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***Story***
"Hurry Tails!" Sonic yelled as he made his way toward the Mystic Ruins. He hated to run away from his adversary, but there was no choice this time, the explosions where the enveloping the area with great force and destruction. Tails was whirling his tails like a helicopter, trying desperately to stay afloat and go at his top speed. Amy was thrown over Sonic's shoulder, and Sonic clutching her tight, praying that he wouldn't drop her. People, who where fortunate enough to be on the outskirts of the city, where also making their toward the great forest. Some weren't hurt at all, others were wounded or burnt, they tried frantically to save themselves.
Sonic was teeming with both anger and sadness when he re-entered the Mystic Ruins. Stopping and placing Amy gently beneath a tree, he immediately turned and ran back toward the now smoldering Station Square.
"Hey Sonic! Where are you going?!" Tails called.
"Back to the City, I need to help whoever is still out there!"
"But, what about the people who are coming?!"
Sonic stopped, he hadn't thought about that, all he thought about was restoring Station Square and kicking Robotnik's sorry behind. He stopped, his head hanging low, and a look of anger flashing in his green eyes. Turning around, a small group of people, along with a few other animal residents had gathered. There was fox who looked like to be in his early twenties, A wolf with a sword strapped to his back, and a Echidna who was burned badly in his right arm. The others where people who had miraculously survived, but there where only 15 of them.
That night, things where very slow and gloomy. Tails and the few who hadn't sustained injuries tended to the injured, while Sonic and other people met in Tail's laboratory, to discuss their next moves. Sonic stood at the head of the room, looking sharper then ever. He felt it was his fault that the city was ruined, despite the fact that Tails had told him it wasn't. No one knew it was coming, but Sonic blamed himself because he had fallen asleep. The wolf, Echidna, and the fox had introduced themselves as Strider, Donovan, and Vincent. They stood before Sonic and the people, ready for the sure to come speech that Sonic was ready to give.
He stepped forward, his heart heavier then steel.
"Eggman, has taken our city, our lives, and our loved ones. But we will take them back, and restore what is rightfully ours! I for one, WILL NOT stand and watch while Fatnik rules. The desperate old coot will learn, freedom, is not to be messed with. I, Sonic the hedgehog, PROMISE you that!"
A cheer rose from the crowd, and Sonic couldn't help but smile weakly, the would survive. Tails stepped in, a little smile on his face.
"We'll win, Sonic."
"You know it lil' bro."
And so it began, everyone agreed to go inspect the City tomorrow, while a few stayed behind and tended the wounded. Everyone prepared themselves mentally and physically, the war with Robotnik had begun.
***Mystic Ruins Unknown Location***
The clone, that Robotnik had referred to as unwanted cargo, had been out cold from the fall all through the night. The sound of water could be heard in the area she lay in. Her green coat was glistening in the morning sunlight as it rose slowly over the majestic horizon. First one eyelid opened, and then the other, revealing solid green eyes. She stood up and peered around. "Where am I? And what am I doing here?" She began to wander, hoping to find someone, somewhere.
As she trudged through the seemingly endless forest, her thoughts centered on why her creator, Robotnik, didn't want her. There had to be a purpose, one that told her of why she was created. Or, perhaps...it was irrelevant why she was created. Maybe her existence held a destiny that was something to treasure. Either way, it bothered her, but it wasn't long before the beauty of the strange forest drew her attention away from her clouded mind. She practiced a few tricks, including running at super speed, doing spin dashes and homing attacks, and some summersaults. But she grew tired of this game, and concentrated on running. She zipped through the forest, a green phantom in the trees, not knowing, she was headed straight into trouble. She stopped abruptly when she thought she heard movement. Turning her head and listening with her emerald ears, she didn't see anything. "Must be my imagination." But the frightening feeling lingered. "Maybe I'll just walk then.." She glanced around her nervously once more, before walking at a more slower pace, like a jog.
