Sonic Forces AU/ One-Shot/ ShadAmy:

          Amy woke up filling a bit dizzy. From what she recognized she was at Rouge's living room and as her sight got clear she noticed Shadow the Hedgehog was tied down to the chair he was currently sitting in. His head down, asleep. She turned her head to the left and saw Sonic sitting with his legs crossed. She turned to her left and there was Rouge, who looked at Shadow with a worried face.

"What's happening?", Amy whispered slowly but this caught the blue and the white's attention. "Oh, Amy dear! You have finally woken up. Good, we are going to need you to help us to calm down Shadow when he wakes up", Rouge said as she noticed that Shadow began to move his head in discomfort.

"Boy, he is going to be so angry when he wakes up", Sonic added. "I am the one who is going to be really mad if you don't tell me what's going on!", Amy was about to lose it. The last thing she remembers was drinking a cup of coffee with Rouge- "HEY, DID YOU DRUG ME!?", Amy stared into Rouge, feeling a little bit betrayed. She wanted to stand up and leave but she found out soon as well that her hands were tied down behind her back.

"Sorry sweetheart, I swear we will explain everything once Shadow wakes up"

"Then, you better start talking before I blow up your house", Shadow had suddenly woke up, red eyes who could kill if they could stare for a second at Rouge then at Sonic.

"Well, how do we start...um you kinda, well used to, kinda, well no, you actually-"

"Ugh, you both are dating for like two years now but somehow you ended up losing all of your memories of you two together.", Rouge cut of Sonic out of pure frustration. Just like the couple, she also had her questions on how the couple came up to be this way.

"I am not in the mood for your jokes Rouge...and Sonic", Amy was done with the situation. She thought at first that this could turn into a funny joke later on in the future, but now they are making things up like Shadow and her dating, yeah that would never happen. This is-

"Bullsh**"

"Bullcrap"

When the words left their mouths Shadow and Amy looked at each other. The second their eyes met, they instantly looked away in disgust.

"This ain't a joke. You guys were dating for two years, very much in love. Heck, Shadow even asked me to be his best man at your wedding", Sonic looked over at Shadow who had an "I can't believe that just came out of your mouth" face. Sonic responded with a "No, yeah you actually said that" face.

"We don't know how it happened. You guys 'broke up' suddenly a week ago and then-"

"Oh yeah, the day you two broke up Shadow showed up at my doorstep crying while holding an empty bottle of vodka", Sonic interrupted Rouge, who had enough of him already. "COULD YOU SHUT UP FOR A SECOND?"

"No"

"What?!"

Rouge was about to stand up and hit Sonic in the face but he suddenly stands up and left the room. He just flew out of the house, leaving the door open and more than anything, leaving the others speechless. "Did that bastard just ditch us?", Shadow was reading to break free and go hunt for Sonic but his hearing skills made him realize that he was coming back with his super speed.

"Ok, listen up", Sonic said as he showed up in the room again, but this time holding up a green Chaos Emerald. "The day Shadow came to my house drunk, he was mumbling stupid things. I couldn't really understand most of the things he was saying but one thing I understood was that he wished they both could forget they dated...somehow, his wish most of been so strong that he triggered the Chaos Emerald I was hiding in my house", Sonic finished and Rouge had also stood up in realization. "Meaning that the only thing he has to do is to wish for them both to remember!",Rouge high five Sonic but their happiness was soon destroyed when they noticed Amy's and Shadow's emotionless faces.

"Yeah, that's not going to happen", Shadow didn't think about it for a second. "Agreed", Amy said as she stood up from her chair as she had successfully freed herself from the ropes tying her down.

"How did you even do that?", Sonic asked her surprised.

"What do you mean?"

"How did you free yourself from the ropes? I tied them pretty tight"

"Oh, that...Someone actually taught me-"

That's when it hit Amy, a very clear memory from the past.

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"I still don't understand why I have to do this, you know I can defend myself", Amy said as she was uncomfortably tied down to her kitchen chair.

"I am aware you can protect yourself, but defending yourself also means to know how to get out of situations you don't want to be in", Shadow sat down in a chair, facing Amy directly. "If you are going to be dating the ultimate life form, then you must know the basics...now concentrate and listen to me"

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"I am leaving", Shadow's voice brought Amy back to reality. He had also broken free from the ropes that were tying him down. He began to walk towards the door and as he opened the door, he heard a soft voice.

"Wait Shadow...Don't leave"

Amy's voice hit him like a truck, and his mind took him to experience a memory from the past.

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"Shadow, don't leave me"

"Amy, you know I have to...I am sorry I am making you go through this", Shadow didn't dare to turn around and face her. The last thing he wished was to see Amy's begging face. He knew that it was hard for her, once a month he had to leave for another gun mission. Sometimes he will end in the hospital and whenever he would wake up, Amy was there.

"I apologize, I know it must be hard for you...I'll understand if one of these days you decided to end our relationship", Shadow said in a clear voice. He finally had the courage to face her, only to find a shocked expression.

"...Don't ever say that! We are in this together...I'll wait for you now and forever"

Damn, he was so in love.

