Author's Note: Since Reign started this past fall, I've been inspired to write a story similar but including the Sonic cast.

~Prologue ~

On the day she was born her parents arranged her marriage to the prince of the Mobius kingdom. In sixteen years time she would wed the prince and join forces with their kingdom to create a strong political alliance. The Dragon Kingdom threatened her kingdom of Mercia. They wanted her crown and her kingdom. For most of her life, she knew the day would come where she would have to do her royal duties and take the throne and even marry someone she might not love.

But besides that, she had other things to worry about. Forces around her family conspired against her. The Dragon kingdom wanted her dead and would stop at nothing to do so. Her parents, on the other hand, would have none of this. When she was only five years old, her parents hid her away in the village where she would be kept a secret. Her parents entrusted their most loyal and dedicated servants to keep her in their home and pretend that she was one of their own. The servants swore they would do all they could to protect her, even as much as sacrificing their own lives.

This is her story.

•~•

On a bustling busy street corner, a beautiful pink hedgehog walked into town concealed under a brown cloak. She had long flowing quills that went an inch past her breasts, beautiful jade eyes that were absolutely captivating, and a personality that could infect most. Her fur was a vibrant baby pink, and her body was lovely and curvy, a desirable trait to most males. Her name was Amelia Rose, and in a short period of time, she would be Amelia queen of Mobius and Mercia.

An older female magenta hedgehog looked at the fresh produce on a food cart. "Amy, dear. What would you like me to make for supper?"

"I absolutely love the Sheppard's pie you make. You know it's my favorite, Aunt Maggie."

Maggie smiled warmly at her. "Well, Sheppard's pie it is." She picked up three russet potatoes putting them in her basket, before reaching for another assortment of veggies.

Amy kept close to her "aunt" but looked around the village as they walked. Because of her status, she didn't get much freedom of being on the outside world. Most of her life was kept indoors away from prying eyes.

Children played in the streets and villagers worked away at their jobs, selling, crafting, and sewing. A small ball rolled over and gently nudged her ankle. She looked down and picked up the stray ball, looking for its owner. A little male fox ran over and looked up at her happily. "Hi, Amy. Want to play with us?" he asked.

She looked down at the ball in her hands before looking back to the small boy. "Sur-"

"-Come along dear! We must be getting back now," her aunt called to her.

Amy bit her lip and sighed. "I'm sorry, I'd love to, but I can't." She handed the ball back to the boy and quickly departed.

The little boy frowned and waved to her. "Bye, Amy."

•~•

Later that night, Amy was fast asleep in her bed until she was woken to a frightening familiar smell. She sat up in bed to the smell of smoke. Alerted by this, she ran into her parent's bedroom to wake them. Gently, she shook them. "Uncle Frank, Aunt Maggie, wake up, something's on fire!"

Uncle frank moaned in his sleep. "Ah, hmm, w-what?"

Maggie woke up and sat up in bed. "What is it dear? Did you have a bad dream?"

"No," she said shaking her head. "Something is burning…"

A loud crash came from outside and suddenly people started shouting and crying. Both her parents looked at one another before quickly dashing out of bed and getting dressed. "Quickly, we must leave before-"

Their front door slammed opened and a grey skunk ran in with a look of panic on his face. "They're here, they know she's here. You must leave quickly!" he urged.

Amy quickly threw on a robe to cover her nightgown and was rushed outside along with her parents. The village was in disarray as homes were ignited on fire, and villagers tried their best to put out the daunting flames.

People ran around in a panic as soldiers from the Dragon kingdom slain villagers left and right leaving nothing but a massacre of bodies. One soldier cornered an elderly goat for information. "Where is she, where is the queen?"

The goat quivered in fear. "I-I don't know…"

The soldier brought his sword down and stabbed the goat through the chest before yanking it out. He collapsed to the floor dead, as a pool of blood surrounded his body.

Amy gasped in horror placing a hand over her mouth. She didn't want any of this to happen to these innocent people, and all of it was happening because of her. Suddenly several of her kingdom's knights pulled up on horses, and rushed off to battle the opposing threat.

A carriage pulled up in front and a servant hoped down from behind the carriage and opened the door. "Please, hurry, your grace we must find a new sanctuary," he encouraged.

