Amy knew she was getting faster. It might be by the smallest of increments but one day she will be able to catch up to Sonic. No prey can avoid a determined enough hunter and Amy wasn't determined, she was obsessive. That was something everyone agreed on.
The pink hedgehog had been following Sonic's trail and monitoring the news for his current location. Their was a program on TV yesterday how Sonic aided GUN in stopping Eggman was conquering Station Square. The only reason she wasn't at Station Square yesterday is Vanilla asked her to watch Cream while she was out with Vector.
She was tempted to say no but could never say that to Vanilla and Cream. She sprinted non stop the moment Vanilla came back the following morning. Sonic would have to put some considerable effort in to beat her time. Amy had her hammer to even the scale, Sonic would never be able to dodge it when she threw it at him while in pursuit.
Sonic was obviously out of the city by now. The blue blur did work with GUN in his last escapade, which meant Team Dark. They were bound to at least know the direction he had headed. Shadow and Rouge are never tight lipped about this, even if they have deluded motives.
GUN's headquarters was technically suppose to be secret, but everyone in their immediate circle knew where it was from all the times they cooperated together. Amy Rose prepared her harshest glower for the security guard. The man was officially a security guard for a private corporate office complex.
"Let me in, I need to see Team Dark." Amy rested her hands on her hips, expecting the man to immediately comply.
"I can't do this Miss Rose. Even if you've been in here before you don't have the clearance to enter."
"Then call Team Dark, they will come and let me in," she said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. The guard looked unsure but acquiesced. He tapped his ear piece a few times in a methodology unknown to Amy.
"Okay, thank you, I will inform her." The man tapped his ear piece again.
"You are to wait in the lobby for them." Amy stormed past without a second thought. She would have gone into the building proper if Shadow hadn't warped in.
"Rose." Shadow's tone held a twinge of warmth, for him, and oddly anxiety in welcome.
"Amy," she never understood why Shadow was so stuffy.
"Amelia," he compromised. "Is there anything I can help you with," he looked at her like a snake that will strike the moment your eyes drifted.
"Do you know where Sonic went." Amy flinched as Shadow smacked his own face, breathing curses.
"What was that," Rouge walked into the lobby at that moment. She had a small knowing smirk.
"You win."
"Yes!" Rouge flew into the air in an ostentatious victory pose.
"What?"
"Rouge and I placed a bet. If you asked about Sonic, I was paying for drinks tonight. If it was literally anything else then Rouge would have had to pay." The dark hedgehog rubbed his brow in defeat.
"I'm sorry Shadow, but betting on the dark horse doesn't always work. I mean what else was she going to ask about, Amy has no friends-"
"What!" Shadow took a sharp breath before sighing, and Rouge realized there were no take backs now.
"How dare you, I have plenty of friends."
"Name them," Rouge countered.
"Sonic is heading towards Mystic Ruins," Shadow knew there was no fixing this but it was worth a shot.
"Tails, Knuckles-"
"Those are Sonic's friends. At best they are your acquaintances. Have you ever spent time with them outside of chasing Sonic?"
"Cream," Amy threw out.
"She is a girl you baby sit. I'm sorry Amy that is like saying your little sister is your best friend. I'm afraid Cream doesn't count." Rouge wanted her word to be honest. The bat did worry her tone was too callous, however.
"So what, you are a thief who uses her body to string men along because she has nothing better to do." Amy materialized her hammer hoping for a fight.
"Okay," Rouge walked back inside. The spy didn't want to get in a fight with a twelve year old fan girl, that was beneath her.
"We will see you later Amy," Shadow fixed himself in front of Amy, prepared for the worse.
Shadow hid a sigh of relief when Amy wordlessly left.
The pink hedgehog ran out hard. She could feel her eyes watering despite her best effort. Amy thought over Rouge's words and examined her life.
For years she's chased Sonic. She's styled her body with Sonic in mind. Her dreams contained Sonic. Her room was nothing but Sonic. Everyone in her life all knew her as Sonic's crazy wannabe girlfriend. Even Cream thought of her that way with how she always treads carefully when she talks about Sonic.
Maybe she is a social reject, she had to be when the target of her affections reject her. Her tears flowed freely when she realized Cream and Vanilla were the only ones she could go to about this. A girl she babysits and a woman old enough to be her mom.