A Dozen Years is a Sonic the Hedgehog Web Animation fan series by Deviantart illustrator SonicsChilidog
This story follows Sonic, who returns after 12 years and discovers Amy is being abused by her boyfriend.
Although, Amy keeps it to herself, especially when Sonic attempts to reconcile with her.
This comic has been dubbed by Sonic Fanfiction in two parts
A Dozen Years contains examples of
- After Action Patch Up: Amy tends to Sonic after chasing Earl away when he tried to kills Sonic.
- All Abusers Are Male: Amy's boyfriend Earl regularly beats her over the simplest of things.
- Borrowed Without Permission: Tails wearing Amy's apron, which he apparently didn't ask her for beforehand.
- Crazy Jealous Guy: Sonic becomes worried about Amy being around Earl, who physically abuses her.
- Cock Fight: Sonic and Earl fight over the latter abusing Amy.
- Counter-Attack: Sonic tries to beat up Earl, only to be beaten instead, and nearly shot.
- Don't You Dare Pity Me!: Sonic tries to reconcile with Amy, who pushes him away because of her abusive relationship.
- Every Scar Hasa Story: Sonic having received a scar over his right eye, leaving him half-blind, told Amy a robot scratched him.
- Give Geeksa Chance: Amy sees Tails giving Cream a flower, albeit nervously.
- Hooked Up Afterwards: Amy and Sonic, after the former breaks up with her abusive boyfriend.
- Notin My Backyard: Tails, clad in a pink apron, stops Amy and Sonic arguing in his house.
- Insecure Love Interest: Sonic tells Tails about how he visited Amy during a rainy night.
- Like Goeswith Like: Sonic and Amy being hedgehogs. Earl is also a hedgehog.
- Love Confessor: Sonic tells Tails that he kissed Amy.
- She Is All Grown Up: Cream turns 18 in the beginning.
- The Jailbait Wait: Tails waits until Cream is 18 to admit his feelings for her, due to being 20.
- The Gentlemanorthe Scoundrel: Amy is conflicted between Sonic, her longtime friend that returned after 12 years, and Earl, her abusive boyfriend.
- The Gloves Come Off: Amy, having been abused by Earl, finally fights back against him when he nearly kills Sonic.
- Wrong Assumption:
- Cream thinks Amy is pregnant with the way she was acting around her friends.
- Amy thinks Sonic was staring at her breasts, when he was actually looking at her stomach to see if she was pregnant.
