A/N: Heyo guys! I'm back again with another update! Once again, I apologise for my tardiness with updating lol. Regardless of that, I'm super pleased to see that this crazy fic has over one thousand hits! It's mad hahah! So thank you all for reading! Anyways, special thanks to those who've reviewed last chapter:

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Alii - D'aww I love me too ,':D I just HAVE to torture the blue speedo and make him suffer as much as I'd like cos I'm such a nice person like that, you know me~? You never know, perhaps Amy may make a debut hueheuhe...

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Soft, feathery blades of grass swayed in a serene motion, brushing against the familiar hedgehog's body as he was slumbering, only to tickle him awake like a soft whisper. Sonic stirred slightly, basking in the warmth of the radiant sun and his ears perked up to the beautiful chimes of giggles and laughter. Delicately, his eyes fluttered open showing that his expression was one of peace and tranquillity. His brilliant, green eyes glanced around his surroundings and identified his cherished friends, relaxing by his side and occupied in a mindless discussion. Probably babbling about how they kicked Eggman's ass again...

'Wait a minute.'

'What the hell am I doing here!?' Sonic shot upwards, clutching his chest and then let his head dart to different directions, eyebrows furrowed and cold sweat running down his fur. 'I'm in Green Hill Zone...everything is still pristine and calm. No war, no nothing! This is definitely one of the bastard's manipulating dream bullshit.' His eyes kept bounding around until they stopped dead at another pair of eyes.

"Sonic? Are you okay? You look like you just saw a ghost." The unmasked tenderness from the girl's voice made Sonic almost forget his train of thoughts. Almost.

"This isn't real," Was the only thing Sonic hissed out and he jumped to his feet, poised in a fighting position, his eyes narrowed dangerously as if he was face to face with the demonic being Satan himself! Tails and Knuckles only stared at him with confusion etched on their faces whilst Amy held onto her anxious slate. "Come out where ever you are Egghead! I know this ain't real! How about we fight, one on one!? I'll scramble you in no time!"

"I think Eggman must have hit his head a little too hard," Knuckles commented. He wore an amused smirk whilst Sonic carried on shouting at the sky and running around like a maniac. Tails on the other hand wore a worried look and stood up from his lounging position.
"Sonic! What's wrong-" The kitsune was immediately silenced by a murderous glare Sonic shot at him. He could have swore that his heart stopped by the way his figurative brother's eyes poisoned his entire being. Is this the last thing that the enemies feel as soon as they make eye contact with Sonic? Before being destroyed in a split second? For the first time, he realised how truly intimidating the hedgehog can be.

"You're not Tails. You're fake...you're all fake! This is all just another one of that Jackal's cooked up schemes!" The seriousness in his voice took the others aback and made them all question their existence for a split second before the pinker of the trio took action. With a huff, she stomped towards her beloved friend and grabbed him by the arms so that they were face to face. Bewilderment was smacked upon the older hedgehog's face before it twisted to one of apathy.

'This isn't Amy, this isn't Amy, this is just another-' His thoughts froze whilst his revered girl smoothed her hands from his shoulders to cup his cheeks in such a fluid fashion that it was like being embraced by a cloud. Ignoring his heart ricocheting within his chest, Sonic mustered the strength to lightly push Amy away but it was futile as she grabbed his face again.
"What happened?" The way her emerald eyes softened with sympathy made the boy fall in love all over again.

'She still feels warm...she still smells sweet...she still has those eyes...Amy...'
The speed demon quickly shook his thoughts again only for them to keep burning his mind strongly. 'This is too good to be true, after all I've been though, this is the last thing I'd expect.' Despite his speculation, Sonic's body betrayed his head and one of his hands reached up to Amy's, cupping her smaller, slender pair that was placed upon his raspberry-hued cheeks.

"Is this really you...Amy?" His heart skipped a beat at her now flushed cheeks and the way her beautiful eyes began to shimmer. The sun gleamed behind her body, illuminating her figure that one could swear that she's an angel sent from the heavens. The way her pastel sakura fur darkened to a shade of fuchsia under the lighting overwhelmed Sonic to the point where he almost forgot how to breathe.

"No shit Sherlock! It's obviously Eggman you're wooing!" Knuckles hollered out and then chuckled heartily at both of the hedgehog's baffled expressions as they jumped out of each others arms. Tails snickered alongside the red brute and the duo walked towards their strange yet adored friends, momentarily forgetting Sonic's abrupt actions beforehand.

