Chapter 8: Amy's Heartbreak
Not too far from Sonic and Blaze, Amy and Cream were trying to find a mall.
"Where is it? Every town has to have one!" Amy asked.
"Hold on! I know what to do!" Cream exclaimed. She began flapping her ears, and quickly rose into the air. "Hmm..."
"See anything?" Amy called up.
"Yeah, I think its that way." Cream said, pointing. She began to descend, taking care not to land on Amy.
"Lets go!" Amy exclaimed, and, followed by Cream, ran off in the direction she indicated. Halfway down the street, Amy saw something that threw her into a rage.
"Is that Sonic... WITH BLAZE?" She screamed.
"Uh... A-Amy... Calm down..." Cream said nervously, taking a few steps away from her. But there was no stopping the raging juggernaut that was Amy Rose. Amy ran over to them, quite angry with the whole situation.
"Sonic!" Amy shouted. "What are you doing!"
"Amy!" Sonic shouted, fear and surprise in his voice.
"Sonic, why are you here with Blaze?" Amy asked, scaring Sonic, as she often did.
"Amy..." Sonic started, not sure what he should tell her. He was silent for a few minutes.
"Sonic... you love me... right?" Amy asked, worried. Blaze was going to speak, but thought it would be best to let Sonic handle it. She was addressing him after all.
"Aw, man. What should I say? I love Blaze... but I don't want to hurt Amy..." Sonic thought. He sighed, still hesitating to speak. "...I have no choice. I have to tell her!"
"Amy..." Sonic started again. "I don't mean to hurt you, but... I... I don't love you." Amy's face had a look of shock and despair on it. "I love Blaze... You understand how I feel, right?" Amy didn't say anything, only running away, and Cream quickly followed after her. Sonic just stared at the ground, feeling terrible for hurting his friend, while Blaze tried to comfort him.
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"Amy! Wait!" Cream called after her distraught friend. But she wouldn't listen. Amy just ran, and Cream kept up the pursuit.
Amy didn't know where she was going, and she didn't care. Tears streaming down her face, Amy wanted to get as far away from Sonic and Blaze as possible.
"Amy! Please stop!" Cream pleaded. Cream was also starting to cry. She felt helpless, unable to help her friend. She followed Amy into a large forest, and as they entered, a storm began. Cream was exhausted, but she pressed on, determined to help Amy. Amy, too, was exhausted, but her despair and anger kept her running, making her numb to the severe burning feeling in her legs.
She was abruptly brought to a stop as a tree root caught her leg, causing her to fall into the mud beneath her. She tried to get to her feet, but the mud was too slick, and she slipped again. Cream finally ran over to her, about to collapse.
"Amy, are you okay?" Cream asked, gasping.
"What do you think?" Amy shouted back. She clenched her fist and smashed it into the wet soil, anger taking over her whole body. "ARGH! I hate Blaze!" Amy shouted, muddy tears running down her cheeks.
"Amy... Its not Blaze's fault..." Cream murmured.
"Yes it is!" Amy screamed, punching the ground again. "If Sonic never met her, this wouldn't have happened!"
"Amy!" Cream shouted, the usual sweetness leaving her voice. "Imagine how you would make Blaze feel if she heard you!"
"Cream, I don't care about--" Amy started to respond.
"Do you think Sonic would want to see you like this? He didn't mean to hurt you, he told you that!" Cream yelled before Amy could finish. Amy's eyes widened at this.
"She... she's right... Sonic didn't want to hurt me..." Amy thought.
"Amy..." Cream said, her voice much calmer now. "I understand why you're so upset: If someone I loved for years suddenly fell in love with someone else, I wouldn't be happy either. But I don't think hating Sonic or Blaze for it will change anything. They're your friends, Amy."
"But... now what? What do I do with my life now?" Amy asked, no longer angry. To her surprise, Cream chuckled a little bit.
"Amy, you're life isn't going to end by being rejected by one guy. Sonic has been doing that for awhile now. And it never killed you, did it?" Cream said.
