Three reviews have been received, therefore I am updating. That is the rule folks! Three reviews per chapter or no update! Although the third review was kind of pathetic.
HOLY CRAP THAT'S PATHETIC! 31 VISITORS AND ONLY THREE REVIEWS?! Gah…what is this world coming to?
Terran34: I'm glad you agree. Bestiality doesn't exist except in the minds of the uneducated. And I love Amy's personality. That's the whole reason I wrote this story. And you were right about the gate scene. I just thought that would be cute…
Prophet-Of-Isolation: I'm trying to make it AU, though the only thing I can think of is that Amy joins some of the other characters when she shouldn't be there. I'm thinking that Amy is going to accompany Silver to Kingdom Valley and other things like that.
Masonman94: Don't worry, I'll tell you all about Amy on Feplanet day. Thanks for reviewing! (finally)
Disclaimer: Hmm, do I own Sonic or Amy? *opens bank vault to find a penny* I guess not…
Anyway, now back to the story.
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To Amy's great delight, a very familiar hedgehog stood on the roof with her, his back turned to her. Squealing in delight, she dashed forward, hugging him around the middle.
"Now I've got you, Sonic!" Amy cried, disregarding her captive's struggles.
"Hey?!" the hedgehog yelled in both surprise and anger.
"It's about time I caught you again!" Amy remarked. Then she noticed something disquieting. The hedgehog's shoes were not red, but light and dark blue. With this, she widened her eyes and faced the hedgehog. It wasn't Sonic.
Instead, she faced a silver hedgehog, with his spikes much more upright than Sonic's, and with a stern, yet determined look on his face.
"Hey! You're not Sonic!" Amy shouted, backing away and turning a bright red. Then she smacked him in embarrassment. "Um, I'm sorry!" Then she buried her face in her hands. How could she have made such a stupid mistake?
"Um, I'm…huh? Hey, where did he go?!" the silver hedgehog demanded, turning to face the city again. He looked for a second, and then shook his head. "He must have run off,"
"I'm sorry. Did you miss someone because of me?" Amy asked, awkwardly coming out from behind him. The hedgehog sighed, and then turned to her.
"Ah…it's okay. I'm sure the guy I'm looking for is still on the island. I'm sure I can still find him," he replied. With this, Amy realized that she now had an opportunity to make a new friend. With that in mind, she walked forward and grabbed the silver hedgehog's hand.
"Well, then I'll help you!" she exclaimed. However, the hedgehog did not seem as keen on the idea as she was.
"What?!" he yelled incredulously.
"Two heads are better than one when looking for someone!" Amy explained. "What's your name?"
"Hey, just wait a second…" Then he sighed. "Silver."
"That's a nice name. It suits you! I'm Amy Rose! It's nice to meet you!" Amy replied, before dragging him across the rooftop to where there was a ladder leading to the ground.
"Ah…hey, wait!" Silver protested, but to no avail.
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Along the ground route, Frederick's search was more fruitful than Amy's. Upon splitting with her, he had gone into the next street and had immediately noticed the dashing blue hedgehog.
"Um, why are you helping me?" Elise, who was still in Sonic's arms, asked.
"No special reason," Sonic replied, somewhat mysteriously. Then he jumped across a river and landed on the next part of the city. Frederick, panting hard, ran across the bridge to same part that Sonic was on. To his dismay, Sonic was already far ahead. That was one fast hedgehog!
Looking up, Frederick noticed the airship. His heart began to beat faster, knowing that it was about to unleash more mechs. His hand instinctively went to the short sword concealed on his back. His short sword was his primary weapon. Enhanced with acid and forged from the metal of a fallen star, it was a formidable threat to even Eggman's mechs.
"Sonic!" Elise screamed as the mechs quickly surrounded him. Before Sonic could do anything, Frederick had unsheathed his short sword and attacked the mechs behind him. With a swift downward slash, he clove straight through one of the mechs.
Spotting him, Sonic nodded in his direction and quickly engaged the ones in front of him. Sonic landed a kick on the chest of one and dashed straight through another. With a high powered punch, he finished the last.