Though, Eggman's name rang through Sonic's brain and he swiftly lifted the cuffs of his glove where the freak tortured him, only to draw blank. Sonic tore off his glove immediately, ignoring the blush emitted from Amy and the cocked eyebrows from the boys. He scanned the hand with his eyes, the look of incredulity never leaving his face whilst the palm remained unscathed and unblemished. Still soft and firm to look at. Where are all the scars? Where did the torture marks go? It was now he realised that he was in little to no pain at all. In the other dreams, Sonic always felt the burn of the cuffs against his wrists and ankles but now, he felt nothing. As if nothing ever happened.

"I...I..." The cyan teen clenched and unclenched his hand, letting his thumb stroke his smooth nails. A headache brewed in his head as the unanswered questions piled up higher and higher. The memories of his nails being pulled out by a pair of pliers brutally was still fresh in his mind. The sensation of the scalpel digging into his skin clawed his brain. Nothing made sense anymore!

"Tch! Tails, take him to a doctor or something. The guy is seriously starting to worry me and I don't wanna lose my punching bag anytime soon." Knuckles snorted and bit into a piece of fruit that was conveniently lying around. With his mouth full, he continued: "Ifsh he'sa gornna," He swallowed "I'm gonna have to hammer his brain back to normal or something." He received a punch on the arm by Amy and a look of disapproval from Tails but no reaction from Sonic.

The boy was snapped out of his daze as a pair of wispy hands, belonging to Amy, grasped the glove out of his grip and placed it in his bare palms. He then looked up and his face softened at her shy demeanour.
"It's a little scandalous to take your gloves off in public," Her ears were lowered bashfully, a character trait that rarely seeped out of the usual spunky girl and an aspect that Sonic relishes whenever it's released.
"Sonic, did you have a bad dream? Or do you have a fever?" The fox then placed the back of his hand against the disoriented Sonic's forehead but then withdrew it with a hiss. "Amy how did you not notice his body temperature? You were literally clutching his face for Chaos' sake! He's burning up."

Amy lightly grimaced under Tails' scolding as he sauntered off towards his plane, probably in search for some medication to help Sonic's fever. Knuckles simply chose to follow Tails, muttering about how he was going to catch another nap or so instead of wasting his time in the hedgehog's presence.

"Amy," Sonic softly uttered out as his unclothed hand tugged on the hem of her dress. The girl turned around whilst Sonic enveloped her hand with his bare one. The sheer warmth that sparked from the contact caused both of their hearts to thump at the speed of sound.

"What is it?" Amy finally replied as they both sank to their knees. His hand never let hers go much to the girl's delight; it was as if Sonic kept it in his grasp, trying to convince himself whether if it's a reality or not.
"You are real...right?"
"Heheh, as real as I can be? Sonic, you're acting really odd today." She then cocked her head to the side and lowered her eyelids flirtatiously, bringing our her usual personality. "Fallen for me? I don't blame ya~" She winked but then the confidence was wiped off by the increased pressure on her hand.

'I've fallen for you way long ago but there's no way in hell I'm telling you that because that's not important at the moment and I still don't know whether you're real or not.'
Was what Sonic almost wanted to say but he kept mum and replied with something else instead.

"What happened before I fell asleep? I don't recall anything," He played along and tried his best not to melt at her concerned face.
"Eggman ambushed us right after we've beaten the Zetis and as usual, we defeated him and his robots. One of his minions did whack you really hard on the head and I think it's caused a bit of a memory problem..." With her free hand, she stroked his head and in that instant, Sonic felt slight pain there.

'Odd, I didn't feel as drowsy nor in pain in the beginning...this is definitely not real...' The paranoia within Sonic's soul grew larger and larger to the point where he felt suffocated. His ears twitched as a ringing sound echoed within them, causing him discomfort.

"So we just came back from the Lost Hex? And this whole time I've been dreaming?" He tested the waters again and almost swore out loud when Amy nodded. 'No...NO! Fuck! Just a dream my ass! I can feel it coming, something's gonna happen and I'm gonna wake up in that manky cell again!' Without as much as a second thought, Sonic leapt to his feet and began speed walking to Tails and Knuckles with Amy securely in his grip as he pulled her along.

"Sonic!? What's going on!? What are you-" The only response Amy got was a tug, causing her to fall onto him and for Sonic to catch her bridal style as he leapt to the wing of the plane. The intent yet morbid look the blue boy carried shut her up instantly, making Amy freeze within his arms which was equivalent to an iron cage.

