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Chapter 14:Something Lightful

Sonic looked down at the village below him from his bedroom's window. It was dawn and the all he saw below was small street lights. Half of the down was still sleeping in Apotos. The green grass stood black before him and the water at the edge of the town was like painted black holes that lead to the ends of the world.

Sonic had his hands clasped behind his back, his slight shoulders set. He firmly gazed at the night sky. He couldn't sleep being many things in his mind. He slept at least a few hours until waking up to a bad dream in the middle of dawn.

He wanted to talk to Emi, but she was sleeping. Why wouldn't she be? It was 3:30 in the morning.

Ever since he and she spend the night together out in the garden last night he's had some kind of liking towards her. A soft spot. It was when he heard her laugh. Her laughter caught his attention. It was so soft and calm, like a soft bell ringing. It also reminded him of his best friend he remembered that worked in the palace.

'Amy'

He felt a strong chill go down his spine. How he missed her truly. There seemed to be nobody like her, but her. Emi on the other hand began to change that. The name even sounded similar. Her figure, soft voice, the love for roses, her indescribable kindness, it all lead up to Amy. He was beginning to believe Amy was Emi.

"NO!" Sonic shouted with a groan as his hand slapped his forehead. Sonic staggered backwards and shook his head. "No, it can't be." He told himself, softly.

And it couldn't.

Amy never had any special power nor was she as clumsy. Amy was spirited and Emi was pretty hidden in some ways and what beat it all was she never had the necklace, the necklace that represented their friendship. He breathed out a frustrated sigh and turned away from his window back to his bed. He still wanted to know who Emi was, so he planned to help her out. He was going to do something about it and see if Emi could somehow get her memory back.

By the morning every one of the maids came to the castle to work. Emi worked in the ball room with Cream and Julie-su. Emi mopped the floors with the mop, while Cream was up in the ceilings getting the lights working. Julie-su was leaning against the wall, slacking off.

Emi straightened up and used the mop's stick for a leaning pole. She sighed and looked up at Cream who was busy working the lights side to side her ears flapping to keep her in the air. She turned to her side finding the Julie-su resting when she was supposed to be helping her mop. Emi shook her head in disappointment and her eyes lit up half way, feeling disgusted.

"So," Her voice echoed bouncing off the walls of the large room. "Could you two girls tell me more about this festival?" She finally asked them.

Cream looked down hearing her question and smiled. "Sure," She flew down and Julie-su walked to Emi.

"Well it's something the land celebrates to honor those who dead," Julie-su whispered her last words as she closed in to Emi's side. Emi nervously looked at her and moved away a bit.

"And to those who defended the land and defeated the Shadow landers from the great Ivo Robotnik ten years ago." Cream followed up.

Emi's eyes gleamed with interest as she began mopping again. "Really?" She gasped, but then stopped mopping. She began thinking about a question that suddenly came up.

"Ten years ago, that wasn't too long ago," She stated looking at both of them. "Was Sonic here when this happened?"

Cream frowned but nodded. "You see, Sonic doesn't really like…talking about it." She said distantly.

"Why?" She asked.

Julie-su and Cream turned to face each other and then back at her. "It was Sonic's ninth birthday. He had a friend who was two years younger than him. She was Sonic's dance mate, and he told us once-" Cream was interjected by Julie-su who repeated harshly, "Once," She pointed her finger up near Emi's nose. Emi nervously moved her head back.

"He was dancing with the girl he loved. He was going to tell her how much he loved her and that if he was going to marry, it was going to be her." Cream explained.

Emi's mouth opened in shock. "Did he?" She asked her voice rising in excitement. Julie-su and Cream's eyes narrowed in confusion.

"Well," Emi said waiting to hear what happened.

"At that moment the Shadow Landers had attacked and he never got to tell her so," Julie-su said.

"Aw," Emi sadly whined, her brows furrowing.

"By the time the Shadow Landers invaded, Sonic had already escaped with the girl." Julie-su said.

Cream grabbed Emi's mop but Emi was still gripping on to it. Cream pulled Emi close to her small brown eyes that looked slightly lighter than when she was in a dark room. Emi pulled away from the mop. "But, the Shadow Landers were trying to catch Sonic and so he had to rush out with the girl to the train station. The train had already left and Sonic and her had to catch it. Sonic got on the train but she hadn't. People said that Sonic got a hold of her hand, but she slipped out of his grip when she tripped. The train left the girl behind and she was never seen again, at least that's what the mobians say." She explained, throwing the mop back to her. "Amelia!" Emi blinked nervously.

