"So, what do you want to do?" asked Metal after he had finished his story.
"Umm….how about let's go to the city! There is a lot of things to do there!" said Amy enthusiastically.
Metal Sonic looked down sadly. "No, I went there earlier today, and the people called the cops and Sonic, and ran in fear. I am not welcome there." He said, closing his eyes.
Amy looked sad for a moment, and then, her eyes lit up in excitement. "I know!"
Metal looked up at her. "What?"
"We could put you in a disguise!" she said happily.
"Umm…..how do you hide my Metal exterior? And on top of that, I have glowing red eyes." He said.
Amy thought for a moment. "Hold that thought, I'll be right back." She said, and she zoomed off.
"What could she possibly have in mind?" he thought.
Amy ran out of the woods, and into the city. She arrived at a clothes store, and bought a long, black cloak, with a hood. And also a pair of black gloves. Then, she went to the paint shop, and bought some black paint. And as fast as she could, she ran back towards the woods at full speed.
When she arrived at the woods, she found Metal, standing in the exact same spot, looking in the same direction he had when she had left.
"Wow…..you must have a lot of patience, Metal." Said Amy.
Metal shrugged. "I was supposed to wait, so here I am." He said, eying the stuff. "Is that my new disguise?" he asked.
"Yup! Just wait until you put it on!" she said excitedly.
She covered him in black paint, and then, after it dried, they put the black cloak on him, and the gloves. Then, Amy pulled a hand mirror out, and gave it too him. "What do you think?" she said happily.
Metal stared at the disguise. With the black paint on, the cloak, and the gloves, he kind of looked a bit menacing.
"I can only see my eyes. It makes almost all of me invisible! But, won't people be suspicious?" he said worriedly.
"Don't worry!" said Amy happily. "You can be my long lost friend, Fred!"
"Fred?" Metal said uncertainly.
"Yeah!"
"But, what about my voice?" he said. "I still sound like a robot."
Amy thought for a moment. "It won't matter. You could stay silent for when you are around people, and I could always make something up." She said, grabbing his arm. "Come on! Let's go to the city!"
Metal smiled inwardly. "Amy……you have my thanks."
Amy turned and smiled at him. "Hey, that's what friends are for, right?"
Metal nodded. "Right."
"Now let's get going, slowpoke!" she said, jokingly.
"If I didn't have this cloak on, I would show you who was slow!" he said with a laugh.
"Hey!" said Amy giving him a playful punch on the arm.
The two of them walked to the city, laughing and talking about this and that. Completely forgetting the misery they had left behind.
(Meanwhile)
Sonic had made it home. Stupid Amy. He thought. Jumping on me like that.
Sonic ran in, and fixed himself a chili dog. He suddenly felt as if he had done something wrong….he felt guilt.
"What did I do wrong? She is annoying." He said, as he jumped on the couch with his chili dog.
"As he ate it, he remembered the conversation between them."
I hate you. And I didn't tell you before cause I didn't want to hurt your feelings!
"Well…….maybe I was a bit harsh." He said with a sigh. "And she was crying when I left…..maybe I should go apologize….." he said, getting up. He bolted out the door to go find Amy.
"So, where should we go first, Metal?" asked Amy. "You haven't been here much, so I'll let you pick."
Metal shrugged. "I don't know what's here. Let's just do whatever you feel like, and I'll follow."
"Okay." Said Amy. "Actually, I feel a bit thirsty….let's go into a smoothie place, and then go to the park to chat a bit."
"As you wish." Said Metal, as she lead him to a Juice it up.
"I'll have the Strawberry Wave, please." Said Amy, to the man at the cash register.
"Coming right up!" he said, and looked strangely at Metal. "Umm…..miss….this guy isn't bothering you…..is he?"
Amy quickly answered, "Oh no. He is my friend Fred."
"Oh, I see." He said, mixing the drink up. "Does your friend…..Fred here want anything?" he asked.
"No thanks." He said.
The man looked at him strangely again. "What's with your voice sir?"
Amy walked up to him, and whispered. "He has a problem with his voice, so he can't talk normally. He is kinda sensitive about it."
"Oh, I see." He said. "Well, then. Here is your drink. That will be 1.87 please. (I don't know how much they really cost….so I just made something up.)
Amy dug into her pockets, but she realized that she had accidently left her purse in the woods.
"Uh……" she started, trying to think up what to say.
Metal suddenly put a five on the counter and said "Keep all of it."
The man brightened, and thanked him. As they walked out of the place, Amy asked "Where did you get the money?"
Metal chuckled. "When he was mixing your drink, I noticed a five sitting there, and I realized that you left your purse behind……so I decided……he wouldn't notice."
"Metal! You shouldn't steal from people! That's wrong!" she said with a stern look on her face.
"But, it was done to avoid an awkward situation." He said plainly. "I knew you would feel embarrassed and bad about not having the money to pay him with…..so I decided to fix that." he said.
"Really? You thought about all that?" she said.
Metal nodded. "I didn't want you to feel bad….I'm sorry I stole from him." Lowering his head.
Instead of Amy getting mad at him, and saying he was a liar like he expected her to do, she hugged him. Metal, who was a bit bewildered, stood there in surprise.
"But, aren't you mad at me?" he said, a bit confused.
"No, you were thinking about making me happy…..and that is more than any of the others had done. Thank you."
Metal put his arm around her. "Hey, that's what friends are for, right?"
Amy pulled away from him with a smile. "Right!"
Metal would've grinned if he could, and said. "Race you to the park!"
"You're on!" said Amy, and they raced to the park.
The two were evenly matched, because Metal had to run, because of the cloak, and they were almost there…..when he tripped on the cloak.
