Rar... FINALLY chapter 8 is here! It took so long because my enter key was broken for the whole week! God, way to drive me crazy eh?

Disclaimer: I own some characters now! The evil doctor... the mysterious nurse... Sonic.. *glares* Kidding! Just kidding!

Inu-Ashura: 69? What the HECK are you talking about? O_o

Chapter VIII

Amy having cleaned and stitched up Shadow left him sleeping and decided to call Rouge. But just as she touched the phone it rang.

Cautiously picking it up she asked. "Hello?"

A smooth deep voice answered. "I'm coming for you Miss Rose. Do not attempt to resist." it warned.

Shaking her head in disbelief she asked. "This is a joke right? I can report you!"

"Oh no," it said with the same smooth calmness. "If you tell ANYONE about this the consequences will be grave... starting with your other freak friends." at that the phone was disconnected leaving pulsing beeps instead.

Now, Amy was getting a little scared. She shakily hang up the phone and jumped a mile as she heard it ring again.

"Look!" she said angrily yelling into the phone without thinking. "Leave me alone or I'll kill myself and you'll never get me!"

"Amy?" it was Rouge sounding a little concerned. "You better damn well not!"

Mentally slapping herself for being so rash Amy apologized. "Sorry Rouge, i thought you were this prank caller or something..."

"So you go one too? That's a coincidence... it woke up the baby." she said this as she cradled little Orion in her arms.

"What did they say...?" Amy asked carefully.

"It was weird..." said Rouge. "They said they were coming for me... after they came for you..." she said gravely.

"Mine just said they were coming for me... oh god! I wasn't supposed to tell anyone! They said they'd hurt my friends!" she said panicking a little.

"Amy, calm down..." said Rouge. "They said they would come after they got you... remember?"

"Oh, that makes me feel SO much better..." Amy said sarcastically then realized something. "Do you think it could be...?"

"Stryker?" asked Rouge. "Most likely, you better tell Sonic or something. Both of you keep on your guard." said Rouge with a serious tone to her usually sweet-sounding voice.

"I will, thanks Rouge." said Amy now filled with some confidence.

"Take care of yourself Amy Rose." said Rouge and hung up the phone.

*~*~*~*~*

Having hung up the phone Amy rushed up the stairs to where sonic was sitting looking at a beautiful sunset which bathed everything in a soft pink glow.

"Sonic!" she called trying to run in her maternity clothes and having a tough time. "Something IS coming! For me! For everyone!" she said.

"Who's coming?" asked a completely unexpected voice.

Amy whirled around to see what said it. "Huh? Mindy? If that Doctor's with you, don't come any closer!" then in a different tone she asked. "What are you doing here?"

Mindy opened her mouth to answer but wasn't able to. For sonic being the hero he is jumped in front of Amy acting as a guard. "What do you want?" he asked.

"I was just in the neighborhood..." said Mindy giving him a nervous smile.

"On the same rooftop as ours...?" Sonic asked giving her a cynical stare. "That Doctor better not damn well be anywhere near here..."

Mindy quickly shook her head. "No... he... he set me free." she said trying to look truthful to her statement.

Not quite convinced Sonic asked. "Ah, and we're supposed to believe this cr-"

"Sonic!" Amy scolded. "She might be telling the truth!"

"Yeah, but how could you work for him and not be evil?" he retorted and added. "Not possible."

"It's true!" Mindy protested. "I don't work for that scum anymore. You know why he froze time? To steal chemicals for genetic mutations." she said now actually bearing the truth.

"That's Terrible!" said Amy somewhat horrified. "Let's go back downstairs so you can explain it better." she said looking up to the sky and realizing it was nightfall already.

Mindy agreed, Sonic was still reluctant but followed anyway. Something about this seemed very wrong to him.

Closing the door behind Ay and Sonic heard groans coming from the room where Shadow lay. "Sonic! I think he's finally woken up! Can you wait here Mindy?" she asked the bewildered mouse girl and pulled Sonic into the other room.

"Who's that?" Mindy called.

"Our friend Shadow!" Amy yelled back.

Mindy followed anyway and peeked into the room.

The two hedgehogs rushed to the bedside where Shadow stirred some more and slowly opened his eyes.

Shadow struggled to sit up but was in too much pain so instead asked. "What the hell? Amy? Sonic?"

Heaving a sigh of relief Sonic spoke. "Shadow... good to have you back, man."

"What happened to you?" Amy asked clutching his hand. "Do you remember?"

"Uh, yeah." said Shadow noticing Mindy who was now standing at the foot of the room. "But could you give me and Sonic a few minutes?"

Amy nodded and ushered herself and Mindy out of the room and closed the door.

"Well I see you've been busy..." said Shadow as a reference to Amy's very pregnant belly.

Blushing at the comment Sonic said. "Uh, yeah... due in about three weeks."

"Sonic..." said Shadow giving him a serious look. "I didn't want to say this in front of the girls... that Mindy... I wouldn't trust her too much..."

"I knew it..." said Sonic slapping his fist into his palm. "She can't be trusted... I gotta go get Amy, and..."

Shadow stopped him. "Wait, I investigated that lab remember? That man, Doctor Stryker... I heard him talking. The man is pure evil, he likes to study people like us. You know what would have happen if he got his hands on Amy? When he discovered me i barely escaped with my life."

"That won't happen." Sonic said firmly.

"He'll stop is nothing, He's been driven insane for his lust to study all beings like us... that Mindy was damn lucky she got out of there but it was probably at a price..."

"Oh god... you don't think..." asked Sonic afraid to answer his own question.

"I did hear one thing before I escaped. He wants Amy's baby it's the whole reason he let you two escape."

Developing a look of horror on his face he stepped back. "No... I've gotta... Amy!" yelled Sonic bursting through the door but she was gone...

*~*~*~*~*

Mindy had somehow gotten Amy to follow her down to the main plaza of Station Square.

"What do you wanna show me?" Amy asked anxious to know what it was.

Slow to answer Mindy said. "Its... a surprise!"

"Oh.. I hate those..." said Amy moodily crossing her arms over her chest.

"Don't worry!" Mindy laughed. "We'll be there soon!"

"Should I call Sonic?" Amy asked handling her pink cell phone in one hand. " he might wanna see the surprise too..."

"No!" Mindy said abruptly. "I mean no.. It's a special surprise. Just. For. You." she said bouncing the words as she poked Amy's front.

"Oh! Ok..." said Amy getting a little suspicious. She decided to hide the cell in her dress as she kept walking with Mindy.

After a few more minutes of walking Mindy called. "We're here!"

"So where's the surprise? This just looks like an abandoned... oh my god... Sonic!" she yelled but Mindy muffled her voice and dragged her into the building...

A/N Ooh... uh oh! She's in for it now! Review please!