Did you all liked the Mafia one-shots? I'm glad you all did! Just to clarify, there is no Part 3 for the Mafia chapters so please remember to always read the bolded parts! I'll decide whether or not to continue the chapters based on the themes. Sound good? Okay!
This one-shot is set in the Boom Universe, and it involves the theme 'Phantom of the Opera'. The idea came from a TV show called 'Goosebumps' which I highly recommend you watch since they make it awesome during spooky season, and the episode involved The Phantom of the Auditorium. I hope you all like it!

The citizens chattered with each other in curiosity and confusion as they all stood at the Village Center. Sonic and his friends noticed everyone gathering at the town square, as they were headed towards their destination: Meh Burger.

"What's everyone here for?" Sonic wondered.

"Judging by the podium with a stepstool in place, I say the mayor is about to announce something," Tails hypothesized.

"If it's a reward for being the strongest, then I humbly accept it!" Knuckles grinned with both hands on his hips.

Amy rolled her eyes. "Besides that, it's probably some bad news."

"I bet it's a warning about the government trying to take over the village!" Sticks sneered, then yelled at the sky. "I'm on to you, you nutjobs! You'll never take our brains!"

"Guess we'll know now," Sonic pointed to Mayor Fink approaching the podium.

Getting on the stepstool so he could reach the microphone, Mayor Fink cleared his throat as he tapped on the microphone. "Is this thing on? Splendid! Now, I'm sure you're all wondering why I have called you all here today."

"Is it an exquisite 5-star hotel you're building?" Lady Walrus asked.

"A carnival for us all?" T.W. Barker said, scheming an evil plan to scam everyone out of their money.

"Longer breaks while working in a fast-food establishment?" Dave the Manager added.

"Another library to store all my books in?" Fastidious Beaver questioned.

"My trophy?" Knuckles raised his hand with glee.

"No to all of your questions," Mayor Fink ignored their disappointed groans. "I am here to inform you all that the local movie theater is to be closed down permanently."

"WHAT!?" Team Sonic shouted simultaneously, shocked at what he said.

Everyone else had the same reaction, as Mayor Fink continued his speech. "Unfortunately, due to insufficient funding that we do not have, I had to make some serious budget cuts. And since our movie theater hasn't been producing enough money, the decision to close it has already been decided."

"But that's not fair!" Amy was the first to speak. "Our local movie theater is the only place we go to for entertainment!"

"Yeah! That's where I see all the Tommy Thunder movies!" Knuckles complained.

"Along with the historical documentary and sci-fi films!" Tails added.

"You better give us back our movie theater or you'll be cursed forever!" Sticks threatened.

Mayor Fink raised one hand up. "I know you're all upset about it, but my hands are tied. It's not like there is a way to raise money to keep the theater open."

Sonic stared at him in bewilderment. "You mean create a fundraiser?"

"Ah yes! I forgot we can do those! But yes - if all of you can raise enough money for the movie theater, then I won't shut it down."

"How much we talkin?"

"I say about $25,000."

"Now hold on! That sounds like extortion!" Amy glared at him, placing her hands on her hips. "Doesn't the movie theater produce enough money due to all the famous movies we've been getting!?"

"Hey, they stopped sending us the good films after the whole fiasco with the network corporation along with the food fight incident involving the popcorn and nachos," Mayor Fink shivered at the memory. "And because everyone prefers the latest hits instead of our old historic films, there haven't been anyone coming to the theaters lately."

"I'm pretty sure it's due to the ticket price-

"Which concludes my announcement today! Good day to you all!" Mayor Fink quickly left the podium, ignoring the villagers booing at him.

As everyone dispersed, upset at what transpired today, Amy looked at her team. "Can you believe this!? The one place where we always go to for entertainment will be shut down forever unless we raise $25,000!"

"Not right now," Tails raised one finger up. "Mayor Fink never shuts down a place permanently until all the paperwork is done. And since it takes him forever to get all the documents sorted, I say our local movie theater will remain open for at least 3 weeks."

