Chapter 17
After getting all of their belongings packed, they climb into the vehicles that will move them to the new base. Kolt sat in the back of a large truck with the Master Emerald still refusing to leave its side. Saya and TK were in one car under guard while Sophia, Brandy and Caroline were in the other. Both Saya and Sophia haven't said a word since they departed Freedom HQ. "Saya?" TK tried to reach out feeling the tension coming off of her, but it was almost like she couldn't hear her, "Hey Saya," She lightly shook her as she snaps out of it,
"Huh? Oh sorry, I guess I dozed off…" She said,
"Are you okay? If this is about Spira…"
"Elias said we'd talk about it when we get there…" Saya said looking out the window again, TK could tell she was closing herself off. She had never seen Saya like this before and it was really starting to worry her. She texted Brandy asking how they were doing. She responds with, not great. Sophia was acting in a similar manner.
"Sophia?" Caroline was trying to get through to her just like TK was trying to talk to Saya. But She didn't respond, just looked out the window that same tension emanating off of her. Caroline and Brandy give one another looks. TK messaged them informing that Saya and Sophia started to argue after everyone went to the infirmary but none of them knew how to fix this.
It was late when they got to the new base, they climb out to see the entrance is an opening to a mountain side. The only signs that show anyone was here was the dirt road heading into the mountain and a metal fence with guards walking the perimeter. They follow Sally inside as she leads them to a large room full of cots.
"We're still setting things up, so you'll all have to bunk in here for the evening. We'll discuss what happened after you all rest." Sally said as she looks at Kolt who was still carrying the Master Emerald, "Can we at least put the Emerald in the Alter room?" She asked,
"Nope, Emerald stays with me." He said, seeing Eggman almost getting away with the Master Emerald brought back memories of the past having to force himself to shatter the Emerald just to keep it out of his hands.
"Alright, all of you try to get some sleep." Sally lets out a sigh closing the door behind them leaving the six of them alone. They all stay silent for a bit feeling the uncomfortable hostility in the room. They all take a cot and start getting ready for bed. Caroling gives TK a tap in the shoulder as they both look over at Sophia and Saya giving each other glances like they didn't know how to talk to one another.
"What should we do?" Caroline whispered to TK,
"This can't go on any longer." TK said, she stands up and grabs two pillows and throws them at Saya and Sophia,
"Hey!" Saya said getting thrown off guard.
"Both of you need to stop!" TK said as they look at her shocked, "I get that you had an argument, but this is not the time to be fighting."
"Wait, what argument?" Kolt asked looking at both of them confused. Saya and Sophia make eye contact then quickly look away from one another.
"They were fighting about Spira." TK said,
"What about her?" Kolt was still confused,
"About Saya jumping in front of Sophia's attack." TK clarified as he quiets down. Both Sophia and Saya look uncomfortable not sure how to start the conversation.
"Soph… I…" Saya turns to her, as Sophia puts up her hand gesturing her to stop.
"Don't… we were both heated… I shouldn't have snapped at you like that." Sophia said,
"I shouldn't have retaliated…" They both look at one another then look away feeling uncomfortable,
"Sorry…" They both said, there was a long pause as Saya takes a deep breath seeing her hands shaking.
"I… Can I tell you guys what happened?" Saya asked,
"Are you sure?" Brandy asked as Saya sits on her cot as they all move over next to her.
"You don't have to force yourself." Caroline said,
"Caroline's right, you've been through a lot." Kolt said,
"No… You all need to hear this. Maybe then you'll understand why I wanted to save Spira." She said as she began to tell them everything. From her time as Spira's prisoner when the ship was invaded by Eggman. Her being tortured then attempted escape resulting in her broken leg. The constant experiments, almost being robotisized…
"You commented that in the infirmary right before your…" Kolt stopped not wanting to make Saya feel uncomfortable.
"But he's right, what stopped him from Robotisizing you like he did Spira?" Sophia asked, Saya holds up her Chaos Emerald.
"The Emerald protected me."
