Me:Another story but this time its going to be a chapter long.
Cream:Aww... I thought it was longer than that.
Shadow:Yeah... how I am going to show my Ultimate power in one chapter?
Me:One..you're not in this... and two.. that's just sad.
Sonic:HA Ha! Shadow's gonna miss out!
Tails:Shouldn't you tell him?
Sonic:Tell me what?
Me:Well…*Leans over and whispers in his ear*
Sonic:Wait WHAT? Why are you doing this to me?
Me:You love Tails like family right?
Sonic:Well yeah but-
Me:No 'buts' you're doing this and you're gonna like it!
Sonic:Hmmph
Shadow:Oh stop whining it Faker! It can't be that bad.
Sonic:Says you! At least you don't have to Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert!
Shadow:What the-what's wrong with the Faker?
Tails:Sonicthehedgehoglover2 didn't tell the readers what was going to happen so-
Cream:Whenever Mister Sonic tries to say something about the story... he makes a funny noise?
Me:Well... whenever anyone actually tries to say what's going to happen my spoiler alert goes off.
Shadow:Well can I know what's going to happen?
Me:No
Shadow:And why not?
Me:You'll just find someway to get around my rule.
Shadow:No I promise I won't try to talk my way around the rule.
Me:Fine…*whispers in Shadow's ear*
Shadow:Wow... didn't know Faker had it in him!*writes the spoiler on a piece of paper and holds it up*'This story is about- Paper Spoiler Alert!Paper Spoiler Alert!'
Shadow:What the heck?Why do you have a Paper Spoiler Alert?
Me:Because I'm not dense like you Shadow!
Shadow:Why you... Emo Big Mouth Alert!
Sonic:You have a Emo Alert?And you didn't use it all this time?
Me:Yeah! Anyway Cream please do the reviews.
Cream:Okay... this story since this isn't exactly a spoiler... is a Sonic and Tails brotherly relationship nothing more and nothing less... Now Que the story!
Me:Yeah…. I'm not mad when she does it!
Inside Tails's Dreams
Tails and Cosmo sat next to each other on top of grassy hill, watching the beautiful setting sun on one of the most famous planets in the galaxy. Cosmo smiled at the sight before scooting closer to Tails.
"Oh Tails... I love it that you and your friends are trying your best to help me defeat the Metreax and save the universe."Sighed Cosmo happily, laying a delicate hand on Tails's hand.
"It was no problem Cosmo! I love to help others in danger...especially you."Replied Tails dreamily, staring dreamily into Cosmo's eyes.
"You're eyes are beautiful Cosmo."
"Thank you Tails."Thanked Cosmo, raising her hand and rubbing Tails's cheek before the both of them began to lean towards each other...
'Boom!'
"Huh?"Went Tails as he and Cosmo looked around before staring back into each other's eyes."Where were we?"
Cosmo smiled at Tails before she leaned towards Tails once again when...'Boom!'
"Hmm?"Mumbled Tails, opening his eyes only to discover himself a few inches from lip-locking it with his white pillow."Oh wow I'm glad Sonic and Knuckles didn't catch me like last time."
Flashback
Sonic and Knuckles were forced to wake up Tails for breakfast a few weeks ago on the Blue Typhoon…
"She could of at least said please!"Mumbled Knuckles, nursing a large bump on top of his head.
"It was kinda of your fault for screaming at her."Said Sonic, also rubbing a bruise that had appeared on his arm from a certain hammer."And dragging me into it!"
During that same morning Amy had kindly asked Knuckles to wake up Tails for breakfast which Knuckles decided to also 'kindly' reply to. And by 'kindly' reply, I mean he yelled that he didn't want to it since he had better things to do like checking up on the Master Emerald! So... Knuckles ended up getting clobbered onto the head by Amy's Piko Hammer. Sonic tried to intervene or should I say Knuckles decided to point at Sonic who was laughing his butt off and said he should do it which caused the both of them to end up arguing. Then... Knuckles tricked Sonic into saying Amy was too lazy to wake up Tails herself and the both of them ended up getting whacked by her hammer. Both boys didn't want to face anymore of her fury and gladly nodded their heads when Amy suggested that both of them should wake up Tails and if they don't want to... they can come talk straight to her… (or should I say her hammer!) Long story short they both ended up walking down the corridor.
Anyway Knuckles had started trying to convince Sonic that it was both his and Amy's fault for what happened.
"If Amy would of just went and woken up Tails up by herself none of this would've happened! And you Sonic! If you hadn't been playing bystander you wouldn't have ended up with that bruise on your shoulder!"Exclaimed Knuckles, pointing angrily at Sonic.
Sonic rolled his eyes and knocked on Tails's door."I'm pretty sure I would've been fine if it wasn't for the fact that a certain Knucklehead decided to pull me in."
Knuckles looked ready to rant when... Sonic threw his hand over his mouth."Mpht?"
"Shh!"Went Sonic, putting his other hand to his lip. Knuckles growled at him before pushing the hedgehog's hand off his mouth.
"You look really beautiful Cosmo."Mumbled a muffled voice through Tails's locked door as both Sonic and Knuckles gave each other a knowing smirk.
"Video camera?"
"In my room."Said Sonic, with a large smirk.
Knuckles nodded before rushing off to retrieve the camera.
Flashback Over
Long story short that day Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails never showed up for breakfast.
Anyway... Tails pushed his sticky bangs off his face before unraveling the mess of blankets that were tangled around his legs.'Boom!'
"There it is again!"Exclaimed Tails as he walked slowly towards the door before pressing the button that opens it.
Tails stared outside his door carefully then tiptoed out quietly until... Tails put his hand to his mouth and let out a loud yawn.
"... Ahh!"Went Tails before putting his hand down;slightly embarrassed that he practically let whoever was making the noise know he was there. Tails waited for his eyes to adjust to the dark corridor before walking slowly down it.
