A/N: Hey everybody, welcome to Sontails: War of Faith, the sequel to Sontails: Dreams Come True. This story takes place three months after the previous one ended, with Sonic, Tails, Blaze and Knuckles all alone on the tropical island that they got washed ashore onto whilst leaving the others back on Mobius in the war torn land. I really hope you all enjoy this chapter, and story and without further adu, enjoy Sontails: War of Faith.

Sequel story to Sontails: Dreams Come True! Read before continuing to read this story!

Chapter 1

Tropical Paradise

The Mobian continent. A land once the pinnacle of peace and prosperity as Mobius, Aves, Macton, Vapos and Zuncon grew together as one united nation. Then one day, one hundred years ago, everything changed when the biggest secret was uncovered. A secret relationship between the lands biggest stars, Mina and Nichole was uncovered, plummeting the entire continent into war as people descended into demons, tearing each other apart. The great war lasted over ten years until one despot, Large the cat, came to power and tried to conquer the continent for the mighty Chaos. The only way the other nations could defend themselves was to join the forces and enact a peace treaty, splitting the land into five.

However, history has a way of repeating itself. One hundred years later, another disciple of Chaos and the grandson of Large, Big, set into motion the gears of war once again all because of the budding relationship of a particular sapphire hedgehog and his golden fox love. Sonic and Tails might have been able to flee the land, but the flames of war they stoked continued to burn in their wake, fanned by the vengeful fury of Wave the swallow after Big mercilessly slaughtered her companions, Jet and Storm.

Three months later…

A loud explosion echoed through the black sky as lead-filled rain peppered the barren wasteland. The deafening explosions and constant bullet fire burst their ear drums, sending high pitched wails rocking through the avian army.

"He's got us pinned, what do we do commander?" the rust furred vixen, clad head to toe in black leather screamed to the swallow ducking behind the trench next to her.

"We can't give up yet! This war has gone on far too long already and I refuse to let that swine live any longer," Wave bellowed in reply, spit flying from her beak as flames raged on in her eyes, lighting her fighting spirit.

"We're out manned and out gunned. As your second in command, I highly recommend retreating," Fiona shouted back over the screams of more of their soldiers being ripped to shreds by the barrage of incoming bullets that seemed to be never ending. Wave glanced over at Fiona, the wisdom of her words evident on her face as Wave nodded solemnly, acknowledging their truth.

"Okay, tell the men we must retreat for now." Fiona nodded before scurrying off to the other small make-shift trenches dug into the barren wastelands situated in front of the grand cliff sides of Aves.

"What's the matter Wave? Running away with your tail between your legs already?" A deep, victorious voice boomed out over the land. Wave clenched her fists, burying the intense hatred she felt down as she tried to perform a strategic retreat with the rest of her troops, avoiding the bullets that still peppered the air.

"General, should we make chase?" a red and black armadillo asked, crouching behind an adjacent tree that the black hedgehog was also concealed behind at the tree line of the forest.

"No, let them run. We don't have a strong enough force for a full frontal assault. Man the front until I return. I must go speak with him," Shadow spoke to the armadillo, leaving him in charge until his return.

Shadow stood, darting from behind his cover to retreat back into the depths of the forest. Wave peeked her head out from behind her cover, checking to see if the coast was clear for her to join her troops in escape when she noticed the hedgehog out in the open.

"Hey, Shadow," she shouted as loud as she could. The hedgehog picked up her call, turning his head to see what Wave was planning when, in one fell swoop, Wave rolled out of cover, aimed her rifle and fired before hastening backwards to join the rest of her army in the safety of the underground bunkers built into the cliff sides of Aves.

The bullet ripped through the air as it flew towards its target, barely missing Shadow as it skimmed past his face, burning a deep scar into the side of his cheek. The hedgehog bellowed deeply as he clutched his singed, burning face from the friction and heat of the bullet that was mere centimeters from killing him. He stared back, hate filled embers dancing in his crimson eyes as he watched the swallow retreat.

"You'll regret that. You'll all regret that when Mobius takes over this un-Chaosly country!"

