It was Thursday morning, or rather Wednesday night due to the time difference. The hedgehogs had travelled on a non-stop flight to Adabat. Sonic was used to travelling without jet-lag due to his speed, but Amy hadn't been on a proper long-haul trip in years since their adventuring days ended. It didn't help that she had been oversleeping since they had left, making her dreams more vivid than usual. Sonic, stroked her hair as she appeared still and content.

"Ames," he whispered. "Wake up, we're here."

Amy's eyes slowly blinked opened as the light shown over her face. This was the second sunset she has witnessed in a day.

"Already?" She whined, and stretched, accidently getting a whiff of her underarms. "Ugh, I need a shower."

"What do ya' mean? You smell like your name."

"Well not to worry." Dexter opened to the door from the cockpit to the cargo bay. "We've landed right by the ocean," he joked. "And the hot springs here are to die for."

"Shame we won't have the time." Amy lamented and turned to her husband, "Are you sure we can't stay?" She asked with a childish pout. Sonic laughed at his wife's old habits coming back with a vengeance. He missed her looking this cute.

"Come on Ames, one more stop after this and you'll be sleeping at one of the best hotels in the world. When we get to Empire City I'll treat you to a shopping spree, I promise."

"But Sonic we can't afford-" A raised eyebrow from Sonic brought for back to their new reality. "Sorry force of habit."

"It's cool, besides, I already bought you some new clothes already."

"How? We just got here!" Sonic rubbed underneath his nose cockily. "Don't underestimate how I quick I can be. I ordered 'em before we left." He stood up and gave Amy an inconspicuous satchel which was hidden under her seat. She carefully pulled back the zipper and gasped in surprise. Inside were some new clothes perfectly suited to their tropical stopover.

"Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you." Amy squeezed Sonic so tightly and so quickly, Sonic lost his balance and the couple fell, cushioned by the cargo.

Dexter, watching the couple as he prepared for his work ahead of him, blushed, the couple clearly not realising what how compromising their position looked to any outsider. At least the two were happy. Dexter coughed to excuse himself.

"I'll leave you lovebirds to explore the beach. I'll be done in loading and unloading in about an hour or two, so don't be having too much fun."

"Well, give me a second to get changed, first." Amy demanded whilst shooing the boys outside to give herself some privacy. "He better ordered the right size," she mumbled.

The door closed behind the male hedgehogs. Dexter, now alone with the blue hero, finally was able to gush about Tails' sudden request.

"Man, I can't believe it. I've transported cargo all over the planet, but I never though Sonic the Hedgehog would one of 'em," He laughed. "And what a lucky dog ya' are. I didn't even know you and Amy got married."

Sonic laughed back awkwardly. "Yeah, it kinda' just happened. We kept everything hush hush, because of Eggman at the time."

"Ah, I see." He winked at Sonic knowingly.

"Well, hey, what about you?" Sonic tried to change the subject. "First time we met; you were throwing googly eyes at my wife." It was Dexter's turn to be bashful.

"Well... that was a long time ago, and you guys weren't married then, but now I-"

The door to the plane suddenly slammed open. "So, boys, how do I look?" Sonic and Dexter's catch-up was interrupted by Amy's transformation. Sonic had bought her a variety of beachwear, most of which was more suitable for a younger woman, but Amy made due with what she was given. The hedgehog chose a pink two-piece swimsuit adorned with a palm tree design, and chose to cover up her midriff area and legs with a long light blue wrap, then completed the look with matching pink sandals and sunglasses that rested on her head. Sonic was impressed. Amy knew how to freshen up well.

The two men were left astounded as the tired housewife changed into an attractive tourist. Amy started getting nerved by their stares and perpetual silence. Sonic, as her husband, was allowed to admire her beauty of course, but as she got older, she became more self-conscious of her body as his 'secret' quick glances became less frequent over the years. What Amy didn't know however, was that Sonic had never lost in her physically, but her change in wardrobe to 'housewife chic' made it harder to appreciate her in that way.

'Now that's what I'm talkin' about!' Sonic tried to be respectful and kept his true feelings hidden, but unfortunately, he was incapable of hiding the seductive smile that developed on his face as he glazed at his wife up and down methodically as she walked over to the pair.

Dexter on the other hand, could only cough again profusely to stop his own thoughts, "Well, you two crazy kids have fun." He dipped his hands in his pockets and gave Sonic a couple of rings.

"Oh, before I forget, could ya' please stop by the market and get some souvenirs for Destiny for me."

"Ah, how sweet, do you always get gifts for your wife?" Amy cooed, "Last gift Sonic gave me was a leftover chili dog from Twinkle Park."

Dexter shook his head, "Oh no, ya' see Destiny's mah little girl. My wife's name's Serena. Destiny always wants a gift from wherever I go, but I rarely stay long to get a gift for her."

"Oh, I see." Amy's demeanour changed. The light in her eyes went out and mentally retreated. "Well then, we'll make sure to get Destiny something's special like a postcard or something." She waved goodbye to the pilot quickly and dragged Sonic off by the arm without a second thought.

"And get some stamps too for Eli too! He loves to collect 'em" Dexter shouted as the couple walked off into the horizon.

Sonic resisted being dragged and tried to gently pull his wife into his arms, only to be rebuffed. "Come on, we can at least see the sunset." She walked off like a zombie towards the nearest pier, with a worried Sonic slacking behind.

"Are you coming or not? We're not staying here, remember?" Amy snarked without even facing him.

