PART 1
Blaze put her hands on her royal robes, brushing off dust and ash which came from burning leaves- a test of her abilities during her training, that she easily succeeded. “Well,” She spoke as the flames that once stood on the fallen leaves flickered out. “I suppose it is time for me to visit.”, She turned to the sun as she prepared to leave her realm. Meanwhile, Sonic sat at a small coffee shop in a light, sunny area of town. The roads were all but empty as cars were on every corner, except, somehow, the coffee shop. It was serene and felt like a heaven of sorts; Sonic and his friends, alongside the workers, considered themselves the only ones there, at the mysterious coffee shop. Knuckles dubbed the shop 'The Myth’, due to it’s unusual calmness and lack of employees or customers, whilst Tails thought there must be an explanation for the absence of everyone. Sonic, however? He was still waiting for his coffee, and didn’t entirely care for the mystery- legend,- whatever you’d like to call it, of the shop. He was tapping his foot against the floor impatiently, sitting at a table alongside Tails and Knuckles, who were discussing the odd circumstances of the shop. Tap. Tap. Tap. That’s all Sonic was focused on. The tapping of his feet against the wooden floor. Tap, Tap, Ta- Coffee’s ready. Sonic was at the counter, waiting for the employee to hand him his coffee before they even went to speak. “Oh- Uh, Coffee for a Mr.Hedgehog?…Is that you?” The employee said with an awkward smile. “That'dbemeyep. Thanks!” Sonic said as he was passed his coffee, speeding back to his table and spilling a few drops whilst he ran, Tails and Knuckles having finished their discussion; coming to a pointless conclusion of, maybe, it’s better left a mystery. Gives the shop some charm.
“Hey! Y'guys ready to order now?” Sonic asked them as he sat his coffee down onto the table, waiting for a response. “Oh- Huh? I’ll just have the same as you, Sonic.” Tails said as he put his furry hands in the pockets of his orange hoodie, laying back against the comfortable chair he sat on. “Mmm. Not sure if that’d be the best choice for you, buddy. This stuff’s strooooonggg. You’d be bouncing off the walls!” Sonic said as he took a sip of his coffee, wiping his mouth on his arm shortly afterwards. “Okay…Let me have a think.” Tails responded, grabbing the menu as Sonic turned to Knuckles. “What?” Knuckles asked, crossing his arms. Sonic raised an eyebrow and they stared at eachother for a mere moment. “Fine.” Knuckles sighed, “I’ll order. Do they have any food?” Knuckles asked as he picked up the last menu, Sonic shrugging in reply. Sonic raised the hoodie of his light grey jacket as a burning light appeared not so far outside the shop, Blaze entering soon after. “Hello.” Blaze greeted them as she went to sit at the table, grabbing herself a chair from a different, empty table. “This place is awfully quiet.” Blaze said, in an almost confused tone. “Yeah. That’s what Tails has been trying to figure out- decided to let mysteries be mysteries now though, s'pose.” Sonic replied. “Hm. The silence is nice, atleast. Maybe I’ll visit here more often.” Blaze said as she stared through the windows of the shop at the empty streets. “That’d be cool! Maybe we could head over to this old landfill Tail’s has been scavenging. He built a little barn-workshop thing there already, didn’t you, pal!” Sonic said happily as he turned to Tails. “Yeah- um, it’s still a work in progress, though. Need to remove some of the garbage around it. It’s pretty good at the moment now, though. It’s a barn made of scrap metal that I painted yellow- the roofs are grey and metal, obviously, but the walls are all yellow, and the floor is wooden. I also built my own logo- It’s at the front of the barn, near the