They were right in front of the G.U.N HQ. Ken was trying his best not to look amazed. It made sense, it was a bit intimidating. White exterior that looked dreary thanks to the cloudy skies. It seemed ominous. At the same time, he had bad memories of these type of places due to his past with Eggman, he was very thankful when Amy took his hand to calm him as Rouge let them in by using her card.
"Boss, I got a visitor," said Rouge dismissively. Ken wasn't sure if she should be addressing the director in that way. But, watching the reaction of the others, it seemed they were used to this, even Amy let out a giggle and Knuckles hid a chuckle by coughing.
"Agent Rouge where were you?! One of the ano-" The strict looking man stopped himself and frowned. "I see you brought the anomaly back."
Anomaly!? Ken just had to breathe in and out, being someone who had to deal with racist people and such, he had to remember he couldn't just jump irrationally just because of a word. He also didn't like the tone he used, that being said, Ken was within the premises where this MAN had power, so he had to be cautious, as a king, well more like an emperor, he knew how do detect dangerous situations and irrational actions.
"Now boss man," he heard Rouge say "you should keep that tongue under control, or you will learn what the phrase hell hath no fury like a woman scorned is true"
The man growled, Ken noticed Amy was digging her gloved fingers into her available palm and trembling with the hand that was grasping his. Also, he didn't get why he didn't feel scared or in danger when he saw her aura, was it because it wasn't hostile towards him? He looked at Knuckles, wondering if he would get an answer, but the said echidna only shook his head.
"Whatever, thank you for coming back," said the man making Amy huff. Ken sighed having placed the other hand on Amy's shoulder, both looked at each other, suddenly calmig down. God Ken wasn't gonna live this down with Rouge. Knuckles left the two, going to another area to speak with someone while Rouge guided the other two through the facilities, passing by different halls, all of them with windows and places to monitor whatever was inside.
"Why did they call you an anomaly, Amy?" asked Ken sitting at one of the cafeteria tables Rouge had taken them to.
"Because I am supposed to be dead...But I can't die" said Amy nervously. "And well, I'm also...uh strange"
Well, that much he understood, but what could be stranger thank being alive after killed?
"What?" Ken was confused.
"Take a selfie with her" instructed Rouge, giving both of them some strawberry juice. Ken nodded, taking his phone out, both striking a pose as if they were gonna use this picture to rub it on their ex's faces. Once it was done the monkey's blue eyes widened in shock when in place of Amy's pose and smile was herself with a head starting to grow from the side of her skull, eyes blank. She seemed lifeless, her neck was at an odd angle as if snapped. Rouge took the phone from him and erased the picture. Ken didn't even get to protest.
"That's what I am..." said Amy looking away. Ken frowned looking at the pink hedgehog. "A monster"
"So what?" both females jumped when they heard him say that. Seriously, he had dealt with much worse, Ken was immortal like Shadow, but contrary to shadow he was alive and modified into a cyborg. He was practically someone who should be dead. How was this a problem? "You have another chance to live, so you could use it to your favor. Maybe not taking pictures and stuff. I had to do that too"
"You really think so?" the hope in Amy's eyes made Ken nod calmly.
"Ken, why don't you be her escort?" suggested Rouge looking at both fondly.
"What!?" Ken and Amy looked flustered making the bat laugh. What was her deal?! A job like that, for someone who had to be an example? The nerve!
"Not THAT kind of escort." she shook her head getting up from her seat. This made Ken sigh in relief "Let me show you."
Rouge guided them to the botanical room, letting them both in. Ken had never met Cosmo, but he had heard stories about her and seen pictures. Yet, she looked different, more mature than what he saw in the images. Long green leaf-like hair, a pair of blossoms on each side of her head speaking softly as she held hands with Tails who was about sixteen. That was when he noticed they both had an identical gold bracelet on their wrists.
"That's what I mean." Rouge's voice interrupted Ken's observations. "You would be able to help Amy go out of the facilities, we could say, watch over her and also help her calm down if something happens. If needed shock her to surrender"
"I...Don't know" said Ken rubbing the back of his head, sure he wanted to help her, but harming her to keep her under control just made him uncomfortable. Not to mention he knew what it was like too. "I..."
"Pleeeaaasee" begged Amy, her shining green eyes looked back at him. How could Sonic resist such a cute face? He sighed and smiled, resigned to do it.
"All right, I'll do it. I hope I don't have to do that shock to you.
