Shadow's Of The Past

Chapter 2

Tails stepped back from his latest and newest design of the X-Tornado, "that should just about do it?! " He said out loud, he felt rather proud of his latest achievement, he grabbed an oil stained cloth from his work top and rubbed his hands, "now we just need the painting touched up a little," the fox stated as he gaze over the plane once more, now realizing that the paint on it was a little chipped.

A light breeze of the wind caught the foxes attention and his head turned to the wide opened back entrance of his workshop, "Hm?"

Soon his big adopted brother Sonic was standing in front of him with one of his long time friends in his arms. "S-Sonic what happened to Amy?!" Tails quickly asked in shock, as he dropped the cloth he was holding.

"No time to explain, buddy, can you help Amy, she's been hurt pretty badly?!"

Tails nodded and ran to his bathroom where he got his medical supplies, "sit her on the couch, Sonic!"

Sonic did as told and Tails soon came back with a little green case, he fixed her up and soon concluded that she would just need some rest. Sonic suggested that she could have his bed and that he would sleep on the roof.

"So, what did happen?!" Asked Tails as the blue hedgehog appeared back downstairs after putting the pink hedgehog in his bed..

"Well, I was resting on a tree, when she happened to run by, but she was being chased by this hedgehog who said his name was Damien and he was a demon hedgehog, whatever that is?!" Sonic explained as he scratched his ear.

Tails raised his eyes in confusion, "a demon hedgehog?!"

Sonic nodded "yeah, pretty strange, huh?!"

Tails seemed to think, "yeah sure is!"

Sonic yawned and noticed that it was now dark, "boy I sure am tired, well buddy I'm heading to the roof for the night, I'll see ya in the morning!"

Tails looked up from his thinking position, "oh, okay night Sonic!" With that said Tails went to finish off the plane.

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Amy woke with a start, she gasp when she realised when she was in a bed and not just any bed she knew this was Sonic's bed, 'I wonder where he's sleeping? Although Tails has told me before that he sometimes sleeps on the roof, or in some tree somewhere.' Thought Amy as she glanced around the dark room.

The pink hedgehog felt uneasy, as she gripped the bed sheets, she frowned, 'I have to leave, I can't stay here knowing that he's returned. He'll not think twice about hurting my friends! That's it my minds made I'm leaving!' Amy thought with a determind nod as she slipped out the covers and smoothed down her now ripped dress.

Amy tip toed to the door and took a peek out to see if anyone was awake, she noticed that there was light coming from down into the workshop area, but with it being this time, she knew that Tails was either to into his inventing that he hadn't noticed the time or he'd fallen asleep while he was working. She hoped it was the latter.

She again tip toed down the stairs and into the workshop, she sighed in relief when she spotted the fox huddled over his blue prints with his pencil in his hand. Amy shook her head with a smile, "oh, Tails..." She glanced at him one more time before heading out of the open part of the workshop.

The female sighed as she stepped outside, she sure was going to miss her friends espically Sonic, she only took a few steps when a voice spoke out to her, she froze in her tracks as she realised it was Sonic.

"A-Amy?!"

Amy gasped as she turned to the hedgehog as he jumped down from the roof, "where ya off to at this time of night?!"

Amy panicked "oh uh, I um...I just can't stay here!"

Sonic raised his eyes, "why not?!"

"Because I can't so I'll see ya later!" Amy turned away and started walking.

Sonic frowned and raced in front of her to stop her from going anywhere, she was less than pleased. "outta my way Sonic!"

Sonic seemed surprised at her tone, "what's going on Amy? Why ya wanna leave so bad?!"

Amy growled "because I have to!"

Sonic raised his eye in confusion, "Amy please just tell me?!"

Amy frowned he wasn't giving up, and here she thought he wouldn't mind her leaving. "I...it's because of that hedgehog, he'll hurt you and the others without a second thought about doing it, I can't let him do that, so I have to leave!" Amy shouted now with tears in her eyes and she was shaking.

Sonic's mouth hung open, in shock, he sighed and smiled as he walked over to her as she now had her head down. Sonic gently used his right hand to lift up her chin, she now gazed directly into his emerald eyes. "Amy, you know I'll protect you no matter what, and the others. So please don't leave?!" Sonic asked tenderly.

Amy let a few tears out, "b-but he's nothing like you've ever faced before, he's very powerful!"

Sonic grinned with a wink of his eye, "hey, I haven't faced anything that I can't handle yet, I'm sure he'll be no different!"

Amy seemed to settle down, and gave him a hug, he was surprised but he returned it. It wasn't has hard as her usual ones so he enjoyed it. Sonic pulled away and wiped her eyes, "now why don't you head back and get some rest, and tomorrow I'll take ya on a little run?!" He said knowing it would make her happy.

He was right when saw her face light up, "r-really Sonic you mean it?!"

He chuckled "of course I mean it!"

Amy giggled and gave a hug, only this time it was a death hug, Sonic could feel his air supply being cut off, "oh, Sonic I'd love to!"

Sonic struggled in her grip, "Ames...can't...breathe!"

She gasped and quickly let go, "oh, I'm soorry!"

Sonic shook his head as he recovered, "heh, don't worry about it Ames, so I'll see ya I the morning?!"

Amy sighed in relief, but she smiled, "yeah, night Sonic and thank you!"

Sonic nodded to her and said "night Ames!" he headed back onto the roof, relived that he managed to stop her leaving. He sighed, "i wonder who this hedgehog is? Guess I'll find out soon enough. He muttered as he feel asleep unaware that he was being watched.