Cream Colors

"This is totally unacceptable! I will not let this stand!" I fume as I look over the angry e-mail I've written SEGA on the screen in front of me.

"Hey Cream, whatcha up to?" Amy chirps as she sticks her head into my room from the hallway.

"Just writing a letter to complain about something."

"Not me I hope!" Amy laughs a little.

I look away from my laptop and lose my serious attitude for a few seconds. Things have been going great since I moved in with Amy and we got a new two bedroom apartment in downtown Station Square.

Her grinning lightens my mood some, but I'm still really upset.

"What's the matter Cream? Is it alright if I come in?"

"Of course."

I sigh as I prop my head up with both of my hands as rest my elbows on my desk.

"Haven't you heard Amy?" I tell her seriously, clicking over to another window in my browser. "Look at all this new Sonic stuff?"

"Yeah…and?"

Amy doesn't seem to notice the disturbing trend.

"Amy, we're being totally left out! This is completely unfair! Sega is not treating us equally! How come Sonic gets new games and we're not even in it, much less playable characters!"

"Ahhh…it's no big deal Cream. I'm sure they'll bring us back in another game."

"Are you?" I ask suspiciously.

Amy seems to be taking this a little more seriously now.

"You know what?" I wonder out loud, though not asking Amy directly. "An e-mail probably won't do any good. They probably won't even read it. I'm going to have to go down to Sega's headquarters and fix this problem myself."

"Wha? Cream, what are you going to do?"

"Cheese?" I call for him.

He zips into the room from down the hall.

"Let's go!" I tell him as I grab a jacket, hurry down the stairs, and head out the door.

"Tails, this is an emergency!" I blurt out as he opens the door.

"What's wrong Cream?" His sky blue eyes instantly show concern.

"Come with me!" I grab his arm and yank him out the door. "I'm going to have a little chat with Sega, and I need your help."

"Whoa whoa whoa! Wait a minute Cream! What's the problem?" Tails pulls back against me.

"They're taking us out of all the games! Amy and I aren't even in that new Sonic Colors game." I pout. "At least you got to be in the cutscenes."

"Well, I agree it's kind of a concern that they seem to be using us less and less, but I don't think it's anything to worry about."

"But Tails! We have to go protest! And speak truth to power and all of that!"

"Truth to power? What does that even mean?" Tails looks confused.

"I…don't really know. B-But the point is…we have to go talk some sense into Sega. It's time for a protest!"

"Nu-uh, no way Cream! Sega pays the bills! If they fired me, I'd go broke!" Tails tries to pull out of my grasp.

"C'mon Tails! I just want to talk to them. And get them to see things my way." I explain.

"Ok, I'll go with you, but I'm not supporting this."

"Fine." I huff as we head toward the subway.

"Cream, you have to understand. We can't put every character in every game. We mostly use you and Espio and the rest in racing games and things like that." Some stupid executive tells me as Tails and I sit across from him in a small conference room.

"Not good enough! And what about my mother! She hasn't been in a game since Sonic Advance 2!" I counter.

"Uh..so you're saying you want your mother to be a playable character in the next Sonic game?"

"Well…no, that would be kind of…weird. I get a little tired of her always telling me to mind my manners and be polite anyway." I respond. "But the point is, you guys have all these characters and never use them for anything! It's cruel and unusual punishment!"

"Cream, we run a business here! It seems like people want more games with just Sonic in them. We're just giving people what they want."

"Well now, wait a minute." Tails raises and eyebrow and perks up at that comment. "I feel like I'm pretty important too. I mean, I've been around almost as long as Sonic."

"Look guys, don't worry. We're not talking about writing you guys out of the series…we just…may never use any of you again as playable characters." The executive says softly.

"WHAT?" Tails and I both shout.

The executive shoots us a sorrowful look as if his hands are tied.

"That's it! This calls of drastic action!" I hit the table with my clinched fist. "If you don't stop this and put me…and Tails…and Amy in a game…and call it Cream Colors…then I'll…."

I try to think of something to do…some way to protest this…

"You'll do what? We could fire you, ya know?" The exec seems to be getting sarcastic with us now.

"I'll…."

I quickly look to my right and catch Tails off guard, kissing him and tackling him to the floor.

I hear the executive's chair slid back as he looks over the table at us.

Tails doesn't seem to be resisting my kiss as he hesitantly wraps his arms around me.