A shadow loomed over a tree top before landing on a slender branch. Blue sunglasses covered his eyes. His fur was a dazzling red with a half moon shape white patch of fur on his chest. His hand where bulky, and sharp knuckle points. It was Knuckles, and he didn't like this creature, she was drawing closer to the fallen Angel Island, and that could only mean danger to his emerald. "I have to try to be more silent, I almost gave myself away." Gliding from tree top to tree top, he continued to track her, not knowing her true demeanor. The green hedgehog continued to walk down the narrow path she had located earlier. "Its so quiet." She thought. She began to hum, and her pace quickened. The path wound through many trees and hills, but she came to cliff that was so high, the thought of falling over it was enough to make anyone collapse from fear. A wooden bridge extended to another island with a beautiful mountain.
"That's it, she is far to close, I better make my presence known soon." Thought Knuckles as he glided behind her. Oh sure, he could of easily taken her out by now, but he wanted to make sure he had a pretty solid reason to attack someone, heaven knows he wasn't a killer. The young girl made her way across the bridge, unaware that the echidna had landed behind her, and was stalking her slowly. A beautiful green glow caught her eye. Enticed by its heavenly beauty, she made her way toward it, totally oblivious to the fact that she was trespassing on Angel Island. She approached the shrine, and stared at the massive emerald, not even noticing that a piece of it was missing, thus preventing the island from floating. She placed one had on its smooth surface. She was about to do so with the other hand, when something smacked her neck, HARD.
She howled in pain and fell backwards. Knuckles calmly landed in front of the Master Emerald, his red arms crossed in front of him. "You have a pretty melody for a thief!" Spat Knuckles. "Don't you know it isn't wise to take something isn't yours?"
The green hedgehog rose, rubbing her neck. "Take it?! NO WAY! I was just admiring it!!" She winced, but she had a hellish look on her face. Normally, Knuckles would have laughed at such a comment, and asked, or more like demand for the real explanation. But her voice was just so sincere, and she did seem like the type that would rather be out taking care of pets then steeling the Master Emerald. "Whats your name anyway?" Knuckles said in a very impatient tone.
Then, it struck the she-chog. She had no name, none what so ever. Dr. Eggman had failed to give her a real name, or even orders now that she thought of it. Then, a word Knuckles had said earlier came across her mind. Melody...it sounded very pretty and elegant. "Well." She thought. "If none one will name me, then I guess I'll have to." Staring sternly at Knuckles, she spoke, anger rising in her. "My name is Melody, for your information!" Knuckles scowled.
"Your awful cocky, I don't like that. Perhaps you need another smack on the neck." He said holding up his fist. Mel was about to reply when a another voice came into the picture. "Aww chill hon, she isn't here to hurt nothing, the way I see it." A white bat flew from the trees, her beauty apparent as she landed smoothly beside Knuckles. "Besides, I don't think she could take on the both of us if that is her true intention." She said with a smirk. Knuckles groaned at the sight of Rouge the bat, the former government spy. True, he sort of had feelings for her, but she always seemed to be a thorn in his side at the same time. Flexing her ears, Rouge began to further question this strange hedgehog. "What are you doin' here any way, and what exactly is your business on Angel Island?" Melody sighed, she had said so many times that she had no clue where she was or where she was going. This didn't go to well with Knuckles, who was growing more impatient by the minute. "Look, leave, and don't come back here, understand?!" His voice was stiff with anger. Melody didn't need anymore prodding, she quickly turned and bolted, glad to be away form an echidna like Knuckles. Rouge watched her go with a hint of compassion in her eyes. "Was that necessary?" Knuckles only grunted and nodded before settling down before the giant jewel.
***Mystic Ruins Tails's Laboratory***
Sonic and his crew where up in the wee early morning hours, gathering everyone in the lab, it was time to go back and inspect their home, and hopefully, to start clearing the wreckage. Station Square had been destroyed before, so there was no reason that the people couldn't rebuild it again, at least, that's what everyone hoped.
"Ok everyone." Sonic said, his face serious, but hopeful. "You all know the groups. Group A will be lead by Strider, Group B by Donovan and Tails, and I'll lead group C. Everyone search for survivors."
