NeckBreak, IT'S NO USE I'M OUTTA USE, InuKaglover4ev22:

Thanks for your reviews! I have a feeling this story will either be a lot of fun, or a huge mistake. I sure hope it's the former!

Just a small note: I'll be referring to the two different worlds and two different Sonics as "Original" and "Alternate". "Original" refers to the world in the very first part of the first chapter. "Alternate" refers to the world the Original Sonic traveled to.

Chapter 2: A Bit Odd

Amy sighed. "I'll go with you. If only to keep my eye on you and make sure you don't do anything funny."

"Ugh, no. As if you could keep up with me anyway." Sonic rolled his eyes for the hundredth time today.

*Original Dimension, Alternate Sonic*

"Hey, what's the big deal, Egghead?"

One moment, Sonic had been running around, trying to figure out if he could run just as fast backwards (spoiler alert, he could), minding his own business, thinking about Amy... and the next, he was enveloped by a flashing light and completely surrounded by Eggman and an entourage of lame looking robots. What gives?

"What? You're not supposed to be here!" The doctor stared at Sonic in horror. His machine was built to send Sonic far, far away, but the cursed hedgehog was right here, staring up at him with disdain and impatience. How had that happened? His calculations had been impeccable…

"Of course I'm not supposed to be here! What makes you think you have the right to kidnap a guy? But now that I am..."

Sonic didn't waste any time. He was upset at being transported anywhere against his will, and didn't have the patience to deal with Eggman right now. He curled himself into a ball and hurled himself at the bots, his speed and sharp quills cutting through them like butter. The thrill of seeing them smash into bits at his doing, the rush of the wind and speed and momentum would never get old. After he was done in a few seconds, he came out of his spindash to smirk at Dr. Eggman, scraps of metal and plastic falling to his left and right.

"Well, that was easy," he gloated, crossing his arms. "Next time you're gonna kidnap me, at least put in a little effort."

Eggman looked at his destroyed robots in horror. He'd spent months working on just the prototype of the OctoScramblers. The eight robots were engineered to perfection, and even fitted with his new secret weapon and power source. Not only had they not worked as he'd calculated, Sonic had destroyed them with barely any effort.

"Although I have to say," Sonic couldn't help but keep talking. "We just stopped your world domination plan, and you're already back at it! You're getting faster – but still not as fast as me. See ya!"

And with another easy victory under his belt, Sonic rushed off, leaving the doctor confused and speechless. Well, that had been odd. Eggman usually failed, but not this hard. Oh well, what had he been up to? Oh, right, Amy. He had to smile as he thought about her. She'd been so awesome yesterday as they saved the world together. And now it was time for their victory date. He'd been in the middle of picking flowers for her (while running backwards of course) when he'd been rudely interrupted by Eggman. But now, nothing would stand in his way.

Sonic raced around the familiar world, stopping only to pick the prettiest flower he saw in each of his favorite spots. The more he ran around, though, the more a weird feeling began to form in his chest. Something seemed a little off – the trees had slightly moved positions, the grass was a little taller in some spots. Rocks were in unfamiliar areas. Maybe he was misremembering. Maybe? He wasn't sure.

He ran back to the original field he'd been in, avoiding the spot were Eggman was having his bots clean up the mess from their earlier battle. Yeah, something was odd – he swore the trees were in different spots than usual. Or maybe it was because he normally came here from the north? He circled around to approach from that direction, but no. Things were still odd. What was going on?

The hedgehog looked back down at the bouquet in his hands, remembering his date. There was no way he was missing this one, Amy had waited long enough for him. He'd just have to ask her if anything weird was going on; he could always count on her.

After he finished gathering a bouquet for his girl, Sonic quickly looked for his phone to give a quick text – only to not find his phone anywhere. He panicked - had he dropped it somewhere? Maybe during the Eggman skirmish? Damn – he'd have to get another one then. No more time for messing around, though, he'd just have to rush to meet up with Amy.

Their planned date was in the City, getting a bite to eat for lunch and then heading to the skating park. He almost got lost in the City once or twice, He headed into their restaurant, scanning the seats and looking for his pink beauty. He wondered what she'd be wearing... he hoped it was that cute short blue dress…

Not seeing her, Sonic approached the hostess. She was here all the time, always welcoming him and Amy and giving them special treatment. "Hey Nancy, you see my girlfriend?"

The red raccoon blinked at him, then forced a smile. "Which one?"

"Haha, very funny. Seriously though, has Amy come by yet?"

"Um, no? Did you two make a reservation? I can look it up - "

"No, no," Sonic raised his hands. "It's okay, I'll find her. See ya later!" He rushed out the door, wondering if Amy had come into some trouble on her way here. If Eggman had captured her as well, he would have to go kick some more butt…

The blue hedgehog traced the route from their restaurant to Amy's house, not seeing any trouble on the way. He knocked on her door, hoping that she was inside. A moment later the door opened, revealing his lovely rose.

