OH YEEEEAAAAH.

I AM B. A. C. K.

BACK!

YAY, YAY, YAY, YAY, YAY, YAY, YAY!

So, yeah

HERE'S THE PART-AY!

…

WAIT! I have more to say, yup, yup.

If you're read my profile, you'd know that I collect Love Poems. Never mind why (cough, I'm desperate for romance because I can't date for two years, cough). Was that too revealing? Oh well, some of the poems I write myself, and some I find on the internet. Since I'm going through…a (AHEM) phase of, uh, *blushes* self-romance (Not "I love myself", it's a crush, darn it), I've been getting more inspiration to write poems. So, I'm just saying that because I'm adding two new ones to the bottom of my list.

Another thing; I think I'm going to keep you guys updated on how my stories are going on my profile for now on.

And, so yeah, that's it.

Disclaimer: Sonic and the gang belong to Sega. Amy's Dad (who is in this chapter) belongs to me.

- Sonamy: Return -

Sonic woke up to the sound of a door closing. He looked to the side. A man in a white uniform and carrying a clipboard entered the room.

"Who are you?" Sonic asked nervously.

"I'm your doctor, Mr. Hedgehog," the man said. "I'm here to tell you you're going to be discharged."

"Really?"

"Yup, you're free to go home to your friends and loved ones at any time."

Amy…He hadn't seen her since that day when he had told her he loved her, and he couldn't wait to see her again. Sonic rubbed his nose with his forefinger, grinning, and said, "Great, see ya later, doc…or not," then hopped out of the blindingly white bed and jumped out of the window.

"WAIT!" the doctor cried after him. "You forgot to pay the bill!" But it was too late; Sonic was already halfway across the country, on his way home.

"Darn it," the doctor groaned. "Mr. Swanson's gonna have my head on a platter."

"And why would Mr. Swanson do that?" a large orange swan standing in the doorway asked.

"Mr. S-Swanson!" the doctor squeaked. "I-I, eh, c-c-can, uh, explain!" It sounded more like a question than a statement.

"All right then," Mr. Swanson nodded sarcastically. "Start explaining."

"Well, um, it seems our most, uh, respected patient d-d-didn't pay for the stay here."

"Rebecca Black, that two timing jerk! And after all that lotion I rubbed on her broken foot."

"N-no, no, not Rebecca, it was Sonic the Hedgehog."

Mr. Swanson relaxed. "Oh, that guy? He paid."

"He did?"

"Yeah, he paid with a power ring. First day he was here."

There was a few minutes silence. Then suddenly, he burst out, "A POWER RING?" (Remember, like I said before, a power ring is about the worth of a nugget of gold, so…get ready patients. You're about to be having a MUCH nicer hospital xD)

X

"All right, now put that banner up over there."

"Here?"

"Little to the left…no, no, your other left! Gosh darn it, Cream, left is THAT way!"

"Oh…okay, here?"

"Just a little higher up…and…PERFECT!"

"YAY, I did it!"

"You sure did. Tails, how's the punch?"

Pause. "It tastes AMAZING! Sonic's going to love it!"

"Wonderful, the doctor just called and told us Sonic was recently released, so he should be getting here soon.

"I'm so excited, I can't stand it!"

"Same here, I can't stay still!"

"When will the others be here?"

"Three minutes at the most."

"Fantastic, let's get ready."

X

Sonic whooshed down the street, leaving trails of dust and granite behind him as his red sneakers scrapped against the road. He was running at a high speed, higher than normal. He looked down at the watch Tails had given him last year. "1,678 MPH," it read. He grinned.

"Sweet," he laughed. "I've now beat my latest record speed of 1,500 MPH!"

Remember now, it's been three years since the Metarex thing took place, and back then, Sonic ran at 700 MPH. He hasn't grown taller, by the looks of it, but he has gotten faster.

Suddenly, Sonic came to an abrupt stop, using his heels to impede himself. Beside him was a flower store with tulips and sunflowers and roses in the window. He smiled, a thought entering his mind.

X

Amy dipped a ladle in an oversized, glass bowl and sipped at the punch. It took a second, but she grinned as explosions of flavor burst around in her mouth, partying like there was no tomorrow. She licked her lips and went for another taste.

"How is it?" Tails asked.