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"Damn it", Shadow whispered as he let go of the door knob's and walked back to his seat. "So, are you going wish to remember?",Sonic asked.

"I don't know if it's for the best...we broke up for a reason. It must have been a really good reason. For me to be in that state as Sonic says...I don't think I want to remember", Shadow stated and looked at Amy.

"I think he is right...Maybe remembering is not the best idea", Amy added.

"You guys don't understand... you two are meant for each other", Sonic said as he took a moment to look at the couple.
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"I don't think we are meant for each other", Amy looked down to the ground confused. She felt a strong hand lift up her chin, making her look straight into Shadow's eyes.

"It doesn't matter if we are not meant for each other...it matters if we want to be with each other"

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"Why did we break up?", Amy asked as she looked at Rouge for answers. "We don't know...the day I went to your house you were crying and told me you broke up with Shadow. But you didn't tell me why", Rouge looked to the floor then to Sonic who added, "Shadow couldn't even say proper sentences the day you two broke up."

"What if we start from the beginning? How about when you two both met? You must remember that", Sonic changed his voice tone and getting into a more positive perspective.

"Space Colony ARK", Shadow answer in a quiet voice in which Amy agreed quietly.

"Alright, Amy what is the first impression you got of Shadow?", Rouge asked.

"Well, I thought he was a very mysterious guy with a dark past and problems. I understood that at first but whenever I tried to talk to him, he will just push me away, insult me and just ignore all my efforts to be his friend. Later I understood that he is just a natural jerk"

"As if you had the best personality. You are temperamental, hot-headed and naive. You only care about Sonic and your only motive in life is to be with him and-", Shadow got interrupted by Sonic who stood up again from his seat in a realization of the truth. "That's it! You both forgot your dating history but your feelings are still there!"

"What do you mean?"

"Amy, the reason Shadow was always mean to you is because he is love with you"

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"You are in love with me? Stop joking around", Amy walked away from Shadow who had told her to meet him. "You always treated me so bad", She added.

"I know, it also baffled me. But I after thinking a lot...I had come to the realization, that my actions were just a facade in order to hide my real feelings towards you...Amy, all of this time...it had always been you"

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"Even right now he is totally in love with you, he was just jealous of Sonic all of this time. He wanted your attention so the only way he could get it was to annoy you all the time"

Rouge brought both hedgehogs back to reality. Little by little, they were starting to be more aware of their situation. Amy took a moment to appreciate Shadow's features, he looked up trying to void eye contact. For some reason, she knew that his feelings were genuine. He was in love with her.

"You tend to talk too much Rouge", Shadow gave the bat a killer look but Rouge didn't show any sign of being afraid.

"So, you really love me?"

"Ever since the ARK"

"If we loved each other so much...then, why did we even break up", Amy questioned but her inquiry was more to herself.

"I am not sure if we should remember...we could start over. If you want", Shadow walked towards Amy, looking straight into her eyes.

"No...there was a reason why we broke up...I want to know why...Shadow if you love me...then please, do this one thing for me", Amy looked at Shadow with pleading eyes and that's when he knew he couldn't refuse. He walked over to Sonic who instantly gave Shadow the Chaos Emerald he was holding. When he grabbed a hold of it, he closed his eyes and made his wish come true.

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Amy never imagined Shadow could be capable of hurting her this much. It pained her in the deepest part of her heart. The imagine of Shadow kissing another girl will never leave her mind. It will haunt her forever, but it right now it wasn't the time to cry. She didn't care at the moment, she only cared to speak her mind. Now that Shadow had come back home, she decided that it was not even worth the fight. She was going to leave and that was the end of it.

"Why the suitcase?", Shadow asked her intrigued, she always told him whenever she would leave town for work but this time she didn't.

"I am leaving", Shadow simply responded as she headed to the door.

"Well, when are you coming back?"

"Never. Shadow, I am never coming back"

"What?", Shadow couldn't process the whole idea. In his mind, there was no home if Amy wasn't with him.

"I am leaving you Shadow! I am breaking up with you"

"But why?"

Amy wanted to tell him, to scream at him, to slap him. But at this point, she was already emotionally tired. She was not having any of his lies anymore. She just wanted to finish this and hopefully, Shadow will end up hating her as well.

"Because I can't keep living with a monster like you! I never loved you, I was just dating you out of pity... but now, I realized that was a huge mistake because every morning I would wake up and see you next to me I feel so...disgusted. Finally, I am aware of that. You are a living weapon made for destruction, you are cold-hearted...and I could never love you"

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As soon as Amy remembered, she walked past Shadow and headed towards the door. Opened it and just left. Rouge looked at Sonic who also looked at her in bafflement. Rouge hurried up and followed Amy, Sonic took the hint to stay and look after Shadow who looked like he could faint in any moment.

Today was going to be a long day.

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Two days passed and Sonic and Rouge had finally some time for themselves to talk about the black and pink couple. They met at MoMo Cafe, Rouge greeted Sonic who waved back at her as he took a sit in front of her.

"So, how's Amy?", Sonic asked her as he took a sip of his coffee.

