Sonic Runaways

"Where are you taking me, Sonikkuuuu? ^W^!" Amy of the Roses sang to Metal Sonic lovingly. She simply could not differentiate him from the real thing. Metal looked at her, then looked away quickly. He continued on throughout the speedway made up of solidified stardust carried across Little Planet from distant galaxies, using his jet thrusters to fly above the hazardous plants' feasting grounds. "Don't be shy… UMU… You can tell me anything!" Metal Sonic had no mouth, so he did not respond. He could only send raw text to Sonic's mind in this new body, but that was only because of his link with the hedgehog. Nobody else could hear him.

Metal's old body may have been destroyed nearly a year ago, but his software still remained from back then. He was still set on becoming the one true Sonic. He had begun giving names to the places he saw on this planet. Just like Sonic was. He called this place "Stardust Speedway" for instance. He even uploaded the name info to Robotnik, so his lord could easily differentiate the zones upon Little Planet from each other, instead of using a system where he called them R1, R2, R3, and so on for each zone.

"Sonikku! Sonikku! >m

Metal also detected high amounts of affection in Amy's voice. She clearly had a "romantic" (if that was the right word) infatuation with Sonic. And right now, Metal registered that she thought him to be the one she was infatuated with. This gave him an idea. Although love is a state of mind, many people recognize it as "of the heart". If he could grow "love" for Amy, maybe he would come that much closer to becoming Sonic. Sonic loved loving. Even if it was just in the form of short-lived "crushes".

Metal could very well stay with Amy while she was held captive by Lord Robotnik, keep her company and listen to her overwhelming ramblings instead of just keeping watch over her. Maybe keep her all to himself, not letting Sonic OR Robotnik take her away. But this brought him to… a horrible decision. One he would have to make on his own. Abuse the power Lord Robotnik gave him for a petty attempt at becoming Sonic… or go against his little spark of free will and pass up this opportunity to achieve his own goal. The prospect of making this choice seemed daunting, but Metal knew there was no way out of this.

What would Sonic do?

As Metal set Amy down in her new living quarters, he slammed the metal door shut behind him with the press of a button. "Sonikku? What are you doing… \o_O/?" Amy knew through her walk and talk with Sonic that he hated sitting still. So to see him lock himself in there with her was definitely… odd. Metal stared at Amy, finally making his decision. With him being so close to the ground, one of the many nigh-sentient flowers of Little Planet saw its chance to strike Metal. It shot forward, but in an instant, Metal grabbed it by the elongated stem without even looking. Amy gasped.

Metal then tore the flower from its stem, killing it. The stem fell flat on the ground. Metal held the flower towards Amy, dropping it into her right hand. Metal knew that the act of giving flowers to the person who you sought to take the heart of was a common ritual amongst organics. He had seen so many memories of Sonic's that had involved this, but none of them ever played out well for him. He could only set his sights towards the best possible outcome, even if the odds appeared slim.

"Sonikku… 0////0…!" Amy sputtered. "Are you… what… haaaah?!" Metal did not know if she was happy about this, or simply irritated. He detected something different in her tone. Something he couldn't recognize. "I love you too! Sonikku, I am in love with you! Please, let's get married right now and live eternal happy lives together >W

Metal walked forward, and embraced Amy gently. "Sonikku…" Amy sighed, happily. "I've been waiting for this for so long ^^! The cards 0_0… they said I would see you here. So long ago… Please, be with me forever!" Metal nodded. Amy could not see Metal's eyes. They were as cold, dead, and emotionless as ever. Everything was going according to plan. Metal had found… a heart. He had found love.

Correct?