Just to say I adore your account with every fiber of my being, but since there are soldiers In Sonic Forces, what would you think about Amy being their commander or general? To add Sonic spars with Amy and actually looses due to him thinking "she can't handle it" which infuriates Amy to prove him wrong with a following line "I can't have the leisure of being weak any more Sonic" which leads the blur in this downward-spiral thinking he can't be Amy's shield or hero anymore?
Interesting…~ And thank you so much xD
“Command, this is Alpha Wolf II, do you copy?”
“Just give me details, solider, I don’t want any more disappointing news.”
Sitting in the dark… trapped behind a desk with thousands upon thousands of monitors, gloved hands typed at lightning speeds…
With a mic and headset looped around pink quills, a voice broke the silence once again. “Solider, you’re not responding.”
Her mouth hung open slightly,.. hearing someone cry out a name she had hoped to never hear…
“Infinite! He’s-!! BBZZZTT…”
Amy rose up after the static hit her ears and she saw the lights of her monitor going out one… by … one…
“No…” her head shook, as her chair rolled in a jerk away from her body as she rose up and slammed her fists to the keyboards below..
She whipped the headset and mic off her head and swung it to the desks, stomping out and summoning her hammer.
“Never again…” her eyes held such pain, such torture..
“I won’t let a single regiment fall under my protection ever again!”
Amy ran up the debris, holding her hammer up horizontally and moving it forward, encouraging her new troops to advance. “Come on, come on!”
They quickly ran ahead of her, dodging the laser fire and ducking through windows of opportunity for the enemy to strike.
Amy ran so fast that she bashed herself up against some cover her troops had secured, and watched as some peeked the corner and fired at approaching Eggbots.
“Soldier! Get-!” She saw a stupid son-of-a-gun firing out in the open, and reached over to yank the back of his shirt down by her in the cover. “-Over here! What? You want your mama missing you?” she patted the side of his face but turned to her second in command.
“How many?” She completely shifted back into focus of her main objective.
“The men are alright, not a single one out of action.”
“Good…” Amy spoke under her breath, “And the enemy?”
“Gaining. It’s only a matter of time. We can’t play dodgeball forever.” The 2nd in command teased, but his voice and stern look said otherwise…
He huddled down by her and the soldier she wrangled in sides, and knelt beside her. “I mean no offense, commander. But this is about to get seriously out of hand.”
The two ducked as someone cried out, “Grenade!”
The explosion was brief, and as if on point, the two’s heads were the first to come back up, staring at each other and continuing the conversation once the ringing in their ears all stopped.
“You need to take cover, permanently.” he threw her a bag, “This is communications to the quadrants of Tails, Knuckles, and-”
“I give orders, Colonel!” She threw the bag back at him, making him stop from momentarily turning his back to her and about to continue, but was amazed to hear her talk back. “I know you don’t think war is for a woman..” she held a kind look with that sentence…
“But trust me… if women enter a war- they finish what they start. They don’t know how to quit till it’s gone their way, and they whine and fight enough about it to where you don’t want them to lose a war. We understand each other?”
He held her stare, and shook his head, “No ma’am. But I’m not one to fight with a woman.”
“Exactly.” Her stare was serious and direct.
He seemed to get that point, at least.
Moving out to further direct the team, getting some men together, the 2nd in command started turning on the communicator.
“Yes, is this Sonic’s division? What’s the call for? Heh, well you better tell that hedgehog to get his spiny, blue butt over her and save his stubborn girlfriend. She’s trying to bust through the epicenter. Yeah. You heard me. Nothing wrong with a woman dying in war, but I’m sure that’s not one causality he’d fancy too much. Right. Over and out.” he hung the communication up and smirked, turning back over his shoulder to watch her take down a few stray fighter bots from hurting her men.
“Men fight wars to keep their girls safe. Don’t’cha know?” he then slung the backpack on and picked up a large gun, “Fire in the hole!” he turned and shot out a large missile, ducking and letting the debris fly out around him.
Amy continued the march, but it was only a matter of seconds before people cheered at Sonic gracing the scene with his blue streak through the battlefield.
Amy was holding her own, but looking up, she saw the robotic foot of the large, tanky robot coming down on her.
She had two options, jump and hope she makes it enough out of the shadow’s rim of the foot to live, or keep running to hope and make it.
She started for the running and then jump, but the shadow crept closer over her…
Her eyes widened as in air, she noticed the rim start to skim over her arms…
But then two hands caught her own and she was hoisted out, just as the foot came down, and rolled into more cover.
She coughed at the dust that spiraled around her before feeling a familiar grip around her, and looking up.
His musky smell and deep breathing triggered further familiarity as she looked up, and hugged her true, blue-
“Sonic! I’m so glad you’re alright!”
“Me?” Sonic opened his eyes, still catching some breath from the close call.
His eyes narrowed slightly, “I should be saying the same thing.”
