AN: Happy Halloween, everyone! First of all, I sincerely apologize for not getting this chapter out sooner. Some very personal things popped up this month along with stress at work. I've had this chapter written for a while now but I really wanted to edit it before posting. Once again, I'm sorry for the delay! Thank you to my amazing reviewers for leaving me reviews on the last chapter: Soni Rose Amelia the Hedgehog, Pirilaxia, RisingZero1984, Shadrougeforever, CrankshaftRabbit, (good to hear from you again!) Zayp321, Firegirl19, CrimsonLove16, and finally IvyRonin! Now onto the next chapter!
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Back at Twinkle Park, Shadow made his way to the security headquarters. Thinking quickly, he made a phone call back home for assistance, and thankfully the person he was looking for responded. Luckily, Gadget was ready for anything and had arrived rather fast. He walked with Shadow at a brisk pace while getting caught up on everything that had happened prior to the call. "You're sure, Zonic took her, sir?" he questioned as they approached a white building with blacked-out windows.
"Positive, it makes the most sense at this point," Shadow said before stopping just in front of a building with a metal door.
Knocking on the door, the door parted open as a grey rhino security officer peered out through the crack. "Can I help you, sir?"
Shadow and Gadget stared up at the large rhino. "We saw two men wearing all black hoodies armed with AK-47s," Shadow lied.
The officer tensed up. "Where were they last seen?" he questioned, looking concerned.
"By the Ferris Wheel on the pier," Shadow pointed, continuing to bold-face lie.
The rhino pulled out his walkie and brought it up to his mouth. "Code silver, I repeat code silver in progress on the pier," he radioed to the other officers on patrol. Suddenly the door opened up and another officer came running out to join the rhino. "Thanks for the information, sir." He turned to look at his partner. "Let's go."
Shadow and Gadget watched as the two officers fled for the alleged armed and dangerous individuals on the scene. Looking back to the door, Shadow spotted it slowly closing but used his foot to catch it before it fully closed. "Come on," he gestured, encouraging Gadget to follow him. "We'll only have a couple of minutes before they figure out I lied."
The two entered the building and walked further into the room and spotted many monitors plastered on one wall of the entire boardwalk along with the control mainframe. Gadget approached the control center and sat down in the spinning chair in front of the computer panel. "Where was Ms. Amy last seen?" he questioned.
"We were at the funhouse. She went inside but I never saw her come out," he explained.
Gadget pushed his black-framed glasses up the bridge of his nose as he began to hack into the system to locate footage. "Hold on a second." He typed something away on the keyboard before suddenly live camera footage came up in front of the funhouse and directly behind it. "Here we go, V.P. I found it."
Shadow looked impressed by his efficient quickness. "Great, can you rewind the footage for the camera aimed at the back of the funhouse to fifteen minutes ago," he questioned.
"Yes, sir, I can," Gadget informed.
"Good, I want to see what happened when she exited the funhouse."
The footage rewound and stopped right at the fifteen-minute mark. Both he and Gadget watched and waited patiently to see what would occur on the footage. Nothing much happened in the footage until a few minutes in. They both watched as Amy staggered out of the exit holding her injured hand and a hooded figure came up from behind her and knocked her out. The figure then picked her up and threw her body over their shoulder before walking out of camera view.
Shadow cursed under his breath. "Shit…"
"She was attacked just like you said," Gadget noted. "Can't really tell if it's that agent, though."
His eyes narrowed dangerously. "I know it's that creep…" Shadow pointed at the screen where the figure had gone out of view. "This area where the guy went out of the camera's shot. That's in the parking lot directly behind the chained fence, correct?"
"Yeah, that's right," Gadget nodded.
"Can you find footage of the parking lot around this time as well?" he questioned.
Gadget began typing away in search of the footage. "Yes, I can do that."
"Bring it up," Shadow commanded.
The red wolf typed away on his keyboard and this time four screens came into view of different parts of the parking lot. He rewound the footage to the same time period when Amy had been kidnapped. They waited patiently and watched as the hooded figure came into view on camera three. "There he is," Shadow pointed. The two males watched as Amy's body was placed in the back of a white BMW. "Pause the footage," Shadow demanded. Gadget paused the footage. "Is there any way you can focus on the license plate number?" Shadow asked.
"Yup, sure can, V.P." The rookie moved his mouse and selected a part of the screen then double-clicked to zoom in. The two squinted their eyes as they read the plate numbers. "YL23G"
Shadow whipped out his phone and took a photo of the license plate. "Thanks, rookie, that'll do. Now let's get out of here."
•~•
When Amy finally came to, she felt someone holding her hand and wrapping a piece of cloth around it. Her head was absolutely throbbing, and her vision was slightly blurred and darkened. Based on how her body felt, she knew she was lying on something soft—most likely a mattress. She grumbled as her eyes fluttered open and she spotted Zonic knelt next to her bed, holding her injured hand with one of his own, while the other bandaged her knuckles. Amy gasped and went to move but realized that her other hand was handcuffed to a bedpost. Zonic shushed her seeing her face grow panicked at his sight. "Shh, shh, babe. It's okay. You're safe now," he assured in a soft tone with a kind smile.
