Part 2

The next morning, Sonic woke up, stretching his arms out and yawned. He looked to his side and noticed that Sally's not in bed. He heard running water coming from the bathroom, indicating that Sally's in the shower. Sonic sighed as he lay back down on the mattress, put his arms behind his head, crossed his leg over the other, and stared at the ceiling. He may be happy that he's getting married to the princess of Knothole soon, but he kept having a feeling that something's missing in his life.

"Strange dream I had last night." he said to himself.

He closed his eyes for a minute so he can remember what he dreamt about. A vision he had of a familiar voice telling him, "Goodbye, Sonic. I love you, forever", then its figure turned around and walked away into the mist. The blue hedgehog called, "Wait, come back!", holding out his hand, but the figure vanished into thin air. Sonic wondered who that person was, and no, it cannot be his fiancée, but somebody else he knew, somebody whose heart belonged to him once. Then, it hit him.

He immediately opened his eyes and gasped, "Amy!"

Sonic quickly sat up on his bed. He looked at his nightstand to look at the time, and he noticed a little envelope sitting there. On the front, it's labeled "To Sonic" in a neat handwriting and in pink ink. He opened the envelope and unfolded the note inside. It's not just any note. It read:

Dear Sonic,

How could you do this to me? How could you betray me and left me for Sally? I saw it all. I saw you dating her behind my back. I saw you proposed to her at the park. And all you did, you broke my heart. How could you be so heartless and cruel to me? I had faith in you and you caused me nothing but pain and misery. I hope you enjoy your new life with Sally, but please keep this in mind. I'll always love you, Sonic, I'll love you with all my heart out. But I cannot take the pain any longer. That's why I've decided to get rid of myself… for you. Don't worry, I'll be watching you for eternity. Goodbye, Sonic, and remember that I'll always have faith in you. I love you for life.

Sincerely,

Amy Rose

Sonic noticed the tear stains on the letter, possibly from Amy's. Regretfully, he held the note down. He closed his eyes to try to control his remorse, and then, he felt something else in the envelope. Sonic looked inside and gasped softly; he dug his fingers in and took out the locket by its chain. It's the exact same golden heart-shaped locket he gave to Amy. He opened the pendant and read the engraved cursive message: "Sonic & Amy 4ever Love". He began to shed tears of guilt.

"What have I done…?" he whispered as he held the jewelry onto his palm.

Sonic just had to fall in love with two girls, Amy Rose and Sally Acorn. What he didn't know is that the two were enemies when they first met; they never got along with each other due to their differences. Amy grew up from being playful to being mature and always as herself; she never cared about her appearance that much. Sally on the other hand was raised as a spoiled little princess and always acted like a total sweetheart when she really isn't; she cared too much about her looks and that bothered Amy a lot.

The blue hedgehog met Sally ever since childhood and they had a great bonding together. As they grow older, their connection grew stronger. When Sally turned 17 (same age as Amy), she and Sonic became a couple. For the past two years… Sonic has been secretly dating both girls… at the same time.

He just had to become a two-timer and stood Amy up on their last date at the movie theatre just to be with Sally because he thought he loves her more. He just had to choose the brown chipmunk-squirrel over the pink hedgehog just because he finds her more attractive and outgoing than her. He just had to break up with the rose over the text message like a damn coward he were; he thought breaking up with Amy in person would make her go ballistic and kill him with her hammer. Now, Sonic just broke her heart which cost her life. What a jerk.

Later that day, Tails told Sonic that he and the guys planned a bachelor party for him, but he told him to cancel it without a reason. Then, he went out on a dinner date with Sally and he hadn't said a word which worried her. He couldn't tell her what had happened with Amy, he's afraid that she would be heartbroken as well. Sonic could've gone to Amy's house to at least stop her from performing a tragic mistake and apologize, but he didn't have the audacity to do so. Will he be too late? Will she seriously kill him? He doesn't know.

That evening, Sally was fast asleep, but Sonic couldn't sleep at all. He kept thinking about Amy all night long. He tossed, he turned, he shoved his pillow on top of his head, and still not a slumber.

