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Chapter 1
It was a peaceful sunny day in the woods, birds were singing and various animals were going about their daily lives when a sudden loud boom and gust of wind shot through the area and a familiar blue blur sped by, dodging between trees and boulders Sonic sped through the woods, eventually he came to a stop in a large clearing to look around and enjoy the scenery and take a deep breath of fresh clean air. It had been several months since he last saved the world from Robotnik and he needed the relaxation of a good run, ever since then he had been getting calls, letters and visitors at all hours. Press wanted interviews, companies wanted endorsements for everything from restaurants to sneakers, not to mention the fan-girls and fan-boys. He shuddered at the thought, at first Sonic enjoyed the attention, he thought it would fade away with time but it hadn't, now it was getting to be too much, it didn't help that he was so recognizable. Why couldn't there be more blue hedgehogs around?
Sonic brushed the thoughts from his mind and pulled a map from the backpack he was wearing, a grin spread across his face as he glanced over it and saw how close he was, he hadn't just come out here to get away from it all and relax. He had a goal that he wanted, no, needed to accomplish. A challenge even more important to him than saving the world, the ultimate test of his speed."Almost there." He said, his grin getting even bigger. "I've been waiting for this moment my entire life and now it's finally here!" Sonic stuffed the map back in his bag before speeding off once again. Unfortunately his run was cut short, as he continued through the woods someone up ahead caught his eye and he dug his heels into the ground in an attempt to stop himself before crashing into them but he couldn't stop in time and ended up knocking them both to the ground.
"I'm sorry!" They both cried out in unison while Sonic quickly jumped back up to his feet. It was a hedgehog he had crashed into, a pink hedgehog. Obviously a she going by her voice and clothing, she was wearing a green sweater and a frilly orange skirt, she also had a red headband on and a pair of blue and white sneakers. She looked rather young as well, probably two or three years younger than Sonic himself. He offered her a hand and helped her up. "What are you apologizing for?" he questioned. "It was my fault, I wasn't paying attention to where I was going and couldn't stop in time."
"I shouldn't have been standing around like that." She answered, her voice a barely audible squeak. She was obviously very shy as she hadn't looked up at him, keeping her eyes to the ground as she spoke. "Listen," Sonic said "it was my fault, you don't have to apologize. Are you okay?" "I'm fine." She answered quietly. She finally took her eyes off the ground and looked at him. Sonic was surprised by their stunning shade of green, she must have noticed as she began to blush. She took another look at him furrowing her brows, she was about to say something but Sonic beat her to it. "What's your name?" He asked.
"It's Amy, Amy Rose."
"Well it's nice to meet you Amy, I'm Sonic, Sonic The Hedgehog!" He responded enthusiastically, immediately regretting it as he saw how her eyes widened and mouth went agape at his response. She clapped her hands over her mouth. 'You're such a moron Sonic.' he thought to himself, 'What did you think? That she'd have never heard of you before?'
"I can't believe it's really you!" She squealed. "I am such a huge fan! I can't believe I didn't recognize you! I mean, I thought it was you but it just seemed too good to be true! Wait," she paused and proceeded to pinch her arm, her already large smile seemed to somehow get wider. "it's real! It's really real!" She hopped up and down ecstatically. Sonic rubbed the back of his head nervously, 'Great, just great.' He thought to himself sarcastically. 'Well, at least she hasn't tried to squeeze the life out of me, yet.'
"The cards said I'd meet someone special but I never in a million years would have thought it'd be you!" She continued, twirling around as she said this.
'Wait, what? Cards? Oh god, she's not a loon is she? Well I wouldn't be surprised.'
"Err, cards?" He questioned, furrowing his eyebrows in confusion. "Oh, I'm sorry, I probably sound like a nut," she said, suddenly calming down somewhat while pulling a deck of cards out of her sweater pocket. "these are my Tarot cards." Sonic eyed the deck in her hand curiously, he had heard of Tarot cards before, but just passed them off as something shops used to get money out of gullible people, and she certainly seemed the type who would buy into it. He was pulled out of his thoughts by what she said next "They told me I'd meet someone special if I came out to see the Little Planet." Sonic cocked an eyebrow inquisitively, "You're going to see the Little Planet too?" Somehow her smile had gotten even wider than it already was. "Yup!" She said putting the cards back in her pocket. "I heard that it was appearing sometime this month and just had to see it for myself," She began to to blush again. "especially after my friend showed me these cards, and they said that I'd meet someone who would change my life if I went. Who'd-a guessed it would be YOU of all people!" She beamed. "So what are you going to see it for?"
"Well," he began, normally he wouldn't have, but for some reason he felt comfortable telling her. "When I was young and I first heard about the planet, someone said that there are these things called time stones there, and because of them time works differently, which is why the Little Planet only shows up every few years." Amy nodded, she had heard about the legend before, she wasn't entirely sure if she believed it though. "Anyway, I heard that because of the stones being there you can travel through time if you're fast enough. I've wanted to go and see it all my life and see if it's true. I mean if anyone is fast enough to, it's gotta be me right? I know it probably sounds like a waste of time or impossible, but I need to know for certain." He finished while shrugging his shoulders.
Amy smiled at him, "I don't think it sounds like a waste, it might sound impossible, but you do the impossible every day." she said while putting a hand on his shoulder, causing Sonic to blush lightly. She pulled her hand back and began to twiddle her thumbs nervously, "Listen..." she began uncertain of how to continue. "Can I come with you? We're both heading there anyway right? I've always wanted to see the planet, plus I could be your witness." She looked at Sonic hopefully, her jade green eyes practically sparkling. Normally he would have just said no, but for some reason he couldn't, something about Amy seemed to set her apart from the other fan-girls he had encountered, she seemed more level headed. Also he figured if he said no she probably would have followed him anyway. "Err, sure, I guess." Amy was so excited at this point that Sonic wouldn't have been surprised if she fainted right then and there. "YAY! THANK YOU SONIC, THIS IS GONNA BE THE BEST DAY EVER!" She squealed as she gave him a strong hug that nearly knocked him off his feet. Sonic immediately regretted his decision.
'You're such a moron Sonic.'
Well that's Chapter 1 down, it was pretty short but the second one will be quite a bit longer, this was my first stab at writing a story, what do you think? Good? Bad? Bad in a good way? So mind numbingly terrible you wish I would get set on fire? Let me know with a review. The second chapter will be up in a day or two, I just need to finish it up and edit some of the rougher parts.