Chapter Four: Gathering the Team
With Knuckles, he was with Tikal taking care of the Master Emerald. Tikal laid her head on Knuckles' shoulder, and Knuckles placed his arm around Tikal's shoulder.
"Well, this is nice isn't it?" Tikal stated. Knuckles looked at Tikal with curiosity.
"What is?" Knuckles asked.
"Well, this. Me, and you being together this close. Moments like this." Tikal explained. Knuckles chuckled.
"Well me being with you constantly, it's all worth it." Knuckles teased. He then placed a kiss on her forehead. Then Knuckles' phone started ringing.
"Hold on a second, Tikal." Knuckles advised. He then answered the phone.
"Hey Sonic. What's up?" Knuckles said.
"Knuckles! I need your help. It's an emergency!" Sonic exclaimed.
"Yo, Sonic! Calm down! What's going on, and what do you want me to do?" Knuckles asked in suspense.
"Something isn't right with Amy, I don't know what. She called me, but she sounded like she's fainted. I need you to get to Amy's place, now!" Sonic explained. Knuckles gasped in shock.
"Oh God! OK, I'll be there as soon as I can. Is it OK to bring Tikal too?" Knuckles asked. Tikal was confused with what's going on.
"If she wants to. Just please be here as soon as possible!" Sonic called.
"Right away, Sonic! I'll see you there!" Knuckles hung up the phone.
"Knuckles, what's going on?" Tikal asked.
"Something is wrong with Amy, and Sonic needs my help to investigate what has happened. He said you can come round too." Knuckles explained.
"I most definitely will be coming with you! Amy is in trouble, now I'm worried about her!" Tikal exclaimed. Knuckles nodded in response. After that, they both left.
Meanwhile, we now enter Shadow and Rouge's house. They were both getting ready for bed, after a long hard mission at GUN today.
"Come on, Shadow. You know you want to!" Rouge teased, with a naughty wink. Shadow just smirked.
"Well, I guess I have some energy left for you." Shadow naughtily stated. All of a sudden, Rouge's phone rang.
"Hold up, big boy." Rouge told Shadow.
"Ah, damn it!" Shadow complained. Rouge just giggled at him. She then answered the phone.
"Hey Baby-Blue! What's up?" Rouge greeted with a flirting tone. When Shadow heard the term 'Baby-Blue', he knew she was referring to Sonic.
"Rouge, no time to explain! There is something wrong with Amy, it's hard to explain because I don't know what's happened. Can you and Shadow get here at Amy's place?" Sonic explained.
"Amy's in trouble?! Oh, no! Yeah, we can be there in no time, Baby-Blue." Rouge responded.
"Thank you, Rouge." Sonic thanked.
"Any time, babes." Rouge replied, as she hung up. Shadow grew curious.
"Rouge, why was Sonic calling you?" Shadow asked.
"He explained saying that something is wrong with Amy. He asked me and you to be at Amy's place right now." Rouge explained. Shadow was shocked.
"Amy is in trouble? Oh, no! No, I'm not having that shit! Anyone or anything that hurts Amy has to deal with me! She's like a sister to me, you know." Shadow exclaimed. Rouge nodded in response. After that, Shadow and Rouge got on their motorcycle, and drove towards Amy's house.
Back with Sonic and Tails, they have just landed in front of Amy's house. At the same time, they saw Knuckles and Tikal gliding towards them and landed, and Shadow and Rouge arrived on their motorcycle. But to Tails' surprise, Cream arrived too. Tails turned to Sonic.
"Did you even call Cream?" Tails asked quietly.
"I sent her a text. Couldn't be bothered to call her. Too stressed out to start talking." Sonic replied. Everyone shook one another's hands, and started to talk about why they're there.
"Wow! The house is in such a mess. Every window have been blown out." Knuckles stated.
"No kidding! You think Amy may have been burgled or something?" Shadow asked.
"No, Amy wouldn't get burgled. She has a hammer, she could just knock the shit out of them." Tails added.
"But whatever it was, it's not good." Tikal stated.
"Especially with the windows blown off her house." Rouge pointed out.
"I wonder what happened?" Cream asked worriedly. Sonic nodded.
"The only way is to go in, and find out!" Sonic called. Everyone agreed.
They went to the front door., and for some unknown reason, it was already unlocked.
"OK, this is very bizarre! Amy never leaves her door unlocked." Sonic exclaimed.
"Something definitely isn't right here. Amy screaming on the phone, her house is dark with smashed windows, the suspense just keeps going." Knuckled added.
