- The True Meaning of Love -/
By Unit 03
Ages (These will be updated to help keep track of time.) Sonic: -18 Amy: -15 Knuckles: -19 Tails: -13 Rouge: -20
Special Thanks to my good friend Miguel for doing the beta reading.
CHAPTER 4: The Assault
The noise of the motor drowned out any possibilities for a conversation. The helicopter left the mainland and went out to the coast. Amy was starting to get nervous at last. As they moved across a clear blue ocean, Eggman's new carrier came in sight. Amy's heart started pounding as she saw the metal behemoth sitting in the water. The carrier was almost entirely red and black except for one small platform in green. Rouge tapped Amy on the shoulder, but Amy could barely hear her over the noise.
"We're almost there, Amy." Rouge said, loud enough to be heard over the engines. The sun had set. Rouge grabbed a pair of devices that could best be described as handheld jet skis. She handed one to Amy and signaled that they would be jumping soon.
The pilot gave the signal; Rouge and Amy were off. They plunged into the ocean, the cold waters giving them a quick sting. Much like Rouge's suit, Amy's didn't take in water. This was only a tiny relief.
"Amy! Grab on tight and turn on the ignition!" Rouge yelled as the helicopter was pulling away. Rouge went on ahead, jetting at full blast and splashing Amy along the way. She shook the water off and followed right after.
The girls got face to face with the carrier, which was stagnant for the time being. Amy watched as Rouge held her ear to the hull. Once Rouge took out a portable torch it became obvious what she was doing. She burned a large circle then listened again.
"Amy, get out your hammer." It became clear to her, and she held out her hand. Her piko-piko hammer poofed into place. "Hit it as hard as you can." Amy nodded in approval. It was an awkward shot being in the water and all. She moved herself facing away from the circle. Rouge kept listening just next to it. "Wait for my signal." Amy tensed up in anticipation. "Now!" Amy slammed the hammer, backhanded, into the hull sending that piece of metal a few yards in. "Humph, good job." Rouge admitted.
"Let's go get'em." Amy said confidently. They climbed inside as the ship began slowly taking in water. They took a moment to shake the water off. Rouge's ear twitched; She grabbed Amy's hand and pulled her over and around a corner.
"Alright, we're going to have to spilt up. I'll take the left corridor. There is a bunch of bots coming through there. You go straight ahead and see if you can make it to the main hallway. Knowing Eggman, there's bound to be one." Rouge spoke softly while checking the surroundings.
"You sure you'll be okay?"
"Honey, the world's greatest treasure hunter has to be able to defend herself now." Rouge reassured her. "I'll be fine. Now go." The two went their own ways. Amy ran down, hammer in hand. She came up to a large metal door. When it wouldn't open on its own...Smash! Clack! Bash! It only took Amy three blows to knock the door down. On the walls were old E-series lined up in capsules on both sides. They were evidently deactivated, for how long was anyone's guess. Their faded red was the only sign of age they had.
Amy stepped through and found herself with a new set of doors. A twin set on opposite sides. Much to her surprise, these doors opened all on their own. Through the right door was the central hallway she was looking for. Unfortunately through other door were a group of bots playing cards. Amy didn't stop to think. She ran out to the main hallway.
A large open space with red lights was in every corner. She spotted a doorway with an LCD screen above it displaying "Power Room". Leave it to Eggman to blatantly label crucial areas. Before she even started walking, an alarm went off. Red lights flashed, painting the walls a color of blood. Amy looked around her in half-surprise. She started running as the E-series bots lined up in formation right behind her.
Amy ran, yelling, and holding her hammer high with both hands. She slammed right through the locked door in one blow. The E-series were starting to catch up behind her. Amy was running down in inclined ramp. She had it in sight: the Chaos Emerald. An elaborate machine with places for all the Emeralds stood in the middle of a cylindrical room. Too excited to think, Amy ran right through a trip laser. More alarms went off. The bots were already in the hallway, blocking her only way out. Amy got scared as a set of laser beams on the walls started firing in her general direction. The Chaos Emerald was so close, but trying to get it would mean getting hit. Amy hid behind the device. The lasers firing every which way and the bots moving in made for a terrifying experience.
"Sonic's depending on me," Amy said, almost started crying. "What do I do?" Amy remembered something. "That EMP thingy!" She pulled out the cube and pushed the activation button. She shut her eyes. There was no explosion, no resounding boom, no nothing. Amy feared the device didn't work. She opened her eyes only to find herself staring straight at the business end of and E-series gun. She shut her eyes again and crouched in terror. Five seconds went by, and nothing. Amy looked again only to see that the bots hadn't moved an inch.