"So that means that we're all safe from being robotisized." TK said sounding relieved,
"That and the Robotisizer exploded." Saya said. She continues telling her story explaining that after that Eggman drugged her and hypnotized her into transforming into Dark Sonic without even realizing it. Then being trapped someplace horrible and her constant fight with Dark Sonic trying to regain control. They all continued to listen, all feeling terrible for not being able to find her sooner. Sophia tries not to become enraged hearing Saya speak swearing internally that she'd make Robotnik pay for what he did to her. They all go to bed in silence after herstory finished, not sure how to respond.
Saya wakes up early in the morning and sneaks out of the room, she felt stressed after telling them everything. They all looked at her horrified as she told her story. She did leave out a small part, she still feared that Dark Sonic could take over any time she transforms. But she didn't want to burden them with that, she's the leader of the Freedom Fighters and she needed to keep up being the hero with a confident smile on her face. She sits outside the door knowing if she went too far from the room it would cause them all to panic.
"Tikal?" Saya called out as she appears in front of her,
"Good morning Sonic." She said sitting down next to her.
"Good morning." Saya said with a smile,
"Is everything alright? You look troubled." She asked looking concerned as she sits next to her.
"I wanted to ask if you were sure the Dark Chaos energy was gone for good…" Saya asked as Tikal frowned, "That's not the look I was hoping for…"
"Sonic, Dark Chaos is just like Chaos. It's infinite, one cannot live without the other. It was the cause of why Mobius was destroyed." Tikal said,
"Because the Dark overpowered the light?" Saya said as Tikal nods, "Next question, was the Dark Chaos Emerald really destroyed?"
"I'm sorry, I am unsure." Tikal said as Saya frowns,
"Are you one hundred percent positive that there's none left inside my Chaos Emerald?" Saya looked at Tikal hoping that she would be able to take at least one of her fears away.
"I can tell that you are afraid of the Dark Chaos Sonic, but I can assure you that it no longer has the ability that you fear could take over.
"But it's still there…" Saya said lowering her head,
"Dark and light live in all of us, light more so for you but there is Dark in there none the less, like I said…"
"One can't live without the other." Saya repeated,
"As for the Dark Chaos Emerald, I am certain that it exploded. However I am unsure if the Emerald was destroyed or simply fractured like how the Master Emerald was." Tikal said,
"That's not comforting…" Saya said with a loud sigh,
"Your friends will make sure that what happened to you won't happen again." Tikal tried to reassure Saya, but she could still tell she was worried,
"But there will always be that small chance that it could happen… I can feel it like a scar on my chest." Saya said putting her hand to her chest. "If the Dark Chaos Emerald still exists, we need to find all the pieces before they fall into the wrong hands and more people get hurt."
"Always the one to worry about others. Is this why you haven't voiced your concerns about Dark Sonic to the others?" She asked as Saya was surprised at how easily Tikal could read her soul.
"I don't want to worry them with ifs. Especially if it gets me benched from being a Freedom Fighter for good." Saya said, "I already feel trapped as it is." She looks around the hallway, still not a window in sight but that's to be expected with a base that's underneath a mountain.
"Just don't shoulder all of your burdens alone Sonic. Your friends are there to support you." She said as she pauses, "There's another question you wanted to ask me correct?"
"You're very perceptive tonight," Saya chuckles as Tikal smiles, "The last Freedom Fighter, do you know where she is?"
"How do you know that the seventh server is a she?" Tikal asked looking confused,
"Oh c'mon, you and I both know who the final server is. Everyone who was on the space colony ARC during the final battle so far has become a Freedom Fighter." Saya said rolling her eyes,
"So you pieced it all together have you?" Tikal said,
"Yeah, after my trip down memory lane." She chuckled,
"You are correct, Amy Rose is the last freedom fighter Sonic, however I am surprised that you think she would be the same. You yourself are not the same Sonic from the past." She said with a smile.