"Hiya Ames," he grinned at her. "Sorry I'm a little late, I got caught up with Egghead and somehow lost the phone you got for me. Anyway, I picked you some flowers."

He offered them to the wide-eyed girl, who stood frozen in shock. "Sonic... I... you..." The girl simply couldn't believe her eyes.

Sonic, the hedgehog of her dreams, was standing at her door, offering her a huge bouquet of flowers. One of each color of the rainbow, obviously hand-picked judging by their broken stems. He had picked flowers for her...?

"Do you like 'em?" He asked with such sweetness in his voice that Amy wanted to just pinch herself. Her heart was melting, feeling him so close to her, giving her just what she'd always dreamed.

"They're beautiful," she somehow managed to say, reaching to take them. As she did, Sonic's hands curled around hers, enveloping them in warmth. His touch was electrifying, and Amy felt her knees go weak. She wobbled a bit, her breath stolen from her lungs as Sonic's face got closer to hers. She was sure she was about to faint…

And then he was kissing her, fast, suddenly, his lips melting against hers with passion. Amy's eyes flew open from the shock, sure she was dreaming, sure this wasn't actually happening – and yet, she could actually feel Sonic's hands on hers, and his lips, those sweet, strong, soft lips, molding and caressing hers with genuine care and love.

Was this real life...?

All of a sudden he stopped, pulling back with concern in his green eyes. Their faces were still impossibly close.

"What's wrong?" He whispered against her lips.

"You just kissed me..." Amy breathed, her heart beating out of control.

"Is that not okay with you anymore?" he teased her, taking a moment to nuzzle her nose.

Amy felt like time was standing still, and yet her world was spinning. That had been her first kiss. Out of all the ways Amy had imagined it happening, Sonic rushing up to her house out of the blue, giving her flowers, and then kissing her was not what she had planned. Especially not today, when he'd been nothing but rude to her.

Yet, why was she complaining? She finally had gotten her man! Maybe things were a bit odd, but what did she care!

"Of course that's okay with me, Sonic!" Amy suddenly squealed, shedding her feelings of concern. "Oh, I always knew you cared about me!" She leaned back into his lips, knowing that nothing could feel better. As weird as things felt, they had never been more right.

There was his girl. Sonic kissed her back with love and tenderness, his hands not leaving hers, leaving a small barrier between their chests. He felt some intense thoughts enter his mind, but threw them off for now... he'd have to take the girl out for a bit before they messed around. He had some standards.

The hedgehogs broke the kiss.

"As much as I'd love to kiss you all day," Sonic smiled at her. "I'm pretty sure that I promised you a date. You ready to go?"

This day was just getting better for Amy. Sonic actually wanted to go on a date with her! Eek! But not wearing this old outfit... she'd put it on earlier to impress him, but it was far from her best dress. And a first date with Sonic deserved nothing but the best. "Uh, in a little bit! Let me change really quick."

"Sure thing... actually," A different smile came over his face, along with a slight blush. "Can you wear that blue dress? You know, the one that shows off your legs?"

Amy's face turned bright red. Sonic was talking about her legs? He liked them? Since when? But what blue dress was he talking about? She didn't know she even owned one, let alone wore won near him. Did he like blue? So many questions bombarded her.

"Amy?"

"Of course! I'll be right back!" She reluctantly let go of him and headed to her closet, ready to tear it apart if just to find the one dress that Sonic loved so much.

But blue? When was the last time she wore blue? It wasn't really her color – the only blue thing she really wanted on her was Sonic himself. She wracked her brain, trying to think of the last moment she'd worn blue, as that had been what got Sonic's attention. She had to recall every moment of it. Meanwhile, she dug through the pile of clothes in her closet, but the closest thing she could find was a pale blue skirt that she hadn't worn in ages. She grabbed the hanger and brought it out to show Sonic.

"Is this it?"

He shook his head. "No, no, it's shorter. We bought it together when you dragged me into Station Square mall. You let me pick out something for you to try on, and we both liked it so I got it for you." He paused, searching her face. "Do you not remember?"

Amy blinked, but she was scared to ask. Sonic was acting so strange! When had they ever gone shopping together? She'd begged him over and over, but they'd never gone.

"Why do you look so confused? That was like, last week." Sonic asked her, the odd feeling inside him growing. Today had been so strange, ever since the Eggman battle. This world didn't feel right, Amy didn't feel right, nothing did.

"I..." Amy was afraid. She finally had Sonic here, being so nice to her, kissing her, loving her... and yet it felt like it was falling apart. She had only just gotten him, and was afraid to lose him. But he was being so confusing... Was this some cruel trick?

