Chapter 2: Answers

"Yeah, what?" Rouge put the dishes down. "It's about Amy. She didn't get any sleep, and I saw her reading or looking at an old book and…" Shadow was about to say something else, but Rouge interrupted. "Oh no, I knew this day is gonna happen to her. Hold on." Shadow waited a little tossing his green Chaos Emerald. He was whistling the SA2 theme song. "Okay, you can talk now." Rouge finished making breakfast for her and Knuckles. "Rouge, what do you mean this day?" Rouge was a best friend of Amy, and she would never lie.

"sigh All right. I'll tell you but don't tell Amy."

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"Mommy! Wake up! It's May 9th! Happy Mother's day!" Young Amy shouted happily and jumped on the bed with her pajamas. She was hyper on the month of May. Jak, the silver hedgehog with green eyes, was getting annoyed. "Amy, how many times did I-"

"I know daddy. How many times did I tell you to do not jump on bed while you and mommy are sleeping?" The pink adult hedgehog whispered in Jak's ear. "Look's like you've got a smart, annoying, little girl." She giggled and picked up Amy to her arms. Fianna didn't care if Amy's annoying. She loved her family. Fianna was like Amy, except she has longer hair and had yellow eyes.

"Amy, even it is Mother's Day, it is also…"

"My birthday!" Amy bounced up and down on Fianna's arms.

"How old are-" Jak was about to finish the question, but Amy interrupted.

"Ten!" Fianna giggled again and whispered to Jak.

"I told you she is smart."

At the door, John, Amy's brother with silver fur, yellow eyes, and two years older, opened the door with Whirlwind, a toy bird. He was running from his grandparents, Jak's parents, and landed on the bed. "Hey, Amy. Happy Birthday." Amy jumped off Fianna's arms and hugged John. "Yay, you remembered." She was hugging John too hard. "Amy choke I can't breathe."

"Oops."

Their family went to the beach for Mother's Day and Amy's birthday. Amy had a great time. She stole John's shoe and dodged every assault he did. She also made a sand castle with John, and buried her father under the sand. Poor Jak got a bandage on the nose because a crab pinched him.

At night, they were returning home until Amy and John heard an explosion on top of them. Then, she remembered nothing else. After she woke up, her parents and grandparents were not moving. She thought they were unconscious. John wasn't there because he went to get help really fast. Police indicated that the blast came from Eggman for revenge.

At the funeral, Amy and John cried for their parents and grandparents. No one was left to take care of them. Fianna and Jak was the only child, and all of their other grandparents died before John's birth. John was angry and wanted to avenge his family from Eggman. So, he left Amy behind and promised to his parents that he will destroy Eggman. However, Amy stayed alone and took care of herself. She cried everyday when she held Whirlwind.

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"Now, you see, at May 9th, her birthday, Mother's day, and 4th anniversary for her family are close. I felt sorry for her that no one celebrated her birthday. Today is May 3rd. We need to plan for her at 6 days. Well, see you. My breakfast is getting cold." Rouge hanged up. Shadow was speechless and shocked that she was alone for 4 years. Shadow knows that her life was not ordinary. Her life was sad when her brother left her, her parents died, and her life was lonely. He loved Amy so much that he must make her happy to keep Maria's and Melanie's promise.