Life or Death

(Sonic's POV)

It didn't take us too long to get to the hospital; it literally took us ten minutes to get there. We ran like thirteen blocks without stopping for anything in sixty miles per hour. We got through the automated entrance and hurriedly glimpsed all around the waiting room searching for Blaze. It was like looking for an Easter egg, the room is filled with people; they were sitting in their chairs, walking around, some were crying, some were arguing, doctors and nurses were roaming around, you know it.

I called out, "Blaze! Blaze, we're here! Where are you?"

"Over here!" she responded. We saw her standing up from her seat.

"Blaze!" Silver called out in slight sadness and he ran up to her. The couple hugged each other into an embrace. Shadow, Knuckles, and I sped towards them.

When Silver and Blaze broke off the hug, we were anguished to see her up close. Her eyes were all red and her white tank top and jeans were stained with blood. She was still crying. Silver sat down on the chair and allowed his girlfriend to sit on his lap, cradling her in his arms.

"What happened? Tell me everything," I told her.

Blaze began, "I went over to Amy's house for a visit, just to see if she needed anything and to check to make sure if everything's alright. I entered and she was nowhere in sight. I called her name and suddenly, I heard screaming and crying. It came from her room and I got worried, so I ran upstairs, got to her bedroom, and…" she shuddered, "there I saw Amy on the floor in deep pain. There was blood everywhere. I frantically ran up to her to see if she's okay, but she wasn't. She wasn't breathing normally and there was a knife beside her and I swore she got stabbed or something."

The guys and I were stunned. "Did you know who did it?" I asked.

"No," she responded, "no one else was there, just Amy alone. Although, the bedroom window was wide opened and when I looked down, her hammer's just lying on the ground. I knew Amy's in trouble so I carried her all the way here."

Oh no, I thought. This is not good at all. This is terrible! What if something awful happens to our baby? She could die!

"What did the doctors say?" Silver asked.

"She did get stabbed— in the lower back…"

"WHAT?!" We were all aghast.

"And there's more," Blaze finished off, "she's going into labor now."

I'm even more distressed. "What? Already?! But the baby isn't due for another two weeks! How could that be?"

She just shrugged her shoulder in agony. Silver held Blaze closer to him; she laid her head onto his shoulder and he rubbed her back soothingly. He gave her a kiss on her forehead.

It must be really hard for Blaze to see such tragedy in person. My biggest fear is that Amy will either go into a miscarriage or die… or both. I could lose her and our baby. I can't let that happen. I promised her she'll be okay. I just hope she survives.

I turned to the others, "Guys, call everyone else to get here immediately." I ordered. They nodded.

"Will do," Knuckles replied. He, Shadow, and Silver took out their phones and started dialing.

"Blaze, do you know where they took Amy?"

"The emergency room. But Son—"

I didn't listen to the rest of her statement; I stormed out right away. I ran all the way to the other side of the hospital in seconds.

I got to the emergency department where Amy must be in. I sprinted through the doors and ran from room to room to room to find her. I didn't bothered to ask the staff where she is, it would slow me down; it's the race against time, I have to see her before it's too late. I passed by the operating room. On the door, there's a clipboard with Amy's information on it. That's her.

I was about to barge in, but two doctors opened the door before me and appeared in the doorway. One is a tan rabbit and the other is a white mongoose.

"Excuse me, sir—"said the mongoose, but I cut him off.

"You have to let me in there!" I cried.

"I'm sorry, but this is restri—"

"Please, that's my girlfriend in there! She's about to have a baby and I have to see her!" I was breaking down, "I know something dreadful has happened to her and I have to see her and my baby before tragedy strikes! Please, you have to let me in! Please!" I begged.

The rabbit and the mongoose doctors glanced at each other for one second. The rabbit sighed,

"Alright, you can go ahead," he opened the door for me. I thanked him and I entered in the OR. There are other doctors surrounding the bed and there's an EKG beeping. I also heard constant screaming and crying; it sounded agonizing. It was Amy.

"Amy!" I called out. She perked her head up.