Amy felt herself begin to hyperventilate as she tried to take in her surroundings. She looked all over the room trying to identify her whereabouts. However, she soon realized she was in some sort of cabin-looking bedroom, but she did not recognize it as her own or any other bedroom she had been in during recent times. "W-where am I?"
Zonic finished wrapping her hand with bandages and patted the top of it. "We're at my new place," he stated.
She blinked a few times in surprise. "You brought me back to Tech City?"
"Not quite, we're still in Mercia, but we're just really far out in a secluded area," he explained. "We'll continue our travels tomorrow morning."
"You…you kidnapped me?"
Zonic reached towards her face and caressed the side of her cheek lovingly. Amy flinched from his gentle touch. "I'm sorry I had to do it this way baby, but I just needed five minutes alone with you to explain myself."
"Zonic, you're already in a lot of trouble. Please just let me go, I promise I won't tell anyone you did this," she pleaded.
His hand pulled away from stroking her face and she could see the frustration creeping in as his expression suddenly hardened. "I need five god damn minutes, Amy. JUST FIVE GOD DAMN MINUTES!" he bellowed.
Recoiling from his booming voice, she backed off on her plea. "Okay, okay. Five minutes, sure..." Amy tried to move her other hand still cuffed by the handcuffs to the headboard. "Um, but can you please uncuff me at least? This thing is really uncomfortable."
He placed his hands on his hips and cocked a brow. "No way. You'll just try to run like always," he countered with criticism laced in his tone.
She scoffed and shook her head. "Why would I? I have no idea where the hell I am right now—and you just said we're in a remote area. It'd be pointless to even bother. You'd always catch me in the end," she tried to justify.
He stared at her long and hard after she made her point. He tilted his head to the side suspiciously. "…You really won't try to run?"
She shook her head adamantly and he paused for a moment as he thought about it before caving in. He reached into his right pocket and pulled out a key and unlocked her from the cuff. Zonic helped sit Amy up on the side of the bed so she could face him. Amy watched as he walked over to the corner of the room, grabbed a chair, and plunked it down directly in front of her sitting on the edge of the bed. "Alright," he started. Amy watched in awe as he reached for both of her hands and took them in his own. He bowed his head before her and closed his eyes. "I know my behavior has been less than chivalrous lately, and I'm working on that. First, I want to apologize for everything I've ever done to you to make you afraid of me," he stated sincerely. "But sometimes love or passion can make a guy do crazy things," he insisted with a chuckle.
Even at this moment where he seemed absolutely sincere, she had heard this speech countless times before in different variations. He'd suck her in with his promises and then immediately go back on them the next day. However, with her current situation trapped with him in an unidentified location with no means of contact, she knew she'd have to play along for now until she could plan her means of escape. "Zonic, you didn't just make me afraid; you scared the shit out of me, and you hurt me…"
He nodded listening to her side. "Yeah, I know, babe, but what made it worse was that restraining order you put against me," he pointed out. "I mean, c'mon, was it really necessary? It made me feel like some kind of psycho, you know? It only brought the worst out of me," he laughed uneasily.
"I'm sorry, Zonic," she spoke softly. "I just had to do it to make myself feel at ease," she tried to explain.
"So, I, uh, saw you with that Shadow guy in Twinkle Park," he segued. "It seemed like you two were kind of intimate," he observed passive-aggressively. "You and him—you know that can never happen, right?"
Amy nodded, trying to comply with him in fear of him lashing out at her again. "Yes, I-I know that. I was stupid to think something could happen between us. He's dangerous just like you said."
He shot her a smile seeing her agree with him. "That's okay, water under the bridge, babe. All that matters is this moment right here—you and me Amy. We have the chance to work things out together. Start fresh."
"Yeah, of course," she agreed, as she continued to lie straight through her teeth.
Zonic released his hold on her hands and smiled optimistically. He rose from his seat and moved next to Amy sitting on the side of the bed. He placed his right arm behind her back and leaned in closer looking at her lovingly. "Let's discuss our fresh start to our relationship. Why don't you go first?" he pressured.
"Um, okay…" she said hesitantly while she rubbed the side of her arm. "Uh, what exactly do you want me to say?"
"Tell me everything that you think doesn't work in our relationship. I want to fix it," he smiled. "Be straight with me—brutally honest."
Amy brushed one of her bangs out of her face as she contemplated on how to address this. She wanted to be brutally honest with him and she had done so in the past—which always resulted in some sort of physical assault from his denial. What was so different about stating it for him this time? "Well, back in Tech City I was very concerned because you were very possessive over me…"
Zonic placed a hand on the small of her back making her shudder. He cocked his head to the side as he absorbed her words. "Not sure what you're talking about here, Amy."
Her eyes shifted to the carpet floors momentarily. "Don't you remember that guy I worked with at the hospital? Y-you saw me talking to him while I waited for you to pick me up f-from work a few times. You said I needed to stop talking to him because I looked easy…" she reminded.
"Of course," he laughed as he slapped his forehead in his ah-ha moment of clarity. "That loser fox guy who was always hitting on you at work."
