Disclaimer: Holy cow, people, I DON'T OWN SONIC!! SEGA DOES! And I don't own "In the End" by Linkin park, either.

Amy lay on the floor of the cold cell. Metal Sonic slowly inched towards her, preparing for the final attack. Amy closed her eyes tightly. It's better that he kills me. Sonic hates me, my life is pointless. I'm just a stupid pink hedgehog that goes around trying to make a name for myself. I'll never have anyone that likes me. Goodbye, cruel world!

"Amy, I'm coming!" A blue flash raced towards the redish, pinkish figure. Sonic fell to his knees and put Amy's head in his lap. "Amy, speak to me, please! Amy!" The pink hedgehog did not open her eyes. Sonic's eyes widened. He got up and turned toward Metal Sonic, fire burning in his eyes. "YOU.... BASTARD!" He hurled himself toward the robot but was thrown to the ground instantly. He got up, but Shadow stood in his path with an emerald in his hand. "Let me take care of this."

"What?! NO! He killed AMY!"

"Get out of here! Both of you! NOW!"

"Curse both of you!" Dr. Eggman rode in on top of his jet packs. "Shadow, that is no way to treat your cousin! Sonic, as for YOU-"

"COUSIN?!" Now Shadow was mad. "You DARE compare ME to THAT?! Just because MY creator was YOUR grandfather, does NOT mean I'm that thing's COUSIN!" His grasp on the Chaos emerald tightened. "I'm going to KILL you, for.... MARIA!!" There was a flash of light, and Shadow appeared on Metal Sonic. "CHAOS CONTROL!"

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By this time, Sonic and Amy were far away from Eggman's lair. Tired from carrying her weight, he softly laid her on the sand. "Amy, please... talk.... say something....."

No answer.

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The gold, red streaked hedgehog was glaring madly at Eggman. "This is all your fault! You tried to keep my real self away from me, just, who I really was...."

"You've got it all wrong Shadow. I never did all of this..."

It starts with one thing
I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try keep that in mind
I designed this rhyme
To explain in due time
All I know
Time is a valuable thing
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down to the end of the day
The clock ticks life away
It's so unreal
Didn't look out below
Watch the time go right out the window
Trying to hold on, but didn't even know
Wasted it all just to watch you go
I kept everything inside and even though I tried, it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when

Shadow's eyes burned darker. "I'm going to anialate you once and for all! Even if it means killing myself in the process... I will avenge her death!"

"But I didn't DO anything! Please understand..."

"Maria.... you kept my memories of her....."

I tried so hard
And got so far
But in the end
It doesn't even matter
I had to fall
To lose it all
But in the end
It doesn't even matter

"Dr. Gerald... Maria... Maria cared about me, no one else in this pathetic world does...."

One thing, I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try, keep that in mind
I designed this rhyme, to explain in due time
I tried so hard
In spite of the way you were mocking me
Acting like I was part of your property
Remembering all the times you fought with me
I'm surprised it got so (far)
Things aren't the way they were before
You wouldn't even recognize me anymore
Not that you knew me back then
But it all comes back to me (in the end)
You kept everything inside and even though I tried, it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when I

"Shadow! You're going to kill us both!"

"I DON'T CARE! IT'S MY LIFE FOR HERS!"

I've put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
And for all this
There's only one thing you should know

"CHAOS CONTROL!"

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"Amy? Please wake up! Amy!"

The blue hedgehog looked over her motionless body.

"Amy, there's been something I've always wanted to tell you. I know I've been a real jerk to you. But, I really kinda like you. After that day when I REALLY dissed you, I've been wanting to tell you, that...." He put her face in his hands. "I... love you." He put his lips over hers and embraced for... seconds? no. minutes? no. hours? no. It didn't matter to him. As he let go of her head, she opened her eyes, weakly. "Sonic... is that... you?" "Amy! Yes! It's me!" She got to her feet weakly. "Shadow, is he..." "He'll be okay. He used Chaos Control to 'destroy' himself and Eggman, but they'll be back. I know it." Amy looked at Sonic strangely for a moment. "We... kissed?" Sonic blushed. "Well, I uh, it, uh, kinda, I kinda, um...." He finished his sentence by once more embracing in a long kiss. When they finished, he whispered to her, "I... love you."

The End