"Sonic grew miserable for the rest of his child hood and had to grow up pretty fast." Julie-su said grabbing her own mopping stick and splashing it into a bucket full of dirty water. Some of the dirty water got thrown out of the bucket and on to the marble floor.

"That's…That's awful." She softly gasped, covering her mouth with one hand.

"No Emi. It was terrible," Julie-su corrected her.

.:XxX:.

Tails watched from his seat as Sonic paced in front of him, back and forth. He was on the top of the throne stairs rubbing his chin and looking down at the ground. Tails rolled his eyes as he muttered stuff, which he couldn't hear, to himself. Tails placed his chin on the top of his palm.

"Sonic, relax. It's not a big deal." Tails flatly stated.

"Not a big deal!?" He nearly shouted, stopping for a brief moment to glare at him before beginning to pace again. "Out of all the days she could visit. She picked today!" He growled.

"Dude, she wants to talk to you about what happened yesterday right away." Tails said in a mater-of-factly tone.

Sonic whirled around to glare at his best friend. "I plan on doing something else today Tails and she didn't precisely give me a warning. All she said was 'Hey Blue, It's Sally. I will be heading over to your place for a visit. We need to talk. See you soon. XOXO'" Sonic said in a fake rough girl voice. "You know that's not a good way of giving people warnings." Sonic complained quickly.

"You're impossible," Tails muttered.

Emi walked up to the doorway and looked out into the throne room. The room was full of guards that formed straight rows from the entrance and down the red carpet till it reached the stairs. They were separated four feet away from each other so they wouldn't talk. Up in the highest stairs, Sonic paced from side to side. She walked to a tall white pillar and hid behind it. She could hear as Sonic and Tails argued together, but what were they arguing about? She walked quietly over to one of the guards that stood tall and strong, with a weapon in hand. She leaned over to him whispering, "What's going on?" She asked, not looking at the guard in armor, but up at Sonic.

"The Princess of Acorn is coming and we are all waiting for her arrival." The White polar bear replied firmly with no held emotion and without moving his position.

"A princess?" She gasped and turned to face the polar bear. "You heard me correctly." The bear replied again. Emi looked up to gaze at Sonic who was impatiently yapping something to a bored Tails.

The doors flew open and Sonic and the rest turned towards the large opened exterior doors. A tall chipmunk-squirrel stood in front of everyone. She had a small blue cape around her neck and wore a light blue vest with long sleeves and matching light blue boots. A white daisy was laid on her nice short red hair. She grinned at Sonic who eyes her from a far.

"Sonic! How's it been?" She called out her arms extended out as if she was bringing someone in for a hug. Emi watched as this young chipmunk made her way down the red line mattress and up some high long stairs and to Sonic.

"Hey Sal," He nervously greeted.

Sally turned and found Tails in front of her smiling at her. "Prince Miles!" She exclaimed, bringing him into a hug. "It's been forever since I last saw you." She gushed and broke the hug. "Come to think of it. Last time I saw you, you were thirteen." She recalled.

"It's Tails." He corrected, hopelessly.

"It's nice to see you again, Sally." Sonic said smiling and going up to hug her.

Emi blinked at them but soon walked away back into the doorway and head down a hall.

Sonic broke off the hug and Tails walked back to the queen's throne. Sally saw and turned to Sonic. "W-where's…where's your mom?" She asked, looking around.

"Oh, she's upstairs in her room." Sonic said.

Sally smirked. "Well, come one. Let's go say hi to her." She cheerily suggested.

"I thought you came here just to talk." Sonic said, crossing his arms.

"Aw, don't be such a dull sport. Please." She wheeled.

Sonic shook her head with a sly look. "C'mon then. Tails you coming?" Sonic asked him. Tails had already stood up and walked down the stairs.

"Na it's alright. I'm going to see if the girls need help over at the ball room." He said and waved a good bye to both of them.

"Oh, it's that time of year again. Your 10th anniversary I figure?" She questioned.

"Yeah, the festival. We're all still planning things for it." He explained.

"Oh, that's good," She said, both walking down the stairs while tails barely had reached it and headed to the door way near a white pillar. "I should come this time." She suggested. Sonic laughed but agreed. "You should,"

Tails walked into the half-empty ball room. The sun shined through the shiny stained glasses up in the top of the walls. His surroundings were a light orangey-tanish. The sun's color reflected on the walls' tanish color and it was such I peaceful view. Julie-su, Cream and Emi all were talking to each other as they mopped the floors. Cream was up in the ceilings fixing the headlights for the performance's main singer. Tails smiled up at Cream who was moving the key light side to side.

