I do not own Sonic Boom or its characters.
Fixer is owned by Fixer's-Channel over on Deviantart.
This was requested by grimlock1997, who wanted to see a Tails X Zooey story. Now, I don't support the couple, but he does, and I respect that. I mean, just because I don't support it doesn't mean I'm gonna be rude and reject him. Plus, he gave me a few good ideas for some Tails X Sticks stories to use in the future.

That being said, I hope you all enjoy this.

Within his workshop, Tails was working on a special mixture, mixing chemicals and special samples and pouring them into a special beaker. The substance inside was black, but there would be a flash of blue, red, green, purple, or yellow every now and then at various points. If everything went well, it would give one extraordinary powers and abilities.

The idea behind this came to him when he and the team were on another island and were attacked by these bizarre creatures. Sonic was infected by one and mutated. He became taller, bulkier, his hair grew out, his fangs became sharper, his gloves and bandages were torn, and his shoes acquired spikes. He had become a werehog! And although he changed PHYSICALLY, he was still the same hedgehog INTERNALLY, albeit he was more aggressive and fierce. Not only that, but Sonic's physical prowess had also changed as well, losing his super speed in exchange for super strength and extendable arms. This made the battle against those creatures far easier. Seeing Sonic fighting against the strange monsters gave Tails a big idea. So as Sonic fought, Tails would collect samples of the creatures, placing them in a special container.

Whether or not it would work, Tails did not know. Regardless, life is about taking chances, and Tails would really only use it in desperate situations. He also had to make sure he was as careful as possible, not knowing what would happen to him, given its current state.

Tails was so wrapped up in his work, he did not even hear the footsteps walking up behind him. But he was soon greeted by someone tapping him on the shoulder, nearly scaring the daylights out of him. But once he turned around and saw who it was, Tails relaxed and smiled, seeing that it was his brother, Fixer.
"You scared the mess out of me." Tails told Fixer.
"Sorry bro." Fixer said. "I was just coming over to see what you were up to, and to see if you and Zooey wanted to join us at Meh Burger for lunch."
"To answer your first question, I'm working on a mixture that can transform me into a werefox, similar to when Sonic had that 'werehog' form. And as for the second thing, I would love to join you guys." Tails said.
"Great!" Fixer said happily. But then he had a question about the mixture. "But... how do you propose you're gonna create this mixture?" he asked.l trying
"During the fight against those strange monsters on the other island, I collected samples from them. I'm still working it to closely match Sonic's werehog form, both externally and internally." Tails said.
"Internally?" Fixer questioned, scratching his head.
"Basically, I would be aggressive and feral, but still retaining my sanity and my true self." Tails explained. Fixer "ah'ed" in response.

"Now, just wait here for a second. I'm gonna get myself ready to join you at Meh Burger." Tails said.
"Can do." Fixer said. Tails got up and removed his gloves before going to wash his hands. Once that was done, Tails went to his room to get himself groomed up and call Zooey to ask if she would like to join them. She agreed, and Tails told her he'd come pick her up in just a few minutes.

Meanwhile, Fixer was grooming himself up as well. He checked his breath, making sure it was fresh and smelt nice. He did the same with his underarms, and everything checked out. And soon, Tails came out, looking well-groomed and ready for a date. "Finished?" Fixer asked.
"Yep." Tails replied. "Let's not keep the girls waiting."
"You got that right." Fixer said as he and his brother left the house and set out for Meh Burger.

But they did not get very far before Fixer was tackled by an orange blur. Tails turned around to see what it was, only to be relieved and amused to see that it was Sticks. She had tackled Fixer, and was now peppering his face with kisses. Tails rolled his eyes in amusement. And he turned to give them some privacy, only to come face-to-face with Zooey. He blushed. "W-W-What are you doing here? I was gonna pick you up."
"Sticks wanted to surprise Fixer, and I decided to follow her." Zooey explained. "Is she always a handful?"
"Oh, you have NO idea." Tails said with a chuckle. Zooey giggled herself. "Well, anyways, shall we?" he asked, holding his hand out to her.
"We shall." Zooey said, taking his hand as they turned to head off to Meh Burger. Fixer and Sticks got up and followed shortly behind.