Frederick ducked underneath a missile fired by one of the last two remaining mechs and sliced its owner in half lengthwise. Without thinking, he blocked machine gun bullets from the last mech with his sword. In retaliation, Frederick threw his sword like a spear, pinning the unfortunate mech to the ground. Before he could get to Sonic, he was attacked again, this time by Eggman himself.
"Get out of my way, commoner!" Eggman ordered, knocking Frederick into the wall with the claw of his vehicle. Then, he grabbed hold of Elise, who screamed in terror.
"No!" Frederick cried at the same time as Sonic. Frederick rose up and tried to chase Eggman. However, before any of them could get close to him, Eggman flew his vehicle higher than they could reach, chuckling.
"I'm afraid our little game ends now," he sneered, changing his tone of voice to one that an adult might use to talk to a naughty child.
Frederick noticed Elise struggling, and hold up her hand, something blue clasped tight.
"Sonic! Take this!" she cried, throwing it. All Frederick saw was a blue flash before the gem was safely clasped in Sonic's hand. The gem emitted a low hum, and Frederick could almost feel an aura of power emanating from it. According to Amy and Eggman, it was a "Chaos Emerald."
"I've got it!" Sonic yelled back. "And don't worry, I'll rescue you!"
Frederick didn't doubt Sonic's word for a second, and apparently, neither did Elise.
"I know," she responded. Eggman's face contorted into one of fury.
"Hmph, it's only a matter of time before it's mine!" He shouted. "Until then, you can hold on to it for me!"
With that, Eggman steered his vehicle back into the Egg Carrier, which took off into the distance. Frederick and Sonic stared after it, standing side by side. After it faded, Frederick faced the blue hedgehog that he had assisted.
"Hey. I'm Frederick," he announced, outstretching his hand. Sonic took it, briefly.
"Sonic. Thanks for the help! Catch ya later!" Sonic replied before dashing off into the distance faster than Frederick could ever match.
"Hey wait!" he cried, but knew that Sonic was long gone. "Just like Amy…"
"What about me?" came a familiar voice from behind him. Of course she'd show up now….
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After climbing down the ladder, Amy and Silver had come upon Frederick staring off into the distance muttering about Amy.
"What about me?" Amy queried, standing behind Frederick. The human turned to see the two. His eyes passed over Amy to land on Silver.
"Oh, him? This is Silver, another hedgehog!" Amy announced, stepping to the side. Silver's dark green eyes met with Frederick's emerald eyes, and the two shook hands.
"Is Amy always this much of a handful?" Silver whispered, keeping his voice low so he didn't alert Amy.
"Yep," Frederick answered, and the two burst out laughing.
"Hey! We need to find Sonic, and then we have to find who Silver is looking for!" Amy interrupted, placing her hands on her hips. She looked so cute standing like that, Frederick smiled warmly.
"Of course. You're in command, Amy," Frederick replied smoothly. Silver sighed, standing next to Frederick.
"Well…um…I…um…I don't know what to do!" Amy cried after thinking for a little while. Silver and Frederick laughed again.
"Maybe we could try talking to some people in the town?" Silver suggested.
"Good idea. Let's split up to cover more ground. I'll go alone. Silver, go with Amy," Frederick ordered. Silver stared at Frederick as if to say, "Why me?" Frederick merely grinned mischievously
"Alright then, let's go!" Amy declared, beginning the search. "If you find Sonic, stick with him!"
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In the morning, Frederick went to the Soleanna's biggest plaza to find information. Tables and chairs were set up all around the large area, filled with people discussing last night's events. Upon querying the residents, Frederick learned that Sonic had not been seen, but that a strange brown fox with two tails had also been asking for him.
"A fox with two tails?!" Frederick exclaimed, not believing his ears. "Really?"
"Yeah. It's probably from the race of foxes near the plains. He's been going around, asking for Sonic too. He's near the shop," the man explained, pointing in its general direction.
Frederick thanked the man and walked in the indicated direction. Two tails. What next? A super strong echidna that can break through walls?
