𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖞 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖊𝖆 𝖘𝖍𝖊-𝖍𝖊𝖉𝖌𝖊𝖍𝖔𝖌

      The black forest was dense, and the trees and fir trees were so tall, almost like skyscrapers. And they covered the sky with their leaves and needles so that the sky and the sun were not visible at all. Not a single ray got here at all. The situation was also aggravated by the fact that some trees and fir trees moved from place to place every four minutes, forming new paths, entrances and exits. Perhaps that is why Prince Sonic was afraid to go there and said that this was not a forest, but a real labyrinth. Of course, you will get lost because of this and will never get out of here. However, this did not frighten Amy at all. She knew that in any scary situation, if you are scared and don’t know what to do, then you definitely have to sing. But since she doesn’t have a voice now, she obviously won’t be able to sing. But at least she was free to talk, inside her thoughts. Therefore, she calmly and confidently walked wherever her eyes looked. And she sang only in her head: ♪ What a boring forest, it’s just a laugh! ♪ ♪ Nothing... There's nothing scary about him. ♪ ♪ Who will praise me better than all? ♪ ♪ That one... Will receive a sweet candy. ♪ Suddenly she stopped in her tracks and thought: — "Stop! What candy? I don't have any candy with me. And how do I know such a word?” And then she heard a yelp. Realizing that it was Yuki's Doberman, she ran towards the sound, experiencing emotions of excitement and joy. The yelps mixed with crying became louder and louder. Running past the trees, she ran out to a large lake, which was actually a swamp. Everything is covered in mud, algae, with hummocks and logs. The dog got stuck right in the center of the swamp and cried, trying to call for help and floundering with his front paws. The swamp was just sticky, like glue and pulled in like quicksand. From what she saw, Rose grabbed both cheeks with her hands and opened her mouth, trying to gasp. But it didn’t work without a voice. Nevertheless, she was really scared for the dog. However, fear, let alone tears, will not solve anything. Should I have done something? Looking around, when the trees and fir trees again changed places with each other, and also transplanted their roots to other places, Amy saw a liana on one of the branches of the tree. Taking it in her hand, she felt that the vine was fresh and very strong, and then wrapped it around her waist. Moving a little back from the swamp, the hedgehog prepared to run away. Running forward to the edge of the dirty water, she jumps with her bare feet first onto a log, which began to sink to the bottom under her weight. At the last moment, when the log is almost down, Amy runs along it and jumps from it to another. That, too, began to sink under her weight. From there she jumps onto a hummock, and from there, before it almost completely goes under the water, she jumps onto a protruding stump. The stump also begins to sink, but it is on it that she stops and sinks with the stump to the bottom. Yuki was already nearby and almost went under the water, when the hedgehog managed to take him and lifted him up, clenching her teeth. The swamp was so sticky and tenacious that it did not let go of the dog. However, the hedgehog did not give up and pulled the dog out, after which she put him on her back. Rose herself then began to crawl along the very vine with which she had wrapped herself to the shore. It was a little hard, but the hedgehog was not going to give up on this and was confident that she would survive in this quicksand and get out of it. Having almost reached the shore, the vine almost broke off at the end. Fortunately, it ended only when the hedgehog rowed to the edge of the land. All that was left was to grab the ground with your hands and crawl to the shore yourself. Getting off Emi's back and shaking off the dirt, Yuki licked her face for a long time in gratitude for saving her. By the way, she wasn’t even against such slightly disgusting kisses from the dog. She even patted the Doberman on the head. Afterwards they looked around. The forest turned out to be dark and looked completely different. Now there was a reason to cry, because they might be lost here forever. Amy just wanted to hang her head and shed tears when the dog sat on her lap and rubbed his muzzle against her face. — Woof woof woof. — Barking three times, Yuki tried to calm her down and began to sniff. Having caught someone's footprint, he raised his left paw, indicating to his savior where they should go. Of course, he smelled his master and decided to help his savior get out of the forest, because she pulled him out of the swamp. Although Amy did not understand dog language, she guessed that perhaps Yuki had smelled a way out from here somewhere and knew how they could get out of here. She got to her feet and slowly followed Yuki, who walked straight, sometimes avoiding trees. At the same time, he continued to sniff so as not to go astray. Amy walked along the road exactly behind him and again hummed the same song in her thoughts: ♪ What a boring forest, it’s just a laugh! ♪ ♪ Nothing... There's nothing scary about him. ♪ ♪ Who will praise me better than all? ♪ ♪ That one... Gets a dog and hello. ♪