…

The sun shone brightly on the peaceful beach. The gentle sounds of the rolling waves crashing against the golden sand filled the air, mixing with the periodic squawks of seagulls soaring over head. The palm trees situated on the border of beach and forest swayed gently in the evening breeze, lapping up the warm rays of the radiating sun overhead. Everything was peaceful in the tropical island that had been recently named as Paradise.

The sand exploded upwards, cascading all around as the individual granules billowed around in the air as the ruby red shoes smashed down into the sand. Sweat gleamed off his brows as Sonic sprinted through the peaceful beach, the only sounds being made were his shoes crunching on the dry sand and his pants as he sped up, faster and faster.

Sonic glanced up at the horizon of the winding beach, nearing the end of his run. As he slowed his pace down to a jog to finish his lap of the island, a large, wooden treehouse situated high up in the foliage of the tall trees began to fade into view. Sonic came to a stop at the small area of the beach that had recently been sanctioned off and co-inhabited by the teen.

Sonic walked over to a large barrel situated underneath a messy mass of wide, lush green leaves tied together with vines like a small slide. He removed a small plug that had been placed in there, cupping his hands underneath as a thin stream of water fell outwards. Sonic brought his hands to his mouth, gulping down the fresh water captured from the previous night's rainfall.

After quenching his thirst, Sonic walked over to the small patch of dirt and knelt down, inspecting the planted vegetables. Sonic gripped the leafy end of one of the rooted crops, wrenching a few out of the ground before picking up the long, wooden instrument and re-hoeing the ground before planting a few more. Sonic then walked over to the fat post stuck deep into the sand at the water's edge and gripped the rope that was tied to it with his free hand.

Sonic heaved, using all his might to gradually pull the rope out of the water. Slowly, a large net filled with a small amount of fish began to emerge from the water. The fish flopped around, suffocating as Sonic dragged the net up onto the sand and, grabbing one of the spears that were hooked onto the post, skewered a couple of the fish before hurling the net back out into the deep blue ocean.

Sonic smiled, walking over to the small circle of stones laid out on the beach, far enough away from the water's edge that they are never impeded by high tide but not so far that the lush foliage of the forest hangs above it. Sonic plucked one of the large leaves off of an adjacent tree and placed the fish and plants on top of it, making sure sand didn't cling to the wet scales of the fish before wiping the sweat off of his brow.

Sonic turned to look out over the sea that extended out into the horizon, meeting with the setting sun to extend beautiful reflections in hues of deep salmon orange across the water's surface. He smiled before turning and walking over to the thickest tree, gripping one of the rungs of the rope ladder before he began climbing upwards towards the tree house.

The wooden floorboards were held up by the wiry, thick branches crisscrossing together like that of a fence. Sonic grabbed the handle and pushed upwards. The hatch opened inwards, folding over to collapse on the floor before Sonic finished his ascension and stepped up into the confines of the house.

He stretched his limbs out, yawning was he walked over to one of the three beds that lined the walls, and most of the floor room, of the house. He smiled as his eyes fell upon a small hump in the bed, rising and falling softly. Sonic sat down next to the bed and smoothed his hand over the object.

"Wakey, wakey," he whispered soothingly as the individual wrapped up in a cocoon of blankets turned over, his eyes fluttering open.

"Oh, hey Sonic. Sorry, I must have dozed off," the golden furred fox yawned as he sat up, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

"Good sleep?" Sonic asked casually as his emerald eyes stared deep into the azure iris' of the fox.

"It was okay, but it's much better being here with you in person instead of just dreaming of you," Tails giggled before he leant forward, closing his eyes and tilting his head. His lips were met by those of Sonic's as the two kissed deeply and passionately, their tongues dancing together. Sonic enveloped Tails with his arms, his hands running through the hair on the back of Tails' head.

After a few moments, Sonic pulled back, greedily gulping in some of the air.

"I thought running was supposed to increase your lung capacity," Tails teased, nuzzling his face in Sonic's neck as he melted into the hedgehog's hug.

"Hey, lay off. I just got back from a run and am exhausted," Sonic defended himself as he enjoyed Tails' scent.