"May I help you girls in any way?" His voice suddenly asked, traveling to the girl's ears. Emi's slowly looked up. Julie-su eyed him emotionlessly while Cream's head jerked downwards seeing the orange fox.

"Oh, hey princeo," Julie-su teased slyly.

"Tails," He growled to her. Julie-su and Tails never really got along. There was something he didn't like about her every time she would look at him and in fact he didn't really like her attitude. Julie-su didn't like him either but didn't like arguing with him much more. He was a kid, a teenager; Julie-su was almost an adult. She didn't have time to waste her time fighting with a dumb prince anyway.

"Hello Tails," Emi softly greeted.

Cream flew down and landed next to Emi's side. "Hi Tails. What brings you here?" She asked, curious.

"Eh, just thought I'd come help you girls, since Sonic's with Sally." He muttered.

"What are we your second choice?" Julie-su vitriolic said.

"Julie-su please," Cream said softly raising her hands in defense.

"Who's Sally?" Emi asked.

Tails was about to start arguing with Julie-su but Emi's question whipped out his rage. "You don't know Sally?" He asked blankly looking surprised by the way his eyes popped out.

Cream turned to Emi. "Sally is the princess of Acorn, a very guarded land. Also, Sonic's good friend." She explained.

"Oh, I think she looks very pretty," Emi said warmly, and she meant it. She looked open, free and a sweet lovable mobian.

Tails thought Emi would somehow get a tint of jealousy, but she was so positive about it. She didn't even know who Sally was and she already thought she was pretty—thought interrupted, "How do you think she's pretty when you haven't met her yet?" He question.

"Oh, I kind of saw when she came and greeted you guys. She seems like a sweet person." She complimented.

Tails gave her nervous smile. "I'm glad so," His face whipped off with a cheerful smile instead. "But maybe you'll get to meet her later."

Cream smiled at Emi and nodded. Emi nodded too and laughed. Tails chuckled and walked up to Cream. "Need help?" He asked. "Sure," She cheerfully accepted. Emi only watched Tails and Cream talk. Julie-su turned around to walk away, muttering something that sounded like 'kids' bittery. Emi saw Cream flap her ears and Tails spin his tails. They flew together up where the lights were.

She carefully looked up at the lights that had no function yet, but it looked like the lights were on, shining brightly as the sun slowly set down over the window, clearing out and the night awakening. She looked above her head and saw the large crystal chandeliers that hung from the ceilings, on and bright. Everything looked familiar, the way the floor shined and the lights brightly shined on her and only her. Mobians began to appear before her eyes. With dance partners and large gowns or dresses. Emi spun around in confusion seeing them suddenly dance. Emi blinked and walked down the marble floor. She carefully passed everyone who danced in circles. She gasped as a couple nearly bumped into her, but she moved away quickly to the side. She turned around forcefully and then saw two hedgehogs. She squinted her eyes and leaned forward.

A small pink hedgehog and blue one danced together. They were blurry so Emi didn't know who they were. Only the color flashed out from their figure and left a colorful streak behind. Like if they were traveling at lightning speed but they were regulating dancing. Emi looked up at the ceiling and saw the night sky from the clear windows just below the colorful ones. One star lay alone in the sky. She walked slowly forward to take a better look. She tiled her head to the side and then saw a sudden black figure jump fast across the glass making her flinch back. The window glass broke into small shattered pieces and in came a dark shadows, scaring the mobians away. One in particular went up to Emi and chuckled evilly.

"You're going to die, Emi. And you will die in my arms!"

The creature's face leaned closer, inches away from her face. It saw the fear that scaled her eyes and the huskily voice he had iced her entire back with cold chills.

"And I'll make sure if it.

Her eyes fluttered open with a gasp and she saw, Julie-su and Cream doing the same things that they had been doing. She blinked in confusion and her eyes wondered around. She caught Tails, who had been behind her.

"Are you okay?" Tails asked. Emi grew shock and held her head from falling out her neck; she felt it was going to snap. "What happened?" She asked, not even knowing why she said so.

"I should be asking you that. You were looking up at something and you blacked out."

Tails' voice awoke her from her daze and she looked up finally meeting his eyes. They were bright sky blue and gleamed with the sun from outside. She noticed and turned up to see the windows. The sun was out. 'It was just a dream,'

"I did?" She was surprised to hear her own bluffed tone. Tails noticed Cream and Julie-su staring now, with the conversation they were having.

"You ok? Need water?" Julie-su asked her but her voice trailed off.