"True, I mean same goes for TK and Sophia…" Saya said thinking about it more clearly. What if Amy's reincarnation is a boy? What would he look like? "Hang on, why did we reincarnate this way? Caroline, Brandy and Kolt didn't change."
"Reincarnation is entirely random; You all could have been born as Mobians for all we know." Tikal said,
"So it just kinda happened huh?" Saya shrugs. "You didn't answer my question, do you know where Amy is?" she asked again,
"It's faint and I cannot pinpoint their exact location, ever since you've come back and the six of you have been together the connection to Amy's Emerald has slowly become stronger since the Emeralds are drawn to one another. I know that the location is somewhere on the South Side of Station Square but at the moment that's the best I can give you." She explained,
"So the longer we're together the faster we find Amy?" Tikal nods, "Sweet, thanks for the talk I really appreciate it,"
"Please feel free to talk to me anytime you need to Sonic. I am always here for you." She said disappearing as Saya lets out another sigh. Now she had more questions about the Dark Chaos and why it felt as if it's presence was standing behind her, like a shadow she couldn't see. She hears panicked noises from the room as the door bursts open,
"I'll go look for her!" Kolt said as he turns his head making eye contact with her, "Never mind I found her." He calls out,
"Yo!" She said with a smile waving her hand as she stands up walking over to him. She looks at her phone, she didn't realize she had been out of the room for so long.
"You doing alright? Telling us all of that must have been rough and… well…" Kolt looks away not knowing how to react.
"Whoa, don't start getting mushy on me now Muscles." Saya joked as his expression changed to becoming flushed,
"Y…you don't have to tease me!" He said looking away as the others burst through the door.
"Saya! You scared us!" TK said,
"Sorry little dude, wanted to just chill for a bit and I lost track of time." Saya said with a chuckle,
"Still you should have told one of us!" TK said with a huff,
"What, do I have to get permission to go places now even on base?" Saya teased,
"Yes," Sophia said seriously crossing her arms,
"Yeesh! You all are no fun." Saya said pouting as they all smile halfheartedly; she could see the half glances they gave one another. They were all worried about her… she starts to second guess if she should have told them…
"We understand that everyone needs their alone time Saya, but you could still have told us where you were going… Or that you left in the first place." Brandy said, "Then TK wouldn't have woken us all up in a panic seeing you missing."
"Excuse me for not wanting to wake you all." Saya said crossing her arms starting to pout,
"And yet, here we are." Sophia glared for a second then let out a sigh, "I'm going back to bed." She walks back inside the room.
"Me too." Brandy said with a yawn,
"I'm up so I'm going to go see if they need help getting the electronics up and running." TK said running off.
"I'm going to get breakfast ready… I hope the kitchen is stocked…" Caroline walked away until it was just Saya and Kolt standing in the hallway. They stood there in silence for a moment, Saya half expecting for him to say he was going to guard the Master Emerald. But he just kept standing there glancing over towards her every few moments.
"They left you to keep an eye on me, didn't they?" Saya said as he looks at her shocked,
"How did you figure it out?" Kolt said as Saya can only chuckle at how alike he is from Knuckles.
"It was written all over your face," Saya smirked as he grabs his phone and starts using it as a mirror, "Not actually written you goof." She chuckles as he turns away feeling embarrassed.
"I knew that…"
"Sure you did," she said shaking her head, "Once a knuckle head always a knuckle head."
"Hey!" Kolt protested as she chuckles walking towards the exit, "W… Where are you going?" He asked following after her,
"Outside to run, don't know where there's a track and being inside with no windows is not fun for me," Saya said,
"Running again?" He looks ill just thinking about running,
"You don't have to run with me," She teasingly grinned as his expression changes to determination. "Besides don't you have a precious Emerald to protect?"
"Sophia and Brandy are there and I'm not leaving your side!" Kolt said,
"Whatever," She rolls her eyes as they get outside, "Try to keep up," She smirks at him as she runs ahead.
"Damnit Saya I can't run that fast!" Kolt yelled at her as she ran ahead, leaving him in the dust.
