Fandom A Rose And A Thorn (Shadow x Amy)

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

Shadow blushed deeply and felt Amy's foot against his leg. "Well, with war over, I figured I could find some peace and time to be what Marie wanted me to be. The opposite of a loner." He said.

((I'm bringing Vex into this next post))

 

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"You want to make friends," Amy smiled, "I'm happy for you, Shadow. I..." she stroked his hand, even as her ankle stroked his leg a little, "I want to help you with that."

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

"Really? You want to help me?" Shadow asked, smiling back, "Thank you, Amy." He chuckled a little but continued to hold her hand.


A jackal was headed towards Mystic Jungle, knowing of the past and remembering that before Sonic was defeated by his cousin, Shadow made a pit stop here outside the lab and was encountered by Infinite. Vex scowled and landed on the boulder as he looked onward to the closed doors.

 

[Breech Loader]

When had they managed to grow so close? Amy looked at Shadow's hand. She loved SOnic - or at least she was pretty sure she did. Shadow was a friend at most, right? Really, he was only here because Sonic wasn't. So why did his words resonate so well with her, "I... I think I might be glad Sonic didn't show up tonight," she told him.

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

"Come on.....we have to finish the meal before it gets cold. I don't want you on an empty stomach." Shadow told Amy and slowly let go of her hand then started to eat.

 

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Amy just laughed and ate with him. The food really was delicious, but she couldn't help be keep glancing up at Shadow too.

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

Shadow kept eating and looked up at Amy. He paused and tilted his head slowly. "What? Do I have something on my face?" He asked.

 

[Breech Loader]

"No, I... I just can't..." Amy found her cheeks flushing, realising he'd caught her looking, "It's not you. And it's not important..." After all, she did love Sonic, right? He'd not come with her on this date but this would be the last time, right? In her heart, she knew it wouldn't.

(Do you want to do something with Vex?)

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

Shadow noticed her flush and chuckled. "Do you remember the first time we met? All those years ago?" He asked. He knew he remembered but Shadow wanted to be sure Amy did too.

(Yeah...I was waiting for a Silver opening some sort of dimension portal and bringing Blaze back.)

 

[Breech Loader]

"Of course I do!" Amy blushed at her enthusiasm, "I mean... I guess so... I was looking for Sonic on Prison Island, and I mistook you for him. I just ran up and gave you a big hug..." she giggled a little, "And you turned around and gave me that bad-boy smile of yours."

~~~

Over at Mystic Jungle, a glowing portal opened, and landed about thirty feet away from vex. A purple feline almost fell through.

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

Shadow laughed. "Bad-boy smile? I know I smiled but I didn't know it was one like that." He told Amy, grinning at the pink hedgehog.


Vex fiddled with the Phantom Ruby below his chin. He nodded slowly then a grin appeared as he fiddled with the same helmet Infinite wore. He looked over and thought he saw something appear then shook his head. "Just the night addling my mind."

 

[Breech Loader]

"It's like this little sideways, 'hey, I see what you did there' thing," Amy told him, "It's probably just me. I mean, I was scared. Jeez, Eggman even had a gun to my head! But I guess now it's funny... apart from the having a gun to my head part."

~~~

Blaze shook herself off. In the Sol dimension, a thief had come for the Sol Emeralds, which it was her task to guard. And to get rid of her, rather than killing her, they had pushed her through a portal. They would regret letting her live.... Still, she now had to find a way home as fast as possible. It shouldn't be too hard... the problem was learning where on Mobius she'd come out.

She looked up and spotted the Jackal. Well, asking him was as good an option as any. She strode up to him, "Excuse me, Sir..."

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

"That's when Tails came in and saved you. He's a clever little fox, I'll give him that." Shadow chuckled then tapped Amy's hand thoughtfully.


Vex jumped and turned to Blaze. He tilted his head slightly, never seeing her before. "Yes.....What can I help you with?" The jackal asked, the Phantom Ruby giving off a slight hum as he started to levitate.

 

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"Yes, he's grown up quite a bit, these past six years," Amy agreed, "Shadow..." she hesitated, "What did you think, when you first saw me?"

~~~

Blaze gave the Jackal a stiff smile, "I need to know where I am... I need to get to Station Square."

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

"When I first saw you? Well....that's a tough thing to say. I couldn't tell what was going on in my head. Maybe confusion? Excitement? Happiness? Not sure. I will say this, however. You were the cutest being I've seen since being on Earth." Shadow responded.

"Station Square? You are a long ways from there. You're in Mystic Jungle right now." Vex responded, "Why do you need to go to Station Square anyway?"

 

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"Aw, me, cute?" Amy took a bite of her food. Well, sure, she knew people said that about her. She kind of wished they didn't. It made her feel like they thought she was a little girl and she didn't know what to say to it, "Seriously, I jumped on you, and you felt happy?"

