AN: Gentlemen...BEHOLD! By popular demand, the sequel to Bride of Mephiles. However, this will only be a two-chapter one-shot. So sit back, relax and enjoy some creey stuff ;)
Disclaimer: Sonic and Co. do not belong to the author, they belong to SEGA. Please no flaming or trolling and peace out!
~Chapter 1~
:One Year Later...:
The sun rose into the sky in the Green Hill Zone. It was going to be a beautiful morning. Inside a small house, still sleeping, were a pair of hedgehogs. They were Sonic the Hedgehog and Amy Rose. The cerulean speedster was on his side with cherry-pink companion all tangled up in his limbs. The rays of the rising sun peered through the window of their bedroom and awoke Sonic. Cracking one eye open, he silently fumed at the bright light.
Damn me for not closin' the friggin' curtains he mentally ranted.
With a yawn and a stretch, the blue blur then turned his attention on his still slumbering mate. Her form was slowly rising and falling from the various paces of her shallow breathing. She looked very peaceful like this. Sonic smiled a little and began to gently nuzzle her neck. Although it wasn't his intention, Amy started to stir with a sleepy growl.
"Stop it..." she mumbled. "I'm trying to sleep."
"Well the sun's up little missy." Sonic teased. "You'll have to wake up pretty soon anyway."
Amy continued to growl at him while he chuckled. To him, she looked so cute when she got all riled up like that.
"...Mrmmm...dammit, Sonic." the sakura hedgehog snapped.
"Oh relax willya?" the cyan male said. "It's all good."
"It's not gonna be good when I start kicking your butt with my hammer."
"Uh-huh. Suuuuure..."
Instead, Sonic wrapped himself around his mate and started stroking her quills. Amy began to relax after that. Then a few minutes later, the baby monitor went off, making them alert.
"Sounds like the munchkin's up." Sonic quipped.
"Yes." Amy sighed.
She got up from the bed and went down the hall. In the smaller room next to the master bedroom, was the nursery. And cooing for her mother in the crib, was Amy's daughter, Bella. The female hoglett was wide awake and calling her mother for attention.
"Good morning, my little one. "the young flower quietly sang.
"Ma...Mama!" Bella chirped.
The two nuzzled heads as Amy turned to leave the room and headed for the kitchen. There, the sakura hedgehog placed her now 11 1/2 year old baby in the highchair at the table.
"Hope you're hungry for peaches and cream, baby." Amy said while peering inside the refrigerator.
Then, Sonic came into the kitchen making Bella chirp in excitement.
"Papa!"
"Hey there, munchkin." Sonic greeted as he patted the toddler's head.
Amy pulled out a small jar of baby food and a spoon from a drawer and went over to the table where Bella was waiting eagerly.
"Okay baby, open up." Amy said after placing a bib around the girl's shoulders.
Bella gazed wide-eyed at her mother while being fed. Sonic scoffed a little and thought that the hoglett looked as if she were being mesmerized.
"What are you laughing at, Sonic?" Amy questioned, giving the cerulean speedster the evil eye.
"Oh nothin'." Sonic chortled. "She just makes the funniest faces sometimes."
The cherry-pink female rolled her eyes. Bella just continued to devour the mashed up peaches each time her mother brought the spoon to her mouth.
"So, what's on the agenda for today?" Sonic asked.
"Not much." Amy replied. "Cream and her mother have gone out of town again."
"Oh yeah, I remember that. Vector wasn't happy to see Vanilla leave either."
Amy let out a light hearted giggle.
"No, he wasn't." she agreed.
"So what do you wanna do?" Sonic asked again.
"Well, I don't know Sonic."
"You know what? I think Bella might enjoy another visit to the park today."
That instantly caught the baby girl's attention away from her mother feeding her.
"Pa..! Pak!" she sang.
"Well, I guess we can manage that." Amy said cheerfully.
