Warning: May contain adult themes

Love Zombies: Pt.1

Today was the day.

Amy woke up with brighter smile than usual on her face and threw off her bedsheets to greet a brand new day. Her apartment was more compact than most, but for her size it was perfect. Walking into the kitchen she went directly to the fridge, which was covered with all sorts of pictures she had collected of her and sonic over the years - but there was also a few of Shadow and Silver.

How could she help herself? Shadow was just about as cute as Sonic, but he had a bad boy outer shell that was so alluring; and Silver was like Sonic except a lot fluffier and innocent. Yet despite her fondness for all three Sonic would always be her one true love though. That would never be held in question. Amy nodded to herself in her empty apartment.

Leaning forward, she caressed a picture freezing a moment of one of the few times she managed to get Sonic alone with her before planting as smooch on his cute face. In the picture Sonic was shocked, probably because Amy did it when he wasn't expecting it. It was a good thing she never got visitors. She didn't want to have to explain why she had a shrine with pictures of Sonic placed all around it in her living room. That was definitely not a conversation she wanted to have.

Putting her hand on the fridge's handle, she pulled it open and reached inside to get the vial laying inside, right between the orange juice and the milk. It jostled as she pulled it out, but as Amy held it up to analyse it the concoction didn't seem worse off from the cold temperature. It still had a faint glow and was bright pink. In a way it kind of reminded her of a glowstick you'd find at a rave. Hopefully there would be more to it than that though.

"Alright Amy, time to seal the deal," she muttered, plucking a single strand of hair from her head.

Popping the cork off with her thumb, Amy placed the strand inside and watched with fascination as it audibly fizzled and dissolved into nothing. Hopefully it was actually safe for consumption and it wouldn't melt her future husband. That would certainly not be good.

Humming a tune, Amy went over and placed the vial in her purse before putting on her shoes. While she tied her laces together she thought of all the possible places she could find Sonic. He was hard to get a hold of at the best of times and she needed to get this to him before the love potion expired. Otherwise it might not work. So where was he most likely to be?

"Is it wrong to roofie someone to force them to love you?" asked Amy herself as she stood back up. The question gave a moment of pause, but ultimately she just shrugged her shoulders and went to pick up her purse.

"Geeze, Shadow! You're slower than usual today! What? Are your rocket shoes running out of diesel or something? Come to think of it, what does fuel those?"

Sonic mocked Shadow who was managing to keep pace by only a few feet behind him. The two of them were currently racing each other through the streets of the urban city, both vying to see who'd make it to the outskirts first. Shadow of course didn't agree at first, but after a few taunts his ego won out over his stubbornness. The jeering soured Shadow's mood, but he'd rather die than let Sonic's taunt go without a whimsical retort.

"You're too simple minded, Sonic," he shot back. "While you tire yourself out keeping the lead, I'll be back here using you as a windshield, and when the time comes I'll be able to sprint right pass you to cross that finish line."

It was such a basic tactic. Professional race car drivers used it all the time. Shadow found it hard to believe that Sonic wouldn't know anything about it, but then again he had low opinions about Sonic's intellect all the time.

"Oh, so that's your plan?" asked Sonic, smirking. "That's actually pretty smart! You can't use me as a windshield though if you can't keep up. So see ya!"

Just like that, Sonic kicked it into full gear, rocketing forward with enough force to kick up a cloud of dust even on the well maintained and clean streets. In no time fast he gave Shadow the slip, putting an extreme amount of distance between the two that would be tough to close. The people, buildings, and cars zoomed by his vision in a blur, and it took all his concentration just to avoid any upcoming collisions.

After just a few seconds though Sonic realised that this was putting a huge strain on his body and his legs were already starting to feel like two tons of lead. He could barely even see with all the sweat acculating on his brow, plus his throat felt like sandpaper. Exhausted from the burst of speed sonic came down to a slow crawl before stopping all together in the center of the a big media square.

Sonic stooped over, sweat dripping from his pointed nose while he grasped at his heaving chest.

He was absolutely dying for some water. Then, as if on cue, a red streak shot pass him.

"Tired, Sonic?!" laughed Shadow. "That's what happens when you use too much energy at once! Now who's in last place?!"

The mocking sound of Shadow echoe as he jogged away, faster than any normal human eye could keep up with. Meanwhile all Sonic could do was watch as Shadow both figuratively and literally left him in his dust.

"Sonic!"

Sonic's ears perked up as he heard a familiar voice. Running up to him was none other than Amy, and for some reason she seemed happier than usually to see him with a big, almost creepy, smile on her face.

"Oh, hey Amy. Whatcha doin here?" asked Sonic, straightening himself back up. Amy was practically bouncing on her feet as she got close to him. Maybe she had something important to say? As for what she was thinking, well, she was busy trying not to trip over her own tongue. Conversation always come easy between the two, except for when she wanted to ask something from him like a date. Already she could feel that familiar blush upon her own cheeks until she couldn't bare to look at him any longer.