He may have thought the guy was hitting on her, but really, he was just good friends with Amy. However, Zonic did not see it that way. "Yeah," Amy continued. "And then he disappeared and was found dead in his apartment from apparent suicide…" she said with a suggestive tone.
Zonic blinked in befuddlement. "You think that I had some part in his death?" he asked, insult present in his tone.
"You admitted you killed Cosmo," she reminded. Amy shut her eyes and looked away expecting to be struck at any moment. "He was so happy. He had a fiancé and was getting married in two months and suddenly he was dead. What was I supposed to think?" She cracked open one eye to look at his reaction.
His expression suddenly turned dark. "You want to know the truth? I did kill him because you were acting like a dirty little slut around him. You were tempting him and I needed to take care of him before he took advantage of you," he pointed venomously. "I was just trying to protect you!"
Amy leaned back as he wagged a disappointed finger in her face. "But Zonic that's exactly why I placed the restraining order against you in the first place. You hurt me, you killed two of my co-workers, and worst of all you raped me several times," she listed.
"Raped?" he repeated in confusion. "You think I raped you?"
"Zonic, when I told you no, that didn't mean I wanted to have sex with you. When you forced my clothes off after I did not give you my consent that was rape," she explained feeling tears streak down her face. "There were so many times I told you no…"
Seeing tears streak down her cheeks, Zonic wrapped an arm around her and pulled her close. Amy trembled in his arms while he tried to console her. She placed her hands to her face as she wept and felt terrified to be consoled by such a loose cannon. "Aww, I understand. I'm an intense guy and you're just not used to being loved so deeply by someone like me. You misinterpreted the situation."
Amy leaned back out of his embrace and he looked down at her as she wiped her tears away with the back of her arm. He still didn't get it, did he? Zonic wiped away a few stray tears from her muzzle and smiled at her. He cupped her face in his hands. "I love you, Amy, with all my heart." He leaned in to try to kiss her, but Amy jolted backward making him look at her strangely. He lowered his outstretched arms sadly. "Oh, I guess I'm moving too fast, huh?" he chuckled uncomfortably. "Okay, that's alright, I'll let that pass for now. But is there anything else you need to tell me? You know to clear your conscience…"
"Like what?"
"…Like our baby?" he hinted with hurt in his voice.
Amy froze at the mention of baby. He knew of that secret, too? "…You, you know?"
"Yeah, I know." Zonic rose from the edge of the bed and stood before her with his arms crossed and brows furrowed—looking incredibly ticked off. He cracked his knuckles. "So, tell me about it, Amy," he pressed.
"I-I had an abortion at six weeks, so it was never really a baby, Zonic," she clarified.
"So, you had an abortion and you didn't bother to ask me how I felt about it? It was my baby too," he pointed accusingly.
"Zonic, it was never a baby," she reiterated strongly.
Feeling his anger rise, Zonic stood there for a moment looking at her with a hardened expression before he quickly raised a fist and slugged her across the face. Amy flew off the side of the bed and onto the carpeted floors with a cry. She could already feel the bruise forming on her cheekbone. Trying to gain her bearings, Amy crawled along the carpet towards the door, but Zonic walked over the top of her and grabbed her by the back of her long quills, and yanked her up to her feet. "You never gave that baby of ours a chance," he berated.
Amy lifted her right foot and slammed it down onto his right foot. Zonic screamed in agony and released his hold on her. Amy tried to make a run for the door but Zonic leaped out and wrapped his arms around her body in a bear hug. Amy thought back to Mighty's self-defense lessons and utilized one of the moves she had learned. Before he could drag her backward, Amy used her right leg and hooked it directly behind his, preventing him from moving backward. She then slapped her free hand hard against Zonic's crotch. Feeling her searing smack, he cried out again and loosened his hold on her. Amy moved the leg she had hooked behind his and then used her other leg to kick him in the stomach sending him hurtling backward.
Zonic's back crashed against the bedside table making the lamp crash on top of his head, stunning him temporarily. In the meantime, Amy desperately looked around the room for her phone as he tried to recover from her attack. She looked on counter surfaces and inside drawers of the bedroom trying to find a cellphone.
Zonic chuckled as he laid on his side slightly winded from her blow. "You've got some new moves, huh? Your new friends teach you that?" he chuckled with a grunt.
Amy ignored him and kept searching everywhere, but Zonic gained his bearings and quietly approached her as he reached for something attached to his hip. Amy heard a click and recognized it as the sound of the safety release on a gun. She felt the cold metal press against the back of her neck, and she raised her hands up in surrender. "You're not going to find your phone. I threw it out the window on the highway while driving us here. I'm not taking the risk of your new pals pinging your location," he snickered.
She swallowed the lump in her throat. "Please, I-I don't want any trouble," she avowed and kept her arms raised and remained still.
He kept his gun aimed at the back of her head. "For someone who doesn't want trouble you sure like to put yourself in it when you try to make moves against me," he countered.
"I-I just want to go home, Zonic."
"You are home, baby. You and I are going to start our relationship fresh and create a family just like we dreamed of. Starting right now actually," he smirked. "Now, get on the bed," he instructed. Amy did as he instructed and walked over to the bed. She knew what was coming next. She sat down on the edge finally facing him and seeing him hold out his gun towards her face. "Lie down beautiful," he continued.