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About a few hours later, Sonic, Amy, and Bella-in the cyan hedgehog's arms-went out from the house and to the local park.
It had been a quiet year since the strange and horrible incidents that befell Sonic, his friends, Tails, Knuckles, Rouge, Shadow, Cream, and her mother, Vanilla. The one mostly affected by the whole thing, was Amy Rose. The demon Mephiles the Dark, who was once the super god Solaris, resurrected after being defeated by Sonic, Shadow and Silver the Hedgehog in their super forms a few years before. After regaining a considerable portion of his strength, he began to target Amy, forcibly making her his mate and impregnating her. But in the end, with the efforts of Team Sonic and Dark, Mephiles was ultimately defeated and destroyed into nothingness once more.
As for Amy, it took a while for her to heal from her terrible ordeal. In the months following the incident, she finally gave birth to the child that was sired by the demon with her, which of course was little Bella. After she was born, Amy continued to live on as if Mephiles never existed. Although it couldn't be that perfect because then Bella wouldn't have been there in the first place. But the good news was that the hoglett imprinted on Sonic and believed that he was her real father and as far as Amy was concerned, she'd like to keep it that way.
The park in the Green Hills Zone was wide and open. Not much people were there either, aside from the kite nerds. Bella, even though she was barely beginning to walk, just loved to run out through the grass and chase whatever butterflies that happen to be resting there. Like a doting mother, Amy watched her daughter like a hawk. Sonic was a bit relaxed on the subject but never completely threw caution to the wind. While out on the field, Bella started picking daisies and other wild flowers before trotting back to her mother. There the little girl presented the flowers to Amy.
"Mama...!"
"For me? Aw thank you, baby." the young flower cooed.
Bella raised her arms up, wanting to be picked up, which Amy happily obliged. Then the hoglett let out a yawn and began resting on Amy's shoulder.
"Tired already?" the sakura hedgehog asked as she patted her daughter's back gently.
"I think she's like one of the few babies that actually like napping." Sonic quirked.
Amy let out a humorous snort and continued patting the toddler's back. Soon enough, Bella was out cold.
"I guess it's time to go home, Sonic." Amy said.
"Yup." Sonic nodded. "Way ahead of you, Ames."
The couple got up from their spot underneath a tree and left the park. The blue blur hung onto the flowers that Bella picked and brainstormed on whether or not they had a vase back home.
xxxxxxx
When the hedgehog family got home, they were in for a horrible surprise. The house appeared to be broken into. The front door was ripped nearly off its hinges and the living room and kitchen was an absolute mess.
"What the heck happened in here?!" Sonic exclaimed.
"This..this is awful!" Amy cried, holding her toddler tighter.
"I'm gonna check the rest of the house. You wait here."
"Okay. Be careful Sonic."
The cerulean speedster went through the house, checking for damage or anything that might compromise their safety. During his trek he noticed that nothing seemed to be stolen. None of their belongings were missing at all, just tossed around. Odd for a break-in. And even more strange, the only two rooms that were left virtually untouched were the master bedroom and the nursery. Everywhere else was practically ransacked.
"This is really weird." Sonic murmured to himself as he scratched the back of his head.
He back to the entry way where Amy was cradling a sleeping Bella in her arms.
"I think we're okay. I don't think anything was taken from the house." the cyan hedgehog told his companion.
"That's a relief." Amy said.
"I'm gonna call up Tails so he can help fix the front door."
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A half an hour later, the twin-tailed fox came over with his tool box and started to help put the front door back together with his best friend and brother. Sonic had already cleaned up the large mess inside the house by the time Tails had arrived.
"So, someone broke in and didn't take a thing?" Tails asked, as he placed a new brass hinge on the door.
"Yeah, isn't that weird?" Sonic replied. "Plus, whoever it was, didn't even touch my room or the nursery while all the other rooms were just trashed."
"Huh...I've never heard of a robber doing something like that."
"Neither have I. By the way, you think you could set up a security system in here or something?"
