I Don’t Want To Go To The Ball
Chapter 2: What Day Is It?
Disclaimer: I did a thing.
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Shadow stopped a
few feet from Amy Rose’s front porch. Her cottage was small and quaint. And
much to Shadow’s delight, it wasn’t pink anymore. He put Amy on the ground.
“Thank you Shadow!” Amy beamed up at him.
Shadow simply nodded. “I’ll you later Rose.”
“Okay.” Amy waved as Shadow ran off. She skipped up to her
porch and pulled the key out of the flower pot.
“Amy! There you are!” A female cried as she wrapped her arms
around the pink hedgehog. “We were worried!”
Amy EEPed as she
was suddenly pulled back. She turn and saw Sally Acorn hugging her tightly. Amy
wasn’t sure if she wanted to be near Sally. But she was here none-the-less.
“Uh… Hi?” Amy gave a weak wave. “Did I miss something?”
The 25 year old chipmunk brushed her fingers through Amy’s
quills. “Sonic said he upset you. So he gave you alone time, and when he went
back to get you, he couldn’t find you. He’s been running all over looking for
you. Niccole’s been trying to track you through your communicator but you left
it at home. We’ve all been worried sick looking for you.”
Amy arched an eyebrow. Looking for her. She hadn’t been gone
that long, had she? “Where is everyone?”
“Out looking for you.” Sally stated. “Sonic made me stay
here. He said he told you… about us. He didn’t want you to be upset if you saw
me. I’m just glad you’re alright.” Sally hugged Amy to her chest.
Amy just stood there frozen. Sally Acorn was rambling like a
mother who nearly lost her child.
“Amy?” Sally said.
“Yes Sally?” Amy looked up at the chipmunk.
Sally took a step back to look at Amy with her hands on
Amy’s shoulders. “You’re soaking wet!”
Amy looked down and realized that she was indeed soaking
wet. “Yeah.” Amy chuckled as she scratched her cheek with her index finger. A
habit she had picked up from Sonic but never noticed she did.
Sally smiled. “Come on, let’s get you into some dry clothes
before you get sick.”
Amy nodded as she unlocked the door. Amy went to her room to
change as Sally leaned her back against the wall outside.
“So why are you wet Amy?” Sally asked.
“I… kind of fell in a pond.” Amy answered.
“How?” Sally questioned.
“Being clumsy.” Amy answered as she came out in clean
clothes. A pale orange tank top and a pair of black jogging pants.
Sally nodded. “Why were you with Shadow?”
“He went for a run and we ran into each other. He offered to
bring me home and I accepted.” Amy smiled as she walked to the kitchen. She
gave Sally a soda while she drank some vegetable juice.
Sally nodded. “I had Niccole contact the others and tell
them you’re home safe and sound.”
“Thanks.” Amy smiled as she nodded to Niccole as she materialized
in her kitchen. “How are you guys?”
“I’m good.” Sally asked.
“Same here.” Niccole stated. “Are you sure you’re okay?”
“Yeah. I’m fine.” Amy waved her hand. “I’m sorry that I
worried you guys. But I was barely gone a day. You guys know I’ll come home
before nightfall.”
Sally and Niccole became quiet. They stared at Amy in
confusion.
Niccole opened her mouth when the door burst opened.
“Where is she?” Bunnie demanded as she raced inside. She
caught sight of Amy. “Ah mah stars!” She exclaimed as she wrapped her arms
around Amy and hoisted her up.
“Hey Bunnie.” Amy smiled as she was squeezed by the rabbit.
“What’s up?”
“Worried sick about you.” Bunnie stated as she put the pink
hedgehog down. “Where have you been?”
“I just went for a walk. No big deal.” Amy shrugged. “I
wasn’t gone long.”
“Walk?” Bunnie hollered. “You’ve been gone 3 days without a
call because you went for a walk? I doubt that suga. Where were you?” Bunnie
put her hands on her hip as she gave Amy a look of disapprovement.
Amy’s mouth fell open. “Three days?” She repeated. “I
haven’t been gone three day. I’ve only been gone a day.”
Bunnie placed her head on Amy’s forehead. “You don’t feel
like you have a fever. What’s today’s date?”
“It’s Monday, the seventh.” Amy answered as if it was the
most obvious answer in the world.
“Amy,” Niccole spoke, giving the pink hedgehog a concern
look, “It’s Wednesday, the ninth.”
