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Chapter Two: Mind Games

She had tried to get out of his hellhole. Sure, her wrist had multiple cuts going across and up the veins. Suicide. She opposed it, yet she tried to do it. She was disgusted with herself.

He dragged her to the examining room and placed her on the table. He strapped her on it and waved the item of torture under her nose. A knife? She stared at the object, eyes void of emotion. She didn't care; she just wanted today's torture to be over with so she could be closer to death.

All she wanted was to die. To be with her friends.

" Are you going to tell me where the Chaos Emerald is Rouge?"

She just stared at him. He sighed and ran the knife along her cheek lightly. The metallic taste of blood filled her mouth. He slid the knife lightly across her stomach, creating a gash. Her eyes remained void of any emotion, but inside, she was screaming in pain. He cut along her wings, and legs. Blood pooled on the floor.

There was so much of it. He stared at her with his cold eyes, though hers were no better. They just stared at each other, trying to stare each other down. Neither of them would back down. The doors bust down, Knuckles, Tails, Sonic, and Amy stood there, a look of horror on their faces.

"Rouge," Knuckles whispered.

Her ears twitched as she turned her head to look at them, her eyes widened in surprise.

" No I can't believe this!" Eggman yelled as he stabbed the knife into Rouge's stomach and quickly withdrew the blade.

She screamed in pain and thrashed around on the table. Eggman ran over to an escape pod faster then Sonic could get to him.

"Oh my god," Amy whispered as her eyes filled with tears.

Knuckles, Amy and Tails ran over to Rouge.

" It's okay Rouge, we're gunna get you out of here," Knuckles whispered.

She still thrashed around the table, ' How is that possible? They're dead! I killed them!' Tears streamed down her cheeks.

" Rouge! Please calm down! We're gunna help you."

She looked at Knuckles; his hand was extended.

" How," her voice was raspy, " how are you all still alive? I saw you all die, before my eyes."

Sonic ran back in, " I couldn't find Buttnic, looks like he escaped."

He looked over to Rouge, "Whoa, he…really did a number on you."

" Sonic, we need to get her to a hospital! NOW!" Knuckles yelled.

Rouge pressed her ears against her head. Knuckles saw this and was silent.

" Knuxs is right," Tails said walking closer to Rouge.

His eyes went wide as he got closer to her, there were cuts all over her, burn marks too. He could immediately tell that her wings were broken. There were also multiple infected cuts.

"Who…are you?" she asked, as blood rolled down the side of her face.

They were all silent.

"We're your friends Rouge. You remember us don't you?" Knuckles asked.

Rouge became enraged, " That's impossible! My friends are all DEAD because of me! I..," a few more tears ran down her face, " I killed them."

Tails walked over to where the knife was laying and picked it up.

" Believe what you want for now, as long as we get you to a hospital, we can explain later," he said as he cut her lose.

She sat up and pushed him away as she threw up blood. Everyone just stared as Amy began to sob. After Rouge was done, she fell in to her own blood, unconscious.

" Sonic," Knuxs said picking up Rouge, " you're the only one who can get her help fast enough."

Worry and despair was written all over his face as he held Rouge out to Sonic. Sonic nodded and took her from him.

" I promise I'll get her to a hospital fast Knuxs."

" You'd better."

Sonic ran out of the base at top speed, holding Rouge close. Amy, Knuxs, and Tails ran to the X-Tornado as fast as they could.

" Everybody strapped in?" asked Tails.

Amy and Knuxs nodded as the plane took off. Sonic ran as fast as he could to the Station Square Hospital. Rouge was getting closer to death by the second. He knew that Knuckles would KILL him if he didn't get Rouge to a hospital on time. Don't get the guy wrong, he'd be sad if she died, but what Knuckles would do to him if she died. Very scary thought. He could imagine it very clearly…..

" I'm sorry, but, she died on the way over Knuckles," Sonic said as a few tears stung his eyes.

Knuxs's eyes widened in shock. Amy started to cry as Tails just sat there silently.

" You promised you'd save her! I'm gunna KILL you!" Knuxs yelled at he lunged at Sonic.

He punched and kicked and beat Sonic to an inch of his life.

" I can never trust you again, Sonic the Hedgehog," Knuxs said through clench teeth.

Sonic just lay on the floor, bleeding from multiple cuts on his blue body. A doctor ran in and Sonic was taken to ICU. The doctors had to give him blood since he lost so much of it in the fight. He was in there for days before he was released.

Sonic shook his head clear of those thoughts. Very scary thoughts indeed. He ran faster, he really didn't want that to happen. He looked down to Rouge, ' we're almost there, just hang on a little longer!' The X-Tornado flew over the Mystic Ruins Train Station.

" We'll be there in five minutes Knuxs, by now, Rouge is already getting treatment," Tails said.

