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"Wait, wait, what exactly happened?"

I had made it back to the hospital, where thankfully, Tails and Knuckles were still at. After arriving, I explained to them about the vision involving Amy. Of course, they were completely taken aback with this whole thing, and thanks to my little outburst earlier, they didn`t know whether to believe me or not. Now, both of them were standing in front of me, a confused look on their faces.

They were bombarding me with questions, mainly because they couldn`t wrap there head around the fact that Amy, being dead, would come back to me, and talk to me in my dreams. I should have expected this from Tails, him being the rational one and all. I knew he was looking for a logical answer to this.

As for Amy, the doctors had tried to take her away from me. I knew they were going to prepare her for the funeral, so I had to tell them about everything I saw in my dream. They must have thought I was crazy, but to my great fortune, one of them had taken some paranormal class when theye were in college or something like that. He seemed interested in what I said, and asked me a few questions on my dream. He confirmed my theory of it being a message and managed to convince the other doctors to keep Amy in a healthy state and to prospone the whole funneral arrangement thing. They were hesitant but eventually agreed. Honestly, I couldn`t believe how lucky I was. If it weren`t for him, they probably would have taken her, which would have made it impossible for me to save her.

I sighed, frustrated.

"Tails, I already told you, Amy needs my help," I told him. He crossed his arms.

"But she`s dead, Sonic, how can someone dead talk to you?" I groaned.

"How many more times am I going to have to repeat it, it was in my DREAM."

"Exactly, it was a dream, nothing more."

"But even that doctor said that it meant something."

"Yeah, but I don`t believe in the paranormal, Sonic."

"Well that doesn`t mean it isn`t true!"

"He does have a point, Tails," Knuckles spoke up,"Amy mentioned the Master Emerald, that must mean something, shouldn`t it?"

"But it doesn`t make SENSE! It`s UNREASONABLE! It might have just been his hope, the desperation in wanting Amy alive and the grief in her death that tricked his mind into dreaming about her!" Tails said, jerking his hand towards me.

"Can`t we at least give this a shot?" I asked "Look, I know it sounds stupid, but I just can`t let Amy go. It`s just indescribable to say how much it hurts to have her gone, okay? This dream is the closest thing I have of her. Yes, I know it`s not a strong piece of evidence and that it`s it not reasonable, but it`s the only thing I have. Please...She needs me. She needs us."

Tails sighed loudly, rubbing his temple. "What if it doesn`t mean anything, huh? Then what are we going to do?" I sat down on a chair that was in the hospital room we were in and put my chin on my hands. "I don`t know, okay. I just want to try. Amy`s in trouble and she needs our help," I said.

Knuckles grunted. It was his sign that he was thinking. I looked at Tails. His eyes were clouded, showing how he was lost in his thoughts. His tails swished in vertical motions, brushing past each other as they moved. We sat in silence for a while, just contemplating our situation. I started to fidget. I didn`t like being in one place for too long, and right now, we were wasting time. Time that could be used finding a way to help Amy.

Finally, after what seemed like hours, Knuckles said,"I agree with Sonic. I think we should try to see if we can bring Amy back. We all need her, you know?" Tails stayed quiet for a few more seconds, but slowly, he nodded.

"Alright. Let`s do it," he said, looking up at me. I smiled at him. "Thanks, buddy," I told him, "Let`s get going then, we have no time to lose." I sprang up from my chair, and Tails and Knuckles nodded in agreement.

"The X Tornado is outside," Tails said as we exited the room. I turned to him and said,"Awesome! Where do we head first, though? Any ideas?"

Knuckles faced us. "How about the Master Emerald?" I grinned at him. "Hey, that`s actually good! Let`s head there, Tails," I said.

"To the Master Emerald it is!" he responded.

We eventually reached the hospital lobby, where the door that led to the front was located, and we hurried outside. Like Tails stated, the X Tornado was outside, sitting in a large space, next to the building. In front of the hospital was the parking area, where there was a huge fountain, surrounded by flowers, that spat out water from its middle. I stayed away from it, not wanted to get wet, and headed towards the plane.

I jumped up and landed on the left wing, where I waited for the other two. Tails twirled his namesakes, flying up to the head of the plane, and Knuckles jogged towards us and made a leap for the same wing I was sitting on. His feet landed with a loud 'CLANK'. He walked over to me and sat down.

Then the familiar roar of the engine filled my ears, and I felt the wing rumble as the plane started. "Hang on tight guys!" I heard Tails`s raspy voice shout out. Knuckles and I did as we were told, and we clutched the edge of the wing. The X Tornado lurched and began to move. As it increased its speed, the bumpy road caused it to shake.

