𝙄'𝙢 𝙎𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜...

      Everyone is afraid of ghosts, ghosts and spirits, as everyone knows. However, not everyone can be afraid, for some are suffering and want to find peace in order to leave this world, and some just want to live and roam the earth in order to just fly around the world and do only what they themselves want. Usually ghosts remain on earth and do not fly to heaven or underground, only because they had a lot of unfinished business before their death. However, if they finish these same unfinished business, or vice versa, someone alive helps them with this, either on purpose or by accident, then they will finally be able to leave this world with pleasure. Where did I get all this from, did I make it up or do I know, you ask me? What if I told you that I myself was once one of them? Don't believe me? Then listen carefully!

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      One night I tried to stop Eggman’s next atrocity and his next plan to take over the world. This time he prepared to sit down to meet me. This time, instead of giant robots and cars, he created himself an ordinary suit and jet boots for acceleration. Thus, he began to move faster than me. He even personally came out to fight me. For the first time in my life I had to fight against this fat man with my fists, just like him. I never even expected that Eggman would ever think of going against me, having thought of something like this. Otherwise, I had no other choice and had to fight. Eggman has outdone himself this time compared to me. I tried to fight, but with the help of his new suit and jet boots, he was faster and stronger than me this time. He easily caught up with me, grabbed me, pushed me, hit me and slammed me against the walls and the floor. I honestly tried my best to fight him as best I could, but he easily dealt with me. Then, when I was completely powerless, he grabbed me by the throat and began to choke me until I ran out of oxygen and that’s when I... Died!

***

      I died? Green hedgehogs! Is this really the end?... I couldn't stop the doctor this time... I won't be able to protect this world anymore... I won't see mom, dad, Manic, Sonya anymore... And many of my friends. I didn't even get to do that much in my entire short life. I thought about this then when I walked towards the light in the dark. But suddenly I woke up in the same place at the base. Only the doctor himself was no longer here. At first I even thought that I must have dreamed it. But suddenly, I noticed that I could fly instead of run. And besides, I was even able to walk through one of the columns. Then I realized what had happened to me. I really died. However, my spirit did not fly to heaven, but remained on earth. This scared me and made me happy at the same time. After all, I can take revenge on Dr. Eggman for killing me. The truth is that first I need to somehow return to life. Otherwise, I will continue to pass through objects without being able to pick them up and touch them.

***

      When I returned to the village, everyone there had already started paying for me, having learned about my death. I waved my arms and shouted to them, trying to let them all know that I was alive. However, they neither saw nor heard me. After all, for now I was a spirit. In addition, I heard a couple of gossips say that a certain hedgehog took revenge on the doctor for me and almost killed him herself. This news made me happy. After all, in this case, I won’t have to take revenge myself. Of course I guessed that they were talking about Amy. I even immediately remembered that I promised her not to have a date today. However, I never came because I died. I flew to her home and noticed how she herself was crying and missing me. She held in her arms many toys with me and photographs with frames. If it were up to me, I could hug her to calm her down. However, I could not do this in the form of a spirit. Before leaving, at that moment I accidentally heard her speak by herself as if she knew that I was here and could hear her: — Sonic, I don’t know if you can hear me or if you’re somewhere here. I'm sorry! It's all my fault. If I really thought about you, and not just about myself and our date, which I so forced on you, you would be alive. It's my fault that Eggman killed you. But I took revenge on him for you, I prevented him from capturing our village. I hope this will calm your suffering soul and you will forgive me? Now I realize why you didn't want to be my boyfriend, but just wanted to remain my friend. You were afraid that I might die just like you. Now I understand all this. Sorry it's so late. How I would like to see and hear you at least once and for the last time, so that I know that you, perhaps in the form of a disembodied spirit, are okay, not angry with me and now live calmly in heaven. I was so moved by what I heard that I actually cried. After all, it wasn’t really her fault here. And I was sorry that I couldn’t explain it to her in any way. But suddenly she turned straight to me and asked: — Who's here?...Sonic? — she asked and I stopped crying. I didn’t believe that she still heard my cry: — Amy?...Can you hear me? She looked closely at where I was standing and said: — Yes. She looked even more closely and was still able to see me. — Sonic? — she smiled, still seeing me. — Hello, Amy. — I answer her and stretch out my hands, waiting for her announcement. However, Rose couldn't hug me at all. Her hands just passed right through me. This upset both of us a little. But nevertheless, Amy was still glad to see me. And she cried with joy that I was here with her. I explained to her that I also forgot about her date and again did not come as usual. And he explained how I encountered Eggman and how exactly I died. In addition, I told her that I needed to figure out how to return my bodily shell and return to life. She suggested that maybe Tails could help us. He is very smart and also an inventor, which means he will certainly help us come up with something. However, we decided to do it in the morning, since it was night outside. I decided to stay at Amy's house for now and follow her. I have to admit that being a spirit isn't all that bad. I no longer needed food, hunger, or sleep. The only downside is that I was bored waiting until the morning. There was no one to talk to, at least to pass the time. It even seemed to me that I was now going to die for the second time in the form of a spirit. Stupidly bored. Although I'm already dead. Where else should I die?

