Sonic: Vines of Sorrow Ch. 2
High up in the mountains, not too far from Green Hill, where Sonic and his friends lived, Dr. Eggman had taken a break from his world domination to go skiing. He was taking in the view from high up in the mountains, when he suddenly noticed the pile of dust that went into the air where Lethal Lizard hit the ground.
"Hm…" he said, taking a closer look at it through his binoculars, "Something villainous, other than me, this way comes."
Sonic and the team gather together at Chris' new mansion. The mansion was built on Green Hill in Apotos after Chris was able to bring himself and his family and friends to Sonic's world just a couple of days after the battle against the Metarex.
"Why doesn't Sonic just use the Chaos Emeralds to go Super Sonic and take them all out?" Tails said.
"Well…" Sonic responded, embarrassed, "Last time we faced Eggman, he tried to steal them from us in one go, so, after I taught him a lesson, I decided to scatter the Chaos Emeralds all over the planet so that it will be harder for him to get them."
"Looks like YOUR brain is even slower than YOUR feet," Knuckles said.
"Hey!" Sonic lashed back, "How was I supposed to know that there was another armada of aliens planning to conquer the galaxy?"
"Calm down," said Amy, "What's important is that we get the Chaos Emeralds before Dr. Eggman or the Donkel do."
"Maybe Tails can fly us to the emeralds using the Blue Typhoon," said Cream.
"I don't want to go back on that ship after what happened," Tails said, hanging his head, "To me it holds memories of what was too good to be true."
Cream hung her head, ashamed to have brought it up.
"Tails," Sonic replied, "I know that you are still upset about Cosmo, but that was the past. Life is a one-way road. You cannot go back and change the events; you can only look back at them. And if you keep looking back, you will miss out on what lies ahead on the road. We have a new adventure, and we know you wouldn't want to miss out on it. And I know that Cosmo wouldn't want you to mope forever about what happened."
Tails looked up at Sonic and then thought about what Cosmo had said to him before she was completely gone for good; she told him not to cry and that she will always be with him.
"Alright," Tails said, despite how he felt, "I'll do it."
Cream looked up with a happy expression and said, "Thank you, Tails."
"Chao chao," Cheese chirped in joy.
Tails turned to Knuckles.
"Knuckles," said Tails, "We're going to need the Master Emerald."
"What?" Responded Knuckles, "Can't the ship be able to fly without it?"
"The auxiliary engine doesn't have the energy to power the whole ship for a long time," said Tails, "and the Sonic Power Cannon took a lot out of it. We need the Master Emerald to fly the ship from continent to continent."
Knuckles groaned and said, "Okay, but remember, it's my duty to guard it, and I don't want anyone to lay a hand on it."
"Chris better hurry up and say his goodbyes to his family and friends," said Sonic, "I can't wait for our new adventure to start."
"Oh," said Cream, "I better say goodbye to mother as well. I'll be right back."
"Meet us at the Blue Typhoon when you're done," said Amy.
Cream raced home to say goodbye to her mother, Vanilla.
She walked into the house and found her mother on the couch.
"Mother," Cream said, "I'm going off on a new adventure."
"Thank you for telling me," said Vanilla.
"Don't worry," said Cream, "We will come back alive like we always do."
"You better promise me," said Vanilla, "And I hope that you will come back on Valentine's Day."
"Why?" asked Cream.
"Vector has asked for my hand in marriage," Vanilla said, with a smile, "And we were planning for that day to be our marriage."
"Why would you marry Vector?" Cream asked, surprised.
"Vector is a nice person," Vanilla answered, "He kept me company while you were off with Sonic to battle Dr. Eggman, and he has helped me clean the house. I have really gotten to know him after we had our times alone. I think that he will also make a great stepfather for you."
Cream paused and thought about it. She didn't know what it was like to have a father. Vanilla said her father, Cookie, was killed in one of the first attacks led by Eggman only weeks after she was born. She lived a lonely life with her mother and was not very happy. On her sixth birthday, she found the Chao egg that hatched Cheese and had quickly formed a friendship with him. Cream had become much happier since then and was eager to develop friendships with everyone she met.
"I always wondered what it would be like to have a father," said Cream.
"Then you're okay with it?" said Vanilla.
"I am," said Cream, "Anyway, I'm heading off for a new adventure." She headed toward the door. "Goodbye."
"Good bye," Vanilla said, "And good luck."
Chris gave his family and friends his regards and met with Sonic and the team right outside the Blue Typhoon.
"G.U.N. is on high alert and is sending out troops to defend the continents from the Donkel invasion," said Chris, "I will keep in touch with them."
With all the preparations completed, they headed into the Blue Typhoon and prepared for takeoff.
"Where to, captain?" Sonic said.
"Southeast," said Tails, "In Mazuri. That is where our first Chaos Emerald would be."
The Blue Typhoon rose up into the air and flew to its destination. Behind them, a giant red and black airship, the Egg Carrier, followed.
In space, a huge black ship was in orbit around the planet. In the captain's chair, a tall figure in black armor looked down at the planet from the bridge. Two other figures, also in black armor, sat in chairs that were on both sides of the captain's.
"It appears that Lethal Lizard has already been defeated by the blue hedgehog and his friends," the captain said in a deep voice.
"Surprising that this group has that much power," the figure to the captain's left said in a female voice.
"You shouldn't be surprised, Andromeda," the captain responded, "After all, it was they who defeated the Metarex."
"It is still a mystery how it was done," said the third figure, also in a female voice.
"That is true, Hera," said the captain, "but we will figure that out. Send in the next fighter upon my orders."
"Understood," said Hera.
"Soon this world will be in our control," said Andromeda "we will not let you down, Dark Sapling."