How I claimed Amy Rose
A narrative through the eyes of Shadow the Hedgehog
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I stand at the top of a mountain overlooking the city in which I have domain over. I look down and all I see are skyscrapers, shops, malls, restaurants, and of course.... The city's inhabitants. A mix of Humans, Mobians and other such creatures. It's been a few years since my awakening, almost 10 years. 9 years and 8 months to be exact. To think that before that, I was in suspended animation for 50 whole years, all because I was born with the blood of Black Doom. I still despise myself to this day for the blood that flows through my veins, if I even have any.
Even after all these years, I have yet to come up with a true answer as to what I really am. Am I a hedgehog? Am I a Mobian? A Black Arms? An Android? Or am I really nothing? Did I die all those years ago in stasis and this is just some kind of personal hell? Or was I awoken, and then, after defeating Finalhazard, when I fell to earth.... Everyone thought I was dead.... Did I die? And must I suffer through this purgatory for the crimes I have committed?
UGH!
I grab my head as that all-too-familiar pain creeps back into my head. Even though I prefer solitude, I still shouldn't be left alone for too long. If I think too much about my past or what I am, the headaches come back. I may be able to tough through physical pain and physical torture, but it is nothing compared to the migraines that I can get. I can hardly sleep or even stand straight when they come about. I think that since I am the Ultimate Life Form, I actually get Ultimate Fucking Migraines. Goddammit.... I might have to take a double dose of those awful pills. I wish I could get more so I can get some fucking sleep.
My ears twitch as I hear tires screeching and sirens blaring. It's time to keep my promise.
I teleport into the middle of one of the city streets. I look ahead and see the car speeding down the road with 7 cops behind it, and I just happen to be in his way. I slowly lift up my hand to show him he needs to stop. He isn't even paying attention. What a prick. So I do what I do best. Once the car came right at me, I smash in the hood and send the car flying above my head, somersaulting in the air before landing roof first into the concrete. Well, it was less of a landing and more of an ungraceful crash. The cops stop when they see me and I know that they are rather reluctant for me to get involved. But it doesn't matter. They work for me. They come out and point their guns at the getaway car.
Good, at least they have my back THIS time. I slowly turn around and walk towards the car. I hear some shuffling as four armed and bleeding robbers stumble out of the car. They all point their rifles at me, as if they think I could be threatened.
"Put down the guns and you will sustain no further injuries." I say to them as coldly as possible.
They all hesitate as they seem to know exactly who I am. But that didn't stop one of them from shouting out "Fuck this guy!" And they all open fire on me. How unfortunately foolish. The bullets bounce off my body as they make contact with it. I don't feel a single hit as I slowly walk towards them. Their guns eventually run dry. As they attempt to reload, I flash by them one by one, subduing them with one hit each.
"Pitiful"
I motion for the police to move forward so they can properly arrest them. As I begin to walk away I hear someone say "Hey, thanks for that..."
I stop and slowly turn around and spot the young officer who spoke to me. I look at her and say, "Don't mention it. The news surely doesn't....." And continue walking away. I glance over at the sidewalk and notice the crowd that gathered. Heh, the news may not report my involvement, but the internet surely does. I have seen at least a hundred youtube channels with videos of me and thousands of blogs telling about my...... Heroic actions.
"Shadow! Hey Shadow!!! Helloooooooo!!!!"
My ear twitches as I turn towards the one calling my name.
Wait, I recognize that pink hedgehog.
Amy Rose.
Age: 21
Fur Color: Pink
Eye Color: Green
Height: 5' 6"
I wonder to myself. Why is she calling for my attention. I slowly walk towards her and say. "Um, hi."
"Wow! That was incredible! I didn't realize just how fast you were! Not to mention how awesomely strong too!" She shouts at me, almost fan-girl like.
"Um, yea. I kinda do that on a daily basis really. There's videos everywhere on the internet." I say blankly back.
"Yea I watch them all the time! I mean, like.... I watch them when I'm bored... Oh wait, that's not better is it." She says as she blushes a bit.
"Listen, it's fine. I gotta get going to-"
"Get something to eat? Oh! I just read up this really great place down the street that I was just walking to check it out for the first time! Wanna join me?!" She interjects at me.
I look around nervously at the crowd that is staring at me as if they are expecting me to go with her and would hate me if I rejected this girl.
"Um, sure..." I say reluctantly as she squeals and grabs my hand and pulls me along. Good God does she have a tight grip. I can hear some of my, 'Fan-Girls' sighing romantically, almost as if they wish they were the ones crushing my hand. What have I gotten myself into.
She stops right in front of an all too familiar place.
"How very convenient. I come here all the time...." I say to her.
"Oh really?! That's great! you can tell me what's good!" She shouts as she hugs me.
Why is she so energetic? I barely even know her, and she barely knows me... And she can't be so desperate for attention that she'll run towards anyone for companionship, because I know she has plenty of friends. Maybe she's seeking a... Different kind of companionship?
"Shadow? You there?" She says as she snaps her fingers in front of my face.
I shake my head and say, "Uh, yea..." I walk in with her and order my usual, she gets a veggie sandwich. We both sit down with our sandwiches and start eating.
