SonAmy: Wilted Rose

Wrath of the Machine

"Sonic, you and Shadow are going on a new mission. Eggman's new robot has been completed and was last seen attacking Station Square. You and Shadow are tasked with bringing this thing down with as few casualties as possible. Blaze, I'm sending you with them as backup. Your job is to help as many civilians evacuate as possible. If you see Sonic and Shadow struggling, then help them. Let's end this."

For Amy.

Shadow and I head to Station Square as soon as possible, Blaze following close behind. We stop on top of a hill outside of the city, watching in horror at the destruction that thing has caused.

"Sonic, Blaze, we need to finish this as soon as possible. Remember, as few casualties as possible." We nod as we charge inside of the blazing city. Blaze starts her search for survivors as well as helping others escape. The robot hadn't noticed us yet. We can still catch it by surprise. Shadow spin dashes into its leg, catching it off guard and making it fall to the ground. We take different positions. We want to attack it at as many different angles as possible. Keep it guessing. Make it sloppy. Once we've got the upper hand, this game is over.

I stand in front of it as it turns to face me. "So you finally show up ehh? That was a sneaky move attacking me from behind. I'll give you that Sonic the Hedgehog."

It doesn't realize that I'm not the one who attacked it? This might actually work.

"Never attack your opponent from the front, especially when they don't suspect you. That's what I always say."

"Really? You must not follow that rule all the time, given what you did at Master Eggman's base."

My eyes widen and my body begins to tremble a little. "What did you say to me you bastard?!"

"I never knew you or your girlfriend were there. You made yourself obvious. Your girlfriend made herself obvious. You both failed to follow that rule, and look what happened to her."

As memories of Amy being beaten and tortured by this machine repeats itself in my mind, something happens that has never happened to me before.

I freeze.

Realizing the state I was in, it swings its hand at me and sends me flying across the city. I collide with a busted building and I collapse. Blaze rushes over and helps me up.

"Sonic what are you doing?! Why did you just sit there and let it hit you?!"

Before I could answer, we both hear Shadow struggling with that robot. I quickly stand up and dash back towards the fight. I spin dash into its head, making it stagger. Shadow attacks its chest, making it fall backwards. Shadow attacks from the side but is knocked back by the robot.

"Say cheese!" It dispenses large missiles from its sides and chases Shadow and I. Shadow forces the missiles following him to collide with an empty building. I use the missiles to my advantage. I make two of them collide with each other. I have something special in store for the last missile. I turn around, the rocket trailing me.

"Hey you, sack of bolts!" It turns around, facing me, and the missile chasing me. "Say cheese!"

The missile collides with the machine, but I was too close to the explosion. The force of the impact shoots me high up into the air and I plummet back down. I lay on my side, watching that bastard burn.

"That...was for Amy...you bastard."

"You haven't won yet Sonic the Hedgehog."

The robot stands back up, half of its chest blown completely off. I missed its weak point. I struggle to stand back up. Shadow and Blaze approach me, ready to help me fight.

"If you think that a little trick like that is enough to stop me, then allow me to make you face reality!"

One by one, it picks us off. First Shadow, then Blaze, then me. We each lie tangled in the rubble. Fueled by rage, I stand and charge at its face, intent on ending this. It stares into my eyes as I charge.

"Your almost as weak as your pathetic girlfriend Sonic the Hedgehog. You will never win."

I freeze again mid-attack and it knocks me out of the air.  I hit the ground hard, knocking me out for a few moments. I look up, my vision blurry, as the machine retreats.