Author's note – The chapter has been coming up for a long time. We've witnessed Sonic getting better physically but we're never quite sure what impact the truth might have on him. Hope you enjoy it!

Allybee x

Chapter 26

Revelation

Mobius was home. Not one particular place - always the entire planet. Every zone had something about it that made it special. The Mystic Caves sore on the eyes a mask of darkness and dangerous lights. Labyrinth had its carved gargoyles of stone and chilling waters. Diamond Dust twinkled in the hazy sun, hard ice and fluffy snow kicked away with the heel of a red and white shoe. In space fighting Robotnik there was one thing that always made him smile and spurred him on. Looking down at that green and blue planet was awesome.

Something had gone wrong a while back that had left a gap between Sonic and the planet. There was a great rift, he had become separated from it and the loss which he'd felt was deep. His perception of home had changed from the world to…he couldn't remember. All that didn't matter anymore. He'd heard Amy.

It had been so long since he'd last heard her voice. He'd forgotten what a hearty and cheerful sound it was. It sang through the air stopping the silence and filling the empty space. There was warmth and gentleness in that voice that had always reassured him. He couldn't understand why hearing it now was threatening to overwhelm him. He was home, why did this feel so…important? There was a stinging in his throat, it tightened more and more. His breath was short and rasping as if there was not enough air in the room. Even if he managed to breathe he couldn't find the words to follow up what he had just said.

As Sonic shook his head violently he became aware that his right hand was shaking. He looked towards it and saw that he was holding tightly onto a gloved hand and pink wrist. He let go, looked up and then watched in shock as the pink hedgehog toppled backwards towards the floor. She smacked the back of her head against the hard surface and immediately he sprang up by her side. But she screamed and kicked back at him. Sonic knew his voice was rising, but Amy was not in a normal state of mind. He desperately wanted to hold Ames in his arms – calm her down somehow. Both voices fought against each other he reached out for his lover, but Amy squirmed away from him and kept looking towards the other hedgehog. The yellow hedgehog jumped onto his back, forcing him to the ground. In the madness a buzzer was pressed with its shrill piercing whine filling the entire room.

Sonic cursed at the yellow hedgehog and swung around in large circles. Summer came loose and crashed into the old treadmill sending large pieces of metal and bolts flying in several directions. He turned back towards Amy arms wide open trying to explain. All he wanted to say was that everything was going to be alright. In response she pressed her body further and further into the corner - a pale and frightened creature. Sonic had never experienced anyone reacting to him in this way. What on Mobius was going on?

A sharp pain exploded on the back of his head. Sonic could feel his anger growing stronger and wilder inside him. He twisted around to see the interfering yellow hedgehog holding a bent metal bar. He couldn't understand why she wouldn't leave them alone. If he could just scare the kid off for a few minutes he might have the chance to make things right. With his face alight with outrage he spoke to Summer,

"You need to leave now… try and keep me from Amy and you'll regret it!"

Instead the female hedgehog propelled herself into Sonic and both hedgehogs crashed through the wall.

Dust and debris littered the corridor, Sonic spat out some wall plaster in disgust. His head was bleeding alongside a thumping headache. The look on Amy's face haunted him what had happened to her? There was a creeping unease filling every fibre of his being. So many unanswered questions, he just wanted some time to think. Suddenly there was a scream and Sonic saw the girl come at him again with another bar held high in the air.

"She's not Amy Rose you know. If you don't quit now am not gonna back down!" Summer panted as she ran toward him.

Sonic snarled at Summer his whole body beginning to pulse and glow, he knew there was no going back. Eyes were turning blood red and staring coldly through steely slits. "You're right," he said. "That's not Ames in there. What have you done?!"

He missed the attack quite easily stepping to the side and watched as his opponent spiralled out of control and tripped over their own two feet. Within the next second he was behind casting a dark shadow over Summer.

"Get me 12 of Haloperidol," the nurse cried. "We have to take him down!"

"Drugs?" Sonic looked from the nurses to Summer. "Is this some kind of hospital?"

Summer didn't say anything she was both terrified and fascinated by the way the hedgehog's body was changing colour and shape. Was this the super form that Shadow Sensei had been talking about? She had read that in times of great stress a person could change form without the Chaos Emeralds.

"I get it, "Sonic continued. "You've pumped her so full of meds that she's forgotten who her friends are. That's right, at headquarters there were traitors… that was how the information was getting out. Why the missions were failing but we couldn't prove anything. Robotnik was everywhere because he was everywhere. Of course it wasn't my fault…they were killed by their own," he looked to Summer a hint of green shining within the red. She could only stare back with confusion these were random mumblings.

"How could they turn on their own people like that?" he asked her sadly. "I am the leader but it's not working. I can't fight everyone kid…"

Suddenly there was a stinging pain in his right arm and a great roar echoed through the halls. Sonic glared at the nurse and turned to make a charge but before he bolted off, Shadow appeared with Amy in his arms.

He stood shielding the nurse and with an unwavering stare continued to keep Sonic within his sights.

"Sonic, this is not Amy Rose the hedgehog. What these people say is scientific fact, listen to them."

The noise became distorted. The alarm faded into the background and the shouts of medical staff. The only thing Sonic could hear was the thumping of his own heart. He couldn't believe what he observed; Amy clinging to Shadow so tightly, her nose brushing against the white fur of his chest with cheeks burning scarlet red. Was Amy with him now? Sonic wondered. The thought blew another fuse, jealously flooding into his veins like a torrent.

"Was this what it was all about?" he snarled. "The fear of me because of him?"

Rosie knew who this was directed to and could do nothing to stop it. What had began as a steady drip of emotions from her father was developing into an uncontrollable tide. She held onto Shadow tighter still weathering the storm, "He's telling the truth," she spoke out.

"I gave everything I had to get back. I wanted to see you.. I was away on a mission…and you betrayed me!" Rosie blinked back tears. She could see the hurt and pain bubbling from the hedgehog that stood before her.

There was a steady and assertive tone to Shadow's voice, "What you say is incorrect 16 years have elapsed since you last set foot in Freedom Headquarters. Amy Rose died while you were captured and held prisoner on Robotnik's Sky Base sixteen years ago."

"FAKER, YOU LIE!" Sonic screamed in stark denial. The noises had returned they were too loud he had to get away before the torment consumed him. He looked at his arms and watched them turning yellow

"You are in error Sonic hedgehog. The facts I have told you are the truth. Medical records will prove that this hedgehog is in fact Rosie, your daughter."

Sonic looked from Shadow to Rosie and didn't know what to believe. He'd had the most horrific flashbacks which were more than simple nightmares. Memories he'd locked away began to open and he clamped his head with both hands. Which was worse – to believe that Amy was dead or to believe that Amy had betrayed him? He swallowed hard and gnashed his teeth.

At this there was a bright flash of light and Sonic leapt into the air. The last of his royal blue quills rippled and changed becoming sharper and upturned. His skin became a yellow as glorious as the sun and once the transformation was complete he sped away from the infirmary leaving the doors swinging violently on their hinges.