Time passes to a little after ten in the morning as Saya takes a break while watching Kolt try to breathe like he just coughed up a lung. "You going to live?" She joked,
"This… is… fine…" He said. She hands him a bottle of water as he sits next to her chucking the bottle.
"Sips," She puts her hand on the bottle lowering it, "Or you'll just end up throwing up." he suddenly stops drinking and slows down.
"TK told me you were obsessed with running before this all started." Kolt said,
"Ever since I was a kid I've loved to run; it feels so freeing like the faster I ran the less I felt tied down." She said feeling the cool morning breeze against her face,
"Do you feel tied down now?" Kolt asked, She pauses before answering wanting to make sure to word it without worrying him more.
"Sometimes… I'm not sure if it's cuz of all that happened recently or if it's just my nature." She said with a stretch.
"You've always been one to go with the wind," He chuckles,
"Yeah… sometimes I miss just running until I got somewhere new… It was always a thrill not knowing where'd I'd end up." Saya said looking up at the sky. Kolt realized that for a moment, it felt like he was talking to Sonic.
"Sadly, the world we live in isn't as safe as Mobius," Kolt said,
"Whoa, whoa, wait! When was Mobius ever safe?" She asked,
"Was plenty safe on my Island," He said crossing his arms as they both chuckle,
"Sonic…" She heard Tikal in her head, "I found them!" Saya stands up quickly,
"Hey, everything okay?" Kolt asked standing up alarmed,
"Tikal just found the Seventh Server!" Saya said running back inside,
"Wait! Please no more running." He cried out as he ran after her, but she was already back inside running into the room taking Sophia and Brandy off guard as they were putting away the cots.
"Where are they?" Saya asked looking towards the Master Emerald as they both look at her confused,
"Saya? You okay?" Brandy asked as Tikal appears,
"They are at South Side High," Tikal said as TK and Caroline burst into the room,
"What the hell is going on? Sophia asked looking annoyed at all of the commotion,
"Eggman's been spotted in Station Square again," TK said,
"Now?" Saya turned to them, "Where?" she already began to fear the worst,
"South Side High School." Caroline said as Saya's face turns white just as Kolt finally gets to the room.
"I thought you were supposed to stay with Saya," TK asked Kolt,
"She's… so fast…" Kolt said trying to catch his breath,
"Wait that's the same name Tikal just said," Brandy said,
"Eggman's going after the Seventh Server…" Saya said,
"What?" Sophia said, "We need to tell Elias," They all head to the new infirmary, It was a little larger and there was more equipment none of them really knew were for.
"Elias!" Saya yelled as they all burst into the room, "I need to be cleared for battle." Saya said,
"What? Absolutely not!" Elias said,
"I don't think that's a good idea…" Dr. Q said already noticing that Saya looked panicked, "You we're in an awfully close battle yesterday."
"We don't have a choice; I have to go. Eggman is after the Seventh Server and I need to be there to help them awaken." She said,
"Are you sure?" Elias asked,
"Tikal!" Saya called out getting impatient as she appears,
"Sonic is right Elias… She must be there to help awaken the final Server." She said,
"Amy?" Kolt asked,
"Amy…" TK responded.
"Yeah, yeah you two can joke later." Saya said as they give each other a look, "You can bench me after if it makes you feel better, but we can't let Eggman get to them." Elias lets out a sigh as he looks at Sophia,
"You make sure they all get back here safe," He said as she nods,
"Thanks Elias," Saya said as they run to the new hangar bay. They all transform and climb into the Tornado as the doors open and they fly out of the side of the mountain,
"The base is definitely better hidden," Blaze said,
"Eggman will have a hard time finding us now." Knuckles said, Shadow places her hand on Sonic's shoulder to get her attention.
"I'll keep Spira at bay, while you help awaken Amy." She said as Sonic looks at her shocked surprised to hear her say that,
"Thanks Shadow," She said with a smile as she gives her a nod. "Now, let's do it to it!" She cheered as they all head towards South Side High to stop Eggman before he gets his hands on the seventh server.
