Living In Oblivion

Living In Oblivion

Chapter 6

Both Sonic and Amy took off toward the trees. "How did we not notice he was gone?" Sonic asked.

"I guess we got a little preoccupied," Amy said.

Sonic scooped Amy up in his arms and burst forward darting between the trees. As he worked his way through the maze, Amy noticed smoke in the distance. "There's a bonfire over there," she said as she pointed.

"I see it," Sonic said as he sped through the trees. When they got within walking distance of it, he slowed down and set Amy down on her feet. "Try to be quiet," he said.

They stepped over to a tree with a thick trunk and hid behind it peeking around it to look. There was the village Amy had been in earlier that day. In the middle of the small village, was a large bonfire that crackled as sparks flew out of it. "I was here earlier," she said.

Then they saw a couple of hedgehogs walk out each holding a side of a long, thin log. Tails was tied to it. Just like in the movies. They were going to cook him. Tails was glancing around nervously. When his gaze met Sonic and Amy he almost smiled. Sonic made his move at that moment and burst out of his hiding place and into the mess of wild hedgehogs.

He attacked the hedgehogs holding the log first and they immediately dropped it. Once they saw that Sonic was impossibly fast they realized there was no way they could win. They began to panic and run. Amy ran out into the clearing and helped Sonic untie Tails. "You ok buddy?" Sonic asked.

"I'm fine," Tails said. He rubbed his chest. Amy pulled him to his feet. Suddenly, they all heard a whoosh sound. Almost like something cutting through the air.

"Duck!" Sonic cried. They all dropped to the ground as a group of arrows soared over their heads. Sonic rolled across the ground and grabbed Tails and Amy. He dragged them to a tree and pushed them behind it. "Stay here."

The speedy, blue hedgehog sped to the rock formation the hedgehogs were standing on. He leaped up onto a ledge and pulled himself up to the top and leaped over their heads causing them to look up and lose their balance. He started running through the mass knocking them out of the way and onto the ground. Tails and Amy stared. Just watching because there wasn't anything else to do.

There was a clap of thunder in the distance. Another storm was on its way. They needed to find shelter. Sonic finished attacking the hedgehogs and joined his friends. "Annoying little pests aren't they?" he asked. "Let's get out of here."

He picked up Tails in his arms and grabbed Amy by the arm. When he took off dust and dirt flew up behind them. When they got to the rock formation Sonic set Tails down. "I'm really sorry buddy. We were watching you and then we got distracted. This time I won't leave your side," Sonic said as he sat down beside Tails.

Amy looked at them. It made her jealous that they could remember everything about their lives, but she couldn't. It wasn't fair. Now she would have to start all over. Then she remembered Chloe and Simon. They were still looking for her. "Do either of you guys have a phone?" she asked.

"They were destroyed when we landed in the ocean. Why?" Tails said.

"I need to make a call."

Amy started pacing the coast thinking as Sonic and Tails watched her. And how were they supposed to get off of this island? It was deserted. No one would think to come looking for them here. Maybe if they created some kind of raft. Amy stopped and thought about all the problems with that idea. It probably wouldn't make it to shore. It would be hard due to their lack of supplies to build it with. And they didn't even know where in the world they were.

Amy dropped to the ground in frustration. She sat there staring at the water as the tide rolled in and out. Tails and Sonic turned and looked at her for a moment and went about talking to each other. Amy ran a hand through her pink quills which were filthy by now. She wanted a nice, warm shower right about now.

The dark clouds she had seen earlier had finally come in overhead and began to drop rain. But Amy just sat there on the shore with the rain beating on her head. "Amy why don't you come over here. You won't get wet," Sonic called.

Amy got up and walked over to the rock formation and moved under it. She sat down on the other side of Tails. But she didn't say anything. She just went about thinking of ways to get off of this stupid island. Sonic and Tails were talking about the 'good old days'. Amy sat her legs up and rested her chin on her knees as she wrapped her arms around them. Tears began to fill her eyes. At least it was somewhat dark due to the clouds, so they couldn't see her eyes.

She wanted to be able to talk about the past with them. Amy tried to hold the tears back but one managed to slip away from her eye and down her cheek. It splashed silently in the sand. "We've gotten through stuff like this before. Remember? We can do it again," Sonic said to Tails.

Then Amy sniffed. That got Sonic's attention and he looked at her. "What's wrong Amy?" he asked. He got up and moved to Amy's side. He sat down next to her.

"Did we say something that upset you?" Tails asked.

Amy fought back a sob and put her head on Sonic's shoulder. "I'm just so frustrated. I can't remember much that I did with you guys," she took a big shaky breath; "I want to remember everything so badly."

Sonic started rubbing Amy's back. "I'm sorry. We'll help you. Won't we Tails?"

"Yeah Amy, we'll help you remember."

"Why don't we start now? Tell us what you do remember."

Amy took in a deep breath. "I remember walking around in a city and a large battle ship or something flew over me. And a green robot chased me down the street. Then I have another memory of us," she said pausing and glancing at Sonic. "We were out in front of that park in Station Square called Twinkle Park. I wanted to go in. I ran inside and got separated from you. When I came out I was kidnapped by that green robot from the earlier memory. I also remembered being in space and you were in a capsule that blew up in space."