Soon enough, he ended up near the shop, where there was a large, ornate fountain spewing water. Surrounding it were people doing their daily shopping, and exchanging gossip. But Frederick only had eyes for the fox.
It was exactly as described, although it was somewhat smaller than Frederick had expected. Upon approaching it, the fox looked up at him expectantly.
"Excuse me, do you know where I can find Sonic?" the fox inquired in a voice reminiscent of a small boy not yet a teenager.
"I was about to ask you the same question," Frederick replied. The fox looked surprised.
"Do you know him?" it asked.
"Not really. I fought beside him once, and I'm friends with one of his close friends," Frederick explained.
"Really? Which one was it?" the fox asked, its eyes lighting up.
"Amy Rose. You know the…" Frederick started.
"Amy?!" it interrupted, then it began to laugh.
"What's so funny?" Frederick asked, somewhat confused.
"Not many can get along with Amy but her close friends. I'm Tails, the fox!" it answered, offering a hand. Frederick took it, politely shaking it.
"I'm Frederick, and I get along with her just fine," he replied, smiling. The two swiftly became friends as they related their experiences of the past day. Tails laughed hardest when Frederick told him about the scene at the gate.
"What possessed you to do such a thing? She would kill us!" Tails had asked.
"I guess I just have a way with women!" Frederick joked, nudging Tails lightly.
"Yeah, right!" Tails retorted, punching him playfully. It was during this exchange that they heard a small commotion coming from the direction of the shop. Sonic was striding down the street, and people were turning to look at the living legend.
"Sonic!" Tails and Frederick cried, one after the other. Sonic turned in their direction with a grin.
"Tails! Long time no see!" he greeted, giving Tails a high five. "and you are that guy who helped me out last night… Frederick was it?"
"Glad you remember me!" Frederick replied, happy he achieved his objective. "I was looking for you."
"Why?" Sonic asked, scratching behind one of his spikes.
"He's with Amy. She probably sent him!" Tails answered before Frederick could open his mouth. Sonic adopted a look of mock horror.
"Not again! Can't she give me a bit of peace?" he complained, halfway joking. Then they all got serious.
"I heard that you tried to save their princess from Dr. Eggman!" Tails stated. "You're going to rescue her, aren't you? Let me help!"
"Don't leave me out!" Frederick added. Now that he found Sonic, Amy's orders were to "stick with him," and that's exactly what he was planning to do. Sonic thought about this for a moment before replying.
"We may not know what Eggman's planning, but it can't be a good thing. With your help, this should be a piece of cake!"
The group laughed good-naturedly and strode off, intending to find out where Eggman had gone. In Frederick's case, he was staying with Sonic and keeping a lookout for Amy at the same time.
Leading the investigation, Sonic began to ask around the city. Upon observing Sonic, Frederick began to admire the blue hedgehog. He was confident and knew how to get things done. At the same time, he knew how to take a joke. The three would repeatedly joke about the situation they were in, saying that the whole princess rescue thing was so stereotypical. Sonic even went so far as to say, "I knew the princess would get kidnapped, ever since I heard about her."
Eventually, the group discovered that Eggman had headed towards Wave Ocean, much to Frederick's surprise.
"Wave Ocean? That's where I was born!" he exclaimed. Sonic and Tails had turned to him, looking at him expectantly.
"Good! Then you can lead us through quickly!" Sonic replied.
"But there's no way we can get to Wave Ocean quickly enough to catch Eggman," Frederick muttered, disheartened.
"Hey, don't be like that! Haven't you heard of the Mirrors of Soleanna?" Tails chastised. Frederick shook his head, confused.
"I've heard of those. Aren't those the teleportation things?" Sonic inquired.
"Yeah. The Duke of Soleanna made them so that citizens could get to the other regions in no time! But after the Duke died, the technology was lost, so the mirrors are only found in Soleanna." Tails narrated. "There should be a mirror to Wave Ocean around here."
In no time, Sonic spotted a blue glow coming from a cave across the bay nearby.
