*Re-Cap*

"Metal."

"Nice to hear your lovely voice again too." Metal Sonic responded back smoothly stepping closer to where Amy was standing. From what Amy last remembered of Metal Sonic, he was just all metal, but this Metal was definitely different in a more organic way. Instead of looking like his spunkier counter-part, Metal's body was more toned and muscled, his quills nearly reaching the floor, the slight breeze blowing his white streaked tips in the wind.

"B-but...I-It's not possible. I saw Sonic pulverize you to the ground?!"

"I do believe everyone deserves a second chance, don't you agree?"

Before Amy could reply, Metal Sonic squeezed a point in her neck, which knocked Amy unconscious.

*End Flashback*

'Why are you here Metal Sonic?' Amy thought as she uncurled herself and stood to enter her washroom.

After washing her hair and body, Amy opens her closet and looks for a new outfit to wear, no longer will she wear her red dress with the matching shoes and hairband! It was time for a new kind of Amy. After skimming through the closet Amy found what she wanted to wear, an ice blue halter that stopped at mid-riff a pair of stone-wash bell-bottom jeans and a pair of white sandals. After getting dressed, Amy pulled her air dried quills into a pony-tail, grabbed her white purse and headed downstairs eat breakfast. After finishing her meal, Amy headed out the door to her favorite place to help ease her mind: the mall.

*Meanwhile*

"Come on lil bro! You've got to come to the mall with me! I need help picking out a gift for Sally, you know her birthday's coming up and I've still gotta finish handing out invites to her surprise party." Sonic whines bouncing around Tails trying to get him away from his latest project.

"I don't know Sonic, I really have to get this done in time for the party too, by the way, have you seen Amy yet? I'm sure she was heart-broken after seeing what happened yesterday.

*Flashback*

"Hey Cream, could you past the fruit salad over here?" Tails politely asks Cream as they're sitting down having a little picnic in the park.

"Sure Tails, here your are." Creams says handing the bowl of fresh fruit over to the genius twin-tailed fox.

"Mr. Sonic, did you make sure to invite Amy to our little picnic?" Cream asks Sonic as she turn to feed her chao Cheese a cut up melon.

"I'm sure I did Cream, I'm sure she'll be here any moment." Sonic says laying his head in Sally Acorn's lap as she feeds him some grapes.

As Tails is about to ask Sonic what he meant, he notices a pink hedgehog in the distance watching them with a hurt look on her face, and what looked like tears pouring down her face.

'Oh no, Sonic DIDN'T tell her about today, or about him and Sally!' Tails thought watching what Amy would do next. Before Tails could get to, or call Amy she fled from the area, running deeper into the woods.

'Oh, Amy.' Tails thought sadly, not really paying attention the concerned looks everyone had on their face, who also noticed what happened.

*End Flashback*

"Actually, that's the other reason I wanted you to come with me. I want to get Amy a gift as an apology, I know I was wrong, and I just want to try and make it up to her." Sonic stated with his head bowed.

"That's just it, Sonic! You know Amy is head over heels for you, why won't you just give her a chance?"

"Because I don't think she loves me for me. I think it's more because I saved her life all the time , I think she loves the hero Sonic, not the Sonic that needs to run as much as he needs to breathe, I'm sure one day she'll realize this." Sonic says while pacing the floor in Tails' workshop.

"Hmmm, well I hope you're right about this Sonic, I just don't want to see one of my friends hurting you know?"

"I know little buddy, and I will try to explain this Amy as easy as I can." Sonic says as they head to Station Square Mall.

*At the Mall*

'Hmm, this looks nice, I'll guess I'll take this and these jeans too.' Amy thought as she walked up to register to pay for her new merchandise. After getting her new clothes, Amy decided on getting lunch, so she headed towards the food court. While enjoying her food, Amy's thoughts drifted towards Metal Sonic, and his new fleshy form while also trying to figure out why he'd suddenly returned. But of course, Amy didn't have much time to dwell on Metal when she was pulled out of her thoughts from somebody called her name, a blue blur somebody in fact. Amy turns her head to the voice and sees Sonic and Tails walking towards her table.

'Oh no, why did it have to be HIM that called my name? Okay Amy, just calm down they probably just want to tell me about some stupidness like Sally's birthday.'

"Hey Ames! Crazy running into you here, are you shopping around a birthday gift for Sally too?" Asks Sonic as he takes a seat across from Amy.

'I stand corrected...why me?' Amy thinks as she feels her heart break at seeing Sonics emerald eyes take on a dream-like look upon mentioning Sally.

"Hey Amy, what Sonic meant to say is that he's throwing a Sally a surprise party and would like you to come." As Tails looks at Amy he notices how she trying to fight back the tears from falling.

"Uh! That is, if your not busy, you know?" Tails quickly tries to cover his mistake, until our of course blue wonder buts in.

"Amy, being busy? Come one Tails that's just too funny, even coming from you!" Sonic says as he's holding his gut while laughing in his seat.

Upon this, Amy's sadness turns to anger after hearing how Sonic spoke of her. "Well Sonic, it's not like chasing you around Station Square is my job! It's not like I get paid to do that, unlike some people, I actually have things to do in my spare time besides following a lost cause!" Amy yells as she gets up from her seat and heads to the mall exit.

'Uh oh! Sonic you idiot!' Sonic thinks watching Amy leave.

"Sonic, that was very cruel, even for you. Shadow wouldn't even be that way towards Amy."

*Sigh*"I know Tails, I'm gonna go talk to her."

As Sonic races to catch up with Amy, he sees that a speeding car is coming down the street, just as Amy steps off the sidewalk.

"No! Amy lookout!!" Amy turns and sees the car mere inches away from hitting her, just as it's about pummel her, a cobalt and white blur snatches her up just in time.

'Great! I'm dead before I even get married and have a family. Just perfect, stupid Sonic!' Amy thinks as she keeps her eyes clamped shut.

"Do I make you that uncomfortable that you won't open your eyes? If you want I'll put you down and leave." The voice says

'That voice! Can it be?? Only one way to find out.' Amy thinks as she opens her eyes and stares right into a set blood rubies staring back at her.

"Metal."

*Meanwhile*

Sonic is kneeling on the sidewalk with his mouth on the floor when Tails finally catches up with him.

*Huff huff*"Sonic! Was that who I think it was?" Tails tries to get out while also trying to catch his breath.

"It was, and he's got Amy." Sonic still dumbstruck but now getting up looking in the direction Metal took Amy.

"Well, we've got to save Amy." Tails states the obvious.

"I know lil bro. But the only thing is, how?"

R&R