Amy sighed and laid flat on her back and watched as he maneuvered himself and crawled on top of her straddling her hip area. Normally she would use her self-defense in a stance like this—she knew exactly how to escape now, but with a gun in her face, it made everything more challenging. There was no way she'd risk getting shot with her method of escaping him. Keeping one arm wielding the gun towards her face, Zonic used his free hand to unzip his one-piece suit to expose his chest and belly area. "Alright, Amy, I know you think I'm wrong, but I know in my heart this is the right thing to do. So, I'm going to make sure you and I have a baby together. It'll bring us closer."
She watched as he took his cellphone out of his pocket and laid it down on the opposite side of the bed on the nightstand and also placed his loaded gun there. If she could find a moment to get to those two items she'd be in a position of power, but it'd be tricky. She'd have to play along for a bit longer to lower his suspicion. Suddenly his hands tore at her white cami shirt exposing her bare stomach and bra. She screamed seeing him start his act so quickly. "Wait, wait, Zonic!" she cried out.
He stopped and looked down at her. "What now?"
She reached up and held his face. "Please don't be so rough with me," she begged. "Be gentle like I know you can be. You said this was a fresh start for our relationship, so make love to me, okay?"
He reached down and stroked the side of her face and lowered his eyelids seductively. "So, you finally want me, huh?"
She gulped and tried to play along. She smiled wryly. "Oh, yes…but I want you to do it nice and slow," she explained.
He smirked down at her. "Oh, I can do that." He leaned down and caught her in a kiss. Amy kissed him back and they kissed for a long moment moving their lips against one another. Unlike earlier, Amy felt absolutely nothing when she kissed Zonic. It just felt cold and detached or more like a chore. Zonic's right hand moved up and grabbed at her breast still covered by her bra. He fondled it for a bit and Amy pretended to moan and be into it. She wrapped her arms around his neck and tried to move against him so he'd roll over so she could be on top while they continued to make out. He obliged as they continued to kiss and eventually, they rolled over together until she sat on top of him. Zonic broke away from kissing her and looked up at her as she sat on top of him. "You're so hot, Amy," he whispered hungrily.
She lowered her eyelids at him and ground her pelvis into his playfully. "You think so?"
He groaned, feeling his member stiffen under her grind. "Mhm, oh yeah…" Amy leaned down and began to kiss the side of his neck while also eying the gun laid off to the side. If she could get them a little closer to the other side of the bed, she could reach it.
Zonic closed his eyes as Amy's hands wandered up to his chest and her lips trailed up his neck and eventually met his lips. His hands in the meantime groped at her ass and tugged at her denim shorts begging for them to come off. Amy forced out fake moans of pleasure, to keep him believing this was real. "Oh, Zonic," she gasped feeling him squeeze her ass through her jean shorts. "This is the Zonic I like."
"I'm going to get you so wet," he said huskily into her ear.
She smirked down at him. "Close your eyes," she instructed. "I want to give you something."
He stared up at her and grinned slyly. "You do, huh?"
She traced a finger down his chest sensually making his skin crawl. "Mhm," she nodded with a wink.
He purred at her. "Do your thing then, babe."
She crossed her arms over her chest. "Okay, but only if you close your eyes. It'll make it way better."
"Fine." Zonic closed his eyes and put his hands behind the back of his head as he waited for what he believed to be a blow job. Smiling internally, Amy knew this was her opportunity. First, she leaned forward towards his chest and began kissing down his chest and belly towards his groin. Zonic's expression already looked more than pleased as he eagerly waited for his dick to be in her mouth. Amy pulled on the zipper of his one-piece suit and teasingly pulled it down slowly. However, before she pulled it down completely, she reached over him and successfully grabbed ahold of the gun just as Zonic opened his eyes feeling something was 'off.' Both of them locked eyes before Amy went to bring the gun back towards her. Zonic sat up and reached for the gun too and fought in a battle of tug-o-war for possession of the weapon.
BANG.
Zonic looked down in horror as a large hole in his stomach began to gush blood. Amy was still holding the gun aimed right in that direction and was even a little surprised herself by the sight. Zonic released the hold of his gun aimed towards his stomach and pressed his hands against his bloodied wound. Amy used the opportunity to quickly ease off of him and the bed and wield the gun out towards him. "Oh, for fuck's sake, Amy!" he screamed in annoyance. "What the hell were you thinking?"
Amy backed towards the door keeping the gun held out in front of her and aimed at him. Zonic staggered out of the bed, continuing to hold his wound with one hand. "Tell me where the hell we are!" she shouted.
He scoffed at her. "Don't be a fucking idiot. Come over here and tend to this gunshot wound."
Amy remained vigilant. "No," she snapped. "Tell me where I am, or I'll shoot you again!"
Zonic smirked at her arrogantly. "Babe, it's really cute that you think you're all tough now, but there is no way you have the balls to shoot me aga—"
BANG.
Zonic looked down at his right shoulder where she had shot him once again. He glared in her direction, reeling from the pain. "FUCK!" Blood seeped down his arm. "What the fuck is wrong with you?!"