The troops nodded, and they proceeded to march to the ruined City. However, in the lab, one soul began to stir. "Man.I feel like I've been wrung out.." Amy sat up from the small cot. She no longer felt sick or nauseous, and she no longer had a fever, but she did feel extremely weak. "Where is everyone?" She said, standing up. Picking up her piko piko hammer, she walked to the window and saw the crowd of people heading toward the City. "Hey! Wait!" finding newfound energy, she ran as fast as she could. Sonic heard her running, and had to admit, he was very glad to see her running up to him. "Amy, welcome back!" Amy threw her arms around Sonic and squeezed him tight. Sonic gasped for air, and once again, Tails pried her off. "Guess she is back to normal." Thought Sonic, but he found himself smiling at the predicament. "Where ya'll headed too? Home?" Amy asked. She didn't know about her destroyed home or ruined City, boy was it a shock when Sonic told her the whole story. Tears filled her eyes and she cried quietly, for her home and all the lost people. Many of the group members comforted her, and then set off again, none of them prepared for the sight they where about to see.
***Station Square***
The group lingered in the shadows while approaching Station's Squares Border. Sonic was the first to survey the damage, and to his horror, he saw that Robotnik had not left at all, and the wreckage had been all cleared. Turning to Tails, he quickly signaled him to follow, while the others fell back, this may be a more serious situation then a ruined City. Little did they know, that their every move was being watched. Metal Sonic snickered as the 2 entered the outskirts of the construction sight. Boy where they in for a surprise.
"Metal Sonic to master"
"What is it?! We almost got the main control center up!"
"Sonic and his side kick has arrived."
"Ah I see, well send them some of my fleets, and capture them, if possible."
"As you wish, sir."
Metal Sonic punched on the computer console, causing the alarms surrounding the city to go off. "Sonic!" Amy cried when she saw the whole commotion, and out of pure fear and worry bolted off after him. "AMY!" cried Strider. "Group A and B, quickly! Follow back up procedures, and watch yourselves out there!" The crowd broke away from the safety of the borders, and quickly ran to aid the duo. Swatbots came from all directions, each equipped with lasers, and a few, with roboticazation guns. Sonic easily homed on a few, and destroyed about 14 of them. Tails whirled his tails and whipped them out, stopping a good amount of them in their tracks. Sonic smiled. "Now this is my kind of game." He went into the spin dash, and light came into him, charging him up for the light speed dash. He moved like lighting, destroying tons of robots at once. Amy came and used her hammer to take out a few, and all was going well, until, AI robots (though not as nearly advance as Metal Sonic) came in. They moved swift and were well programmed. It took more than 3 homing attacks to destroy one. Sonic began to have a bit of trouble, and the groups fought bravely, but more and more troops kept coming. "GET OUT OF HERE!
Called Sonic. The groups began to fall back, but Sonic plowed forward, his buddy tails close behind. They didn't know it, but Amy was following them, trying desperately to keep up.
Sonic and Tails made their way quickly through the area, noticing tall steel buildings and generators were already in place. Then, they came upon the sight that no freedom fighter would ever want to see. A gigantic tall steel building, with the shape of Eggman at its peak, stood at the center of the once political center of Station Square. 1000's of bots were working on the monstrous structure. "This is why he destroyed it...he's building his empire." Tails said, not believing what was happening. Sonic clenched his fist in anger, but Tails held him back. "Sonic, we need to plan this out, if your killed or hurt, then I wouldn't know what to do." Sonic calmed a bit, but was only worked up again when Amy, unaware that she had been followed this whole time, was all of sudden grabbed by a fleet of bots, and one familiar looking robot. "Sonic! THAT'S ZERO!" Sonic quickly spin dashed. "Let her go you bolt brain!" However, Zero was all of sudden beamed away into the gigantic tower. Sonic uncurled, and quickly turned, ready to save Amy.
"HAHAH! I wouldn't do that, Sonic hedgehog!"
Sonic stopped as Eggman came hovering down on his Egg globe. Attached to it, was a ship like frame, equipped with deadly rockets and an imprisoned Amy, who was pleading for help. Sonic held his fist up.
"YOU WILL NOT GET AWAY WITH THIS!"
"Oh but I am, and your going to help me get away with it!"
"NO WAY!"
"Oh really. Well then, if that is your answer, I think I'll finally take out one of you."