"Sure, but it'll take me a couple of days."
Sonic had to smirk at that. Every time Tails went to make something, he always wanted his work to be absolutely thorough.
"Alright." the cerulean speedster said. "I think Amy would sleep better knowing that we have one."
"I don't blame her." Tails replied.
The kit then took a screwdriver and began fastening a new door knob.
"You know," he began. "if you want my opinion, this doesn't look like your run-o-the-mill break-in."
Sonic blinked.
"How so?" he asked.
"Well, someone busts through your door, trashes the house, save for two rooms, and steals nothing. It sounds more like someone giving you a message or something." Tails explained.
"But who the heck would want to do that, Tails? It couldn't be Eggman because even that's a bit immature for him."
"It could be anybody you ever fought against if you think about it."
The blue blur went deep into thought. His twin-tailed friend had a point. But until the saffron fox installed the security system, it was all just circumstantial evidence without a suspect.
xxxxxxx
That night, after suppertime and putting Bella to bed, both Amy and Sonic turned in themselves. Amy had some trouble going to sleep because of what had happened earlier and worrying herself over her family's safety. But after a few minutes of Sonic working his magic on her, the cherry-pink female fell sound asleep. The night then seemed to wear on uneventfully. Until when the clock struck 3 AM...
Amy was shrouded in complete darkness. She couldn't quiet see in front of her, it was all pitch black.
'Where am I?' she thought.
Then at that moment, she heard a voice. A sickly sweet and rusty sounding voice that the sakura hedgehog had never wanted to hear ever again.
"Hello, my sweet Angel. How I've missed you..."
There was no mistake. Amy knew that voice just about anywhere and all too well. It was HIS voice. Somehow, HE was here again. Amy tried to shake herself out of it. It had to be her mind playing tricks on her or her imagination just running wild.
'Come on, Amy snap out of it.' the young flower told herself.
A cruel laughter was heard.
"You are so darling when you think such silly thoughts, dear one."
The sakura hedgehog then felt something wrap around her waist very tightly and pull her backwards. Next, she felt someone tenderly nuzzle her neck.
"You're still mine, you know. Nothing has changed."
Amy started to squirm, trying to break free. Hard and clawed hands began traveling up and down her form. Amy finally had enough.
"L-let go of me!" she cried, pushing away the figure who had taken ahold of her.
That was when Amy saw the shadowy figure's face and her jade eyes widened in sheer horror. It was HIM. It was Mephiles the Dark in his demonic form. Amy just couldn't believe what she was seeing. This had to be a joke. Mephiles on the other hand, became rather unhappy when he visually examined her belly and seeing that it was now flat.
"What have you done with our child, Aaaaaammmyyyy?" he asked.
He grabbed ahold of her again and pinned her to the ground below them, Amy let out a sharp gasp and tried struggling to break free. But for some strange reason, her whole body suddenly felt numb and heavy.
"If you won't tell me, little one," Mephiles whispered. "then I'm afraid I will have to make you carry another..."
"No...no..."
"NOOOOO!"
Amy shot up from her bed screaming in terror. Sonic who was sleeping soundly, jolted awake at the sound of the young flower's piercing cries.
"Whoa, Amy. AMY!" he exclaimed. "Calm down!"
Amy was shaking like a leaf and tears were streaming down her face. Her jade eyes darted madly around the darkened room before realizing that she was back in reality. The cyan hedgehog wrapped his arms around her and she jumped.
"Amy relax, I'm here." Sonic cooed.
Amy then wrapped herself around him and whimpered.
"Oh my God, Sonic, I had such a horrible nightmare..." she rasped.
"Ssssshhhhh. It's okay, Ames." Sonic said in a soothing voice and petting her quills. "I'm right here."
The cherry-pink female began to calm herself in her mate's arms. Then another terrifying thought crossed her mind.
"Bella!"