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      At that time, the prince was walking from one place to another, holding his hands behind his back and almost crying inside himself, how was his faithful dog doing? And most of all, he was still worried about that hedgehog. He even wanted to eat out of excitement. Taking out his sandwich from his backpack in the form of two slices of bread and one fried cutlet, he began to eat it. At this time, the forest was rebuilt again and the trees again changed their landing places. Suddenly the hedgehog hears a familiar bark. Turning his gaze to the entrance to the forest, he sees two brilliant stars emanating from the forest, similar to the eyes of some kind of monster. Then the sparkles of the star disappear and it turns out that it was Yuki himself who was already running straight to his owner. Throwing his ancient sandwich onto the grass and swallowing what he had bitten off, the prince walked towards him with his arms outstretched to the side. The dog ran up and, standing on its hind legs, began to lick the prince’s face, and he hugged him. — How you scared me, Yuki. — At first he said smiling, and then he looked sternly at his little animal. — Bad Yuki, don’t ever run so far away from me again!” Understood? — he almost shouted at him, moving the index finger of his right hand. The dog lowered his ears and began to yelp in shame. Then the prince calmed down and began hugging the dog again, almost rejoicing. — I'm so glad you're okay. Next, Amy Rose finally emerged from the forest, catching her breath from fatigue. She was glad to see the sun and blue sky again, but she lost strength from fatigue and almost fell. The prince managed to grab her from the ground. — Carefully! — he says to her and helps her to her feet. — Looks like you're exhausted? Don't be afraid, I will help you. Come with me! He took her by the arm and led her with him to the palace. Faithful Yuki walked next to him.

***

      One of the white doves brought the folded paper to a wooden box nailed to the wall next to the window and pushed it through a small round hole. At that moment, Ivo Robotnik comes to the window, opens the window to ventilate and is surprised to see a carrier pigeon. After pouring some seed cores into the feeder next to the mailbox, he took out the mail and checked various scrolls. At this time, the pigeon eats the seeds heartily before its next flight. — So, what did the carrier pigeons send us again? — he asked himself and checked each one by the small inscriptions on the edges. — As usual! Bills, bills, bills. Agenda to Rus'. Summons to Gaul. Summons to the Golden Horde. As usual, we will pay the bills later, and we will burn all sorts of war summonses and will not send the prince to his death. O! But this is not signed. Who is it from? — he thought out loud, took the thread from the parchment, unfolded it and began to read out loud: — Prince Sonic Hedgehog, the seventh of the palace with the village number six hundred and sixteen. Queen Sonya is writing to you from the village next door to you, known as village number eight hundred and thirty-three. My daughter Sally Acorn has been considering and postponing your marriage proposal for a long time and she has finally made a decision. She wants to marry you. I allowed her to go to your palace to visit you and she will wait for your answer. I will also be waiting for your answer. I hope you will not refuse, because otherwise it will affect our common authorities and civil wars will begin in our villages. Thank you for your attention. — Robotnik was shocked by what he read. Finally, at least Sally made up her mind. All that remains is to wait for Sonic to make a decision. The uncle began to run around the castle and look for the prince to give the letter to him. The prince himself at that time entered the castle through the large wooden gates, but he did not come alone, but with a guest. — A! Here you are, Your Majesty! Queen Sonya sent you a letter from a neighboring village. — explains the mustache, descending like a teenager along the right railing of the stairs. When he came down, he only now noticed that the hedgehog was not alone. — Who is this? — Uncle, this is Amy Rose. We met her by chance in a meadow. She has no home and came from distant lands. Will she live with us for a while? — Like this? ARE YOU CRAZY??? — Ivo couldn’t hold back his scream, but then cooled down slightly. - Sonic, you can’t drag homeless people, tramps and other peasants here. Do you think that our palace is a homeless shelter? Look, she's all covered in dirt! — Robotnik explained, noticing that she was covered in swamp mud and dirt. — I don't want to offend you, madam. — he turned to her. Amy turned away and blew on her bangs. — She can have a bad influence on you. She may have germs. Could she be infected with some foreign plague? What if she turns out to be a thief? Don’t be offended, but it’s better to return her back to where you crossed paths with her. — What are you doing, uncle? — The blue hedgehog tapped his head with his right fist. — I can't leave her. She saved the life of my dog Yuki, who ran away into the black forest. — To the black forest? — Uncle panicked, grabbing his mustache with his palms and pulling them down. The prince continued to explain: — Yes. He ran there, again running after the squirrels. But Amy also ran there and helped him get out of there. And the fact that they are in the mud is because they are stuck in a swamp there. If it weren't for her, Yuki would have died there in the forest. I am now her debtor. We owe it to her to thank her and offer her a place to live with us. And I don’t think she’s infected with any kind of plague. If she really had the plague, then I might have become infected from her and would have gotten sick there in the meadow. And I would just lie there. And if she were a thief, would she have saved my dog? Moreover, Yuki treats her with love, as you can see for yourself. Yuki, in confirmation of his owner’s words, stood on his hind legs, rested his front legs on Emi and began to lick her face again. — Well... Okay. Let it stay. If only it wouldn't hurt her to wash herself. — the uncle said to his nephew and handed the letter into his hands. Then he turned to the hedgehog, extending his hand. — You won’t be modest, madam? And will you come with me? Amy nodded, took the hand of the mustachioed chubby guy and walked with him up the stairs to the second floor. Sonic remained in place and began to read the letter. Having read it in his thoughts, he presses it to his chest, smiling and looking at the ceiling. — Sally! Yuki just blew on his right ear, as if on his bangs, not wanting to look at the fact that he was in love with that chipmunk and ran after Robotnik. He went up to the second floor and opened the white door, sticking his head into the bathroom. A mustachioed and well-fed man opens a tap with warm water, filling the bathroom and covers the sink with the valve. — Oh, you, victim of the swamp in the black forest! Poor child! But it's okay, we'll take care of you. — he addresses the hedgehog as if he were his daughter. While he looked at her, despite the fact that she was covered in dirt, he admired her emerald eyes, like the prince’s. He always dreamed of having a daughter or at least a niece. Roughly similar to this hedgehog. Moving away from his thoughts, he takes liquid soap, pours a few drops into the water and gently swirls it with his hands. Foam bubbles form in the bathtub. Amy liked the foam with bubbles so much that she took a few in her hands and blew on them, as if on a dandelion, releasing bubbles into the air. — Now you will take a bath and wash off all this dirt from yourself to become beautiful. — says the mustache and turns off the leaking tap when the bathroom was already full. Amy, taking the hint, began to undress, first of all taking off her red dress with sequins. Robotnik just turned to her and, frightened, turned his gaze away from her, covering himself with his hands. — Oh! I'm not looking! I didn't see anything! However, Rose was not embarrassed in front of him. She took off her shell bra along with her red dress and gave them to the mustache guy, deciding that he raised his hands as if he wanted to take her clothes. Afterwards, she prepares to sit in the bathtub. First, she lifts and dips her right leg in warm water with foam, then her left leg, and sits down as if she is preparing to go to bed. Having made herself more comfortable, she closes her eyes and sighs with relief. It wasn’t that she liked it, she wanted to stay here forever and never get up from the bath. She had never felt such warm water before, and even with foam. Aivo opens his eyes and sees that the hedgehog has already sat down in the bathroom. Luckily, thanks to the foam, even her breasts were almost invisible. The hedgehog picked up a couple more bubbles in her hands and released them into the air, blowing on them. Robotnik, looking at the bra and dress that she handed over to him, became a little modest and said: — U-u-uh... I guess I'll take all this to the wash. Okay? — he asks, making his eyes a little stupid and showing his teeth in a smile. Amy silently nodded to him and the mustache left the bathroom, deciding not to disturb her. Yuki, who had gone inside, was hiding behind the toilet at that time. He approaches the bathroom and also climbs into the bathroom with her to also wash himself with her. Emi took some water in her hands and poured it over Yuki's head, after which he shook his head, shaking off the water. A few drops of water fell directly on Amy's face. Rose again takes some water in her hands and pours them over herself to wash her head and hair. The dog decided to help her a little. He picked up an empty jug from the shelf with his mouth, filled it with water, stood with his front paws on the hedgehog’s shoulders, and poured a ton of water over her head. The hedgehog even laughed a little. Next, Amy took the Doberman with her hands and began to wash it off with water and foam from the dirt.

