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Location: Shamar
Year: 2014
"Wake up! Wake up!" The little flicky peeped as he pecked at Sonic's head. Sonic opened his eyes halfway.
"Hey little buddy what's the big idea?" He asked as he rubbed his head. He looked around and noticed the train had stopped.
"We're here," the flicky peeped. "The airport is only a few minutes away. You guys gotta get off!" Sonic looked at Amy and lightly shook her awake.
"Amy," He said. "We gotta go again. Wake up." Amy slightly moaned as she awoke. She sat up and rubbed her eyes.
"I fell asleep?" She asked as she yawned and stretched. "Sorry about that." Sonic helped her to her feet.
"It's no problem," He said with a small laugh. "Come on, we're going home." He looked at the light blue flicky and smiled. "Thank you for all your help." The flicky peeped and bowed its head, showing that it was no trouble at all.
The two hedgehogs then got off the box cart and started walking. Amy couldn't help but notice Sonic managed to walk without limping this time.
"Your ankle," Amy pointed out. "Doesn't it still hurt?" Sonic nodded.
"It still kinda hurts, but it's not as bad as it was before," He said. He looked over at her. "So...what do you plan to do when you get home?" Amy looked down.
"I don't know," she said. "What do I usually do?" Sonic smirked.
"Usually a big part of your day is looking for me and trying to spend time with me," He said with a chuckle. Amy looked at him confused.
"I don't recall that at all," she told him. Sonic rolled his eyes and sighed.
"Never mind." He took out a few rings and started counting them. He could only hope he had enough. Amy stared at the gold rings he held in his hand.
"Those rings," she began. "They look...familiar." Sonic looked up at her.
"Really?" He asked. "So you remember these?"
"Well...I feel like I've seen them before..." Sonic held them out to her. She continued to focus on them as she tried to recall where she remembers them from.
"Come on Amy," Sonic told her. "You can do it. Give me at least one memory. Where have you seen these?" Amy continued to stare before looking up at Sonic.
"Why are you talking to me like that?" She asked. "I said I felt like I've seen them before. That doesn't mean I have or know where." She continued to walk ahead. Sonic let out a deep sigh. He was completely defeated to her amnesia.
"Well it was worth a shot," He said to himself. He continued to count the rings as he walked by her side. Eventually they made it to a roadway and crossed to the building. They entered the lobby and Sonic put her to a halt.
"Listen, you stay here and I'll be right back with the tickets." He walked away and waited in line while looking at the rings in his hand. Saying that sentence only made a knot form in his stomach.
"If she doesn't remember me by the time we get home, I know for sure it'll be too late," He said. "I'll lose her and Chase for good, and then that would mean that I won't have a real future of my own." He stopped and took a deep breath. "Come on Sonic. Just relax. There's still some time left. Maybe she'll remember something along the way. You just gotta have patien-"
"Sir Do you need some assistance?" Asked the Ticketmaster. He stared at Sonic with concern.
"Uh yeah, um...two one way tickets to Station Square please," He said as he handed the rings over. The Ticketmaster handed him the tickets after counting the rings.
"You alright mister?" He asked. Sonic scratched his head and refused to look him in the eyes.
"Not really, but I'll be fine," He told him.
"This your first time?" He asked. Sonic looked at him.
"What?"
"I've seen this before," he began. "You're shaking up as time counts down. You're worried for your wellbeing. Worried that you won't make it. I mean I know the look."
"You can tell all that just by looking at me?" Sonic asked rather surprised. The guy nodded and let out a chuckle.
"Well of course," He said. "But there's no need to worry. Everything is going to be fine." Sonic started to smile.
"You really think so?"
"I know so!" The Ticketmaster laughed. "I've seen lots of you guys all anxious about being on an airplane for the first time, but you are gonna be fine. No worries!" Sonic groaned.
"It's not my first time on an airplane!" He turned around and stormed off. "Here I'm thinking he's talking about my luck with Amy and he thinks I'm afraid of being on a plane?! I'm Sonic the Hedgehog! I'm not afraid of heights! I'm not afraid of anything!" He took a deep breath and stopped when he saw Amy sitting patiently by the window.
"Anything...except for losing her..." He sighed and walked over to her. He took the empty seat next to her and sat down.
"Are you okay?" She asked. "You don't look very good." Sonic didn't bother to look at her.
"I'm fine Amy," he lied. "Our plane doesn't arrive for another few minutes. I'm just tired."
"You don't...seem very tired," She observed. "You seem rather...angry." Sonic stood up and put his hands over his face.
"I'm tired and...and frustrated...and...in pain and..." He groaned. "Just...I'll be right back. Don't move." He stormed off again. Amy held out a hand, but decided not to go after him. She knew he was only frustrated because of her, and trying to help him wouldn't make things better.
Sonic took out his final ring and inserted it into a pay phone and dialed Tails' number. "Come on buddy please pick up," he said. "I need you." The phone continued to ring, and after the fifth ring, it went to the answering machine. Sonic sighed and just hung up the phone. He leaned against the wall and looked up at the ceiling.
"Come on hero," He told himself. "Pull yourself together. You can look evil in the eye but can't handle a girl?!" He hit his head. "Stop doubting yourself! There's still time...you just gotta hang in there..." He began panting and put his hand on his chest.
"Jeez Sonic," He began. "What's gotten into you? Why do I feel so...hopeless and negative? This isn't you. What's the problem?" He started to sweat. "It's not like even by the time I get her home it'll be too late. I'm sure she has pictures of the both of us that'll help her remember. There's still hope. Ugh..." He sunk to the floor and put his hands on his head. "But why do you still feel so hopeless? This can't entirely be Amy can it?" He looked at her as she waited for him near the window.
"Aw man," He facepalmed. "I really messed up. I messed up and I'm too impatient to wait on fixing it. There's still a chance and that's what matters at this point." He stood up and made his way back over to the pink hedgehog.
"Hey..." Amy said as Sonic sat next to her. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine Amy," He said. "Look I'm just...beat up at the moment and need to relax. I'm sorry for being so tense. I don't mean to be."
"It's okay," She told him. "There's no need to apologize. We're gonna go home soon so I'm assuming everything is going to be fine. And don't worry about me either. Once we get there, I'll be out of your hair forever." She smiled, but that certainly didn't make Sonic feel any better.
"You...do know that isn't what I want right?" He asked her. "I still wanna see you and talk to you." Amy shook her head.
"It's probably best that we part ways once we get home Sonic," she said. "We can go back to what our lives used to be. I don't remember much of mine, but I get the chance to start a new one. I'm really grateful that you've helped me all this time."
"Amy I-...y-you don't understand I-"
"Maybe we'll cross paths again, just...maybe now wasn't the right time, and I'm willing to do what I think is best for the both of us and say goodbye." She put a hand over his. "Thank you for everything."
"Amy..." Sonic could almost feel himself ready to burst to tears, but before he could say anything, the announcement for the plane to Station Square filled the air.
"Is that our flight?" Amy asked. Sonic nodded and stood up. There was nothing left to say at this point. His only hope was to find photographs at her house and get her to remember him.
"Come on..." He led the way to the security check and boarded the plane with Amy. The plane was silent due to how early in the morning it was. Instead of making conversation, Sonic just closed his eyes and hoped to fall asleep to pass the time. It was clear to him now that words to do so weren't going to get him anywhere.
"Face it Sonic," He thought to himself. "You blew it."