"I just don't think anyone will adopt a child in this situation", the clerk says
The crow lady gets up and grabs the collar of his shirt, "What's that supposed to mean", she inquires. A large opossum man grabs her arm and leans in to her ear, "Alis, please don't cause a scene in front of Amy", he says before flashing a smile back at Amy. Alis lets the clerk go before huffing and walking towards Amy.
The clerk adjusts his collar and walks towards his desk, "I mean no one is going to want a child that is damaged". The opossum man's fist flies hard and fast, knocking the clerk through his desk, "You should get your head checked, cause you're the one with damage", he says. The three exit the building with Amy staring at the man, "Marsh, why did you punch that man", she asks while tugging at his shirt. Marsh looks down at Amy, "Cuz he was being a real dummy", he says.
Marsh bends down and pats Amy on her head, "You shouldn't hit people for being dumb, or else you're gonna end up hitting everyone", she says. Marsh laughs, "Who taught you that one", he asks. "Mom told me", Amy says pointing to Alis. The crow lady's face reddens as she pats Amy on the head, "H-hey careful what you say young lady". Marsh points to himself, "If Alis is mom, am I dad"? Alis turns a glare to him as Amy speaks, "Nah you're bigger than a dad so you can be granddad". Alis puts her hand in front of her mouth to hold her laughter, "Hey you make me sound old when you say that", Marsh says, "At least call me pops or something".
"Ok, Pops"
Amy throws a quick punch at Shadow's face, before he swiftly dodges to the side.
"If that connected, I would be in trouble", Shadow says rubbing his cheek. Amy smirks and resumes her stance before charging Shadow again. Sonic sits off on the side of the ship deck holding an ice pack to his face, "Take my word for it, you're right". "How can such a tiny thing punch as hard as Knuckles", Sonic says as he carefully lies back against the rail.
After a quick spar, Amy grabs a towel and wipes her face off, heading back to her room. Sonic waves to her as she passes by, Amy sheepishly waves back before increasing her speed. In her room, Amy rubs her forehead and groans, "Ugh I think the sea is making me irate", she says while taking out her tarot cards. Shuffling the cards quickly, Amy flips a few over and grabs the final card
THE MAGICIAN
The breeze blows against the deck of the ship as it approaches their next destination, Knothole village.
Chapter 5: The Princess
As the ship docks, Amy takes her fresh new hammer and places it on her back as Shadow and Sonic adjust their suits and look around. Sonic pulls out the map and looks at the town, "We are about 5 minutes away from the hideout", he says. Shadow narrows his eyes and looks around, "It seems quite deserted". Silence fills the empty streets, the wind being the only noise in town. Amy begins to tense up, "I'm getting flashbacks to that other mission". Sonic waves his hand, "Fool us once…" he says before halting and closing his eyes.
Sonic's ears twitch rapidly before he walks towards a nearby bush and plunges his hand into it, pulling out a camera. A voice booms from the device, "Open Your Heart". Amy and Shadow look at each other as Sonic speaks, "Live and Learn". Silence permeates once more before the device beeps, "Car 56 in the trainyard north west of here". Sonic looks at the camera, "Are you the contact's friend", he asks but the device remains silent. Sonic groans and places the camera back in the bush "Looks like we have some walking ahead of us".
Amy, Sonic, and Shadow begin walking towards the northwest exit of the city before Amy spots a small doll on the ground. Amy picks it up and scans the area, spotting a small girl peeking at her from behind a small house. Amy smiles and with a small amount of gravitational force, the doll floats through the air towards the girl. Once the doll is within range, the young girl grabs it and shuffles behind the building fully.
The trainyard reeks of oil and steel, smoke filling the air at several parts of the yard. Amy looks around, some of this damage is still fresh, as if someone had just attacked. Amy walks through a thick plume of smoke before bursting out in a coughing fit and stumbling over a railway track. Before she can stabilize, she feels two hands adjust her, "Thanks Shad-", Amy stops as she comes face to face with Sonic holding her shoulders. Amy turns away and speeds up her search away from Sonic before saying, "Thanks". Sonic rubs the back of his head and whispers to Shadow, "Do you think she is still mad". Shadow rolls his eyes and jumps on top of a train car to get a better vantage point.