She kept the gun aimed towards him. "Toss me the phone and tell me where the hell we are!" she shouted more demandingly.
•~•
Meanwhile, Shadow and Gadget drove together trying to determine how they could locate Amy's whereabouts with the little information they had. "Just where the fuck would this psycho take her?" Shadow questioned. "I feel so helpless right now."
Sitting in the passenger seat of the truck, Gadget typed away on his own smartphone. "The closest thing I can do now is track her phone data. I'm assuming though that the agent was clever enough to toss her phone in fear of us tracking them. However, if we can at least find the phone in the direction they were heading that's a good enough start."
Shadow took a quick glance at the wolf. "How much farther until we reach it?"
"We're closing in on it in approximately two minutes," he answered looking at his phone with the tracking screen.
Shadow gripped the steering wheel anxiously while he kept his eyes on the road. He could only fathom what Amy was going through right now. He had heard enough stories and details about Zonic to know what he might get up now that she was in his possession.
Gadget stared at Shadow while he drove as a thought crossed his mind. "Who would've thought I'd see you this stressed out about Ms. Amy. I thought you despised her after all," he commented.
"It's a complicated story that I'll fill you in with later," he started while he kept his eyes on the road. "But you're right, not even I would have believed myself if someone had told me I'd care this much about that girl," he admitted.
Gadget smiled weakly. "You really like her then, huh, sir?"
He smiled weakly. "I do…"
Gadget looked back out towards the road before glancing at his phone. "Stop the car!"
Shadow hit the brakes and the car came to a halt on the empty highway. The two got out of the car and looked around the roadside for any form of a phone. "It should be around here somewhere according to the coordinates," Gadget elaborated.
"Over here," Shadow waved. Gadget rushed over and watched as Shadow knelt down and picked up Amy's cellphone located off the side of the highway in some tall grass. "Now what?" Shadow asked while holding onto her phone.
Gadget glanced up at the streetlights and noticed a few cameras attached to some of the posts or electric lines. "Perhaps I could hack into the cameras and search up footage for the white BMW," he suggested. "It'll take some time though and I know time is of the essence in this situation."
Shadow ran a hand over his quills trying to keep his calm. "We need a miracle at this rate…" Suddenly, Shadow felt his pocket vibrating and reached into it and pulled out his own cellphone. He noticed the number on his screen was not a number he recognized but he answered it anyway. "Hello?"
"Shadow? Thank Chaos you picked up," a relieved Amy Rose said on the other end.
"Rose!" Shadow's eyes beamed. Gadget looked over to Shadow and looked relieved that Amy had managed to get in contact with them. "Are you okay? Where are you?" he rambled.
"I'm fine, Shadow," she replied. "But I need you to get here immediately."
He glanced at Gadget and waved for him to get back in the car. "I'll get to you as fast as I can. Tell me your location."
•~•
Ten minutes later, Shadow showed up at the secluded cabin that Zonic had taken Amy to. Amy waited in the living room area of the cabin and paced back and forth waiting for Shadow's arrival. Two loud knocks resounded against the door and Amy flocked towards it and opened it forgetting what her current appearance looked like.
Shadow stood in the doorway with Gadget by his side and he stared at her appearance. Her white undershirt had been completely torn exposing her entire belly and bra-covered chest. She had a bruise forming on her left cheek and she was holding a gun in her right hand. "Gadget, turn away for a moment," he ordered. Gadget turned his head to avoid looking in Amy's direction. Shadow wanted Amy to have some modesty, so he took off his black leather Brothers of Chaos jacket and draped it over her shoulders to shroud her slight nudity. Amy gasped at the jacket and smiled appreciatively at the dark hedgehog, having forgotten about her current appearance. She felt her cheeks go red slightly. "Thank you, Shadow. Thank you for coming to save me."
He smiled and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Of course, but it looks like you took care of things here yourself, princess," he noted proudly. "Now, where is the bastard?"
She turned to look towards the bedroom. "He's in there, and Shadow, I-I shot him, and I don't know what to do."
"Don't worry, I'll deal with him," he stated. She watched as Shadow and Gadget stormed towards the bedroom together.
In the bedroom, while Amy had been out in the living room waiting for backup, Zonic had been dragging his injured self closer towards the edge of the bed. He knew he had a spare gun loaded under there in case things went south. Luckily, he managed to grab it and hide it behind his back just as Shadow walked into the bedroom. Zonic locked eyes with the dark striped hedgehog and frowned. "Shit…"
Shadow looked at all the blood-soaked into the carpet. There was even some blood splatter on the wall directly behind Zonic that he now leaned against. Amy stood in the doorway of the bedroom as Shadow weighed their options. "Shadow, what do we do? I don't want to get in trouble for this."
Shadow walked back towards her. "We can turn him in to the authorities, and claim this as self-defense, but I have to be honest with you. He'll probably serve a few years for assault but then he'll be back out on the streets and possibly doing this all over again," he stated.
Amy shook her head fearing the idea. "No, no, no, I can't do this again!"
His eyes drifted to the left in thought. "Well, the other option is…"
"—To kill him?" she said completing his thought process.
He nodded slowly. "Yes…"
"…That doesn't feel right either."