"Well, let's just see if we can find Amy. She's bound to be here somewhere. Shadow and Rouge, check the basement. Knuckles and Tikal, check the attic. Sonic, you check upstairs." Tails explained.
"And what about you and Cream?" Sonic teased. Tails gulped.
Uh, we'll check right here. Just for groups to look in different areas." Tails added.
After that, they all went to their given locations to look for Amy. This makes everyone wonder, what has happened here? Who or what did this?
(Shadow and Rouge in the basement)
"Right, this is where Amy does her laundry. It doesn't seem like she's going to be here." Shadow thought.
"Maybe Shadow. But you'll never know. Amy might have been doing late night laundry, and there might be evidence here." Rouge explained.
"I guess. But why would every window in the house be smashed? That's what I don't understand." Shadow exclaimed.
"None of us understand it, Shadow. That's why we are doing this to find stuff, and to see if we can find Amy." Rouge explained.
"Right, then we better get started." Shadow finished.
After that, they both continued to investigate the basement, trying to look for either evidence, or Amy.
(Knuckles and Tikal in the attic)
"This place is where Amy would place her old stuff. I remembered helping Amy with this, when I helped her move her stuff in two years ago." Tikal explained.
"It was nice of you to do so. But what I'm curious to know is how or what has actually happened here?" Knuckles asked curiously. Tikal shrugs her shoulders.
"Beats me, Knuckles. I haven't a single idea." Tikal replied.
"Anyway, let's just keep looking. I'm pretty sure there may be some clue lurking about here." Knuckles advised. Tikal nodded, and they both continue their search.
(Tails and Cream on the ground floor)
"Tails, we've pretty much looked everywhere down here. The dining room, kitchen, living room, corridors, and still nothing." Cream stated.
"I guess so." Tails agreed.
At this moment, they stayed silent. What the both of them keep doing was taking a quick look at each other, then look away in embarrassment. Their faces blushed red at this point. But they both remembered what they said to Sonic and Amy. About telling each other how they feel towards each other.
"Uh, Tails?" Cream started. Tails then looked at Cream.
"Yeah Cream? What is it?" Tails asked. Cream blushed again.
"Um, I have something to tell you." Cream hesitated. Tails was curious at this moment.
"Oh really? Funny enough, I have something to tell you too." Tails started, as he blushed deeply.
"Really?!" Cream asked surprisingly.
"Yeah, but I'll let you go first. Only fair to let the lady go first." Tails stated. Both of them still blushing.
"Well, it's very difficult to describe. But whenever I am in your presents, I start to feel something around you." Cream started. Tails grew concerned.
"And what is it that you feel, Cream?" Tails asked. Cream gulped.
"Well, I feel safe. And I actually feel my heart pounding very fast whenever I see you. So I guess you could say..." Cream paused. But Tails grew curious.
"What?" Tails asked, in concern. Cream gulped one last time.
"... that I'm in love with you." Cream finished. Tails gasped in shock.
"Oh! Really?!" Tails responded.
"Yeah. I know you may not feel the same way, but I thought I'd let you know." Cream explained.
"Well, actually..." Tails started. Cream was now concerned.
"What is it?" Cream asked. Tails also gulped.
"Well what it was that I was going to tell you, is exactly the same thing you've told me." Tails finished. Cream also gasped in shock.
"Seriously? You love me?" Cream asked. Tails moved his face closer to Cream.
"Yes. I have done for a very long time." Tails replied.
After that, Cream slowly placed both hands on Tails' face. And then slowly but surely, they both moved their heads closer to each other, and then they both shared the most passionate kiss they've ever felt. After a minute, they broke the kiss.
"I love you Cream." Tails told her.
"I love you too, Tails." Cream replied.
After that, they shared yet another passionate kiss.
(Sonic on the first floor)
"Come on, Amy. Where are you? If you're not in the bathroom, or the spare room, you'll be in your bedroom." Sonic stated.
Sonic slowly walked towards the bedroom door. He then placed his hand on the doorknob, and turned it slowly. He then proceeded to open the door. As he opened the door, he gasped in shock at what he saw.
"What the fuck?!" Sonic exclaimed in fear. He saw broken glass everywhere, and when he looked on the floor, he saw Amy laying on the floor, along with the phone she has dropped.
"AMY!" Sonic yells.
Sonic quickly rushed to Amy's aid. As he yelled out her name, it was loud enough that everyone else heard him. They all came as quickly as they could for Amy.