manic said as he grabbed Sonia's arm. At this point, tears were already falling down his face.
"NO MANIC DO YOU REALIZE WHAT'S AT STAKE! WHAT IF SHADOW GETS HIS WAY AND SONIC NEVER COMES BACK! THIS MAY BE THE LAST TIME WE SEE SONIC!"
"Ma'am, you will be allowed to visit the prisoner in jail, now please step away from the vehicle."
"OH STUFF IT! HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF I WAS ARRESTING YOUR BROTHER DESPITE HIM BEING INNOCENT!? MANIC AND SONIC ARE ALL I'VE GOT AND YOU ARE TAKING SONIC AWAY FROM ME!"
"Sonia please they're just doing their job," Sonic said as he softly massaged Sonia's knuckles, a tear rolling down his cheek. "Please I beg you, you're making this hard for me to bare. I'll see you later sis."
"Come on Sonia, I promise I'll personally drive you to visit him," Elvis said as he came and grabbed Sonia, snatching her away from the vehicle and taking her back onto the stoop of the house despite her struggles to escape.
Manic glanced at Sonic with a worried look, "I hope you know what you're doing."
"I do little bro, I do," Sonic said as he offered a small smile.
The police officer then started the car and rolled up the window. Sonic and Manic stared at each other in silence, as the car drove away.
Manic walked back towards Elvis and Sonia, where Elvis was doing breathing excersizes with Sonia.
Elvis frowned up at Manic as Manic sighed and looked to the side, making direct eye contact with Shadow and Silver, who had seen the whole ordeal. Silver looked guilty and looked away when Manic looked at them. Shadow on the other hand confidently glared at Manic.
Manic narrowed his eyes, clenched his fists, and glared back at Shadow. Sonia and Elvis, noticing this change of behavior, stood up and looked toward Manic's direction.
Elvis' eyes darkened and stood next to Manic, shaking his head at the hedgehog.
Sonia clenched her teeth and pointed at Shadow, "ARE YOU HAPPY NOW!? YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED! I HOPE YOU HAVE FUN ROTTING IN GUILT, SONIC HAS NEVER DONE ANYTHING BAD TO YOU AND THIS IS HOW YOU TREAT HIM!? FORGET I EXIST SHADOW, I DON'T WANT TO ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH YOU OR YOUR FAMILY EVER AGAIN! DON'T COME NEAR ME AND DON'T SPEAK TO ME! I HATE YOU!"
With that said, Sonia stomped back into the house.
"Go with her Elvis before she breaks something," Manic ordered, without stripping eye contact from Shadow.
Elvis hesitantly looked at Manic, "What about you?"
"I'll catch up with you guys, I have some unfinished business to tend to."
Elvis nodded as he stepped back into the house.
Silver gulped, "Shadow, maybe we should..."
"If you want to leave, go ahead. Manic has been a thorn in my back for a long time now, and it's time to set the record straight."
Silver shook his head in defeat and departed the premises.
Manic took this as an opportunity to approach Shadow, while Shadow confidently stood straight and stared straight at Manic.
"So, how does it feel to have a delinquent for a brother?" Shadow teased.
Manic narrowed his eyes, "I wouldn't know. But I do know how it feels to have a delinquent for a cousin."
Shadow scoffed and rolled his eyes, "I did nothing wrong. My conscience is clear."
"Shut up Shadow. SHUT THE HELL UP! You and I both know that's not true! We all know this is your way of tending to your jealousy for Sonic."
Shadow laughed, "Jealousy?"
"Oh come on! You've always been jealous of him. Sonic has always been Grandpa's favorite, and that angered you. Sonic was always the star child, and that made you jealous."
Shadow growled, he didn't know why that bothered him, but it did. "Shut up, you don't know anything!"
"JUST SPITTING THE FACTS IN YOUR FACE SHADOW! Since this is the last time I want to see you! I stand with Sonia, I don't want you associated with my family! You are poisonous, you have no dignity! I hope one day you realize the extremity of what you've done. You threw away family for riches. And that, at least in Grandpa's book, is shameful."
"Since when did you become the man of the house? News flash, you're the least qualified for such a role."
"I may be gay Shadow, but I'm more manly than you'll ever be, want to know why? Unlike you, I'M NOT A COWARD!"
Shadow widened his eyes as Manic turned his back to him.
