Author's Note: Sorry for making this chapter short, but I still wanted to show that I am not giving up (also, I promised a friend of mine on ).
Sonic: Vines of Sorrow Ch. 9
Tails could only stare in amazement. The one that he loved, the one that he sacrificed for the future of the galaxy; she was standing right in front of him, as a faint figure, like a ghost.
His friends looked at the spirits. They were just as surprised as he was that their old friend and others were standing in front of them. After a short period of silence, Cosmo spoke.
"I am happy to see you all again," she said.
"It's nice to see you too, Cosmo," Sonic replied, quickly recovering from the shock to answer.
"H-h-h-how is this possible?" Tails was able to say through stutters.
"It is because of Dark Sapling," Lucas answered, "He has developed the power to harness life energy. Since he had used this power frequently, he has also caused a disturbance that allows the people who have passed on to be seen and heard by the living."
"What about Emerl?" Cream asked, pointing to the yellow Gizoid.
"I found him in the red Chaos Emerald," Cosmo said, "I used the Seedrian ability to control the life energy of plants to remove his soul from his imprisonment. Why he has a soul and was trapped in the Chaos Emerald, I don't know."
"How is that possible?" Tails asked.
"That is because my family and I are Greenghost," Cosmo said, "The Seedrian race is one with nature. When we die, our spirits link with the powers of the Planet Egg and we become stronger. I'm sorry for taking Emerl out. He seemed so sad and lonely in there."
"That's okay," Cream said, "I am happy to see him again."
She waved to Emerl. Emerl responded with a wave of his own.
"Wait," Knuckles intervened, "You said that these Seedrians are your family?"
"Yes," Cosmo replied.
"I am Galaxina," the blue Petali said, "I am the big sister of Cosmo."
"I am Earthia," the Petali with light green hair said, "Cosmo's mother."
"And I am Lucas," the purple Thorndrigan said, "Once Dark Oak."
Tails shook a little from the fact, but kept it to himself. In truth, everyone was a bit uncomfortable that their latest and fiercest enemy was standing right in front of them.
"Now," Cosmo announced, "Tails, Cream, there is something that I-"
Before she could finish, an array of beeps were heard from Tails' communicator. Tails looked at it and was in for another shock.
"The last Chaos Emerald radiated a short flash of energy," Tails said, "And now it suddenly appeared in outer space, somewhere in the nonaggression area."
"I have no doubt that it was Dark Sapling," Lucas said, "He must have discovered how to use Chaos Control."
"How do you know?" Tails questioned him.
"Because Dark Sapling," Earthia stated, "Was Lee the Echidna."
"So those visions," Sonic said.
"Our memories of two of the times we shared with him," Lucas answered, "The day he told me about his wish to end all conflict in the galaxy and the time when he was exiled from our home planet, Greengate."
Tails' wrist communicator was beeping again. Tails looked at it and made another discovery.
"The Chaos Emerald is heading for Green Hill," he said.
"Dark Sapling must be planning a direct assault," Lucas stated, "We must reach the area before he does."
The crew, along with the specters, headed back to the bridge to launch the Blue Typhoon and head off to Green Hill, the Egg Carrier III in toe.
"By the way," Cream said to the specter of Cosmo as the giant ship lifted off the ground, "What did you want to say to me and Tails?"
"Oh, that?" Cosmo said, "Forget about it. Let's just say that there is no limit to the people that you can hold in your heart."
Cream didn't understand half of what she meant, but for the other half, she smiled and nodded in agreement.
Vanilla sat under the stars that shown over Green Hill. Beside her sat Vector.
"Tomorrow night we wed," her soon-to-be husband proclaimed.
"I sure hope that everyone will come for this occasion," Vanilla replied.
She looked up to the stars, happy for the luck that she had. Fate had given her not just one, but two promising husbands, willing to pledge their love to her for as long as they lived. However, something was bugging her for a long time. The story about Tails destroying Cosmo without being given a choice that her daughter had told her; the time when that same daughter went through a similar trial; they were both like the tragedy that she had faced: the real death of her first husband that she wanted to keep secret. She wanted to bury it and pretend that it never happened, but she knew that it was wrong to take the painful memory to the grave.
"C' mon," Vector said, "Let's head back to our homes. It's getting really late."
Vanilla nodded and started to head back to her home while Vector went back to his. Both were not aware of the danger that was going to come upon them.