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"That no good rabbit is going to pay for her deceit!" Shadow shouted, as he slammed his fist on a nearby tree.  He and Omega were in the park again, the cursed place where the whole challenge began.  The birds were chirping happily and the weather was as perfect as it could be.  However, none of these glorious things appealed to Shadow.  He paced back and forth by the water, looking to the ground with an angered look on his face.
Omega watched as Shadow walked back and forth with dark, heavy circles under his eyes.
"Shadow, what's wrong?" he asked, as he stood in front of him so he could stop walking, "The dark circles under your eyes indicate that you haven't had much sleep last night?  Is everything okay?"
"No, Omega, everything is NOT okay," Shadow snapped at him, "I hardly got any sleep last night because of that little freak stealing away my chance with Amy.  I'll make her pay; I'll make her regret the day she decided to take on the Ultimate Life Form!"
"Why are you doing this to yourself?" Omega asked, "You're beating yourself over something as insignificant as this!  Why are you so intent on proving yourself to…"
Shadow lifted his hand, silencing Omega.  Clearly, there was a different motive than that.
"This no longer has anything to do with some six-year-old brat or some stupid challenge," said Shadow, "This had to do with me and Amy."
"What do you mean?" asked Omega.
Shadow let out a deep sigh, "When I was with her, in Twinkle Park, there was something about her that made me feel…well…happy.  I wasn't angry anymore, or full of hatred like when I walked in.  All of the hatred and anger seemed to vanish into nothing, like all my problems were gone.  I haven't felt something like this in 50 years, with Maria."
Maria was Shadow's best friend on board Space Colony Ark.  She was his first and only friend back then.  Whenever he was around her, he felt the same way he felt when he was with Amy; it was a good feeling, where nothing else mattered to him.  He wasn't angry or anything, but he knew it was something.  He didn't know what the feeling was exactly but, truth be told, he really enjoyed it.
"The only problem was when that Cream left with my Amy," said Shadow, as he balled his hands into fists, "It was only then that the hatred I felt returned, only amplified 90 times higher!"
"Well, due to the fact that you've been sleep deprived over this," said Omega, "I'm assuming that you have some kind of game plan?"
"Damn right I have a game plan," said Shadow, as he smiled, "It's time to give Cream a taste of her own medicine.  I'm going to foil her little attempts to wed Sonic and Amy, just like she foiled my date."
Omega looked perplexed, sort of, "Shadow, the only way you're going to pull something like that off is by running surveillance over Cream's every last move.  Something like that is not possible."
"Nothing is impossible, if you know where to go," said Shadow, as he pulled out a bag from behind him.  As he shook the bag, Omega heard the sound of something clanging together inside.
"Rings?" asked Omega, "What are they for?"
"You know what they say: Leave the professional work to the professionals," said Shadow, as he began walking towards the city, a devilish grin on his face, "It's time we visited the Chaotix once more.  I have a feeling I'm in need of their detective assistance."

"Cream, what's going on?" asked Tails, as he and Cream continued walking down the dirt road towards the city, "What is your big plan?"
Cream stopped walking and turned to face the bewildered Tails, "Well, Miles, last night, I noticed Shadow as getting a little too close to Amy."
Tails' face lit up, "Really?  What did he do?  What did he try to do?"
"Nothing really, mainly because Amy wouldn't allow him to touch her," explained Cream, "But he was determined to get her to call it a date, at any cost!"
Tails let out a sigh of relief. "Well, what happened after that?" he asked.
"Well, I lied about my curfew time, so they wouldn't be alone in Twinkle Park," said Cream, as she lowered her head in shame, "Amy wasn't too happy about that, but she forgave me, so I guess I was lucky about that.  Anyway, I couldn't help but wonder about Sonic and Amy.  I wanted to do something that would make Sonic confess his feelings, so I thought of a plan last night.  Thanks to what you've told me, I now know it's going to work!"
"That's good, I guess," said Tails, "But why don't you trust Knuckles?  I'm sure he could be of good help!"
Cream sighed, "It's not that I don't trust him, Miles, but this particular operation requires is very delicate.  Mr. Knuckles tends to act before he thinks and could put this whole thing in jeopardy!"
"Makes sense, I guess," said Tails, "So, what is your plan?"
