Disclaimer – I don't own the Sonic the Hedgehog characters.

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House

Vacant. Her baby's stare seems vacant. "Sonamy? Sonamy?" Amy gives the babe a gentle shake. When no response is made, she panics. "Sonic!" The shrill scream raises high into the air, shaking the skies like thunder. In moments, a blue blur streaks into the room.

"What is it, Amy? What's wrong?"

Her hand rises to her mouth. She shakes her head. "Our baby," she moans. "Our baby."

Concern creasing his brow, Sonic speeds to the cradle's side and looks in. He gazes at the baby. His eyes sweep from the unmoving chest to the vacant eyes. His frown deepens as he turns to his wife. "Amy…um…what's wrong?"

Amy's hand falls away from her mouth. Disgust filling her, she glares at her husband. Her voice is accusatory as she demands, "You don't know?"

Annoyed by the glare and tone, Sonic steps back from the cradle. "Look, just tell me what's wrong with the thing."

"Thing?" Her voice raises five octaves then lowers. "Sonic, that is our baby, not a thing."

"Yeah, whatever." He crosses his arms and turns away from her. "I'm sick of this."

"Oh yeah? Well I'm sick of you!" She takes out her Piko Hammer and throws it at him.

Sonic skillfully dodges it and glares. "Alright, Amy, if that's the way you want it, I'm out of here." He runs out the door.

Minutes later Tails enters the room and finds Amy a crying mess on the floor. "Um…Amy, is the game over yet?"

Tear streaks marring her once beautiful face are clearly seen as she looks up. "Does it look like it's over Tails?"

Tails sighs. "Amy, I'm tired of being a lamp. At least let me be the kid or something."

She grabs a tissue and wipes away her tears. Composing herself, she stands and goes to her make up table. "We'll discuss that when Sonic gets back."

"Amy, I don't think he's coming back. You know he can only play house for so long."

Unperturbed, Amy starts applying blush…way too much. "Don't be silly. Of course, he's coming back. He just left to pretend to get drunk so that he can pretend to come home in a broken stupor." She applies midnight blue eye shadow to each eyelid and continues talking. "And when he comes back, I'll tell him I want a divorce, and he'll threaten to kill me, and then my ex-lover will rescue me."

Tails leans forward hopefully. "Ex-lover?"

"Yes. My ex-lover, Shadow."

Tails' shoulders droop. "Oh." He looks to his feet. "Well, I'm sick of being the lamp."

Amy chuckles, staring at her grossly applied makeup. "No, you're not. Now pop an Orbit in your mouth and shine that smiling face on the world."