Chapter 6 – The big plan

The plan was simple we all go in and we all come out, with Amy in tow. I was in the back seat of Tails' invention, Sonic was running and Knuckles was flying. I sighed

"What's wrong?" Tails asked

"Nothing really." I replied that was the whole convocation that was said from camp to where we needed to be, outside of Dr. Eggman's layer. We found a secret tunnel way that should lead us to where we needed to be so we took it. Sonic broke the science.

"So you have been quiet lately, what's the matter?"

"Nothing of importance" I answered.

"Well now how would you know that?" He asked. "Walk up front with me" As I did I saw a better look at his face; it was stern and looked as hard as a rock.

"I am just thinking"

"About?"

"Nothing of importance"

"Maria"

"What?" Sonic stood there and taped his foot

"Tell me" He barked

"The letter and what we are doing" was my final reply. It was then when we herd a loud crash behind us. Both of us turn around and saw a huge wall that was in between Sonic and I and Knuckles and Tails. The wall looked thick and it was clear. The expressions that covered the faces of Knuckles and Tails where moust likley the same ones that covered Sonics and Mine. We all ran to the wall. Knuckles and Sonic started to pound in it.

"I… can't… brake…through…. it!" Sonic yelled between punches.

"Tails Knuckles, can you hear me?!" I yelled they couldn't I could tell by Knuckles still punching the wall and tails was watching what was happing to the wall. No one explained to me about Knuckles but looking at his hand it looked like he has nails on it, the wall had to have been made out of something strong, if no one could brake through it.

"Sonic I don't think you can brake through the wall" I said.

"No, really" He said back

"You're going to hurt yourself" I said back. Sonic did not answer.

"Rev up! Rev up!" he yelled

"Rev up?" I asked. I looked at Tails and Knuckles and they where just as confused as I was. Sonic was till screaming and Twirling his arms. It looked like he was doing a cheer. When no one could tell what Sonics cheer meant Sonic Backed up crouched down and started to spin so fast he looked like a flying blue ball. After a moment he flew tord the wall. Once he hit it he stood up and yelled some more. Tails and Knuckles Both started to "rev up" and they kept attacking the wall. Soon a huge cloud of dust formed. I did not here the buzz of sonic revving up so when the dust cleared I saw sonic panting heavily . I walked over to him and helped him up. We both looked at the wall and saw that wall was not even dented.

"We need to brake that wall" said Sonic.

"Are you ok?" I asked letting go of his are and walked over to the wall.

"we need to get tails and Knuckles out of there1" he said

"Are you ok?"

"are we going to stand around and talk all day or are we going to get them out of there!" he barked

"ARE YOU OK!!! ANSWER ME!" I screamed

"Why do you want to know" he asked turning and facing me.

"Because if it was not for me you would not be in this position right now" I said turning my head away from him. I looked up and saw Tails pointing tords the tunnel. "Go" it looked like he was shouting. Sonic saw this as well and shock his head no. I saw that knuckles was tabbing His foot and had his arm crossed in front of him.

"Sonic maybe we should" I said

"Fine" sonic said as he turned around I staid back and put my hand on the clear wall. Tails walked over to where I was and but his hand where mine was.

'We will come back for you" I said I herd sonic Yell for me, I looked at the others for one more moment and I started to walk tords sonic. Who was tapping his foot

"I'm Waaaiting" He said.

"I'm Coming" I replied. We continued to walk down the tunnel it seemed to go on forever but we came across an opening that was the main center of a lab.

"Oh good you showed up" Said a voice I knew.

"Eggman, we got Maria now hand over Amy!" Sonic said. I was left out of the planning so I was surprised to here this.

"Have Maria walk forward, Sonic stay where you are and then I will relies Amy." He said. I looked at sonic and watched his reaction he nodded at me to walk forward, so I did. When I took about 15 steps I herd some clanking. Amy was let go she ran tords Sonic and knocked him back about 5 inches.

"Sonic, I have missed you so much" she chimed.

'Amy Not right now" Sonic replied. He pushed Her off of him and he jumped back. There was some more clanks. Amy and I looked at sonic and saw that he had locks on his feet so he could not run. Amy ran to his side, and I tried to but Eggman stopped me.

"A trade is a trade, my dear Maria." He Said I looked up at him and I sighed.

Meanwhile

"Knuckles, I'm Board" Stretched Tails.

'Me too, want to play a game?"

"Sure. What do you want to play?" asked Tails happily

"lets play 'I spy'" said Knuckles

"Um how about Marco Polo?" Question Tails. Knuckles thought it over.

"Sure" he said Tails jumped up in joy. So then Tails and Knuckles started to play Marco Polo.

"Why do you even want me, what did I do to be sent here?" I asked

"You are black mail" He said holding on to my arm. I started to struggle but his hand was like a rock.

"Let go of me" I barked. Dr. Eggman started to walk away with me still in his huge grip.

