Author's Comment: Welcome everyone to my first fanfiction posted on . As this is my first, I highly request constructive criticism so that I can improve my writing. I will also point out that some of these characters are copywrited by Sonic Team, SEGA, and Sonic Project. The rest are owned by me.
WARNING: The following is a Tails X Cream fanfiction. If you think that Tails should not love another after Cosmo, this isn't the story for you. I have nothing against Tails X Cosmo (except for her choice of giving her life to save the galaxy), and I especially have nothing against Cosmo. I just prefer Tails X Cream much more.
Sonic: Vines of Sorrow Ch. 1
It was a cold, cloudy, winter day. A time when the flowers don't bloom and the trees don't grow their leaves, until spring. It has been a few months after the alien race known as the Metarex have attacked. A few months since young Cosmo, of the alien race called the Seedrians, gave up her life to put an end to the intergalactic conquest of the Metarex. The cost of her sacrifice was the emotional pain that has struck her friends. Time has passed, and the wounds of the sacrifice have been healed, except for one individual: A young, two-tailed fox that has developed feelings stronger than friendship for the Seedrian. It was he who had to do the sacrifice.
Once a kind, energetic, and cheerful kid; the two-tailed fox, Miles Prower, referred by his friends as Tails, has turned into a depressed, withdrawn person. Sonic, a hedgehog that was as close as a brother to him, and his friends tried to help him get better, but every time Tails tells them to leave him alone. All the time after the fight against the Metarex, Tails has spent his time alone in his workshop, where he builds devices that help his team. Except this time, he just builds machines that serve little purpose, since he no longer aids his friends in fighting against the tyrant that they constantly face, Dr. Eggman Robotnik.
On this day, a little rabbit with ears longer than the average ran across the snow covered fields to his workshop. The rabbit's name was Cream. She was a gentle creature who tries to make friends with everyone she meets and hates when people are hurt or when they're sad. Behind her was a little Chao named Cheese, who constantly accompanies Cream and is like a little brother to her.
Cream had just turned seven and for her birthday she decided to give Tails some ice cream, knowing that he was still hurt from losing Cosmo, who was also close friends with Cream. In her hands were two ice cream cones, one with strawberry flavored ice cream for herself and one with chocolate chip mint ice cream for Tails. Cheese had a little ice cream cone with vanilla flavored ice cream for himself.
Cream reached the door of the workshop. She set her strawberry ice cream cone down and knocked on the door. No one answered. She opened the door, picked up her strawberry ice cream, and walked inside. She saw Tails working on his plane, the X Tornado. Tails didn't even notice her coming in.
"Tails?" Cream said.
Tails stopped what he was working on and looked at Cream. His expression, contrary to his regular happy, cheerful expression, was gloomy and miserable.
"What is it now?" he responded.
"Well," Cream said, "It is my birthday and I was thinking about giving you some ice cream, if it will cheer you up."
"Just leave me alone." Tails said and turned back to his work.
Cream looked over to a table where a rose that has grown from a flower pot was; the only remains of the one that gave up her life to save the universe.
"Tails I know it's hard." Cream said. "Cosmo meant a lot to me to. And after everything with Emerl-" she paused, trying not to cry as the memories of both people she lost flashed through her head. "I can relate."
Before the Metarex attack, Cream had befriended Emerl; a robot originally designed for combat, but also programmed to be friendly when there was no time of war. Cream and Emerl have developed a strong friendship, but a glitch created when Emerl comes into contact with a chaos emerald, a legendary crystal said to contain incredible power, causes Emerl to run amok and attack everyone around him. Emerl's combat technique was to copy his opponent's attacks and respond with a replica of the attacks. However, it takes him a short amount of time to copy a move and execute it. Fighting tag team style, Cream and Cheese were able to stop Emerl. The battle ended with Cream kicking Emerl into the ocean. As Emerl sank to the bottom, he replayed a recording of the fight. Right before Cream kicked him into the ocean, he discovered a tear in Cream's eye. Emerl took that emotion as his own, before he self-destructed.
Looking back on the memories, Cream and Cheese softly started to sob. Noticing their crying, Tails went over to them.
"Don't cry." He said.
"Here," Cream said, handing him the ice cream cone she planned to give him, "This is for you. It's chocolate chip mint, your favorite right?"
"Yeah," he said taking the ice cream cone and taking a lick.
"You like it?" Cream asked.
"Yeah," Tails lied. In truth, he couldn't find the taste and he didn't feel any better. But he was able to make a smile for her. It was weak, but it made Cream and Cheese feel better.
Suddenly, a loud thud was heard outside the workshop. Tails, Cream, and Cheese ran outside to see what was going on. What they found was a giant, robotic, lizard-like figure. It stood up on its hind legs and towered over them, much like the Metarex robots have.
