Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic The Hedgehog or any of the characters, they are owned by Sega and Sonic Team.
Sonic pushed open the hospital doors, his eyes darting around to look for his friends.
"Sonic." Amy called out.
Sonic saw Amy down at the end of the hall, walking over and holding her close right after.
"Are you okay?" Sonic asked.
"I'm fine." Amy assured him.
Sonic backed up, his hands still on her shoulders.
"What happened, is everyone alright?" Sonic asked her.
"Most of us are fine." Amy said, with a strange expression on her face.
"Most?" Sonic questioned.
Amy motioned for Sonic to follow her, which he did, still curious and worried as to what she had meant by most.
As Sonic and Amy made it to a room, Amy opened the door slowly, preparing Sonic as well as not wanting to disturb anyone else.
When Sonic walked in, he was shocked at what he saw.
Shadow and Knuckles, both confined to beds by injuries, bandages wrapped around various parts of their bodies.
"What happened?" Sonic asked, still slightly in shock.
"One minute Shadow was talking with Rouge, the next thing we knew, Knuckles showed up and started an argument with both of them." Amy explained.
"After awhile, it started to get out of hand and Knuckles attacked him." Amy continued.
Sonic's fists clenched in anger and frustration.
"He went too far this time." Sonic thought.
"When the fight broke out, everyone started to clear the set, we were all scared of getting in the way." Amy said.
"Some of the equipment got destroyed, one thing lead to another and before we knew it, they were both being crushed underneath the lights." Amy said, still distraught, having to remember what she had witnessed.
Sonic held Amy close again, the doctor walking in a few moments later.
"Hey, are my friends gonna be okay?" Sonic asked him.
"We're doing everything we can, they've both received massive injuries to the head, the hedgehog is in stable condition albeit with a broken leg, as for the echidna, he has a broken wrist and a damaged spine, we're not sure what his condition will be when he wakes up." The doctor explains.
Sonic didn't know what to say, looking away from everyone, his gaze set towards the floor at an angle.
"I suggest you leave them to rest, we'll contact you if there any changes in their conditions." The doctor said.
Sonic nodded and walked out with Amy.
Looking up at the sky, he thought about the two of them and despite the conflict between them, he had still hoped for better.
June 12th 2000.
Bunnie had called the main cast and crew in to address the matters at hand.
"Thank you all for coming." Bunnie said.
Everyone took their seats at the table, either keeping their looks on Bunnie or downward, avoiding direct eye contact if they could.
"As you all know, we've recently encountered many setbacks, hindering the production greatly and now endangering the lives of our friends." Bunnie stated.
"With these incidents in mind, we have decided to offer you a choice." Bunnie said.
Everyone looked at her, with curiosity.
"Rouge." Bunnie said.
Everyone turned their sights to Rouge.
It was obvious that Rouge was still emotionally struggling, her eyes showing signs of countless tears and lack of sleep.
Rouge stood up and began her announcement.
"As all of you know, I've recently had some relationship troubles with one of the men in particular, I originally had not intended to join the cast on this film, but I was convinced and I have no regrets." Rouge started, her voice giving out a few times.
"I've loved working with all of you, but right now, I can't afford to be here, it's become too much of a danger for myself and for everyone else involved." Rouge said.
"Which is why, I'm stepping away and leaving the film." Rouge stated.
To her surprise, no one looked shocked by her announcement, instead giving her sad smiles of sympathy.
"Sonic, don't worry, I'll still be managing and looking out for you, but for now, I need to get away." Rouge told him.
Sonic nodded in understanding, getting out of his chair and walking over to hug her.
"Thank you, Rouge, take all the time you need, we're all here for you whenever you need us." Sonic whispered to her.
Rouge smiled and hugged him back.
"Best of luck to you, Miss Rouge." Bunnie said.
"So, what's this about an option?" Ray asked.
"As I said before, this production had been stalled and encountered many issues, however, with one of the cast leaving and two others hospitalized, we realized that this production itself may not come to fruition." Bunnie stated.
"What are you saying?" Ray questioned.
"I'm saying that, if any of you wish to leave now, nobody will judge your decision, we're prepared to cancel production on the film." Bunnie told them.
Everyone looked at each other, contemplating on what decision they would make.
Finally, Sonic spoke up.
"I'm not quitting, we've put a lot of hard work into making this movie and we owe it to Rouge, Shadow, Knuckles, all the fans and to ourselves to see it gets made." Sonic said.
"I'm not quitting either." Tails said.
"Same here, my vision is getting put on the big screen one way or another." Ray said.
"I'm in too." Amy said.
The rest of the crew joined in.
"With three cast members out of commission, we'll need to work around it, not to mention the audio issues." Bunnie said.
"I'll work around it, we can extend the scenes with Sonic and Tails, as well as add in some extras I had to cut out." Ray said.
"Is that alright with you guys?" Ray asked.
"Sure." Sonic said.
"No problem." Tails said.
"As for the audio, we'll get the equipment in soon, Sonic can record his lines as soon as possible, Rouge, you think you can record your lines for us?" Ray asked.
"Sure, it's the least I can do." Rouge said.
"I have a some recording equipment in my apartment, it's not high quality but she can record her lines there before she leaves." Ray said.
"Good, any word on Knuckles and Shadow?" Bunnie asked.
"I got a call from the hospital this morning." Rouge said.
"They told me that they're both awake and healing slowly." Rouge told them.
That statement seemed to ease some of the tension in the room, everyone still hoping for their recovery.
"Well then, let's get back to work." Bunnie said with a smile.
Sonic Adventure 2, despite all the troubles, would continue on.