Author: Sorry it took so long guys but it's finally done. I dedicated the whole week to this chapter. Hopefully there are no mistakes. Btw, I have started a Rise of the Guardians reader insert on Quotev. If anyone is interested I might also upload the story on here too.

Anyways, enjoy!

Out amongst the horizon, the sun was setting as the sound of crashing metal echoed the forest. The battle between us and Eggman's robots was heated...well, I wouldn't know because nobody will let me do anything. Everytime a robot would stray towards me, Sonic or somebody would have destroyed it before I could get to it. I'm practically just sitting here like a princess. Wait, I can't say that because the princess is over there fighting, too!

I guess they don't think I can handle myself.

I crossed my arms and watched as everyone duked it out. Sonic was now head to head with Metal Sonic. Knuckles, Amy, and Tails were handling whatever Eggman had to throw at them, while Blaze, Silver, Sally, And Nicole (who showed up not to long ago) were taking care of the army of robots that were depleting rapidly. After a few more minutes, the battle finally started to come to an end. The army of robots that was once here is now nothing but scrap metal. The death match between Sonic and Metal Sonic ended leaving Metal Sonic a mangled mess and out of commission. Eggman, who seemed to have run out of missals and ideas, decided it was best to leave.

"GRRRRRR! This isn't over! I'll be sure to get you all and your little friend, too!" Eggman yelled that last part while pointing at me, before flying away in his Egg Moblie. I sweat dropped at this. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief before circling towards me.
"Are you okay, Sasha?" Silver asked me.

Why wouldn't I be? I just sat here the whole time doing absolutely nothing...

"Yea, I'm fine." I said trying not to sound annoyed. "That's good." he said, smiling sweetly. "By the way Sasha," Sally started. "This is Nicole. She's like our personally A.I. and one of our closest friends." Nicole walked up to me while wearing a friendly smile and holding out her hand. "Nice to meet you, Sasha. These guys been telling me so much about you." I gave her a small smile before returning her handshake. "Nice to meet you too, Ni-" I was suddenly interrupted by a suspicious noise. "Ummm, do you guys hear that?" I asked. Everyone looked at me quizzically. "Hear what?" I heard Amy ask. My ears twitch as the faint sound grew slightly louder, closer actually. It sounded like...the sound of sparks and clanking metal. "SASHA, LOOK OUT!" I heard everyone yell as I turned around to see a very banged up Metal Sonic ready to attack me.

Finally, I get some action!

Without wasting a second, I jumped into action before anyone else can get a chance to attack. Seeing him charging at me, I skillfully back flipped away just as Metal Sonic attempted to slash me. I gracefully landed a few feet away. Seeing that he was now slightly disoriented, I took this as my chance to attack. I dashed forward and punched him, but only enough to make him stagger. Although, he recovered more quickly than I would expect him to, especially in this condition. Before I knew it, Metal Sonic's arm was in full swing and about to slash at my face.
Luckily, I ducked just in time, escaping only by a hair. I knew I had to be quick, so I took this opportunity to evade behind him. Metal noticed this and was about to claw my face. Using my new catlike reflexes, I gripped his arm and before I even realized it, I had unintentionally summoned my sharp claws and slashed off his robotic limb. The place where the missing appendage once was sparked and smoked. At this point, Metal Sonic realized he was in no condition to continue and flew away best he could back to Eggman's base I assumed.

Looks like I still got it.

I carelessly tossed the separate arm to the side and stretched, looking over to see a bunch of shocked expressions on everybody's faces. I wanted to smirk at the fact that they thought I couldn't handle myself, but I decided to act nonchalantly about it. "Is there something wrong?" I asked, raising my eyebrow and tilting my head. The awestruck group blinked their eyes a bit, as if breaking from a trance. "Sasha...that...that was..." "Amazing!" Tails said, finishing Sonic's sentence. "Ohh...it was nothing really..." I said sheepishly. "No really. That was awesome!" Silver said. "And here I thought you were just bluffing." Knuckles said, actually looking impressed. "Well, thanks but I can do more than that." I said, actually starting to proud of myself for the first time in what feels like forever. "You have excellent skills." I heard Blaze compliment me. "Yea, Sasha! Where did you learn to fight like that?" I was caught off guard by Amy's question. "Umm...I guess you can say I had my own personal trainer..." I replied vaguely, hoping they would buy it.

I can't let them know about my past. What they don't know won't hurt...

Everyone shot each other a look as if they weren't really convinced, but shrugged it off anyways. "Hmm, Cool." I heard Sonic say. I inwardly sighed a breath of relief, thankful that they bought it. "Wow, it's already late." I looked up to see that Sally was right. The sky that was previously lit up by the sun was now dark and filled with stars. "You're right. I suggest everyone turn in for the night." Nicole suggested. "Sounds good. I'm pretty beat." Sonic said, stretching his arms. "Me, too." Tails agreed. "Seriously? After all that time we wasted today and we didn't even get anywhere!" Knuckles yelled, clearly upset about the lack of progress. I rolled my eyes at this.