"Sonic!" she cried and she was gasping rapidly and abnormally. It was horrifying; there's blood everywhere, just like Blaze said. The doctors turned around to face me.

"Are you the father of her baby?" one of them, a grey wolf, asked me.

"Yes," I answered, "please tell me what's going on!" I was about to sob.

"She's going into labor, but the problem is she's losing a lot of blood and the stab wound on her lower back is very deep. It can bring affect to the baby. It may or may not make it."

"No!" Amy screamed. I was very distraught.

"She's too weak to give birth naturally," said another, though I couldn't see who, "we're going to have to perform a cesarean section!"

The grey wolf turned back around, "Inject the epidural anesthesia," he ordered, "and hand me a scalpel!"

They huddled altogether to operate the C-section on Amy. She's been screaming hysterically throughout the whole thing. I couldn't watch. I turned around to look away and covered my ears with my hands; however, I can still hear her pain. I kneeled down on the floor and let myself sob. I was shedding tears; what if my fears actually come true? Fifteen minutes of excruciation later… I heard a baby's cry, and then the scream has stopped.

I slowly got myself back up, put my hands down, and turned to them.

"Congratulations," the wolf doctor was carrying an infant, wrapped in some sort of blanket, to me, "It's a girl." I gasped incredulously at her sight.

"Lavender Rose," I whispered. I took her into my arms; she was crying which means… she's okay.

"You're lucky she made it," he said. I smiled, then walked closer to Amy and stood next to her. She was all pale, her face is stained with tears, and she was breathing heavily.

"Sonic," she said weakly, "my baby…"

I hushed her quietly, "It's okay, she's going to be alright."

But it's not over. Just when she was about to let out a smile, Amy loudly gasped for air and suddenly, her whole body started shaking uncontrollably. I jumped. "What's happening?!"

The heart-monitor on the EKG turned rapid for a few moments. I panicked,

"Amy?! Amy!"

"She's going into shock!" said the lemur doctor, "We're losing her!"

Just then, there was a flat-line, and Amy laid flat and stiff on the bed.

"NO!" I cried out.

"Quick," the lemur doctor was giving orders, "hand me that defibrillator! I'll perform CPR!"

I stepped back away from them. The doctors surrounded Amy again, and there was incoherent chatting. I couldn't watch this anymore; it's making me more disheartened. Holding my baby Lavender in my arms, I left the operating room. I left the emergency department and I walked all the way back around the hospital's entrance.

I returned to the waiting room, and I saw the whole gang. I even noticed that Blaze changed clothes; she's changed from her bloody tank top and jeans to Silver's black hoodie and grey sweatpants. I walked to them.

"Guys," I said sadly. They looked up at me.

"Sonic," Tails replied, "How's Amy?" By the look of all of their facial expressions, they looked extremely anxious. I hesitated, I couldn't answer, I was about to break down again.

"Is the baby okay?" Cream asked.

"She is," I shuddered, "for now."

I showed them my newborn daughter. They gasped happily and incredulously. I heard the girls going "aw" as they gathered around me to take a closer look of Lavender.

"She's so precious," Rouge whispered.

"She's so beautiful," Cream cooed.

"I can't believed she survived from this kind of tragic situation," Shadow said quietly.

"It must be a miracle," said Tails.

But to me, it's not fully a miracle. Sure Lavender is born healthy and alive, but I'm still at risk of losing Amy. She's still out there dying, I know for sure. I remembered Blaze mentioning an opened window and a knife beside her. It already hit me. Somebody has done this to her, and I already know who. I felt a sudden hatred inside of me.

"Girls," I demanded, everyone perked their heads up. I was looking at Tikal, Cream, Blaze and Rouge. "I need the four of you to watch her."

"Why?" Rouge asked. I carefully gave Lavender to her.

"There's something I need to do. Please keep an eye on her and make sure she's okay. I'll be back." I turned to the automated exit.

"Wait, where are you going, Sonic?" Tails wondered.

I sighed and didn't face back to them, "Somewhere…" is my only answer. I stormed out.

I ran out of the hospital, ran down about thirty blocks throughout Station Square, and in seconds, I reached my destination. An apartment… Scourge's apartment.