Hello everyone, welcome back to Beyond The Blur. I didn't think I'd be updating, this quick, but I have so many ideas for this story, I couldn't wait to get them out there. Also, thank you to Lilac Rabbit for your review, I really appreciate it. I hope you all enjoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic The Hedgehog or any of the characters, they are owned by Sega and Sonic Team.
November 24th 1992.
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 premiered to rave reviews and loved by audiences.
Instantly the hype spread, it was something everyone had to see.
Sega had proven once again, they meant business.
"We're gonna be rolling in money." Ken thought.
Exiting the theater, Ken approached Sonic, who was bidding Tails goodbye.
Sonic began to head for his car, only to be stopped by Ken.
"Hey, there's my star, Sonic 2 is already a smash, man!" Ken exclaimed.
"Yeah." Sonic said, yawning.
"Tired, kid?" Ken asked.
"Yeah." Sonic answered simply.
"Yeah, well rest up, you've got a busy day tomorrow, you ain't gonna be sleeping for awhile." Ken told him.
"Wait, what?!" Sonic exclaimed in confusion.
"You've got a side project to work on, fifteen interviews over the next week, voice recording for your new cartoon shows." Ken listed off.
"Ken, I can't do this, I need a break, I haven't seen my family in almost three years, I promised I'd make it out there, spend the holidays with them, ya know?" Sonic told him.
"Sorry kid, you don't got the time, take a look at your contract." Ken said, pulling out the slip of paper.
Sonic looked closely, mentally reading the fine print.
"The undersigned shall appear in all projects, appearances and other engagements he or she is presented with."
"If the undersigned fails to do so, the only exceptions being illness or injury, termination of contract will be executed and the undersigned will have legal action taken against him."
"In other words, we own you and if you don't wanna get sued, you'll do as we say, got it?" Ken said, his tone growing more annoyed.
Sonic just looked at him in disgust and disbelief.
It was inMobian to force this upon someone.
"Got it." Sonic mumbled.
Ken nodded and walked away.
Sonic just hung his head in shame, walking over to a pay phone, to deliver the bad news.
He heard the ring and sure enough, his mother picked up.
"Hello?" She said.
"Hey mom, it's me." Sonic said.
"Sonic, so good to hear from you, everyone in town has been talking about you non stop, how've you been?" She asked.
"It's been interesting, listen…I can't make it out there." Sonic said in disappointment.
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"They've got me under contract, I'm basically stuck out here for another year." Sonic said.
"Oh." Was all he heard.
"I'm sorry." He told her.
"It's alright, maybe next year." His mother said, clearly saddened.
"I'm sorry, I promise I'll make it up to-" He said before being interrupted.
"Please deposit 25 cents to continue this call." The machine said.
Sonic sighed, growing angry from the acts they were pulling on him.
He hit the phone against the machine repeatedly in frustration.
He hung up the phone, slowly falling down to his knees as he held his head in his hands, letting the stress get to him.
He cried out in frustration, the tears falling into the snow below him, while the falling snow landed on him.
He just sat there that night, repeating the words over and over again.
"I'm sorry."
December 31st 1992.
Sega held a New Years Eve party to ring in 1993 with a bang.
Sonic was of course, mandated to appear.
He walked his way across the halls, looking for some place to finally rest.
He had been filming for SegaSonic The Hedgehog, a spinoff starring himself, Mighty and newcomer Ray.
Sonic fell back against a wall, slowly sliding down, resting his head against it in the hallway.
Sonic wished the next year would never come.
With him filming SegaSonic, then Sonic CD and another spinoff, Sonic Chaos at the same time, throw on Sonic 3 and it's follow up back to back starting in the summer and he was a catastrophe waiting to happen.
"Finally found you." Someone said.
Sonic turned to see Rouge.
"Hey, good to see you again." Sonic said, his voice growing more quiet.
"You've seen better days." She pointed out.
"Yeah." Sonic said.
"Here, drink this, then clean yourself up, I've got a surprise for you." Rouge said, handing him a bottle of water.
Sonic took a big drink before heading to the bathroom to wash his face and wake himself up.
"I wonder what the surprise is." Sonic thought.
Exiting the bathroom, Sonic headed back to the party, Rouge pulling him aside.
"Hey, so what's this surprise?" Sonic asked.
Rouge moved aside, revealing someone stood behind her.
Sonic stared in shock at who it was standing there, an all too familiar pink hedgehog.
"Amy?" Sonic said, still surprised.
"It's been a long time." She says, pulling him into a hug.
"Yeah, wait…what're you doing here?" Sonic asked.
"Well, after I moved I started acting in stage plays, I've loved acting for so long and I really wanted to break out." She started explaining.
"I heard around that this new big star was getting a lot of buzz, I didn't realize it was you and I see you kept the shoes I gave you." Amy says with endearment.
"Rouge went to see one of my shows the other night, she mentioned I was an inspiration for you and asked if I wanted a role in your next movie and you can figure out the rest." Amy said with a giggle.
"It's good to see you again Ames." Sonic said with a smile.
The two stood there, staring into each other's eyes, not looking away for even a moment.
"Well, I'll leave you two alone to catch up, I'll see you two on set." Rouge tells them.
Sonic and Amy took a seat on a couch, just to chat and reminisce.
"So, besides acting, what else have you been up to?" Sonic asked.
"Not much, I worked with my friend Cream at her flower shop to make a little more cash, I managed to save up a fair amount, but not enough for a decent place to stay." Amy mentioned.
Sonic looked at her in sympathy, when he had started out, he just slept at the studio since he had nowhere to go.
With his success, he was able to purchase his own house, it was nothing special, but to him it was paradise, a safe haven since he barely ever stood foot in it, thanks to his endless work hours.
That's when the idea hit him.
"You know, I've got a place out here now, but I'm barely around it anyway, if you want, you could stay there for awhile." Sonic suggested.
Amy looked at him, a little surprised at what he had just asked her, but the more she thought about it, the more right it seemed.
"I'd love to." She blurted out.
They looked at each other with smiles on their faces, only now noticing everyone counting down.
10…9…8…7…6...5…4…
Amy looked at Sonic, a both nervous and wonderful feeling taking over.
"Go for it." Amy thought.
3…2…1…Happy New Year!
Everyone screamed in joy, blowing on noise makers as the confetti came down.
Sonic grinned from everyone's enjoyment, only to have Amy wrap her arms around him.
"Amy?" He managed to say before being stopped.
Amy quickly pulled him closer, locking her lips with his.
Sonic couldn't believe it, he had always had feelings for her, but he was never sure, but now, in that one moment, everything had changed.
"Maybe the new year won't be so bad."