roof, a giant metal circle with two tails in the middle. Cuz, y'know…Tails.” Tails said as he pointed to his Tails, smiling slightly. “He’s also figured out how to boost our gear! I’ve been wearing some different sneakers, 'cause Tails is working on improving mine at his workshop! He’s gonna add these booster things, right? They’ll gather up energy around me when I need it and provide me with extra speed- He’s even working on Amy’s hammer, giving it heavier hits and easier targeting! He could probably even do something to help you with your fire powers, Blaze!” Sonic spoke encouragingly as he rested a hand on Tail’s shoulder, removing it as Blaze replied, “….Amy’s going to be there?” She said quietly. “Uh, probably. Her Hammer’s sorta there, so-” Sonic replied, confused. There was silence for a minute as Blaze stared at the windows again. “Okay. That’d be nice- Uhm, going there I mean. Not Amy being there.” Blaze continued, slightly embarrassed at the end of her sentence. “Alright, sweet! We could head there tomorrow, maybe, if you’re up for it!” Sonic said as Tails finally decided his order, and Knuckles shortly after. Both of them decided on getting coffee cakes, which Sonic sped over and ordered with some cash he found on the sidewalk a few weeks back. Blaze left as Knuckles and Tails finished eating their coffee cakes, heading off to explore the town a bit more before she leaves. “That was cool.” Sonic says to Tails and Knuckles, smiling as they all leave the coffee shop and head back to their apartments.As the next day dawned, Blaze quickly left her chambers and prepared for the day ahead; She headed to her training grounds, where she sat in wait, making a domino-line-esque trail of leaves which she then lit on fire, until she finally reached the correct time; Sonic had likely arrived- or started traveling to- the coffee shop by now, and therefore she must aswell, it being the agreed meeting place. As Blaze opens the portal, Sonic, Tails, and Amy stand outside the coffee shop, talking to eachother as they wait. Sonic tapped his feet against the pavement impatiently, waiting for Blaze to arrive- “Hey, guys- Do you know where Knuckles went? Isn’t he supposed to be here?” Amy queried. “Ah! Right, Knuckles. Yeah he decided to stay home today. Maybe something was wrong with his cake.” Sonic replied, Tails raising the hood of his, er, hoodie, leaning back against the coffee shop wall. “Isn’t this considered loitering?” He asked. “Mm. Good question, actua-” Sonic was cut off by a spark of flame and an entry of another. Blaze. “Oh, hey Blaze!” Sonic waved as Blaze walked over towards them. “Hello, Sonic, Tails- and, uhm, Amy.” Blaze said, “So, where’s this landfill?” She continued. “It’s just a few blocks away from here. C'mon, follow me!” Amy said, reaching her hand out to Blaze- who stood, awkwardly, for a moment- before grabbing Amy’s hand, who began to run to the landfill- Sonic has gone in a blink of the eye, and Tails was hovering above. It was…peaceful. Happy. The streets may have seemed empty, but they were full of friendship that day- minus Knuckles, of course, who’s currently puking up his guts in a broken toilet. Don’t ask why. Blaze gazed into Amy’s eyes as she was dragged along to the landfill, her glare only being interrupted by a sudden “We’re here!” from Amy and an overwhelming stench of rusted metal and garbage. Although, as someone who was used to the smell of ash, Blaze wasn’t entirely bothered. Nor was Tails, or Sonic, who both had spent time in the landfill before. Amy seemed indifferent aswell. “Okay- let’s go! Oh, and, Amy? Tails finished work on your hammer yesterday. It’s good to go!” Sonic spoke as he dashed into the landfill, just fast enough so that the others can keep up with him until they reached the workshop.