It started out as a relaxing Friday afternoon at South Side High. But it was completely turned upside down as it's taken over by robots and all of the students were corralled into the gym. The students were terrified and confused to why they were there. One of the students in particular, Alan, was amongst the crowd wondering why the enemy of the Freedom Fighters, Eggman, was holding the school hostage. More importantly he feared for what he had planned for them.
"Alan, I'm scared…" One of his classmates said grabbing his forearm tightly, He gives her a reassuring smile and a thumbs up.
"Don't worry, Sonic and the Freedom Fighters will come save us." He said trying to help her stay calm as her expression lightened. Part of him was just as scared as she was. But another part of him was excited to have a chance to see Sonic in person. Ever since Sonic Debuted he's been following the stories about her internally wishing to be as amazing as she is. The robots forced them into a corner of the gym, two massive robots hover over them all as Eggman floats over them in his craft. Alan couldn't help but think about how funny his mustache looked. He also wondered if the reason why Sonic called him Eggman was because he looked like an Egg when he sat in that flying craft.
"Now, as long as everyone listens and doesn't play hero, no one will be hurt." Eggman said in a reassuring voice as he looks them all over, "This might seem like a strange question, but have any of you found something that's fallen out of the sky a few months ago? A thick silver bracelet with a large gem in the middle that you just can't take off?" They all look around at one another confused as Alan begins to feel panic. How did Eggman know about his bracelet? He slowly grabs his flannel sleeve to make sure the bracelet was covered trying to make sure no one noticed. In the corner of his eye as he makes sure it's covered; he could have sworn the aquamarine gem in the center glowed. "So you won't step forward? … What a shame." He said shaking his head, "I'll just have to check one by one until I find you." One of the robots grabs one of the students and drags her over to him while she cried for help… They all sat in fear feeling helpless and not knowing what to do.
"Please let me go!" She cried as he floats over to her and jumps out of his craft. He kneels and give a reassuring smile.
"Like I said little one, I'm not going to harm you. I just need you to show me your wrists." He said as she shakily pulled up her sleeves showing her wrists. "See? Now that wasn't so bad right? You can go now."
"What?' She looked surprised; he points at the exit behind one of the giant robots as he gives her a little push in that direction. She runs to the exit and escapes. Alan lets out a sigh of relief fearing Eggman would hurt her as she ran away.
"Now you all see that I can be nice. The one I'm looking for knows they can't escape. But if they keep me waiting, I may have to kill some of you to get you out of hiding." Eggman grins at them as they all cower. Alan was positive this man was completely insane and feared what would happen if he did get his hands on him. A part of him knew that hiding wouldn't be what Sonic would do… he knew she'd save everyone here with a bright smile in her face. But what could he do? Eggman turns around with a disappointed sigh then waves his hand as one of the robots grabs another student and she screams in fear.
"W…Wait!" Alan jumps to his feet without thinking. His arms and legs were shaking but he couldn't just sit there while his classmates were threatened by this madman.
"Oh? And who might you be young lad?" Eggman asked with a raised eyebrow lowering his hand as the robot lets go of his classmate.
"My… My name's Alan Ross…" He said, his voice trembling. "You'll really let everyone go?"
"Of course my boy, you have nothing to fear. I'm a man of my word." He said returning to his reassuring voice, but Alan knew he couldn't trust him. However, he also knew that Eggman could just kill everyone here to get what he wants.
"Alan… what are you doing?" His classmate whispered as he ignored them and put his hand in front of him. Every instinct was screaming at him to stop but he knew that's not what Sonic would do… She would be brave. He pulls his sleeve away showing Eggman the bracelet as he smiles at Alan sinisterly.
"You're not what I was expecting at all Alan, come here so I can get a better look at you. Once you're standing by my side your classmates are free to go." He said, Alan looks over at everyone as they look at him confused and afraid, he takes a deep breath and gives them all a thumbs up with a weak smile.
