Little Pink Rose – Thanks for the review yet again. This is now the final Chapter. I will do other stories, one of which being the unfinished story "The Truth Behind Project: Shadow".

Ok, so I'm messing up the Story summary and in-story summary. Just forget it. The story is nearly done anyway. Chapter 3 was supposed to mark the end of it, but now it's going to end here. The surprise as mentioned in Chapter 4 is coming up.

Eternal Struggle

Chapter 5: Not Dead.

Amy stared out the window at the night sky. It had been just a little over two and a half years since Sonic and Shadow died. Both her and Tiara were upset by their loss, but they realised they had each other. Knuckles, Tails, Rouge and the others had started to talk to them again. Knuckles and Tails were getting married to Tikal and Cream.

She often thought of Sonic. She knew she was still in love with him. Tiara felt the same about Shadow. But neither could bring the male Hedgehogs back. That was one thing they had to accept.

Amy sighed and returned to bed. For some reason she kept having dreams that Sonic was still alive. But he wasn't. The blast destroyed Sonic and Shadow. She had to get over it completely.

Meanwhile, in the eastern entrance to Station Square, a couple of Hedgehogs made their way back to the city. Both were a golden-red colour in the light.

"Well, looks like we made it." The smaller one said.

"I guess." The tall one replied. "Do you think they'll recognise us?"

"I hope so Shadow." The short one said. "We need them to."

The Next day:

Amy and Tiara went to visit Tails and Cream. They wanted to help with the wedding, as it was the first one to be done.

They started with how many people they wanted. Amy and Tiara for starters, Knuckles, Tikal, Rouge, Espio and the Chaotix. Then all of a sudden, a knock came at the door. The four knew that Knuckles and Tikal weren't going to come. Rouge and Espio were away on holiday. Vector and Charmy were working on a case. So who could it be?

When Tails opened the door, he screamed in shock. The others ran to the door, and did the exact same. They were staring at two Hedgehogs. One Blue, one Black with red streaks. Amy and Tiara broke into tears.

"S-Sonic?" Amy asked the blue one.

"Amy…" Sonic breathed, looking at the girl he hadn't seen in two and a half years.

Amy threw her herself at him, knocking him to the ground. Sonic felt pain come to his face. She began punching him. Tails didn't hesitate. He pulled Amy off Sonic. When he let her go eventually she collapsed to the floor, crying. Sonic picked himself up of the floor and began to walk over to her, when Cream stopped him.

"No Sonic." She said. "I wouldn't. Not if you knew how she felt back then."

Sonic looked at the Rabbit, then towards Tails, Shadow, Tiara and Amy. Tears started coming from his eyes. Shadow approached Tiara, who got hugged him tightly, crying into his shoulder.

Tails broke the silence. "Where have you guys been all this time?"

Sonic turned to the Fox. "It's best if me and Shadow talked to Amy and Tiara about it first."

"We can go to our place." Tiara said. Sonic and Shadow looked at her confused. "Heh, sorry, me and Amy live together now." She added.

"Shall we go then?" Sonic asked the female blue Hedgehog.

"Yeah." Tiara replied.

With that, she let go of Shadow and pulled Amy up. The four left for Amy and Tiara's place. Tails and Cream watched.

"Do you think Amy will forgive Sonic?" Cream asked. Tails looked down at his fiancée.

"I hope so." Tails replied, closing the door.

Amy and Tiara's Apartment:

Amy had been crying on the way. She loved Tiara, yet she still loved Sonic. Who could she choose? She was so confused.

The four Hedgehogs eventually returned to the apartment. When they entered, Sonic and Shadow saw the difference compared to what they remembered. Girls things everywhere. They ignored this and proceeded to sit on the couch. Tiara led Amy carefully to a seat, as Amy was still crying.

Tiara was the first to speak. "So where have you guys been?"

Sonic looked at Shadow, before answering. "Well, when we used the Energy blast, we only had enough strength and power to get away. We used Chaos Control and found ourselves the other side of the planet."

"But why has it taken two and a half years just to return?" Amy asked, trying to stop crying.

"We were incredibly weak." Shadow answered. "We had to spend about in year in hospital because the battle had taken a lot out of us. Then we had to train up our skills again, which took another year."

"What about the last six months?" Tiara asked.

"We took all sorts of methods of transportation to get back, because of all the oceans." Sonic replied. "It could have been a lot easier if we had the ability to walk on water."

"Tiara, can I speak with you for a minute?" Amy asked.

"Sure." Tiara stood up and walked to her bedroom, closely followed by Amy. Sonic and Shadow watched.

"I hope they're okay." Sonic said sadly.

"Don't worry, everything should be alright." Shadow replied.

Meanwhile, Amy had shut the door so the male Hedgehogs wouldn't be able to hear.

"What's up?" Tiara asked when she saw Amy crying again.

"We're going to have to split up aren't we? Amy asked.

Tiara frowned. Tears started forming in her eyes. She knew she that she still loved Shadow, but she also loved Amy. She didn't know. She didn't want to break hearts, but she could only be with one person.

"It's okay if you still love Shadow." Amy said. "I still love Sonic."

"I know what you mean." Tiara replied. "Amy, I do love you, I will forever. But a part of me wanted Shadow back for so long. And he's here. It's like a second chance."

"I understand. A part of me wanted Sonic back as well." Amy said. She walked across the room and hugged Tiara. "I guess we have no choice."

Tiara kissed her. She could see how Amy felt. She didn't want to split up with Amy, but she didn't want to lose Shadow. They eventually parted.

"I love you Amy. Remember that." Tiara said lightly, tears falling from her eyes.

"I love you too." Amy replied, tears rolling down her cheeks.

Both Hedgehogs left the room to go back to Sonic and Shadow, and their old love lives.

Story End.