Here it is finally!

It's taken forever to make this I know and it is because I am in one of those days when you are stuck. But again I know where this story is headed, just planning what's next is the tough part.

Chapter 16: Training

Sonic was snoring loudly, deep in his slumber. Amy slept peacefully down below him. It was early morning, the sun barely shined over the horizon. The window that was in the corner of the room was closed thus they weren't able to hear the birds tweeting outside. Amy's eyes slowly opened halfway, her eyes still too lazy to open. Her eyes caught sight of the window and the sun that was not yet up. She closed her eyes back shut hoping to get more to sleep.

The door sprung open and Lady Rosie stalked in.

"Get up!" She yelled.

Amy's eyes sprung open and jumped out of surprise. Sonic meanwhile was in deep slumber, clearly not hearing her call.

"Get up!" She used her power to lift Sonic's pillow up and flipping him flat on the mattress. Sonic awoke unpleasantly his eyes bloody red.

Amy threw her feet upwards and the covers flew off her. She got off the bed sitting on the edge and yawned. "Why so early?" she managed to complained, rubbing her left eye.

"We have training to do." Rosie's reply was direct and serious. Amy got a strange feeling that 'training' in her sense was going to be no fun and games.

Sonic jumped up off the top of the bed and on to the ground slightly next to Amy who was standing up and off the mattress. "Training? It's only dawn." He hissed.

"Indeed. The best time of the day to begin training. Now get ready," She ordered turning around to reach the open door. "I'll be waiting outside."

Closing the door shut, Amy was left alone with Sonic. He grumbled something and went for his shoes under the bed.

"Wonder what our trainings going to be about." Amy quietly questioned.

"Who cares," He muttered still grumpy while he tied his shoe on his right. "Whatever it is, anyway, won't end up being a piece of cake."

"Yea," She opened the closet that stood next to the window. Inside the closet were only a pair of extra covers and two pajamas sets. "But still I hope training today goes great." She cheerfully stated turning to him with the pair of pajamas that were hiding there for them.

Sonic had finished tying his right foot and stared at her. She grinned at him as she showed him the pink and black clothing. Sonic's mouth opened and he got up from the bed in disbelief. Amy began to laugh and she covered her mouth trying not to loud to loudly. Sonic chuckled himself and walked up to her.

"What kind of Pjs are these?" He crackled as he lifted the pants that had small shaped stars and panda bears. The black one had frogs on them that all had a trumpet on their hands and said 'Horny Toad'.

"Ohmigod," Amy stifled her laughter into her hand and bend her stomach to hold it. "These are the cutest things I've seen since that commercial of 'Hunka Junka'."

Sonic spit out into laughter and so did Amy. She placed the pajamas into the closet and closed the wooden doors. They continued to laugh until a call interrupted them.

"Are you two done?"

There're laughter died out but they still had that lingering smile. Their eyes were locked in contact and they stared at each other for a long while until Amy cleared her throat. "Let's go," She said and Sonic nodded. He made his first move to the door and Amy followed him.

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Rosie took Sonic and Amy outside into the highlands near the village. It was a long walk but Sonic and Amy didn't complain. The sun was almost up high but it wasn't fully up. The skies were a dark blue and just in the horizon it was a bright orange and yellowish color. They walked up to a little hill and Rosie sat crisscross on the patch of grass, her eyes closing.

"Sit," She ordered.

"I'm not trusting your little 'come and sit here' thing," Sonic said shaking his head and with his hand mentioning at her.

"Alright," Her left eye opened and something sparked in her eye. "So be it,"

Amy sat down next to Rosie ignoring Sonic but she froze when a cry was heard from Sonic. She turned finding him bending over his mid-section. She turned back to Rosie, her eyes dark and sharp. Amy angrily stalked in front of Rosie, blocking her view to Sonic.

"Stop!" She loudly demanded, braking Rosie's gaze off Sonic and attaching it to her. "If there's one thing you must to know about Sonic is that he isn't of trusting anyone just like that." She explained, snapping her fingers at the end. "You'll never get him to train if you keep pressuring us with your-" She hesitated and began stuttering, "Uh magic stuff."