"That means I can go there and rewatch all of my favorite movies there before I can say my goodbyes!" Knuckles gasped in realization.

"Or we can try to keep the theater open by hosting a fundraiser and get the money needed so it won't shut down for good," Sonic suggested.

"You're absolutely right, Sonic! We must host a fundraiser at once!" Amy went into a thinking pose. "Now the question is, what kind of fundraiser?"

"How about a mud auction? We get all the best mud from the jungle, craft them into artifacts, and sell them for the highest price?" Sticks suggested her idea. "I know where we can get the good mud."

Amy shook her head. "I don't think anyone can use mud like you can, Sticks."

Sticks shrugged. "It's their loss then."

"I vote a pie festival!" Knuckles raised his hand.

Sonic shook his head. "No way. You got splinters after eating a piece of lumbar by accident, and it took all of us to hold you down while the doctor removed those splinters."

"And I'll never forget that painful feeling," Knuckles reminisced.

"Guess we'll cross out the bake sale as an option," Tails said.

Amy gasped, as she snapped her fingers. "I got it! We can perform a play from a famous book or film!" She gazed at her friends. "We can sell tickets for our play at $10 per person, use the stage hall for the performance, hire anyone who wishes to audition for the part, and put on the best Broadway show while raising enough money to keep our local movie theater open!"

Sonic scratched his head. "But what show will be performed?"

"The Phantom!"

"I don't remember the plot being like this?" Sonic went through the script.

"It's actually another version one of the local schools used before," Tails explained, holding his own script. "The story is about a theater owner named Carlo, who believes his theater is haunted. Residing under the basement is the ghostly Phantom who haunts the theater, and is secretly in love with Carlo's daughter Esmeralda. The Phantom kidnapped Esmeralda, who resists his advances at first, but feels attracted to his mystery and charm. However, her boyfriend finds out about it, kills him, and it breaks her heart, resulting in Esmeralda to lose her life in order to be with the Phantom."

"So in the end, someone dies?"

"Let's not spoil the ending to anyone. Amy specifically mentioned no spoilers."

"She probably chose this one since the other play, the Phantom of the Opera, is way too cliché."

"Wouldn't this one also be cliché?"

"Depends on what Amy thinks. Speaking of which, is she still casting for roles?"

"Sure seems like it," Tails gestured to where the stage is.

Amy, who was sitting on the bench wearing a black beret on her head and a matching scarf tied around her neck, held her giant megaphone up and spoke in it. "And action!"

Belinda the Goat cleared her throat as she started speaking in her script. "Phantom, where are you? Please come ba-a-a-a-ack!"

"Cut! Next!"

Fastidious Beaver spoke from his script. "Esmeralda, listen to your father. The Phantom is vicious, and as I quote, his grammar is atrocious."

"Next person!"

Dave the Manager sighs, reading from his script. "Phantom, come out and heed my wrath for brainwashing my Esmeralda. You will pay for kidnapping her."

"Next!"

As every individual auditioned for the play, Amy wrote down whom she believed are perfect for the leading roles in the play. After thanking everyone and letting them enjoy the free cookies she baked to convince people to come and audition, she was able to post her results on the wall mural.

"I shall now reveal the results of who has the leading roles!" Amy pointed to Tails. "Tails, you are our Phantom!"

"Awesome! I knew playing the Phantom to woo Zooey over would work!" Tails whooped.

"Dr. Eggman, you are Carlo, Esmeralda's father!" Amy pointed to her enemy.

"I still don't get why you chose me for the leading role even though I tried to destroy the village 5 minutes ago, but who cares! I'm gonna be in a play!" Dr. Eggman grinned with a giddy expression.

"Yes, and you will remain on your best behavior while rehearsing for the play," Amy warned him, then went back to the list. "Dave the Manager is picked as Esmeralda's boyfriend, but your understudy will be Knuckles."

