This is a request by Reba G

It involves everyone, mainly Amy.


Amy was currently in her house, ready to check out the door for any mail. She opened the door looking down, and saw that she did indeed have some. She picked it up before heading back inside, ripping the envelope open, and to her disbelieving eyes; it was something she thought would never come.

Amy rushed out the door and towards Tails' house, knowing everyone goes there often. She just had to tell her friends about it, or she might as well be dead from suppression. She soon saw the house ahead, smiling in excitement as she neared the door.

Amy knocked on the door, trying to catch her breath from the running. "Wow," she thought, "I could really use some running exercises sometime." The door opened, and behind it she was greeted by the young fox, Tails himself.

"Hi, Amy!" Tails welcomed smiling, before giving her an unsure look, "…why are you so jumpy all of a sudden?" Tails let her inside, allowing her to me met with Sonic, before he let her explain the situation.

Amy said grinning, "Oh my goodness it's so exciting! I…I got this letter here that I thought I wouldn't get in my whole life!"

Sonic and Tails were inquisitive about this. "What's so special about it Amy?" Sonic asked.

"This," Amy revealed, "Is a letter from Bygone Studios! They want me to be a lead star for archaeology documentary! I'm gonna be famous!" Amy began hugging the latter in her hands as the other two were surprised, as well as excited as well.

"Amy…that's," Sonic tried to say, "That's really great! I'm so proud of you!" He suddenly found himself hugging Amy in his arms, to both hedgehogs' embarrassment. He quickly let go, laughing awkwardly, stepping back saying, "Just saying we're happy for you. When do they want you to arrive?"

"For the first meeting? At five this afternoon," Amy replied. "I still can't believe it, even though I want to." Amy imagined all the fun she could have. Finding artifacts, sharing her knowledge, all while still being her.

Tails then brought up another topic, scratching his chin in thought. "It's four now, so maybe you should get yourself ready?" As soon as he said that, Amy was nowhere to be seen. "Okay," he said in surprise, "I guess she's doing that now."

"Ah, you know Amy," Sonic said, "When she's invited to something big like this, she'll do anything to be part of it." Both blue and yellow chuckled at the thought, before Sonic then decided, "I'll go tell Knuckles and Sticks. Be right back, little buddy." He sped off in search of his other two friends, hoping they are just as excited as Amy is.


It was now five in the afternoon, and Amy had just arrived at the studio. She was directed to her boss's office, where he was waiting to chat with her about the job. Once Amy was seated and the door was closed, her boss, Mr. Marigi, was sitting in front of her.

Mr. Marigi is a brown bear, who wore glasses across his face. He also had a grey vest on his torso, with a black cap on his head. As he adjusted his red tie, he started the conversation

"Hello, Miss Rose." Marigi said. He pushed up his glasses as he looked at Amy. "I'm sure by now you understand why we are meeting like this?"

"Yes, Mr. Marigi." Amy confirmed. "I'm here to know how everyone does around the studio, am I right?"

Marigi nodded, smiling. "Correct. I also wanted to talk to you about your acting, considering how important it is during filming."

Amy paused, then nodded slowly. "What does acting have to do with a documentary?" she thought.

Margo continued. "You look like a fantastic girl for film, although I would prefer a couple changes."

Amy became slightly confused at the statement. "What do you mean? I thought my acting is fine the way it is. Also, aren't I being cast as-"

"Yes, it's fine," Marigi reassured,"but I think you'd do better at the job if you changed the way you act—and how you think—into the way the directors want. You wanted to be part of the industry so I'm sure you can do your best following instructions, especially outside of filming."

Amy was upset, no wait, she was angry inside. How could her boss want to hire her, yet want her to be someone she isn't, in a role where you could be yourself, especially outside of filming? Before Marigi could continue, she raised a hand, making him stop.

"Hold on a second, sir. Do you really think it's a good idea to take away what made me…me? If that's how things work, then I would be fine putting on a simple show for my friends and not for a company! I'm quitting."

Marigi didn't seem fazed by her tone. "Miss Rose, I made sure that you would have this chance to do what you dreamed of doing, and I'm not going to let you throw it down the drain!" That phrase just upset Amy even more. "From the moment you stepped in this building, I made sure you would not quit in such a short time."

"How long do I have to do what you say for?" Amy asked, annoyed. When Marigi said she was to stay for five years…that was the last straw. She stood from her chair in annoyance, not wanting to tolerate such a life where she can't be herself. "Mr. Marigi, you can't do this to me! I don't want to talk about this any longer!"

Marigi then said, "Well, if you don't, then that's all for today. I expect to see you tomorrow in the morning; we'll begin filming that day. Goodbye, Miss Rose."

Amy huffed, turning her back to her boss as she left the room, only to turn from angry, to disbelief. She walked towards her home, hoping to have some time to herself after the rude awakening she had about her carrier.


Amy opened the door to her house, only to be left in fright from a group saying "Surprise!" It was her friends, with smiles on their faces as they let her inside.

"Sorry for the scare," Sonic apologized, "We thought it would be nice to group together after you told us about your documentary role!" He placed a hand on her shoulder, proud that she has gotten this far.

