The drama has begun!! Enjoy!
"Hi Shadow, it's Amy… uh, call back when you get a chance… bye…" I flipped my phone shut and sighed. I must have called Shadow five times already. He didn't even pick up once. Tears formed in my eyes. "He's not going to pick up, Rouge…"
"Aw, cheer up!" Rouge exclaimed. "He can't ignore your calls forever! He'll pick up some day!"
"Yeah, but when?" Then it hit me. "He won't pick up from me… but he'll pick up from you… Rouge, can I borrow your phone?"
"You're not going to call him using my phone, are you?" She handed me her black phone.
"Yes I am." I searched through her contacts, found Shadow's name, and called him. It rang twice before he picked up.
"What do you want, Rouge?" I heard him ask exasperatedly on the other line. I was so happy to hear his voice.
"Shadow! This is Amy! I'm borrowing Rouge's phone, and—" There was a click on the other line, followed by the dial tone. I flipped the phone shut and handed it back to Rouge in defeat. "He hung up as soon as I told him who I was…" Rouge gave me a small hug.
"Why don't you just meet him in person?" she suggested.
"That's it! Do you know where he is today?"
"He said he was going to the ARK, but—"
"Then I'll go there!" I stood up and headed for the door.
"Excuse me, exactly how are you getting to the ARK?"
"Remember Dr. Eggman's rockets?"
"Yes, I know, but—"
"I'll just sneak into the doctor's base and steal a rocket!" I twisted the doorknob, ready to thrust open the door any minute.
"I don't think that's such a good idea… What if you get caught?"
"I won't, Rouge! I'll be fine!" I ran out of Rouge's apartment, in search of Dr. Eggman's base…
Later…
The doctor's base was easy to find… Since when did he start putting neon signs reading "EGGMAN'S BASE" at the front? Anyway, getting in was easy. I just turned invisible (side note: Amy can do this in Sonic the Hedgehog 2006.) and sneaked past the robots. The base was pretty easy to navigate. There were these large maps hung up on the walls EVERYWHERE, so I always knew right where I was… I also knew exactly how to get to the rockets… Apparently, there was a blue path I had to follow until there was a junction with a green path. Then I had to take the green path until there was another junction to a red path. Finally, I had to follow the red path to the rocket room. The paths were pretty straightforward. Every few minutes, I had to duck into a corner to become invisible again. I didn't destroy any robots; I didn't want to draw any attention toward myself. Finally, I found the rocket room. A large white rocket stood in the center and its coordinates were… exactly on the ARK! I pressed a large green button on the control panel, then started running for the rocket before it blasted off. Ten… nine… eight… Dr. Eggman walked into the room.I was screwed if he saw me.Six… five… four… Perfect timing. I tripped and fell just as my invisibility wore off. I cursed under my breath as Eggman rushed over.
"Well, well, well…" he said evilly. "Amy Rose! And what might you be doing at my base?" Three… two… one… ZERO! The rocket took off. I missed my ride to the ARK.
"I… er… I…"
"Ah, that doesn't matter. I guess I could use you as bait once more. IT'S TIME TO TEST OUT MY GREATEST INVENTION YET! EGG TRANSFORMER, RISE!" A small dog-like robot ran out of a corner. Eggman sure had some strange ideas.
"That's your greatest invention?"
"It's perfect! It can transform into anything! It's perfect for manipulating annoying hedgehogs into doing whatever I want!"
"Some annoying hedgehogs aren't that stupid, you know." My mind was completely on Shadow, but Eggman seemed to think I was referring to Sonic.
"EGG TRANSFORMER, TRANSFORM!" There was a flash of light, and the dog multiplied in size. My eyes widened in fear at it. "Make sure she doesn't leave." I stared at the floor in defeat. Rouge was right. I did get caught… How was I going to escape?
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I decided to add a little action to this fic. As for the Egg Transformer, that was just a random idea that popped up in my mind. Anyway, PLEASE REVIEW!!