"Are you playing with my heart, Sonic?" she suddenly demanded, summoning her hammer and glaring at him with an icy hot stare.

"Whoa, whoa, Amy, calm down..." Sonic took a step back, his heart rate spiking. "I'll help you find the dress, it's okay..."

"No, don't you take another step! You're one of Eggman's robots, aren't you? Or you're playing a prank on me!"

"No - "

"You're been acting so weird!" Amy stood still, ready to strike with her hammer if she needed to. "Tell me the truth, Sonic! Why are you here?"

"I just want to go on a date with you, honest Ames. Nothing funny, I swear. But - "

"But?" Amy demanded, her eyes still flaming.

"But - " he stopped, trying to organize his thoughts. "Today has been super weird. Since I fought Eggbutt earlier, things have just felt off. Everything's in the wrong spot, trees and buildings and stuff. Hard to describe, really. I was gonna ask you if you felt the same."

Amy dropped her hammer, deflating a bit. "The only thing that seems weird is you," she admitted. "You're not usually this nice to me..." she looked down at the ground, hoping beyond hope she wouldn't start to cry.

"I'm always nice to you," Sonic spoke softer now, not wanting her to cry. It'd break him.

"No you're not!" Amy screamed, an emotional powder keg. "You never want to go on a date with me! You always turn me down, and run away! You think you're too good for me, never say thank you when I help, you're just an egocentric cocky jerk! And you pretend to be a hero! And then, you come in here with flowers and kiss me, what am I supposed to think, Sonic? Do you really care about me or not? You're playing with my heart!"

He stared at her with his jaw slack, not believing any word she said. It was like she was describing a completely different person. "Amy, I know I've run from you before, but that was a long time ago... we've been going out for how long now...? I've apologized for all that.. "

"When have you ever apologized to me, Sonic? Never!" Amy was still pissed.

"Plenty of times..." he stopped, realizing they were talking in circles, and both confused. How could he prove all of this to her? "Amy, this is all a misunderstanding, I'm not sure what's going on, but maybe Eggman has changed something, I don't know what. Look, let's just go talk to Tails and figure out if something is wrong."

Emotionally exhausted, Amy drooped to the ground. She could feel tears welling up in her eyes, but Sonic was by her side in a millisecond, wrapping her in a hug. She clutched him close, letting out a few sobs into his shoulder.

"It's okay, Amy. We'll figure this out together. I promise."

His sweet words only made her cry more. How was he being so nice to her? Maybe something was odd right now, something was amiss... but if this was wrong, Amy didn't want to be right.

*Alternate Dimension, Original Sonic*

"Okay," Sonic let out a sigh of relief after hearing Tails' explanation. He knew he could count on his little bro. So he wasn't going crazy, and this wasn't really his life. Him and Amy Rose weren't actually together, he hadn't kissed her or asked her to be his girlfriend. Thank goodness.

Feeling his confusion disappear, Sonic took on a more relaxed stance. "A little dimensional travel, no biggie. Now, how do I get back?"

Tails turned back to his monitor. "I don't know. I still have no idea how you got here."

"Wait," Amy suddenly spoke as she leaped up to join the guys. "What are you talking about Tails? A Sonic from another dimension? He's Sonic... are you saying, there's more than one?" The implications were overwhelming her mind.

"That's the only thing that makes sense right now," Tails scratched his head. "In another dimension, there must be another copy of myself, you, and Sonic. And, if I'm right, the two Sonics just switched places. It's just a theory though... I could be wrong."

"No, no, it makes sense. Not my first rodeo in another dimension," Sonic grinned. "I wonder if your chili dogs are the same."

"Amazing.. it's like you're the exact same hedgehog," Tails shook his head. "I still can't believe this."

"If you ask me, he's not the same," Amy broke in. "He just threw his phone across the floor, and claims that we're really not dating. I think he's a fake."

The two boys just stared at her in silence, before Sonic rolled his eyes a chuckled a bit. He had to admit, it was a bit concerning that somehow an alternate version of himself was somehow going out with this irritating girl.

"Tails, is the me of this world really dating her?"

The fox looked at him and nodded, but Amy only shook her head.

"Think about it, Tails! This guy can't be Sonic, real or fake! The real Sonic would never do any of that, never been mean to me! What if this is an Eggman trick? I don't trust him."

"I'm not sure I trust him either, Amy. But if we want to get our Sonic back, then we'll have to work together."

"Guys, guys, I'm right here," Sonic said with irritation. "If anything, the Sonic of THIS world is the faker. I'm the real deal. The fastest thing alive."

"Hmph. You're still not my Sonic," Amy said, and looked away, her hammer resting on her shoulder. She turned around and glared at him. "But you better do everything you can to help us get him back."