(DAMMIT, I'm still mad!), Amy thinks to herself before taking a deep breath. Coughing a bit, she pulls her undershirt over her mouth as a filter, "He's not even my boyfriend, I'm not allowed to get this mad over it", she says under her breath. After a few minutes of walking through the junkyard of train cars, Shadow shouts, "Found it", before jumping down and knocking on the rail car marked 56". The three wait for a reply, but no answer comes from inside the car. Shadow pulls the door aside to find a sleeping coyote with a thin sword. Sonic slowly moves his hand towards the coyote.
"HRRRRRRRK"
All three hedgehogs jump back with their hearts racing and fists ready before the coyote lets out a light snore. Sonic breathes a sigh of relief and walks back towards the sleeping soldier and shakes him a bit. "I'm on duty please move a-long", he says in a half mumble as he snores more loudly. Sonic shrugs and slams his fist down on the floor of the car, causing the coyote man to leap to his feet and unsheathe his sword. "Whoa whoa whoa there buddy", Sonic says with his hands up, "Are you the guy from the camera earlier"? The man points his sword away from Sonic and watches Amy and Shadow before saying, "Noooooo".
A small radio goes off behind the man, "Just let them through, Ant, we've wasted enough time", the voice says. The coyote looks back and then towards the hedgehogs again. Sheathing his sword, he bows towards them, "My apologies, comrades", he says, "Je m'appelle Antoine D'Coolette, et toi"? Amy and Sonic scratch their heads before Shadow responds, "Shadow, Amy, and Sonic, your mercenaries for hire". Antoine cringes and shakes Shadow and Sonic's hands, "Please do not use such a term, you are our guests and allies, nothing less". Antoine turns to Amy and lifts her hand before bowing to kiss the back of it. Amy laughs weakly before rubbing the back of her hand. Antoine motions towards a large series of connected train cars in the back of the yard as the group readies themselves for their meeting.
Antoine opens the door and climbs up into the car, "This way my friends". Before anyone can climb into the car, Antoine is lifted up by a metallic arm and pulled aside. The group jump into the car and turn to see Antoine being tightly embraced by a half metal yellow rabbit. "Welcome back, Darlin", she says while holding him tightly. Antoine turns to the others, "The love of my life, Bunnie". Bunnie drops Antoine and walks towards the three shaking each of their hands, "Nice meetin y'all". Antoine opens the car side door and points to a large purple walrus on a headset, "Monsieur Rotor", he says. Rotor lifts a hand in acknowledgement but continues to watch the various screens in front of him. Antoine continues through several cars before reaching the final door and knocks in a very peculiar way before entering.
In the final car sat a lone chipmunk with brown fur and a tuft of red hair. "Nicole, continue to monitor the channel", she says before turning to her visitors. Sonic walked up and gave a thumbs up, "Yo Sally, was I quick enough", he says before slapping his forehead. Sally looks at him, "Not the line any woman wants to hear", she says while adjusting her PDA. The room was in shambles, a single thin cot lie on the ground next to a dozen alarm clocks. The table itself was a large map of Knothole and the nearby Acorn city with several thumbtacks puncturing the table. On the floor sat various bowls left unclean as well as wrappers for left scattered along the floor. Amy looked closely at Sally's face, her eyes had deep dark circles under them as if she had never slept in her life.
"Wait a minute, aren't you the girl from the dance", Amy says as Sonic chuckles nervously. "That is when I bought your contract", Sally says without turning from her PDA. Amy looks at Sonic and then back at Sally, "So do you two know each other"? Sally moves towards a small monitor and presses some buttons, "I'm the client and you are the contract, nothing more". Sonic looks at Sally with a melancholic face, "Geez Sal, that's harsh", he says. Sally moves to the table and presses another button, a dim light turns on and the rest of the members try to squeeze into the room.
"At 1400 tomorrow, mercenaries are to go inside the King's arch, and wait for us to lure the vehicle of our target, Kukku", Sally says as images of a large bird man with a black hat is projected on the screen. "Once he enters the arch, we will close the gates on both sides, then you enter and take him alive", Sally continues while showing the blueprint of the King's Arch in the center of the city. Sally then turns off the projector and turns to the monitor again, and the rest of the team begin to walk away.
"FWEEEEEEEP",Sonic whistles loudly causing all eyes turn to him. "What's with this atmosphere"?, he says. Sally turns back to her monitor and continues typing as the rest look at Sonic nervously. "Sal, what is everyone else going to be doing while we wait in the arch", Sonic asks. "They have been briefed", Sally says not breaking her concentration. Sonic walks over to Sally and leans in closer, "Well maybe we would like to know if we can help-", Sonic is cut off as Sally booms, "JUST DO YOUR JOB"!
