Oh. My. Gosh. ._.

I know it's been FOREVER, and I'm TERRIBLY sorry! I really have no excuse for not updating this in what, 3 years? _ But, I have been thinking A LOT about this story, and I'd really like to continue it; so, here I go~.

Chapter 4;

We all know I WISH I'd own Sonic & co. But, I don't.

Amy was really wishing she was in better shape right about now. 'God, how fast can that stupid thing fly?' She asked herself, chasing after Dr. Eggman's fleet. After about 10 minutes of running, she came to a halt as the air-battalion kept flying. She has reached the end of the city, and coincidentally, the end of solid land, as well. "Great!" She yelled out, as she had her hands on her knee's to support her as she gasped for breath.

"Now what do I do? I can't let him get away." She groaned, suddenly feeling a presence behind her.

"Amy! Look Froggy, it's our friend, Miss Amy!" was all Amy heard before Big the Cat wrapped his giant hands around her.

"Ugh! Big! What are you—"Amy couldn't finish as Big enveloped her in a deeper hug.

"Miss Amy, it's so good to see you! Froggy and me have been so lonely!" He spoke out, swinging the poor Rose hedgehog from side to side helplessly.

"Big. I. Can't. Breathe." She muffled through his white chest fur, face turning pink.

"Oh! I'm sorry Miss Amy!" Big said, finally letting her go.

"Don't worry about it. Say, you go fishing a lot, don't you Big? So you must have a boat?" Amy perked up, remembering what her good friend was widely known for.

"Oh yes, Miss Amy! Me and Froggy sail the world!" The big cat replied, proudly pointing to the green frog on his shoulder.

"Good! Looks like we're going to set sail" She smiled, happy she worked things out.

Back at Tails' lab

"No, that's impossible!" Knuckles yelled, angrily throwing a nearby boulder to a cliff. "They CAN'T be back, they just can't!" He argued once more, clenching his fists.

"Yeah, that's what I thought, too!" Sonic replied, with his arms crossed sitting on Tails' roof. "But I'm positive it was who I saw."

Back by the woods, Shadow had grown tired of their arguing. 'Screw this' he snorted, and decided to leave. 'By the time they actually say who the hell is here, I could have saved the world by then.' Shadow stopped his running, and froze in place. 'Save the world..? Why the hell would I want to do that..?.' he wondered, suddenly taken aback by what his subconscious was thinking.

He shook it off. "This planet could rot for all I care." He announced out loud, mostly reassuring himself that he didn't care about this planet whatsoever. 'But I did promise Maria I'd protect this filthy planet..' he thought. That's when he noticed Eggman's ship in the sky. "What the—". He focused his gaze towards the end of Mystic Ruins, and saw a giant ship with Eggman's illustrious logo on the side of it.

"So, the good 'ol Doctor is back, eh?" Shadow smirked. Finally, some fun.

Back with Amy and Big..

"Heave, ho! Heave, ho!" Big sang out, while using his muscle to thrust the oars in a circular motion in front of him.

"Almost there, Big!" Amy cried out, facing Eggman's ship when she noticed that it was going increasingly close to what remained of Prison Island.

Once the ship was in place hovering over, the steel base seemed to open up and hide the ship in its underwater binding. Amy gasped. Eggman was hiding in Prison Island! Well, at least she knew where his base was now.

"Steady, Big. Just a few more feet to go." Amy said quietly, and started hunching down as to where she wouldn't be seen. Finally, she was going on an adventure alone, without her so called 'hero' to tell her to stay back because it's too dangerous.

As big reached the edge of the base, Amy hushed him. "This is good, Big, please go back to Station Square." She smiled, reassuring the cat that she'd be ok.

"Ok, Miss Amy, but be careful! This place doesn't look very fun." He frowned, turning to his frog friend and nodding before he started his journey back to Station Square. "I will, Big, don't worry!" She replied very quietly, waving back to him. She looked around for movement to make sure that her presence wasn't known. 'Looks like Dr. Eggman's security isn't up to date' she chuckled, slightly amused at her stealth.

She quickly dusted herself off then headed towards the center of the base. 'Hm, I wonder where the entrance could be?' She asked herself, looking around for anything that resembled a door. She couldn't find anything, but heard a loud rumbling from underneath her. 'Uh oh, better hide!' She looked around desperately, finally deciding to hide behind a large rubble of gravel.

She peered behind her shelter, and saw two robots come out from the side of a wall, and begin flying out. 'Hmm, I wonder where they're going?' She looked after the pair of robots, but shook her head and ran towards the door, barely making it before it automatically closed behind her.

"Perfect, now I'm inside. Now.. where to begin?" She looked around, the halls barely illuminated, having to wince her eyes to clear her vision. "Let's try this way." She smiled at herself, proud that she had even made it this far without being detected. "Eggman, here I come!"

Sorry if it seems like I'm rushing, but I'm trying to get to the part where Amy and Shadow are actually next to each other! At the same time, I don't want to be skipping details just because I want them to see each other. _; Hope you like it, R&R, please! ~