Amy looked back at her faux parents. "I-I can't leave you two behind," she said while hugging them. Maggie patted Amy's back. "Don't worry about us your highness, we'll be fine. We loved having you in our home."

Amy wiped away some tears from her eyes. "I don't know how to show my gratitude to your kindness."

Maggie kissed her on the cheek. "Just know it was a pleasure having you. Now you must go, you will be an excellent queen one day."

She climbed aboard the carriage. "Thank you, I'll never forget you two." The servant closed the door and she was quickly whisked away before any danger could strike.

•~•

Amy looked out the carriage window as she watched the village disappear in the distance. One of her parent's advisors, a purple female echidna sat in the carriage with her. "Your highness, I was informed to tell you that your mother insist you be taken to Mobius."

Amy looked away from the window towards her. "You mean…" her voice trailed off.

She nodded. "Yes, the kingdom, you'll be safest there."

Suddenly Amy felt very nervous. She hadn't seen the prince or his family in a long time and had only visited his kingdom a few times and it was when she was a girl. She wondered how well she'd fit in now that she'd be living like a Royal again. "Very well…" she spoke softly.

The purple echidna reached out and put a comforting hand on top of hers. "Don't worry," she smiled. "Your ladies in waiting will accompany you. You won't be completely alone."

•~•

The next day the King and Queen of Mobius walked down the large staircase together. King Phillip was a tall black hedgehog with blue eyes in his late 40s. He was a strong and fierce King, and people feared to cross him. His wife, Queen Isabelle in her mid 40s was a beautiful blue hedgehog with long quills. Her eyes were a sharp and menacing icy blue. She was elegant but poised and some people found her presence to be very intimidating. She was known to be very cunning and a skilled chemist.

The queen looked to her husband as they reached the bottom of the staircase together. "When will she be here?"

The king adjusted his shoulder plates. "Any moment now." He turned to face his wife. "Please make sure our son is presentable for her arrival," he said passively, annoying Isabelle greatly.

She rolled her eyes. "Yes, yes, I'll make sure he's ready." She sighed and looked back up towards the staircase. Just as she started walking back up the stairs, she noticed another black hedgehog walking down from above.

"Shadow!" she called out to him.

Shadow was in his 20s and was a black hedgehog with red stripes in his quills. He was extremely handsome and mysterious and a bit of the black sheep of his family. "Yes?" he spoke with dread laced in his voice.

Isabelle held up her dress so she wouldn't trip on it when making her way up the stairs. "Make sure your brother is getting ready, she'll be here any moment now, and you know how he is."

Shadow nodded in agreement. "Yes, sadly I do... I'll light a fire under him," he responded.

Isabelle smiled to herself now that she wouldn't have to make the trek back upstairs. She started making her way back down. "Thanks!"

Shadow walked down the corridor towards his brother's room and stopped in front of two large wooden doors and knocked twice. The doors opened and a blue hedgehog cracked the door slightly. "What do you want? I'm kind of busy, Shads."

Shadow looked at his brother skeptically. He was shirtless and he could have sworn he heard a girl giggle from inside his room. "Company again?" he asked with a raised brow.

"What?" Sonic quickly tried to play it off. "Uh, no…"

Shadow smirked. "No need to be ashamed, Sonic. But I must advise you to hurry up with your little fun, because she's almost here, and your mother wants you down there right now."

Sonic sighed in annoyance. "Fine…" he grumbled closing the door. With that said, Shadow headed back downstairs.

Inside the room, Sonic pressed his back against his door sighing. "Sorry, we're going to have to cut this short. My future wife just arrived… and I have to go greet her."

A silver female cat held the sheets up to her chest as she stuck out her lower lip in a pout. "Of course… I was just getting ready to please you when the fun had to be ruined," she purred sadly.

Sonic grinned at her. "Don't worry, I'll make sure we pick up where we left off later," he winked.

The cat giggled. "I can't wait…"

•~•

A royal carriage pulled up in the courtyard and a servant brought put a stool in front of the carriage door. The King and Queen stood at the entryway in front of the castle doors, along with the servants, knights, and royal guards. King Phillip looked to his wife standing by his side and noticed his son was still missing. "Where the hell is Sonic?" he whispered coarsely.