"Woo-hoo! I'm an understudy!" Knuckles cheered.

Dave rolled his eyes. "As long as I don't do any work, then I'll manage."

Amy pointed to the Beaver Policeman. "You're casted as the Detective investigating the haunted theater under Carlo's request."

The Beaver Policeman nodded with satisfaction. "Luckily for you, I have experience as a policeman."

"As for our Esmeralda," Amy checked the list, then gasped. "Wait! We don't have our Esmeralda!" She scanned her surroundings. "How many girls auditioned for her role!?"

"Not me because I refuse to be brainwashed!" Sticks proclaimed.

"Zooey wanted to, but had to go out of town to visit her sick aunt," Tails answered.

"Belinda couldn't get the part, Lady Walrus had stage fright, and the twins caught a nasty cold," Sonic counted his fingers. "Oh yeah, Orbot & Cubot couldn't get the part but were chosen to help decorate the props."

Amy placed both her hands on her cheeks in horror. "This is terrible! The play cannot happen without our Esmeralda!" She placed her hand on her chest. "I'm unable to play her part since I'm the director, and it's my job to lead the play and make sure everything goes well perfectly!"

"But who exactly can play Esmeralda?" Sticks questioned. "This person also needs to have a lovely singing voice."

Tails gasped in excitement. "I know one person who has a lovely singing voice and can play as Esmeralda!"

"You do! Who!?" Amy looked at Tails, waiting for his answer.

Tails smiled at Sonic, who arched his eyebrow in confusion but then saw everyone staring at him, realizing what his brother is talking about. "Oh no! There's got to be a huge mistake here!"

"Ah yes! I do remember the fox mentioned that back in Season 1," Dr. Eggman recalled.

"No way! You need a female with a lovely singing voice, not a male with a lovely singing voice," Sonic emphasized while folding his arms. "I refuse!"

"Pretty please, Sonic!" Amy begged, clasping her hands together in a pleading motion. "You'll wear a costume, and no one will recognize you! We need this play to be a success so we can keep our movie theater from shutting down!"

"Yeah! I really wanna eat the nachos there again!" Knuckles drooled at the thought of the theater nachos.

"Don't forget that it's the only place where I can have fun with you all without freaking out," Sticks pointed out.

Sonic saw everyone pleading with him, and he shook his head. "There's no way I have a nice singing voice! It's just not possible!"

Tails folded his arms, smirking at him. "Then prove it. Sing to us something and prove to us that you don't have a lovely singing voice."

"Oh I will!" Sonic cleared his throat, then opened his mouth.

~Hello. Welcome home~

~Whoa. Yeah~

~Yeah. Ah!~

His voice made everyone speechless, never realizing how haunting and enchanting his melody is. Even the lyrics he chose is a song Amy recognized from the famous singer Billie Eilish, and she had no clue Sonic could hit the high note well. When Sonic finished, everyone sniffed with tears in their eyes and started clapping, as Amy pointed at him. "We have found our Esmeralda!"

"Do not leave me, Phantom! Please hold on!"

"My sweet Esmeralda, I do not want to die like this. But alas, fate is not kind to me."

"Someone help! Please come and help him! Please!"

"Do not cry, my emerald. Tears do not suit you."

"Phantom, you mustn't talk too much. You're losing too much blood!"

"Farewell, my Esmeralda. May destiny reunite us again in the next life."

"No…No! PHANTOM! COME BACK! DON'T LEAVE ME, MY LOVE!"

Letting out a few tears escaping from his eyes, Sonic held Tails' lifeless body close to him, weeping on his chest. Then, he felt his head being patted, and a muffled voice to release him. Sonic lifted his head up, wiping his eyes. "How was that? Good?"

"Amazing!" Tails gave him a thumbs up, as they both stood up from the ground. "You'll make a great actor, bro!"

