Chapter 14. Return to home.
The girl was half-sitting, half-lying in the corner, curled into a ball. Her eyes were closed.
Seeing her, Shadow immediately applied a Chaos Spear to destroy the bars. From this noise, Maria woke up. It turned out that she just slept.
When the smoke cleared, Shadow walked into the cell. Seeing her father, Maria immediately jumped up and ran to him.
- Daddy, daddy! - She cried. - You came!
- Well, of course I did. I couldn't leave you here, my dear girl. Now let's go home.
And Shadow, picking up Maria in his arms, who immediately put her arms around her dad's neck, went along with the Rouge back home.
~Back to Sonic's home~
"I have to concentrate... I have to do it... For the sake of my son".
And, whispering the sacred words, Sonic was gone in a flash of green light... just to be behind Amy's back a second later.
Amy by surprise dropped the knife, which fell with a clatter on the floor, and turned back. Sonic then quickly took her hands and twisted them behind her back.
- Ouch! - She cried. - Let me go, you idiot!
- Even not for the world, - said Sonic. - Now that you won't go away and finally will receive your punishment.
Knuckles walked over to Sonic and grabbed Amy a bit stronger.
- What must we do with her now? - He asked.
- I have an idea. Hold her. I'll be right back.
~With Shadow, Maria and Rouge~
Meanwhile, the trio was approaching the house already. Came up to an entrance, they saw that the door was lying on the floor, knocked out. Shadow immediately rushed inside.
- Sonic! Sonic, are you al-
And then to his eyes appeared a strange scene. Sonic, Sonic Jr. and Knuckles quiet peacefully rested in their places, while Amy sat, bounded to a chair with her mouth sealed. Now her eyes were burning, expressing a clear hatred for all who was here.
- Oho, - said Shadow, letting Maria down. - I see that she came back after all... And, well done, Knuckles, you managed with her though...
- Actually, - said Knuckles, - my merit for this is small. Sonic is the one who defeated her.
Shadow looked at Sonic in amazement, who in response has made a sweet little face, closing his eyes at the same time, forcing Shadow to blush slightly.
But in that time Maria attacked him, which made Sonic take lying position on the couch.