"People of this planet," It said, "Surrender your souls to the Donkel."
"And if we don't?" Cream said to the giant robot. She had developed a trait of bravery since she has been fighting alongside Sonic and his friends for a long time.
"Then we will take them from you by force." The lizard responded.
"That is if you can keep up with us," Said a voice.
Everyone turned to the voice.
"Sonic!" Tails and Cream said.
Sonic was well known for his fast running; running even faster than the speed of sound. He wasn't very far when the huge thud hit, and it took him only a few seconds to make it there.
"Ah…" The robotic lizard said, sounding pleased by what he saw, "So you are the famous Sonic the hedgehog that has taken down the Metarex."
"Yep," Sonic said, "and if you don't want to see how I did it, you better not try to steal anyone's soul, especially if it's from Tails, Cream, and Cheese."
"Hm, so you know these people," the robot-lizard said.
"Ya think I took the Metarex out alone?" Sonic responded in his sarcastic manner.
"Who are you anyway?" Said Tails, "And who are the Donkel?"
"I am Lethal Lizard," the creature answered, "We, the Donkel, feed on the life energy of people from many planets." He looked directly at Tails. "We especially like the people who are unable to resist the extraction; the miserable, the lonely, the depressed. It is the people who cannot find what makes their life happy and worth living; people like you, fox boy."
"No way," A voice said. Everyone looked and saw two other figures. A pink hedgehog named Amy and a red echidna named Knuckles. These two were also friends with Sonic.
"Tails has plenty of reasons to live," said Amy, the one the voice belonged to.
"Now get off the planet before we make you," said Knuckles.
The battle began. Sonic used his fast running and kicked Lethal Lizard in the head. Tails flew using his two-tails as rotor blades and kicked the enemy in the head. Knuckles threw a strong punch in the chest. Amy summoned her Piko-Piko hammer and swung at the head. Cream threw Cheese at the enemy and Cheese threw a punch on impact. Despite their efforts, they were only able to cause minor damage to the robotic lizard.
"Tails," Sonic said, "Desperate times call for desperate measures. It's time to break out the Sonic Powered Cannon."
Tails hesitated at this, but continued to do what he was told. He, Amy, and Cream ran into his workshop and into a gigantic chamber that housed the Blue Typhoon, the spaceship that Tails and the team used to travel into space to fight the Metarex. Tails went inside and prepared the giant vessel for launch. Sonic and Knuckles continued their battle against Lethal Lizard.
Suddenly, a barrage of missiles came out of nowhere. Sonic and Knuckles looked up to see the F-15 of Sonic's Chronicler, Christopher Thorndyke.
"Chris!" Sonic exclaimed.
Then they heard a rumble as a huge hole opened and the Blue Typhoon emerged.
"Hey Chris," Amy said using a communication radio, "Can you get Sonic? We are going to use the Sonic Powered Cannon."
"Roger," the 18 year old human responded.
He flew his jet close to the ground and Sonic jumped on top. Chris then flew him to the Blue Typhoon. Tails pressed a button and part of the front deck of the Blue Typhoon opened and one large cannon emerged. Sonic jumped from Chris' jet onto the deck and got into the cannon.
"All right Tails," Sonic said, "Fire away."
Tails hesitated as the memory of Cosmo's sacrifice flashed through his head. During the final battle, Cosmo had to lower a gravity field that had been created around the planet sized form of Dark Oak, leader of the Metarex, while he used the power of the planet eggs, the energy of the planets, to wipe out the universe. Cosmo bypassed the natural barrier and transformed into a blossom tree. She could only stop the gravity field as long as she was attached to Dark Oak. Tails launched the Sonic Power Cannon with Sonic and another hedgehog named Shadow at Dark Oak destroying both Dark Oak and Cosmo.
"Tails?" Sonic said. Tails recovered.
"Oh, right," Tails said, "SONIC POWER CANNON FIRE!"
Tails pressed a button that launched Sonic at Lethal Lizard. Sonic hit Lethal Lizard in the chest and went right through him. Tails, Amy, and Cream set the Blue Typhoon down and got out. Chris landed his jet. Everyone gathered around Lethal Lizard.
"It is not over yet," Lethal Lizard said, "The Donkel have just begun to invade this planet. Soon this planet will be part of our empire. It will, in the name of his majesty…Dark Sapling."
A light came from inside the hole in his chest.
"Get away!" shouted Tails.
Everyone ran away from Lethal Lizard as an explosion engulfed him.
"Invasion?" Said Cream.
"Empire?" Said Amy.
"Dark Sapling?" Said Tails.
"Sounds like a new adventure to me." Sonic said.