Amy shook her head. “No. It’s the seventh.” Amy stated. She
was sure it was the seventh. Why was Niccole messing with her like this?
“No suga, it’s the ninth.” Bunnie told her. “If you don’t
believe us, go check your cell phone. It’s got that satellite thing and is
always right.”
Amy nodded as she went to get her room. “This had better be
joke.” Amy sang softly as she picked up her phone. She turned on the screen and
swallowed. She numbly walked back to kitchen and plopped down in a chair. Her
hands were shaking as she dropped the phone on the table.
“Hey I’m coming in!” Sonic called as he walked into the
house. He stood in front of the kitchen entrance. He saw Bunnie standing behind
Amy. Sally and Niccole sitting across from her. He also noticed that Amy was
shaking and staring at the table. “Amy?” He called to her as he walked up to
her. Amy didn’t respond. He knelt down to look up at her. Amy’s green eyes were
wide with fear. Sonic clenched his fist. What in the name of Tikal happened to
her? “Amy? Amy? Are you okay?” He tapped her shoulder lightly.
Amy turned to Sonic slowly. “It’s the ninth.” She said in
disbelief.
Sonic tilted his head in confusion before chuckling. “Of
course it’s the ninth Ames.” He rubbed her shoulder as he stood back up. “What
other day would it be?”
Amy stared at her hero with her mouth wide opened. The three
other women exchanged looks.
“Sonic,” Sally began.
“Yeah Sal.” Sonic turned to look at his girlfriend.
“Amy thought it was the seventh a minute ago.” Sally stated.
“She thinks she’s only been gone for a day.”
Sonic blink a few times as this information hit him. He
looked at Amy who seemed like a lost child. Sonic swallowed as he sat down in
the chair beside her. “Amy,” He smiled as Amy looked at him. “When was the last
time that you remember seeing me?”
“It was the seventh. I was chasing you. I wanted to ask you
if you were going to the ball. When I finally caught up and asked. You told me
that you and Sally were dating again. You two are going to the ball together.
It took me a moment to process it. By the time I did, you were gone. So I
decide to go for a walk. I stopped to rest at a pond before walking home.
Shadow was out for a run and spotted me. We talked for a bit and Shadow brought
me home.” Amy recounted what she remember.
Sonic nodded as he thought about what she said. “And to you
it was one day?”
“Yes.” Amy answered.
Sonic nodded as he tried to figure out where a whole day of
Amy’s life went. He stood up. “Would you like to go see Dr. Quack?” Sonic
asked. “Maybe he can figure out why you can’t remember the last 3 days.”
“That’s a good idea.” Sally agreed.
Amy twiddled her
thumbs as she sat on the long grey bench. Dr. Quack had given her a routine
checkup. Amy was okay with that. But he then asked her a lot of questions. Some
were simple questions. Others were confusing. Afterwards, he took blood sample
and left the room. Amy was now left to sit in the room and wait. She looked at
the clock in the room. She had been waiting for 2 hours now.
Dr. Quack looked over the test results. “She doesn’t have a
concussion.” Dr. Quack stated.
“How can you be sure?” Sonic asked as he tapped his foot on
the floor.
“I began scanning Amy as soon as she said it was the
seventh.” Niccole stated. “I found no sign of head trauma.”
“What about any other physical trauma?” Sonic strummed his
fingers on his leg. Amy was like a little sister to him. The idea of not remembering
where she was for a whole day worried him.
“I didn’t see anything physical trauma.” Dr. Quack assured
the hedgehog. “Did anything show up when you scanned her, Niccole?”
“Nothing that could count as physical trauma.” Niccole
stated. “Her feet seem to show signs of walking for a long time. Probably
barefoot.”
Sonic tilted his head. “Walking barefoot?”
“That’s not right.” Sally stated. “Amy was wearing shoes
when Shadow dropped her off.”
“Is it possible that Shadow might know something?” Bunnie
asked.
Sonic turned to the rabbit and narrowed his eyes. It almost
sounded like she was saying Shadow had done something to the pink hedgehog.
Sonic and Shadow might’ve rarely seen eye to eye, but Sonic knew Shadow
wouldn’t hurt Amy. Shadow was always nicer to women and children. “What do you
mean, Bunnie?” Sonic asked, trying to say calm.
“I mean, since Shadow found her. He knows where she was.
Maybe Amy said something about where she had been and didn’t realize it.