To tell you the truth, Tails was confused and a second away from turning around and going straight back to his room. He was pretty sure that the sound he heard by now was just something in his dream but... it was just too realistic to be in his dream. Especially since it sounded like it just came from outside his door. But if the sound really did come from outside then... where was Sonic and the others? The thing about Tails was that he was what some call a heavy sleeper. Like one time the ship was under attack by Eggman and Tails didn't even notice till an explosion hit the side of the ship and caused it to tilt to the side, causing Tails to wake up after hitting the ground. Anyway if a sound like that woke Tails up than Sonic should've woken up a long time ago since he was known to have the some of the most sensitive ears on the ship.
"I swore I heard-"'Boom!'
Tails jumped at the sudden sound that appeared behind him before spinning around, searching for the cause behind the noise."Who's there!"
"Ah ha!"Tails turned around when he saw a black figure emerge from the side of his vision, only to be disappointed when he saw nothing.
"Sonic? Sonic are you there?"Questioned Tails as he continued walking down the corridor, trying to ignore the strong feeling to run back to his room and cover up underneath his blanket.
"Sonic! If that's you it isn't funny!"Yelled Tails, rubbing his arms subconsciously as if the room suddenly grew colder."You and Knuckles better not be pranking me!"
The dark figure appeared to the right of Tails, causing him to stop and stare."Who are you?"Whispered Tails as the figure disappeared once again.
"Ok, I got to be dreaming."Said Tails, pinching his arm only to realize that nothing changed."No... if its not a dream... than its real!"
"You're right Fox... its not a dream... but instead you're worst nightmare!"Hissed a malicious, icy voice that echoed around the corridor.
Tails froze, his eyes wide with fright."Where are you?"Asked Tails before he felt a wind brush of against his face.
"You'll see me soon."Purred the voice, this time closer to Tails's ear.
"What do you-"Began Tails before a black blur grabbed him with their cold hands and slammed him painfully into the metal wall. Tails groaned lightly and he closed his eyes as he tried to persuade the white stars that swam in his vision to disappear.
"Nice meeting you again Fox."Said the voice, prompting Tails opened his eyes only to see... the Metarex Leader, Dark Oak!
"W-what do y-you want?"Stuttered Tails, trying to wiggle out of Dark Oak's tight grip on his body.
"What do I want? I want to rule the universe. I want conquer all the planets by stealing all the Planet Eggs... but most of all I want to get rid of you and your friends... especially that blue blur."Hissed Dark Oak, his cold voice making Tails shiver. That and the feeling of blood gathering at the back of his head.
"W-why…" Mumbled Tails, his mind starting to spin due to a terrible margaine that was starting to develop.
"For my people of course! Besides there were times when rivals fought over power on other planets and sometimes conquer those planets just to get that power... like they did to us! What I think... no, KNOW is that if we had one person leading the entire universe, there would be no fights for power. Because I would be the only one with power! But the only way to do that is to have no one intervening!"Exclaimed Dark Oak, his grip tightening on Tails causing the circulation in the fox's arms to pause.
"W-what do I-I have to d-do with this?"Stammered Tails, his heart hammering in his chest like a drum. He swore he could see Dark Oak literally smirking underneath his mask.
"You mustn't have been listening, Fox! I want to get rid of you and your friends, especially your blue friend the main nuisance! And thanks to some outside help, I found out how to get rid of two birds with one stone!"Yelled Dark Oak as Tails began to get nervous.
"H-how?"Asked Tails even though he already knew the answer.
"Simple you two-tailed freak! I've inquired information that you and that blue idiot are close... closer than the others... almost like brothers! And how do I get rid of you two birds? It's all simple really... your brother would be lost in anger and despair if anything happened to you am I correct?"Asked the leader. In reply, Tails only stared at Dark Oak with a frightened look before the Metreax leader decided to accept the silence as a 'yes'.
"Anyway the blue idiot would be too lost and worried for his fallen brother to even fight. While you would be too injured to be the 'captain' of the ship causing it and the others to be vulnerable for attack!"Yelled Dark Oak, chuckling underneath his breath.
Tails shivered and felt a mixture of blood and sweat dribble down his back."Y-you won't get away with t-this! Sonic'll stop y-you!"
"Bravery will get you nowhere besides the 'fastest thing alive' isn't even here to stop me from harming you! Some brother you have!"Laughed Dark Oak evily, causing Tails to shake underneath his grip.
"SON-ack!"Started Tails until Dark Oak placed his clawed hand tightly at his throat.
"Uh, uh we don't want your brother to come to the rescue at the last minute now do we?"Whispered Dark Oak in Tails's ear, allowing the pressure on the fox's throat to increase.
"Please don't…" Murmured Tails weakly, black spots appearing in his vision as his oxygen supply started to become cut off.
"Now to finish you off! Say goodnight Fox-boy."Exclaimed Dark Oak, his claws extended in length before he began to swipe towards Tails.
'This is it Tails!' Thought Tails, closing his eyes and waited for the final hit.
Suddenly, Tails felt a strong rush of wind which at first he thought was the Metarex leader's claws. But when a few seconds passed, a gasp of shock came from Dark Oak, and the grip on him fell away allowing him to weakly fall to the floor, he decided to risk a peek. When Tails he opened his eyes... he wished he never did. Right in front of Tails with his arms held out to protect the surprised, gasping fox was none other than... Sonic the Hedgehog.
Flashback
(Sonic's POV)
I was in my room sleeping from down the hall by Tails's room when I heard it... well almost heard it since I was sleeping! What I was dreaming about was... fine you got me chilidogs. ( But what they were doing in my dreams are none of your business!)Anyway…'Boom!'
