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It was about 5:15 now, and the sun was just beginning to set.  The sky was beginning to turn into a mix of red, yellow and orange, as the sun was beginning to lower over the horizon.  As the time began to wind down to the 6:00 mark, Amy began to get ready for her meet with Sonic at Emerald Coast.  She was really nervous, not sure of what Sonic was going to say or do when she got there.
"I wonder what he has in mind when we get there?" she asked Cream, both of which were sitting on the couch, "Maybe he'll finally ask me to be his girlfriend!"
The thought of them, walking hand in hand along the shore began to flood her thoughts again, causing her to blush.  Cream noticed this and began to giggle, making Amy blush a little more than she already was.
Her thoughts of what to expect were interrupted when the phone in the kitchen began to ring.  Amy got up, went into the kitchen and answered it in her polite manner.
"Hello?" Amy asked.
"Hi, Amy, it's Tails," said Tails on the other line, "I need to speak to Cream right away!"
"Okay, hold on a second," she said, as she placed the phone down.  She walked into the living room and told Cream that Tails was on the phone, waiting for him.
Cream got up and went into the kitchen.  She picked up the phone and answered it.
"Hey, Cream," he said, "Listen, I need you to come to the workshop as soon as possible.  We have a bit of a problem."
"Sure," said Cream, "Is everything alright?"
"Not exactly," he said, letting out a deep sigh, "I can't really discuss it over the phone, so I need you to come over, like now."
"Okay, Miles," she said, "I'll be over as soon as possible."  With that, she hung up the phone and walked back into the living room.  However, she was surprised to see that Amy wasn't there.
"She must be getting ready for her meet with Sonic," she said aloud, "I'll go wait for her outside."
Cream walked outside and waited for Amy on the first step of her porch.  She sat there, wondering to herself what Tails wanted to talk to her about.  She detected it was something rather important, for there was a hint of sadness and worry in his voice.  She hoped everything was alright, that things were going well with them.
It wasn't long before the front door opened and Amy walked out.  She looked very pretty in her red dress and red headband; her usual outfit.  There was a sweet aroma of perfume on her skin and a hint of lipstick on her lips.  She looked very beautiful, at least from Cream's point of view.
"You look really pretty, Amy," she said, standing up the moment she closed the door behind her.
"Thanks Cream," Amy said, offering a polite curtsey, "I hope Sonic loves it.  I'm so nervous, my legs are shaking and my heart is racing.  I've never been this nervous before in my entire life."
"Relax, Amy," Cream said, "Everything will be fine.  I'm sure of it!"
"What did Tails say on the phone?" Amy asked.
"He wanted to see me about something," she answered, "He said it was too important to talk over the phone, so I have to see him in person."
"Oh, okay," said Amy, taking deep breaths to calm her heart, "So, I guess I'll see you later, huh?"
"Yeah," said Cream.  Then, she threw her arms around her waist in a sisterly hug and said, "Don't worry everything's going to be alright.  Trust me!"
"I'll try not to," she said, nervously.  With that, Cream released her embrace and took off into the sky, heading towards Tails' workshop.  Before she left, she turned her head and waved at Amy, smiling as she did so.
Amy smiled and waved back at her best friend.  Then, when Cream began to disappear in the horizon, Amy began walking down the dirt path towards the city.  As she walked, humming a small tune to herself, she was completely oblivious that someone, several paces behind her, was following her.

Cream made excellent time on getting to Tails' workshop.  She got there in as little as 25 minutes, a personal best for her.  When she got there, she began walking up towards the workshop.  As she walked up the hill, she noticed that Tails and Knuckles were both sitting on the porch, waiting for her.  Tails looked concerned, almost upset, while Knuckles sat there, his head buried in his hands, like he was crying about something, though he wasn't.
"Hey guys," she said, as she approached them, "What's wrong?"
"Well," said Knuckles, as he lifted his head, "It seems we have a bit of a problem."
"What do you mean?" she asked, a worried expression beginning to cloud her face, "Mr. Knuckles, what's wrong?  What happened?"
"Well, here's the thing," he said, lowering his head, "I tried to get the ring from Shadow by convincing him to give me the ring so I could give it to Amy.  The only problem was that he never said that he wanted to give the ring to Amy, so I…kind of…in a small way…messed up."
Cream's eyes grew wide as her heart began to speed up.  By what he was saying, she was able to put two and two together.
"You didn't get the ring?" she asked, putting her hand on her heart, "You messed up and allowed Shadow to keep the ring?"
By the sound of her voice, it was evident she was trying to hold back tears.  Knuckles looked up to her, meeting her horrified face.  He felt very guilty that he failed at getting the ring.
"Cream, I'm so sorry," he said, standing to his feet, "I swear to you, it wasn't my fault!  He tricked me into saying it!"
"What else is new?" mocked Tails, as he rolled his eyes.  Cream failed to find the humor in the joke.  All she did was cup her hands over her mouth and turned her back to them.  As she did so, Tails walked over to her and tried to comfort her.
"Cream, it's okay," he said, as he began to rub her back in a comforting manner.
