JUDAS
Chapter 11: Multitudinous
Snively looked up from the control pad to see Sonic running towards him. "Long time no see, you useless rodent."
Sonic cocked his full head of quills. "Ready to dance, Needle Nose?"
Out beyond the water's edge
Far out past the coral ledge
Underneath the diamond dancing light
Chase the world from far below
Silent sleeping in they go
Drifting down into the endless night
They're coming! They're coming! The rush of the world takes up this call. Where is the father?! The mother's going into labor!
"One two, push, my dear," The doctor, a sweaty pink monkey, encouraged. Where is the father? Where is Sonic?!
Be it no concern
Point of no return
Go forward in reverse
This I will recall
Every time I fall
The madman's machine rushed, and Sonic dodged and jumped to stay out of the way. In the end, Snively was no better than Eggman at this "conquering the world" thing. Same tactics, same man. Sonic felt like he'd been slapped into a time portal, back when he was fifteen, fighting off the badnicks with Tails by his side…
I ... can not ... resist ... your call
I ... can not ... resist ... your call
"AHHH!" Amy screamed, pushing with all her might, sweating, nearly squeezing the hell out of the bedposts she gripped. All around her, it seemed the unmistakable sound of bending steel echoed. Cream hid her face in Tails' fur, weeping. Once, Rouge could've sworn she heard the rabbit ask:
"Will Miss Amy be all right?"
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
I'll tell you one thing, She thought, wincing as Amy screamed…
Sonic snapped an arm, a leg, as if it was a bendy straw. Half of what he saw was the night they'd first made love. Amy's skin had been so hot against his beneath her fur… Being with her had never felt so right as it did that night.
…Little girl, I couldn't tell you truthfully…
She just had to scream his name as the passion heightened. "Sonic, Sonic!"
"SONICCC!!! AHH!" Amy yelled.
"Push, push!" The monkey hastened. This was her first time delivering, too, but she'd watched other doctors do it with such ease…
And her naked body had never, ever felt this good…
…if she'd live through this, or die tonight.
So hot
Out the box
Can we pick up the pace?
Turn it up,
Heat it up
I need to be entertained
Push the limit
Are you with it?
Baby, don't be afraid
"Sonic!" Amy cried, sweat pouring in buckets down her face. "Where is he?! ARRRGH!"
"I see a head!" The monkey shouted excitedly to the nurses. One of them, a turquoise Polar bear, went to get some swaddling clothes and towels.
"Where IS he?!" Amy demanded angrily, her eyes wild with the strain of the birthing. Tails and Cream could only stand shell-shocked. They'd never seen Amy so desperate.
Rouge and Knuckles glanced at each other. Opened their mouths to speak. Closed them again. Averted their gaze out of guilt.
It's time I got back to the good life
It's time I got back, it's time I got back
And I don't even know how I got off the track
I wanna go back, yeah!
Sonic ran. He'd never ran so fast in his life. The machine had exploded and he, with legs aching from the strain, ran. He was going to climb the mountains and jump, and grab onto some ledge of Angel Island.
And he was determined, so sure that he would go fast enough to perform this feat.
He was not going to let Amy down. Not this time.
How much more could I take?
"GOOOODDDS!" Amy moaned. "Tell me! OOOOAHH! TELL MEEEE!" She was pleading now.
I heard, I heard, what you gonna do now?
"He's…still fighting Snively." Rouge finally answered softly.
Amy glared at her like she was a curse to existence. "He'll be here." She said.
"PUSH!" The monkey screamed.
If I could draw the world I wanna see
I know just how I'd picture it to be
I'd stand here alone and know that it all was real
You say you don't need it
I know you don't mean it
And I don't believe it
And then, Sonic was there.
Exhausted, panting, sweaty, dirty, barely able to stand for all he was worth…but there.
Amy was right.
"It's a boy!" The monkey cried, handing the crying baby off to the nurse. Sonic heard the tears, but he was much too tired for anything else. His arms hurt from pulling himself up the rock face of Angel Island to get to solid ground, very afraid he was going to fall and break all his bones…damn Tails for already being there, otherwise there would've been the X Tornado option…
"And a girl!" The monkey handed the other baby off to another nurse, standing by. Sonic wanted the cat nurse to not scratch his baby girl, who had let out one cry, and then began to coo. He could hear her adorable little voice in his ears, while her brother cried and cried.
"Let me see them." Amy sighed, exhausted as well. Sonic sat heavily on the floor, for lack of place to sit, and sighed, too. It was over, over. After all that. He wanted to fall asleep right then, but he was too tired to close his eyes.
Rouge and Knuckles cuddled close and held hands. Rio, who was trying to braid Tails' fox tails (unsuccessfully, seeing as with nerves the fox was flicking them every two seconds), peeked out at the scene. Tails and Cream stood wordlessly, Cream drying tears from her eyes. Finally, the little rabbit found the words.
"Oh, Amy…Sonic…!" She bubbled, upon seeing the babies in their mother's arms. "They're cute! They're cute!"
"Cute!" Rio declared, and then huffed because no one was paying attention to him. "Mom!" He said crossly.
"Not now, Rio. Man, Amy, he's got your eyes." Rouge was bending over the little boy twin. "Any idea what you'll call him?"
"Just look at his fur—how purple!" Cream cooed, joining Rouge at Amy's side, crowding her.
"Hey, you two," Knuckles cautioned. "Let Sonic in."
"He's asleep anyway." Rouge dismissed.
"Am not!" Sonic fussed from near her hip. Cream giggled and Rouge hit him playfully. "Lemme up, I wanna see them!" Sonic stood on wobbling legs and looked at his kids.
The little girl's coloring was similar to his own. It was that same, striking cobalt. She had no tan on her arms. There, it was a lighter version of the cobalt on her body. Her belly fur was periwinkle—a testament to her mom's pink coloring. Her muzzle was the same periwinkle coloring, and her nose was pinched on the edge of it, like her mom's. Her quills were long--like his, too, only with bangs—and her eyes! They held the same spunk that he saw when he looked in a mirror! "Amy." He sighed. "They're pretty."
"You've only looked at the girl." Rouge pointed out. Sonic flushed. He had secretly wanted a daughter so much, though having a son seemed important too. But, the delicacy of a woman…he'd always wanted to see how a girl handled his speed. What grace he imagined! What prowess! But, Rouge was right. He looked upon the boy.
His eyes were the same as his mother's, and just as soft. His fur color was a deep purple, and his quills were straight and short like his mom's. He had no bangs like his sister, and here was where he found the tan belly fur and arm fur as well. He was calm and still while his sister moved recklessly about in her mother's grasp, clutching onto anything her hands came in contact with and testing it with her mouth. She even had the nerve to suck on her brother's foot! But, the boy didn't seem to mind.
"She's definitely got your attitude." Rouge pointed out. Cream was busy fondling the little boy's quills. He giggled at her touch.
"They both look tired, guys." Tails finally pointed out.
"Yeah, let's give the new parents some space, huh?" Knuckles agreed, pulling his wife and son away from the mess. Sonic mouthed 'thank you', and, once they left, passionately kissed his wife and climbed into the hospital bed beside her. They laid the babes between them so the twins wouldn't be harmed, and fell asleep, their foreheads touching ever so sweetly.
Twins. And they still had to be named!
Lyrics:
Sirens of the Sea- OceanLab
Setting Forth- Eddie Vedder
Fireflies-Owl City
For Your Entertainment-Adam Lambert
The Good Life-Weezer
Toy Soldier- Brittany Spears
When I Pretend- Jordan Pruitt