Gadget walked past Amy and into the bedroom. He walked around the room assessing all the areas where D.N.A might be lingering in the room to eliminate in a clean sweep. He and some of the other members of the club were used to cleaning up evidence of crime scenes—especially ones they were responsible for. "I could clean this up pretty well if that's our option, sir."
Zonic looked amongst the three and growled as they decided his fate aloud. "You all disgust me." He glared in Amy's direction. "Call a damn ambulance, you stupid biker slut."
Shadow felt his hair rise and stormed towards him angrily from his slur. "Don't you fucking talk to her like that, you piece of shit!" he shouted while slugging him in the face. Zonic grunted as he landed on his side, then sat up and spit out some blood.
"Shadow, enough!" Amy shouted. "I don't want to see any more violence. Let's just call Silver and see if we can get him in for more time."
Shadow crossed his arms over his chest and nodded. "Alright, it's your call here." Shadow turned his back on Zonic and walked towards Amy. However, just at that moment, Zonic reached behind his back and grabbed his hidden gun. Weakly he brought his good arm out from behind his back and aimed the gun straight at Shadow's back. Luckily, Amy spotted Zonic pointing the gun at Shadow at that moment and quickly reacted drawing her own gun.
Gadget also spotted it too as he reached for his own weapon. "V.P, look out!"
BANG.
Shadow stared at Amy in bewilderment before turning around and seeing that she had shot Zonic between the eyes. His lifeless body fell backward as a large puddle of blood collected behind the back of his head and along the wall.
Eyes wide, Amy slowly lowered her arms wielding the gun and stared at Zonic's body in awe and shock. Her eyes welled up with tears as a flood of different emotions overcame her—relief, fear, denial, thrill. Was her nightmare truly over?
Shadow approached her as she trembled and choked back sobs. He carefully reached for the gun in her hands and took it away from her and handed it off to Gadget. Within seconds, Amy fell into Shadow's arms sobbing uncontrollably. Shadow embraced her as he stroked the back of her head to console her while she shook. "It's over now. You don't have to be afraid anymore."
"Shadow, what have I done? I didn't want to kill anyone!" She pulled her face away from his chest and looked up at him. "I-I don't want to go to jail for this," she cried.
She was clearly hysterical. "Look at me, Amy." He held her face in his hands and locked eyes with hers. "I promise you I won't let you go away for this. We're going to clean this up and make it look like he disappeared, got it?" he tried to explain calmly.
She nodded apprehensively and wiped at her eyes. "I-I'm so s-sorry, Shadow. I messed up, didn't I?"
Shadow shook his head. "No, you just saved my life, again," he emphasized. "This was survival."
She wrapped her arms around his neck and hid her face in his chest as she started to cry again. "I want to go home."
He stroked the back of her head. "I'll take you home, I promise. Just let me just make a few calls."
•~•
Thirty minutes later, Knuckles and Mighty showed up at the cabin. The two of them got out of another pick-up truck and approached the sketchy-looking cabin. As Mighty got closer he noticed Amy sitting in Shadow's truck with her head propped against the window holding a pack of ice to her one cheek. "…Ames?"
He rushed over to the car to see how she was doing but Shadow was standing near her side of the car. Knuckles caught up to Mighty and stood next to him. Shadow placed a hand up, causing the armadillo to stop in his tracks from getting any closer to the vehicle. "What happened to her, man?"
"Zonic attacked her and she ended up killing him. Just leave her be for tonight. She doesn't really want to talk about it. She's still a bit shaken," he explained.
Mighty frowned at the news. "Shit man did he-"
Shadow shook his head knowing what he was about to question. "—Not this time thankfully," he answered.
"Thank Chaos," Mighty said while he blew out a sigh of relief. "How can we help?"
Shadow turned to look back at the house. "Gadget is already in there assessing how to destroy the evidence from the crime scene. I'll need you and Knuckles to help get rid of the body and then help Gadget in whatever means necessary for covering up D.N.A traces."
"What about you?" Knuckles questioned.
"I'm going to get her back home. She needs to rest," he answered. "However, if you need any more help, I'll return the moment I drop her off back at the compound."
Knuckles exchanged a look with Mighty momentarily. "I think we've got it covered here. Get her home."
Shadow walked over to the driver's side of the car. "Call me if you need anything. I mean it," he emphasized.
Mighty waved to him as climbed into his truck. "Tell Amy I'm thinking about her and wishing her a speedy recovery."
"I will," he said. The two watched as Shadow turned on his car and drove back down the trail.
•~•
Once returning home, Shadow walked Amy back into the house but was ambushed by the other members of the club. Mephiles, Locke, Rouge, and Manic all stood in the entryway of the house asking a hundred questions a minute to get any more details they could on the event. Amy stayed close to Shadow, still shrouded in his oversized motorcycle jacket, and hid her face in his left shoulder. Her eyes were puffy from crying and her mascara had run a bit down her face.
"Amy, oh my gosh. Is she okay!?" Rouge asked looking concerned at Amy's dismal state. "What happened?"
"Did you kick that freak's ass, Shadow?" Manic asked stepping closer. "I hope you got one good hit in."
