Ch.6 "Here, try this on." Amy said handing me a short grey dress. It was very comfortable actually, and fit me properly. Cassie got a simple pink dress with shoes. "I wouldn't worry about shoes at the moment. Your feet need to adjust for a while anyway." Amy mumbled as she searched through her closet. I look at Cassie who was admiring the outfit she had on. I looked at myself. It was a adorable design, but my hair and makeup looks terrible! "Claire?" Surprised to hear my name, I look at Amy who had a worried look. "Oh sorry. I was in my own little world for a moment there." I said laughing. Amy smiled. "I understand! Sometimes I day dream about Sonic and before I know it I am in another magical place!" Cassie looked at me and then Cream who was looking at some hair ribbons. "Cassie, would you like me to do your hair?" Cream asked smiling.
Cassie grinned. "I would love that!" I watched as Cream sat down on the bed, and Cassie sat as well. "I can do your hair really pretty for you. My mother taught me." I smiled. Cream was so innocent and sweet. It reminded me of a little angel. "Hey Claire! I could fix your hair and makeup for you. I am sure you want to get that dirt off your face." I blushed a bit. I looked slightly to the mirror, and she was right. I had smudges of dirt all over me. How embarrassing… It was only a short while later when I was done. Amy had fixed my whole complexion to a clean one. She even did makeup on me and Cassie. "There! Finished!' I look in the mirror with Cassie next to me. "Wow Amy…it looks wonderful!" Cassie whispered. It felt so good to have my self all put back together! I thanked her giving her a hug of gratitude, but was suddenly startled by a loud bang.
"What was that?" I gasped. Amy looked completely relaxed though, so it couldn't have been anything bad. That was just Tails. He was moving some supplies around earlier, but when he had to go out…you get the idea." I nodded understanding. Grrowwl. Everyone looks at Cassie who was bright red. "Cassie…are you hungry?" Amy said giggling. "Uhm.." GROWWL. My stomach made a loud croak, causing everyone to laugh.
"Common, I can make us all something." I smiled. Food sounded so good to me right now. Cassie had the same expression. We walked down the stairs. I looked around. It looked almost like the one from the episodes, only more detailed. "Claire! Cassie!" we all brought our attention to Sonic who was sitting at the table with Knuckles. I smiled. "Sonic! What do you think of them? I decked them out like a Christmas tree!" Amy giggled. I smiled at her comparison. "Looks good to me!" Sonic said giving a thumbs up.
It was a bit later when Amy had made everyone some sort of buffet lunch. "Wow! This looks delicious!" Tails chimed as he looked at the food. "I have to admit Amy, you really did a good job," Knuckles said looking at it all. "Thanks! I used some of the old Recipes I had." I smiled. "Oh! Here!" Tails handed me and Cassie a plate. "You guys can get your food first. We can eat In the dinning room." I smiled. "Thanks Tails." Cassie and I tried our best not to fill our plate with an over load of food. But that worry went away when Knuckles pilled his with everything. "Hey! I wanted one of those!" I look at Sonic who was about to grab a yeast roll, but Knuckles had taken it. "Hehe, sorry but it looks like you were to slow for this race." Sonic glared at him but continued filling his plate.
We were all sitting at the table quietly, until Sonic brought up the topic I did not want to here. "Claire, are you willing to tell us what happened?" I looked at him and then Cassie. My eyes saddened but I knew we would need to talk about it. "It all started when Cassie and I were at school…" the flash back ran through my head, and I sighed. "You see…Cassie and I both have Chaos emeralds." Knuckles chocked on his roll for a second before saying, "You both have one?" I nodded. "Here, see?" I pulled mine out from my pocket. Cassie did the same. "Wow! That's awesome!" Tails said smiling. My facial expression never changed from the nightmare we went through. Sonic noticed the most. He placed a hand on my shoulder. "Go on, were listening." I nodded. "Well…like I mentioned earlier, Eggman had caused my miss-fortune. The ground had began to shake, and everyone got scared. Cassie and I went outside…and he was there." I paused thinking hard.
