OH MY SMEGGIN' GOSH, I UPDATED!!

Mewse: *jaw drops* The planets were knocked out of alignment!

Har har. Not only did I hafta calm down Blaze, *glares daggers at Mew* but I had this thing called school to deal with, among other things. You know, homework, heartbreak and report cards. Mixed together, and you get a very large Writer's Block! ^^" But I'm back! At least for now. ENJOY!!

Mewse: AHEM!

-.- Fine, I own nothing to do with Sonic. All I own is the plot. Happy?

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RETURN TO LITTLE PLANET
by Ryuko DragonHalf

There they were. Such easy prey. Ah, one of them noticed...

The robot fired up his engines.

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Amy wasted no time in wrapping her arms around Sonic. He started some vain attempts to break free, but the girl's grip was firm. "S-S-S-Sonikku, he-he's out th-th-there..." she whimpered, beginning to shudder. Sonic paused in his struggles and listened.

"What is it? Who's out where?" the hero began asking.

"Look!" she cried out. "Outside! It's him! Watching us! He's coming for me again! Don't let him take me away, please!"

'Wow, she's really freaking out about something,' he marveled. That's when he got that feeling... you know, the feeling that someone's eyes are boring a hole in your skull? Instinct told him to face those eyes, which he did. What he saw made him freeze.

There was no time to react. Metal had crashed through the window, his steel claws beginning to close around Amy's arm!

Her grip on Sonic tightened, which was a good thing, since our hero managed to zoom past the scattered boxes to the other side of the room. He tried to pry Amy from his arm while the malicious robot hovered silently by the smashed glass.

"Amy, you hafta leggo!" hissed Sonic. When she didn't budge, he continued. "I promise I won't let him take you this time. Trust me."

Frightened, but slightly reassured, Amy slowly released her hero and made for the far side of the living room. She took in the scene. Smashed glass, storm howling, the return of her worst nightmare, and Sonic poised for battle. She wanted to wake up.

But there IT was. The same design as before, maybe a bit bulkier. The engine hummed contently, keeping Metal aloft. What really caught her attention was the pair of eyes. Blood red, shifting back and forth, scanning... when they landed on her, they stopped. Unblinking, unmoving, and completely mesmerizing. Amy trembled and fought down a scream.

Sonic was sizing up his old foe. There didn't seem to be anything new about his design, but he could be hiding one or two tricks. He figured it would be good to get in some attacks while he was too focused on Amy to really notice him. Without warning, Sonic leaped forward, curled into a ball, and spun as fast as he could into the robot's hull.

Metal was caught off guard. The force of the blow threw him outside again, where the strong winds tried to blow him far out to sea. His tesla coil powered up automatically; the auto-balance system kept him upright, and the jets roared to life. Metal's optic sensors focused on the blue life-form, holding his ground on the balcony. He sped downward and tackled the hedgehog to the balcony floor.

They rolled back inside, each opponent struggling to stay on top. Sonic lashed out with his feet and fists, while Metal made good use of his claws. The robot tried to fire an optic laser just between Sonic's eyes. The hero made use of his speed, and the only damage was a slight burn where the shot grazed his throat.

'This is insane!' the hedgehog realized. 'I can't get a decent attack in.. it's too cramped in here!' He kicked Metal off, sending the collection of silicon crashing into the kitchen. Sonic made for the balcony, and waited for his foe to recover.

Metal was up in an instant, now standing on his own two legs. The infernal rodent had damaged his hovering mechanism. He awaited the hedgehog's next move.

Sonic lay on the "I'm too cool to be beaten" routine. "Hey, tinhead! Why don't you give me a proper introduction on the roof? Race you!" With a wink, Sonic leaped backwards and over the balcony, plummeting alongside the building's wall. Before he could make contact with the pavement, his feet spiraled into a figure-eight, allowing him to move forward and make contact with the wall. Then he proceeded to streak up the wall, ignoring the stinging rain spattering on his face.

Luckily, the robot was focused on besting his rival. He set aside his original mission, fired up the engines, and gave chase.

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The entire time, poor Amy had been hiding behind a pile of boxes. She could only listen to the fight. If she had looked, she knew Metal would be staring at her again. It terrified her. Those never blinking, forever glowing, blood-red eyes. She had seen enough of them, 7 years ago..

The girl snapped out of her reverie. Amy cautiously peeked her head out and surveyed the damage. Broken glass, a few dents in the wall, and she dared not go into the kitchen. She slowly got to her feet and stepped into the middle of the mess.

Then she noticed... something was in her hand. Looking down, she saw a blue gem held in her fist. The Jikan from Sonic's necklace! He must have given it to her when Metal attacked. But it felt different. Her palm tingled where it rested. The young hedgehog squinted, her lime-green eyes poring over every detail of the gem. She concentrated on the Jikan. What was different?

Suddenly, there was a flash of bright blue light! Amy gasped and turned away. The light subsided, and she looked again. Now that light was inside the jewel, shining in the very center. The girl stared long and hard at the light.

She began to feel strange. She felt.. brave.

Amy stuffed the Jikan in one pocket, and pulled her Piko-Piko from the other. She didn't hesitate to run for the door and make for the stairs, leading to the roof.

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Okay, that's it for now! I have another fic to update, a job to go to, and me folks don't like me on here much. Besides, I wanna know what you think! It's not hard, just click on that pretty button down there and type some random stuff. Hopefully it'll be a review! X3;;

NEXT TIME: METAL VS. SONIC!! Who's gonna win! What the-- what's she doing there?! Stay back, this is Sonic's fight! Hey.. how'd she do that? What the smeg's going on??? STAY TUNED!