Yay, I finally updated! It took a while what with exams and er more exams, but I finally did it! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Own no one as usual.

Tails sighed deeply. It seemed as though Amy's mind was set on sacrificing herself to bring back Maria for her boyfriend, and it appeared as though there was no way for him to change the young hedgehog's mind. The Fox decided to stop persuading his friend and think carefully for a way to stop her from doing it. There had to be someone who could change her mind. Suddenly it came to him. Shadow. If he were to tell Shadow what would happen if they were to bring Maria back, Tails was certain that the ebony hedgehog would abort the plan completely and stay with Amy.

" Amy, I will tell Shadow what you are planning to do," the preteen finally said to the shocked pink hedgehog that looked up at her friend immediately.

" Tails, you can't do that!" she cried shaking her head vigorously, " he will stop me then!"

Tails rolled his eyes.

" That is the point, to stop you. I can't let you carry this through. Amy, you can be annoying and destructive sometimes but you are still my friend. You can't die,"

Amy sighed. She had no intention of aborting her plans, at least not until she found an alternative, if ever she did. However, maybe she could make Tails think she has given it up so she was not in danger of her boyfriend finding out. Maybe that was best for now.

" Okay Tails, you are right. It is a bit drastic, I promise to forget the whole thing," The pink hedgehog lied, trying her best to sound convincing. The yellow fox eyed her suspiciously as though he did not believe her, but decided not to press the matter.

" Great Amy! Now will you give my Emerald back? I need to test my new plane," the ten year old asked.

Amy gasped. She had not thought of that in her plan. Giving the Emerald back would mean she could not continue with her plans, but keeping it meant that Tails would know she was lying and tell Shadow her plans. There was only one option.

" Yes, I will give the Emerald back, but not today. I do not have it with me and I can't come back later. I doubt Shadow will let me out again today, he was not even going to let me come here! He is so overprotective!" the petite female explained. Tails laughed. That sounded like Shadow all right.

" Okay Ames, bring it round tomorrow, and I mean tomorrow," he replied, and his friend nodded. " You better get going back to Shadow then!" Tails continued, and again Amy nodded wile getting up from the sofa.

" See ya tomorrow then Tails!" the pink hedgehog cried fake cheerfully as she let herself out of the workshop shutting the door behind her as she set off back to Station Square.

While the female was walking, she tried to perfect in her mind the final details of what she and Shadow needed to do tomorrow. They were going to leave. Amy felt as though she had no other choice, otherwise Tails would ruin everything. All Amy had to do now was pack her suitcase and persuade Shadow to leave early in the morning. That would not be too hard, he would probably be eager to go, but it would be hard to find an explanation of why she was in such a hurry to leave right now, but Amy was sure she could think of something. Another thing the pink hedgehog was worried about while she was walking was saying goodbye to her friends. She would never see them again, as when her mission was completed she would be gone.

The teenager stopped and sighed. She felt again as though she has no choice but to go quietly. It was only Cream and Sonic she would really miss, and there was no time to go to the other side of town to visit the young rabbit. But there was Sonic. Amy did not know how much time she had spent out but it was not four hours. She had time before Shadow came out to find her. The pink hedgehog turned the other direction and ran as fast as she could towards the blue hedgehog's home.

Sonic kicked off his trainers and jumped into his bed with a can of cherryade. He opened the can and took a long sip before placing it on his bedside table, and curling up into a neat ball. The cerulean hero was not planning to do anything else that day, so a long nap could fill the hours until the next morning. He fell into a deep sleep immediately.

Finally, Amy made it to her friend's house. Out of breath because of running all the way there, she stopped and leaned on the front door to catch her breath before pressing down on the doorbell. The pink hedgehog waited patiently for the door to swing open and be greeted by a wide smile. However, nothing. Frowning, Amy pressed the doorbell, but it had the same effect. Disappointed, she sighed and backed away from the door thinking he was on a run.

Amy started to walk down the path leading back towards Shadow's house, but she stopped. She would never see the azure hedgehog again, she knew it. Amy did not want to leave before speaking to him one last time, and if that was not possible, writing him a letter. The pink hedgehog took out the small notepad and mini gel pen that she kept in her pocket at all times, and leaned up against Sonic's wall.

Amy wanted to think carefully about what to put, these were her last words to him. It did not matter if she spoke the truth and how she felt towards the azure hedgehog. Shakily, she put her pen to the paper and started to form her words…

Shadow paced up and down his house worried. Amy had been gone for three and half-hours. He had given her four, but he could not stop thinking about whether she would be okay. The ebony hedgehog hated to fret about his girlfriend so much, and he could not remember when he started to be so protective over someone since Maria died, but unfortunately he can't control his feelings. Trying to calm down, Shadow sat on his sofa and tried to clear his mind of all thoughts of Amy, but suddenly the loud ring of the doorbell made him leap up with relief. It had to be Amy.

The ebony hedgehog slowly made his way to the front door so not to seem over anxious, then opened it wide. Amy stood at the doorway, a weak smile on her face, but Shadow could tell there was something wrong. Her eyes where slightly red, and it looked like she had been crying.

" Ames, what is wrong?" he asked, but the pink hedgehog just forced her smile slightly wider and shook her head.

" Nothing," she stated simply, but unconvinced, Shadow put his arms around her as they walked inside and sat on the sofa.

" Tell me please," the ebony hedgehog continued to ask, and Amy sighed.

" We are going to leave for the eighth emerald tomorrow," the teenager cried, to the older hedgehog that frowned slightly.

" Ames, why so soon? I am desperate to go of course, but that does not leave me much notice. How about the day after tomorrow?" Shadow asked, but his girlfriend shook her head violently.

" It needs to be tomorrow," she finalised and Shadow sighed. It was obvious she was keeping something from him, what with the tears now this. However, it seemed as though he was not going to find out what now, so he might as well follow Amy's lead.

" Okay, what time are we leaving?" Shadow smiled.