No Brotherly Love 2: Echoes In Time
Chapter 4: A Day Of Peace…Shattered
"There you are, Amelia! I was wondering if you'd even show up." An elderly fox speaks, a crooked smile emerging on his face.
"Yeah, sorry about that, Doc." Amy smiles apologetically, dragging me into the room by my hand. "Here he is, Doc, and he seems as fit as a fiddle."
The Doc walk sup to me and studies me from top to bottom, squinting with one eye. "I see…Well, let's get you up to speed, Mister…?"
"Sonic." I grin. "Just call me Sonic."
He nods happily. "Of course." He walks up to a computer that's coated with dust. He wipes the screen with his hand, earning a sneeze from Amy.
"Bless you." I say, earning a thanking smile from her.
"As you know, something strange is happening here." The Doc starts, his face turning serious and worrisome.
"The Darkness…I'm afraid I may have something to do with all this." I jump in, hoping to cut the possibly lengthy caution to as little words as possible.
"Indeed. All I ask of you is a very simple task…" He turns to look outside a nearby window, while Amy and I wait in anticipation for his 'task'. "I need you, Sonic, to get out of here."
"What?" Amy and I ask in sync, confused.
"Take Amelia, get to the Government Section, and get out of here. There's not much time. You must forget about the Calamity Ark, you must save us Sonic. Do you understand?"
Thousands of unanswered questions are racing through my mind, and I get the feeling this guy knows more than I do. "I understand." But those questions mean nothing if by doing what he says I can stop all this.
"Good." He taps away on his computer once more. "And another thing. An friend of yours dropped by. He was, how do I say, a robotic sentinel being…said to call him Metal. You know of this thing?" I nod in response. 'Metal was here? Why didn't he stay and wait for me to wake up?' "He told me to tell you to go to the Scientific Sector. Something about a Doctor…Doctor…Oh blast! What was it?"
'A Doctor?' I think to myself. A giant explosion can be heard, with smaller ones following suit. Gunfire can also be heard, along with the screaming of over a thousand people.
"You must go now! Amelia, remember what you must do!" The Doc shouts. Amy only nods in response. The Doc pulls a rifle from under his desk and continues, "Fantastic. Now I can finally enter this fight with no regrets. Sonic, you and Amelia must live! You are the key, and she will be of great assistance. Listen to me! Find Metal! Find this Doctor fellow and get to the Government Sector! All will become clear soon!"
I give him a thumbs up as I take off with Amy. "Got'cha, Doc!"
And with that, the Doc loads his rifle, a smile on his face. I had known him for less than five minutes, and I had no other choice but to trust his words and go with his orders. I can only pray it doesn't come back to bite me in the ass…
Once we make it outside, ear piercing screams echo through the streets. Women run, children in their arms. This was like a premonition of hell.
"Amy, grab hold of me!" She looks at me with a questioning look. "Trust me."
She latches herself to my arm and asks, "What are you-?" Before she can say another word, I take off, going full throttle in one known direction…away from the screams. What's causing this catastrophe? I don't know, but I also don't want to find out.
I hate this. The idea of running away. Rotten. That's about right, that's how I feel. But what can I do? Something was tearing through this underground-like city, and I was in no shape to fight…Yet turning tail and fleeing? It just doesn't feel like…Me. I look to Amy and realize something: I wasn't just protecting myself, I was protecting her.
"Amy…" I start, gaining her attention. "Are you afraid?"
She gives me a smile. "What kinda question is that? Course not!" I shake my head at her, sighing as I do so. "Are you?" I give her a look. "You shouldn't be. After all, you've got me looking after you now, haven't you?"
'I've got you, have I?' I think before smiling more.
"I guess I do." I mutter.
"What was that?" She asks, jokingly. I don't reply and focus on the path ahead, but a grin crawls onto my face. "Exactly." She tuts.
I keep running until I can no longer hear anything, save for the creaking of the space station. Putting Amy down, I look around curiously. I see broken pipes hanging from the ceiling, water dripping from them. At our feet is metal grating, with small passages below them, created for the purpose of giving electricians and such an easier way to check out the equipment down below.
"Where are we?" I ask, still looking around.
Amy picks up an overturned chair and sits on it. "The entrance to the water works."
I give her a friendly frown. "Get around alot?"
"You better believe it." She answers, before cradling her head in her hands.
I walk towards her and tap gently on her head. "Hard day, eh?"
She scoffs with a smirk. "You have no idea. You?"
I shrug my shoulders a bit before answering, "I've had better days."
"Haven't we all…?" She sighs before looking into the distance, becoming lost in her own little world.
I too begin to stare at nowhere inparticular. Once again, I start to reminisce on days passed, years even. No matter what I try to think of, all thoughts come back to Amy…My Amy.
Suddenly, I feel my legs give in and I collapse to the floor, tears swelling in my eyes. I knew what was happening. I was having a breakdown. I'd lost everything. My friends. Amy. My children. All of it, it was all gone, gone like the wind. All I had left was my speed, but that wasn't important to me. For the first time in my life, my speed didn't make me feel special or cool, but simply a failure. Even with this speed, I was unable to save Amy. Unable to save anyone…Not even myself. Now I'm stuck with someone else someone else I want and have to protect. But who's to say I won't fail at that? Who's to say I can keep her safe, to stop her from falling victim to this bloody nightmare? Why am I the one who has to suffer? No, that's selfish thinking. The people at Station Square…All of them suffered. All of my friends have suffered also…I have to…I must-!
"Sonic!" I hear Amy call.
"Huh?" I turn to her, suddenly.
"Something's coming…" She answers, her voice lowering at a very freighting speed. I feel the ground start to shake.
"Amy, go hide." I order her.
She gives me an irritated glare. "Like hell I will!"
I give her a serious look. "Amy…Please…" I turn away from her. "Just please…Hide."
She goes to say something else, but thankfully she bites her tongue. "You have five minutes." She says before playfully hitting the back of my head and taking off. I look at her and smile weakly.
"Sonic…" A familiar, but altered voice moans.
I look at the form standing before me, as both fear and shock grip me.
"It's you…" I mutter quietly.
Well, there we go. After nothing but silence for ages, I have returned to this story! The reasons are immeasurable. But one was that I was planning the third story. Yes, that's jumping ahead, but I have finally finished the notes and rough copy of it, since I'll be going through the third and final part neatly, hoping to make it my best yet. But this second story has just started! Will be updating soon. And I'm sorry this chap is a but sketchy and crap, but I had to rush in order to get it up in time. Hope you enjoyed it and…REVIEW! J