"Heartbroken, devastated...Never seen her like that but I don't blame her.", Rouge said simply. "How's Shadow?."

"I honestly have no words to describe how bad he is...he is dead. He doesn't want to do anything, No sleeping, no eating, I even get scared sometimes and make sure he is breathing", Sonic didn't want to think about Amy's situation. It pained him to just imagine seeing her in such state, but seeing Shadow in his worst state was also painful to watch. "I honestly can't believe Amy said all of those awful things to Shadow", Sonic added.

"Well, if he had never cheated on Amy, they wouldn't be in this situation in the first place", Rouge knew that this was something they shouldn't be discussing since it wasn't their problem but she wasn't going to let anyone put the blame on Amy.

"What? Shadow never spoke about that...he just said Amy suddenly broke up with her"

"Well, seems like he was too embarrassed to tell you about it"

"Shadow, cheating on Amy?... I don't believe, somethings going on here"

"What do you mean?", Rouge asked intrigued already opening her mind to the countless possibilities.

"Shadow will never cheat on Amy...I may not be best friends with Shadow but I know for a fact that he wouldn't act this way if he didn't love her...Shadow would be incapable of putting Amy in any sort of pain", Sonic said as he put his coffee down and looked at Rouge who was about to speak. "You are right...Also, Shadow is brutally honest...if he had done something wrong he would have admitted it", she added.

"Shadow has made a lot of enemies these past years but whoever that is, he must be aware that Shadow is not someone who can be taken down easily...you have to attack him where it pains him the most...his weakest p-"

Sonic and Rouge looked in shock, figuring out who was behind this but also very scared of the outcome.

"INFINITE!"

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Sonic had only one job to right now. That is to snap Shadow of whatever mental breakdown he is having. Amy could be in danger right now and although Rouge had already made her way to her house, he still was worried about her and their situation. Glad to know that everything was a misunderstanding, but preoccupied for their safety. He arrived at his house and opened the door immediately. The lights were off and Sonic found Shadow laying emotionless in the sofa, staring into the ceiling.

"Alright Shadow, you gotta stand up", Sonic demanded but there was no answer coming from the black hedgehog.

"Come on Shadow, you might be in danger!"

Still no response.

"Amy could be in danger right now while you-"

Sonic didn't even get to finish his sentence as he felt the red striped hedgehog run pass him at super speed, exiting the door.

"Yeah, I should have started by saying that"

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Shadow got as fast as she could to Amy's house. His heart skipped a bit when he saw the front door opened, he was fast to enter the house. He found Rouged laying down on the floor unconscious, and Infinite was standing right there, holding Amy by the neck. She was almost out of breath, but she still managed to whisper his name.

"Well, well, seems like my plan got ruined...your friends figured it before you two...seems like the saying is true...love blinds you", Infinite held Amy's neck with a stronger hold, enjoying every single moment of watching Shadow suffer because of pain inflicted on the pink hedgehog.

"If you put her down right now, I swear I won't break your neck", Shadow told him with a cold stare, in which Infinite could let out a small laugh before releasing Amy's neck. Shadow let out a relieved sigh at the sight of Amy breathing again.

Shadow then felt Sonic's presence into the house ready to assist him.

"It was nice seeing you torture yourself, very satisfying. It was all worth it...and I only needed one clone of you to destroy you...Next time, I'll come with more"

Infinite knew that he would never be capable to defeat Shadow in a one to one fight. A good leader knew when to fight and when to retreat and now he was opting for the second option.

Just like that he disappeared.

Sonic checked on Rouge while Shadow checked on Amy. Rouge had already gained consciousness and Sonic helped her to slowly stand up on her feet. They both looked at each other and then at the couple in front of them. Smiling, they knew that their job there was done as it was time for them to give the couple some alone time. They left the house quietly, knowing that they will know about the details later.

Shadow delicately held Amy in his arms. Amy had tears on her eyes as she began to apologize over and over again.

"I am so sorry Shadow. So sorry, I said such terrible things to you! But the anger got the best of me. I really thought you had cheated on me with someone else. But everything was Infinite's fault. I am sorry for not realizing sooner. For not giving you a chance to explain nor trying to ask for answers", Amy moved in front of him, staring at his beautiful crimson eyes, which were red from trying to not cry.

"You don't have to apologize. I am sorry as well for not trying to find out a way to fix our relationship. I let my own insecurities overtake me and just assumed that everything you said to me was true...but you were just hurt and in pain. I am so sorry I didn't realize that there was something else going on", Shadow hugged Amy who also hugged him back. Not wanting to let go of each other, afraid that if they did, they might never feel each other again.

"I am so sorry Shadow, I will understand if you need time"

Shadow didn't wast any more time and placed a kiss on Amy's lips. He kissed her hands and then her forehead. "I don't need time, the only thing I need is you...Amy, all of this time...

it had always been you"

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A/N: I feel like I could have made a better ending but I don't want to make this any longer. I wish to dedicate this story to @Spikeeeee who gave me this wonderful idea! Thank you so much and I'll work harder to improve my stories~