Is he really gonna be like this the whole time I'm here?

"C'mon Knuckles, it's late and we're all tired." Amy said, slumping her shoulders a little. "We will still have time to form a plan. Right now, we should rest while we can." Blaze added. "Anyways, don't you need to get back to watching the Master Emerald?" Knuckles grumbled something under his breath, knowing that Silver was right. "Grr, fine. Goodnight." With that, he walked away. "We should get going too, Blaze. Goodnight, guys." The duo waved goodbye as they walked away. "It's time for me to check the perimeter and make sure security is running smooth." "I'll meet you back at the castle, Nicole. Goodnight, everyone." Sally and Nicole both waved as they went their separate ways. Lastly, it was me, Amy, Tails, and Sonic. Tails released yawned and stretched. "I was gonna work on the Tornado tonight, but I'm way too tired now. Are you staying over, Sonic?" "You bet. I'll meet ya there in a minute." Sonic said, giving him a thumbs up. "Cool, see you then. Goodnight, Amy. Goodnight, Sasha." Tails said as he headed home. "Goodnight, Tails." Me and Amy said in unison. "You girls don't need me to walk you home?" Sonic asked, raising an eyebrow at us. I nearly scoffed. "Thanks, but no thanks. I'm pretty sure we'll be fine." I said, smirking and putting a hand on my hip. "Sasha's right, but thanks so much for worrying about us, Sonic!" Amy said, pulling Sonic into a tight hug. "Great..." He said, prying out of Amy's grip. "I guess I'll see you girls later, then. Goodnight, girls." "Goodnight, my Sonic!" Amy said happily and started heading towards her house. I began to follow her when I felt someone grab my wrist. I turned around to see Sonic's green eyes looking into my brown ones. I looked at him, confused. "Just wanted to say, you were seriously awesome earlier." He said averting his gaze as he rubbed the back of his neck. I small smile formed on my lips. "Thanks...I know." He gave me a bright smile before slowly releasing his grip on my wrist. "Goodnight, Sasha." "Goodnight, So-" Before I could even say finish, he took off, leaving his trademark blue streak behind. I tilted my head in confusion.

What was that about...?

Instead of worrying about it, I decided to shrug it off and ran to catch up with Amy.

It didn't take long, but we had finally made it back to Amy's house. As soon as we walked inside, Amy stretched her arms out and yawned. "Are you hungry? I can cook you something if you want." "No thanks. I'm still kinda full from earlier." I replied. "Are you sure?" She questioned. I nodded my head. "Yea, you seem pretty tired. Anyways, I don't eat much so you don't need to worry about me." I assured her. "Hmm, alright then." Amy said, starting to walk towards her room before stopping in her tracks and turning back towards me. "Hey Sasha, can I ask you something?" "Umm...ok..." I said, unsure of what she was gonna ask. "Remember when I asked you 'where did you learn how to fight?' What did you mean when you said you had a personal trainer?" I was totally caught off guard by the question.

Damn it, Amy! I thought we were past this.

"Ohh...well, about two years ago, I had a friend that was really good at martial arts. He used to train me all the time...until he passed away..." Amy gave me a sorrowful look. "Ohh, I'm so sorry, Sasha..." I smiled a small smile to assure her that I'm alright. "It's fine. No need to feel sorry."

It was a lie anyway...

Amy at me in smiled in return. "Ok then. Well, I'm gonna head on to bed. Goodnight." "Goodnight." I said back to her as we both went to our separate bedrooms.
I walked into my room and closed the door. I didn't really feel like taking a shower, especially since I took one earlier today, so I just went ahead and changed into my new pajamas I had bought today. It was a simple black short sleeve top with a pair of black and white checkered pants. After that, I brushed my teeth, then brushed my hair up in a messy bun as I usually would when going to bed. After I finished getting ready to go to sleep, I sat on my bed and picked up my phone off the nightstand. Surprisingly it wasn't dead, yet. I aimlessly started to play around on it until I accidentally wondered into my gallery. I didn't have many pictures, for I hated being on camera. I scrolled through my small collection of pictures, which mainly consisted of me and Anthony. Seeing this, I heaved a heavy sigh as I turned off my phone and put it back on the nightstand. My eyes wondered towards the window and stared at the night sky.
I couldn't help but think about Anthony.

We have never been so far apart before...to be honest, we hardly ever been apart at all. We are almost always together...well except for when...when...

Anger started to boil in me as my fists began to clench in anger (which was a bit painful since my claws were now drawn and digging past my fur and into my skin). I really didn't want to remember the past. I refused to remember. Unconsciously, I played with my tail to calm myself down. Sure, it felt...weird, but it was helping me calm down. After calming down, I released a loud yawn. Realizing how tired I am, I pulled back the covers and slipped into bed. I stared at the ceiling, wondering what tomorrow would be like, as I slowly off to drifted to sleep.