The trio was trapped between an obstructive door and a crazed wolf. Nyra stood firmly with her back hunched like a vulture. She bared her fangs and glared at them with her evil bloodshot eyes. Her fur was filthy and soaking wet from the potion that spilt on her and it dripped on the floor below her. She even had bruises and bloody cuts on her from the fighting. "You three will pay for what you have done!" she shrieked. She walked a step closer to them, pointing the orb on her staff at them. "Get back against the wall. NOW!" She snarled and jabbed the orb in their direction. They backed up and pressed their backs against the wall. "Okay, we're going, we're going!" Sonic said nervously. "No need to do anything you'll regret here, heh heh…"
He held Amy close to him as she wrapped her arms around his waist. She looked at Nyra with scared eyes. "Just let us go…" she said softly. Nyra let out a wicked laugh. "Never! You three are never leaving my lair…because you all will become my servants!" Sonic growled and gritted his teeth. "No! I won't let that happen!" He puffed out his chest and stood tall. "Open this door, now!" he demanded. Nyra chuckled and walked towards them with a smirk on her face. Suddenly a big long metal restraint came out of the wall on the side of Amy and restrained her against the wall with her arms tucked behind the strap. The same happened to Tails, and they both struggled to get free. "Hey! Let us, ugh, go!" Tails demanded. Sonic gritted his teeth at Nyra. "Stop trapping my friends!" Nyra shook her head and let out an evil chuckle. "Prepare to feel the wrath of my staff, you fools! Hahaha!" she laughed. Sonic stepped up to her. "I have had enough!" he said. "How about YOU prepare for this battle we're about to start!" Tails and Amy braced themselves, knowing this battle was going to be intense.
Sonic made the first move. He jumped forward and curled into a ball, biding power. He remained in the air and spun with intense speed like a fired pinball. Nyra focused on him, waiting for him to attempt to strike. Finally, he unleashed his power and hurled down towards her still rolled in a ball. He streaked towards her like a bolt of lightning, but she had a plan before he reached her. She quickly held the staff in both hands at each end, holding it in front of her firmly. Sonic's curled body thrust into the middle of the staff stick, making it tremble as she strained to push it forward to keep him from slamming into her. His homing attack wasn't successful, and he lost his focus. His body came out of ball form as he plunged backwards and hit the floor with his arms and legs stretched out. But he didn't give up. He vigorously jerked back to his feet with a spark of energy still in him.
Nyra's move was next. Her pupils glistened with a spark of energy as she focused on her inner stamina. Her adrenaline began to pump and she jumped high into the air and twirled in the mid-air gracefully. She drew her attention towards the hedgehog below her and raised the staff above her head in both hands. She approached him and swung the staff at him, but he quickly dodged it by ducking before it struck him in the face. He grabbed the end with his hand as she held it firmly in her grasp. He smirked and spun the staff around and around as she tried her best to hold on. She screamed as he let go of it, sending her flying across the room and smashing into the wall. "Is that all you got?" he teased, watching her stagger to her feet in a dizzy way. She snarled and clutched her staff tighter. "You will see my dark side!" she said.
She successfully managed to do a chain of back flips towards Sonic, which startled them all at how flexible she was for her age. She reached him and flipped in the air above him, and hurled in a spiral down towards him. He was caught off guard as she twirled gracefully without making a single mistake in her maneuver, and she smashed into him with a forceful impact that sent him flying. Amy gasped as she watched him get hurled across the floor. "No! Sonic!" Nyra laughed evilly and pointed the orb in her staff at Sonic. "Say hello to your doom, blue boy!" she exclaimed, as the orb began to glow and hiss. He trembled and grunted as he lifted himself off the ground barely. But it was too late. A bolt of bluish glowing energy jolted out from the orb and swiftly snaked its way towards Sonic. It twirled around him over and over, until the long bolt of energy wrapped around him enough to constrict him like a snake. Sonic clinched his teeth in pain as he felt the impact of the energy shoot through his veins like intense poison. His arms were tucked under the constriction, so he was completely immobilized. His eyes began to water as he clamped them shut. "UGGHH! MAKE IT STOP!" he cried out. His body was becoming numb as it felt like a thousand suns were burning insanely harsh in his bloodstream and through his veins, due to the impact of the energy.
Amy and Tails began to panic and strained to get free from their restraints. "Sonic!" Tails cried. "Hold on buddy!" He saw a key on the ground by his foot. He had an idea, and reached his foot over to drag it towards him. "Amy! I know how we can get free and save Sonic," he said. Amy looked at him with scared eyes from watching Sonic cry out in pain. "Hurry! We have to save him!" she cried. "If I can grab that key below my foot, I might be able to unlock these straps," Tails said. He moved the key towards the wall behind him with his foot, and dragged it up the wall slowly under his foot. It became close enough for him to grab it with his hand, and he reached over to grab it. "I got it!" he exclaimed. He looked down on the side of the strap where he saw a small keyhole. Quickly he slipped the key into the hole and unlocked his restraint. It flew off of him and freed him as he jumped forward. "We'll unlock you later, Amy," he said. "Just stay there where you're safe. I'll take care of Nyra!" Amy nodded and gulped.