"It's been nice knowing you Shadow. Just know that you're not getting away with this."
End Scene
Meanwhile in England, Amy is thriving in her job and she becomes well known throughout all of Europe. Sonic sees this in the newspaper while he's in jail and feels relieved that his sacrifice was worth it. Amy on the other hand hates Sonic and is determined to get over him for good. Dexter, who was transferred to Spagonia before Sally and Sonic divorced, is transferred to England. He discovers that Amy is completely done with Sonic and is determined to conquer her. Angela meets an English man names Mr. Thomas and they fall in love.
Remember how Blaze was forced to sign some documents for the Irregular Exports under Silver's command? I think Shadow discussed it with Silver in Chapter 20. Well turns out Blaze get busted for it too and she takes the fall for Silver. Meaning that Sonic and Blaze are going on trial on the same day.
Silver's guilt starts eating him like crazy and he wants to give in, but Shadow and Cocoa don't let him. Charles starts to grow more and more suspicious of Shadow. Unfortunately, Elena eventually finds out about all the tragedies, and suffers a seizure. Elvis takes her to the hospital.
Sonia at this point is devastated and becomes VERY overprotective of Manic (since he's all she's got left). There is a sentimental scene where Manic is chopping tomatoes for dinner and Sonia takes the knife away from him, telling him that he's not allowed to touch sharp things. When Manic asks her what's wrong, she confesses that she simply doesn't want to lose him. That she'd die or go crazy if she were to lose him. Manic advises her to go back to The Grounds with Knuckles and the others and try to save the chili plants so that she can clear her head a little bit. She agrees and travels to Green Hill Zone the next day.
Meanwhile Elvis is devastated because it seems like Elena is getting worse everyday (he truly did care about her guys). He stays with her and never leaves her side despite the fact that she was always mean to him.
Shadow finds out about the evidence Maria has to incriminate him and seduces her so that he can get them back. She doesn't fall for it this time though and tells Rouge of his infidelity. Rouge and Maria team up and Rouge agrees to provide the evidence to the police on the day of the trial.
The Trial:
Knuckles, Tails, Elvis, Manic, and Sonia attend the trial to support Sonic while Shadow's entire family attend to prosecute Sonic. Since Blaze didn't have a lawyer, Vector decided to help her out too. Vector and Shadow's lawyer (the prosecutor) begin to ask questions and Sonic starts to answer honestly, taking back his proclamation stating that he was guilty. When asked why he lied in the first place, Sonic said it was to save Amy, who had nothing to do with the situation. Blaze on the other hand did everything possible to clear Silver's name, but Silver puts his foot down and proclaims himself guilty and Blaze innocent.
Silver tells the jury that Shadow was the one who planned the whole thing and Sonic and Blaze were simply victims of the cause. This is also when Rouge steps in and provides the evidence that incriminated Shadow. The jury declare Sonic and Blaze innocent and are released. Silver eventually gets detained and thrown in jail.
Shadow, who refuses to go to jail, leaves to another country (Holoska) with Eggman. He asks Rouge to go with her but she refuses, stating that although she loves him she cannot live with herself after what she did and all the times he's cheated on her. Rouge then discovers that she's pregnant. Eggman arrives to this Holoska first and is immediately arrested. (Holoska knew of the Irregular Exports and in Holoska, people who commit fraud are punished with DEATH!)
The officers ask Eggman where Shadow is, and Eggman is forced to lure Shadow to Holoska, where he is also arrested.
"You better find us a good lawyer Shadow, because in this country, fraud is punished with the DEATH PENALTY!"
Dr. Eggman gets executed the next day.
Shadow, since he has a lawyer, is given a few days to live before his execution. He uses this time to reflect. Sonic, Rouge, Cocoa, and Charles go to Holoska to visit Shadow before his execution and this is the last scene I am going to demonstrate. Beautiful scene guys.
The Tragedy of Shadow the Hedgehog Scene
"The prisoner may only receive one visitor," the officer stated.
"Rouge, you should go," Charles informed.
"The prisoner requested to see Sonic the Hedgehog."
Sonic widened his eyes, "Me?"
The officer nodded as Sonic confusedly followed the officer to Shadow's cell.
The cell was dark, Shadow wore white prisoner's clothes with red stripes and sat in a corner, covering his head with his legs.