Without warning, Eggman took out a laser rifle, and before Sonic could say or do anything. Fired! Amy screamed, and sunk to the ground, blood trickling from her side wound. "AMY!!!!!!!!!!!" Screamed Sonic, the pain in his heart rising. Robotnik sinisterly laughed, and for the first time, Sonic felt tears welling up in his eyes. It occurred to him, how much he truly cared for Amy, and despite the fact that she had been annoying at times...he had...loved her. Dropping to his knees in shock, Sonic felt tears fall down his eyes.
"To think, I get to see the day where Sonic the hedgehog was reduced to tears!" He laughed louder, and this got to Sonic. He rose, his quills stiffened, and he took off, and ran straight up the building, anger coursing through his entire body. Tails immediately flew off after him. Sonic viciously homed in on Eggman's machine, causing it to break apart, but Robotnik wasn't going down without a fight. He spun his carrier around. A ship swooped down from the sky. It was like a fighter jet, with Eggman's logo on the side. Metal Sonic piloted it expertly, and shot at the egg globe. Sonic felt himself lose his balance, and it happened, he fell right over the edge. Screaming and falling a long ways down, Tails swooped down after his friend, but sadly missed. "SONIC!"
As Sonic fell to his death, he muttered something, while tears fell down his eyes, his emotions finally set free. "I've failed Amy...I've failed everyone..I'm sorry." Tails screamed in horror, when the unexpected happen. A fast moving creature, moving like a blur through the city came. With skill and a bit of good luck, he caught Sonic just as he was about to hit the ground. As fast as he came was as fast he disappeared.
"WHAT THE? METAL SONIC AFTER HIM!!!" Eggman called in fury.
Metal Sonic would've, but the creature was already gone. Tails quickly ordered everyone back to the Mystic Ruins. Eggman's Egg globe finally destructed, flinging its contents in all directions, one being the very cage Amy was imprisoned in. The creature took Sonic back to Tail's laboratory. The group arrived, some mourning for Amy, others in shock. Sonic, who was stunned from the whole ordeal. When he awoke, he felt himself being held by someone. Through tear stained eyes, he could only stare in shock when he realized who it was.
"Sh-------Shadow?"
***Story***
"Hurry Tails!" Sonic yelled as he made his way toward the Mystic Ruins. He hated to run away from his adversary, but there was no choice this time, the explosions where the enveloping the area with great force and destruction. Tails was whirling his tails like a helicopter, trying desperately to stay afloat and go at his top speed. Amy was thrown over Sonic's shoulder, and Sonic clutching her tight, praying that he wouldn't drop her. People, who where fortunate enough to be on the outskirts of the city, where also making their toward the great forest. Some weren't hurt at all, others were wounded or burnt, they tried frantically to save themselves.
Sonic was teeming with both anger and sadness when he re-entered the Mystic Ruins. Stopping and placing Amy gently beneath a tree, he immediately turned and ran back toward the now smoldering Station Square.
"Hey Sonic! Where are you going?!" Tails called.
"Back to the City, I need to help whoever is still out there!"
"But, what about the people who are coming?!"
Sonic stopped, he hadn't thought about that, all he thought about was restoring Station Square and kicking Robotnik's sorry behind. He stopped, his head hanging low, and a look of anger flashing in his green eyes. Turning around, a small group of people, along with a few other animal residents had gathered. There was fox who looked like to be in his early twenties, A wolf with a sword strapped to his back, and a Echidna who was burned badly in his right arm. The others where people who had miraculously survived, but there where only 15 of them.
That night, things where very slow and gloomy. Tails and the few who hadn't sustained injuries tended to the injured, while Sonic and other people met in Tail's laboratory, to discuss their next moves. Sonic stood at the head of the room, looking sharper then ever. He felt it was his fault that the city was ruined, despite the fact that Tails had told him it wasn't. No one knew it was coming, but Sonic blamed himself because he had fallen asleep. The wolf, Echidna, and the fox had introduced themselves as Strider, Donovan, and Vincent. They stood before Sonic and the people, ready for the sure to come speech that Sonic was ready to give.
He stepped forward, his heart heavier then steel.