"I promise I'll be good!" said Amy excitedly throwing herself on him while squealing making those in the room look at them. Ken laughed a bit managing to hug her and not fall, unlike Sonic, he also saw Cosmo and Tails walking towards them looking worried.
"What happened?" asked Tails tilting his head to one side. Ken let go of Amy, he was blushing a bit, not used to having that much contact with anyone.
"I got Amy her escort" answered Rouge with a playful smile.
"Oh! That is marvelous!" Cosmo's dreamy voice made them separate blushing.
"H-Hi Cosmo!" said Amy still embarrassed and giddy.
"Greetings, who is your companion?"
"My name is Ken Khan" he introduced himself simply. Obviously not wanting to reveal his status.
"My name is Cosmo," she said politely bowing her head.
"So...what brought you here?" asked Tails to Ken, obviously he knew how these places made the monkey feel.
"Well..."
"Amy escaped again," said Rouge making the pink hedgehog giggle and the other two to sigh, was this normal? "Well I found her, he happened to be there, seems both had something prepared for the cheaters. And, that's all"
"Right...and you had nothing to do with the last part?" said Tails raising an eyebrow.
"Maybe I did" she replied with a grin.
"You just love causing drama" mumbled Tails looking back at Ken. "So, welcome to the program"
"What does it involve?" asked Ken, of course, he would ask that.
"Well first, you gotta get to know all we know about Amy's condition"
"You mean the picture?" the monkey raised his eyebrows, obviously not seeming to understand what could be worse.
"No, miss Rouge should take you towards the experiment places," said Cosmo. Ken unconsciously shivered, if they had noticed they ignored it "You must understand what you are getting into, and understand that, though we might still have the same mind we had when alive, we are not the same"
"Please...Don't hate me"
"Don't worry" Ken smiled kindly rubbing Amy's quills, the female nodded a bit unsure. Rouge took him with her, leaving Amy with Cosmo and Tails. The bat was starting to doubt her decision, but there was no turning back now.
"Interesting place," said Ken looking around, watching the humanoid robots. He really hoped these were not cyborgs like him, forced into this. He shook his head, this wasn't the time.
"It is," said Rouge laughing a little. "All of us are here chosen mostly to protect this world from dangers."
"And Eggman? The iron rule?" Of course, the king of the dragon kingdom and free people was going to ask that.
"We know you guys are perfectly capable of handling that"
"Help would have been nice" He was mad and disappointed.
"Well, we do have to get on with this type of thing" answered the spy. She turned towards a black-haired human and smiled. "Ellie, hun, would you open the door? It's for the research on Thorn A anomaly."
"Oh! Yea, Sure!" said the twenty-three-year-old happily. "Who's the new guy?"
"Ken Khan" answered Rouge with a smirk.
"A pleasure to meet you," He said with a nod towards the human.
"No need to be that professional! Call me Ellie. You here to be the escort?" Ken nodded towards Ellie.
"Yes, that is the intention" Ellie nodded gesturing the two mobians to follow her.
"You're really brave Ken," said Ellie with a smile as she opened the door. Ken gasped, and Rouge just stared seemingly undisturbed. Pictures upon pictures of distorted Amy were there. "Amy has something different from the other two...She can split"
"What?" Ken was staring at three fish tanks, one with Amy's arm, the other with her ear and another with a finger, and from all, a head was starting to form.
"When Amy is unstable, she cuts a part of herself," said Rouge leaning on the wall. "And all of them work as a hive mind. We could say it's a survival reaction or something. Divide and conquer, hun"
"Does it hurt her?" he was worried about her.
"It does..." one of the more formed heads spoke making Ken jump. "But I'm getting used to it!"
"What is she in?" asked the monkey once he got over his shock, walking towards the Amy that spoke. This was going to be hard to get used to.
"Acid," a voice said, a young echidna dressed in orange and using a lab coat and glasses walked towards them. He ignored the king's appalled face and proceeded to explain. He recognized him, Dr. Finitivus "It slows her growth."
"But even then, she is resistant to it!" added Ellie with a grin trying to lighten the mood. "And plus, it is making her a bit more used to pain."
"She shouldn't be subjected to any pain!" growled Ken. "She is alive, she has feelings. She is as much as a mobian as Rouge and I!"
"We know," said Dr. Finitivus pushing up his glasses, knowing how sensitive the subject was for the other male. "But, she is still an anomaly kind of like you, but different, she isn't explainable."
"I wanna know what's going on too Ken!" said Amy's head. Ken sighed.
"I will do it if it allows her to have a bit more normalcy, I want her to have access to it!" Ellie and grinned satisfied.