"Tails! Knuckles! We gotta get out of here, ASAP! Hurry, HURRY!" Sonic ordered and Tails didn't hesitate to scramble to the pilot's seat, starting the engine. With a sceptical look, Knuckles ascended to the very same wing that the hedgehogs were on and raised his eyebrow.
"Care to explain what's going on?" The crimson echidna growled out. When it came to Sonic's instincts, no one ever argued back or challenged him because he always ends up being right. However, right now, the face and tone that Sonic gave is telling a thousand stories and it internally scared Knuckles to no end.

"Right now we have to get out! This is a trap! You all may not believe me but I don't give a flying fuck!" Amy and Tails flinched as Sonic swore violently. "Tails you have to get us all out before Zavok and his crew kills us all! You lot may be just a dream but that won't stop me from protecting you all!" With that said and done, the tornado shot off into the sky and the trio on the wing hung tight, all three of them gripping the edge of the wing whilst Sonic kept one hand on Amy's back to secure her.

"What do you mean we're just a dream!? You're acting crazier than usual!" Knuckles yelled out, his voice slightly muffled by the wind and his eyes barely open.
"Long story short! I've been kidnapped by Egghead and his new minion and you guys have been left alone to fight this massive war! Eggman's new friend has the power to make me experience hyper realistic dreams as a form of torture where I either get brutally killed or witness the people I care for die!" Sonic's blazing eyes was filled with integrity, consequently giving the guardian more than enough reasons to believe him and face the front with a smirk.

"Even...Even if we're all not real, we'll keep on fighting by your side!" Amy finally yelled out on behalf of Tails and Knuckles, flashing her friend with a brilliant smile. Sonic returned the gesture and focused on their surroundings with a look of determination.
"Where ever we are in reality, I hope that we're kicking butt!" Tails whooped and then the plane dived upwards, finally above the clouds, making time almost stand still. "Right now Sonic, what you're doing is a form of fighting back! Instead of watching the scene unfold itself, you've taken control of your dream and doing your best to make everything change; we're all so proud of you! Whatever happens to us, don't lose hope!" Tails beamed at his metaphorical brother which in turn made Sonic look at him with astonishment and then it changed to his iconic smirk. Tails is right, this is his world so he shouldn't fear the fall!

'Thank you all...for everything...Tails, Knuckles...Amy...I-'

BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG!

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

The colour in Sonic's eyes was void of any pupils as he witnessed half the wing they were on explode to pieces and a familiar, curved wooden stick impale Knuckles through his head, all the way to the back of his torso. The last thing that the remaining trio saw was the blood erupting from the wounds and the vivid violet orbs lose it's colour in a nanosecond. The sound of garbled blood was heard and the echidna's body spasmed till it fell limp and dropped from the broken wing, diving to its doom a million miles below. Traces of blood and clumped flesh was all that was left of their strong comrade...

"No...Knuckles..." Amy managed to whisper out from her dry throat but she couldn't do as much as raise a hand to her fallen friend as Sonic held onto her tighter, not allowing her to move. It took everything for both the ashen faced hedgehogs not to throw up. Sonic mustered all his courage and might to glance at Tails who was shaking like a leaf, tears leaking out of his eyes like a waterfall.

"Tails...TAILS! DON'T LOSE FOCUS!" Sonic bellowed but it was futile. The little boy was completely traumatised and the plane was only diving lower and lower. The smoke of the broken wing grew thicker and thicker and the plane began to tilt. Thinking fast and pushing the sudden death of his friend to the back of his head, Sonic thought of a plan.

"Amy...Ames, listen to me please!" His forehead was against hers, forcing the shivering girl to look into his pleading eyes. "I need you to hold on to the wing. You're a strong girl, I know you can do it. I need to get to the control panel, set the plane to autopilot and switch the emergency engine on so that we don't plummet to the ground. Can you do this for me?" Amy gave a hesitant nod but that was all that Sonic needed. Putting all his trust into her, he let the girl go and thankfully, she kept a strong grip on the broken wing. Sonic hopped to the top of the plane and sped to the control panel, quickly adjusting the machine and configuring the settings. As a result, the plane stopped diving and tilting and a engine appeared underneath the it, firing away to support the lack of the wing.

It wasn't over though. Sonic turned to his brother who seemed to be deprived of life, equivalent to a rag doll. The paranoia within Sonic stirred even further and it was then he knew that this roller coaster ride was nowhere near over.
"Tails...TAILS! I need you to focus! Please! TAILS!" Sonic's entreaty was to no avail and the golden fox remained mute and empty.
"Tails! We need you! Please don't give up on us! You said that we mustn't lose hope!" Amy cried out but she was just as unsuccessful as her blue counterpart. A sudden thump was heard on the nose of the plane and both hedgehogs turned their heads to see the intruder.

"I didn't think that it'd be this easy..."