Amy stood up in awe. The machines were down. It was her opportunity. She grabbed the Emerald and ran back out to the main hall. Things weren't getting better as a robotic spider jumped out of nowhere. Amy shrieked as she smashed it on the ground before it touched her. Another one came from the other side. Amy sent it crashing into the wall. She looked around and saw more and more of these spiders crawling around her. She bashed through groups of them, sending metal shards flying in every direction. But no matter how many she left in pieces more just kept coming. Amy looked up at the door she had come from. All the spiders were crawling out from there by the dozens. There was no chance of going back the way she came in. She fought hard through the increasing number of spiders.
"I can't keep this up forever." Amy said, panting. The broken bodies of the spider-bots started piling up. A distinct noise caught Amy's attention. A hydraulic lift was slowly rising in a corner. "That's it." Amy ran, dodging the oncoming bots. The lift was rising toward the upper deck. "Whatever's up there can't be any worse than this." The lift was already halfway up. Amy jumped onto some metal crates, dashed back, bounced off the wall, and caught the lift with one hand. Her hammer fell down as she hung for dear life.
Amy struggled up onto the lift, the Emerald still in her hand. She stood up as the lift reached the upper deck. Despite it being night, the deck was well lit. Amy closed her eyes as she caught her breath. The lift got into a tunnel with the black sky clearly visible at the top. By the time she caught her breath the lift had already stopped at the top deck. Before she even looked where she was a familiar voice boomed through the whole deck.
"Hello again, Amy." It was the distinctive voice of Dr. Robotnik. Without a moment to spare, Amy jumped high, avoiding an oncoming laser beam. She took a good look at the machine Robotnik was riding while she was in the air. His standard Hover Egg-mobile had been modified with four insect-like legs, a large drill in the front, and an unmistakably large scorpion like tail with a laser blaster on the end of it. A second later she landed and dashed right out of the way as Robotnik charged head on with the drill. As he turned around Amy poofed out another hammer. "Strange, I was actually kind of surprised to see you come here." He charged again. Amy hopped to the side and smacked the right front leg with her hammer, causing the machine to trip.
"I'm here for Sonic! I won't let you hurt him again!" She spoke in an angry, demanding voice. She held the Chaos Emerald tightly. Robotnik fired another laser, nearly missing Amy completely. She was already moving out of the way as he was firing.
"Ha! You're risking your neck for that sorry hedgehog." Robotnik's machine leaped towards her. Amy jumped up even higher but missed hitting it this time. They stood facing away from each other for a moment.
"I love Sonic and I know deep down he loves me too." She turned around holding her hammer low. The laser tail curved back and fired again. Amy dodged it by mere inches, feeling the heat pass by.
"What could possibly lead you to think that Sonic would ever love you the way you love him?" Robotnik's face began showing slight frustration; he wasn't expecting Amy to last more than a few seconds. Amy ran straight forward with her hammer held high. Robotnik switch the drill to full speed. Amy swung the hammer underhand, hitting the drill directly. Sparks flew as the machine was stood on two legs for a couple seconds before it fell back on all fours. Amy was already at a safe distance.
"Sonic cares about me a lot, or he wouldn't have risked his life for me." Robotnik just started laughing. "What's so funny Eggman!?" Amy stood strong, arms at her sides. Her hammer showed severe rips on one side.
"Sonic only does those things because he loves playing the hero. He loves himself, the fame, and the glory a lot more than you." Robotnik continued laughing. Amy's face changed completely. 'Could this be right?' she thought to herself. She had an expression of unpleasant surprise. She failed to notice Robotnik charging the laser to full blast. The crosshair was right on target: a perfect shot.
Sometimes there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes the light is an oncoming train. Sometimes we don't reach the light and die trying. But sometimes, sometimes, there is hope. Choosing to abandon hope might be missing out on an opportunity, and yet sometimes holding onto hope is just as futile.
Amy would have died then and there, but it wasn't going to happen. It was not her time. Rouge came in flying and kicked the laser tail far enough to miss Amy.
"Amy! We got what came here for, now let's go." Rouge spoke quickly; it wouldn't be long before Robotnik tried something again. Amy shook her head as if coming out of a trance. Rouge swooped in and flew off the ship while holding onto Amy. Robotnik tried to target them again, but he forgot to add the thermal sensors to the targeting computer. His cry of frustration was heard clearly.
"Thanks, Rouge." Amy's voice was suddenly soft and almost shy. Rouge smiled as she saw the speedboat waiting for them.