Isabelle glared at Phillip from the corner of her eyes. "Hopefully getting his royal ass down here," she gritted through her teeth in a harsh whisper.

The carriage door opened and Amy stepped out escorted by the horseman of the carriage. She wore her crown and a long flowing white cape that shrouded her beautiful jade dress.

"Welcome home, your majesty," the horseman smiled before bowing to her. Amy smiled down at the horseman before looking on to the servants of the castle and royal family. Everyone bowed before her in unison.

"Amy!" a female voice called from behind her. She turned and noticed four females approach and her face brightened when she realized whom it was. "Girls!"

Cream, Rouge, Blaze, and Mina sauntered over to her smiling from ear to ear. It wasn't long before they all hugged in reunion with their good friend.

Rouge, 17 year old, beautiful white bat with stunning aqua eyes stood before her. "It has been so long!"

Amy adjusted her quills. "Yes it has, I'm so glad you could all be here with me. I must admit, I'm a bit nervous."

Cream, a beautiful fifteen-year-old rabbit helped Amy fix her hair. "You're so beautiful, Amy, but let me just fix your hair, we messed it up a bit," she giggled.

"Thank you, Cream. You've grown up to be quite beautiful yourself" Amy replied.

Mina, a 16 year old, yellow mongoose with flowing purple locks stood besides Amy. "So, where is Prince Sonic?"

Amy looked among the faces of the castle but didn't see him. "I'm not quite sure…I don't think he's come outside yet."

Back up in front of the castle, Shadow walked around some of the servants and took place beside his father. He wore a red side cape that was draped over one of his shoulders, looking trim and polished as he held his post. Phillip took notice of his looming presence. "Where is your younger brother?" he asked in a serious tone.

"He'll be down momentarily," Shadow whispered back.

"He best be or I'll have his head," Isabelle whispered to the two males.

Shadow shook his head before looking up and noticing Amy standing at the other end of the courtyard. He couldn't believe how beautiful she had become since the last time he saw her. She had this beautiful, radiant, glow and a stunning figure to dream over. Shadow tried to recall the last time he set eyes on her, but could not remember. It had definitely been a long time, but the time he clearly remembered was when she was young, and back then she was just an annoying little girl. He remembered when she'd constantly pester him wanting to play. He had never been attracted to her back then, but time had definitely been on her good side with her new found beauty.

Back with Amy and her ladies, Rouge noticed the tall dark hedgehog standing next to the king. "Is that Prince Sonic?" she questioned quietly. "If so, he's quite handsome. I wouldn't mind getting a piece of that," Rouge whispered teasing playfully.

Amy giggled. "That's not Sonic, Rouge that's the king's bastard, Shadow." Amy threw a charming smile his way; she couldn't help but notice he was gawking at her. After seeing her smile in his direction, Shadow realized his eyes had been fixated on her for too long, and quickly averted his glance.

Finally, Sonic came walking around from the side of the crowd formed at the front of the castle. He pulled up his trousers adjusting them, and fixing the vest he wore over his white shirt. With no further adieu, he sauntered up to Amy and her ladies confidently while throwing out a dashing, yet, charming smile. As he approached, he took in her beautiful appearance before him. "Whoa…she's gorgeous. Maybe this won't be so bad after all," he thought to himself.

Cream, Mina, Rouge, and Blaze curtsied from behind out of respect as Amy sized up the prince herself. Sonic repeated a similar action, bowing respectively towards Amy since she was a queen of another nation. "Welcome, your highness. It's been a while since I've seen you." He took her right hand in his and kissed the top of it before looking up and giving her a flirty wink. "You are as beautiful as ever."

Amy felt her cheeks heat up and could hear her ladies giggling behind her. "Thank you, Sonic. You can call me Amy by the way. And you're not too bad looking yourself."

He stood up and extended his arm for her to link. "Allow me to escort you inside, your grace?"

She linked her arm with his. "That would be lovely." Amy followed Sonic as he led her to the others waiting at the front of the castle and her ladies followed not too far behind. As Amy walked down the pathway, servants bowed respectively and curtsied on either side of her.

She looked to Sonic as they got closer to his parents. "I'm still not quite use to this," she whispered. She had not had much royal treatment after living in the village for 15 years.

He cocked an eyebrow at her, confused by her statement. "What do you mean?" he asked as they continued to walk.

