Hey Guys! Sorry for taking a while... Lets face it, those words are gonna be on all the chapters now a days. I hope you guys still enjoy this. I don't really like it, but its because I stared at it so long. So incase you don't remember last time, Sonic started a fight with Elizabeth when The chaotics brought fighters to question her about Amy and Scourge. Shadow dragged her inside and Tails found out about Shadow and Elizabeth dating. I suck at summaries. Anyway.

Disclaimer: I own Only Elizabeth and Maxine, MissMJS owns Amara, Archie owns Scourge, And Sega owns the rest.

Chapter 12: The Aftermath

Tails P.O.V

I just stood there, thinking to myself about how he never noticed the romance between his sister, and the cold, mean Shadow. She made him nicer, more mellow. Him apologizing to everyone in front of me right now, that was enough proof of how much his kindness grew.

"Tails... Earth to Tails!" I blinked. Manic was right in front of me shaking his hand in front of my eyes. "What were you thinking about man? You were just standing there, not talking or answering questions people were asking you. We were going inside, come on!" I blinked again, and then nodded. Manic took me inside with the others, who were all sitting at the kitchen table. Shadow was grabbing some cookies that were hidden away. "Hey! Shadow! I got him inside, and he's walking by himself again." Manic looked at me before looking back to Shadow. "Can I see Amara now?"

Manic's P.O.V

"Can I see Amara now?" It was a simple, yet important question. He loved her, he missed her, and she was refusing to get revenge on his brother and sister because of HIM. She still loved him then. Elizabeth made it perfectly clear. Well, before Elizabeth tried to kill Sonic. Sonic had it coming though, attacking her like that? What had gotten in to his brother while he was at Sonia's house? Sonia was a dark magenta hedgehog with pink hair, and played piano. Well, A keyboard mostly. Everyone looked at him with confusion. They heard the name outside, but I don't think It everyone actually expected that Question. "Shadow, may I please see her now?" I asked again.

"We have to talk to Amy and Scourge Manic, that's why we came. We don't even know who this Amara person is. She could be evil." Said Vector. God, did I hate that crocodile.

"Vector, your not in charge of Manic. If Manic wishes to see her, then he can. I'm sure he knows her, Very well, don't you Manic?" Shadow said. I was thankful, I nodded. "Then come along, all of you. Manic, Sonia, and Sonic if he wants, can all see Amara, even though you're the only one who knows her Manic. The Chaotics can see Amy and Scourge, and Tails can see Elizabeth if he wants." I could tell Shadow really wanted Tails in there with Elizabeth. Maybe to make her feel better.

"Thank you so much Shadow, where is she?" I asked. Shadow had taken us all where he said he would. "AMARA!" I yelled as soon as I saw her. She looked up and started crying as soon as she saw me.

"M-Manic? T-This can't be real! I-I'm just dreaming again!" She had been dreaming about me? I ran up to her and gave her a really big hug.

"Wow. She looks a bit like me. That's cool. Hey, can you play any instruments?" Sonia had said. I was really glad Sonia had instantly warmed up to her. I had told Sonia a little bit about her. Well, I talked about her a lot. "Manic is always talking about you, you know." Sonia is talking to her like best friends already! This might totally work out!

"He does? He's told me a lot about you guys. You must be Sonia... I-I love you still Manic. Please still be my friend?" She sounded so heart broken. I kissed her cheek.

"I still love you too!" I was reunited with the love of my life, And she still loved me too.

"I'm glad you too are together again Bro, I told you she would be fine." Sonic said. "And when I say something, I'm usually always right!" Sonic was bragging, I forgot he was in the room. What was going on with him?

"You must be Sonic. I've heard a lot of negative stuff about you. Something about mentally breaking Elizabeth, I wonder what that means, and breaking Amy's heart enough that she thinks your to pathetic to fight for OR against." Amara was making some good points. Elizabeth had said both these things outside. "Oh well, I'm just glad you don't hate me Manic."