The room falls silent as everyone begins to shuffle out of the room except for Sonic and Sally. The confined space makes it easy to hear the conversation even with the door closed. "What happened, Sal", Sonic asks, "You were never like this". Sally turns to Sonic with tears welling up, "I can't afford to lose this time, Sonic", she sniffles, "Not when Dad has an ax hovering over him". Sonic puts his arm around her, but Sally pushes away from him and faces the wall, "No, I can't keep crying, I don't have time for that". Sally takes a breath and continues, "They have him scheduled for execution in two weeks, and no amount of money will win them over". Sally rubs her eyes, "We have to take one of theirs and bargain with him". "In the meantime, we lost our hideout, our friends, and now we are just living off of scraps while he walks around our city with his patrols like he owns the place", Sally vents. Sonic walks closer to Sally, "Sal, I'm sorry", Sally steels herself and turns towards Sonic, "Yeah, me too".
Sonic exits the room to see everyone's concerned looks cast in his direction. Sonic turns his frown into a smile and gives a thumbs up, "Alright let's get the ball rolling, I want to eat something nice tonight". Antoine turns to the tiny stove and says, "I hope you enjoy noodles and lettuce". Sonic shakes his head, "Nah we're going to pick up some food in the city, what do you guys want"? Bunnie shakes her head, "Naw we can't be troublin ya when ya just got here". Shadow turns to her, "So deadly missions aren't troubling, but grocery shopping is"? Bunnie sticks her tongue out at Shadow. Sonic smirks, "We need to recon so why don't we pick up some things as well"?
The three reach the city after a brief delay, Sonic pulls out a large list, "I said a few groceries, not the whole store". Amy walks towards the shopping district noticing a lot of heavily armed soldiers patrolling the streets and even guarding the entrances to the stores. The guards wear a dark blue outfit with silver helmets, chest plates, and protective greaves. As Amy walks towards the entrance, one guard waves a wand at her while the other grabs her hammer. Amy turns and grabs the handle as a sword is thrust near her face, "What's the deal", she says as the guard pulls her hammer away. "You can get it back when you exit the store", he says as he struggles to hold it with two hands. Amy rolls her eyes and enters the store now feeling light on her feet.
Sonic and Shadow stare at the arch closely and see the control panel as well as the gates. "It's going to be hell for them to get to this point", Shadow says while tracing the path with his eyes. Sonic looks around and walks up to the panel, "Our spot is relatively safe in comparison, but we need to do something about the guards or the rest will be in trouble". Shadow looks around, "They still have this railroad here, If you could lead them down", Sonic smiles as the two fist bump. As the two return, they see a large series of boxes and bags swiveling around the shopping center. Amy waddles slowly and carefully trying not to drop any of the bags as she twists to see Sonic and Shadow jogging to help her.
The three return to the train yard trying to fit all of their purchases into the back car. Sonic starts pulling out meats, snacks, sauces, and spices, "Bon appetite", he says. Antoine smiles and begins heating up the stove top while grabbing some pots and pans, "Tonight we will have a feast", he says kissing his fingers. Rotor sets the broken table as Bunnie and Antoine begin to boil water. Sonic walks into the back room to see Sally asleep on her PDA, drool emerging from her mouth. Seeing her peaceful face, Sonic decides to let her sleep awhile longer before shaking her shoulder. Sally jumps and backs away with wide eyes, hyperventilating for a moment before scowling at Sonic. "Food is ready, princess", Sonic says with a bow. Sally looks at him for a moment and turns to her monitor, "I'm not hungry", she says.
Sonic shakes his head, "I got your favorite", he says as Sally begins sniffing the air. The sound of her stomach growling reverberates in the room, Sonic covers his mouth and tries not to laugh. Sally blushes a bit and starts to walk past Sonic into the other car. The table is filled with strongly seasoned scents and wonders as the freedom fighters eat the first filling meal in months. "A salad with more than just lettuce",Bunnie says holding her cheeks in delight. Antoine loudly slurps his soup while gasping for breath in between stuffing his face. Rotor shovels potatoes and corn of his plate, coating them with gobs of butter. Sally slowly picks at her strange mix of meat and vegetables before speeding up to a gluttonous pace. Soon the whole group is full holding their stomachs in satisfaction.