"That just might be one!" Tails exclaimed. To Frederick's surprise, Tails used his two tails to fly across the bay to the cave. "It is! Come on guys!"
Sonic reached the cave by jumping on a docked yacht and propelling to the cave. Frederick was left behind, wondering what the heck he was going to do. Then Frederick noticed that there was a river starting at the bay and passing through the city. Occasionally a small two-seater boat would sail by on it. This gave him an idea.
Frederick leaped over the fence designed to prevent residents from falling into the river. He skillfully timed his jump so that he landed on one of these boats. Taking the oar from the surprised boatman, he rowed himself over to the cave.
"Thanks, man," Frederick said to the boatman, who merely stared at him. "Apparently the people here can't appreciate skill when they see it!"
"Skill? Where?" Sonic joked.
"Ha. Very funny," Frederick returned, laughing.
The group then turned its attention to the mirror. The mirror itself was circular, with an image of Wave Ocean so real that Frederick felt that he could just walk in imprinted on it. It sat on a pedestal of white marble engraved with the Soleanna Eagle.
"Wave Ocean…my home…" Frederick muttered. "If only Amy were here."
"What's that? Why do you want Amy to be here?" Sonic commented, a mischievous glint in his green eyes.
"Uh...well…I…I said I'd…take her here…" Frederick confessed, turning a light pink. Sonic threw back his head and laughed. Frederick blushed darker. They weren't supposed to hear that…
"Anyway, we have to chase Eggman!" Tails interrupted, before jumping into the mirror. Sonic followed, his expression turning serious again. Frederick looked at the mirror, nostalgia evident on his face. He was going to visit the land of his birth once again. With this in mind, he jumped into the mirror.
It was like walking through a door. One second he was in Soleanna, the next he was in Wave Ocean. The warm, salty air that he knew so well assaulted his senses. He inhaled the sweet scent and then exhaled, feeling at peace for the first time since the Festival of the Sun.
"Look! It's the Egg Carrier!" Tails shrieked, pointing at the fleeing airship.
"We have to hurry!" Sonic cried. Frederick agreed, looking ahead. They were at the top of a large cliff that plummeted down a great distance. He peered over the edge and quailed. If he tried to run down that, he would trip and fall to his death. Frederick backed up a few feet.
"What, you aren't scared are you, Freddy?!" Sonic teased, deliberately using the pet name Frederick hated.
"No, I'm not scared, and ONLY AMY CAN CALL ME FREDDY!" he screamed angrily, dashing off the side of the cliff. At this last statement, Sonic and Tails looked at each other for a second. Then they shrugged and dashed down the cliff after Frederick.
They reached the bottom of the cliff to find Frederick stopped at the edge of a stretch of water. Across the large gap was a small island.
"Why did you stop?" Sonic asked.
"I can't swim for long distances," Frederick explained. Sonic motioned for Tails to move ahead. To Frederick's great surprise, Tail's…tails began to spin, lifting the small fox into the air. He then flew across the water, heading for the small island.
"How does that work?" Frederick asked, pointing to Tails. Sonic shrugged.
"I don't know either. Now hang on!" Sonic yelled, picking up the bewildered human. He dashed backup the cliff, and then plummeted back down, picking up speed. He dashed across the water to the island using the speed to find traction in the waves. Frederick was startled and held on to the blue hedgehog with all of his might.
At the island, Sonic spotted three mechs guarding a natural stone arch leading to another stretch of smooth water. He dodged behind a small rock. Then he glanced at Frederick.
"Uh…you can let go now…" Sonic commented. Frederick opened his eyes, which had been screwed shut, and let go of Sonic with a yelp.
"Quiet, there are mechs nearby," Sonic ordered. Frederick nodded, drawing his short sword from its place on his back.
"We should split up and each of us can take on one of them!" Tails suggested.
"Good idea! Let's go!" Sonic agreed. When he gave the signal, the group attacked all at once, taking the mechs by surprise.
Dodging around the machine guns, Sonic knocked down his mech with a swift kick and finished it off with a powerful headbutt. Then, he headed forward to make sure that no mechs could ambush his friends.
