"W-What D-id you s-say?" Amy stuttered. Sonic took a deep breath before he continued. "I… um…. I… just can't keep up you know? Between you, and Eggman, I'm beat!" Amy's fear quickly turned to anger, gritting her teeth and gripping her hammer. "LET. ME. GET. THIS. STRAIGHT. YOU ARE BREAKING UP WITH ME BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DECIDE WHETER OR NOT TO BE WITH ME OR FIGHT EGGMAN!" Sonic winced and still continued. "We're just not compatible…." At this Amy slammed her hammer on the table, crushing it. "NOT COMPATIBLE! WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN!" "Sonic. We have dated for almost a YEAR! I have been chasing you since we first MET! And NOW, after you FINALLY give me a chance, YOU TELL ME WE'RE NOT COMPATIBLE!" "Amy, calm down…"
"DON'T YOU DARE TELL ME TO CALM DOWN!" Tears were now forming in her eyes. Sonic felt a spear of guilt stab through him. Why was this so hard? It wasn't like he DECIDED to break up with her. She HAD to understand. "Amy, do you really think I HAVE a choice?" "Oh, so now this is all about YOU now, huh?" "Amy… no… it isn't. But this is as hard for me as it is for you. I DON'T want this to happen. " "Then WHY are you doing it?" Amy wiped some tears from her eyes with her arm. She put her hammer away and gave Sonic a sad, almost helpless look. Sonic screamed on the inside, but remained silent on the outside. He couldn't believe this. He was supposed to be her Hero. The one person she could rely on when times got rough. She could run to him on a cold, stormy night, and he would be there. Whether in times of peace or crisis, he was her lifeline. She would not let him go. Not without a fight.
"Amy… I didn't just come up with this out of the blue, okay? This took a long time to consider." Amy turned away from him, pain and fear now etched on her face. "Sonic… if you really loved and cared for me, then why on earth are you BREAKING UP WITH ME? Do you know that I wake up every morning in hopes of seeing you? You might not know this, but YOU are my drive! YOU keep me going when there's nothing left to fight for! YOU are my hero! I NEED you! I made a promise, and I intend to KEEP it! I would go to HELL and BACK for you, Sonic! You're too busy running away from your problems! NEWS FLASH: You can't run away from everything! You fight giant robots and mutant freaks, but when it comes down to loving someone, you're TOO DAMN SLOW!"
Sonic just stared at her, silent. Amy was breathing heavily, and took a drink of her water bottle. "If you brought me here just to destroy my existence, then you can save it. I'm not giving my heart and soul to someone that's going to throw it away, just because we can't work something out." "Amy.." Sonic started. "No Sonic! I won't listen to any of your lies!" Amy crossed her arms and turned away. Sonic grabbed her by the shoulders and kissed her deeply, hugging her close. Amy's face lit up with surprise, and her mouth hung open in shock when he pulled away.
"I have never loved anyone more than I love you." Amy snorted. "Right. Like I haven't heard that one before!" Sonic placed his hand on her shoulder. "I mean it. After I saved you from Little Planet, I fell… not from orbit, for YOU. I tried to cover it up by occupying myself with Eggman and adventures, but it just came around and bit me in the ass. I tried to outright ignore you, and look how THAT turned out."
Now it was Amy's turn to be silent. Sonic hugged her close to him, but she was shaking and didn't return his gesture of affection. "This hurts me so much more than it hurts you." She rocked back in forth in his arms. Sonic had experienced this feeling many times in his life. Helplessness. He could run at supersonic speeds, roll into a ball, freeze time, and even fly, but he couldn't ease the pain of one of his closest friends. "Why did MY parents have to die?" "Why didn't you stop that suicide bomber in time?" "Where were you when my Grandfather had a heart-attack?" He hated it. He wished it could go away and never come back. It stuck to his gut like those Rings. Now, the person that mattered to him the most was breaking apart, and he couldn't do a damn thing about it.
Amy couldn't take it anymore. She just let the tears fall. Salty drops of pure fear ran down her cheek. Screaming over the music and spinning slot machines, she pounded on him with her fists. "WHY? Do you know how LONG I've been dreaming of this?" Sonic felt yet another stab of pain mixed with guilt through his heart. "S-Sonic! Please!" She grabbed him by the shoulders, like he did to her. "PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME!" Tears rained down her face again, staining her angelic face. "I can't live without you… PLEASE!" Sonic, mustering up all his courage, released her from his hold. "I'm sorry…. Goodbye." With that, Sonic turned around and walked towards the entrance, leaving Amy behind to fight her own demons.
