“I wouldn't have moved you without a real purpose, you know.” Anton says, Amy still looking irritated from her current situation.
Anton then leans in close to her, telling her what he wants from her. "Truth is... I want you to be a part of my gang." Amy is stunned, eyes widening in shock.
“WHAT?!” Amy shouts in surprise. Her yell had attracted a few looks from others in the park.
“You were one of the few people who actually had the nerve to talk to me without anybody having to make you. Nobody else has done that for ages!” Anton explains, holding up one hand in defense as Amy is completely stunned.
“And there's something special about you, maybe it's your charisma or gumption. I could use that in my gang. What do you say?” Anton proposed, all the while Amy looking perplexed at him.
Amy then shoves Anton away from her, Anton is looking rather surprised by her strong reaction.
“What do I say? After what you've done to Nicky, you expect me to join your stupid gang?! I would NEVER join your group with a bully like you!”
Amy spat back as she defiantly points at Anton in anger.
Anton just ignores that comment, grabs her hands in a stiff grip.
"Now, you better watch your mouth when you're talkin' to me, Amy. Because I don't offer this lightly. And I’m not the forgivin’ type, either." Anton threatened, he looked at Amy with a smile that really was more of a sneer. His eyes suddenly became intense. Amy was now scared, and Anton had her hands in a tight grip, not letting her go.
Suddenly, in a flash, something swoops in and saves Amy right before the situation could get worse.
"What the...? Where did she go? I just HAD her!"
Anton said is confusion, he looked down at his claws, which were completely empty.
“Hey, Warts!” A voice shouts behind Anton. The shocked face of Anton looking over to the side.
Sonic stands valiantly in front of Amy, pointing one finger at Anton.
"The girl you're looking is right here. Now I’ve got nothing against idle chitchat, but that looked more like a kidnapping.”
Anton stands up from the bench and is looking a little too innocently as if nothing bad was going on between him and Amy. “ Wha-! Pffft, No no no, you got it all wrong! We were just… havin’ a member meeting.”
Amy was now seething with a rage so hot it could probably melt through steel. 'WHAT?! A MEMBER? Acting like I'm a part of his stupid little club with his head being the size of the moon? Why that unforgiving, rude, SLIMY—’
“A meeting? Huh, that's a really funny way of saying ‘holding somebody against their will'.” Sonic said unconvinced.
“Were you two uh...?” Sonic looks back at Amy pointing at her and Anton. Amy shakes her head vigorously.
Anton narrows his eyes, annoyed with Sonic’s snarkiness. “Whatever. Look spiky, if you just give me the girl, we can put this behind us, deal?”
“Hmm, looks like you got it backwards, since your behind seems to be in front of you.”
“You're not gonna make this easy for the rest of us, are you?” Anton asked irritably, walking closer towards Sonic.
“I dunno, you definitely aren't making your gaudy fit easy to stomach for the rest of us.” Sonic retorted, picking his ear as looked completely unphased by Anton.
“Now you better watch yourself, hedgehog, you don’t want to mess with me, because I’ll tear ya in two.”
Anton growled, towering over Sonic, glaring down at him.
“Oh yeah? Well, I'm not afraid of you or your cornbread head!”
Sonic snaps back, standing his ground, smirking right back at Anton in defiance.
Sonic turns his eyes towards Amy, knowing that things are going to get tense. Amy was still awestruck by this strange hedgehog.
“Uh, you better split, this might turn ugly.” Sonic said towards Amy, gesturing his hand backwards for her to move back. Anton meanwhile was shaking in rage.
“You bet it will, punk!” Anton exploded, rearing up to rake at Sonic with his claws.
Chapter 2 || The Call to Action || Pages 21-24