"N-Nothing," she said, finding her shoes extremely fascinating all of a sudden. "Wait, not nothing! Actually, I wanted to, u-uhm… I wanted to…"

Amy gulped. She was ruining everything! She could feel his confused gaze on her right now! Her heart was beating so loud it was like a war drum! If she didn't somehow work in the potion then she'd lose this opportunity! Think of something fast!

"Y-You look really thirsty i-is what I noticed," stuttered Amy. She reached into her purse and pulled out the pink vial. Right now there was a light fizz and it looked like it could possibly be some kind of off brand strawberry flavored soft drink. Maybe she could work with that. "So I thought I'd come over and g-give you this drink?"

"Huh," said Sonic, tilting his head as he gave it an inspection. " What is it, and why is it in a vial?"

A million responses ran through Amy's panicking head, but none of them sounded good. Quickly, she thought of something on the spot and hoped for the best.

"It's a energy drink!" she practically yelled in a high pitched voice. "And it's brand new, so they're giving out free samples! It's pretty good though and I think you'll like it!"

Despite the sketchiness of Amy's tone Sonic found the offer extremely tempting. He tapped his foot and scratched his chin as he appeared deep in thought; but he realized that the longer he stood there thinking the further ahead Shadow was going to get.

"Alright, Amy. I'll give it a try."

Then Sonic snagged the potion out of Amy's hand and popped the cork off before downing it in a couple of gulps. He tossed the vial into a nearby recycle bin and smacked his lips several times. Something must have seemed off though because he scrunched up his face.

"So… how do you feel?" asked Amy, clasping her hands together hopefully.

"Eh, it kind of tastes weird," responded Sonic, appearing pretty much the same. "But you're right about one thing. I do feel more energized! Maybe if I hurry I can catch up and beat Shadow. Thanks Amy!"

Giving Amy a salute he got into sprint position and then zipped off, and in less than a second he became a small blip on the city horizon. Amy just stood there, still in the exact same spot as her hopeful smile slowly drooped down into a glumb frown.

"That's the last time I fall for some stupid scam."

That energy drink that Amy gave Sonic must have been pretty high end, sonic thought, because he felt more invigorated than before he even started the race. Everything was so clear. He could make turns so sharp and accurate that it was almost an out of body experience. Ear twitching, he could pick up the sound of cars honking at each other on a backed up highway meaning that he was making excellent time catching back up.

Jumping up, Sonic bounced off of a street vendor's hotdog cart, catapulting himself over a large concrete wall. A few shortcuts never hurt anyone. Zig Zagging pass the various shrubs and occasional elk he caught sight of a encroaching dust cloud on the horizon. Knowing it could only be one thing, Sonic sped up.

"What the-?!" Shadow's head twisted around when he heard Sonic's footfalls.

"Surprised to see me?" chortled Sonic.

Shadow tsked and faced forward again.

"Just surprised you managed to catch back up - but even so, I'm glad you'll get to see me beat you. That will make victory all the more sweet."

"In your dreams, pinhead!"

Both of them picked up the pace, heading towards a large canyon with spires of red rock towered above them. Inside was like a maze with many twists and turns, and Sonic was staying quicky on Shadow's tail. Shadow, beginning to break a sweat, scowled as he realized that Sonic didn't seem at all tired now. Just where did this stamina come from all of a sudden he wondered?

Sonic smiled brightly, feeling more alive than ever. The smell in the air took him right back to when he was a small rodent exploring mobius for the first time, just getting a feel for all of his capabilities. The two of them had probably gone pass the city limits, and yet they were still racing each other; because Shadow didn't want to leave any doubt as to who was fastest and Sonic just didn't want to stop having fun; two perfect rivals for each other.

Wanting to show off, Sonic boosted himself forward and ran pass his red and black counterpart, doing a loop in one of the random rock arches littering the places and still having enough time to get back in front. Sonic didn't have to glance back to know that Shadow was practically fuming out the ears from being showed off.

All of a sudden though Sonic felt something wet dripping down the side of his head. Reaching up, Sonic tried wiping whatever it was away only to bring his hand back down and see pink goo smeared across his fingers.

"Huh?" said Sonic, blinking. "Pink goo?"

A queeziness started to encroach itself onto him and the blue speedster started to slow down into a walk. At first Shadow thought Sonic had over extended himself again leaving him a window of opportunity to go pass him again, only this time he noticed that Sonic was gripping his stomach and hunched down on the ground.

Thinking it might be something serious Shadow came to a screeching halt just a few feet away and walked on over to the blue hedgehog.

"What's the matter?" he asked in that gruff voice of his, trying to sound not at all concerned. "You sick or something? Do I need to get a bucket for you to throw up in?" Shadow crossed his arms and tapped his foot impatiently while Sonic just kneeled down and quaked.

