Chapter 30: Cheater?
"Tangle's Log,
It's been a few days since that whole incident in that village. I'm… still a bit sad about Shout, but I'll be fine. I still have to find his daughter, Whisper, after all. It was his last wish, so I have to do it!
Something that really surprised me was finding out that Tails was also born in that place. Apparently his folks got him out of there quickly enough to keep him safe, so that's good.
Tikal is back in my head now, since she went over to Jewel's after I got caught. That comedian said there's more space in my head than Jewel's, so she likes it here more…
I don't know if I mentioned this yet, but Eggman was sent to jail after his last scheme went wrong… truth be told, I am surprised that he hasn't tried to break out by now. It'll probably happen any day now… but we'll be ready!
As for what we are doing in the meantime… well, I have something planned with Sonic today, and it really just depends on if he pulls through and shows up in the end, actually, I think I see him now! I'll let what we are doing be a surprise for right now ;)"
Later that day
"THAT STUPID STINKING JERK!" Amy shouted as she stormed into the living room for the second time that day.
"Uh… I take it your day with my uncle didn't go too well?" Chris asked.
"It was a bit of a mess for a while, but it was kinda nice in the end… we even stopped Eggman's plan to break out of prison… BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT!" Amy shouted.
"Ok, what happened then?" Cream asked.
"What happened… what happened is…"
Chris and Cream then got closer, interested in what Amy was going to say.
"THAT JERK SONIC IS CHEATING ON ME WITH TANGLE!" Amy suddenly shouted, causing her friends to jump back in surprise.
"What?! Sonic?! With Tangle?!" Chris asked. "You… you can't be serious!"
"I know what I heard!" Amy said. "When we FINALLY found Sonic, he told Sam that he had plans with Tangle all day, and that he was busy with that!"
"Ok, but that could mean a lot of things… what makes you think he was… well, going on a date?" Chris asked.
"What else could be so important that he would skip out on our date for?!" Amy asked.
"Amy…" Cream said.
"It is true that Tangle and Jewel have been out all day…" Chris said. "But you know that they would be together… and Sonic can't date both of them at once!"
"Isn't it obvious?!" Amy asked.
"Uh…"
"TAILS is dating Jewel!" Amy said. "Those jerks went on a double date!"
At this point, everyone had given up… there was no getting through to this girl.
"Amy…"
"Well! I am going to find that girl and give her a piece of my mind!" Amy said.
"H-hold on! It's getting dark out! Maybe you should stay here for the night… they should be home soon." Chris said.
"Good idea, I'll do that!" Amy said as she stormed out of the room.
"… I hate to inform you Master Chris, but I just spoke with Master Tails on the phone." Tanaka said. "He has informed me that Masters Tangle and Jewel will be spending the night at his workshop."
"…Oh…"
The next day
When Amy woke up, she immediately went to work, storming down and into the dining room.
"Where is she?!" Amy asked.
"Uh… she spent the night at Tails' place…" Chris explained.
"WHAT?!" Amy asked. "Jewel too?!"
"Uh… yeah?"
"… I'm going over there!" Amy said as she stormed out of the room.
"… Great… that really didn't help their case…" Chris said.
"You know, this got me thinking." Cream said. "I would kinda expect Ms. Tangle to start dating Mr. Tails instead of Mr. Sonic."
"What makes you say that?" Chuck asked.
"Those two just get along so well! Plus, they've gotten closer since they found out they were born in the same village…" Cream explained.
"Just because two people get along really well, doesn't mean they should start dating…" Chuck said. "They might be better off as friends!"
"Hmmm… yeah, I guess you're right." Cream said.
"Uh… I don't think they would appreciate us gossiping about them…" Chris said.
All the way over to Tails' workshop in the Mystic Ruins, Amy couldn't stop thinking about how she was going to give Tangle a taste of her hammer. This resulted in her constantly having a very menacing look on her face, which caused a lot of people to stare at her on the way.
When she arrived however…
"Alright Tangle… you better prepare yourself!" Amy said.
Before she could charge in though…
"Seriously! This may be the most important thing I have had to do in my entire life!" Tangle said.
"Wow, you really are excited for this!" Sonic said.
"Uh, DUH?! I can't wait for us to live together in our own place!" Tangle said.
'WHAT?!" Amy thought.
"It is really exciting… I am really happy for you two!" Tails said.
"Still, there's a lot of things that need to get done first… people to meet, papers to fill out…" Jewel said.
"And a party to plan!" Sonic said. "We HAVE to celebrate this!"
"You got that right!" Tangle said.
"We gotta tell everyone the good news first!" Tails said.
"Of course!" Tangle and Sonic said together.
And at that moment, Amy could feel her heart break in two.
'Sonic and Tangle… are getting married?!' Amy thought.
Then, an image of Sonic and Tangle standing together in wedding apparel while she sat depressingly to the side flashed into her mind.
