"But, Amy, do we have to do this?"
"Sonic, if we don't do this now you will never learn!"
"But this makes me look ridiculous!"
Families relax among the white sand, their children building castles.
Cool waters slide across the beach, bringing seaweed and shells along with them.
A terrified hedgehog, wearing blue floats, squeals and slides away.
"Sonic, I swear to Chaos, the ocean cannot hurt you!"
"B-but what about the killer whales?"
A dead stare. "They can't hurt you, okay?"
With a resigned sigh, he lets her lead him to the ocean.
"See, isn't this nice? You have all the equipment, I'm here, and there is a lifeguard right above us. You're just fine."
The two wade out a bit further away from the beach than Sonic wants, but he still feels safe.
"Well, I do admit, hedgie-paddling seems to be pretty easy-"
Amy suddenly disappears underneath the waves, dragged down by an unseen current. "Sonic!"
"Amy!" He takes a deep breath, swallows his fear, and dives after her, throwing caution to the wind.
The water is as clear as crystal, and thanks to his goggles, Sonic immediately spots Amy.
She's being dragged down… How am I supposed to get to her if I can't speed underwater?
He starts swimming forward, the current pushing against his body the deeper he dives. I'm gonna drown if I can't get to her...
Amy's eyes are closed, indicating she has passed out. He reaches her and holds her in his arms.
With the added weight, it takes him a lot longer to get to the surface than he anticipated. A lifeguard spots them from her chair and runs to the beach, helping him adjust to the weight difference. They break to the surface, Sonic coughing.
"S… Sonic?"
"Hey, Amy."
"W… what happened?"
"You were pulled under, and I had to save you, and I swam, and…"
Her eyes widen. "You swam?"
"Uh… Yeah."
"I can't believe it."
"I couldn't just let you drown."
"You had to breathe again."