"He told us everything. Who he was, why he came, and what he wanted. That's when…Shadow had came." Knuckles slammed his fist on the table. "I knew it! THAT TRADER!" Everyone stared at him, but he relaxed. "I am sorry…" I looked at him almost giggling, but getting back to the story. "Shadow discovered Cassie and I were the ones with the emeralds. We both ran. We tried hiding in the vents, but we fell. And…when we were caught…we were taken hostage. There were even police there to stop him, but he sent robots and Shadow to get rid of them." I paused looking at Cassie almost crying. "Once we were on board, Eggman told us he had to get the emeralds. The only problem was, we absorbed them. Later we were taken into cells, and kept there over night. Shadow out of pity came and gave us a blanket, because there was no warmth. In the morning, Eggman gave us some food, but it wasn't very good. Then he trapped us in a room where we couldn't escape, and a lazar kept trying to shoot us. And…Shadow actually saved us from there, set us free in a forest, and left."
It was quiet. The eerie feeling of silence was like a knife piercing me. I hated the silence. Because I remember the silence of the cell. Nothing there. The silence of the forest. Being alone. Amy stood up angry. "I cant believe he would have done that to you both! I just want to give him a piece of my mind!" she hissed slamming the floor with her hammer. I flinched. Cream had tears in her eyes. "That was so sad…" she said holding her little chao cheese. I frowned but then smiled. "It might have been a bad time, but were safe now." Cream smiled. "I'm glad we found you. It must have been scary out there." I sighed. "Sonic…I need to see my parents. They haven't seen or heard from me in two days since the abduction." "I need to do the same…" Cassie added. Sonic smiled. "Knuckles and I can take you both home-" Sonic was stopped by Amy who had tapped his shoulder. "Something wrong?" she nodded. "Can we talk for a moment?" Sonic nodded and stepped out of the room.
"So Claire, how old are you?" I look over at Knuckles who was taking a sip of his drink. "I am fifteen." "And I am fourteen." Cassie said smiling. "Hmm…Crazy. Being so young in all of this." He whispered to himself. I looked down. Something felt wrong. I look over to Cassie, who was looking at the window anxiously. "Hey, what's the matter?" I ask looking too. "I…it was nothing. I thought I saw someone." She replied. I didn't like this thought…I wanted to check myself. I walk up to the side, and lean as far as I can to see outside. It didn't seem like anyone was there. "Hey Claire-" "ah!" I spin around surprised to see Sonic right behind me. He had a look on his face, but then smiled. "Sorry bout that, everything alright?" I smiled a bit. "Yes…everything is fine." Sonic could tell I was being a bit quiet, but I ignored him. "Claire?..." Amy came up to me now. I look at her. For some reason I felt…sick. I lean against the wall a bit. "Hmm?" I mumble holding my stomach. "I was going to ask if you…Claire!" Amy gasped when I collapsed onto the ground. I didn't realize what was happening. I saw blackness everywhere, but I could see Sonic and Cassie kneeling by me. "Claire! Claire! Can you hear me?" I heard Sonic yelling, I even felt him shaking my shoulder. I then blacked out.
Cassie's Point of View. "Claire! Oh my gosh!" I drop to the floor to see Claire looking ill. Sonic jumps down, holding her from collapsing. "Sonic! What's wrong!" I whine as Cassie lays there unconscious. "I don't know! Claire! Claire! Can you hear me?" she didn't respond. Tears filled my eyes like a pool, and I burst out crying, "Oh Sonic!" Amy cries watching us. "Claire!...Hang on Claire! Don't give out on me!" Sonic began checking her pulse, and I began immediately thinking, 'what could of caused this?' That's when it hit me. The food. I shot my glance back to them. "The food…The food! Sonic! I think I know why she is sick!" I yell grabbing his shoulder. "You do?" I nodded nervously. "Eggman gave us a meal in the morning. I think that's why she is sick!" Knuckles was watching us the entire time quietly. "Then why aren't you sick?" I look down and whisper. "I never ate the food…that has to be it." Sonic lifts Claire up carefully. "I hope so…I don't trust Eggman. I am going to have tails run some tests on her." He looked back down at Claire upset, before leaving the room hastily.