Charmy's P.O.V

Everything was boring. Espio was questioning Amy and Scourge, and Vector was trying once again to boss me around. Normally I would have done what he said, but not today. I was in here, Eggman's Lab, and all I wanted to do was explore. If only I wouldn't get lost. I would have left if it wasn't for that reason. And that I could get kicked out at any time. I was getting tired of this. Vector was getting on my last nerve. I wanted to scream and shout at him. I was a child in a detective agency. Of coarse I was gonna get bored. The things he was wanting to do were stupid too. He just wanted me to clean things, or just random things that made no sense. "Stop bossing me around Vector! You can't tell me what to do!" I said to him. I then flew across the room and looked out the window. It was a beautiful view. I could almost see our agency building!

"Yes you do Charmy! Why don't you just clean this up?!" I stuck my tongue out at him then looked at Espio. He was still questioning them, and was oblivious to what was going on.

"Because it's your mess! Not mine!" I really, really wanted to just wander off, or leave the building and just fly around. I liked them, I did, but Vector is soo annoying! Why couldn't he understand I don't wanna pick up after him, just like how he doesn't wanna pick up after me. Vector then left me alone and I started Thinking about Shadow and Elizabeth. Something Shadow said has been bothering me.

"Charmy, Come here please." I could here Espio calling me. I flew silently over to him. He seemed a little stunned at how quiet I was being. "Charmy, what's wrong?" Espio barely had any concern in his voice. He rarely did, says that if we can tell his emotions then enemies will too. I didn't respond, just looked at him. "Charmy... why are you so quiet?" Again I didn't answer. I just put my hands over my eyes and looked down. Why was Shadows words bothering me this much? "Charmy. Was it something Vector did?" I just shook my head. That was he only thing I would do to let him know I was listening.

"Charmy?" I could hear Amy's sweet voice. She sounded confused, and frightened. I knew how well Amy could act. The rest of my team didn't, but I did. I never really trusted Amy completely. "Charmy. Why won't you say anything?" I could feel her gloved hands prying my own gloved hands away from my eyes. "Charmy? He hasn't been crying Espio, don't worry." She studied my face. I was already good hiding my emotions because of Vector. I knew she would not be able to tell anything at all. No matter how observant she was being right now. Elizabeth knows how good at acting she was too, she said it outside. "Earth to Charmy!" Amy was shaking my shoulders now. I must have zoned out. I looked at her frightened expression, not saying a word. As I looked around I could see everyone was staring at me with worried or frightened expressions on there faces. All the people in this room knew how talkative I am.

"What?" The first word I said in a while. Everyone sighed. I guess they were holding there breath. They all looked at me expectantly, but I didn't continue, I just made Amy let go of me and flew back to the Window to think about Shadow again.

Espio's P.O.V

I couldn't believe it. Charmy was being completely silent, and it absolutely terrified me. I knew Charmy could see I was scared. I could tell, I could also tell he was thinking. But the fact he only said ONE word in a long time, I wasn't sure everything was alright with the young bee. Amy was trying to get him to say something again, with him constantly zoning out and her shaking his shoulders. I watched as he continued to try and look back out the window, and eventually he glared a Amy with so much anger in his face, but she didn't notice. It was obvious only I noticed, as no one else reacted but me, I took one step back, before walking back to Charmy, and making Amy leave him be. "Charmy? What did Amy do to make you mad?" Charmy flinched as his eyes slightly widened. I know why he was surprised, Charmy has been hiding every emotion but joy and sometimes a little anger towards Vector, but I have only ever barely noticed any others. This anger I saw on his face though, it was pure, and it was insistence. He looked at me then. Pure annoyance on his face, and this time he wasn't trying to hide it. The look of annoyance he gave me had completely frightened me to the point I couldn't move, he looked like he would kill without a thought at this very moment.

I just stared wide eyed at Charmy, and he then hid his emotions once more and smiled before putting a finger on his lips, as if sharing a secret. He carefully touched his forehead and then made a Shadow puppet on the wall, finally he whispered one word while pointing at his mouth, "Outside" and with that he looked back out the window as if nothing happened. I knew what he was doing. He was trying to say something with out being obvious. He had done it once before he almost forgot that Charmy once was like this when his thoughts bothered him to the point of silence. He said that he often forgot how to talk when like that, and that's when he wasn't around anyone. I knew that's all I could get out of him. I had to decode it.

