- The True Meaning of Love -/
By Unit 03
Ages: Sonic: -18 Amy: -15 Knuckles: -19 Tails: -13 Rouge: -20
Special Thanks to my good friend Miguel for doing the beta reading .
CHAPTER 2: Unexpected Opportunity
Amy snapped herself back to reality.
"Miss Rose, I am only permitted to disclose the following information:" Amy didn't feel comfortable around these guys. Their dark sunglasses made it impossible to see their eyes. "We are to escort you to the capital. Direct orders from the President." Amy was a bit stunned.
"The President? What does he want with me?" The men kept their straight faces at all times.
"I'm sorry. But as I said before, I have no further information." Amy sunk in her seat. A total silence blasted through the vehicle. The rest of the ride was silence. Even the radio was kept off.
During the ride Amy couldn't keep her mind off her new goal. How would she be able to get over Sonic? She thought of what she had to do to make this happen. But would it be possible for her? About thirty minutes later, the van pulled up in front of the Presidential House, which was tall and elegant with white pillars.
"Miss Rose, if you will follow me now." As the van door swung open, even more of these agents were visible at all the entrances. Amy was led through the main entrance; she looked all around at the building. She had never been to this side of the city before. As the walked through the elaborate hallway, the agent stopped in front of an elevator. He pulled out a key and opened the doors. Amy completely forgot about Sonic at this point: she was now more concerned with what she was doing there. They walked inside onto a thin grayish blue carpet. They went up three floors and still not another word from this man. Once the doors opened, the agent led Amy around one corner and to a pair of dark blue doors. This time, though, he didn't have a key. He knocked on the door instead. A pair of agents opened the doors from the inside. Amy was both shocked and reassured to see who was there. Sitting on the couch, just beyond the President was none other than Rouge the Bat. Amy gave a brief sigh of relief as she walked inside the office. They had become fast friends after the ARK was over.
"Welcome Miss Rose." said the President getting up from his black leather chair. The agents closed the doors behind her. "I'm sure you have many questions and I'll give you as many answers as I can." Rouge sat comfortably in the couch, laid back, legs crossed, not paying much attention to the President.
"Well, I guess I really only have one question. Why am I here?" Amy spoke in an almost demanding voice.
"Hmm, let me start from the beginning:" A deep breath. "Ever since we started Project G.U.N., we've been forced to plan for the event that Sonic would be unable to fight Dr. Eggman. We knew relatively little about this madman, so we relied on Sonic to be the one to take him out before we were put on the defensive." He began moving away from his desk. "We decided that we need more information on Dr. Eggman to be able to stop him, which is why we sent Miss Rouge undercover, though in the end Sonic came through." He turned and looked out the windows into the darkening sky. "Right now we're in a bad situation. Our defenses haven't fully recovered since the ARK incident and as you may very well know, Sonic is temporarily out of commission." Amy started getting that feeling that she knew where this was going. "This is where you come in. According to our sources, you infiltrated Dr. Eggman's facilities on numerous occasions, is this true?" He spoke looking straight at her.
"Yes Mr. President. That's right."
"Good. Then I'll get right to the point. No one else we can contact, besides Miss Rouge, knows Dr. Eggman and his installation patterns as well as you. We have information that leads us to believe that Dr. Eggman is holding the Chaos Emerald he stole from one of our bases in this new mobile fortress. We want you and Miss Rouge to infiltrate that fortress and take back the Chaos Emerald. He will have less power for his machines and we will have a better chance of repelling him with our military forces, which are now simply waiting for my signal. Are you willing to take this task?" Amy started thinking. She knew she wanted to do it, but at the same time she just wanted to go back to Sonic's side. Why was he still haunting her thoughts?
"Um, I'm going to need a minute to think this through." Rouge was watching Amy from the couch.
"Why don't you boys give us a while alone?" Rouge spoke simply, showing no subordination.
"Sure Miss Rouge. Gentlemen, if you don't mind." The President and the two agents all left the room, leaving the girls to themselves.
"Now, why don't you tell me what's the matter? Don't try and hide it. Something's bothering you." Amy looked at Rouge with sad eyes. "Sit over here honey" she said as she sat up and patted the seat in the couch next to her. Amy slowly walked over and sat next to Rouge. "What's wrong, honey?" Amy let out a long heavy sigh before she could speak.
"I don't know. It's about Sonic."
"Aha. I knew love had something to do with this."
"I just don't know anymore. It's seems he's never going to love me like I loved him."
"Hold on a second. You said 'loved'. What are you getting at?"
"Well, I figure if he can only go as far as being my friend, then maybe I'll just do the same. I'll forget that I ever loved him." Rouge grabbed Amy, forcing Amy to face her.
"Look at me Amy. I know you don't mean that. I know what you see in him, and he sees something in you too. It's not you to just give up hope." Amy's tears returned. She fell on Rouge's shoulder, sobbing quietly. Rouge gave Amy an embracing hug. "There, there." Rouge pulled Amy off, holding her at arm's length. "Now tell me, do you love him?" Amy wiped away her tears and gave Rouge an affirming nod. "Well now it's time to test that love. Are you willing to fight for him?"
"Yes." Amy spoke with her eyes closed and in a small voice.
"Are you willing to do impossible to him?"
"Yes." Amy's voice return to normal tone.
"Are you willing to die for him?" Without hesitation, Amy responded in a louder tone.
"Yes!" Rouge let Amy go with a smile.
"It's good to have you back to your old self. Just remember, don't give up hope."
"I've decided. I'll go with you. I'll do it for Sonic." Amy wiped away the last of her tears. Her inner conflict was over for now.
