Darkness.

There was only darkness here, as far as the eye could see. Bathed in the glow of a spotlight from above, Tails sat in the middle of this space in a wooden chair. He tried to move, but his hands were handcuffed behind his back while his legs had been shackled to the legs of his seat. He tried to call out for help, but his mouth had been gagged with silver duct tape. With no other options available to him, Tails decided to sit still and use his brain.

Stay calm, Tails. Don't panic. Just remain calm and think!
These are the facts: You're all tied up. You don't know where you are, and you don't know how you got here.
So...what can you do?

Then Tails realized something. Being trapped in a strange place with nothing but darkness surrounding him? He swore he had been in a similar situation before. There was just one thing missing: the one being that he feared the most. Then out of the darkness, it came. Instead of walking, it chose to skip its way over to him while humming a playful tune.

No...no! Oh please, no! Someone! Please help me!

It was no use; no one could hear his thoughts. He closed his eyes tight, thinking the words "This is not real!" and "It's only a dream!" over and over until suddenly...everything was quiet. No footsteps or playful humming could be heard, only silence. Tails listened carefully for a sound, but once again, there was nothing. He sighed. Then he opened his eyes, ready to wake up and return to reality.

He was filled with fear when he saw the cold visage of Cream the Rabbit.

Her face was so close to his own that their noses almost touched. Her attire consisted of the same orange jumpsuit and canvas shoes from before.
This time, however, her face was brimming with anger. There wasn't even a hint of a smile.

"You," said the psychotic rabbit, "have been a bad boy, Mr. Tails. Do you know why? Huh? Do you?"
Tails said nothing. The fox merely sat there and stared at Cream in silent terror, making her even angrier. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a taser. Then she put the fangs of the device against his face, making Tails start to sweat. "You cheated on me!" she screamed. "You didn't think I would find out, did you? Did you enjoy getting all comfy with Rouge? Huh?" Tails cried out through the duct tape, begging for his life. Then he heard a click sound. This was followed by the intense pain brought on by 50,000+ volts blasting through his veins. All of his muscles tightened as his body spazzed out. When the shock began to wear off, Tails bent over and fell into a coughing fit. Then he started to cry as a wave of agonizing pain washed over him. "Nice, isn't it?" said Cream in a bubbly voice. "I was tasered a bunch when I was behind bars! How does it feel getting zapped for the first time, Mr. Tails?" Tails couldn't stop crying. The pain was just too much to bear for him. Seeing him in this sorry state made Cream shake her head. She lifted his chin and forced him to look into her eyes. She then grabbed hold of the edge of the duct tape over his mouth, tore it clean off, and tossed it over her shoulder. With the tape removed, Tails' crying was even louder now. "Stop it!" demanded Cream. "Stop crying right now!" Once more, she used the taser on him, this time placing the fangs against Tails' chest before pulling the trigger. He spazzes out again, crying for help through the pain. Cream grinned at her captive's agony. When she finally grew tired of torturing him, she let go of the trigger and retracted the device. She stood over a now hunched-over Tails, awaiting his response. "Oh, what's this? Giving me the silent treatment, are you?" Tails said nothing. Though his heart was still beating, his eyes were empty and lifeless. Cream wondered if he had lost the will to live. Then she slapped Tails across the face. She slapped him repeatedly until he began to sob. He looked up at his cruel abuser with sad, desperate eyes.

"Please," he pleaded, "No more! No more!"
His submission brought a wicked smile to the Cream's face. "I promise I won't hurt you again, as long as you say you're sorry!"
"I'm sorry!"
"Will you cheat on me again?"
"No, I swear! I'll never cheat on you again!"
After hearing what she wanted to hear, Cream pocketed her taser and smiled. "Yay! We're back together again!"

She then wrapped her arms around Tails and squeezed him tight. The sound of a click was soon heard; it made Tails think he was about to get tasered again. When the pain did not come, he realized that he was no longer in handcuffs. Soon after that, Cream had ended her hug and got off of him, a key now in her right hand. She watched Tails use his hands to wipe the tears from his eyes. "Are you," he asked through a sob, "letting me go?"
"Uh-huh!" replied his torturer. "Let me just get these shackles off. Then we can have some fun!"
Cream knelt down and got to work on unlocking the shackles around Tails' feet. While she did this, the fox watched her in complete silence. In his mind, though, he was anything but silent.

I got to get out of here! Sega knows what this girl will do to me once she gets those shackles off!

As he frantically searched his thoughts for a way out, Tails noticed the handle of the taser sticking out of Cream's pocket. With his hands now free, he figured he could snatch the deadly weapon out of her pocket, shock her, and then run away from her as fast as he could. He resolved to make his move when Cream was done removing those shackles. He watched her take the first one off with ease. In the split second she unlocked the second shackle, Tails burst forth and swiped the taser out of Cream's pocket. Without a shred of hesitation, he put the device against the rabbit's cheek and pulled the trigger. He expected Cream to fall over and spazz out just like he had done. Unfortunately, there was no change in her. She simply stared up at him from her place on the ground. Except now she had a cold expression on her face. Tails gulped down hard. "P-Please forgive me!" said Tails in a stutter. "I-I thought you were going to kill me after you-"

His words were cut short by Cream, who stood up and smacked the taser out of his hand. She then leaned in close to him, looking meaner than ever. "Why do you want to hurt me, Mr. Tails?" she asked him in a calm tone of voice. "Is it because you hate me? Or maybe you would rather have Mama instead?" Tails shook his head, but Cream wasn't convinced. "You dirty liar!" she screamed. "You just love to hurt me, don't you?" Then Cream grabbed Tails' shoulder and threw him face-first to the floor. She jumped on his back to keep him pinned to the spot. Tails tried to throw her off, but he was still weak from being tasered. He felt as pathetic as he did back when he had that back injury. Cream waved a finger at Tails as he struggled to break free. "Nope! You're not going anywhere until I've punished you for trying to hurt me again!" And with an evil grin, Cream dug into her pocket and pulled something out. Tails feared it was another taser. Despite being trapped under her body, he managed to turn his head to see what the object was. He trembled in fear when he saw a pair of scissors in her hand.

"You know," said Cream as she lightly tapped her cheek with the tip of a scissor blade, "Tails is such a funny name, even for a guy with two tails!"
Then the rabbit grabbed one of the fox's bushy tails. "I wonder what they would call you if you only had one tail?"
"Cream, please!" begged Tails. "No more pain! You promised!"
"You know what?" she continued, ignoring his cries. "It would be stupid to stop at just one. Let's just get rid of both of them!"

And with a quick snip, Cream had cut through both of his furry tails. Tails then felt a sharp twinge from the stumps of his tails. The sensation soon spread through his entire body, making him holler out in agony. He felt as if she had cut off his legs. Cream giggled at Tails' reaction. "Wow! That looks like it really hurts!
But don't worry, I know how to make the pain go away! Ready?"

Cream then got off of Tails, rolled him onto his back, and quickly sat down on his belly. Even though tears blinded his eyes, Tails could see the blurry image of the psychotic rabbit as she raised her scissors high above her head. And with a demonic chuckle, she brought them down hard, stabbing Tails in the neck.

The fox's vision began to fade as he blacked out. Once again, Tails found himself surrounded by darkness.