"I could tell by the slight palpitations of your heart beat," Tails pointed out in a slightly didactic tone. "I know I make your heart race but clearly not like that."

"You're such a dork," Sonic chuckled.

"Yeah, but I'm your dork," Tails replied, flicking the hedgehog's black nose.

"And I wouldn't have it any other way," Sonic smiled, giving Tails another quick peck on the lips before standing up. "Now c'mon, buddy. I gathered the fish, picked a couple crops and got it all ready by the fire. Now you have to pull your weight, you know how bad I am at lighting that stupid fire."

"Come on, just give me five more minutes. Besides, I'm not even that hungry," Tails whined as he flung the blanket back over him. He suddenly froze when a loud gurgling sound emanated from his rumbling stomach.

"Oh really," Sonic smirked at him. Slight crimson flushed Tails' cheeks.

"Fine, let's go get dinner ready. But you know it's Knuckles turn to have the blanket tonight," Tails huffed as he got up and tossed the blanket over to the red echidna's empty bed.

"You can just cuddle up to me if you get cold," Sonic offered as he walked over to the entrance hatch.

"I was going to do that anyway," Tails winked. Sonic just laughed in response as he stepped down onto one of the rungs.

"By the way, do you know where Blaze and Knuckles are?" Sonic asked as he began his descent.

"Don't know," Tails shrugged as he followed close behind. "I think they went out to get firewood. They should be back any minute."

…

The parakeets squawked loudly, perched on the thick branches that extended out of the canopy overhead. Knuckles strolled casually, keeping an eye out for the bushy understory for any fallen branches or logs for the fire that night.

"Why do I always get stuck with collecting the wood," he sighed aloud, bending over to pick up a rather thick log. As he continued along his path, he heard a twig snap from behind. He quickly whipped his head around, spinning on his heels but saw nothing. The red echidna shrugged and began to turn around when he heard another snap, closer this time.

"H-Hello? Sonic, Tails, Blaze? Are any of you out there?" he called but no response came. 'Funny, when we scoured the island we didn't find any large mammals living here,' he thought, scratching his head as he tried to bury the thought deep in the confines of his mind. However, the longer he searched for wood, the closer and closer he heard the noises. It was almost as if he was being followed.

"Okay guys, cut it out. This isn't funny anymore," he complained but still no reply came. He began to sweat, his nerves getting the better of him as his imagination ran wild. He held his breath, craning his neck to listen out for any sounds to try to pin point where the sound was coming from.

Knuckles froze when he heard some faint rustling sounds emanating from a nearby bush. He began to tip-toe lightly over to the bush, planning to take the animal by surprise. Slowly, he made it to the bush and leapt over it in an attempt to capture the beast but unfortunately, there was nothing there and Knuckles collapsed with a thud into the hard dirt underfoot.

"Ouch," Knuckles rubbed his arm as he looked around, utterly confused. He got up, brushing off the dust from his fur when suddenly a guttural growl screamed through the air as a creature popped out from behind an adjacent tree, arms raised and teeth snarling.

Knuckles screamed at the top of his voice, his normal deep voice replaced by a high pitched wail as his face turned as white as a ghost. He turned to run, tripping over his own feet in the process and ending up on his back, shaking in sheer terror.

"Hahahaha," the feline laughed as she lowered her arms and clutched her stomach, struggling to breath from the laughter.

"That wasn't funny," Knuckles sulked when he managed to regather his composure.

"You should have seen your face," Blaze chuckled, wiping away a stray tear of joy from her eye with her index finger.

"I thought you were some kind of beast."

"Still am," Blaze sneered as she extended her arm, winking at the echidna. "Come on, let me help you up." Knuckles regretfully lifted his arm and placed his hand in hers, feeling her begin to lift him up. Suddenly, an idea popped into his head and he pulled the feline down with all his might. She screamed as she fell, landing next to him on the dirt.

"How was the fall, see you next trip," Knuckles laughed as Blaze pouted at him.

"Hey, that could have really hurt me," she punched him in the arm. "And you couldn't even get the stupid punch line right."