By Unit 03
Ages: Sonic: -18 Amy: -15 Knuckles: -19 Tails: -13 Rouge: -20
Special Thanks to my good friend Miguel for doing the beta reading .
CHAPTER 2: Unexpected Opportunity
Amy snapped herself back to reality.
"Miss Rose, I am only permitted to disclose the following information:" Amy didn't feel comfortable around these guys. Their dark sunglasses made it impossible to see their eyes. "We are to escort you to the capital. Direct orders from the President." Amy was a bit stunned.
"The President? What does he want with me?" The men kept their straight faces at all times.
"I'm sorry. But as I said before, I have no further information." Amy sunk in her seat. A total silence blasted through the vehicle. The rest of the ride was silence. Even the radio was kept off.
During the ride Amy couldn't keep her mind off her new goal. How would she be able to get over Sonic? She thought of what she had to do to make this happen. But would it be possible for her? About thirty minutes later, the van pulled up in front of the Presidential House, which was tall and elegant with white pillars.
"Miss Rose, if you will follow me now." As the van door swung open, even more of these agents were visible at all the entrances. Amy was led through the main entrance; she looked all around at the building. She had never been to this side of the city before. As the walked through the elaborate hallway, the agent stopped in front of an elevator. He pulled out a key and opened the doors. Amy completely forgot about Sonic at this point: she was now more concerned with what she was doing there. They walked inside onto a thin grayish blue carpet. They went up three floors and still not another word from this man. Once the doors opened, the agent led Amy around one corner and to a pair of dark blue doors. This time, though, he didn't have a key. He knocked on the door instead. A pair of agents opened the doors from the inside. Amy was both shocked and reassured to see who was there. Sitting on the couch, just beyond the President was none other than Rouge the Bat. Amy gave a brief sigh of relief as she walked inside the office. They had become fast friends after the ARK was over.
"Welcome Miss Rose." said the President getting up from his black leather chair. The agents closed the doors behind her. "I'm sure you have many questions and I'll give you as many answers as I can." Rouge sat comfortably in the couch, laid back, legs crossed, not paying much attention to the President.
"Well, I guess I really only have one question. Why am I here?" Amy spoke in an almost demanding voice.
"Hmm, let me start from the beginning:" A deep breath. "Ever since we started Project G.U.N., we've been forced to plan for the event that Sonic would be unable to fight Dr. Eggman. We knew relatively little about this madman, so we relied on Sonic to be the one to take him out before we were put on the defensive." He began moving away from his desk. "We decided that we need more information on Dr. Eggman to be able to stop him, which is why we sent Miss Rouge undercover, though in the end Sonic came through." He turned and looked out the windows into the darkening sky. "Right now we're in a bad situation. Our defenses haven't fully recovered since the ARK incident and as you may very well know, Sonic is temporarily out of commission." Amy started getting that feeling that she knew where this was going. "This is where you come in. According to our sources, you infiltrated Dr. Eggman's facilities on numerous occasions, is this true?" He spoke looking straight at her.
"Yes Mr. President. That's right."
"Good. Then I'll get right to the point. No one else we can contact, besides Miss Rouge, knows Dr. Eggman and his installation patterns as well as you. We have information that leads us to believe that Dr. Eggman is holding the Chaos Emerald he stole from one of our bases in this new mobile fortress. We want you and Miss Rouge to infiltrate that fortress and take back the Chaos Emerald. He will have less power for his machines and we will have a better chance of repelling him with our military forces, which are now simply waiting for my signal. Are you willing to take this task?" Amy started thinking. She knew she wanted to do it, but at the same time she just wanted to go back to Sonic's side. Why was he still haunting her thoughts?
"Um, I'm going to need a minute to think this through." Rouge was watching Amy from the couch.
"Why don't you boys give us a while alone?" Rouge spoke simply, showing no subordination.
"Sure Miss Rouge. Gentlemen, if you don't mind." The President and the two agents all left the room, leaving the girls to themselves.
"Now, why don't you tell me what's the matter? Don't try and hide it. Something's bothering you." Amy looked at Rouge with sad eyes. "Sit over here honey" she said as she sat up and patted the seat in the couch next to her. Amy slowly walked over and sat next to Rouge. "What's wrong, honey?" Amy let out a long heavy sigh before she could speak.
"I don't know. It's about Sonic."
"Aha. I knew love had something to do with this."
"I just don't know anymore. It's seems he's never going to love me like I loved him."
"Hold on a second. You said 'loved'. What are you getting at?"
"Well, I figure if he can only go as far as being my friend, then maybe I'll just do the same. I'll forget that I ever loved him." Rouge grabbed Amy, forcing Amy to face her.
"Look at me Amy. I know you don't mean that. I know what you see in him, and he sees something in you too. It's not you to just give up hope." Amy's tears returned. She fell on Rouge's shoulder, sobbing quietly. Rouge gave Amy an embracing hug. "There, there." Rouge pulled Amy off, holding her at arm's length. "Now tell me, do you love him?" Amy wiped away her tears and gave Rouge an affirming nod. "Well now it's time to test that love. Are you willing to fight for him?"
"Yes." Amy spoke with her eyes closed and in a small voice.
"Are you willing to do impossible to him?"
"Yes." Amy's voice return to normal tone.
"Are you willing to die for him?" Without hesitation, Amy responded in a louder tone.
"Yes!" Rouge let Amy go with a smile.
"It's good to have you back to your old self. Just remember, don't give up hope."
"I've decided. I'll go with you. I'll do it for Sonic." Amy wiped away the last of her tears. Her inner conflict was over for now.