"Eggman, has taken our city, our lives, and our loved ones. But we will take them back, and restore what is rightfully ours! I for one, WILL NOT stand and watch while Fatnik rules. The desperate old coot will learn, freedom, is not to be messed with. I, Sonic the hedgehog, PROMISE you that!"
A cheer rose from the crowd, and Sonic couldn't help but smile weakly, the would survive. Tails stepped in, a little smile on his face.
"We'll win, Sonic."
"You know it lil' bro."
And so it began, everyone agreed to go inspect the City tomorrow, while a few stayed behind and tended the wounded. Everyone prepared themselves mentally and physically, the war with Robotnik had begun.
***Mystic Ruins Unknown Location***
The clone, that Robotnik had referred to as unwanted cargo, had been out cold from the fall all through the night. The sound of water could be heard in the area she lay in. Her green coat was glistening in the morning sunlight as it rose slowly over the majestic horizon. First one eyelid opened, and then the other, revealing solid green eyes. She stood up and peered around. "Where am I? And what am I doing here?" She began to wander, hoping to find someone, somewhere.
As she trudged through the seemingly endless forest, her thoughts centered on why her creator, Robotnik, didn't want her. There had to be a purpose, one that told her of why she was created. Or, perhaps...it was irrelevant why she was created. Maybe her existence held a destiny that was something to treasure. Either way, it bothered her, but it wasn't long before the beauty of the strange forest drew her attention away from her clouded mind. She practiced a few tricks, including running at super speed, doing spin dashes and homing attacks, and some summersaults. But she grew tired of this game, and concentrated on running. She zipped through the forest, a green phantom in the trees, not knowing, she was headed straight into trouble. She stopped abruptly when she thought she heard movement. Turning her head and listening with her emerald ears, she didn't see anything. "Must be my imagination." But the frightening feeling lingered. "Maybe I'll just walk then.." She glanced around her nervously once more, before walking at a more slower pace, like a jog.
A shadow loomed over a tree top before landing on a slender branch. Blue sunglasses covered his eyes. His fur was a dazzling red with a half moon shape white patch of fur on his chest. His hand where bulky, and sharp knuckle points. It was Knuckles, and he didn't like this creature, she was drawing closer to the fallen Angel Island, and that could only mean danger to his emerald. "I have to try to be more silent, I almost gave myself away." Gliding from tree top to tree top, he continued to track her, not knowing her true demeanor. The green hedgehog continued to walk down the narrow path she had located earlier. "Its so quiet." She thought. She began to hum, and her pace quickened. The path wound through many trees and hills, but she came to cliff that was so high, the thought of falling over it was enough to make anyone collapse from fear. A wooden bridge extended to another island with a beautiful mountain.
"That's it, she is far to close, I better make my presence known soon." Thought Knuckles as he glided behind her. Oh sure, he could of easily taken her out by now, but he wanted to make sure he had a pretty solid reason to attack someone, heaven knows he wasn't a killer. The young girl made her way across the bridge, unaware that the echidna had landed behind her, and was stalking her slowly. A beautiful green glow caught her eye. Enticed by its heavenly beauty, she made her way toward it, totally oblivious to the fact that she was trespassing on Angel Island. She approached the shrine, and stared at the massive emerald, not even noticing that a piece of it was missing, thus preventing the island from floating. She placed one had on its smooth surface. She was about to do so with the other hand, when something smacked her neck, HARD.
She howled in pain and fell backwards. Knuckles calmly landed in front of the Master Emerald, his red arms crossed in front of him. "You have a pretty melody for a thief!" Spat Knuckles. "Don't you know it isn't wise to take something isn't yours?"
The green hedgehog rose, rubbing her neck. "Take it?! NO WAY! I was just admiring it!!" She winced, but she had a hellish look on her face. Normally, Knuckles would have laughed at such a comment, and asked, or more like demand for the real explanation. But her voice was just so sincere, and she did seem like the type that would rather be out taking care of pets then steeling the Master Emerald. "Whats your name anyway?" Knuckles said in a very impatient tone.
Then, it struck the she-chog. She had no name, none what so ever. Dr. Eggman had failed to give her a real name, or even orders now that she thought of it. Then, a word Knuckles had said earlier came across her mind. Melody...it sounded very pretty and elegant. "Well." She thought. "If none one will name me, then I guess I'll have to." Staring sternly at Knuckles, she spoke, anger rising in her. "My name is Melody, for your information!" Knuckles scowled.