"Vector, why don't you finish questioning Amy and Scourge. There's some clues that I have to think about, clues none of you need to know." I then sat down near Charmy in case he wanted to say anything else. I noticed Vector looking at me suspiciously, but I had more important things on my mind. OK, the first ting he did was put a finger on his lips, that meant be quiet, or don't tell. That must not of had anything to do with it. Next he pointed to his forehead, so he's thinking of something, right? Then a shadow puppet. Maybe I'll understand in a second, I need to think of the rest. So then he pointed at his mouth and said outside. So... something said outside? Wait, He's thinking about something someone said outside, but who... wait, the shadow puppet he made on the wall... Shadow? Something Shadow said outside is bothering him? Outside as in were the fight was, or as in outside of this room. I looked up at Charmy preparing to ask him when I noticed where he was looking outside the window. He was staring at the spot we were at during the fight. That answers my question. I started going through what happened outside. Elizabeth was answering questions openly. Sonic started a fight and she nearly killed him. Shadow shouted something before dragging her inside. What was it he said? Something about stopping and sweetie and... wait... Sweetie? So Shadow called Elizabeth Sweetie outside right before dragging her inside. I now knew why Charmy was so bothered. They were dating, of course Charmy might be connecting that just a little slower, or still figuring what he said that's bothering him, but I knew just what was wrong at least. I stood up and walked to Charmy and whispered. "Charmy, I know whats wrong." He looked up at me, his face completely vacant of any emotion. It scared me a little but I continued. "Charmy, you're thinking about something Shadow said outside during the fight, right?" He nodded as pain filled his face. He had zoned out so much he had forgotten, and the pain had gone away, now that I had gotten him out of it and reminded him of it, his headache came back. "Shadow called her sweetie before dragging her in." Charmy's eyes widened. It must have clicked for him.

Charmy started whispering to me then. "That means that Shadow and Elizabeth are dating. That explains why he is being so nice and didn't let her kill Sonic, Sonic had it coming though. It also explains why she really only let Shadow drag her away." Charmy had a point, and he now looked relaxed. He yawned and curled up on the window sill and fell asleep. I knew this wasn't the time for him to be sleeping, that h needed to be on guard. I also knew that he needed sleep to feel better, and so he can be alert when he wakes. Now that not much stuff was being done here, I wonder if people here were safe. I then went back to finish questioning Amy and Scourge.

Tails P.O.V

She was upset. I could tell. She just sat there in the corner covering her face. "Elizabeth, sissy?" I walked over to her and sat down, putting and arm around her. She looked up at me and smiled, flickering back and forth before she stayed in her light colors. I still didn't know what that was about. "There you are, don't be upset. No one blames you." She looked at me, as if to say 'I don't believe you' "Hey, I'm not lying. It's not your fault." She rested her head on my shoulder and hugged me instead of her knees.

"I love you Tails, I always will. I'm sorry if I scared you." She sounded so sad. "I am really, really sorry." I hugged her tighter and kissed her forehead. "I'm sorry bro. You must be mad at me."

"I'm not mad sis, OK? I'm just glad your alright. If it makes you feel better, Sonic is alright too." She seemed calmer when I said that. "Are you feeling better now?" She nodded and yawned, which made me yawn before laughing. "I guess yawning really is contagious." Soon we both fell asleep like that.

Hey guys, So sorry about the short time with Tails. I just really wanted more time with Charmy and Espio. I know the time with them was a little wierd, but have you ever felt like there so much on your mind that talking becomes hard? That's what I wanted it to be like. I just really wanted to get to some of Espio's fears and some private things. If you didn't get the picture, Charmy is Espio's worst fear. It doesn't get through very well, so I decided to put it down here just in case. I didn't directly say it because Espio doesn't want to admit it to himself. Any way, it might be a whilebefore the next chapter, might not. It's semi long, not the longest but I don't know how to make this chapter any longer. So Manic and Amara are reunited, we know a little more about Charmy and Espio. I might put some stuff about Vector in the next chapter, let me know if you want that. So this story has 2,802 words. Thats not the longest but I hope you enjoyed! MEOW!