Eventually, they arrived at the workshop- it was quite impressive, for a shack made of scrap. It was free of rust and actually quite clean, excluding tiny pieces of dust that littered it. It was all Sonic described- just a bit more smelly. “Your hammer’s in here, Amy.” Tails said happily as he opened the large, garage-gate-like door, which had two cameras outside it to guard the workshop. Sonic zoomed into the workshop the moment the doors opened, standing in a friendly pose next to a workbench. Tails gleefully rushed over to a counter which Amy’s hammer laid on,- the hammer had been modified slightly, with little change in appearance- but a great increase in power. “Here you go!” Tails said as he tried to pass Amy the surprisingly heavy hammer, Blaze standing behind her. “Thanks, Tails!” Amy said as she effortlessly lifted it and gave it a spin- literally, span it around in her hands before finally placing it back onto the counter. “I’ll bring it back to my place in a bit.” She said, “Speaking of my place- Hey Blaze, do you wanna head there later? We could have a movie night- the four of us!” Amy continued. “Sounds good- if Blaze and Tails are up for it.” Sonic said as he rushed over, Tails nodding as a 'yes’ whilst he focused on sorting his tools, and Amy finally turning to Blaze. Her face went red for a brief second, “Huh?- Oh, Uh, That’d be wonderful, Amy.” Blaze stated, awkwardly and somewhat surprised. She wasn’t entirely sure if she could be in this dimension for that long, but it’s worth a shot- as long as she doesn’t fall asleep halfway through the movies, she should be able to get back home in time. “I may have to be careful about the time, though.” Blaze continued. “Alright, then! We can head over there in a minute- I can bring my hammer over there, too, then.” Amy said, gesturing towards her hammer. She picked it up and threw it over her shoulder, Blaze walking alongside her as Sonic ran to Amy’s house, Tails flying above him.Blaze turned round the corner, stopping as she arrived at the doorstep of the house. Tails sat in the front garden and drew sketches of the plants Amy had in her garden, drawing them in his orange notebook he kept inside his hoodie. Sonic sat next to him, watching him draw- According to Sonic, it’s good for him to stop running and look at the world around him for awhile. He started doing that a few months ago, in the form of watching Tails draw. Amy grabbed a key from her dress pocket, unlocking her door and inviting everyone inside; “Guys- door’s open!” She called out to Sonic and Tails, who rushed over when they realized Amy and Blaze had already walked inside the house by now. Blaze sat on Amy’s sofa with her arms folded slightly, Sonic jumping onto the sofa soon after, with Tails curling up next to him, using his tails as a blanket of sorts. Sonic sat excitedly on the sofa with his knees raised, Amy sitting between Blaze and Sonic seconds later. “Right!” Amy stated happily. “So, movie time. What’d you guys wanna watch?” Amy said as she picked up the tv remote, turning on the television and going onto the movie channel. “We could rent one or just watch one on here.” She said, turning to the others. Sonic looked at the movies ready to watch, squinting at the tv. “Hmmmm.” He spoke in thought, attempting to decide. “Any’s fine by me” He continues, turning to Tails, who shrugged slightly in response. “Have you got any ideas, Blaze?” Amy said, turning to her. “Hm?- Oh, uhm… I- What’s your favorite, Amy?” Blaze said, briefly surprised by the question. “My favorite? Huh.” Amy sat quietly, thinking for a moment. “Well- there was this one movie that I thought was pretty neat!” Amy said, smiling and heading to the rent a movie section. She chose one she’d bought before- Blaze turning to the screen with a sweet smile as Amy put on her favorite movie. It was 2 or so hours long, but the time past quickly for Blaze, who thoroughly enjoyed the movie despite it’s noticeable flaws. Blaze held her head in her hands as she watched the movie, credits rolling mere minutes later. She folded her arms again, leaning back into her seat.
Amy glared over to her kitchen, “Anyone hungry? I could make some cupcakes in a half an hour or so.” She spoke, turning to the others. Blaze nodded slowly, Sonic exclaiming “Sure, I could go for some cupcakes!” and Tails giving Amy a thumbs up. “Do you need some help? Haven’t cooked anything in awhile, don’t wanna get rusty-” Sonic asked, before being cut off by a polite “Thanks, but no.” from Amy, who looked like she was remembering a horrible cooking accident which may or may not have been the time Sonic tried to bake cookies using a 'supercharged’ oven Tails made and almost burned down Amy’s entire house. Amy went into the kitchen, making the cupcake batter and eventually placing it in the tray and putting on her oven mitts, putting the cupcakes in the oven for 25 minutes, having taken 5 minutes to make the batter. The cupcakes were much bigger than regular ones, though, Amy having used too many ingredients- but she’d just cook them for longer to make up for it. She put her oven mitts back where they were, leaving the kitchen and heading back to the others. “Right,” She said, “Those’ll take 25 minutes, I’m pretty sure.” She continued. “Cool,” Sonic responded, “What’re we gonna do in the meantime?” He asked awkwardly. “Oh- Hadn’t actually thought about that…” Amy replied. Tails thought of an idea, “We could head out into the back garden- I could study some more flowers and Sonic’d have lots of room to run.” He said, getting up from the sofa. “Yeah- that sounds good.” Amy spoke, “C'mon!” She continued, walking over to the backdoor and unlocking it, going into the garden. Sonic ran through the door, Tails following soon after as Sonic runs in circles around the garden, Tails sitting quietly as he sketches more flowers into his notebook.