Shadow’s smart. He might be able to help us figure out why Amy doesn’t remember
the pass 2 days.” Bunnie answered
“Amy only doesn’t remember yesterday.” Sonic corrected.
“Yes. But she doesn’t remember Monday evening or Wednesday
morning.” Sally explained. “Plus all day Tuesday. That’s as long as two days.”
Sonic nodded. “I’ll go find Shadow.”
Shadow the
Hedgehog arched an eyebrow as he saw a very familiar person outside his
apartment door. Sonic was knocking on the door as quick as he could.
“Come on Shadow! I know you’re home! Open up!” Sonic called.
Shadow sighed as he opened the door. “What are you doing
here, Faker?”
“Can I come in?” Sonic asked.
“If I say no?” Shadow asked.
“I’ll come in anyway.” Sonic answered, putting on serious
face.
Shadow sighed. “Come in.” He stepped aside for the blue hedgehog.
Shadow closed the door. “So why are you knocking on my door? Shouldn’t you be
eating dinner about now?” Shadow looked at the grandfather clock on his wall,
noting that it was 6.
“Where did you find Amy earlier?” Sonic asked.
“Several miles away from here by a lake.” Shadow answered.
“Why? Didn’t you leave her there?”
“No. I left her by the Lake of Rings.” Sonic answered.
Shadow glared at the blue hedgehog. “What are you here for
Sonic?”
“There’s a problem.” Sonic explained. “On Monday, I told Amy
that Sally and I were dating. She seemed upset, so I decided to give her some
space. I left her by the Lake of Rings. The chao were trying to cheer her up
when I left. When I went back two hours later to get her, she was gone. I
looked all over the forest for her. All of the Knothole Freedom Fighters were
looking for her. We didn’t want to freak out too soon. You know, in case Amy
had just wanted to be away from me for a while.” Sonic began pacing the room.
“Then today, you brought her back home. Amy thought today was the seventh until
we told her it was the ninth. Amy doesn’t remember the pass two days.”
“It’s not like Rose to just forget things.” Shadow began
thinking. “Did she hit her head?”
“No. Niccole and Dr. Quack have already looked at her. She’s
perfectly fine, physically.”
Shadow crossed his arms. “Are you here to ask me how I
handled my moments of amnesia?”
“No. I want to know if Amy said or did anything that might
help us figure out what happened to her.” Sonic stated.
Shadow leaned against his couch. “She wasn’t aware how far
away from Knothole she was.” Shadow stated. “I didn’t think much of it. I
figured she got there by following you. She was looking at a magazine full of
ball gowns when I found her.”
“A magazine?” Sonic repeated.
Shadow nodded.
“So what did you two talk about?” Sonic asked.
“We talked about the ball. The Commander has made it a
requirement for me to go.” Shadow stated. Sonic gave him a questioning look.
“It’s to show the people at the peace ball that I want peace. Most people still
don’t trust me because of the ARK.” Sonic nodded, gesturing for the black
hedgehog to continue. “Rose wasn’t sure if she should go because you and Sally
were going. She doesn’t want to do anything stupid at the ball by being clingy
to you.”
“That’s a stupid reason not go! All of the Knothole Freedom
Fighters are going.” Sonic exclaimed.
“I know.” Shadow nodded. “She really wants to go though.”
“And she will. Amy loves dancing.” Sonic shook his head.
“She’ll go if I have to pick her up from her house in her pjs.”
Shadow chuckled, causing Sonic to give him a confused look.
“Relax. Rose is going to the ball.”
“You used logic to convince Amy to go.” Sonic smirked.
Shadow was good at using logic against people.
“No. Rouge said I needed a date to go to the ball with me.
So I asked Rose to come with me.” Shadow stated. “Rose is nice and agreed.”
“Yeah. That sounds like Amy.” Sonic nodded. “You do realize
she’ll probably force you to dance with her at least once, right?”
“I can handle that.” Shadow stated.
Sonic let out a loud laugh. “Can you show me where you found
Amy today?”
Shadow nodded.
Amy crawled into
her bed at 8 o’clock. She had been at the hospital for way to long. She was
still upset that she couldn’t remember where she was the last two days, but she
was too tired to care about it. She would figure it out later. She had 6 days
until the peace ball. She didn’t want to stress herself out because of a memory
lapse. She curled up in her blankets and drifted to sleep.
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