Surprise! New chapter, extra early! My OC is in this chapter too. Hope you enjoy!
On the beach overlooking Emerald Coast, Sonic and Tails sat contentedly under a palm tree watching the sun set and the waves crash on the shoreline. The sky was an explosion of colors-blue, purple and pink surrounding a bright orange sun- it was the kind of scene that can never be fully captured on a camera.
Sonic leaned his back against the palm tree and closed his eyes.
"Sure is nice, huh Tails? Couldn't enjoy things like this when we were fighting Eggman every other day."
Tails nodded his head in agreement, then began absent-mindedly scribbling in the sand with a stick that had washed ashore.
"Bet all our friends are enjoying this too. Come to think of it, we haven't seen some of them in a long while."
Sonic saw Tails head drop down slightly.
"Hey bro, something wrong?"
"Well," Tails started hesitantly, "I-I know she was a pain sometimes, and kinda got in our way once in a while, but I miss her Sonic!"
Sonic stared out across the ocean for a few moments before replying.
"I'm assuming you mean Amy. Well, sorry to say, I'm not super upset about it", he stated rather coldly.
Tails whirled his head around. "Sonic, she's your friend, one of your best friends! She's always been there for you, and she's always had your back!"
"Yeah, literally!" Sonic said sarcastically, rubbing his back. "I can still feel the last time she jumped on me... Ow!"
"Sonic, don't you remember all the times she's helped us! Especially you! She rescued you when GUN put you in jail and she kept Silver from killing you when he thought you were the Iblis Trigger! And when the world was being destroyed, she was the one who convinced Shadow help you to stop the Biolizard! So c'mon, Sonic, admit it!"
Tails took a deep breath in and waited for Sonic's reaction. Sonic began to say something, then appeared to change his mind.
"Admit what! he retorted, crossing his arms. "She-uh- gets lucky. Wrong place at the right time, that's all!"
Tails had to chuckle at this, in spite of himself.
"You know Sonic, you're one of the most stubborn guys I know, well besides Knuckles."
Sonic was about to attempt a comeback, but stopped when he heard an voice call his name frantically.
"Mr. Sonic! Help!"
Sonic scrambled to his feet, just as Cream ran over and grabbed him around his middle, tears flowing down her face.
"Oh, Mr. Sonic, it's terrible! Amy-she fell in a hole-and she's hurt, I just know she's hurt! Big and I heard her hit the bottom! Mr. Sonic, what if she's-"
The young rabbit sobbed, unable to finish.
Sonic, though nearly at the edge of panicking himself, wrapped his arms around Cream and patted her back.
"Okay, calm down, kiddo, everything's gonna be fine," he said reassuringly. "Where is she?"
Cream tried to calm herself down, but all she could manage to get out was "Mystic Ruins, Eggmans drill". That was all Sonic needed to know.
"Tails," he said hastily, "go get a doctor and take Cream with you! I'll run over there and see if I can help."
Before the fox could say "Okay Sonic", the hedgehog left in a blue streak. Tails looked at Cream who was still sniffling.
"Don't worry Cream," he said kindly, "Sonic's got this."
Cream looked at Tails bravely, nodded her head, then took Tail's hand as they ran for the Tornado.
Amy Rose lay motionless in the darkness. Fortunately for her, the rope had snapped near the bottom of the hole, so her fall was not too serious. But it was far enough that she had fallen unconscious from the impact. The hedgehog groaned as she revived.
"Ugh, my head."
She tried to sit up as she rubbed her forehead, and felt a sharp pain.
"Oh, my body!" she moaned, then laid back down.
The hedgehog decided it would be best to try not to move for a while, and laid silently on the ground for several minutes.
"I wonder if anyone will miss me- oh, Cream and Big!"
She gasped, remembering suddenly that she hadn't come alone. "They probably think I'm dead!"
She tried to cry out, but her voice was too hoarse to get out much more then a squeak.
"It's no use." she whispered, hanging her head in defeat.
After sitting for a few minutes, her eyes began to adjust to the darkness, and she noticed that the hole was wider then she had thought. In fact it looked like a cave.
"An underground cave!" Amy whispered in awe.
"I wonder if this is what Eggman was looking for!"
Curiosity quickly overcame the hedgehog, and Amy, forgetting her injuries, rose to her feet and began to explore the dark cavern.
As she ventured further into the cave, Amy realized that it was much larger then she had imagined. There were many twists and turns in the cavern. And strangely enough, even though there were no lights visible, she could plainly see writing and images on the walls. In fact, the deeper she went, the more the cave became lit up with an eerie glow, but Amy was too much in awe to notice.
"Wow," she thought, "this isn't just a cave! I'll bet was once some sort of ancient temple!"
Amy's thoughts were confimed upon turning a corner. Amy gasped in awe upon seeing what looked like a large swimming pool.