"Do you remember anything else?"

"I remember the Mystic Ruins and what Tailse's workshop looks like."

"Do you remember how we met?"

Amy paused for a moment and tried to remember. She just couldn't picture the first time she saw Sonic. "No."

"Metal Sonic didn't bring back any memories?"

She thought once again. Then she remembered seeing Metal Sonic. He kidnapped her. She was a little girl at the time. He had brought her to Dr. Robotnik who now known as Eggman. They had tied her to a pole and left her there. All she could do was wait. Eventually, Sonic showed up and saved her. Her hero. He was always her hero. He still was.

But that wasn't the first time she had ever met Sonic. How could she not remember the first time she had met Sonic? Amy ran a hand through her hair. "I remember that you saved me from Metal and Dr. Robotnik. But I don't remember the very first time we met. I'm sorry," she said as she dropped her head.

"It's ok. You'll remember," Sonic said as he started rubbing her back.

The rain was beginning to pound down harder on the ground. It was the only sound they could hear now except for the occasional clap of thunder. So the trio sat in silence. Sonic pulled Amy to his side. Sleep began to take over her, and finally she let it.

Her dreams that night were scattered. She didn't dream about just one thing. But she was pretty sure they were memories. They were just too real to be something she made up.

She was chasing Sonic. But they were really high up in the sky. Were they on a battle ship? It sure looked like it. She was laughing and Sonic seemed to secretly be enjoying it. He wasn't even running that fast. The rest of their friends were behind them watching and laughing.

Suddenly, Amy found herself in a lush green land. Palm trees popped up everywhere and the grass was so green it looked unreal. In the distance she could see dust flying up. Something was coming her way. And fast. As she stood there she watched in awe. A blue hedgehog burst passed her. Then he stopped and back tracked. "Hey there little girl," he said.

"Hi," she said cheerfully.

"What's your name?" he asked.

"Amy Rose. What's yours?"

"Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog."

"That's a cool name."

"Well I can't stick around and chat. I'll see you around!" he called as he took off in the other direction.

"Bye!" she called.

Crash! Something hit the ground hard and woke Amy up. She glanced around. Morning had arrived, and Tails and Sonic were nowhere to be seen. Quickly, she hopped up. There were sounds coming from the beach. Amy peeked around the rock formation and saw Sonic and Tails rolling logs around.

She joined them. "What are you guys doing?" she asked.

"Building a raft," Tails answered. Suddenly, all the list of all the things that could go wrong with that idea popped into her head.

"Will that get us back to Station Square? I mean what if it doesn't get us all the way there?" she asked.

"Guess we'll have to find out," Tails said again. The thought of taking a huge risk like that didn't seem appealing to Amy.

"Can I help?" she asked anyway. Ignoring her intuition seemed to be the best idea at the moment. Maybe they could get home on the raft.

"You can help gather logs. They're in the forest. Just roll them out here."

Amy headed into the forest and grabbed hold of the first log she spotted. She rolled it out onto the beach and headed back into the forest for another. She continued to do this, but she found she had to go deeper into the forest once she got rid of all the logs closest to her exit. The place made her uncomfortable. She felt like she was being watched the whole time she was there. Maybe it was because she knew there were savage hedgehogs bent on making her dinner living in it.

As she started pushing her ninth log out she thought she heard something in the bushes. There was a groan. Amy let out a shrill scream and started running for the exit. But something grabbed her wrist. "Amy? What are you doing here? I thought you were dead," a male voice said to her.

She turned and looked at him. Apparently this guy knew her. So maybe he wasn't a threat. A red echidna stood in front of her. Sonic and Tails came running into the forest. "Amy what happened?" We heard you scream," Sonic said. "Knuckles? What are you doing here?"

Knuckles dropped Amy's wrist and looked at Sonic. "First tell me what she's doing here. I was at her funeral. I thought she was dead."

"So did we."

"Then what happened?"

"She washed up on shore somewhere and I just recently found her. She has amnesia about some things."

Knuckles looked at Sonic and then glanced at Amy. "Is that true?"

She nodded. She began wracking her brain searching for a Knuckles. "What are you doing here?" Tails asked again.

He held up a shard of the Master Emerald. "I was looking for the pieces of the Master Emerald because-

"Save it. We already have a good idea about what happened," Sonic said putting a hand up to stop him from talking.

"How were you planning on getting off of this island?" Tails asked.

"Swimming. Angel Island isn't too far from here." Swimming was out of the question for them. Sonic wasn't that great of a swimmer anyway. And Stations Square was miles away.

Amy stood staring. She was confused. And lost. She didn't know what they were talking about. Master Emerald? Angel Island? Everything just got even more confusing. "Oh," Tails said simply. "I guess we should get back to our raft now."

"We'll see you later Knuckle Head," Sonic said as he turned and started to walk away.

"Don't call me that!" Knuckles called angrily.

Tails and Sonic were walking away. Amy turned to follow them. "It's great to see you Amy," Knuckles said.