"Don't worry, everything will be okay." He said as he began to weave through his classmates. Some of them grab him as they try to convince him to run. That's exactly what he wanted to do but he knew there was no escape. At least this way he can make sure his classmates can get out of here safely. He stands next to Eggman as he places his hand on Alan's shoulder.
"I admire your bravery my boy, everyone else is free to go." He turns towards them with a terrifying look, "Run before I change my mind." In a panic, everyone begins standing up and running towards the exit. Eggman's grip on Alan's shoulder tightens making his posture stiffen.
"What are you going to do with me?" He asks shakily as Eggman lets out a laugh.
"If you're afraid I'll kill you Alan, then relax. For what I have planned for you is much worse and it will crush Sonic to her very core." He smiled letting go of his shoulder. Alan was confused, how could anything happening to him hurt someone as powerful as Sonic? One of the robots pulls a glass container off it's back and slams it down next to Alan. He jumps at the impact as the container opens and the robot pushes him inside sealing him in.
"Hey! Let me out!" Alan slams his fists against the glass as the robot lifts the container off the ground. "What do you want with Sonic anyway? And what does this have to do with my bracelet?" he asked. If he was going to be trapped he might as well try and get some answers.
"To destroy her of course, And you're the perfect bait. You don't need to worry yourself about the Chaos… I mean bracelet." He said as Alan was shocked. He didn't want to be used by this maniac to hurt Sonic, but what could he do? He didn't have the strength to get free.
"You have the strength to fight…" Alan hears a woman's voice as he looks around, but the only other person in here was Eggman as he was climbing back into his craft. "The seven servers…" He heard the voice again, where had he heard that saying before? It felt familiar to him. The doors of the gym swing open as he sees her for the first time in person, Sonic and the Freedom Fighters run into the room ready to fight.
"Alright Egghead! We know what you're planning. Let 'em go and I might go easy on you." She said, giving him a taunting grin,
"At long last you've arrived. I was beginning to think I was in the home clear." Eggman joked, "But you're already too late, I've claimed my prize as he gestures to Alan. She turns to see him as their eyes meet. He was mesmerized by their emerald green color; she couldn't believe that she was looking at Amy's reincarnation and that they were a boy. Sonic's gaze turns back to Eggman as her ears lower angrily.
"Let him go!" She demanded; Alan was surprised to see her reaction thinking she always kept a smile on her face. He wanted to keep a smile on her face… He shakes his head feeling flustered as his heart continued to pound seeing her look so concerned for him.
"Oh, ho, ho! But I have such fun plans for him, Sonic. Perhaps I'll turn him against you." Eggman said.
"Not if I have anything to say about it!" She said dashing towards them, but another flash appears and stops her approach. Metal Spira held her back, "Spira…" Saya's expression twists to a pained look as Shadow teleports next to Sonic and knocks Metal Spira out of the way, they give each other a nod, "Knux! Give me a hand! Cream, Tails, Blaze, keep the other one busy!" Sonic said as they all charged, Shadow kept Metal Spira at bay while the other three worked on disabling the other robot and Sonic and Knuckles charged the robot holding Alan hostage.
"The base of the container should be the weak point! Hit it there." Tails called out.
"On it." Knuckles said, as he jumps and strikes the bottom of the container holding Alan clean off as he starts to fall out.
"Got 'em!" Sonic said as she catches him midair and lands on the ground, "Nailed it!" She smiles as Alan just looks at her amazed. She loses her composure for a moment seeing the sparkle in Alan's eyes. It was hard for her to say anything to him already knowing who he is before he does. But she just had to remind herself that this isn't the same Amy that used to chase her everywhere around Mobius. She runs further away from the robot and puts him down. "You okay?" She asked but he was in a daze shocked that The Sonic the Hedgehog just came to his rescue.
