Welcome back everyone. I hope you've been enjoying the story so far. Up to now the reboot has been in the back of my mind when writing this story and it's been in the background for a little bit. Keep in mind, I actually remember liking the game but with this story, the faults with it will be mentioned. However, I wanted to be more authentic and get more detail, so as I am writing this I am also playing through the game again to get a fresh perspective. I hope you like the chapter and thank you to all of the readers.

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

May 1st 2005.

Production had officially started a week prior and filming would begin later that day.

A few scenes had already been filmed and the all too familiar hectic nature of filmmaking started to set in, reminding everyone of how intense things could get.

It didn't seem to have a major impact on everyone though, as everyone seemed to be cautiously enthusiastic about the project.

"Sonic, they need you on set." Rouge told him, from outside of his trailer.

"Okay, I'll be right out." Sonic answered.

Rouge walked away, smiling as she saw Shadow arrive.

Little did she know that if she had just opened the door, she would have seen the blue hedgehog wincing in pain as he applied an ice pack to his leg.

"Seriously, it's been almost a month, why won't it heal?" Sonic questioned.

Sonic had been feeling a bit panicked over his current condition and his lack of recovery, especially due to the circumstances of filming and being at just the beginning of a production which was already in a rush.

Yes, the film had a target release date, set to be in June of 2006, just in time for the franchise's fifteenth anniversary.

Sonic was putting aside his own personal health, for the sake of everyone else.

"I wish I could stay off of my leg, but it can't be that bad, hopefully it'll just be the slow, dialogue scenes for today." Sonic hoped.

It would not be.

Of course, as luck would have it, today they would be filming parts of the various Crisis City scenes.

Despite the scene mostly using computer graphics for the environment, they would also be utilizing practical effects which would entail a heavy reliance on complicated stunt work.

"Alright, places everyone, we need to get this shot right." Bark told the cast and crew.

As Sonic stepped onto the set, he saw the objects which were going to be thrown at him as he ran at almost his top speed.

"I can do this, I just need to work off the pain." Sonic thought.

Bark sat down in his chair, looking at Sonic from the camera's view.

"Something isn't right." Bark thought.

Bark hesitated for just a moment, pondering about what to do.

"Action." Bark said, coldly.

With that cue from Bark given, Sonic took off running, narrowly avoiding the projectiles being thrown at him as well as the various obstacles on the damaged streets.

"It's Sonic Adventure 2 all over again." Sonic thought, as he tried to distract himself from the sharp pain coming from his leg.

"Well, at least there's no runaway truck this time." Sonic thought.

As soon as his train of thought had landed on the subject, the vortex of fire flung a car in his direction.

Sonic narrowly avoided impact with the car, almost colliding with a pile of crates as he shifted his direction.

With each rapid step he took, Sonic's pain increased.

"I can't keep this up!" Sonic thought.

Sonic began to panic and with his focus decreasing by the second, he couldn't avoid the objects anymore.

"Stop!" Sonic screamed out in agony.

As Sonic stopped running, he fell to the floor, holding his leg and breathing through his gritted teeth.

The cameras had stopped rolling and everyone ran to help Sonic.

The next day.

Sonic had been sitting in a chair for what had seemed like hours, just staring at the ceiling, awaiting the diagnosis.

As the doctor walked in to give him the news, it had almost seemed like Sonic's hearing had temporarily gone away, as the shock of those few words had numbed him to everything else.

"Possible permanent damage." Sonic thought.

Those three words had shaken him to the core and terrified him more than almost anything ever had.

Three days later.

The cast and Bark were standing around the set, all of them having the same feelings of despair and doubt.

Sonic's unfortunate condition had left them in a state of unease and with that came uncertainty.

"So… what's the plan?" Silver asked.

"The studio wants us to keep filming, we've moved Shadow and Silver's scenes ahead of schedule." Bark said.

"We film your two stories first, then when Sonic's recovered a bit we'll ease him back in by filming his dialogue scenes and finally we'll film the rest of his action sequences last." Bark told them.

While it did seem like the smartest move to make, everyone still seemed to have the feeling that something wasn't right.

Shadow hesitantly walked onto the set, prepared to film his opening sequence which would serve as the new introduction to his character.

"Please, recover quickly." Shadow thought.

Rouge was attempting to call Amy, only to not have anyone answer.

"I hope they're okay." Rouge thought.

Blaze walked over to Silver and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Do you think that he'll be alright?" Blaze asked.

Silver breathed a heavy sigh and shut his eyes, remembering the hedgehog that he had looked up to.

"I don't know." Silver answered, in a defeated tone.

Meanwhile.

Unbeknownst to Rouge, Amy had remained awake those days prior, until just an hour before her call, she had fallen asleep, still remaining by Sonic's side.

Sonic smiled as he looked at her, holding her close and brushing one of her quills to the side of her face, away from her eye.

"Even at my worst, it's not all bad." Sonic thought.

As the doctor entered the room, he was careful not to awaken Amy.

"So, Mr. Hedgehog, have you reached a decision?" The doctor asked him.

"Yes." Sonic said.

Sonic paused and took another look at Amy, before looking back at the doctor with determination in his expression.

"Do it." Sonic said.

"Very well then, I'll schedule the procedure for next week." The doctor said, while writing something down.

"Good luck, Mr. Hedgehog." The doctor said.

As the doctor left the room, Sonic turned his glance to Amy, once more.

"Don't worry, I'll be back on my feet in no time at all." Sonic whispered to her.