By Unit 03
Ages (These will be updated to help keep track of time.) Sonic: -18 Amy: -15 Knuckles: -19 Tails: -13 Rouge: -20
Special Thanks to my good friend Miguel for doing the beta reading.
CHAPTER 4: The Assault
The noise of the motor drowned out any possibilities for a conversation. The helicopter left the mainland and went out to the coast. Amy was starting to get nervous at last. As they moved across a clear blue ocean, Eggman's new carrier came in sight. Amy's heart started pounding as she saw the metal behemoth sitting in the water. The carrier was almost entirely red and black except for one small platform in green. Rouge tapped Amy on the shoulder, but Amy could barely hear her over the noise.
"We're almost there, Amy." Rouge said, loud enough to be heard over the engines. The sun had set. Rouge grabbed a pair of devices that could best be described as handheld jet skis. She handed one to Amy and signaled that they would be jumping soon.
The pilot gave the signal; Rouge and Amy were off. They plunged into the ocean, the cold waters giving them a quick sting. Much like Rouge's suit, Amy's didn't take in water. This was only a tiny relief.
"Amy! Grab on tight and turn on the ignition!" Rouge yelled as the helicopter was pulling away. Rouge went on ahead, jetting at full blast and splashing Amy along the way. She shook the water off and followed right after.
The girls got face to face with the carrier, which was stagnant for the time being. Amy watched as Rouge held her ear to the hull. Once Rouge took out a portable torch it became obvious what she was doing. She burned a large circle then listened again.
"Amy, get out your hammer." It became clear to her, and she held out her hand. Her piko-piko hammer poofed into place. "Hit it as hard as you can." Amy nodded in approval. It was an awkward shot being in the water and all. She moved herself facing away from the circle. Rouge kept listening just next to it. "Wait for my signal." Amy tensed up in anticipation. "Now!" Amy slammed the hammer, backhanded, into the hull sending that piece of metal a few yards in. "Humph, good job." Rouge admitted.
"Let's go get'em." Amy said confidently. They climbed inside as the ship began slowly taking in water. They took a moment to shake the water off. Rouge's ear twitched; She grabbed Amy's hand and pulled her over and around a corner.
"Alright, we're going to have to spilt up. I'll take the left corridor. There is a bunch of bots coming through there. You go straight ahead and see if you can make it to the main hallway. Knowing Eggman, there's bound to be one." Rouge spoke softly while checking the surroundings.
"You sure you'll be okay?"
"Honey, the world's greatest treasure hunter has to be able to defend herself now." Rouge reassured her. "I'll be fine. Now go." The two went their own ways. Amy ran down, hammer in hand. She came up to a large metal door. When it wouldn't open on its own...Smash! Clack! Bash! It only took Amy three blows to knock the door down. On the walls were old E-series lined up in capsules on both sides. They were evidently deactivated, for how long was anyone's guess. Their faded red was the only sign of age they had.
Amy stepped through and found herself with a new set of doors. A twin set on opposite sides. Much to her surprise, these doors opened all on their own. Through the right door was the central hallway she was looking for. Unfortunately through other door were a group of bots playing cards. Amy didn't stop to think. She ran out to the main hallway.
A large open space with red lights was in every corner. She spotted a doorway with an LCD screen above it displaying "Power Room". Leave it to Eggman to blatantly label crucial areas. Before she even started walking, an alarm went off. Red lights flashed, painting the walls a color of blood. Amy looked around her in half-surprise. She started running as the E-series bots lined up in formation right behind her.
Amy ran, yelling, and holding her hammer high with both hands. She slammed right through the locked door in one blow. The E-series were starting to catch up behind her. Amy was running down in inclined ramp. She had it in sight: the Chaos Emerald. An elaborate machine with places for all the Emeralds stood in the middle of a cylindrical room. Too excited to think, Amy ran right through a trip laser. More alarms went off. The bots were already in the hallway, blocking her only way out. Amy got scared as a set of laser beams on the walls started firing in her general direction. The Chaos Emerald was so close, but trying to get it would mean getting hit. Amy hid behind the device. The lasers firing every which way and the bots moving in made for a terrifying experience.
"Sonic's depending on me," Amy said, almost started crying. "What do I do?" Amy remembered something. "That EMP thingy!" She pulled out the cube and pushed the activation button. She shut her eyes. There was no explosion, no resounding boom, no nothing. Amy feared the device didn't work. She opened her eyes only to find herself staring straight at the business end of and E-series gun. She shut her eyes again and crouched in terror. Five seconds went by, and nothing. Amy looked again only to see that the bots hadn't moved an inch.
