Chapter 21: One Last Goodbye:
I'm Amy Rose! I'm cute and I'm full of energy!
Boy, way to put a damper on my afternoon, Omochao!
(Seriously, that guy's annoying no matter WHAT the hell his job is!)
I can't believe that Eggman is actually dead! I mean, he's taken
quite a beating during previous encounters, but none of them
left him with any particularly serious injuries! Being his enemy, I
guess I'm supposed to be glad he's gone, but for some odd
reason, I can't quite say that with a straight face! (sigh) Well, maybe
I'll know what to think after his funeral tomorrow!
Sonic and Amy arrived at the house, where they received a big welcome.
"Congrats on the defeat!" Knuckles praised, holding his hand up for a high-five.
"You weren't kidding when you said "once and for all"." Silver commented.
"Yeah, well, as much as we all hated Eggman, I'm still going to his funeral." Sonic said, "Right, Amy?"
"Of course," Amy replied, "Even the most dastardly villains need a little respect."
The next day, the funeral for Dr. Eggman was in session. Besides the priest, hardly anyone showed up, other than a few random citizens plus Sonic and Amy. After the priest gave a surprisingly lengthy and sincere-sounding eulogy on the doctor, everyone who was attending the funeral got into a line and all gave their "condolences" to Eggman as they passed by his open casket. Most of what people said were things like "Good riddance!", and "Hah! You deserved to die anyway!", and "I hope you go to hell!" One of the attendees even crushed a bouquet of dead roses with their feet, right by the casket to demonstrate their hatred.
After a few people said their words, Sonic and Amy were up next. Sonic had an arm around Amy, and both were wearing the clothing they had worn on the night of their engagement. He was silent as he gazed down at Dr. Eggman's lifeless face, attached to his body, which still had his usual outfit on it. He was covered in bloodstains, his stomach was still protruding from under his clothes, and the wounds that Sonic had given him during their last encounter looked disgustingly raw. As he stared at Eggman's lifeless body in the open casket, he took a deep breath. Then he began to speak:
"Eggman, I have so many bad things I remember about you: You've turned me into that...furball thingy and broken the planet apart. You've attempted to erase time and space, forcing me to not only go through puberty a second time, but to relive all my past adventures, including the ones that I can't even remember, but somehow inspired terrible games. You've unleashed the power of Chaos and devastated the city. You've stolen energy from an innocent race of aliens and attempted to put the entire world under your mind control. Yeah, the list goes on. But you know, as much of a pain as you were, fighting evil will never be the same again. Though you have devastated this planet many times before, I will still miss going against you in battle, and jumping on your robots. But look on the bright side: Someday when I die, we can start kicking each other's butts once again just like old times! And we'll be able to do it 'till the cows come home!" Sonic said with complete honestly.
"Y-Yes…I…can't…wait…until…then." A weak voice suddenly said.
Sonic looked down. Eggman still had a tiny bit of life left, though he was still inches away from death.
"I will be waiting." He managed to say, barely able to lift his head a tiny bit.
"Yep, well, I'll see you someday." Sonic replied, giving his trademark finger-wave to the dying doctor.
With a rather quiet groan, Eggman lied back down. He was too weak to keep himself up any longer.
"I-I will…be…looking forward…to…that." He said.
After saying his last words, Dr. Eggman's eyes closed beneath his sunglasses. Within a few seconds, he was completely still and silent. Sonic and Amy sat back down in their seats. Amy put a hand on Sonic's. Sonic took a deep breath. He now had to undergo a fresh clean start: No more evil to fight. The priest proceeded to close the casket and with the help of some other men, he lifted it up and lowered it into a large hole, which they promptly covered with dirt. The four men then lifted up a tombstone and put it on top. The tombstone had a small statue of Eggman on top and had the words: "Here lies Doctor Eggman; Power-hungry villain of Mobius; We can now live in happiness." carved into it.
After the funeral ended, everyone left. Sonic stayed behind for a moment and took one last look at Eggman's grave. It was time to move on; time for a new life.