"I know I am," Sonic grinned, then went back to his script resting on the table. "Okay so after the Phantom dies in her arms, she takes out the dagger the Phantom kept on him, used it to stab herself in the heart, and dies alongside with him. When the detective came down to the basement where they were hidden, it was too late since both Esmeralda and the Phantom are deceased."

"Proving that love is truly tragic, even after death," Tails read through his script.

"Besides that, do you think everyone in this village will come see the play?"

"The tickets are cheap, food will be provided, and they'll remember how amazing the play is for the rest of their lives."

"As long as we raise up to $25,000 for our local theater to open, then it must be a huge hit."

"Then it has to be everyone on this island."

"If they're willing to pay for ticket & entry," Sonic stretched his arms upwards. "Now, the script mentioned I have to sing a couple of songs?"

Tails nodded, flipping through the script until he came across a page. "During the part when Esmeralda heard a voice calling out to her while she is alone in the theater." He turned a few more pages and stopped at a page. "A song while she is performing in a play with her fellow castmates before the Phantom kidnaps her."

He flipped a few more pages. "Close to the finale before the fight scene happens."

Sonic looked over Tails' shoulder. "There better not be a kiss scene in there."

"Not unless kissing the forehead counts."

"I'm okay with it, but nothing near the mouth."

"Thankfully, Amy revised the script carefully before printing them out."

"Can't make things awkward," Sonic gazed at the sky. "It's about to get dark. Let's head back home and continue our lines tomorrow."

He looked over to the table, noticing it was empty. "Huh? Where's my script?"

"I remembered you placed it there on the table," Tails scratched his head in confusion.

"It's not under the table or on the ground," Sonic scanned his surroundings.

As he and Tails searched the area for the missing script, they didn't realize a dark figure watching them from a far distance, holding the missing script in its hand as the figure read the title.

The day of the play had finally arrived, as everyone from the village or from outside the village paid for the tickets, food, and drink as they went to their assigned seating. They all chattered with each other excitedly, holding a pamphlet in their hand of the famous drama play 'The Phantom'. Even the mayor and other rich individuals came, wanting to see the show.

Amy peeked from behind the curtains, seeing everyone sitting down at their seats, excited for the play to start. Pulling herself back, she turned around and got her megaphone out. "Places, everyone! The show will start in 15 minutes!"

They all appeared in front of her, dressed in their costumes. Tails wore his phantom costume, the Beaver Policeman wore his detective outfit, Dave wore a gray blazer, Dr. Eggman wore a velvet tuxedo, and Sonic wore a blue short-sleeved knee-length dress with sheer sleeves flared out, star patterns decorating the dress, a buckle belt tied around his waist, black leggings, blue ankle dress boots, and a dark blue ribbon hairclip with a yellow star pinned on it decorated with constellations attached to the side of his head.

Amy happily squealed in delight. "I knew that dress fits you perfectly, Sonic! It matches with everything!"

Sonic looked away, trying not to blush in embarrassment. "T-This is only for tonight! After this, I'm not wearing it again!"

"I think it looks great on you, bro!" Tails gave him a thumbs up.

Dr. Eggman coughed in his fist, masking his laugh. "At least its decent on you."

"Very funny, Eggman!" Sonic folded his arms, grumbling.

Amy clapped her hands together loudly. "In less than 15 minutes, the curtains will draw and our play shall commence! Remember, we're doing this for our local movie theater! We all want to watch the best movies and get the best films back on the big screen!"

"I really do miss my detective shows," the Beaver Policeman said.

"The new Tommy Thunder movies promote Meh Burger with the latest toys," Dave commented.

"I don't know why you imbeciles still choose to go there. They make the worst popcorn, and they're always out of butter!" Dr. Eggman scoffed.

"Probably because we have time and you don't," Sonic smirked at him.

"What was that, you little-

"Alright, everyone! Time to get in position!" Amy called out to them.

"Phantom! Are you there, Phantom?" Sonic had his arms spread out, calling out to the Phantom. "Phantom! Are you there, Phantom?"

