AMY AND SONIC Chapter 4 Amy was soon back on her feet. She was a little banged up, but nothing that wouldn’t heal. Her most serious injury was the burn in her side where the laser blast had grazed her. Sayil had applied some sort of tribal medicine to the wound. Amy didn’t know exactly what it was-it appeared to be a mixture of different herbs and even some tree moss-but it was working and the burn was healing very well. Over the next few days, Copan and Sayil showed her practically every inch of the island. It was a lovely tropical paradise; the kind of place where one could forget about Robotnik and Void and the other enemies that she and Sonic had encountered. But Amy was split. She liked her new friends very much, but she also missed Sonic and Tails. Copan was very thoughtful and kind, and mostly quiet. He seemed to be fascinated by everything: The trees, the rocks, the animals, the weather, the stars in the sky. He would examine almost everything as they walked through the trees or along the beach. Amy felt that he would possibly have been a great scientist had he been born in Station Square. “He and Tails might have made quite a team” she thought to herself. He listened with curiosity and enthusiasm as Amy described life in Station Square. He wanted to see cars and fax machines for himself! One evening, Amy, Sayil, and Copan were watching the first stars appear in the sky. “They are incredible!” Copan said. “You say that they are all distant suns just like our own?” “Yes.” Amy said. “Our telescopes show that many of them have planets much like ours!” “Unbelievable!” Copan was in awe. “For so long, our little tribe had thought that we were all alone in the universe! I wish I had a telescope.” “Copan has been trying to chart the stars.” Sayil added. “I wish you could meet Tails.” Amy said. “You two would hit if off real well.” “I would like to meet this Knuckles!” Sayil said. “And see the Master Emerald for real!” “Perhaps we can find a way to reach them!” Copan said. “Amy knows the approximate direction to Station Square.” “Yeah, but I don’t know how far it is!” Amy added. “Still, I wish I could let them know I was alright!” Amy looked down and a single tear rolled down her cheek. “Look Amy!” Copan said. “I found these for you!” He handed Amy some lovely wild flowers. “They’re beautiful!” Amy said. “Thank you, Copan! You’re so sweet!” Copan blushed a little at that. Amy couldn’t help but think: “Much sweeter than Sonic ever was!” Unknown to Amy, Sayil looked on at this with just a tiny bit of jealousy…. Sayil was very outgoing and fun-loving and sometimes sarcastic and humorous. She and Amy were soon almost inseparable. They laughed and joked and ran and did everything together. They were almost like sisters. Indeed, Amy soon felt like Sayil was the sister she had never had. Sayil was very fond of Amy as well. However, she did admit to herself that she was just a little jealous that Copan had been paying Amy so much attention. Still, she didn’t feel like that it was really anything serious yet. The day before Sayil and Copan’s birthdays, Sayil was showing Amy around an old temple just outside of the village. “These carvings are wonderful!” Amy said. “They are all myths and legends from our past.” Sayil said. “I don’t know many of the stories. They’re just ancient dead guys to me!” “Heh! Heh! Ah, Sayil! You’re a trip!” Amy laughed. Amy suddenly stopped as she saw one of the carvings. It was the story of Tikal and Chaos and the Master Emerald. “I certainly recognize this!” Amy said. “You really saw Chaos and Tikal?” Sayil asked. “Yes.” Amy said. She could easily make out the figures of Tikal and Chaos and Pachacamac; but there was another Echidna represented that Amy did not recognize. “Sayil? Who is this one?” “I’m not sure!” Sayil said. “I think he was one of Pachacamac’s warlords. I think his name was… Dimitri or something.” * “I don’t guess it matters, he probably died with the rest of the tribe.” Amy said. “Sayil? Have you and Copan really been engaged since the day you were born?” “Yes.” Sayil replied. “It’s a tradition that goes way back. The old religions seem to think that we were made for each other because we were born on the same day.” “But….uhhh… I mean…. What do you and Copan think of each other?” Amy asked. “Oh, I like Copan a lot! He’s sweet and kind. And he likes me, too! At least, I think he does…. But personally, I think the whole thing of a couple being promised to each other just because they were born on the same day is a load of Oxen shit!” “Heh! Heh! Heh! Oh, Sayil!” Amy said. “Oh well, it’s going to be dark soon! We’d better get back.” Sayil said. “The big party’s tomorrow!” “I can’t wait!” Amy said. She and Sayil headed back for the village to prepare for the next day’s celebration. Sonic had been trying to pull himself together in the days since Amy died. Tails had tried to get over it by throwing himself into his work. Sonic could do little but mope around. He began to wonder if he was somehow cursed. He had never known who his parents were; his good friend, Ovi Kintobor, had been transformed into his greatest enemy, Ivo Robotnik; now the first girl that he had ever really felt anything for was gone forever…. Sonic was trying to get back to his old self, but it just wasn’t the same. It could never be the same again. Sonic didn’t smile or make jokes anymore. He ate little and slept even less. As much as he had always wanted Amy to leave him alone; now all he wanted was to just have her back. About a week after Amy’s death, Sonic was staring out at the ocean when he saw Tails return in the Tornado. Tails landed and hoped out. He was in a hurry, Sonic knew it must be important. “Sonic?” Tails said. “I flew out to Westside Island. “There were a lot of Buzzbombers and Egg-Robos around. I’ll bet money that’s where the Egg Carrier III is!” “Hmmm” Sonic grunted. “Alright, let’s go check it out!” As Tails went back to the Tornado to get it ready, Sonic took out his small picture of Amy Rose and looked at it. “Eggman.” He said to himself. “This time that bloated bastard is going down!” *Author’s note: I just couldn’t resist trying to find a way to get Dimitri into the SegaSonic world. You’ll be seeing him in my next story (of course, his origin will obviously be different from what’s in Archie). Dark Legion rules! ^_^