"Hmm…"I mumbled, my ear twitching slightly before I turned in my sleep.'Boom!'
I gripped my pillow before stuffing it on top of my head in annoyance. This is what happens when you have sensitive ears!'Boom!'
"What is that!?"I exclaimed, throwing the pillow onto the floor.
"That better not be Eggman again!"I yelled in annoyance before trying to fight off a huge yawn. I walked towards the door before pressing the button that opens it and took one step... and instantly collided with a certain Knucklehead.
"Oof!"Went both of us as we were went flying into the corridor floor.
"Hey watch where you're going Hedgehog!"Yelled Knuckles angrily, shaking his fist in the air.
"I wish I could say the same to you Knuckles but... I would just be speaking the truth."I said as I got up before lending Knuckles a hand which he surprisingly accepted.
Knuckles began dust himself before turning to me."Anyway Sonic did you hear-"
"The sound?"I said, interrupting Knuckles.
The Knucklehead frowned at me for a moment before nodding."I came to see if you were either making the noise-"
"Of course you would accuse me."
"Hmph... anyway I came to see if you were either making the noise or you were hearing it too."Stated Knuckles simply.
"Did Knux get scared by the little noise and think it was coming from underneath his bed."I teased, watching as Knuckles brought his arm up to punch me. But I guess he thought better of it because he lowered it slowly and settled for giving me a strong glare.
"You're lucky that I'm tired or else I would be pummeling you into the floor."Mumbled Knuckles darkly which caused me to give him a smirk while rolling my eyes.
"Anyway Knux do you think Eggman is involved again?"I asked, watching Knuckles who glared at me before shrugging his shoulders.
"One, I thought I told you not to call me that and two... maybe, but the fact that he hasn't exactly made himself known yet like he always does says different."Answered Knuckles.
I began to rub my chin in thought."You're right. Eggman would've practically been screaming his name from a mile away! I guess this might actually be one of those nights where Eggman finally considered some beauty sleep! Because seriously he needs it!"
Knuckles actually cracked a smile before going back into serious mode."Seriously Sonic-"
'Boom!'Went the noise again interrupting Knuckles and causing the both of us to jump in surprise.
"Ok Knux if that's not Eggman then who exactly that?"
"I don't know Sonic but I know one thing… they're on the ship!"Exclaimed Knuckles. I started to reply when... a soft voice began to talk.
"Mister Sonic... Mister Knuckles?"Asked the voice as both me and Knux turned around to discover… Cream the Rabbit, standing in her nightgown and holding Cheese like a teddy bear.
"Yes Cream?"Said both me and Knuckles in unison.
"Did you hear that noise too?"Asked Cream softly. Both me and Knuckles nodded in reply."Do you know what it is?"Asked Cream curiously and before Knuckles could reply I spoke up.
"No not yet Cream but I'm about to go check it out while Knuckles rounds up everyone else in case we need the them."I said, ignoring Knuckles's glare. Then when Knuckles looked ready to argue I gave him a knowing look before he finally took Cream's hand and walked down the hallway to get the others.
"Too easy."I said with a smirk before walking down the hallway, listening any more sounds.
I spent about 5 minutes walking down the hallway before I finally heard a soft voice talking to someone.
"... Anyway the blue idiot would be too lost and worried for his fallen brother to even fight. While you would be too injured to be the 'captain' of the ship, causing it and the others to be vulnerable for attack!"Hissed the mystery voice.
"Y-you won't get away with t-this! Sonic'll stop y-you!"Yelled a different voice that I recognized as... Tails!
"Bravery will get you nowhere! Besides the 'fastest thing alive' isn't even here to stop me from harming you! Some brother you have!"Hissed the voice again, causing me to get angry at the way it talked to Tails.
"SON-ack!"Began the voice that I recognized as Tails before it was cut off... this was enough to get me running throughout the hallway while using the two voices as my guide.
"Uh, uh we don't want your brother to come to the rescue at the last minute now do we?"Whispered the mysterious voice. I squinted my eyes and tried to recognize his voice.
"Please don't…"Mumbled a barely audible voice. This made me increase my speed.
"Now to finish you off! Say goodnight Fox-boy." Hissed the voice once more just as I rounded the corner. My eyes widened at the sight of Dark Oak about to slash Tails who was pinned up against the wall with his eyes closed.
"No.."I whispered, running at full speed towards Dark Oak. At the last minute, I stopped right in front of Tails with my arms stretched out just as Dark Oak, who gasped in surprise, slashed me across the chest and arms.
Flashback Over
Tails catched his breath and he watched Sonic who, looked up at Dark Oak with a strong glare before slumping to the ground with a loud 'Thud!'
"Sonic!"Yelled Tails, his voice raspy from being choked before he crawled over to where Sonic fell.
Dark Oak shivered as he looked at Sonic.'His eyes they were a blinding white! And the look they held.. it was anger! I've only seen him this angry only once and the power he held was enormous! Maybe there's more to this hedgehog than meets the eye!'
Dark Oak shook his head and glared at the hedgehog who now laid on the ground. Time to get back to business."Oh this is so much better! Instead of taking out the fox brat I instead take out the main problem... Sonic the Hedgehog!"
Tails ignored Dark Oak's sentence and instead began trying to turn Sonic over to examine why he fell to ground.
'Please tell me he didn't... please tell me he didn't!'Repeated Tails over and over in his mind as he finally achieved flipping Sonic over only to see…"Oh no!"Exclaimed Tails, his eyes widening while he examined Sonic's condition.
Sonic's muzzle was turning a sickly pale color while both of his arms were covered in thick long cuts that bled slowly onto the floor staining it a bloody red. But the worst of the cuts were the five big long ones that caused Sonic's entire peach chest to be coated and colored in red blood that was flowing out of his chest like a bloody river.