Rosie rose from the ground and stared Amy down. "A little girl like you could get smashed and hurt on an instant by an enemy. I'm impressed you have enough bravery to face me."

Amy nervously stared back and backed away. "We have twice the bravery you do to face any enemy here." Sonic defended coming next to Amy. His glare caught Rosie's and for a slight moment he thought

Rosie's eyes traveled from her to him. She closely eyed Sonic and with her serious tone said, "I'm a bit surprised, Sonic." Her voice began.

Sonic squinted at her. "What,"

"You have something rare, but I never expected it to be strong and partly controlled in the making." She said almost as if she were talking to herself or the wall.

"What are you talking about?" Sonic said trying not to sound angry, but he failed.

She said nothing for a moment. She stared deeply into Sonic's eyes. Amy followed her gaze sliding over to Sonic.

"Start explaining lady," Sonic demanded.

Rosie smirked. "I've been watching you, Sonic." Her words brought back her gaze at Rosie. "And it so happens you have a strong thing there," She nodded her head mentioning him.

"You're confusing. What is it you're trying to say?" Sonic asked impatiently.

"You have Predator's eye." She stated. "The eye of the eyes. Just like I do," She said.

"I don't understand," Sonic weirdly said his voice cracking a few chords.

"You have a strong power to scare or freeze anyone you stare at directly in the eye. It allows you to have control and protect yourself from harm. This happens mostly when one's angry."
"No wonder that explains everything," Amy suddenly said.

"What?" Sonic asked.

Amy turned around to him. "Every time you yelled at me, I'd somehow feel scared and the same thing was for that frog at Lamba swamp, that dog who tried to fight you, Linda, It makes sense." Amy collected the puzzle and stated the facts.

Rosie nodded. "It's a very useful power. Dangerous if not used properly." She explained.

"Sweet," Sonic turned to Amy with a sly look. "Beat that Ames,"

"I didn't say anything," She defensively said her low voice and her brows furrowing.

"Today I want you all to learn how to concentrate. So Please, both of you sit." She digressed what she had been talking about and now began softly, "We need to train you."

Morning turned into mid-day and Sonic, Amy and Rosie were out in the open fields where the mobians were training. The people had wooden dummies for sword fighting practice, target shooting also known as Archery, and fighting hand on hand or sword on sword.

Sonic looked at the training equipment in pure excitement while Amy looked terrified.

"Here," Rosie threw Sonic a wooden stick and he caught it. Sonic looked at it and then looked up at her. "A stick," he said bluntly. "Why a stick? When do I get to use a sword? You know you, slash people and fight—"

"You won't be able to use a sword until you learn how to fight with a plain stick." She explained to him and then she stood firmly in front of him.

"That's no fun," Sonic muttered to himself, a pout on his lips.

"Stop complaining. At lest you have a fighting tool." Amy said, sitting down on the grass.

Sonic smirked and turned to her with a crooked grin. "Exactly," Amy frowned that he was teasing her. It sucked to always be the last one to use or learn things.

"Hit me," Rosie's words caught both Sonic's and Amy's attention and their eyes rounded.

Rosie stood there with a straight line on her lips. She stood tall her arms on her side and her feet together. "Well," She said. "Hit me."

"Uh, Lady, I don't hit my elders." Sonic confirmed.

"Well, today is an exception. Your training."

Sonic turned to Amy. She looked baffled by her asking but she only shrugged. Sonic turned to her and swung the wooden stick towards her but Rosie dodged it. It was like a swift move. One simple slid to the left and the wooden stick hit the air, returning back to Sonic.

"Try again," Sonic was getting his stick ready like if he was going to bat, but Rosie finished with, "Later." He lowered his weapon and frowned. "What?"

