Sonamy: Part 1 - Chapter 28

       Cream and Tails went from the workshop all the way to the Downtown Diner in a timely fashion.  When they reached the restaurant, they looked at each other, smiling, and went inside.  The diner looked like a typical diner that many people have seen.  In the front, when you first walk in, there was a counter with many swivel chairs in front of it.  Behind the counter was where the waiters and waitresses were, who helped any customer who came in.  Behind the waiter and waitress area was the kitchen, where the food came from.  Turning left from the main entrance was the booths and tables where other guests went to eat.  All the booths were located underneath the windows while the tables were in the center of the floor.  It wasn't really that packed on this day, but on most other days, it was pretty busy.
       Cream and Tails walked over to a welcoming table that was to the right of the main door and spoke to the person in charge of the restaurant on this day.  They asked the manager to reserve a table for four in the furthest booth from the door.  They went over to the beige colored booth with red cushioned seats and were satisfied with the setting.
       After they had made all the necessary preparations for that afternoon, Cream and Tails walked out of the diner, feeling triumphant for their success.
       "Well, that was easier than I expected it to be," said Tails, as he smiled.
       "Yes it was," said Cream, "Now, there's just one more thing to do."
       "I know, I know," said Tails, "We need to get Sonic and Amy here and…"
       "Not quite," she interrupted, "You see, I want this to be a surprise for both of them.  So, on my way over to your place, I began to think of the perfect way to make this a surprise for them!"
       Tails raised an eyebrow at her.  "Okay, what do you have in mind, now?"
       "Well, I was thinking about how I wanted this to be like a 'blind date,'" she said, "So I began to think, 'what's a blind date' without the word 'blind?'"
       With that, she pulled out two long pieces of fabric out of her pocket, both of which were a lavender color.  She smiled, as she handed Tails on.  Tails raised his eyebrows in confusion.
       "May I ask what these are and what they're for?" he asked.
       "They're blindfolds, silly," said Cream, "We are going to blindfold Mr. Sonic and Amy, that way they don't know who it is they're meeting!"
       "ARE YOU INSANE?!" Tails shouted, as his eyes opened in horror, "We were lucky to get them both here without arousing suspicion!  The blindfolds aren't going to go over to well with either of them!"
       "We have to try," said Cream, "If they don't use them, they'll see each other and Mr. Sonic will definitely try to run away.  We being there won't be enough when that happens!"
       Tails let out a sigh of defeat and hung his head, "This isn't going to work, but I guess it's worth a try."
       "That's the spirit, Miles!" said Cream, "All you need is a little optimism and you'll see that….OUCHIES!"
       Cream let out a yelp of pain, as she began rubbing the back of her head.  Tails, concerned for Cream, began to worry.
       "Cream, are you okay?" he asked, "What happened?"
       "I don't know," she said, as she looked at her hand, "I'm not bleeding, but it felt as if something sharp just poked the back of my head."
       She continued to rub the spot as Tails said, "Want me to have a look at it?"
       "No, it's okay," she reassured him, "It's not that important.  What matters is getting Mr. Sonic and Amy here by 12."
       "If you say so," said Tails, "I'll go get Amy and you get Sonic, alright?"
       "Okay," she said, "See you in a bit."
       With that, the two of them began making their way to get their designated person.  When they were both out of ear and eye shot, someone came out of the alley that was near the diner.  He poked his head out and made sure they weren't anywhere to be seen.
       "Whew, that was close," said Espio, as he wiped his forehead, "I nearly compromised the entire mission.  I need to be more considerate when I go invisible like that."
       Then, he took up a pair of binoculars that he had and found Cream, flying in the air.  He zoomed in with them, keeping an eye on a small black dot on the back of her shirt.
       "Looks like the microphone is holding up nicely," he said, as he began rubbing the sharp point on the end of his wrist brace that was over his hand.  When he went to put the microphone on her shirt, while he was invisible, his brace point accidently poked her in the back of her head.  When she yelped, he secured the device and jolted for the alley, hoping they didn't see him or notice the microphone.  Luckily for him, neither of them occurred.
       "Well, the final microphone is in place," he said with triumph in his voice, "Now to report to Shadow about our success."

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       "This can't be happening!  I can't let it happen!  I WON'T!" Shadow yelled, as he kicked a waist paper basket as hard as he could, causing it to fly in the air and hit the wall.
       Omega hurried and began to clean up the mess that he was making.  "Calm down, Shadow, please!" he begged.
       "Yeah, Shadow, you'd better knock it off," said Vector, "I will not tolerate this behavior in my office, so get it together or please leave."
       "This is too close," he said, sounding like he was talking to himself than to the others, "This is way too close.  There has to be something I can do to stop this, something, anything!"
       "Geez, Shadow, what are you so worried about?" asked Charmy, as he busily attempted to solve a Rubik's cube, "Do you really think Sonic's going to propose to Amy just like that?"
       "That's not the point," he said, "The closer those two get, the more likely he is going to propose to her.  I need to stop them, but I don't know when they're meeting or anything."
       He continued to pace the floor, moving his arms in an angry fashion and mumbling incoherent thoughts to himself.  After a while, Espio walked into the room, still feeling rather victorious.
       "Okay, Shadow, the last microphone's in place and…hey, what's with Shadow?" he asked, as he pointed to the pacing hedgehog.
       "Didn't take to the news too well," said Vector, "He's been worrying about when they're meeting and what's going to happen."
       "Hey guys!" shouted Charmy, as he continued to twist and turn his toy, "I almost got this thing!"
       "If you want to know when they're meeting," said Espio, as Shadow turned his full attention to him, "They're meeting at the Downtown Diner at 12 o'clock this afternoon.  They seem intent on keeping it a secret from Sonic and Amy.  It also appears they're going to be there as well."
       Shadow's eyes widened with horror.  He looked at the clock on the wall behind the desk and saw the time say 11:45.  His heart began to race and his thoughts became nothing but mixes of different outcomes that could happen if they meet.
       "DAMN!  There's no time to waste!  C'mon, Omega, we need to get there right now!" he shouted, as he activated his hover shoes.
       With no consideration, he rammed the door down like a football player in motion and began skating down the docks towards the city, Omega following close behind.
       Espio and Vector exchanged glances of perplexity at each other.
       "Why didn't he just use his 'chaos control' to get there?" asked Vector, "Wouldn't that have been easier?"
       "Apparently, his thoughts must be on other things at the moment to have considered it," said Espio, trying to figure out what just happened, "He must have been too shocked and in too much of a hurry to think of it."
       They both shrugged their shoulders in surrender, as Charmy yelled out, "Stupid toy!" and threw the small, colored cube in the garbage can.