Sonic looked around, searching for something. "Please, Phantom! Come to me!"

Meanwhile, Tails is under the stage standing on the trapdoor, pressing the switch to let him move up. However, it was stuck. "Come on! It's time for my cue!"

As he tried to see what was wrong, a hand covered his mouth and pulled him down into the darkness.

"Where are you, Phantom?" Sonic continued to call out, wondering why Tails isn't coming up.

Then, the switch to the trap door shifted, causing it to move up as a figure appeared from the foggy mist. He was clad in a dark Phantom costume, a white mask covering his face, white gloves covered his hands, and he was in a striking pose with his hand reaching out, palm facing outwards for Sonic.

Sonic brought his hands out. "We are together at last. I dreamt of this moment for so long!"

"So have I, Esmeralda," a deep voice said, grabbing both of Sonic's wrists and getting close to him. "So have I."

"Not so rough, Tails!" Sonic whispered, then noticed the phantom is actually the same height as him. Looking up, he gasped when he saw a pair of red orbs hidden behind the mask erupting in flames, indicating this wasn't his brother.

The phantom began to speak, bringing one arm out to gesture to the stage while the other is still gripping Sonic's wrist. "Fair Esmeralda, I have lived under this theater for more than 70 years." He pointed to the stage ground. "I was to play the phantom on this very stage!"

He then gazed at the audience. "It was to be the greatest night of my life… But it was not to be…" He looked at Sonic. "For 1 hour before the curtain was to rise, I fell into the abyss where I became a real phantom… hoping… waiting… for this night! Where I would finally play my ultimate role!"

"And you, Esmeralda, come with me," the phantom pulled Sonic close to him. "To eternal darkness."

Sonic glared at him, then pulled off his mask. "Never!"

"Noo!" the phantom screamed, causing Sonic to gasp as he recognized who it was.

Before he could say anything, the phantom fell backwards and into the dark tunnel where the trapdoor had been, hearing the phantom still screaming no until his voice faded away. Then, the audience got up and cheered, clapping loudly at the wonderful performance as the curtains have drawn, indicating the play has ended.

The lights turned on, and Amy appeared at the back of the stage congratulating and hugging everyone. "Come on, everybody! On stage! The audience loved it!" She hugged Sonic. "Sonic, that was marvelous! Just marvelous!"

She then went to hug Dr. Eggman. "You were sensational, Dr. Eggman! Just sensational!"

"Well, I have been taking a lot of acting lessons recently," Dr. Eggman rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.

Then, the trapdoor activated, and it brought up Tails, who was lying on the ground in a supine position with both his arms crossed over his chest in an X position. Amy crouched near him. "I don't know where those lines came from mister, but they were brilliant!" She then got up and clapped her hands as she heard the audience cheering louder. "Oh! Curtain call! Come on, everybody! Curtain call!"

As Amy and the others left to where the stage is, Sonic got on his hands and feet and helped Tails up. "Are you okay, bud?"

Tails rubbed his head, removing his mask. "Something hit me, but I think I'm fine."

Sonic noticed something lying on the ground next to Tails, and picked it up. "Where did this come from?"

Tails shook his head to get rid of the dizziness, then saw what Sonic is holding. "A lavender bouquet?"

There was a small card attached to the bouquet, and Sonic read it. "I never knew he liked 'The Phantom'. He should've at least come to audition for the role."

"Who is it from?"

"I'll come back for you again soon, Sonic. But next time, on my terms."

"Wait, isn't that-

"Yup! Our buddy Shadow stole the spotlight."

That wraps up this one-shot! The lyrics Sonic sang earlier is "Isn't It Lovely?" By Billie Eilish & Khalad. Also, I highly recommend you watch the old Goosebumps series because those episodes were awesome! Now, the next one-shot will feature an idea I got from a YuGiOh Puppyshipping one-shot fic so if you want to read it, remember to review and comment!