Chapter 24: A Case of Jealousy:
I'm Sonic! Sonic the Hedgehog!
Damn! Even though it was quite some time ago,
I still remember that wedding like it was yesterday!
And I'm happy to report that the marriage has not
suffered at all since then! Now that THAT event is
out of the way, it's time for a new story arc! And
what better way to set one up than to have a
deliberately long time-span between two random
chapters, am I right?
Despite being classified as a "mansion", the house where Sonic and his friends lived only had two floors plus a basement. After purchasing the house, Sonic realized that since everybody was living on the first floor, the second floor was useless. He had been pondering for a while over what he could possibly use the second floor for. Two months after the wedding, he had the second floor renovated. All of the interior walls on this floor were removed so that it was just one large room, and then the now large area was converted into a full-out gaming-room. The room was complete with a pool table, a foosball table, a 75-inch television set with numerous game-systems hooked up to it (provided that they had at least one Sonic-related game in their libraries), a dartboard, a milkshake bar, and a porch with a grill and a set of steps leading down to the backyard, (where a hot tub and fire pit had recently been added).
A year had passed since Sonic and Amy's wedding. It was 4:00pm. Tails had invited Cream over, and was teaching her how to play pool in the new game-room. The two were now in a serious dating-relationship.
"So then you hit the white ball like this..." He said holding her from behind in his arms and guiding her along.
Meanwhile, Sonic and Knuckles were playing Sonic '06 on the XBOX 360, with Sonic controlling himself in Aquatic Base. After a bit, control shifted to Knuckles, prompting Sonic to pass the controller to him.
"Geez, these controls suck!" Knuckles complained.
"I know! And remind me again: why did we even buy this?" Sonic asked.
"Well, like you said, we have to own every version of every game that you appeared in, even if it's just a cameo! And I specifically said that we could skip this one if you wanted to, but you insisted!" Knuckles replied.
As he was watching Knuckles control himself, a voice spoke.
"Somehow I knew you guys would be up here."
It was Amy, who was wearing a red maternity t-shirt, and white sweat pants, carefully climbing the stairs since she couldn't see her feet. (She had gotten pregnant sometime after the wedding).
Sonic helped guide her to a chair, and then went to finish the level. Tails looked up from the pool table for a second.
"Looks like you're really coming along." He commented eyeing Amy's rounded belly.
"Yep, the doctor says it should arrive any day now." She replied.
"Um, does somebody mind refilling our shake?" Cream asked.
Amy let out a sigh, for she had only just sat down. She headed behind the bar.
"Sure, what flavor was it?" She asked. (Everyone who lived in the house knew how to operate the milkshake bar).
"Mint chip." Cream ordered handing the glass to her.
"I still think my secret stash of mint-candy went in there!" Tails said, quickly slapping a hand over his mouth and looking around worriedly.
"While I'm still up here, does anyone else want a shake?" Amy asked.
"Cookie dough!" Sonic ordered.
"Rocky Road." Knuckles ordered, neither of them looking up from the game.
Without warning, the door to the back porch opened.
"Ah, nothing beats a nice dip in the Jacuzzi after a 9-hour workday at GUN."
It was Rouge, wearing her usual bikini. She still had rejuvenating-cream all over her face and cucumber slices over her eyes.
"So! What's everyone up to?" She asked, pulling on a pair of daisy dukes as best she could without removing her cucumber slices.
"Oh, nothing much. Want a shake?" Amy asked, not looking up from what she was doing.
"Sure, but make it small, and use low-fat ice cream. I'm trying to watch my figure." Rouge replied.
"Oh c'mon! It's been a whole goddamn year since that wedding-feast!" Knuckles groaned.
"Why don't you just shut the fuck up, and mind your own business, huh!?" Rouge replied, removing her cucumber slices and glaring at him.
"Hey guys! If you can't settle this like civilized animals, I'm kicking you both out of the house…with no alamoney!" Sonic threatened.
Both of them stopped arguing.
"Just tell me what flavor you want." Amy said, growing impatient.
"I'll have bourbon, please." Rouge ordered.
"Outta that!" Amy replied.
"Fine, amoretto then." Rouge ordered again.
As Rouge sat down on one of the barstools, she caught a glimpse of Amy's bump. She wished she hadn't looked at it. It made her even more upset.
Damn, she's lucky! I've always wanted a kid! All the friends I had before I even met Shadow had at least one. She thought.
"So…is everything prepared for the baby's arrival?" Rouge asked, trying to hide the jealous look on her face.