"Everyone bowing at my presence," she responded sheepishly.

He couldn't help but smile at her modesty. "You'll get used to it," he chuckled. The two reached the other end of the courtyard and stood before his parents.

Isabelle curtsied. "Your highness, welcome to our home."

Amy smiled and curtsied back to the queen. "Thank you for allowing me to stay here."

"It's a pleasure having you." The king took Amy's hand in his. "We won't let anyone hurt you while you stay with us," he promised. "Now, let's head inside."

Everyone gathered up and headed back inside the castle. Amy followed and gasped at the beautiful interior of the castle. The ceilings were tall, and large jewel encrusted pillars held the ceilings high up. A large carpeted staircase led up to the second floor of the castle were servants busily walked back and forth attending to their duties.

Blaze and the other girls looked around as well. "My, it's so beautiful in here," Blaze gawked.

Shadow stood at the bottom of the stairs and cleared his throat. "Ladies, my name is Shadow and I'll be showing you to your rooms."

The girls followed him up the stairs and Shadow came to the first door. "Cream, this is where you'll be staying," he said while opening the door. Cream walked in and noticed how large her room was. She had a huge canopy bed with a fireplace, bathroom, and a small living room.

"This is perfect, I love it!" she chimed.

Servants walked in with her belongings and dropped them off inside. "Girls, I'm going to get settled in. I'll catch up with you in a bit."

Amy waved to her friend. "Okay, see you later, Cream."

Shadow stopped at the next door and opened it. "Rouge, this is your room."

Rouge clasped her hands together and looked around her room. "How gorgeous, thank you!" Another group of servants walked in behind her along with her belongings. The group moved a bit further and came to an additional two doors.

"Blaze, Mina these are your rooms." He opened both doors for them and the two girls entered. "Wow, thank you so much. They're absolutely beautiful," Mina replied.

Blaze nodded in agreement. "Yes, they are quite lovely."

Shadow smiled, pleased that they were happy with their rooms. "Good, I'm glad to hear it. Well, last but certainly not least, your majesty. This is your room." They came to two large set doors and Shadow pushed them open, allowing Amy inside.

"Wow…" Amy walked in and noticed her large living quarters. "This is spectacular, this is really all mine?" she asked in disbelief.

Shadow chuckled. "Yes, is there anything wrong with your living arrangements?"

She shook her head as she walked to the terrace. "No, it's gorgeous."

He stood at her doorway watching her. "I'm glad you like it. If there is ever anything you need, I'm always available."

"Thank you, Shadow you're very kind."

He backed out of her room grabbing the handle to her door. "You're welcome, my grace."

"Amy," she corrected with a smile. "We've known each other since we were children. So you can drop the formal act," she laughed lightly.

Shadow smiled. "Of course. Amy," he smirked playfully. With that, he closed the door behind him leaving her alone in her giant room.

•~•

Later that evening, the king and queen decided to throw a ball for Amy's arrival. Many guests were invited and there was music, food, and dancing. Amy and her ladies entered the ballroom where the festivities had already started. The king and queen sat at the front of the room spectating and watching their guest enjoy their time. Guests stood around drinking, eating and laughing. Music played and people danced together to the upbeat tempo.

Rouge looked around and noticed all the handsome male suitors staring at Amy and the rest of them, as they walked to the center of the room. "This is amazing…" she practically purred from all the attention.

Amy looked around and noticed Sonic and Shadow standing off in the corner chatting and drinking. Both of them looked absolutely handsome in their elegant suits and almost immediately noticed Amy looking their way. Both brothers acknowledged her stares in unison with a smile. She felt herself blush feeling their glances and looked over to her ladies patiently waiting for her command.

"What do you want to do, Amy?" Cream asked curiously.

"Let's dance, girls," she said cheerfully. Amy grabbed Cream's hand dragging her onto the dance floor. In response, Cream grabbed onto Mina who quickly grabbed the other two girls, forcing them to the dance floor.

Amy and Cream twirled around on the dance floor feeling the music and dancing to the beat. The girls giggled as they danced around foolishly causing guests to spectate on them. Some of the guests even began to join in on the fun. Soon enough the dance floor started to get crowded and the music started to become louder and faster as the band noticed the guests join in on the fun. Shadow and Sonic watched as Amy and her ladies dance from the sidelines.

