Fanfiction is property of Josh Kovatch, 2008.
Sonic and Amy
Best of Friends
Chapter 2: Why Can't I See You Again?
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Sonic P.O.V.
There I was, in this maze called Collision Chaos, trying to have a good time exploring, when I met her. I never thought I'd meet a girl like her... So caring, but adventurous.
I was happy to have made a friend here, and I was actually looking forward to exploring with her... Then she was taken away...
I thought that, maybe, she and I would have become good friends, but now, I'm left with the possibility that I won't even see her again. Why can't I see her again? Why did I have to lose someone like her so soon after meeting her?
Well, I promise you, Amy, I will see you again. I'm coming to rescue you, and I won't rest until I do.
Amy P.O.V.
I've never met anyone like him before. He was kind but funny, and he seemed like he made people feel happier when he was around. Plus, he's faster than anyone, or anything, that I've ever seen.
We were just about to go explore through this place and have a great time too... Now I'm stuck, all alone, in this cage. I can't summon my hammer here, and there's no way to slip out of this prison. I'm scared... I wish you were here Sonic...
I... I don't know why, but... I felt safer when I was next to you, even if it wasn't for very long. Now, if I could just see you, and your soft eyes again, I would feel so much better...
Hopefully he's a good hero, too... I know he is...
3rd Person P.O.V.
Sonic was now making his way through the maze, which he soon realized had a bunch of bumpers and paddles like... a pinball machine?
"This has gotta be one of the strangest places I've ever been too," Sonic said to himself, looking over the pinball-like setting in front of himself.
He jumped from his platform towards one of the paddles, and when he landed on it, it immediately bounced him up into the air, into a contraption hovering in the air.
What the... What is this thing?
Sonic soon figured it out though, when the contraption began to spin, and suddenly, he was shot out of it by a spring. He looked ahead to see what he was flying at, and saw that he was headed back for the paddles, about to fall right in between them.
Just before he fell through to the 50 foot drop below, Sonic reached out his arms and grabbed one of the paddles, which catapulted him back into the air. This time, he missed the spring cannon, and instead, he flew at a cluster of glass spheres.
Uh oh!
Hurriedly, Sonic rolled up into a ball as he approached the spheres, thinking that he'd break through them to the other side. However, when he hit the first one, he was sent backwards into another and was soon bouncing around in so many directions, he could hardly keep track of which way was up.
Man, I can't keep control of where I go like this... I need to watch how I hit these things.
Sonic began to push forward, trying to get to the other side of this pinball machine, but as he flew at another sphere, he hit the side facing him and bounced back the way he came.
UGH! I'm gonna be sick if I don't get out of this now!
As he was flying back in the other direction, he looked back and saw another sphere below him.
I got it! All I need to do is hit the sphere where it's facing the ledge to bounce towards it!
Quickly, Sonic began to do just that. He leaned forward as he fell towards the sphere now, watching to make sure he was going to hit the right side. He fell down precisely where he needed to, and bounced forward, about to clear the gap to get to the ledge on the other side.
Alright! Made it!
That was what he thought until he hit one more sphere after going too high. He was propelled down, underneath the ledge.
"AHHHHHH!!!!" Sonic yelled, striking out his hand to reach the ledge.
Fortunately, he was just able to grab ahold of the side of the wall. After a moment of struggling to pull himself up, he stood up on the ledge and looked over the pinball landscape again.
"HA! Thought you could hold me back, huh? Not this time!" Sonic proudly exclaimed.
Then, the blue hedgehog turned and began running forwards, climbing up an incline.
When he reach the top of the incline, he found that there was no more floor. He looked down below and saw... Another pinball machine.
Wonderful... The irritated hedgehog thought.
While Sonic dealt with this very frustrating maze, someone watched his progress.
"AHHAHHAHAHA! Oh yes, keep trying to get past the collision contraptions! There's no way you'll ever make it through that section of this planet!"
It was Eggman who was watching, giddy at watching Sonic struggle, who was now caught in a triangle of three spring cannons, which were shooting him back and forth.
Meanwhile, as Eggman laughed at the screen showing the hedgehog's misfortune, his loyal minion stood behind Eggman, watching the scientist guffaw over Sonic's predicament.
This old geezer is being foolish... If he really wanted Sonic to be finished off, he would send me to tear that hedgehog apart!
But then, both of the first two occupants in the room had their thoughts interrupted by a shrill voice shouting, "HEY! LET ME OUT OF HERE NOW!!!"
