Chapter twenty-one
As Amy felt the darkness consume her, Julie-Su's voice seemed to fade; "No!" she thought "no! Is this really the end? I'm so sorry Sonic!" as Julie-Su's terrified voice got softer, she suddenly heard another voice.
"AMY!" it was another voice, a female voice, "NO! DON'T! AMY, DON'T GIVE IN!" Amy slowly opened her eyes, she was lying in the bed, but she couldn't see anything else but darkness and standing next to her holding her hand was Sally holding Alyssa, who was whimpering softly. "AMY!" cried Sally, "don't let go!"
"Sally?" said Amy weakly "Amy! You must not let go! Sonic and your babies need you!" Amy looked around at the darkness, "where am I?" she cried, she looked up at Sally, "you're not dead!" whispered Sally, "you're unconscious, I'm here, in your mind"
"Sally!" whispered Amy "I can't do this!" she began to cry again, "the darkness is consuming me" Sally leaned over Amy "Amy!" she said firmly squeezing her hand, "I will not let this happen to you, remember the promise you made to me? That you would live on and look after Sonic?"
Amy nodded weakly, "you have a lot of strength Amy" said Sally, "maybe even more strength than me, you are a brave child! You can do this" she squeezed Amy's hand, I know you have a little life in you yet, I know you have a lot of strength left" she ran a finger over Amy's forehead brushing a quill away.
"You must remember the promise you made to me Amy" said Sally, "you and Sonic are going to go on, you will live on, look after your beautiful babies, teach them well, watch them grow, you and Sonic will be happy, you will have a happy family and be safe in Knothole"
"Promise me Amy!" said sally "like you promised before! Heal Sonic's heart, look after him, comfort him and love him as I loved him in my life, you will not leave now! You will be ok" Amy looked up at Sally and began crying again, "I…I…I promise" she whispered.
Sally smiled "because of your loyalty and faith Amy" she said "I will give you the strength you need, you've given so many things, you have helped heal Sonic, and it is now my turn to return the favour" she squeezed Amy's hand and a white light appeared. Sally then smiled at Amy "be happy" she whispered, "look after Sonic, and your babies, be strong" she kissed Amy's forehead, as she did, Amy felt light-headed and light began to return to her eyes…
As it returned to her, she could feel arms encircling her and a soft sobbing, "Amy" whispered a voice, it was a male voice "don't go where I can't follow" she then heard the whimpering cries of babies.
Amy slowly opened her eyes, through her blurred vision she could see Julie-Su crying against Knuckles whilst holding one of the babies who was whimpering softly, she could also see Mina holding the other child crying, and the other Freedom Fighters bowing their heads with tears rolling down their cheeks.
Amy tilted her eyes to look up at Sonic who held her in his arms close to his heaving chest, Amy smiled and lifted her hand to touch Sonic's cheek, she did. Sonic's eyes shot open as he saw Amy looking up at him, smiling at him. "AMY!" he cried in shock. Amy smiled "Sonic" she whispered.
Sonic threw his arms around her and held her tightly, "Oh Amy!" he sobbed "Sonic?" said Amy "you're…you're crying!" "Amy, I thought I lost you!" Sonic sobbed. The other Freedom Fighters had looked up when they heard Sonic cry out. "AMY!" cried Julie-Su "oh God! You're alive!"
"Upon my soul!" cried Uncle Chuck "it's a miracle!" said Dr Quack running over to Amy, "how?" cried Knuckles, Amy looked up at everyone who surrounded her, Julie-Su began crying tears of happiness. "How?" cried Bunnie, "how did you?" Amy sat up "She came to me" she said "she saved me!" "WHO?" cried Bunnie.
"Sally" said Amy "Sally came and saved me from death" "SALLY!?!" everyone cried, Sonic's jaw dropped, "How did she?" cried Antonie. "When I slipped into the darkness of death" said Amy "and I thought I was going to die, Sally appeared, she told me that I still had the strength to live on and look after Sonic, while she was gone"
Everyone looked at each other unable to speak and not eveing knowing what to say. Sonic couldn't speak, he almost stumbled and had to grab the side of the bed to steady himself. "Sally had been appearing to me many times, she told me that she couldn't rest until she knew Sonic's heart was healed" said Amy, "she wanted Sonic to be happy, she made me promise, that I would live on and love and look after Sonic"
Everyone was still in a state of shock until the sound of crying came from Julie-Su's arms drew them back to reality, Julie smiled "shh" she whispered "don't cry, awww, you want your mommy don't you?" she smiled, she rocked the tiny bundle and then placed it into Amy's arms, "here is your new son Amy" she said.
