I'm sorry about taking so long to upload this. I know I'm weeks late for uploading this, so I decided to put all of my hard work, and deliver you guys a really good start to the next arc: "Dating & Pr"
Chapter 6: A Passionate, but Romantic, Partnership
While Tails and Knuckles were watching animals migrate into the new hideout, that Knuckles built, Amy and I were taking a walk, just as I promised her. It was about 25 minutes into the patrolling, and Amy broke the silence by starting a conversation.
"So… Sonic…"
"Yes, Amy?"
"What do you want to talk about?"
"Hmm… I guess we can talk about that battle you had with Metal Sonic."
Amy looked at me surprised for a bit.
"Oh! I guess we can."
"I gotta say, Amy. You've gotten stronger since the last time we fought together."
Amy blushed red, looking at me with a smile on her face.
"Y-you really think so?"
"Yeah. After the battle with Mephiles, I've been going on a lot of adventures with Tails to stop Eggman and his plots, so I barely ever see you fight, outside of chasing me. That's the first time in a while have I seen you fight so good against Metal Sonic. Keep up the good work."
You should've seen her face, because her cheeks were turning as red as a rose from me complimenting her on her fighting skills. Unbeknownst to me, however, It was from this point on that I begin to develop an interest in seeing her in action.
"Hehe, thank you, Sonic. That means a lot to me."
"No problem. It feels nice to take a break, once in awhile."
"I told you, didn't I?"
"Yeah, you have."
Amy started to giggle from her saying so. I returned a smile to her, and we started walking back to where Tails and Knuckles were. My thoughts were running around in my head, trying to think about what to talk about, until I had an idea.
"Oh! Amy!"
"What is it, Sonic?"
"We should ask Tails to upgrade your gear, so you can utilize your magic better."
"You want me to ask Tails to perform upgrades on my gear? Why?"
"I remember you telling me that you were into magic, which was why I gave you all of my upgrades that utilized magic, like the Fire Somersault, Magic Hands, and the Custom Gems from that shoe maker in Soleanna."
"Well… I guess we can do that, Sonic, but, why all of a sudden?"
"I want to see you in action more often, so just in case we get into a battle with Eggman again, you'll be ready."
Amy looked at me with a shocking face trying to process what I'm saying.
"B-but I can already defeat Eggman's robots! Take a look at what I did to Metal Sonic! That alone is proof there!"
"True, but we don't know what Eggman's going to pull, now that he has evidence you're powerful enough alone to destroy his whole army, and his strongest robots with the upgrades I've given you."
"W-well, what can we do, Sonic?"
"That's easy. I've been thinking about it, and I've decided to ask Tails to build a training center, so I can train you to maintain your speed throughout the battle."
This is the first time I ever saw Amy turn the reddest in my life, because as soon as she heard me say she was coming with me, her mind stopped her from talking for a while.
"Y-you… W-want me to come with you, so you can train me to keep up with you?"
"Yep! I can't help you with your magic though, so you might have to ask Tails for help, since his technology can counteract any source of magic."
"Oh, Sonic…"
She nodded her head, agreeing to come with me with the happiest look on her face.
"Of course, I'll come along with you! This is the happiest day of my life! What are we waiting for? Let's go!"
Amy quickly grabs my hand and pulls me toward Tails' and Knuckles' location with such eagerness, I was struggling to pull my hand away.
"Hey wait, Amy! Don't just pull me so sudden!"
Just like Amy, her mind was so into being with me, that she didn't know she was pulling me along the ground, and by the time we got there, I was sliding along the ground waiting for her to stop while suffering from the burns I got. Tails and Knuckles heard the giggling, and turned to look at us and saw me sliding along the ground with my face.
"Uh… Amy?"
"Yes, Tails?"
"You do realize that you're dragging Sonic along the ground, right?"
"What!?"
That's when she looked at me, and gasped picking me up from the ground.
"I'm sorry, Sonic! I didn't mean to do it! It's just that-"
"It's fine, Amy. I know how happy you are from me telling you that."
Tails and Knuckles looked at each other for a moment before looking back at us.
"Uh… Tell her what, Sonic?"
"Did you finally decide to go out with her, Sonic?"
I immediately looked at Knuckles with a fluster, being a little irritated from that comment he made, while Amy blushed deeply from it.
"No! I just told her that I'm going to train her to maintain her newfound speed to help us in battle."
Tails and Knuckles thought about it.
"Since she has those powers you gave her, she could definitely be of great help to us, Sonic. If it's alright, I can build her some gloves and shoes to help store the gems."
"Sure. I don't mind at all, Tails. It's been so long since I've fought in a battle, so I might be a little rusty."
"That's alright with us. Since Sonic is going out of his way to train you, you get to spend some more time with him. Think of it like a date."
That's when Amy started to drool from picturing it.
"Don't give her any ideas, Knuckles!"
Knuckles laughed, and looked at me with smirk.
"Well, you did bring it on yourself. Isn't that right, Tails?"
Tails started to laugh, and then shook his head in agreement.
"Yep."
I just sighed and facepalmed my head, while they laughed at me.
"You guys…"
Amy patted my shoulder for comfort, and smiled at me.
"Let them have their fun, Sonic. After all, this is just so you have some backup if Eggman decides to pull something out of his sleeve, right?"
"You're pretty calm from hearing them tease us like that."
"They're just being themselves. They wouldn't be Tails and Knuckles if they didn't do that. You three are like brothers, so it shouldn't matter to you."
"I guess you're right."
Amy giggled at me before holding my hand. This was a weird turn of events for me, but I went with it, and let my two best friends have their fun. I never saw this side of Amy before, and upon seeing her like that, there was some deep interest forming inside of my heart, that I never knew about. I wouldn't know about it until I started hanging out with Amy a lot more from now on.
Stay tuned for the next chapter. I'll try not to be so late this time.