It was Amy, who was stuck in a cage prison, bars on all sides and above, with brick ground preventing digging. She apparently did not like the accommodations, nor did she like to hear that Sonic was being slowed down trying to save her.
"YOU SHUT UP BEFORE I-"
"Now, easy Metal Sonic."
The robotic Sonic was raring to attack Amy, but Eggman, with a menacing smile, stepped forward.
"It's not polite to yell at a girl. Besides, we need her to lure Sonic here and get rid of him once and for all."
Amy suddenly couldn't take anymore, and she stood up in her cell.
"You goons could never beat Sonic! He'll come here and mop the floor with you two and save me!"
Eggman looked at her with curiosity and contempt.
"And what makes you so sure that he will do all of that? Didn't you just meet him for only one minute?"
"That doesn't matter..."
Amy's voice contained resolve, and her eyes shone with determination and faith.
"I know he's thinking about me. He won't let me just stay here. And I know he's strong enough to beat both of you!"
"THAT'S ENOUGH OUT OF YOU, YOU LITTLE BRAT!!" Metal Sonic roared, obviously irritated from being underrated by Amy.
"WHY DON'T YOU TRY AND MAKE ME BE QUIET?!!?!!" Amy screamed back, not wanting them to stop her from talking about Sonic.
"Well, that can be arranged..." Eggman said in a calm voice, turning to a control panel next to his screens and pushing a button.
Amy watched attentively to take on whatever Eggman was using on her. However, there was nothing she could do when several spigots came out of the ground beneath her and spread a gas into her cage.
"Hey! What is that? What are you..."
Amy couldn't finish her words as the gas quickly took effect, making her drowsy. She fell to her knees and then leaned to one side and laid on the ground. She could barely keep her eyes open before she laid down completely as she fell asleep.
However, before she fell into sub-consciousness, one raging thought ran across her mind.
Please Sonic, I need you. I so deeply want to see you... I know you'll come and save me...
With that, Amy laid on the floor and was out like a light.
"Ugh... Why didn't you use that on her earlier?!" Metal Sonic barked at Eggman.
"Calm down, Metal Sonic. You know I could do the same to you..." Eggman threatened, knowing that Metal Sonic knew about Eggman's override capability.
As such, Metal Sonic stopped for a moment, but then he persisted, with respect in his voice, "Master, I could easily take out Sonic right now and we'd both be able to take over Mobius!"
"Don't you think I would have already done that if I didn't want revenge?"
This silenced Metal Sonic for good. Of course Metal Sonic could fight Sonic, but that wasn't letting Eggman get revenge on Sonic for ruining his plans from before.
"No, I need to get Sonic to come here, and then we will fight him. Until then, let him struggle through on his own. He'll probably be more disheartened by being alone until he gets here..."
Back in the maze where the aforementioned hedgehog was...
"Alright! That's three pinball machines! Now, that'd better be it!"
Sonic turned around at that moment, but what was suddenly hit with a ball of energy from a robot that had just floated up behind him.
"AHH! Hey, that hurt!"
Sonic held the place on his chest where he was hit, and though he was not injured badly, he was still angry. He quickly jumped into the air and smashed the robot with a fierce kick.
As the pieces of the robots fell to the ground, Sonic looked forward, trying to see how much farther he would have to go to get out of this section of the maze.
Then, up ahead, he saw something...
"Hey! That's Eggman!"
Sonic immediately took off for the fat scientist about 80 yards away, and reached him quickly only to see that...
"Darn it! It's just a hologram!" Sonic said angrily, wanting to find Eggman as fast as possible.
"Hello, Sonic. It's good to see you again. From what I've surmised, you're looking for that other pink hedgehog, eh?"
"Yes! Let her go right now!" Sonic yelled at the Eggman broadcast.
"Well, I could, but you see, she's not in the best condition to leave."
Eggman then moved from the hologram space and now it depicted Amy, who was lying on the ground, not moving.
"AMY! WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER??!!!" Sonic roared, suddenly not caring whether he had just met this girl. In his mind and heart, he felt his only mission now was to save her. He didn't fully understand why he felt so deeply about Amy, but now, all of his questions left him. All that mattered was if Amy was okay.
"Don't lose your head, Sonic, at least not yet. She's fine, just asleep, thanks to yours truly. I sang her a lullaby and tucked her in. Heh heh heh..."
Sonic growled at the scientist back on screen now.
"I see she was right though," Eggman continued, "She had faith that you'd come for her, and now I see that she wasn't mistaken."