Tails then asked, "So, what did your boss say?" Soon everyone began asking the same thing at once. Amy tried to talk to them, but they couldn't hear her. All the asking was beginning to give her a headache, clutching her hand with her hand until she couldn't hold in her anger anymore.

"Stop it!" she yelled, causing everyone to stop talking. They were taken aback by her reaction, not expecting an upset Amy over a happy one. She sat on the couch, trying to calm down from her outburst. Once she was done, the rest of her friends sat down with her, concern in their eyes.

"Amy," Knuckles asked. "What's the matter? Did your boss fire you already?"

She shook her head. "No, Knuckles. Mr. Marigi's keeping me on board for the job."

Everyone was confused. Why would Amy, the one who dreamt of becoming famous for a long time, be so sad about being hired?

"Why are you upset then?" Sticks wondered.

Amy was holding back tears. "It's because…because he wants me to change everything about me, for five years!" She put her face in her hands, finally breaking down from the emotions that clashed her skull.

Everyone gasped, wide-eyed and everything else that describe speechless. How could that company expect such a big difference from her? They liked Amy for who she is, and they too didn't want some guy taking that away from her.

Sonic tried to comfort her. "Amy, I'm sorry you had to go through that. If I were in your point of view, I wouldn't wanna be any different than I already am." He began rubbing her back, until Amy stopped crying.

Tails spoke up. "I agree with Sonic. I wouldn't try to give up my inventing just because someone wants me to." He stood from the couch, and faced everyone, smirking. "If your boss thinks he can control you, then he doesn't know any of us."

Amy wiped her face, before looking at everyone. "Really?" She was replied with a repeat of the same word by Sonic, who then had an idea.

Sonic stood up as well. He crossed his arms and had a determined look on his face. "Why don't we teach Mr. Marigi a few manners tomorrow?" Everyone was thinking the same thing, all of them standing and gathered with the blue hedgehog. "The good news is, everyone agrees; the bad news is, I can't think of a plan. Anybody got one?"

Sticks raised her hand, before saying, "We should get that guy taken to Eggman, ask him to turn him into a robot, and then destroy it for what he did to Amy! Who's with me!?" Everyone just stared at her, caught off guard by her suggestion. "Too much?" she asked.

"Too much." Tails parroted. He closed his eyes, fingers on his forehead, pondering for a better plan. "Why don't we just talk to him as a group? Amy couldn't change his mind, so let's do it together!"

Everyone said yes to that plan. They all decided to stay at Amy's so they'll be ready to go with her when it's morning. Amy hoped as she readied for bed that everything will be okay tomorrow.


The sun rose from the ocean and into the sky for another day. The team was now on their way to Bygone Studios to resolve this situation. Amy felt nervous as they reached the door, but everyone gave her a reassuring smile, confident that they can get the boss's attention.

They arrived where Amy was meant to go, and they knocked on the door. As it opened, Mr. Marigi was a bit surprised to see Amy's friends behind her. He tried rubbing his glasses, but it wasn't an illusion he thought it was. He snapped out of it before he was able to speak to them.

"M-Mr. Sonic! I'm surprised you are here with Miss Rose today!" He said. He then had his usual attitude come back, as he looked at Amy. "Morning, Miss Rose. Filming is almost ready, so I need you out there in-" He couldn't finish his sentence as Knuckles interrupted.

The echidna pointed a finger at the bear. "Listen, Mr. Marigi. Amy said that she quits, so that's means she quits! Why don't you see that?"

Marigi shot back to him. "Mr. Knuckles, she agreed to the job, so she stays. Nothing can-" He was interrupted again.

"Enough of your lame logic about agreement," Sonic said as he suddenly gripped the grey vest the bear wore. "Amy never wanted to be anyone else but herself, unless she was acting a character role; this isn't a character role we're talking about! If you think you can get away with that, you are wrong!" The hedgehog's word began to scare Marigi. "She's a friend to all of us, and maybe even more than that; don't try to take away her freedom again, or you'll be sorry you ever messed with any of us!" Everyone had the same look on their face, and seen in their eyes were the same thing Sonic was thinking.

Marigi was more than scared; he was terrified. He didn't want to pick a fight with Sonic the Hedgehog, so he did the only thing he could do to be safe from his wrath. "Alright," he said nervously, "She's yours. Take her and please, leave me be!"

Sonic smiled darkly, before letting go of the bear, watching as he ran off to the main studio. He turned to Amy with a happy smile instead. "You've quit, Amy. We're free to go!"

Amy was so happy she could kiss someone. "Thank you so much! You're all such great friends, I'm so glad you stood up for me!" She got a pat on the back by Knuckles.

"What can I say?" Knuckles spoke. "Friends stand up for one another; you're no different than any other friend." He heard Amy request for a group hug, which everyone decided to agree with for once, before they all left the studio, feeling as if nothing happened before the problem started.

Friends stand up for each-other. Whether that friend is a best friend, a not to liked person, or even a sibling; all of them can be willing to be supportive, no matter what lies between them. Amy would remember that, and would do the same for the others anytime.