Chapter 1

Broken

AMY'S POV

Thirteen minutes to midnight. Snow. Clouds. More Snow. The street lamps flickered. No one was dumb enough to brave the icy streets in a car. Amy felt safe as she walked onto the street and made her way across. She had large clumsy mittens and scarves on. A thick jacket, long pants, snow boots, and she was only lukewarm.

She began to cross another street, right next to the bend, when it happened. The sudden light was blinding in the darkness. She couldn't hear anything but her heart pounding. Amy couldn't move. A sitting duck. She knew that the driver of the car was trying to stop, and she was trying to run, but neither party was having any luck.

Sonic was god knew where, so he wouldn't be able to save her. She was bitter towards him lately anyway.

Amy possessed all of this in less than a second, so it was a shock to the system of everyone there when she made contact with the silver truck going at roughly 50 mph.

The pain was shattering. She felt her bones breaking like toothpicks in a sickening way. People screamed, and several cell phones were whipped out to call the emergency line.

Amy laid on the snow. She was fighting to draw breath, and each one was agony. Adrenaline surged through her veins.

She heard the sirens and the crunches of tires on the snow and the roar of engines. She smelled the exhaust, she tasted the fear and urgency in the air.

"Lift her up on three! One-" a female voice rang out as a stretcher was put on the ground next to her

"Two-" hands gently but quickly rolled her onto her back and readied her to be put on the stretcher and carried into the ambulance

"THREE!" the next thing Amy knew, she was in a hospital with people all around her, and breathing in nearly pure oxygen.

"You're gonna be okay, Miss Rose" A male doctor assured her

Amy smiled. Everyone here knew her, the place was small and old fashioned. Everyone knew each other.

"You're going straight to the O.R." he told a nurse.

SONIC'S POV

Sonic walked through the snow. He was all smiles and no unhappiness. His arm was around Sally's waist and she was leaned against him. Sonic and Co. had just put Eggman's robots in a world of hurt. He bent down and kissed Sally. Her long, bushy tail curled around him. Sonic slowly pulled away and looked into the squirrel's ice blue eyes.

He took her hand and continued walking. Sonic always thought that their kisses were somewhat... empty. Never any fire behind them. Her auburn hair swayed slightly as a breeze came. Sonic's ears perked up.

Along with that little gust of wind, a sound came. His head whipped around to face the street. Sure enough an ambulance sped past in the previously unspoiled snow a minute later, towards the hospital. Sonic frowned. Those cars were rarely needed around here, as there was an extremely low crime rate.

"Sal, I'm gonna see what happened, okay?"

She looked up. The disappointment was evident in her eyes. "S-sure"

Sonic smiled at his girlfriend and sped off in the opposite direction.

When he found the site where there was a dinged up silver truck, blood in the snow, and a whispering crowd he surveyed the scene. Everyone sounded worried.

Sonic walked up to a police officer, who was standing next to another police officer who was interrogating a blood red wolf with a horrified expression, and tapped her on the shoulder.

The woman turned around and blinked at him. "Oh! Sonic, how can I help you?" the lavender fox with dark blue eyes asked.

"What happened?"

"Well.. the victim is in surgery and this guy-" she jabbed a thumb over her shoulder at the blood red wolf "-is so freaked out he can barely speak. But from what we did get out of him, he was turning the corner and he lost control of the car. He tried to stop the car, but hit the girl anyway."

"Who was the victim?"

The fox looked down and started twiddling her thumbs "Well... you see.."

Sonic was getting the vibe that it was someone he was close too. Only Cream and Amy had stayed in the city.

Which was it? Cream, or Amy?

"Who was it?" He nearly yelled

She looked up at him like she really didn't want to say.

"A-Amy Rose" she squeaked.

Sonic went numb. Amy had been hit by a car, and she was so badly injured that she was in surgery.

"How bad was it?"

The officer didn't speak, but instead gestured at the large puddle of blood soaked into the snow.

A navy blue rabbit paramedic who had stayed behind answered the question for her.