Amy stood up in awe. The machines were down. It was her opportunity. She grabbed the Emerald and ran back out to the main hall. Things weren't getting better as a robotic spider jumped out of nowhere. Amy shrieked as she smashed it on the ground before it touched her. Another one came from the other side. Amy sent it crashing into the wall. She looked around and saw more and more of these spiders crawling around her. She bashed through groups of them, sending metal shards flying in every direction. But no matter how many she left in pieces more just kept coming. Amy looked up at the door she had come from. All the spiders were crawling out from there by the dozens. There was no chance of going back the way she came in. She fought hard through the increasing number of spiders.
"I can't keep this up forever." Amy said, panting. The broken bodies of the spider-bots started piling up. A distinct noise caught Amy's attention. A hydraulic lift was slowly rising in a corner. "That's it." Amy ran, dodging the oncoming bots. The lift was rising toward the upper deck. "Whatever's up there can't be any worse than this." The lift was already halfway up. Amy jumped onto some metal crates, dashed back, bounced off the wall, and caught the lift with one hand. Her hammer fell down as she hung for dear life.
Amy struggled up onto the lift, the Emerald still in her hand. She stood up as the lift reached the upper deck. Despite it being night, the deck was well lit. Amy closed her eyes as she caught her breath. The lift got into a tunnel with the black sky clearly visible at the top. By the time she caught her breath the lift had already stopped at the top deck. Before she even looked where she was a familiar voice boomed through the whole deck.
"Hello again, Amy." It was the distinctive voice of Dr. Robotnik. Without a moment to spare, Amy jumped high, avoiding an oncoming laser beam. She took a good look at the machine Robotnik was riding while she was in the air. His standard Hover Egg-mobile had been modified with four insect-like legs, a large drill in the front, and an unmistakably large scorpion like tail with a laser blaster on the end of it. A second later she landed and dashed right out of the way as Robotnik charged head on with the drill. As he turned around Amy poofed out another hammer. "Strange, I was actually kind of surprised to see you come here." He charged again. Amy hopped to the side and smacked the right front leg with her hammer, causing the machine to trip.
"I'm here for Sonic! I won't let you hurt him again!" She spoke in an angry, demanding voice. She held the Chaos Emerald tightly. Robotnik fired another laser, nearly missing Amy completely. She was already moving out of the way as he was firing.
"Ha! You're risking your neck for that sorry hedgehog." Robotnik's machine leaped towards her. Amy jumped up even higher but missed hitting it this time. They stood facing away from each other for a moment.
"I love Sonic and I know deep down he loves me too." She turned around holding her hammer low. The laser tail curved back and fired again. Amy dodged it by mere inches, feeling the heat pass by.
"What could possibly lead you to think that Sonic would ever love you the way you love him?" Robotnik's face began showing slight frustration; he wasn't expecting Amy to last more than a few seconds. Amy ran straight forward with her hammer held high. Robotnik switch the drill to full speed. Amy swung the hammer underhand, hitting the drill directly. Sparks flew as the machine was stood on two legs for a couple seconds before it fell back on all fours. Amy was already at a safe distance.
"Sonic cares about me a lot, or he wouldn't have risked his life for me." Robotnik just started laughing. "What's so funny Eggman!?" Amy stood strong, arms at her sides. Her hammer showed severe rips on one side.
"Sonic only does those things because he loves playing the hero. He loves himself, the fame, and the glory a lot more than you." Robotnik continued laughing. Amy's face changed completely. 'Could this be right?' she thought to herself. She had an expression of unpleasant surprise. She failed to notice Robotnik charging the laser to full blast. The crosshair was right on target: a perfect shot.
Sometimes there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes the light is an oncoming train. Sometimes we don't reach the light and die trying. But sometimes, sometimes, there is hope. Choosing to abandon hope might be missing out on an opportunity, and yet sometimes holding onto hope is just as futile.
Amy would have died then and there, but it wasn't going to happen. It was not her time. Rouge came in flying and kicked the laser tail far enough to miss Amy.
"Amy! We got what came here for, now let's go." Rouge spoke quickly; it wouldn't be long before Robotnik tried something again. Amy shook her head as if coming out of a trance. Rouge swooped in and flew off the ship while holding onto Amy. Robotnik tried to target them again, but he forgot to add the thermal sensors to the targeting computer. His cry of frustration was heard clearly.
"Thanks, Rouge." Amy's voice was suddenly soft and almost shy. Rouge smiled as she saw the speedboat waiting for them.