"Oh trust me, I want to get home as much as you want me to leave, Ames. So Tails, what's the plan?"

The fox let out a sigh. "As I said earlier, I don't know... The problem is, according to your story, whatever happened to cause the dimensional tear happened in your dimension, not here. That means the energy surge, the power source, and the catalyst all came from your world. While here, nothing at all happened until after the energy transfer. Here everything was normal, there, something weird happened. So that means here... there's not much we can do."

Sonic shook his head. "No, there's gotta be something we can do. I'm not just stuck here. I'll go around looking for answers if I have to."

"Well, if I'm right, our Sonic just traded places with you. So, he's in your world now. And once he realizes something is wrong, I'm sure he'll do what he can. With my copy, and Amy's copy, and maybe even Knuckles' copy, and the rest of the team..."

"No way. I'm not gonna just sit around here and do nothing, wait for this faker Sonic to save us," Sonic said. "I'll go around by myself looking for answers if I have to."

Amy sighed. "I'll go with you. If only to keep my eye on you and make sure you don't do anything funny."

"Ugh, no. As if you could keep up with me anyway." Sonic rolled his eyes for the hundredth time today.

"You're so rude! Of course I can keep up with you. You're such a brat! And you call yourself the real Sonic, hmph."

"I am the real Sonic. To me, this world is all kinds of messed up." He glanced at the fox. "The real Tails wouldn't say there's nothing we can do."

"Well, the real Sonic wouldn't run away from his friends who are trying to help them!" Amy yelled at him.

"I'm not running away, but you're giving me a ton of reasons to!"

Tails was cringing as he listened to the two argue. Normally he wouldn't care as it was just playful banter, but both of them were getting genuinely angry. "Guys, we're all on the same team... can we just focus here..."

"Well, you're not giving us anything to work with," Amy snapped back. "Sonic and I are going to look for clues." She grabbed his arm again, only to have him instantly pull away.

"I'm not going anywhere with you. Tails, I'll be back to let you know what I find." Sonic then rushed out the door, leaving his two best friends in the dust.

"Ooooh!" Amy yelled, pulling out her hammer to whack the side of Tails' workshop. The wall dented in, causing the building to shake from the impact before settling in.

"Amy, please..."

"I hate him!" She bellowed and hurled her hammer out the window, it disappearing into the distance. Part of her really, really wanted it to hit her idiot of a boyfriend. Well, faker boyfriend. She took a deep breath. Time to get serious, if she wanted to have her Sonic back.

"Wait a minute... Tails..." She slowly turned to look at him, and the poor fox weakly nodded in response.

"So... you said there's a copy of me and you in the dimension where Sonic is now?"

"Yeah..."

"So what you're saying is... my Sonic is out running around with a girl he thinks is me."

Tails closed his eyes, already calculating how much it would cost to rebuild his house, his workshop, and everything he owned once he answered this question and Amy summoned another hammer. "Yeah..."

No hammer came out, but anyone with eyes could see an aura of rage emitting out of Amy's body. The girl was practically hyperventilating, her fists knotted into balls of anger. He cringed as he waited for her reaction, but she merely spoke through angry gritted teeth.

"What can I do to help?"

"I'm not sure..." Tails sighed, knowing he'd dodged the hammer. But he really wished his hedgehog friends would stop putting pressure on him. "There's a few things I have to figure out. What caused the tear, the power source, is troubling me. All the Chaos Emeralds are accounted for, so it can't be them."

"Something more powerful than the Chaos Emeralds?"

"Not really more powerful, just different."

"Well," Amy spoke, "If this power source is in the other dimension, shouldn't it be here too? Maybe we can find it. I guess, that's what I'll do. I'll go get Cream and maybe Knuckles, I think we could use all the help we can get..."

Tails nodded. "Okay, sounds like a plan. I'll stay here and see what else I can figure out. And Amy..?"

"Yes?"

"Don't worry, okay? We'll get Sonic back."

"I know," she smiled a bit. "We always do."

Before leaving, Amy took a few minutes to clean up some of the mess that had been made. As she picked up the pieces of Sonic's broken phone off the floor, it was as if she was gathering pieces of her heart. She'd gotten this phone for him in the first place, so they could communicate no matter where Sonic was. And now, she'd have no way to contact him. Her Sonic was all alone in another world... so far away.

And this other guy? It wasn't her Sonic, she had to remind herself. As much as he looked the same, wearing the same blue quills, green eyes, and tan fur that she'd fallen in love with... this was a different hedgehog entirely. He didn't even want to work with them, running off on his own. What a jerk. The sooner her boyfriend came back the better. Even if Tails said they couldn't do much, there was no way she could just sit around. She'd get her Sonic back no matter what.