My first multi chapter story :) This idea has been in my head for a long time and now I've finally had the time to start writing it up.

Disclaimer: I don't own any rights to any of the Sonic franchise and I am making no money from writing this.

Birds sang their songs, the leaves on the trees rustled slightly in the morning breeze and the early rays of sunlight illuminated the room. Tails was thankful for the natural daylight; working under lamplight never really worked too well. He was sat by the window in his workshop gazing out at the view in front of him, a few random pieces of metal in his hands. He seemed to be twisting them together somehow but he wasn't really paying much attention to what he was doing. He was more focused on the sunrise. He had always held a type of fascination for watching the sun burst into the sky and since he was up early almost every morning he would sit and watch the sunrise as much as he could. Something about seeing the first rays of light creep over the horizon comforted Tails somewhat. It made him feel safe that the sun appeared in the sky in the same place every day and nothing about that would ever change. Sighing to himself quietly he slipped off his chair and returned to his work bench, glancing back at the sun one last time. It had been relatively peaceful recently so Tails had actually had a chance to fully repair many of his inventions that had been destroyed in various battles with Dr Eggman. He reached over the small pile of scrap metal towards the place where his screwdriver usually sat, only for his hand to softly collide with the hard wooden surface of his bench. He tilted his head in confusion and stared at his hand for a moment before the memory of where he had left his screwdriver returned to him. He had been over at Sonic's yesterday to repair something for him. Tails had stayed for a while afterwards and must have just forgotten it when he left. Quickly the fox pulled out his phone and dialed Sonic's number. After a couple of rings his friend picked up.

"Hey Tails, how's it going?"

"Wow, I'm surprised you're even awake this early! Anyway, I think I left some tools at your house yesterday so is it okay it I come pick them up?"

"Sure thing"

"Okay I'll see you in a bit"

"Yeah, see you"

Tails hung up the phone and put in back down on the table. With nothing else to do he decided it would be best to go to Sonic's sooner rather than later. He quickly left the workshop and began making his way to his friend's house. After about 5 minutes Tails' mind began to drift and his body fell into automatic. He began to think about all the adventures he had been on, all the wonder he had seen... but all the pain he had also felt. Suddenly the snapping of a twig pulled Tails from his darkening thoughts. His body froze and his ears strained. He felt the presence of someone watching him in the shadows; someone who was definitely not his friend. Slowly he turned himself in a circle, scanning his surroundings. But just as he was about to take a step forward, a sharp pain hit him squarely in the back of his head. It was so sudden that he barely had time to choke out a call for help before the pain washed over him and he lost all consciousness.