Amy became skeptical, replaying what just happened in her mind.
Shadow was the one who had kidnapped her, and Sonic. He was the one controlling the person she loved, and potentially causing him to be and do evil.
But Shadow was consistent. Shadow was evil but he didn't deny it, and he embraced it. Sonic's dark side was the same, but inconsistent. Shadow had a vision, whatever it was - and for some reason, she and Sonic were a part of that vision.
What did he want? She thought. It's one thing to kidnap someone and attempt to control their life, but to kiss them and lure them in romantically is another.
She remembered the look on his face, and his body position. He sat on her bed with his hands almost touching her, over the quilt. He had looked at her sincerely, with shiny, glistening red eyes. He had appeared relaxed, not tense; and he had seemed genuine, not out to hurt her.
When Sonic was his darker form, he was faking something. He was taking something from her for another reason - a false reason. Shadow was not false, and Amy became infatuated by his honesty.
She remembered that Sonic and Shadow were together, somewhere in the building, conversing or planning. Bragging, even. Who knew what they had in store.
Amy allowed herself to lie down and go to sleep. It took her hours to relax and detach from her thoughts, but she got there eventually. But it wasn't long until she was woken.
Amy woke to the sound of struggle. She looked up and saw Sonic tied to a chair that was stuck to the ground, and Shadow had clearly done the tying. Shadow stood in front of Sonic, with his back to him, staring at the computer screen - there was some kind of fluctuating spiral, possibly a representation of Sonic's personality switching...
Amy tried to not make a sound as she woke so that she wouldn't end up constrained too, but Shadow had already sensed that she was awake.
Shadow spun Sonic's chair to face Amy, and Shadow dashed over to Amy's bed.
"Good day, Miss." He said. "I got you these."
Shadow held out his hand with a bunch of flowers in them. Amy was expressionless and not amused nor flattered. Sonic groaned from his chair and rolled his eyes.
"I had to constrict your boyfriend, again." Shadow sighed. "He was very bad, Amy. He tried to backstab me, he tried to escape - and he didn't even try to save you."
Amy's eyes widened. Was he telling the truth?
"I know, it's hard to believe. He assumed that I was going to kill him, but instead of trying to rescue you, he tried to break out himself. In his other form. So he can't be trusted."
Amy bit her lip nervously as Sonic's eyes arched inwards angrily.
"He betrayed me, Amy," Shadow said, "I know you won't. But, I have to do this to make him know who's in control here."
Amy shook her head. He's going to kill me, she thought. "Please, Shadow - don't hurt me-"
Shadow laughed and turned to look at Sonic, who had become desperate in his eyes, shaking his head. Don't! No! Sonic thought.
Shadow grinned. "Amy, my intention is not to hurt you. It's to hurt him."
"But that doesn't mean you have to kill me! I won't do anything to get in the way! Punish him another way! You don't have to hurt either of us!"
"I know," Shadow said, closing his eyes. He opened them slowly and said, "that's why I'm going to do this."
