Any person in Station Square could easily say it must have been the freshest morning in all year. It was the beginning of autumn and everyone dressed accordingly: they dressed for warmth but not for sweat. Those in business work their suits and coats over, with occasional scarf wrapped comfortingly around their necks. As calm and serene it was in the city, the same could not be said for the desolate ruins of Mystic Ruins. Or rather, not as desolate as Dr. Robotnik's troops marched along the pathway of the area, causing for trees to tumble over. A devilish smile crept unto the bushy lips of the scientist as he thought over his plans to finally get rid of his rival once and for all.
"Alright, you junks of metal! Search for that Chaos Emerald! This plan needs to go smoothly for everything to fall into place!" He shouted over the roar of his new and improved Egg Emperor. After Metal Sonic trashed the old one, he decided to remake his beloved machine. After all, he did face every single one of the heroes with this machine, and even battle against Shadow with it. After all the battles, he was able to find just exactly what this machine needed. So far, the machine worked marvelously, and he was itching to finally test it.
The eyes of the scientist shifted left and right under his glasses. He was expecting for an attack. Any second n—
"Hey, Eggman! What's your junk doing scattered over the Mystic Ruins? Haven't I told you about littering and how filthy that is?" Dr. Robotnik's eye twitched habitually at the arrogant voice of his rival. He turned in his seat, causing the machine's torso to turn. He saw opponent standing on a branch with a challenging grin etched on his muzzle. "Ah, Sonic! My oh-so irritating adversary! What brings you here? I haven't even made it to the station and yet here you are!" Robotnik chided with a sarcastic grin on his lips. Sonic crossed his arms and looked down at Egghead with half lidded eyes. "Aww, Egghead, I never knew you were such a nostalgic creep! I can't believe you rebuilt this bag of bolts after it was destroyed twice. It must have brought back tons of memories for you to waste your time on it." Sonic responded, ignoring his enemy's remark.
Eggman growled and glared at the cobalt hero. He then pointed a Sonic, the machine's arm following Eggman's movement and pointed at him as well. "Listen here, you little weasel—" "Hedgehog." Sonic interrupted with a smirk. Eggman stared at Sonic dumbfounded and slowly dropped his arm. He then roared. "Listen, you little shit!" Eggman shouted. Sonic's eyes widened and he lifted his hands up to his chest, palms facing Eggman. "Whoa, Egghead! Are we cursing now? Children could be lurking the area, you know." Sonic replied. Eggman growled. "Honestly, Sonic, I don't give a damn who or what is around! All I know is that I will break you today!" He retorted, gripping painfully at the controls before him. Sonic shrugged then grinned. "Are you sure about that? Because from what I see, it's the three of us—" He confirmed as a tree fell to the ground, revealing Knuckles behind the collapsed tree. Following suit, the roar of the Tornado's engine rumbled from above the scene. The dirt and leaves that decorated the ground flew up as the Tornado came closer to its descent. However, at last minute, the Tornado transformed and it was then a walking mechanism with Tails seated on top of it nicely with a smirk. "—against you." Sonic finished as he leaned against the tree with a smug look on his features.
Eggman chuckled. "Are you blind, you fool? Do you not see—" "The army of destroyed robots behind you? Of course we do." Knuckles finished for Eggman in his gruff voice. Eggman jumped and turned to look behind him, only to see that his robots were once as they used to be: scraps of metal. Eggman roared and turned back to the trio. "No matter! I will take you out myself!" He shouted as he pointed a mechanical hand towards them. It soon transformed into a gun with a glowing red tip. Sonic grinned. "Alright, Eggman. Let's play for a little while." He said as he jumped down from the tree and rushed at the mechanism. Eggman pointed to the ground and charged up the gun. At the tip, a glowing red ball began to grow. Tails's eyes widened. "Sonic, watch out! That's a laser!" He shouted over the whirring of the gun in action.
Sonic looked up a little too late and noticed Eggman had already fired the weapon at the ground. Rocks and dirt shot forward, the rocks already burning from the heat of the laser. The power of the gun caused a strong wave to emit from the impact, sending Sonic and the burning debris flying back. Once he landed and bounced against the ground, and when the rocks burned at his face, Tails and Knuckles sprung into action. Sonic groaned and lifted his torso up, keeping it up by leaning on his elbows. He looked at Tails and Knuckles, who were blown backwards, and glared at Eggman with a grin. "Alright. Now you've pissed me off."