Sonic looked to his brother smiling as he stared at Amy. He looked at his brother strangely before he walked off to get a drink, believing he was way too fixated on Amy. Amy stopped dancing when she noticed Sonic disappeared from where he last stood. She glanced over to Shadow who was staring at her once again and smiled rushing over to his side. "Dance with me, Shadow," she giggled while grabbing his hands.

He looked at her surprised and hesitant. "Uh, no, I don't know if that's a good idea." He pulled his hands away from hers.

Amy giggled and continued to tug on him gently. "Come on, please, just one dance?" she begged.

Shadow sighed and shook his head. How could he deny her request? "Very well then."

Amy pulled him out onto the dance floor and got in a dancing position. Shadow placed one hand on her hip and used his other hand to hold her hand. The band noticed the two preparing for a slow dance and changed the music to a slower tempo so the two could dance.

Shadow led the dance and swayed with her on the dance floor. Their eyes locked as they danced together gracefully. The king and queen observed the two as they shared an intimate dance.

Isabelle glared as she watched Amy swoon over Shadow as twirled her intimately. "Should you be allowing this?" she whispered.

The king smiled watching his son enjoy the party and oogle over Amy. "I don't see why I shouldn't?"

Isabelle crossed her arms sinking further into her chair. "Well, seeing as my son is supposed to wed her, I don't think it's right for your son to be dancing with Sonic's future bride."

The king looked at his agitated wife, sensing her annoyance. "Maybe Sonic should be quicker to ask for the first dance then," he countered.

Sonic came back after seeing everyone gathered around the dance floor. He squeezed his way through the crowd to see what everyone was looking at but was shocked when he saw his older brother dancing with his fiancé.

"Hey, what's going on?!"

Shadow and Amy stopped when they noticed Sonic fuming from the sidelines. Amy pulled away from Shadow and approached her beau. "Oh, Sonic, there you are. I would've asked you to dance, except you suddenly disappeared," she defended.

Shadow stepped away from the queen, feeling a repercussion coming. "I'm sorry, Sonic. Here you can have a dance with her," he offered apologetically.

Sonic crossed his arms. "Sorry. I'm not really in the mood. Go on and enjoy yourself." He turned and walked off, leaving the ballroom in a huff. Isabelle noticed her son retreating from the party and quickly hurried after him.

Shadow and Amy looked at each other before breaking their eye contact. "I should go talk to him," Shadow spoke softly.

She grabbed his hand before he walked off. "I'm sorry. I didn't know he'd get so upset," she admitted.

Shadow patted the top of her hand. "It's not your fault," he consoled. "You just wanted to have fun."

•~•

Sonic walked down the halls leading back to his room, while his mother followed after him from behind. "Sonic, wait!" she called. Sonic turned around and watched his mother rush to his side. "You need to bond with her. She is going to be your wife one day."

"Yeah, that may be so, but I'm not ready to get married," he argued. "I'm still young. I want to be free and have some of my own fun."

Shadow had managed to follow Sonic and Isabelle and could hear them conversing from behind a pillar. He pressed his back against it and tilted his head so he could hear them better. Isabelle locked arms with Sonic as she walked him back towards the throne room. She kept her voice lowered so others wouldn't hear. "Must I remind you that if she were to fall for Shadow she could technically wed him, and get him legitimized? Then you wouldn't be able to rule the throne."

Sonic scoffed at his mother's paranoia. "She won't fall for him. I'm way better looking than Shadow. Besides, I can charm her if I wanted," he said boisterously.

"Well, get to it then. If Shadow ever becomes a problem I'm sure I could get something arranged."

Sonic stopped and looked at his mother with seriousness. "Mother, you're not talking about…"

"—Yes, Sonic, I could get rid of him. If it helps you out in the end, I would do it without in a heartbeat," she threatened. She stroked the side of his face. "You are my first and only son after all."

Shadow looked down sadly after hearing their conversation. He knew he'd have to watch his back around Isabelle if it came to that. The only person who really liked Shadow was his father. Other than then that was his mother, mistress to the King, but she had died a few years ago. Shadow had always felt somewhat of an outcast in his family, but he wouldn't let others push him down because of it.