Knuckles nodded, " Tails, you're a good friend and never lie to me, what are the chances she'll survive?"

Tails was slightly surprised, " somehow I knew you would ask that, there's only a 48 chance that she'll live."

Amy looked over to Knuxs and placed her hand on his shoulder, " I know she'll make it Knuckles, I know it."

Knuckles didn't say a word as they landed on the hospital roof. They ran into the elevator and went to the receptionist desk.

" Excuse me, but has a Rouge the Bat been checked in?" Amy asked.

The receptionist looked at the sign-in-sheet, " Uh yes, she came in about 15 minutes ago with Sonic, she was rushed into the surgery upon arrival. Are you family?"

" No, we're just friends, can you please let us know when she is out of surgery?"

" Of course Amy, you and you're friends can wait with Sonic in the waiting room; it's down the hall and to the right."

" Thanks," the three said in union as they took off to the waiting room.

Sonic was pacing around the room and stopped at the site of his friends.

" Hey guys."

" Sonic, has there been any news at all?"

Sonic looked at Amy, " No, sorry Amy."

She started to cry and ran into his chest.

" A-Amy?" he sighed as he started to rub her back.

" I-I know she'll make it," she sobbed, " but she looked so horrible! What that mad man has done to her is unforgivable!"

Amy and Sonic sat down on the couch as Amy continued to cry into his chest. He continued to rub her back.

Knuxs nodded, " when I see him, he'll pay."

Everyone looked at Knuxs; they all knew how much he cared for her though he tried to hide it.

" Oh! I'd better call Cream! She'll want to know what's happened," Tails said as he ran out of the room and to a payphone.

Sonic chuckled lightly as Tails ran back into the room with a slight blush on his face.

Sonic took $.50 out of his pocket and tossed it to him, " forget something lil buddy?"

" Yeah, lets ignore this little mishap ok?"

" Here I thought you were a genius," Knuxs whispered.

" Ya know, maybe there's only enough room for four on the X-Tornado. Cream, Sonic, Amy and myself," Tails said grinning evilly.

Knuckles sweat dropped, " can't I joke around with you anymore?"

" Can't I?" Tails asked as he walked out.

Sonic was trying to contain his laughter, " Man, Tails is good huh Amy? Amy?"

He looked down to see that she had fallen asleep against his chest. He blushed lightly as Knuxs chuckled.

" What's so funny? She's really upset Knuxs!" Sonic whispered harshly.

" It's not her it's you! You're blushing!"

Sonic continued to rub her back as she slept, " Am not."

" Whatever lover boy," Knuxs whispered.

" What about you and Rouge? I know you like her, and can use it as blackmail at anytime! So HA!"

Knuckles blushed, " I know you like Amy so I can use that as blackmail, so you should keep your mouth shut."

" So you admit you DO like Rouge? You didn't deny it."

" Ya well, you didn't deny that you like Amy."

" Should we forget this conversation Knuckles?"

" Yes, yes we should."

Tails stood outside the door just out of view with a tape recorder in his hands, " Finally, I knew if I waited long enough I'd get this! Pure gold!"

Tails walked over to the payphone and dialed Cream's number.

" Heya Cream?"

" Yeah this is her."

" It's Tails, listen you should get down to the hospital right away."

" Why? What happened? Are you all ok? Who's hurt?"

" We finally found Rouge, Eggman had her for the entire four weeks she was missing. She's in surgery right now."

"I'll be down in minutes. Love ya Tails."

" Love you too Cream, oh before I hang up, I wanted to tell you I got something you've gotta hear on tape. See ya when you get over here."

" Ok, can't wait to hear it."

Tails hung up the phone and walked back to the waiting room. When he saw Amy sleeping on Sonic's chest, he burst into laughter.

" Man! Its times like this I wish I had a camera!"

" Shut up Tails! Or I'll tell Cream you like her!" Sonic said evilly.

Tails shrugged, " she knows, we got together after Rouge went missing. She needed a shoulder and I was it."

Knuckles' and Sonic's eyes widened in shock.

" You got a girl before me!" they both yelled.

Tails blinked, " you've both never been on a date? I'm younger then both of you and I got a date first?"

Tails fell to the floor laughing.

" I'm looking for the company of Rouge the Bat," said the receptionist.

Tails immediately stopped laughing and stood up. Sonic gave Amy a light shake.

" Amy, there's news on Rouge wake up Amy."

Amy opened her eyes and noticed she had her head on Sonic's chest.

She blushed lightly, " I'm sorry Sonic, for falling asleep."

" It's okay," he stood up and offered his hand, " C'mon, we need to hear what the doc has to say about Rouge."

She took his hand and he pulled her up, walking her over to the receptionist desk.

Cream and ran in, " Tails? Sonic? Amy? Knuckles?"

Tails's ears twitched as he heard Cream, " over here, you're just in time to hear about Rouge's condition."