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"Amy, are you sure we should be venturing out into the ruins with your condition?" Amy looked back at the cream colored rabbit as she looked up at her with wide eyes. Amy only grinned at her tiny friend. "Oh, come on, Cream! I've handled worse! Besides, Sonic has suffered more than I have and he's still on the move! I want to show him I'm just as strong as he is!" Amy said cheerfully, as she turned back around. Cream eyed at the cast that's been securely healing her friend's left arm for weeks now. She also looked up at the bandage around her head. "But Amy, if Mister Sonic saw you like this, he'll have a fit." Cream mumbled. Amy looked back again at her friend, a bit irritated. "Cream, stop being such a worry wart! If I feel bad, I promise we'll go back, okay?" She responded.
Cream nodded and sighed. "Okay, Amy, I hope you know what you're doing." She said as she flapped her ears and started flying next to her friend, making sure she wouldn't fall from any obstacles on the floor. Amy smiled at her. "I'll be fine, Cream. Besides, a bit of fresh air is always healthy! And what isn't healthier than the smell of—" She stopped speaking as she sniffed the air. But, it smelled different. Amy scrunched her nose and shook her head. "Metal?" She managed to finish, but rather in a questioning tone. Cream looked back at Amy. "Amy?" The cream colored rabbit asked. Amy looked up at Cream, her expression mixed with worry and anger. "Something's wrong. Let's go." She said and sprinted. Cream gasped. "No, Amy! We mustn't! You'll get hurt!" She shouted after her friend.
As the two ladies rushed to a destination, Cream thought of the battle they had with Eggman, the battle that has Amy in her current condition. Eggman brought Metal Sonic out at last minute for a quick getaway, and the team fought with all their might.
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"Eggman, you damned coward!" Sonic shouted as Eggman flew away, the engine roaring. Sonic stood his ground as the glinting armor of Metal Sonic caught his attention. Metal Sonic was hovering before him, his eyes deadly, even for a robot. Sonic growled and grinned at the robot, a challenging glint in his eyes. "Alright, you scrap of metal. Let's dance." He said and rushed forward. He jumped up into the air and rolled into himself, spinning in the air as he prepared to perform his famous Homing Spin Attack. He finally launched forward and rushed towards Metal Sonic. Metal Sonic held up his lanky but metal arms to block the attack, and to the team's disappointed, it succeeded. Sonic constantly spun into his arms, causing sparks to bounce off of the arms of his opponent. He then jumped away from him to admire at his work, but only frowned when he found that he only made minimal scratches to the metallic armor.
Sonic growled. "Sonic!" Tails shouted as he landed behind him. Sonic turned to find that Tails was in the Cyclone, guns aimed at Metal Sonic. Sonic's eyes widened and he jumped out of the way as Tails fired at Metal Sonic. The robot crouched and flew upwards as he went from hovering to boosting. However, the missiles followed the robot. He then concocted a quick idea and searched the ground as he scanned for—"There we go." He said to himself in his robotic tone. He then flew downward, his eyes locked on the pink figure holding a hammer. He saw how she braced herself, ready to attack. If he weren't a robot, he would have grinned sickeningly as he swooped down and grabbed Amy. Amy yelled, kicking and punching at the robot. She growled and attempted to punch the robot square in the jaw, only to receive a sharp pain the emitted from knuckles and surged up to her shoulder. It was the crack the assured her she had somehow broken her arm. She shouted in pain.
"Amy!" Sonic shouted and ran towards the two. "Sonic, no, watch out!" Knuckles shouted a bit too late. Metal Sonic turned and saluted the azure hedgehog as the missiles finally hit him. Sonic's eyes widened. "Amy!" Sonic cried as he ran faster. However, the wave of the explosion knocked him back. Knuckles glared at the explosion in the air and rushed forward. He then noticed the falling pink figure. He kicked at the ground harder as he ran faster. He jumped just in time to catch Amy, roll in the air, and land on the ground. He looked down with a grin, expecting Amy to be looking up and smiling up. He felt his heart drop as he noticed her eyes were closed. He then turned around, holding the limp Amy in his arms. "Sonic!" Knuckles shouted, his eyes wide and filled with worry. Sonic was up on his feet and he was there at their side in a second. "Amy! Oh, God, no, Amy, wake up!" Sonic yelled his panic rising as he shook the rosy hedgehog and received no response. "Fuck, Amy!" He shouted and shook harder. He soon saw the pink eyelids flutter, and wave of relief swept over him as a smile smoothed over his lips. "Oh, Amy, thank God." He whispered, fearing that if he shouted, something will happen to her. Amy looked up at Sonic and smiled weakly, reaching up to touch him. "Sonic." She managed to groan before passing out once more.
"Amy, wake up." Sonic said, his panic rising again as he placed a hand on the back of her head. He felt liquid oozing into his gloved hand and when he pulled back, a crimson blotch stained his glove. His eyes widened even more and spun around. "Tails, we need to get out of here!" He shouted frantically. Tails nodded and pressed a button, transforming the Cyclone back to the Tornado. In a second, they were all on the plane and gone. One of the worst parts? Metal Sonic managed to escape the blast.