"You were right, it's delicious!" Amy beamed, wiping punch off her cheek with the back of her hand. "Tails, you're a genius! And I absolutely love the ice cream you added! Is that rainbow sherbet?" (That's what the ice cream's called. DON'T call it "sherbert" or "sorbet",because both of those are wrong – though I called it "sorbet" (pronounced: Soar-bay) all my life. It's pronounced "Sherbet!" I looked it up ;P)

"Aw, thanks, Amy. And yes it is," the two-tailed kitsune chuckled happily, puffing up with pride. "I made it sherbet flavored punch, of course."

"Well, duh, obviously" she laughed. "I hope Sonic likes the chilidogs I made him." She glanced at the table, which had twenty hotdogs smothered in chili, all perfectly prepared.

The door opened and Rouge sauntered in. Knuckles and Shadow were right behind her, practically drooling over her figure. She was dressed in a skimpy black mini skirt and a short bra-like tank top. Her tall, black boots completed the fashionable outfit. The bat lifted her shady sunglasses, inspecting the room with her mischievous dark blue eyes. Her face was caked with foundation, mascara, eyeliner, and eye shadow, Amy noted. And wait, was that blush on her cheeks, or was she just happy to have fan boys? The blossom hedgehog cringed. She never had held a taste for the arts of makeup.

"The star is here!" Rouge said in a singsong voice, flashing a pose, as if there were cameramen lurking nearby. Knuckles pretended to be annoyed, but it was hard when he was right behind her, where she looked the hottest, according to him.

"Great, you made it! Silver is in the back getting napkins with Blaze," Amy nodded. "All we need is Sonic, and the party can begin!"

"Oh my gosh," Cream gasped from the window, "here he comes!"

Amy cried out with excitement, clapping her hands, "TURN OFF THE LIGHTS! TURN OFF THE LIGHTS!"

Tails flipped the switch and the lights went off.

The door creaked opened slowly. "Hello?" a familiar voice, which melted Amy's heart, called out. "I don't remember it being so dark…although, it has been about six months since I was last here...so..." (Oh, don't act so surprised. We all know Sonic spends more time running and napping in trees than hanging out in his own home.)

Tails flicked the lights back on. "SURPRISE!" everyone yelled, smiling happily as they watched the shocked blue hedgehog look up at the group of friends. A tiny smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.

Amy ran up to him and threw her arms around his neck, giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Welcome home, Sonic," she whispered in his ear.

Sonic put one hand on her waist, holding her close as if he never wanted to let her go. He turned to the group. "You guys planned all this, just for me?" His voice sort of cracked at the end, which alarmed him tremendously.

"Actually," Rouge admitted, "Amy was the one who came up with the whole thing. We just showed up."

"You're the greatest friends ever," Sonic grinned. They all beamed. Tails ran over and started excitedly introducing him to all the features prepared. He was talking so fast, while smiling so big, Sonic could barely keep up with him and started wondering if his little brother might need an oxygen mask. After a few minutes though, everyone started getting more comfortable with the party and started enjoying different activities available in the house. As soon as Tails finally left Sonic to hang out with Cream, the blue hedgehog scooted back next to Amy. She giggled.

"Do you like it?" she asked, drinking down another cup of the amazing drink.

"I love it! You know, ya didn't really have to—"

Amy shushed him with a sweet kiss on the lips. He really liked this kiss because her lips tasted like one of his favorite childhood ice creams. When she pulled away, she wrapped her arms around his neck again and held him close, his hands automatically wrapping around her waist, as if it was natural to him. But it was natural, and for the first time, Amy felt complete in her life. This thought made her smile wider as she said, "I had to, Sonic, to repay you for everything you've done for me."

"But—"

"Uh-uh, no buts; you saved my life, Sonic! And you also confessed your love for me… It seemed wrong to let that slide without as much as a thank you, Amy style."

Sonic grinned. He let go of her to reach behind his back and pull out a bouquet of roses.

"Well then, I guess I have to thank you as well, Sonic style," he smirked, holding it out to her.

Amy gasped, clasping her hands to her mouth. Tears ran down her cheeks and moistened her gloves, making her palms feel squishy when she gripped the bouquet.

The roses were of all different colors; dark red, pink, blue, purple, even white – one of the rarest roses on Mobius. Amy lowered her head to their petals and filled her nose with their syrupy smells. She sighed shakily, hiccupping and sobbing at the same time.

"Y-you actually went out and…and…and bought me all these…these…these…" she had to catch her breath. "These BEAUTIFUL roses! Blue…and…and….and WHITE? Were do you even FIND white roses h-here?"

