Wind whipped through Sonic's fur, and rattled his quills. Sonic closed his eyes and smiled as he ran. A nice warm day like this would be hard to find once winter came. Sonic opened his eyes. Something shone in the distance. Something metallic. He skidded to a stop next to a large elm. Due to Sonic's familiarity with Eggman's robots, he slowly approached the shiny object.
"I knew it." Sonic whispered. It was Decoe.
"Well well well. What's a little robot like you doing out here all alone?" Sonic stepped up to the robot.
"S-Sonic!"
"Shouldn't you be helping Egghead with another dumb invention or something?"
"Well, I-" Decoe began to move in a circle around Sonic.
"You what?" Sonic matched the robot's movements.
"Cant a robot get out every now and then? The spaceship is so stuffy." Sonic almost laughed out loud. Worst excuse ever.
"Why are you here Decoe? Tell me the truth or I'll force it out of you. Eggman's up to something isn't he?"
"Why don't you come find out?" The Robot stopped moving and looked over its shoulder. Sonic followed the robots gaze and gasped. There, in the clearing, was Tails, tied up and seemingly unconscious.
Sonic, ignoring Decoe, ran over to his friend.
"Tails! Tails!" Sonic shouted as he kneeled down next to him. Icy claws seized Sonic's heart and he turned to Decoe.
"What have you done?!"
Sonic tried to scoop up the double-tailed fox, but his fingers slipped right through the body. Horrified, Sonic stumbled backwards a step. Tail's body faded. Decoe's metallic laughter echoed around the clearing.
"Look out above!" Sonic's head shot up to look just as a cold metal box slipped around him.