"It's not okay," she said, as tears began stream down her face, "The fate of their relationship depended on getting that ring.  Now, because of Mr. Knuckles, it's over!  It's all over, for us and for Amy!"
"It's not over," said Tails, "There's still hope, there's still a chance for them."
"YES IT IS!" she exclaimed, as she fell to her knees, "All I wanted was to get Amy and Mr. Sonic together!  All I wanted was for them to happy!  Now, they'll never be together, they'll never be happy!  It's over, Miles, it's all over!  Shadow won and there's nothing we can do about it!"
Cream began sobbing heavily, resting her head in Tails' chest.  All the while, Tails began to rub her back again, hoping to calm her down.
"Um, not to add anymore salt to the wound," said Knuckles, "But Shadow asked me to relay a message to you, Cream."
Cream calmed her crying to a sob and turned her head to look at him.  He cleared his throat and said, "He wanted me to tell you that he wants his 100,000 rings by the end of the day."
"Well, he can't have them," answered Tails, "He didn't go on a date with Amy.  Therefore, he didn't fulfill his end of the deal."
"What's the point?" asked Cream, he voice sounding very low and weak, "I should just give it to him.  There's no chance of us getting them together."
"That's not true," reassured Tails, "There's still a chance they can be together.  There's still a way we can do it!"
"Really?" asked Cream, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand, "How's that?"
Tails smiled at her and said, "All we have to do is pray, Cream.  Sonic's the last hope we have right now.  We have to pray that all we've done in the past few days convinces Sonic to admit his feelings to Amy.  Once that happens, Shadow won't have a chance in the world to date Amy."
Cream looked up at him with hopeful eyes, "Do you really think Mr. Sonic will confess to Amy?  Do you really think he'll tell her his feelings?"
Tails nodded his head and smiled.  "I know he will.  All we have to do is pray and believe in him.  That's all we have to do know, is pray and believe."
Tails helped Cream to her feet, still rubbing her back to comfort her.  Knuckles got up and joined them, trying to comfort Cream as well.
"Cream, I am so sorry about what happened," he said, as he rubbed her back as well.
"It's okay, Mr. Knuckles," said Cream, "At least you tried, that's the important thing."
"So, what do we do now?" asked Tails, as he scratched the back of his head.
"What do you think?" said Cream, as she wiped the remaining tears from her eyes, "We go to Emerald Coast and see what happens.  I just hope you're right, Miles.  I hope Mr. Sonic tells Amy his true feelings."
"He will Cream," said Tails, as he smiled at her, "I know he will."
With that, the three of them made their way to Emerald Coast, praying that Sonic tells Amy the truth before it's too late.

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It was about 5:15 now, and the sun was just beginning to set.  The sky was beginning to turn into a mix of red, yellow and orange, as the sun was beginning to lower over the horizon.  As the time began to wind down to the 6:00 mark, Amy began to get ready for her meet with Sonic at Emerald Coast.  She was really nervous, not sure of what Sonic was going to say or do when she got there.
"I wonder what he has in mind when we get there?" she asked Cream, both of which were sitting on the couch, "Maybe he'll finally ask me to be his girlfriend!"
The thought of them, walking hand in hand along the shore began to flood her thoughts again, causing her to blush.  Cream noticed this and began to giggle, making Amy blush a little more than she already was.
Her thoughts of what to expect were interrupted when the phone in the kitchen began to ring.  Amy got up, went into the kitchen and answered it in her polite manner.
"Hello?" Amy asked.
"Hi, Amy, it's Tails," said Tails on the other line, "I need to speak to Cream right away!"
"Okay, hold on a second," she said, as she placed the phone down.  She walked into the living room and told Cream that Tails was on the phone, waiting for him.
Cream got up and went into the kitchen.  She picked up the phone and answered it.
"Hey, Cream," he said, "Listen, I need you to come to the workshop as soon as possible.  We have a bit of a problem."
"Sure," said Cream, "Is everything alright?"
"Not exactly," he said, letting out a deep sigh, "I can't really discuss it over the phone, so I need you to come over, like now."
"Okay, Miles," she said, "I'll be over as soon as possible."  With that, she hung up the phone and walked back into the living room.  However, she was surprised to see that Amy wasn't there.
"She must be getting ready for her meet with Sonic," she said aloud, "I'll go wait for her outside."
Cream walked outside and waited for Amy on the first step of her porch.  She sat there, wondering to herself what Tails wanted to talk to her about.  She detected it was something rather important, for there was a hint of sadness and worry in his voice.  She hoped everything was alright, that things were going well with them.
It wasn't long before the front door opened and Amy walked out.  She looked very pretty in her red dress and red headband; her usual outfit.  There was a sweet aroma of perfume on her skin and a hint of lipstick on her lips.  She looked very beautiful, at least from Cream's point of view.
"You look really pretty, Amy," she said, standing up the moment she closed the door behind her.
"Thanks Cream," Amy said, offering a polite curtsey, "I hope Sonic loves it.  I'm so nervous, my legs are shaking and my heart is racing.  I've never been this nervous before in my entire life."
"Relax, Amy," Cream said, "Everything will be fine.  I'm sure of it!"
"What did Tails say on the phone?" Amy asked.
