Uh-Oh Trouble!

Chapter 21-It's Back On Again

Sonic's POV

I'm stood here watching them stare intensely at each other, each of them refusing to back down.

I can't even begin to describe how much I was so thrilled to see Amy again, my heart literally stopped for a split second and so did time.

You too would be in shock if your love just all of a sudden entered your life... again.

Something's different about her; I can't quite decide what it is. It might be that she's matured over the years, yet I'm not sure. Maybe it's because I haven't seen her in those years and that's why I'm shocked.

Either way, I was so happy to see her again...

But now, now I'm in fear.

It's no secret to me, or to Shadow, Amy stands no chance against Thorn, no chance in hell. It's clear who will win if they both fight each other. Amy just doesn't have the skill and speed to take on Thorn...

Amy pulls out another one of her piko-piko hammers and throws it straight at Thorn at such an intense speed.

I hear Shadow mutter quietly, "How the hell did she get that?"

I turn to face him with a smirk upon my face, "She's always been able to pull her hammer out of nowhere and surely you didn't forget that in her absence? You've been threatened with it enough times for that simple fact to sink in, haven't you?"

Once again he mutters under his breath but I pay no attention to him and his words. I'm too happy to think she hasn't changed that much, she still has her hammer after all...

But then I remember that it was my whole fault she left and I feel the guilt worming its way back into my heart and my conscience. This causes me to focus all my attention back on the two girls that are preparing for a battle.

The hammer spins towards Thorn will such a force but the attack is simple repelled back towardsAmy as Thorn merely catches the hammer and does a front flip in the air landing on her feet, the hammer also made contact with the ground as Thorn came down graciously. As the hammer hit the ground, with an incredible force, a strong shockwave zooms over to Amy...

For about the millionth time tonight my heart froze momentarily, I want to save Amy but this isn't my battle.

Thankfully she manages to jump over the purple line of pure energy, therefore it simple dies out and no one is injured... yet.

Thorn is furious her attack didn't work; her body is shaking with rage. She looks down at the hammer still held tightly in her fists, she's planning something and I want to know what. Actually no I don't, I just want her to stop fighting my love!

"Stop it!" I call out but to no avail.

Shadow mutters something inaudible, but I don't need to hear it. I already know it's about me.

Thorn growls loudly. Whether it is directed at me or Amy it's kind of scary and intimidating.

"Stay out of this you stupid HEDGEHOG!" She yelled at me furiously, I'm really glad I'm not the one fighting her.

Once again the hammer is thrown, this time in the direction of its owner. Although this may be Amy's weapon, it's clear who has the most power in their throwing technique.

The hammer flies sharp and fast, it also hits directly on target too.

Amy is sent flying into a nearby tree, causing a branch to fall. Amy and the twig fall to the ground, but fortunately one of them lands semi-safely.

A grunt is heard from Amy as she tries to stand up tall, fighting with her will power to not give up.

Once she is stable and on her feet she rushes to the hammer, which was luckily close by. She then throws it at Thorn, but surprisingly it just vanishes.

Yes, it really did just vanish...

All Thorn did was click her fingers and the airborne weapon magically disappeared. How can that work? How can she have that much power...?

"Don't you ever use that hammer against me you traitor?" Thorn screams wildly.

Traitor, did I just hear right? How is Amy a traitor? I mean sure she left us but that was because of... that was because of me...

Does Thorn know more about Amy than she's letting on? No, I don't really think Thorn is a liar. I mean she's got secrets but I don't think she's got lies!

It's weird though, Amy's stayed relatively calm so far. A few years ago and she would have lost it by now!

Amy isn't moving, she isn't even fazed by the battle. I guess she really has grown up, that thought disturbs me because it really hits home. It really makes me realise that she's grown up without us, her friends, around her.

I don't know anything about her anymore... Despite that fact I still claim to love her, why is that?

They say you don't know what you have until it's gone, but they also say you don't know what you want until it's missing. I can agree with both of these.

My thoughts have taken me to another land, far away from the danger of this land. But it's time for me to return to the real world and see the damage that has been done...

Looking out onto the scenery, I notice that the trees are damaged, some of them complete ruined. This doesn't scare me as much as the two females are.

Amy has Thorn pinned to the ground, her hands around her throat. Thorn is desperately kicking and squirming about, her nails scratching against Amy's deathly grip.

As much as I don't want to Amy to lose, I don't want her to kill Thorn!

I don't know what it is about that girl but I know that I feel some sort of connection to Thorn, maybe it's because she is the opposite of me... But we also have so many similarities from what I've witnessed. She's also slightly like Shadow, if I do say so myself...

