School is almost over, maybe I'll be able to post more often.
Chapter 2
"So how do you feel about him now Amy?" asked Tails kneeling beside a large bell. The two of them were on the top of the local bell tower, getting ready for one of Sonic's famous 'last second plans'. Tails, our large friend in armor, was connecting several different wires to the bell while Amy, still in shock on how they got out of that place alive, was in a puzzled gaze at the new contraption. The sun light peered over the city, right before the twilight hour. The city people were closing shop and said there friendly good-byes before the Father's last message of the day.
"He let all of his men shoot at you without even letting you beg, if it wasn't for us you'd be a goner."he said still attaching some wires with the clacking of the metal in his armor as he moved his arms from one spot to another.
"That's just because..." she said trying to defend her beloved friend, but the more she thought about it, the more it seemed likely that all he said was right. "What he said back there was true wasn't it?" Tails paused for a moment.
"We're not bad people Amy, we just wanted to see our mom smile again." his voice was quiet and solemn "But our transmutation failed, what we made wasn't even human. We learned our mistake the hard way, no ever comes back to life."
"That's not true..." said Amy barely whispering.
"Alchemy is based on equivalent exchange, the price of one human transmutation was enormous. It cost Sonic his leg and it cost me my body." Tails pulled of his helmet to reveal the hollow emptiness and a small circle with a symbol that looked like a question mark in the middle of it, the whole thing was itself was drawn in a red, blotchy ink.
"Do you see that symbol, Sonic drew it with his own blood and gave up his right arm just to keep me tethered to this world." Tails pulled out a piece of chalk and started to draw a circle around the bell. "Now, I just want to get his body back to normal. He wants to my body back too, but it won' be easy. We might even get killed. But that's the path we chose. All we can do is keep moving." Tails silently finished and kept his head down. The two of them were quiet for the moment.
"But Father Cornellow said," said Amy nearly in tears. Tails lifted his head in disbelief on how she could still trust the lying Father. "he said he could do it, he promised. Just because you and your bother failed doesn't mean he will."
Father Cornellow entered his office and shut the door. His boot clicked against the hard wooden floor. He lifted his head up to see a blue hedgehog, laying down on top of his desk.
"There you are you brat!" Screamed the Father.
"Cut the act," Said Sonic in a calm voice. "all I want are some straight answers about the emerald. Tell me what I need to know I be out of here in a heart beat, or rather you have the military get involved, after all I am a state Alchemist." Smirked Sonic as he lifted up the watch from his pants pocket. Father Cornellow shuttered at the thought of the military getting involved in a peaceful town, after Ishball. He glanced around the room to make sure no one was watching or listening.
"Ok boy, ask you questions." he said in a ungrateful tone.
"Since you have a Chaos Emerald you could do anything. Why waste such power on so called 'miracles'?"
"To convince people to protect me, lay down their lives for the order." he smiled in a devilish way "I'm slowly building a army of holy warriors unafraid to die, in several years I will be able to unleash this army to the world, and use the Emerald to tear this country apart. I might even cut out a slice for you." The man started laughing evilly for a moment as Sonic chimed in. "Wait, what are you laughing about?"
"I knew it, you really are a beginner." Said Sonic holding up the switch to the intercom. The Father looked down to see the microphone where his feet were.
"See Amy, he lied to you. He lied to everyone." said Tails holding the newly made speaker.
"You will pay dearly for that!" Said the Cornellow as he formed a gun out of his cane, when all of he sudden there was a bright flash of red. The father slowly knelled onto the floor and showed his arm transmuted into a cluster of flesh and metal.
"A rebound." Said Sonic jumping off the desk to try to help the old man up.
"I will not defeated." He slapped his hands on the ground. Expecting for a giant machine gun to pop up Sonic dodged behind the desk. but something unexpected happened, nothing. Cornellow looked at the emerald on his finger as it hit the floor and shattered. Sonic looked at the lowly priest and walked out of the room.
Outside the Temple stood the two brothers as Sonic finished his story.
"What about the Emerald?" asked Tails
"It was a fake, just like him. Sorry bud. I really thought we had a chance of getting our bodies back." Said Sonic hitting the hollow suit.
"Give me the Emerald!" Screamed the voice from behind them, the spun around to see the Red dressed beauty Amy with a revolver in her hand, shakily pointing at the brothers.
"It was a fake Amy." said Sonic quietly "It shattered and it-"
"Liar!" She screamed. :You just want it for yourself! To get you bodies back, and bring back your mother!" Sonic eyes widened in anger and in sadness.
"Shut up!" he screamed. He paused for a moment and lowered his tone. "People don't come back from the dead Amy." He paused again. "Not ever..." The streets seemed to be deathly quiet as Amy fell on her knees.
"He promised me, he said if I would pray it would happen." Sonic and Tails started walking in her direction. "All I had was hope, now what should believe in? Tell me what to believe in!" She screamed at the boys as they walked past her and down the steps. "Please!" The boys stopped.
"I can't tell you that, you'll have to figure that out." Said Sonic as he continued walking. "Stand up and walk, keep moving forward. You've got two good legs," He paused for a moment before saying his last words. "use them. Your Strong enough to make your own path."
Thanks for reading, sorry it wasn't very long. Next chapter should be out soon (I hope).