"Scratch, Grounder take care of those two hedgehogs." Said Dr. Eggman. I stared at him in shock. I stepped on his foot and when he let go of my arm I ran tords them. I managed to get to Amy, when I Got to her I had a get feeling to pull her tords me. Good thing I did because a cage fell around Sonic. I stood there holding on to Amy and I saw the reaction cover Sonics face. I felt Her collapse and I went down two."What is happing" I thought I herd Eggman laughing behind Amy and I.

"Try as you may but there is no way to get him out of that cage." He said I let go of Amy and looked around I had a plan but it was a little weird.

"So Dr. Eggman, can Sonic hear us?" I asked, He nodded. Amy looked up at me and I nodded to her. Looking at the stuff around I noted that if I can jump high enough I should be able to get to Eggman.

"Maria what are you doing?" asked Amy.

"Shh" I said. I looked over my shoulder to see just as a confused look on Sonics face that Amy had on hers.

"Dr. Eggman, is there a way for you to let sonic go, I mean if you wanted to?" I asked.

"yes I would push this button" He said.

"If I can do this I am so join the cheerleading team." I whispered. I started to run and I jumped. I hit every mark that I had to and I pushed the button. After Dr. Eggman relished what had happened he punched me. I lost my balance and fell. It was a long drop and when I hit the bottom I was knocked out. Even though I was out cold, Sonic was free. I woke up in the same spot that I landed in, just this time I was flat on my back.

"Maria, Are you okay?" Amy asked

"Did I get it" I asked.

"Yes, and it rocked!" Sonic exclaimed I started to sit up but my head was killing me, so I stayed where I was. As I lay back down I saw Shadow again. He jumped down from where he was. And was next to Sonic. I forgot all about how much my head hurt and I sat right up. Shadow looked at me and I looked back at him. I looked in his eyes and I saw desperation, like he was desperate to find something, someone. He walked closer to me, when Sonic jumped in front of me to block his path.

"Sonic, May I have a word with Maria?" he asked Sonic and Amy looked at each other.

"Sure, I guess" replied Sonic. He and Amy walked away.

"Maria, is that really you?" he said

"My name is Maria, But I don't think I have ever meat you" I said.

"My mistake" he said. He picked me up and walked over to Sonic and Amy. I was surprise that he picked me up, in fact I was surprise he knew my name. He passed me off to Sonic. I felt like a child being passed from Mom to Dad. Shadow said something to Sonic that I did not catch.

"Sonic I want to see if I can stand up" I said. As he put me on the grown and I collapsed.

"Guess you can't stand" said Sonic. I looked down at my legs.

"I wish I could" I replied.

"well you can't so you will just have to deal." Said Amy jumping in.

"I have been injured like this before, well so I was stabbed and I did not saw the world or anything but I was in a no walking state before and I managed fine" I said

"yes but you did not have Sonic the hedgehog" He said Pointing to himself. Before I could reply he picked me up and started to walk, back into the tunnel. We where walking and talking about what happened. Most of the time it was about how I jumped up those things to push the button to save Sonic. When we got to the door we saw Tails and Knuckles. The expression was surprising, like they did not expect some one to get hurt. Sonic sopped as soon as Amy got to the wall. See took one good look at the wall and opened the door. We all stared at her.

"we could have opened the door" said Knuckles slapping his hand against his forehead. That is when Sonic dropped me.

"Ouch, Look if you are going to carry the leas you could do is not drop me" I complained

"Sorry" He replied. I tried to see if I could stand up but I still failed horribly. Sonic Laughed at me and picked me up once more.

"Guess who" We hurd Eggman's voice echo through the tunnel. He floated in on his hovercraft. Sonic and I watched him as he came in right in front of us. He pulled out a laser and shoat it at us. I don't know why Sonic did not move but the laser seemed to have no affect on me.

"Bye Sonic" He said and Floated back to where came from. I turned my head and looked at Sonic, he looked back at me and he surged. He carried me over to the rest who looked very confused. We walked back to where tails invention was. Sonic jumped up and placed me in the back seat and tried to buckle me up.

"Sonic, I think I can buckle my self up." I said

"well you know I am taking care of you" he replied

"More than necessary" I said back

"Yes but I feel guilty" he said

"Guilty! Of what? Because of me you have been locked up so you can't run and stuck in a cage! I am the one who should to feel guilty!" I exclaimed that is when Tails jumped in.

'You really feel guilty about this?" He asked

'Ya a little" I replied

"Ha, please, so many things have happened to us that this is nothing." Said Sonic. Amy jumped up and sat in the seat next to me. With us all in out spots we where on out way. We where quiet till we got to the camp. I was determined to get out by myself. I did pretty well till came the part when I actually had to get out. I gained the feeling back in my legs and I swung them over the side. I there for a moment and then I tried to clime down, I fell. I was lucky that sonic did not believe I could do it because he caught me and made sure that was alright. As I was placed at the table Knuckles came over to me.

A/N i know this chapter is long. it is my longest one.