"Sonic...wake up!"Rasped Tails, shaking Sonic before noticing that the hedgehog's breathing was low and shallow.
'Oh no... I better put pressure on his wound or else... it could become fatal!'Thought Tails hurriedly as he began to apply pressure onto Sonic's chest, shuddering slightly when he saw his white gloves began to darken to a dark red color. Tails turned his head to the side when he heard an evil laugh.
"I should injure you too fox... but I want someone to spread the fear...and to warn your friends!"Exclaimed Dark Oak, rubbing his long claws together.
"W-warn them about w-what?"Asked Tails quietly, his body shaking once again.
Dark Oak seemed to enjoy Tails's shaking for he began to laugh."Listen and listen close fox-boy! Tell the others that the Metarex are gonna close in soon. Maybe tomorrow or maybe next week, but we're going to attack!"
Suddenly... a deep voice rang throughout the corridor."Who's there?"
The Metreax leader glanced down the corridor before looking back at Tails."Good luck fox-freak ... because you're going to need it."Then Dark Oak grabbed a small ball from his suit and threw it to the ground, causing smoke to cover the entire hallway. Dark Oak was once again a black figure before he disappeared in thin air. Tails watched this for a moment and began to cough violently, the smoke clouding his lungs.
"Is someone there?"Asked a high pitched voice that Tails recognized as Amy. Tails grabbed his throat and managed to calm his coughing down enough to answer.
"A-amy... ack... ov... over here... h-help!"Rasped Tails, placing a hand over his mouth.
"That sounded like Tails!"Exclaimed a softer second voice that sounded like... Cosmo!
"Hmm... I sense a weak Chaos Energy signature coming from where you are Tails! Is there a Chaos Emerald over there?"Asked the deep voice again. Finally Tails could recognize the voice as Knuckles.
'Whack!'"Ow!What was that for?!"Yelled Knuckles in both anger and pain.
"Tails could be in there in trouble or injured, but instead you're worrying about a Chaos Emerald! Shame on you Knuckles!"Screeched Amy, her voice betraying anger. Tails heard muttering from Knuckles that sounded like an apology.
"A-amy?"Asked Tails quietly, listening as the footsteps began to get closer.
"Oops sorry about that Tails! Anyway are you ok? And why does your voice sound so raspy?"Asked Amy from a few feet where Tails was.
"A-amy, Knuckles was... right... about the e-energy signature."Said Tails, avoiding Amy's question.
"See what did I-"
"It's... n-not a Chaos E-Emerald."Interrupted Tails, his last bit of his energy inking away slowly.
"Then what is-OH MY GOSH!"Screamed Amy before they finally reached Tails only to find him on the ground beside Sonic applying pressure to his wound.
"What happened Tails?"Asked Cosmo, her eyes wide with worry.
"Tails! Cosmo go get Chris quickly please!"Yelled Amy, bending over Tails.
That was the last thing Tails saw before his eyes started to close, his body getting the rest that he so desperately needed.
Tails's Nightmare
(Tails's POV)
I was floating in darkness;looking around curiously for an exit.
"Where am I?"I asked the emptiness around me, knowing I wouldn't get a reply anyway.
Did you know that I hate it when I'm wrong? Well... I do!
"Tails!"Yelled a voice behind me, causing me to turn around. Right there in front of me was a figure standing underneath a large spotlight. My eyes widened as I realized who was standing there. Sonic!
"Sonic you're ok!"I yelled, running towards my big brother. When I got there, Sonic made no move towards me. Actually it seemed that Sonic was just frozen to the spot! It didn't even seem like he was even breathing!
"Sonic?"I asked, watching as the hedgehog stood where he was."Sonic are you ok?"
Suddenly, Sonic's fists clenched."How could you Tails…"
"What?"I asked, my ears perking up in confusion.
"I SAID HOW COULD YOU TAILS!"Yelled Sonic before he turned around, causing me to gasp in surprise. Sonic had long, thick cuts and scrapes all over his body which were bleeding heavily.
"Sonic I-"
"Save it Tails! If it wasn't for you I-I…"Trailed off Sonic when his legs suddenly buckled and he fell to his knees.
"Sonic!"I yelled, rushing to his side.
"It's all your fault Tails."Mumbled Sonic before he fell to his side, his eyes closed and chest unmoving.
"Sonic? SONIC PLEASE WAKE UP!"I screamed, tears rolling down my cheeks while I shooked Sonic who remained still and silent.
Then, when everything seemed bad... Dark Oak came out of the darkness and stood above me and Sonic."Perfect! Everything is more perfect than I expected! Thanks to you,you two-tailed freak my main nuisance is finally gone!"
"Why did you have to do this to Sonic? What has he ever done to you?"I asked as I gripped Sonic in a tight hug.
"I didn't do anything Fox! It was your fault for falling for my trap and now your friend is dead!"Blamed Dark Oak, rubbing his claws together.
Tears began to cloud my vision as a thought wormed its way into my mind.'Is it really my fault Sonic got hurt?'
"Hope you enjoyed your last moments with your brother…"Began Dark Oak, snapping his fingers, causing Sonic to disappear from my hands.
"Sonic!"I yelled, in shock.
Dark Oak on the other hand seemed to find this funny for he began to laugh in amusement before he continued with his sentence.
"Now that we got him outta the way... time to say good night fox."Exclaimed Metarex leader before he extended his claws...the same claws that killed Sonic.
"No!"I screamed, in fright. I tried to move my body to run away, but it wouldn't respond to my requests.
"Yes!"Hissed Dark Oak before he jumped at me.
"NOOOOO!"I screamed, falling flat on my back.
Dark Oak chuckled at my fright and brought his claws straight down.
Nightmare Over
(Normal POV)
"Noooo!"Screamed Tails, jerking upright in bed, frightening everyone who was in the room. The small plastic mask on his muzzle was doing a sad job of at least muffling the sound.