Upon arrival, Tails and Fixer pulled out the chairs for their girls and went to order their food.

"So polite, aren't they?" Zooey stated.
"Yeah they are." Sticks said. "I think you made a good choice with him."
"Thank you." Zooey said. "You did good with Fixer as well."
"Thanks." Sticks said. "Also, have you two kissed yet?" she asked. Zooey blushed.
"Not yet." Zooey replied. "We want to, but we're still too nervous at the moment." she explained.
"Eh, don't worry. I'm sure you'll get there eventually." Sticks told her. Zooey smiled.
"Thanks." she said.

After a few minutes of talking, the boys came back with their orders. "Here you go ladies." they said in unison.
"Thank you." the girls replied in unison. Once the girls got their food, Tails and Fixer took their seats next to them.
"Doesn't get much better than this, huh?" Tails said. "Just the two of us couples, enjoying a nice lunch together."
"You got that right." Fixer said. "It's nice to go on these double-dates."
"So, what have you been up to recently?" Zooey asked Tails.
"I've been working on a were-formula that can turn me into a werefox." Tails explained. Zooey did a double-take, confused as to what he meant by that. But then Fixer helped to explain it to her about why. Now it was clear to her as to why. But she still had one question about it.
"Is it safe?"
"It should be. I mean, Sonic came out alright. And Fixer knows how to make the antidote. So all should be fine." Tails replied, hoping to soothe his girlfriend. It seemed to work; she relaxed and smiled softly. From there, they continued to eat their lunch, occasionally cutting up and making jokes, and talking about going on more double-dates in the future. Everyone was having a good time together.

But like with all good things, it did not last long.

Sticks felt her ear twitch, and something began to churn within her. Something was coming. She turned in the direction that her ear had twitched, and sure enough, her gut feeling was right; a plasma blast was heading right for them! "GUYS, WATCH OUT!" she yelled as she dove away from the table. The others soon noticed the blast and dove away as well, narrowly escaping the blast. Tails groaned and looked up, and saw WHO fired the blast; Metal Sonic.

"You! What do you want?!" Tails yelled, getting up on his feet.
"Eggman has a message for you." Metal Sonic said, his voice dark, cold, and metallic. "He has learned that one of you fools has stolen the plans to one of his newest creations. It is almost complete, but he needs those plans to completely finish it. Now, where is it?!"
"I'm not telling you a thing!" Tails yelled.
"Me neither!" Fixer yelled as well.
"Nor me!" Sticks chimed in.

Metal Sonic's eyes began to glow brighter with anger, but then he noticed Zooey cowering in the corner, muttering something under her breath. Metal Sonic increased the strength of his hearing to hear what she was saying. "Oh no! I can't let him figure out that I have the plans..." When he heard that, his eyes began to glow once again in glee. "So... YOU have it!" he yelled at her. Zooey curled tighter in fear, whimpering. "You're coming with me!"
"Like heck she is!" Tails yelled, smashing a chair over Metal Sonic's head. "I won't let you lay a finger on her!" Metal Sonic turned his head, his eyes glowing a sinister, murderous shade of red.
"You dare get in my way?!" Metal Sonic roared.
"You bet I do!" Tails yelled back, getting into a fighting stance. Fixer and Sticks do as well. Metal Sonic gets in a fighting position himself.
"Fine... I'll take care of you first." he said.