3:00 am and the blue hero was still wide awake. All the guilt trapped inside of him is preventing him from dozing off. In fact, Sonic had an idea. He got out of bed, and quietly without waking up Sally, he put on this hoodie, his jeans, then his running shoes, and exit his house before dawn.

It was snowing, but not a lot, and Sonic was walking down the street with his hands in his hoodie pockets. He was going to head off to Amy's house, hoping that she might still be there before he's too late, but instead he decided to walk down to the Station Square Park. When he got there, he walked around the slush-covered pavement and stared at the dark shadowed scenery.

Suddenly, when he stopped by the bushes, Sonic noticed some weird crimson stains on the pavement. Frightened though curious, he wanted to know where its trail leads to. He followed where the stains were heading: under the bushes. He pushed the leaves out of the way and he couldn't believe what he saw.

"Holy sh-!" he couldn't finished off; it was too shocking. Behind the bushes laid Amy Rose.

Sonic got closer to her lifeless body on the ground and held her in his arms. She's very pale, very thin, ice-cold, and blood soaked through her beautiful nightgown. Sonic inspected her; she had a bloody knife clutched in her hand, there is a deep wound through her heart and both of her wrists were deeply gashed. Panicking, he checked her pulse—nothing.

"Oh no, Amy!" He gasped to himself, "I gotta get help."

The hedgehog frantically picked up the no-longer-pink hedgehog bridal style and using his sonic-speed, he sprinted all the way to the nearby hospital before sunrise. Thankfully, he arrived to one where doctors were still on shift. Now, it's the waiting game for Sonic.

Hours passed by and it was already 7:00 am. Sonic has been sitting in the waiting room this whole time. His elbows rested on his lap and his palms were holding his head down. He stayed up all night, waiting for the doctors to come out and hopefully bring back some news. Just then, one of the doctors appeared.

"Mr. Hedgehog?" Sonic picked his head up.

"How is she?" he asked in a sad and tired tone.

"We did all the best we can, but," he paused, "I'm afraid she did not make it."

"What?" Sonic was devastated.

"Not only she lost a lot of blood, but she also lost her baby."

He was deeply shocked. "Baby?!" He stood up from his seat. "You mean she's pregnant?!" Sonic was distressed that Amy never told him that she's expecting. This made his guilt worse.

"Was pregnant." the doctor informed. "She already suffered a miscarriage right before she even came here. Due to the severe blood loss, we cannot save her or the baby in time. I'm sorry."

Sonic was about to breakdown. "Well, can I at least see her… one last time?"

"Of course." The doctor led Sonic to the ICU where Amy is.

As soon as they got to the doorway, Sonic gasped at what he saw on the bed. Amy is all covered in bandages soaked with blood, even the blanket covering her stomach and legs is stained with deep crimson. Sonic was completely speechless; he tried to control himself from sobbing.

"I'll leave you alone." The doctor said as he left.

Sonic, shakily, walked up to Amy and stood beside her. He carefully placed his hand on her cheek and had his face closer to hers. Despite that she's so lifeless and pale, she looked so beautiful to him.

"Amy," he began, "I'm so sorry. It's all my fault." Sonic held her hand tightly to his. Both of her hands were wrapped in gauze from where she slit her wrists.

He continued. "What I've done is all wrong. I'm sorry that I cheated on you for Sally behind your back, I'm sorry that I broke your heart, and I'm sorry for breaking my promise to be with you forever. The truth is I love both you and Sally and I didn't know what came over me. When I received that letter from you, I realized I love you more than her. I should've stayed with you and I should've stopped you from this happening."

He paused and ran his other hand down to her abdomen; it's no longer enlarged from the baby bump. "You could've told me you were expecting, that way, I can be there for you to take care of… our baby. We would've made a good family, but now it's too late."

Sonic's tears ran down his cheeks. "Once again, Ames, I'm truly sorry if I caused you all this. I'll never leave you again, I promise. I love you, Amy Rose."

Sonic slowly brought his face closer and he gave her a final passionate kiss on the lips. After five seconds, he broke off. "Goodbye, Amy. I'll never forget you."

