"....Oh no, no!! Sonic what did you do?!" Rouge screamed flying to her fallen friend trying to help Metal stop the blood from flowing out of Amy's body.

"I-I didn't think she would-"

"FAKER!! YOU FUCKING BASTARD!!" Shadow runs to Sonic and before Sonic can get a word out, he gets thrown 100 feet from where his sneakers are. As he tries to get back up, Knuckles comes and him onto his stomach.

"Get up, you blue bastard!! Why didn't you just listen to her?!" Before Knuckles says between kicks to Sonic's stomach. Before he could land another kick in, a few officers pull him back and restrain him.

'What did I do?? Why did she move in front of that thing for? Damn you Metal!!' While this thought goes through Sonic's head, Metal convinces Rouge to help the officers restrain Knuckles from after the blue hero again.

"Amy, I promise that I'll make things right....because I love you." With that last statement from Metal that was loud and clear, everyone watched as he phased out, taking a near-death Amy along with him. The only evidence of them ever being there aside from the shattered glass of the display window, was the puddle of blood, and two empty shells.

"Rouge, come inside already, it's getting worse out here!" Rouge turns to look at her husband as he tries to block most of the wind and any debris floating around from hitting him in the face. Turning back to the scenery in front of her one last time, Rouge abruptly turns and enters indoors along with her echidna husband.

Four years have gone by since that horrible day, and not once has Metal Sonic nor her beloved friend Amy Rose made an appearance. To say it has changed everyone was an understatement.

One year after the incident, Rouge and Knuckles got around to expressing their feelings toward another and married. Despite their new found love for each other, it did very little for cheering up the couple.

Along with changes for Rouge and Knuckles, Tails went through a change also. No longer did he see Sonic as an older brother, but just someone to tolerate and trying to amend for his past mistakes, Tails grew into a more serious, if not slightly cruel four-tailed fox. His fur once a cute blond with white tips was now took on a more auburn-ish color with golden tips that looked like razors in the sunlight(Due to an accident with some chemicals in his lab).

Cream's change was much like Tails . She grew a bit taller, but not as tall as Tails. Upon hitting puberty, her figure filled out nicely that had boys ogling her as she walked, which made for a very furious four-tails whenever they went on their dates, and her creamy fur now had a little shine to it and she now had a head of copper tresses that fell down her back. Her trusty chao Cheese also changed, into a hero chao with a little halo above his head.

Shadow was another person that took Metal and Amy's disappearance the hardest. One month after they vanished he raced off after them. No one knows where he's gone, though someone mentioned Shadow being with Tikal.

Maybe the one who took the hit hardest was Sonic The Hedgehog, after all, he did cause this string of events, correct? A lot has changed for Sonic, including his sanity and a nice scar that ran down his right eye to his chin in the shape of a crescent moon. His quills grew out past his shoulders and he did get quite a bit taller and muscular. Instead of wearing his signature red and white runners, he wore platinum and blood colored boots that Tails custom made soon after the battle he had that gave him the scar, apparently he wasn't fast enough to dodge the hit that could have been his last stand had the hit made it's intended mark.

Looking at photos of him and Amy when they and the gang would be together brought back painful memories for the blue hedgehog; memories that he wish he could erase, or do over. After skimming over more pictures Sonic stops at one that made his heart jump into his throat. It was a photo of him and Amy in the park eating ice-cream, well he was trying to eat his ice-cream and hide his blush while doing so and Amy planting a kiss on his cheek, a small blush covering her cheeks also. Staring at the photo made Sonic think to the day everything went wrong. Everyday that passes, makes Sonic regret his actions that day even more.

*Sigh*'Amy, I'm so sorry I didn't listen to you. I would give anything to know if you were still alive..'

As soon as the thought leaves his mind, Sonic's cell phone rings. Looking at the id, he notices it's Tails calling.

"Hey Tails, what's up?"

"Sonic I need you along with the rest of the gang to be at my workshop in five minutes! No excuses!" With that said, Tails hangs up before Sonic can get a word out.

'I wonder what made Tails so on edge?' Pondering about what would've made the four tails call out of the blue, Sonic speeds over to his comrades workshop, along with Rouge and Knuckles showing up three seconds after.

"Hey guys! Come in, Tails is waiting inside!" Cream says opening the door.

Upon entering the foxes workshop they see someone they haven't seen since the month after what transpired. His ebony fur and red streaks were as unmistakable as the rings on his wrist. His eyes were the same ruby pools they remembered, but with more emotion swirling in them.

"Shadow! W-where did you go?! We thought you...." Rouge started but was stopped by said person's hand laying on her shoulder. Shadow stares at her, then Knuckles, turns to Tails and Cream and finally lands on Sonic.

"Faker, you look better than ever before."

"Please Shadow, I'm sure you didn't reappear just to taunt a blue blur. What do you want?" Tails comes forward and stands right behind Shadow, his eyes narrowing when he mentions Sonic's presence.

"Of course not, I came with important news. It's about Metal Sonic and Amy Rose."

*Gasp!* "What!? Please let this be good news Shadow." Cream joins Tails behind Shadow.

"It is Cream, I've seen her. Amy Rose is alive and well."

"Okay, but how does that tie in with Metal?" Sonic finds his voice and asks the question that was on everyone but Shadow's mind.

"It has to do with Metal because, that's who Amy has taken as her husband....Amy Rose is now the wife of Metal Sonic."

....I think I found a good method with completing a chapter slightly faster....maybe

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