Unable to bear with it anymore, Amy ran away as fast as she could.
"Sonic and Tangle are WHAT?!" Chris asked.
"You heard meeeehehehe!" Amy cried out, while Cream tried to comfort her.
"Hold on! What did they say that makes you think that?" Chris asked.
"They were talking about… moving in together… some paperwork that needed to get done… telling us the good news…" Amy said between sobs. "The reception…"
"Amy…" Chris said.
"Hey guys! What's going on in here?" They heard Sonic say as he walked in.
Everyone then looked to the hedgehog in shock, though Cream had a look of anger in her eyes.
"How dare you Mr. Sonic?!" Cream said.
"Huh? What did I do?" Sonic asked.
"You know what you did!" Cream said.
"Cream…" Amy said. "Just… leave it."
"Huh? But…"
"I'll… move past it… some day…" Amy said. "I just… need some time…"
"You alright Amy?" Tangle asked.
"Oh yeah, I'll be fine." Amy said. "Where were you guys all this time?"
She was playing dumb so they could just get it over with.
"Oh! So, we have something BIG to share!" Tangle said.
Amy just smiled at this. It seemed to confirm what she had known all along.
"Congratulations you two… I am sure you will be really happy together…" Amy said.
"Huh? Wait, did you know already?" Tangle asked.
"I overheard you talking about it at Tails' workshop earlier." Amy said.
"Oh… guess we spoiled the surprise…" Jewel said.
"Man… and here I was hoping that we would be the ones to break the news…" Tangle said.
"It's fine, we are just really happy for you two!" Chuck said.
Cream then looked to Amy, who just gave her a reassuring smile. As such, Cream went over to Tangle and gave her a hug.
"Thanks you guys… though things will be really… different now, this is gonna be a big change for the better!" Tangle said.
"I agree!" Cream said. "So… when's the wedding?"
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"W-wedding?" Tangle asked.
"Uh yeah?" Cream said. "You can't get married without a wedding!"
"M-M-M-MARRIED?!" Tangle asked.
"Who's getting married now?" Tails asked.
"Ms. Tangle and Mr. Sonic of course!" Cream said.
The two in question then looked to each other…
And then they started laughing hysterically.
"No, no no no! You cannot be serious!" Tangle said between laughs. "There is no actual way this is happening right now!"
"I can't take it, this is way too funny!" Sonic said.
"WAIT A MINUTE! SERIOUSLY?! IS THAT WHAT'S GOT AMY SO DOWN?!" Tangle laughed out. "Oh my gosh, my ribs! I can't take it!"
"Where in the- the world did you get that idea?!" Sonic asked.
"I told you, I overheard you guys talking at Tails' workshop!" Amy said. "You said you were moving in together, had some paperwork to file, and that we have to celebrate!"
"Oh… oh my goodness." Jewel said, joining in on the laughter.
"Wait, if you two AREN'T getting married, then what's happening?" Chuck asked.
"Geez, Amy, you really need to ask questions before you jump to conclusions, cause oh my gosh you jumped to the wrong conclusion!" Tangle said.
"Just tell us what's going on already!" Amy shouted.
"Amy… Tangle and I are building and moving into our own home!" Jewel said.
"…Huh?"
"We spent the entire day yesterday planning it out, while Sonic went to find a good spot!" Tangle said.
"Yeah… might of gotten a bit sidetracked while doing that…" Sonic said while scratching his head.
"So… you aren't getting married?" Amy asked.
"Nope, we were never even dating." Tangle said. "Sonic's a great guy and all, but I am not interested in him like that."
"Right back at ya!" Sonic said.
Everyone just looked at the two of them in complete shock.
They had actually started to believe Amy too!
"Well, we may not have a wedding to celebrate, but we still have a party to plan!" Chuck said. "Let's all put this whole mess behind us and celebrate!"
"Yeah, I agree!" Tangle said.
Everyone then went to the kitchen to plan out a great meal to celebrate Tangle and Jewel's accomplishments, and Amy couldn't help but smile.
'I really had nothing to worry about after all!'
"Oh! Actually Mr. Tails, there is something I wanted you to look at! We left it in the garage!" Cream suddenly said.
End of Chapter 30
It's been 30 chapters! As such, I made this chapter to reaffirm something…
THERE ARE NO SHIPS IN THIS STORY! (Other than Tails and Cosmo in season 3, but we all know how that is gonna end…)
Does it sometimes seem that I am pushing for certain pairings? Yeah… but nothing will come from it in this story. Everyone is just gonna be good friends!
Oh, and Tangle and Jewel are moving out… but seeing as how we are starting to approach the end of Season 2, nothing will come of this until probably Season 3.
The Sonic Battle arc is next! This will be an interesting one… you'll see ;)
See you all next time for Chapter 31