A petite, blue zeti was perched on the nose of the plane, his grey elongated moustache whipped against the wind and his venomous indigo irises were like a blemish in his coffee stained sclera. His bamboo stick within his miniature hands was blood stained and dotted with dark bits of flesh. What got the conscious hedgehogs' bones rattling was that the usual swirl on top of the stick was replaced by their fallen friend's disfigured head. Knuckles' eyes was still wide open, his lips still etched into an expression of pain and the wound in his forehead was still dripping with blood like a leaky faucet.

"I, Master Zik, am severely disappointed by the lack of a challenge. I was told that this red monster was the strongest in your group yet I took him out in a second?" The zeti cackled until he noticed the animistic snarl on Sonic's muzzle. His buggy eyes widened as soon as a fatal kick was delivered against his torso, driving him upwards and as he descended, he was squished against the plane's side by a illogically sized piko piko hammer. Amy dropped the hammer in shock as all that was left of the millennium old zeti was something equivalent to a squashed mosquito, blood coating the metallic armour of the vehicle and the flesh disfigured to the point where no one would recognise who the body belonged to.

"I...I...I killed someone..." Amy gasped out, her fingers still kept an iron grip on the wing and the shock smothered her thickly to the point where she was heading to the same direction as Tails.

"Amy! Don't you dare leave me too! Don't you fucking dare!" Despite the threatening tone, tears almost escaped from Sonic's eyes and his voice cracked midway. Again, he shook Tails' shoulder, trying to snap him out of his brain dead like situation. "Tails! We need you to fly us both out of this plane! It's not safe! Tails! Don't make me punch you for Chaos' sake!" Unfortunately, the kitsune's mind couldn't take anymore and his eyes shut, making his unconsciousness clear as day to the gobsmacked hedgehogs.

"Depressing sight...isn't it?" A sudden wimpy, pathetic voice appeared behind Amy and then the person that it belonged to, pinned the girl down to the wing. His thick, indigo hair barely brushed against the back of her delicate pink quills and the girl struggled under his titanium strength.
"ZOR!" Red was all that Sonic could see and before he could pounce on the cowering zeti, a green tail whipped out and grabbed him by his throat, causing him to fall back and crash his head dangerously close to the blades of the plane's propellers. His eyes lashed to his enemy and a terrifying growl was emitted from his throat as he spotted Zeena smiling smugly before him.

"Get off me you little whore or else I'll rip your head off..." The grass coloured female merely scoffed and brushed off Sonic's threat, only tightening her tail's grip on his throat which in turn made him claw at his neck.

"You're in no position to tell me, to tell us what to do." A sinister grin took place on her voluptuous lips, a pair that could rival Rouge's and then dread filled both hedgehogs from head to foot. Behind Tails was the tallest and the most largest zeti that Sonic fought once.

"Zomzom is hungry!" The gluttonous obese zeti towered over the defenceless fox and without a beat, plucked Tails out of his seat like a grain of rice. It was no secret to what Zomzom was going to do and all that Sonic and Amy could do was scream, beg and plead in defiance. Anything to save their precious boy from the calamity that is soon to be bestowed on him!

"Don't! Please! I'll do anything! He's just a little boy!" Sonic struggled and writhed under Zeena's restraints but this only caused her tail to wrap around his body and a vicious smile to take place on her grotesquely beautiful face.
"Why should you care? This is just a dream after all," She purred out.
"Please stop! Why do always make Sonic suffer!?" Amy whimpered but was only slapped by the zeti hovering above her, leaving a red gash against her supple cheeks.

CRUNCH!

Sonic and Amy could only stare with terror as they gawked at the rapacious zeti, tear off half of Tails' head in one bite. The wine coloured plasma flared out of the gaping wound, the look of pure horror was plastered on Tails' face as his eyes lost colour, instantly dead from the assault. His powerful brain seeped out of the mangled skull as the blood splattered zeti carried on gnawing Tails apart, as if he was a piece of a juicy, fresh meat. Sonic couldn't move, Sonic couldn't breathe, Sonic couldn't look away until the very last physical part of his brother's body was slurped up and swallowed. The final thing both hedgehogs saw were the iconic pair of tails dangling out of the zeti's mouth and in an instant it was gone.

The scarlet stained zeti grinned with his blood covered teeth like a toddler who's angelically finished their meal for the first time. However, there were more surprises to come. Zomzom began to expand like a balloon, growing bigger and bigger. Sonic couldn't describe what he was feeling nor was he able to pinpoint the millions of emotions running through his mind. With a sudden clarity, his mind clicked on one factor. 'Amy's still alive...I can save her...I CAN!'