The doctor reappears into the ICU; Sonic let go of Amy's hand and stepped out to the doorway. The doctor walked to the hospital bed and Sonic took his one last look of Amy as he pulled the blanket up and covered her whole. The hero then left the ICU in tears, exited out the hospital, and took his time to stroll back home.

It took him nearly an hour and a half to get back home (he didn't bothered to run instead). Sally must've been worried about him for leaving the house in the middle of the night. However, he must tell her the truth. Outside of his front doorway, Sonic can hear someone, or some people, weeping inside the house. He opened the door, walked in, and saw eight friends sitting in his living room. The weeping he heard actually came from the four girls: Cream, Tikal, Blaze, and Rouge.

"Sonic, where were you?" Tails said, "Sally's out looking for you."

"I was out for an early morning errand." Sonic lied. "Most importantly, what are you all doing here?"

"We're here to tell you that Amy's been avoiding us lately, and we're all worried about her. We haven't seen her for months." Tails answered in concern.

"Yeah, we even searched her house just recently, and she's not there either. All we found are empty wine bottles all over the kitchen floor." Knuckles said, he had his arm around Tikal's back while she rested her head on his shoulder for comfort. "She must've been drinking."

"Drinking? Oh, no…" Sonic thought in his head.

"While Blaze and I were searching in the bathroom," Silver began, "we found these lying around the floor." The grey hedgehog and the purple cat took out ten pill bottles out of a paper bag and piled them on the coffee table. Nine empty and only one with just a few left.

Sonic was wide-eyed in remorse. "What are those?" he asked.

"Anti-depressants, aspirins, and lithium. She must've been taking them quite frequently." Blaze said with a sad look as she examines one bottle.

Sonic became frantic in his mind. "You really messed up, big time." His conscience told him.

"I can't believe Amy would go this far." Cream laments.

"I never knew she would hide some sort of compulsion away from us." Blaze said.

"Poor Amy…" Tikal whimpered.

"Now you've done it." said Sonic's conscience. "ADMIT IT, NOW!"

Sonic had his hands on his temples and groaning in pain. He kneels to the floor; all the guilt is killing him in the inside. Everyone glanced at him.

"Sonic! Are you ok?" Tails asked.

Finally, he blurted out, "Alright, it was me! Amy's gone because of me!" All eight are shocked, wide-eyed.

"What are you saying?" Silver asked.

Sonic was coming clean. He told everyone how it all happened from the very beginning. He even included the letter he received from Amy… and her suicide. He was responsible for her death.

"YOU WHAT?!" was all they said. Everyone's completely adamant at the so-called hero.

"I'm so sorry, guys. It's my entire fault. I—I just—I just don't—." Sonic quivered in sadness and regret.

Cream stood up. "You jerk! I just lost my best friend because of you!" she screamed in tears.

Then Blaze stepped up to him, "How could you be so damn unfaithful and heartless?!" she gave Sonic a quick shove in anger. "Do you even know what she went through?! With all that pain and such?!" the purple cat exclaimed with her breaking voice.

"Sonic, you fucking bastard!" Knuckles yelled out, he had the urge to punch him against the wall with his spiked boxing gloves.

Sonic took a step back from the angry group. Suddenly, Sally appeared through the front doorway.

"Sonic, there you are," she walked up to him and held his hand, "I've been looking everywhere for you. I've been worried sick." Sally looked at the group. "Wait, what's going on here?"

Rouge stepped up to her. "Sally, your fiancé here has caused tragedy among us!" the bat was entirely devastated.

Silver pointed at Sonic in rage, "He just killed one of our friends!"

"Not to mention the pain he has brought to her AND all of us!" Tikal sobbed in resentment and sorrow.

"That Faker's nothing but an asshole!" Shadow said scornfully.

Sally was shocked. "Sonic, is this true?" she asked in fear.

Sonic broke down in anguish. "Yes, yes it's true, Sally. And there's more to it." He took a deep breath. "We lost not one, but two lives. I found out that Amy was pregnant when I took her to the hospital… and her child may be mines."

Sally was outraged. "WHAT?!" she furiously pushed Sonic away from her. "Sonic, how could you?!" she was holding a grudge.