It was dark out by the time they entered the garden, although Sonic and Tails weren’t bothered, Blaze entered the garden soon after Amy and sat on a bench near the backdoor, looking at the stars and wondering if she should truly be out here for so long. Amy, who stood in the middle of the garden, turned to Blaze who sat- somewhat worried- staring at the stars alone. Amy looked concerned, and walked over to Blaze, sitting next to her. “Hey, Blaze.” Amy said to her, Blaze not noticing her presence on the bench until now. “Oh- Hi, Amy.” Blaze responded in a sombre tone, barely averting her gaze from the stars to greet Amy. “Worried about home, huh?” Amy said in a comforting voice, moving her hand across the bench slightly, almost to reach Blaze’s hand. Blaze was surprised, and frankly embarrassed by Amy’s concern- she didn’t want her friends to feel down, and she didn’t want to worry them as much as she was. So she decided to sit alone. “I…Yes, I’m worried about my home. I’m just…worried I’m staying away for too long. I didn’t want to worry you all about it, but that seems to have gone awry.” Blaze said, sighing afterwards. “Blaze.” Amy said, “You don’t have to hide your sadness from us. We’re your friends. You can tell us anything- we don’t want you to be sad. If you’re really worried about home, you can make a portal back. We don’t mind- we just want you to feel happy.” Amy continued reassuringly. Blaze blushed slightly, turning to Amy. They sat in silence together, for awhile. “…Thank you, Amy. You’re a very nice person.” Blaze said as she gazed into Amy’s eyes, moving to hold Amy’s hand as Amy replied. “You’re a very nice person, too, Blaze. Don’t ever forget that.” She said as they both turned to the stars, watching them together- now with not a sombre expression, but two smiling ones.
Amy let go of Blaze’s hand as a loud beeping noise came from the kitchen and Sonic ran into it, Tails following behind. “Oh,- the cupcakes must be ready! So, Blaze, do you want to stay for a bit longer? Remember- any choice is fine.” Amy said as she got up from the bench and turned to Blaze, waiting to turn off the oven. “I…” Blaze spoke. “Think I’ll stay a little longer.” She said, smiling, grabbing Amy’s hand and heading to the kitchen with her, where Amy released her hand and put on the oven mitts. Sonic stood excitedly, tapping his foot against the floor as he waited. Amy brought the cookies out of the oven, turning it off and placing the tray on the counter, removing the oven mitts once again. “Ohhh boy.” She said to herself in an awkward tone. “They sorta got burnt.” Amy said, turning to show the thoroughly burnt cupcakes to the others. “I mean- they could still be alright.” Sonic said as he reached for one- burning his hand in the process- “Ow- yeah- they’re definitely burnt.” He said with an embarrassed smile as he pulled his hand away from the cupcakes. Amy giggled slightly and Tails smiled, Tails heading back to the living room and sitting on the sofa. “We could watch another movie.” Tails said. “Couldn’t hurt- unlike those cupcakes.” Sonic said as he went and sat next to Tails. “Blaze? What do you think? Got time for a movie?” Amy said quietly to Blaze. “Yes,” Blaze replied, “That’d be nice.” She spoke as she walked over to the sofa, Amy sitting next to her. They put on a random movie- it was mediocre, but the bad parts ended up being inadvertently funny. By the end of the movie, they had all fallen asleep- Blaze woke up soon after the credits, surprised at how long they’ve all slept for. When did everyone even doze off? Tails was curled up on Sonic’s lap, and Sonic was fast asleep leaning back against the sofa.- And Amy was leaning against Blaze, who quickly noticed this, blushing for a moment before she carefully got off the sofa. She decided she should probably head back to her dimension now- she looked at Amy and her friends sleeping as she began to open a portal, and left a note to them before she entered the portal telling them that she’s gone and had a nice time with them. When Blaze arrived at her dimension, she promptly headed to her room and collapsed onto her bed, and slept until the next morning.