XXV – Choice

22 Colorado Boulevard, Denver, Colorado

- 12:15 AM -

- June 4th -

Vladimir was in his office sitting in his desk when his mobile phone rang. Considering the types of phone calls he already received recently, he groaned in annoyance and slight anger. He reluctantly picked up the phone and answered the ringing mobile phone. He looked at the number it was from the same person who had called him.

"What now?"

"Knock, knock."

"What?!"

"Knock, knock"

"…Who's there?"

"Death…"

The caller then hung up leaving Vladimir somewhat distressed the door then burst open and in came Amy wearing leather gloves and carrying supressed shotgun. Vladimir eye became wide with shock as she aimed it towards him. Vladimir try to quickly reach for the gun under his desk but Amy quickly shot him in neck causing blood to gush out of his neck. Sonic and Amy looked him with and a cold and uncaring look on their faces and he bleeding profusely.

"Should I put him out of his misery?"

"No… let him choke on his own blood."

Amy then went to Vladimir's desk and picked up his phone while Sonic crouched down face a dying Vladimir closer and reach into his pocket and showed Vladimir a remote switch.

"You know what this is? This is the detonator for the C4 we have placed all over this building. Of course we wouldn't have been to use such a wonder thing if it weren't for one of your clients so 'willingly' telling us where your weapons stash is. But I'm gonna use all of this. Oh no, that would be a waste. Every out put you have every created in you fucked up organisation, I'm going to burn it ground just like I promised you, hopefully you'll live enough to at least this part of your 'empire' crumble but I doubt. It was nice meeting you Vladimir, I'll see you Hell."

Sonic and Amy then left room as Vladimir as he continued to choke in his blood. They both got outside, got into the hummer and droved only one hundred yard before Sonic triggered the detonator, which set off the C4 and completely destroyed the building, causing a massive explosion. The sound of sirens could be faintly heard by both by Sonic and Amy and with that indication, they quickly drove into a secluded road. Sonic stopped the car and looked at Amy with a serious look in his face. She looked back at her with a steely expression on her face.

"Amy… get out of the car."

Amy then slowly exited the car and Sonic quickly also exited the car and the two of them had an intense stare down.

"Amy. You have so much to live for. I don't. If you go down the road with me, right now, you'll never be able to go back."

"But I've already killed. And I did it without hesitation. You think that whole experience has changed? Or will change me? Have you stopped to consider that…maybe…this is the real me?"

"This isn't real you, though. I know-"

"See, that's the problem. You don't know. You don't anything about what's really going on with me."

"How could you say that?"

"Just a second ago, you say that I have so much to live for. And that you don't. That were you're wrong. That where you don't know me. Because…because you are something that I want to live for. If I could throw it all away, for some misguided sake of revenge, and know for certain that you would be by me side…it would be worth it. Maybe I'm crazy? Maybe I'm a fool. But I…"

Amy walked toward Sonic with her head down and buried her face in Sonic chest. Tears then began to run down her eyes and get Sonic's shirt wet.

"…I love you so damn much, Sonic The Hedgehog."

Sonic wrapped his arms around Amy.

"I love you too, Amy. But that's why I have to do, what I have do."

Sonic then pushed several feet down the road. Amy, was first shocked, but then quickly got up to see sonic about to hit her with a hard kick. She fortunately reacts quick enough to block it, but barely. Sonic then pulls back, and then throws a punch that Amy catches. Amy throws her own punch with her free hand, which Sonic catches with his free hand. They attempt to knee each other, until Sonic head butts Amy and knocks her away. Amy recovers, with blood now dripping for her forehead, and then kicks Sonic, sending him crashing into the ground. Sonic comes back from the impact, with blood dripping from his mouth. Amy looked at Sonic with an angry look on her face.

"So tell me Sonic? Just exactly what the hell was that supposed to be?"

"A test of conviction in your choice. If you really want to go down this road with me, defeat me. And besides, I want to see whether the student has truly the surpassed the master."

"So I'm guessing this is going to be our final lesson?"

"Perhaps."

The two of them then martial arts stances and smirked at each other. That battle was on.