Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic The Hedgehog or any of the characters, they are owned by Sega and Sonic Team.

March 2003.

Well into production, the Sonic Heroes film was actually moving ahead of schedule and it looked to make its end of year release date.

Enthusiasm and hype were at an all time high when it came to the film and for Sonic, it really did feel like the old days.

Luckily not too much like the good old days, since this time he had control and could still spend time with Amy, both on and off of the set.

The couple was still doing surprisingly well, despite the trials and difficulties of being celebrities as well as the media attention set on them, questioning everything.

Sonic and Amy were able to take everything head on, together.

Sonic wasn't exactly the most romantic type, so it came as a surprise for Amy when she received a bouquet of roses that morning.

Amy smiled lovingly as she looked at them, picking up the little note placed carefully on them.

"To my love, the most beautiful woman in the world." Amy read out loud.

"It's so cheesy, but I love it." Amy thought.

Meanwhile, on set.

Sonic had been handling spreading the word on the movie, being interviewed by almost every media source under the sun.

"So, you really think this is going to be your big comeback?" The interviewer said, with a bit of attitude in her voice.

"Comeback?" Sonic said, confused by the question.

"Well yeah, I mean, you're kind of a has been." The interview said.

Unknowingly insulting him, Sonic stood up from his chair and made one statement that said it all.

"Well this so called has been is still rich, famous, working and surrounded by people who love me, if that's what a has been is, then fine by me." Sonic said.

With that, Sonic walked off, cutting the interview short.

"Are you sure it was smart to do that?" Shadow asked.

"No, but at this point, I don't really care when it comes to publicity." Sonic said.

"Shouldn't you care what the fans think?" Shadow asked.

"I do, it's just these interviewers know how to get under my skin." Sonic told him.

"It's like all they want to do is focus on the negatives." Sonic said.

"I know what you mean, all they ever ask me about is if I stole Rouge from Knuckles or if I just used her to gain fame." Shadow told him.

"It's like they already want to create an image of us without even letting us tell them who we are, what we are really all about." Shadow said.

"Welcome to the industry, my friend." Sonic said.

Sonic and Shadow got to talking about their experiences and what they had both gone through up to this point.

"Yeah, I honestly thought it was gonna be the end of me, waking up in that hospital bed, that was probably the most terrifying thing I've had to face in my entire life." Sonic said.

"Rouge was right about you, you are stronger than you think if you can come back from that." Shadow said.

"Thanks." Sonic said.

Amy wrapped her arms around Sonic, surprising both of them.

Sonic flinched in surprise, before looking up at her and kissing her.

"Hey." Sonic said.

"Hey, just wanted to come here and thank you for those roses you sent me." Amy said.

Amy leaned down and kissed him.

Sonic's eyes remained open, both confused and intrigued by her statement.

"What roses?" Sonic thought.