Tails flew far above his mech, beads of sweat appearing on his fur as he dodged the missiles coming his way. Then he pulled a small, but powerful bomb from his belt and armed it.
"Hey! " Tails cried, catching his mech's attention. Then he tossed the bomb at it. It hit the mech right in the chest and exploded, sending bits of scrap metal in all directions. Tails pumped his fist in the air in victory.
Frederick's mech was outfitted with a missile launcher capable of firing projectiles larger than his arm. As it spotted the charging human, it unleashed one of its powerful missiles. Tails and Sonic stared in horror as Frederick recklessly charged forward, seeming to have no regard for his own life.
Then, to everyone's surprise, Frederick twirled his short sword and sliced the missile in half lengthwise! The gunpowder sprinkled out of the broken projectile, allowing the two halves to clatter harmlessly on the sand.
The mech could not comprehend why its target was still alive, and it was still standing there when Frederick impaled it through the middle.
Sheathing his sword, Frederick turned to his friends with a grin.
"What did you think?" he asked, obviously referring to his daring move.
"That was pretty awesome!" Tails commented, with Sonic nodding. "Where did you learn to do that?"
"I was trained for battle all my life. My village here was obsessed with defense, assuming that they could be attacked at any time," Frederick admitted. Sonic nodded and pointed ahead.
"We still have to hurry! Eggman is getting away!" he cried, taking off. As usual, Tails and Frederick fell behind, screaming pathetically for him to wait up. Surprisingly, he did.
"There's another stretch of water up ahead. Frederick?" Sonic informed him, holding out his arms. Frederick groaned slightly. He was not keen on being carried across the water again at such a high speed. Since he didn't move, Sonic shrugged and picked him up anyway.
"Sonic, wait!" Frederick cried, but to no avail. Tails took off across the water to the next island, and Sonic dashed on top of the water again.
"What's on the next island?" Sonic asked. Frederick thought for a moment before replying.
"There is a mountain, and scattered around it are the remains of an old construction project that failed. Be careful," Frederick warned. Sonic merely grinned.
"Good! I like it dangerous," he remarked.
As Frederick has said, piles of scrap metal and wood lay scattered along the shore. Some parts of structures were still standing, such as the metal bars that were part of the foundations.
"Sonic! I'll meet you on the ledge above!" Tails called, flying forwards. Sonic gave him a thumbs up and jumped. He skillfully grabbed a roughly horizontal bar and used it to propel the two to a high ledge. Without giving Frederick a chance to get down, Sonic jumped again, grabbing a vertical pole this time and jumping off of it.
They landed on a plateau with a boardwalk leading away from it, passing a lighthouse.
"Hey, that's the Wave Ocean Lighthouse! I remember that maintaining it was one of my chores," Frederick related, reminiscing about the times that he would stand on the top of the lighthouse and stare at the stars.
"Reminisce later, pal. Now we have to run!" Sonic admonished.
"There's a lot of Eggman's mechs," Tails observed gravely. He unclipped two bombs from his belt.
"Sonic! You move forward! We'll clear the mechs form the village!" Frederick ordered, inwardly fuming at the mech's presence in his village, for in front of him, several wooden houses with thatched roofs could be seen. Sonic gave him a thumbs up and sped away, distracting the many mechs on the boardwalk.
Yelling a battle cry, Frederick charged straight for the center of the mechs, drawing his sword. By the time the mechs noticed his charge, it was too late for them to fire their guns.
Frederick sliced in half the first mech he saw, and stabbed through another. He swiftly blocked a blow from a mech's arm, and then chopped it off. Then Frederick finished it with a swift cut.
Tails flew above the melee, unwilling to drop his bombs in fear of hitting Frederick. Frederick continued to fight, seeming to never tire.
Frederick felt his blood grow hot and his vision grow red. All that was in his mind was death, and that was what he dealt with his unmatched skill with a blade. A cut to the right, a swipe to the left, and a vertical strike later, the remaining mechs lay battered and broken across the boardwalk. Tails landed next to him, worry evident on his young face.