Quick as a flash, Metal Sonic covered himself in electricity and dashed forward, but the three were quick to avoid him. Sticks threw her boomerang at him, but Metal Sonic caught it and crushed it into splinters. Sticks gasped before growling in anger, rushing towards him as fast as she could. She pounced on him and began to claw at his face. But her claws had little to no effect against the robot. Metal Sonic grabbed her by the throat and held her away from him, punching her hard in the gut and throwing her into one of the tables. Fixer looked over at her. "STICKS!" he yelled. Fixer turned his attention towards Metal Sonic, glaring daggers at him and clenching his teeth hard. "YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT!" he hollered as he took out a blaster and fired several shots at Metal Sonic. But Metal Sonic was too quick for Fixer to get a good shot. He dodged all of them and dashed at Fixer, spearing him hard into a wall, knocking the wind right out of him. Tails looked at his friend and brother, both already defeated and unable to fight. He was all alone. And with Sonic and the others on vacation, things were looking bad. But he could not give up.

"You're all alone." Metal Sonic taunted. "Ready to surrender?"
"Never! I'll never surrender!" Tails yelled in defiance, charging at Metal Sonic. But his effort was in vain; Metal Sonic effortlessly grabbed Tails by the throat and lifted him up. Tails tried to pry the robots cold metallic hand off his throat, but it was like a vice grip.
"Without your little pals, you're WEAK! Also, did you honestly think you could fight me with none of your tech?" Metal Sonic taunted cruelly. "Now, what I'm gonna do, is I'm gonna take your girlfriend and head back to the base, so she can help Eggman fix his creation. And if you come trying to save her..." he trailed off, clutching Tails' throat even tighter. "I'll reduce your entire island into a crater. Got it?!" But Tails just spat on Metal Sonic's face. This ticked him off big time, and Metal Sonic fired a plasma blast at point-blank range, sending Tails flying back into a table, landing with a hard, painful crash.

Zooey saw Metal Sonic turn his attention towards her, and she desperately made an attempt to run away. But Metal Sonic fired a special beam at her ankles, snagging her and dropping her to the ground. Metal Sonic casually walked over to her as she tried in vain to crawl away. He put his foot down on her back, keeping her in place before scooping her up. "Where do you think YOU'RE going?" he asked her coldly, his evil red eyes burning into her terrified blue eyes. And without another word, he rocketed up and away, heading back to Eggman's base.
"TAAAIIILS!" Zooey yelled out as she was being carried away.
"ZOOOEEEYYY!" Tails yelled out, watching helplessly as his girlfriend was taken away by that mechanical monster. His eyes began to burn with tears of anger as he mentally mauled himself for allowing this to happen.

Fixer and Sticks walk up to him. "Hey man... are you alright?"
"I hate him, Fixer... I hate him!" Tails said, boiling and shaking with anger and hatred. "I'm gonna rip that monster to pieces..."
"What will we do? If we try to save her, Eggman will destroy the island." Sticks said.
"No he won't; Metal Sonic's just trying to scare us into submission. But it won't work." Tails said, getting up and walking away. "I'm not gonna let him get away with this..."
"What are you gonna do?" Fixer asked. Tails looked over his shoulder.
"What needs to be done." he told him. "Fixer, get some antidote ready... time to put my were-formula to the test." Fixer and Sticks' yes widened in fear and shock.
"WHAT?! B-B-But bro! You have no idea what it could do to you at the moment. I mean, in your current state, it could completely take away your sanity!" Fixer said, trying to reason with his brother.
"I DON'T CARE!" Tails roared. "I have to try! I'll either lose my sanity saving Zooey, or lose it TRYING!"
"You're seriously going to risk that just to save Zooey? You're crazy!" Sticks yelled.
"People often do crazy things when they're in love." Tails said stoically before walking away.

Fixer and Sticks looked at each other in worry. Tails was not kidding around. He was seriously about to risk his sanity for Zooey.

But they knew they had to help him.

So without a word, they nodded at each other and took off to follow Tails. After all, friends and siblings stick together, no matter what.

This is the end of chapter 1. Next up is the rescue. Stay tuned for it, and stay tuned to see this on my Fanfiction page some time tomorrow evening. So until then, I bid you all farewell. God bless, and stay safe!