"No," She offered them a reassuring smile and her voice cracked. She looked at the lights up in the ceilings. They were still off but the one next to Cream only stood brightly alone. "Great job on the lights, there looking good. Excuse me for a second," She muttered, walked away from them and ran to the doorway. Tails looked at the two girls beside him and nervously bite his lip.

.:XxX:.

Emi splashed water all over her face and gasped air in. She took a look at her reflection in the mirror of her bathroom. The water ran her face and cheeks down to her chin until it fell off her face and on to the sink. It looked as if she were crying. She was terrified. She had no idea why these names, familiar places and moving mobians she kept experiencing were haunting her. She wiped her face with a towel and sighed shutting the lights off and walking back into her room feeling completely lost.

"She felt confused, said something about the lights looking good and left."

"She left?" Sonic questioned, quite surprised.

"Yea," Cream informed him.

"Do you know where she might have gone to?" Sonic asked, curious again.

"Well, she left no explanations but I'm guessing she went to her…room," Tails heard his own unsureness tone and Sonic rubbed his chin, pondering in thoughts.

"Who's Emi?" Sally asked finally. She had heard the name more than once in the same day. She figured she might have been a very important mobian since the queen mentioned her, Tails and Sonic earlier this morning.

"She's a neophyte maid that saved us from the Shadow Landers once," A very familiar but unwanted voice was heard from the distance of the ballroom. They all turned around, Cherry walking down the marble floor. Sally felt her throat go dry and her stomach twist. She didn't know if it was anger or jealousy she felt, but she didn't like it.

"But of course you wouldn't know. Would you, Sally." Cherry's voice was like a glass mirror breaking into pieces on a hard wall and a mixture of explosive emotions whirled around her head, but as the respectful princess she was trained to be, she said nothing.

"What are you doing here? Your duties out in the garden," Julie-su said.

"Yea, but who's in charge here?" Cherry questioned her back. Julie-su said nothing and took a strong grip on her mop stick.

"I should go check on her," Sonic said after deciding what he wanted to do and turned his heel to walk away. Sally's gaze fixed at Sonic's. "Sonic," She began. He turned around and she walked up to him. "I'll go check on her." She offered.

"Sure?" He asked her.

"Yea," She turned and headed for the doorway. "Besides, I could finally get to know the famous Emi," She cheerfully pointed out.

Sonic smiled and leaned over to her ear. He whispered something that nobody but Tails knew. He knew what Sonic's plan was, and he wasn't going to stop just because Sally was here now. Cherry, feeling a bitter jealousy leaned over Sonic's shoulder trying to hear, but Sonic had already backed away.

"Alright, thank you," Sally whispered and left.

Sonic looked at Tails and smiled. Tails smiled back and turned back to Cream and Julie-su. Sonic sped off, disappearing somewhere.

Emi laced the golden necklace around her neck. It shined brightly against the rays of the sun, coming from the open window. Morning was close to afternoon and so the sun was a light bright faded yellow. She finished tying her necklace and pulled her quills up and out from under the necklace's strong golden string. She covered the necklace under her maid collar. She had to admit she looked pale, but after that…dream or thing that happened back there, she didn't blame herself. She looked horrible just looking at herself in the mirror. She had to snap out of all those dream thingies. They weren't doing her any good. So weren't the memories of—

A knock on the door drew her out of thoughts; she turned to the door and went to answer it, expecting it to be Tails or Cream wondering what had happened to her.

But it wasn't. It was Sally?

The chipmunk smiled sweetly, and her blue eyes glimmered with amusement at finally staring into the Jade eyes of the pink hedgehog everyone kept talking about.

"You must be Emi. Hello I'm Sally." She quickly introduced herself. "May I come in?" She asked.

It was all so quick for Emi to possess that the great princess of Acorn was in front of her. She has only met a few royal people in all her life and now she met other royalties that she had not heard of in a long while.

Without saying anything, Emi stepped aside and Sally came in glancing around the room. It was very basic and plain, white walls. Up on the walls a few nifty things on shelves: books; a rounded ball; a box. Down below a chair, a desk with a mirror, a medium size bed. Sally thought it was neat Sonic was letting her live in a handy Castle. 'She should consider herself lucky'

"Wow, I like it." Sally complemented. Emi smiled nervously. Sally whirled around in circles looking at her surroundings. She turned and turned until she stopped in front of the large mirror on the desk. She squealed. "Wow, Sonic gave you a very nice place to live in." Sally turned back to Emi. "I bet he makes you work for it, huh?"

Surprisingly, she was correct. "Yea," She muttered shyly, with several nods.