Amy has faith in me? Sonic thought suddenly, wondering why Amy felt so strongly about him, too. What could have happened between them in the short time they were together?
"Well, if you want to save her, you'd best be going on. I think you'll be VERY happy to see what I have in store for you soon!"
And with that, the hologram disappeared and left Sonic to brood over what he had just seen and heard.
Amy believes in me, and I can't bear to think of her hurt... Why do we feel so close to each other? I wish I could talk to her and we could figure out this together.
Sonic then looked up and saw the maze continuing evermore, onto another climb up into another tangle of structures.
But now, all I can do is keep going. I won't give up.
And with that, Sonic blazed towards the structures, which were littered with robots.
One by one, Sonic broke through the machines, easily destroying them as he jumped around the tops of the buildings and running across the mechanical landscape.
As Sonic continued making this progress, Eggman, from his lab in the middle of the Little Planet, said to Metal Sonic, "You keep watch over the girl. I'm going to meet Sonic face-to-face. Then, we'll be rid of that meddlesome hedgehog and we can begin our rule of Mobius!"
"Yes, doctor Eggman."
The fat scientist swaggered out of the lab, and just as the doors shut and left Metal Sonic all alone...
"Though when all is said and done with Sonic, I'll be the one ruling over this planet. You fool... You'll be going with Sonic, and this little brat..."
He turned to Amy and scoffed at the innocent expression on her sleeping face.
These idiots don't know what true power is. Well, when Sonic is finished off, the whole world will know!
As Metal Sonic spoke of this rebellion, Eggman flew in his pod to the robot he had ready to defeat Sonic. This time, he had it planted at the top of a huge pinball machine, twice the size of the ones Sonic had passed, and the consequence for falling through the bottom on this one... was a pit full of spikes.
As Eggman boarded the robot, he looked down at the machine and said, "This planet has all sorts of wondrous traps. I'd like to see Sonic get through them like before."
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As Sonic bounced off a spring up towards a couple more paddles, which shot him up to the top of the huge wall. He then bolted and flew down a tube, coming out the other side and hitting another one of the glass bumpers from earlier.
Ugh, not more of these...
The hedgehog found himself fly back up the tube he had just shot out of. He pushed off the wall of the tube and flew back into the chamber of bumpers, seeing a ledge to reach towards
Leaning forward, Sonic bounced off one bumper after another, struggling to reach the ledge. Just as he came close to landing right on it, he lost his momentum and fell just short of the ledge.
"WHOOOAAAAA!!!"
Down Sonic fell, beneath the ledge, trying to grip the wall, which was too smooth to do so.
"URGH!!! I WON'T FALL!!"
But at that moment, Sonic suddenly felt himself propelled up the wall from something beneath him. He had hit another paddle and now was flying up the side of the wall.
"Alright! Now we're-"
DIIIIIIIIIIINNGGGGGGG!!!!!
The resounding clang of Sonic hitting his head on the ceiling of the tunnel he had been trying to reach rung out all over the place. Sonic landed on the ledge on his face, clutching his throbbing head, a large lump rising from his spiky quills.
"OWWWWWWW!!"
Unable to take the ferocious pain, fire in his head, Sonic felt his body fall limp and his vision blotted out. His arms slackened and he fell into unconsciousness.
Meanwhile, back in the lab, Metal Sonic looked at Amy, wondering how Eggman would react if the girl was gone when he came back. Then, he noticed the girl twitch. He looked closer at her, seeing that she had balled her fist, and her face was no longer calm, but worried, even though she was still sleeping.
In her dreaming mind, Amy felt the pain that Sonic felt, and she called out to him in the dream.
"Sonic! Are you okay?!"
The pink hedgehog appeared in a dark, empty room, and then, Sonic appeared before her, still clutching his head.
He looked up with extreme difficulty, and he saw Amy. His eyes relaxed when he saw the girl, and his pain seemed to subside a bit.
"Amy, you're here. Thank goodness you're alright."
The pink hedgehog kneeled down in front of him and ran a hand very tenderly through his quills, barely touching the bump in Sonic's head.
Sonic winced and jerked back slightly, but then, he looked at Amy with pleading eyes. Amy, with the same eyes, didn't feel awkward about pulling Sonic to her and hugging him. Sonic did the same, feeling his pain dissolve in the warmth that Amy brought him.
"Sonic, I think this is only a dream."
Sonic held her now to look into her eyes, and he told her in a whisper, "I wish I didn't believe you... But I know..."