Sonic's grin widened slowly until he was beaming with pride. "A heroic hedgehog has his ways," he chuckled, rubbing his nose.

Amy threw her arms around his middle, burying her head in his chest. Sonic could barely understand what she was saying, her voice was so muffled: "S-Sonic, I'm so happy. I've waited my whole life for a moment like this, and now I have it and I have you…" She sniffled a little bit. "Don't ever leave me."

There was only one thing you could say in a moment like this, and Sonic was glad he meant it with all his heart when he said it. "I won't, Amy. I love you too much."

Amy sighed blissfully. She finally had everything. Nothing could ruin her mood.

Suddenly, a loud explosion went off behind Amy. She gasped, whipping herself around. "No…no, no, no, no, not NOW!" her mind screamed when she saw the gapping hole in Sonic's wall. An eerie smoke crawled across the ground, its murky fingers grasping the air, clawing its way towards the group. An unusually large man, a seriously skinny man, and a snoozing robot sitting in an aircraft carrier thing emerged from the fog. The machine read the words "Mutation Egg," on the top in bold black letters. The fat man was wearing a strange red outfit with yellow buttons attached to it; black pants, and had an exceptionally large waistband. For some odd reason, he kept stroking his long brown and gray mustache, and the tinted glasses on his face made it impossible to see his eyes, though they seemed to shine oddly every once in a while. Next to him sat a tall, skinny red hedgehog wearing a white t-shirt and designer jeans that made Rouge gag. He was staring harshly down at Amy, who was still embracing Sonic. The robot was unknown to them all, and didn't stir from his mid-morning nap.

This fat man was not a stranger to the group of friends. In fact, he was roughly known as –

"Eggman," Sonic breathed angrily. He spoke a little louder: "Eggman! You dare to defile my home!"

"Ho, ho, ho," the man cackled. "Thought I was gone for good, did you? Too bad for you, I'm not equivalent to the scientist you all knew so long ago."

Knuckles chuckled obnoxiously from the back of the room (I don't give a crap what the song says, I say KNUCKLES CHUCKLES I mean, take Sonic X episode: 52 "A New Start" for example. He so did chuckle at Rouge during their conversation on the cliff! PROOF! PROOF! Lol) "It was only, like, three months ago!"

"Yeah, well," said the evil man, "it's all in the past." His head rotated towards the embracing couple in the front. "I see there are some new romances as well."

Sonic blushed. He quickly peeled Amy off his body and pushed her away from him gently. "No romance!" Sonic cried out defensively, but with a tremor in his voice. "S-she attacked me and I, uh, gave up trying to strip her off."

Eggman didn't look convinced.

Amy turned towards him, tears welling up in her eyes and spilling down her perfect cheeks. "S-Sonic, you d-d-don't really…?"

Sonic soothingly grabbed her arm and twisted her behind his back, hiding her there from the evil group. "I'm pretending!" he whispered, sounding sincerely pained to have to hurt her like this. "If Eggman knew we were together, he'd be all over us. I can't…I won't let him harm you. If he discovered how much I love you, he would murder you just to hurt me, and I don't think I could take that. Just play along and act like you used to." His voice was trembling, Amy noticed, and she realized just how important she was to him.

Amy nodded. Trying to get in touch with her younger self, she ran over to a table, placing the roses in a vase, and then ran back over to Sonic and wrapped her arms around his middle from behind, saying, "I got you, Sonikku!" He blushed again, harder this time, making her giggle.

"I can't think of a reason to believe this crap," Eggman observed.

"I can't either," said the hedgehog that sat next to him. "Amy Rose, you act your age!"

She looked up at him, shocked. "Dad?" she finally croaked out.

"That's your dad?" Sonic asked her.

Amy couldn't answer. She just kept stuttering. "My dream," she thought.

Flashback

"I have come to warn you."

Amy's eyes widened. "Warn me? Warn me about what?"

"You are in grave danger, Amy Rose. You must stay away from your Step-Mother."

"How do you know my name?"

"I know everything about you, Amy. It is best not to question me."

Amy gulped. "Ok, why must I avoid Stacy?"

"She is not to be trusted. Do not trust your father either. He is just as threatening as her."