"Well... no, it didn't... I just kept at it, hoping he would someday like me..." Amy answered. She sighed sadly. "All those wasted years..."
"Amy, it wasn't a waste! You got to go on a lot of adventures, and you made friends you otherwise wouldn't have!" Cream replied. "You're always looking on the positive side of things. Well, now is one of those times you need that optimism!" Amy thought about this for a few minutes.
"You're right. If it wasn't for Sonic, my life would have been really dull. And I did make a lot of friends along the way." Amy said, cheering up little. But then she let out another sad sigh. "But, even though meeting Sonic brought a lot of good in my life, it... still hurts, y'know?" Cream patted her on the back.
"I understand." Cream answered. They sat there in the rain for a minute, Amy occasionally sighing sadly. Cream finally stood up, and looked around. "We should probably get back to the others... but... where are we?"
"Umm..." Amy said, now realizing where she was. "I... don't know..." Cream sighed.
"Well... now what? Should we wait here, and hope someone finds us? Or do we find our way out?" Cream asked.
"Well, wandering around aimlessly wouldn't help us... guess we're stuck here..." Amy answered. Cream sat down on a nearby rock, and the two sat in silence, waiting...
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"Aww, I hate the rain!" Charmy moaned.
"Well, we can't really do anything about it Charmy." Espio replied, sounding irritable. "Its not like I enjoy being soaked, either."
"Both of you, shut up!" Vector shouted. "We have to find Amy and Cream! Its our assignment, remember?" Espio and Charmy remained silent. "Y'know the policy: We never--"
"Turn down work that pays, I know," Espio interrupted. "But--"
"No buts! We're being paid, so we ain't turnin' it down! Now quit your gripin'!" Vector snapped. Espio backed off, not wanting to enrage Vector: That wouldn't be good.
"We're not being paid..." Espio whispered to himself. They walked through the rain, making there way through the forest, in silence... for awhile. Charmy suddenly started snickering, then burst in to laughter.
"Whats so funny?" Vector asked, very agitated.
"You... you said... 'buts'!" Charmy managed to say through his fit of laughter. He stopped abruptly when he noticed Vector was shaking with rage. "Uh... I, uh... I think I broke him, Espio... Espio?" Charmy said to a now missing Espio. He looked around, but was unable to find his purple friend. Then he turned back to Vector. "...shoot..."
"SHUT UP!" Vector screamed, smacking Charmy with enough force to make a six foot, Charmy-shaped pit in the ground.
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Vector's scream of anger echoed throughout the forest.
"Was that... Vector?" Cream asked.
"Yeah, it was!" Amy exclaimed, jumping up in excitement. "It came from that way! C'mon!" Amy ran off, and Cream closely followed. It took a few minutes, but they quickly found the enraged croc. "Vector!" Amy called. Vector turned around, finding a muddy and soaking wet Amy and Cream standing there.
"Ah! There you are!" Vector exclaimed.
"Ugh..." Charmy groaned from his pit. He had to climb his way out, his wings weighed down by mud. "Who's there?" He asked, rubbing his head. Then he noticed Amy and Cream. "Oh... Thats who... Hi." Charmy said in a dazed voice, before falling back down the pit. Espio came out from behind a tree, and pulled Charmy back out.
"Well, now we can go back and get our reward!" Vector exclaimed, very excited. Espio was about to explode with anger.
"WE'RE NOT GETTING PAYED!" Espio shouted with rage. "Don't you even listen to what anyone says before accepting a job?" Vector just gave him a confused look, then began laughing.
"Thats a good one, Espio!" Vector laughed.
"Don't you remember?" Espio asked. Vector gave him a perplexed look. "Sonic said he couldn't pay us. You knew that, yet you said you'd take the job." Vector thought for a moment, then frowned.
"Huh... you're right... Guess I forgot..." Vector mumbled, followed by an annoyed sigh. "Lets just go..."
Well, thats all! I haven't been feeling too good lately, so if I take forever to update or if the chapters aren't very good, thats why. And, as usual, please review!
