Choices
By: LittleTrash1027
Welp, I got super depressed while writing this. Hope you brought your tissues.
Sonic hated having to walk slow. He was always moving fast and does get impatient easily. But, with the need for a light source to illuminate his surroundings, he had to move slowly. And it annoyed him greatly. He was annoyed that he had no idea where he was. He was annoyed by the never-ending scenery. He just wanted to find the others and get out of this place.
As he walked, he kept looking at the corridors features to see if anything was familiar to him. The walls looked old and in ruins. Cracks and little crevices were in small corners of the walls, and sometimes he heard water droplets coming from the ceiling. Maybe he was under a bed of water? Like, an underwater torture chamber. The floor was no better, as it also looked old and dusty. Sonic heard his footsteps echo every time he took a step. Lastly, there was no life or colors other than grey that greeted him. Only his luminescent candle and his own colors shined throughout the hallway.
Sonic let out a small yawn. He was getting bored of nothing happening or no changes in his surroundings. It was at that point that his patience grew thin.
"Ugh, how long is this gonna go on!?" He whined. "It's been like an hour!"
He then started to walk faster, not paying much attention to the candle anymore. The light bounced as he strolled through the corridor. It didn't long for him to stop abruptly in front of a door. He let out a sigh of relief.
"Finally! Something new," He said, opening the door and entering the room before him.
His eyes were met with a blinding bright light. He put a hand over his eyes, trying to adjust to the sudden brightness. As his vision progressed, he saw what seemed to be three big screens and a control panel with three buttons. The control panel was small and made of metal, and the screens were large and behind them were what looked like millions of cables and wires. The room was small, and on the wall left to sonic was a small shelf made of wood. He blew out his candle and set it and the lighter down. He walked towards the three screens and looked at them. His eyes widened as his heart almost stopped.
Three of his dearest friends were in glass rooms surrounded by blackness. They were Tails, Knuckles, and Amy. Tails was the screen in the middle, and he was in a corner crying and sobbing. He was covering his face and his ears were splayed backward. His tails were wrapped around his shaking form as he sobbed. Knuckles, meanwhile, was the screen to Sonic's left and was punching and kicking at the glass. The glass was scratched and marked by Knuckles excessive beating and kicking, but no cracks. And lastly, to Sonic's right, was Amy. She was laying on her knees, cupping her hands and putting her face to them. She looked as if she was praying or wishing for something. Maybe for Sonic to rescue her or for nothing bad to happen.
Sonic could hear his heart pounding in his ears, and sweat trickled down his face. His eyes were nearly pinpricks, as he tried not to let out tears he was trying to suppress.
"G-Guys?" He said, breathless. His friends looked up at the sound and tried to find where it came from.
"Sonic?" Tails merely choked out.
"Is that you?" Amy added, tears forming in her eyes. "Oh, I just knew you'd come to save us!"
"Don't worry Ames! I'll get you guys out of here!" Sonic said, looking around to see if there was anything else in their rooms and his own.
"Hello, Sonic. Welcome." A voice echoed throughout the room. Sonic and his friends looked around, trying to find out where the voice was coming from.
"You are probably wondering where you are, or why you're here, but I can-" the voice started.
"What did you do to my friends?! If you hurt them, I swear I'll hurt you so bad, you'll be in the hospital for months!" Sonic yelled, fury rising in his chest as he spoke.
"...you're just as rude as the other one, aren't you?" The voice muttered to itself. It let out a sigh, and continued, muting out Sonic's threats and demands.
"As I was saying, you are probably very confused as to what's going on, but I can shed a little light on that. You are here to make a choice. Sonic, where does your loyalty lie to?" The voice chuckled, and if whoever that was had a body, Sonic would guess that it was smirking.
"To my friends! ALL of my friends!" Sonic shouted.
The voice chuckled to itself. "We'll see about that.."
A large vent above everyone's heads, except Sonic. They looked to be dripping water and on Amy's side, a few drops landed on her head. She moved out of the way quickly and was panicking.
