Metal Sonic: Menace or Mislabeled?

Doubt

Michael's Pov

It's been a few weeks since I became a real hedgehog again and I'm still trying to get used to it. I've been remembering more of my past, which has only slightly helped me. I'm still staying with Sonic and Amy since I haven't found my own place yet. They also introduced me to the rest of their friends. The only one who seemed even slightly willing to give me a chance is Tails and I feel that's more because he trusts Sonic than him actually believing me.

I often just sat in the room I was given and thought about myself. I was deep in thought when I heard a voice from behind me say, "Hey Micheal, you okay, you look pretty spaced out?" I told him I was just thinking and he asked me what I was thinking about.

"Before all of this, I was a decent guy," I explained. "I almost had a family. Then, I lost everything. I was put in that retched machine and I became a monster, a menace, I became everything that people call me. Now, I'm back to normal, but can I ever truly be the person I used to be? Or am I still the same dangerous psychopath, just with a new body?"

It was clear to see that he was surprised by what I said. We sat in slightly uncomfortable silence for a while. Just when it looked like he was gonna say something, we heard Amethyst crying and we both went to check on her. Sonic picked her up and tried to comfort her, before turning to me and asking, "Can you hold her while I go make her bottle? I won't be long." Before I had a chance to say a single syllable, the little one was in my arms as her dad headed down stairs.

I looked down at the small hedgehog in my arms. I was always worried when I was around her, because I was afraid I would end up hurting her. I did my best to ignore that as I gently rocked her back and forth and tried to comfort her. "It's okay Amethyst, I'm here. Your daddy is getting your bottle and your mommy will be home soon. It's okay."

Barely a second had passed after I said that when Sonic came back with her bottle, Amy followed close behind. He gave me the bottle and they helped me feed her, which finally calmed her down. We then resumed the conversation that Sonic and I were having earlier. Amy told me, "You don't have to worry Micheal, Metal Sonic isn't the same as you, you proved that when you saved me and Amethyst."

They kept telling me things that gave a similar message. I thanked them and told them that that was what I needed to hear, but that wasn't totally true. I know what I did for them, but I also know everything else I did as Metal Sonic. I was the one in that suit, I was the one who did those horrible things. But what worried me was; what if that killer side of me was always there and the suit just awakened it? And if that's the case, is it really impossible to believe that I'll never truly be my old self again?