INT. HOUSE

Inside of a house are five Dark Legion echidnas armed with AK-47's.  The only one echidna unarmed is Enerjak.  He is sitting on a chair next to a bed.  Lying on the bed is a half-naked and beaten-up Amy Rose.  All she is wearing is her flight pants.  Her boots, socks, flight shirt, and bra are gone.  She is bleeding out of her forehead, nose, and arms.

Enerjak is reading Amy's dog tags in his hand.

ENERJAK: Rose.  Amy Rose.

Amy nodded her head.

AMY: Yes.

ENERJAK: You are the Ranger who kills my echidnas.

Amy shook her head.

AMY: I'm not a Ranger.  I'm a pilot.

Enerjak held up a cigarette box to Amy, but Amy shook her head.  Enerjak took one cigarette out by his teeth and pulled out a lighter.

ENERJAK: That's right.  None of you Mobians smoke anymore.

He lights his cigarette with his lighter.

ENERJAK: You all live long, dull, uninteresting lives.

AMY: What do you want with me?

ENERJAK: You have taken hostages.  We have you.

AMY: My government will never negotiate for me.

There was a pause.

ENERJAK: The perhaps… you and I can negotiate.  Huh?

Amy coughed.  Enerjak stood up and walked to Amy.

ENERJAK: Soldier to soldier.  Hmm?

Enerjak picked up a pitcher of water and held it to Amy.  Amy shook her head and Enerjak put it back down.

AMY: I'm not in charge.

Enerjak leaned closer to Amy.

ENERJAK: Course not.  You have the power to kill but not negotiate.  On the Floating Island, killing is negotiation.  Do you really think if you get Menniker Echidna, we would simply put down our weapons… and adopt Mobian democracy?  That the killing will stop?

Enerjak stood up.

ENERJAK: We know this.  Without victory there can be no peace.  There will always be killing, you see.  This is how things are in our world.

Enerjak tossed Amy her dog tags and she caught them.  Enerjak turned around and simply walked out the door, leaving Amy in the bedroom.  Amy looked at her dog tags and sighed.  She cannot believe this was all happening to her.

ABOVE THE CITY

Rob O' the Hedge's Little Bird flies low over the city.  He speaks in his intercom and his voice amplifies all over the city.

ROB O': Amy Rose, we wont leave you behind! *pause* Amy Rose!  We WONT leave you behind!!!