𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒔

      Sonic, Amy and Tails were sitting at the back of the hotel, outdoors under an umbrella. Why is the hotel set up like an outdoor restaurant! I just wanted it that way. They sat and thought about something. They didn’t even notice that behind Tails, on the next table under a nearby umbrella, an old woman with long hair was sitting and sipping broth. I think you already guessed who it is!? But while they didn’t notice her, they were still thinking and communicating with each other. — Amy! — her own pink body turned to her. — What? — the blue body asked him in response. — This is... Thank you. — For what? — I didn’t understand the hedgehog in the body of a hedgehog. — For saving me there in the alley. — explained the hedgehog in the body of the hedgehog. — Come on! If they hadn’t changed, you would have done the same for me! — Rose answered in Sonic’s body, and the latter in her body grinned to the side. Should I mention that that old lady is a little deaf and could hardly hear their conversation behind her, unlike the other curious inhabitants of the hotel? — Maybe for now you’ll learn to talk about yourself in a gendered way, but vice versa? Still, curious people look at us and think that you are crazy, since the hedgehog talks about himself as if he were a man, and the hedgehog talks about himself as if he were a girl. — the two-tailed man whispered to them, cupping his palms between his lips like a trumpet. Sonic and Amy took a closer look and didn't notice anything like that. In fact, they really looked at them suspiciously and overheard what they were talking about, and when they turned to them, they all immediately pretended that they were sitting quietly, eating and not knowing anything. — They looked at you and listened! Take my word for it! — Shadow immediately intervened, who passed by and sat down at the next table, next to that old woman. — Hello, Maria! Aren't you bored? Sonic, Amy and Tails, hearing a familiar voice and an address to the old woman, immediately recognized Shadow and old Maria Robotnik. Tails, looking at them and at Sonic and Amy in turn, clenched his smiling teeth and extended his index finger and said: — Just a second! After these words, he moved to the black-scarlet with the old woman and began to talk with them for a while. Sonic and Amy were still sitting at their table and couldn’t even hear almost anything from what they were talking about. It even seemed to them as if the table next to them had moved slightly away from them by a few meters due to the fish-eye effect. — You can’t hear anything from here, but you can still see it. — Amy said and made the blue body stand up until the pink body took her hand and sat her back down at the table. — Tails told us to wait for him! Be patient! — Sonic answered in her body. Luckily, we didn’t have to sit for too long and didn’t have to wait. Having silently talked about something with the black-scarlet and the old one, the two-tailed man stood up and walked away, entering the building. It was as if he had taken the wrong path and gone the wrong way. Shadow got up from his seat, took the old woman in his arms and together with her went straight to Sonic and Amy, seated Maria at the table and sat down next to her. — Tails said you're in big trouble? — asked Maria. — So you know everything now? — asked the blue one in the pink one's body. — No, Amy. He just came up to us and told us to sit with you for now while he went somewhere. And it's strange. — the elderly woman thought. — The less you know, you’ll sleep peacefully! — Shadow answered. Amy and Sonic looked at each other and thought it was better to tell them the truth. Pink makes the blue hedgehog's body sigh heavily and says: — You see, Shadow, Maria. We are now not who you still think we are! — In terms of? — the black-scarlet man didn’t understand, and then changed his surprise to sternness. — I hope you're not blue? — Rose, in response, shook the blue hedgehog’s head to the sides and waved her hands, thereby answering “No.” Then Shadow chuckled. — I was joking! You really have been acting strange since today. — Shadow, are you on your own again? — Maria lightly tapped her friend on the head with her cane. “We agreed that you wouldn’t mock anyone like that again!” And none of them fell in love with you. They have enough of their own relationships. — I know, Maria! I know! — the perfect form was ashamed in front of his friend, who even became almost like a grandmother to him. “I’m just having a hard time getting used to the new Sonic now.” He really acted strangely this afternoon. He was lucky that I was running past then. — They are on vacation now. They probably behave this way because they are tired, because my brother has just retired and decided to give them a rest as well. So, better not upset them! Just pretend they've always been like this! — Maria advised. — Of course, I don’t like to interfere in your personal affairs... Bu-u-ut... — Sonic twirled Amy’s fingers, thinking, and all he answered was: — I completely agree with Maria Robotnik.. Na. — But I have no time to think and my head is pounding. — adds Rose, now in the body of a blue hedgehog, and washes down the cold drink through a straw. — Or maybe you were just overheated in the sun? You were supposed to jump into the lake for a swim this afternoon because you were very hot. You even forgot that you can't swim. — Shadow supposedly reminded Sonic about that story this afternoon. — Please, Shadow, don’t remind me again! — Amy turned Sonic’s gaze away from a slight insult. She was even ashamed to remember this, since in this body she would not even be able to swim, she would probably not even become an Olympic swimming champion. Although with her own body she could have achieved this. — Fine, fine! No offense! What has happened has passed! — ULF lightly patted the blue hedgehog on the back. The real Sonic in Rose's body was watching this at that time and was shocked that he even thought about it: — “Well, it’s necessary! Shadow now treats me like a real friend and teases me a little. Although before he was always stern and didn’t even understand my jokes. Maybe the whole thing has something to do with Amy? Maybe! Apparently, the two of them would not have turned out to be real friends, maybe even a romantic couple. Not like any of us. And I wouldn’t want to have a love relationship with such a bad guy at all! Never!" At that moment, a waiter who looked like an iguana approached the table and brought orders for Sonic and Amy to the table. Under his tray, Amy, or rather Sonic, received a chili dog, which he ate with great pleasure, as he loved fried sausage in dough, sprinkled with spices on top. Everyone saw and thought that Amy was eating a chili dog with great pleasure. Even Shadow remembers well that only Sonic really likes chili dogs, and Amy doesn’t like them at all. Even Sonic paid attention to this, or more precisely Amy in Sonic’s body and, understanding this perfectly, rolled his eyes and hit him with her palm on his forehead. Shadow, by the way, noticed this and decided to remain silent on this topic, since he first wanted to ask a question regarding why Amy supposedly loved chili dogs so much? The hedgehog in the body of a hedgehog took off her tray and received her favorite sandwich with liver and cabbage. Well, Shadow and Maria no longer had any suspicious questions about this, because they don’t really know what else Sonic usually eats besides chili dogs? Maybe he just likes these sandwiches too? However, Amy just wanted to put the sandwich in her mouth and take a bite, but she stopped in time, deciding that this would also give herself away. — Amy! — she addressed Sonic by her name, and he responded strangely enough. — Do you want my sandwich? — No. — He answered briefly in her voice and continued to eat the sausage in dough and spices. — As you want! It's just your favorite, and I remembered that I'm on a diet now. - Amy lied and turned her gaze to Shadow, after which she pushed the plate with the sandwich towards the black and scarlet one. — Well, what about you? — Thank you, otherwise I haven’t had breakfast yet in the morning. - he answered, not wanting to offend his blue friend with a refusal, he took the sandwich and began to devour it, at first, as usual, without emotion, but having felt the wonderful taste of this sandwich, he began to eat it with great pleasure. — I’ve never seen you smile while eating before. — Amy said in Sonic's voice. The latter heard this and was shocked when he saw it. — You know Shadow! He trusts only his closest and best friends, like me for example. And in front of others, he is always like a soulless and emotionless machine. No offense, Shadow! — Maria finally turned to the one she was talking about. — And I wasn’t offended. — black-scarlet answered smiling.