After a few more seconds, I regain my composure and release the starstruck fox.

"That's what you'll do? Make out with your little boyfriend?" The man crosses his arms.

"If you don't put us in a game," I smirk as I put both hands on the table and lean toward him. "I'll make out in front of Sega headquarters with Tails until the ESRB Games Rating board ends up having to rate all Sega games T or higher. Then what will you do?"

"Pfft…we'll just release both you. You and Tails won't be part of Sonic Team anym—."

"It won't matter. People will always associate us with the Sonic franchise. And they'll wonder how messed up Sega has become to let us just make out in front of their HQ all day. Your company will go bankrupt."

Tails finally manages to stumble to his feet, now standing beside me, still looking a little light headed.

"Wha…" The black suit and light blue tie clad executive looks genuinely concerned for the first time since this meeting began.

"On top of that, I don't think most people approve of inter-species dating. A fox dating a rabbit…ha…the media will be all over that." I tell him pointedly.

"C'mon Tails, time to set up shop downstairs. And maybe the next time Sonic is on his way in, I'll start making out with him too. Since you guys are never going to let him and Amy get together."

Tails looks at me out of concern. I quickly lighten my eyes to let him know I wouldn't take it that far.

"But Cream…that's just a comedic device. We always lure people in thinking 'Yeah, this might be the game where he finally admits to Amy that he loves her'. It sells video games."

"Wrong!" Tails pipes up. "Good controls, graphics, and fast and fun levels are what sell Sonic games."

"In the NEXT game you make, Sonic and Amy have to be a couple and Tails, Amy, and me all have to be playable characters." I make my demand again.

"Wahh…uh…."

The executive is sweating bullets now.

"Well, he just doesn't seem to get it Tails, let's go. I think there was a statute and a fountain downstairs that a bunch of people walk by. We can start making out there." I instruct

"Okay!" He responds quickly.

I grab his hand and begin to stomp out of the door.

"Wait! Wait!" I hear the executive nervous voice. "Please wait!"

I smile cunningly as I turn around to glance at him.

"And that Sonic, is why we are excited to announce the next game in the long and glorious history of your franchise…Cream Colors!" A publicist unveils a poster with Cream zipping across a path with yellow, purple, and blue wisps trailing around her.

Tails and Amy are following behind her in the background.

"Cream's getting her own game? Really? Good for her." Sonic seems genuinely pleased. "Does this mean I can finally take a vacation for the first time in like 20 years?"

"Uhh…not exactly. You're in the game, as a…supporting character." The publicist hesitantly explains.

"Oh…okay. Well, this shouldn't be too bad. What's the story? Have I been kidnapped and they're going to rescue me?"

"Not really…"

"Alright then, let me guess. I've been brainwashed and they have to convince me of who I am."

"Well….you see…"

A door suddenly bursts open and Amy leaps inside.

"Sonic! Sonic! Did you see the news? Did you read the script already?" She chirps happily.

"What? About the new game? They were just telling me."

"We're going to kiss in Twinkle Park in front of everyone! Aren't you excited?"

"WHAT?"

"Wait guys, you can't be serious? You told me my love for Amy would stay a secret as long as I wanted it to!" Sonic cries.

"Well, there were….extenuating circumstances." One of the executives nervously rubs the back of his head with his hand.

"Extenuating circumstances?" Sonic repeats.

"Yes, your friend Cream was threatening to protest in a…most unusual way…that could have negatively affected the company. We had to give her what she wanted."

Sonic suddenly starts to wobble, stumbling back and forth.

"Sonic? Sonic? Are you okay?" He faints as Amy manages to catch him and keep him from hitting the ground.

"And that, mother, is how I got my very own video game." I tell her as I take a long sip of tea as I sit across the table from her.

"Chao Chao!" Cheese chimes in happily as he offers me a high five.

"You certainly know how to get what you want dear." Mother tells me as she takes a shorter, more abrupt sip from her cup before placing it back on the maroon colored saucer in front of her.

We both suddenly burst into a fit of laughter.

We rabbits can take charge when we need to after all.

To Be Continued?

Will Cream want to be in more games in the future? Stay tuned to find out!

Author's Note: Just wanted to point out that I liked Sonic Colors a lot and like all the characters. This was just a weird story idea I had. It would be great if they did have more characters like Tails, Amy, Cream, etc. as playable characters in the newer games, but that's just my opinion.

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