They were right in front of the G.U.N HQ. Ken was trying his best not to look amazed. It made sense, it was a bit intimidating. White exterior that looked dreary thanks to the cloudy skies. It seemed ominous. At the same time, he had bad memories of these type of places due to his past with Eggman, he was very thankful when Amy took his hand to calm him as Rouge let them in by using her card.
"Boss, I got a visitor," said Rouge dismissively. Ken wasn't sure if she should be addressing the director in that way. But, watching the reaction of the others, it seemed they were used to this, even Amy let out a giggle and Knuckles hid a chuckle by coughing.
"Agent Rouge where were you?! One of the ano-" The strict looking man stopped himself and frowned. "I see you brought the anomaly back."
Anomaly!? Ken just had to breathe in and out, being someone who had to deal with racist people and such, he had to remember he couldn't just jump irrationally just because of a word. He also didn't like the tone he used, that being said, Ken was within the premises where this MAN had power, so he had to be cautious, as a king, well more like an emperor, he knew how do detect dangerous situations and irrational actions.
"Now boss man," he heard Rouge say "you should keep that tongue under control, or you will learn what the phrase hell hath no fury like a woman scorned is true"
The man growled, Ken noticed Amy was digging her gloved fingers into her available palm and trembling with the hand that was grasping his. Also, he didn't get why he didn't feel scared or in danger when he saw her aura, was it because it wasn't hostile towards him? He looked at Knuckles, wondering if he would get an answer, but the said echidna only shook his head.
"Whatever, thank you for coming back," said the man making Amy huff. Ken sighed having placed the other hand on Amy's shoulder, both looked at each other, suddenly calmig down. God Ken wasn't gonna live this down with Rouge. Knuckles left the two, going to another area to speak with someone while Rouge guided the other two through the facilities, passing by different halls, all of them with windows and places to monitor whatever was inside.
"Why did they call you an anomaly, Amy?" asked Ken sitting at one of the cafeteria tables Rouge had taken them to.
"Because I am supposed to be dead...But I can't die" said Amy nervously. "And well, I'm also...uh strange"
Well, that much he understood, but what could be stranger thank being alive after killed?
"What?" Ken was confused.
"Take a selfie with her" instructed Rouge, giving both of them some strawberry juice. Ken nodded, taking his phone out, both striking a pose as if they were gonna use this picture to rub it on their ex's faces. Once it was done the monkey's blue eyes widened in shock when in place of Amy's pose and smile was herself with a head starting to grow from the side of her skull, eyes blank. She seemed lifeless, her neck was at an odd angle as if snapped. Rouge took the phone from him and erased the picture. Ken didn't even get to protest.
"That's what I am..." said Amy looking away. Ken frowned looking at the pink hedgehog. "A monster"
"So what?" both females jumped when they heard him say that. Seriously, he had dealt with much worse, Ken was immortal like Shadow, but contrary to shadow he was alive and modified into a cyborg. He was practically someone who should be dead. How was this a problem? "You have another chance to live, so you could use it to your favor. Maybe not taking pictures and stuff. I had to do that too"
"You really think so?" the hope in Amy's eyes made Ken nod calmly.
"Ken, why don't you be her escort?" suggested Rouge looking at both fondly.
"What!?" Ken and Amy looked flustered making the bat laugh. What was her deal?! A job like that, for someone who had to be an example? The nerve!
"Not THAT kind of escort." she shook her head getting up from her seat. This made Ken sigh in relief "Let me show you."
Rouge guided them to the botanical room, letting them both in. Ken had never met Cosmo, but he had heard stories about her and seen pictures. Yet, she looked different, more mature than what he saw in the images. Long green leaf-like hair, a pair of blossoms on each side of her head speaking softly as she held hands with Tails who was about sixteen. That was when he noticed they both had an identical gold bracelet on their wrists.
"That's what I mean." Rouge's voice interrupted Ken's observations. "You would be able to help Amy go out of the facilities, we could say, watch over her and also help her calm down if something happens. If needed shock her to surrender"
"I...Don't know" said Ken rubbing the back of his head, sure he wanted to help her, but harming her to keep her under control just made him uncomfortable. Not to mention he knew what it was like too. "I..."
"Pleeeaaasee" begged Amy, her shining green eyes looked back at him. How could Sonic resist such a cute face? He sighed and smiled, resigned to do it.
"All right, I'll do it. I hope I don't have to do that shock to you.