As night falls, Amy hears a noise as someone walks past the outside window. She sees two figures lying on their backs, watching the starry sky. "You never change do you", Sally says to the man next to her. "And you change too much", Sonic says with a chuckle. Sally breathes in and watches the serene night sky, "We'll be able to trade Kukku for my father, or that's the plan", she says. Sonic rolls on his side, "Everything will work out Sal, it always does", he says. "Almost always", Sally replies. The two stay quiet for a long moment before Sonic grabs Sally's hand.
"Why didn't it work out Sal", Sonic asks. Sally takes a deep breath, "I want stability and you want change", she says, "Ironically I am the one who changed and you just stay the same". The two laugh for a moment, "Sometimes I remember all the plans we had for the future as kids", Sally says. Sonic stands up and places his arm over his chest, "You wanted me to be your knight in shining armor", he says. Sally stands up and places her hands on her hips, "You wanted to be a knight, I wanted you to be my prince". Sonic assumes a sword stance and waves his finger around, "Knight are cooler, they get to fight dragons and save princesses". Sally shakes her head, "But the prince gets to marry the princess". Sonic shrugs, "I'd rather be the knight to be honest".
The two begin to pace along the side of the car, eventually stopping their small talk and staring at each other. Sonic's hands reach out and grab Sally's as their foreheads touch together. The two stand in silence before returning to Sally's car for the night. Amy's face is bright red with a typhoon of emotions.
"Sonic is so close to that girl"
"I wish I could hold him that way"
"They look kinda cute together"
"Sally looks so pretty"
Amy places her pillow over her had and screams into it, "Don't root for the competition you idiot". Amy uncovers her head and tries to not think about it, but the thoughts fill her head as she enters a restless night of tossing and turning.
YAAAAAAWN
Amy covers her mouth as she yawns loudly and rubs her eyes. "Trouble sleeping", Shadow asks. Amy gives him a tired stare and nods before looking at her watch.
1545
Amy stretches her arms while sitting back along the railway in the center of town. "Sonic is quite the diplomat", Shadow says, "I didn't expect Sally to be so agreeable to our change of plans after yesterday". Amy frowns and tries to put the thoughts out of her head once again. But before long, a large vehicle slowly cruises under the arch before stopping. Two large metal gates close, locking the vehicle inside. "Showtime", Shadow says as electricity crackles along his arm.
Guards begin pouring from all over the city towards the arch, drawing their blades in anticipation. Suddenly all of the guards begin convulsing and fall to the ground, sparks flying outwards from the railroad tracks to their blades. Shadow dashes by the track, "Easier than expected", he says. Amy follows closely behind brandishing her hammer and scouting for any left over guards. At the arch, Sonic and Sally stand outside of the vehicle, the doors open and the driver cowering in the corner. A large bird man exits with his feathers up in a surrendering position. Sally grabs the man roughly and forces him to the ground before cuffing him and then tying his arms. Sonic looks at the others and gives a big thumbs up-BANG!
A loud noise pierces through the commotion as Sally falls over the bird man's body, a puddle of red forming under her. Sonic's pupils narrow as he runs to her BANG! A bullet whizzes by Sonic's head before he sends a wave of wind to displace the incoming shots. Shadow and Amy turn to see Kukku standing outside of the gate on the opposite side. Kukku snarls wickedly, "I can't believe you would fall for this after three years of pestering me". Kukku begins to reload before hearing the loud bang of Sonic smashing into the gate to get at him. "Oh yes, trapped yourself here trying to catch me, that's karma", Kukku laughs as he loads the final bullet in his revolver. Spinning the chamber, he points the gun back at Sonic and takes three shots. Sonic dodges swiftly before Kukku aims again at Sally.
Sonic dashes to block the bullet, but it grazes his hand as he jumps in front of Sally. "Sonic", Sally sputters, "just get him…don't worry about…me". The puddle begins to become a pool underneath Sally as the false Kukku is drenched in blood. Sonic stands in front of Sally, creating a small barrier of wind as Kukku takes aim. Kukku turns and shoots to his left, hitting Antoine in the leg and crumpling him to the ground. "Sneaking up won't work on me, you see I'm quite perceptive after being attacked nonstop for THREE YEARS"!, Kukku yells. Kukku approaches Antoine and aims at his head, "Don't tell me you didn't see this coming", he says.