~~~

"I appear to have... misplaced myself," Blaze told the strange Jackal, "I need to find some familiar faces to assist me."

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

"Well, yeah. I was confused with Earth customs at the time. I never really hugged anyone back." Shadow said to Amy quietly, "I still remember the screams that beast gave off when Sonic and I fought it. That was the first time I went Super."

"Really? And who would those familiar faces be?" Vex asked curiously, "Hold on. It's tough talking to you with this thing on." He sighed then took off the helmet and shook his 3 head spines quickly.

 

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"That must have been chilling," Amy replied.

~~~

"I don't know your name," Blaze kept her voice level, "YOu don't know mine. I just need to know where I am and which direction Station Square is in."

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

"You mean you've never transformed before?" Shadow asked, surprised.

"Well, I already told you. You're in Mystic Jungle and as for Station Square....you're a long ways from it. I don't know how to get to it from here." The Jackal responded, "As for my name.....it's Vex."

 

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"Into a Superform?" Amy shook her head, "No. Some people say everybody has a Super Form, others that you need Chaos Sensitivity... I don't know if I have one. I have my Piko Piko hammer; that's enough for me!" she smiled.

~~~

"Vex..." Blaze considered things, "My name is Blaze. Princess Blaze, Guardian of the Sol Emeralds. I require assistance to get home. And that could be difficult..." she looked at the gem he held, curious, "What is that? It radiates some kind of energy..."

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

"Oh right. I remember seeing that when Metal Sonic tried to take over the world." Shadow responded, "You won't need a super form when you have that strong weapon." He nodded.

"Princess? Sol Emeralds? That seems....insane...and this gem? It's just a trinket." Vex lied, trying to hide the Phantom Ruby's true reason.

 

[Breech Loader]

Amy smiled, "I agree," she told him, "But still, after you beat that Biolizard... To be woken up with no memory of who you are... that must have been horrible. I know I would have been terrified."

~~~

Blaze laughed without humour, "Whatever you say," she told him. "That gem's energy may be unfamiliar to me... but I can still sense it. As for the rest of your doubt, since the Sol Emeralds are safe in my dimension - albeit in the paws of a filthy traitor to the crown - I don't expect this will persuade you..." She waved her hand, and fire danced in the palm of it.

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

"Yeah. It was very horrible. I did not like it one bit....then I gained new memories, however." Shadow responded.

"It would make sense. I've never seen you before...but...you seem to be strong. As for your abilities, I can stop that." Vex said then the Phantom Ruby hummed loudly as he expanded a red aura, creating a distorted area that surrounded him and Blaze.

 

[Breech Loader]

"I understand," Amy told him, "I hope these ones are good enough to remember." She looked aside, "I... I was a runaway," she murmured, "When I was little, there was nothing I loved more than the arcane. I could read Tarot cars. I could cast stones, and read the runes. My whole town thought I was weird, but I was so often right... not always, not the way I thought I was, but so often... But the one thing you can never do, is tell your own future. So when I was eight, I went to the fair with my mama and papa. I begged and begged to have my fortune taken, and they let me. The fortune teller read my palm, and told me I would meet my true love on the Little Planet. The planet that shows up just once a month. I wanted to go there for my birthday, but my mama and papa said no, it was too dangerous. So I ran away. I met Sonic there... he saved the planet from Robotnik, even though nobody would ever remember it. But being on that planet changed history. My history. When I came home, my mama and papa were nowhere to be found. They'd never even met. I... existed. I had to exist. But in a world where I'd never been born. Nobody knew who I was. I had no family. I only had Sonic."

She sniffed, "I suppose that's why I've loved Sonic for so long. I didn't want for it to have been for nothing..."

~~~

Blaze looked at the glow. And her powers were unaffected.

"My powers are not granted by Chaos, or the Sol Emeralds," she told him, "They are my birthright, as a princess and a guardian. You cannot take them any more than you can take my soul, for it too is ablaze."

She waved her paw. The flames formed into a rapier, and she glared at him.

"And the only reason you'd try, is if you planned to turn on me."

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

Shadow nodded then got up from where he was sitting and sat down next to Amy. He looked at her for a moment then hugged her. It was an awkward one, at that but he tried to comfort her.

"Now....why would I try and betray you? You seem far too powerful. I would hate to see your power diminish." Vex responded, landing back on the ground. He was roughly the same height as Blaze but he chuckled. "Name one person from this dimension that you know."