Cream ran over to where he was and stood beside him.

She grabbed his hand and he gave it a light squeeze, " it'll be ok."

The doctor walked in, " you're all here for Rouge?"

They all nodded.

" Rouge has lost a lot of blood. Almost all of her cuts are badly infected. Her wings are broken and her left leg is also broken. It's a miracle is she's alive."

" But she's alive right? She'll make a full recovery?" asked Cream.

Tails put an arm around her shoulder.

" Yes, she is expected to make a full recovery. But it will take some time, about 8 weeks, maybe 10 weeks."

Amy hugged Sonic and cried, and Cream did the same thing to Tails.

" Can we go see her?" asked Amy.

" Yes, but only one person at a time. Her room is on the 2nd floor, 1st room on the right," said the doc as she walked away.

Everyone was crying tears of relief.

Amy stopped crying and walked over to Knuckles, " Knuckles?"

He looked at her and wiped some tears from his eyes, " yeah? What is it Amy?"

" I think you should be the first one to see her. I think that she wants to see you too."

" Are you guys sure? I mean, you were all worried about her too."

Sonic nodded, " you should be first. Hurry up. Before it's someone else's turn."

Sonic gave him thumbs up as Knuckles ran to the elevator.

" C'mon, lets go back to the waiting room, there's a couch in there," Sonic said guiding Amy back.

Tails grabbed Cream's hand, " I told you, I have something you need to hear."

He pulled out the tape recorder, " lets go outside, if Sonic finds out I have this, he'll kill me."

" It's that good? Then I gotta hear it," Cream whispered

They walked outside together as Tails pressed play.

Knuxs chuckled lightly.

" What's so funny? She's really upset Knuxs!" Sonic whispered harshly.

" It's not her it's you! You're blushing!"

Sonic continued to rub her back as she slept, " Am not."

" Whatever lover boy," Knuxs whispered.

" What about you and Rouge? I know you like her, and can use it as blackmail at anytime! So HA!"

Knuckles blushed, " I know you like Amy so I can use that as blackmail, so you should keep your mouth shut."

" So you admit you DO like Rouge? You didn't deny it."

" Ya well, you didn't deny that you like Amy."

" Should we forget this conversation Knuckles?"

" Yes, yes we should."

Tails and Cream fell down laughing.

" Told ya it was gold!" Tails yelled.

" Yeah, but you got to admit it's sweet. It kinda reminds me of how we got together," Cream said blushing.

Tails started to blush, " I remember that, but it wasn't tape recorded."

Cream smiled, " I can't believe it's been about four weeks."

Tails was fixing up the X-Tornado. Rouge had been gone for a day and Knuckles was insisting something happened to her. Tails had agreed to fly around with Sonic, Amy and Knuckles to look for her.

" Cream, can you hand me a socket wrench?"

Cream nodded and handed it to him, " here Tails. Tails?"

" Yeah, what is it Cream?"

" Do you think Rouge is okay? I mean, she was supposed to meet you guys yesterday to discuss something right? For as long as I've known her, she's never missed an appointment."

Tails came out from under the X-Tornado and looked at her.

" You're worried too huh?"

Cream nodded, " I'm afraid that Eggman might have her. She did betray him."

" That or the government did something to her because she quit."

Tears formed in Cream's eyes, " what if she's hurt Tails? What's gunna happen to her?"

Cream started to cry. ' She must really be worried,' Tails stood up and walked over to her.

" Its gunna be okay Cream. I know she'll be okay."

He took her into his arms and hugged her whispering comforting things into her ears.

" Tails…what if he does have her and…and he……..he kills her?"

Tails was shocked at her words. Yes, that was definitely a possibility, but she didn't need to know that.

He pulled away from slightly and kissed her forehead, " listen, Rouge is okay. She has the will to survive plus, she can kick ass. She'll be okay."

' Did he just kiss me?' ' Did I just kiss her?' They both blushed.

" Um, I'm sorry….that I kissed you. I hope I didn't make you uncomfortable."

Cream smiled and kissed him on the cheek, " no it's okay."

" You know," he blushed a deeper red, " I've always…well…I mean…I've always kinda liked you...a lot."

Cream blushed, " I've..always kinda like you a lot too."

Tails smiled as his blush faded, " Really?"

Cream nodded, " Really."

He leaned in and kissed her on the lips lightly. Cream was slightly surprised but kissed him back. They broke the kissed and smiled at each other.

" I think we should keep this a secret," Tails whispered.

" I agree. At least until Rouge is found."

" Should we seal it with a kiss?" asked Tails wiggling his eyebrows.

Cream smiled as he leaned in again and kissed her on the lips, with a little more passion then with last time. Soon the broke the kiss, once again smiling at each other.

" Ya know Cream? I could get used to this."

" I could too."

" Cream, I love you."

Cream blushed lightly, " I love you too Tails."