At the same time!

      Tails walked around the various floors, knocked on every room and interrogated each and everyone if anyone was organizing some kind of ritual or something like a ritual of bewitchment. But so far everything was clear and no one knew any of this or did anything like that. For example, he knocked on one door, and there was a red fox wife with one tail and a bunch of sons. — You're too late! I knock on another door, and there is a black man who has brought into his house a lot of ordinary cats that I can’t talk about. Just meow and pester with your licking. The third door knocks, and behind it evil dogs bark and chase the strangers away. — Quiet, Arnold! Do you want the concierge to hear you and throw you out onto the street? He knocks on another one, and there is a green hedgehog, Manic, in a leather jacket, grinning at the sight of the two-tailed fox, as if he had been waiting for him for a long time. Having interrogated him, he knew nothing about it, but he once complained to the concierge that someone from above drowned him with a couple of drops of tears instead of water. Apparently it was Amy who was crying then and cried out the entire puddle that she ate leaked to the neighbor below. In even further doors there were still a bunch of neighbors that were not interesting to anyone and a bunch of uninteresting dialogues, so let’s skip them! Finally, Tails went up to the highest floor, skipping two rooms, his own and the one Amy ordered, he went further and noticed that all the rooms were tightly closed and marked with signs that these rooms were not yet occupied. Except for the very last one at the end. Tails knocked on the door and hoped that the resident of this room was his last hope. The door was opened for him by Blaise, who on the one hand did not expect to see him, but was glad to meet him. — Tails? — Blaze? Having recognized each other, they hugged and Blaze let him into her room. At that time, Silver was sitting in front of his laptop and re-reading the instructions on that very site several times. — I don't understand? I’ve already read the whole thing from cover to cover for the fifteenth time, without missing anything, but still nothing is clear, where did I go wrong and what does Amy’s strange behavior have to do with it? — he spoke to himself until he saw the guest. — O! Hello Tails. Why did you complain? — Hello, have you by any chance heard or performed any rituals? - asked Tails and Silver at that moment widened his eyes, not understanding how he knew? But still he answers: — Yes. How do you know? — Ugh! — he wiped the two-tailed sweat from his forehead and began to explain to Silver and Blaze how they and Sonic flew here, for what purpose and what happened in the evening, as well as what happened this afternoon with Sonic and Amy. — Oh no! This is what I was afraid of! — said Silver. — I knew there was something wrong with Amy. She spoke to herself as if she were a man. Oh. So it was Sonic? — Blaze asked, her cheeks already covered with blush from shame, remembering how she saw Amy, or rather Sonic in her body, strip naked before her eyes. — How did this happen? Can you explain what's going on here? - the fox asked. — It’s all my fault! — the silver hedgehog admitted, lowering his head. — How? Tails and Blaze asked at the same time. — It all started yesterday. I'll tell you everything, just listen to me carefully and try not to fall asleep!

To be continued