"Okay, let's look at the facts," said Cream, as she brushed one of her ears, "When is the only time when Mr. Sonic and Amy ever interact with one another?"
Tails raised an eyebrow at her.  "They meet whenever they have the chance, I think."
Cream rolled her eyes, "Very well, when do they meet the most?
He scratched the back of his head for a moment, thinking, "I…I'm not sure…"
"When the world is in jeopardy!" said Cream, "They mostly meet when they have to save the city or something from danger!  Just look at when Chaos attacked, or when Metal Sonic became the Metal Overlord!  It was at those times when Mr. Sonic and Amy really were together!"
"That's true," said Tails, "So, what do you have on your mind?"
"What I was thinking about was getting them to meet when there is no danger afoot," said Cream, "That way, Mr. Sonic doesn't have the excuse to runaway and he can really get to know Amy for who she is!"
"Well conceived plan," said Tails, "How do you intend to get the two of them together?"
"Today, at around 12:00, I was thinking we invite them at the Downtown Diner," explained Cream.
Tails shook his head, "You know Sonic isn't going to go anywhere he knows Amy is!"
"I know," said Cream, "That's why I thought we can set up a 'blind date' kind of scenario!  We invite Mr. Sonic and Amy to the diner, without them even knowing they're going together!"
"There's only one problem with that plan," said Tails, a worried expression on his face, "Once Sonic sees you and I involved in this, he's going to make a run for it!  We need to think that part through!"
"Already have!" said Cream with confidence, "Leave Mr. Sonic to me.  You go and invite Amy to the diner.  Remember: 12:00!"
With that, Cream began to fly up into the air, ready to find Sonic.  She didn't get far when Tails called out to her.
"Wait, Cream!" he called out to her, "What do I say to get her there?"
Cream giggled and said, "Be creative on that part, Miles!  Good luck!"
With that, Cream flew off, Cheese following close behind.  Tails sighed and began walking down the dirt path again.
"I hope Sonic doesn't get too angry for me telling Cream and breaking my promise," he said aloud, "But it was for his own good.  Besides, I have bigger things to worry about."
So, he, too, flew up into the air.  He began heading towards Amy's house, wondering what he was going to say to convince her to go to the diner.

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"That no good rabbit is going to pay for her deceit!" Shadow shouted, as he slammed his fist on a nearby tree.  He and Omega were in the park again, the cursed place where the whole challenge began.  The birds were chirping happily and the weather was as perfect as it could be.  However, none of these glorious things appealed to Shadow.  He paced back and forth by the water, looking to the ground with an angered look on his face.
Omega watched as Shadow walked back and forth with dark, heavy circles under his eyes.
"Shadow, what's wrong?" he asked, as he stood in front of him so he could stop walking, "The dark circles under your eyes indicate that you haven't had much sleep last night?  Is everything okay?"
"No, Omega, everything is NOT okay," Shadow snapped at him, "I hardly got any sleep last night because of that little freak stealing away my chance with Amy.  I'll make her pay; I'll make her regret the day she decided to take on the Ultimate Life Form!"
"Why are you doing this to yourself?" Omega asked, "You're beating yourself over something as insignificant as this!  Why are you so intent on proving yourself to…"
Shadow lifted his hand, silencing Omega.  Clearly, there was a different motive than that.
"This no longer has anything to do with some six-year-old brat or some stupid challenge," said Shadow, "This had to do with me and Amy."
"What do you mean?" asked Omega.
Shadow let out a deep sigh, "When I was with her, in Twinkle Park, there was something about her that made me feel…well…happy.  I wasn't angry anymore, or full of hatred like when I walked in.  All of the hatred and anger seemed to vanish into nothing, like all my problems were gone.  I haven't felt something like this in 50 years, with Maria."
Maria was Shadow's best friend on board Space Colony Ark.  She was his first and only friend back then.  Whenever he was around her, he felt the same way he felt when he was with Amy; it was a good feeling, where nothing else mattered to him.  He wasn't angry or anything, but he knew it was something.  He didn't know what the feeling was exactly but, truth be told, he really enjoyed it.
"The only problem was when that Cream left with my Amy," said Shadow, as he balled his hands into fists, "It was only then that the hatred I felt returned, only amplified 90 times higher!"
"Well, due to the fact that you've been sleep deprived over this," said Omega, "I'm assuming that you have some kind of game plan?"
