Chapter 19

Home at Last

At the Wayne Manor, Erin is on the roof with her charas and looks at the stars as on shoots by.

"I wish I was with my friends." Erin thought.

Erin looks at the sky and then begins to sing.

Erin: When you wish upon a star

Makes no difference who you are

Anything your heart desires will come to you

Melody smiles at the song but when Chika and Kyoko begin to cry as they hug each other and gave each other a hanky and Amai smiles with one tear. Two eggs move around in her bag and they both look up and saw Erin singing.

If your heart is in your dreams

No request is too extreme

When you wish upon a star

As dreamers do

Erin looks up and remembers all the good memories of her childhood, old, and new friends. This kinda thought make her smiled.

Fate is kind

She bring to those who love

The sweet fulfillment of their secret longing

That's when the star shone on them making her charas amazed and smiles.

"Whoa!" Amai yelled.

"Amazing!" Melody yelled.

"How beautiful." Chika and Kyoko yelled, hugging each other.

Like a bolt out of the blue

Fate steps in and sees you through

When you wish upon a star

Your dreams come true

After Erin sings, she safely slides down into the window and sits down on a bed. When she was about to lay on it that's when she squeals when she saw Evil Sonic. She jumps up, her eyes almost came out and pointed at him as there was an alarm noise on, and Erin scream as her ponytail came apart. She fell on the bed and go back up.

"What are you doing here?!" Erin said. "Bruce will see you."

"Doesn't matter as long as I have you." Evil Sonic said.

He puts his arms around her shoulders but she grabs his hand and throw him over her shoulders out the window. Erin then walks off down stairs with her charas and went into room filled with books. She took one out that was titled The How to Tell if Your Enemy is Still After You and will get you Test. Erin sits down and reads it. Her book is lowered down by Evil Sonic's finger.

"You know it's funny how enemy's are always after you." Evil Sonic said. "Especially that pencil freak who is after you and and your daddy."

That's when Erin puts the book in front of his face and slams it making his head trap. She then throws the book with Evil Sonic stuck in it and it hit a shelf. Erin walks off into the kichten and drinks some soup until Evil Sonic came out from it. Erin spits the soup out and glared at him.

"Now where was I..." Evil Sonic got cut off when Erin put the lid on him and traps him in the soup.

Her charas float to her as Erin was on the lid.

"Girls. If I kill Evil Sonic, would that be murder or charity?" Erin asked.

That's when the lid hit her face and she took out glaring at Evil Sonic.

"Look, I'm trying to talk to yah and this is the way you treat someone you never saw for a few months?" Evil Sonic asked. "It's like you are avoiding the villains even me."

"That's the whole idea, guenius." Erin said.

She takes the soup bowl and throws it outside. Erin walks off and sits on a chair in the living room. Evil Sonic then came next to her and she eye widen thinking how in the world did he get here.

"Now, why is it the whole point?" Evil Sonic asked.

"Because I'm tired of them and I don't want to here another word from You-Know-Who?"

"The Collector?" Evil Sonic asked.

That's there was a punch noise and Evil Sonic has a black eye and his sunglasses were messed up.

"What?" Evil Sonic asked.

"Never mention that name EVER!" Erin yelled.

"People are right, you're cute when you angery." Evil Sonic said, coming closer to her. "Now how about a kiss."

"No, get out!" Erin said.

"Erin, what's going on up there?" Bruce asked.

"Okay but sweet heart. You'll be mine." Evil Sonic said.

He grabs her shoulders and "kissed" her as he vanishes. Erin just stood there until Bruce came to her and stares at her.

"Erin?" Bruce asked. "You okay?"

"Hmm?" Erin asked. "Oh I'm fine. Bruce, I've been thinking. I've been away from my friends for a while and I was thinking... I want to go home with my friends."

Bruce then answers with a smile. "Go ahead. Go home but remember if you need me just call me."

Erin hugs Bruce which shocked him but smiled. Erin let's go and asked while holding Penguin's hat, "Can I keep this hat?"

"Whatever." Bruce shrugged.

Erin puts it in her backpack and packs it. Erin takes her charas in her bag and goes to the door.