"This must be the sacred lake the priests used for their ceremonies!"she murmured."This is a temple!"
(Amy had, when she wasn't occupied chasing Sonic, developed an interest in archeology, so she had learned a lot about ancient architecture.)
Amy giggled to herself. "Just wait till Sonic,Tails, and Knuckles hear about this! That'll show them!"
The girl, while scanning the room, spotted another room ahead and eagerly entered it. Suddenly, as she turned her head, she saw a figure about five feet in front of her. Stifling a scream, she jumped backwards.
"Hello?" she squeaked. There was no answer.
Although the girl was frightened, she stepped forward to get a closer look. Whatever it was was encased in glass. When she was about a foot in front of the figure, Amy heard a loud ZAP and an unearthly scream. A bright flash of light temporarily blinded her, knocking her to the floor. Terrified, Amy whipped her head in all directions, squinting her eyes to make them focus. As her vision finally began to clear, she saw a creature lying on the floor, panting heavily. Every bit of her wanted to run, but she was frozen to the spot. After a few minutes, her heartbeat slowed and she could breathe easier.
The creature hadn't moved since it had dropped to the ground. As Amy watched it, she noticed that its breathing was also slowing, but was becoming more labored. She wondered to herself, "Could it be hurt?"
"H-hey," she stammered,"are you okay?"
The creature, which appeared to be a male porcupine upon closer inspection, moaned.
"I think so..."
A split second after, his head snapped up at Amy, as if he had just realized she was there. Giving her a dark stare, the porcupine grabbed an arrow from a quiver on his back and pointed it at the girl.
"Stay back, intruder! I warn you!" he yelled hoarsely.
His voice made Amy gasp, and she stepped sheepishly backwards. The porcupine snarled showing his fangs.
"Get out of here now, before I beat you into a-"
"Don't yell at me, you big bully! I'm not defenseless you know!" Amy snapped angrily back at the male.(She was scared, but she also has a very short temper.)
"Ask me for trouble and you'll get it, buster!"
Amy pulled out her hammer and held it threateningly over her right shoulder. The male looked surprised by her sudden outburst, and shrunk closer to the ground, clutching his weapon more tightly. Noticing this, Amy felt pity for him.
"He's probably scared" she thought to herself. She lowered her voice and spoke more gently.
"You're hurt aren't you? I want to help you. But I can't with that thing pointing at me" she said, pointing to his arrow. "Will you let me help you, please?" she said, setting down her hammer and holding out her hand.
A strange look came porcupine's face as she said this, and for a few seconds he only stared at Amy. But finally, the porcupine lowered his weapon.
"You may come forward" he said, sighing slightly.
Amy face broke into a smile of relief."That's better! My name's Amy Rose, what's yours?"
The porcupines face paled slightly.
"Spike, he said weakly,"Spike the porcu-"
Spike slumped over slightly and moaned again.
"Oh, dear!" Amy cried, rushing over to him. "You're shivering something awful! But your forehead is burning up! You must have a fever!"
Looking up, Amy spotted a cloth hanging on part of the wall. She hurried over and tugged it off, revealing a large wooden door. Amy stared in amazement, and distracted by this new discovery, began tugging at the door.
"It's locked"she said, and stepped away from the door. "I wonder what's inside?"
She walked back to the shivering porcupine, covering him with the cloth. "Now I really need to get out of here; not just for me, but for you too." she thought out loud.
Meanwhile, Sonic the Hedgehog had just got off the train to Mystic Ruins, and after pushing past the crowd of passengers trying to leave, began circling the island looking for Big. After a few minutes, Sonic found the cat and skidded to a halt beside him.
"She down there?" he asked hurriedly, peering into the hole.
"Yeah, Sonic" the cat answered worriedly. Sonic squinted his eyes, peering into the hole, then looked back up at Big.
"Don't worry, Big fella, she'll be fine okay?"
Big nodded sadly, then Sonic slid down a rope into the hole.
Amy had called back up the hole several times, trying to reach someone.
"What a time for my phone to break" she thought, looking at the device that had been smashed in the fall. She finally gave up, her throat sore from yelling, and sat next to the feverish porcupine, whose condition seemed to be worsening. It was getting dark, she knew, and the ground was beginning to lose its heat. She was going to have to prepare for a very cold night. Amy curled up beside Spike and pulled some of the cloth over herself. Just as her eyelids began to get heavy, Amy faintly heard a voice.
"Amy?"
Amy's heart nearly leaped out of her chest. She lifted her head, and whispered, "Sonic", just as her rescuer entered the room.
"Ames" he breathed, panting slightly, and dashed over to the pink hedgehog. As he helped her to her feet, he saw the porcupine lying on the floor of the cave.
"Who-" he began. Amy shook her head.
"Later, let's get out of here."