I'm so proud of myself, I learned how to do chapters! Anyway, the search continues...
At this moment in time it was essential that Amy come up with a plan and quick. She didn't know whether to remain with Sonic or to go look for help. Perhaps if they went back they could exit the way they came in. This plan would be short lived. The rodent attempted one last swing of its tail before completely deactivating. The blow hit nowhere near the vicinity where Sonic and Amy were but hit a boulder which was supporting the tunnel. The boulder was cut in half like a knife cutting into a loaf of bread. The tunnel entrance collapsed eliminating their primary fallback plan. Amy sighed exasperated, "Well that's not going to help us." Sonic was barely conscious but could sense Amy's distress. "We just can't panic," whispered Sonic who tried to sound as reassuring as possible. "I know," Amy replied still trying to establish some kind of plan. For a moment Amy was granted a break from their misfortune. Sitting about six feet away from them was a pile of abandoned mining supplies. Axes, shovels, picks, oxygen masks, and other various items that Amy was not familiar with.
In the air they breathed there was another factor that the two hedgehogs were unaware of. The carbon monoxide levels were steadily increasing. If the toxic gas continued this pattern it would rise to dangerous levels.
Amy pushed her palms against the ground and pulled herself up. "I have to find the chaos emerald." She thought. The faster she found the emerald the sooner they could focus all attention on locating an exit. She picked up the cardinal colored emerald which flashed for a second like a bolt of lightning. Amy then noticed that Sonic was coughing continuously. She picked up the breathing aid set it down next to him. Sonic nodded acknowledging that he knew it was there in case of emergency. She bent down and kissed Sonic's forehead tenderly while whispering into his ear, "I'll be back." With that she got up and looked ahead into the darkness. The only way to go was forward. Sonic tried to protest but Amy was out of his view by the time he had gained enough strength to speak.
The eerie silence that followed Amy sent a small shiver up her spine. She was alert to every sound that went on. She was aware of every breath she took, aware of every pebble she kicked with each step, aware of the gentle thump her feet made as they moved almost subconsciously. Left, right, left, right. Amy nearly forgot she was in control of her legs. "I wish I'd stayed with Sonic." A few seconds after thinking this she was ashamed of herself. "oh, I'm being selfish. For once Sonic actually needs my help and I'm not going to let him down because I'm a little afraid of the dark." She forced a semblance of courage in her facial expression.
With a deep breath she continued down the rugged path. She was making great progress now. Or so she thought. After about fifteen minutes of walking this way Amy had come to a dead end, however the chaos emerald was oddly glowing and luminous despite this. Amy wanted to cry when she realized the path ended. She would soon have a larger concern. Behind her was another rat like robot identical to the one that had attacked them earlier. It's alien like eyes leered at her evilly. Amy nearly fell over startled and she could feel her heart in her throat.
"Oh, no." she whispered barely audible.