"Did he hit you, lass?" Locke questioned, squinting his eyes to assess the damage to her face.
"Is it true the agent is dead?" Mephiles questioned, eying his brother suspiciously. "How did you choose to finish him?"
"Will you all shut the fuck up!" Shadow hollered, eying them individually. "I get that you have questions, but can we deal with them tomorrow? Amy's been through a lot and she's not in the mood to address all the questions. She just wants to get to bed." The three remained silent and watched as Shadow guided Amy upstairs.
Once upstairs in her bedroom, Shadow sat her down on the edge of her bed. While she sat there still in a state of shock, he stood in front of her and lifted her chin up towards him, and turned it slightly from side to side to examine her face for injuries. He noticed the bruise on her cheek was becoming more prominent in color, but for the most part, her face was intact. He took her one hand that was already bandaged and sighed. "Looks like he got a few licks in, but other than that, you look like you're in good shape, princess," he noted with a chuckle trying to lighten the mood.
She touched her cheek and winced slightly. "Yeah, he got me once," she answered solemnly.
"Why don't you go take a shower and get cleaned up," he suggested. "I'm sure you're exhausted. I'll put you to bed afterward."
•~•
Heading back upstairs twenty minutes later, Shadow knocked on Amy's bedroom door. "Come in," he heard her say softly from inside. Obliging, Shadow opened the door and saw Amy taking off a towel from the top of her head. She was already in her pajamas for the night: a pair of blue pajama shorts and a matching cami top.
"All good?" he asked while walking towards her.
She dropped her towel off in her dirty hamper bin. "Yeah, much better," she replied.
Shadow pulled her bedsheets down for her on her bed. "Well, you've had a pretty hectic day. Best to get some rest."
"Yeah…" She walked over and climbed into bed and Shadow pulled the covers over her. Amy sat up and stared at him. "Hey, Shadow?"
He pulled up her rolling computer chair and sank down into the seat beside her bed. "Yes?"
"…Zonic's really dead?"
"Yes, he is," Shadow confirmed. "How do you feel?"
"I know I probably should feel sorta sad since I did kill someone for the first time, but honestly, I just feel relief. I can't believe that I'm finally free of him. It feels like a weight has been lifted. Is that messed up to say?"
He shook his head. "Zonic was not a good person. Our justice system would not keep him locked away long enough to keep you safe. His destiny would always end in some sort of death—the only question is, would it be him who met his fate, or would his own hands lead to someone else's?"
Amy sighed. "Wow, I never really thought of it that way but you're right."
"Killing is always at its core wrong, but I would justify this killing as self-defense. You killed your inner demon tonight."
Amy smiled weakly at him. "Thank you, Shadow. I appreciate all you've done for me."
"You're welcome," he smiled.
"Despite everything that happened tonight—I just want to say that I had a really great time with you on our date," she smiled.
His mouth formed into an optimistic smile. "Really? I guess I did pretty well then," he laughed lightly.
"Any chance we can continue where we left off?" she asked feeling her cheeks go red slightly. "I-I don't want it to end yet."
Shadow's ears perked and he looked at her in surprise at her request. He hadn't expected her to want to move so quickly, especially with tonight's circumstances. "A-Are you sure? It's just, you've been through so much tonight. I-I don't want to rush you. I can wait, honestly," he assured.
Amy swung her legs to the side of the bed and rose. Shadow watched as she approached him and sank down into his lap facing him while he sat in the computer chair. He felt his body freeze by her sudden move. Her hands cupped his muzzle as she stared into his red eyes with her jade ones. "Please, I've never had control over my own wants and desires in a relationship. I need this tonight." She leaned her face in closer to his, closed her eyes, and kissed him softly.
Shadow closed his eyes and mimicked her actions, kissing her back and holding her steady. He allowed his hands to roam up and down her backside, softly caressing the most intimate parts. Amy felt her body growing hot as their kissing began to intensify. She thrived as she felt his hands roam down her back and gently stroke her ass tenderly. Amy gently ground her pelvis into his, securing a soft moan from Shadow. Suddenly, Shadow pulled his lips away from hers and lifted her up. Amy kept her hands on his shoulders and wrapped her legs around his waist as he moved them over to the bed to continue their actions. Amy released her hold around his waist once he laid her down on her back. She watched as he sat up and took off his shirt and discarded it on the floor. He glanced down at her as she stared back up at him. "Let me know if this becomes too much. I can always stop," he assured.
Amy smiled up at him for being so sincere and caring. "It's okay, Shadow. I'll be fine, I promise."
Nodding, he lowered himself down above her and began kissing the side of her neck softly while gently grinding himself against her core. Her hands ran up his chest and down his arms, feeling his toned upper body. She could feel his bulge through his pants pressing up against the thin fabric of her pajama shorts. "Shadow," she gasped softly.
•~•
Back with Knuckles, Mighty, and Gadget, the three had found a nice location right off the highway to hide Zonic's body. After digging a large ditch, Knuckles and Mighty each held an end of the clothed body and tossed it into a large dug ditch. Knuckles stared at the wrapped-up body using a flashlight while Mighty walked over and got some lighter fluid out of the back of their truck. He unscrewed the lid and began dunking the liquid all over the body. "Hey, Rookie, get me a lighter," Mighty called.