"I promise I'll be good!" said Amy excitedly throwing herself on him while squealing making those in the room look at them. Ken laughed a bit managing to hug her and not fall, unlike Sonic, he also saw Cosmo and Tails walking towards them looking worried.
"What happened?" asked Tails tilting his head to one side. Ken let go of Amy, he was blushing a bit, not used to having that much contact with anyone.
"I got Amy her escort" answered Rouge with a playful smile.
"Oh! That is marvelous!" Cosmo's dreamy voice made them separate blushing.
"H-Hi Cosmo!" said Amy still embarrassed and giddy.
"Greetings, who is your companion?"
"My name is Ken Khan" he introduced himself simply. Obviously not wanting to reveal his status.
"My name is Cosmo," she said politely bowing her head.
"So...what brought you here?" asked Tails to Ken, obviously he knew how these places made the monkey feel.
"Well..."
"Amy escaped again," said Rouge making the pink hedgehog giggle and the other two to sigh, was this normal? "Well I found her, he happened to be there, seems both had something prepared for the cheaters. And, that's all"
"Right...and you had nothing to do with the last part?" said Tails raising an eyebrow.
"Maybe I did" she replied with a grin.
"You just love causing drama" mumbled Tails looking back at Ken. "So, welcome to the program"
"What does it involve?" asked Ken, of course, he would ask that.
"Well first, you gotta get to know all we know about Amy's condition"
"You mean the picture?" the monkey raised his eyebrows, obviously not seeming to understand what could be worse.
"No, miss Rouge should take you towards the experiment places," said Cosmo. Ken unconsciously shivered, if they had noticed they ignored it "You must understand what you are getting into, and understand that, though we might still have the same mind we had when alive, we are not the same"
"Please...Don't hate me"
"Don't worry" Ken smiled kindly rubbing Amy's quills, the female nodded a bit unsure. Rouge took him with her, leaving Amy with Cosmo and Tails. The bat was starting to doubt her decision, but there was no turning back now.
"Interesting place," said Ken looking around, watching the humanoid robots. He really hoped these were not cyborgs like him, forced into this. He shook his head, this wasn't the time.
"It is," said Rouge laughing a little. "All of us are here chosen mostly to protect this world from dangers."
"And Eggman? The iron rule?" Of course, the king of the dragon kingdom and free people was going to ask that.
"We know you guys are perfectly capable of handling that"
"Help would have been nice" He was mad and disappointed.
"Well, we do have to get on with this type of thing" answered the spy. She turned towards a black-haired human and smiled. "Ellie, hun, would you open the door? It's for the research on Thorn A anomaly."
"Oh! Yea, Sure!" said the twenty-three-year-old happily. "Who's the new guy?"
"Ken Khan" answered Rouge with a smirk.
"A pleasure to meet you," He said with a nod towards the human.
"No need to be that professional! Call me Ellie. You here to be the escort?" Ken nodded towards Ellie.
"Yes, that is the intention" Ellie nodded gesturing the two mobians to follow her.
"You're really brave Ken," said Ellie with a smile as she opened the door. Ken gasped, and Rouge just stared seemingly undisturbed. Pictures upon pictures of distorted Amy were there. "Amy has something different from the other two...She can split"
"What?" Ken was staring at three fish tanks, one with Amy's arm, the other with her ear and another with a finger, and from all, a head was starting to form.
"When Amy is unstable, she cuts a part of herself," said Rouge leaning on the wall. "And all of them work as a hive mind. We could say it's a survival reaction or something. Divide and conquer, hun"
"Does it hurt her?" he was worried about her.
"It does..." one of the more formed heads spoke making Ken jump. "But I'm getting used to it!"
"What is she in?" asked the monkey once he got over his shock, walking towards the Amy that spoke. This was going to be hard to get used to.
"Acid," a voice said, a young echidna dressed in orange and using a lab coat and glasses walked towards them. He ignored the king's appalled face and proceeded to explain. He recognized him, Dr. Finitivus "It slows her growth."
"But even then, she is resistant to it!" added Ellie with a grin trying to lighten the mood. "And plus, it is making her a bit more used to pain."
"She shouldn't be subjected to any pain!" growled Ken. "She is alive, she has feelings. She is as much as a mobian as Rouge and I!"
"We know," said Dr. Finitivus pushing up his glasses, knowing how sensitive the subject was for the other male. "But, she is still an anomaly kind of like you, but different, she isn't explainable."
"I wanna know what's going on too Ken!" said Amy's head. Ken sighed.
"I will do it if it allows her to have a bit more normalcy, I want her to have access to it!" Ellie and grinned satisfied.