"An eye for an eye makes the whole world one-eyed," Knuckles smirked at her.

"You're such an idiot, but I guess I deserved that," Blaze admitted, smiling back at the echidna. The two stayed there for a moment, staring at each other before Blaze began to lean inwards, closing her eyes as she was met by the supple lips of the echidna.

Blaze shuddered with pleasure as she wrapped her arms around him and rolled on top of him, her legs positioned on either side of his waist.

"Well, that was unexpected," Knuckles chuckled deeply as he stared up at her, the setting sun blocked out by her body crouching on top of him. "So… what do you wanna do now?" he remarked with lust filled eyes.

"I'm going back to the beach and you're going to go collect more firewood," she smirked before hopping off her and turning to walk away.

"Aren't you at least going to help me up?" Knuckles called out after her.

"You're the big, strong man, surely you can get up yourself. Or do you need me to come protect you from the mean old cat monster," she giggled, winking at him. Knuckles pouted playfully before getting up and returning to his gathering, watching the violet feline disappear from view.

…

The moon shone brightly, illuminating the cold sandy beach below. The stars dotted the sky, twinkling brightly as their light sifted through the billowing smoke clouding from the dancing embers from the make shift fire lit on the beach.

"That was some good fish," Knuckles belched, leaning back to rub his full stomach.

"You're disgusting," Tails laughed as he took another small bite from his cooked fish.

"You're just jealous that I have the blanket tonight," Knuckles replied with a confident smirk.

"We really need to work on finding a better way to stay warm at night instead of just switching between the old blanket," Sonic added.

"Hey, at least you two get each other for warmth," Blaze complained, folding her arms over each other as she scooted slightly closer to the small fire.

"The offer is always open to come sleep with me," Knuckles winked.

"I don't think we are there just yet," Blaze said, rubbing his back before placing a small kiss on his cheek.

"Don't worry Blaze, I can come snuggle with you tonight if you would like," Tails offered. Knuckles and Sonic both stared at him, furrowing their brows.

"I might have to take you up on that offer if this wind keeps up," Blaze shivered, rubbing her hands for warmth.

"Hey! Isn't anybody going to ask if I'm okay with that?" Knuckles whined.

"Yeah, I don't want to be cold tonight," Sonic complained.

"Wait, what? That's what you are concerned about, not them sleeping together?" Knuckles asked but Sonic simply replied with a shrug.

"Yeah, because Tails and I are really going to have some hot, sweaty sex with each other," Blaze rolled her eyes sarcastically.

"We'll try to keep it down so you can get some sleep with your warm blanket," Tails added.

"Do you guys mind if I watch? I don't like feeling left out," Sonic added.

"Sure," they both replied before the three of them fell backwards in laughter.

"You all suck," Knuckles pouted but couldn't help the slight curvature of his lips as a trace of a smile began to form.

"That's true. You're the only one sitting on this beach that doesn't do that," Blaze whispered into his ear, causing the echidna to go even redder than he normally was. Sonic and Tails couldn't take it anymore, struggling for breath as a shock of laughter ripped through the two of them.

"Well, I'm kind of tired so I'm going to go to bed. See you tomorrow," Knuckles yawned, standing up to stretch out his body before he retired over to the tree.

Sonic sat up, leaning backwards on his hands to prop himself up as he looked up into the sky, smiling as he felt Tails crawl closer to him and take a seat in his lap. Sonic chuckled, resting his chin on the top of the fox's head as he wrapped his arms around Tails' stomach.

"Sometimes you two make me so jealous," Blaze sighed as she watched the two of them.

"Well, you have Knuckles, don't you?" Tails asked innocently.

"When are you going to let him take your relationship to the next level?" Sonic asked, looking over to make sure that Knuckles had already climbed up into the wooden house before speaking.

"I don't know," she sighed, contemplating the thought. "I just don't think I'm ready to make it to that stage yet. Soon," she concluded before her gaze shifted over to a small object resting on the beach in the distance.

"Still can't move on from… him, yet?" Sonic asked, sympathy in his voice and eyes.