"Your awful cocky, I don't like that. Perhaps you need another smack on the neck." He said holding up his fist. Mel was about to reply when a another voice came into the picture. "Aww chill hon, she isn't here to hurt nothing, the way I see it." A white bat flew from the trees, her beauty apparent as she landed smoothly beside Knuckles. "Besides, I don't think she could take on the both of us if that is her true intention." She said with a smirk. Knuckles groaned at the sight of Rouge the bat, the former government spy. True, he sort of had feelings for her, but she always seemed to be a thorn in his side at the same time. Flexing her ears, Rouge began to further question this strange hedgehog. "What are you doin' here any way, and what exactly is your business on Angel Island?" Melody sighed, she had said so many times that she had no clue where she was or where she was going. This didn't go to well with Knuckles, who was growing more impatient by the minute. "Look, leave, and don't come back here, understand?!" His voice was stiff with anger. Melody didn't need anymore prodding, she quickly turned and bolted, glad to be away form an echidna like Knuckles. Rouge watched her go with a hint of compassion in her eyes. "Was that necessary?" Knuckles only grunted and nodded before settling down before the giant jewel.
***Mystic Ruins Tails's Laboratory***
Sonic and his crew where up in the wee early morning hours, gathering everyone in the lab, it was time to go back and inspect their home, and hopefully, to start clearing the wreckage. Station Square had been destroyed before, so there was no reason that the people couldn't rebuild it again, at least, that's what everyone hoped.
"Ok everyone." Sonic said, his face serious, but hopeful. "You all know the groups. Group A will be lead by Strider, Group B by Donovan and Tails, and I'll lead group C. Everyone search for survivors."
The troops nodded, and they proceeded to march to the ruined City. However, in the lab, one soul began to stir. "Man.I feel like I've been wrung out.." Amy sat up from the small cot. She no longer felt sick or nauseous, and she no longer had a fever, but she did feel extremely weak. "Where is everyone?" She said, standing up. Picking up her piko piko hammer, she walked to the window and saw the crowd of people heading toward the City. "Hey! Wait!" finding newfound energy, she ran as fast as she could. Sonic heard her running, and had to admit, he was very glad to see her running up to him. "Amy, welcome back!" Amy threw her arms around Sonic and squeezed him tight. Sonic gasped for air, and once again, Tails pried her off. "Guess she is back to normal." Thought Sonic, but he found himself smiling at the predicament. "Where ya'll headed too? Home?" Amy asked. She didn't know about her destroyed home or ruined City, boy was it a shock when Sonic told her the whole story. Tears filled her eyes and she cried quietly, for her home and all the lost people. Many of the group members comforted her, and then set off again, none of them prepared for the sight they where about to see.
***Station Square***
The group lingered in the shadows while approaching Station's Squares Border. Sonic was the first to survey the damage, and to his horror, he saw that Robotnik had not left at all, and the wreckage had been all cleared. Turning to Tails, he quickly signaled him to follow, while the others fell back, this may be a more serious situation then a ruined City. Little did they know, that their every move was being watched. Metal Sonic snickered as the 2 entered the outskirts of the construction sight. Boy where they in for a surprise.
"Metal Sonic to master"
"What is it?! We almost got the main control center up!"
"Sonic and his side kick has arrived."
"Ah I see, well send them some of my fleets, and capture them, if possible."
"As you wish, sir."
Metal Sonic punched on the computer console, causing the alarms surrounding the city to go off. "Sonic!" Amy cried when she saw the whole commotion, and out of pure fear and worry bolted off after him. "AMY!" cried Strider. "Group A and B, quickly! Follow back up procedures, and watch yourselves out there!" The crowd broke away from the safety of the borders, and quickly ran to aid the duo. Swatbots came from all directions, each equipped with lasers, and a few, with roboticazation guns. Sonic easily homed on a few, and destroyed about 14 of them. Tails whirled his tails and whipped them out, stopping a good amount of them in their tracks. Sonic smiled. "Now this is my kind of game." He went into the spin dash, and light came into him, charging him up for the light speed dash. He moved like lighting, destroying tons of robots at once. Amy came and used her hammer to take out a few, and all was going well, until, AI robots (though not as nearly advance as Metal Sonic) came in. They moved swift and were well programmed. It took more than 3 homing attacks to destroy one. Sonic began to have a bit of trouble, and the groups fought bravely, but more and more troops kept coming. "GET OUT OF HERE!
