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After the initial euphoria of the world being saved and not being dead at the hands of a giant water monster had worn off, Amy had a chance to look around, taking in everything that had happened. Upon seeing it all, what she felt was the exact opposite of what she felt a few minutes ago. Now it was dread - dread and just feeling awful in general. The city was completely flooded, and not just ankle deep either, the water was like, five storeys high. It would take them months to clear it all up, but even then there would be issues that would last for years. Plus, it would cost so much to repair and most people didn't have that sort of money, she knew she certainly didn't.

It made her so mad, the injustice of it all. So many people were suffering, they had lost their homes, their loved ones or their lives, and for what? An insane scientist who was doing this all for his personal gain. It was just so wrong.

"We have to help them somehow," A young voice interrupted her thoughts and she turned to face Tails, nodding in agreement. "There could be hundreds of people stranded in those other buildings," He motioned to the structures that miraculously hadn't toppled over, taking a step forward and placing his hands on the safety rail of the bridge they were standing on. He sighed and she could tell that he was struggling to cope with what had happened, just like she was. Eggman had attacked lots of times, but never before had it been on such a large extent. People had died!

"I know," She answered. "There is bound to be a 'clean up the city' initiative in a few hours, but for now something needs to be done. I wonder where Sonic went, we could really use his help," She stared out at the ruined city in front of her, feeling miserable again. Most of the buildings had been knocked down, so at least there weren't that many to go and explore, but that wasn't really a good thing.

Her eyes darted over the skyline and settled on one empty space. There was something familiar about it, but at the same time it was completely unknown and she couldn't really work out why. Had there always been a gap in the city there? She continued to study the area, trying desperately to place why she thought she knew it and to quell the anxiety that was rising. Something bad has happened there.

And then the penny dropped and she felt like she was going to pass out, she knew exactly what it was but had been so preoccupied with everything else that she hadn't even realised... "Tails?" She asked quietly, her voice wavering.

"Yeah?"

"...I live in Station Square,"

That was where her building had been.

She noticed his grip on the rail tighten and he inhaled sharply, his expression twisting into a frown. "Oh my God, Amy,"

"What am I going to do?" She shut her eyes tightly, hoping that when she re-opened them it would all have disappeared, that the whole Chaos incident never even happened. Of course she knew that this wouldn't be the case, but when you're desperate, anything seems feasible. She looked out over the city again, taking a deep breath. The best thing to do was to think about it rationally, perhaps her things hadn't been lost? The building may have fallen over, but everything could still just be sitting there waiting for her to come and collect it all.

Oh, who was she kidding? Everything was gone.

"I don't know," Tails replied, his voice small. Never before had any of them had to deal with something like this. "You can come stay with me until everything is okay again, if you'd like,"

She blinked slowly, letting what he'd just said sink in. And then she was hugging him, her arms squeezing tight around his shoulders. She'd never hugged the kid before, but the offer of giving her somewhere to live and the fact she was just feeling so lost had been too much, and she couldn't help it. At first he straightened up, obviously surprised at the sudden embrace, but after a second or two he relaxed slightly and clung onto her himself.

It was here that Amy realised that Tails was just as scared as she was. He may have put on a brave face and behaved way too grown up for someone his age, but when it really came down to it, he was absolutely petrified. Neither of them had thought that Eggman would cause something this destructive - that even though they had stopped him, hundreds of lives had still been lost and even more people now had no where to live and no jobs. But what was most frightening was that they were right at the centre of it, being directly affected, just like everyone else.

Tails hugged her tighter and she ruffled the fur on his head. He was so young, he shouldn't have to deal with something like this, it wasn't fair. Granted, she wasn't old enough herself, but she was still older than him, so no matter how bad she was feeling or that she had just lost her home, she had to set a good example. She would show him that they had to be strong and help everyone, not just stand there and think about how awful things had become. So she swallowed hard and pushed down the fear in her stomach. It wasn't an easy thing and her head was yelling what will I do? I have nothing left anymore the whole time,but she did it and let go of the kit slowly.

Immediately he retracted, hiding his arms behind his back nervously. "I'm sorry, Amy! I just...it's because...I mean, I thought we were all going to die and now I don't know what to do," He spoke as if he'd offended her, and she thought this odd as she was the one who had hugged him first. "But I shouldn't be complaining, I didn't lose my home," And with those few words, everything bad she'd managed to put out of her mind came crashing back in and she had to take a deep breath to stop herself from breaking down all over again.

Keep it together, he's obviously worried and you don't want to make it worse.

"It's okay...I'm okay," Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the crowds of people who had made it to higher ground or had been on the bridges when the city had begun to flood starting to converge at the lowest point that wasn't underwater. Obviously they were going to organise assistance or something, and considering they were here too, they should probably go join them. She grabbed his hand and squeezed it in reassurance. She may not believe that things were okay, but she could help him believe that. "Come on, Tails, let's go help,"

So at the beginning of Amy's story in SA, she says she lives in Station Square or something. So yeah, wouldn't that mean that her house would have been destroyed too? That's where this came from :)

I'm a little worried this story is hit and miss too, but I seriously couldn't work out what else to write. I hope you enjoyed nonetheless! And originally this was just a story on it's own, but I decided that I didn't really want to clog up my profile with lots of stories, so I just added it to this collection instead :)