"Several shattered ribs, a broken leg, internal injuries, and her head took quite a beating"

Sonic's heart nearly stopped.

"S-she's gonna be okay... right?" He questioned.

"I don't know. She's badly hurt and chances of coming out of this exactly like she went in are a million to one. Best case scenario, she has a slight limp and a weak arm, but that's the most to hope for. She won't be able to fight anymore though. That's for sure"

Sonic turned around and walked away. He flipped out his cell phone and hit Sally's speed dial number.

"Hey, Sal, It's Sonic"

"Sonic! What happened?"

He knew that Sally was looking for a piece of gossip to spread around. She'd recently had a dry spell.

"Amy got hit by a car"

A sharp intake of breath on the other line.

"She's okay, right?"

Sonic knew that Sally was really just trying to be nice. She really didn't care about Amy and he knew it.

"No. She's in surgery with internal injuries, broken ribs and a snapped leg"

"Oh man..."

It was obvious that now she was truly feared for Amy's life. The girl didn't hate her, but she didn't exactly like her either. If she was badly hurt, Sally would care.

It started to snow again. Sonic's feet came down on the white blanket with a soft crunch each step. The cold seeped through the thick jacket he wore and made his fur stand on end.

"I'm going home Sally"

"Okay"

Beep... beep... beep... beep... beep...

Sonic closed his phone at the dial tone and made his way back to his house.

"Sonic, what's wrong? Did something bad happen"

Sonic turned around and came face to face with a nine year old yellow kitsune. Tails was wearing a white scarf, dark brown jacket, and jeans.

"Yeah Tails, something really bad happened"

"What?"

"Amy was hit by a car and she's in pretty bad shape"

"Oh my god... What's wrong with her?"

"From what I heard, she's got broken ribs, a broken leg, and internal injuries"

"Damn..."

Sonic smiled "Don't use that language, young fox"

Tails snorted. "Of course, you're such a fine example after all"

They both felt a wave of guilt wash through them. Here they were, making jokes. Amy was either unconscious or in pain.

"So... have you gone to see her yet?" Tails inquired.

"Na"

"Why not?"

"She's probably gonna be in the O.R. for the next few hours, Tails"

"Oh, sorry I didn't think about that"

"It's okay, we'll see her tomorrow"

"And soon after that, everything will be back to normal!"

Sonic's face fell. "Not exactly, kid"

Tails looked up at him, confusion on his face. "But... Amy's gonna be okay, isn't she?"

"Yeah... but you see..."

"What is it Sonic?"

"Amy's probably not going to be able to fight with us anymore. She'll have a limp and won't be able to physically push herself most likely"

"Amy will pull through though, wont she?"

"Sorry Tails, but it's not likely"

CREAM'S POV

Amy sat up in her bed and winced. It had been two weeks since the accident, but she still hadn't fully recovered. The hospital room was white, the blankets were a fluffy polyester, the sheets a soft cotton. All was white.

Cream smiled at her friend's progress. The boys couldn't be there today, they had another plot of Eggman's to foil. Amy didn't mind.

Doctor Amare walked up to Amy holding a paper and said "I need to tell you something, Miss Rose. I prefer that only you hear it first, so you can decide if you want your friends to know"

Amy nodded in agreement and Cream walked out of her room into the hallway, with her shoes squeaking on the linoleum.

A minute later the beautiful turquoise dove walked out of the room looking sad. She looked at Cream.

"You can go back in now. I suggest it."

Cream's smiled died as she looked at the doctor's somber expression deepen and she walked away. Cream stared after her and made her way into Amy's room.

She was crying her heart out.

Cream ran to her side and said "What's wrong, Miss Amy?" and hugged her friend who was curled up in a ball.

Amy wailed and shook her head, which rested in her hands, and her frame shook with misery.

What did that doctor tell you? Oh Amy, what could possibly make you this miserable other than Sonic dying? The only-

Cream suddenly understood.

"Oh my god" she said before pulling her friend close and crying with her.