Hello again everyone!
Here we are, chapter four! This is the second last chapter, I hope you've all enjoyed it so far! Especially to the sender of this request, Fantasy Amy Rose Co.! The song in this chapter was an idea for the request, Confident by Demi Lovato. Be sure to keep reading and reviewing! Enjoy!
Ciao! xx
Another sun sets, sending the gang their separate ways for a night of well-earned rest. Tails was lounging about in the living room, watching a new sit-com as he sipped on a drink while Sonic was seated on the balcony railing with a bag of ice on his head from the day's injury on the treadmill. The young kitsune glanced over at him every now and then, trying to hold in his laughter.
'Tails, I swear, I'll come over there and knock you on your face.' Sonic grumbled, feeling his brotherly figure looking at him again.
'I'm sorry, Sonic, but you have to admit this is pretty damn funny!' Tails managed to get out before bursting into a fit of laughter.
'It's not funny.'
'Oh, which part? The part where the fastest hedgehog on Mobius tripped over his own feet and went flying off a treadmill? Or the part where the love of his life actually beat him at his own game?'
'None of it is- wait, what?!' Sonic snapped at the sudden realisation.
'I'm going to bed,' Tails brushed him off as he got to his feet and headed to his room, 'night, Sonic!'
Sonic watched the twin-tailed fox walk off proudly, knowing the blue speedster was too tired to continue retaliating. He let out a long, tired sigh as he leaned back and rest his head against the wall, looking up into the sky and watching the stars twinkle in all their glory. He couldn't help his mind wandering, thinking about Amy and her display earlier today.
He had to admit, even if it was only to himself, the fuchsia heroine was doing well. Really well. However, he was still determined to show Amy up and prove to her she shouldn't do this. Although it's just now that he's realising how petty that sounds. He was conflicted for a moment or two, then deciding to stay firm on talking her out of this. He was in the right. He was. He knew it.
The sun rises. Morning. Amy arrives in another training outfit Rouge has instructed her to wear, something that is agency approved and recommended. Midnight coloured high-waisted underwear that came up to just beneath her ribs, leaving a small gap between that and the small cropped t-shirt of the same colour with light blue patterns through it all.
Her hand guards and knee high boots of the same design, the entire outfit trapping in the heat that kept her muscles flexible and agile. Rouge gave her a nod of approval as she arrived, giving her a smile to which Amy returned confidently. Everyone arrived gradually, the girls complimenting the new attire as the boys barely noticed, all except Sonic.
'Woah…' Sonic thought.
'Alright, we're up to strength now, right?' Manic asked excitedly.
'Yes,' Shadow nodded, 'Amy, Knuckles, Sonia and also now Manic will be testing you on that.'
'Cool.' Amy shrugged simply through a smile.
'Why does this area need three people?' Cream questioned innocently.
'Because strength is Amy's area of expertise, so we want to push her even further than she knows she's capable of.' Rouge replied.
'Well, that makes sense.' Sally began, 'I think I know what can make this even more challenging for her though.'
Everyone cocked a curious brow as the brunette chipmunk walked over the stereo and hit play before turning it up loud. Shadow nodded in approval and Rouge got excited at the heightened level of difficulty. Sally, knew that the music would be a form of distraction, heightening the level of absolute concentration needed. The rest of the gang smiled and chuckled as they took their seats, Sonic still remained standing firm to watch.
'Who's up?!' Sonia announced excitedly.
'Me! Let's do this!' Knuckles grinned as he cracked his namesake, the lyrics of the music starting to play.
Are you ready?
The two got into their battle stances, both with confident smirks plastered across their muzzles as they began to circle the designated arena, mirroring each other's movements. Amy retrieved her hammer, the metallic beast of a weapon appearing as if from nowhere in a gentle puff of smoke. She twirled it around in her fingers, her hands, around her arms before bringing it back down, ready to pounce.
It's time for me to take it
I'm the boss right now
Not gonna fake it
Not when you go down
'Cause this is my game
And you better come to play
'My money's on Knuckles.' Silver whispered.
'You're on.' Blaze smirked, holding out the prize of twenty Mobiums.
Without another second between, Amy dashed forth, a bright and determined smile on her face as she swung her hammer above her, ready to strike. Knuckles ran forth, the same excited grin on his face as he jumped up in sync with his sisterly figure to begin the battle. The fiery echidna ducked and dodge her hammer before tackling her to the ground, making her goal be able to have the strength to get him off.
