Summary

After a tragic accident Amy gets Amnesia and forgets not only who she once was but also forgets Sonic and all of her friends. Sonic is guilt ridden for not being able to protect her for the first time in his life and does everything in his power to make it up to her. He soon realizes just how much Amy really means to him and how much he misses her 'complete' self. Sonic will not only have to try and help Amy remember who she is but also to remember himself and the forgotten love she had for him.

A Forgotten Memory and a Forgotten Love - Chapter One – A Tragic Accident

The room was dark and cold and the only sounds that could be heard were the soft whimpering cries coming from an old abandoned containment cell. Within the dingy holding cell sitting far against the hard moldy wall was none other than Amy Rose. She sat on the cold dusty floor hugging her knees close to herself in an attempt to find any form of comfort. She continued to quietly cry to herself lost in deep thought as tears began soaking her fur and parts of her red dress. Her body trembled as her mind continued to wander on all of the events that had transpired earlier that day. How could a day that was supposed to be so wonderful turn out so horribly wrong? She took a moment to wipe a few stray tears away with her glove. Today should've been the best day of her life. Sonic had finally agreed to go out on a date with her and at none other than Twinkle Park. She had fantasized many times having romantic dates with him there and imagined all of the fun and exciting things they could do together. The date would always end with her beloved hero conveying his undying affections for her followed by a sweet and passionate kiss.

Oh…if only…

Instead she found herself standing outside the entrance to Twinkle Park for over two hours waiting for him and he never showed up. She felt so hurt and disappointed that her hero once again stood her up and bailed out of a date. Even the couples standing in line to get into the park sent her sympathetic looks. It's as though she had the words stood up stamped onto her forehead. As tears began to well up in her eyes she decided to make her way back home. However, she never did reach her destination. As she was heading back home, Eggman began attacking Station Square with another scheme of his and she found herself getting kidnapped once again. Now she sat in this cold, empty room locked away in a holding cell with no way to escape. She knew it was only a matter of time before Sonic and the others discover her missing and attempt to rescue her. She had no doubts about that. Sonic had always saved her whenever she found herself in the hands of Dr. Eggman. This time though, she partially didn't want him to come and rescue her. She didn't want him to be her knight in shining armor to come and get her out of trouble anymore. Sonic had always been brushing her feelings off or running away from her since she was eight years old but for some reason this time around she felt truly hurt by his actions even if it was unintentional.

At the current moment she just didn't feel like facing him. She imagined that once the two of them did meet face to face he'll most likely have forgotten all about their date. That thought hurt her feelings even more. She felt fresh tears beginning to threaten her eyes and tried her hardest to suppress them. For years she continued to try and get him to notice her as a young, independent woman and return her feelings. Feelings she knew in her heart were not just a mere crush but far more than that. But still her love for him was unrequited. After being stood up yet again today she was beginning to doubt that he will ever see her more than just a good friend and teammate. In fact, the only time they really spent any time together was when he was either running away from her, rescuing her, or when they were trying to stop Eggman from another one of his heinous schemes to conquer the world. As she continued to softly cry to herself feeling helpless and heartbroken she couldn't help but wish that she could sometimes forget all about Sonic. Why did she have to love him so much? If he was never going to return her feelings she just wished she could stop loving him entirely. Then her heart wouldn't hurt so much and she and he could be the best of friends…

Amy lifted her head up from its dismal position and wiped the tears forming in her eyes away hurriedly. She began taking in deep, steady breaths and tried to compose herself. Her head was hurting and she felt cold and tired. All she wanted to do at this point was go home and snuggle amongst her warm woolen blankets. Amy took a moment to look around her current surroundings. Her containment cell was next to two other unoccupied cells in a rather large but empty room. The air was cold and damp and it looked as though this room had gone unused for quite some time. She sighed hopelessly and slowly pushed herself up from the wall she had been leaning on. She half wondered what was taking Sonic and the other's so long to find her. She's been sitting alone in this cell for a while now and was beginning to worry she would never be found. Usually she would've been rescued by now. Beginning to slightly panic she started to look around her cell again for any way to escape. She had already tried to take down the iron bars that held her imprisoned in the small jail cell but her Piko Piko Hammer was not strong enough. Just when she was about to lose all hope and give up, her jade colored eyes fell on the bottom part of the wall being blocked by the small bunk bed.

