Whoot, next chapter is here. There's going to be a large amount of Sonic-torture from now on. Shortest Authors note I've had in a while.

Sonic opened his eyes, but shut them immediately when a harsh light stung them. Sonic tried to move his hand over his eyes but found that it was very hard to do. His hand shook and moved unsteadily. But, it eventually did come to his eyes, shielding them from the bright light. Sonic moaned,only tofind that it came out as a weak whimper. Suddenly, Sonic heard what sounded like distant murmurs and the light dimmed slightly. Sonic opened his eyes and struggled to move his hand. Suddenly Sonic felt his hand pinned to his side, and a concerned voice met his ears.

"Rest up, fella. You took quite a beating there." Said the voice. Sonic then realized the pain in his stomach... He remembered the dock, Amy...

...The knife...

Sonic tried to bolt upright but he barely managed to move. He felt another hand pin him down by his shoulder and again whimpered piteously.

He was alive? No! He didn't want to be alive! What had happened? He had come so close! He had come so close to seeing Amy!

"There, there, kiddo, you gotta take it easy." Said one of the nurses. Sonic tried to struggle but found that is was so hard to move... his body wouldn't listen to him, whenever he tried to lift his arm or turn his head his whole body shuddered and twitched, and his arm would barely move! He didn't understand! It hurt so much!

He tried to shout at them, tell them to kill him, anything, but found that he couldn't. He just couldn't! He again panicked, struggling. This time two people fought to pin him down, when a voice broke harshly against the murmurs of the nurses.

"Sonic!" Shouted Tails' voice. Sonic stopped struggling, and looked over at the small yellow fox. Sonic tried to sit up, and found that he could, even if his arms felt terribly weak and unstable underneath him, and movement was slow... the doctors fought to pin him back down, and Sonic eventually gave up, allowing himself to be pushed onto his back. Tails looked down at him sadly. "Sonic... I can't believe it... you actually..." Sonic stared blankly at Tails, not understanding. "She really meant that much to you?" He asked.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, TAILS! Sonic wanted to scream at him, but again his voice did not agree with him. The yellow fox reached out and took Sonic's hand.

"I- I'm sorry, buddy... I- I should have been there. I-"

Sonic couldn't take it anymore. He attempted to lash out at Tails, only managing a convulsive shudder due to his inexplicably uncontrolled movement. Tails jumped back a little, very surprised. Sonic was surprised too. He regreted lashing out like that but Tails was just driving him crazy! He didn't understand! He didn't understand anything! The blue hedgehog turned on his side and began to weep. He felt a gloved hand tap his shoulder. He turned around to see Tails again. The yellow fox stared at him for a moment, then thrust something into the blue hedgehog's hands, soon turning to leave.

Sonic stared after his best friend, confused, then looking to the object Tails had given him. Sonic gasped.

It was his favorite picture of Amy.

Sonic smiled lightly to himself, instantly forgiving Tails of everything. He did understand... sort of. The hedgehog sighed shakily and attempted to hold the picture to his chest, but it was soon torn from his hands by one of the doctors. Sonic attempted to reach out for the photo and protest, but neither his arm nor voice would agree with him. Tears welled in his eyes as the doctor looked over the photo and put it on a desk out of Sonic's reach. Sonic tried to sit up and retrieve the photo, but he was soon pinned down again. He struggled against the doctors, unsuccessfully fighting.

"Please, give it back!" Sonic wanted to say, but no sound escaped his lips. Then realization struck Sonic; and it smashed him to bits. Tears swelled in his eyes, and he looked to Amy's photo, sitting ona desk in the opposite side of the room.

He couldn't talk. He didn't know why.
He couldn't move. He didn't know why either.
Amy was gone.

It was as if everything had been taken away from him.

He collapsed onto the bed and sobbed.

Tails shut the door quietly behind him, barely hearing Sonic's uncontrolled wailing through the thick door. The fox looked over to Knuckles, who was standing outside the room.

"What happened?" Knuckles asked. Tails looked over at the red echidna, and began to cry silently to himself. Knuckles sighed and left the fox alone, but the two were both very sad. They had already lost one friend, Amy, and now, they could be losing another. Not in death, but...

Sonic wasn't Sonic anymore. Not without Amy.

A short little chapter made to satisfy your hunger for closure. Next chapter will come very soon. Me promise. Thank you for the reviews, I enjoy them very much, and you people are all awesome! (Free tuna for all)