SonAmy: Wilted Rose

Bad Ending: Alone

"I'm sorry, there was more to her injuries than the surgery could fix. Her more serious issues cannot be fixed. She only has two months to live. I'm so sorry we couldn't do more for her."

"More serious injuries? What injuries does she have?"

"Her lungs and heart were crushed and her stomach was severely damaged from her stab wound. We don't have any transplants in right now so we can't replace her damaged organs. If we tried to fix them without the transplants, there's a high chance that we will end up killing her instead of saving her."

Suddenly all I could hear was this ringing in my ears. My vision would blur a bit and my body felt weak.

Only two months? I can only have her back for two months? What if she's bedridden the whole time. It'd break my heart if she spent the rest of her life in bed. That's no way to live, especially when you don't have long...

I walk into Amy's room. She looked so pale, so worn. So weak. I hold her hand tight, afraid that if I loosened my grip now, she'd slip away. I rest my head on hers and I start to sob. I begin to blame myself for everything that happened to her.

This is my fault. It's my fault she got hurt. It's my fault I couldn't get to her in time. It's my fault she's going to die. It's all my fault! Amy, I'm so sorry...I failed you.

I suddenly felt warmth all around me as everyone embraced me. I can feel their sorrow almost as strong as my own. I'm so lucky to have them as my friends.

"We heard everything the surgeon said. We're so sorry Sonic."

"Don't apologize, its not your fault this happened." They must've sensed that I was blaming myself.

"Well, it's not your fault either. You didn't know this would've happened. There was no way for you to know. You did everything you could to save her. No one could ask for any more of you. Had you known what would've happened, we all know you would've done everything possible to stop it."

I nod as I sob. They leave me to be alone with Amy and my body trembles. I felt so weak, so helpless.

Then, she opens her eyes. And she looks at me, her once beautiful emerald eyes now pale in comparison. It was as if all the life got sucked out of her.

"Sonic? Why do you look so sad?"

How do I tell her? How will she react? I can't lie to her. Hopefully she will take it better than I think she will...

"The uhh...surgeon said that there was more damage done to you than surgery can fix. They thought the worst of your injuries was the external wounds, so they thought they could fix you. But your organs suffered the most damage and there aren't any ready transplants available and they doubt there will be any time soon. They...they've given you only two months..." I break down and sob when I repeat the news to her, that I failed her and she had to suffer for it. She places her hand on my cheek and I look up at her. She smiles as tears stream down her face.

"Then I will spend every moment with you, Sonic the Hedgehog."

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It's been over a month since Amy has left the hospital. She seemed to be getting better at least a little. She's able to get around pretty well and she always seems to be happy. She's still very weak and I have to help her do most things. Like she said so long ago, she spent every moment with me. She said that she wanted me to be the first thing she saw every morning and the last thing she saw every night until she breathes her last breath. It meant so much to me, that she could love me so much, but at the same time, I didn't feel like I deserved it. I failed to save her, yet she acts like nothing is wrong. I didn't understand it.