"What is that…?" She asked herself in a whisper. She quickly walked towards the wall and began to push the small bunk bed that blocked it out of the way. Once the bed was out of the way she fell to her knees to examine the strange vent on the bottom part of the wall. Her fingers touched the dusty vent gingerly and a small hopeful smile began to form on her muzzle. "It's a ventilation shaft…" She could see a narrow passageway large enough for her to fit through past the dusty vents. "This is it! This is a way out!" She exclaimed beginning to feel her spirits lifting. She quickly began pulling at the lid cover that blocked her from her freedom. When she failed to loosen and remove the lid she smashed it through using her hammer. She quickly couched down on all fours and began crawling through the narrow escape route. For minutes she continued to crawl throughout the mini labyrinth of the ventilation shaft until she saw a bright light up ahead of her. She reached an identical vent cover that blocked her path and she began to hastily kick at it to break free. After a couple of attempts the vent cover went flying across the unknown room and hit the nearby wall. Amy crawled out cautiously unsure as to where she exactly was and dusted herself off. She couldn't help but feel a little proud of herself. This was probably the first time she managed to escape by herself without anybody's help. For once she didn't need Sonic's help and proved that she could do things like escaping on her own.

Amy looked around and noticed that she was in an unknown hallway. The atmosphere was dark and dreary and the only light sources were the bright lights illuminating from the top of the walls. Noises suddenly filled her ears and she let out a soft gasp as she quickly moved down the hall and around a corner. She leaned against the wall and clutched her hammer close to her chest. The place was swarming with random patrol robots around every corner. Amy closed her eyes as she felt her heartbeat suddenly increasing. "I-I got to get out of here…" She whispered to herself apprehensively. She began to quietly make her way down the halls trying her hardest to avoid any robots in the area. She felt terribly lost and she couldn't help but get the feeling that she was in a basement somewhere within Eggman's base. "Sonic…Where are you?" She thought beginning to worry. She couldn't shake the feeling that something terrible was going to happen and she hoped that Sonic was okay. Despite him hurting her feelings she still loved him very much. She knew in her heart that no matter what she would always love him.

Amy ran quickly through another corridor and turned around the corner. Unfortunately for her she ran right into the plain sight of a rather large guard robot. Amy let out a startled scream and began to back up slowly while holding her hammer ready to attack. The guard robot looked an awful lot like the robot known as ZERO Amy had been kidnapped by and evaded back on the Egg Carrier. The only physical differences she could make out was that this robot sported a new paint job of red, black, and gold and was a much larger upgrade from its previous design. Now it was far more lethal and dangerous looking. A continuous beeping sound resonated from its core as it targeted and locked on her. Its eyes began to glow an ominous bright red and it began to move in on her. Amy got herself in a defensive stance and raised her hammer. "Stay away!" She yelled as she smashed her hammer hard into its side. The robot staggered backwards slightly losing control of its balance temporarily. Amy saw her chance and quickly bolted in the opposite direction as far away from the robot as her legs could muster. The robot quickly regained its footing and sped on after her.

Amy ran as fast as she could as she continued to narrowly dodge the robot that had its target locked and set on her. Amy's legs burned as she continued to try and outrun the lethal robot that was right on her tail. Her lungs hurt and her legs were growing tired. She wasn't sure how much longer she could keep running away from it. As she began to slow down due to growing exhaustion, the robot reached its mechanical hand out to grab her and just as it was about to succeed Amy gave it another strong whack with her hammer. The robot fell backwards onto the ground and tried to recover quickly. "Sonic!" Amy cried as she tried to find the right place to go. "Sonic, where are you?" She shouted again hoping he would hear her. Tears were beginning to form in her eyes. Why wasn't he coming? Did he forget all about her? She was beginning to regret leaving her cell at this point.

Amy saw a large metallic door up ahead as she ran into a new hallway and quickly ran to it. As she ran through the threshold she turned and saw the robotic guard heading right for her and shut the heavy door. She quickly locked it and leaned against it panting heavily beginning to feel a bit faint. As Amy caught her breath she noticed she was standing on a metallic balcony with just a railing and a metal bridge like platform used for construction purposes being held up by metal chains a few feet away from the balcony. She noticed that this area was most likely a factory or power plant. She could see machines building robots and other mechanical devices along with a massive boiler and construction vehicles. The room was dingy and hot from the heat of melting metal. Amy felt like she had just walked right into a burning furnace. She turned to look from the left to the right of her and noticed there were no stairs or any means of getting down from her current location. Her eyes grew wide with fear as realization hit her. "Oh no…I'm trapped!" She cried out in panic.

Amy jumped away from the metallic door when the robot suddenly began banging onto the door trying to break it down. She looked at the door in fear and began to slowly back away from the door until her back hit the railing. She turned around and felt the heat of the fire in the air burning at her fur and skin. Amy shivered. "W-What do I do?" She asked herself in a panic. Loud bangs continued behind her as the guard robot adamantly rammed itself into the metallic door. Amy glanced around her surroundings trying to quickly think of an escape plan when her eyes fell back onto the floating bridge like platform. It was close enough that she could walk across on it and she noticed there was another balcony with a doorway on the opposite side. Amy's eyes then fell below her and she realized just how high up she was. She had to of been at least three or four stories high. She clung to the railing tightly in desperation and gulped. "I-I don't know if I can do this…" She whispered to herself fearfully. A loud crack came from the door behind her as the robot nearly broke through and Amy gasped in fright. Any moment now the robot was going to break through the door and she had no place to go and no other options left. Crossing the bridge was the last and only option she had left. She had no other choice. "Sonic! P-Please! Please save me!" She cried as tears welled up in her eyes. "I-I'm scared…" She whimpered as her eyes looked back down to the ground below her.

