AN: Okay, since school has now started, this will now be a weekly update. Did I ever mention how I hate the first week of school? Busy, busy, busy! And it's also college 0_o Anyway see you soon!

-Chapter 21-

Sonic and company continued fighting the hellish monsters. Worms, biters, golems, and birds menaced the quartet and drove to destroy them all with the hopes of also locating Mephiles. Then, the mobian heroes finally managed to best the demons. Huffing and puffing from the vast effort, the team was really exhausted from the heat of battle. Suddenly more hellish beasts appeared out of nowhere, glowing purple instead of the normal orange. This seemed to make them more powerful.

"Damn," Sonic rasped. "just how many of these things are there?"

"This is starting to get hopeless." Rouge whimpered.

"You think this is hopeless now?" a voice hissed.

The team spun around and saw Mephiles, now in his demonic form, standing at the end of the square.

"Just wait until I unleash my entire horde!" he continued.

Sonic immediately spin dashed on a monster as it reached out for him, then he tried attack Mephiles himself. However he was repelled by a shield surrounding the demon lord.

"Where the hell is Amy, you freak?" the blue blur shouted.

Mephiles flashed a nasty and sadistic grin at Sonic.

"It's none of your concern, but I shall tell you anyway." he sneered. "I wouldn't worry though, she's safely tucked away and far from your reach."

Sonic let out a growl and attempted to attack the demon again. But like before, Mephiles was protected by his shield, sending the hedgehog ricocheting towards the opposite side. The others tried to back him up, but they were repulsed by the other monsters running around. Mephiles let out a cackle as he watched the heroes desperately trying to defeat the atrocities he created.

"I think I'll leave now and let you play." the demon leered. "Ta!"

He was about to teleport away when Sonic launched himself at Mephiles, causing both of them to teleport away.

Amy roamed around the chamber she was left in. Not only afraid, but also bored to tears. What the hell was she supposed to do in an enclosure with absolutely nothing? Amy was bound to go insane. She finally decided to leave the chamber itself. A little walking around wouldn't hurt. But when she tried to exit the space, a cluster of crystals suddenly thrusted up from the ground, blocking the sakura hedgehog's path.

Amy quickly became disheartened. Not only was the chamber driving her crazy by the minute, but now she was trapped inside. The cherry-pink female let out a semi-frustrated cry. It was clear that her captor was not going to let her leave at all. Then Amy remembered her Piko-Piko hammer. She got ahold of it and attempted to break apart the giant minerals that barred her path. However, when she brought down her hammer, no damage was done and caused Amy's body to shake violently. She fell to the ground in a dizzy little fit

Suddenly the crystals around her sticking out of the chamber walls began to glow and hum. Amy began to get scared that she might have started or broke something. Unknown to her, it meant that Mephiles had returned to the hide-out, and with an unwanted house guest.

Sonic gasped and coughed when he reappeared in the cave Mephiles called home. The demon was nowhere to be seen however so Sonic was alone. He looked around his surroundings.

"Damn, this is pretty claustrophobic." he remarked.

He went down the tunnel, finding nothing but more glowing crystals from the earthen walls. The blue blur could easily see his reflection in them. Next, he came to two separate tunnels. Like a fork in the road. Sonic hated these things. It would be easy to get lost like that. With no other choice, he grudgingly picked a path and went towards the right.

Meanwhile, Mephiles was in the main and central chamber watching Sonic and Amy both at the same time. With one hand behind his back and the other underneath his chin, it seemed to him that he hit upon something interesting and entertaining for him. So he sat and allowed the cerulean hedgehog find the demon's mate. It wasn't like Sonic could escape with her anyway.

Amy recovered from her little spill while trying to leave the chamber. The crystals that blocked the young flower's way rescinded into the ground from whence they came. Amy decided not to try to leave again, suspecting that the crystals would root up once more if she did. The sakura hedgehog slowly walked over to the platform of which she was lying on when she woke up earlier. Amy had to wonder just how long she was going to be kept here. She curled up into a tight ball and shivered letting out a whimper. Suddenly Amy heard footsteps coming towards her direction. She jolted up and crawled backwards, being spooked. Her ears flattened on her head and she let out another whimper. It looked like Mephiles was coming down the hall, and right now, Amy did not want his company.

But it turned out to be not Mephiles, but someone completely different. It was none other than Sonic the Hedgehog. Amy's eyes widened in shock and she let out a sharp gasp. She never in her wildest dreams expected to see him here.

"S-sonic?" she rasped.

The cerulean hedgehog's ear twitched when he heard her inquisitive voice and turned around. His own emerald orbs widened when he saw Amy there in the next area. Without a word he rushed forward ignoring everything else and grabbed a hold of the sakura hedgehog.

"Amy! Oh god, are you alright?" Sonic cried.

Amy was still in shock. Was she dreaming?

"S...sonic?" she stammered. "I-is that really you?"

Sonic was too much overjoyed to answer her. He was extremely worried that she might have gotten really hurt by Mephiles or worse. The male hedgehog continued to hold tightly onto Amy, trying to convince himself that it was really her and he wasn't hallucinating. Amy herself was questioning if this was her imagination at work.

"...Sonic?" her voice rang out.

Sonic finally released her from his hold and looked into her jade eyes.

"Are you alright, Amy?" he asked her again. "You're not hurt are you? Did he hurt you?"

"I'm-I'm alright. I think." Amy sputtered. "How did you get in here?"

"Well, I sort of followed tall dark and creepy here. But enough about that, lets get you the hell out of here!"

Amy gave a thin smile.

"Yeah." she replied softly. "That sounds nice."

With that, the blue speedster scooped up the young flower and took off. Amy felt so relieved to be finally getting out of this hell hole. She clung tightly to Sonic hoping to see the light of day.