"Bye Bruce... and Batman." Erin said, then giggled.

Erin opens the door and then runs off with a smile. Her charas watched her from her backpack with a smile and went back in as Erin runs to her friends.

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Back with the others, they arrived in Cartoon City. Alyssa sighed knowing she was home but wants Erin and Carly back. Her charas gasped with happiness of what's behind them up ahead.

"What's wrong, girls?" Alyssa asked.

They look and saw two figures walking towards her. It was Carly and Merrick were walking exhausted. Alyssa gasped with tears but Tails heard her and gasped.

"Carly-sama..." Alyssa whispered, runs to Carly and hugs her. "Carly-sama! YOU'RE ALIVE!!"

"Alyssa-chan! I'm sorry." Carly spoked.

"Mmm-mmm." Alyssa sobbed, shaking her head.

"I'm sorry, I scared you and the others like that. I'm sorry." Carly said.

"It's okay." Alyssa said. "Carly-sama, Erin's not here but if we go back home maybe we'll see her home."

"Okay." Carly said.

"Yeah." Merrick nodded.

The others walk back home. That's when Alyssa's charas gasped at something coming up towards them. It was Erin and her charas coming towards them.

"Chika, Kyoko, Amai, and Melody-chan!" The charas gasped.

Alyssa turns around and saw Erin with her charas running away from the sunset towards the others. The others turned around and Mina was happy. Carly was happy and gasped while Merrick was shocked but smiled. The others gasped and shocked. Tails saw this and smiled with a gasped. Tails then runs towards Erin.

"Erin!" Tails yelled.

"Tails!" Erin yelled.

Tails jumped up and Erin catched and hugged him. Then they both kissed as tears came out of Erin's tears. Mina runs up to her and yelled, "Erin!"

"Mina!" Erin yelled.

Erin catches Mina and hugs her.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry." Mina said, sobbing.

Erin smiles with her eyes closed. Alyssa goes to Erin hugs her.

"Don't ever leave us like that again!" Alyssa said.

"I won't promise you anything but okay." Erin said.

Everyone then walks home as Erin's hands are hold by Mina and Alyssa.

As Erin and Alyssa with Tails, Mina, Carly, and Merrick walk home.

"Merrick, I know it's been a long journey, but..." Carly said.

Everyone walks home. Tails turns to Carly.

"Mama-Carly?" Tails asked.

"Yeah?" Carly asked.

Tails pauses, then hugs Carly and walks off to Erin and Alyssa.

"..." Carly looks at Merrick for a moment, sighs, and kisses him on the cheek before turning away.

Merrick looks at Carly surprised. "Uh, what was...?"

Carly turns back with yellow eyes. "If you EVER--tell anyone about that, I'm gonna kill you."

Merrick shrugs "Point already taken."

Merrick laughed a little.

Erin said, "When we get home, I'll tell you my secret..." That's when music came on as Erin continued. "So for now on, when we have secrets we tell them, okay?"

"Yeah!" Alyssa and Carly nodded.

Mina and Tails laughed as they hugged Erin and so did Carly and Alyssa while Merrick smiled as they walked home. That's when a song came on.

There comes a time
When you face the toughest of fights
Searching for a sign
Lost in the darkest of nights
The wind blows so cold
Standing alone, before the battle's begun
But deep in your soul, the future unfolds,
as bright as the rays of the sun!

You've got to believe
In the power of love
You've got to believe
In the power of love
The power of love

They say emotion
is a light that flows from the heart
It's a chain reaction,
and nothing will keep us apart
Stand by my side
there's nothing to hide
together we'll fight till the end
take hold of my hand
and you'll understand
what it truly means to be friends

You've got to believe (You've got to believe)
In the power of love
You've got to believe (You've got to believe)
In the power of love
It gives meaning to each moment
It's what our hearts are all made of
You've got to believe (you've got to believe)
In the power of love (power of love)
the power of love (the power of love)

You've got to believe (You've got to believe)
In the power of love
You've got to believe (You've got to believe)
In the power of love
It gives meaning to each moment
It's what our hearts are all made of (just look inside)
You've got to believe (you've got to believe)
In the power of love
In the power of love
In the power of love