Disclaimer: Uh yeah…Sega owns everybody but Melody and Lizzey…
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An audible sigh of relief escaped Amy's lips. After a few minutes of unbearable silence, she timidly asked, "Why are you here?"
The voice answered quietly, "Don't know, don't care…"
Amy couldn't help but feeling sorry for her jail mate. She inquired in a concerned voice, "Have you been down here for long?"
The answer held little emotion, "Can't keep track of days anymore…"
Amy heard movement in the darkness and she cautiously walked over toward the source of the voice and whispered, "I promise we'll get out of here someday…someday soon…I've a really brave friend out looking for me…"
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Melody paced for fifteen minutes, racking her brain for possible places to look. "This is really not looking good…" She thought to herself as she absent-mindedly polished her sword with her sleeve. "This is definitely not looking good…"
Lizzey crossed her arms with annoyance, "How long is this gonna take! I'm getting tired of standing around doing nothing!"
Melody shrugged, "I'm trying to think of the best options…I really don't feel like getting killed, if you know what I mean…it's easy when just my life depends on it…but I've got to make sure both of you guys get through safely…it complicates things…"
Lizzey leaned against the wall, "I think we should just follow their trail…"
Melody shook her head, "Nah…you've already proven the wall is solid by running into it…but I have a pretty good idea where those bozos are from." She spread out her wings and motioned for Lizzey to grab her hand. Lizzey did so, slightly nervous. With a few powerful beats of her giant wings, the pair was airborne. Melody couldn't help but grin, "This is one of the bonuses of being an angel…I'll track them from the air…"
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Amy reached out a shaking hand until she touched soft fur with her fingertips. "I'm Amy…by the way…"
The hand belonging to the owner of the voice touched hers gently. He answered, "You can call me Shadow…Shadow the hedgehog…"
"Shadow!" Amy felt her fear dissipate immediately as she threw her arms around him, hugging him tightly, tears leaking from her eyes. She was so overjoyed that she just couldn't cry enough.
Shadow felt his face start burning as he stood there, stunned. He found his voice then murmured, "Amy…from station square…that friend of Sonic? What is going on here?"
Amy hugged him tighter, "Shadow…you've no idea how worried I've been about you! Sonic didn't care…but I did! Please don't ever leave me again!"
Shadow somehow managed to hug her back as he answered softly, "You cared about me? No one has ever…except Maria…why?"
"Because…I love you…" Amy replied, barely believing her own daring.
The words hit Shadow like a sledgehammer (One bigger than Amy's!) and he stood even more stunned. He felt his face burn red and his heart begin to pound as every fiber of his body screamed with surprise and yearning. He swallowed hard and answered, "I can't love anymore…" His heart began aching as Amy released him gradually and her face sprung to his memory. "Amy…" he thought.