"Tails?" Asked Cosmo, rushing over to the now gasping fox.
"Where... where am I?"Questioned Tails, looking around the gray walls of a room that was obviously not his.
"You're in the medical room on the Blue Typhoon."Answered Cosmo, watching as Tails began to take off the the mask.
"A-and what ab-about Sonic?"Stuttered Tails, breathing in and out slowly to get used to not using his mask.
"He's over there."Said Cosmo softly, pointing over to the bed at the edge of the room.
Tails sat up more in his bed to look over and discovered... Amy and Chris leaning over Sonic trying to apply some bandages while Knuckles was sitting in one of the chairs in the room holding a sleeping Cream and Cheese.
While Tails's eyes were taking all of this in his focused his vision on the most important thing... Sonic who was blocked by Amy.
"Sonic!"Yelled Tails, throwing off his covers before he attempting to stand. Remember the keyword attempting. Tails stood on his wobbly feet for a few seconds before he finally slammed into the ground.
"Tails!"Exclaimed Cosmo, rushing towards Tails. The commotion caused both Amy and Chris to stop what they were doing. The both of them were about to go and help Tails when…
"Stop! I got him!" Exclaimed Knuckles, gently putting Cream and Cheese comfortably in the chair before walking over to Cosmo(what is it with all the C's)and Tails. Knuckles gripped Tails's arms before steadying him up on his feet.
"Thank you Knuckles."Said Tails, reaching out an arm towards Cosmo who came to his other side.
"Are you ok Tails?"Asked Cosmo, looking at the two tailed fox with worry.
"Yeah I'm fine."Mumbled Tails with a small smile.
"You better take it easy, Tails."Said Knuckles, grabbing the attention of the fox."The last thing we all need is you getting yourself even more injured."
"Ok. Hey Knuckles can you please take me over to Sonic?"Asked Tails kindly, giving Knuckles the puppy eyes.
Knuckles hummed in consideration."I don't know Tails you hit your head pretty hard shouldn't you-"
"Please Knuckles! This was all my fault in the first place."Whispered Tails pleadingly, his eyes big and sad. This caused Cosmo and Knuckles to look at him in shock.
"O-ok Tails."Stammered Knuckles in shock. He saw such a guilty expression on Tails's face before. Without another word, both Knuckles and Cosmo helped Tails over to Sonic's bed.
Meanwhile Amy and Chris were busy trying to disinfect some of the wounds on Sonic's arms (and the truth be told they were both glad that Sonic was unconscious or it would of been a long night).
"Chris can you please hold those bandages while I tie them."Asked Amy politely, glancing at the human. Chris nodded with a,"yes" before holding one of the bandages that Amy was tying to Sonic's arm.
The truth be told, Amy was happy to be this close to Sonic without him running away or looking at least a little bit uncomfortable! But... she still wished it was under better circumstances like a date, or hanging out, or even getting rescued from Eggman! Anything was better than watching her future husband laying in bed, unconscious, and covered in bandages that were quickly starting to turn red. But if there were two things she was grateful for at the moment was that both Tails and Sonic were hopefully going to be okay and that Chris was by her side helping her with Sonic. It was a good thing Chris had studied medical care because Knuckles (who was more like 'it's just a cut deal with it'), Cream (who was too young to be dealing with these problems), Cosmo (who had no idea whatsoever how to deal with injuries), Tails(who was injured and probably scarred by the fact Sonic got hurt in front of his own two eyes), and lastly Sonic (who was as you can guess was injured, unconscious, and duh the one being taken care of).
"Hey Tails."Said Chris, waving at the two tailed fox. This caused Amy to look up from Sonic's bandages to see Tails leaning against Knuckles and Cosmo.
"Tails? You should be resting!"Nagged Amy, placing her hands on her hips after tying the last knot on Sonic's bandages.
"Two people get hurt and she acts like everyone's mother."Mumbled Knuckles, rolling his eyes. Chris, Tails, and Cosmo tried their best not to break out laughing in fear of feeling the pain from Amy's hammer which... she was taking out now.
"Do you want to make that three people who have gotten hurt today?"Questioned Amy with a angry look coming onto her face.
"I dare you to hit me Hedgehog!"Yelled Knuckles, balling his fists. He showed no fear when Amy acquired a fiery aura.
"You don't have to tell me twice!"Countered Amy, holding her hammer up the air before…
"Hold on guys!"Yelled Chris while putting his arms up, attracting the attention of everyone who was awake in the room.
"What Ch-"
"Look."Said Chris simply, pointing at Sonic. Everyone turned slowly to Sonic who was tossing and turning in his sleep and dragging his oxygen mask with him.
"What do you think he's dreaming about?"Whispered Knuckles, throwing a concerning look at Sonic. Amy, meanwhile, was starting to get hearts in her eyes (we all know what she's thinking!)
"It looks more like he's having a nightmare."Said Cosmo, clasping her hands together in worry. The others nodded in agreement.
'This is all my fault! None of this should even be happening!' Thought Tails, watching Sonic's pale form moved around stressfully underneath the covers.
"There's nothing we can do about that except wait for Sonic to wake up."Said Chris, watching Amy pet Sonic's quills softly.
"Yeah... speaking of sleeping. Tails you better get some rest."Said Amy, turning back to Tails.
"But-"
"No 'buts!"Interrupted Amy, holding up her hammer to get her point across.
"Ok…"Mumbled Tails in defeat, looking away from Amy.
Amy smiled and nodded at Knuckles and Cosmo, allowing them to take Tails back to his bed.
"It is best if you got some rest, Tails. We all want our captain back on his feet as soon as possible."Said Cosmo, gripped Tails' hand tightly while Knuckles helped place the two-tailed fox on the bed gently.