Gadget patted one side of his utility belt until he eventually found a lighter. He walked over and handed the armadillo the tool. "Here you go."
Mighty ignited a flame and held out the lighter over the body in the ditch. "One A.T.F nuisance down, one more to go," he said before allowing the lighter to fall into the pit.
Within seconds, the body combusted into flames and the three stepped backs slightly as they watched the flames lick the sides of the ditch and slowly consume the body wrapped in cloth.
•~•
Meanwhile, now both completely nude, Shadow faced Amy while she lay on her side in bed. She had her right leg draped over his left hip while his hand caressed her most sensitive opening. With one hand gripping his shoulder, Amy closed her eyes and panted while Shadow's hand gently trailed over her folds, stroking, rubbing, and teasingly dipping into her core. Occasionally the tip of his middle finger would just prod at her opening, driving her wild. She could already feel herself soaking and he had yet to even properly finger her. Shadow watched as her hips bucked in his direction as his fingers traced her clitoris. He could feel the immense heat emanating from her entrance and he knew she wanted it.
Hell—she was ready for it, but he wanted to get her a little hotter before he moved in for the final stage. While his middle finger finally sunk into her core, Amy gasped sharply from the unexpected move. He had teased her for so long, so feeling his finger deep inside her felt amazing. Suddenly, his head leaned forward and he began to kiss down the side of her neck, before kissing down her breast. He continued to pump just his middle finger in and out of her while his tongue trailed around her left nipple. Amy's hand that gripped his shoulder then trailed her fingertips down his arm, chest, and eventually stroked at his erection. His hair stood on edge as he felt her fingertips brush down his length and squeezed gently at parts of it. She was familiarizing herself with it and gasped slightly in delight as she rubbed at his head with her thumb.
While he fingered her, he could feel her vagina walls tightening up around his fingers and could feel the slickness as his fingers glided in and out of her with ease. He pulled his fingers out of her and rolled them over, so she was on her back and he was hovering over her with her legs spread. "Are you absolutely sure you want this? We can stop now," he whispered.
Amy shook her head, agreeing to it. "I want to experience this," she stated. "I've never been with anyone else other than Zonic. I want to know what it's like to be with someone else…"
He reached down and stroked the side of her face. Amy relished in his caress of her right cheek. So far, Shadow had been incredibly gentle and slow with her, making sure she was taken care of in all the right places.
Shadow leaned down and kissed her slowly and began to sink down closer to her, bringing her lower half closer to his. Amy kissed him back and allowed his tongue to explore her mouth. Gripping his hardened shaft, he rubbed it over her folds, coating it in her sweet juices. Amy felt her body grow even hotter in excitement and anticipation as it rubbed up and down in a vertical fashion. Finally, Shadow slowly sank his entire member inside of her. Her heat encapsulated his entire being and he shuddered feeling her warmth and tightness consume him. He pulled his mouth away from her lips and kissed down her cheek and left hot throat kisses down the side of her neck while he began to thrust in and out of her. Amy wrapped her arms under his arms and secured them around his back, as he made love to her. Amy felt her toes curl as his length pushed in and out of her.
She moaned softly and gasped wondering to herself if this was what made sex so magical. She internally reprimanded herself for staying with Zonic as long as she did. Sex had never felt like this for her. It had always been painful, uncomfortable, and not enjoyable in the least. She had always thought she was to blame for it not being something she had wanted, but Shadow had changed her perspective tonight. Sex could feel wonderful if it was done with the right person. Hearing her satisfaction, Shadow continued to pump in and out of her and began to intensify the speed, picking it up a bit. Amy could feel something building within her she hadn't felt before. Whatever it was, she wanted it to be reached. She arched her back, allowing her breasts to meet his chest as her grip on him tightened. "Oh, I-I."
He lifted his head to look at her expression. Her head was tilted back, and her eyes were shut. He could see by the way she was biting her lower lip that she was just at her peak. He went a bit faster, making her voice lilt an octane as he hit the sweet spot. Suddenly he felt her inner walls spasm around his shaft and came to a slower pace so she could savor in the blissful moment of her first orgasm with him. Amy felt herself panting heavily as she came down from her high. Shadow pulled out and flopped down next to her in bed. He wrapped an arm around her waist and drew her in flush against him while he spooned her from behind. "That was…that was," she breathed, unable to complete her sentence.
"I aim to please," he chuckled as he rested his chin on her shoulder from behind.
"Shadow—wait a second," she said stopping herself. She turned over in his grasp and looked down between them. "You didn't, did you-"
He rested a hand on her hip. "It's okay," he assured. "Don't worry about me. Tonight, was all about you," he smiled sincerely.
Her ears lowered slightly, unsure if he truly meant it. "…But I want you to feel good, too."
"Just because I didn't finish doesn't mean I didn't enjoy myself. Taking care of you tonight was good enough for me," he pledged. "I can always get my shot next time," he winked.
Amy smiled in relief and pecked him on the lips. "Are you going to stay with me for the rest of the night?"
"Of course," he confirmed. "Let's get some sleep."