Well, I had wanted to write out Metals entire origin to explain this picture, but by page 9 and my inability to STOP WITH THE FUCKING DETAILS I decided it would probably be a waste of time. Not many people read the big descriptions, so why bother?

Instead I’ll just give a brief description of what that this picture is about. In the ASADAE world Amy Rose is one of the Dark One’s most trusted warriors. She, along with Sonya are the two the Dark One knew he could rely on to get the job done.

Amys past is complicated and what happened to her with the Dark One didn’t help any matters. She had a relationship with someone from long ago, and this was the key to this pairing.

Metal, the amazing creation of Dr. Ivo Robotnik had been given life and the ability to make his own choices. He was granted the gift of love from two people; Matthew and Amy. Amy was like him, she understood his neglect and his suffering and because of this, and the fact they were both terribly lonely, they became close.

When the day of Knotholes destruction was at hand Amy was away from the village, (as was Matthew and Sonya but that’s beside the point.) Metal was alone in the village and he alone in that group of three suffered the wrath of the Dark One. He saw the oncoming wave of destruction and he tried to flee, but it was too late… all he could do was transform himself back to his robotic form and hope that his powerful metallic form would be able to cope with whatever it was that came down upon them.

He was one of the few who survived, his body was torn to pieces and what was left was simply his robotic head and parts of his torso. He was conscious of the wave of death that came around him but he could do nothing to stop it…

When it was over Metal evaluated the situation. He couldn’t change back into his real hedgehog form without dying (after all, he was a head and a partial torso.) and his repair systems were damaged beyond ..well, repair.

So he laid there, trapped in a limbo. All he could hope for was if someone found him, and helped him.
All he could hope was that the people he cared for were still alive.

He placed himself in a suspend mode to preserve his power and this was the last thing he ever will remember wholly.

It’s undetermined how much time passes before Metals remains are collected by the Dark Ones forces. The resistance against him grows more troublesome and the Dark One seeks more ‘interesting’ methods of removing them. With the discovery of Metals remains comes a potential for another killing machine. Delighted by the idea the Dark One has his uncle begin repairs on the robot.

Charles works tirelessly on salvaging the pieces that remained and finding adequate replacements for those that are long gone. He builds Metal a new body, stronger and larger than his last one, doing the adjustments and modifications his nephew is so insistent on. However, there was no way to determine just how Metal was going to react when activated.

Metals activation was at hand. Charles activated him and Metals systems booted without flaw. His body was accepted by the original head and no conflicts or errors were reported. However, when Metal rose from the table and gazed upon those who stared at him he went berserk.

With a screech the towering robotic hedgehog grabbed hold of a nearby guard and tore him to pieces. Fragments of old orders from Robotnik told him to go after Sonic, and this is what he did. He attacked his way to the Dark One and sent him flying through numerous walls. Enraged by this attack on himself the Dark One countered with powerful magic, but this robotic entity was quick and what did hit him did little. Guards piled him and they ended up pastes of blood and guts all over the walls.

The Dark One seemed disappointed; it would appear that this machine was out of his control. He prepared to unleash a wave of power that was sure to rend it to pieces when Amy made her appearance, in time to stop the machine from bringing itself down on Sonic.

When Metal gazed upon the beautiful, yet deranged girl, something snapped.

Memories; shattered memories of the past flooded him. He remembered Amy, he remembered her. He remembered her kisses, her love, her smiles, her dedication to him and him alone. She stared at him, her hammer raised and ready to protect her Dark Lord. All at once the towering hedgehog knelt down and stared at her, a soft little purr sound could be heard from it.

The Dark One was shocked. Amy, for some reason, appeared to have tamed the beast. What utter luck! He could keep the brute after all; it would just have to be kept in control by Amy. He moved to Amy and touched her cheek, receiving a purr for his effort. Yes, he had control now, because he had control of Amy.

He would pair them together. And they would surely be an indestructible force.


Amy loved the idea of having Metal as a pet. She went so far as to give him a collar and occasionally walk him about with a leash. Metals ability to shift from robotic to real hedgehog still remained, but his body was not entirely altered. Parts of him remained metallic but he didn’t care. So long as Amy was near him, he had no reason to let anything get to him.

Most of his memories were gone, he didn’t remember his siblings or friends (or enemies, which Sonya felt very thankful for), and he didn’t remember Matthew. He only remembered Amy, and he protected her fiercely. Amy was kind to him, gentle and loving even if a bit morbid. The only time she would ever lash out at him is when the Dark One would attempt to punish her, and he would intervene and lash out at her master.

It confused Metal, and he didn’t like it. He didn’t like the way the Dark One treated her, but she seemed to accept it, seemed to enjoy his roughness. The only time he ever hurt her terribly it seemed, is when she would fail in a mission given to her. His mind was simple now, but even he realized that the only way to keep that from happening was to make sure that she would do well in everything she ever did. He ensured this, he ensured that whatever prey he sent them after, they would be caught or killed.

No matter what.


Metal redesign, Darkie, Chuck, etc © Me
Original awesome(r) stuff Sonic Team, Sega, DiC
Lots o’help from lots o’people. Kurisu, Stealthy and Daragon. Thx!