"Thanks Cosmo."Said Tails, half-heartedly gave Cosmo a smile.
"She's right Tails. Besides... we'll need someone to take care of the blue idiot as soon as he wakes up."Said Knuckles with his arms crossed. Tails rolled his eyes at Knuckles' response while Cosmo giggled.
"Really funny Knuckles."Mumbled Tails, rubbing the bandage that was wrapped thickly around his head. Tails' eyes somehow made its way over to Amy was busy waking up Cream and Cheese while Chris was busy making sure all of Sonic's bandages were on properly around his cuts. Except the said hedgehog was rolling around making it hard for Chris to exactly check them (he never stops moving does he?)
While everyone began to fix the up the room, Tails crawled underneath his covers. When everything was situated, everyone came over to wish the fox good night.
"Good night Tails."
"Chao!"
"Night Tails! And stay in bed!"(It's quite obvious that's Amy!)
"See you in the morning Tails!"
"Have a good night Tails."
"Sweet dreams kid. And watch out for that blue idiot!"We all know who that was… Knuckles. And he was awarded with a quick whack upside the head by Amy who hadn't quite put away her hammer.
Tails nodded with a quick,"good night guys" before he fully laid in bed as the others carefully tiptoed outside and turned off the lights.
Tails popped his eyes opened his eyes soon as the footsteps faded away before throwing the covers off and sitting up on the side of the bed.
"It's all my fault."Whispered Tails, staring across the room at Sonic who at the moment had his back to Tails. A tear dripped down Tails's muzzle, but he made no move to wipe it away.
"Sonic..."Whispered Tails before he wobbly, got up and walked across the room towards a chair beside Sonic's bed. Tails sighed and he plopped himself in the chair, secretly glad that the stars in space light up the room like the world's largest nightlight. Tails couldn't stand looking at Sonic, his hero, laying in bed with nearly blood soaked bandages that continued to look redder by the second as the hedgehog continued to turn violently.
"What could you be having a nightmare about?"Whispered Tails, gripping Sonic's gloved hand while wiping away some tears. Sleep began to take Tails over, causing him to curl up in the chair with his namesakes acting like a blanket.
"I'm... sorry... Sonic."Managed Tails before sleep finally managed to take him.
If Tails had managed to stay awake a few more seconds, he would've saw a certain blue hedgehog open his eyes for a second before mumbling,"Tails" and closing them softly.
Sonic's Nightmare
Sonic opened his eyes before sitting up and rubbing his head in pain."Oh wow it feels like I got hit by a truck."Grunted Sonic before taking in his surroundings. He was inside of a gray and dark cell with absolutely no windows except for the barred door.
"Heh Eggman must've captured me! But he put me in a cell with only a barred door? Does Eggman really underestimate my strength that much?"Laughed Sonic before he heard someone talking.
"Eggman didn't put you in there." Hissed a all too familiar voice.
"No…it can't be!"Whispered Sonic, spinning towards the barred doors to discover…"Dark Oak! What do you want?"Exclaimed Sonic with a slight tone of anger in his voice.
"Many things Hedgehog! Many things…"Said the Metarex leader, messing with his long claws.
"Hmph. Well, you must of really underestimated me if you really think a bunch of bars are going to keep me in here!"Exclaimed Sonic with a cocky smirk before he looked up in confusion as Dark Oak began laughing.
"If you say so Hedgehog…"Said the Metarex leader, watching Sonic attempt to get off the ground.
"I do say so-ARGH!"Yelled Sonic, falling to the ground in pain.
"Looks like you underestimated your injuries hedgehog!"Laughed Dark Oak.
Sonic looked at the ground in surprise."Injuries?"
"The one on your chest! Do you not remember?"Asked Dark Oak, looking at Sonic questionably
Sonic looked down and for the first time saw that his chest was bleeding heavily. Then it all came back to him."Tails... you tried to hurt him. WHERE IS HE?"Questioned Sonic, managing to sit up.
"You're in no position to be asking me things I don't have to tell to you! But…" Began Dark Oak, reaching down for something."Since you asked!"
Dark Oak chuckled a bit underneath his breath and held up someone tied up in ropes... Tails!
"Tails!"Screamed Sonic, worried for the said fox who looked up at him with tears in his eyes.
"Sonic, please help!"Exclaimed Tails, wiggling out of Dark Oak's grasp.
"What do you want with him!"Said Sonic, trying to get to his feet.
"I want to torture you Hedgehog! I want to make you suffer! And do you know how I'm gonna do it?" Questioned the Metarex leader. When Sonic only looked up in silence, he continued."By killing your best friend that's how!"
"No...you wouldn't dare."Whispered Sonic, looking at the Metarex leader in shock.
"Watch me!"Hissed the Metarex leader. He then began to drag one of his long claws down Tails's back.
"ARGH!"Yelled Tails, blood starting to pour down his back.
"Tails! Please stop!"Pleaded Sonic with no avail.
"I'm... sorry... Sonic." Whispered a distant voice that sounded exactly like Tails before the room around Sonic turned a bright white. A blurred image suddenly appeared before him which showed Tails who was curled up in a chair. The image the disappeared, causing Sonic to cry out,"Tails" just as the room returned to its original state.
"Say goodbye to your brother, Sonic!"Screeched Dark Oak, acting as if nothing happened a moment ago.
'What? I-I thought Tails was-'Sonic's thought was cut short when 'Tails' gave a loud screech of pain.
Looking back at Dark Oak and Tails, Sonic was forced to watch as the Meterax leader stuck his claws in and out of Tails's body sometimes even dragging them along Tails's chest.
"No! Please! Stop!"Screamed Sonic, his mind spinning.