"Yes, we bought all the supplies we need, and we've arranged where it's going to sleep." Amy squealed, putting malt-powder into the shaker that Tails and Cream's milkshake was in, "Ooh, just think! Soon I'm going to be a parent! A parent, Rouge!"
"Ha ha, well I hope it goes well." Rouge laughed falsely.
Bitch! She thought, proceeding to gently wipe off her mask with a towel.
That evening, Sally Acorn was at her apartment (which happened to be the exact same apartment that Sonic had lived in before moving to his current home), loading clothes and items into boxes. After ultimately deciding that she would leave Sonic and Amy alone since they looked happy together, she had heard about their wedding and pregnancy. Despite how she had given up on trying to win Sonic back after Eggman's death, Sally was still upset on the inside. After spending the past year earning money to get by, she was planning to move out as her mental capacity refused to face the fact that Sonic had moved on. Finally packed, she moved out of her apartment, with the intent of moving far away and never coming back. Within 45 minutes, everything was loaded into boxes, and the boxes in turn were loaded onto the escape pod that Sally had previously commandeered from the Death Egg Mk. III. She climbed into the pod herself, and flew off into the sunset. As she left, Sally took out a picture of Sonic with his arm around her from many years ago. Emotionally disturbed, Sally proceeded to cry quietly as the pod cruised out of the city in mid-air.
My name is Cream the Rabbit! Please call me Cream!
As always, my time spent with Tails today was enjoyable! And of
course, I got another update on Amy's bun in the oven, which is also
great news! Too bad we don't have its due-date set in stone, so I could
easily be there for the occasion! But oh well, life's full of disappointments
anyway! That's what my late mother always told me!
Meanwhile, Tails was flying his plane over the rooftops of the neighborhood with Cream riding in the back. He was flying her home after spending lots of time with her that day. After a short while, Tails safely landed the plane right on the curb in front of Cream's house.
"Thank you, Mr. Tails." She praised as she carefully got out.
"From now on, just call me Tails, OK?" Tails requested.
"OK, Bye!" Cream called out as her boyfriend waved back and flew away.
Tails arrived home and parked the Tornado-1 in the driveway. He went inside where everyone was waiting for him at the dinner table before they started eating. Within a few seconds, conversation and clinking of silverware could be heard.
"…So then I had to chase the guy who stole the necklace on my motorcycle, weaving through traffic in the process. He was exceeding the speed-limit by a good 30 fucking miles, so I had to fire some rounds at his tires. Honestly, it seems I've hardly had any memorable action after Eggman died." Shadow said somberly as he cut himself a third piece of prime-rib.
"Well, hey! At least our kid will be born in a safe, peaceful environment!" Sonic said.
"Say! I had a mission shortly after yours!" Rouge said, "Someone hotwired a car and was driving away, but he was so worried about getting away, that he crashed into a ravine. I backed him into an abandoned barn and then he started flapping his lips like a madman! You should've heard it!"
"What did he say?" Silver asked, interested.
"Well he just stood against the wall and said, 'NO! NO! DON'T ARRREST ME! I DIDN'T WANT TO STEAL THAT CAR! SOMEBODY DARED ME TO DO IT! I LOOKED AT YOUR BREASTS! I'M SORRY!'." Rouge replied, her speech somewhat hindered by own giggles as she quoted the criminal.
Everyone laughed.
"I ended up slapping him in the face and putting the handcuffs on him. He was kicking and screaming all the way to the jail. It was hilarious!" Rouge finished.
The laughter still continued, though everyone was slowly starting to calm down.
"Ah ha ha ha ha ha...OW!" Amy laughed through teary eyes as a sudden feeling of pain cut her off.
There was silence.
"Ow! Ugh, something's happening." Amy continued.
Everyone was listening, worried.
"Ooh, there it is again! Sonic, I think it's time!" Amy said with a concerned look on her face.
Without hesitation, Sonic hurried his wife out of the kitchen and everyone followed.
"Aagh! Sonic! Hurry up! I'm having contractions like crazy!" She moaned as Sonic quickly helped her into the front passenger seat of his car.
"Okay, okay, just hold on, Amy. We'll get there as soon as possible." He comforted as Tails and Knuckles got into the backseat.
Sonic revved up the engine and both cars took off, going as fast as permitted to get to the nearest hospital. Amy was holding her stomach as she moaned in pain during the entirety of the drive. Sonic was comforting her as best he could.
"Just hold on! We're nearly there!" He said, worried and excited at the same time.