He didn’t look too amused…
She got up slowly, “What do you mean?”
He moved out from under her and looked her over, before speaking once again. “You look war-torn and rent. I thought I asked you to keep your men on the upper levels and rims of the confine? Without you keeping them in, G.U.N can’t secure this territory.” He moved up to his knee, letting his arm rest on it as he spoke a little more factually to her, keeping emotions on the downlow.
“But my troop has entered the main wall. We left a secure bridge for your men to-”
“That wasn’t your priority or mission. Amy… you could get a lot of men killed.” he got up, and offered her his hand. “Come on. I know you don’t like a desk job… but the center of war is no place for someone like you.” he turned his head, trying to show some loving-sterness in his voice.
It didn’t work out so well.
“No place… for someone like me?” in offense, Amy stood up on her own, her eyes narrowing in not understanding.
“Call off your troops to fall back.” Sonic turned to the side, swiping his hand steadily out but not with much force, as if too tried to fight and not willing to be that firm with her. “This is no place for you to-”
“You think I’m trying to prove myself or something? I haven’t lost one single man!” She stepped forward, contenting with him, as he ducked his head down and let some air out from his nose.
“Don’t fight me on this, Amy.”
“What’s to fight? Your rank is equal to mine and I call the shots on my troops.” she folded her arms, before immediately thrusting them down as she grew more and more upset. “You’re purposefully stalling me! I need to get back to leading my men!”
“Colonel has that under hand.” Sonic walked forward and put a hand to her shoulder. “Amy…” he spoke a little more tenderly, but definitely with some desperation for her to stop fighting him. “You’ve got a strong heart, and great intent… but you can’t look death in the eye like this…” he motioned his head down to her eye level, shifting his eyes to each of hers, trying to convince her in the nicest way he could.
What he perceived as logical was only infuriating Amy.
Her ears swiped back, an inaudible growl over her teeth vibrated over the air she let escape through her gritted teeth.
With a glare sharp as knifes, she stomped up to him.
“You may not have a good grip of your own emotions, but mine only enhance my ability to lead! A kind leader with a big heart is stronger than any ruthless dictator! I refuse to abandon my troops because you think I’m too soft!” Amy stormed past him, speaking these words and keeping her head forward with conviction.
He sighed and shook his head, “Don’t do this, Ames..”
“Don’t call me Ames.” she felt him starting to shift, and before he could grab her, she swung herself around.
“I can’t have the luxury of being weak anymore, Sonic!” (Hope it’s okay to change ‘leisure’ to ‘luxury’ >x<)
Sonic caught his tongue, closing his open mouth and suddenly having a shocked look on his face.
He slowly… withdrew his opened hand from reaching for her.
“I know you can’t tell…” She started to grow more emotional, her anger growing to sorrow, “But I’ve changed since that little girl you used to save so much.” she teared up, but refused to think of emotion as weakness. Like some of these men did…
“I don’t need a shield.” she put a hand to the arm that was dropping, as Sonic’s eyes scanned hers and then looked down, feeling conflicted and slightly betrayed by the words he was hearing… “I don’t need a babysitter.” she lightly put her other hand to his cheek, which he turned to be away from her.
“I just need a friend.” she looked tenderly and with love towards him. “I need my hero… to become my friend’s hero… And help them be strong.” she turned her own head to try and see his expression, but he looked so distant… as if each word she spoke…
“I know you’ve grown Amy… but…” he looked down, as if growing timid, and turned his head to face hers again…
He looked at the hand on his arm…
“Not grown.” she confirmed, and with a heavy tone, stated- “Changed.”
Sonic turned away, feeling confused and cheated somehow, though he knew he shouldn’t feel that way..
Amy turned to the man calling to her. “I’m here!”
“Commander!” The soldiers came up to her, and knelt down by her with their guns. “We’ve done it! We’ve got the epicenter! But we’re lost on what do now. Should we pierce through to the other side? Or hold ground for further backup?”
‘They made it?’ Sonic looked surprised as he turned to the Soldier.
Amy smiled, beaming at the news. “And our men?”
“All accounted for. Ma’am!” he saluted her. “The buddy-system surprisingly worked very efficiently, ma’am!”
She nodded, turning away and letting go of Sonic.
He watched as the symbolism took root in his heart… as if each string attached to it was snapping one by one as each finger slid off in painful detachment.
He was held in that feeling while Amy addressed the men further.
She stood proudly, hands to her hips, nodding in triumph and accomplishment. “Yep! That’s how you do it! Having someone looking out for you, and you looking out for them, is actually more proficient then just looking after yourself.”
She grinned widely and turned behind her, as Sonic clenched his fist.., his eyes hidden by shadows…
She closed her eyes and began to speak over her shoulder, “Isn’t that right? Sonic?”
She didn’t hear an answer.
She blinked her eyes open, and frantically looked around… before growing confused and stepped forward into the empty space.
(angst is angsttttty~ obviously, AU.)
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