BANG BANG CLANG
The bullet bounced off the wall after being deflected by Bunnie's metal arm. Bunnie gasps and grabs her side, "Sorry sug, I didn't get the first one in time", she says as she collapses onto Antoine. Kukku groans loudly and reloads once more, "It should be one bullet per person, but you cockroaches are too stubborn to die". Kukku turns to Sonic and then back to Bunnie, "Ennie meenie miney…", he taunts. As he turns back to Bunnie, he shoots to the side once more. Kukku smiles, "What did I just tell you about surprises you little…". Amy stands with her arms at her side, glaring at Kukku as the ground beneath her cracks with every step. Kukku laughs, "It's been a long day, but I won't miss this time", he says while lifting his revolver.
BANG the revolver slams into the ground and begins to crumple under the intense force along with Kukku. Before he can even yell, Amy walks closer and the force intensifies around Kukku, now unable to even stand under the pressure, he assumes a bowing position. "H-how could this", Amy continues to watch him scramble for his gun, which she picks up easily and disassembles. Kukku lifts his head enough to see a bullet hole behind Amy, the first bullet had plunge into the earth before it even got close to its target. Amy looks down at the immobilized man and drops his revolver on him, slamming him into the ground flat on his stomach. Kukku gasps for air before collapsing entirely on the ground.
Amy lets up her gravitational field and wraps rope around Kukko's wrists as tightly as she can. Shadow begins to patch Antoine, "I feel there is something about bringing a sword to a gunfight", Antoine says. Shadow smiles and begins to stabilize Bunnie with medical tape. Amy rushes towards the gate and throws Sonic a first aid kit, to which Sonic grabs and quickly turns to Sally. As Sonic turns around, he sees Sally struggling and being held by the false Kukku. "All that blood made those bindings nice and slippery", he says as he wiggles his feathers. Licking off a bit of the blood, Pseudo Kukko pulls out a knife and points it at Sally's neck. "Now you're going to wait right here for the guards to take you in or she's going to lose a lot more blood", PK taunts with a laugh.
Sonic grits his teeth and watches as the knife taps Sally's neck, her face twitching with pain. Sally looks into Sonic's eyes and tries to mouth something before her arms begin to dangle loosely. Sonic begins walking towards the two with an empty look on his face. "Didn't you just hear what I said", PK says poking Sally's neck again, but this time there is no response. Sonic continues walking towards PK, "You just lost your ticket out of here", Sonic says with his fists trembling. PK loosens his grip and begins to panic, "Wait, there's no way she's dead yet", but as his hand approaches Sally's neck, he feels an intense pulse.
Sally slams her elbow into PK's ribs and flips him over to the ground before twisting his wrist. The knife falls, but PK catches it in his off hand and swipes at Sally's ankle. The knife cut is shallow and Sally elbow drops PKs face before grabbing his functioning wrist. The knife begins to slowly come down on Sally before Sonic's hand grips PK's wrist and lifts him off the ground. With an intense toss, PK is launched into the wall and pinned by a burst of air until his head crashes against the iron gate, his body remains motionless.
Sonic leans over Sally and starts to open the first aid kit, "We still got it, Sal", Sonic says as he begins lifting her shirt, but then pauses. Sally continues lifting up the shirt to the wound, "Nothing you haven't seen before", she says as Sonic blushes and continues to apply gauze to her wound. Amy looks at Sonic tending to Sally and begins to smile, "Sally, how are you doing", Amy asks. Sally gives a thumbs up, "Terrible", she says with a smile. Sonic and Amy begin to chuckle at the first sincere smile Sally has had since Amy had met her. The driver shuffles towards the gate and bows to Amy, "Please don't kill me, I was just doing my job". Amy chuckles, "Relax, you are free to go", she says. The man looks up and Amy recognizes him as the driver that delivered her to the academy. The man looks up at her and laughs nervously, "Small world, huh", he says.
Sally begins to stumble towards her PDA and presses a few buttons, "Nicole how is the override going", she asks. A voice responds on the PDA, "It shouldn't be more than 2 minutes", Nicole says. Shadow and Antoine grab Kukku and begin carrying him, "We'll bring him to the transport, you two can wait until that gate opens", Shadow says. Amy nods and turns to Sonic covering up Sally before attempting to move her. Sally's legs are shaky and her hand rushes to her head, dizzy from the blood loss. The two stumble towards the gate where Amy reaches through to hold up Sally while Sonic looks at PK. Sally leans into the gate, staring into Amy's eyes, she begins to tear up, "Thank you so much", she says. Amy begins to tear up at the sight and shakes her head, "Anytime", she replies.