"Oh wow this is a very good sandwich! I'm glad you brought me here!" She said.
"Uh, it's the other way around, you dragged me here." I said blankly.
"Oh! Right! Sorry about that. I was just walking all by my lonesome, and then I saw you, and thought, we haven't seen each other in a long time, and thought it would be a cool idea to hang out with you!" She said, blushing a bit, and looking away bashfully.
Good God is she talkative. But, I'd hate to admit it, she is kinda cute when she blushes and looks away like that.
"It's fine...." I said as I gently held her chin and turned her head to face me, "It's a good thing you came by actually. I've been quite lonely lately....." She blushes even harder.
"O-Oh! Really? I thought that you were still partnered up with Rouge and Omega and some other people." She said bashfully.
"Heh, well Rouge kinda got married to that Echidna and they already have a kid on the way, and Omega was destroyed in a mission a while ago. Plus, I work just fine when I'm alone."
"Well, I mean, you gotta have other friends, right?" She asks as she cocks her head to the side.
I chuckle at her, "You obviously don't know me well enough. I don't exactly have 'friends', rather, acquaintances, or allies, sometimes rivals in the case of that blue hedgehog that you lust after."
Amy blushes and looks away shamefully. Shit, I hope I didn't make things awkward. "I'm sorry Amy, I didn't mean to bring him up if something's going on." Damn. I probably upset her and upset this moment. And what's worse, we almost had a moment there..... Whatever that means.
"No! no no no no no. It's fine. I'm actually........ Over him now... I was chasing Sonic for years before I realized I was just his #1 fan and nothing more. Sure, he was sweet to me a couple times, but he showed the same kindness to a bunch of other girls as well, like Sally, Mina, and probably a bunch of others I don't know about... For the longest time I called him my boyfriend, but he never returned the same love and passion I had, which started to fade with time. Then, I finally sat down with him and just simply asked him if he would ever love me... His answer practically broke my heart. He said he simply didn't..... Even though he felt the need to protect me and always appreciated my help, he simply just doesn't have the time for love. That things like, love and relationships would just slow him down..... But he still found it cute whenever I chased him. That was when I accepted that he would never love me the way I loved him. So I just stopped....." She said as a few tears fell from her eyes. She sniffled a bit and looked down.
I gently reached over and wiped her tears away and she looked up to me, blushing even harder.
"That's cold." I said. "But, at least he gave you the courtesy of the truth, as opposed to dating you and lying about his love for you just to get to your goods....."
She weakly smiled and stroked the back of my hand. Wow her hands were soft. Wait..... What am I doing?! Yea, she's available, but.... I'm like, 60! I gently pull my hand away when I realize what I'm doing. But she gently grabbed my hand with both of hers. I slightly blush at the sudden intimate contact and the softness of her hands.
"Wait, that was nice of you to wipe away my tears. Nobody does that for me. Like, ever...."
I can feel something weird going on in my chest. What is this? Am I having a heart-attack? Did somebody implant a parasite in me?! What is this?
"Shadow? You okay? You face is a bit... Red? Wait. Are you blushing?" Amy said, following it with a light giggle ans she rubbed my cheek. Why is she so damn soft?!
"I don't know. My chest... It feels. Weird...... I think I'm having palpitations. I have to go...." I said as I got up and walked out.
"Shadow! Wait!" Amy shouts as she follows after me.
I try to walk quickly and she catches up and grabs my hand. I look back at her, rather confused. Is she worried about me?
"Shadow, you're sweating... Are you gonna be okay?" she asks with a tinge of concern in her voice.
"Y-yea, I'll be just- UGH!!!!!" I scream out as I fall to the ground due to an immense pain that shoots from my head through the rest of my body. Amy screams out and kneels beside me. I cry out in pain as the migraines come back full force. My vision gets blurry and I can barely move. Dammit, the flashbacks are starting up again. I don't have time to waste. As Amy does her best to keep me conscious by calling my name and shaking me, I teleported us back to my house. I slowly try to get up to get to the medicine cabinet, but I fell back down. I can hear Amy crying as she helps me up. I get to the cabinet and grab my pills, I swallow them quickly and sit on the bathroom floor. I'm breathing heavily as Amy is panicking. My vision is still blurred but the flashback has stopped. Thank God. I slowly get up and walk towards my bedroom, but I black out and assumingly collapse on the ground.
I had no idea how much time has passed, but when I woke up, it was dark. I am laying on something soft. My bed. I reach over and turn on my lamp. I looked down and see that I'm still wearing my clothes from today. I then feel something in my hand. I look to my left and see Amy Rose, sitting there. Asleep....... And holding my hand. She, stayed with me to make sure I was fine... But, how did she get me in my bed? I'm guessing she's a bit stronger than she seems. I slowly got up, so I didn't disturb her sleep. I gently pick her up and lay her in my bed. I took off her shoes and cover her with the light sheet. I took off my jacket and shoes and went downstairs. I laid down on the couch and stare at the ceiling. Thinking......
She was, crying when I hit the floor... She was concerned for my health and safety. Nobody... Has showed me such compassion before....
I look over at the clock. 3 AM. That's fine. I can still get 3 hours like I always do... I look back up. Amy Rose. Why do I feel different around you?