"Are you okay?" he inquired, peering at Frederick's eyes. For a small instant, Tails could have sworn that Frederick's eyes were red!
"Yeah. At least they are out of the village," Frederick replied after a pause to let himself cool down. "We have to catch up with Sonic!"
Tails nodded and lifted Fredrick.
"What are you doing!" Frederick yelled in alarm.
"Flying is faster than running!" Tails replied. Frederick had no idea how the little fox could lift one as heavy as him. Maybe it was one of the many useful gadgets Tails always had on him.
Taking off, Tails flew across the ocean, his eyes straining for a glimpse of blue. It was only a second before he noticed Sonic hanging on for dear life to a large killer whale.
"What sane person would take on the Wave Guardian?!" Frederick exclaimed incredulously. Tails ignored him, flying down towards Sonic.
"Tails! Go ahead and push the gate switch up ahead so he doesn't get out!" Sonic cried, referring to the whale. Tails looked up ahead. Sure enough, there was a large gate that prevented any large wildlife from leaving the preserve. It was open, much to his horror.
"We have to hurry!" Frederick called. Tails nodded and flew as fast as his little body would let him. The mechs that they saw on the way were of a different variety than the ones that they had fought before. These flew, and were equipped with a single rocket launcher and a Vulcan machine gun. But even they stood no chance. Any that were above of or level with Tails were destroyed with a thrown bomb, and the ones below were sliced into pieces by Frederick.
The two flew from island to island, plateau to plateau, defeating enemies on the way. When another lighthouse came into view, Frederick cried out.
"The gate switch is in there!" he informed Tails. The fox changed course instantly and flew to the top of the lighthouse, where a large lever was in plain sight. Frederick, still dangling from Tail's grip, reached down and pulled the lever. The two cheered as they saw the gate close.
Frederick's eyes widened as he spotted Sonic use the killer whale's thrashing to catapult himself over the gate and onto the island beyond.
"Where's he going?!" Frederick demanded.
"He's probably going to accelerate to the speed of sound in order to catch Eggman. There's no way we can keep up, so he's going alone!" Tails explained.
"Then what do we do?" Frederick asked. He was sick and tired of being left behind while Sonic got to do all the action. He felt helpless to control the events around him, and he hated not being in control.
"We fly after him. Hopefully we'll get to him after he finds Eggman!" Tails proposed. Frederick grimaced. Oh boy, here we go again…
"I can't stand heights!"
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The two found Sonic standing on a beach enclosed by mountains, staring at them intently. In his hand was a small feather.
"It got away," Sonic growled as they landed next to him.
"It looks like the princess was moved to another location! Let's head back to the city!" Tails suggested. Frederick sighed. At least he was able to spend some time in the land of his birth.
"Good idea," Sonic replied.
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Deep in the ocean, deeper than any had ever ventured, it was pitch black. Strange fish and glowing jellyfish swam aimlessly through the darkness, endlessly hunting for food.
An angler fish caught sight of a foolish, slightly luminescent fish loitering about near the ocean floor. However, before it could attack, it was scared away. The many schools of fish and crowds of jellyfish scattered faster than one could blink. Two glowing scarlet points of light winked into existence. Long had it laid dormant, waiting for the moment of its return. Now, its time had almost come. Stirring in the darkness far away from prying eyes, it waited.
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Never mind, I lied. I am done by Friday. However, it is still one of my longest chapters. That last bit was somewhat creepy, huh?
I wish I had received more than three reviews. I was stating a minimum, not a maximum, people. 12 pages. I even astonished myself with this one. Yeah, there wasn't much Amy in this chapter. *cries* But the whole Wave Ocean bit had to be done, because Silver never goes to the place.
I'm really going to have fun with Crisis City. I can't wait. I also can't wait for Amy to hit something with the beastly Piko Piko Hammer! Anyway, I will start writing...er…typing the next chapter immediately, but I can't give you a deadline next.
Ciao,
Kerrigor.