Sally's tears fall to the ground as she collapses, Amy slowly lets her drift to the ground before examining her wrapping, soaked in blood. Amy looks at Bunnie, "She's going to need medical attention, she's lost so much blood", Amy says. Bunnie runs her metal hand through Sally's hair, "We've got her covered", she says, "No way we would lose her after all that mess". Amy holds onto Sally's hand, feeling her pulse steady, but weak. The gate shakes a rumbles as the iron bars lift up and Bunnie lifts Sally onto her back. Sonic gets up, leaving PK bound twice as well this time with no chance of escape.
The four begin to head to the outskirts of the city before Rotor pulls up in a van. Sally is loaded into the back as Bunnie takes the passenger seat. Sonic sits in the back with Sally while Amy walks around to the back seat. The ride home is peacefully silent as everyone rubs their aches and pains away. Back at the train yard, Antoine has a stretcher prepared with a blood-bag hanging for Sally. Antoine salutes, "Kukku has been detained in rail car 35", he says. "Great work, darlin", Bunnie says, giving Antoine a kiss on the cheek. The group returns to the train and spends the day eating the remainder of their feast, taking turns guarding the rail cars.
That night, Sally wanders out holding her IV stand, staggering towards the exit. "Hey you need to get some rest", a voice says from behind her. "Hey, Amy", Sally replies, Amy gives Sally a stern look while tapping her foot. Sally pats the space next to her, motioning for Amy to join her in stargazing. Amy smiles and sits next to her as she shuffles her cards. "It took me two years before I could even leave a scratch on him", Sally says, "And you shut him down so bad he couldn't lay a hand on you". Amy blushes, "Aww everyone keeps complimenting me today", Amy says, "But really you had a pretty flexible plan, Antoine and Bunnie got the extra guards that were keeping watch for the real Kukko". "And Shadow locked down the rest", Sally says. Sally leans back and looks at Amy, "Sonic is lucky to have you". Amy covers her face and turns away, "ItsnotlikethatyouknowheandIarejustfriends-", she sputters out before Sally laughs.
"I mean he's lucky to have you on his team, Amy", Sally says turning to the stars. The star filled sky illuminates the train yard casting a serene lighting over the two girls. Sally closes her eyes and lies on her back, "You have this type of personality that reminds me so much of him", Sally says, "You're so strong, but you only use your power to help others, I want to be like that one day", Sally says with a smile. Amy smiles and lies back as well, "I like how you can just openly talk about your feelings like that", Amy says, "Maybe then he'll-", Amy stops herself. "I'm sure he will come around one day", Sally replies. Amy jumps up and turns to Sally, "WHAT WAIT WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT", Amy asks. Sally opens one eye, "Oh were you not interested in, Sonic", Sally teases, "Maybe you are interested in the other guy you hang out with".
"SAAAAAALLLLY", Amy groans as she rubs her cheeks in embarrassment. Sally chuckles, "Just do me a favor and take care of him for me", "He's just so reckless, he doesn't realize how much he makes everyone worry". Amy sits quietly before Sally stands up and begins limping back to her train car, "Goodnight, Amy". "Night, Sally", Amy replies watching the sky and catching a shooting star. Amy claps her hands together and makes a wish silently under the night sky
The next morning, as they reach the port, the town is suddenly more active with people walking down the beach and children running outside and playing. Bunnie and Antoine both wave goodbye to Sonic and Amy while Rotor shakes Shadow's hand. Sally stands against the railing with her hand holding her side before approaching Sonic. "It's been nice seeing you, Sonic", Sally says as Sonic leans in for a hug. Sally lightly hugs him back, "Not too hard, I still ache", Sally says as Sonic backs up and walks onto the ship. Sally waves at Amy, "Hey Amy," she yells. Amy's ears perk up, "You have to be persistent", Sally yells.
Amy smiles and waves back before running onto the departing ship. The breeze flows through Amy's quills once more as the ship sets sail for home with Sonic and Shadow.
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Amy's time at home doesn't last for long because her next mission has her paired up with Silver and Blaze in trip to the neighboring academy, Station Square. Before that, Amy tries to get on better terms with the pair before they head out, but it's going to be a big adjustment to go out without Sonic or Shadow. Inside the academy the trio attempts to unravel the secrets behind the beast they found on that fateful night.
Some answers bring only more questions