"Metal!" yelled Amy, and she ran back to him. Metal got up, and said, "Blasted cloak."
"Are you hurt….I mean……dented? She said.
Metal shook his head. "I am made of harder material than the sidewalk."
"That's good-"
Just then, he zoomed off to the park, and said humorously. "I won."
Amy smiled. "Hey! Not fair!" she said, and ran over to Metal, who was laughing.
"Jerk." She said jokingly, and punched him in the shoulder.
"Oh, come on. It was a joke." He said, and punched her lightly on the shoulder. Getting the idea of when it was appropriate.
The park was basically the typical type of park, except, it had a lake in the middle, with ducks in it. Some of the people were feeding them.
"Oh, it sure would be great if we could feed them too." Said Amy, thinking out loud.
Metal heard it, and strode over to a man, who was walking toward the lake, holding a loaf of bread. "Excuse me sir." He said.
The man looked fearfully at his appearance. "W….what do you want?"
Metal pointed to the loaf of bread. "May I have half of it, so Amy and I could feed the ducks?"
"Umm….sure….." he said breaking off half of it.
"Thank you sir!" he said, and walked back to Amy.
"Wow……thank you Metal!" said Amy happily.
"No problem." Said Metal.
They fed the ducks for a while, and then, when they ran out of bread, they decided to go sit on a bench, and talk.
"I like it here too." Said Amy. "It's a tad noisy sometimes, but it's enjoyable to be here." She said. "You know….I used to come here with Cream all the time, here to have picnics. It was always a lot of fun."
Metal looked at the sky, deep in thought.
"What's up Metal?" asked Amy.
Metal didn't budge. He just sat there….staring at the sky.
"What are you looking at?" she said, and looked up….but all she saw, was the clear, blue sky, and the tops of pine trees.
Suddenly, Metal broke out of his trance, he realized that Amy had been talking to him, and he was embarrassed. "I'm sorry Amy, I had something on my mind. What were you saying?"
Amy sighed. "Nevermind."
"Okay, if you say so." He said.
They sat there for a good hour, enjoying the scenery, and after a while, Amy stood up.
"Hey, Metal…..it's getting a bit late, and I told Cream I would visit her today, so….could we go back to the forest and get my purse?" she asked.
"Sure thing." Said Metal, as he walked her out of the park.
When they were almost out of the city, they ran into Sonic.
"Hey, Amy! I was looking all over for ya!" said Sonic.
"Oh, great." Said Amy sarcastically. "Why were you looking for me? So you could make me feel even more like dirt?"
"Woah! Take it easy! I just wanted to……." He said stopping, realizing the figure that stood next to her. "Who is that? He said suspiciously.
Amy looked over at Metal. "Oh, him? That is my long lost, friend Fred. We knew each other a long way back."
"Oh, I see…nice to meet you pal!" he said stretching out his hand.
Metal just stood there….staring at his hand. How can you act so cheery, after what you did to Amy? I don't want to shake your hand! I want to punch you in the face! He thought.
"Umm…..Sonic." said Amy annoyed. "What was it you wanted to tell me?"
"Oh, right." He said, putting his hand back down. "I felt kinda bad about what I said, and I think it was kinda harsh…..so, I'm sorry for making it sound that way, I was just a bit ticked off, ya know?"
Amy couldn't stand it. Does he have ANY IDEA of how I FELT? She thought angrily. She wanted to slap him so badly.
"What's wrong Ames?" said Sonic, looking confused.
"What's wrong? WHAT'S WRONG? I'll tell you what's wrong!" she said in a rage. "You told me you hated me. And you expect me, to just be fine with what you said, after a mere APOLOGY?"
"Hey, I was trying to be nice you know! I could've not said anything at all!" he shot back.
"Well, I liked it better when I didn't see you." She said, crossing her arms.
"You…..you little brat!"
POW!!
Metal stood in front of Amy with his arm outstretched. He had punched Sonic straight in the face.
"Oww……you punch friggen hard, man! What are your fists made of, metal?" said Sonic, wincing in pain.
"Never, ever, call Amy a brat." Said Metal angrily. "Or, I swear. You will regret it."
Amy was speechless. She hadn't expected him to be so protective of her.
Sonic looked at him strangely, "Somehow…..I think you are made of metal!" he said, rising up.
BAM!!
"Owww….." grunted Sonic, as he got punched again.
"Don't you dare touch me." He said.
"Amy, I think this guy is Metal Sonic." He said.
"And why would you think that?" she said, putting her hands on her hips.
"Well, for one, he punches really hard." He said, pressing his hand to his face. "Ow…."
"Well, that doesn't prove anything." Said Amy. "He just punches hard, that's all."
"And secondly, his eyes are glowing red!"
"Umm…….I have cataracts." Said Metal.
"And thirdly, what's with the robot voice?" Sonic yelled.
Amy got annoyed. "Why do you even care Sonic?"
"Because, Metal is dangerous!"
"And so are you!"
"What? Why?" asked Sonic confused.
"Just…..just….leave me alone." She said. Taking Metal's hand, she said, "Let's get out of here." Sonic tried to follow, but Amy turned around, and said, "Get lost."
Sonic left the area, and decided to go to Tails to ask about what to do.
Amy got her purse, and left for home, and Metal went back to his house, to recharge for their next day together.
Tomorrow, I'll introduce you to Cream! The words echoed through his head.
"That will be interesting." He said, before he shut down for the night.
Yay, chapter 2! Thank you all for the nice reviews! (I read every single one of them!) And I hope you liked this chapter, I wasn't sure how it would turn out. I would like it if you let me know what your ideas were on the story so far. I hope you liked reading this!