Together/Epilogue
"Is it over?" Sonic asked.
Shadow sighed. "Yes, it's finally over."
Everyone roared and applauded now that Cinerate was gone for good and that Sonic had succeeded.
"So Sonic, what do you think you would call yourself in that form?" Static asked.
Sonic thought for a moment. "Neo Hyper Sonic!" Sonic answered.
"Hmm. Good name." Shadow said. "Now let's all get back home!"
Sonic nodded and the four hedgehogs floated down to their friends, in which Sonic was greeted by a hug from Amy.
"Oh Sonic I was so worried!" Starlet also hugged Sonic.
"Whoa! Calm down guys! Let's just go back home."
Everyone nodded, and Sonic used Chaos Control to escape the dimension. News reporters and a huge crowd of people greeted them all. The news reporters were all asking questions like: "How was the battle?" and "Did you feel confident that you would win?"
Sonic was nearly suffocating. "AH! Listen, I'd love to stay and chat, but I did fight an epic battle and I'm really tired so I want to rest.
Everyone understood and they let Sonic and his friends out, but Sonic did tell the crowd that he and his friends would be there for them if there was any trouble. Everyone gave one final cheer to Sonic and his friends, and then he left.
Back at Cream's house, Tails announced that Paradise Island has gone back to normal, and so Tails and his friends were allowed to go back there. As they were packing up, they had a talk with Hunter, Static, and Starlet.
"So Hunter, you coming with us?" Sonic asked.
"No! Not a big fan of vacationing! I quit the hunting business and now I'm going to go around the world, saving people's lives. But don't think this is the last time I'll meet you Sonic! I'm sure our paths will cross again sometime. You just better be ready to fight me when we do meet again."
"Only fate will tell. And I will be ready, friend?" Sonic asked.
"Not a friend Sonic, but not an enemy either. We're now rivals." Hunter replied.
"So long Hunter." Sonic said.
"So long, Sonic the Hedgehog." Hunter said. He took out a smoke pellet and threw it down. When the smoke cleared, he was gone.
"You coming with us Static?" Sonic asked.
"You bet!" Static replied.
"Where are you going to go afterwards?" Sonic asked.
"In the city. I'm just going to wander around, take a first look at the planet Maria loved. But I'm bound to see you Sonic! We will meet most of the time."
"What about you Starlet?" Sonic asked. "Are you going back to be a government agent?"
"Yeah. It'll be sad not to see you as much as often, but I'll try to see if I can contact you."
"That's good. All right guys! Let's go finish up the vacation we started!"
Everyone piled up in Eggman's ship and headed off to Paradise Island. When they finally landed, they rushed out, eager to try out new things on the island. When Sonic was on a hill above the beach, Starlet came over to him.
"You know Sonic, I really am going to miss you when I go back." She said.
"I know you are. I'm going to miss you too." Sonic said.
"Really? You care that much about me?"
"Of course I do! Why wouldn't I?"
"Good point. You probably don't know this, but I love you."
"You do?" Sonic forgot everything about Amy.
"Well yeah. I was smitten after you talked to me at the bar. Oh! Which reminds me…"
She pulled out of her pocket the same cocktail that Sonic told Starlet to keep it cold.
"Why did you take it with?" Sonic asked.
"Well, if you died during the explosion on this island before, this would be the only be my only memory of you. And now, you can have it back."
She handed the cocktail to Sonic. "You know Sonic, maybe it would be a nice thing if we…you know…"
"Kiss?" Sonic asked.
"Yeah." Starlet replied.
"Maybe it would." Sonic replied back. Their faces started coming close and they were about to kiss, but Starlet knew she was doing something wrong. She was trying to steal Sonic from Amy. Before their lips touched, Starlet put her hand on Sonic's mouth and pushed it away.
"What's wrong?" Sonic asked.
Starlet sighed. "Sonic, as much as I hate to say this, we don't belong together. You deserve the person who gave you that ring." Of course, she was referring to Amy.
"Amy?" Sonic asked.
"Yeah, her. Listen, you deserve her, not me. It's not right for me to do this. Now go. Go find Amy. I'm sure she's worried about you."
Sonic nodded and sped off. Starlet's eyes were watery, but she felt good because she did the right thing.
Amy was sitting in a chair on the beach, looking at the sunset, when Sonic came along.