Amy wriggled out of Sonic's arms and jumped out of bed. She raced down the hall and to the nursery. To her great relief, her baby was still in her crib sleeping soundly despite Amy's screams in the next room. The sakura hedgehog reached down to pick her up and held her close, still reeling from her nightmare. The whole thing was starting make Amy feel sick. Bella meanwhile, began whimpering in her mother's arms, being slightly disturbed from her slumber. Amy quickly nuzzled and rocked her to soothe her back to sleep. Then she felt someone wrap their arms around her again and making her jump. Amy saw that it was only Sonic.
"Amy, you really need to calm down." he told her. "It was just a dream. It wasn't real."
Amy let out a little sigh. Perhaps she was overreacting a bit, but she couldn't help it. Her nightmare was just horrible.
"Come back to bed, Ames." Sonic said, rubbing her back.
"Oh...okay." she whispered.
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Two days later, the cherry-pink female was starting to become a mess. She got extremely paranoid everywhere she went, especially around Bella. It didn't particularly drive Sonic nuts, but it did worry him.
It was also understandable considering all that Amy had been through in the past year.
One afternoon, the young flower was watching TV with her toddler in her lap laughing and clapping at the show on the screen. Sonic came up behind the couch and started nuzzling her neck out of affection. Only to receive a startled jump. Amy quickly calmed herself when she saw him.
"Oh, sorry Sonic." she said.
"You know, Amy. I love ya, but you really need to chill. You're unnecessarily stressing yourself out." the cerulean speedster told her.
"I know, but I'm trying not to."
"You just need to relax."
He started to rub her shoulders to settle her uptight nerves. Meanwhile, Bella started snoozing in Amy's arms with her thumb in her mouth after listening to the soft music on the TV.
"By the way, are you gonna ever tell me what that nightmare was about?" Sonic asked.
Amy got quiet again. Since that night, she never told him what that terrible dream comprised of. The sakura hedgehog didn't really want to talk about it either. But holding it in wouldn't help much too.
"Remember that...that monster that came after me about a year ago now?" she asked softly after heaving a big sigh.
"Who? Mephiles?" Sonic asked in reply.
"Yes, him."
There was a pause.
"Is that what this is about?" the blue blur asked. "Amy, there's nothing you need to worry about. That guy is freaking history."
"I know that." Amy replied. "But I still can't shake that awful feeling that I-"
She was cut off when Sonic leaned over and embraced her in a lip lock. Amy kissed back of course. She was never able to resist his charms.
"Just relax and take it easy, Ames." Sonic told her. "This is probably repercussions from the break-in we had."
The cyan hedgehog was probably right. Since then, Amy had been such a worry wart. She wrapped one arm around his neck and nuzzled him.
"Thanks, Sonic." she whispered.
"Glad to help." Sonic quipped with a wink.
XXXXXXX
Amy was hoping to get a good night's sleep that night after stressing herself out so much. She even took a sleeping aid to help her with that. However, her hopes were dashed when she was pulled unconsciously into that same thick veil of darkness that was her dreams.
"That blue whelp thinks he's so smart." said a harsh voice. "It's almost nauseating!"
Amy immediately recognized the voice.
"You're wrong!" she cried.
"Oh am I?" he replied in a challenging tone.
Then there was silence. The young flower had hoped that maybe Mephiles had disappeared. Then she heard a dark giggling as if he had heard her thoughts.
"I am always here, little one." he mused. "I'd never leave you..."
Amy placed her hands over her ears as if she were hearing something awful.
"Please stop it!" she pleaded. "Leave me alone!"
"At least you didn't do away with our child, my dear." Mephiles continued, almost ignoring her pleas. "I knew you would be such a good mother..."
"STOP IT!"
The poor female couldn't take anymore of him already. She tried to flee from his voice. Then she unwittingly ran into the demon's arms.
"Why most you always run from me?" he sighed.
Amy violently struggled to get out of his hold...