"Give him back! I got here first!" Eggman yelled,
"Too slow Egghead! And I never heard you say dibs." Sonic said standing in front of Alan,
"We'll see about that!" He said as the two robots turn towards them. The top of one of the robots opens up like a secret gun but instead of a weapon it creates a bright flash that blinded both Sonic and Alan,
"Can't… see...!" Sonic said trying to get her vision to return,
"Sonic look out!" Cream called out trying to warn her, as the one robot strikes Sonic away and grabs Alan,
"You didn't think I'd let you save him that easily did you?" Eggman said as Sonic struggles to get up slowly regaining her vision.
"Not if I have anything to say about it!" Knuckles said taking a swing at Eggman's craft.
"Not so fast Knuckles!" He flies next to Alan and pulls out a strange needle injector. "One move and I inject the boy!" Knuckles stops, in a blue blur Sonic appears between Eggman and Alan taking him by surprise,
"Did you forget about me?" She said kicking the weapon out of his hand into the air.
"Curse you Shadow for keeping Metal Spira busy…" Eggman glared shaking his hand out from the pain as he flies further away from Sonic just as she was about to strike at his craft. Knuckles runs over to the robot holding Alan and pries him free. Sonic helps him down then stands in front of Alan in a defensive position with Knuckles behind him,
"Sorry Robutnik, but I'm calling dibs!" She sticks her tongue out at him,
"You know it's Robotnik you pesky rodent!" he said sounding insulted, "Damn you all!" He presses a button as the robot the others were fighting changes shape where it now had six arms. They start swinging rapidly as both Cream and Tails are pinned down,
"Cream!" Blaze yells as she runs to help her but gets pinned down in the process.
"Knux… Can you help the others?" Sonic said looking at him,
"On it, keep him safe." Knuckles said as they give each other a thumbs up. Shadow was continuing to keep Spira distracted and away from Sonic as she tried to figure out what to do next. She could just run out of here with Amy but Metal Spira would go after them. On top of that she couldn't leave all of her friends in the middle of a fight… and she hasn't figured out how to trigger Amy's transformation.
"I don't understand…Why are you going to all this trouble?" Alan asked,
"We're the Freedom Fighters, it's what we do." She said with a smile, She couldn't just tell him that he's one of them during this chaotic fight, but she also needed to keep trying to figure out how to help him awaken. The robot that Knuckles took down starts to move again as four extra arms pop out, "We gotta move!" She said picking him up and dodging the attacks from the hands. He wondered how she could pick him up so easily and run like he weighed nothing. He was over a foot taller than her and her arms did not look very strong.
"Carrying him around is slowing you down Sonic." Eggman said with a grin,
"I don't need my full speed to make sure you don't get your way Egghead!" Sonic said,
"But I have so many more toys for you to deal with." He laughed as Metal Spira manages to kick Shadow to the ground and charges at them.
"Oh no you don't!" Sonic said flipping and kicking Metal Spira away. Alan wraps his arms around Sonic's neck tightly and closes his eyes trying not to fall. Sonic didn't notice the Robot from before flashed the bright light again blinding her while she was still midair, "Crap…" One of the hands of the robot swings to strike them down.
"Sonic! Behind you!" Alan opens his eyes right before the hand hits them as Sonic quickly turns enough to take the brunt of the impact trying to make sure he wouldn't get hurt as they crash into the wall. Alan's entire body felt sore as he realizes that Sonic moved herself just enough to shield him from hitting the wall. "Sonic…"
"Thanks for the heads up." Sonic said, Alan stands back up as she staggers down to one knee still struggling to see. "You need to go hide, it's not safe." She shakes her head trying to focus knowing she couldn't protect him when her vision was clouded.
"But you're hurt." He said helping her to her feet looking worried there was blood running down the side of her face from an injury to the head. He hated how helpless he was. Sonic kept getting hurt and he knew It was his fault.
"This is nothing…" She said as her vision comes back in time to notice one of the hands come straight at them, "Move!" Sonic pushes him out of the way as she's pinned to the wall.
