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“Has there been any news of Sonic’s whereabouts, Vector?”
“Nothing so far, Jewel,” came Vector’s voice from the phone. “Still no sightings of him. Tails helped us identify some usual spots of his to grab grub and the like, and they’ve not seen him either. Should we start putting up posters?”
Jewel shook her head to herself, “No, just- keep searching Vector. We’ll get back to the missing person posters once we’ve confirmed Eggman doesn’t know either, and that Sonic wont show back up when Eggman inevitably attacks. Understood?”
“You got it boss! We’ll keep lookin’ in the meantime! Over and out!” And with that, the phone beeped on Jewel’s end, leaving her to put it away.
From by the doorway, Amy spoke up, “Still no leads?”
Jewel shook her head. “No Amy, sorry. Team Dark’s investigations into Eggman’s old bases have come up empty, and the Chaotix haven’t found any sighting more recent than three weeks ago. How did things go with Knuckles?”
With a troubled sigh, she answered “Sonic’s not been on Angel Island, although that’s not surprising. Knuckles has been alerted to the situation, although he’s decided to stay on guard for now. He thinks Sonic’s just hiding right now, and that he’ll show up again next time Eggman does something.”
Jewel looked down and put a finger to her chin, humming as she thought back on what she’d been told about the Master Emerald’s guardian, and all that she knew about Sonic from working together with him. Looking back to Amy, she asked “And what do you think? Is Knuckles right?”
With a deep breath, Amy shrugged her shoulders. “I... I think Knuckles is still a bit freaked out, after the metal virus and the Neo Metal Sonic incident. As for Sonic...” She tried to find the right words. Eventually, “Sonic is... reliable, at least when it comes to this. Whatever happens, he’ll always show up to try and save the day, sooner or later.”
“I see, that’s... reassuring. Thank you Amy.” Some relief had crept its way into her voice, although worry still filled her mind.
Amy gave a weak smile, “No need to thank me, Jewel. I know what it’s like to worry about Sonic’s whereabouts, and I was just trying to look out for myself back then.”
Jewel gave a small chuckle, having been told a bit about Amy and Sonic’s history of one-sided romance. She asked “Has he ever disappeared like this before?”
Amy shook her head. “No, not for this long. Sometimes he’ll disappear to some remote place for a day or two, but never this long, and never so thoroughly. Usually, wherever he is, Tails at least knows, or is able to find him.”
“And where is Tails?”
“Getting ready to leave already. As soon as we left Angel Island, we came here so Tails could drop me off before flying the Tornado elsewhere, to continue looking for Sonic.”
Jewel nodded, understanding Tails’ worry for his best friend. “And what about you, are you-”
Amy’s phone began to ring, interrupting Jewel. “Sorry, one second Jewel,” said the embarrassed hedgehog. She pulled out the phone and, seeing it was a call from Vanilla’s house phone, answered. “Hello there, is that you Cr-”
“Amy! Blaze just left!” Cream was quick to cry out.
Amy could tell from Cream’s voice, from the way it was all worked up and upset, that she was about to cry. “C-Cream, it’s-”
“She-” Cream let out a sniffle, trying to keep her tears in and stay calm, “She said that the sol emeralds were telling her to go home! Something bad’s happening, and she needed me to tell you! She was really worried, Amy- I mean, Ms. Rose!”
Amy felt chills go down her spine. She knew only a little about the sol emeralds, or about Blaze’s world, but it was alarming to hear that there was trouble. “I see, thank you Cream- you did good! Now calm down sweety, I’m sure whatever it is, Blaze knows how to handle it.” Amy could hear Cream continue to sniffle, voice stuttering as she tried to articulate herself, and Vanilla just a few steps away from the phone trying to calm her down as well.
After a minute of Amy and Vanilla reassuring her that everything was going to be alright, Cream finally calmed down enough to say goodbye, with Amy promising to have tea with her just as soon as Sonic showed up again.
Hanging up the phone, Amy turned back to Jewel, sharing with her the news, “Something is happening in Blaze’s world, she just left to try and put a stop to it.”
“Oh- oh my...” Jewel tried to process the information, given what she knew of Blaze. The more she learned about Sonic’s friends, all the various heroes of Mobius, the less she felt like she understood any of it. “I’m sorry but, should we- the Restoration- be concerned? Will Blaze be able to handle it, and will it only affect her world, or...?”
Amy shrugged. “It’s probably not any of our concern. Last I heard, things were all peaceful over there. Even if something did happen, I doubt there’s much we could do about it, or that it would reach our world. Besides, Blaze is one of the strongest fighters I know, I’m sure she can handle it.”
Just then, an alarm went off by the monitors, leading Amy and Jewel to rush over and watch as a pillar of flame touched down to the ground, right next to the public entrance of Restoration Headquarters.
Blaze ran out of the pillar, as guards briefly raised their wispons at her, before lowering them upon recognizing her.
Silent talk could be seen over the cameras between Blaze and the guards, before she ran into the building.
Amy and Jewel looked at each other, alarmed to see Blaze back so soon- and in such a hurried state.
Both looked to the door. Moments later, Blaze burst into the room, looking about to assess who all was in there right now- just Jewel and Amy.
“B-Blaze, Cream just called, what’s going on?” asked Amy.
Blaze, with a steely expression Amy couldn’t read, said in a harsh tone “It’s Sonic. He showed up at the royal palace.”
“He attacked the shrine of the Jewelled Sceptre, and has taken the sol emeralds.”