I meant to post this yesterday, but then I got busy. For one thing, I finally got Sonic and the Black Knight. I love it!

I have the update all ready now, though. Thank you, my reviewers! Please continue to read!

Tails heard the slam of the front door as he continued digging under Amy's bed. Tails stood up quickly and walked into the living room. Sonic was gone. Why would he leave? Tails wondered.

The flaps of the cardboard box were open, and Tails looked inside. It was empty. Tails was sure something had been in there before. Why had Sonic taken the stuff and bolted? "Cream, did you see Sonic leave?" Tails called.

Cream looked up where she stood in the kitchen off of the living room. "He left?"

Tails looked at the door. "Yeah."

"Maybe he was too sad," Cream suggested.

Something inside Tails told him that wasn't it. The stuff from the box was gone and so was Sonic. There had to have been something in that box that would have made Sonic leave.

Tails walked back to Amy's room where Shadow and Rouge were going through Amy's closet. "Sonic's gone," he told them.

Shadow muttered something that sounded like, "Pathetic."

Rouge asked, "Any reason why?"

"I think it might be because of something in the box I gave him."

Rouge looked at him, suddenly interested. "What box?"

"I found a box under Amy's bed with his name on it."

"Show me."

Tails led the way to the living room and to the box. Rouge looked inside. "There's nothing in there."

"I think there used to be," Tails insisted.

Shadow looked in the box. "There used to be a Chaos Emerald in here. I can feel it."

"What?" Tails said.

"How can Amy get her hands on a Chaos Emerald and I can't?" Rouge wondered, sounding indignant.

"For whatever reason, he grabbed it and bolted," Shadow said.

"Can you figure out where he went?" Tails asked.

Shadow said, "No, not unless I have a Chaos Emerald. I don't have enough Chaos Energy in my body to track Emeralds."

Rouge turned to Tails. "Do you have any idea where he could have gone?"

Tails shook his head. "No."

Shadow looked out the window of Amy's apartment. "And knowing that hedgehog, he could be anywhere."

—

Sonic ran through a heavily wooded area. Adrenaline made his vision sharp and reflexed quick. He felt the folded up letter and picture rubbing against his skin from inside his glove. The Chaos Emerald was securely tucked into his quills. The bronze band was tight on his arm. He dodged the trees easily as though they were spaced out by miles. His eyes burned, although he wasn't sure if it was because of the wind or because of unshed tears.

He couldn't afford to lose time. How many people would die if he slowed down? There was no way he was going to let what happened to Amy happen to anyone else.

Suddenly, Sonic skidded to a halt. Do I even know where I'm going?

Usually, Sonic didn't think too hard about where his destination was. If it was him traveling, he didn't care where he was going. If he was going after Eggman, he would find his destination easily because Eggman was so showy. But this time if he waited for some sign, someone would be dead. Waiting was impossible.

Sonic sighed heavily. Where do I go now? Amy, why didn't you tell me where to go next?

He pulled out Amy's letter and read through it again. Amy said she'd left notes along the way, but she didn't say where. Sonic turned the letter over. The back was completely blank. What do I do, Amy? I can't stop the killer if I have to search the entire planet to find him.

Then something in the corner of the paper caught his eye. Sonic held the paper closer to his face. 1523 Showered Avenue. What's there?

Sonic didn't recognize the particular address, but he knew the street. It wasn't far. Sonic looked up at the sky and decided that he could get there before dark easy. Sonic sped up, running seamlessly through the trees once again.

—

Tails paced anxiously around his workshop. He hated Sonic leaving so suddenly like this. Usually it wouldn't bother him. But that box...it just changed everything.

After Sonic had left, Tails hadn't been able to concentrate on Amy's stuff. He wanted to get sorting through Amy's things over with. It wasn't like he enjoyed it. Rather, it hurt, made his heart sore. He missed Amy, although probably not as bad as Sonic. So having something else on his mind didn't make the sorting any easier.

Tails just needed to find out who did it. Who killed Amy and why. That way, they could be rightfully punished.

Tails's eyes caught sight of the phone. He stared at it a few moments before walking over and picking it up. The phone beeped as he pressed the numbers. He held the phone to his ear, and it rang a few times before someone picked up. "Guardian Units of Nations. State your name and business."

"Miles Prower," Tails said. "I would like to assist in the investigation of the murder of Amy Rose."

From now on in the story, I will be using other POVs along with Sonic's. They'll still be in third person limited, but focusing in on the thoughts of different characters, like Tails.

Until next time,
Hero Memory