With herculean strength, Sonic broke out of Zeena's bounds with sheer willpower and dived for Amy, snatching her away from Zor's clutches and holding her tight as they cleaved downwards to the earth. An ear-bursting boom was heard from above, indicating that the inflated Zeti has exploded, bringing down the plane and his two other comrades with him. As the hedgehogs fell, they were showered with blood and debris, causing Amy to weep strongly against Sonic's muzzle as he held her tight.

"I'm so sorry...I'm so sorry..." The teen chanted like a mantra, hating himself for not being able to save his friends. Hating himself for not even being able to save both him and Amy from the fatal fall. He pulled his head away slightly, cupping Amy's face and gave her a sad smile. Time seemed to have slowed down and their surroundings became inaudible. Both pink and blue were now hyper aware of each other and only each other. This was their last moments together...

"Sonic...thank you for everything...and I'm sorry I couldn't save Tails and Knuckles!" She wept beautifully and leaned her forehead against his. She opened her mouth again to speak but all that came out was a guttural sound from both of their throats and blood spurting from their lips to each others face. Reluctantly, they simultaneously looked to their torsos and saw a familiar red arm barbed through Amy's back all the way through Sonic's torso like a skewer. The duo then looked to their side to see Zavok with an insane sneer only for him to plunge his arm out and grab both hedgehogs by their arms as they fell closer and closer to their deaths.

"It all ends now hero!"

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"AMY! AMYYYYY! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! LET ME GO! LET ME GO YOU FUCKS! AT LEAST LET ME SAVE HER!" Sonic wrestled in Zavok's grip as he was dragged from the infirmary room to a newly upgraded cell. He bit, kicked, punched, did everything but his body was so weak that it was like dragging a child away who was throwing a tantrum. The red zeti grunted at every attack he felt but his will didn't waver until he threw the hedgehog into the cage, immediately closing it before the boy even attempted to escape.

"Please! LET ME SEE HER! PLEASE! LET HER LIVE!" Sonic repeatedly rattled the cage, banging his fists against them despite the injuries. "KNUCKLES! TAILS! AMY! DON'T LEAVE ME!"

Infinite stared at the broken hedgehog from afar, his mask on but his ears begged to stay drooped from the amount of ruckus their hostage was making. He glided to the begging boy, however he made a mistake of getting too close and keeping is guard low. All of a sudden, Sonic's hand shot to Infinite's throat in a choking hold. The jackal clawed at his neck, trying to pry his fingers loose but then lost all confidence which was promptly replaced with fear.

Sonic's fur was no longer the luminous sheen of blue; a plague of navy took over his body at once and wisps of negative chaos energy emerged from his body. His eyes shifted to a dark shade of green, almost blending in with the sclera. His frown was sewn to his muzzle which lost its tan complexion and morphed to a sheet of white. Sonic has transformed into a dark entity and for sure, Infinite thought he was going to die by his hands.

"Where...are...my...FRIENDS?" Sonic hissed out. His voice had a sharp edge to it, one that you'd be stupid to disobey. His friendliness, his cockiness, everything was gone leaving an empty shell of a demonic being.

'Is this...the power of chaos...? I...I can't breathe...'
Infinite was seconds away from passing away but before he closed his eyes, Sonic hastily let him go and the overwhelming power of chaos dissipated in the air. Weakly, Infinite crumbled to floor, gasping for air and then noticed a large shadow looming over them both. He turned over and recognised the egg shaped doctor, flashing a scowl to his guinea pig. Sonic physically flinched and took a couple of steps away from the bars, holding his injured hand without a moment to spare. Although he was glaring back with distaste, fear was seeping out of his pores.

'...He did it...he broke Sonic The Hedgehog...' The jackal thought with wonder and gained so much more respect for the doctor. 'I only added fuel to the fire...if Eggman can break Sonic...I can break Shadow.' Infinite's thoughts went off tangent and fantasised on how he was going to make Sonic's dark counterpart suffer in numerous ways.

"You better behave you wretched rat, or else your friends will pay the price."

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A/N: Aaaaaand that's done! Thank you all so much for sticking around and reading! Hopefully I haven't scared most of you away with this chapter hahah. Ya see, I think half the zeti's names are so bizarre and blatantly stupid. I mean "Zomzom" !? Half the time I felt like I was gonna roll my eyes or something cos his name just doesn't suit this fic since it's so childish and cheesy. Oh well. To summarise this chapter, Sonic just witnessed Zomzom vore his best friend, Knuckles was turned into a flag and both Sonic and Amy turned into a kebab. You're welcome.

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