Sorry, I've been suffering major writer's block on this story. And this chapter is really short...

Sonic the Hedgehog © Sega

The Lizard Gang © Me


Chapter 2

I woke up next to Rouge kneeling next to me. My head ached, and I had gained a few bruises here and there, but I'd be just fine.

"Rouge?"

"Well well, the ultimate life form getting beat. This is new," I sat up and growled.

"Shut up Rouge. It won't happen again," I argued to her. She rolled her eyes.

"Whatever. What happened anyway?"

"These gangster guys showed up and distracted me with her. They've got her dressed all up, and she's been beat a lot. I'm going to find those three," I said standing. Rouge got up.

"Woah woah! Wait up soldier! I gotta pack my stuff," she said, trotting off. I sighed. Some bats…

"Make it quick, bat girl." I looked out to where I thought they'd run off. I crossed my arms and closed my eyes, drumming my fingers on my arms. My patient was exceptionally short for this bat this morning. She better hurry up…

Rouge's P.O.V.

I packed up my stuff from our overnight quickly. Shadow definitely seemed impatient this morning, and even more than usual. Amy's disappearance is getting to him, especially if he couldn't even beat up three gangster characters last night. He couldn't possibly be getting weaker, could he? He was the ultimate life form!

I looked over at said life form. He had a charm bracelet hanging on his wrist he kept looking at. He looked tired overall. Something was just not right here. Shadow hadn't been himself in days. He kept looking at this heart charm on his wrist and shaking his head. That's when I realized that he had another heart charm, an exact replica, hanging on his backpack. Kinda weird thing for Shadow, even if it was from Amy…

"Shadow, what's wrong with you?" I slapped a hand over my mouth the minute it slipped out. My eyes went wide as he turned around slowly to glance at me.

"What are you talking about?"

"You're becoming weak, and you don't sleep, and you don't even act like yourself anymore. What's going on?"

"My wife is missing and in danger now. Am I supposed to be myself?"

"I understand that, but you're never this weak physically. I know you, you can easily take down three gangsters with a pistol, and you didn't. What stopped you?" I asked curiously.

"I didn't want to miss and hit Amy." I knew he was lying; Shadow never misses. Ever.

"What's the real truth?" I asked again. He sighed and waved me over to my side.

"You see the heart charms on my bag and her bracelet?" I nodded. "Those charms have a certain power within them. When we married, she was given the same immortality I have. So she will never again age, she can keep counting years but she will always physically be 25. The same may even happen to our children someday. The charm was given to her to protect her immortality, and I have one to help protect it as well. When she is hurt, it weakens me as well due to that connection. Because of her pains, she needs more strength, specifically mine, to stay immortal. This has only happened once before, the night we fought. I wasn't myself that night. I didn't sleep, I didn't eat, I felt sick and weak, and I acted strange. I did things that were bizarre for me. When the charm is returned to her, and she stops hurting, I can recover my full strength." He glanced over at me and held up the charm again. "This was the only way I could keep Amy with me. I had no other option."

"Shadow, we have to find her. Is there a point where you will lose all your strength?"

"It feels like I have about two weeks to find her and bring her home." He looked back into the forest. "Are you ready?" I nodded and grabbed my gear.

Amy's P.O.V.

I blew a tuft of hair out of my face and sighed. I was chained to the wall of a cave, now wearing long jeans and a purple tank top. The makeup had been washed off my face and these crazy mobsters were on constant watch for me. One was always positioned at the front of the cave, another was stoking a small fire in the cave, and the other was sharpening a small knife by gliding it against another knife. The noise was torture enough.

"What's the big deal anyway? Why me?" I finally spoke up. The lizard, Frankie, who was tending to the fire, waltzed over to me and leaned over me. He spoke with a thick New York accent.

"You see princess, your husband is a large pain in my ass. You wanna know why? He thinks he's all that and a bag of chips. He believes he is the greatest power in the entire world. I'm here to prove him wrong. I'm here because I knows that ain't true. I knows that there is something- or someone- that can weaken him. And it's you, doll."

"Me? You really think you can kill him just by taking me?"

"You ain't understanding what I'm saying. We kill you, we kill him. Capisce? Good. Now, shut up." I huffed as he wandered back over to the fire. I glanced at my wrist and my eyes became huge. The bracelet! Oh my gosh, it's gone! I panicked. I searched the cave with my eyes but I couldn't find anything. No sparkles of any kind or glitter shining anywhere. I sighed in the hopes that Shadow had it. I'm already hurting him enough…

Shadow's P.O.V.

We trekked through the godforsaken jungle for what seemed like hours. We hadn't found anyone or any signs of Amy. I was beginning to worry again. C'mon Shadow, you're better than this. You're being pathetic. You'll find her. I shook my head and kept walking.

"Stripes! You need a break?" I grumbled at the sound of her voice

"No white girl, I don't. Thank you," I replied harshly. I didn't have time to stop. I had to find Amy. "I think I can see a cave in the distance. There's smoke coming out of it; they've gotta be there." Rouge nodded.

"Sounds logical. Let's set out for that."


Ugh! Writer's block, GO AWAY. Dx

I don't know where this is going anymore. I feel like it's becoming a lost cause.