Amy began crying as she held the tiny newborn, it was a blue hedgehog that looked exactly like Sonic, "isn't he precious?" she whispered. "You were blessed twice Amy" said Mina, she walked over and held out the other child, this one was a hedgehog that looked like the boy except it was purple.
Sonic took the daughter and held her close, "they're so beautiful" he whispered, he sighed happily as the hedgehog's little black noses twitched, sniffing the new air. "Twins!" said Rotor, "and aren't they the healthiest pair I've ever seen!" "What are you going to call them?" asked Uncle Chuck.
Amy and Sonic looked at each other smiling, "the boy looks just like me!" said Sonic grinning at the boy hedgehog in Amy's arms, "Flash" he whispered, "Flash?" said Knuckles confused. "It looks more than likely he'll have his father's speed when he gets older" said Uncle Chuck with a smile.
Amy agreed, then looked at the daughter, "I'll let you name our daughter Amy" said Sonic lovingly. "Amethyst" she whispered softly stroking the soft fur on her daughter's head, "what a beautiful name" whispered Julie-Su and everyone agreed. Knuckles walked over and out his arms around Julie-Su. "Indeed" he said "a beautiful name"
Uncle Chuck looked at his nephew, Amy and the two healthy babies, and a tear rolled down his cheek, "one happy family" he whispered, "and with Robotnik finally gone, we can all sleep soundly, knowing that the children will not be harmed". Sonic looked at his son and daughter and he smiled knowing his heart was completely healed. Amy too looked at her newborn son and daughter, she then looked up, "Thank you Sally" she thought "thank you so much, for everything"
That evening Amy and Sonic stood at Sally's statue and admired it, "this is what Sally wanted" whispered Sonic as he cradled Flash in his arms, Amy nodded whilst holding Amethyst. "She would be proud" she looked at Sonic and kissed him. "We can now be safe Amy" said Sonic "with Robotnik gone, we will have no great fear for our babies" Amy nodded. She then remembered how Bunnie, Rotor and Antonie planned to tell the rest of the Freedom fighters the next morning about Robotnik's defeat and grim death and how they would plan a huge celebration for thier freedom, she smiled again.
Sonic looked at Sally and Alyssa's statue again and then turned to Amy "Shall we go back to my hut and put the babies to bed Amy, the others said they'd have the babies room set up by dusk" said Sonic, "and then later I'll give you my full gratitude" he grinned slyly, Amy giggled, "yeah of course Sonic, in a moment" she said "I just want to pay my last respects to Sally".
"Of course" said Sonic, he kissed Amy again, "I'll see you at the hut" he began to walk away with Flash back to his hut. As he did, he thought about Sally and Alyssa, "I know wherever you are now Sally and Alyssa" he whispered "you are happy and at peace, thank you for looking after Amy, helping her live through childbirth and for making my life so happy when you were alive, you're always with me babe" he whispered "right beside me, goodbye, my love, and thank you so much"
Amy looked at Sally's statue and smiled "thank you for being there for me Sally, I have kept my promise" as she stared at the statue, Sally's ghost then appeared with baby Alyssa sleeping in her arms, she smiled at Amy "thank you Amy" she whispered "thank you so much for everything" she walked over and touched Amy's cheek.
"You have kept your promise Amy, you healed Sonic's heart, and gave bore him two beautiful children, Robotnik is finally defeated" she then began to glow "and now I can be free, knowing that Sonic is ok" Amy smiled "thank you Sally, for saving me, and looking after me, be at peace" she whispered.
Sally smiled and closed her eyes as she continued to glow, Amy felt tears roll down her cheeks as Sally sighed and slowly began to vanish into a flash of light, then butterflies appeared, and surrounded Amy who gasped and smiled. "Thank you Amy" came Sally's voice again. Then the butterflies flew off towards the setting sun over the trees of the Great Forest.
Amy watched them for a while and then holding Amethyst in her arms began to walk back towards Sonic's hut, feeling content and happy that she had fulfilled her promise and that Sonic was healed, and that Robotnik was finally dead, now he could never harm Knothole again. Amy smiled again as tears rolled down her cheeks, "I will always be grateful to you Sally" she whispered "I'm everything I am, because you saved me".
THE END
Yay! I've finally finished the story! God that was hard to write! my fingers are hurting from typing!
I wish to acknowledge all my lovely reviewers, (I can't name you all!) also to the people who created The Princess Sally Memorial Cybershrine for the speeches and Faith Hill and Celine Dion for the songs used in the story.
Also thanks once again to Samantha27, and Mariahmerry for their ideas and thoughts for the story, and anyone else I forgot to mention.
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