A lone plane soared the skies, seemingly without a care in the world. The pilot, however, could not say the same. Sonic the Hedgehog was flying his personal biplane, the Tornado, searching for Chaos Emeralds in order to keep them from Eggman's grubby hands. While he was psyched to foil the doctor's plans once again, he had quite a bit more on his mind.
His fight with Amy bothered him. Had he really been that cruel to her? Sure, he'd spurned her and left her behind lots of times, and he had plenty of reason to do so, but he had no idea his behavior hurt her that much. He didn't like being responsible for someone's sadness...not one bit.
Suddenly, a voice crackled from the radio. "Sonic! Sonic, come in! You're stalling! Pull up!!" Waking up from his musing, Sonic realized the voice was right! The Tornado was going down fast! He pulled up on the throttle as hard as he could until the plane soared back up in an upward arc. Exhaling in relief, Sonic maneuvered the Tornado until it was flying level again. Shortly after, Tails appeared, using his special gifts to fly next to the plane.
His fight with Amy bothered him. Had he really been that cruel to her? Sure, he'd spurned her and left her behind lots of times, and he had plenty of reason to do so, but he had no idea his behavior hurt her that much. He didn't like being responsible for someone's sadness...not one bit.
Suddenly, a voice crackled from the radio. "Sonic! Sonic, come in! You're stalling! Pull up!!" Waking up from his musing, Sonic realized the voice was right! The Tornado was going down fast! He pulled up on the throttle as hard as he could until the plane soared back up in an upward arc. Exhaling in relief, Sonic maneuvered the Tornado until it was flying level again. Shortly after, Tails appeared, using his special gifts to fly next to the plane.
"Sonic, what happened?" Tails asked on the two-way radio. "This is not like you at all." Sonic nodded and said, "I know, Tails, I know. I guess I've got a lot on my mind today." That just made the kit even more worried, and he considered what could possibly be bothering his big brother much. Being the smart kid he is, it didn't take long for Tails to figure it out. "It's Amy, isn't it?" Sonic sighed. "Yeah. I guess the argument we had is bugging me more than I thought it would."
Tails nodded. "That's kind of a good thing, isn't it? It shows that you care, if you ask me." Sonic shrugged from the cockpit. "I guess, but I'm still not cool with being a heart-breaker, you know? It makes me feel all guilty and stuff, and that pisses me off. I mean, it's not like I could lie and say that I liked her when I don't. So, I just either ignored her, or cringed and ran. How was I supposed to know she was hurt by it?"
Tails tried to keep from shaking his head. "Like I said, Sonic, you feel bad about this because you care. Besides, you've always been a good friend to her when she wasn't trying to date you, right?" When Sonic nodded, Tails continued, "Then you're not a bad person. You just need to be more aware of her feelings from now on. Not telling her you weren't interested to keep from hurting her was a good gesture, but it was just as harmful. I think finally being straight with her was the best thing you could have done for her as a friend. Now she's been able to move on, you know?"
After a moment, Sonic smiled. "How'd you get so damn smart, little bro?" Tails chuckled humbly, as per his nature. Deciding to tease him a little, Sonic said, "You know, I'm sure Cream would be interested in hearing some of your advice, too." That comment made the kit blush in spite of himself. "I-I-I-I don't know what you mean, Sonic!" Just then, the Tornado started beeping, much to his relief. "Hey, we've found a Chaos Emerald!"
Sonic smirked. "Looks like it, Tails. Go on ahead and I'll find a place to land." The boy flew off and Sonic began to bring the Tornado down. He felt better, but one thing still tugged at his mind. How was he supposed to get Amy's forgiveness? As far as he knew, she hated him now.
'One thing is for sure. Our next meeting won't be a fun one...'
Tails nodded. "That's kind of a good thing, isn't it? It shows that you care, if you ask me." Sonic shrugged from the cockpit. "I guess, but I'm still not cool with being a heart-breaker, you know? It makes me feel all guilty and stuff, and that pisses me off. I mean, it's not like I could lie and say that I liked her when I don't. So, I just either ignored her, or cringed and ran. How was I supposed to know she was hurt by it?"
Tails tried to keep from shaking his head. "Like I said, Sonic, you feel bad about this because you care. Besides, you've always been a good friend to her when she wasn't trying to date you, right?" When Sonic nodded, Tails continued, "Then you're not a bad person. You just need to be more aware of her feelings from now on. Not telling her you weren't interested to keep from hurting her was a good gesture, but it was just as harmful. I think finally being straight with her was the best thing you could have done for her as a friend. Now she's been able to move on, you know?"
After a moment, Sonic smiled. "How'd you get so damn smart, little bro?" Tails chuckled humbly, as per his nature. Deciding to tease him a little, Sonic said, "You know, I'm sure Cream would be interested in hearing some of your advice, too." That comment made the kit blush in spite of himself. "I-I-I-I don't know what you mean, Sonic!" Just then, the Tornado started beeping, much to his relief. "Hey, we've found a Chaos Emerald!"
Sonic smirked. "Looks like it, Tails. Go on ahead and I'll find a place to land." The boy flew off and Sonic began to bring the Tornado down. He felt better, but one thing still tugged at his mind. How was he supposed to get Amy's forgiveness? As far as he knew, she hated him now.
'One thing is for sure. Our next meeting won't be a fun one...'
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