End of Flashback (Sorry if reading this a second time bores you)

"Oh, why didn't I listen to that boy's words…," Amy thought. "I mean, I-." She stopped mid-thought. "Wait…was Sonic the boy I saw in my dream? Their voices did sound alike, if I think hard enough."

Eggman continued with his ranting about this latest creation of his. "But even though it's been a while since my last visit with you pests, I've been—"

"Remember his attack?" Silver snorted (where'd he come from?). "Holy chaos, that was so funny!"

"Oh yeah," Tails exhaled. "I don't think I ever laughed so hard my whole life."

"What happened?" Amy asked curiously.

"Well, all of us were just hanging out, when he fell from the sky on top of Shadow in a panda bear costume," Sonic explained, ineffectively trying not to crack up. "The idiot crushed the faker – that was an accomplishment. But then he got up and started doing this really awkward dance, shouting random things at us." Sonic snickered. "The way his belly jiggled with fat, and when we saw his man boobs…Hilarious!"

Everyone in the room burst out laughing at the memory. Blaze had to lean on Silver's shoulder, desperately gasping for air. Tails and Cream fell on the floor, pounding the ground with their tiny fists. Rouge buried her face in a nearby pillow, smothering her laughter. She then realized she had ruined her makeup, and had to stop laughing momentarily to redo it. Shadow frowned, his face flushed with embarrassment.

Eggman reddened as well. "My 300 IQ told me that the panda was the hedgehog's enemy!"

"Better get your IQ checked, then!" Rouge commented. The crowd of friends laughed even harder at the Doctor's lame excuse.

"And what's the whole 'Mutation Egg' thing all about?" Tails chortled. "I mean, seriously, Eggbutt?"

"It stands for Machine of the Utmost Transfusions Armed to Interrogate Oppressive Nemesis's!" Eggman shot back. "It is a highly scientific and well thought out piece of art."

"I know something else it's a piece of," Rouge muttered to Shadow, finally getting a smirk out of the guy.

Knuckles saw this and immediately got jealous. He pushed his way over next to the devious bat and whispered something in her ear that made her gasp, then start cracking up like mad. Shadow had heard as well and had to literally walk out of the room so everyone else wouldn't hear him start an out-of-character laughing fit in the kitchen.

"But we all know he wouldn't be Eggman if he didn't find a way to slip the word 'egg' into it!" Sonic chuckled at his own joke, along with the others.

"ENOUGH!" Eggman roared. The room went dead quiet, except for Silver, who was still giggling to himself loudly.

"Ha, ha, ha," Silver snickered. Blaze attempted to quiet him, but was unsuccessful. "Man boobs, that's a hot one!"

"Wait, he's still on that joke?" Cream asked, confused.

"Apparently," Tails sighed. "But that was a while ago!"

Rouge elbowed him in the ribs. "Shut up!" she hissed. "The fat lard in red has something to say."

"I WILL BE HUMILIATED, NO MORE!" Eggman's voice boomed throughout the room, silencing Silver for once. A huge claw reached down from his flying-robot-thingy and grabbed Amy around the waist. She screamed, her hands reaching out for Sonic frantically. Sonic gripped her left arm firmly and tried to keep her from this unexpected capture.

"Let go of her, you monster!" he yelled furiously.

Eggman's glasses gleamed and a smile tugged at the sides of his lips. "I knew it," he mouthed silently. The tall hedgehog looked expressionless as his own daughter went through the horrors of hell.

"S-Sonic," Amy whimpered, "It hurts!"

"LET HER GO!"

Without a word, Eggman booted the robot – who had been sleeping and happily dreaming about cupcake unicorns and rainbow-colored skittles – with his left shoe. The robot woke with a start, and after a brief "explanation" (more with his hands than with his words) from Eggman, he jumped down from the flying thing and slugged Sonic in the gut.

"Oof!" Sonic grunted, falling to his knees and releasing his hold on Amy. Seeing that he was off his guard, the robot kicked Sonic viciously from under his chin, knocking him backwards on to the ground. Mercilessly, the robot then slammed his foot into Sonic's ribs repeatedly as he lay on the floor.

"Look what you're doing; how can you be so mean, you stupid hunk of junk?" Amy sobbed. "Stop hurting my Sonic!"

Seeing that Sonic wasn't going to get up due to the pain; Eggman took advantage of this golden opportunity to capture the injured hedgehog. He activated another claw. This one grabbed Sonic's unconscious body and brought it up close to the saucer. It slowly – dramatically – floated over to a waiting, glass tube. A prison, you could say.