"Sally—"

"You had somebody knocked up and you kept that away from me?!"

"You don't understand! I—"

"Oh, I understand alright. I understand you're a complete cheating bastard!"

"Sally, please forgive me." Sonic begged.

Sally was disgusted; she gave him a swift smack across his face. "We're done, Sonic! For good! Here," she angrily yanked the engagement ring off her finger and tossed it to the floor, "take your damn ring back, the wedding's off! I never want to see you again." The chipmunk-squirrel then left the house in disbelief.

Sonic had his hand on his cheek where Sally painfully smacked him. He turned back at the gang. He has never seen them this outraged before.

"Come on, guys," said Rouge, "let's go." She, followed by Tikal, Cream, and Blaze, walked out.

"Wait—" Sonic tried to call them back, but they were already gone.

The four guys were scolding at him.

"You know, I always thought you're a hero full of loyalty and faith, but I guess I was wrong." said Silver, "You are a pathetic son of a bitch."

The grey hedgehog made towards his exit with the onyx and crimson hedgehog behind him.

"You have a lot to think about, Faker." Shadow said disappointedly while leaving, "You're nothing but a worthless piece of shit."

Sonic was on his knees, having a breakdown. He realizes that the red echidna and the yellow-orange two-tailed fox were about to leave as well.

"Guys, wait!" Knuckles and Tails turned around. "Please, you two can't leave me. You're my teammates, remember? Team Sonic?" Sonic pleaded once again.

"Yeah, not anymore. We would never team up with a cold-hearted bastard like you. Team Sonic is done." said Knuckles, and then he was gone.

"Tails, please. I promise I can change everything. You're my best friend!" the hedgehog was tearing.

"Was your best friend." Tails emphasized sternly. "Don't bother to change. I actually agree with the others, you are not the loyal, warm-hearted hero and friend I know anymore. Goodbye, Sonic." he slammed the door shut and walked away with the others.

Now, Sonic the Hedgehog was all alone. He lost his fiancée, he lost all of his friends, and most importantly, he lost the rose he once loved. He was sobbing to the floor. Sonic picked up the ring that Sally returned and held it into his fist. All he felt was nothing but guilt, shame, and anger. Just like Amy, he's in shades of grey.

An hour later, Sonic was in his bathroom wearing only his A-shirt and shorts. He put the ring back into its box and constricted Amy's locket around his wrist. He was splashing water from the sink to his face and was breathing heavily.

When he was done, Sonic shut off the water and looked up at the bathroom mirror, his face all drenched from sweat, tears, and sink water. He doesn't see himself as the hero of Mobius anymore, instead he sees himself as what the others has called him: unfaithful, cruel, cold-hearted, pathetic, heart-breaking jerk; and they were right.

The former blue hero stares at himself in the mirror in complete rage. As a dark aura forms all over his body, he clenched his fists and he was viciously snarling.

"THIS IS ALL YOUR DAMN FAULT!" he screeched to his reflection.

Instinctively, Sonic pounds the mirror with both fists, shattering it into pieces. He hysterically screamed in pain while the shards cuts through his bare hands and blood appeared, dripping into the sink. He cringes and breathes heavily. When looking at his wounds, Sonic stares at the locket on his wrist; it stained with blood but it was still in one piece. He opened it, looked at the message inside one last time, until he came up with a drastic scheme.

Despite his fear of water and drowning, Sonic fills the bathtub up to its brim, took out a kitchen knife, and steps into the tub. Tearfully, Sonic takes his time to think about his friends for the last time, especially Sally.

"I'm sorry for what I've become, I should've known better. I promise you all that Sonic the Jerk will be no more." he said to himself.

He took his blade and placed it on his wrist. Finally, he had his last thought of the heartbroken pink hedgehog and her unborn baby.

"Amy Rose… I'm coming for you" were his final words. He securely shut his eyes and ran the knife through his fragile wrists. Blood was spewing out under the bathwater, turning from clear to crimson. As Sonic grew weaker and weaker from the blood loss, he carefully slides down into the bloody water, drowned himself, and with the locket still attached around his wrist, he met his death.