Called Sonic. The groups began to fall back, but Sonic plowed forward, his buddy tails close behind. They didn't know it, but Amy was following them, trying desperately to keep up.
Sonic and Tails made their way quickly through the area, noticing tall steel buildings and generators were already in place. Then, they came upon the sight that no freedom fighter would ever want to see. A gigantic tall steel building, with the shape of Eggman at its peak, stood at the center of the once political center of Station Square. 1000's of bots were working on the monstrous structure. "This is why he destroyed it...he's building his empire." Tails said, not believing what was happening. Sonic clenched his fist in anger, but Tails held him back. "Sonic, we need to plan this out, if your killed or hurt, then I wouldn't know what to do." Sonic calmed a bit, but was only worked up again when Amy, unaware that she had been followed this whole time, was all of sudden grabbed by a fleet of bots, and one familiar looking robot. "Sonic! THAT'S ZERO!" Sonic quickly spin dashed. "Let her go you bolt brain!" However, Zero was all of sudden beamed away into the gigantic tower. Sonic uncurled, and quickly turned, ready to save Amy.
"HAHAH! I wouldn't do that, Sonic hedgehog!"
Sonic stopped as Eggman came hovering down on his Egg globe. Attached to it, was a ship like frame, equipped with deadly rockets and an imprisoned Amy, who was pleading for help. Sonic held his fist up.
"YOU WILL NOT GET AWAY WITH THIS!"
"Oh but I am, and your going to help me get away with it!"
"NO WAY!"
"Oh really. Well then, if that is your answer, I think I'll finally take out one of you."
Without warning, Eggman took out a laser rifle, and before Sonic could say or do anything. Fired! Amy screamed, and sunk to the ground, blood trickling from her side wound. "AMY!!!!!!!!!!!" Screamed Sonic, the pain in his heart rising. Robotnik sinisterly laughed, and for the first time, Sonic felt tears welling up in his eyes. It occurred to him, how much he truly cared for Amy, and despite the fact that she had been annoying at times...he had...loved her. Dropping to his knees in shock, Sonic felt tears fall down his eyes.
"To think, I get to see the day where Sonic the hedgehog was reduced to tears!" He laughed louder, and this got to Sonic. He rose, his quills stiffened, and he took off, and ran straight up the building, anger coursing through his entire body. Tails immediately flew off after him. Sonic viciously homed in on Eggman's machine, causing it to break apart, but Robotnik wasn't going down without a fight. He spun his carrier around. A ship swooped down from the sky. It was like a fighter jet, with Eggman's logo on the side. Metal Sonic piloted it expertly, and shot at the egg globe. Sonic felt himself lose his balance, and it happened, he fell right over the edge. Screaming and falling a long ways down, Tails swooped down after his friend, but sadly missed. "SONIC!"
As Sonic fell to his death, he muttered something, while tears fell down his eyes, his emotions finally set free. "I've failed Amy...I've failed everyone..I'm sorry." Tails screamed in horror, when the unexpected happen. A fast moving creature, moving like a blur through the city came. With skill and a bit of good luck, he caught Sonic just as he was about to hit the ground. As fast as he came was as fast he disappeared.
"WHAT THE? METAL SONIC AFTER HIM!!!" Eggman called in fury.
Metal Sonic would've, but the creature was already gone. Tails quickly ordered everyone back to the Mystic Ruins. Eggman's Egg globe finally destructed, flinging its contents in all directions, one being the very cage Amy was imprisoned in. The creature took Sonic back to Tail's laboratory. The group arrived, some mourning for Amy, others in shock. Sonic, who was stunned from the whole ordeal. When he awoke, he felt himself being held by someone. Through tear stained eyes, he could only stare in shock when he realized who it was.
"Sh-------Shadow?"