Chapter 6: Arrive at the Prison Island

Sonic was sitting in his jail cell, his knees close to his chest and his head resting on them. His hands were folded neatly in his lap as he rocked back and forth.

'Why won't they tell me what's going on? I know I didn't steal the Choas Emerald, but they won't believe me. I mean, I know it's not my fault that I got caught' Sonic thought bitterly to himself.

He looked up at the ceiling, deeply thinking about Shadow and how to beat him. He was a master of many forms of combat; from gunmanship to hand to hand and from hand to foot. He was also pretty damn good at fighting with his fists. He shook his head.

'No time to think like that,' he thought. 'It's important to focus. I have to practice beating Shadow.'

He stood up and raised his fists, staring at them as he clenched his jaw. "I'll show Shadow that I am not going to lose! I'll become the best!" He pumped his fist in the air as he punched through the air several times before dropping into a crouch and punching the ground. Then he was doing the kicking exercises again. He was just getting started.

"You can do it, Sonic! Just hit harder and kick harder, just like Knuckles taught you how to fight!" he shouted to himself as he did another set of kicks. "Yeah, I'll get you! I'll kick your ass until you're crying for mercy! And then you're going down!"

*Meanwhile*

Amy and Tails arrived at the Prison Island. The sun was rising before them, casting long shadows across the ocean. They landed near the island and walked out towards the edge. The sun glinted off the sea's surface as it rose higher and higher above them, illuminating a large expanse of water. 'So beautiful…' said Amy as she gazed around her, admiring the view.

"So this is the Prison Island," said Tails, looking over the edge. "Sonic must be here somewhere."

"We can always find him if we look for long enough," replied Amy as she began walking along the edge of the cliff. "This place has an amazing view. It makes me feel like I could conquer the whole world. And there are so many things to explore, too."

"Yeah, I guess it does, although I'm sure Sonic could come up with something better than this," Tails frowned, gesturing around at the prison island and the ocean. "And I bet he already knows it. He would be bored if he couldn't do all those things!"

"I'm going to save my Sonic from boredom! That's what I'm going to do after I defeat Eggman," said Amy, running to the center of the island.

"Amy, wait!" shouted Tails, but Amy had already gone. He sighed, "What am I going to do with her?" Tails wasn't exactly a big fan of the idea of leaving Amy alone with Eggman, especially since he knew that she was going to try and rescue him. He hoped that she wouldn't go in there all by herself.

Tails took a capsule out of his pocket and threw it on the ground to reveal a vehicle called Cyclone, he mounted his Cyclone and went into the forest.

"Alright, let's see what I can find." He ran towards the forest, hoping he could find some clues as to where Sonic might be. And Amy, too, if she managed to get past Eggman and get to the Prison Island. He was a little worried about that possibility.

Amy looked for Sonic in all the forests and swamps surrounding Prison Island, but no sign of him seemed to appear. She had tried searching everywhere except for the prison itself and was starting to wonder why. But then she saw a shadow in the distance. 'Is that Sonic?' she wondered, picking up speed towards it. She soon reached the clearing area and stopped, surprised to see the black hedgehog and a female bat talking to each other, standing about five feet apart.

Amy smiled in relief. "Thank goodness he's okay!" She rushed forward. She grabbed Sonic around his torso and hugged him. "Oh Sonic, it's so great to see you again," she whispered in his ear. He didn't respond to her hug, so Amy pulled away and stared into his eyes. He was different. He had black fur with red stripes on his quills, arms, and legs. He had crimson-red eyes, and he had white fur on his chest.

Amy gasped, "You're not Sonic! Who are you?!" she demanded angrily, pointing at the ebony hedgehog. She backed up, ready to defend herself should the other figure attack her.

Then Eggman appeared in front of Amy. He pointed a menacing finger at her, "Don't interfere!"

Amy backed up, "Dr. Eggman!" she cried in fear. Her heart pounded in her chest. This was not the first time he had threatened her, but this one scared her more than anything else ever had. She was frozen in fear.

"Aaaaaahhhh!" she screamed as she ran away from Dark Team.

"Aaah, Amy, your timing is impeccable!" Eggman turned to Rouge and Shadow, "Leave it to me. I'll take care of her. You two go."

They both nodded and disappeared. Amy kept running until she had run about half a mile. She stopped at the edge of the cliff and looked out over the ocean. The waves crashed onto the rocks below, sending huge waves crashing against the coast. The wind blew strongly against Amy's hair and face, causing a shiver to go through her. She turned her attention from the ocean to the prison island.

"Give up, Amy! No one can escape my clutches! Especially not a foolish girl like you!"

Amy whirled around to face the sound of Eggman's voice. He was standing about ten yards away from her, smiling maliciously. Amy gulped in fear. She couldn't let him catch her. If he saw her, he would hurt her.

Fortunately, Tails was able to save Amy from certain death. She felt relieved at the moment. It was clear to her that he was capable of protecting her.