I used to hold my freak back
Now I'm letting go
I make my own choice
Bitch, I run this show
It was all too easy though, she pushed him up just enough to use her feet to trip him up at the ankle so he fell back. She was quick to pounce on top of him and push the handle of her hammer against his neck, her strength struggling to push down harder as he pushed up against it. He managed to slip a hand free to reach out and tap Manic's hand, tapping him in for his turn.
So leave the lights on
No, you can't make me behave
Amy registered the switch a second too late, landing her back on the ground as Manic tackled her off of Knuckles. She pushed him back with the handle of her hammer before lining him up, only to have to duck and dodge his attacks before she could do so. She managed to scrape him up the back, only because he didn't quite move in time, but it did put her at an advantage.
So you say I'm complicated
That I must be outta my mind
But you've had me underrated
Rated, rated, rated
He got back up and managed to get a few attacks in, knocking her to the ground a few times in a row, but she continuously got back to her feet. Rouge and even Shadow were smiling in approval, glancing at each other sporadically with the same smiles of approval. He wouldn't so much as show it, but even Sonic was impressed. The bubble-gum teen managed to fully line up the sap hedgehog and pound him to the ground before he tapped out, bringing Sonia in for some fun.
What's wrong with being, what's wrong with being,
What's wrong with being confident?
What's wrong with being, what's wrong with being,
What's wrong with being confident?
'Time to finish this.' Sonia winked.
'Not quite.' Amy smirked before leaping forth.
Sonia, being the flexible and acrobatic hedgehog she is, was able to test Amy not only in strength but in strategy. The magenta hedgehog was able to flip and leap swiftly before coming up behind Amy and taking her down. Once Amy was able to get back up, she would retaliate much the same, teaching herself to handspring over Sonia and take her down. A few repetitions of this later, and Shadow instructed all three to battle her at once.
It's time to get the chains out
Is your tongue tied up?
'Cause this is my ground
And I'm dangerous
And you can get off
But it's all about me tonight
Amy got to her feet, hammer firm in her grip as she pushed aside how exhausted she was. She panted heavily, her chest heaving up and down as she looked around to see Sonia and now Manic and Knuckles circling her. They all hid their exhaustion well, but undeniably tired, legs threatening to tremble beneath them, before they all leapt forth in sync.
So you say I'm complicated
That I must be outta my mind
But you've had me underrated
Rated, rated, rated
The fuchsia heroine used her hammer as both an offensive and defensive weapon, the handle forcing Knuckles back to the ground as she swung and missed Manic just behind him. She swiftly ducked and dodged Sonia a few times before Knuckles came back for her, Manic on his tail. She managed to hold them off for a few more minutes, but it soon became too much.
'My turn.' Sonic announced firmly, causing the battle to stop and all eyes to turn to him.
'I'm up to it.' Amy nodded after a minute silence.
So you say I'm complicated
But you've had me underrated
The two hedgehogs took their battle stance, Amy on the verge of passing out with fatigue, but fixed on taking down her blue hero. She took in a few deep breaths, watching him intently. She had to momentarily push her feelings away, replacing them with anger. With that, she leapt forth and went to tackle him.
Instead of him sprinting out of the way, he charged forth as well, ready to take her on. They grunted and groaned as both of their strength levels were reaching their peak in the intense battle, both grabbing and tackling each other. Sonic tripped her up at the feet, pushing her to the ground as he fell on top of her to hold her down.
What's wrong with being, what's wrong with being
What's wrong with being confident?
What's wrong with being, what's wrong with being
What's wrong with being confident?
Amy reached a shaky arm up, determination still blazing in her eyes, before holding her hand out ready to push him off her. Her hand only made it to his cheeks, resting her palm there and cupping his face, appearing romantic. Both of their heart rates elevated before the combination of fatigue and the heat of her attire got the best of her and everything went black.
.
'She shouldn't keep going today, she needs a break.' Tikal insisted firmly.
'No, I can do this!' Amy snapped as she splashed water over her face, coming to after passing out earlier.
'Amy, please just take a break.' Cosmo coaxed her.
'If she wants to keep going, I want her to.' Shadow began, 'I'm intrigued to see what more she can do just today.'
'Shadow, I don't think-'
'Alright, let's do it.' Amy cut the ivory bat off as she got to her feet and followed Shadow and Blaze to their arena.
Finally, they were up to the last area of training: Super. Sonic refused to step into this one, still protesting to anyone testing Amy with their super powers. The fuchsia hedgehog couldn't turn super, so why should she have to test against them? Shadow insisted she had to in case she ever came up against a super opponent.
First up was Blaze, or in this case, Burning Blaze. Both Rouge and Shadow wouldn't admit it to anyone, but they didn't expect Amy to get far at all between already being so exhausted and not experienced in Super combat. Although, they were quite impressed with her defensive strategies. Even when Burning Blaze was in her full super, Amy was still able to dodge most of her attacks before finally tapping out.