"Sonic!" Alan cried out,
"I knew protecting him would get you caught Sonic." Eggman said with a laugh, "Now stop playing with Shadow, Metal Spira and bring me the boy." Metal Spira attempts to charge at Alan but Shadow uses Chaos Control to get in the way striking her down.
"We're not gonna let you take him…" Sonic struggled, trying to push off the robotic hand pinning her to the wall.
"You should be worrying about yourself my dear." Eggman said as she fingers of the robot hand start to curl towards her digging into the wall.
"Shads? Knux? Little help here!" Sonic called out sounding panicked. But Shadow couldn't let up her attacks against Spira or she'll make a grab at Amy and Knuckles was still trying to help the others.
"She needs you…" The voice Alan heard earlier spoke in his mind again, "Just speak the words in your heart."
"The seven servers are the seven Chaos, Chaos is power, power enriched by the heart, the heart is the controller, the controller serves to unify the Chaos…"
"No! Stop him!" Eggman yells as the other hand swings down towards him,
"Chaos Control!" He said as he's enveloped in a warm pink light as all of his memories flood back to his past life as Amy Rose. The one who would always be there to support and love Sonic. The light fades showing his hair changed to a dark pink. His shirt and shorts were a matching red with white trim and Red and white boots. He snaps his fingers as a giant hammer with a golden handle and red mallet appears in his hand. He swings the hammer striking the hand that was swinging down towards him knocking it away with a picko sound. "Nobody hurts my Sonic!" He yelled striking the hand pinning Sonic to the wall.
"A…Amy?" Sonic asked looking shocked as he smiles at her. She knew who he was this entire time, but it still took her by surprise at how quickly it gave her flashbacks of being constantly chased by Amy Rose. But She had also forgotten how terrifying Amy could be when angry.
"No! this isn't how it was supposed to go down! Metal Spira take down…" Shadow appears next to Metal Spira and knocks her into a wall.
"Sorry, but not going to happen Robotnik." Shadow said standing next to Sonic and Amy,
"Hey Amy! Wanna play some croquet?" Sonic asked Amy with a knowing smile. He smiles back getting into position to swing his hammer as Sonic get into a spin dash. He strikes Sonic towards the other robot with a Picko sound and Sonic goes straight through the robot destroying it and freeing the others.
"You guys okay?" Knuckles runs over and helps Tails to her feet while Blaze helps Cream.
"A little sore." Tails said as they all look towards Eggman,
"Curse you Sonic! You won this time, but I'll be back!" He said as he and Metal Spira disappear. They all walk over to see Sonic stuck in the wall from hitting it so hard, but she was just laughing.
"Isn't that what he said yesterday?" Caroline asked as Brandy nods to her.
"That was awesome!" Sonic laughed as Knuckles pulls her out of the wall. Amy slowly walks up to all of them now beginning to recognize who they are to him.
"Nice to meet you Amy," Tails said as he was shocked to see both Tails and Shadow swapped genders just like he did.
"Of course we had to rescue you for you to transform." Knuckles said shaking his head, "Just like old times."
"Weren't you in a similar predicament when you first transformed?" Shadow said raising an eyebrow as Knuckles looks embarrassed.
"That wasn't the same!" He argues as they all laugh. Amy's eyes fix on Sonic as she smiles at him,
"Nice hit!" Sonic said. Tears start filling his eyes as the rest of them look confused. He was remembering Sonic's final words, "H…hey! Why are you crying? We're all together now." Sonic looked flustered not knowing how to comfort him. Amy quickly tackles her to the ground with a hug.
"I missed you so much!" Amy said still crying holding her tightly,
"Um… is anyone going to get him off me?" Sonic asked as they all smirk and chuckle at her situation.
"I'm never letting you go again!"
"Amy…" Sonic let out a sigh accepting that she was stuck like this until he had calmed down.
"Alright, you can do that later. We need to go before the press shows up." Shadow said getting impatient as she rips Amy off of Sonic.
"She's right, let's go." Tails said as they all head towards the Twin Tornado and head towards their new base of operations hidden deep within the mountains outside of Station Square.