Tonight was New Year's Eve. In Soleanna, they celebrated with a party called the Festival of the Sun. People from across the country would join together for the entire day to play games, trade goods, and even find their one true love.

It was the last part that drove Amy Rose to coming here. Tagging along with Tails, Amy's womanly instincts told her she would meet Sonic there. And as luck would have it, based on the what the crowds of fleeing people had to say, he was here.

The pink hedgehog ran as fast as she could to the scene of the crime. Already the fight was over, but no doubt her favorite blue guy is still in the vicinity.

Somebody jumped from the rooftops. Though the darkness of midnight shrouded her vision, Amy could notice that the jumper was a hedgehog with an air of determination around him. Her inner fan girl stirred.

Without any hesitation, Amy charged forward and shouted on the top of her lungs, "Now I got you, Sonic!" Before the other hedgehog could react, Amy had her arms wrapped around him, with her head snuggling his backside. "It's about time I finally caught you again."

While Amy rubbed her face against the other hedgehog's fur, she noticed how different the texture was. Realizing this, the hedgehog girl slowly looked up and saw a completely bewilder stranger looking back at her. Amy's cheeks were as red as her last name.

"Hey! You're not Sonic!" She pushed herself away, nearly knocking over the stranger in the process. "Sorry about that."

The stranger was about to respond to this awkward moment, but suddenly got distracted by something. "Hey, where'd he go?" the strange hedgehog said to himself. "He must of run off…"

Amy saw sadness on his face. "Did you miss someone because of me?"

"Ah… It's okay. I'm sure the guy I'm looking for is still on the island. In which case I better start searching."

Amy grabbed hold of the stranger's hand. "Well then, I'll help you!"

"What?" he said with the same bewildered look as before.

"Two heads are better than one, when looking for someone!"

While being dragged away by the female hedgehog, the male one stuttered, "hey, just wait a second!"

Amy let go of the reluctant stranger. "Oh jeez, I completely forgot to introduce myself! I'm Amy Rose. What's your name?"

"…It's Silver."

Just then, Amy woke up from her nap. Apparently her dream was a flashback from a few days ago.

Silver and her pretty explored the four corners of Soleanna to find the person of interest. During their travels Amy wondered if Silver lived his whole life under a rock. The white hedgehog was mystified about every little thing in the world. One time when they journeyed through a desert, Silver took his time to admire its 'beauty'. It was a desert for crying out loud!

Regardless of his strange behaviors, Amy thought of him as a really nice guy who couldn't hurt anybody. That is… until they actually found who they were looking for.

This wasn't the time to reminisce. As of now Amy was hitching a ride on a hijacked fuel train. Eggman was holding a train yard hostage, and Sonic seemed to have disappeared. So the hedgehog girl decided to take the role as hero of the day.

The train slowed to a halt. Worker droids came in by the dozen to claim the goods. Amy doubt she could destroy them all before they raised the alarm. Luckily, she came into possession of a cloaking generator. It doesn't last very long when in use, but it was long enough for Amy to sneak out and enter Eggman's secret lair.

The pink one began to think this was a bad idea. There were robots patrolling everywhere. And not the kind that look like cute animals. These machines were built to apparently protect something.

Amy decided now was a good time for a strategic retreat. As she turned around a corner to leave she bumped into someone. It wasn't a robot, but rather a young female human. Both of them were surprised to see one another.

Before they could even utter another breath, the alarm blared. "Prisoner has escaped from Cell Block C-17. All guards suspend current activities and search for the prisoner."

"This way!" Amy signaled the other girl. The other girl redundantly followed. The way out was blocked with some baddies, but since the alarm was already on there was no need to hold back.

Amy pulled her choice of weaponry, the Piko Piko Hammer, and bopped the first robot on the head. The others noticed their comrade fall and shot at the perpetrator. The pink hedgehog batted the projectiles back and watched as the robots exploded one by one. By the time reinforcements arrived, Amy and her escort were already outside.

When the two escapees got a good distance away from Eggman's base, the human stopped walking then bowed. "I thank you for rescuing me, madam."

"Ah, it was nothing really" Amy humbly replied before noticing who she was talking to. "Omigosh, you're Princess Elise!"

"Indeed I am. Why else would you risk your life then to rescue the current ruler of a nation?"

"Actually, I wasn't even aware you were inside that place. I just to stop Eggman since nobody was going to."

Elise put her palm to her forehead and sighed. "Is foolhardiness such a common trait? I probably would have stayed in my prison cell today if the thoughts of a certain someone weren't stuck in my head."

"You wouldn't happen to have feelings for this person, would you?" asked Amy in intrigue.

The princess frowned. "What? Of course not!"

"It's okay. Love changes everything. It feels like every little moment in your life is huge!" Her eyes sparkle in fantasy. "Doesn't it?"

Elise could not muster the strength to tell this hedgehog girl she was insane.

Amy continued on. "So, what does this guy look like? Have you already been on a date with him?"

"No! Look, even if I would date him nobody would approve. I am the leading political figure of Soleanna, while he is just…" Elise began to calm herself down.

"Oh, I never thought of it that way. But love isn't something other people decide for you. If your people would give him a hard time, at least give a helping hand once in a while."

"Hmm… perhaps there is wisdom in your words. Maybe I should try to show some- URK!" The princess fell unconscious with a dart sticking in her backside.

The pink hedgehog realized they were followed. Robots of all shapes and sizes surrounded the two ladies. Before she could react, Amy was tranquilized as well. The last thing she saw was another flashback…

"The person you were looking for was Sonic?" Amy shouted. She was blocking her new friend's way in order to prevent him from crushing her crush. "Were you planning… to kill him?"

Silver shouts back, "he's responsible for destroying my world!"

"That's crazy! Sonic would never do that!"

"But it's true! In the near future, his actions will cause the devastation of all living things! So I must-"

"No! I don't believe it. Even that was true, if I had to choose between the world and Sonic… I would choose Sonic!"

Silver began to glow an indigo blue. Amy braced for impact, but that impact never came. Instead of throwing Amy aside and continuing his pursuit, the white hedgehog turned the other direction and ran.

It was the last time Amy would ever see Silver.

To be continued.