Chapter Nine
As Blizzard got acquainted with everyone, Luke walked outside to think peacefully. Tails had some questions to ask Luke, so he followed. 'Luke' Tails started when the others couldn't hear them. 'I don't know why but I feel like I can trust you even though I've only known you for a single day. Why is that?' Luke looked at Tails strangely for a moment then answered 'I have one theory. I think it's just I have that vibe around me' causing Tails to laugh. 'Hey! I'm being serious!' Luke shot at him. 'Sorry Luke' Tails spluttered as he stopped laughing. 'I think it's just that you saved my life'. 'That's always possible, but I prefer my theory' Luke joked. Both of them laughed for a minute then headed back inside. 'Hey Flare, the girls and I had an idea' Blizzard said as Luke took his first step into the house. 'What is it?' asked Luke. 'I saw this nice spot that has a great view and is nice and quiet when I was walking. Vanilla said that Cream and Cheese can go if we get Sonic to come and Amy jumped at that idea so she's in and Sonic said that he will come if Tails comes. So can you two come?' Blizzard informed them. 'I'll come' Tails said cheerfully. 'I don't want to be left out!' Luke replied to Blizzard. 'Then what are we waiting for? Everyone, we're leaving!' Blizzard yelled happily. Everyone ran to the door and outside. 'They are like sheep' Blizzard joked. 'A bit too much like sheep' Luke joked back. Tails just laughed. 'What are you waiting for?' Amy yelled. 'Time for us to go'. Blizzard and Luke ran to the front and guided everyone to their destination. About twenty straight minutes of walking, they came to a flat clearing. 'Time for a break!' Blizzard said happily. Cream, Cheese and Amy fell onto the grass, Tails and Sonic sat next to them, and Luke and Blizzard walked to the middle of the clearing and chatted. A few minutes after stopping, three large shadows fell over the clearing and three large robots landed on the clearing, two robots were large and normal, except for the long and thick blades coming out of their hands, and the robot between them was a large sphere. 'What in the?' Luke shouted. Sonic and Tails were beside them in seconds. 'Hohoho! I'm back and badder than ever!' a voice said. 'Eggman. I've been waiting for you' Sonic said. 'And shouldn't it be 'back and fatter than ever' Tails joked. 'You won't be laughing when you get a piece of my robot. It takes your worst experience and makes you relive in' Eggman said, smugly. Tails shuddered at this but saw all the colour had drained from Luke's face. 'Flare?' Tails asked. 'If that thing can make that happen' Blizzard said as she walked in front of Luke and drew her sword from its scabbard on her back. 'Then we have to stop it at all costs'. Sonic saw Luke and realized what she meant. 'Take this then!' Eggman said as he hit buttons on his robot, sending a pulse of green at the group of four. Tails, Blizzard and Sonic leapt out of the way but Luke, still paralyzed by fear, got hit by the pulse. Luke immediately curled up in a ball and started crying. Tails, who was in a fury of rage, leapt at Eggman. Before Tails could reach him, the robot on Eggman's left sped in front of Tails and lunged the blade into Tails' chest and threw him at the opposite end of the clearing.
Amy had kept Cream and Cheese back from the fight to keep them from getting hurt. They saw Tails fly back to them, but he didn't stop and hit a tree at the edge of the clearing and didn't get up. 'Cream, go look after Tails and stay back, I'm going to get Eggman' Amy said as she ran into the battle as it started. Cream ran over to Tails to find blood running down out of a huge hole in his chest. 'TAILS!' Cream screamed. 'Wake up Tails, you're scaring me!'
After Tails was thrown away, Blizzard leapt at Eggman and as the second robot came at her, she parried the first blade with her own sword and caught the second blade. As her hand caught it, the blade froze, incased in ice. The robot detached the blade so the whole robot didn't freeze. Sonic ran between the first robot's legs and leapt onto its back, forcing it to fall on the ground. Blizzard jumped back to avoid the second robot from cutting her. Amy ran over to Luke, as Blizzard leapt at the robot, to see why he was curled up in a ball. 'Hey, Flare. Flare, you okay?' Amy asked. Amy, don't be afraid. Amy jumped and asked 'Who was that?' It's me, Flare. I am speaking to you telepathically. 'Okay then. Why can't you talk?' Amy asked. I'll explain later, but I need you to grab my sword and stab me in the leg. 'Why would I do that?' Amy asked. I need to concentrate and the pain will help me do it. Do you want all of us to die? 'No, I don't. Fine, I'll do it" Amy finished as she unsheathed the sword from the scabbard and aimed it at Luke's leg. 'I'm sorry Flare' Amy said. Don't worry about it. Amy stabbed the sword into Luke's right leg, going through the leg and blood flowing out of the wound. Luke winced in pain and stood up on his left leg. 'Thanks Amy' Luke said as he ripped his sword out of his leg. Amy turned around and threw up. The blood coming from Luke's leg stop as soon as he took the sword out. Luke leapt at Eggman but the two robots intercepted him. Luke threw his sword in the air and caught the two robots blade with his hands. Luke melted the blade from the first robot and ripped the blade from the second robot. Using the giant blade, Luke cut the first robot vertically in half and decapitated the second robot. Luke plunged the blade he was holding into the ground, caught his original sword and leapt at Eggman. Luke flew straight past the robot and landed on the ground. A pod ejected from all three robots just as they exploded. As Luke watched them fly away, he lost conscious and fell to the ground.
'Tails!' Cream screamed as she knelt next to him. 'Tails, answer me please!' she continued screaming. Cream lifted Tails' body and hugged it as she started crying. 'Please Tails! Answer me Tails! Answer me! She screamed. Amy walked to Cream to comfort her but Sonic stopped her. 'Sonic…' Amy started. Sonic didn't reply for he started crying as well. Amy hugged Sonic but he didn't object at all. Blizzard was beside Luke's body. Cream kept calling his name with Tails' body in her arms until the ambulances came.