Sonic sighed as the cell was opened and he stepped in. "Hey..."
Shadow looked up and smiled softly, "Hey..."
Sonic frowned, "I was pretty surprised to hear that you wanted to see me. I felt like your parents or Rouge had more of a right."
Shadow shook his head, "I didn't want them to see me like this... although it's hard to believe, I still got some dignity."
Sonic nodded his head, "I understand. You know, the trip over here was pretty long. It gave me a bit of time to reflect."
"Really? About what?"
"Us. Remember when your family would come visit us at The Grounds when we were little? I was always excited because I knew I was going to have someone to play with, remember that baby we saved?"
Shadow chuckled, "I got a good spanking for that one. Grandpa told me I had a heart of gold..." Shadow's smile faded. "Man... he must be really disappointed in me."
"Don't say that Shadow."
"It's true though," Shadow stated as a tear rolled down his eye. "I let everybody down. You should've seen the way your brother and sister were looking at me the day you were arrested, those images will never leave my head. Grandma completely disowned me and I've disappointed my wife and parents."
Sonic's ears dropped as tears freely flew down Shadow's cheeks for the first time ever.
"Shadow I don't understand. You and I used to get along so well, when did things start changing?"
Shadow shook his head, "I believe it was the day Vector read that blasted Will. Greed became my priority, and now look at me, my execution is today."
"We can do something about this Shadow! We'll fight for your freedom!"
Shadow shook his head, "No Sonic. I refuse to spend the rest of my life behind bars, it's pointless. My time has come. I've caused enough harm and karma has come back to give me my punishment."
"Shadow please..."
"You'll be a good example for my kid Sonic. I know you will. I hope you and Amy live the rest of your lives happy together, I always did respect her you know, she's a diligent worker. Tell Grandma and Sonia I said goodbye and that I wish them the best. Tell Manic that he has got to be the bravest most manliest soul I have ever met in my life, and that I've always looked up to him for that. I confess that I was always jealous of you and the attention you would get Sonic, I think that's why I made the whole Will thing a competition. I wanted to beat you in something... how foolish of me..."
"Shadow you were always my role model! I've always wanted to be as cool as my cousin Shadow, how could you want to be me?"
"You are a good guy Sonic, you're easy to like. You risked your freedom for love, I can never live up to that standard."
"It's time," the officer said as Shadow nodded and stood up.
The officer opened the cell and walked Shadow towards the hallway.
Shadow's parents and Rouge glanced at him in horror.
"I love you all," Shadow stated.
"NO SHADOW NO!" Rouge yelled as she clung onto Shadow. "DON'T LEAVE!"
Shadow resisted the urge to cry and hugged her back, "I'm sorry Rouge. Tell my daughter or son, that their father committed many errors, but that he loves them very much..."
"NO SHADOW NO!" Rouge yelled as Sonic pulled her back. "NO SONIC PLEASE DON'T LET THEM!"
Cocoa grabbed onto Shadow's face, "I love you Shadow."
"I love you too mom."
Charles glanced at Shadow in horror, "Son..."
"I'm sorry for disappointing you dad... I love you."
"No Shadow... never," Charles said as he shook his head. "I love you too."
Shadow nodded as he was taken into the execution room, the four family members stood outside the window, watching the execution take place.
Shadow slowly walked and laid down on the bed in the middle of the room, where there was a doctor holding a thick needle.
Rouge and Cocoa screamed frantically as Shadow was strapped onto the bed.
"SHADOW NOOOOO!"
The needle was placed into his cubital fossa, causing him to wince in pain. This caused Rouge to scream even more frantically.
The doctor placed the poison in and Shadow began growing dizzy, he started seeing himself as a child, then his times in college, then his times conducting the Irregular Exports, then his conversation with Sonic.
Then he opened his eyes, and he was in a place where everything was purely white.
He stood up and looked around, "Did the injection not work? Where am I?"
"Shadow..."
Shadow abruptly turned and came face to face with Maurice the Hedgehog, standing next to him were Jules and Bernadette, who were holding onto each other.
"G-Grandpa... what are you doing here?"
Maurice smiled sadly, "Shadow. You've done so much wrong to the family, when I specifically told you not to let The Will get to your head."
"I know..." Shadow sadly answered. "I know you're disappointed in me."