As she tossed and turned in bed the sakura hedgehog fell off the bed and onto the floor. Frantically reclaiming her senses, Amy waved her arms about to swat away whatever tried to grab ahold of her while crawling backwards into the wall. With all the noises that she made, it was enough to awaken a sleeping cyan hedgehog. Blinking tiredly, he saw Amy on the floor, clinging to the wall and staring madly into the darkness.
"Ames? What's wrong?" he called out.
"...nuh...nothing..." Amy rasped, still clutching the wall.
Sonic frowned. It certainly didn't look like nothing. He climbed out of bed and walk over to the frighten cherry-pink female. Amy was scared, she almost jumped at the sight of her cerulean companion.
"Another nightmare?" he asked with a sigh.
Amy gave a nod as tears started to well up in her and eventually fall from her muzzle. Sonic wrapped his arms around her and nuzzled her neck as she started to sob.
XXXXXXX
A week later, Knuckles the Echidna came to Tails' Workshop with his extreme gear.
"Hey Tails, you home?!" he called out as he knocked on the door.
2 seconds later, the twin-tailed fox answered the door.
"Hi, Knuckles!" he greeted with a warm smile. "Long time, no see. What brings you here?"
"Eeeh, my extreme gear is on the fritz." Knuckles explained. "Think you could patch it up for me?"
"Sure, no prob! Why don't you come in?"
"Gladly."
He walked into the Workshop following Tails into the main computer room. Once inside, Knuckles saw a whole bunch of devices set neatly on the table on the opposite side.
"You working on something?" the crimson male asked.
"Yeah. It's a security system for Sonic's house." Tails explained.
"What does he need a security system for?"
"Someone broke into his house a couple of days ago."
Knuckles blinked in surprise.
"That's something you don't hear every day." he quipped.
"No it isn't." Tails wryly agreed.
"Amy and her kid doing okay?"
"For the most part, yeah."
Knuckles gave a nod. Then he started to feel something a tad odd with his senses. Particularly in the air.
"Hey, Tails." the echidna said. "Is it just me, or does something smell weird around here?"
"It's not you." Tails said. "There's this stale and sweet smell circulating around here. It might be something in the vents that I need to check out."
He got up from his rolling chair and searched for one of his special tool kits.
"So what's wrong with your extreme gear?" Tails asked.
"Well it won't lift off the ground for one thing." Knuckles replied.
Tails continued to look for his kit, getting a bit frustrated as his search came up fruitless.
"Dang it, where is that thing?" the fox ranted.
"Perhaps you left it somewhere else?" Knuckles suggested.
"Maybe. Hold on a minute."
Tails went out into the hall where the strange stale scent grew stronger. His sky colored eyes were caught by something even stranger. In the infirmary room to his left, withered roses laid strewn about and shriveled all over the floor.
"What the...how'd those get in here?!"
"How's what got in where?"
The ruby guardian alerted by Tails' outburst, also went into the hall. There he suddenly felt a dark aura coating the area that felt greatly disturbing.
"Tails?" Knuckles called out again.
He came into the room and saw the saffron fox picking up the dried out flowers.
"What's all this?" the crimson echidna asked.
"Probably what's creating that strange smell." Tails grumbled. "What a mess. I have no idea where these came from."
Knuckles scratched his chin. Something was definitely not right here.
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The next morning, Sonic was the first to wake and Amy was, for once, sleeping peacefully beside him. But she was getting dark circles under her eyes from waking up in the middle of the night. The blue blur gently stroke his mate's soft pink quills causing her to whimper a little and making him frown.
Maybe I should take her to a shrink or something, Sonic thought. This is starting to become a problem.
The baby monitor went off again making Amy stir a little. Sonic promptly got up from bed and went to the nursery himself because he wanted Amy to get a little more rest. When the cerulean hedgehog got into the room, he made a surprised and confused face. Bella was wide awake and looking a little confused herself, because instead of being in the middle of the room like it normally was, the crib somehow moved to the far corner of the room.