She laughed. Emi couldn't help but giggle a bit. She was a happy camper. Sally's laugh dyed away and she walked up to Emi. Emi was small compare to Sally. Just a few inches away from being her height. Emi looked down at her boots. Her eyes lit half-way. It was the heels.

"You're a maid," She observed. Emi looked down at her suit and nodded with a bashful smile. "Yea, I work and live here," Emi stated.

"Sweet," Sally gushed. "But I thought you were like a princess or someone big." She told her. Emi blinked in confusion.

She thought. That meant that mobians around here kept talking about her.

Sally noticed what she had said then nervously chuckled and cleared her throat. She extended her arm out and her hand opened. "Princess Sally Acorn. It's nice to meet you Emi," She trailed off waiting for her to answer.

"Just Emi," She took hold of her hand and shook it proudly. Sally broke off the tight shake and stared at her confusingly. "You don't have any last name or like a full name—"

"I uh don't remember much of my past life. I just go by as Emi." Emi interjected nervously. She felt weird suddenly making friends with a happy stranger. Mostly she was too shy to make any new people, but Sally had something that kept her on a motion.

"Oh, I do remember hearing the news of," Sally softly spoke, but stopped and carefully looked at her. "You were the one who popped out of the blue or rather, into the blue." She chuckled. Emi got her little joke, but she would have hoped she wouldn't have said that after all that had happened. With a certain blue.

"Yea," Emi muttered.

Sally smiled and grabbed Emi's hands. "Don't worry Emi. Your always welcomed here. As of today, consider me your friend." She smiled gleefully and Emi was a bit surprised. Sally held no tight suspiciousness like Sonic did, nor was she mean or defensive. She made friends quickly. "Thank you Sally. I can see a great friendship starting ahead." Emi softly told her.

.:XxX:.

Nothing felt safer now than to be walking along with Sonic. His smiled was reassuring and the way he joked around and laughed, got her feeling safe. She had to giggle every time he would throw a funny joke or point out something funny out the maids or guards who worked around. Sonic was grinning like an idiot; most of the guys saw it, even his own best friend. The two had been talking for hours in end.

Sally had a new good friend. She saw a bright mind in Emi and found her amusing. Not only did Sally like the way she'd freak out over something's that didn't really have matter to it but Emi found the most ordinary things interesting. She was the only one, out of this whole castle, who still had reasoning, beating heart. With it, it's best personality.

Emi touched a flower's petal lightly and with so much care. It envy Sonic how she could have so much patience with a small creature that was as fragile as thin ice.

"The flowers are excited," Emi said happily, keeping her tone still from raising into a squeal or harsh cry of joy.

"Why so?" Sonic asked, his hands crossed and a cocky grin formed on her lips.

"It's going to rain in a couple of days and they're going to need all the sun they'll need to survive these rainy days." She answered back.

Sonic's happy expression changed worried. "Will it ruin the festival?" he asked.

"Hope, the rain won't be as hard as last time. It will rain, but ever-so-lightly," She detailed, giggling.

Sonic laughed and his eyes glanced out into the warm afternoon sky. He bit his lip nervously and looked back at Emi was had followed his gaze up into the blue sky. It was a warm weather, the sun shined brightly above them and all the flowers blew with the rhythm of the sun.

"Emi, May I ask you something?" He asked. Emi looked back at him. "Yea," She stood still, her eyes wide open.

"Have you been to the flower field outside of town?" He asked.

"No," She paused. "There's a flower field?" She asked her voice raising a little.
He grinned and let his arms dangled loose on his sides. "How would you like to go out with me this late afternoon then?" He asked. "I have to take you there. You haven't really been out of the castle since you came." He explained. He leaned to Emi who was shaking nervous. "You're not a prisoner here." He added.

Emi's face dropped blank. "Go-go out l-l-like… a date?" She stuttered, her cheeks turning pink.

Sonic's eyes widened in shock. He wasn't explaining it right, but then again he was nervous too. He shook his head still holding that simple grin of his. "Yea," he agreed. "Like a date."

And now that I am finish, it's time for you to start squealing, running in circles and cheering like a happy little girl who has won a prize toy or a grown man winning the lottery. I on the other hand have to start wondering, what is it I should put, 'cause even I have no idea what I've done XD.

I must say here that I am NOT a Sally hater. She is one of the most interesting characters I know. If you're bothered by Sally even being a part of this story, well I'm sorry because she will be playing an important role on this story. You'll see later.

I bet you are all excited for this to continue so let's review, please. Let's see if you can make it up to 145. Until next time. Xoxo