Amy Rose strolled along the sidewalk in the city of New Mobotropolis, deep in thought. As she did at least once a week, she was out for a stroll, away from the safety of her home. The city's streets were unusually grim and silent. It sure is quiet today, she noted. I wonder where everyone is?

A familiar blue streak a hundred yards away caught her attention. Finally, someone's here! "Sonic!" she called. She started running towards the sight of the streak. He's not going to get away from me this time! When I catch him, I'll make him marry me!

Amy rounded the corner of an alleyway she saw the streak turn into, but there was no sign of Sonic ever being there. "Huh?" she gasped. "How'd he do that?" She began to feel a chill of terror run through her veins. This might be one of Eggman's tricks. I'd better head back home.

The pink hedgehog shook her head, clearing her mind of her disturbing thoughts. No, I'm not going to stop chasing the man of my dreams because of some stupid suspicion! Determination renewed in her spirits, she dashed down the alley.

A tall, round-waisted figure stepped out in front of Amy, holding a net. Amy instinctively jumped back in alarm as the figure lunged at her. "Eggman," she gasped in surprise. She got control of herself and narrowed her eyes angrily. "What are you doing here?" she demanded to know.

Eggman smiled malignantly. "I'd ask you the same thing, love-bird!" he shot back in a much more laid-back manner. "I'm just here to do some business I need to take care of!"

"And what might that be?" Amy inquired angrily.

The tall man managed to get Amy to back up against a wall. "I'd say it doesn't concern you, but I'd be lying," he answered.

Although Amy would normally not understand the genius, she immediately caught on to what he was up to. She pulled out her Piko Piko hammer and grinned competitively. "You'll never win, Eggman!" she proclaimed. "Your stupid net is no match for my hammer and my hero."

Eggman chuckled wickedly, sending another chill running through Amy. "Do you seriously think that was Sonic who just ran by? You're more airheaded than I thought! What you really saw was a hologram of him running by."

Amy was too dumbstruck by what she heard to do anything, providing Eggman the chance to make his move. He pushed a button that was hooked to the net and flung the contraption on Amy. She let out a pained cry as the net shocked her, then fell over unconscious the next moment. Eggman pushed the button again, turning off the electrical field running through the net. He flung the net over his shoulder, grinning to himself victoriously. That was a bit easier than I thought it would be! he thought.

~A~

It would not be until three hours later that Amy would wake up. She groggily looked around at her surroundings, immediately becoming fully awake at the sight of Eggman sitting in front of her. A circular, glass wall surrounded her. It was then that she knew where she was. Oh, no, she thought in despair. Not the Roboticizer!

Eggman grinned evilly at the sight of Amy's discomfort. "Don't worry about a thing," he said. "It won't hurt you... much!" He pressed a button on the keyboard in front of him.

Amy looked up in alarm as a light flashed above her and started to come down on her. She went to duck to try to avoid it, but found that she was restrained. She held her breath and closed her eyes as the light went over her several times. Once she knew the process was over after a flash of pink, she opened her eyes and looked at her hands in shock to see hammers fused in their place. She looked up, expecting to see Eggman smiling victoriously, but instead saw the evil scientist rather disconcerted.

"That's strange," Eggman muttered. "The Roboticizer has never flashed pink before: it always flashes blue!" Get a hold of yourself! he mentally kicked himself. She's out of there and is waiting for you. He stood up from his seat and stepped directly in front of Amy. Time to see if she works. "Get me my coffee!" he ordered.

Amy glared at him. "Get it yourself!" she shot back in a strange metallic voice.

The Doctor was clearly shocked by her outburst, but quickly regained his composure. "Look at yourself in that glass right behind you and tell me what you see!"

"Huh?" Amy murmured, looking surprised at what was reflecting off the glass. The dress she wore, her headband, and her whole body was completely metal! She turned to Eggman with rage.

"What have you done to me? I'm a robot now!"

"It's rather obvious what I've done to you, considering the contraption you just stepped out of," Eggman pointed out.

Amy became even more enraged. "I'll see you pay for this one day, Eggman!" she declared.

Eggman only smirked in amusement. "What will you do until then, my pet?" he inquired.

"This!" Amy slammed one of her hammer-hands into Eggman's stomach, causing him to double over in agony. "And I am not your pet!" She turned away from him and ran down the corridor.

Without thinking twice about it, Eggman offered her a tip while pointing in the opposite direction: "The exit's that way."

Amy blushed in embarrassment as she went in that direction. "Oh, thanks."

It would be a few seconds later that Eggman would catch his mistake. He stood back up painfully and typed in a command into the keyboard. "Emergency, emergency!" the intercom announced over the speakers. "Code 591: escape!"

The pink hedgehog knew it was a race against time before Eggman's mechs would catch her, so she ran as fast as she could, despite still being clumsy on her new legs, down the hallway. The nearest exit door was clearly in her sights as robots came pouring into the fort from it. If I try rushing at the next one, I'll get caught nonetheless, Amy thought. My only chance is through this exit. "Alright, time to see how well these hammers work in the battlefield!" she said to herself. Since when did I become so technological about this?

A score of robots rushed at Rose, their hands out and ready to seize her. Amy let out a fierce yell as she rushed back at them, swinging her hammers at every single one of them like there was no tomorrow. The exit began to close shut. Instead of slowing down in discouragement, Amy fought and ran harder towards it. She miraculously skidded under the door to the outside world to freedom.

Yes! Amy almost shouted triumphantly. Yes, I did it! A dark cloud of despair fell over her face. What am I still doing here? Eggman will no doubt send his mechs to look for me!

Without wasting another moment, Amy dashed across the cement of Mobotropolis, hoping to find a place to hide and wait until the Doctor called off his search for her.