"Hey Amy!" Sonic said.
Amy turned around. "Hey there Sonic! What do you need?"
"Well, I just realized that you're the only girl for me, and I came over here to tell you that I do love you!"
Amy was silent for a second. "Sonic, do you remember when the phantom brought your greatest fear to life, and your greatest fear was loosing me?" Amy asked him.
Sonic nodded.
"Well, it turns out that my greatest fear is loosing you, and I thought about it, and I don't want to loose you ever. So, if marrying you is a mistake, then we shouldn't do it. You see, if I marry you, but one day I loose you, it would break my heart more than if I lost you, but we weren't married."
"Amy, I don't think you're getting the point here. What I'm trying to say is…how do I put this into words? Um…what I mean is…ah what the heck!"
Sonic picked Amy up from the chair and kissed her. Amy was shocked for a moment, but then started closing her eyes and enjoying it. The Chaotix crew was watching, with their mouths wide open, and Charmy having a disgusted look on his face.
"Eww! Gross!" Charmy said. Vector put his hand over Charmy's eyes and led him out of there, with Espio following behind.
Finally they stopped kissing, and Sonic had a little box in his hand.
Amy gasped. "Sonic! Is…is that?"
Sonic knelt down on one leg. He opened the box, and inside was a Tiffany's ring.
"Amy, I am serious about this. I do love you. And I know that you love me. If you noticed, I'm wearing your ring." Sonic paused for a moment and cleared his throat. "Amy Rose, will you marry me?"
Amy was completely speechless. She put her hands over her mouth for a brief moment, then she finally answered: "Yes!" very excitedly. Sonic put the ring on her finger, and then she tackled him in the sand laughing. Unbeknownst to them, the entire crew was watching behind them.
"Hmm. I knew that they would get married one day!" Knuckles said.
"Such a cute couple!" Rouge said.
"Kinda' gross if you ask me!" Charmy said.
"No one asked your opinion!" Vector said as he covered Charmy's face. Everyone laughed at the sight, and they saw Sonic and Amy kiss again in the beautiful sunset.
As everyone was leaving the island one week later, Shadow was sitting by himself. Starlet came over to him and sat by him.
"Why are you sitting by yourself?" Starlet asked him.
"No one to talk to now that Sonic is married to Amy." Shadow said annoyed.
"You like Amy don't you?" Starlet teased.
"I do not! You like Sonic, so why are you teasing me?"
"Good point. You really seem like a nice guy Shadow, if you take away the harsh attitude."
"You don't like me right?" Shadow said uncomfortable.
"Well, it depends. Now that Sonic's taken, you're the only guy that's alone."
"I'm not the only one! Static's alone!" Shadow said.
"So? I think you're better. Say, when we get home, before I head back to the White House, you wanna' grab a cup of coffee with me?"
Shadow knew that when a girl asks you for a cup of coffee, that means that they like you and they want to date you. Shadow was not a charming person, and plus, he wasn't that good going on dates, but heck, it was worth a try.
"Sure." Shadow agreed.
Starlet then leaned on Shadow and hugged him the entire way back. Meanwhile, Sonic was writing in his journal:
8-24-08
Dear journal,
Today was probably the best day of my life. I asked Amy to marry me, and she accepted! While we were on the island we all did really fun activities together and it seemed like everyone had a good time. Eggman is still my enemy, but it doesn't really matter because stopping Eggman is pretty much what I do for a living. Shadow really has changed as well. He seems to be nicer to Amy and even to me. He probably has been nicer to everyone lately. Returning to the city is tough because after vacationing for so long, I'm not used to going back and fighting evil. But the good news is that when I'll be in the city, I'm sure to see Static there, maybe even Hunter. But the good thing is that when I go into the city now to fight Eggman, I never fight alone.
In the present, Eggman was causing destruction and havoc in the city with his new robot. On one of the rooftops of the building were Sonic, Amy, Shadow, and Knuckles. After seeing Eggman, they nodded to each other, and they ran down the building to fight evil again. On Sonic's finger was the ring Amy gave him, and the same thing with Amy. Static came up to them as well. All together, they were a team. A team that was unstoppable and undefeated. After all, no one could stop the legendary Sonic The Hedgehog. He is the Legend of Speed. He is Sonic.
The End