'Shit' Sonic held in the urge to scream aloud. All the progress he made was gone. Not unless they had another heart-to-heart.


The locals were noisy as the nearby fish market with booming with business. The hedgehogs walked along the boardwalk in tortuous silence. Sonic naively assumed he had finally through to his wife, but clearly, he had more work to. No matter how he tried to cheer up, her only responses were light nods or short 'no's'. Sonic knew they would have to talk about it soon, the main problem was, Sonic didn't know how to brooch the subject either. They had conversations, rather arguments about having children, and they all ended the same, with the couple pushing it back under the rug.

They sat down on the beach, their feet grazing the ocean as the tide moved in and out.

"You know, I didn't know they opened a Chao Garden around here."

"Hmm." Sonic took that a sign of her showing interest.

"Yeah, I saw some kids playing with some nearby."

"That's nice."

"You always wanted to have your own. Maybe we could should adopt one now we could afford to keep one. Cream could give us some tips."

"Hmm."

Sonic took a deep breath. This couldn't go on any longer. "Amy-"

"Mr. Sonic, is that you?"

The couple were interrupting again by a young human woman walking towards them. "My brother Kaeo saw you in town. It's me, Rudi." The woman wore a light blue jacket over a white shirt with a pink waist cloth and blue sandals.

Sonic smiled and stood up to greet her, and she pulled him into a hug. "Rudi, long time no see." He met the girl as a teenager during the Dark Gaia fiasco, but now she was all grown up.

Amy initially didn't react. On the rare occasions, she and Sonic went out, the blue hedgehog was recognised wherever they went. She used to have pangs of jealousy when female fans in particular approached the hero, but that stopped since Sonic came home to her every night. This interaction seemed different however, as the two kept talking like a house on fire.

"What are doing back, Sonic, if you told us, my dad would have come too."

"Thank goodness, I wouldn't last if your dad had anything to say about."

"Well, you don't have a worry about him anymore, just my husband," she said as she caressed her belly. "Ever since I got pregnant again, he never wants me to leave his sight. We've got through this twice yet he still makes a fuss."

"AHEM!" Amy made Sonic and Rudi jump, as they were in their own world for a bit.

"Sorry, you guys never met," Sonic kissed his wife on the cheek as an apology. "This is my wife, Amy. She helped us put the world back together."

"It's lovely to finally meet you, Amy. Ahh, to be married to Sonic the Hedgehog. You must have your work cut out for you," she teased.

'You have no idea,' Amy wanted to reply but kept the thought to herself.

"RUDI!" Their reunion put to ended by a young human man on the pier above them. He jumped down and run up to hold his wife dearly. "I told you shouldn't be walking so far from home."

"I'm sorry, honey, Kaeo told me Sonic was here."

"I don't care if the Chief of Mazuri visits again, you need rest," Her husband, towering over them all didn't offer a glance down at the world-famous hero and effortlessly picked up Rudi bridal style, leaving the hedgehogs in awe of his strength. Rudi looked over her husband and waved her old and new friend goodbye as she was given chariot ride home to her village.

Amy sighed and wiped sand off her wrap, admiring the beautiful view before her. "We should head back." In any other circumstance, this would have been a dream for her. Sonic and her as husband and wife, resting by the beach as they shared sweet kisses as the sun set. Yet, now, it felt like that dream was incomplete. It was like the universe was playing a sick joke on them.

"Amy wait-" Sonic grabbed her hand. "I know why you're upset. Please talk to me." Amy forcefully turned away, causing Sonic to place his hands gently on her chin, pushing it up so Amy was finally looking into her husband's eyes.

"You don't have to apologize Sonic. This is something I have to get over on my own."

"Amy, you don't have to do it alone."

"YES, I DO," she didn't notice she had raised her voice until she saw Sonic flinch. "You never wanted kids. I understand. I can't force you."

"And I told you I never wanted to get married either yet here we are." Sonic tried to rationalize. Sonic move his hands to her shoulders. "I know, we were never on the page on this, but that doesn't mean I want to see you miserable."

Amy cried into Sonic's chest. "It's just so hard. At first, I was trying to keep to the baby fever to myself, and I knew it would be hard to raise a baby when money got tight..." She started to explain between sobs.

"WHY IS EVERYONE WITH BABIES SO HAPPY?!"

"Come on Ames, you know that's not true." Sonic rubbed her back, trying to comfort her.

"Well, it seems like it," she said, her words muffled by Sonic's chest. "All these years... All the girls at my boxcerise class all have at least two..."

It was time for Sonic to make another impulsive choice. He shook his head and smiled. Only Amy Rose could do this to him. First marriage and now this.

"Y'know Amy... Maybe... When we go home... After all this is over and all... We could..." Amy looked up at him confused and requested Sonic to simply spit it out.

"Look into adopting..." Sonic saw her eyes lit up, mustering all his strength to finish his sentence. "... a Chao."

Amy squealed, as she jumped in his arms and squeezed her legs around his legs.

"YES, YES, YES." She was so happy that she wished she could relive this moment over and over again. Amy could decipher the meaning behind his words. It was only matter of when rather than never anymore, and that was a promise.

She had waited years to finally marry Sonic the Hedgehog. She was willing to wait to have his children too.


The music video portrayed them as being childless, so I felt I couldn't not address it. Sonic probably doesn't mind but Amy would feel some resentment after so long, which aside from being married to someone who has a dead end job, is probably why she's so cranky in this timeline.

Anyway, happier times ahead next time. More spicy and sappiness next chapter.