"Sonic!" Amy screamed, fighting against the thing grabbing her body. She couldn't stand the sight of her boyfriend being held captive by such a horrible man, blood seeping out of the corner of his mouth. The pink hedgehog pounded her fists against the claw repetitively with a brutal strength no one knew she had had.

Eggman whistled loudly and the cursed robot hopped back into the saucer thing next to him. Sonic's claw suddenly stopped moving, and Eggman desperately tried to fix it. Maybe the shock waves from Amy's beating had made it malfunction.

That's when everything went crazy. All at once, the group came to their senses and realized what was happening. They also realized that they weren't doing a thing to help. Batting her huge purple wings, Rouge lifted herself into the air and beat upon the sides of the saucer, off-balancing it. Knuckles drilled his spiky fists right under where Rouge was attacking, creating dents and holes in the thing. Silver used his telekinesis powers to lift Blaze in the air; and from there, she released a huge blast of fire from her palms, scorching Eggman, Amy's dad, and his robot.

"GET ME OUT OF HERE!" Eggman shrieked. Instantly, the robot pressed a button and they lifted high into the air. A loud noise came from the back, like a helicopter. All of a sudden, it was hard to even hear yourself think.

"Oh no," Silver breathed. "THEY'RE GETTING AWAY!"

"THROW ME, SILVER!" Blaze screamed over the engines, her gloved hands on her head. Her short purple hair was getting in her eyes.

"WHAT?" Silver cried with disbelief.

"DO IT NOW!"

Reluctantly, the silver hedgehog telepathically lifted Blaze higher in the air. He then drew his empty, glowing hand back behind his head and hurled it forward, cutting off the connection and chucking Blaze towards the escaping scientist.

Blaze whirled throughout the air, her eyes squinting as the wind cut at her face. She lifted her shaking hands to her chest. A moment later, little waves of heat soared through her hands and arms and cheeks, filling and refreshing her whole body. It was a familiar feeling, for she practiced this fire move often – though never in sight of another being. Only Silver had seen her use this renowned move before. It had been a little while back; he had caught her trying it out on a tree stump and had seen her end up singeing (yes, this is a word) herself head to toe in burns. He had laughed at her foolishness, making her laugh too. The memory made her smile slightly and the sweet thoughts sent more power to her hands. A tiny fireball formed between her palms and she cursed herself when a flicker of a newly-made flame scorched her hand. Bigger and bigger this ball turned out to be, constricting the energy out of her body slowly, little by little. With each inch the move grew, the paler Blaze's skin became. Weaker and weaker was her body. Paler and paler was her skin. Heavier and heavier was the energy.

"What's she doing?" Cream whimpered. The fireball was two times the size of the tallest Mobian now.

"Ultricies Nisi Mortis," Silver mumbled vaguely, more to himself than to the others.

"What?" Tails asked, looking confused.

"Fireball of Death," Rouge translated. "It's Latin."

"Yes," Silver agreed. "It's an old legendary attack Blaze's ancestor's used to use. Back then, Latin was their native language, so it was just natural to name it like that."

"Makes sense," Knuckles shrugged. They all looked back up at Blaze.

The poor lavender-colored cat had no potency left in her; so with that last ounce of energy, she launched the Fireball of Death at Eggman's cranium. It seared through the air like a flame on a piece of dry paper – faster than sound, quicker than light…almost like Sonic the Hedgehog himself. The force sent Blaze flying backwards at an alarming speed, right into Silver's waiting arms. He lost his balance from the sudden weight and fell on his butt, but he was so glad she was back by his side, he didn't care. She opened her eyes slowly and smiled at him. He smiled back.

"Did I…?" she asked weakly.

"You did it, Blazie," he assured her. "You gave them hell."

Blaze laughed a little bit, but it quickly turned into a cough. "Thank you, Silver," she whispered before closing her eyes and drifting off into unconsciousness.

The missile-like ball of heat slammed against the machine and engrossed Eggman, Amy's dad, and the robot in its blistering wrath. Blue, red, and yellow (Hey, just like Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails! LOL) flames lapped hungrily at the sides, feeding off the dry, crusty air. Amy gasped, too terrified to scream. Sonic was still unconscious a couple feet away from her, but he was too far for her to reach. She knew she had to save him and herself before they were both absorbed by the fire. The pink hedgehog reached for him, her fingertips barely brushing the side of his claw.