"Damn right I have a game plan," said Shadow, as he smiled, "It's time to give Cream a taste of her own medicine.  I'm going to foil her little attempts to wed Sonic and Amy, just like she foiled my date."
Omega looked perplexed, sort of, "Shadow, the only way you're going to pull something like that off is by running surveillance over Cream's every last move.  Something like that is not possible."
"Nothing is impossible, if you know where to go," said Shadow, as he pulled out a bag from behind him.  As he shook the bag, Omega heard the sound of something clanging together inside.
"Rings?" asked Omega, "What are they for?"
"You know what they say: Leave the professional work to the professionals," said Shadow, as he began walking towards the city, a devilish grin on his face, "It's time we visited the Chaotix once more.  I have a feeling I'm in need of their detective assistance."

"Cream, what's going on?" asked Tails, as he and Cream continued walking down the dirt road towards the city, "What is your big plan?"
Cream stopped walking and turned to face the bewildered Tails, "Well, Miles, last night, I noticed Shadow as getting a little too close to Amy."
Tails' face lit up, "Really?  What did he do?  What did he try to do?"
"Nothing really, mainly because Amy wouldn't allow him to touch her," explained Cream, "But he was determined to get her to call it a date, at any cost!"
Tails let out a sigh of relief. "Well, what happened after that?" he asked.
"Well, I lied about my curfew time, so they wouldn't be alone in Twinkle Park," said Cream, as she lowered her head in shame, "Amy wasn't too happy about that, but she forgave me, so I guess I was lucky about that.  Anyway, I couldn't help but wonder about Sonic and Amy.  I wanted to do something that would make Sonic confess his feelings, so I thought of a plan last night.  Thanks to what you've told me, I now know it's going to work!"
"That's good, I guess," said Tails, "But why don't you trust Knuckles?  I'm sure he could be of good help!"
Cream sighed, "It's not that I don't trust him, Miles, but this particular operation requires is very delicate.  Mr. Knuckles tends to act before he thinks and could put this whole thing in jeopardy!"
"Makes sense, I guess," said Tails, "So, what is your plan?"
"Okay, let's look at the facts," said Cream, as she brushed one of her ears, "When is the only time when Mr. Sonic and Amy ever interact with one another?"
Tails raised an eyebrow at her.  "They meet whenever they have the chance, I think."
Cream rolled her eyes, "Very well, when do they meet the most?
He scratched the back of his head for a moment, thinking, "I…I'm not sure…"
"When the world is in jeopardy!" said Cream, "They mostly meet when they have to save the city or something from danger!  Just look at when Chaos attacked, or when Metal Sonic became the Metal Overlord!  It was at those times when Mr. Sonic and Amy really were together!"
"That's true," said Tails, "So, what do you have on your mind?"
"What I was thinking about was getting them to meet when there is no danger afoot," said Cream, "That way, Mr. Sonic doesn't have the excuse to runaway and he can really get to know Amy for who she is!"
"Well conceived plan," said Tails, "How do you intend to get the two of them together?"
"Today, at around 12:00, I was thinking we invite them at the Downtown Diner," explained Cream.
Tails shook his head, "You know Sonic isn't going to go anywhere he knows Amy is!"
"I know," said Cream, "That's why I thought we can set up a 'blind date' kind of scenario!  We invite Mr. Sonic and Amy to the diner, without them even knowing they're going together!"
"There's only one problem with that plan," said Tails, a worried expression on his face, "Once Sonic sees you and I involved in this, he's going to make a run for it!  We need to think that part through!"
"Already have!" said Cream with confidence, "Leave Mr. Sonic to me.  You go and invite Amy to the diner.  Remember: 12:00!"
With that, Cream began to fly up into the air, ready to find Sonic.  She didn't get far when Tails called out to her.
"Wait, Cream!" he called out to her, "What do I say to get her there?"
Cream giggled and said, "Be creative on that part, Miles!  Good luck!"
With that, Cream flew off, Cheese following close behind.  Tails sighed and began walking down the dirt path again.
"I hope Sonic doesn't get too angry for me telling Cream and breaking my promise," he said aloud, "But it was for his own good.  Besides, I have bigger things to worry about."
So, he, too, flew up into the air.  He began heading towards Amy's house, wondering what he was going to say to convince her to go to the diner.