Ignoring him, Dark Oak continued to dig his claws into Tails's body. Somehow, Sonic's eyes were unable to look away at the amount of blood that splashed against the ground or how Dark Oak's claws slashed and pierced Tails's body, sometimes taking out pieces of his body.
It went like that for a few minutes before the Metarex leader dropped Tails's now lifeless body onto the ground.
"Tails... why?"Whimpered Sonic, looking down his best friend's body in horror.
"Hmm…"Hummed Dark Oak, lifting his helmet before licking the blood off his claws.
"Tasty fox blood."Said Dark Oak in delight as Sonic turned a light green color.
"Mmm...I wonder if Hedgehog taste just as good?"Mumbled Dark Oak before Sonic finally made out what he said.
"No...no!"Exclaimed Sonic as he began to scoot back while Dark Oak opened the door and walked towards him.
"Time's up Hedgehog!" Yelled Dark Oak before drawing his hand up and bringing down on Sonic as the room went completely dark.
Sonic's Nightmare Over
Sonic sat up in bed covered in sweat before he felt something running down near his masked muzzle. He lifted his hand towards his muzzle and pulled it back to reveal... a tear.
"I'm... crying?"Rasped Sonic, reaching up to his throat.
"What a minute where am I?"Asked Sonic, quietly, looking around the room. He had half expecting to still be in his cell.
"Was that all a nightmare?"Questioned Sonic, glancing over to the chair next to his bed only to see...
Dark Oak standing beside a eradicated Tails while licking and chewing the pieces of Tails off his claws.
Sonic's poor stomach lurched into his throat. He tossed his mask from his face and emptied what he ate earlier into a conveniently trash can.
"Never. Eating. C-chilidogs. Before. B-bed. Ever. A-again!"Mumbled Sonic weakly in between spews.
When Sonic finally finished, he leaned weakly against his pillow while coughing. He then subconsciously snuck a quick towards the chair beside his bed only to notice that instead of seeing the Metarex and a messed up Tails, he instead saw his sniffling two-tailed little brother snoozing away with his namesakes acting like a blanket.
"I-if Tails here and s-safe than that m-must mean I'm possibly on the B-Blue Typhoon!"Exclaimed Sonic, studying the room and discovering all the medical supplies that were in the room.
"It m-must also mean t-that I'm in the medical r-room."Observed Sonic before he began to get out of bed."Well… I'm not staying here! I rather sleep in my bed than in here."Rasped Sonic, throwing off the covers. He went to stand…only to collapse a few seconds later when his legs began to wobble.
"Oof!"Went Sonic, landing on his chest, painfully knocking all the air out of him.
Tails was peacefully sleeping in the slightly cramped chair when...'Thud!'
'What is with the noises tonight!'Grumbled Tails inside his head before opening his eyes to see...
Sonic's bed with no one laying in it!
"Sonic?"Whispered Tails worried that Dark Oak had returned to finish off Sonic. He unraveled his namesakes and climbed out of the chair to investigate Sonic's empty bed."No way could he-"
"Ooh…"Went a voice as Tails nearly jumped three feet into the air.
He walked to the other side of the bed and found Sonic, who was sitting up on the ground while rubbing his chest in pain.
"Sonic?"Asked Tails curiously as said hedgehog looked up in surprise.
"Tails what are-Oof!"Began Sonic until said fox rushed down and gave the hedgehog a huge hug.
"You're okay!"Exclaimed Tails, nuzzling in Sonic's bandaged chest fur with tears dripping down his face.
"Of course I'm okay! Why wouldn't I?"Questioned Sonic, quietly, an eyebrow raised in confusion.
Tails looked up at him in surprise."Don't you remember Sonic?"
Sonic's eyes widened in recognition."Yeah, I remember. But still Tails you know me better than that!"
"Yeah... but …"
Tails never got to finish his sentence when he started to break down sobbing in Sonic's chest.
"Ah, Tails. Come on now."Whispered Sonic as he hugged Tails back while stroking some of his bangs.
Both Sonic and Tails stayed that way until Tails finally managed to get his sobbing under control. He then discovered that Sonic was jerking violently. Tails looked up to see the hedgehog coughing harshly into his gloved hand;his ears pressed tightly against his head.
"Sonic are you okay?"Asked Tails concerned, especially when Sonic continued to cough.
"I'm….okay...T-Tails."Rasped Sonic in between coughs.
Tails released himself from Sonic's chest and gripped the hedgehog's hand to help him up into bed."Sonic you're supposed to be using the machine to help you breathe since you breathed in some of that smoke."
"Sorry...T-Tails...I-I just...w-wanted...to go back...t-to m-my…room."Mumbled Sonic, still coughing as he leaned against his pillow. Tails frowned as he sat down in his chair and helped Sonic put his mask back on.
"I should be the one who's sorry."Whispered Tails, realizing for the first time how Sonic looked because of the Metarex Leader.
Sonic's muzzle was a pale green while the rest of his body just looked plain pale. His quills that usually springed up in the air, were limp and hanging;the same thing with his usually perked up ears that at the moment we up halfway in the air down to his head as his coughing slowed down. Sonic's bandages were now a starting to get small deep red streaks while his usually bright emerald eyes were clouded with pain and... possibly sorrow?
Tails, himself, had only suffered a small concussion which was shown by the bandage that was wrapped around his head.
"What do you mean Tails?"Asked Sonic after his coughing finally subsided.
"Why?"Mumbled Tails instead of answering.
"Why what?"
"Why did you save me Sonic? Why did you protect me when you could've just let me take the hit!"Exclaimed Tails loudly.
Sonic winced lightly with his ears pressed down to his head, making Tails give him an apologetic look.
"Another thing I have to apologize for."Whispered Tails, a tear slipped down his face.
"Tails its okay."Said Sonic with a weak smile.