Maurice smiled, "But you feel remorse. You cleared the air with your family, the only ones who will always be there for you, hurt for you, and remember you. We would not have come if we knew you felt no remorse."
"Y-You're not mad?"
Maurice extended his hand, "Come here son, it's time for us to go..."
"Come on Shadow, take his hand," Jules encouraged.
"You're not mad at me? After what I did to Sonic, Manic and Sonia?"
"We are family, and therefore we must learn to forgive one another when we mistakes," Bernadette answered.
"Take my hand Shadow," Maurice smiled.
Shadow once again felt tears rolling down his cheeks and slowly approached Maurice, laying his hand on his.
A soft light shined and the four of them disappeared.
Shadow the Hedgehog... had died peacefully.
End Scene
After Shadow's death, Rouge took a trip abroad. Charles took over the Corporation.
Cocoa blamed herself for the whole ordeal, stating that she had raised Shadow to be greedy and not caring, and that was what led to his demise. She had a change of heart, and she used that when Shadow and Rouge's DAUGHTER was born.
Elena was also on the verge of dying, and she did die, but she was visited by Maurice, Jules, Bernadette and Shadow telling her that it was not her time. The doctors tending to her used a defibrillator to bring her back to life. When she finds out Elvis was by her side the whole time, she accepts him into the family and gives him and Manic her blessing.
Sonia and Knuckles manage to save the chili plants and fall in love with one another again. Sally's dad eventually does pay the debt.
The Corporation starts running again and everything seems back to normal. Except for Sonic and Amy.
Manic, Sonia, and Elena URGE Sonic to go find her in England and explain everything. Sonic does this, and just as he's about to tell her everything, he finds out she's about to go on vacation with Dexter meaning that she had moved on. Dexter runs into them and tends to a call, this call happens to be from Dr. Fink, who explains everything to Dexter.
Sonic leaves and Dexter approaches Amy, telling her that Sonic never stopped loving her and only told her those things to sacrifice himself for her freedom. Amy automatically feels guilty for shooing Sonic away and immediately chases after him. Dexter informs Angela, and Angela and Mr. Thomas take the next flight to Green Hill Zone. Dexter, as time passes by, eventually finds Mina and falls in love with her.
Sonic takes over The Grounds again and the whole town has a festival celebrating that The Grounds had been saved. Amy arrives and immediately goes on the search for Sonic, but because of the festival she has a hard time finding him. Sonic, Tails, Amadeus, and Knuckles go down to town and get drunk so that Sonic can forget about Amy for awhile. Tails decides to propose to Cosmo and she accepts. After this happens, Tails finds Amy and tells her that Sonic was in the midst of the parade. Cosmo and Tails then help Amy find Sonic, who is on top of one of the most dangerous parade floats.
Amy screams at Sonic to get down, and Sonic thinks he is hallucinating her, causing him to fall off the float.
Amy runs towards him in devastation and begs for him to be okay, he then chuckles, and hugs her back.
"Idiot! I thought something had happened to you!"
"Look boys the love of my life came back to me!" Sonic yelled as Knuckles, Tails, and Amadeus cheered.
The wedding preparations are immediately done.
Sally and Rouge are both invited to the wedding and both wish Amy the best, apologizing for everything they've done. Sidenote: Rouge and Amy become great friends. Sally and Josephine bring Ricky and present him to Amy. EVERYBODY IS THERE GUYS, except for Silver of course. Espio, Cream, Vanilla, Charles, Cocoa, Blaze, Sticks, the Chili Pickers, Rosemary, Amadeus, Tails, Cosmo, Elvis, Manic, Elena, Sonia, Mr. Thomas, Angela, Dexter, Mina, FREAKEN EVERYBODY!
Sonia and Amy have a heart to heart, these two become like best friends lemme tell you, and Sonia tells Amy that she's happy to see Sonic finally marry the one he truly loves.
The wedding starts, Sonic and Amy say their vows, and the reception is beautiful.
And that's it everybody, everyone lives happily ever after.
BUT I am going to write an epilogue because it's short and sweet ;)
Do you guys see why I decided to do a summary? There was no way I was going to be able to finish this while in college, I'm sorry for giving you guys a plain old summary, I hope you guys are content with the closure at least. I will post the Epilogue tomorrow, it's already finished ;)
Thank you all so much for reading, it's been a wild ride.