"The choice you will be making is who gets to live and who gets to die. After I'm done speaking, water will pour out of these vents in equal amounts. You will have to choose one of your friends to be given the most amount, saving the other two. Meanwhile, you three may do whatever you may to help save your skin. Although, if Sonic doesn't make a choice in time, you all will be killed regardless. You have five minutes to choose and stay alive. Begin."
As the voice stopped, a timer appeared above Sonic's control panel, as well as the others. Water began to pour out from the vents rapidly, filling up everyone's glass prison.
"Sonic!" Tails yelped, standing up abruptly. "W-what do we do?"
"I'll figure something out buddy, I promise!" Sonic said, as he looked behind the screens and tried to find anything to save them. He eyes darted around frantically for anything that could help them. He looked at the control panel and tried to Homing Attack it but he bounced off, and onto the floor. He looked at it again and saw that there was an invisible shield on it.
"How?" Sonic whispered. He stood up again and rushed to the control panel. He looked at the screens and saw that the water was above everyone's feet.
"Sonic..you have to choose," Amy said, feeling hopeless.
"No! I said I'll get you all out of here and I will!" Sonic shouted.
"You have to! I'm sorry, but a choice has to be made!" Knuckles said, trying to keep himself stable above the water.
"Choose me.." Amy muttered, after a minute of silence.
"WHAT?!" Everyone shouted, the color draining from their faces.
"No Amy! Don't say that," Tails choked out. "That's not fair!"
"Choose me Sonic," Amy said, her voice tensing up.
Sonic paled, as felt the words pierce through his heart. "No, Ames. I am not choosing anyone. You and everyone else are important! To me! To everyone!"
"How?!" Amy yelled, tears welling in her eyes. She looked at the floor, calming her speech. "Knuckles is the guardian of the master emerald, the only one left of his kind. And Tails, you are Sonic's brother and sidekick. You have so much potential. While me, I'm just a girl who just chases a boy around, who doesn't even like her back.." Her voice started to break, as tears streamed down her face.
Everyone was silent. Sonic didn't know how to respond, as a wave of guilt washed over him. He could feel himself shaking, and tears threatening to be let loose from his eyes.
"Time's running out. So, just...just push my button!" Amy said.
The water was well enough above everyone's waist, as Sonic was about to push the button.
"I'm sorry Ames...I love you," Sonic choked out, his voice breaking.
"I love you too," Amy said, her eyes closing, as a small smile appeared. She has accepted her fate.
When Sonic pressed the button, the vent above Amy opened completely, filling her chamber up with water. Sonic fell to the floor, sobbing loudly as tears flushed from his eyes. His cries were filled with pain and sorrow, as he heard Amy's cries and final goodbyes being drowned out by the water filling the top of her chamber. His heart ached. He clutched his arms, as the tears formed a small puddle on the floor. Soon enough, Amy let out the last bit of air bubbles from her lips, as she floated limply in her watery grave. Meanwhile, everyone else was struggling to stay alive.
When five minutes were up, the water drained from everyone's chambers. Sonic shakily stood up, averting his gaze away from Amy's body. He didn't want his last memory of her to be her dead body. Tails and Knuckles' coats were soaked and dripped with water. Sonic looked at them, glad to know they were ok. But he couldn't stop thinking about her. How he failed to save her. At least she got to know that he really did love her. With all his heart.
Without warning, the screens cut to black, and Sonic couldn't hear them anymore.
"G-Guys? GUYS?!" He shouted. His eyes poured more tears. He put his face in his hands, as he whimpered.
His ears swiveled in the direction of a door opening, filled with torches shining brightly. Sonic wiped the last bit of tears in his eyes, as he stepped towards the door. As he stepped out of the room, the door closed and locked. He looked at it, and then looked at his hand. He clenched his fist, as a hurricane of emotions spiraled inside of him. He felt the anger come to a boil, as he gritted his teeth. He closed his eyes, as he looked forward and ran at the speed of sound.
"Don't worry Ames. I won't let whoever did this get away with murdering you. I swear it." He thought as he zoomed through the corridor.
"Hehehe...what a performance! But, the show's not over yet. My conclusion for this test: Loyalty to your friends is, subjective."