You, by the light, is the greatest find. In a world full of wrong, you're the thing that's right.

Amy gripped the sides of her own claw and pushed. Hard. Slowly, she began to slide upwards, but it wasn't nearly fast enough to get her out in time. Escape would take hours, days even, and her life – not to mention, Sonic's – was in danger and wouldn't be able to survive so much as five minutes. However, the few inches to which she was free now was just enough to have her fingers graze Sonic's peach arm. She blushed at the physical contact, but got over it in less than a second. Amy grabbed the side of his claw and pulled with as much strength as she could muster.

Finally made it through the lonely, to the other side…

"Amy!" Cream whimpered. "She's going to die! Mr. Sonic too!"

"Amy!" Tails hollered. "USE YOUR HAMMER!"

"Funny," Amy thought. "We're so far up, I shouldn't have been able to hear that." She shrugged, and with her free arms, she summoned her Piko Piko Hammer and made it twice the size of her normal weapon.

You set it again, my hearts in motion. Every word feels like a shooting star…

Amy was about to pound the claw, but then her gaze locked onto her father, who was trying to escape the flames. He looked at her for a minute, and then smirked. The pink hedgehog tried to ignore him, but the questions of why he had even come were still buzzing around in her head. She hadn't seen him since he had left her with Stacy last year on a business trip, and now he decides to stop by with Eggman in a lethal robot? It just didn't make sense…

"HI-YA!" Amy screamed, slamming the huge hammer down on the side of Sonic's claw, while being careful not to hit him. That claw then broke into pieces, and grabbed her hero's arm, stopping him from falling to the water below.

Wait. Hold the phone. Water! Amy looked down again. Sure enough, they had hovered far enough away from the old village that they were heading for the ocean. All her friends were so far away, it was terrifying.

I'm at the edge of my emotions, watching the shadows burning in the dark.

Amy clutched Sonic on her lap. The fire was getting closer to her and a spark burned her cheek. She flinched, hot tears running down her face. The poor hedgehog guarded Sonic from the flames. She refused to let him suffer.

And I'm in love, and I'm terrified. For the first time and the last time, in my only life.

"AMY!" a voice yelled.

Amy looked around herself, wondering who it was.

"AMY!" the voice yelled again.

She looked up.

"AMY ROSE, LOOK DOWN!"

Amy looked down and saw Tails and Cream standing on the shoreline. Tails cupped his mouth with his hand and yelled one word: "JUMP!"

"JUMP, ARE YOU CRAZY!" Was he mad? Falling from this height would kill them both!

"DO IT! WE'LL HELP YOU!"

"ARE YOU SERIOUS?"

"YES! TRUST US, AMY!"

"OKAY!" she hollered. She stared at the crashing waves, the foamy bubbles, the floating algae. She shivered. "Sonic isn't going to like this…," she thought as she gripped Sonic close to her, tightly closed her eyes, and bravely leaped off the burning aircraft.

And this could be good. It's already better than that. And nothing's worse than knowing you're holding back.

"NOOOO!" Eggman wailed. "TAKE ME WITH YOU!" His long mustache was burning to a crisp.

"ME TOO!" the robot bawled.

"Me three," Dad (I'm just gonna call him that, kay?) sighed angrily, and almost reluctantly.

"There's only one jetpack," Eggman gasped after searching the bottom of the saucer.

"Oh ma gawsh," the robot sniffled in a snooty, girly voice. "What are we gonna do?"

"I mean, seriously!" Dad mocked the robot in the same tone of voice. The robot sent him a death glare.

"Well, I know what I'm going to do," Eggman smirked. "GET OFF THIS THING!" He struggled to tie the pack around his huge waist and then hopped off too.

"Don't leave me up here!" Dad growled. He leaped over the edge after him and grabbed the evil scientist's back, hanging on for dear life.

"No fair!" the robot whined. But he knew he wasn't going to make it anyway, for the heat was melting his metal material.

I could be all that you need, if you let me try.

"Farewell cruel world," he sighed sadly (Oh, get over yourself T_T), turning into a puddle of goo.

Eggman was falling two hundred times as fast as Amy, so when he pulled the string, his parachute didn't break his fall at all. It opened after a few seconds, and then the velocity from the plunge tore it to shreds instantly. The moment was almost comical.

