Amy and Johnny went to visit Sonic the next day, and found him awake,
but groggy from the medications. He was staring at the tv, and had a
worried look on his face.
"Sonic! You're awake!" Amy cried, relieved that Sonic was ok.
She kissed him on the cheek. It wasn't a flirting kiss, but one from someone who was glad to see her friend alive and well, so Sonic didn't mind it too much. He pulled away a bit, but felt weak, and there was something that kept him from moving very much.
"Sonic, are you feeling ok?" Johnny asked.
"A little tired, but hopefully I'll be well enough to fight Lard- belly pretty soon. That guy messed with the wrong hedgehog!"
"But first, we need to perform some tests on you, and possibly some surgery. That fall broke your back, and there could be some nerve-damage in your spinal-cord," the doctor who was in the room with them, said.
"Meaning?"
"Meaning, that if we don't correct this, the nerves could be severed, and your whole lower-body will be paralyzed"
Sonic's eyes grew wide, and the blood seemed to drain from his face. He tried to sit up, but something was keeping him from doing it.
"I'm sorry, but we've had to immobilize your body to prevent any further nerve-damage," the doctor said.
"In english?"
"In other words, we have to keep you from moving and damaging the nerves in your spine. If they get cut, the messages that your brain is sending to your legs won't ever reach them. And if that happens, you'll never walk again"
Sonic's eyes widened again, and he looked like he was about to faint. Then he lay back, and had a look of obvious disgust on his face. Great. It was bad enough that he just got hit by Chaos. Now he was stuck in a hospital-room, and unable to move.
"Well, make it quick," Sonic grumbled, "because I gotta kick some bad- nik butt!"
"We will perform the operation as soon as we can. There are others who need our attention here, and we need to set everything up first. That takes time"
"Listen, buddy! Without me-"
"We'll find some way to hold Robotnik off for now," Johnny said, "You just get some rest"
Amy just smiled, and tried to fight the terrible feeling again. She didn't want Sonic to lose the will to live. Amy had been rather ditzy in the past, but she was smarter than people gave her credit for. She knew that if Sonic was to be told he'd never be able to run again, he would lose the will to live, especially when he had just suffered a severe trauma to the back and head.
She took Sonic's hand, and patted it.
"You'll be ok," she said, again getting the nagging feeling, "the doctors know what they're doing, and I'm sure they'll be able to fix you"
A nurse walked in, carrying a long tube. She looked at Sonic and his friends, who turned their heads, knowing what she was about to do. Then she pulled the sheet back, and spread Sonic's legs apart.
Sonic had this embarrased look on his face, but Amy just stroked his hand, and watched as he met her gaze.
"Does it hurt?" Amy asked, feeling a little silly about what was happening.
"No," Sonic said, "I don't feel a thing"
Those words sent chills up Amy's spine. He didn't feel a thing. Even with a pain-releiver, a catheter would still be a little uncomfortable, at least she thought it would be, because of where it went...
"Amy, is something wrong?"
Amy snapped back to reality, to see Sonic looking at her with a concerned expression.
"Nothing," she lied, before kissing her friend on the cheek again, "Just... get better"
Sonic shied away, blushing, but actually welcoming the kiss. It took the edge off the uneasiness he had begun to feel. He wanted to hold Amy's hand, but he felt a little self-conscious doing this, and besides, he was a hero, and heros didn't have girlfriends.
Amy gently stroked Sonic's cheek with her other hand, and he blushed again. Her hands were un-gloved. Unusual, but it felt good on his face.
When the nurse was finished, Amy and Johnny stayed awhile, talking with Sonic, or just sitting quietly and watching the tv. Amy sat on the edge of the bed, and absentmindedly stroked Sonic's leg. When the nurses came in with food, Sonic ate a little, and Amy coaxed him to eat some more.
"Ok," he laughed, "Just as long as you don't try to feed me like a baby"
Amy got a sly look on her face.
"Well..."
"Please! I'll eat it! I'll eat-"
Amy took the opportunity to stick a piece of meat in Sonic's mouth, and he shot her a reproving look. But he ate the meat without protest, and appreciated the attention.
When it was time for Amy and Johnny to leave, all three of them were in good spirits, having forgotten the situation they were in. With Sonic incapacitated, Robotnik and Chaos would easily be able to take over Mobius.
Amy kissed Sonic on the cheek again, and helped him take a few sips of water.
"Bye, Sonic," she said, "Tomorrow, same time?"
"Sure," Sonic answered, smiling.
Amy patted his hand, and squeezed it, and felt him holding on... he didn't want her to leave...
"I'll be back tomorrow. I promise," she whispered, as Sonic slowly let go of her hand.
She hoped that her gut-feeling was wrong, that somehow, Sonic would be able to run again... Sonic... poor sonic, being unable to run, unable to do what he enjoyed the most... it was unthinkable.
