Disclaimer: Sonic the Hedgehog and Co. (c) by SEGA and Sonic Team. Scourge the Hedgehog (c) by Archie Comics. Other Characters and story (c) by me.

Me: I was tired when I wrote this so don't expect it to make sense...

Slave of Love - Chapter 16

Amy's POV

I could only watch as Scourge beat Sonic up. I wanted to go out there and protect him so badly, but I knew that would only make it worse.

I couldn't fight against Scourge…I was too weak…and I had no experience with fighting. Sure, I've watched others fight, but I never fought myself…well, at least with weapons. Okay, I had my hammer, but that was only self-protection, not a weapon. I hated fights. I already had to watch so many people die. It was awful. Hearing their cries of pains and knowing…that you couldn't help them.

No.

I wouldn't let that happen to him. I wouldn't let him die. I would help him. I wouldn't fail to save him.

Even if I had no experience…I could at least try to safe him.

I owed that to him. He saved me so many times. Now, it was my turn.

I stepped out of my hiding place, glaring at the green hedgehog. He looked up. "Ah, there you are, my sweetheart." he cooed. I didn't answer him. "Are you speechless because of how strong I am? Well, I have to say, it didn't really took much to beat that weakling. Come here, darling. You're finally rid of his possessive claws." he continued, opening his arms for me. He closed his eyes and waited for me to jump onto him, to bath him in kisses and hugs, shouting "Thank you!" and "I love you so much!" the whole time while he just stood there, nodding and smirking down at his beaten opponent.

Dream on, Scourge the Hedgehog, dream on…

Instead of hugging him, I quickly summoned my hammer and bashed him on the head with it. He let out a cry of surprise as he was flung to the side, sliding across the ground. While he was distracted I ran to Sonic's side, taking him into my arms. "Sonic?" I asked, stroking his cheek. His ear twitched as his eyes fluttered open. "Amy…" he murmured, smiling slightly. "I'm so glad you're okay!" I beamed and hugged him carefully. "Me too, Ames." he told me, patting my back. "Me too…"

Sonic's POV

It felt good to hold her in my arms. I knew that Scourge was still there, but I didn't care. Amy was in my arms. And he couldn't take her away from me. He wouldn't even be able too. For I would protect her, even if I died doing so. I wouldn't let him hurt her. I would protect her, no matter what it took.

I was yanked out of my thoughts by something slamming into my back. I let out a small cry of surprise as I was flung forward. By instinct, I rolled myself into a tight ball, breaking the fall and bouncing off the ground before charging at Scourge. The green hedgehog just smirked and stepped out of the way, leaving me and Amy to freely crash into a nearby tree. I unrolled myself, lifting one hand to steady my throbbing head, using the other one to keep Amy steady. I looked down at her, breathing heavily. Her eyes fluttered open as she lifted her head to meet my gaze, her face full of concern. "Are you okay?" she asked. I nodded, still not taking my eyes of her. She sighed with relief and turned her head, before jumping slightly. I raised an eyebrow before looking in the same direction, coming face-to-face with Scourge. "Aww, did I hurt widdle Swonic?" he spoke in a taunting baby voice. I growled quietly before standing up, stepping in front of Amy. "What do you want?" I shouted. "Revenge!" he snarled and charged again. I grabbed Amy and jumped to the side. While Scourge was busy regaining composure, I turned to Amy. "Run!" I told her. She just shook her head and took my hands in her ones. "You need help, Sonic. You're injured and Scourge is strong. And I don't think that he will fight fair." she replied, looking into my eyes. "But what if you get hurt?" I asked, staring at the ground. "Sonic." she said. "Yes?" I asked, still not meeting her gaze. "Look at me." she answered, lifting my chin. "You can't fight Scourge alone." she added. "But I don't want you to get hurt." I told her. "Just trust me. We can do this. Together." she said. "I'm not leaving you anyway." she added, smirking. I sighed and looked at her, smiling slightly. "Something's just never change, do they?" I asked. "I guess not." she shrugged, smiling. She squeezed my hands, giving me a peck on the lips. "Let's do it to it!" she grinned. "Hey, that's my line!" I pouted. She just giggled and grinned.

Scourge's POV

I groaned as I sat up, holding my throbbing head. That blue rat would pay for this.

I looked up to see the two rodents whispering sweet nothings to each other. How disgusting. All this lovey-dovey stuff… it just makes me feel sick in the stomach. Seriously, who needs this crap? In the end, your so-called 'friends and lovers' betray you and leave you behind in the dust. And you have a breakdown. I don't need this. All I need is power. Lots of power. Then, everything will be alright for me. I don't need love. I don't need friends. I don't need family. They're just a burden for me that I need to get rid of.

Supporting myself with my hands, I slowly got up, taking my sword out of its sheath, preparing to fight. They would go down, even if it's the last thing I do.

Feeling the air heat up around me, I smirked. The time had come, finally.

I glanced at the blue rodent. Heh, he wouldn't know what hit him.

Sonic's POV

I watched as Scourge approached us slowly, sword in hand. Amy squeezed my hand, giving me a reassuring smile. A warm feeling took over my body, making me forget about my pain. Ah, love… such a wonderful thing. They say you can do wonders only with the power of love.

I believe that. I know, this all sounds mushy, but… it was true. For me at least.

I stood in front of her at Scourge charged at us, sword raised high in the air. I dashed forward, tackling him before he had the chance to attack either of us. We struggled on the ground, holding each other back to prevent ourselves from getting hit. Somehow, he managed to get one of his hands free and tried to punch me, but I was too quick for him. I dodged his oncoming fist and used my now free hand to slap his sword away. It slid across the bare ground before coming to a stop a good distance away. I smirked down at Scourge as he turned his head and growled at me. I pushed myself from him as he tried to hit me again. Getting to his feet quickly, he continued to kick and punch at me, but I managed to dodge his hits. However, doing so slowly but surely tired me out, not to mention the scars from the fight earlier that were starting to throb with pain. I stumbled back a few feet as I clutched my neck, breathing heavily. I couldn't believe that I wasn't affected by it until now. I was probably too distracted by the fight and Amy. Speaking of which… where was she?

I turned to look around as a sudden wave of point spread throughout my body. I grunted as I fell to the ground face first. I craned my neck to look at my attacker only to cry out in pain as it cracked loudly. Carefully rolling onto my back I glared at a triumphally smirking Scourge who had his arm wrapped around… Amy? But, I thought-

I was yanked back into reality as she crouched down and lifted my chin with her finger. I winced as the pain shot through me again and looked into her eyes, my vision blurred with tears. I didn't know whether it was from the sunlight or my foggy vision, but they seemed… different. They were still the same shade of green, but there was something odd in them.

"Such a handsome guy…" she mused as she slowly turned my head, intensifying the pain. "A-Amy… please… st-stop." I gasped, my voice soar from agony. "… too bad that we've got to kill him. I'm sure we could have lots of fun with him if he was to be on our side, wouldn't you say, Scourgey?" she giggled and turned to the green hedgehog behind her. He scoffed. "Just get it over with." he told her. She turned back to me, hammer in hand. My eyes widened as she slowly raised it. "A-Amy!" I stuttered, terrified. What was wrong with her? I thought she loved me!

"Sweet dreams, cutie." she said as her hammer came crashing down on me. And as my vision went black, I wondered…

… was it all just fake?

Me: Sorry, that it took so long. The next one will be one sooner.