Well, Chapter 1 is here as well. I don't have much to say, except that Amy comes in here…well, hope you like it!

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Pain. It was a white-hot pain, searing through every bone in his body. The sturdy bones felt fragile underneath the skin, and a crackling sound reached his ears.

"What's going on? It wasn't like this before!" Silver tried to open his eyes, but they were scrunched shut in a natural effort to withstand the torture his body was undertaking. Did something go wrong? Did he mess up his transfer, and die?

Was this hell?

"No way; I'm not dead. Just a little off course, that's all. I promised to make it to the past…and this can't stop me!" Quickly, the young hedgehog brought up every thought of his destination, trying to home in at the right time, and hopefully end this torment. Memories flooded into his mind from when he was last there, and the people he met…

Sonic, the blue hedgehog that he had tried so hard to destroy…a twin-tailed fox that always trailed by his side…a crimson echidna…an ivory bat…a giant robot…Shadow, the black hedgehog that had shown him the truth…Elise, the princess who had Iblis sealed inside of her…and…a pink hedgehog girl?

Amy; her name was Amy. Something sparked; he seemed to remember her best. Amy Rose, a pink hedgehog. She had helped in his search, when he had gone back in time before. It was to kill the blue hedgehog (his name was Sonic, he remembered) and save the future that time, but Amy had helped him…and then, she had stopped him.

"If I had to choose between the world and Sonic…I would choose Sonic!"

Those had been the last words he had heard from her before she left. So why did he remember her so well? No matter; something inside seemed to resonate with that memory. Slowly, the pain began to fade away, and he slipped into darkness…

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Amy Rose, fangirl extraordinaire, threw the curtains of her room back. The sun was shining brightly today, and the sky was clear and blue. The girl smiled, for blue was her favorite color. It was the color of Sonic; whose face decorated her room, like a miniature shrine. She pulled a plushie of her hero off the bed, gazing at the smile sewn onto the face.

Ring! Ring! Dropping the doll and walking over to the suddenly noisy phone, Amy wondered who was calling so early. She hadn't even eaten breakfast; much less expecting anyone else to have done so yet. Maybe Cream gotten overanxious about seeing her today and picking flowers.

"Hello, Amy Rose here," she chirped. "Who is it?"

"Miss Rose, this is the Soleanna Hospital." Jade eyes widened; was one of her friends hurt? Had Eggman attacked last night, and she didn't know it?

"A hedgehog ended up in our care this morning. We aren't sure of his name, but he keeps mumbling yours…can you please come here?"

"I'll be there right away!" Hanging up the phone and tossing on a coat at the same time, she rushed out the door and into her car. It was old, but it could reach a decent enough speed. Reaching the hospital in under an hour (missing a speed ticket as well), she rushed inside.

"Miss Rose, I presume?" Asked a nurse, some kind of mouse. "Right this way, please." After striding through the halls and into the room, Amy took a minute to realize who it was.

The patient was a hedgehog, whose fur was an extremely light shade of gray, almost white in color. He had five quills positioned on his forehead like a fan, and two other quills that sloped down like normal. Two rune-like markings glowed faintly on each hand, which were bandaged. Both legs were in casts, slightly suspended off the bed.

"Silver?" The hedgehog opened his eyes at the mention of his name, his golden irises clouded over from sedative. He didn't say anything, but a faint smile graced his features. Amy, meanwhile, turned to the nurse.

"What happened to him?"

"We aren't sure. He was found alone near the desert portal last night. He seems to have endured numerous injuries, but there isn't a scratch on him anywhere…" the nurse sighed. "The doctors checking on him aren't sure yet, but he seems to have suffered the most damage in his legs…it doesn't sound good."

Amy nodded absently, examining the boy on the bed. She remembered helping him through Dusty Dessert; her to find Sonic, and him to find the "Iblis Trigger." Sadly, both turned out to be the same thing, and she left him soon afterward. Then, she remembered him being there to help bring Sonic back to life, and defeat Solaris…but how had he ended up here? Warily, she walked over to him, placing a hand on his arm.

"How are you feeling Silver?" Lame question, she told herself. Of course he's feeling bad! Who wouldn't?

"…Sore…" he admitted, "but…I made it…right time?" Amy cocked an eyebrow. She wasn't sure what he meant by that last part, but she assured him he had made it. "Good…how are you?"

"Alright." There was a pause. "So did you save your world, or whatever you were doing?"

"Kind of…" Silver looked like he wanted to say something else, but the conversation was taking enough energy as it was. Amy was ushered out of the room to let him rest. On her way out, one of the doctors stopped her.

"Excuse me," he said, "but seeing as you know the patient here…would you happen to know his parents or guardians?"

"I don't think he's from around here," Amy explained. "Sorry I can't be of more help to you."

"That's alright. It's just that someone is going to need to pay his medical bills. It's shaping up to be quite costly…" the doctor shrugged. "Well, carry on. I trust we will see you here soon." The hedge-girl nodded as she walked out the door. Something told her that this was going to take awhile, where that hedgehog was concerned…

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Silver came back into consciousness awhile later. His mind was hazy, not remembering how he ended up in the hospital. Bits and pieces came to him, from when he had been awake enough to notice things. Apparently, he hadn't been so fortunate with his time traveling this time. Looking himself over, he was relieved to find that, although bandaged, his hands weren't too bad off. This seemed to be the case with most of his body, but his legs…those were a different story. He attempted to move them, but to no avail. Figuring the cast was the cause, he reached out and prodded one leg softly. A sharp sting was the reply, which quickly subsided to a dull ache, reminding him of the time he had his arm broken once when he was…seven? Eight? He wasn't sure.

