Chapter Three: Things Got Worse
Sonic and Amy remained in the loving embrace. It's been a rough night for the both of them, but them confessing their love for one another made it all better for them.
"Awww! Well, isn't this sweet!" a voice sarcastically stated.
Sonic and Amy heard it, and broke away from the embrace. They looked around to look for the source of the voice.
"Who's there?!" Amy called.
"Show yourself!" Sonic yelled out.
"As you wish, Sonic." the voice stated.
They revealed themself from the shadows, and it was a green hedgehog with blue eyes, a scar on its abs, red sunglasses, green sneakers, and a black leather jacket with flames on the shoulders. He smiled evilly, Sonic and Amy gasped in surprise.
"Scourge!" Amy exclaimed.
"What do you want?!" Sonic snarled.
"Nothing much, just strolling around, until your cheesy love story here caught my attention. I almost puked watching this." Scourge mocked.
"Whatever, Scourge! What do you want, besides mocking us?!" Amy yelled.
"I've actually been looking for you, Sonic. I just want a battle, a sparing session." Scourge grinned evilly.
"Huh! A fight you want, is it? Well, bring it on!" Sonic yelled.
"And Amy, you best sit this out sweetheart. You won't be of use to Sonic here anyway." Scourge mocked.
"What's that supposed to mean?!" Amy yelled.
"Well, I'll explain it to you." Scourge laughs.
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(Scourge singing)
Well, first of all, you're an outcast
Always getting attacked, always showing up last
Bringing up the past, no one owes you a damn thing
You really need a shotgun blast, or a kick up the ass
You're paranoid
Watch your back!
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Sonic grew annoyed at this.
"Alright Scourge, you've gone too fucking far this time!" Sonic yelled, as he charges towards him.
Scourge laughs, and fights back. They both threw multiple punches and kicks, and also blocking them. Amy looked on and feared for Sonic's life.
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(Scourge singing)
OK, here we go
Some more loose canons going bipolar
Slipping down, couldn't get any lower
You've all got no sense of humour
I'm here laughing like hell
You think that the crying to me
Looking so helpless that I'm gonna believe
You are infected by some social disease
Better take your medicine
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Sonic and Scourge locked hands for a test of strength, which was evenly matched. Scourge just laughs.
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(Scourge singing)
I've created the sound of madness
Wrote this book on pain
Somehow I remain here to explain
In the darkest hour never comes in the night
You could sleep with a gun
Will you ever wake up and fight?
For yourself
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Sonic and Scourge both jump backwards, and look on towards one another. Sonic stared with an angry frown, Scourge looked on with a cocky grin.
"Not too bad, Sonic. You're a lot stronger than I thought. Here I thought after the past ten years, you would have gone soft. Guess I was wrong." Scourge stated. Sonic chuckled.
"Well Scourge, you forget that I'm Sonic the Hedgehog, the fastest thing alive! I'm always willing to save the world, no matter how old I get, or who stands in my way." Sonic told him.
"Such a shame as well. You have a certain power within you that I'm sure me, and you can take over the world with." Scourge told him, laughing evilly.
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(Scourge singing)
I am sick of this tombstone mentality
If there's an afterlife, I'll send you there free
But I'll never ever part the seas
You're the self-fulfilling prophecy
You think that the crying to me
Looking so helpless that I'm gonna believe
You are infected by some social disease
Better take your medicine
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Sonic and Scourge again charge towards each other, trading punches and kick to one another. Amy still watched on in fear.
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(Scourge singing)
I've created the sound of madness
Wrote this book on pain
Somehow I remain here to explain
In the darkest hour never comes in the night
You could sleep with a gun
Will you ever wake up and fight?
For yourself
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Scourge then kicks Sonic in the abs with force. Sonic groans in pain, and collapses on all fours.
"SONIC!" Amy screamed, as she attempted to run towards Sonic.
"I wouldn't do that, if I were you!" Scourge warned her.
Amy stopped in her tracks, eyes filled with tears. But she stepped back.
"That's what I thought! Now Sonic, time to finally make you face your real destiny. What you're really capable of, and what you should be doing. Not saving the lives of others." Scourge told him.
Sonic sat up, and coughs.
"And what do you mean by that?" Sonic asked.
Scourge then rushed towards Sonic, and kicked him in the side of the head.
"To awaken the inner darkness you've hidden in for far too long! And I have the only thing to do that." Scourge replied with an evil smile. He needed his head in one direction.
Across the horizon, Sonic and Amy looked on, and saw a canon on an airship.
"Scourge, what the hell is that?!" Sonic asked in fear.
"Your destiny!" Scourge chuckles.
"Huh?!" Amy wondered.
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(Scourge singing)
I've created the sound of madness
Wrote this book on pain
Somehow I remain here to explain
In the darkest hour never comes in the night
You could sleep with a gun
Will you ever wake up and fight?
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"Scourge, don't!" Sonic pleaded.
"SCOURGE, NO! STOP THIS!" Amy called up.
But it was too late, the canon fired a huge laser, and it hit Sonic. Sonic screamed in agony, and Scourge laughs evilly. Amy screams in terror.
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(Scourge singing)
I've created the sound of madness
Wrote this book on pain
Somehow I remain here to explain
In the darkest hour never comes in the night
You could sleep with a gun
Will you ever wake up and fight?
For yourself?
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Sonic screamed in pain still, and a black aura began flowing all around him.
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(Scourge singing)
Will you ever wake up and fight, for yourself?
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"Scourge, please stop this! You're killing him!" Amy pleaded, with tears flowing from her eyes.
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(Scourge singing)
When you gonna wake up and fight, for yourself?
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"Yes! It's working!" Scourge chuckled.
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(Scourge singing)
When you gonna wake up and fight, for yourself?
For yourself?
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Sonic is still screaming in pain, and the black aura surrounding him became more noticeable.
"Scourge, please, I'm begging you! Please stop, you're killing Sonic!" Amy pleaded. Scourge chuckles.
"Your wish is my command, sweetheart." Scourge replied, as he signalled for the canon to stop. The laser disappears, and Sonic faints from the pain.
"Sonic!" Amy called, as she rushed towards him, and cradled his head in her arms.
"And don't worry, he's not dead. My intention was never to kill him anyway." Scourge told her.
Amy was curious about this, as she looked up towards Scourge.
"What do you mean by that?" she asked.
"You'll see. But be warned, when he does regain conscious, he won't exactly be how you remember him." Scourge stated, and laughs evilly.
After that, he runs away at high speed. Amy was confused by what he said.
"He won't be exactly how I'd remember him? What does that mean?" Amy wondered.
Just then, she heard Sonic groaning in pain.
"Sonic?" Amy called.