I am astounded. This story is getting more hits than Wind of Time Received in it's first week, and next to no one is reviewing! I'm hardly getting any reviews for Wind of Time as well. I dare you to try and make me pray for you to stop reviewing. And I would like to give thanks to those of you who are reviewing, especially Mikaela the Cat. You can expect an increase in music reverences from here on out, and possibly piece together that I really enjoy music. Now that that's out of the way, time for the fifth chapter to this incredible fanfic.

Chapter 5

Ready for Life

Amy's POV

After mentally going through all possibilities, I finally settled on a plan. In my pocket, I had two tickets to a Lady Gaga concert in Station Square this Saturday. I came here to ask Sonic to go to the concert with me, but I decided to ask Aaron instead. This way, I get a chance to find out why he is hiding his eyes, and I can potentially make Sonic jealous. I would be killing two birds with one stone.

I walked into the residence after Aaron, and called him over to where I was.

"Yes?" he asked me.

"Aaron, I was wondering. I have an extra ticket to this Gaga concert this weekend, and… well, I know we just met and all, but… would you like to go to the concert with me?"

"Are you asking me out?"

"What! NO! I was just wondering if you would like to get to know me better, okay." I could not believe he said that. I would probably never go with this guy for dinner and a movie. He was nice and all, but I prefer men who have nothing to worry about. Besides, Aaron seems like the kind of guy who already has a girlfriend.

Aaron pondered the decision for a minute, then finally gave his answer.

"Well… okay, why not?"

"Great!" I cheered. "The concert is this Saturday at 5:20, Station Square Arena. Meet me there at 4:00 so we can get the best seats, okay?"

"What difference does the seating make? You only go for the music, don't you?" He did have a point, but it made no difference. He had agreed to the plan, and there is little opportunity for second guessing.

"Well, see you then." I said to him as I walked out of the house to get ready for my little idea. I headed into the thick jungle tucked aside in the Mystic Ruins, having memorized the path leading to a certain friend's residence. I have been trying to get together with the rest of Team Rose for months, and I had to tell Cream and Big about Aaron. As I reached the small, satisfactorily built hut hidden in the jungle, I immediately found Big fishing in the stream with Froggy. It was impossible for any good-hearted person to hate him, since he is so polite to everyone he meets, and is always willing to help others. Cream and Cheese were sitting next to him, and I heaved a relieved sigh when I saw my two best friends together. They noticed me, and I walked over, ready to tell them about Aaron.

Sebastian's POV

It has been a rough day so far. Sam, Rebecca, Michele and I have looked in numerous places for Aaron, and found no trace of him. It was only the beginning of the day, so we could not just give up. The four of us were currently on a train to this town called Station Square. Rebecca looked as beautiful as ever, her ginger hair gleaming in the sunlight, and her blue eyes shining brightly.

As we were riding the train, we overheard some other passengers talking about a Lady Gaga concert that would be held this Saturday at the arena in Station Square. Today was Friday, so that means that the concert is tomorrow. Aaron did like some of her songs, so it was possible that he would be at the concert. The conductor came by and gave us a big surprise; each of us would be given a free ticket to the concert! My spirits lifted at this news. We may be able to find Aaron sooner then would thought we would.

Shadow's POV

I spent most of the day trying locate any signs of Eggman activity. He has been unusually quiet these past couple days, and the Commander is starting to get suspicious. The last time he was inactive for this long, the planet was split apart by the doctor. This time around, he was most likely preparing something even more unorthodox. As a means of precaution, he assigned me, Rouge and Omega to scan the city for any signs of him. By nightfall, little progress was made between the three of us. It was clear that Dr. Ivo Robotnik was planning something big, but he was nowhere near Station Square. The only useful pointer we dug up was that the doctor would reveal his plan to the world day after the Lady Gaga concert, and this would be his first target.

As we were discussing the evidence, Rouge seemed to hear something out of the ordinary. Looking in the direction of the Mystic Ruins, I noticed something fly into the sky, and then explode. Why would someone be giving a fireworks display at the Ruins? It seemed somehow unnatural to me, so I suggested we check it out. I had no idea why those particular fireworks looked so… what's the word?… unintended. It seemed as if there should have been something else happening, but those fireworks emerged instead.

We eventually reached a clearing in the forest, but what we saw was incredibly confusing. Sonic and Tails were lying on the ground, along with this other fox that strongly resembled the kitsune apart from age, his lone tail, and his eye color. One grey, one violet. I had to admit, the effect was beautiful to look at, but there was little to show for it. The three of them were just lying there, watching fireworks that, now that I could see this, were flying directly from the blue hedgehog's chestal area. It confused me to no end how this could be possible, but there was little need to question it. It did so on it's own. I looked at Omega, and he proceeded to scan Sonic for any possible source. When he finished this, he revealed that the cause of this seemingly impossible feat was unstructured Chaos energy, which had me amazed. Further scans revealed the unnamed fox had command over chaos energy (Granted, to a separate extent form me) and may have caused Sonic to become a walking fireworks display. I stared at the heterochromic fox, and decided we should head back to town. I briefly wondered who that fox was. If we met properly, I'll give him exactly what he has coming to him.

Eggman's POV

Soon, everything will be ready. My Egg Behemoth will be completed by tomorrow mourning, and then, that annoying pest will finally taste defeat. I laughed at my inevitable victory when the alarm suddenly went off.

"What is it now." I asked no one in particular. I turned to the moniter, and activated the satellite viewer of energy. It showed a concentration of organic Chaos Energy in the Mystic Ruins, but it was too weak for it too be Shadow. That meddling white hedgehog does not utilize this energy that often, so he's out of the question. I wondered what that spike could possibly be. Doesn't matter. If it interferes with anything, I will just crush it like I'll destroy that pesky hedgehog, Sonic.

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