Luna finally finds Amy. Her mission is almost complete.

Luna stood alone in the sun-bathed sand, holding the cube containing the riddle in her hand. She didn't even know what to do with it other than stare at it and try to solve it. She held it in the palm of her hands just looking at it, trying her absolute best to try to solve it. If Yashima gave her some kind of hint as to what the answer might be, this wouldn't be so hard. All she could do was look at it as it mocked her. This cube seemed universal. There could have been infinitely many answers to this riddle, but none of them would be correct; there could be only one correct answer. She growled in frustration. "Damn it! What is the meaning of this cube?" she complained. "Whew. I had better not lose sight of what I came to this planet for. Let's head into the giant industrialized slimeball known as Station Square and get Amy Rose. LRS – 2!" she rung. Her robotic companion flew quickly to her side. "Where is Amy Rose located?"

VICTIM'S GENERAL LOCATION IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 5,000 FEET AWAY; EXACT DOCUMENTED LOCATION: NEW STATION SQUARE MALL.

That's not far from here, she thought. "Come, LRS – 2. It's time to claim another victim," she hissed. She slowly made her made her way off the beach, and proceeded to the boardwalk. Maybe trying to solve this cube would shave some time off their trip to see Amy. Behind her, all eyes were on her as she walked away. All of the people were staring at her with nodding heads and hate in their eyes. Luna didn't even care what they thought about her because she had even more important matters to deal with, and they didn't involve trying to persuade them differently. As she walked down the boardwalk, her mind blanked out slightly. "Whoa!" she exclaimed. She shook her head rapidly left to right, trying to wake herself up. "Stay on target, Luna. What was I…oh, yeah. LRS – 2," she called. She remembered the cube that Yashima gave her, and wondered if he could figure it out while she couldn't. The glowing cube was still in her hand. She looked at it for a little bit longer before letting LRS – 2 take control. She handed him the cube. He levitated it and scanned it for a few seconds. In time, he calculated every possible solution that could be used, and scanned every single last speck of energy within the cube. Luna hopefully viewed her partner's progress and his actions. It seemed as if he would come up with the answer. Just then...

INVALID PERIMITERS.

Luna was shocked. "What is that supposed to mean? Does that mean that you can't solve this riddle?"

POSSIBILITY OF SOLVING RIDDLE: INCONCLUSIVE.

"Why?"

CUBE IS MEANT FOR LUNA'S SOLUTIONS.

The robot levitated the cube back to Luna's hands. She held it in her hands again and stared at it. She was back in the same place as she was before; locked in a corner trying to solve a worthless cube. She felt that if she were to let this cube thing lag on, she would forget about everything that she ever worked for and just leave without completing the mission, so she decided to change her ways. "Oh, well. I can't let this get to me. It's just a worthless cube that isn't worth my time. This thing has a riddle? What would be the point in trying to solve it if nothing will even happen?" she said. "Although, I am still very curious to solve this thing and find out what it says. I might as well keep it," she shrugged. She accepted what she had and let LRS -- 2 hold on to it. He took it and placed inside of his head. He secured it well. Maybe after all of this, she would forget about it and, in time, she would also forget about Yashima and her past.

With the long walk down the boardwalk finally over, she approached a very urbanized city area bustling with people. She noticed many a number of very large structures, shining from the glare from the sun. There were many people conversating with other people, and there were those that were having conversations with themselves. Also, there were objects that rode across the concrete, wheels pushing them along. They ranged from small to immensely large. Some of them even carried equally large boxes on them with letters on them. Many of them had exhaust coming out of the back of their undersides. Looking at this planet now, it seemed like she could quickly end this mission in only a few seconds, but she was looking for someone very specific, not just little sheep. She loved what she saw. "So this is Station Square. It's a lot bigger than I expected," she said in amazement. "Amy Rose, where are you? LRS – 2, direct us to the New Station Square Mall," she commanded. The robot heard what she said and began to scan the area. Luna followed him. As she explored the area, people began to glance at her strangely. They muttered mean things about her behind her back. It didn't really matter, because once she had her army set in place, it was all over for them. Make all the cruel jokes and remarks about me you want because soon, Judgment Day will be here, she thought. It won't be long now. She grinned menacingly. Her face perked up. "No, it won't."