She turned and glanced at him to see if he was sincere. His face said he was. "It's good to see you too Knuckles," she said trying to be polite. She honestly couldn't remember him.

She waved to him and then turned and followed Sonic and Tails. She caught up with them. "Oh! I forgot the log!" she said.

"Forget it. We don't need it," Sonic said. Tails started laying the logs side by side. "So did you remember him?" Sonic asked obviously referring to Knuckles.

"No."

"Really? That surprises me."

"Can I help you guys?" she asked trying to change the subject.

"Hand me one of those vines," Tails said pointing to a pile of vines.

Amy grabbed one and handed it to him. He wrapped it around the logs and tied it in a double knot at the end. He seemed to know what he was doing. Tails had always been good with his hands she suddenly remembered. He was the inventor. Sonic handed Tails another one. This time he tied it around the bottom of the raft. Eventually, he had all of the logs held securely together with vine.

"I think we're ready," Tails said.

Sonic helped him push the raft into the water. It just floated on the surface. "Now we just have to see if it will hold us," Tails said.

Tails cautiously got on. It tipped to the side where his weight was. Then he moved to the center and sat down. Sonic followed. He sat down in the center with Tails. Now it was Amy's turn. She gently set her foot on the raft. "Amy would you grab those oars on the ground please?" Tails asked as he pointed to the three pairs of oars sitting on the ground. They didn't look very much like oars. The sides were rough and the whole oar was uneven.

She tossed them onto the raft and slowly got on. She moved to the middle as quickly as possible. Somewhere they were lopsided and the raft began to tip. Tails quickly moved to try to evenly distribute the weight. "Sonic, sit here. Amy, you sit here," he ordered. They did as told and the raft evened out. Tails grabbed two pairs of oars and handed the pair to Amy and a pair to Sonic.

Sonic and Tails started rowing and the raft drifted along the water. Amy joined them as best as she could. Rowing was harder than she thought. They moved steadily through the water in one direction. "Are you sure this is the right way?" Amy questioned.

"I'm sure. I used the stars to figure out what direction we need to go."

"There aren't any stars out right now," Amy pointed out.

"Last night after the clouds disappeared there were."

"Oh."

Half an hour passed and dark clouds began to roll in. Nervousness took over Amy. The storm clouds were headed their way. A gentle drizzle started to spill on them. "Is this weather going to be a problem?" Amy asked letting her concerns be known.

"I hope not," Sonic said.

Ten more minutes passed, and in the distance Amy could see land. It had to be Station Square. Buildings were peeking off of the land. But the storm was getting stronger. Stupid monsoon season. Rain was getting thicker, and she could see lightning in the clouds.

The waves were getting stronger and stronger. All three of them continued to row but the waves were fighting them. A strong wave rolled under the raft and sent it flying into the air. The trio grabbed desperately onto the logs of the raft. Amy almost let go. Thankfully she was able to hold on. Another strong wave hit them but this time it came over the top of them. It dunked them and the raft for a brief moment. They came up sputtering and choking.

"What now?" Amy asked.

"Keep paddling," Tails said.

They all continued to paddle, but it was no use. The waves were going to do what they pleased. They lost control of the raft and it plunged into a rock. The very front of the raft was shaved clear off. It bounced up and over the rock and hit the water hard. Sonic rolled off the raft. Amy quickly slid across the raft and grabbed his arm. "Hang on," she said. She pulled him back onto the raft.

"Thanks," he said. The raft hit another rough wave, and they all bounced up into the air for a moment. Then they noticed a rock formation. Their raft was headed straight for it. The wave shoved the raft hard into the rock and the wood shattered. The logs flew everywhere, and the trio went flying into the water.

Tails climbed up onto the rock and pulled Amy up with him. They quickly searched for Sonic. Suddenly, he popped out of the water choking. Amy and Tails pulled him up onto the rock with them. Waves threatened to pull them back in. The three of them sat there unsure what to do. Lightning flashed and lit up the dark sky. Then another wave crashed over them and pulled Amy with it. She cried out.

The dark water flew over her head dunking her under. This was too familiar. She had been in this situation before. This must have been what happened before she washed up on the beach by Chloe's house. Somehow she doubted she would be so lucky as to live through the same experience twice. "Sonic!" she cried.

He leaped in the water after her. Determination written across his face. He wasn't going to let her drown or disappear from him again. He couldn't. The water pulled her under again and threw her into a rock. She hit her head hard. Amy could feel blood begin to rush out the back of her head. It was warmer than the ocean water. She could see Sonic swimming toward her. His facial expression full of worry and concern. Everything started to get dark and fuzzy. Finally the darkness overcame her and she blacked out.

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A/N: Familiar situation huh? I know it's kind of repetitive, but this has to happen so I can end the story the way I want to. I hope you liked this chapter. I know it was kind of dull compared to the other ones but there are exciting ones coming up. Please just be patient. I would appreciate feedback. So let me know what you think of the story so far.

Sorry about the long wait but I've been busy.

I want to thank everyone that has reviewed my story so far. It's very much appreciated. Reviews really inspire me. I'll try to get the next chapter up ASAP.