With nothing else to do, he looked about the room. It was white, whiter than he had ever seen. There were a few pictures on the wall, a table next to his bed (which, by the way, he found unbelievably soft), and a window. There was barely anything else he recognized in the room, but it was still new to him. Looking out the window, he saw the blue sky, and the sun starting to set.

"Sunset? I must have been out awhile. I think I remember arriving in the morning…or did I wake up then? I'm not sure..."

"Oh, sorry. Did I wake you?" The boy turned to see Amy standing in the doorway, holding a small bag.

"No, it's alright. It's good to see you again." Amy nodded at this, seating herself in a chair next to Silver. Out of her bag came a small sandwich, which she placed on the bedside table.

"I decided to bring you something to eat. It isn't much, but the doctors said it may be awhile before your appetite came back. But hey, hospital food isn't that good; trust me on this." Silver nodded, eyeing the meal. He warily grabbed it, examining it as if he wasn't sure whether it was edible, or if it was going to bite him.

"This is a…sandwich, right?" On his first trip to the past, he bought one for lunch when he was in New City with Blaze. From what he remembered, it wasn't too bad.

"Of course, silly! Turkey sandwich…do you like turkey? I wasn't sure what you liked, so I guessed." Amy was amused by his expression, as if he still wasn't sure about the morsel of food. He did seem a bit relieved, though, and bit into the bread.

"Huh…this is good. What'd you say it was?"

"Turkey. You have had a sandwich before, right?"

"…Once, I think." Amy stared at him; she remembered him being a bit off, but this? Maybe he suffered some brain damage too, or something. Amy shook her head; it wasn't good to assume stuff like that. There were a few minutes of silence as she wondered about this, as Silver happily munched his meal.

"So, about your world…" The words came uneasily to her, but she was curious about what he meant. "What did you mean, you 'kind of' saved it?" Silver paused, blinking a few times.

"Well, I saved it," he said slowly, "but now, it needs to be rebuilt. So I came back here to figure out how things work, so I can show the others how to fix things to be like this."

"Oh, really? That's brave of you, coming back. So how'd you hurt yourself?"

"…I'm not sure. I think I might have messed up traveling here somehow. I guess I haven't mastered Chaos Control yet…"

"Chaos Control? Shadow and Sonic can do that!" Amy paused, raising a suspicious brow. "You aren't going to try killing Sonic again, are you?"

"…That was a mistake." Silver's voice was suddenly flat, and his expression serious. "If you're worried about his safety, I can guarantee that I'm not a threat this time. We sorted things out."

"That's a relief." She found it hard talking to him, seeing as they had barely met before. Then again, of all the people, he remembered her name. So far as she knew, she was the only one he had mentioned to the doctors. What reason not to know someone who trusted you like that? "So…your parents aren't worried about you?"

"They probably would be, if they were alive…I'm not sure if they've even been born yet." Golden eyes widened at the sudden slip, and his hand automatically went over his mouth to prevent him from saying any more.

The hedge-girl sat there, confused. "Not…even…born yet?"

"No…" Uncovering his mouth, he resumed the same slow, careful speech he had used when talking about his world. "I am actually from the future…a few centuries, to be precise. Iblis ravaged the planet back then- would have, I mean -so I came back here because I was told I could stop him by killing the Iblis Trigger."

"That was Sonic." Amy added. Seeing him nod, the theory of brain damage slipped back in.

He continued, "Well, after finding out it wasn't Sonic, I figured out a way to stop Iblis…so I did. Then I was brought back to stop Solaris, and then recently…I made it my mission to learn from here, and tell the others back home about it." The room was filled with an awkward silence at the end of his explanation. And suddenly, Amy began to laugh.

"What's so funny?" Silver didn't understand the outburst at all. After a minute, the laughter subsided into a few small giggles.

"This is the kind of thing you read in story books," Amy explained. "That someone from some dying world, or the future, or something, comes to this one to save everything. No other ones will do; just this one. I used to play games like that with my friends when I was a kid. It's just…unbelievable to see it come true, right before your eyes."

"So you believe me?" Silver asked, though not totally sure what she meant.

"Well, I've seen hedgehogs run at the speed of light, giant monster-gods, a mad scientist shaped like an egg…the list goes on. Yeah, I think I can believe time travelers too." Noting the smile on her face, Silver took it for granted.

"Thank you…Amy."

"Don't mention it." Out of the corner of her eye, she saw another nurse in the doorway. "Guess it's time for me to leave. I'll see you tomorrow, okay?"

Silver nodded. "Right. Tomorrow." Following a brief exchange of goodbyes, Silver watched her go.

"She believed me…"

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Enjoy? I hope it was alright. I'm not the best judge of how odd it would be for Silver to end up in this time, but I tried, and guessed what he would/wouldn't know. Oh, and as a note, Amy does officially have a car. In fact, she even used it back in Sonic R. I'm guessing it's mostly used to carry bags between the mall and her house, though. Anyway, I'll be (hopefully) seeing you soon!