Speaking of Shadow, he hasn't said anything for a while. I wonder if he's sick, I should check to see if he's okay...

I don't think he's okay, I've never seen him look so distressed. He looks as if he's going to kill someone yet he also looks as if that would drain too much energy from him. He looks as if he's using all his remaining energy to stop himself from screaming and/or breaking down in tears.

This is a new side to him, one that I've never seen before and one I never wish to see again.

"Shadow... Are you okay?" I ask cautiously unsure of his reaction.

"Get that imposter away from Thorn!" He said in a low husky voice, his temper and anger still oozing through to the surface.

Not him too! Thorn already called Amy a traitor and now he's calling her an imposter...

Have you ever had the feeling that you're the odd one out? That they know something you don't? Or is it just me experiencing this sensation?

"Urgh!" Thorn screams while managing to kick Amy away from her body. She quickly stands to her feet and then summons her sword from a click of her fingers.

The long silver object appears with a quick flash of light. There is a small amount of blood still present and this causes my own blood to drain from my body.

She's going to use that on Amy... I can't allow her to do that.

Running forward I tackle a shocked Thorn, she wasn't suspecting my sudden move. The sword flies across the air, travelling over to Amy's waiting hands.

Shadow however gets a hold of it first. He then wipes away the small droplets of blood from his hands, due to catching it by the blade. The pain doesn't bother him, but his next action disturbs me deeply.

"Let her go!" He snarls out.

Is he crazy? Does he even care that she was going to murder Amy?

Wait... I thought she only killed rapists and occasionally criminals...?

No way! There is no way is a either of the two... That means she was just going to kill her, for no reason!

How many other people have died at her hand for no reason?

I suddenly feel very nauseas as I look down at the unmoving body beneath me. I've just tackled a serial killer...

If I let her go how many others will die, but if I hold her down any longer she could easily destroy me!

Finally she speaks, "Shadow, just do it!"

He begins to stutter, "What about Sonic?"

She harshly replied, "He's just going to have to live with it, he'll get over it."

...

I'm speechless; Shadow is willing to kill Amy... At least I think that's what going on...

Because of my shock Thorn manages to work her way from underneath me and she takes the sword from Shadow.

Everything is in slow motion, from her taking the sword, to swinging it down towards an injured Amy... After what seems like a life time I witness the blade finally make contact with her skin.

I'm ashamed to say that I'm in too much shock to even move, I can't even save her...

It's my fault, it's all my fault! I'm the one who's the murderer! I'm the one who can save her, but I'm too traumatized to even get up off my arse and help her!

I'm pathetic...

Suddenly I'm blinded by a bright light; meanwhile I'm also deafened by a piercing scream!

Amy's scream...

The tears flow down my eyes at her expense, she's gone...It's a simple as that, she's gone...

"Warning, overload...Failed master's...plan" A monotone voice causes my eyes to flick open. I need to stop wallowing in own self pity...

After all Amy is dead and it's because of Thorn!

I can feel my temper rising as I search for Thorn, but the blinding light is causing me trouble.

It eventually dies down and reveals the body of my love, dead...

Wait is that oil pouring out of her wound...?

It was a robot...?

Once again my heart freezes; I can't believe any of this!

That means Amy's still alive... But we are nowhere closer to finding her, she's still missing!

I can't help but think that Thorn knows something I should know though, maybe I'm just paranoid but I need to know...

My eyes fall upon the lifeless body of my... friend?

I wouldn't call her an enemy, or a best friend... but she still has that connection to me that I don't understand.

I rush over to her and take her pulse; it's faint but strong enough for me to detect.

She whispers something in my ear as I lift her up, "You are blinded by love. You're so desperate to see her, yet you wouldn't notice if she was under your very nose."

She paused to regain her strength; the blast of electrical current, which I'm assuming was the bright light, which had passed through her during her finishing attack, had knocked her down hard.

"You hold such high hopes for her return, you wouldn't even know if she had in fact returned. And most importantly, you think she is everything... If I told you I was your precious Amy, you'd laugh while stating that she would never murder anyone like I have done."

Once again she paused; I'm not sure if it was for effect or because she was in pain. Either way it really made me think.

"I wasn't always a murderer... It really makes you wonder, what has become of you delicate Rose..."

And then she passed out in my arms, leaving me alone with Shadow and my thoughts...

A dangerous place to be, if I do say so.

Okay, that was a longer chapter! To make up for the shorter ones =D
I really hope you all like the end speech by Thorn, I really enjoyed writing that ^U^

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