***

      The next day, Amy went to visit Tails, who was throwing his drawings in the trash and also missing me. — Hello, Tails. — Hello, Amy. — he answers her. — I don’t have Sonic. He died. — I know. That's why I came to you. I... That is, he needs your help. — He? — he asked her with suspicion. — I know you won't believe this, but... Sonic became a ghost. I saw and heard him last night. But Tails, of course, didn’t believe her and said: — Amy, I understand your obvious fanaticism and love for Sonic. But this is such nonsense?... — Okay. If you don't believe me, let me prove it. Hide your hands behind your back and extend and fold your fingers, and I will guess how much you pointed with your finger behind your back. — Do you want to prove to me that you have become a psychic? — Tails asked, and Amy hit her forehead and said: — Sonic is standing behind you right now. He will look at your fingers and tell me how many fingers you are showing, and I will say out loud what he will tell me. Of course, judging by his rolled eyes, he didn’t believe her, but decided to check. I looked behind him at his fingers and said out loud how many times he was showing his fingers, and Amy repeated after me: — Two, seven, two, three, nine, one, five, two, one, three, ten, seven, two. And then Tails turned to me and looked closely to try to see me. I didn't know if he would really see or hear me, but I had to try. I came closer to his face and said: — Tails, I’m really here. — It's no use, Sonic. He doesn't see or hear you. — the hedgehog told me. However, the fox continued to try to take a closer look and he finally noticed me. He immediately smiled and almost cried with joy. — Sonic, is that really you? — he asked me. I nodded and my brother tried to hug me, but his arms also only went through me. It’s a shame, of course, that no one could hug me. Nevertheless, even Tails was glad to see me at least in the form of a spirit and knows that I am alive. We explained to Tails why we came to him and the fox, of course, didn’t know how to bring me back to life, but he promised that he would come up with something. The main thing is to try to tell the whole village about this, so that everyone won’t cry anymore and will also be calm, knowing that I’m alive. Overall it wasn't difficult. Tails simply told everyone that he was making a machine to resurrect ghosts and give them a bodily shell. If there are ghosts and spirits, then perhaps Sonic himself, that is, I, has become a spirit and can be brought back to life.

***

      I really had to wait a long time. Tails had to spend a long time acquiring new knowledge, knowledge of necromancy, spirits, their calls and other otherworldly concepts. At this time, I had to fly only in the form of a disembodied spirit throughout the village and forest. I won't lie, it was boring. I felt so lonely. I was the only ghost like that... Well, at least I thought then. I don’t know more precisely, are there other ghosts in our world who also had unfinished business before their death and remained on earth? And even if they exist, then why am I the only one in our village? Perhaps it would be more logical if I temporarily went on a trip around the world and found some other ghosts to communicate with them and learn at one time that I was not the only one. However, I didn't want to leave all my friends, as well as my little brother Tails... And especially Amy. Although I must admit that there were advantages to this. At least I could fly through walls into movie theaters and watch some new movies in theaters for free. And I can even re-watch them as much as I want, until the whole day passes until night. And no one will yell at me or force me to buy a ticket or drive me away. At least there is some benefit from the fact that I became a ghost and from the fact that no one sees or hears me. I really still, like Tails and Amy themselves, don’t understand why only they, by some miracle, were still able to see and hear me? Amy believes that perhaps there is some kind of spiritual connection between them and that is why only they see and hear him. And Tails assumed that it was probably because he and Amy strongly believed that I was alive and possibly somewhere near them.

***

      Some months passed and Tails finally created a machine that would revive me. He even developed a special syrup in a certain flask, which would also return my bodily shell. Having installed it in the machine, he activated it. At that time I was inside the machine itself, like a capsule. Tails turned it on and the machine began to work. I even felt myself coming back to life. I saw a white light and felt the unbearable pain that I had to endure. Perhaps this white light and pain is like being born again. The machine worked, the door opened and I touched the floor again and walked out in my new mortal body. All my friends and acquaintances were glad to see me safe and sound again. And Amy even more so. I even admit honestly, I was glad for the first time in my life when she was the first to run up to me and hugged me for the first time. After all, even I could finally feel her again. How I missed her warm hugs. Then, of course, she apologized again and promised not to do this again, although I didn’t complain about it, but on the contrary, for the first time in my life I was happy about it. Even Shadow almost hid his tears. I immediately guessed that he was also worried about me and was glad that I had returned to life. Only Eggman himself was angry when he learned about my resurrection and threatened that he would definitely return and destroy both me and Amy herself. Well. We, together with her, will eagerly await his return in order to get even with him again. This is my story of how I suddenly became a ghost and back into a living hedgehog. I was probably even lucky that I became a ghost after death and that Tails helped me come back to life. And in everything, I want to thank Amy that I promised her to come on the next date, but I never came, having forgotten. It turns out that by doing so she even saved me and helped me stay on earth. But I’ll still give you advice, grandparents! If you suddenly die and you still have unfinished business, then of course you don’t have to despair. After all, you may now live forever on earth. Well, at least until the Sun grows larger and life on the planet ends sooner or later. But nevertheless, no one will bother you and you can do whatever you want. For example, you can fly to cinemas for free. But make sure that you will be bored, for you will no longer need food, drink, want and sleep. And you will be bored in the same place. Therefore, from time to time, perhaps immigrate to other cities. If you're lucky, you'll find and meet another ghost with whom you won't be bored talking and sharing your life. But still, do not leave your loved ones and relatives. Stay with them and keep an eye on them to at least make sure that they will be okay and that they won't be lost without you, but at least they will never forget you.