Prompt: "If you're strong, you can fly, you can reach the other side of the rainbow." –Sonic CD US Opening "Sonic Boom" (Both versions)

"I wish this rain would let up."

Sonic cracked an eye open to look at Amy who was staring wistfully out a window a few feet away from him. He closed his eye again, ignoring the chill creeping in from the window he rested against.

"It'll let up soon enough. Just be patient."

"That's rich, coming from you."

He opened his eyes, frowning at her.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"I mean, you're the most impatient person I know, and probably ever will know."

He was silent for a moment, still frowning, before finally closing his eyes again with a huff. A moment later, he heard her sigh.

"I'm sorry," she mumbled. "It's the rain. It always ruins my mood."

He opened his eyes again, turning his head slightly to look out the window. It was really pouring. The clouds had completely darkened the sky, despite it only being about noon. The once lush grass outside had been reduced to mush and mud by the near constant downpour they'd been dealing with for the past week. Thunder boomed occasionally, followed by a quick flash of lightning that illuminated Vanilla's drowning gardens. Really, she had been nice to let him and Amy stay there, but still, he wished there was more to do in here. No wonder Cream was always playing outside. There was nothing to do inside. He blinked as another flash of lightning lit up the yard outside and the living room they were sitting in. It was so dull out there, nothing but grays and browns and various other shades of the two, like something had drained all the color right out of them. He blinked again.

Color.

...

...

More color.

He smirked, an idea forming in his head. He knew just how her up. He sat up, startling her out of whatever gloomy daze she'd been in.

"Sonic?"

He jumped out of the windowsill, holding out his hand to her in silent invitation, a smile on his face. She looked at it, then back to him.

"But… It's raining."

He smiled a bit wider.

"Just trust me."

Hesitating, she took his hand and he pulled easily lifted her into his arms, dashing out of the house in a blink. She shrieked as the cold rain hit her, instantly soaking the both of them, but he ignored it. She was going to love this. He was sure of it. So long as she didn't kill him before they got there. Barely twenty minutes later, she spoke up, her teeth chattering.

"Sonic… Where are we going? I'm cold…"

He was too. He hadn't expected it to take this long to get there. But then again, he wasn't used to taking into account the weight of another person, either. Usually he wasn't carrying anyone when he ran. But they were close, he could feel it.

"We're almost there. Just hang on."

And she did, tightening her arms around his neck almost painfully. He ignored that, too. Just like he ignored the cold that was seeping into his limbs, threatening to slow him down. He was getting good at ignoring things lately.

Then, just as he sensed Amy was about to speak up again, they burst out of the rain and into a muddy clearing. There was nothing special about it, but that wasn't what Sonic was concerned about. He set her down on her feet, his eyes trained on the sky.

"Sonic? What is this place? Why are we here?"

She was shivering hard, her words barely understandable around the chattering of her teeth. Not good. He hoped it was show up soon, otherwise he'd have to take her back and she'd never see it and this whole thing would have been pointless-

There.

Several clouds parted suddenly, and he grinned. He met Amy's miserable gaze with his own happy one.

"Look up."

Confused, she did as she was told, her eyes widening at the sight. She gasped, covering her mouth with her hands, her eyes watering dangerously. She threw her arms around him in a fierce, wet hug.

"Oh, Sonic! It's so beautiful! A rainbow! A real rainbow! I haven't seen one in so long!"

He smiled, silently admiring the way that the multicolored lights seemed to restore some measure of life to the area around them. It really was beautiful. He hugged her back.

"I thought you might like it. Just do me a favor and don't kill me for getting you all wet."

She laughed, pulling away from him and spinning in a circle.

"I don't care about that anymore! This was so worth it! Oh, I wish I had a camera! It's so beautiful!"

He smiled again, content to stand there and watch her spin in happy circles, even as the rain returned. No matter how wet he got, her happiness would always make it worthwhile.