Sonic's a Daddy?

By Kiyo-chan

Chapter 4: Living in a slow hell…Following the tasks of women…

A/N: The guys are going shopping for Sonic's daughter! Need I say more? Also, you'll be given my story about how Sonic and Amy got together and Sonic starts to doubt his abilities in being a father…

"I win again." Knuckles set down his cards in front of Sonic, Shadow, and Tails. The four guys were playing poker and so far Knuckles was on a winning streak. Three-fourths of the chips were on his side of the table and the guys were starting to get nervous. "This is ridiculous! I'm getting beaten by an echidna with half my brains!" Shadow threw down his cards. "That's it, I quit!" The angry black hedgehog walked out the door. "Geez, what's his problem?" Sonic asked. Tails and Knuckles shrugged. Suddenly Tails' face lit up. "I've got three aces!" The delighted kitsune showed everyone his cards. "I've only got a straight in spades," Sonic mumbled as he showed his cards. Knuckles looked confused for a few minutes. "Are you ready to admit your defeat?" Tails asked. "What does a king of hearts, queen of hearts, jack of hearts, a ten of hearts, and an ace of hearts mean?" Knuckles asked. "What!? You got a royal flush?" Sonic asked, disbelieved that Knuckles would get a royal flush. "If that's what it means. I just started playing today and I'm already winning. Cool!" The echidna was so psyched out about the wins. "I can't believe it," Sonic groaned. "And the scariest part is, he's gonna end up making more money than us…" Tails supplied.

As soon as Sonic walked in, he got into bed and leaned over to kiss Amy's forehead. Amy woke up slowly and smiled at him. Sonic looked afraid. "Okay, you've given me that smile one too many times. You're asking a favor, aren't you?" Amy began to pout. "When did I smile like this?" Sonic counted down the number of times. "When you asked me to have sex with you, when you asked me to marry you, and when you asked me to get that high-speed foot massage/popcorn maker." Amy giggled nervously. "Oh, yeah. Well, anyway, I wanted to ask you if…you'd go shopping for the baby tomorrow." Sonic looked as though he could die any minute. "Y-you want me to go shopping? But why can't you go?" "I've got work tomorrow. Anyway, you can ask Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow to help you. And I've already written a list of what I want you to buy." Amy reached out from under her pillow and pulled out a rolled-up sheet of paper. When she removed the paper clips from it, the list rolled out from the top of the bed and past the end bedpost. "That's not a list!" Sonic screamed. "That's a scroll!" Amy frowned. "Sonic…we need this stuff for the baby. And…if you don't help me…I'm gonna BAWL MY EYES OUT!" the pink hedgehog wailed. "Oh, no." Sonic then wrapped his arms around Amy. "Then…will you go shopping?" his young wife begged. "Sure. Why not?" he said, hugging her. Amy put her head on his shoulder and grinned evilly. The old fake crying routine works every time.

"Whoa!" the echidna and fox boy exclaimed when Sonic showed them the list. Shadow picked up the list and skimmed it. "Better have enough Mobians," he said, returning the list to his blue counterpart. "Yeah, I have enough," Sonic muttered. "Well…" Tails began as the four looked at the large department store. The four of them split up and went in all different directions. As Sonic stared at all of the equipment, Knuckles tapped him on the back. "I got a good outfit for the baby," he said. "Well, show it then, man!" Sonic ordered. Knuckles then showed him a baby boy's sailor outfit. "Knuckles, it's a nice outfit, but there's one little thing wrong with it…AMY AND I ARE HAVING A GIRL, YOU DUMBASS!!!" Sonic screamed, knocking the echidna over in the process. Knuckles got up and went back over to the infant clothing area. Meanwhile, Sonic began to reminise over the time that he and Amy decided to get together…

Five months ago…

It was over a month ago that the whole incident with Shadow and the ARK had finally ended. Knuckles decided to stay in Mobius so that he would, as he put it, keep an eye on Sonic and Tails in case something else happened. Tails continued to live in his workshop so that he could make as many machines as he wanted to. Amy had decided to share an apartment with Rouge, who was still saddened by Shadow's death. "Girls have to stay together," she told the batgirl. As for Sonic, he stayed between places after his breakup with Sally. He had caught her cheating on him with some guy that worked in one of the local brothels on the bad side of the village. After being kicked out of numerous apartments, he decided to stay with Amy and Rouge for a few weeks. Over those weeks, Sonic had seen Amy in a new light. Instead of the annoying hedgehog that chased him time and time again, she was helping him out. Slowly, he discovered that he had loved her ever since and it took every ounce of courage he could manage to tell her how he felt. As soon as he had, Rouge had walked in with her date. As soon as Sonic had seen him, his jaw dropped. It was Shadow. After numerous questions, they all found out that Shadow had used his Chaos Control at the last minute to escape death. "I never would have thought it," Sonic grinned. "Sonic…" Amy began. "What, Ams?" he asked. "Sonic…Sonic…Sonic…"

"SONIC!" Tails screamed. The young kitsune shook the taller blue hedgehog, but still he didn't respond. Finally Shadow stepped in and put one of his fingers inside his mouth and put his saliva-soaked finger into one of Sonic's ears. "YAAAHH! What are you, retarded?" the blue hedgehog screamed. "No, but you are," Shadow responded calmly. "Anyway, we got everything," Tails said, holding up loads of bags. "And I got the right clothes, this time," Knuckles responded with pride. "Okay, um…good…anyone up for some lunch? I'll pay for it…" Sonic's voice seemed unsure. "Sonic…" Tails began. "No, Tails. He needs to do this on his own." Knuckles put a hand on the young fox boy's shoulder as the two of them, along with Shadow, stared at their closest companion with worry.

That night, Sonic looked up at the ceiling as he sat up in bed. Amy slept soundlessly next to him. He took her into his arms and continued to look up. "How am I going to be a good father to Monica if I can't even trust myself?" he asked quietly. He laid Amy back down, kissed her forehead, and walked into the kitchen. He made himself a cup of coffee and looked down at the cup. "I can't…why am I doubting myself? I'm Sonic the Hedgehog, for God's sake! I need to look positive. I'm not that dopey little hedgehog boy anymore. Now I'm a full-grown hedgehog and I'm ready now. I'm settled down now with a wife and now…" Then the phone rang. "Ooh, the phone! Yay!!" Sonic whispered loudly, snapping out of his trance and running toward the phone.

End of Chapter 4

A/N: Hm, sense some angst in this story? Will Sonic get over it? And will Amy ever use her foot massage/popcorn maker? Get the answers to these and more on the next chapter! R/R, please, if you have any ideas! Remember, good reviews keep the story going!