Ok so next story I get to update, it's finally working again! I plan on getting the next chapter of Silver's Sickness up next... That and then Save Me, sound good? Please enjoy after the LONG wait! ;) Oh and just for the record, I don't know if the cancer Sonic's Mother has (in the stomach wall) is quite so dangerous anymore but I do know I've lost 3 people to it and that they were all like how Sonic's mom is described but the doctor's caught it and said it was too late for them. After telling them before there was a chance and here they end up being killed by it. Just thought I'd tell you all. :(

Previously:

Amy nodded, "Yeah, sorry about doing this but we have to go see Sonic's mother, she's very ill."

Sonic slumped more, "Just tell them the truth Amy, no need to sugar-coat it..."

The pink hedgehog turned away, "She's dying."

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CHAPTER 2

Everyone at the table froze as that sentence left Amy's mouth. They had all known Sonic's mother to be very strong, not just mentally but physically as well. They could expect people to get ill at times but to have her dying? It almost seemed impossible.

Sonic meanwhile sat still, sinking lower into his depressed state. Sure his mother was like everyone's mother but he didn't particularly care at that moment, he just wanted to be in her arms again. The last time he had seen her even was 2 years ago when she was still healing from the last attack of this cancer. It was such a rare type of cancer, they hardly catch it in time and usually don't have a cure when they do find it.

So naturally he was hurting just sitting there waiting to leave. Nudging Amy he said in a desperate voice, "Please Ames... I-I have to get to her."

Amy flinched when she heard his voice, it was so scared and broken... Nodding quickly, she sent an apologetic look toward everyone and took Sonic's hand, leading him out.

As they left, Amy glanced at the hedgehog beside her and stopped their movement; making him look at her. Wasting no time, she brought him into a firm hug and whispered to him, "We'll get through this, I swear it to you..." She felt him nod slightly and kissed his neck tenderly.

He pulled back from her, his eyes glassy yet a small smile on his face. Nodding one last time he said quietly, "Let's go." With that they were off on a race against time to hopefully make it to his mother.

~Back inside, the Others~

They were still in shock, not wanting to believe what had just been said. Silver had to wipe Blaze's few tears away quickly as not to let anyone know she had been crying. "Easy Blaze..." he said, trying to ease her distraught emotions. Then he said to the others, "You guys go when you can, we'll finish the party and try to meet you there." His voice was firm and left no room for argument.

Everyone nodded wordlessly and began to get ready to set for the house and then head to the city of Lankin. (They knew she was here because of a note Amy left saying where: Lankin Hospice.) If you asked any of them at that moment, they'd tell you they all felt numb.

~Three Hours Later with Sonic and Amy 10 miles from the Hospice~

Sonic spotted the rather medium sized city and felt a giant wave of relief, he was closer to her than ever before. Looking to his right, he saw Amy resting on the wall of the cab they had been in since Station Square and felt guilty. Amy didn't have to come but she had insisted. Then he smiled slightly, even if he felt guilty, he couldn't push aside the sense of happiness that she had come with him.

Looking back out the window, he sighed and wished the time would pass faster so he could get to his mother. And then he realized something, he hadn't even bothered to actually think about her; he had just been concerned with getting to her. Closing his eyes, he pictured her.

Her soft, sky blue fur and smooth quills. Her melodic voice was like an angel's, calming him instantly. Remembering her colbalt eyes, Sonic thought back to how he used to just gaze into his mother's eyes and become lost within their eternal depths. She was always either smiling or gazing out into the nothingness even then with a small and gentle smile. His thoughts then turned to the lavender dress she would always wear, it always had small flowers and butterflies in the train that dragged the ground. She was always nice and comforting, always having a special warmth about her that Sonic had never felt anywhere else. (A/N: NO I am not basing her off of Queen Aleena, this is my own version of Sonic's mother, I made her myself in Microsoft Paint.)

"Hey, kid," a voice called, breaking Sonic's thoughts. "We're here, Lankin Hospice," the cab driver's voice was gruff but quiet.

Murmuring a thank you, Sonic shook Amy's shoulder gently, "Ames, we're here..." He could here it in his own voice. He was glad to be there but afraid of what he might find.

She was awake in seconds and looking around blearily.

When they exited, they paid the cab driver and stood with their few bags outside of the hospice, staring at the door.

Pushing past the pit in his stomach, Sonic made himself go forward and open the door. Now he would know just how bad a condition his mother was in and how long he would get to spend with her. Looking back at the pink hedgehog behind him, he willed himself to walk to the counter. Every step was like stepping closer to the cliff's edge, he could almost hear the cracking of the unstable rock.

The secratary looked up expectantly, "Who are you here for today?"

Sonic swallowed the lump in his throat and said, "Lillian Hedgehog." Saying his mother's name was like eating vinegar.

Nodding to herself the secretary pointed down the hall on her left, "Down the hall and on the right, room 26."

Amy thanked her as Sonic just walked away, down the hall with a quicker pace than before.

When they reached the door, Sonic's hand flew to the doorhandle but he faultered and found himself unable to turn the knob. Then he felt a warm hand go over his own and saw Amy smiling sadly at him.

Together they opened the door and entered, looking directly to their right at the bed. It was... empty.

The nurse there hooking cords up to machines jumped slightly and asked, "Are you here for Lillian?"

They nodded, wondering what was going on.

Smiling sympathetically, the nurse said, "I'm sorry she just went to have her weekly look over."

Sonic sighed in relief, worried he had been to late. Sitting down he asked, "How long does it usually take?"

Thinking a moment the nurse answered, "2-3 hours usually, Sorry." With that said, she adjusted some more wires and left the two to the silent room.

Now they had to wait.

Yay updates, I'm very proud of myself at this point! Hope you didn't get fed up with the wait and stayed with me... It might be a couple of days before another chapter but you will get more soon :D