"No, its not okay Sonic! Dark Oak tricked me into leaving my room when I should've known better than to go investigate a mysterious noise by myself! I could've escaped or at least tried to fight back, but no instead I let him capture me and because of that you also got hurt!"Yelled Tails once again.
Sonic started to sit up."Tails seriously-"
"No Sonic! You could've died from that injury! Sonic it-"
"TAILS STOP!"Yelled Sonic, gripping Tails' arm.
Tears flowed down Tails' face."Then why did you protect me?"
"Because protecting my little brother is my main priority."Answered Sonic, looking Tails in the eye.
"But Sonic what I did-"
"Is what I would of done too!"Said Sonic with a smile, reaching out and wiping away some of Tails' tears."If I heard a noise Tails I would've zipped out into the hallway and immediately try to figure out what it was too!".
"But what about getting tricked and captured by Dark Oak?"Asked Tails.
"Tails everyone makes mistakes! Even heroes!"
"But I got you injured and everything before that was also my fault!"Yelled Tails, gesturing to his-self.
Sonic rolled his eyes."Really? Was it your fault that Dark Oak was about to cut you? Was it your fault that I jumped in at the last second? Speaking of your fault the only thing that was really your fault... was helping me with slowing down my injury after I got slashed by Dark Oak."
"How did you know about that?"Asked Tails in confusion.
"You're my brother Tails. I can read you like a book! Besides your gloves are still red."Answered Sonic, pointing to Tails' bloodied gloves.
"Here take my gloves."Offered Sonic, taking off his gloves before giving them to a surprised Tails.
"You mean it?"
"Of course!"Answered Sonic with a smirk.
Tails slowly placed them on his hands, discarding his old gloves. When he was done, he looked back up at Sonic."Sonic… "
"Yeah, Tails?"
"You still didn't exactly answer my question. Why did you protect me?"Asked Tails, looking up into his big brother's eyes.
"Tails. Don't ever tell anyone, especially Knuckles, I said this or I'll never hear the end of it! But... if I never jumped in front of you and allowed Dark Oak to even put a single scratch on you. Then I would never be able to live with myself! And if I didn't have you right by my side well... I wouldn't be where I am today!"Exclaimed Sonic, his eyes seeming a bit brighter.
"In the Blue Typhoon's medical room with a huge chest wound?"
"No! I wouldn't have met you and the others .I wouldn't have a family as caring as the one I have here! I mean look around you Tails. You even built this entire ship and several other things that helped us get the upper hand against Eggman! Heck, I wouldn't even be alive without you there by my side! You're like my hero Tails."Said Sonic, smiling.
Tails nearly fell out of his chair."H-hero? Like you?"
"Yeah, I guess you could say that!"Answered Sonic with a small chuckle.
"Thank you, Sonic."Said Tails.
"Anytime bro-Woah!"
Sonic yelped when Tails jumped into his arms, causing the bed to bounce. Tails then threw his arms around Sonic once more as both of them hugged each other while laughing.
Their laughter went on for awhile until Tails began to yawn.
"I think its about time for both of us to get some sleep."Stated Sonic, smiling down at his little brother. He then tilted his head when Tails made no move to get back to his bed.
"Tails?"Asked Sonic as he smoothed down some of Tails's bangs.
"Sonic can I sleep with you?"Whispered Tails, looking up at Sonic with tired puppy dog eyes.
"Fine…"Sighed Sonic, playfully.
Tails moved closer to Sonic, his eyes drooping."Sonic…?"
"Yeah, Tails?"Asked Sonic, once again stroking Tails' bangs, the fox to feel even more sleepy.
"Please don't ever leave."Said Tails, sleep dragging him into it's warm arms.
"I won't. Not when I have a little brother to protect."Whispered Sonic. Tails smiled and allowed his eyes to close.
"Good night... hero."Whispered Sonic. He then threw a blanket over the both of them before also closing his eyes
That night neither brother had a single nightmare instead they had peaceful dreams about having fun with their friends or with each other side by side.
"Sleep well, Rodents."Growled Dark Oak, glaring at the enemy ship."For I'm not done with you yet. Especially that Hedgehog. What's going to happen next is going to shift the balance between good and evil."
Dark Oak began to laugh, turning to a phone that was on a small desk. With a smirk, he picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Hello, Doctor? I request your help."
Sonic:Not bad author,not bad.
Me:Thank you! I try.
Tails:I have to say that was an awesome story! Wasn't it Shadow!
Shadow:*Turns away*Hmph, yeah it was fine…
Cream:Mister Shadow are you crying?
Shadow:No.
Sonic:Ohh, we have a cry-baby on our hands!
Shadow:Shut up!
Sonic:Tails? Sonicthehedgehoglover2? Want to help me?
Tails&Me:Of course!
Sonic&Tails&Me:*kind of like Merry had a Little Lamb*Shadow is a crybaby! A crybaby! A crybaby! Shadow is a crybaby and he goes WAWAWA!
Shadow:That's it CHAOS-*Falls into pit*
Sonic:Isn't that from a different story?
Me:Yeah. But I didn't say PIT OF DOOM!
Sonic:Pit appears underneath feet*AHHHHHH!
Tails:SONIC!
Me:Don't worry about him.
Tails:And why not?
Sonic:THERE ARE CHILIDOGS DOWN HERE!
Tails:Ok...wait we just did all of this in front of Cream!
Me:Yeah so..
Tails:She's not supposed to see some of that.
Me:What's the harm-
Cream:PIT OF DOOM!
Tails&Me:*Pit appears underneath feet*AHHH!*Disappears*
Cream:Aww! I didn't mean for that to happen to the author! I just wanted to get Mister Shadow out of the pit he fell in! I guess I have to do the reviews now! There will be a sequel to this story! And also please review so I can know if you want this sequel to actually happen! Also the author's two month anniversary of joining FanFiction is today! Now...BYE!