Sonic then wrapped his arms around her again, still gazing deeply into her caring green eyes.
"But your eyes are still so mesmerizing. I wish I could see them for real, and hold you for real."
"I want to, too, Sonic. I know we will again. But for now, don't give up! I believe in you, you can do it!"
Sonic looked solemnly at Amy, and she gave him a gentle smile, which filled Sonic with enough resolve to push himself onward.
As the blackness of the room gave way to the surroundings Sonic was in before once again, he heard Amy say, "I'm waiting for you, Sonic. I know you'll save me."
And suddenly, both Sonic and Amy woke up with a start. Sonic, who was still lying on the ledge where he had hit his head, sat up and felt the top of his head gingerly.
"Wow... It really doesn't hurt as much..."
There was still a lump where he had banged his head, but it didn't seem as bad anymore. He stood up, and he looked on, knowing that that was no ordinary dream.
I won't give up, Amy. I'll save you, I promise.
And with that, Sonic blasted forward once again, running through the tunnel.
He ran for a long time, wondering when he'd ever see a change in the scenery, when suddenly, the floor gave way beneath him, and he fell through another tube.
"WHOA!! Now what?!"
Sonic slid down the tube for several moments until he finally exited and landed on a platform floating in the middle of a huge pinball machine.
"Oh great! Another one?"
Then, from above, a mocking voice said, "You'd better believe it, blue boy."
Sonic looked up towards the voice and saw, at the top of this pinball machine, was Eggman, already sitting in another one of his robots.
"Eggman!"
The scientist looked down at the blue hedgehog and asked, "So, Sonic... Enjoying the Little Planet?"
"As much as I'm enjoying you taking Amy away!"
"Boy, you sure like to talk about that girl!"
Sonic realized this himself, and he looked up at the scientist with a look of slight embarrassment.
"Well, that'll only make this ever sweeter. Now, Sonic, try to get up here and get closer to your friend!"
Then, at that moment, the machine Eggman was sitting in began to whir and sputter, and after a moment, it began to shoot orbs out, which floated around the air beneath Eggman.
Sonic, wasting no time, took off in a spinball, heading for Eggman. However, the orbs that Eggman fired bounced Sonic back, and he fell towards a set of paddles, which were over a second set beneath them. Sonic hit one of these paddles and tried to reach Eggman again. However, the orbs continued to interfere with Sonic's attempts, and the hedgehog kept falling backwards.
"I'll get up there, Eggman! I won't stop until I do!"
The scientist chuckled, and then pushed a button, saying, "Well then, let's up the challenge then!"
Then, from out of the walls of this pinball machine, more of the glass bumpers came out. Sonic hit one on the top and bounced to the side. The hedgehog tried to roll back down to the paddles that he had hit the first time, but flew over the wall leading to them and fell down beneath to the ones below them. Sonic saw this happen and rolled up, spinning down towards this set, which now hung over a pit of spikes.
With a quick move, Sonic jumped up slightly from the floor he was rolling on and hit the paddle. He was flung back up through the gap in the first set of paddles and headed for Eggman.
However, the scientist once again stopped him with another orb, and this time, the hedgehog fell down through the first gap and appeared to fall towards the spikes.
"NOO!!!" Sonic yelled, not ready to let this happen.
Reaching his arms and legs out as far as he could, Sonic attempted to grab onto one of the paddles. With a great deal of luck, Sonic hit both and was shot perfectly straight up into the air. He headed straight for Eggman who didn't have any orbs blocking Sonic this time.
"WHAT?!!" Eggman yelled as the hedgehog darted up at him, rolling up once again and smashing through the robot that Eggman was sitting in.
As Sonic stood on top of the collapsing robot, Eggman looked at him nervously, and then quickly mashed a button on the front of his suit.
"Oh no you don't!" Sonic exclaimed, trying to run forward in time to stop Eggman.
Sonic, however, only grabbed air as the scientist took off into the air with a jetpack, flying away as Sonic jumped up from the falling robot and reach the highest ledge. He ran forward trying to catch up with Eggman, but the scientist was already too high into the sky, taking off over the top of the structures in Collision Chaos.
Sonic stood alone once again, one less obstacle behind him, and many more awaiting him.
He looked ahead, to what would try to stop him from reaching Amy and getting out of here with her.
I'm not going to let anything stand in my way. I'm on my way, Amy.
And in the small cage of Eggman's lab, the pink hedgehog felt as if she heard Sonic say this to her.
I know, Sonic, I know you'll be here soon.