"He wanted to see me about something," she answered, "He said it was too important to talk over the phone, so I have to see him in person."
"Oh, okay," said Amy, taking deep breaths to calm her heart, "So, I guess I'll see you later, huh?"
"Yeah," said Cream.  Then, she threw her arms around her waist in a sisterly hug and said, "Don't worry everything's going to be alright.  Trust me!"
"I'll try not to," she said, nervously.  With that, Cream released her embrace and took off into the sky, heading towards Tails' workshop.  Before she left, she turned her head and waved at Amy, smiling as she did so.
Amy smiled and waved back at her best friend.  Then, when Cream began to disappear in the horizon, Amy began walking down the dirt path towards the city.  As she walked, humming a small tune to herself, she was completely oblivious that someone, several paces behind her, was following her.

Cream made excellent time on getting to Tails' workshop.  She got there in as little as 25 minutes, a personal best for her.  When she got there, she began walking up towards the workshop.  As she walked up the hill, she noticed that Tails and Knuckles were both sitting on the porch, waiting for her.  Tails looked concerned, almost upset, while Knuckles sat there, his head buried in his hands, like he was crying about something, though he wasn't.
"Hey guys," she said, as she approached them, "What's wrong?"
"Well," said Knuckles, as he lifted his head, "It seems we have a bit of a problem."
"What do you mean?" she asked, a worried expression beginning to cloud her face, "Mr. Knuckles, what's wrong?  What happened?"
"Well, here's the thing," he said, lowering his head, "I tried to get the ring from Shadow by convincing him to give me the ring so I could give it to Amy.  The only problem was that he never said that he wanted to give the ring to Amy, so I…kind of…in a small way…messed up."
Cream's eyes grew wide as her heart began to speed up.  By what he was saying, she was able to put two and two together.
"You didn't get the ring?" she asked, putting her hand on her heart, "You messed up and allowed Shadow to keep the ring?"
By the sound of her voice, it was evident she was trying to hold back tears.  Knuckles looked up to her, meeting her horrified face.  He felt very guilty that he failed at getting the ring.
"Cream, I'm so sorry," he said, standing to his feet, "I swear to you, it wasn't my fault!  He tricked me into saying it!"
"What else is new?" mocked Tails, as he rolled his eyes.  Cream failed to find the humor in the joke.  All she did was cup her hands over her mouth and turned her back to them.  As she did so, Tails walked over to her and tried to comfort her.
"Cream, it's okay," he said, as he began to rub her back in a comforting manner.
"It's not okay," she said, as tears began stream down her face, "The fate of their relationship depended on getting that ring.  Now, because of Mr. Knuckles, it's over!  It's all over, for us and for Amy!"
"It's not over," said Tails, "There's still hope, there's still a chance for them."
"YES IT IS!" she exclaimed, as she fell to her knees, "All I wanted was to get Amy and Mr. Sonic together!  All I wanted was for them to happy!  Now, they'll never be together, they'll never be happy!  It's over, Miles, it's all over!  Shadow won and there's nothing we can do about it!"
Cream began sobbing heavily, resting her head in Tails' chest.  All the while, Tails began to rub her back again, hoping to calm her down.
"Um, not to add anymore salt to the wound," said Knuckles, "But Shadow asked me to relay a message to you, Cream."
Cream calmed her crying to a sob and turned her head to look at him.  He cleared his throat and said, "He wanted me to tell you that he wants his 100,000 rings by the end of the day."
"Well, he can't have them," answered Tails, "He didn't go on a date with Amy.  Therefore, he didn't fulfill his end of the deal."
"What's the point?" asked Cream, he voice sounding very low and weak, "I should just give it to him.  There's no chance of us getting them together."
"That's not true," reassured Tails, "There's still a chance they can be together.  There's still a way we can do it!"
"Really?" asked Cream, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand, "How's that?"
Tails smiled at her and said, "All we have to do is pray, Cream.  Sonic's the last hope we have right now.  We have to pray that all we've done in the past few days convinces Sonic to admit his feelings to Amy.  Once that happens, Shadow won't have a chance in the world to date Amy."
Cream looked up at him with hopeful eyes, "Do you really think Mr. Sonic will confess to Amy?  Do you really think he'll tell her his feelings?"
Tails nodded his head and smiled.  "I know he will.  All we have to do is pray and believe in him.  That's all we have to do know, is pray and believe."
Tails helped Cream to her feet, still rubbing her back to comfort her.  Knuckles got up and joined them, trying to comfort Cream as well.
"Cream, I am so sorry about what happened," he said, as he rubbed her back as well.
"It's okay, Mr. Knuckles," said Cream, "At least you tried, that's the important thing."
"So, what do we do now?" asked Tails, as he scratched the back of his head.
"What do you think?" said Cream, as she wiped the remaining tears from her eyes, "We go to Emerald Coast and see what happens.  I just hope you're right, Miles.  I hope Mr. Sonic tells Amy his true feelings."
"He will Cream," said Tails, as he smiled at her, "I know he will."
With that, the three of them made their way to Emerald Coast, praying that Sonic tells Amy the truth before it's too late.