She could feel herself getting closer to her next target. It wasn't long now. LRS – 2 said that she was close by now. Luna walked past them all, through the wave of people attacking her, talking trash, and spreading gossip. "Just wait, humans. It's only a matter of time," she said to herself. She walked on, still following her robotic companion, who was still scanning the area. Luna was quickly getting impatient. She thought that he was going to locate her by now. He's taking way too long. I could have found her long before this. He shouldn't be taking this long. "LRS – 2, have you determined the location of Amy Rose yet?" she asked impatiently.

NO.

"Well, why not?"

UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ANSWER.

"What are you talking about? What do you mean that you can't provide an answer to a very simple question? Is your brain malfunctioning? If it is, I suggest that you fix it, because I'm not going to," she said, irritated. She thought that she would never find Amy with all these distractions. She was willing to turn around and search for her later, until she heard some high-pitched voice singing, "I love Sonic!" The high-pitched, annoying voice quickly wore on Luna's nerves. She positioned her hands on her ears, trying to drain out the noise that was spewing from someone's nearby shrilly voice. "What the hell is that ear-piercing noise?" she said. Finally, she saw someone coming across the corner of the building she was next to, singing that dreadful tune. It was a pink hedgehog in red high-heeled boots, a red dress, and red bow over her head; swinging a red and blue purse in hand. It's Amy Rose. I didn't know that her voice was so terrible. Oh, well. Let's go and claim her. She found Amy just like that. Through a terrible voice was her victim found. What a coincidence. "Stay here, LRS – 2," she commanded. "I'm going to pay Amy here a little visit," she said maliciously.

Amy Rose was singing in a truly ear-piercing while swinging her leather red and blue purse around in circles.

"I love my Sonic!
He is my everything!
If I were to lose him,
My world would fall apart!
I love Sonic!
I love you, Sonic!"

Luna approached her and tapped her on the shoulder. Amy was in her own little world, so she didn't feel Luna behind her. Luna tapped her again, harder this time. This time, there was a response. Amy looked behind her shoulder, and turned around. She noticed some strange looking girl towering above her, looking down at her. Amy was feeling somewhat sick in the stomach right now.

"Hello, Amy."

Amy dropped her purse in fear. "H-how do you know my name?"

"That will all be explained in time."

"What do you mean?"

She began to slowly creep forward. "You'll figure that out soon enough, Amy."

Amy began to feel sweat drop from her face. She was locked in the corner with nowhere to run. This was too much to handle. All she wanted to do was show Sonic her new purse, but this girl was threatening her, and in a very scary way. She even knew her name. She felt as if a million of cockroaches were crawling throughout her entire being. She wanted to say something and save herself, but she had a giant lump in her throat that made it very tough to say anything. It couldn't end like this. She didn't even get the chance to show Sonic her new purse, or tell him of her great time in the New Station Square Mall. It seemed like that was never going to happen. She wasn't going to let this happen to her, so she turned around and ran as fast as she could.

Luna stood and waited. "That's right. Run. Run for your life," she said to herself.

She waited for Amy to cross the corner of the next apartment building. "3...2...1...go." She ran at her fastest speed, faster than most of the cars on the road, and quickly ran into Amy. She grabbed Amy by the arms and wouldn't let go. Amy began to scream and wiggle around, trying to break free. "Let me go! Please! Let me go!" she cried, bawling. Luna was close to laughing. She was actually begging to be released. This was great. Nobody had ever begged to be set free from her before. They usually just submitted to control. But this girl was different. She appeared to be very strong-willed, and it showed in her wild behavior. Luna found it difficult to control her. She needed to hold her down and put the small interface device on her, then it would be all over. But first, Amy needed to stop moving around so Luna could have the time needed to take action. If she got free, she would surely get away. Luna thought of what she could do. She let Amy go, let her get just barely out of her reach, and did a strong high kick to the back of Amy's head. She went unconscious in short time. This gave Luna a big opportunity to strike.

Luna took one of the small interfaces and placed it on her back. She raised her head and said, "Two more left."

To be continued...


Chapter 10 was delayed, but I finally got it done. Chapter 11 is coming soon.