"Sonic! You're awake!" Amy cried, relieved that Sonic was ok.
She kissed him on the cheek. It wasn't a flirting kiss, but one from someone who was glad to see her friend alive and well, so Sonic didn't mind it too much. He pulled away a bit, but felt weak, and there was something that kept him from moving very much.
"Sonic, are you feeling ok?" Johnny asked.
"A little tired, but hopefully I'll be well enough to fight Lard- belly pretty soon. That guy messed with the wrong hedgehog!"
"But first, we need to perform some tests on you, and possibly some surgery. That fall broke your back, and there could be some nerve-damage in your spinal-cord," the doctor who was in the room with them, said.
"Meaning?"
"Meaning, that if we don't correct this, the nerves could be severed, and your whole lower-body will be paralyzed"
Sonic's eyes grew wide, and the blood seemed to drain from his face. He tried to sit up, but something was keeping him from doing it.
"I'm sorry, but we've had to immobilize your body to prevent any further nerve-damage," the doctor said.
"In english?"
"In other words, we have to keep you from moving and damaging the nerves in your spine. If they get cut, the messages that your brain is sending to your legs won't ever reach them. And if that happens, you'll never walk again"
Sonic's eyes widened again, and he looked like he was about to faint. Then he lay back, and had a look of obvious disgust on his face. Great. It was bad enough that he just got hit by Chaos. Now he was stuck in a hospital-room, and unable to move.
"Well, make it quick," Sonic grumbled, "because I gotta kick some bad- nik butt!"
"We will perform the operation as soon as we can. There are others who need our attention here, and we need to set everything up first. That takes time"
"Listen, buddy! Without me-"
"We'll find some way to hold Robotnik off for now," Johnny said, "You just get some rest"
Amy just smiled, and tried to fight the terrible feeling again. She didn't want Sonic to lose the will to live. Amy had been rather ditzy in the past, but she was smarter than people gave her credit for. She knew that if Sonic was to be told he'd never be able to run again, he would lose the will to live, especially when he had just suffered a severe trauma to the back and head.
She took Sonic's hand, and patted it.
"You'll be ok," she said, again getting the nagging feeling, "the doctors know what they're doing, and I'm sure they'll be able to fix you"
A nurse walked in, carrying a long tube. She looked at Sonic and his friends, who turned their heads, knowing what she was about to do. Then she pulled the sheet back, and spread Sonic's legs apart.
Sonic had this embarrased look on his face, but Amy just stroked his hand, and watched as he met her gaze.
"Does it hurt?" Amy asked, feeling a little silly about what was happening.
"No," Sonic said, "I don't feel a thing"
Those words sent chills up Amy's spine. He didn't feel a thing. Even with a pain-releiver, a catheter would still be a little uncomfortable, at least she thought it would be, because of where it went...
"Amy, is something wrong?"
Amy snapped back to reality, to see Sonic looking at her with a concerned expression.
"Nothing," she lied, before kissing her friend on the cheek again, "Just... get better"
Sonic shied away, blushing, but actually welcoming the kiss. It took the edge off the uneasiness he had begun to feel. He wanted to hold Amy's hand, but he felt a little self-conscious doing this, and besides, he was a hero, and heros didn't have girlfriends.
Amy gently stroked Sonic's cheek with her other hand, and he blushed again. Her hands were un-gloved. Unusual, but it felt good on his face.
When the nurse was finished, Amy and Johnny stayed awhile, talking with Sonic, or just sitting quietly and watching the tv. Amy sat on the edge of the bed, and absentmindedly stroked Sonic's leg. When the nurses came in with food, Sonic ate a little, and Amy coaxed him to eat some more.
"Ok," he laughed, "Just as long as you don't try to feed me like a baby"
Amy got a sly look on her face.
"Well..."
"Please! I'll eat it! I'll eat-"
Amy took the opportunity to stick a piece of meat in Sonic's mouth, and he shot her a reproving look. But he ate the meat without protest, and appreciated the attention.
When it was time for Amy and Johnny to leave, all three of them were in good spirits, having forgotten the situation they were in. With Sonic incapacitated, Robotnik and Chaos would easily be able to take over Mobius.
Amy kissed Sonic on the cheek again, and helped him take a few sips of water.
"Bye, Sonic," she said, "Tomorrow, same time?"
"Sure," Sonic answered, smiling.
Amy patted his hand, and squeezed it, and felt him holding on... he didn't want her to leave...
"I'll be back tomorrow. I promise," she whispered, as Sonic slowly let go of her hand.
She hoped that her gut-feeling was wrong, that somehow, Sonic would be able to run again... Sonic... poor sonic, being unable to run, unable to do what he enjoyed the most... it was unthinkable.