"Amy, are you okay?" Tails asked, trying to calm her.

"Yes, thank you, Tails," replied Amy.

"Stand back, Amy." Tails jumped backward and fired an energy blast at the approaching villain. Eggman was knocked off his feet and fell down to the rocks below. He quickly got up and glared daggers at Tails.

"Where is Sonic?!" Tails demanded, "If you don't tell me, I'M gonna break every bone in your body and throw them into the ocean!"

"I don't know where Sonic is," answered Eggman. "But if I did, you wouldn't get any information out of me."

The two friends stared at each other, their hatred for each other evident.

"Now," growled Eggman as he pressed the button. It transformed into a massive robotic scorpion made of steel materialized in front of him. He aimed his claw at the two Mobius as it slowly began walking towards them. "Let's finish this."

*15 minutes later*

Eggman was panting, looking all scratched up and bruised from Tails' attacks. Tails was still panting too, but he was alright. Eggman looked at Tails and growled, "Not bad, young fox, but you've lost your edge! You weren't able to knock me unconscious. You need to improve, or you won't survive."

Eggman fled from the battlefield, disappearing into thin air. Amy watched him fly away, confused by what just happened. She turned to Tails, who looked slightly shocked. "Are you okay, Tails?" she asked him.

"Yeah, but what were you doing? Don't you know how dangerous it was? You could have been hurt! What if you were hurt or captured? I couldn't even think of a way to get you out of the situation! Why are you so reckless sometimes?!" asked Tails, exasperated.

"I'm sorry. I just wanted to save my lovey-dovey Sonic from being in prison," replied Amy sadly.

Tails paused for a moment, then looked up, a strange expression coming across his face. His mouth hung open slightly. Then he snapped out of it and shook his head, "No, you...you have to stop that. It's stupid. He's not your Sonic."

Amy frowned. "What do you mean? We're in love, aren't we?"

"You know what I mean," said Tails sternly. "Anyway, we have to save Sonic and get outta here."

"You're right. We have to hurry! I know Eggman's up to no good again!" said Amy.

"Okay, you stay here and I'll be right back!" said Tails, he left Amy and raced away towards the prison island.

"Don't leave without me! I wanna help Sonic, too!" yelled Amy after him, running after Tails as fast as she could.

*Meanwhile in prison*

Sonic was pacing back and forth in his cell, thinking hard. He needed to figure out what Eggman wanted with him, and how he was going to destroy the machine that controlled the robot. As soon as he figured that out, he was confident that they would be out of jail before the end of the day.

Suddenly, a clanking metal noise came from the ceiling causing him to look up. A vent in the wall near the ceiling had opened, and Amy climbed down from it. Sonic tensed.

"Amy?!" he exclaimed in surprise.

She placed her index finger to her lips to shush him, "Shhh! Keep your voice down! Have no fear, Amy Rose is here," she twirled around as she danced around him in circles, "to save you." She walked over to his cell and held up the key for him, "Come on, let's get you out of here."

Sonic sighed, "How'd you get here?"

"Well, if you gotta know... I caught a ride with Tails. Are you sure you don't need my help? It looks like you could use it," she tilted her head, gave him flirty eyes smile, and batted her eyelashes.

Sonic rolled his eyes, "Whatever, the reason I'm in here is because of that fake hedgehog."

"You mean that black hedgehog?" asked Amy.

Sonic turned to Amy in surprise, "Wait... Do you see him? Where is he now?"

"If I tell you, will you marry me?" smirked Amy, placing her hand on her cheek with a coy smile.

"For God's sake, Amy! Stop acting crazy and give me answers already!" replied Sonic annoyed.

Amy giggled and winked at him. She moved closer to him and whispered seductively in his ear, "We'll make him pay, Sonic. Trust me."

Sonic blushed a little, knowing Amy meant everything she said. She put the keycard through the slot to open the cell door and led him out of his prison. Amy walked to Sonic, she smelt something reek coming from him. She pinched her nose and grimaced. She moved away from him in disgust.

"Ew, you reek! Have you been working out?" she asked, disgusted.

Sonic scratched sheepishly his head, "Um... Yeah... Sorry, I had to train hard about how I beat that fake hedgehog last night..."

Amy sighed, "That black hedgehog came here with Dr. Eggman."

"So, Eggman's behind this, huh?" mumbled Sonic.

Amy walked into the cell there was a lot of writing on the wall and she found what she was looking for in the corner.

"What's with all the writing on the wall, anyway? Did you write that?" she asked Sonic curiously.

He didn't respond to her question. She turned around and Sonic was nowhere to be seen. She furrowed her brows. Where could he possibly be? Had he managed to get away? Was he hiding somewhere?

"Hello?" she called.

Nothing. No response.

"Wait for me, Sonic!" she yelled after him, then she sighed. "He's such an ass sometimes."