At the same time

      Uncle Robotnik took the red dress to the balcony with a large wooden trough filled with water and foam and began to wash the dirt off the dress, at the same time rubbing it on a ratchet. At the same time, he heard conversations from various passers-by on the street. They were probably discussing the hedgehog that Sonic brought to their castle. — Have you heard about the girl whom the prince brought to our village and took to the palace? — asked the crocodile. — No. — the bee answers. — They say she is a princess. Dad told me this. — says the chameleon. — No, not a princess, but rather a servant from distant countries. — declares the big and fat cat. — Is she a shipwreck victim? — asked the bee. — She came here dirty and smelled of mud. — answers the crocodile. — It’s okay that she walked around only with a bra and a bare stomach. Would you at least be ashamed? — an old man and an old woman suddenly grumbled in the corner. The latter began to calm him down: — Okay! Let's not scold her! She probably came from distant lands, where they probably don’t like to wear outerwear. Shouldn't we blame her for this? — She is completely mute and doesn’t speak at all. Not a single word. — says the chameleon. — Yes, and why did Sonic pick up this particular girl, if we all know perfectly well that he loves Princess Sally from the neighboring village. For what? — asks the cat. — “Gossipers!” — The mustache rolled his eyes, thinking about them. By that time, the dress was already clean, but it became wet. Because of this, the sparkles sparkled even brighter, like a mirror. — Here you go. You can hang it to dry.