"Sonic, wake up." Cream gently shook Sonic, softly awakening him with a quiet groan.
"Yeah Cream, I'm awake. Been awake for the past half an hour." Sonic yawned, slowly opening his eyes.
"We need to leave, because once the sun rises, the fog lifts and the chances of us getting caught will be higher. Wear this," Cream explained, helping Sonic out of bed and passing him a black cloak. "It's a cloak that prevents you from getting detected. Remember, we have to be fast."
"Fast is my middle name. They don't call me the fastest thing alive for no reason," Sonic grinned.
"Shut up, faker." Shadow growled.
"These two," Cream sweatdropped at their childishness, as Vanilla entered the room.
"Are you done yet, Cream and Sonic?" Vanilla asked, looking through the open door.
"Oh yes, we're done."
"Good, let's go."
The four of them left the hospital for a long journey to the other side of Negatropolis, in quest to get to Tails' workshop. Sonic, being typical, was going at a fast pace, only to be told by Shadow that he was going too fast and that poor Vanilla and Cream were already exhausted. Good thing was that they were almost there, since Cream had run out of breath.
"Sonic, let's take a break, Cream is far too tired." Vanilla tiredly spoke, sitting down on a log. The rest of them done the same, while Cream just dropped to the floor, face first. "Cream, are you alright?"
She didn't answer. She was so tired, she had fainted from exhaustion.
"Take that as a no then." Sonic shrugged.
"Vanilla, when you said the hospital was only available for the 'chosen ones', what did you mean?" Shadow questioned.
"The hospital is closed off to the public." Vanilla started off. "Before Nega came into power, it was open to everyone. Me and Cream worked there. When Eggman Nega took power, anyone who was against his rule lost their positions. It happened to me, Cream and everyone who works at the emergency clinic. Now that the hospital has been closed off to the public, they decide whether they treat you or not, even if the situation is desperate." Vanilla explained. "Everyone was against this, and a lot of people took to the streets in protest. Cream and Amy being part of it."
Sonic's ears stood up at the hearing of Amy. "You mean, there's an Amy in this dimension?"
Vanilla's heart slightly dropped. "There was."
"What do you mean, there was?"
"She died after being wounded in the crackdown. It destroyed Cream. She was doing everything to save her, but it wasn't enough."
Sonic's heart sank. "No, Amy..."
Shadow noticed the sadness in Sonic's eyes. It wasn't a strong sadness, but a sign of sorrow.
"Faker? But doesn't he not like Amy?" Shadow thought.
"In any case, the sun is beginning to rise. We have to get to Tails and fast."
Shadow picked up the unconscious Cream, and ran along with Vanilla and Sonic. The fog was beginning to lift and fast, causing their movements to become faster.
"We should be getting close," Vanilla pointed out.
"Vanilla! Cream! Over here!" A voice called out, signalling them to follow.
"Who is that?"
They were all outside of what used to be an abandoned warehouse, with someone who had hidden themself.
"Thanks for getting us here, but who are you?" Vanilla asked, taking down her hood.
"I'm Blaze." She removed her hood to show herself. "Sonic and Shadow know me."
"Blaze!?" Sonic exclaimed.
"Does that mean Silver is with you too!?" Shadow did the same.
"Yes, we've been here for some time. We were caught up in a typhoon that landed us here." She stated. The door opened to reveal a sleepy looking Tails, walking towards them.
"Blaze, who are you talking to?" He yawned, before being pounced on by Cream and nearly falling over.
"Tails! I missed you so much, I honestly didn't want to know if he captured you." Cream bubbled, squeezing poor Tails, who was still half asleep.
"I missed you too Cream." Tails replied,
"Tails, thank goodness you're safe. Me and Shadow need your help." Sonic said in a somewhat begging tone.
"Who are you? I never seen you around here before."
"It's a strange story. It's best if we talk about this inside." Vanilla suggested.
Tails was at his large computer, typing away at the numerous keyboards surrounding him, when he noticed something very alarming, alerting everyone else who was in the room.
"This is serious!" Tails gaped at the large screen. "The time-space continuum has been damaged!"
"No way!"
"What!?"
"Does this explain why the four of us wound up here?"
"Yes. But there doesn't seem to be a sign of what caused it. All that I know is that the stability of Sonic's and our dimensions are collapsing." Tails explained. "I believe that Eggman Nega and the Emeralds has something to do with this."
"Both Sol and Chaos?"
"Yes. But Knuckles hasn't contacted me since. When Eggman Nega came into power, I noticed a huge beam of light shining into the sky from Angel Island, where the master emerald is. It was the first sign something was off."
"We have to go to Angel Island right away." Vanilla stated.
"Not yet."
"What do you mean? Knuckles could be any possible danger if Eggman Nega decides to make a move on Angel Island." Cream asked.
"Yes, we need to head to Angel Island, but we also need a plan to find out what Nega is up to and overthrow him. Shadow, Sonic, Silver and Blaze." Tails turned around on his chair. "You can all fight, am I correct?"
All of them nodded. "Good. But the 4 of you won't be enough, now our Amy's gone."
"You're saying that we need someone else?"
"Yes. Someone else from one of your dimensions to fight."
Sonic was the first to say, "Amy."
"Faker, have you lost it!? Dragging Amy into the current situation would ruin her!" Shadow aggressively replied.
"Well I understand that you're concerned about Amy, but she's the strongest girl I've ever known. She'd be a great help and I know she can help us overthrow Eggman Nega."
"Faker..." Shadow growled, ready to jump on Sonic.
"Shadow." Silver subtly replied, resting a hand on Shadow's shoulder. "Amy isn't weak. Amy can fight for herself. Sonic is right, Amy can help us."
Shadow loosened up. "Fine."
"I've finished repairing my dimensional teleporter, all I need is to get in touch with someone from Sonic's dimension and have them get Amy here." Tails explained. "It'll take a while."
With that, Tails immediately sunk into work. Hours and hours passed, until Tails finally got in touch.