Amy gripped the railing tightly and began to slowly climb up on it. Her heart was hammering heavily into her chest and she felt her palms becoming clammy. Amy closed her eyes and took in a deep breath trying to calm herself. She tried her hardest not to look down as she climbed over the railing and reached for the bridge. Her hand shakily grabbed onto one of the chains that held the platform bridge up and slowly let one leg off the railing and onto the bridge. With one movement she pushed herself off the railing and pulled herself up onto the bridge with all the strength she could muster. She let out a scream as the bridge began to swing back and forth uncontrollably for a bit and she held onto the metal chain for dear life. Just as the bridge began to calm itself enough for Amy to start walking across, the guard robot busted through the door while making a strange resonating beeping sound. "S-Stay away from me you hunk of junk!" Amy yelled as she took her hammer and threw it at it. The hammer missed and Amy decided she needed to make a run for it. She started to run across the bridge as fast as she could. The robotic guard jumped onto the bridge determined to catch its prey and trailed on after her.

It tried to lock its target on her as its eyes began to glow a deep blood red. Within seconds the constant beeping grew faster and louder and three lasers shot out aiming straight for the pink hedgehog. Instead of hitting its target however, the three lasers ended up hitting three of the chains that held the bridge up. Almost immediately the bridge began to fall over and collapse being held only by the remaining intact chains. Amy screamed in fear as they began to fall and she quickly grabbed onto one of the last sturdy chains supporting the bridge. The robot began to make a series of confused beeps as it began to slide down the bridge to its certain death. It quickly latched its hand onto Amy's boot in an attempt to hold on. Amy screamed as she felt herself being pulled down by the robotic guard that had nearly killed her. Just when Amy thought her hands were going to slip the robot lost its grip on her and went falling to the ground. There was a loud crash that filled Amy's ears as she tried to desperately hold onto the chain and the edge of the bridge. When she dared herself to look down she saw nothing but scrap pieces of metal scattered around everywhere on the floor of the once robotic guard.

Tears filled Amy's eyes as fear overwhelmed her. "H-help! Somebody help me!" She screamed. "Sonic! Sonic, help me please! I'm going to fall!" She sobbed as tears began to quickly flow freely down her soft cheeks. As much as she desperately cried for her cobalt hero to come and rescue her he was nowhere to be seen. "Please, Sonic!" She wept. Her grip on the chain was beginning to slip as she continued to dangle several stories up in the air. Her body trembled with fear and her heart pounded heavily into her chest almost painfully hard. "N-No!" She cried as she tried to hang on. Any minute now Sonic was going to come and save her. He always saved her and protected her from harm. She just had to hang on a little bit longer…Her grip continued to slip and she tried to desperately use her legs to pull herself up. Her face was now stained with tears and she felt her strength beginning to leave her. The bridge continued to slowly sway from left to right as it dangled flimsily in the air only being supported by a couple of chains. Amy's hand slipped and she yelped in terror as her fingers were the only thing keeping her from falling to her death. "S-Sonic…" She whimpered weakly feeling her heart breaking. He wasn't going to save her. She was going to fall and he wasn't going to be there to catch her.

Amy's fingers slipped and she screamed as she began to fall quickly towards the concrete ground. Seconds later there was a loud thud within the factory followed by nothing but an eerie silence. Amy lay motionless on the ground. A small crimson pool began to flow freely from behind her head and her left arm was twisted in an unnatural position. She laid there only half conscious on her back with her jade eyes half open. Her eyes usually bright and full of life were already dull and lifeless. Her breathing was slow and jagged and a small dribble of blood was slipping out of the corner of her mouth. "I-It hurts…It hurts so much…I-I can't move my body…" Her thoughts swam in her mind in a haze as she began to notice the room around her becoming darker. Tears filled her eyes once more. She was dying. This she knew and she couldn't deny. At that moment the only thing she wished was to see Sonic's smiling face one last time. She didn't want to be alone. She wanted to see his gleaming, hypnotic emerald orbs one last time, his sweet yet cocky smile, hear his voice that sent shivers down her spine one last time. She knew now that she won't get her last dying wish. Hot, salty tears slipped down her cheeks like waterfalls. "Sonic…Why…Why didn't you save me…?" The pain in her heart hurt more than the pain of her current injuries. She will never get to see her cobalt hero and love ever again. Her vision failed her and she felt her body going limp. Her eyes were now completely lifeless and after one last breath she fell into complete darkness.