"Sh-Shadow… I feel… really weird…"

Shadow rolled his eyes and unfolded his arms, wondering if he really was gonna have to fetch a bucket. Then as his looked back down he noticed something that gave him pause. Leaking out of Sonic's ear was a steady stream of what looked to be some strange liquid. Reaching down, Shadow traced his finger across the mysterious substance so he could bring it up to look at it.

"What's this?" he queried. "Looks like pink goo… but why is it coming out of Sonic's ear?"

While Shadow was thinking up possible answers, Sonic was busy trying hold in his lunch. Something was happening to him and he didn't know what it was, but it felt like his head was filling up with air and any moment he start floating upward toward the sky. His breathing become hotter and heavier as the sound of his heart in his chest become a million times more loud. It sounded like it was pounding away in his ears at a thousand decibels! There was a full on band playing around in there while his stomach twisted and turned, driving him insane.

However, just when he thought it would become unbearable it suddenly quieted and his heart beat become a soft putter. All of his muscle began relaxed at once and it was like he could see so much clearer yet the haze in his mind remained. He looked up to see Shadow standing over him, still distracted looking at the pink goo on his fingers, and Sonic felt like he was seeing him in a brand new light.

Shadow was such a handsome lad. Why had he never noticed? He had such a strong confident stance and brooding, smoldering pout. He had always thought that made him a killjoy before but now Sonic thought it was just so very... hot, and dare he say, sexy. Speaking of sexy, that tuff of chest hair was really doing it for him. He just wanted to run his fingers through that soft fluff and play around with it; but most importantly, he desperately wanted to pull that borderline emo hedgehog and kiss him full on the lips.

"Shadow~"

Hearing his name being spoken by Sonic, Shadow looked back down.

"Yeah?"

Sonic was beginning to stand back up. Shadow took this to mean that he was beginning to feel better, which was good. Now he didn't have to carry him all the way back to the hospital and pay, ugh, hospital bills. Wiping the pink goe on the bottom of his shoe, Shadow looked back to see how Sonic was fairing. What he saw made him stagger back.

"Shadow, what's wrong~?" asked Sonic. "You look like you just saw a King Boom Boo~"

Step after step Sonic approached Shadow, and Shadow took a step backward. Something was really wrong with Sonic. There was just an entirely different feel to him that made the black hedgehog nervous. His eyes were… glowing. There was an unnatural pink hue to them that hinted that Sonic wasn't himself. The pink goo from before was continuously leaking out of both of Sonic's ears, and if that wasn't enough, it looked like he was beginning to drool the same substance uncontrollably out of his mouth.

"Come on, Shadow. Stop backing away~" insisted Sonic, giggling as he took a playful skip. "I just want to get to know you better. It feels like we've been fighting since we've met, but don't you think it's developed into something more~?"

Shadow kept backing away until he fit the rocky texture of a canyon cliff against his back, and Sonic was still getting closer. Not knowing what to do, Shadow help up his hands to try and push Sonic away.

"G-Get back!" he demanded, feeling Sonic press forward. "Something's wrong with you, hedgehog!"

Ignoring Shadow's attempts to keep him away, Sonic placed his hands on either side of Shadow's head on the cliff side, pushing forward against those thrown out palms meant to hold him back. The closer he got the more that Shadow could tell that Sonic's breath was hot, like steam, and also had a pink aura to it. It smelled sickeningly sweet as well, like overripe figs.

"There's nothing wrong with me," whispered Sonic, the pink goo dripping down his chin. "I just… really want to see what your lips taste like~"

Shadow felt like his heart just leaped all the way up in his throat and now he was choking on it. Sonic was getting dangerously close now and so was his parted lips. A full rainbow of emotions were going through Shadow's head at that moment but none of them were, what he would call, love. In fact, he was pretty sure it was an overwhelming amount of disgust.

Before Sonic could get too close to lock lips with him Shadow brought up both his legs, and using the back of the cliff as leverage, kicked forward to launch Sonic like a cannonball into the air. Sonic might have felt something like heart break in that split second it took for his head to collide with the opposite cliff side, but that was unlikely.

Boom!

A pile of rubble where sonic lay unconscious was all that was there was except for Shadow now. Shadow brushed his hands on each other and looked down at sleeping form of Sonic's body with a sneer.

"Just what the hell is going on? That wasn't Sonic's usual behavior," said Shadow, not realizing he was speaking to only himself. "Hmm… whatever. It's none of my business. I'll call Tails to come pick him up. I'm going back home…"

Twisting around, Shadow raced off, not realizing that he could have stopped the cacophony of events right then and there.

(To be continued…)

Well that took me a while to make.

Sorry that I was so slow. I didn't even remember when I first started this it was so long ago.

Anyway, things are picking up again. I hope this makes a nice Christmas gift to everyone who was waiting

See ya soon, hopefully c:

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