It was much the same with Shadow, although the ebony and crimson hedgehog did go a little harder than probably necessary. When he transformed into his super state, he could continuously zip around Amy with a chuckle in his throat. The fuchsia hedgehog only stopped him once or twice with her hammer before they finally called it quits on that lesson for the day.
'I've got to say Amy, I'm impressed.' Shadow shrugged.
'Really?' Amy questioned in shock.
'You know you must have done well if grumble-bum here can admit it.' Rouge snickered as they followed the gang into the garage.
Night was finally starting to fall over the sky, the gang preparing for dinner, when Amy politely declined, just ready to go home and leap into bed. She was about to start walking home when she felt a shooting pain up her leg, making her fall into the wall. Knuckles caught her just in time, everyone looking over to see if she was ok.
'What's wrong?' Silver questioned as he helped her up.
'I'm fine, really. My leg is just a little battered from something I must have done today.' Amy smiled weakly.
'I'll take you home.' Sonic stated bluntly before scooping her up into his arms.
'Really, Sonic, I-'
'We'll be home in a second.' Sonic cut Amy off by dashing out of the room, leaving the others a little bewildered.
'Thanks for bringing me home.' Amy smiled gratefully as Sonic set her to her feet.
'It's not a problem, didn't want you to be in pain trying to walk home.' Sonic shrugged as he looked back and forth between his feet and her.
The two stood in silence for an awkward minute, realising this was the first time they had been alone since they got into that fight a couple of days ago. Amy stared at her shoes, rubbing her arm uncomfortably while he continued to do much the same, the blue blur scratching his quills. Both of them hoped the other would start the conversation first, but it was a weird struggle.
'Do you want to come in for a tea or something?' Amy shrugged, a hint of a smile on her face.
'Uh, yeah, sure.' Sonic nodded as he followed her inside.
They walked inside together, Sonic taking a seat on her couch while she prepared and brought out tea for both of them, the awkward silence still wafting through the air. They sat together and drank their tea, making polite small talk, both wondering who would be the first to point out the elephant in the room.
'Look, Ames…' Sonic trailed off.
'I don't want to hear this again, Sonic. You can think what you want but I'm-'
'That's not what I was going to say.' The sapphire hero cut her off, causing her to sit back and listen, 'I was just going to say that I support you, but not this. I stand by the fact that I don't want you to do this.'
'But why, Sonic?' Amy said firmly as she got to her feet and began pacing.
'Because-'
'You say you think I'm good enough but if you really meant it you would want me to do this!' Amy continued, cutting him off.
'Amy, let-'
'Why can't you just give me a straight answer?' She continued again, 'I mean, seriously, what good does it do you to screw me around?'
'Amy…' Sonic sighed, knowing he wasn't going to get to continue.
'You stand back with a serious and judgemental demeanour while you watch the others train me and then you jump in like you actual want something to do with it all! Make up your mind, Sonic! You either want me to and you trust me to do this or you want me to stay little defenceless Amy Rose! You need to start making sense! Why, Sonic? Why don't you-'
'Because I care about you, Amy!' Sonic screamed over her as he got to his feet, making her fall silent.
'To me, it was so obvious! What if I ever lost you?' Sonic's voice softened as he walked towards her to grab her arms, 'What if Shadow and Rouge couldn't protect you and something happened and…'
He trailed off, the thought taking over him as he stared at the ground, his grip still firm on her arms. The bubble-gum teen felt tears sting her eyes as she finally connected the dots, shock washing over her that Sonic was saying any of this. She brought her hands up to cup his face, forcing him to look up at her, his eyes plagued with worry and concern.
His hands slid down to her hips, gripping them tightly in case she was going to let go of him. She smiled up at him a little, coaxing him to smile back at her, even if it was only in the slightest. She caressed his cheek with her thumb, trying to sooth his nerves. The silence was no longer awkward, their smiles somehow filling it in, along with the gentle sound of the wind coming in through the window.
'Now, tell me what you're really thinking.' Amy whispered through a smile.
'I know you're more than capable of this, but I'm so scared I'm going to lose you.' Sonic whispered back, 'I… I…'
'I know.' Amy smiled before pecking his cheek.
He looked at her in a nervous shock before leaning into her lips, slowly and cautiously beginning to deepen the kiss. His arms snaked around her lower back before pushing her against the wall that was only a step away. She pulled him towards her with her hands through his quills, his kisses starting to trail down her neck and back up to her cheeks before staring into her eyes with a genuine smile.
'You should get some sleep.' Sonic smiled.