AMY and SONIC Chapter 3 Amy Rose did not know whether she was dead or alive. A million sensations were all pounding through her head at once. She started to remember what had happened; her falling over the railing. She began to become aware that she was lying somewhere, it seemed to be in a bed. Amy slowly started to open her eyes. Everything was all blurry. At first she saw a red form standing nearby. She started to make out the shape and realized that it was an Echidna! For a moment she wondered if Knuckles had somehow found her. As her vision started to come into focus she saw that she was in a hut somewhere… and this Echidna was not Knuckles. Another Echidna? How could that be? Knuckles was the last living Echidna… wasn’t he? Whoever this stranger was, he was aware that Amy had opened her eyes. “Father! Sayil! She’s coming around!” Amy now saw two other Echidnas. The young girl looked remarkably like Tikal. The other one was older and appeared to be some sort of authority figure. Amy started to move, but she ached all over. “What?… Who?… Where am I?” “You’re in our village.” The young red Echidna answered “We are the Kukulcan tribe. I found you on the beach this morning!” Amy sat up and tried to clear her head. “You… You’re Echidnas!” “Yes, we are! My name is Copan. This is my Father, Chief Kukulcan; and Sayil….uhhhh, she’s my friend.” “Your ‘friend?’” Sayil responded sarcastically. “My name’s Amy Rose! But how can you be…” Amy was still trying to regain full consciousness. “Knuckles is…” “Knuckles?” Copan asked. “You mean there are other Echidnas?” “No, just one! Knuckles! He lives on Angel Island…” Now Kukulcan was suddenly interested. “Angel Island?! Surely you don’t mean the Angel Island where the Master Emerald is?” “Yes, that’s it! You mean you know of it?” “But it’s just a story!” Kukulcan said. “An ancient legend! You’ve actually seen these things?” “And what of Tikal?” asked Copan “And Chaos? And the Pachacamac tribe?” “Yes, they’re real!” Amy said. “In fact, Chaos destroyed my city!” “My goodness!” Sayil said. “Is that how you got here?” “No, I fell off of Robotnik’s airship…” “Airship?” Copan asked. “A ship that flies? And what is a ‘Robotnik?’” “Robotnik? He… He used to be a kindly scientist, until he accidentally absorbed the negative energy from the Chaos Emeralds! Now he’s vicious! He wants to rule everything, make everyone into mindless machines to serve only him!” “How does he do this?” Copan asked. “He roboticizes them! Traps them inside of a robotic shell! The victim loses all will of their own and only obeys Robotnik!” “That sounds awful!” Sayil said “We do not understand what you mean by ‘roboticize!’” Kukulcan said. “But if this Robotnik is as terrible as you say, let us hope that he never finds this place!” “He won’t find us here!” Copan said. He turned back to Amy. “You are safe here with us!” “Thank you! Oooohh!” Amy put her hand to her forehead. “I’m still a little groggy! My head is spinning! Oooooooohh!” “Let’s not bother her with any more questions right now!” Sayil said. “She needs to rest. Perhaps a good meal will help her regain her strength. I’ll go prepare something.” As Sayil went to prepare a breakfast for Amy, Copan and his Father stepped into the next room. “This is incredible!” Copan said. “The ancient stories are true! Chaos and Tikal and the Emeralds are real!” “Yes, but I’m still concerned about her presence here!” said Kukulcan. “What if she brings this Robotnik down on our heads?” Amy knew that they were talking about her, but she couldn’t hear what they were saying. “What have I fallen into?” Amy thought. “What are they going to do with me? Sonic? Tails? Where are they? What are they doing right now?” Amy slowly drifted back to sleep as she pondered her uncertain fate. “I was a fool, Tails!” Sonic said. “Sonic?” “I treated Amy terrible! I was a complete ass! The last thing I ever said to her, I snapped at her!” “No Sonic! Don’t be so hard on yourself!” Tails said. “No, it’s true!” Sonic said. The words suddenly started to flow out of him. “I never wanted her to come along with us when we took on Robotnik! I didn’t want her in any danger! Now…. Now she’s dead and I feel like it’s my fault!” “Sonic, no! It’s not your fault!” Tails said. “Don’t punish yourself like this!” “I should have just crossed the bridge with her like she wanted! Or had her stay with me! I never listened to her! I always snapped at her or pushed her away or was rude to her! When we met her, she was just a poor orphan like me and you. At first, I thought it was just hero-worship because I had saved her from Metal Sonic and all! But then I started to feel something for her! But I never showed it! I didn’t know how! I was afraid, afraid to show any feelings for anybody! And now…” Sonic sat down on the wing of the Tornado. Tails saw something that he thought he would never see: Sonic breaking down and crying! “Tails, she meant everything to me! And I was too stupid to know it until now when she’s gone!” “Sonic…” Tails didn’t know what to say. Sonic composed himself somewhat. “Tails? How could she possibly still have had anything to do with me after I was such a jerk to her?” Amy was starting to feel better after breakfast. Copan and Sayil were sitting nearby. Amy was starting to become somewhat accustomed to her new surroundings and her new friends as they told each other about themselves. Finally Copan said “I have an idea! My and Sayil’s birthdays are next week. That would be a good time to officially welcome you to the tribe!” “That’s a wonderful idea!” said Sayil. “It would be a great way for you to meet everyone, Amy!” “Why thank you!” Amy said. “I’m sure the rest of the tribe will be as nice as you two have been! I… I just wish I knew about Sonic and Tails!” “You miss them very much!” Copan said. “Perhaps we can somehow find a way to get you back to them! If not, you are welcome to stay here with us!” But as Copan stepped out of the room, he found Kukulcan waiting for him! “Father?” “Don’t get too attached to your new friend, son!” Kukulcan said. “She can stay for now. But if she brings any trouble to this tribe, out she goes… alive or dead!”