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Cream snapped back to reality as she heard the sound of clashing metal. When the girls arrived at the scene, she saw Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails fighting Eggman in the Egg Emperor. Cream gasped and looked at Amy, who already had her Piko Piko Hammer out. Cream gripped her shoulder. "No, Amy! Not with your condition!" She scolded, gazing at her friend angrily. "Cream, I need to help!" Amy shouted as she yanked her shoulder of her friend's grip with sharp shrug and ran into battle. "Amy, no!" Cream cried as she ran after her. That caught Sonic's attention. He looked behind the Egg Emperor and noticed Amy charging at the machine. "Amy, no! Get back!" Sonic shouted as he waved his arm. Amy ignored him. From inside the machine, Eggman grinned. "Amy, you say?" He asked as he turned around, seeing the rosy hedgehog rushing at him with her hammer. "Why, hello, Amy! And I was starting to miss you!" Eggman greeted sarcastically. Amy glared at the mechanism. "You're going down, Egg—" Amy was interrupted as she felt arms envelope her securely and the wind rush against her face.
In seconds, Amy was behind a tree with Sonic, placing her on the ground and gripping onto her shoulders tightly. "Amy, you need to get out of here. You can't fight with your condition and you need to leave." He said between pants. Amy shook her head. "No, Sonic, I want to help!" She responded, determination glowing in her eyes and in her posture. Sonic always did admire her determination, but not today. He shook her head at her. "No, Amy. Not today. You'll get hurt." He said, slowly losing his patience. Amy pouted. "Please, Sonic! Let me help!" She argued. Sonic glared at her. "Amy, I said no, alright? And frankly, I don't need your help! All you ever do is get in the way and get hurt. If it weren't for you, I would have beaten Metal Sonic! So do me a favor and leave me alone!" He yelled at her, hoping to get her to leave. I'll apologize later. He thought to himself. Amy stared at him, her jaw opened and tears glistening in her eyes. "Sonic…" She whispered and glared at him. She then slapped his hands away from her and gripped her hammer tightly. At that moment, Sonic ran away to fight the Egg Emperor.
Amy was panting as the tears started gushing from her eyes. "I'll show you, Sonic." She seethed and ran towards the battle. When she ran out, she saw Cream on the sidelines and the trio fighting. Cream spotted her and reached towards her. "Amy!" She shouted and gasped at the anger in her eyes. Sonic heard this and looked. He growled. "Fuck damn it, Amy!" He cursed. Amy sprinted forward and, ignoring her casted arm, gripped her hammer with both hands and struck the Egg Emperor in the leg. The Egg Emperor stumbled to the side as sparks flew from the damaged leg. Eggman's shout was heard at the time of the impact. He then looked at the damaged leg and his eyes widened. "How the hell did you manage to deliver more damage than Sonic?!" He asked as he looked at the heaving, pink hedgehog. He grinned mischievously. "Anger, eh? Isn't it a lovely emotion? It can cause irrational behavior and actions." He said as he slowly rose from the ground and loomed over the pink hedgehog.
"I believe that is how I'm feeling. Irrational." He hinted as he pointed the laser gun at Amy. Sonic felt his heart drop as he noticed what Eggman planned to do. "Amy!" He bellowed and ran forward; only to slam face first into a blue shield that now separated Sonic from Amy and Eggman. Knuckles jumped into action and started beating at the shield. Tails started firing at it while Sonic performed various kicks and punches to break the shield, but all it would do was buzz and flash. Sonic stopped for a second to see Amy started hitting Eggman with her hammer, and Eggman returning fire. Sonic felt hopeful as he saw Eggman starting to limp. That hope was soon erased as Eggman shot at the ground and sent Amy flying, right over the cliff and to the area below where Eggman's base used to be when Chaos was first released. Sonic's world crashed. "Amy!" He hollered as he punched and kicked even harder. Eggman turned to the trio, and Sonic could see the sickening grin on his bushy face. He then opened the pilot doors and flew away. Once he was free from sight, the blue shield died down.
Sonic wasted no time. He kicked the ground at the speed of lightening in search for Amy. As much as they searched, they weren't able to find Amy at all, just where she landed. For the next three months, Sonic spent his time in Amy's house, hoping she would return miraculously. For the next three weeks after those three months, Sonic and the team spent their time planning her funeral. After, the team spent their time planning how they would go about their day knowing Amy was gone. And for the first time in years, their plan didn't work as they mourned.
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A/N: Hey guys! If you read this, I hope you enjoyed it. If you did, I'm super glad you did. This was an idea I had bubbling in my mind for a couple of years now and I decided to rev into action! The next chapter is coming soon, so I do hope you stick around! If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Thanks!
-Steffy