He glared at the wolf with mad eyes and charged towards her. "STOP HURTING MY FRIEND!" Nyra jerked around to see the angry young fox charging right at her. "WHA…! How did you—" WHAAM! Tails smashed into her with powerful force. Her staff was knocked out of her hand and flew across the room. The orb broke when it slammed against the wall, causing the energy bolt constricting Sonic to burst and disappear in mid-air. She spun and dizzily ran around trying to get Tails off her shoulders, but he held on tightly. "MY STAFF! You broke the orb, you wicked fox!" she screamed. She bucked him off her back and threw him backwards against the wall. Angrily, she clutched her staff stick and walked up to him. Her eyes sparked with fire as she pushed the stick on his neck with force. He grabbed onto it and choked for air as he tried to push it away. "You will pay, kid! By death!" she snarled in his face. He clinched his teeth and tried to push the stick off his neck as he was losing breath. Amy began to cry. "NO! Tails!"
Suddenly she saw Sonic pushing himself slowly off the floor. He staggered to his feet with his fur dripping with sweat and looking dark and filthy. He turned around and saw his little sidekick being choked by Nyra, and a flame grew in his wild eyes from outrage. He growled then yelled in anger, and jumped into the air. They all turned to Sonic, who startled them all. He curled into a spiky ball and began to spin fast in mid-air, storing power. Nyra gritted her teeth. "NOOO!" Sonic unleashed his homing attack! He hurled down towards her and smashed into her with all the power and impact he stored in the move. He struck her like a streak of lightning as she was plunged across the room. She hurdled through the air and finally slammed into the wall. Sonic returned to his normal form and panted, glaring at her with mad, victorious eyes. Tails threw the stick off of him and gasped for a breath. "Sonic…you…did it…" he said.
Sonic knelt down beside him. "Are you okay, buddy?" he asked. Tails nodded slightly and pointed at Amy, still restrained to the wall. Sonic glanced at her and jumped up from the floor to go to her. "Sonic! You were amazing!" she gasped as he approached her. "Use the key on the floor," Tails said, staggering to his feet. Sonic grabbed the little key beside Amy's boot and unlocked the strap. Once she was free, she wrapped her arms around him. "Oh, Sonic, you saved me again!" she cried. He let out a nervous chuckle as he looked into her emerald eyes. "Are you hurt?" she asked anxiously, feeling his arms. He smiled and shook his head. "I'll be alright." Tails walked up by his side. "Looks like she's had it…" he said, pointing at Nyra, who tried to lift herself up from the floor. She moved slowly, with bruises covering her body.
Sonic held Amy close to him as he laughed with victory. "Had enough, Nyra?" he teased. She gritted her teeth and covered her face in her arms. "Yes…I have been defeated…" Suddenly the trap door blocking the outside of the cave opened up. "There! Just go while you have the chance, before I change my mind…" she growled. The trio exited the cave, relieved to be out of that stuffy cave and in the fresh air. Tails let out a sigh of relief. "That was some battle! It's good to have you back Amy, you had us all worried!" he exclaimed, walking towards the X Tornado on the edge of the cliff. Amy giggled and shrugged her shoulders. "Sorry I ran away…"
She wrapped her arms around Sonic's neck. "Thank you, Sonic…for saving me," she said softly, looking into his heroic emerald eyes. He smiled and wrapped his arms around her waist. "You know I'm never going to let anything hurt you, Amy," he said. She blushed as he looked into her eyes. "So…that truth about all these years. I think it's time to tell you, Amy." Her eyes brightened. He began. "All these years...I've always hated turning you down when you asked me to do things with you, like going on dates. The truth is, well…I've always wanted to. The only reason I've always said no is that I'm like a lightning rod to evil. I didn't want you to get hurt while I'm around you, because I attract it wherever I go. I turned you down because I cared for you."
Tears swelled in Amy's eyes. His words were like poetry to her. "So…you care for me?" she asked. Sonic smiled and looked into her eyes. "Yes, and I've always loved you too, Amy." Her heart pounded and her eyes grew wide as a tear slipped down her cheek. "YES! You do! You do! I always knew you did, Sonikku!" She plunged herself forward and her lips met his. Tails watched with adoration and tears in his eyes. "Beautiful…just…beautiful…" he whimpered, wiping a tear from his cheek. After the kiss, Sonic leaned back and kept his eyes locked on hers. "Well, this makes it a happy ending for us." Amy nodded and she pressed her head against his chest. "I love you, Sonikku…" she whispered. "I love you too, Ames," he whispered back. "I always have, and I always will."