"Amy, if you may." She offered politely. Amy got up smirking at Sonic. She whipped it out of his hands and walked in front of him. She raised the wood stick up and swung it down to where Rosie was. Amy closed her eyes hoping she'd hit Rosie, but she felt it stop. Opening her eyes she found Rosie's hand had stopped the stick. Amy's jaw opened. Rosie had a simple smile on her face and was calm.

"If I were an enemy, I would have thrown you over like you were nothing." Her statement scared Amy. She had a point and points always got the better of you.

Amy let go of the wood and backed away.

"It's alright, Amy. You just need time." She soothed. Sonic placed a hand on Amy and she turned up at him. He offered a small smile. Both were comforting her, but why?

"Now, to test your teamwork," She muttered. She clapped her hands loudly and quickly came a circle of mobian animals in training belts and buckles. Sonic and Amy stood in the middle of the circle. Sonic and Amy backed away and both their backs hit each other. Sonic turned over to look at Amy. She although was to terrified to look up at him.

"Hey look," A tough voice said. Sonic's ears recognized that voice and his eyes looked daggers at the large bull dog. His grin was taunting Sonic like asking 'punch me'.

"Go," Rosie's voice ordered. Sonic's eyes widened and first up a fish and monkey. Jumping into action, the monkey double flipped over to Amy and grabbed her hand tightly. Sonic dodged the tail whip the fish threw at him. The fish then threw a punch hitting Sonic's chest. Sonic was thrown back but still stood tall. If Rosie wanted a fight, a fight is what she was going to get. He ran to the fish and kneeled down to the ground, sliding down the grass as the fish kicked his leg up at the air where Sonic was supposed to be. Sonic instead slid his feet down the two feet of the fish and made him fall backwards.

"Ah!"

Sonic turned finding Amy being thrown to the ground.

"Amy!" He got up and raced to her side. Though was stopped short when a foot kick went to the back of his neck. He grunted and fell on his knees.

The large bull dog then came in and calmly walked inside the circle. His eyes sighted Amy barely getting up and Sonic struggling to keep his guard up, but the pain in his neck ached to be concentrated. The dog walked to Amy's side and grin at her. She slowly noticed a big guy in front of her and gasped seeing it was the same guy who fought Sonic before.
"Hey Babe,"

Disgusted, she winced. Not only did his breathe smell but he had the most edgiest talk ever. He had no respect either, whatsoever.

"You going to fight me?" He asked.

Amy shook her head backing away. He grabbed her arm before she could though. "Come on little lady, defend yourself." He added, pulling her closer to him, but then a punch reached his jaw. He released Amy and Sonic stepped in front of her. "You good?" Sonic asked her, still glaring at the monkey, fish and the dog that were up and ready to fight again. "Fine," Amy answered back, her voice angry.

"Stop," Rosie's ordered, and the students froze. They bowed down and retracted away.

Sonic shook his head and turned to Rosie. "What was that? We were ready to fight them." He growled.

She walked into the circle and to Sonic. "You are not actually. Amy can't fight," She pointed out to her. Amy shamefully looked down at the floor.

"What?" Sonic turned towards to Amy. "C'mon, you're stronger than this. You were the one who beat those vampires." He nearly shouted.

"I had help Sonic!" She yelled, looking at him now.

"No you didn't,"
"Yes I did! Those blue fruits I had. It was my weapon. I can't fight hand on." She explained angrily.

"Yes you can. You always fought me." He said.

Amy's looks softened. She didn't like arguing with him because she always seem to lose against him, but this time she had the upper hand, and it felt different being right. "But I never won, did I?"

Sonic's anger faded. He couldn't argue with that. They have had fighting hand on hand before, but Sonic was stronger, experienced and was never playing around. He was serious when it came to fighting. He's ears dropped. "Oh,"

Details were: Sonic and Amy both were good at defending one another, but Sonic still needed to use his power properly to be able to fight well, and Amy didn't know how to fight. It was going to be a lot of work for Rosie but she was going to make it work. They both need to be prepared. And fast.

So, Sonic and Amy are getting ready for the big thing, only Sonic's having a few problems and Amy can't defend herself. Yay, they have a looong why to go.