"HIYAH!"
Sonic was sent flying to the other side of a large training room after Amy delivered a powerful kick to his stomach. He groaned in pain as he picked himself off of the ground, before running in swift circles to confuse her. As soon as he noticed she was becoming dazed, he stopped behind her and punched her in the back. Without any time to react, Amy met face to face with the floor.
"Tired out?" Sonic chuckled, holding a hand out to the pink hedgehog laying on the floor. "Come on, we'll take a break." He pulled her up and guided her to their room.
Once they were there, Amy fell onto her bed; the soft surface helping with her aching muscles. She was sure there was a bruise on her back from when Sonic punched her, but she was also sure Sonic would be feeling a pain in his stomach from her kick. As if he read her thoughts, Sonic hunched over and winced in pain.
"I gotta hand it to ya, you're really strong Ames." Amy giggled slightly.
"Well, that's how I was raised..." She paused. "Wait, Ames?" Her ears raised in confusion. Sonic noticed this and smiled.
"It's just a nickname," He stated. "Do ya like it?" Amy returned the smile and nodded.
"It's nice... Sonikku." She giggled and turned away from him, resting her head on her pillow and pulling something from a pocket Sonic didn't even know she had. It was a locket holding a picture of her when she was little, by her mothers side. Sonic moved over to her bed and laid face first on the mattress.
"How do you feel about all this?" He asked, earning a confused look from Amy. "I mean, being a God; well, Goddess for you." Amy narrowed her eyes in thought, sighing as she answered.
"It's strange. To think that I went from a lonely girl in a forest to Goddess in a matter of hours." She paused, a tiny smile appearing on her face. "I don't care what happens, I'm just happy to have people around me." She turned to Sonic, who smiled back at her, his emerald eyes gleaming in promise.
Meanwhile, in another training room, Shadow and Tori were testing their reflexes in a test.
They were back to back, staring at the vast yet empty room around them, waiting for a target to show up. Tori's whiskey eyes scanned in front on her, eventually locking her sight on a figure. She charged, throwing a swift punch at the target, causing it to disintegrate and reappear behind her.
Already anticipating it, Tori sweep kicked the target and drew a small blade from a sheath around her waist. With one motion, their last target was taken care of. The session stopped; signalled by a loud bell. Shadow and Tori moved to the wall, leaning on it and panting lightly.
"That was intense." Shadow said blankly. "But nothing I couldn't handle." Tori rolled her eyes and smiled, looking over at him.
"Of course. I have to admit though, that was quite the task." Shadow chuckled, smirking in a sly way.
"Too much for you?"
"Hardly. Being a commander, I have naturally swift reflexes. Plus my hearing is incredibly sensitive." Tori retorted, smiling in a proud yet cocky way. Shadow countered her argument, saying that seeing as he was created to be the Ultimate, his hearing was sensitive as well.
Silence. Not a pleasant silence. An awkward silence. Feeling a bit tired, Tori headed for the door, signalling for the male hedgehog behind her to follow. Walking down the hallway to the room was quiet; walking into their room was quite the contrary.
Sonic and Amy were in there, laughing away at something Shadow and Tori weren't aware of. They noticed their entry and settled down, but Sonic couldn't help but chuckle slightly.
"Have a nice session?" He asked, a long cocky smirk present on his peach muzzle.
"Indeed." Shadow answered, falling onto his bed and closing his eyes in a resting fashion. Tori moved to her bed and pulled a small, worn out journal from under her pillow. No one questioned it; they knew that she wrote in it a lot so just left her to silently write.
Amy was over by the wardrobe, looking for some clothes to wear at dinner. They were all told by Zeus that they were to attend a feast with the other Gods and Goddesses currently watching over Mobius. She settled on a long red dress that showed off one of her legs, with a white silk waist ribbon held in place by a white rose.
Sonic and Shadow agreed to straighten up their quills and that's about it.
Tori decided to wear something more her style. It was a sort of military uniform; except more feminine. The shirt like jacket was a jet black with medals she kept in her tail. She left it unbuttoned which allowed the back to hang freely over her long white tail, and she wore snow white pants and heels. To top it all of, she added a military style cap. Once hey we're all ready, they walked to the dining room, where they other Gods and Goddesses were waiting quite patiently.