Gradually, the plane ascended, and we were soon soaring through the sky, heading toward the Floating Island.

"Guys! We`re here!"

And we were. I could see our destination up ahead, growing larger as we got closer. The Master Emerald shone proudly at the top of it, its glimmering surface reflecting the sun`s ray beautifully.

Tails began lowering the plane on top of the Floating Island. As soon as the wheels touched the ground, the X Tornado slowed steadily into a halt. Knuckles and I jerked forward at the plane`s halt. I got up and jumped off, and Knuckles followed as he landed with a low thump on the floor. The top of the plane flew open, and Tails popped out, using his tails to fly down next to us.

We walked toward the glowing jewel, its green light carressing our faces. I looked at Knuckles expectantly. He was the guardian of the Master Emerald, so he must know what to do, no? He probably did because he stood right in front of it, and stretching his right arm, placed his hand on it. He closed his eyes and began mumbling words, a strange language I didn`t know.

After several seconds, Knuckles stepped back, taking his hand off the Master Emerald. He spun around and looked at Tails and I with a concerned expression; his eyebrows were knit together, and his mouth gaped opened slightly.

"Sonic was right," Knuckles said quietly.

Tails`s eyes widened a little, and he took a step back, surprised. I gasped slightly. I was right! Amy could still be saved!

Knuckles turned to me and gestured for me to go where he was. I took several steps forward and stood right next to him. He reached over, took my hand, and lifted it up, placing it on the Master Emerald.

Immediately, my vision went black.

As fast as it went dark, I could suddenly see again.

Unlike my dream, everything was a color black. There were no walls or ceilings I could locate, and the darkness seemed to extend forever.

I turned my head in all kinds of directions, looking around the place I was in, and then I saw Amy. She was standing a few feet in front of me, with the same simple outfit as before. The only reason I could see her was because there was a faint glow radiating from her.

"Amy," I said, smiling.

It felt great seeing her, even if she wasn`t technically alive. I mean, this shows me that the dream I had wasn`t a lie, and it gives me so much hope that I could actually bring her back and make her breath again, talk again, LIVE again. She`ll be with me again.

She smiled back at me.

"Sonic..."

I walked toward her, my heart beating fast. I wanted to touch her and feel that she was real. That it was the real Amy, and that she wasn`t just an illusion. I wanted to take her in my arms and feel the warmth of her body. I wanted to feel like she was alive again.

My hand was so close to her, when I suddenly felt my it make contact with something. What the heck? I tried reaching for her again, but I was blocked. I punched the barrier, and my fist hit a firm solid, like a wall. Maybe that was what it was. It must be like some kind of division that`s preventing us from getting to each other.

Panicking, I began to smack the invisible wall, trying to find a hole or a door or anything that could let me cross. Amy seemed to be feeling the same, as she was hitting it with her hands, banging her fists against it. I curled up and tried spindashing through it. That didn`t help either.

Eventually, we gave up and simply stood there, thinking. Neither of us said anything for quite a while, but then Amy spoke up. "Sonic, do you think the strange wall is some kind of barrier?" she said "Do you think it prevents the living to intermix with the dead?"

I nodded. "Yeah, that`s what I guessed it was. The thing is, how are we going to break it?" I asked her. She seemed to think about it for a moment.

"What if..." she started "What if it has to do with something about the Master Emerald or the Chaos Emeralds? I mean, you`re able to see me through it, so maybe the Chaos Emeralds could help break the barrier."

I thought about it for a moment. It kind of made sense because the energy of Chaos Emeralds could give enough power to break the wall. And like Amy said, the Master Emerald did allow us to see her soul-it`s not her living body, remember?-so it should relate to them in a way.

I nodded slowly. "Yeah...yeah! That could work!" I exclaimed, looking at Amy excitedly, "That might actually be the solution! Great thinking, Ames." She smiled at me. "Great! Wait, do you have all of the Chaos Emeralds, though?" she asked.

I sighed. "No, not all of them..."

"Well, then, what are you waiting for? Go find them!"

"But Ames, I wanna be with you a little more..."

"Sonic, you`re wasting time! Go!"

"Amy..."

"GO!"

And just like that, I blacked out again

My eyes flew open, and I yanked my hand away from the Master Emerald. I stood there a few seconds, collecting my thoughts and trying to put together what had just happened.

"Sonic?"

At the sound of Tails`s voice, I turned around to face my companions."

"Guys," I said, "I think I know what to do."

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A/N: WHOOOOOOO! Longest chapter so far! YEAH! I don`t have much to say than to review, please! I`ll post the next one soon, probably! Alright, see you in chapter 5! BYE!