Back to Amy; she still couldn't believe she had actually hurled herself, and Sonic, off a burning aircraft and was spiraling unrewardingly towards the sea. How could she have been so stupid? Not only had she endangered her life, but Sonic's as well. He would drown if she lost sight of him! Then she would be left without her true love, and perhaps even future husband. What if she got hurt too? Better her than him, but with him injured and unable to swim, there was NO way he would survive if something happened to her. What if she got eaten by a shark? What if the aircraft fell from the sky and landed on them? What if her Dad decided to pull something on her when she least expected it? What if Eggman escaped the flames and determined to recapture her and leave Sonic to the fishes? She shivered.

You set it again, my hearts in motion. Every word feels like a shooting star…

The wait for the ocean to meet them was unbearably long. But after what seemed like hours, Amy and Sonic splashed into the water together. A couple bubbles surfaced to the top, foam surrounding the place they had landed.

I'm at the edge of my emotions, watching the shadows burning in the dark.

"I can't breathe!" Amy wanted to scream, but her throat was enclosed and her nose was full of seawater. She coughed a little and all the water took this as an invitation to explore the inside of her mouth. Amy gagged; the lack of air was horrifying. With no more air to breathe, Amy forced herself above the waves, saltwater dripping down her cheeks and forehead. Her long pink bangs were sticking to her face and her pink hair swiveled around her head in a matted mess. She coughed and gasped and wheezed and hiccupped, and then…

"SONIC!"

Amy looked around wildly, struggling to keep herself afloat. Poor Sonic apparently had somehow slipped from her grasp and was nowhere to be seen. She spun herself around once, twice, looking for him. A hand, a shoe, a quill…anything! But she saw nothing. He was gone.

And I'm in love, and I'm terrified. For the first time and the last time in my only…

Panicking, Amy sucked in her last breath and dove back under the water. It was dark, and the salt burned her eyes and nose, but she kept looking anxiously. Amy thrashed around, forcing herself to go deeper.

I only said it 'cause I mean it, oh. I only mean 'cause it's true, oh…

Minutes trickled by. Amy felt like crying, but her tears would just absorb into the water and make the dreaded ocean bigger. But finally, when she was running out of air again, Amy saw him. Sonic was floating down slowly, his mouth slightly open and his eyes closed. She grabbed his wrist and pulled him upwards.

"You can make it, Sonic!" she thought, fighting the current to reach the beloved air above. "I love you so much, and now I know you love me too. I would die for you.."

So don't you doubt what I've been dreaming, 'cause it fills me up and holds me close whenever I'm without you…

Amy broke the surface of the water, Sonic on her back, his arms wrapped around her neck. Eagerly, Amy started swimming to shore. Unfortunately, land was about a mile away. However, Cream and Tails were still standing on the beach, waving their arms and shouting.

You set it again, my hearts in motion. Every word feels like a shooting star…

Finally, after about thirty minutes of swimming, Amy hauled herself ashore. Her tired, soggy feet dragged across the sand, her normally fluffy and pink hair sopping wet and bedraggled, and her favorite red dress sticking to her legs like skinny jeans. Sonic was still asleep and injured, and Amy was wearily holding his feet with her squishy, gloved hands. But even she had her limits. After a minute of walking, Amy fell to her knees and collapsed onto the sand, Sonic next to her. The last thing she saw before blacking out was a fox and a rabbit running over and kneeling down beside her. It took a minute for her brain to register that it was Tails and Cream.

I'm at the edge of my emotions, watching the shadows burning in the dark.

"I'm scared, Sonikku…," Amy thought tiredly. "But I know you'll protect me. I love you…"

Then it all went black.

And I'm in love, and I'm terrified. For the first time and the last time in my only...Life…

Life…

Life…

In my only life…

OH! HUGE cliffhanger! Will Sonic survive? What happened to Eggman and Amy's Dad? Is Amy's Step mom still in this, or did she really resign? Why is that robot so cruel? What happened to Eggman, really? Why am I boring you with these fruitless questions?

Omg, I'm (once again) terribly sorry about the long wait.

Since it happens to be Thanksgiving Break, I've been having more time to write. YAY!

Oh yeah, my arm healed A WHILE ago, just for the record.

This is my first Songfic obviously.

This is my longest chapter now as well. 7,257 words, people! BOO-YA!

The song is called "Terrified" by Katharine McPhee.

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So yeah, I'm out of stuff to say.

And now I'm too tired to write anymore.

Review Please…

And…

Done.