A/N- Nothing to reply to today, so I have to resort to random Sonic facts. Did you know that there actually was a Metal Scourge at one point in the comics? I didn't until I read it on the Wiki. Anyway, enjoy the chapter.
The Blue Blur Slows Down Chapter 3
Sonic POV
I got to Amy's house about noon the next day. I knocked on the door but instead of Amy, Cream and Cheese opened the door.
"Oh, hi Mr. Sonic. How are you today?"
"I'm doing great Cream. What are you up to?"
"Oh, not much. Cheese and I were going to go on a picnic today."
"Chao, chao." Cheese added.
"Would you like to come with us Mr. Sonic?"
"Maybe some other time, I'm going somewhere with Amy today."
"Oh, okay. You two have fun then."
"Same to you two." And with that they both walked out the door and towards the forest. I turned around to watch them leave and when I turned back Amy was there. "So, are you ready to go?" I asked.
"I think so, where are we going?"
"Well, it turns out the first temple is just over there past Green Hill."
"How are we going to get there, I can't run as fast as you can."
"We're not in a rush, we can walk." And that we did. It was nice to actually walk the hills instead of run them. I even got to smell the flowers. I picked one up and gave it to Amy.
"Oh, it's beautiful. Thank you Sonic." Amy said sniffing it. About that time we came upon a huge towering loop in the path. Sometimes I think some of the land was designed for me and only me. "How are we going to get past this? I mean I can run through small loops, but not ones this big." Amy asked. I thought for a second.
"I guess I'll just have to carry you." I said. Amy looked at me in disbelief.
"Are you kidding?"
"Nope."
Amy POV
So, about a minute later Sonic was holding me bridal style getting ready to run the loop.
"Are you ready Amy?"
"I guess so." I said timidly. A spilt second later I had to close my eyes from the wind rushing past them. I felt us flip upside down and keep going. I was clutching Sonic's neck as hard as I could.
"You know, you should open your eyes, the view is amazing." I heard him say a few seconds later. I slowly opened them, and he was right. It looked like we were running through a tunnel with a detailed painting all around. All the colors blurred together, but I could still make out what some of the things were.
"I think I know why you like to run so much now. This is something else."
"Yeah, it's a trip sometimes. Hey look, a spring." And before I could say anything Sonic air-dashed into it and it sent us upward into more springs until we were so high birds were passing by. I'm not ashamed to say I was screaming a bit on the way down, like you would on a rollercoaster. As soon as we hit the ground Sonic sped forward some more. He seemed to be smiling more than he was before.
"You must really like to do that." I said.
"Eh, I've done that before."
"Then why are you smiling?"
"I just think it's cute when you scream like that." He said with a grin. And I can now state that yes, you can blush when going 700 miles per hour. Hey that reminds me.
"Why, are we still running? We're past the loop."
"That's a good point. I guess I just went into auto-pilot or something." And with that Sonic slowed down to a gradual stop and put me down. My legs almost gave out but Sonic helped me stabilize myself. "Well, it's a good thing we stopped when we did, we're here." Sonic said pointing to a building across a clearing. "You ready?"
"Hey, I'm with you, what could go wrong?"
Sonic POV
Now you would think that Amy saying that would have jinxed us, but for once it didn't. We just walked in, put the Chaos Emerald in, and then took it out with a full charge. It only took like five minutes.
"You know, this is much easier when you don't have to fight robots or evil geniuses. Or god-monsters. Or copies of yourself." That got Amy to laugh a little. "It also helps when you have someone to share it with."
"Oh, well, you know." Amy said not able to find the words she wanted.
"So do you want to run or walk back?"
"Let's walk, we can see the sunset better that way."
"That's exactly what I was going to say." I said as we started walking. At some point, I don't remember when, Amy took my hand and I was okay with it. Hopefully the next six Emeralds will be this fun.
A/N- Debate time! How fast is Amy compared to Sonic? In some of the games, like Sonic Heroes and the Advance games she's kinda fast. But in others, like Sonic 06' and Adventure 1 she seems much slower. Depending on how many people respond, the results will be shown next chapter. 35 days until Sonic Adventure 2 is out on Xbox Live. Fly on, prosper, and may the odds be ever in your favor.