"A day goes by when I don't think about him," she admitted solemnly. "I just feel like I'm betraying him if I go the next step with Knuckles."

"I'm sure he would want you to be happy," Tails added. "And if Knuckles makes you happy, he would want you to be with him."

"I'm sure you're right, but…" Blaze stared up at the skies, picturing the hedgehog looking down at her. "You guys should go to bed, I'm going to go for a little walk," Blaze said as she rose.

"Okay, goodnight Blaze," Sonic responded, stifling a yawn as Tails and him stood up. "But don't stay out too late, it's getting cold."

"I'm going to go get some water to put out the fire, I'll be up in a minute," Tails whispered to Sonic, wrapping his arms around the hedgehog's waist.

"Okay, don't keep me waiting too long," Sonic replied with a smile, placing a kiss on the kit's forehead before retiring to the house. Tails walked over to the water's edge, scooping up some of the water in a hollowed out semi-spherical coconut.

"Hey Blaze?" he called out as the cat began to wonder down the beach.

"Yeah?"

"Don't be too long or I'm coming out to find you," Tails smiled, hugging her.

"I won't be long," she returned the gesture before walking off down the beach. Tails sighed to himself as he poured the water on the fire, dousing the flames as steam rose up into the sky, dissipating in the dark atmosphere over the tropical island that the four had recently made a home and a paradise.

…

The grand castle of Mobius loomed over the desolate streets, towering above the rest of the buildings as stone spires protruded out from the top like the horns of the devil. The normally abandoned, slightly run down castle lay in one of the most southern points of the community, and continent, constructed by Large in the great ten-year war. After the war, the community turned it into a museum but since the second great war began three months ago, it had been slightly rebuilt and transformed into the main headquarters.

Vector, the angry green crocodile sat on the throne as he skulked alone in the dark. He eyes darted upwards as the large doors to the room began to push inwards, letting a small stream of light into the room.

"Who goes there?" Vector snarled out into the darkness.

"Lord Vector, my apologies," Shadow replied as he walked into the room, saluting to the crocodile.

"Shadow, what have I told you about barging into my castle unannounced. Shouldn't you be out at the front lines destroying that blasted avian?" Vector barked back at the hedgehog, spit flying from his jaws.

"My apologies. I left my first in command, Mighty, in charge while I was gone," Shadow apologized.

"I didn't make you general for you to shift the responsibility to somebody else. There are many others who would kill for that position."

"Apologies again, however I did manage to push them back into retreating but there is no way my troops can engage the enemy while they are hiding in the underground bunkers. They know the cliffs and mountains much better than we do. If you want this to end, we need more troops," Shadow declared.

"Fair enough. I'll get in touch with Amy and get her to come over to the front. That will be all."

"Didn't you send Amy out on the boats to search for your son?" Shadow asked.

"She returned with no further information of their whereabouts."

"We can't give up searching for them. They don't deserve to live; they deserve to be sent down into the fiery depths of hell with Iblis for what they-"

"That's enough!" Vector held up his hand, silencing the angry rant of the hedgehog.

"Understood," Shadow reluctantly agreed.

"Oh, and Shadow?" Vector called, causing the hedgehog to turn around. "Don't worry about trying to get Wave. I have a plan to eradicate that issue once and for all very soon. Just hold the lines and don't let any of those flying mongrels enter our sacred lands."

"But-"

"I said that's enough!" Vector shouted over the top of the arguing hedgehog, interrupting him. "Leave."

"Yes… my lord," Shadow grunted under his breath, grinding his teeth before turning to leave. He clutched his face, feeling the fresh scar that Wave had previously given him, cursing her name under his breath. "Whatever you say."

A/N: I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter and are as excited as I am for the rest of this story to unfold. Please don't forget to let me know what you thought about this chapter and what you are excited for in the coming chapters by leaving a review. Reading reviews really helps with motivation and it's great feedback to help me create the best story I can and I love interacting with my fans. If you want to keep up to date, don't forget to also leave a follow and if you really enjoyed it then chuck it a favourite, it really helps. I hope you are ready for another 24 chapters in the Sontails series and, as always, thanks for reading :)