Chapter 14: An Average Afternoon:

Blaze, Rouge and Sally (disguised as Amy) arrived back at the house. They proceeded to sort out their items from the shopping bags. Rouge grabbed the outfit she had picked out, and Blaze grabbed the one that the real Amy had picked out for her.

"Oh, I almost forgot." Blaze said, grabbing a package of bras out of the shopping bag and forcing it into Rouge's hands, "Wear them!"

"Wha...?" Rouge asked, only to get cut off.

"A breast-lift doesn't count!" Blaze finished, walking off.

I'm Amy Rose! I'm cute and I'm full of energy!

(sigh) Sometimes I think I'm too absent-minded sometimes!

I almost got my ass handed to me by that damn squirrel earlier,

and on the SAME DAY, I forgot all about her, and she managed to

trap me while my guard was down! And what's worse: she's actually

working for that asshole Eggman now! Talk about desperate!

Fortunately, I can't seem to think of anything that could make

this day any worse!

Meanwhile, Orbot and Cubot piloted the escape-pod back up to the Death Egg, hovering hundreds of feet above the Station Square Mall. The two robots carried Amy into the control room, where Dr. Eggman was waiting for them. Due to his specially programmed medical robots, his once serious gashes had healed greatly within a relatively short amount of time, though large scabs remained where they used to be. His stomach had also become round again.

"Now we hold her here for ransom. If her little friends refuse to give up all their emeralds, then they'll never see her again!" He said laughing an evil laugh, followed by a gulp from his milkshake.

Cubot untied Amy, knowing she could not escape this room.

"Now then, my dear Rose, you might as well do nothing. Your precious Sonic might never come for you." Eggman gloated, laughing again; this time followed by stuffing a handful of fries (which were topped with cheese sauce, BBQ pulled pork and jalapeños) into his mouth.

Amy sat down in a chair in the back of the room, and proceeded to cry hard into her hands. How was she supposed to reunite with her fiancé now?

My name is Miles Prower! But everyone calls me Tails!

Seeing Sonic's relationship with Amy starting to take off

reminds me of that buzz I had the last time I saw Cream, and

now I want to do the same with her! ...Well, maybe I'll hold off on

the wedding-proposal, since it's too soon, but I should at least let

her know how I feel!

Tails was piloting his Tornado to Cream's house. Cream lived in the same neighborhood that the mansion was located in. Part of it consisted of standard, middle-class houses, and the rest was nothing but mansions. Cream lived in the former area. Tails landed his plane on her street and parked it just far enough away from her house that she would not be able to see it. He took out the rose, the box of chocolates and the note he had brought for her. He stepped onto the doorstep and placed them down gently. He then read over the note one last time to make sure it was good. The note read: "My heart always beats for you. Hopefully, yours beats for me. From your secret admirer."

"OK, here goes." Tails said to himself, placing the note down.

He took a deep breath and rang the doorbell. He quickly hovered onto the roof so he wouldn't be seen. He saw Cream open the door. Cheese flew out and picked up the things he had left for her. He saw them enter the house. Tails' heart was beating as he flew back home.

I'm Sonic! Sonic the Hedgehog!

Welp, today's been as good as ever for me!

Great weather, endless choices for activities,

and no sign of Eggman! However, being his most

hated enemy, I still can't help but feel suspicious

of the guy! In fact, I've ALWAYS remained suspicious

of him between our bouts, and that habit's been a

constant in my life even after I started taking it easy!

However, this time my suspicion isn't as strong, given the

beatdown I bestowed upon him the other night! But I still

can't help but wonder: Could he still be out there plotting

against me? And if so, why aren't there any signs?

Back at the house, Sonic and Sally were cuddling on the couch in the living room. Despite the fact that the two were touching, Sally would only take on an identical form of Sonic if she touched him. The two were lost in an episode of Sonic X.

"Alright! I'll give them credit for actually coming up with some original material instead of shamelessly retelling all of my adventures, but this?!" Sonic asked with a sigh.

Sally did not know who Chris was, so she just nodded.

After a bit, Knuckles entered the room, having finished his weight-lifting session downstairs. He slumped into a chair.

"Hey lovebirds, what's up?" He asked.

"Oh, nothing much." Sonic replied.

OK. So I suggest this date, and at the right moment, I reveal myself! Then Sonic will remember how much fun it was, and he'll be begging to get hooked back up with me! Sally thought, snickering to herself.

Tails walked into the room, thinking hard as well.

Alright, at some point, I'll go to Cream's and tell her about my gift. If she doesn't accept me, then I'll be damned. He thought, sitting in the armchair next to Knuckles and joining in the discussion.

"So my idea for tonight is we go on a date. Double, triple, depending on whoever wants to come." Sally said, having been silent for a while.

"Not a half-bad idea." Sonic commented.

Silver happened to be walking into the room, carrying a glass of sparkling cider with his telekinesis as he heard this.

"Hey Silver! You and Blaze are welcome to join us." Sonic said, beckoning him into the room.

"Well I'll be. Sounds like fun!" A voice replied.

Everyone looked around.

"Up here!" The voice said.

Everyone looked up and saw Rouge clinging onto the ceiling fan with her feet.

"Hey! Quit spying on us! And I thought you were with Shadow!" Silver said, angrily flipping a switch on the wall and causing the fan to spin around really fast.

Rouge fell down to the floor due to this.

"Well, even the most madly in love need to part ways once in a while, am I right?" She replied, before glaring at Silver.

"Well, no matter. You and Shadow are welcome to attend our double-date." Sonic said.

"Hey! Now it's a triple-date!" Sally commented.

"Alright, I'm gonna go get ready." Rouge said, leaving the room.

Everyone else left to get ready, leaving Tails and Knuckles alone in the living room.

"Man, it kinda' sucks being one of the only ones here who's single." Knuckles said with a sigh.

Tails nodded in agreement, though he knew it was a lie. He was determined to win Cream's heart at some point.