Disclaimer: --sigh—three guess as to what I'm gonna say next………….If you guessed, "I don't own Sega's characters and I'm really tired of typing this annoying disclaimer!" you were right…so… I don't own Sega's characters and I'm really tired of typing this annoying disclaimer!

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Amy tilted her head back and closed her eyes as Shadow kissed her on the lips passionately, holding her so that she wouldn't fall. He hugged her tighter as if he could never let go, then looked up at her face. "What's wrong?" he asked, noticing tears streaming down her face.

Amy tried wiping her eyes before answering, "I'm just so happy that you didn't die on the ARK…and that I finally found you again…"

Shadow used his finger to gently wipe the rest of her tears and whispered, "I promise I'll never make you worry like that again…"

A few moments slowly ticked by as Amy leaned her head against Shadow's soft tuft of chest fur. "We should find my friend now…she's probably worried sick…"

Shadow released her and answered, "If she's human…no. If she isn't…sure…"

Amy smiled, "She's not human…you know…you hold grudges for a long time…"

He shook his head, "I don't…they deserve every ounce of hate I feel towards them…" His eyes were cold again and his face grim.

Amy changed the subject by quickly asking, "So, um, how long have you been a prisoner?"

Shadow shrugged, expression softening. "I don't know…night and day melds together for me…I woke up there…and didn't remember falling asleep in the first place."

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Melody felt her grip on Lizzey's hand failing due to sweat and her weight. She sighed and swooped down, hovering right above the ground long enough for Lizzey to jump down before she folded her wings in midair and landed feet first. "Hope you enjoyed that…don't get used to it…" she mumbled, massaging her soar wings. "I usually don't carry that much weight for more than an hour…you're lucky I didn't drop you."

Lizzey didn't answer as she stared at the ground with a sick expression. She moaned and held onto her stomach, face turning pale.

Melody patted her on the back, "It'll be alright. Not everyone can stand intense flight for long…" She sighed, "That bad news it, well, we still haven't found Amy. Where in the world could a bunch of dense wanna-be gangsters have taken her anyways?"

Lizzey shrugged, slowly recovering from her nausea. Melody smiled sympathetically at her and suggested, "I'll let you rest for a few minutes while I check our surroundings." She walked to a nearby tree and leapt into the lowest branches, easily scaling the rest and gaining a 10 mile view in every direction from the lofty height. She easily spotted a pink dot somewhere close to the middle of the forest and thought, "Found her…but who that other person with her is? Either it's one of the bulldogs…or that Shadow person she was talking about. I hope it's the latter…"

She prepared to jump down but something further along caught her eye. A large amount of people were gradually moving near to where Amy and Shadow were located. Melody took stock of their position before throwing herself from the tree, landing skillfully on her feet.

"Lizzey!" She shouted, running toward the hedgehog, "We need to get a move on! Amy might be in danger!"

Lizzey immediately scrambled to her feet, following Melody into the deeper parts of the forest. Melody tried to run slow enough for Lizzey to catch up but her panic drove her on to higher speeds. After several minutes of the intense sprinting, Melody began to flag, unable to endure much more. She took a deep breath, closing her eyes and running faster, despite the pain.

She caught sight of Amy and Shadow and, unable to stop, ran right into Amy, knocking her over. "Sorry…" She gasped, helping her up. "This is urgent...there are some people coming toward us…they aren't going very fast so there's probably still time to escape…" She took a few deep breathes then looked around. Her heart skipped a beat, "Where's Lizzey!"

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Whew…I think I typed that a little bit too fast…lol…well…not my best chapter I've ever written but…I can't just skip ahead in my story or anything. Send in a review!